The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter(高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.

Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.

In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.

What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?

A. She lost her direction.

B. The altimeter went out of order.

C. Her engine went wrong.

D. She was caught in a storm.

2.When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?

A. She did nothing but pray for herself.

B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.

C. She continued flying.

D. She lost hope of reaching land.

3.Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?

A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.

B. She made plans to fly around the world.

C. She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.

D. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic

B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation

C. A New Record for Flying Time

D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England

Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you're a thin 14-year-old.That was me in 1940-the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City's Pennsyl-vania Railway Station.

     After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging passengers. I'd like to join them, thinking, "Everyone else is doing it."

     When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do." You give an honest day's work," he said, looking at me straight in the eye."  They're paying you. If they want to do that, you let them do that."

     I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since.

     Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possessions. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, he'd be gone.

    Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another, there's going to be trouble. 

1.What can be inferred about the baggage boys? 

A. They could earn much, but they had to work hard.

B. Many of them earned money in a dishonest way.

C. They were all from poor families.

D. They were all thin, young boys.

2.What does the father's advice imply?

A. It is wrong to give more pay to the passengers.

B. Don't believe them if they are paying you more.

C. Don't follow others to overcharge the passengers.

D. It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy. 

3.The writer can't put up with stealing because he thinks that ______. 

A. it is a totally shared experience

B. it is considered as the most dangerous

C. it does great harm to human relationship

D. it may lead to the loss of his sports team 

4.It can be concluded from the text that ______. 

A. his father's advice helped him to decide which job to take up

B. working in the sports team was his most important experience

C. he learnt much from his shared experience with his team members

D. his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his later life

Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp

Everyone is forgetful, but as we age(变老), we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing.   1.   Read on for some techniques worth trying.

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People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study.   3.   Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.

2. Go for a walk

Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain.   4. 

3. Learn something new

Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found that mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time.   5.   Or go dancing with your friends.

A. Focus on the future.

B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.

C. It should be something like learning gardening.

D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.

E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.

F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.

G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.

Dear Mr. Green,

I’m very exciting to learn that we will start a magazine together. That sounds great, and I definitely agree you on that.

Some of the columns what you mentioned in the letter are really my cup of tea. “Cultural Express” gives us a better understanding of the world. Since the people from different parts of the world have different values, it’s necessary to learn from each others. This will offer a wonderful chance. Apart from that, “Blurt Out” is pretty good for Chinese student to learn English idioms and improving oral English. Last but not least, “Entertainment” is so cool! The popular singers, actors or celebrities are so attractively that you absolutely can’t miss this part. Teenagers were just fond of popular things.

Well, I can’t list more. I really can’t wait to read this magazine.

Yours faithfully

Li Hua

请以Madame Curie为题，写一篇100个单词左右的英语短文。要点如下：

1. Madame Curie 是世界著名的女科学家，1867年出生于波兰（Poland）一个教师家庭，卒于1934年。

2. 她从小爱学习并希望成为科学家，16岁中学毕业，24岁赴巴黎就读于巴黎大学，生活简朴（live a simple life），学习刻苦.

3. 她一生致力于(devote…to)科学研究，于1903年和1911年两次分别获诺贝尔物理奖（Nobel Prize for Physics）和诺贝尔化学奖。

4. 一个女人事业成功不容易，而一生中两次获诺贝尔奖更为困难，居里夫人将作为一位伟大的女性永远为人们所怀念（be remembered as）.

Mary worked here as a ______ secretary and ended up getting a full-time job with the company.

A. pessimistic     B. temporary              C. previous                          D. cautious

People develop ________ preference for a particular style of learning at ________ early age and these preferences affect learning.

A. a；an              B. a；不填                     C. 不填； the                  D. the；an

While intelligent people can often ______ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.

A. sacrifice            B. substitute                            C. simplify                       D. survive

He had just sent an e­mail to his pal on the Internet ________ the system broke down.

A．while              B．when            C．after             D．since

The increase of the number of the students makes the limited computers not ________ to each student.

A．available    B．helpful  C．acceptable          D．affordable