What is it?It's called TVFrog.It is a state-of-the-art

Home Theater box that can be easilyconnected to any

TV set.It comes with everything already installed

（安装）and is up and running within minutes.No

technical know-how needed.

It is an all-in-one entertainment center that allows you to get rid of all your other hardware and remotes.All the apps we know are already pre-installed like AppleTV,Amazon Firestick etc.But there is a main difference—it allows you to watch anything for free.With no subscriptions（订阅）and completely legal.

How does it work?Just connect TVFrog with any TV or monitor you have.Press the power button and done.No seriously,it usually takes 10 seconds and you are able to watch anything you want.

But how can you watch for free?The TVFrog technology searches the internet where it will locate and stream, almost any television show,Hollywood movie,or live sports event you want to watch without having to worry about paying rental fees or monthly subscriptions.Also,it is completely legal to use as you are not saving the content just streaming.That is the great thing about it.

Of course cable（有线电视）companies are not happy with the situation so they are trying to stop TVFrog from selling it to the public.So it might get banned soon,but as soon as you have one you are completely fine and will be able to watch everything for free forever—completely legal.

You're probably thinking that this device is very expensive,False!TVFrog is on sale at the moment for under $70!One time payment—no subscription,no monthly costs.

32.What is needed to get a TVFrog to work?

A.Subscribing programs.         B.Changing the software. C.Removing its hardware.  D.Connecting it with a TV.

33.Which is true about the TVFrog?

A.It is cheap,convenient and forever free.                          B.Most of the programs in it are free to watch.

C.It encourages users to save content from the internet.   D.It has completely taken the place of traditional TV.

34.The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 probably refer to "      ".

A.the TV or monitor                B.the internet                   C.the TVFrog technology  D.the theater

35.What can we learn from Paragraph 5?

A.Cable companies encourages TVFrog selling.                B.Programs in TVFrog are usually less wonderful.

C.It is smarter to bring a TVFrog home right now!              D.Governmental bans against TVFrog has come out.

   健康的生活习惯对于成长中的我们是非常重要的。你认为健康的生活习惯应当是怎样的呢?请根据下面的信息提示,写一篇短文,首句已给出。 　　

1. 信息提示：健康饮食;早睡早起,不熬夜;参加运动,强身健体。 　　

2. 要求：根据信息提示,把握要点,适当发挥,不逐字翻译。

3. 字数在80词左右。 　

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Thirteen years ago,I fell in love with a white ball of fur that wagged its tail at me.I was about to_41_a steady job to follow my dream of becoming a travel_42_,which would possibly make my life harder—not to mention_43_ an animal that would need care during my long absence._44_I never gave it a second thought.She had me at the first wag.

Layla was good at conveying her displeasure with her body language every time I_45_.But her_46_at my departures was more than compensated for by our reunions.And when I sat to write my_47_,she would settle herself next to my desk.I would _48_to her what I'd written and she would cock her head or wag her tail_49_.Of course she didn't_50_what I was writing.But this exercise with her was my means of self-editing.This helped_51_what I put on the page.Having such a ready and_52_audience made me a better writer.Giving a_53_to Layla in this process turned a task into a joy.

I have no words to describe the_54_that connected me so_55_to her.Like many old friends,she and I_56_much over the years,and I'm so_57_to her.Whatever success I've had as a travel writer,I_58_large part to her listening and being at my side.

It does not_59_if she never understood a word I said.She was my travel partner and will_60_be.

41.A.begin                      B.apply for               C.quit                D.look for

42.A.expert              B.agent                    C.guide             D.writer

43.A.catching                  B.adopting               C.training          D.delivering

44.A.But                   B.So                                C.And               D.Or

45.A.returned                 B.cried                     C.left                 D.failed

4 6.A.satisfaction    B.disappointment    C.astonishment         D.embarrassment

47.A.stories             B.letters                   C.papers                  D.reports

48.A.display             B.offer                      C.read              D.perform

49.A.in doubt                  B.in return                C.in relief          D.in response

50.A.recognize         B.understand                  C.remember              D.appreciate

51.A.shape              B.ignore                   C.support                 D.introduce

52.A.potential                 B.creative                C.patient                  D.casual

53.A.voice                B.lesson                   C.hand              D.break

54.A.trick                 B.ownership             C.hobby            D.bond

55.A.obviously         B.closely                         C.directly                 D.loosely

56.A.shouldered      B.learned                        C.shared                  D.suffered

57.A.regretful                  B.grateful                 C.respectful      D.merciful

58.A.owe                B.devote                         C.leave             D.add

59.A.help                        B.hurt                       C.work              D.matter

60.A.frequently        B.sometimes            C.usually                  D.always

Is There Life on Earth?

