How to Be a Winner
Sir Steven Redgrave
Winner of 5 Olympic Gold Medals
“In 1997 I was found to have developed diabetes (糖尿病). Believing my career was over, I felt extremely low. Then one of the specialists said there was no reason why I should stop training and competing. That was the encouragement I needed. I could still be a winner if I believed in myself. I am not saying that it isn’t difficult sometimes. But I wanted to prove to myself that I wasn't finished yet. Nothing is to stand in my way.”
Karen Pickering
Swimming World Champion
“I swim 4 hours a day, 6 days a week. I manage that sort of workload by putting it on top of my diary. This is the key to success —you can’t
follow a career in any field without being well-organized. List what you believe you can achieve. Trust yourself, write down your goals for the day, however small they are, and you’ll be a step closer to achieving them.”
Kirsten Best
Poet & Writer
“When things are getting hard, a voice inside my head tells me that I can’t achieve something. Then there are other distractions, such as family or hobbies. The key is to concentrate. When I feel tense, it helps a lot to repeat words such as ‘calm’, ‘peace’ or ‘focus’, either out loud or silently in my mind. It makes me feel more in control and increases my confidence. This is a habit that can become second nature quite easily and is a powerful psychological(心理的) tool.”
1.What does Sir Steven Redgrave mainly talk about?
A. Difficulties influenced his career.
B. Specialists offered him medical advice.
C. Training helped him defeat his disease.
D. He overcame the shadow of illness to win.
2.What does Karen Pickering put on top of her diary?
A. Her achievements.
B. Her daily happenings.
C. Her training schedule.
D. Her sports career.
3.According to the passage, what do the three people have in common?
A. Courage.
B. Devotion.
C. Hard work.
D. Self-confidence.
When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Doctor Gibbs. He didn't look like any doctor I'd ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his yard, but was always very kind.
When Doctor Gibbs wasn't saving lives, he was planting trees. He had some interesting theories about planting trees. He believed in the principle: "No pains, no gains". He hardly watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why and he told me that watering plants spoiled them because it made them grow weaker. He said you had to make things tough for the trees so that only the strongest could survive. He talked about how watering trees made them develop shallow roots and how, if they were not watered, trees would grow deep roots in search of water. So, instead of watering his trees every morning, he'd beat them with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree's attention.
Doctor Gibbs died a couple of years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I'd watched him plant some twenty five years ago. They were all tall and strong.
I planted a couple of trees myself a few years ago. Two years of attending these trees meant they grew up weak. Whenever a cold wind blew, their branches trembled. Adversity(逆境) seemed to benefit Doctor Gibb's trees in ways comfort and ease never could.
Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I often pray that their lives will be easy. But lately I've been thinking that it's time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to meet with hardship. There's always a cold wind blowing somewhere. What we need to do is to pray for deep roots, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we won't be torn apart.
1.With the trees planted, Doctor Gibbs often __________.
A. paid little attention to them
B. kept watering them every morning
C. talked to them to get their attention
D. beat them to make them grow deep roots
2.What does the author think of the way Doctor Gibbs planted trees?
A. Strange and harmful.
B. Interesting and funny.
C. Cruel and unacceptable.
D. Original and reasonable.[
3.Which prayer does the author wish for his sons?
A. Meet people like Dr Gibbs in the future.
B. Be able to stand the rain and wind in their lives.
C. Have an easy life, without too much to worry about.
D. Have good luck, encountering less hardship 
in their life.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Prayers for my sons
B. Doctor Gibbs and his trees
C. Growing roots
D. Watering trees
假定你是李华，你班的外籍教师Mr. Smith 即将回国。他喜欢中国文化，所以你送他一组中国剪纸（福、寿、喜）。请写一封送别信，简介礼物寓意，并表达谢意和祝愿。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 书信的开头和结尾以为你写好。
参考词汇：1.剪纸paper cuttings; 2.福 Fu；3.寿 Shou；4.喜 Xi
Dear Mr. Smith,
It is really hard for me to say goodbye to you.___________________________________________________
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者 （从第 11 处起 ）不计分。
With the development of the Internet, more and more children are addicted to play online games day and night. It does harm not only to their health, especial their eyes, but also to their studies. Comparing with online games, many traditional games benefits kids mentally and physically. They were very popular to several generations, for they learned something valuable and had a fun playing the games. Therefore, the games are losing our appeal now, and so me children even haven’t heard of them. Personally, I think teachers and parents should take measure to limit their children’s Internet time. Let children know harm of online games and the benefits of traditional games. What’s more, we should often organize some traditional activity for children.
I had an impressive trip to the Huashan Mountain last summer vacation. The scenery of the mountain is so beautiful and so different 1. even now, whenever I close my eyes, I feel the breathtaking scenery in front of 2. eyes.
Although the mountain 3. (stand) just 2,100 meters tall, it’s known as one of the most difficult mountains to climb. There are cable cars(缆车) to take, but visitors are advised 4. (go) up on foot. Only in this way can you see 5. special the rocks are and what danger you place yourself in. Climbers make their way along very narrow paths up the mountain, 6. (face) the deep cliff (悬崖), with the help of 7. iron chain. Every visitor is required to wear a safety belt, 8. makes sure that he can enjoy the fantastic view without fear of falling.
Besides the 9. (nature) beauty, the Huashan Mountain is also known 10. its rich cultural relics. The way up to the mountain-top is also a trip to go over the Chinese history. If you have never been to such a great place, set it as a must in your calendar of this year!
Christmas is the most important festival in the western world. It 1.(fall) on December 25th . When my mother and I stayed in America, we 2.(invite) by one of my mother’s friends to observe Christmas with an American family. We bought some 3.(present) for our American friends on our way 4. their house.
They had prepared different kinds of gifts for their family and guests when we got to their house, such as Christmas candles, cakes, cards, little toys, biscuits and so on. A Christmas tree was placed in 5. corner of the brilliant hall. 6. beautiful is was! We were impressed by these. We had a big meal, 7.(share) some interesting stories about Christmas and sang songs.
We learned that Christmas had something to do with Jesus. We went to bed at midnight. 8. we knew the Santa Claus was not true, we were still waiting for the Santa Claus 9.(bring) us presents. And we received many beautiful presents the next morning.
This Christmas was really 10.(forgettable). Not only did I have a good time, but also I knew something about foreign culture.
