摘要：(D) New York Times interviewed Deborah Phelps, head of a middle school and mother of Michael Phelps, who recently got the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games. She remember how her son’s elementary school teacher once told her, “Your son will never be able to pay attention to anything. In preschool, his teachers complained that he couldn’t sit quietly. When Michael was in 5th grade, his mother and family doctor discussed whether Michael might have A.D.H.D. . His parents introduced him and his sisters to swimming early. He practiced hard. By age 10, Michael was one of the best swimmers in the USA. Deborah Phelps watched her son, who couldn’t sit quietly at school, wait patiently for hours at a meet to swim a five-minute race. At 11, Bob Bowman, his coach, told the family that Michael would make the 2004 Olympic Games and break world records by the 2008 Games. Phelps made it to the 2000 Olympic, four year earlier than Bowman’s prediction. The rest, as we have seen, is history but it is said that Phelps spent about 30 hours a week swimming. Today, the Phelps name is an adjective. “Phelpsian means “king in competition . Answer the following questions according to the passage. 1. Why did New York Times interview Deborah Phelps? 2. What was little Michael’s problem? 3. How good a swimmer was Michael at the age of 10? 4. What was Bowman’s prediction? 5. What can you learn from the passage?

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Bill Gates was born on October 28,1995．He grew up in Seattle, Washington．Bill Gates was n  1    William Henry after his father and grandfather．He was a very clever boy．His favorite  s  2   at school were science and maths．When people asked him what he wanted to be in the future, he always said, "A scientist．" When he was 13 years old, Bill started to play w  3   computers．At that time, computers were very large machines．Once he was i  4    in a very old computer．He and some of his friends spend p  5   of time doing unusual things with it．In the end, they worked out a software program with the old machine．Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17．

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University．At Harvard, he d  6   the BASIC language for a company called Microsoft．Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen．They thought that the computer would be a very i  7   tool in every office and in every home, so they began developing software for personal computers．They improved the software to m 8   it easier for people to use computers．

In 1999, Bill wrote a book called Business @ the Speed of Thought．In the book he told people how computer technology could solve b  9   problems in new ways．It was one on the best - sellers of the New York Times list．

Bill married Melinda French on January 1,1994．They have two c   10  : a son and a daughter．Bill enjoys reading very much．He also enjoys playing golf and bridge．

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     Guess, who is the most successful young writer in China? It is 26-year-old Guo Jingming, who
earned $ 1.4 million last year, according to the New York Times.        
     Guo started his writing career in high school when he won first prize in a national writing contest in 
2001.  His first book, City of Fantasy, came out soon after the contest and went on to sell more than
1.5 million copies.     
  Almost all Guo's novels include a shy hero who gets good grades.  He mostly writes about the sad
 feelings of his young characters.  These teenagers deal with loneliness by sitting alone for long hours 
under trees and on rooftops.   "Xiaosi  (Guo's nickname) ,  I will always be with you! " a reader wrote
 in Guo's blog.  "My main goal (目标)  is to tell the story well and have everyone like it,"  Guo said.        
     In fact, Guo is seen more as an idol than as a writer.  His handsome outlooking, cross-dressing and
 strange actions make newspapers pay more attention to himself than his books. Many fans are eager
 to get his autograph.      
     But today he faces what may be more dangerous ,threat  (威胁 ): even younger writers.  The past
 few years have seen the rise of a group of teenage writers, sometimes called the "Post-90s" generation.
 However, Guo seems to have plans to meet them. Next year, he will hold a national competition for 
these rivals  (对手).

1. Why is Guo Jingming the most successful young writer in China?          
A. Because he is the youngest writer.               
B. Because he lives in New York.                           
C. Because he got the greatest achievement.               
D. Because he likes writing novels.
2. When did he win his first prize?              
A. In primary school.   
B. In high school.             
C. In college.          
D. After leaving school.
3. What does the word "idol" probably mean in Chinese?
A. 年轻人
B. 模特
C. 榜样
D. 偶像
4. Who will compete  (竞争)  with Guo in the following years?             
A.  Famous writers.             
B. Some teenage writers called "Post-90s".             
C. Some readers.             
D. A shy hero.
5. Which is WRONG according to the passage?            
A. There's a shy hero who gets good grades in most of his novels.             
B.  His first book sells well.              
C.  Guo wants to make every reader like his story.             
D.  He wants to earn money through the competition.
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I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.

One day, while I was    on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to      where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love,      yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there     ，watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be     enough to perform in front of so many people.