    There was great excitement on the planet of Venus(金星) this week. For the first time Venusian scientists managed to land a satellite on the planet Earth, and it has been sending back signals as well as photographs ever since.

The satellite was directed into an area known as Manhattan (named after the great Venusian astronomer Prof. Manhattan, who first discovered it with his telescope 20,000 light years ago).

Because of excellent weather conditions and extremely strong signals, Venusian

scientists were able to get valuable information as to feasibility (可行性) of a manned flying saucer (碟) landing on Earth. A press conference was held at the Venus Institute of Technology.

“We have come to the conclusion, based on last week’s satellite landing,” Prof. Zog said, “that there is no life on Earth.”

“How do you know this?” the science reporter of the Venus Evening Star asked.

“For one thing, Earth’s surface in the area of Manhattan is made up of solid concrete and nothing can grow there. For another, the atmosphere is filled with carbon monoxide (一氧化碳) and other deadly gases and nobody could possibly breathe the air and     survive.”

“What does this mean as far as our flying saucer program is concerned?”

“We shall have to take our own oxygen with us, which means a much heavier flying saucer than originally planned.”

“Are there any other dangers that you discovered in your studies?”

“Take a look at this photo. You see this dark black cloud hovering(盘旋) over the surface of Earth? We call this the Consolidated Edison Belt. We don’t know what it is made of, but it could give us a lot of trouble and we shall have to make further tests before we send a Venus Being there.”

“Over here you will notice what seems to be a river, but the satellite findings indicate it is polluted and the water is unfit to drink. This means we shall have to carry our own water, which will add even greater weight to the saucer.”

“Sir, what are all those tiny black spots on the photographs?”

“We are not certain. They seem to be metal particles(粒子) that move along certain paths. They emit gases, make noise and keep crashing into each other. There are so many of these paths and so many metal particles that it is impossible to land a flying saucer without its being smashed by one”

“What are those stalagmite(石笋) projections sticking up?”

“They are some of granite formations that give off light at night. Prof. Glom has named them skyscrapers since they seem to be scraping the skies. ”

“If all you say is true, won’t this set back the flying saucer program several years?”

“Yes, but we shall continue as soon as the Grubstart gives us the added funds.”

Prof. Zog, why are we spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth when there is no life there?

“Because if we Venusians can learn to breathe in an Earth atmosphere, then we can live anywhere.”

12. According to Prof. Zog, the Venusians will have to take their own oxygen with them when they carry out their flying saucer program because                        .

A. they need it on their way to the planet of earth.

B. the earth’s atmosphere is filled with deadly gases.

C. oxygen is far from enough in the area of Manhattan

D. there is no air on the planet of Earth

13. The” dark black cloud” in the 10^th paragraph indicates            .

A. the polluted air hovering over the surface of Earth

B. the mass of tiny drops of water floating above Earth

C. the mass of small things moving through the air

D. the dark clouds gathering before a storm breaks

14. The author wishes to call our attention to the fact that ____.

A. modern man has polluted his environment to such an extent that he may destroy himself if he carries on like this

B. there is no point in spending billions and billions of zilches to land a flying saucer on Earth

C. pollution has become so serious a problem on Earth that even Venusians find life there unbearable.

D. it is difficult, if not altogether impossible, to land a manned flying saucer on Earth.

15. The tone of this essay is            .

A. hopeless and objective                       B. serious and critical (批评的)

C. humorous and satirical (讽刺的)          D. sensitive and subjective

Last year,two days before Christmas,my friends called,telling me their kitchen caught fire, 41 　(destroy) everything in it. I drove to their house,taking all the food that I had.They were

so happy to see me,but felt　 42 　(embarrass) having nothing to give me in return. 

