【题目】In the seventh grade, Brittany Blythe dreamed of being a cheerleader. Her school's coaches were less than enthusiastic. "They said, ‘I don't know how you'll be able to do it,”，she recalls. “‘You won't be able to do it. ’”

But Brittany, now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia, persisted. And when the junior team cheerleaders won a competition last year, she was right there, dancing and cheering with the rest of the team.

Not bad for someone whose legs were amputated(切断）below the knee when she was two years old.

Brittany, 18, was born without shin bones (胫骨)—"just blood and muscle tissue，" as she puts it. When she tried to walk, her legs twisted. After the operation, she adapted quickly. “From that day, I basically jumped up and wanted to do everything，”she says. Prosthetic legs (假肢）allowed her to move

around upright, but too slowly to keep up with her friends. Brittany's solution： take the legs off and walk on her knees—something she still does when safety and comfort permit.

She's rarely been discouraged. Other children teased her through the years, especially in junior high school, but she says the challenge only made her stronger. Now she's trying to convince her coaches to let her remove the prostheses and be a flyer, the cheerleader who's thrown in the air and caught by her teammates.

Brittany doesn't think her problems are any more difficult than the next person's. “My disability was the first thing I had to get through, and that's going to prepare me for the future，” she says. “It's all just a test ： If someone throws you a ball, what are you going to do?”

【1】 What was the coaches' first attitude towards Brittany's dream?

A. Supportive.

B. Enthusiastic.

C. Optimistic.

D. Doubtful.

【2】 What was Brittany's reaction after the operation?

A. She abandoned herself to self-pity.

B. She refused to use the prostheses.

C. She accepted the result and tried to get used to it.

D. She became a flyer.

【3】 We can learn from the last paragraph that Brittany __________

A. doesn't think she is better than others

B. is not well prepared for the future

C. takes a positive attitude towards life

D. likes the challenge of learning new things

【4】 What's the best title for the text?

A. A new leg, a new life

B. A new cheerleader, a new record

C. Passing the test

D. Seeking advantages

【题目】Although Rosemary had suffered from a serious illness for years, she lost ________ of her enthusiasm for life.

some

neither

none

all

【题目】Itzhak Perlman was born in Tel Aviv, in what was then Palestine, in 1945. Today he lives in New York City. But his music has made him a citizen of the world. He has played in almost every major city.

He has won many Grammy awards for his recordings. He has also won Emmy awards for his work on television.

Itzhak Perlman suffered from polio at the age of four. The disease damaged his legs. He uses a wheel-chair or walks with the aid of crutches on his arms.

But none of this stopped him from playing the violin. He began as a young child. He took his first lessons at the Music Academy of Tel Aviv. Very quickly, his teachers recognized that he had a special gift.

At the age of 13 he went to the United States to appear on television. His playing earned him the financial aid to attend the Juilliard School in New York.

In 1964 Itzhak Perlman won the Leventritt Competition in that city. His international fame had begun.

His music is full of power and strength. It can be sad or joyful，loud or soft. But critics say it is not the music alone that makes his playing so special. They say he is able to communicate the joy he feels in playing, and the emotions that great music can deliver.

Anyone who has attended a performance by Itzhak Perlman will tell you that it is exciting to watch him play. His face changes as the music from his violin changes.

He looks sad when the music seems sad. He smiles and closes his eyes when the music is light and happy. He often looks dark and threatening when the music seems dark and threatening.

In 1986，President Ronald Reagan honored Itzhak Perlman with a Medal of Liberty. In 2000,President Bill Clinton awarded him the National Medal of Arts. Several major universities have awarded him honors. He continues to receive honors for his music.

【1】According to the passage, we know Itzhak Perl-man __________.

A. is 60 years old today

B. was born in New York City

C. was a rich citizen of the world

D. has some great achievements in music

【2】 Despite the disease, none of this stopped Itzhak Perlman and he __________.

A. took his first lessons at the Music Academy of New York

B. appeared on television for the first time in New York

C. got the financial aid to continue his study of music

D. won the Leventritt Competition in his nineties

【3】 When the music seems dark, Itzhak Perlman often looks __________.

A. dark

B. sad

C. happy

D. light

【4】 We can infer from the passage Ronald Reagan must be president of __________

A. Palestine

B. Germany

C. the USA

D. England

【题目】The Smiths are praised ________ the way they bring up their children.

from

by

at

for

【题目】The transformation of our city will make ________ for people here to have a comfortable environment.

no possibility

there was possibility

impossible

it possible

【题目】A mother from Colorado who doctors said had died while giving birth to her son, has said it is a Christmas miracle that both she and the boy are alive.

Tracey Hermanstorfer's heart stopped beating and her son Coltyn appeared lifeless after the Caesarean section(剖腹产手术）on Christmas Eve. However a few minutes after he was born, both began breathing again. Dr Stephanie Martin told Good Morning America she could not explain how the pair survived. Mrs. Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike told the American television show that their baby was now healthy and that they were doing “good” following the drama at Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital.

