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（一）

Ma Yan is not really a writer. But this 15-year-old girl has written a book that has moved many people around the world. “Ma Yans Diary” tells us about Mas life. She lives in a poor village called Zhangjiashu in Tongxin， Ningxia， and she has no money to go to school. But she is brave and has a strong desire[欲望]to go to school.

Her mother gave her diary to a French reporter， Pierre Haski when he went to Zhangjisshu in 2001. Now， it has been published in France Italy， Germany， Japan and China.

Ma is now a Junior Three student at Yuwang Middle School in Tongxin. Before this， she had to leave school twice. When she had to stop going to school the first time， her mum told her there was no money for her to go to school. She worked for 21 days and saved 13 yuan. With this money， she went back to school. The second time， her family told her she had to leave school but her two brothers could stay.

“I want to study，” Ma wrote in her diary. “Why can boys study but girls cant？ It would be wonderful if I could stay at school forever.”

Ma loves school so much because she wants to have a better life.

“My parents work hard in the fields but they are still poor. They have no knowledge. Most girls in my village leave school early and get married young. I dont want that kind of life，” Ma said.

After her story became known， many French student sent money to her. Mas dream is the same as ever. She hopes to go to Tsinghua University and become a reporter. “Then ， I can find poor kids like me and help them， ” she said.

1. Which of the following can describe Ma Yans character[性格]best？

A. Brave. B. Pretty. C. Lucky. D. Poor.

2. Now you can find “Ma Yans Diary” in all the following countries except _________.

A. Germany B. Britain C. Japan D. France

3. Which of the following is the ain reason for Ma Yans Diary to be published？

A. Her mother gave her enough money to publish the book.

B. She wrote about the poor life in her village.

C. She is very good at writing.

D. Her diary was read by a French reporter.

4. Which is the reason for her leaving school for the second time？

A. She had to help her mother do some housework.

B. Her brothers studied better than she did.

C. Girls were not equally treated[平等對待]in their village.

D. She didnt study hard.

5. Ma Yan wants to study because she wants to __________.

A. teach her parents knowledge

B. get more money for her study in Tsinghua University

C. become more famous

D. get more knowledge to change her own life

（二）

On July 23rd， 1993， Wang Jiapeng lost his legs when his plane crashed. Wang was only 12 years old.

“I felt I was the unluckiest person in the world，” says Wang. “When I saw students with their schoolbags on their backs， the sound of my wheelchair made me sick.”

Wangs mother took him to a special hospital in Beijing. She looked after him in the daytime and worked at night to make money. But after two years， Wang was still not able to leave the hospital. Wangs mother became too tired to go on and one day she herself became a hospital patient！

One morning she woke up and saw her son holding breakfast for her. Wangs trip to the food shop was his first time outside the hospital in two years. The five-minute walk took him thirty minutes. But he was finally able to make an important decision. “I didnt care how other people looked at me，” he says. “I had to learn to do things myself.”

For the next few years， Wang taught himself all his middle school subjects in the hospital and， five years after the accident， he won a chance to study in a college in Norway. Wang learned to drive， go rock climbing and ski. He even won two gold medals for skiing in an international skiing competition.

“You are what you think you are，” says Wang. “If you think youre disabled， you are. If you dont think so， you arent.”

1. How old was he when he lost his legs？

__________________________________________________________

2. How did he feel at first？

__________________________________________________________

3. What decision did he make finally？

___________________________________________

4. How did he make such a great success？

____________________________________________

5. What title[標題]can you give to the passage？

____________________________________________

（三）

Emily Urich， 18 years old， Canada

A lot of teens arent responsible[有責任感的]， and thats where Im different. Not just about school but everyday things like being able to pay my own credit card[信用卡] bills on time.

The first time I got a cartoon book was on my third birthday. From then on， I fell in deep love with it. And can you guess how many cartoon books Ive read？ I dont really know the exact number. But I have three full boxes of them under my bed. I also like drawing cartoons and wish to be an art teacher in a school.

Joe Miller， 16 years old， America

Im proud of doing things my own way. So whether somebody wants me to do something or whatever it is， I feel like theyre all other peoples thoughts， not really mine. But like others， I love reading， too.

When I first took skiing lessons， I found it exciting. For ski racing， theres no question Im better shape than most guys[伙子]. I think its fun. I mean， it is a challenge[挑戰]. Its where I picked up the idea of needing a challenge always in mylife. In order to improve my skiing skills， I have read many books and magazines about it. No doubt itsmy dream to wing old medal sin the Olympic Games.