I went home,very upset.　  43  　(actual),I was also in a hard place financially and unable to do  44   (much) for them.I called a friend of  45   (I) about this, who responded, “These

people mean a lot to you and I want to help them.”  Since he had never met them, he requested 

me  46    (go) to the grocery store,all on him. At the check-out,I noticed him lacking money,so that I had to have some items taken back.

We were walking away    47 　I heard a voice behind me asking the clerk,“How much 

are those things? I decide to pay for them.” I turned around,  48  (thank) the kind man and told  him everything. He explained that he understood as he had lost his job the year before but now was working again.  49  tears in our eyes,all of us went away. It was such 50  wonderful 

feeling to see folks step up when someone needed help, even a total stranger. 

When milk arrived on the doorstep

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.

Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note-“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”-and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.

All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.

There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.

Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch （门廊）. Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

8. Mr Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer____.

A. to show his magical power.    B. to pay for the delivery

C. to satisfy his curiosity.    D. to please his mother.

9. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?

A. He wanted to have tea there.

B. He was a respectable person.

C. He was treated as a family member.

D. He was fully trusted by the family.

10. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?

A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.

B. It has been driven out of the market.

C. Its service is getting poor.

D. It is forbidden by law.

11. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?

A. He missed the good old days.

B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.

C. He missed it for his milk bottles.

D. He planted flowers in it.

 Could you imagine a future changed by technology        our lessons are taught by robots rather than human teachers?

         A. at which               B. that                C. which                    D. in which

    Here are some of the movies that inspire you to travel.

The Lord of the Rings

   The story is about Frodo, his friends and their adventurous journey through Middle

Earth. Filmed in about 150 locations all over New Zealand, this traveling movie shows its

beauty . From the rolling hills to the volcanic region, this is the best movie to see New

Zealand. The director of the movie Peter Jackson first read the novel on a train when he

was just seventeen.

Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection

   Indiana Jones and travel are inseparable. Everyone remembers the red line on the

world map that shows up on screen when he flies. The Egypt scenes in Raiders of the Lost

Ark were filmed in Tunisia. Temple of Doom was filmed mostly in Sri Lanka and Macau.

The Last Crusade was filmed in Italy, Spain and Jordan including an excellent view of

Petra. Unlike the others, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was filmed almost entirely in the

United States. However, their shots of Iguazu Falls are amazing.

Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile

    This movie series focuses on a romance writer Joan and her adventures with a soldier

named Jack. In Romancing the Stone Joan goes into Colombia to save her sister who was

kidnapped(绑架). Romancing the Stone’s scenes were shot mostly in Mexico. For Jewel

of the Nile, the scenes were mostly shot in France and Morocco.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

    Tom Ripley is a working class young man , who is asked to go to Italy to convince a

wealthy businessman’s son to come home because of a case of mistaken identity. This

travel movie starts in New York and heads to Monticello. The last section of the movie is

filmed mostly in Rome and Naples. The locations are beautiful. They also did a good job

of showing Italy as it looked in the 1960s.

28. What can we learn by reading the second paragraph?

   A. The Lord of the Rings is the best movie made in New Zealand.

   B. The Lord of the Rings was shot from Wellington to Auckland.

   C. The Lord of the Rings has increased tourism in New Zealand.

   D. The Lord of the Rings caught the director’s attention long ago.

29. If you are interested in Europe , you probably watch the film _______.

   A. Temple of Doom          B. The Last Crusade

   C. Raiders of the Lost Ark     D. Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

30. What has happened to the writer Joan?

   A. She was kidnapped to Colombia.

   B. She travelled with a soldier named Jack.

   C. She was so brave as to save her sister.

   D. She was asked to write the movie series.

31. The movie The Talented Mr. Ripley tells us a story of a man who ________.

A．owns a large amount of money

B．contributes to helping a man out of trouble[Z-X-X-K]

C．goes sightseeing in Rome and Naples

D．becomes wealthy by always working hard

After I made it to the city center, I started to feel it might be easy for a foreigner to deal with the great size of Beijing. With growing confidence, I decided to take the subway to the hotel, not realizing that the network didn’t go that far. Impressed with the cleanliness of the station, I bought a ticket and boarded the first train that came along.

