Question

What can you do in two minutes? Cyrus Siu, 12, made a great speech in English and        the hearts of everyone.

Siu studies at Singapore International School in Hong Kong. He      the Junior high category (初中组) of the 11^th “21^st Century Cup” National High School and Primary School English Speaking Competition in Xiamen, Fujian      March 22.

His speaking skills and good English won him the top      .

Siu said his first secret to success was       many English books. He has read all the seven Harry Potter books, each four to five     . Now he is reading Steve Jobs: A Biography(《乔布斯传》)

“These books may be     for my age, but reading helps     to learn new words,” he said.

Siu likes     movies. Super hero movies,     Iron Man(《钢铁侠》) and The Avengers(《复仇者联盟》), are his favorite.

“Every boy has the dream of becoming a super     one day. Sometimes I imagine       to be one of the heroes and shout out the English lines(台词). It’s good to combine(结合) your      with learning English.

It’s also important to      an English-speaking environment for yourself. Siu talks to his classmates and teachers in English all day long at school.     his parents talk to him in Cantonese(粤语) at home, he still tries to answer in English.

“There is no shortcut(捷径) to studying English. Just practice, practice and practice!” Siu said.

1.A. won     B. lost     C. broke    D. made

2.A. dropped out of     B. worried about C. gave up    D. took part in

3.A. in         B. at         C. on        D. for

4.A. shape     B. price     C. prize        D. work

5.A. selling     B. making     C. losing    D. reading

6.A. copies     B. times     C. buttons    D. seconds

7.A.interesting     B. difficult C. helpful    D. easy

8.A. me     B. you         C. him    D. them

9.A. Chinese-speaking B. French-speaking C. German-speakingD. English-speaking

10.A. such as     B. instead of C. because ofD. above all

11.A. teacher         B. doctor C. heroD. inventor

12.A.herself B. myself C. ourselvesD. itself

13.A.answers B. questions     C. interests    D. problems

14.A. buy             B. build         C. invite    D. publish

15.A.Before     B. Though C. Since    D. Because

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：句意：你能在两分钟做什么？12岁的赛勒斯用英语做了一个伟大的演讲并赢得了每个人的心。萧在香港新加坡国际学校学习。三月二十二日他在福建厦门参加了第十一届“二十一世纪杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛初中组的比赛。他的演讲技巧和良好的英语为他赢得了最高奖。萧说，他第一次成功的秘诀是读许多英语书。

1.12岁的赛勒斯用英语做了一个伟大的演讲并赢得了每个人的心。won获胜；lost失去；broke损坏；made制造。根据前半句Cyrus Siu, 12, made a great speech in English可推知选 A

2.他在厦门参加了第十一届“二十一世纪杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛初中组的比赛。dropped out of退出了；worried about担忧；gave up放弃；took part in参加。根据下文His speaking skills and good English won him the top 即可知他参加了英语演讲比赛，故选D。

3.在三月二十二日。in在……里；at在；on在……上；for为。 在某一日习惯用介词on，故选C。

4.他的演讲技巧和良好的英语为他赢得了最高奖。shape形状； price价格；prize奖；work工作。Win the top prize获得最高奖。故选 C。

5.他第一次成功的秘诀是读许多英语书。Selling出售；making制造；losing丢失，失去；reading读。根据下句He has read all the seven Harry Potter books,可知他读了许多书，所以选 D。

6.他已阅读了所有七本哈利·波特的书，每本都读了四到五次。Copies本； times次；buttons按钮；seconds秒。这里是在说读的次数，故选 B。

7.对我这个年龄的人来说，这些书可能有点难。interesting有趣的；difficult困难的；.helpful有帮助的；easy容易的。结合并列连词but可知该选 B。

8.但是阅读可以帮助我学习新单词me我；you你；him他；them他们。根据上句These books may be for my age可知此句是说但它能帮我学单词，所以选 A。

9.萧喜欢英语电影。Chinese-speaking说汉语的；French-speaking说法语的； German-speaking.说德语的； English-speaking 说英语的。结合上文知萧在英语比赛中获胜的秘诀是读许多英语书，可见他应该看的英语电影，所以选D。

10.例如超级英雄电影《钢铁侠》和《复仇者联盟》，是他最喜欢的。such as例如；instead of反而，代替；because of因为，由于；above all 首先。《钢铁侠》和《复仇者联盟》都是有名的超级英雄电影，故选 A。

11.“每个孩子都有有一天成为一个超级英雄的梦想。Teacher教师； doctor医生；hero英雄；inventor发明家。根据上文孩子们喜欢看Super hero movies, 可知他们有成为超级英雄的梦想，故选C。

12.有时我想我自己是一个英雄。Herself她自己；myself我自己；ourselves我们自己；itself 它自己。故选B。

13.你的兴趣和学习英语相结合是有好处的。answers答案；questions问题；interests兴趣；problems问题。故选 C。

14.创设你自己的说英语环境也很重要。Buy买； build建造；invite邀请； publish出版。 故选B。

15.尽管他的父母在家里对他说粤语，但他还诗努力用英语回答。Before在……之前；Though尽管；Since自从； Because因为。比较前后两句话就可知该用连词though，故选 B。

考点：故事类短文。