Have you ever wanted to achieve something really amazing in life?Well,Greg Morten wanted to climb a mountain,but he ended up helping thousands of people to have a better life.
Greg’s story began with failure.In 1993,he set out to climb the world’s second highest mountain.But Greg never made it to the top.After five days,he stumbled (踉跄)into the village of Korphe in northern Pakistan,injured(受伤)and hungry.The kind villagers there looked after him for several days.
Greg saw that the villagers were very poor and hungry,and some of them were ill.Also,the village school didn’t have a roof(屋顶)and the children wrote on the ground with sticks.Greg knew he wanted to do something to help.“I’ll build a school for you,” he told the villagers.“I promise.”
Greg went back home to the USA to raise money for the school.He even lived in the car to save money!Finally he went back to Korphe and built the school.But this was just the beginning of something bigger!Since then,Greg’s organization has built around 80 schools in Pakistan and other countries,too.
Greg hasn’t finished yet.He does many other things to help people in poor countries.He has got many prizes,but it’s the smiles of the children he has helped that make him happy!
Greg has just written a best-selling book about his story called Three Cups of Tea.It’s an interesting and exciting book which tells us what ordinary(普通的)people can do with courage and determination!
1.What was wrong with Greg when he got to the village for the first time?
A. He fell ill.
B. He was badly hurt and hungry.
C. He lost his way.
D. He failed in his business.
2.How did Greg keep his promise to build a school?
A. He raised and saved money.
B. He did business to make money.
C. He wrote a book to sell for money.
D. He borrowed money from his friends.
3.What does the underlined word “this” refer to?
A. Saving money. B. Living in the car.
C. Raising money. D. Building the school.
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Building schools can help people to have a better life.
B. We have to do something in return to those who help us.
C. Ordinary people can make a difference to people’s lives.
D. Climbing mountains is a good start to help poor people.
Molly Boylan is one of the most successful business women in Canada after setting up her cosmetic (化妆品)company Blazes in 1992.Though she is very successful,she says that she finds it harder every year in balancing her business with her family life.She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby-sitter than about her.
Molly employs around eighty people in her factory and warehouse,and ten others in her two new fashion stores,but her newest employee is the most important one for her.After years of worrying about her business more than her family,she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her company.Molly will still be involved in decision-making,and she’s going to stay in touch with the people who work for her,but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with the kids.
The new arrangement (安排)is going to start on Monday,and both of them are already excited about it.Sally says,“I’m very nervous,actually,but I’m sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days,even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes.”
Molly,on the other hand,seems quite relaxed about the whole thing.“I know that Sally’s going to be a very nice manager.” she says,“She’s only been here a couple of days and she’s already shown me how to work out a few problems.The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I’ve been in years.I mean,I honestly can’t remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this,and my kids are really excited about my being at home more.To be honest,I wish I had made this decision years ago.”
1.The underlined phrase “be involved in” in the passage probably means .
A. be interested in B. take part in
C. be nervous about D. learn about
2.Sally seems to be a good manager because .
A. she has set up a new Blazes
B. she keeps in close touch with the workers
C. she has been able to solve a few problems
D. she has been working for the company since 1992
3.According to the passage,Molly .
A. will not run her business any more
B. seems satisfied with the new arrangement
C. was not pleased with the baby-sitter
D. was successful both in her business and her family
4.The best thing for Molly now is that .
A. she has more than eighty people working for her
B. her kids know more about the baby-sitter
C. she can have more time to be with her kids
D. she has got a new general manager in her company
Donna Ashlock,a 14-year-old girl from California,was very sick.She had a bad heart.“Donna needs a new heart,” her doctor said,“she must have a new heart,or she will die soon.”
Felipe Carza,15,was worried about Donna.Felipe was Donna’s friend.He liked Donna very much.He liked her freckles,and he liked her smile.Felipe didn’t want Donna to die.
Felipe talked to his mother about Donna.“I am going to die,” Felipe told his mother,“and I am going to give my heart to Donna.”
Felipe’s mother didn’t pay much attention to Felipe.“Felipe is just kidding,” she thought,“Felipe is not going to die.He’s strong and healthy.”
But Felipe was not healthy.He had terrible headaches sometimes.“my head hurts,” he often told his friends.Felipe never told his parents about his headaches.
One morning Felipe woke up with a sharp pain in his head.He was dizzy (眩晕的),and he couldn’t breathe.His parents rushed Felipe to the hospital.Doctors at the hospital had terrible news for them.“Felipe’s brain is dead,” the doctors said,“we can’t save him.”
The parents were very sad.But they remembered Felipe’s words.“Felipe wanted to give his heart to Donna,” they told the doctors.
The doctors did several tests.Then they told the parents,“We can give Felipe’s heart to Donna.”
The doctors took out Felipe’s heart and rushed the heart to Donna.Other doctors took out Donna’s heart and put Felipe’s heart in her chest.In a short time the heart began to beat.
The operation was a success.Felipe’s heart was beating in Donna’s chest,but Donna didn’t know it.Her parents and doctors didn’t tell her.They waited until she was stronger;then they told her about Felipe.“I feel very sad,” Donna said,“but I am thankful to Felipe.”
Three months later Donna went back to school.She had to have regular checkups,and she had to take medicine every day.But she lived a normal life.
Felipe’s brother John says,“Every time we see Donna,we think of Felipe.She has Felipe’s heart in her.That gives us great peace.”
1.Felipe was worried about Donna because .
A. she had freckles
B. she was very sick
C. she would have a new heart
D. she had a sharp pain in her head
2.We learn from the passage that .
A. Felipe promised Donna to give her his heart
B. Donna needed a new heart instead of her own
C. the doctors asked Felipe’s parents to donate Felipe’s heart
D. Felipe never told anyone about his terrible headaches
3.Donna knew nothing about Felipe’s heart until .
A. Felipe’s parents told her the bad news
B. the operation was going to start
C. she was well and strong enough
D. she went back to school
假定你是高一学生李华,在新的学校学习已接近半年,请根据下列提示,用英语给你的朋友Jane写封电子邮件,谈一谈你的高中生活。
1.介绍你的学校和班级
2.你的作息时间
3.你的同学
4.你最喜欢的老师(请将你最喜欢的老师化名为Ms Wang)
注意:100词左右,可适当增加细节,以使行文流畅;开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Dear Jane,
I’ve been at senior high school for almost half a year.I’m writing down my thoughts about my new school life.
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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。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),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:在错的词下划一横线,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。
The teacher I loved most was my English teacher at senior high school.She was one of those strict teacher but she was very patiently with us and cared about each one of us.So we all respected for her.She told us many stories about English history and spent a lot of time teach us literature and how to writing.She always writes helpful suggestions for writing,organizing and presented better work.She encouraged us to read and write for pleasure,that gave us confidence.She always made us feel happy in his class.She made big difference to our lives.
That’s why I teach now.
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
When I first arrived in America,I was surprised by the 1. (honest)of my classmates.Over my first month at school,I didn’t see or hear anyone cheating.I found two reasons 2. this.
First,3. any student cheats,he or she will get 4. (punish).My school has a rule called the Honor Code.It asks students not to steal,lie 5. cheat.If someone 6. (go)against the code,he or she will have to leave the school.During my first year in the school,seven students 7. (leave)the school because of 8. (cheat).
Second,American students don’t care about scores as much as Chinese students do.They know that colleges will pay attention to their all-round abilities instead 9. only scores.So they have 10. (few)reasons to cheat.
