At the beginning of 2009,Li Guilin and his wife Lu Jianfen were honored(授予...荣誉)as “People Who Moved China in 2008” in this yearly event. This event was introduced by CCTV in 2002.
Li,42,and Lu,41,were born in Han families and grew up in Ya’an City. In 1990,Li visited Erping Village(二坪村)in Liangshan of Sichuan Province, he was surprised at how backward(落后)it was. People there lived a rather poor life. The children seldom went out of the village. Li decided to teach in that village at once.
The children have to climb five wooden ladders to reach the school of Erping. They spend the week there before returning home for the weekend. “Walking on the wooden ladders is really dangerous. You can just put half of your foot in the narrowest place.Behind the ladders is the deep valley.(山谷)”
A year later, as the number of students increased, Li Guilin began to look for a new teacher. When the summer holiday was over, he couldn’t find one yet. So he advised his wife Lu Jianfen to join him.
Till now ,they have been teaching in the village for more than 18 years.Over the past years, they have taught 149 students,22 of them were from the schools of other areas because of the two kind teachers. “I’m the son of farmers,” says Li, “I know that education is the best way for a poor mountain area to change.”The couple(夫妇)will go on working at this school to help more children walk out of the mountains into happy and bright futures.
1. “People Who Moved China” has been held ________ till 2009.
A. three times.B. eight times C. ten times
2.Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen are ________.
A. doctors B. students C. teachers
3. The children have to climb wooden ladders because ________.
A. walking on the wooden ladders is really dangerous
B. they like doing that
C. it’s the only way to the school of Erping
4. Lu Jianfen has worked in the school of Erping since ________ .
A. 1991 B. 2002 C. 1990
5.Why will Li Guilin and Lu Jianfen go on working at this school?
A. Because both of them are children of farmers
B. Because they hope more children can have happy and bright future
C. Because they were honored as “People Who Moved China in 2008
New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do in big cities. You can go to different kinds of theaters to see plays and films. You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world.
But there are more serious problems in big cities, too. The cost of living is high and there are too many people in big cities. Every year many people move to the cities because there are more chances to find work, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care（医疗）. But sometimes these people can’t find work or a good place to live in. Also too many people in such a small place make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.
Some people enjoy living in big cities, but others don’t. When people move to big cities, they should think about the problems of living there.
阅读短文，根据短文内容判断下列句子的正(A)误(B)。
1.There are many interesting things to see and to do in big cities.
2.You can enjoy plays and films in different schools.
3.The cost of living isn’t high and there are too many people in big cities.
4.People move to the cities because there are more chances to find work, to study at good schools and to receive good medical care.
5.All people enjoy living in big cities.
从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话。
Students：Good afternoon, Miss Jiang.
Teacher： 1. Today, we’ll talk about a new bird flu. It has hit some Chinese cities.
Monitor： 2.
Teacher：Yes, it is. It’s reported that about 35 people have been ill.
Monitor： 3. .
Teacher：We should keep away from animals. And we should wash our hands correctly.
Monitor： 4.
Teacher：It should take at least 20 seconds each time. 5. See a doctor at once if you have a high fever or have trouble breathing.
阅读下面短文然后从各题所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项。
Helen 's favorite food is chocolate. Her parents and teacher often say that it's for her teeth to eat too much chocolate. But she doesn't believe it. She often puts some chocolate in the milk for breakfast, the juice lunch, even the soup for supper. Her mother has to some chocolate in her bag before she goes to school. Sometimes when her mother goes shopping with her, Helen won't leave the shop her mother buys some chocolate for her.
The little girl back from school with a painful(痛苦的) look yesterday afternoon. A tooth hurt and she had nothing. Her mother made some soup for her. But she put some chocolate in it. Her father bought some for her, but she put some chocolate in it, too. Of course it was useless. the next morning her mother took her to see the .The dentist saw there was a cavity(洞) in her bad tooth .So he had to fill（填充）it with something.
“Now, young girl,” said the dentist , “What kind of filling（填充物） would you like for that tooth ?”
“ , please,” answered Helen. The dentist and Helen’s mother both laughed. The dentist asked Helen to eat fresh fruit and vegetables chocolate. And it’s necessary for Helen to have healthy eating habits.
1.A. goodB.badC.well
2.A. forB.withC.at
3.A. getB.putC. buy
4.A. whenB.if C.until
5.A. goB.cameC.returned
6.A. medicinesB.pillsC.medicine
7.A. ButB.SoC.And
8.A. doctorB.nurseC.dentist
9.A. ChocolateB.MilkC.Fruit
10.A. insteadB.butC.instead of
—Do you have _______ to say today?
—No, nothing.
A. something important B. important something C. anything important
Which is ________of the two girls?
A. the tallest B. the taller C. taller
