How to Be a Winner

Sir Steven Redgrave  

Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals  

“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes （糖尿病） . Believing my career （职业生涯）was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was it----the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn’t finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”  

Karen Pickering  

Swimming World Champion  

“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success―you can’t follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. “Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”  

Kirsten Best  

Poet ＆ Writer  

“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then, there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological （心理的） tool.”  

 　　60. What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?

　　A. Difficulties influenced his career.

　　B. Specialists offered him medical advice.

　　C. Training helped him defeat his disease.

　　D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win.

　　61. What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?

　　A. Her training schedule.

　　B. Her daily happenings.

　　C. Her achievements.

　　D. Her sports career.

　　62.What does the underlined word “distractions” probably refer to？

　　A. Ways that help one to focus.

　　B. Words that help one to feel less tense.

　　C. Activities that turn one's attention away.

　　D. Habits that make it hard for one to relax.

　　63. According to the passage ,what do the three people have in common?

　　A. Courage.

　　B. Devotion.

　　C. Hard work.

　　D. Self-confidence.

请根据下面的英语小诗，展开适当的想象，并结合你的实际，写一篇短文标题为：My Great Father的短文。

You are my beloved dad

Loving and kind

Who always knows  

Everything on my mind

You are my best friend

Caring and relied

Who always stands 

Firmly by my side

注意：

1. 不得照抄短诗原文。

2. 必须结合短诗的内容，结合自己的实际，适当展开。

3. 必须突出短诗的主题，结构完整，语意连贯。

4. 短文不能写成诗歌形式。

5. 词数：120―150左右   精神支柱spiritual stay

Each time a city building goes up, the grass in that spot and trees that once reached up to the sky are replaced by a swath of asphalt (沥青) roof.

Add to that the building of roads, parking lots, and yet more buildings, and the total lost green space can have a very real effect on a city's air temperature, air quality, and energy costs. On a summer day in most American cities, an asphalt roof can feel like the inside of an oven. But what if we could replace the hot roof of each skyscraper or building in a city with grass or a garden? 

Whether it holds vegetable gardens, wildflowers, or meadow grasses, a green roof can lower the temperature above a building by 60 degrees, which can reduce the building's energy costs and, if used more widely, could decrease a city's total energy costs, reduce power-plant emissions (散发), and improve air quality and public health. 

But that's not all -- green roofs are a great way to deal with water management in urban areas with mixed sewerage(排污) systems because they soak up extra precipitation(沉淀物). They are also a good way to provide shelters for urban wildlife, and actually extend the life span of the roof itself. And green roofs do something else: They can beautify the city -- whether you're on the 3rd floor or the 30th. So that will be a great achievement.

The environmental nonprofit group Earth Pledge is starting a Green Roofs Initiative. To learn more about how to create a green roof -- and the benefits(好处) it will provide -- visit its website at EarthPledge.com.

72. Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

A. The benefits of growing a garden in the sky

B. The steps of creating green roofs in the city

C. A Green Roofs Initiative started by EarthPledge.com

D. The ways of preventing pollution and beautifying the city

73. The benefits green roofs bring to the city don’t include_______ according to the passage.

    A. reducing the building's energy costs

    B. replacing air conditioners to control temperature

    C. providing sanctuaries for urban wildlife

    D. improving air quality and public health

74. To grow a garden roof in the sky is largely because _________

    A. the global temperature is becoming hotter than before

    B. more buildings take up too much land green space，

    C. more green vegetables are planted to improve people’s life .

    D. tar roofs can cost us more money and pollute the air.

75. It can be inferred from the passage that________.

    A. garden roofs has completely replaced tar roofs in the city

    B. building green roofs needs much efforts and money

    C. the idea of growing garden roofs hasn’t been fully carried out

    D. green roofs have good points and bad points

A recent report has suggested that air pollution in our big cities could be as damaging to our health. The report put forward practical tips that city people can take to reduce their exposure (暴露) to city air pollution. Quite a lot, it turns out.

◙ Watch where you walk

Avoid walking along busy streets and thoroughfares (大街), instead choosing side streets and parks. because pollution levels can fall by a factor of 10 just by moving a few metres away from the main source of the pollution - exhaust fumes. "

Don't walk behind smokers, and walk on the windward迎风, side of the street where exposure to pollutants污染源 can be 50% less than on the leeward背风side. 

◙ Pavement(人行道) sense 

When you're crossing a road, stand well back from the kerb(路边石)while you wait for the lights to change. Every metre really does count when you are close to traffic. As the traffic moves, the gases can disappear in just a few seconds, particularly if the wind is up, which means holding your breath during this period can make a difference, silly as that might sound. Besides, cross the road as quickly as possible. And once you're over, continue along the pavement as far away from the kerb as possible.