The couple，who already had two children, had to go into the hospital seven weeks earlier than planned. Her husband, 37, said his wife was tired after receiving an epidural (硬膜夕卜麻醉）during the labour (分娩)but after closing her eyes, she "wasn't waking up". She stopped breathing and she is believed to have suffered a heart attack before her heart stopped beating entirely.

Dr Martin said she was called in and that the outlook was grim since in most situations like this，"despite the best efforts of the team"，the mother was often unable to be revived. In that case doctors then tried to focus on delivering the baby but when he was born he was "completely lifeless".

Mr. Hermanstorfer told the Associated Press news agency，" I had everything in the world taken from me, and in an hour and a half I had everything given to me. "

Dr Martin said she did not have a “great explanation" for why Mrs. Hermanstorfer、heartbeat re-turned. "Somewhere between four and five minutes she had been without heart rate and had stopped breathing a minute or two prior to her heart stop-ping," she said. The doctors were then able to bring the baby back to life, and the mother was alive after that.

Despite tests, she said doctors were still not sure about what had happened. However Mrs. Hermanstorfer and her husband Mike have said they believed it was down to a miracle. She said，“I got a second chance in life. ”

【1】 The story happened on __________

A. December 24

B. December 25

C. December 31

D. January 1

【2】 What might have happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer just before her heart stopped beating?

A. She became unconscious.

B. She took a nap.

C. She had a bad headache.

D. She suffered a heart attack.

【3】 Which of the following is the correct order of what happened to Tracey Hermanstorfer?

a. suffering a heart attack

b. stopping heart beating entirely

c. stopping breathing

d. coming back to life

e. receiving an epidural

f. producing a baby

A. acfdbe

B. fcadbe

C. eacbfd

D. eabcfd

【4】 What feelings did Mr. Hermanstorfer experience during the incident?

A. Sad and delighted.

B. Disappointed and depressed.

C. Sad and angry.

D. Touched and regrettable.

【5】 Which of the following words best expresses Dr Martin's attitude towards Tracey Hermanstorfer's coming back to life?

A. Shocked.

B. Puzzled.

C. Normal.

D. Curious.

【题目】【1】 换句话说 __________________________________________________

【2】 适应 __________________________________________________

【3】 总而言之 __________________________________________________

【4】和；也 __________________________________________________

【5】取笑 __________________________________________________

【6】cut out __________________________________________________

【7】 out of breath __________________________________________________

【8】sit around __________________________________________________

【9】in many ways __________________________________________________

【10】 play a major part in __________________________________________________

【题目】【1】 __________ (政治学）was one of his university subjects.

【2】 Bad customs and laws ought to be __________ (废除)

【3】 The general __________ (辞去）his commission.

【4】All those who were captured were sold into __________ (奴隶身份).

【5】 He majors in Russian __________ (文学).

【题目】阅读下面诗歌，回答问题。

蝉

李商隐

本以高难饱，徒劳恨费声。

五更疏欲断，一树碧无情。

薄宦梗犹泛，故园芜已平。

烦君最相警，我亦举家清。

【注释】①本：本来。高难饱：蝉以高洁自处，自然难以得饱。费声：枉费鸣声。②疏欲断：鸣声稀疏，无力继续下去。碧无情：碧树对蝉的鸣叫无动于衷。③薄宦梗犹泛：诗人以之喻己漂泊不定的生涯。故园芜已平：这句语出陶潜《归去来辞》：“归去来兮，田园将芜，胡不归？”④烦：劳。最相警：最能使自己警觉，或给我敲响警钟。

（1）这首咏物诗抒发了诗人怎样的情怀？

（2）这首咏蝉诗之所以最为入妙，关键在于写蝉能达到形神俱似，并采用什么方法来写？请结合原诗作简要的分析。

【题目】阅读下列这首诗，回答问题。

曲 江① 李商隐

望断平时翠辇过，空闻子夜鬼悲歌

金舆不返倾城色，玉殿犹分下苑波。

死忆华亭闻唳鹤②，老忧王室泣铜驼③

天荒地变心虽折，若比伤春意未多。

【注释】①曲江，又称曲江池，是唐代长安最大的风景名胜区。唐玄宗开元年间，这里非常繁华，安史之乱后，荒废了。②华亭，西晋陆机故宅旁的华亭谷。陆机为宦官孟玖谗言所害，临死前悲叹：“华亭鹤唳，岂可复闻乎?”③“泣铜驼”，西晋灭亡前，将军索靖预感天下有大乱，指着洛阳宫门前的铜驼叹息：“会见汝在荆棘中尔！”

（1）诗歌前两联描绘了曲江怎样的图景？营造了怎样的意境？

（2）诗歌的颈联主要运用了什么表现手法，有什么用意？请简要分析。