Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!
In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.
Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spine bifida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”
Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.
Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals.
1.What made Jean take part in sports?
A．She was brave. When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”
B．She was competitive.
C．She was strong.
D．She was disabled.
2.What kind of education did she receive?
A．High school.
B．Junior middle school.
C．High education.
D．Primary school.
3.What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?
A．Work hard.
B．Hope for the best.
C．Dream a lot.
D．Have great wishes and work hard.
假如你是高一新生李华。面对高一的新生活,你有了新的想法和计划。请你给美国笔友Tom写封信,告诉他你的新学期规划。要点如下:
1.新老师、新同学;
2.繁重的学习任务;
3.业余爱好。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.信的开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
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Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
按照所学课文内容,完成句子(每空1分，最后二空1分,满分10分)
1.Ms Shen’s method _____ teaching is nothing like ____ of the teachers of my Junior High school.
沈老师的教学方法和我初中老师的教学方法一点也不像。
2.There are a few students in our class who keep _____ to class late but they’re always ____ time for Ms Shen’s lessons!
我们班有几个上课经常迟到的同学，但是他们总是按时上沈老师的课！
3.I think I’ll ____ well in the exam with Mrs Chen________ me.
我认为有陈老师教我，我会在考试中取得好成绩。
4.We ______ great meals _________ by experts!
我们吃到了烹饪大师们做的美味佳肴。
5.We got on in Sydney and we got off in Alice Springs _______in the middle of Australia, _____ ______ four thousand kilometres away.
我们在悉尼上车，在4000多千米以外恰恰是澳大利亚中部的艾丽斯斯普林斯下车。
单词拼写:根据首字母或汉语意思写出单词的适当形式（每题1分，共10分）
The famous player agreed to give a(n) 1._________(采访) after his match.
My history teacher is very a 2. . He always makes us laugh in the lesson
You’d better not be n_3.____ but stay calm when you are faced with the heavy burden.
The flower show was attractive and made a deep i _4._____ on Tom.
If you'd like more____5.____(信息), ring the Hotline on 414 3929.
When talking in a group, you should not speak so l ___6.___ as to bother others who are close by.
The film makes me b__7._____ and soon I ‘m falling sleep.
Don't try to explain away the situation. If you have made mistakes, just_8._______ (承认)them.
"We watched the cruel soldiers in the forest ____9._____（射杀） five old people, " said one man If you want to catch that train we’d better set off for the station 10. （立即）
Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold. This time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It’s easy to understand why the owner of the Joker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵). He had to begin with his calculations (计算) all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I am ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that will be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” Kaplan waited a few more days until he felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first
blow. The diamond split (切开) exactly as he promised.
1.Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _______.
A. in a minute B. at the foot of a big mountain
C. in his own backyard D. in a garage
2. A diamond dealer is a person _______,
A. in the diamond business B. who stores diamonds
C. who cuts diamonds D. who sells diamonds
3.When the diamond was resold, _______.
A. the dealer lost a lot of money
B. Joker made some more money
C. the dealer got 800,000 dollars
D. Kaplan got 800,000 dollars
4.The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth _______.
A. $300,000 B. $500, 000
C. $300, 000,000 D. $800, 000, 000
5.Kaplan studied the diamond for _______.
A. one and a half years B. more than half a year
C. over eighteen months D. more than nineteen months
Roosevelt’s active and clever mind helped him greatly through periods of his illness. As soon as he could sit up, he worked on his stamp collection, began to write a history of the United States and a book about John Paul Jones—a navy hero. He was also ready to try anything that might help him to get well. A member of his family tells the following: Roosevelt got a great deal of physical exercise later simply by crawling around on the floor. Although now over forty, he spent hours crawling around his library floor like a child. Then he decided to learn how to go up the stairs by himself. Day after day he would pull himself up the stairs by the power of his hands and arms. He insisted that his family and friends watch him and talk with him, to give the impression that what he was doing an everyday routine (例行的) action.
1.From this passage we know that Roosevelt ______.
A. was good at sports B. couldn’t sit up
C. hated collecting stamps D. was once seriously ill
2.John Paul Jones was ______.
A. the man who was ready to help Roosevelt
B. the writer of the passage
C. of the members of Roosevelt’s family
D. a hero in the navy
3.Roosevelt liked ______.
A. crawling on the floor B. reading and writing
C. physical exercise D. climbing stairs
4.Roosevelt had a lot of exercise in order to ______.
A. get praised by his friends and families
B. tell his friends he was healthy
C. get well again
D. show he was active and clever
5.After a period of exercise. Roosevelt ______.
A. could walk up the stairs with the help of others
B. could crawl upstairs with his feet
C. could get upstairs without anybody to help him
D. could stand up and walk for a while