After a few minutes I asked in English of course a young man seated next to me where I should get off closest to the Friendship Hotel. Wearing a smart business suit and tie, he would surely speak English, wouldn’t he? Unfortunately, he couldn’t understand me but seemed very friendly. I showed him the room card with all the information of the Friendship Hotel in Chinese characters. He looked at it, and then his eyes moved quickly to the carriage （车厢） subway map. Next, he raised three fingers of his right hand.

In Australia, raising fingers at someone is not usually nice, but this man wasn’t smiling. At the next station he showed me two fingers. Now in Australia, that’s really rude, but I got the message. When we stopped at the third station, he didn’t just point to the door, but got up, took me out of the train, and led me to the top of the stairs, and out onto the street. Then he stopped a taxi and told the driver where to take me.

All this came from a man who couldn’t speak my language, and I couldn’t speak his. I was now speechless, especially when he refused my offer of money. I felt a little embarrassed having even thought he would accept a tip.

This experience made it clear I had to learn some Chinese quickly or my adventures might start turning into bad luck.

32．The author decided to take the subway because ________.

A．he lived near the city center

B．the network covered most of the stops

C．he believed in his ability to deal with the trip

D．he had a good impression of its cleanliness

33．Having been shown the room card, the young man_________.

A．understood the author well

B．still remained puzzled

C．answered the author directly

D．pointed at the subway map

34．Which of the following can’t be used to describe the young man?

A．helpful                   B．rude

C．warmhearted                    D．caring

35．The author’s purpose of writing this passage is mainly to ________.

A．prove the importance of being careful

B．appreciate the kindness of the young man

C．complain some cultural misunderstanding

D．describe one of his adventurous experiences

Until I was 13, I assumed I was just like everyone else. But one day I read a piece of paper in my dad’s briefcase that _36_everything. That’s when I saw the words: “Simone is said to have Asperger syndrome.”

I screamed at my dad, “Tell me what it is!” He _37_ that I have a mild form of brain disorders, which was a problem that shapes the way I interact with other people. I wasn’t sure exactly what he _38_, but it didn’t matter. I just wanted to try to _39_ my shock and go back to the way things were before I knew.

But even though I wouldn’t _40_ acknowledge the news, Asperger’s still destroyed my confidence and made me _41_ and isolated. I felt like an outcast(被抛弃者)---not just because Asperger’s made it hard for me to make friends, but because now I had this _42_ . I just wanted to be like everyone else. _43_, at 16, I said to myself, “Enough! You can’t run and hide from it, girl. Just face it.”

It’s funny, the first time I thought something was _44_ was not because of what I couldn’t do ---- it was because of what I could do. In the sixth grade, while other kids were _45_ with spelling, I was like a human spell-checker! I’ve also had a photographic memory, and _46_ I call my “super powers”---extrasensory hearing and acute awareness: I can _47_ phone numbers people dial just by the sound the buttons make when pressed or _48_ hear one sour note in an entire symphony! And I can _49_ pay attention to two things at once.

Don’t get me wrong. Asperger’s can be very confusing. For years I felt like a butterfly _50_ in its cocoon (茧), waiting to emerge. It took years of work with a psychologist to _51_ the difficulty of making friends.

I’m not going to let Asperger’s create _52_ for me. That’ why I am happy to have found out about and faced my _53_. Asperger’s is a metaphor(象征) for life: We all have _54_ , but the key is to be able to have the _55_ to face what’s bad about them and still find what’s good.

36. A. prevented                B. changed                 C. determined                    D. improved

37. A. explained                B. realized                   C. apologized                     D. suspected

38. A. meant                      B. predicted                C. concerned                    D. doubted

39. A. admit                        B. subscribe                C. recognize                      D. ignore      

40. A. appropriately           B. consciously            C. previously               D. automatically

41. A. anxious                           B. stressed                 C. lonely                            D. ashamed

42. A. sign                          B. symbol                    C. label                       D. signal

43. A. Consequently          B. Gradually                C. Fortunately                    D. Eventually

44. A. unusual                           B. specific                   C. uncomfortable        D. awkward

45. A. combining                      B. exchanging            C.struggling                D. dealing

46. A. that                          B. what                        C. whom                      D. which

47. A. figure out                 B. pick out                  C. try out                            D. make out

48. A. even                      B. still                         C. ever                        D. just

49. A. sensitively                B. fully                         C. flexibly                    D. firmly

50. A. absorbed                 B. buried                            C. engaged                 D. trapped

51. A. get over                          B. knock down            C. take up                  D. go through

52. A. surprises                  B. limitations               C. opportunities          D. experiences

53. A. failure                      B. desperation                   C. disability                 D. suffering

54. A. talents                      B. dreams                   C. challenges                     D. aims

55. A. ambition                   B. courage                 C. right                        D. attempt

63.母亲丝毫不反对这个想法。

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64.电脑现在被广泛应用。

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65.他的工作态度不太认真。

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66.老师们对这个计划存在很大分歧。

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67.我渴望有一台电脑。

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68.我们用鲜花来表示谢意。

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—Have a nice weekend!

