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My high school, like many others, was extremely competitive not only in sports but also in academic subjects.
The pressure of trying to get
excellent grades while joining in extra-curricular activities could be great. Sometimes it emed like I lived at school! When I was at home my time was spent doing homework. Some days I was so busy finishing a project that I could hardly e my families.
I have a brother and a sister named Sally. She was nine years old. We ud to e each other, but after I graduated from the primary school she attended, I saw her less and less.
Then one day I came home, an empty hou and I found a note from my mom. She was at my brother ’s baball game. However my sister was at
her friend ’s, and would be dropped off.
At five o
’clock I went to turn on the light on the front porch and saw my
sister walking towards the door with her friend and her friend ’s father. I heard them talking.
“Is anyone at home?
” the father asked.“Just my mean elder sister, Sara, and she ’s proba
bly in her room as usual,” my sister replied. I couldn
’t believe it. I opened the door, thanked the father for bringing her home then shut the door and started to cry. To make a long story short, a huge fight followed that ended with me driving my sister to her room. But I realized that what was wor than the fight was that I really hadn ’t been a good elder sister.
I had lost track of what was important, and what really mattered. I had
been fallen into a whirlpool （漩涡）of pressure and competition, and it took
my sister
’s honest obrvation to show me that the grades I got didn
’t
matter to everyone---certainly not to her. All that matters to her is that I
’m
her elder sister, and that ’s what matters to me, too.
1:What kind of life did the author live at high school? ( no more than 5
words )
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” in Paragraph 3
means?( no more than 3 words )
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ashome8 words)
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more than 5 words )
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________________________________________________________________ 5:What lesson do you learn from the author;s experience? ( no more than 20 words )
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（2）
Before he sailed round the world single-handed, Francis Chichester had already surprid his friends veral times. He had tried to fly round the world but failed. That was in 1931.
The years pasd. He gave up flying and began sailing. He enjoyed it greatly. Chichester was already 58 years old when he won the first solo trans-Atlantic sailing race. His old dream of going round the world came
back, but this time he would sail. His friends and doctors did not think he
could do it, as he had lung cancer. But Chichester was determined to carry
out his plan. In August, 1966, at the age of nearly 65, an age at which many
men retire, he began his greatest voyage of his life.
Chichester covered 14,100 miles before stopping in Sydney, Australia. This was more than twice the distance anyone had previously sailed alone.
On shore, he could not walk without help. Everybody said the same thing:
he had done enough; he must not go any further. But he did not listen.
After resting in Sydney for a few weeks, Chichester t off once more in
spite of his friends’ attempt to
dissuade him. The cond half of his voyage was by far the more dangerous part, during which he sailed round the risky
Cape Horn. After succeeding in sailing round Cape Horn, Chichester nt
the following radio message to London:“
I feel as if I had waken up from a horrible dream. Even a wild hor could not drag me down to Cape Horn
and that rough Southern Ocean again.”
Just before 9 o’clock on Sunday evening 28 May, 1967, he arrived back in England, where a quarter of a million people were waiting to welcome
him. The whole voyage from England and back had covered 28,500 miles.
It had taken him nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days. He had done what he wanted to accomplish.
56.What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 57.What did Chichester achieve at the age of 58?(No more than 10 words)
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in Paragraph 4 can be replaced by _______.(One word)
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 59.What did Chichester mean by saying the underlined part in Paragraph
4 ?(No more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 60.Plea explain how you are inspired by Chichester. (No more than 20 words)
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（3）
We found out that Jenny was hearing-impaired（有听觉缺陷的）when she was four and a half years old. Several operations and speech class later,taber
when she was ven, we found out that Jenny had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis（风湿性关节炎）. She could not put pressure on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe.
All through grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She took her medicine, and I would often wrap her feet
in towels and hold her until the pain ead. But, as soon as she could bear
the pain, Jenny immediately carried on, as though she were free of pain.
She was very popular and funny, attending every football game and cheering the team on, carrying her pillow everywhere she went, so that she
could reduce the pain. Then came her nior year. She would be considered
for scholarships; however, school activities, especially sports, could often mean the difference between receiving an award and losing out.
So Jenny came to a decision, and in her strange manner, she began to bombard the high school football coach with requests. She promid. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally, the coach gave in, with the warning, “If you miss ONE game, you are out!”
