It seems like it was only yesterday -getting out of school on a hot summer day. My friends and I would race each other to the street corner. We always wanted to be the first in line to see "Uncle Lee".
"Uncle Lee" arrived every day after school on his motorcycle. He happily sold us cold ice creams from the freezer on the side of his motorcycle. It wasn't much, but it made me and my friends so happy.
Recently, filled with these memories, I decided to take a trip back to my old school. I wanted to see if I could still buy an ice cream from old "Uncle Lee". Sadly, when I got there, I could not find him anywhere.
So I stopped by my old headmaster's office. We had a nice chat and I told him all about my successful business. Then I asked him about "Uncle Lee". "Oh, that's right," he said to me, "you boys were always so fond of 'Uncle Lee'. I'm sorry to tell you，but he had to retire (退休)."
"Why is that?" I asked.
"I'm not really sure," my headmaster went on, "I think the government wouldn't renew his license."
Without doubt, I was feeling quite sad when I left my old school. I decided to walk down those old streets for a while and reviewed the memories of my youth (青春).Then, just as I was thinking about going home, I saw him. It was "Uncle Lee"! He was, of course, much older, but I would never forget that face.
So I ran over to see him. He still remembered my name. I couldn't believe it! We talked for a while, but it was getting late, so I had to go.
Later that night. I began to wonder more about why the government would make that old man stop doing the job that he loved. Then I thought about my own children. "They'll never have the chance to know an 'Uncle Lee'", I thought.
It is true that Hong Kong is changing every day. I only hope that we will not lose the things which make us truly special.
1.Who is "Uncle Lee"?
A.The writer's uncle. B.An ice cream seller.
C.A successful businessman. D.The writer's old headmaster.
2.The writer went back to school because .
A.he wanted to visit his old headmaster B.he wanted to try the old taste again
C.he wanted to see the changes of the area D.he wanted to start a new business
3.In which order did the writer do the following things?
a. He went to see his old headmaster instead.
b. He met "Uncle Lee" along the old streets.
c. He felt sorry for the lost special things.
d. He bought an ice cream from "Uncle Lee".
A.abdc B.acbd C.dabc D.dacb
4.What is the BEST title for the article?
A.Ice Cream. B.A Trip to School.
C.The Changes of Hong Kong. D.Memories of My Youth.
Do you know what a burpee is?
The burpee is one of the most basic exercises. It is made up of movements performed very quickly and repeatedly. Some fitness experts believe that it is the best exercise in the world because this exercise is one that anyone can do very easily and very cheaply. Best of all, you can get a great full-body exercise without going to a gym.
The inventor of the burpee was an American doctor, Royal H Burpee. He firstly developed it in 1932 as a test, called "The Burpee Test", to test a person's ability to move rapidly and smoothly.
Equipment (设备) needed: none
How to perform the basic burpee correctly:
1.Begin a standing position, with your feet about hip-width apart (与臀部同宽). Stand with your back straight and your arms at your sides. Hold your abdominal muscles (腹部肌肉) in tightly throughout the exercise.
2. Keep your back straight, squat down and place your hands on the floor.
3. Push your feet back behind you, so that you move from a squat position to a full-length leg extension (伸展). Keep both arms and legs straight and strong. This is the basic push up position.
4. Bring your feet back to the squat position immediately by bending your knees quickly and placing your hands on the floor.
5.Jump straight up as high as you can from the squat position, holding your arms up directly over your head.
For an intense workout (高强度的训练), do three sets of twenty burpees. Always move as fast as you can and perform each set without a stop.
1.As a form of exercise, the burpee is .
A.difficult and boring B.simple and inexpensive
C.simple but costly D.useful but difficult
2.According to the passage, the burpee .
A.needs equipment B.is not for beginners
C.was invented for exercise D.is an excellent full-body exercise
3.In Step 2, the underlined word "squat" means .
A.stand up B.lie down C.sit on one's heels D.jump up
4.The passage provides the burpee exercise.
