After giving a talk at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student. An illness had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me. I was told it would mean a great deal to him, so I agreed.
During the nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Matthew. He had muscular dystrophy (肌肉萎缩症). When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to five, and then they were told he would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal power lifter, and I knew about overcoming obstacles(阻碍) and going for my dreams.
I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. Never once did he complain or ask, “Why me?” He spoke about winning and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously, he knew what he was talking about. He didn’t mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion（冠军）. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”
Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed
away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before:
Dick,
My mum said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can.
I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I
will never get to do that. However, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me.
Yours,
Matthew
1. How old was Matthew when they met?
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A．Five. |
B．Ten. |
C．Thirteen. |
D．Eighteen. |
2.The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that _______.
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A．the boy never complained about not getting a medal |
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B．the boy never complained about not being able to go to school |
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C．the boy never complained why the author had never come to see him before |
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D．the boy never complained about how unlucky he was to have this disease |
3.Matthew didn’t accept the author’s medal because _________.
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A．he thought it was too expensive |
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B．he was sure that he could win one in the future |
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C．he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon |
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D．he would not be pitied by others |
4.From the passage we learn that _________.
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A．Matthew was an athlete |
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B．Matthew was an optimistic and strong-minded boy |
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C．The author used to have the same disease as Matthew had |
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D．Matthew became a champion before he died |
Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last very long. To have a friend, you must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous (宽宏大量的)；be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose your friend’s trust. Good friends always count on one another to speak and act honestly.
Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money or your clothes, or enjoy, like your hobbies and your interests. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings. These can be very valuable to a friend. They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them you help your friend know you better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve . Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem. So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put yourself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.
No two friendships are ever exactly alike (相同). But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friendships, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.
1.Some friendships don’t last very long because .
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A．there are too many people who want to make friends. |
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B．they don’t know friendship is something serious |
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C．they receive others’ friendships but never give others friendships |
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D．they always give other people friendships |
2.According to the passage , honesty is .
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A．as important as money |
B．more important than anything else |
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C．something countable |
D．the base of a friendship |
3.Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?
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A．A friend who gives you his lunch money is a true friend. |
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B．Always tell your friend the truth. |
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C．Discussing your problems with your friend often helps to solve the problem. |
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D．Sharing your mind with your friend is of great value. |
4.The best title of this passage is .
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A．A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed |
B．Honesty Is the Best Habit |
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C．How to Be a Friend |
D．Three Important Points in Life |
Not many years ago，a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five， he gave ￡ 12，000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness， many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk，Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection （注射） in my neck each evening.” he told the newspaperman，thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain，asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
1.Johnson became a rich man through _________.
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A．making whisky |
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B．doing business. |
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C．buying and selling land. |
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D．having an injection each night |
2.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening， he really meant that ______.
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A．he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening. |
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B．he needed an injection in the neck. |
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C．a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well. |
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D．there was something wrong with his neck. |
3.Which words do you think can best describe Johnson according to the passage?
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A．humorous and drunk |
B．wealthy and honest |
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C．wealthy and humorous |
D．drunk and clever |
Many of Chinese students who have learnt English for more than ten years are still unable to speak English fluently when they meet a foreigner. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure, but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.
It is not uncommon that many students, who are bad speakers of English, can write English perfectly. This proves that they are not unable to organize their idea in English. The center of the problem is that they don’t have enough practices and confidence.
Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those foreigners to whom you are speaking? Don’t be shy. They will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The best to get rid of this trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that more practice will help you to succeed.
1.What’s the best topic for the passage?
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A．How to speak to foreigners |
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B．How to write English well |
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C．How to organize the idea in English |
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D．Practice speaking English |
2.So many Chinese students dare not speak to foreigners because_________.
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A．they are afraid they can’t understand the foreigners |
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B．they worry about making mistakes in their speaking |
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C．they are afraid their English is too poor |
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D．they don’t like speaking to foreigners |
3. In the last paragraph, the expression “get rid of” means _________.
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A．do with |
B．be free of |
C．be afraid of |
D．get into |
Mike has loved flying since he was small. When he was three years old, his dad took him to an air show. Mike loved the sounds of the plane and he 31 of becoming an airplane pilot(飞行员) some day. As Mike grew up, he learned as 32 as he could about flying. He wanted to go to flying school 33 university. He kept on 34 his parents about it all the time. At that time, pilot training was very 35 . Mike’s parents couldn’t afford it.
Later Mike became a salesman. He hoped to get lots of money for flying school. He traveled 36 America for his factory. He liked to travel, 37 by plane. To save money, he usually stayed in cheap hotels.
One morning, Mike 38 to Atlanta. On the plane, after breakfast, he went to 39 . Some time later, he woke up. The two men beside him were talking in a 40 voice. When Mike heard the word “hijack(劫持)”, he nearly 41 out of his seat, but he pretended(假装) he was still 42 . He listened when the two men talked. Mike quickly learned what was 43 . They planned to hijack the plane to Cuba. This made Mike very 44 . He knew he had to stop them before they began their 45 .
Mike pretended to use the washroom. On the way he met a hostess(空姐) and told her about the coming 46 . A moment later, the passengers were told that there was something wrong with the plane. Soon the plane landed at the 47 airport.
The two men received a 48 when they saw twenty police officers were 49 them at the airport.
Later Mike was given free flying training as a reward. 50 he became a pilot and flew happily ever since. Now his story is well known in the United States.
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