【题目】

My cousin Roger was big and strong. He was three years older than me and he always wanted to bully_______.

Near our farm, there was a beautiful_______, where kids nearby often swam in summer. Over it was a bridge. When we were in the river, Roger always tried to_______me and hold me under. I would dive down before he could reach me. When I came up to the surface miles away, he was till there, _______me.

Other kids would shout, "Hey, he's a fish!"

Roger said, "No, he's a shrimp!"

I replied, "Better than a_______whale!"

One day, we were about to leave after swimming when a truck unexpectedly rushed out of the bridge and fell onto the water.

Eyes wide open, all of us were too_______to say a word. Then someone cried, "Oh, no! The driver..."

Roger shouted to the other kids, "Go and get_______." Then he turned to me, "Jack, you're the underwater swimmer! Let's try to pull the_______out." With these words, he jumped into the water. I couldn't_______ that it was Roger, a bully in my eyes. I took a breath and followed him.

The truck lay on one side. We tried to open the door, but________. Roger lifted a rock and broke the windscreen. ________the broken windscreen, I got into the truck and opened the door.

Roger caught hold of the driver. With all his strength, Roger________ pulled him out and swam towards the surface.

I tried to follow, ________the water was turning black in front of me. I was falling. I thought I was going to________, just at that moment, a strong arm reached down and held me. I tried hard to kick.

Back to the bank, Roger looked at me, "You OK?" I managed to nod. "Not bad for a shrimp." he joked.

I was to answer back, but from my mouth came "Not bad for a________whale."

It was then that I realized Roger was not "a fat whale" at all.

1A.meB.usC.himD.them

2A.farmB.riverC.bridgeD.beach

3A.callB.saveC.teachD.catch

4A.caring aboutB.laughing atC.looking forD.worrying about

5A.fatB.smallC.quietD.serious

6A.sadB.angryC.excitedD.surprised

7A.helpB.adviceC.attentionD.information

8A.doorB.truckC.driverD.swimmer

9A.forgetB.believeC.explainD.understand

10A.leftB.failedC.passedD.missed

11A.InsideB.AcrossC.BehindD.Through

12A.proudlyB.secretlyC.confidentlyD.successfully

13A.orB.soC.butD.because

14A.winB.loseC.dieD.survive

15A.braveB.politeC.creativeD.humorous

【题目】 We talked with June Galloway about her book Get off on the Right Foot: Don’t Let the Wrong Gesture Ruin (毁坏) Your Day.

English is the world’s international language. But in your book, non-verbal (不用语言的) communication is paid more attention to.

June: Well, gestures (手势) and other body language can have different meanings in different places. Something that you think is friendly or polite could be considered to be very impolite in another culture. I’ve described many of these customs and cultural differences, so my readers won’t have a bad start when they meet people from places where the culture is different from their own.

Can greeting someone the wrong way really lead to misunderstanding (误解)?

June: In some places, yes. The heavy handshake that a North American expects may seem quite impolite in other places. And a light handshake―which is usual in some countries—may seem unfriendly to a North American.

What other gestures can cause misunderstanding?

June: Take the gesture for “come here” for example. In North America, people gesture with the palm (掌心) up. Well, in southern Europe, that gesture means “goodbye”. And in many Asian countries, the palm-up gesture is thought rude. Instead, people there gesture with the palm down.

Surely, there must be some gestures used everywhere, right? What about the thumb-up (翘拇指) gesture for “great”?

June: Sorry. That’s very rude in Australia and the Middle East. That is why it important to know about body language and cultural differences.

1Which gesture should you use if you want to say “goodbye”.in southern Europe?

A.B.

C.D.

2According to the passage, ________ is/are NOT mentioned in June’s book.

A.the importance of body language.B.some common gestures

C.the development of body languageD.different meanings of a gesture

3Which of the following can be put in the ?

A.How is that possible?B.Could it make readers interested?

C.Can you give us some examples?D.why is that so important?

4What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A.June paid more attention to the language of English in her book.

B.A girl from Australia may be angry with you if you praise her by using the thumb-up gesture.

C.Body language is the world’s international language.

D.In many Asian countries, the palm-up gesture is thought rude.

【题目】B

When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona team, nothing should get in your wayeven if you have no feet.

An 11-year-old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz, who was born without feet, will fly from his home in Brazil to take part in the Spanish club’s summer training camp. Although he is disabled, Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gym class. He can run, pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able-bodied teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.

His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun, “He is skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes.” Mum Sandra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams. She said, "He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell. "Muniz's gym teacher added, "He is challenging the social standard. When he arrived there, no one believed in him." But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy. So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent.

The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he'll be able to show off his fancy “footwork” and meet his idol, Barca soccer player Lionel Messi.

Muniz wears a prosthetic (假体的) ankle and foot to help him get around in rainy weather. He knows that his disability means he'll never be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympics (残奥会的) sport.

1Who spoke highly of Muniz’s football abilities?

A.His idol, Messi.B.His best friend.C.His mum, Sandra.D.His gym teacher.

2The underlined word “thrilled” in paragraph 3 may has the similar meaning to .

A.excitedB.worriedC.boredD.interested

3The time order of the following sentences is Muniz ________.

played football well and became captain of his school gym class

could walk without falling when he was very little

was asked to fly to Spain for a summer training camp

A.③②①B.①②③C.②③①D.②①③

4We can tell that Muniz according to the passage.

A.has difficulty in living a normal lifeB.dreams to play for professional team

C.will play football for the Spain La LigaD.hopes football be a part of Paralympics

5Which saying can express the spirit of the passage?

A.Failure is the mother of success.B.Where there is a will, there is a way.

C.A good beginning is half done.D.Early birds catch the worm.

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