◙ Where to sit on the bus

Sitting on the driver's side of a bus can increase your exposure by 10% compared with sitting on the side nearest to the pavement. And sitting upstairs on a double-decker can reduce your exposure too. It's difficult to say whether travelling on an underground train is better or worse than taking the bus, but the air pollution on underground trains tends to be less toxic(有毒的)by weight than that found at street level.

◙ Wear a mask(口罩)

Masks can be a good thing, but they only make a difference if they fit tightly and are cleaned regularly. Even the slightest gap to allow you to breathe more easily will neutralize any advantages. Worse, if you fail to clean or change the mask regularly, something dangerous can form on the mask. So the air you breathe is dirtier rather than cleaner.

68. The best title for the passage probably would be________.

    A. How to make our life easy and at ease

    B. How to reduce the exposure to city air pollution.

    C. The ways to deal with city pollution

    D. We should draw a lesson from city air pollution

69. Which of the following is the author’s opinion according to the passage?

    A. there is no way to escape from air pollution

    B. we shouldn’t travel on an underground or a bus.

    C. we must reduce air pollution to live in the city

    D. we must try to protect ourselves from city air pollution.

70. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

    A. when you are close to traffic, it is not advisable to hold your breath a while

    B. Cross the street as quickly as possible when waiting for the light to change

    C. Travelling on an underground train is better than taking the bus.

    D. Don’t get close to traffic whenever it is possible.

71. The word “neutralize” underlined in the last paragraph probably means_________.

    A. cut down    B. add to    C. lead to   D. get into

HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) ― Lauren Panos was surprised when she walked into her ninth-grade English class in the fall and saw there were no boys.

Her parents had not told her they had enrolled her in a new all-girls class at Arrowhead High School in Hartland. Panos still isn't sold on the idea.

"All the girls there, they can talk out of turn," the 14-year-old said. "We are bored of tasks and it's really upsetting."

More public school systems are looking at separating boys and girls, whether for certain classes or by total schools, after the federal government opened the door last fall. Supporters say separating students by sex helps them learn better and allows boys and girls to explore subjects they may not otherwise take.

"Boys just make a bigger trouble in the class," Panos' classmate, Alyson Douglas, 15, said “I likes not worrying about boys causing disruptions.”

Presently, nationwide, at least 253 public schools offer single-sex classes and 51 schools are entirely single sex, according to the National Association for Single Sex Public Education. In1995, just three public schools offered single-sex classes.

Critics of same-sex classrooms argue that proven methods of improving education should be carried out instead of one that divides boys and girls.

"Too many schools feel they can carry out a social experiment with students' education with really the weakest of theories," said Emily Martin, deputy director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Women's Rights Project.

Single-sex schools are an "illusionary(错觉的) silver bullet," said Lisa Maatz, director of public policy and government relations for the American Association of University Women. They distract(分散) from real problems and do not offer proven solutions such as lower class sizes and enough funding, she said.

"I would suggest that for many of our kids and families, especially in Milwaukee, it's a question of choice," Spence said. "We have a series of choices in Milwaukee and I just think this should be one additional choice."

64. From what Panos said we can learn that ______.

A. Panos thinks that the idea is very good for they can talk freely.

B. Panos doesn’t accept the fact that girls in her class have to finish many tasks.

C. Panos doesn’t like the idea that boys and girls are in separate classes.

D. Panos prefers to study in a class in which there are only boys.

65. The underlined word “disruptions” in the fifth paragraph most probably means ______.

A. trouble   B. danger   C. interest    D. happiness

66. Critics don’t support the idea of single-sex schooling mainly because_______.

    A. boys will cause more trouble and girls will hate studying.

    B. single-sex schooling that is not a proven idea can leave out key problems

    C. it doesn’t help students develop fully and healthily

    D. it can excite students to explore the unknown

67. The passage is probably taken from_________.

    A. a newspaper   B. a magazine    C. a book of education      D. a TV programme

◆200 dead as Brazilian plane crashes(坠落) in Sao Paulo

Up to 200 people were dead after a passenger plane with 176 people aboard slid off the runway on landing and hit a fuel storage tank at Sao Paulo's Congonhas airport on Tuesday.

Brazilian airline TAM said that 170 passengers and 6 crew(机组人员) were aboard the Airbus A320 flying from Porto Alegre in southern Brazil to Sao Paulo when it lost control on landing and slid off the wet runway.

Brazilian news agency Folha reported up to 200 people were dead, including some victims on the ground.

◆_______________________________________

Two people were killed Saturday in two separate plane crashes in the United States, media reports said.

In Dayton, Ohio, a plane crashed on a runway of the Dayton International Airport while performing during the Vectren Dayton Air Show. The pilot, Jim LeRoy, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital and was announced dead. The air show was canceled.