An Oi， 15 years old， China

Im different because I prefer to drop out of the world to create my own world. Id like to build a house on a mountain. And I choose to live without electricity， a telephone， or even indoor plumbing[室內衛生設備].

I have many hobbies such as traveling， reading， writing and spending time with children. I love children because they are smart and creative. They always have many strange ideas. It makes me excited.

I want to do something for Hope Project and become a country school teacher.

根據材料內容選擇最佳答案。

1. Who wants to be a teacher？

A. Emily and Joe. B. Joe and An Qi.

C. Emily and An Qi. D. Only An Qi.

2. Which hobby do the three students all have？

A. Writing. B. Skiing. C. Traveling. D. Reading.

3. According to Emily， we can infer[推斷] that ________.

A. people around trust her B. she does sports at weekends

C. she laughs at other people D. she gets up late on Sundays

4. We know that Joe Miller ________.

A. doesnt like to follow others

B. thinks skiing is too dangerous

C. does well in drawing cartoons

D. enjoys living somewhere quiet

5. Why does AnQi want to be a country schoolteacher？

A. Because she wants to travel.

B. Because her parents are teachers.

C. Because she loves children very much.

D. Because she comes from the countryside.

（四）

Little Tommy Was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors[家庭教師]， cards， special learning centers—in short， everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic[天主教的] school.

After the first day， little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didnt kiss his mother hello. Instead， he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread[鋪開] out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating， he went back to his room、without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time. day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.

Finally， little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise， little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity[好奇心]. She went to his room and asked：“Son， what was it？ Was it the nuns[修女]？”

Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head， “No.”

“Well then，” she asked again. “WHAT was it？”

Little Tommy looked at her and said， “Well， on the first day of school， when I saw that man nail[釘] to the plus sign[加號]， I knew they werent joking.”

根據材料內容選擇最佳答案。

1. Why did Tommys parents send him to a catholic school？

A. Because he could eat well there.

B. Because he could learn more about nuns.

C. Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math.

D. Because his parents didnt want him to learn math anymore.

2. Tommys mother felt surprised that his son ________.

A. was still the same as usual

B. ate So much at dinner

C. kissed her hello after school

D. worked hard but said little

3.“Hitting the books”means“________”in Chinese.

A. 用功 B. 捶書 C. 發泄 D. 振作

4. The last sentence in the passage shows that ________.

A. Tommy felt sorry for the nail

B. Tommy was afraid of being nailed

C. Tommy didnt like the plus sign

D. Tommy liked playing jokes on others

5. From the passage， we can infer that ________.

A. teachers should be strict with their students

B. mistaking[誤解]might do good sometimes

C. a catholic school is much better than other ones

D. nuns are good at helping children with their math

（五）

People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in another. In Britain， you mustnt lift your bowl to your mouth when you are having some liquid food. But its different in China. And in Japan you even neednt worry about making noises when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. But it is regarded as bad manners in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia， what manners do they wish you to have？ They wish you to give a loud “burp”[打嗝] after you finish eating， Burping shows that you like the food.

In Britain， you should try not to put your hands on the table when youre having a meal. In Mexico， however， guests are expected to keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arab countries you must be very careful with your hands. You mustnt eat with your left hand. Arabs consider it very bad manners eating with left hands. So， what should you do if you are on a visit in another country？ Well， justdo in Rome as the Romans do. You can ask the native people to help you or just watch carefully and follow them.

1. According to the passage， making noises when you have liquid food isnt bad manners in ________.

A. China B. Japan C. Britain D. Mongolia

2. ________ is bad manners in Britain.

A. Eating food without making noises

B. Putting liquid food in the bowl

C. Having soup directly with a bowl

D. Keeping hands off the table

3. From the passage， we can infer[推斷]that ________.

A. Mongolian people burp when they are eating

B. Japanese people all make noises when drinking

C. Chinese people never make noises at table

D. few Arabs eat with left hands

4.“Do in Rome as the Romans do”meas“________”.

A. Do as the native people do

B. Do as you do at home

C. Ask the native people to do it

D. Watch the native people doing it

5. The passage mainly[主要] tells us ________.

A. some table manners in Britain

B. some different table manners

C. different ways of having liquid food

D. to have good manners

（六）

Little Mikes grandma died weeks ago. He missed her very much. One afternoon Mike went to the city park. Where his grandma used to go. There he saw an old lady. She looked very kind. She was sitting there， watching pigeons. Little Mike went up and sat next to her. He took out his food and drinks and gave some to her. She smiled at him. Her smile was so sweet that Mike wanted to see it again. She seemed to understand him， so once again she smiled. Mike was very glad.