—__________________.

A. You’re so kind.    B. You do, too.

C. The same to you.    D. With pleasure.

    Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
    One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a   21   on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from   22   to toe, explained that he had    23   out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant wife and his two children   24   at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.
    Once I had   25   a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both  26 , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he  27  me back.
    Before leaving, I had turned the heater   28   in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and   29 .While the little ones played and ran   30   ,I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the   31  .
    It was about 5 a.m. before they    32   .The young fellow asked me how much he   33   me and I told him that the petrol pump (加油泵) had    34   $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
    About a month later, I received a   35    from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to   36   to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It   37   out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most   38  person in the company.
    In his letter, he thanked me again and    39   me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this   40 , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
21. A. kick             B.hit                   C.beat                  D.knock
22. A. finger               B.shoulder              C.head                  D.hand
23. A. driven           B.used                  C.come              D.run
24. A. away             B.behind            C.over                  D.out
25. A.supplied          B.poured            C.equipped              D.filled
26. A.sleeping          B.crying                 C.quarrelling          D.fighting
27. A.allow             B.ring                  C.lead                  D.follow
28. A.on                B.off                   C.in                    D.over
29. A.neat              B.hot                   C.warm              D.attractive
30. A.around            B.inside            C.nearby            D.along
31. A.drivers               B.guests            C.customers             D.adults
32. A.left              B.arrived           C.ate                   D.disappeared
33. A.gave              B.paid                  C.owed              D.offered
34. A.appeared          B.exhibited             C.calculated            D.shown
35. A.call              B.letter                C.check                  D.notice
36. A.get               B.force                 C.requite               D.hope
37. A.pointed           B.turned            C.worked            D.found
38. A.generous          B.successful            C.serious               D.powerful
39. A.praised           B.persuaded             C.informed              D.convinced
40. A.lesson            B.business              C.aspect                D.case

If you’re going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right.

Mostly he said that after my half­hearted   14   to weed the vegetable garden. For some reason, he knew that there were white roots still   15   deep in the ground without looking around the garden. So I would be in the   16   again the next day with a spade dig deep and   17   the roots of our garden.  As I tried to focus my attention on digging, Dad’s words kept 　18    in my mind: “Do it right.”

I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams in the company was  19　　. All of us were sad to see them go. They were good friends and   20  , and we worried about them. And   21  , at such times you always wonder: am I next?

But as we watched them during the week they were given to  22 　, many of us noticed that they weren’t handling this in quite the way we expected them to. 　 23  none of them found another job, there was also no  24  　or sadness in their departure. I didn’t hear a negative word. I didn’t see any tears or 　 25  faces—at least, not from them. Instead, I saw grace.

“It’s   26  　,” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, and they   27  　comforting me.”

Ancient Greeks believed that swans save their sweetest song for the moments to their    28  . I don’t know if my departing friends  29 　 their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm, quiet dignity with which they embraced their cruel reality touched and   30  us.

Lee, a man who has seen and   31  lots of lay­offs during almost 40 up­and­down, on­again­off­again years with the company,   32   nicely for all of us.

“Now, that’s doing it right, ” he said.

Somewhere, I just know Dad was smiling his   33   . And more profoundly, I understand the philosophy—Life is just a journey, whose quality is mainly determined by your mood not the destination.