She carried big buckets of water to her teammates. She bandaged knees
and ankles before every game. Often, Jenny could be en carrying a bucket of water in each hand, nearly dragging them, along with her pillow presd under her arms.
龙的英文When asked why he thought that the team was winning all their games,
even in the face of injury, one member of Jenny’s team explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked
down and you can’t em to move, you look up and e Jenny Lewis, limping（跛行）across the field, dragging her buckets
and carrying her pillow. It makes anything that the rest of us may suffer
em pretty insignificant.”
56. When Jenny was ven, why did she walk on tiptoe? (No more than
15 words.)
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57. Why did Jenny decide to take part in school activities? (No more than 20 words.)
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58. What does the underlined word “bombard” in the fourth paragraph mean? (No more than 2 words.)
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59. What made Jenny’s t eam encouraged in face of difficulties? (No more
than 15 words.)
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masonry________________________________________________________________ 60. What have you learned from Jenny? (No more than 25 words.)
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（4）
Peking opera, known as China's national opera, is a combination of music, dance and art and is widely regarded as a full expression of Chine culture. Today, this art form is facing the danger of extinction as the younger generation is mostly interested in pop culture.
A Peking opera project for primary and condary schools was launched
by China's Ministry of Education. But it has met with a cold reaction from
the public. More than half of the l,000 respondents from ten big cities expresd doubts about the practical meaning of the project in the survey conducted by the Social Survey Institute of China.
computer browrThe project plans to add 15 Peking opera pieces into music cours in 200 schools in ten provinces. The pilot programs will last from March to July next year. At prent, teaching materials and video tapes are still in production, China News Service reported. The Ministry of Education hopes
that the promotional cour can help students better appreciate Chine culture and cultivate a love for the mother country.
The surveyed people do recognize Peking opera as a comprehensive (综合性的) art form and a reprentative of the traditional culture. They also understand the purpo of the educational project. 广州计算机培训
However, they wonder whether it is necessary for every student to learn to sing Peking opera, when they are already stresd from endless exams. In fact, most music teachers themlves know little about this ancient art form, and thus are not confident in arousing（激起）students' interest in its slow pace and abstru(深奥的) lyrics. 71.What's Peking opera widely regarded as? (No more than 15 words)
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 72.What does the underlined word "extinction" in Paragraph 1 mean? (No
more than 5 words)
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 73.Why did China's Ministry of Education launch a Peking opera project
for primary and condary schools? (No more than 20 words)
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_________________________________________________ 74.Why are most music teachers not confident in teaching Peking opera pieces? (No more than 10 words)
________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 75.What do you think of the Peking opera project for schools? (No more
than 20 words)
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心态决定一切
（5）
I was studying Arts and considering taking a year our to volunteer abroad and learn a foreign language.
I called the Eastern Volunteer Resource Center, an organization providing students with opportunities to volunteer abroad, and they asked
to go for an interview. I told them why I wanted to volunteer, and they asked if I had ever worked with children with disabilities. I said no, a little nervously, as I hadn’t had a lot of experience with disabled children. The center then conducted an interview for me, and a week later, I was a Thursday volunteer.
I was required to take care of one or two children with disabilities throughout their daily activities: playing, using the toilet, breaks, lunch, music time, etc. On my very first day, I fell in love with what I was doing! It
was hard, but it was also unbelievably beneficial. The staff and other volunteers provided a strong support network and I never felt at a loss. I
what can i do for u
really enjoyed working with the children, and watching them develop over
the school year.
I stayed in Africa for a year, and every week, I looked forward to the coming Thursday. It was the highlight of my week, becau I had fun and
felt that I was doing something truly worthwhile.
After completing my Arts degree. I began to study for a degree in Speech Pathology. I am now in my cond year, and I love it.
I also continue to do volunteer work. I am currently a resource assistant
at special school. I also spent six weeks earlier this year teaching English and helping in a home for children with disabilities in India. When I complete my degree, I hope to volunteer internationally as a speech pathologist.
Volunteering has given me a purpo and passion---I can’t recommend it highly enough.
1.What is the passage mainly about? (No more than 10 words)
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________________________________________________________________ 2.For what purpo did the author consider taking a year out?(No more than 12 words)
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发音练习________________________________________________________________ 3.What did the author think of her job in Africa?(No more than 7 words)
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mean?(No more than 5 words)
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________________________________________________________________ 5.Would you like to be a volunteer when you are free? Why?(No more than
20 words)
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