She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her       sounded. “Thank you.” she said.

“I have been going through a hard time recently,     you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.

“I’m glad that I could help,” she replied, “Why are you so    ?”

“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do …”

“Did you noticed the    you were walking? Your head was down.” she said. “Don’t be upset, because      comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should       more… lift your head up.”

I looked      her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “    are you playing the piano here?” I asked her with a smile.

She     that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer       up by playing music.

I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

1.A. driving            B. riding                         C. running     D. walking

2.A. find out           B. send out                     C. take out     D. get out

3.A. dressing          B. believing                     C. hurting      D. losing

4.A. nervously         B. rudely                        C. angrily      D. quietly

5.A. brave             B. shy                          C. bored       D. honest

6.A. advice             B. idea                         C. music       D. interest

7.A. or                B. but                           C. so          D. and

8.A. dirty              B. busy                  C. sad         D. lazy

9.A. way               B. time              C. reason       D. station

10.A. opportunity     B. health            C. pain         D. life

11.A. complain       B. rest              C. smile        D. pay

12.A. like           B. after             C. for          D. at

13.A. How          B. Why              C. When       D. Where

14.A. dreamed       B. hoped             C. guessed     D. explained

15.A. us            B. them               C. me        D. her

 

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选

项中，选择最佳选项。

    Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36   began to live in New York City on her own. She  37  a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30，000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38  and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39   in one of the most expensive cities in the world?

    Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often  44  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She   46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.

   “Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.

1. A. he            B. she            C. we             D. they

2. A. found         B. tried             C. asked for         D. looked for

3. A. salary         B. time            C. dream          D. idea

4. A. difficult       B. possible       C. useful            D. different

5. A. buy          B. sell           C. stay              D. share

6. A. food         B. rest               C. studying          D. playing

7. A. Soon         B. Finally         C. Once             D. Again

8.A. prepared      B. took          C. caught            D. picked

9. A. pay          B. lend           C. spend             D. save

10. A. along        B. up                C. down           D. around

11.A. even          B. seldom             C. always            D. never

12. A. hard         B. interesting        C. nice                 D. great

 

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Did you know that a new weblog is being created each second? Many of these bloggers are teenagers. While their parents wrote in a diary to express their emotions, or shared their interests by spending time with friends, teens are now using blogs instead. In fact, in the US, one in every five school-aged teens has a blog. Most of these are just chatter, some are funny or clever, but a few have become Internet success.

For example, Chloe Spencer’s blog ‘Neopets Fanatic’ gets around 300,000 hits per month. When Chloe was 15, she started the blog out of her strong liking for Neopets, a kind of pet website. One reason her blog has so many visitors is because she gives instructions and tips for the popular pet site.

Then there is Tavi Gevinson’s blog ‘Style Rookie’. It is said to get 1.5 million hits per month. Tavi, who started her blog when she was just 12, puts up her photos of her own clothes online as well as designers’ collections. Tavi’s blog has caught on because she knows a lot about style for someone so young, and she is not afraid to try out unusual clothes or see things in a different way.

Blogs like these are interesting, but they only become really popular after better-known websites link to them or they get noticed by the media(传媒). For example, Tavi’s blog became an overnight(一夜之间) success after being written about in The New York Times. Popular blogs can even earn money, usually from advertisements that companies pay to put up on the bloggers’ sites.

So for some, blogging is just a recreation(消遣), but for others, it can become a source of income and even a full-time job!

1. Teens nowadays ________ than their parents did.

A. have more ways of communication?????????????

B. share their feelings more

C. write in diaries more often ?????????????

D. make more friends

2. In line 4, the underlined word ‘chatter’ means talk about ________ topics.

A. funny????????????? B. clever????????????? C. serious????????????? D. unimportant

3.Chloe Spencer and Tavi Gevinson are both ________.

A. pet lovers????????????? ????????????? B. teenage bloggers

C. interested in fashion????????????? ????????????? D. keen on taking photos

4. From the passage we know that Chloe Spencer is a person who ________.

A. visits many websites????????????? ????????????? B. loves pets

C. is easy to get angry????????????? ????????????? D. rarely gives opinions

5. According to paragraph 4, Tavi Gevinson’s blog ________.

A. is not well-known yet????????????? ?????????????

B. is written every night

C. became popular very quickly?????????????

D. got a lot of money from advertising?

6.The best title for the passage might be ________.

A. How to be good teen bloggers?????????????

B. How teen bloggers attract the media

C. Keeping diaries or writing blogs?????????????

D. Teen bloggers mean business

 

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