They sat there all the afternoon， eating and talking. As it grew dark， Mike got up to leave. Before he left， he hugged the old lady and she gave him her sweetest smile.

When Mike got home， his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. “I met a granny in the park. Her smile was like the kind of smile I had seen on Grandmas face.”

The old lady also returned to her home happily. She told her son that she had food and drinks with a little boy. “He was as lovely as Brittany.” she said. Her son was surprised， because he had never seen her so happy since Brittany， her grandson， died weeks ago.

1. Little Mike went to the park and ________.

A. played with pigeons B. fed pigeons

C. met an old lady D. saw a friend of his grandmas

2.The old ladys smile showed that ________.

A. she had hoped to meet the boy

B. she wanted to get some drinks

C. she missed her grandson

D. she liked the little boy

3. Mike felt very glad because ________.

A. he gave the granny food and drinks

B. the old lady was as kind as his grandma

C. he had seen his grandma

D. she liked the little boy

4. Mike and the old lady ________.

A. were good to each other

B. knew each other well

C. often met in the park

D. did nothing that afternoon

5. What can we learn from the story？

A. When one feels unhappy， he must go to a park.

B. Old people are always kind and happy.

C. Children and old people should get on well with each other.

D. When people are kind to each other， they will feel happy.

（七）

As we know， it is not easy to build a satellite. Building a traditional satellite normally takes years. The costs can he as high as $250 million or more. Most members of the design teams have worked in the field for a long time. They hold advanced degrees in math， science， or engineering.

But things are changing. High costs， unusual educational requirements and long start-up times are no longer an obstacle to space exploration. The scientists at Stanford University have developed a new type of tiny， inexpensive earth-orbiting satellites that go from ideas to launch[發射]in a year.

So far， college students have built and launched several cabe-shaped satellites， or CubeSats. At least 15 more are ready to go. Those already in orbit[軌道] take pictures， collect information and send it back to the earth， just as regular satellites do.

But you might not even have to wait until you get to college to start designing and building your own satellite. A new program called KatySat aims to get teenagers to take part. Once kids understand what satellites can do， says Ben Yuan， an engineer at Lockheed Martin in Menlo Park， Calif， the kinds of applications theyll come up with may be countless.

“Wed like to put this technology[技術]in your hands， ” he tells kids. “Were going to teach you how to operate a satellite. Then we want to turn it over to you as a sandbox for you to play in. We want you to take the technology into new directions that we havent thought of yet.”

Education isnt the only goal of CubeSats. Because these tiny， technology-filled boxes are relatively inexpensive to build and can be put together quickly， theyre perfect for testing new technologies that might one day be used on major space tasks.

The biggest challenge now is to find ways to bring the satellites back to the earth after a year or two. Otherwise， major highways of space junk could gradually increase as CubeSats become more common.

Nowadays， college and high school students are getting a chance to learn what it takes to explore in space. Someday—perhaps a lot sooner than you imagine—you might get to design， build and launch your own satellite. If you do， youre sure to have fun. And you might also get crazy about science for life.

1. Compared with the traditional ones， the new satellites ________.

A. need long start-up times

B. are low-cost and small-sized

C. are very hard to operate

D. collect more information in orbit

2. What does the underlined word “obstacle” probably mean？

A. An aim to achieve in the near future.

B. An imagination that kids usually have.

C. Something dangerous to terrify people.

D. Something difficult that stands in the way.

3. According to the passage， which of the following is true？

A. CubeSats could possibly cause pollution in space.

B. A few kids will send applications for the project.

C. Scientists designed CubeSats for kids to play with

D. Students cant design satellites without college education.

4. Whats the purpose of the author writing the passage？

A. To show that high technology brings a big change in kids life.

B. To show that kids lead the space research into a new direction.

C. To tell us that satellite technology can also be learned by kids.

D. To tell us that kids must study hard to learn satellite technology.

參考答案

（一）1-5 ABDCD

（二）1. He was only 12 years old. / He was 12. / Twelve years old.

2. He felt that he was the unluckiest（person）in the world. / He felt very sad. / Unlucky.

3. He would never care how other people looked at him and he decided to learn to do things himself.

He decided to face the life himself. / He decided to solve problems himself.

4. He taught himself all the middle school subjects， learned to drive， to go rock climbing and ski.

He studied hard and tried to do everything that common people could do.

He not only taught himself all the school subjects but also learned to go rock climbing and ski.

5. You are what you think you are！ / Disabled body， healthy life. / Great difficulty， great success.

（三）1-5 CDAAC （四）1-5 CDABB

（五）1-5 BCDAB （六）1-5 CDBAD

（七）1-4 BDAC