After a terrible electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, the whole world became completely dark and quiet for Robert Edwards for almost ten years．The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life．His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live．
One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once．He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning．Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up some 20 minutes later lying face down in muddy water at the base of the tree．He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a plough and a wall．When Mrs. Edwards came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years．
The news of Robert regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread, and many doctors came to examine him．Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning．However, none of them could give a convincing answer as to why this should have happened．The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since Robert lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock．
1.The reason for Robert’s attempts to kill himself was that _________．
A．a terrible traffic accident happened to him
B．he had to live in a dark and silent world
C．he was struck by the lightning once more
D．nobody in the world cared about him
2.What was Robert doing when he was struck by the lightning?
A．Sheltering from the rain under a tree．
B．Driving a car．
C．Taking a walk with a stick．
D．Lying on the ground．
3.We can infer from the text that ________．
A．there was no accurate explanation for Robert’s recovery
B．many doctors came because Robert was badly injured
C．Robert’s wife sent for doctors immediately after the shock
D．a sudden injury in the head led to Robert’s recovery
4.What’s the best title of the whole passage?
A．A Terrible Electrical Accident
B．Robert Edwards and His Wife
C．What a Sudden Shock
D．An Unforgettable Experience
假设你是Li Hua，昨天是你18岁的生日，请根据下列要点，用英语写一篇日记。
要点：
1．简要描述庆祝生日的时间、地点、方式和参加对象；
2．描述让你最感动的一个场景；
3．最后写出你的感受。
注意：
1．内容积极向上，语意连贯，结构完整。词数120左右；
2．不能写成诗歌形式；不能使用具体的人名和地名；
3．开头已给出，不计入总词数。
March 20, 2014 Fine
Yesterday was my 18th birthday．_______________________________________________
[1] One of the tough things about being a high school student is that you never Seem to get enough sleep at night, which often leaves you nodding off during classes．The best amount of sleep is about seven and a half to eight hours．Spending either less than six or more than nine hours in sleeping puts your health at risk．
[2] A popular solution to a lack of sleep at night is to take a “power nap” during the day, but does this work?
[3] Generally speaking, it can be beneficial．Research shows that a nap in the middle of the day—even a brief one as Short as five or 10minutes—can clear your mind and leave you with increased energy and improved productivity．
[4] But here are some things you need to know to do it correctly．To start with, every time you doze off （打瞌睡） during the day does not count as a “power nap”．The best time to take a power nap is in the mid-afternoon, when your energy level tends to decrease．
[5] But how long should a power nap be? Ideally, it should be kept to between 10 and 30 minutes．Nodding off for five minutes does not really provide established sleep．If you, however, go into the deeper stage you will wake up feeling weak．
[6] However, refreshing as it might be, if you get adequate sleep at night, taking a power nap isn’t such a wise choice．The reason is that sleeping during the day can interfere with your body’s biorhythms．The brain gets used to going to bed and getting up at roughly the same time each day, and you don’t want to disturb this routine．
[7] One more thing to keep in mind is that a power nap should never be used as a replacement for a good night’s sleep．A power nap during the day is not like a tablet which will definitely work．An hour’s sleep before midnight is worth a couple of hours’ sleep after midnight．
1.What is the main idea of the passage? （no more than 5 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
2.What if a person spends less than six or more than nine hours in sleeping?
（no more than 9 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
3.According to Paragraph 3, what benefits can we get from a nap in the middle of the day?
