An ice cream sundae（圣代）is a special treat that many enjoy. And in summer it is the perfect dessert to cool down with after a hot day. Of course, ice cream in any form is a dessert no child could miss either. Back in the 1890's there was an old-fashioned ice cream store in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. It was owned by a man named E.C. Berners. One day a boy named George came into the store and ordered a bowl of vanilla ice cream. He looked across the counter and noticed the bottle of chocolate syrup（糖浆）that was used in making ice cream sodas. He asked if the owner would add some to the top of his vanilla ice cream. The owner agreed and George said that it tasted really good. Other customers started to order chocolate syrup over their ice cream too. It very quickly became quite popular to do so.
But in those days ice cream cost five cents and adding the chocolate syrup made it too expensive for Berners to continue serving the ice cream that way for the same price. At last Berners came up with an idea — to sell ice cream with chocolate syrup on Sundays only.
Many years later the new name was invented by an unknown trader who thought the treat should have a name as fancy as its taste. That is how today when we enjoy ice cream with chocolate syrup it is now called a “sundae”.
根据短文内容,判断正（T）误（F）。
1.According to the passage, a sundae is in fact ice cream with chocolate syrup on it.
2.Only children liked to eat the sundae at first.
3.To save money, Berners sold ice cream with chocolate syrup on Saturdays only.
4.An unknown trader invented the name of “sundae”.
5.The passage is mainly about the history of ice-cream sundae.
Have you ever heard that “Success is a journey, not a destination（终点）"? As a man aged 30, I believe it's true. It is, in fact, my law of life. In my eyes, what matters is not necessarily where you are in the end, but what you achieve while you are trying along the way. It means that no matter what it is, as long as you try, you can never fail. It means you can learn from your mistakes and continue on the next journey a little more wisely.
I think St. Louis Rams, a professional American football team in Missouri, as a whole shared my law of life. They played every game with their full potential（潜能）instead of letting a few winning games got to their heads. They had the goal of playing in every Super Bowl, a football game played in the US each year on the first Sunday in February. Even though they lost some games, they didn't give up.
It doesn't matter if you don't have the ability to be on top in the end, or to win the game. What matters is that you worked hard the whole time. You should understand that success is a non-ending journey. Everyone should realize that someone will win and someone will lose. But what's important is that both sides need to try their best. After all, it's not who wins or loses, but how well you play the game and you should remember this in your own life.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。
1.What does the writer mainly talk about in Paragraph 1?
A.His biggest success.
B.His dream for the future.
C.His understanding of his law of life.
D.His achievements in the past few years.
2.What does the underlined part “go to their heads” mean in Chinese?
A.去找领导 B.获得一等奖 C.撞到头部 D.冲昏头脑
3.According to the writer, St. Louis Rams___________________.
A.had a difficult goal to achieve B.took every game seriously
C.won the Super Bowl all the time D.used to be the best football team in Missouri
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.We should try our best whatever we do.
B.We must win every game.
C.We should forget what we want.
D.We should hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
5.What's the best title for the passage?
A.Take pride in your work B.Failure is good for you
C.Everyone has a chance D.Success is not final
While most teens are busy with sports, friends and online games, Robert Martinez is working to save the planet. He is one of the most famous environmental activists in the world. So how does a teenager do that?
“I grew up in a family where people were always thinking about the environment,” says Robert. When Robert was just 6 years old, he decided he had to do something about climate（气候）change — a serious environmental problem. Scientists have been studying climate change for many years. They know that Earth's climate changes on its own over time. But right now, it is changing more and more quickly than usual because of pollution created by people by the cars, trucks and planes we ride in, and by the coal and oil we burn for electricity.
His elder brothers and sisters ran an environmental group called Earth Guardians which was started by their mom. First he listened when they had meetings. Soon he was traveling around the country and the world. His goal? To educate and inspire people to join the fight against climate change.