Also on the same day, two single-engine war planes at an experimental air show collided(相撞) in Wisconsin while landing, killing one of the pilots and injuring the other.

◆All 114 aboard Kenya plane killed  

A Kenya Airways plane that crashed after takeoff in Cameroon with 114 people on board is largely submerged (淹没) in a swamp(沼泽地) and there is no chance of survivors, Cameroon 's civil protection service said on Monday

The Boeing 737-800 had taken off from Douala and its wreckage (残骸)was found just 12 miles from the town. The plane fell head first. But the cause of the crash remained unclear.

Among the passengers were Associated Press reporter Anthony Mitchella and an executivefrom the South African cell phone giant MTN. Five Chinese passengers were also killed in the crash .

60. The Brazilian plane crash caused extra deaths mainly because______

   A .it skidded off the wet runway.

   B. the runway. was very short

   C. it hit a fuel storage tank

   D. its pilot was inexperienced

61. The proper title for News 2 would be _________.

A. Two pilots killed in plane crashes in US

B. The tragedies of the air show

C. Who is to blame for the plane crashes?

D. Big losses can result from small things

62. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE as for the Kenya plane crash?

    A. The plane crashed after the plane took off.

    B. The cause of the crash was under examination

    C. 114 passengers on board were killed including an African

    D. The place where the plane crashed led to many more deaths

63. It can be inferred from the three news that_________

    A. when the Airbus A320 landed, it was likely to be raining heavily

    B. during the Vectren Dayton Air Show , the pilot, Jim LeRoy died on the scene

    C. The place where the Boeing 737-800 crashed was just 12 miles from the town

    D. Five Chinese passengers were victims of the Kenya plane crash

My dream ended when I was born. Although I never knew it then, I just held on to something that would never come to pass. Dreams really do exist. But in the morning when you wake up, they are remembered just as a dream. That is what happened to me.

I always had the dream to dance like a beautiful ballerina（芭蕾舞女演员）turning around and around and hearing people applaud for me. When I was young, I would turn around and around in the fields of wildflowers that grew in my backyard. 

Reality woke me up when I heard someone saying, "I don't know why you bother trying to dance. Ballerinas are pretty and slender(苗条) girls. Besides, you don't have the talent to even be a ballerina." I remember how those words hurt every feeling in my body. I fell to the ground and wept for hours. 

I enjoyed hanging out by the water. I would sit there for hours and stare at my reflection(倒影). There I was, looking nothing like a pretty ballerina dancer. Reflections don't lie. Once the waves would come, my reflection was washed away just like my dream to dance.

As I grew older, I began to realize that the reason my dream was even born was because it was something that was inside of me. The dream I had was never nurtured(培育) and cared for, so it slowly died. It's not that I wanted it to die, but I allowed it to die the day I started listening to the words, "You can't do it." When I finally woke up from many years of dreaming, I realized that you can't only settle for dancing in the wildflowers, you have to move on to the platform.

56. Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage？

  A. Care for your dream

  B. Dream and reality

  C. Nothing is impossible

  D. Efforts to be a ballerina will pay

57. The author didn’t realize her dream of being a ballerina mainly because_______.

A. she was bored of dancing and performing      

B. she had lack of self-respect  

C. her health conditions allowed her dream to die

D. she was deeply affected by others easily

58. From the passage, it can be inferred that _________.

   A. the author was once a pretty and slender girl with wonderful dream.

   B. we should dare to give up our dream facing much pressure and difficulty    C. if you stick to your dream and never say die, you will enjoy a bright life

D. the childhood of the author only consisted of pain and unhappiness59. What is the main purpose of writing the passage?

   A. to complain    B. to praise     C. to warn    D. to criticize

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to ___36__ when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little ___37___ lady looking at me with a smile 

She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?"

I laughed and ___38____ responded, "Of course you may!" "Why are you in college at such an age?" I asked. She ___39___ replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids..." "No seriously," I asked.

I was ___40____ what it was that urged her to be taking on this challenge at her age. "I always ___41___ having a college education and now I ___42___ it!" she told me. Later, we became instant friends. Every day for the next three months we ___43___ leave class together and talk nonstop. She ___44___ her wisdom and experience with me.

Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she ___45___ made friends wherever she went.

At the ___46___ of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I'll never forget what she taught us.

She was ___47___ and stepped up to the platform. ___48___ she began her prepared speech, she was frustrated and a little embarrassed. Then she cleared her___49___ and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying ___50___, being happy, and achieving success. You have to ___51___ and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.

She ___52___ her speech by courageously singing "The Rose." At the year's end Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died ___53___in her sleep. Over two thousand college students attended her funeral in honor of the ___54___woman who taught by ___55___ that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

I failed in the job interview last week and only then_________ the importance of English.

A.I realized      B.I had realized      C. had I realized     D. did I realize