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Rudi Matt lived in a small village in the Swiss Alps in 1865. What he wanted most in the world was to climb the（26 ）peak(山峰) in the Alps. Rudi's mother and his uncle, Franz, a mountain guide, wanted him to stop（27 ） and start working in a hotel. Rudi would not（28 ） his dream and secretly got in touch with an English mountain climber（29 ）was planning to climb the highest peak.

Franz was very（30 ） when he found out what Rudi had done, but he finally agreed to let Rudi go if he went climbing, （31 ）Franz also didn't want to see Emil Saxo, a guide from another village, got to the top（32 ）him.

Rudi turned out to be a very good climber, （33 ）as they got close to the top, the Englishman got sick and could go no farther. Franz（34 ） behind to take care of him, but Saxo continued, wishing to be the（35 ）to the top. Rudi went after Saxo, hoping to（36 ）him to the top. When they met, Saxo fought with Rudi and fell down by accident. Saxo was helpless and hurt. Rudi must（37 ）whether to carry Saxo back down to safety or to continue alone to the top.

He decided Saxo's life was more（38 ）than his dream and helped him down. During that time, the Englishman and Franz（39 ） the climb, and finally they reached the top. Later, when they returned to the village, they told people that（40 ）was the real conqueror(征服者) of the mountain.

26. A. highest B. farthest C. biggest D. deepest

27. A. learning B. playing C. climbing D. talking

28. A. try out B. give up C. go over D. work out

29 . A. what B. which C. whom D. who

30. A. tired B. glad C. quiet D. angry

31 A. again B. too C. once D. instead

32. A. after B. behind C. before D. over

33. A. but B. so C. or D. for

34. A. walked B. rested C. stayed D. watched

35. A. first B. second C. third D. last

36. A. take B. beat C. push D. help

37. A. wonder B. remember C. ask D. decide

38. A. important B. successful C. popular D. interesting

39. A. stopped B. continued C. enjoyed D. finished

40. A. Franz B. Saxo C. the Englishman D. Rudi

A

It was so dark outside the car window that it was hard to see anything."Can I have a carrot Mum?" Riley asked. "I don't have any carrots," her mum said. "How about an apple?""No," said Riley. "It has to be a carrot. ""Why do you want a carrot?" asked her mum."You always say carrots help you eyes. " said Riley. "If l eat one now, it might help me see in the dark. "

Would eating a carrot really help Riley? What is special about carrots? A clue to what makes a carrot special is its color. Carrots are orange because they store beta-carotenec胡萝卜素). Beta-carotene is a way to talk about Vitamin A(维生素A). Your eyes need Vitamin A It helps them work。

When light hits your eye, very small parts inside turn the light into messages.The messages go to your brain , and then you know what you're looking at. Your eye can only turn light into messages when it has a special chemicaI. That's where Vitamin A comes in. Your eyes use Vitamin A to make the special chemical. Every time your eye changes light into messages, a little bit of the chemical is used up. By the end of the day, you've looked at hundreds of things. That uses up a lot of the chemical. Your eyes need to make more.

What should you eat if you don't like carrots? Don't worry. Other fruits and vegetables have Vitamin A too. The secret is in their color. Most orange or red fruits store some beta-carotene, or Vitamin A Sweet potatoes, red peppers, mangoes(芒果) are a few that have the same orange secret. Can you think of any more?

1. Riley wanted a carrot because she thought_______.

A she liked it B. she was thirsty

C. it could help her see in the dark

D. it was sweet and delicious

2. The word "clue" here in Chinese means________.

A.告知

B.线路

C.方法

D.线索

3. How can Vitamin A help your eyes work?

A The special chemical can stop your eyes from using up Vitamin A

B. Vitamin A can stop your eyes from using up the special chemical.

C. The special chemical is used to make Vitamin A the light is turned into messages with.

D. Vitamin A is used to make the special chemical the light is turned into messages with.

4. Which one is NOT TRUE according to the above passage?

A. Carrots are orange because they store beta-carotene.

B. Any food which is orange or red must have some Vitamin A.

C. Most fruits that are orange or red store some beta-carotene or Vitamin A.

D. Sweet potatoes, red peppers. and mangoes have the same orange secret.

5. The passage mainly tell us that_______.

A. we can't see clearly in the dark unless we eat any carrots every day

B. we can't see clearly unless we eat any orange or red food every dayA

C. we should eat some food with Vitamin A so that we can see clearly

D. we should eat some fruit with beta-carotene so that we can see in the dark

B

At the time, I would go out in the evening with my parents. But this time I had borrowed a bicycle from a friend of mine. I didn’t know why, but once I was on my own bicycle, a kind of free feeling flooded through me. The faster I rode, the faster I wanted to go! Far ahead, I rode as if my life depended on it, head down, hands grasping the handbars. I meant to get to Jinghai Bar as fast as I could...

Oh! My hands! Don’t come any closer... Don’t touch me! That poor doctor just couldn’t get my gloves off. Each time he took a step towards me, I broke into painful shouting. Much later, I discovered that I had crashed heavily with another bicycle, and I hadn’t spoken one word of sense for at least three hours! After some time, my mother arrived at the hospital, her face as white as a sheet, and gave me a hug,only then did the doctor begin to stitch(缝合) my head wound, not only did he merrily cut off a long lock of my hair, but used no anaesthetic(麻药) either! Later. I seemed to hear faraway voices saying that my right hand was broken. I almost burst into tears. How would

I ever play the piano again?

6 .On her way to Jinghai, the writer felt ________.

