My son Joey was born with club feet(畸形足).The doctors told us that with 36 he would be able to walk 37 but would never run very well.The first three years of his 38 were spent in surgery.By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a 39 when you saw him walk.
The children in our 40 ran around as most children do during play, and Joey would jump right in and run and play, too.We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be 41 to run as well as the other children.So he didn’t know.
In seventh grade he 42 to go out for the cross-country team.Every day he trained with the team.He worked harder and ran more than any of the others.Perhaps he 43 that the abilities that seemed to come 44 to so many others did not come naturally to him._45__the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the 46 to score points for the school.We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.
He 47 to run four to five miles a day, every day---even the day he had a fever.I was 48 , so I went to look for him after school.I found him running alone.I asked him how he felt.“ 49 ,”he said.He had two more miles to go.The 50 ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever.Yet he looked 51 ahead and kept running.We never told him he 52 run four miles with a fever.So he didn’t know.
Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were 53 .Joey was number six on the list.Joey had made the team.He was in seventh grade---the other six team members were all eight-graders.We never told him he couldn’t 54 to make the team.We never told him he couldn’t do it.We never told him he couldn’t do all those things.So he didn’t know.He 55 did it.
36. | A.astonisment | B.experiment | C.excitement | D.treatment |
37. | A.silently | B.usually | C.normally | C.quickly |
38. | A.school | B.life | C.illness | D.time |
39. | A.confidence | B.problem | C.success | D.comfort |
40. | A.neighborhood | B.city | C.family | D.childhood |
41. | A.pleased | B.certain | C.able | D.willing |
42. | A.refused | B.decided | C.remembered | D.promised |
43. | A.sensed | B.understood | C.learned | D.drove |
44. | A.likely | B.actually | C.naturally | D.possibly |
45. | A.If | B.Since | C.Although | D.Because |
46. | A.strength | B.benefit | C.belief | D.opportunity |
47. | A.continued | B.had | C.wanted | D.indicated |
48. | A.upset | B.angry | C.worried | D.disappointed |
49. | A.Sorry | B.Okay | C.Right | D.Certain |
50. | A.tears | B.heat | C.sweat | D.failure |
51. | A.obviously | B.anxiously | C.straight | D.typically |
52. | A.couldn’t | B.wouldn’t | C.mustn’t | D.needn’t |
53. | A.discovered | B.called | C.completed | D.examined |
54. | A.expect | B.promise | C.fail | D.try |
55 | A.seldom | B.just | C.always | D.never |
What can you see? Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests, beaches.Both islands are mountainous.In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat. |
| The Maoris When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers.About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education.They are proud of their culture (文化) and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life. |
Who can you meet? Most people live on North Island.Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe.Ten percent are Maoris.The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian islands probably around the tenth century.The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders. |
| Fact box: Position: South of the Equator (赤道); nearest neighbour: Australia, 1600 km away. Size: Two main islands ― South Island: together they are 268.680 sq.km. Population: 4 million Capital: Languages: English and Maori |
56.Which of the following is a fact about New Zealand?
A.20% of the population being Maoris. B.Four million white people.
C.About 1600 km south of the Equator. D.Nearly 1/3 of the country being plains.
57.The country’s population is mainly made up of .
A.the white people and the Polynesians B.the white people and the “pakeha”
C.the Maoris and the white people D.the Maoris and the Polynesians
58.When did the white people begin to live in New Zealand?
A.1000 years ago. B.200 years ago.
C.85 years ago. D.50 years ago.
59.What do the Maoris value most in life?
A.Living in small villages. B.Developing farming skills.
C.Keeping their own culture. D.Taking up government jobs.