I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how 1. (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes 2. (fix) upon me. I had no 3. (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 4. (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. I made it！ Overcome it 5. we will be able to achieve our goals.
Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight(天窗). Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder ______ he knew what was happening. The storm had moved directly over his two-story wooden house. Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.
Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to _______ ; he opened the door to the basement(地下室), and flames exploded out. Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom. “I felt ______ because the room had a separate outdoor stairway,” he explains. But the phone didn’t work, and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway, he was ______ by a wall of flames. Sibson realized he was trapped(困住).
Sibson’s house was three kilometers off the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be ______.
Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor, Huggons. He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm ______ his ears. He jumped out of bed, took his phone and flashlight, and headed down the hillside toward the ______ . That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.
Huggons dialed 911, and the operator warned him not to ______ the house. But Huggons said, “There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson ______ and die in that fire.”
“Anyone there?” Huggons called out. Then he heard “Help! I’m trapped!” coming from the second floor balcony(阳台). He entered the house, but soon had to run back to catch his ______.
After one more ______ inside the house, Huggons gave up and circled around back.
The wind parted the smoke just ______for him to catch sight of Sibson. But there was no way to get to him. He ______ the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder. He took it over to the balcony and ______ Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.
Sibson is still ______ when he tells the story. “ I was alone that night,” he says. “Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life. It was Huggons.”
1.A. before B. while C. since D. until
2.A. hide B. wait C. check D. escape
3.A. safe B. worried C. glad D. tired
4.A. burned B. stopped C. shocked D. covered
5.A. limited B. false C. fruitless D. regretful
6.A. struck B. missed C. touched D. passed
7.A. noise B. road C. smoke D. danger
8.A. research B. enter C. leave D. damage
9.A. call B. roll C. scream D. sigh
10.A. breath B. attention C. ladder D. flashlight
11.A. stay B. chance C. thought D. attempt
12.A. clear B. open C. enough D. fit
13.A. led B. put C. drove D. shone
14.A. persuaded B. kicked C. pulled D. forced
15.A. nervous B. surprised C. proud D. thankful
Ways to have a happy school life
Your school days should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. How can you gain the most from them, and make sure that you do not waste this wonderful chance to learn?
Be positive about school! Don’t say things which are difficult or boring. 1. Join in lots of activities. Be quick to put your hand up. Go round the school with a big smile.
2. School is not a holiday camp. If you are not working, you are not learning, you are wasting your time at school. Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.
Keep fit. If you do not eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class.3. Play some sports to keep your body strong.
Do today’s work today.4. Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. You cannot finish a race if you rest all the time.
Don’t be too disappointed if things sometimes go bad. Everyone fails some tests, loses some matches and has bad days. Friends are not always perfect, and they sometimes say and do unpleasant things.5.
Follow my advice, and have a happy school life!
A. Expect to work.
B. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
C. Don’t let small problems seem very big and important.
D. Be interested in school life and your school subjects.
E. Don’t waste life lying in bed on Saturday morning.
F. You are making your time of little use unless you are learning hard.
G. If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class.
There are two methods by which hydrogen(氢)can be used to power cars.The first way is to use hydrogen to drive the engine，in much the same manner as many cars use gas.The second method is to use the reaction of hydrogen with oxygen in a battery(电池).
The dream of producing hydrogen for the car from water while driving is a long way off，so we are still at the period of batteries and filling the tank with hydrogen gas.This is the most difficult thing for car users and producers.There are only sixteen hydrogen filling stations in Los Angeles and none in 99% of other cities worldwide.
Indeed，some of the big name automobile producers have pulled out of the race to put the first practical hydrogen car on the streets.Ford and GM have announced that they are pulling out in America and so has Renault in France.
However，the Japanese companies are going on with it.In fact，Honda introduced its first hydrogen fuel car in 1999.They are now working on the secondgeneration hydrogen cars known as the FCX Clarity.Guess where you can buy these cars？There is only one city in the world.Yes，Los Angeles，because of its filling stations.
Honda thinks that they could go into fullscale production of the FCX Clarity by 2020，if the world is prepared for them by then.Hyundai has ongoing plans to make hydrogen fuel cars and says that they will be produced in 2012.Daimler also says that they would be producing 100,000 hydrogen fuel cars in 2012－2013.
Then there are hydrogen powered buses in several European cities including Amsterdam，Barcelona，Hamburg，London，Luxembourg and Madrid.Lotus，the maker of London taxis，has announced that they want to produce some hydrogen powered taxis in time for the London Olympics.
So the hydrogen vehicles(交通工具)are out there and the numbers will be growing fairly soon.However，getting fuel is not the only difficulty for the average motorist.
