【题目】 Alexis Lewis is a teenager from the USA. She likes to invent—to think of new ideas for things that no one has made before, and then make them.

Alexis often enters competitions for young inventors. When she was younger she spent time with her grandfather, who made transport for people to go to space. One day Alexis’ mother told her about a newspaper article which explained how difficult it was to get sick people through the countryside to hospital in Africa. Alexis wanted to help.

Alexis knew that in North America, before there were cars, horses pulled heavy things on a travois(旧式雪橇) made of wood. Alexis thought people could do the same, but she added wheels. To make her travois light, she used bamboo, a plant which grows in Africa, not wood.

To pull Alexis' travois, you wear a belt, which means you can carry or hold other things. Alexis thinks her travois might be useful for carrying food home from the market, as well as taking people to hospital. Now it's finished, she's writing instructions for building one so people in Africa can make it themselves.

With help from US companies, Alexis plans to give ten travois free to hospitals in Africa. She doesn't want money for them because they are for poor people.

Alexis doesn't know if she wants to be an inventor when she's older, because she also likes music and writing, but she thinks it's important for children to learn about inventing at school.

1Why did Alexis decide to invent a new type of transport?

A.Because she wanted to win a competition.

B.Because her mother told her about a problem.

C.Because her grandfather worked on spaceships.

2How is Alexis' travois different from those pulled by horses?

A.It's heavier.B.It is made of wood,C.It has wheels.

3What does the author say about using Alexis' travois ?

A.People will need instructions to use it.

B.People should not use it to carry shopping,

C.People can pull it by wearing a belt.

4What does underlined word "them" in the fifth paragraph refer to?

A.US companies.B.Ten travois.C.Poor people.

5Why does the author write the passage?

A.To ask for help with a problem.

B.To advertise a new way to travel.

C.To tell the story of someone's idea.

【题目】第三节 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。将所选答案涂在答题卡的相应位置上.(共5小题)

When I was a junior high school student in 1980. God gave me a gift, it was happiness.

One weekend. I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. 1.

Several days later when I woke up at the hospital. I realized I had to spend the rest of my life without arms. 2. Even I was full of sad. But slowly I knew I had to face the feet and got over it. I couldn’t get my arms back even though I cried every day.

However, it's easier said than done. 3. I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a normal mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmate get worried about little things: 4; their bus comes late; they don't have a mobile phone but others have. But I only enjoy life, I was lucky to realize from an accident: It's a waste of our life to focus on what you have lost. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy? Someone may say, “My whole life would improve if I have a new car.” But when you get the car and what happens? For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.

5. It's in our heart. It’s a state of mind, even though you own the whole world, you may still feel unhappy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of thanks taking pleasure in what you really have.

A. Happiness depends on what we have.

B. They get a bad grade on a test

C. How sad I fell at that time!

D. On my way home a car ran me over and cut off my arms because of its high speed.

E. Maybe it was just a joke for me.

F. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness.

G. Happiness is everywhere around us!

【题目】 Many students think that learning a new language is very hard. Now think how hard it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird’s brain! The following is what some birds can do.

Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language. African grey parrots (鹦鹉) are the most famous for this. Every December in London, the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show (全国宠物鸟展览) tries to find the best “talking” bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood out among the “talking birds”. She won this prize for twelve times.

Prudle was taken from her nest in Africa. She was sold to Iris Frost in England. Prudle knew almost 800 words in English. Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage. Ms. Frost took care of the bird until Prudle died when it was 35 years old.

A different kind of bird named Puck was tested about the English words she knew. She knew more than 1,700 words.

If a bird can do it, anybody can do it.

1What can African grey parrots do?

A.Speak like a person.B.Sing like a person.

C.Copy the sounds of language.D.Have conversations with a person.

2What does the underlined phrase 'stood out" mean in Chinese?

A.随机应变B.挺身而出C.站了起来D.脱颖而出

3How many times did Prudle win the prize for “talking birds”?

A.6 times.B.12 times.C.15 times.D.35 times.

4Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Prudle knew more than 800 English words.B.Ms. Frost took care of Prudle.

C.Puck could speak English better than a person.D.Prudle and Puck died when they were 35 years old.

5Who was Iris Frost?

A.Puck's owner.B.Prudle’s owner.

C.A parrot.D.An English teacher.

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