A. nervous

B. comfortable

C. light-hearted

D. upset

7. Why did the writer ride a bicycle to Jinghai Bar that evening?

A. Because she wanted to attend a party on time.

B. Because she wanted to meet her friend who was waiting for her there.

C. Because she just wanted, to join some of her friends and drink some wine.

D. We are not quite sure about what she was really going there for.

8. What did the writer think of the doctor?

A. Friendiy.

B. Cruel.

C. Hardworking.

D. Kind.

9. One thing is sure, that is, before she was wounded she ________.

A.often went to Jinghai Bar with her friends

B. liked playing the piano

C. didn’t like any doctors at all

D. would burst into tears when she was in trouble

C

I'm confused these days．We are taught at home and at school that using violence is the least civilized(文明的)way to solve problems．For example, last week I thought about hitting my friend for winning a beautiful shell while we were playing At the beach．I talked with him instead and we came to an agreement．If two adults had a disagreement，and if they used violence towards each

other in order to win, is it all right?

When two countries disagree，they often fight a war．Why is using violence not okay at home，at school，or in your country but okay between countries? So many people have been killed because of wars，not only soldiers but ordinary people, even small children and babies. And refugees(难民)exist，too．A war is a great violence，like two people fighting over a shell，just much bigger.

Adults say they are fighting wars in order to solve problems and make peace. But can you really"make peace"by killing so many people? I don't think bombs(炸弹)can reach people's hearts and change them．Bombs can't create love and caring, and that's what we need in the world．Why do adults use violence so quick? Why can't they use their wisdom and talk it over? Adults might say that things are not that easy．But they are the ones that teach us to be kind，not to hurt people，and not to kill．Why don't they act as what they say?

_____ A page from a 1 2-year-old boy，Joshua's diary.

10．At the beach，Joshua_________.

A．hit his friend B．won a beautiful shell

C．played with a beautiful shell D．came to an agreement with his friend 11．Joshua hates wars between countries because_____.

A．he is afraid of wars B．he doesn't understand adults

C．wars create death and refugees D．wars are not the only way to make peace 43．What's the key to peace in Joshua's opinion?

A．Love and care for each other． B. Don't use Violence so quickly

C. Stop using bombs in wars．

D. Don't hurt or kill people in wars.

44. From the reading we can see Joshua wants adults to_____.

A．1earn from children B．be children's models

C．be kind to children D．teach children how to solve problems 45．Choose the best title for the passage．

A．Adults and Wars B．How to Stop Wars

C．Wars Can't Make Peace D．Ways of Solving Problems

D

“How many common English words were invented by Shakespeare?”

How long did it take people to find the answer to this question 15 years ago? And now! You can google it and find the answer immediately!

Google is the most popular Internet search engine in the world. It was invented by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met in 1993, when they were studying computer science at Stanford University, USA. They dreamed of producing something that could also answer any question in seconds.

Internet search engines at that time were slow and gave many websites that weren’t useful. In January 1996, Page and Brin decided to make a better and faster search engine. They thought the results should be based on the most popular websites.

Nobody would give them money for their project, so they used their own money. They also borrowed money from family and friends. Then, in 1998, they were given a cheque for $100,000, and they started their own company. Their first office was in a friend’s garage(车库).The co mpany name is Google, a word which comes from mathematics. A “google” is a very high number — 1 followed by a hundred zeros.

The Google search engine was soon used by thousands of people worldwide because it was fast, easy and correct. By 2002 it was the biggest search engine on the Internet. Now, more

questions have been answered by Google than any other Internet service, from sport to science, and from music to medicine. G oogle hopes that in the future all the world’s information will be put on the Internet, so that everybody can find everything.

15. Why did the writer begin this passage by asking you a question?

A. Because he or she liked to begin this passage by asking readers a question.

B. Because he or she was afraid that the readers didn’t know this question.

C. Because he or she wanted to make the readers interested in this passage.

D. Because Shakespeare is one of the most famous people in the world.

16. The underlined word “cheque”in the fifth paragraph means _______.

A. 楼房

B. 账单

C. 订单

D. 支票

17. From the passage we know that at the beginning of their project, _______.

A. there was not any search engine on the Internet

B. nobody supported them except their family and friends

C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin dreamed to answer any question

D. one of the most popular websites gave them a cheque for $100,000

18. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage

A. Now the Google search engine is widely used in the world.

B. The Google search engine was not the biggest one before 2002.

C. Larry Page and Sergey Brin named google after a hundred zeros.

D. The service of the Google search engine is very popular.

19. The passage mainly tells us _______.

A. the development of the Google search engine

B. about Larry Page and Sergey Brin

C. how to find information on the Internet

D. how to use the Google search engine

填词填空

Balzac, the famous French writer, was a man of great talent (天才). But he himself was p (76) of his ability to tell a person’s character （个性）by his or her handwriting. He often told his friends that he could tell anybody’s character e (77) by his writing.

One day a woman friend brought him a young boy’s exercise book. She said she couldn’t w (78) to know what Balzac thought of the boy’s handwriting.

Balzac s (79) the handwriting carefully for a few minutes. The woman, however, told him the boy was not her son and that he might tell her the t (80).

“All right,”said Balzac, “I shall tell you everything true,”He then went on to say that he thought the boy was a stupid and l (81) person. He added that the boy should be w (82) carefully, if not, he would grow up to bring harm to his f (83).

“It is very s (84), “ said the woman smiling, “This is a p (85) from your exercise book, which you used when you were a boy.”

答案：完型：ACBDD ACACA BDABD

阅读：CDDBC CDBB DDABA CDBBA

填词：76 proud 77 exactly 78 wait 79 studied 80 truth 81 lazy

82 watched 83 family 84 strange 85 page