A.advice for B.step-by-step instructions for
C.the history of D.all of the above
阅读下列短文，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
Have you ever wanted to have a doll that could talk to you? In the book The Ventriloquist's Daughter, a girl named Liur gets a doll like this. But it doesn't turn out to be as fun as she thought.
Lin Man-Chiu, an author from Taiwan, wrote the book. British translator Helen Wang translated it into English. The book tells a touching story about Liur and her father.
Liur loses her mother at a young age. Her grandfather sends her father to a medical school in the US. Five years later, he comes back with a doll named Carola, as he once promised he would. This doll is quite unusual-it can talk! However, Carola makes a lot of problems for the family.
After reading this book. I thought Liur and her father were just unlucky. In fact, this story is based on the author's own unhappy childhood. She had six sisters. Still, her grandfather wanted a grandson. Her father was under heavy pressure and didn't live with her and her sisters for a very long time. The author didn't like her father when she was young. But now she has forgiven him. The talking doll Carola stands for her father's burden (负担).
After I learned this，I understood the author's main message. Everyone has demons (心魔) in their lives, but we should do our best to beat them.
1.Who wrote the book The Ventriloquist's Daughter?
A.Lin Man-Chiu. B.Liur. C.Helen Wang. D.Carola.
2.Carola is unusual because .
A.it is a doll B.it looks like a human C.it can read books D.it can talk
3.What is the main message of the book?
A.We should try harder to understand our parents. B.A talking doll can cause many problems.
C.We should try to beat the demons in our hearts. D.Too many children can be a burden on a family.
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own efforts.
I learned this lesson from a(n) _______ many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a _______ football program.
It was a tradition for the school's old team to play _______ the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn't even practice to prepare for the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited _______ I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment we failed. I couldn't believe I had got into _______ a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to _______ that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were _______ me. I had to change my attitude about their ability and potential (潜力).
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little _______. Most importantly, I began to treat them like _______. That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their ________, we met every day and practiced passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our failure on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to ________. Finally, we faced the number one team on the field. I felt that it would be a victory for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn't what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me the greatest ________ of my life!
From the experience I learnt a lot about ________ the attitude of the leader can influence the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and ________ them. I helped them to see themselves ________, and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made, not born.
1.A.experiment B.experience C.visit D.show
2.A.strong B.normal C.weak D.proper
3.A.with B.for C.like D.against
4.A.because B.but C.so D.if
5.A.so B.quite C.very D.such
6.A.realize B.wish C.require D.share
7.A.worrying about B.looking for C.depending on D.caring about
8.A.pride B.culture C.luck D.relationship
9.A.leaders B.partners C.winners D.learners
10.A.prizes B.vacations C.training D.victory
11.A.relax B.improve C.watch D.fail
12.A.chance B.excitement C.advantage D.development
13.A.what B.why C.when D.how
14.A.encouraged B.caught C.protected D.punished
15.A.honestly B.truly C.carefully D.differently
Your teacher has asked you to write a story in about 100 words. Your story must begin with this sentence: As I was walking in the street, I heard someone call my name. ________________________
请阅读 Tony 从美国发来的电子邮件, 并根据所给提示和要求, 以李华的名义给他回复一封电子邮件。
Hey, Li Hua,
How are you doing? I've been busy since I came back from China.Guess what! I'm learning Chinese cooking, and I really enjoy it.
One more thing, I hear you have Mid-Autumn Festival in China.What's the date of the festival?
How do you celebrate it?
Tony
提 示：①Ask Tony something about his Chinese cooking .
②Answer his questions about Mid-Autumn Festival.
要求：①邮件需包括所有提示内容, 可适当发挥。②邮件中不得涉及真实的人名、校名和地名。③词数：60词左右, 开头结尾已给出, 不计入总词数。
参考词汇：the lunar calendar（阴历）, moon cake, watch the moon, the symbol of reunion（团圆的象征）
Hi, Tony：
Good to hear from you! It's amazing that you're learning ____________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Bye for now.
Li Hua
