A Man of Vision(视觉)
In 1809, Louis Braille was born in a small town in France.When he was three years old, he accidentally hurt one of his eyes.The sickness spread to his other eye. Later, Louiswas unable to see.
Louis’s parents took him out of schooltwo years later. They thought that there was nothing more for him to learn there. He could not read or write.
When he was ten years old, Louis’s parents sent him to a special school inParis. It was one of the first schools for blind people in the world. Louis learned many skills at this school. Oneof them was reading.
Back then, blind people read by feeling raised letters on the paper. But it was difficult. Too many letters felt the same, for they had similar shapes.
Louis wantedto find a better way for blind people to read. He tried to create a touch system for reading and writing. He believed a system of raised dot（小点）could help. Night Writing-a writing system for soldiers was used. But he didn’t think it was good enough. This system did not allow the fingertip（指尖）to cover a whole letter. The readers had to move their fingers to feel theletter.
After years of hard work, he invented a shorter, easier form of this touch system. He used six dots to form each letter. It allowed a personto feel a whole letter without moving. Blind people could read much faster and easier.
Today, we call this form of written language Braillein honour of Louis Braille.
Louis died in 1852. However, his form of communication lives on. Though he became blind at a young age,he insisted a lot. Instead, he overcame the difficulty, and madea big difference.
1. When Louis was three years old, he __________.
A. was sent to a special school
B. moved to a town in France
C. was takenout of school
D. hurt one of his eyes
2.For blind people, feeling raised letters on the paper was difficult because _________.
A. they neededto learn special skills
B. they couldn’tfeel a whole letter
C.they could not see them clearly
D.too many letters felt the same
3. With Louis’s system, blind people could read _________.
A. slower B.easier C. harder D. louder
4. According to the passage, what can we learn from Louis?
A. Always follow the rules.
B. Be friendly with our friends.
C. Never give up and work hard.
D. Communicate more with others.
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Famous Places around the World
Mexico
The best time to visit Mexico is spring. The weather in Mexico is hot and wet for most of the year, except in Mexico city. It can get very stormy at the end of August. And you should keep in mind that hurricane seas on lasts from June to November.
South A frica
South Africa has a pleasant climate, with lovely warm sunny days for most of the year. The summer is from November to February, and the weather is really hot at this time. In August, it’s winter and the weather is usually warm, except at night.
Greece
The best time to visit Greece is April to June. If you just want to sit on a beach and see the sunshine every day, then August is the perfect month. But, be careful! Temperatures are really high. In the southeast of Greece, it might be 30—35 centigrade.
Australia
It’s winter in Australia in July and August. The hottest months are from November to March. The best time to go is September or October. It’s warm enough to swim in the sea. It’s cool enough to tour around, and it’s not too rainy. If you prefer it colder, go in August.
1. The best time to visit Mexico is ______.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
2. For most of the year, the weather in South Africa is _______.
A. cool and rainy B.hotand wet
C. warm and sunny D. cold and snowy
3. If you want to sit on the beach and see the sunshine in August, you can go to _______.
A. Mexico B.Greece C.South AfricaD. Australia
4. The hottest months in Australia are from _______.
A. June to November B. April to June
C. November to March D. November to February
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
The Magic Window
Once upon a time there was a little boy who became very ill. He had to spend all day in bed, unable to ______. Because other children weren’t allowed to come near him, he suffered greatly, and spent his days feeling ______and blue.
There wasn’t much he could do except lookingout of the window. Time passed, and his feeling of hopelessness just ______. Until one day he saw a strange shape in the window. It was a tiny bear eating a sausage sandwich. The bear squeezed(挤进) in through the open ______, said “good afternoon” to the boy, turned around, and left.
Of course, the boy was very ______. He was still trying to work out what had happened, when outside his window he saw a monkey in a suit, busy blowing up a balloon. At first the boy asked himself what that could possibly be, but after a while, as more and more crazy-looking characters appeared out the window, he started ______suddenly and found it hard to stop.
Anyone who wanted to stop laughing would never be helped by seeing a pig playing a drum, an elephant jumping on a sofa, or a dog wearing a pair of glasses and talking about nothing except politics. The little boy didn’t tell anyone about this because no one would believe him. Even so, those strange characters ended up putting ______back in his heart, and in his body. Before long, his health had improved so much that he was able to go back to school again.
There he got to talk to his friends, and tell them all the ______things he had seen. While he was talking to his best friend, he saw something jumping out of his friend’s school bag. The boy asked his friend what it was, and he insisted and finally his friend had to ______him what was in the bag:There, inside, were all the fancy-dress suits that his best friend had been using to try to ______the little boy up!
And from that day on, the little boy always did his best to make sure that no one felt sad and
alone.
1.A. move B. hear C. see D. speak
2.A.angry B.happy C. sad D. quiet
3.A.lost B. grew C. fell D. changed
4.A.box B. door C. room D. window
5.A. surprised B. frightened C. calm D. pleased
6.A.smiling B. crying C. shouting D. laughing
7.A.confidence B. joy C. upset D. worry
8.A.lucky B. beautiful C. strange D. boring
9.A. show B. bring C. send D. offer
10.A.pick B. raise C. wake D. cheer
—Excuse me. Could you tell me______?
—Sorry, Idon’t know.I’m new here.
A. where is the post office
B. where the post office is
C. where was the post office
D. where the post office was
The Internet______ by more and more people in our daily life now.
A. uses B. used C. is used D. was used
Kobe Bryant basketball in NBA since1996
A. has played B. will play C. play D. played