Today Robert runs Earth Guardians. The group works with thousands of kids around the world. He speaks to students in classrooms about steps they can take to help the planet. And he writes and performs hip-hop songs about the environment. Robert believes that if many people change their habits, we can reduce the causes of climate change.
根据短文选择正确答案。
1.Robert Martinez works on____________.
A.doing sports B.making online games C.saving the planet D.how to make friends
2.Scientists believe that________________.
A.Earth's climate never changes B.Earth's climate is not a big problem
C.Earth's climate is changing more quickly D.Earth's climate changes just because of pollution
3.Earth Guardians is____________.
A.an environmental group B.an environmental program
C.an environmental activity D.an environmental game
4.To help the planet,Robert does a lot except___________.
A.telling others what to do B.making a movie
C.working with other kids D.writing and performing hip-hop songs
5.The best title of the passage should be____________.
A.How To Save The Planet B.Never Pollute the Environment
C.Earth's Climate D.A Teenage Environmental Activist
Barry was going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife recently died. She and Barry had many happy years together. ___________his wife, Barry felt that life was meaningless.
For months, Barry stayed in his house all day feeling ___________. His friends and his family tried to get him out of the house and encourage him to start doing things, ___________they were not successful.
One day, Barry's neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, called _________ to come to the fence（栅栏）in front of her house.
“Hello, Barry! Look at this fence. It's_________ . You are a strong man, and you have some free time. I want you to fix this fence for me.” said Gertrude.
Barry wasn't happy. He thought he was the one who _________ help and support, because he recently lost his wife. He thought the old lady was being very impolite. _________, he knew she was too old to fix the fence _______, so he agreed to fix her fence.
Barry worked on the fence for days. When he finished, Gertrude was very thankful, and Barry_________for the first time in months. “Barry, you did such a wonderful job fixing my fence. Do you think you could____________ it for me?” Gertrude smiled at him.
Barry couldn’t believe she was asking for more____________. Didn't she know how sad he was? But because they had been ____________for years, Barry agreed. He worked hard painting the fence. He felt______________of the beautiful fence he was painting. Over the next few weeks. Gertrude kept giving Barry______________. He repaired her door and even built a beautiful patio（露台）for her.
Barry no longer felt that life was meaningless. He finally______________that she was never being rude. Instead, she was wise and she saved him.
1.A.As B.For C.From D.Without
2.A.nervous B.excited C.sad D.surprised
3.A.so B.unless C.but D.because
4.A.him B.her C.us D.them
5.A.new B.broken C.strange D.beautiful
6.A.needed B.got C.offered D.refused
7.A.Instead B.Besides C.Also D.However
8.A.himself B.itself C.herself D.themselves
9.A.cooked B.smiled C.slept D.traveled
10.A.paint B.buy C.build D.clean
11.A.help B.money C.advice D.attention
12.A.classmates B.families C.teammates D.neighbors
13.A.afraid B.full C.proud D.tired
14.A.presents B.support C.jobs D.ideas
15.A.hoped B.worried C.remembered D.realized
根据对话内容及方框中所给的句子补全对话。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. What's your dream, Dale?
B. How are you going to do that?
C.I like to meet and talk to new people.
D. What would you like to be?
E.1 think it good for you to read more books.
F. Yes, I was deeply moved.
A: Hi, Marcus! Did you watch the performance by the one legged girl yesterday on China's Got Talent?
B: 1.She has one leg, but she can dance very well.
A: I was moved too. And being a great dancer is her dream.
B: 2.
A: Well, being an astronaut like Chen Dong is my dream. I want to fly in space.
B: Great, but it's not easy to achieve your dream.3.
A: I'm going to study hard and do well in all subjects.
B: And you will have to do more exercise to make yourself strong.
A: Sure. I will.4.
B: I'd like to be a reporter.5.
A: I hope your dream will come true.
B: Thank you. You, too.
—Thanks a lot for teaching us so well and patiently, Mrs. Miller.
—________. I'm proud of you all, too.
A.Enjoy yourself B.That's all right
C.It doesn't matter D.Take your time