14. A. judgements      　 B. efforts       　 C. reqirements        D. requests

15. A. stuck              B. grown       　   C. buried              D. planted

16. A. house          　　B. school           C. garden             D. company

17. A. look forward to    　B. come up with　　       C. fit in with          D. get down to

18. A. echoing         　　B. ringing               C. shouting             　    D. yelling

19. A. turned down   　　　B. laid off                C. cut down        　      D. given up

20. A. competitors    　　　B. colleagues           C. directors        　      D. consultants

21. A. frankly       　　　B. naturally               C. equally        　    D. generally

22. A. hurry up            B. turn up               C. pack up       　    D. come up

23. A. Since        　　　B. When                 C. Unless         　    D. While

24. A. puzzle       　　　B. bitterness              C. anger               　    D. delight

25. A. unfortunate    　　  B. unhappy             C. uncertain            　    D. unsatisfied

26. A. upsetting         　B. exciting        　     C. disappointing   　 D. amazing

27. A. objected to        　B. insisted on      　C. ended up        　    D. kept on

28. A. death            　B. birth          　       C. arrival         　    D. party

29. A. view             　B. think             C. choose        　    D. describe

30. A. discouraged       　B. warned               C. inspired            D. amused

31. A. celebrated           B. witnessed           C. resisted        　 D. survived

32. A. made up         　 B. summed up           C. picked up        　  D. speeded up

33. A. approval        　 B. enjoyment         C. admiration      　   D. appreciation

      Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported. Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑来), locking its jaws(下巴)on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.

      Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.

      Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture(刺，戳) wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers. “This could have been a fatal(致命的) and tragic(悲惨的) situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report. He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent(费劲心血的) actions”.

      Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.

6. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.

A. a travel guide   B. a newspaper   C. a textbook  D. a novel

7. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?

A. Her eyes were badly poked.  

B. She had eight wounds altogether.

C. One of her fingers also got hurt. 

D. One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg.

8. The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.

A. swimming in the river          B. standing on the river bank

C. watching the crocodile          D. fishing in the water

9. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The husband should save the wife

B. A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws

C. A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine

D. Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

10. According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.

A. brave    B. diligent     C. quick     D. humorous

The first newspapers were written by hand and put up on walls in public place. __1___. In the 700’s the world’s first printed newspaper was published. Europe didn’t have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.

   The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published once a week. ______2_____.

    ____3______. But not long after it was first published, the government stopped the paper. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter (波斯顿新闻通讯), the first newspaper published in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. ______4_____.

   Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation (发行量) in the world. _____5___. It sells more than eleven million copies every day.

A. The earliest daily newspaper was started in Rome in 59 BC

B. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (每日新闻). It came out in March 1702.

C. In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston

D. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.

E. But the largest circulation for a newspaper is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Dhimbun (朝日新闻)

F. reading newspaper is a must for some people.

G. newspaper has a long history but not all of us know it.

When humans and nature go head to head, nature often ends up losing. Rivers get polluted. Trees are knocked down. Natural resources are used up. That’s what makes the Galapagos Islands（加拉帕格斯群岛） so special – it’s one of the few places on the Earth that nature can truly call its own.

A visit to the Galapagos is a real eye-opening experience. Over 1,600 km west of Ecuador（厄瓜多尔）, the islands are home to a unique variety of animals that have absolutely no fear of people. Visitors can play on the beach with sea lions and giant sea turtles, swim with dolphins and whales, and get close enough to the penguins to count the eggs in their nests.

The islands were declared a national park over 40 years ago, and the number of human visitors is tightly limited to avoid damaging the environment or putting stress on the animals. Tourists have to pay $100 for the daily fee, and can’t step off the boat unless accompanied by an official guide. Once on the islands, you have to stay on the special car. The animals are so curious about people that they’ll usually come up to say hello.

“It’s a little like being in a zoo,” said one traveler. “But instead of us looking at the animals, the animals are looking at us.”

Besides the wildlife, one of the islands’ more unusual features is its post office. You can send postcards for free, but the problem is that there’s no postman to collect them. Instead, travelers pick up mail addressed to people who live near them back home and then hand-deliver the postcards when their trip is finished.

