I heard the bees long before I saw them.
It was a very hot afternoon, and we decided to cool off in the river near my home. As we climbed down a small rocky hill toward the water, my boyfriend John suddenly started to shout then jumped into the water below. Peter and Mary quickly followed but I was too far away to jump. I was trapped.
I heard a low hum(嗡嗡声)，which was growing louder. From a distance, the group of bees looked almost like a cloud of smoke. As it got closer, I realized it was actually thousands of bees flying towards me.
All I could do was cover my face with hands. Crazily, I thought that if I sat very still, the bees would think I was just another rock.
After a few minutes, I knew my plan hadn’t worked. The bees were attacking me. I could hear my friends shouting at me to get down to the pool fast.
But it wasn’t so easy. I was in great pain and the only way I could get away was to use my hands to climb down the rocks. However, I was afraid to do that at first because my face would be unprotected. The noise the bees made was so loud and frightening, but I had no choice.
I rushed down the rocks and jumped into the pool, but I don’t remember doing it. I was just so happy to be free from the pain. I was safe, and the water felt wonderful.
But we still weren’t out of danger. Every time we tried to climb out of the pool, the bees flew back over our heads. We spent the next three hours in the water, putting our heads under the water from time to time to avoid the bees until they finally lost interest.
【小题1】 How many people went swimming that day?

Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer(癌症). Doctors had to cut off most of his right leg.

???? Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假腿). With the plastic artificial leg Jeff can ride a bicycle, swim, and play soccer. He can also run.

??? Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, too. They decided to run across America.

??? When he was 22 years old, Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running in Boston. Seven months later, he stopped running in Los Angeles. He ran 3,200 miles. Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave Jeff money. The money was not for Jeff, but for the American Cancer Society.

?? Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things. He is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says, “People can do anything they want to do. I want people to know that. I ran not only for disabled people. I ran for everybody.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Jeff’s right leg was cut off because he had_______.

A. TB（肺结核）B. an accident? C. cancer?? D. a serious injury

2. From the passage we know that Boston is _______.

A. in the west?????????

B. half between the east and west

C. near Los Angeles???

D. in the east

3.It took Jeff _______ to run from Boston to Los Angeles.

A. about four and a half months???? B. over two hundred days

C. almost twenty-five weeks??????? D. less than half a year

4.The underlined word “disabled” means _______.

A. 优秀的? B. 劳累的??? C. 残疾的??? D. 无能为力的

5.The fifth passage tells us that _______.

A. people should give him more money

B. people can do anything they want to do

C. some disabled men will become lawyers?

D. disabled people also can run

选词填空：
on        listen     others     hear       of  
answer    activity    small    learn        we
Many people like to watch TV. Watching TV is one of the most important 【小题1】        of the day. TV brings the outside world closer to people’s homes. Some people say the world is  【小题2】          than before because of TV.
What’s going on in【小题3】         countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere?   What’s living in the deepest（最深的） part 【小题4】      the sea?
If you want  【小题5】        these and other kinds of questions, just turn 【小题6】     the TV. You can see a lot and learn a lot. Of course, people can also learn through reading or  【小题7】         to the radio. But with TV they can learn better and more easily. Why? Because they can  【小题8】         and watch, too.
TV helps to open our eyes. TV also helps us to open our minds（思维）. TV often gives  【小题9】      new ideas. We learn newer and better ways of doing something can be 【小题10】         On TV.

Your peers are people your age or close to it. Besides close friends, your peers include other children you know who are the same age------like people in your grade, sports team, or neighborhood. Peers may have a positive influence on each other and play important roles in each other’s lives:

Positive examples

Peers set plenty of good examples for each other. Having peers who do well in school or do their best in a sport can influence you to work hard to realize your dream, too. Peers who are kind and helpful can influence you to build these qualities in yourself. Even peers you’ve never met can be role models(模范). For example, watching someone your age compete in the Olympics or give a piano concert might inspire you to go after a dream of your own.

Feedback(反馈) and advice

Your peers listen and give you feedback as you try out new ideas. They can help you make decisions, too: what courses to take, whether to get your hair cut or let it grow, or how to solve a problem. Peers often give each other good advice. Your peers will be quick to tell you when they think you’re making a mistake or doing something dangerous.

Socializing（交际）

Being with your peers----such as classmates or teammates----gives you a chance to learn how to make friends and deal with disagreements with people.

New experiences

Your peers might get you involved(参与) in clubs, sports, or volunteer groups. Your world would be far less rich without peers encouraging you to try some new food for the first time, or listen to a CD you have never heard before.

1.The first paragraph is mainly about     .

A．who your peers are

B．how to find peers whose interests are similar to yours

C．the negative influence of peers on each other

D．the difference between your close friends and your peers

2.The author makes  points of how peers have a positive influence on each other.

A．three            B．four              C．five              D．six

3.With which of the following may the author agree?

A．Peers you have never met cannot influence you.

B．You can ask your friends to make a decision for you.

C．You should not play with peers you don’t like.

D．Your peers may cause you to experience new things.

4.The author mentions that good role models can influence you to      .

① work hard to realize your dream

② do something dangerous

③ build good qualities in yourself

④ have fewer friends

A．①③             B．②④             C．②③             D．③④

5.From the fourth paragraph, we can learn that being with your peers gives you a chance to       .

A．influence other people

B．play an important role

C．learn how to make more friends

D．improve your English skills