（no more than 4 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
4.When is the best time to take a power nap? （no more than 5 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
5.Why is it sometimes unwise to take a nap? （no more than 8 words）
_____________________________________________________________________
What would it be like to take a walk on the surface of Mars? If you could design the tallest building in the world, what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J．K．Rowling? This summer, you can experience all of these things, and more．All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination．
A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of 1 hour and 29 minutes online each day．Many kids like to use that time to chat with friends, play games or check e-mails．But next time you get on the Web, try exploring the world instead．“With the Internet, you can go back 11,000 years in time, or go 11,000 kilometers across the planet,” said Russell, Web search expert of Google．“The whole scope of history and the world is open to you．”
There is a wealth of information to be found online．For example, if your family is going on vacation somewhere, do a quick online search on the area before you even get in the car．“What’s the background of the place; what’s the history?” says Russell．“I like to tell my kids, ‘Whenever you have a question, whenever you have a doubt, search it out．’”
Ready to launch a virtual journey of your own? Here are a few starting points to get you thinking and to help you on your way．You can invite your parents along for the ride, too．Always ask for permission before downloading programs and software into your computer．And, check with a parent or adult before visiting any new website．
Navigate the world in 3-D with Google Earth．Begin in outer space and zoom into the streets of any city, from Hong Kong to San Francisco．Or, visit ancient monuments and watch the changing rainforests over time．With the moon in Google Earth tool, you can walk in Neil Armstrong’s famous footsteps．Take a guided tour of the moon’s surface with Armstrong’s fellow shuttle mate astronaut Buzz Aldrin．
1.According to Russell, the kids _________．
A．spend too much time on the Internet
B．should never chat and play games online
C．can solve their problems through the Internet
D．should study hard instead of chatting online
2.From the passage we know that _________．
A．we can find much information we need online
B．Neil Armstrong traveled to the moon alone
C．the kids can download programs onto the computer freely
D．the kids can visit the new website freely without parents’ guidance
3.According to the passage, if you want to go to Tropical Rainforests, you can _________．
A．take the time shuttle
B．go to the cinema to watch 3-D films
C．find a travel agency in Google
D．use Google Earth
4.The passage is mainly intended for _________．
A．parents B．kids
C．teachers D．adults
5.In which section of a website can we probably read this passage?
A．Culture． B．Health．
C．Internet World． D．Tourism．
Historians usually just study great things that happened in the past time, but Drew Faust has made history! On February 11, 2007, Faust was named president of Harvard University．She is the first woman to hold the position in the school’s 371-year history．
“I am a historian,” she said．“I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the past, and about how it shapes the future．No university in the country, perhaps the world, has as remarkable a past as Harvard’s．”
“And our common enterprise is to make Harvard’s future even more remarkable than its past．That will mean recognizing and building on what we already do well．It will also mean recognizing what we don’t do as well as we should, and not being satisfied until we find ways to do better．”
It is her great desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas that have given Drew success in a world controlled by men．“This is a man’s world, my girl, and the sooner you learn that, the better off you’ll be．” Drew Faust recalls her mother telling her this when she was young, but she didn’t buy it．
Faust grew up in a well-off family in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in the 1950s．Even then, she was a trailblazer（先驱）．A conversation with her family’s black handyman （零工） and driver inspired her to write a letter, on school notebook paper, to President Dwight Eisenhower．
She asked that he help bring US citizens together in the south, a much divided part of the country at the time．
“Drew Faust is a historian with her eyes on the future,” said Susan Graham, a professor of Harvard．Many of the university’s schools said that they believe Harvard will have a brighter future under the leadership of Drew Faust．
1.Why does the writer say Drew Faust has made history?
A．Because she is a historian．
B．Because she was president of Harvard University．
C．Because she was the first woman to be president of Harvard University．
D．Because Harvard has a remarkable past
2.What do we know about historians?
A．They usually study great things that happened in the past．
B．They are usually presidents of universities．
C．They are usually born in well-off families．
D．They are usually women．
3.What does the underlined word “buy” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A．accept B．expect C．purchase D．afford
4.What did her mother mean by saying “This is a man’s world, my girl．．．”?
A．To encourage her to do man’s work．
B．To tell her to do things as a girl should do．
C．To ask her to be well-off．
D．To expect her to be a historian．
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Faust was born in the north of the US．
B．She wrote a letter to President Eisenhower when she became president of Harvard．
C．Faust’s desire for improvement and willingness to try out new ideas has given her success．
D．Historians just care about great things that happened in the past．
Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams．Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity （默默无闻）．
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too．Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school．
Mary is shy but loves to dance．Compared with other girls, she is invisible．However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears．
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable．Mary and Joey’s paths cross at a ball．They meet and fall in love with each other．But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams．Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies．Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school．Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her．
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale．Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful．There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies．
“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson．“Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream．”
1.The first paragraph is mainly to _________．
A．inform us of the importance to marry a prince
B．remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years
C．build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream
D．tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is
2.In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _________．
A．is badly treated by the stepmother
B．is brave in expressing her love
C．has a dream of meeting a prince
D．is embarrassed by the pop singer
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A．Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class．
B．The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary．
C．Not many people have a dream to be realized．
D．Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing．
4.What does movie critic Amber Wilkinson mean by his words about Another Cinderella Story?
A．The movie is exactly another copy of the Cinderella fairytale．
B．The movie is as good as the story Cinderella．
C．The movie and Cinderella both focus on following your dream．
D．The movie is based on the story Cinderella while a little different from it．
5.The passage is mainly about _________．
A．an introduction to Mary Santiago
B．a review about a film
C．an essay about dreams
D．an advertisement of Cinderella