21. The Galapagos Islands are _______.

A. terribly polluted        B.  in the Atlantic Ocean

C. near Ecuador            D. independent of Ecuador

22. Which animal is NOT mentioned in the passage? _______.

A. Whales     B. Sea lions C. . Dolphins D.  Goats

23. On the Galapagos Islands the mail is delivered by _______.

A. the government      B. the post office     

 C. the tourists           D. the guides

24. What would be the best title for the passage? _______.

A. Human and Nature            B. A Special “Zoo”

C. Go Head to Head       D. Ecuador – An Island Country

25. What is one of the islands’ more unusual features? _______.

A. There are some postmen to collect letters   

B. There are only the wild animals on the islands

C. You need to buy stamps to send letters

D. Travelers deliver the letters by themselves

      人们完成工作的方式通常有两种：独立完成和合作完成。两种方式各有特点。请你以“Working Individually or Working in a Team”为题，按照以下要点写一篇英语短文：

1.     独立完成：自行安排、自己解决问题。

2.     合作完成：一起讨论、相互学习

3.     我喜欢的方式和理由

注意：词数100左右，文章的题目已给出（不计入词数）。

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My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   21   , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she’s   22  anything.

       Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,   23   that she doesn’t push too hard on them,   24   really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house. She moves around so fast that often   25   don’t realize she’s blind.

       I  26 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   27 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   28 excited about her finger-painting project.

       “Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to   29 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle   30   with us.

       To my great   31  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

       Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my  32 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really   33   what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt   34   Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

       I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never   35   in conversation.

       When I told her, she was   36   for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla   37  . And I knew my child was   38   because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's   39   in her work. We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   40  .”

       Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

21．A. ways        B. means                     C. methods           D. senses

22．A. enjoyed          B. found               C. missed            D. lost

23．A. and                 B. except                     C. even                D. but

24．A. who                B. it                             C. she                  D. which

25．A. guests             B. family               C. children            D. friends

26．A. realized          B. heard                      C. recognized       D. witnessed

27．A. excited           B. sad                         C. satisfied           D. enjoyed

28．A. especially       B. not so                     C. a little        D. not at all

29．A. paint               B. draw                       C. create              D. mix

30．A. stayed             B. painted                   C. talked              D. played

31．A. excitement     B. encouragement       C. delight              D. surprise

32．A. attitude           B. color                       C. picture            D. paper

33．A. touched          B. distinguished            C. saw               D. understood

34．A. after                B. before                     C. until        D. when

35．A. referred to     B. turned out               C. come up        D. talked about

36．A. curious                   B. quiet                      C. puzzled                   D. worried

37．A. cried                      B. insisted                   C. complained             D. informed

38．A. right                      B. wrong                     C. worried                   D. uncertain

39．A. shortcomings B. difficulties               C. pride                      D. description

40．A. paper                     B. pens                        C. hands               D. eyes

Ever since I was born, the love for wildlife and wild places has been in my blood. I live in middle of Australia Zoo on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, which means that every day brings me a new and different adventure. I have an incredible backyard and I am able to share it with visitors from around the world.

We are one big family here at the zoo, trying to inspire others to get involved and make a difference to our world. As a family, our heart has always been in wildlife conservation and because of this we have been to the far corners of the earth , to spread the message and make a difference.

Through lots of filming work and talking to many people along the way, we have the opportunity to hopefully influence others to make a difference and throw light on (使......清楚）the fact that all creatures need respect and protection. My mum and dad are truly the original Wildlife Warriors. They have changed many people’s minds all over the world about the conservation of not only the cute creatures, but the modern-day dinosaurs like the crocodile and other reptiles as well.

After my dad passed away, our determination to make a difference to the world and carry on his wishes stayed strong . As a family, we want to make sure that everything he worked so hard for continues. My dad was the first one to come up with the term “Wildlife Warrior”. A Wildlife Warrior is someone who stands up and speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. A Wildlife Warrior protects our world for the generations to come. Being a Wildlife Warrior is not just a title; it describes who you are and your attitude.

25. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author              .

A.lived a hard life in his childhood       B.planted many trees in his backyard

C.was raised to love wildlife at an early age

D.often travelled around the world with his parents

26. The underline word “conservation” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced `by “                ”

   A.trade   B. habitat    C. protection    D. management

27. After the author’s dad passed away, his family               .

A.created the term “Wildlife Warrior”    B.still try to do what his dad had wished

C.began to be disappointed about their hard work   

D.first determined to make a difference in the world

28. Who can be considered a Wildlife Warrior?

  A.Jennifer who enjoys keeping pet dogs     B.Samuel who cares for the old in his city

  C.Sam who is fond of fishing in his spare time

  D.Jessica who calls on people to save endangered animals