1.Which of the following things may take the longest to come true?
A. Using the reaction of hydrogen with oxygen in batteries to power cars.
B. Using water to produce hydrogen for cars while driving.
C. Hyundai's developing hydrogen fuel cars.
D. Developing hydrogen powered taxis.
2.Which of the following statements about hydrogen powered vehicles is TRUE?
A. Hydrogen powered cars were not introduced to the public until the 21st century.
B. Hydrogen powered buses can only be seen in America right now.
C. Hydrogen powered taxis produced by Lotus will be used in America soon.
D. Hydrogen powered vehicles are likely to increase in the number soon.
3.The writer wrote this passage mainly to________.
A. tell us the history of hydrogen powered vehicles
B. tell us the presentday situation of hydrogen powered vehicles
C. introduce some Japanese car producers to us
D. introduce several European cities that are using hydrogen powered vehicles
We all know a picky(挑剔的)eater or two. Maybe you have that one friend who refuses to step foot in a sushi restaurant even though she’s never tried it. Or the one who turns her nose up at anything green.
Experts suggest your DNA and upbringing are to blame for your picky eating habits. A group in Finland looked at what we call food neophobia, which means "fear of the new", and found there is some genetic basis for this. But neophobia can be greatly influenced by the surroundings. Parents unwilling to try anything new will expose(暴露)their kids to fewer new food.
People less adventurous may be more unlikely to try new foods. It’s normal for children to go through a picky stage when they’re toddlers, maybe two or three years old, and that makes sense evolutionarily. (When our ancestors first tried new foods, they had to be cautious to avoid being poisoned.) But as we get older, if we continue to avoid new food, pickiness can last.
For those who are simply picky, certain social situations like cocktail parties with all those foods full of mystery ingredients can cause anxiety. They’re often sort of embarrassed to admit that they eat like a child, so they will just say: "My stomach’s upset. " or "I had a late lunch. ".
Your taste buds can change over time, but that requires taking a chance on new foods. But to be less picky, you definitely have to be determined. The most common reason for wanting to change is social.
Expanding your eating horizons can make everything from a party to a vacation easier and more enjoyable.
1.The underlined part in Paragraph 1 means "________".
A. likes the smell of B. doesn’t like the smell of
C. dislikes and refuses D. shows interest in
2.Which of the following plays a role in deciding whether one is picky?
A. Ancestors. B. Surroundings. C. Social relations. D. Age.
3.According to the author, if you want to change your picky eating habit, you should________.
A. go out eating with a friend unwilling to try anything new
B. eat various foods when you are a toddler going through the picky stage
C. avoid embarrassment in social situations to make yourself feel at ease
D. try new foods to allow your taste buds to change over time
4.The main purpose of writing the article is to________.
A. describe phenomena of picky eating habits
B. present facts about picky eating habits
C. clarify misunderstandings of picky eating habits
D. criticize picky eaters for their bad eating habits
If you want to live longer and lower the risk of heart disease, a move to the mountains may help. Research by scientists in Greece shows that living in the mountains is good for the heart and longevity (长寿). People living at higher altitude have lower possibility of dying from heart disease than those closer to sea level, even if they have factors (因素) that could increase their risk. “Residence (居住) in mountainous areas seems to have a ‘protective effect’ from heart disease,” said Dr Nikos Baibas of the University of Athens. He and his colleagues guess that the increased exercise from walking up mountainous area gives the heart a good workout and enables it to deal with lower levels of oxygen.
Researchers studied the health records and death rates of 1,150 Greeks who lived in three villages near Athens over 15 years. One village was 1,000 meters above sea level and the other two were in low-lying areas. Although men and women living in the mountainous village had higher blood pressure rates and other risk factors than people in the other villages, they had a lower rate of death from heart disease and other causes after a fifteen year follow-up. “The contrast was more evident among men than among women,” Baibas added in a report in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Heart disease is one of the world’s top killers. Smoking, high blood pressure, raised cholesterol (胆固醇) levels, being overweight and a family history of the illness increase the possibility of developing the disease.
1.That people living at higher altitude have lower chance of dying from heart attack may because they
A. have good dieting style B. live more happily
C. often climb mountains D. know how to keep healthy
2.What does the underlined word “evident” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Clear. B. Good.
C. Hopeful. D. Lucky.
3.According to the text, people are more likely to die from .
A. smoking B. heart disease
C. high blood pressure D. being overweight
4.What can we infer from the text?
A. People often climbing mountians won’t be ill.
B. The research of the Greeks lasted about 10 years.
C. Four other illnesses reduce the chance of developing heart disease.
D. A person smoking often has a chance of developing heart disease.
