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I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch (牧马场). The last time I was there he told me his story.
When he was young, his family is too poor to have a house to live in. One day when he was in a high school, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of owning a horse ranch. He also drew a picture to show a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a beautiful farm. The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F. Roberts asked, “Why did I receive an F?” His teacher said, “This is an unrealistic (不现实的) dream for a young boy like you. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.” Then the teacher added, “ If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider (重新考虑) your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it for a long and hard time. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to change your own mind on this.” Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy handed in the same paper, making no changes at all. He told his teacher “You can keep the F and I still keep my dream.”
Monty said a lot of kids’ dreams can be stolen. Don’t let anyone steal your dream. Follow your heart, no matter what others think. Have enough gumption (毅力) till your dream comes true.
1.Who owns a horse ranch? _______________________________________
2.What was the boy’s dream? _______________________________________
3.When did he hand in his seven-page paper to his teacher? ___________________
4.Why did his teacher give him an F? _______________________________________
5.What will you do to make your dream come true? ________________________
从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其正确时态填空：
1.-Turn off the radio, dear. The baby is sleeping.
-There is no need. He ______ (wake) up.
2.I _____ (leave) my key in the taxi, and now I can’t get into my home.
3.Mr Wang _______ (repair) your car. Look, it looks as good as a new one.
4.Mum makes us breakfast every morning, so she is used to _______(get) up early.
5.When _______ he _______ (return) from the USA.
用所给词的其适当形式填空：
1.On his ________ (twenty) birthday, he went to the museum with his parents.
2.He went _________ ( sail ) in Hainan Island last summer.
3.Jim has already _________ (forget) his English teacher’s name.
4.They are going to take a direct _______ ( fly ) to New York.
5.Water ______ (pollute) is one of the biggest problems in the world now.
根据句意,首字母及中英文提示写出正确的单词：
1.Danny and Daniel are brothers , and their _______ ( 妻子 ）are sisters.
2.You should do something to improve the __________(情况).
3.Finally the villagers _______ (意识到) how serious the problem was .
4.-Have you ever been a______?
-Yes, I went to America and Australia last year.
5.He has a big family, so he has many r______.
There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one know that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影) , because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting t he vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to the vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.
1. Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?
A. Because the vegetables wanted more light.
B. Because the tree drank almost all the water.
C. Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener.
D. Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as tree.
2.From the passage we know ______.
A. The vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up.
B. The gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree.
C. The gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first.
D. The tree didn’t know how important the sun was to vegetables.
3.The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “______” in the Chinese.
A. 长久地 B. 小心地 C. 有效地 D. 和谐
4.Of the following, which order is right according to the story?
① The gardener worked on the patch e ven harder than before.
② The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree.
③ The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground.
④ The tree and the vegetables realized the important of helping each other.
A. ③②④① B. ④②③①
C. ②①④③ D. ①③④②
5.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. why the sunlight and water were very important
B. how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch
C. why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch
D. what happened between the vegetables and the tree
Imagine the situation. You are driving along a desert or on a mountain. You have no idea where you are. You passed the last house two hours ago. Then your car breaks down. It is night and it is cold. You have no mobile phone. What do you do? Well, next time take a GPS with you. This invention may be able to help you. It is a device(装置) which uses satellites (卫星) to find the user’s position(位置). It can find your position to within 20 metres. A GPS cannot start your car, but at least you will know where you are.
GPS, which means Global Positioning System, is a small radio receiver. It looks like a mobile phone. You can hold it in your hand, or put in your pocket. It is sometimes put into a watch or a telephone. We also find GPS devices in cars, planes, or boats. Some of these devices have electronic maps, so you know where you are. For example, in a city they can tell you the name of the street.
There are three parts to the Global Positioning System. The first part is the receiver. You can hold it in your hand, or have it fixed into your car, plane, etc. The second part is a group of satellites orbiting the Earth. The receiver contacts at least four of the satellites and calculates(计算) its position. The third part of the system is a network of ground stations. They are all over the world. They control the satellites and make sure they are working well.
Some people think that in the future the GPS will be as common as the mobile. They are becoming cheaper and more and more accurate(精确的). There are also new uses for the GPS. Perhaps they will become like watches. Everyone will have one and you will never be lost again.
1.According to the passage, with the help of the GPS, people __________.
A. can’t be lost in a new city
B. can’t find their way in different countries
C. can learn about the culture of an unknown place
D. can spend the least time getting to another place
2.We can learn from the passage that ____________.
A. there are three parts to the GPS
B. a GPS can’t be put into a watch
C. a GPS can help you start your car
D. the GPS are becoming more and more expensive
3.The underlined word “They” in paragraph 3 means “____________”.
A. Receivers B. GPS devices
C. Satellites D. Ground stations
4. The passage is mainly about _______________.
A. the history of the GPS
B. the introduction of the GPS
C. the shape of the GPS
D. the three parts of the GPS
5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. All GPS devices have electronic maps.
B. People in many countries will use the GPS for free.
C. The receiver of the GPS contacts at least five of the satellites.
D. The GPS will become more and more common in everyday life.
