all by herself a big success in need prove treat
Many believe that life has smiled on Yang Mi: at the age of 4, she got her first TV drama role; at 16, she became a model for a fashion magazine; at 18, she went to her dream college — Beijing Film Academy.
Last year, the 24-year-old actress played a bad girl named Luo Qingchuan in the time-traveling TV drama, Palace. The drama became 1 and made Yang very famous. The number of her micro blog followers increased from several thousand to more than 3 million overnight.
Could she be any luckier?
Yang doesn’t think luck had anything to do with her success. She paved (铺路) her way 2 . “Every chance is gained from the efforts I’ve made,” said Yang. People now think she’s very hard-working.
She still recalls the time when people gave her the cold shoulder. Some 3her with little respect. They didn’t want to help her in her time of need. “I have to thank them because they made me do something to 4 myself,” she said.
That’s why she is eager to help others when they are 5 . In May, Yang became the ambassador (大使) for the Climate Group. She calls on people to plant trees on China’s dry land. Together we’ll fight the bad weather!
【小题 1】—I’ve decided to pull out the tooth. I can’t stand this pain.
—I’m afraid you’ve made a wrong _________(decide). You’d better see the dentist and take his advice.
【小题 2】—Great changes have taken place in Nanjing in the last few years.
—That’s true. I hope there __________(be) a lot more changes to our hometown.
【小题 3】 —You’ve played Angry Birds for two hours. Don’t you think it’s boring?
—No, not at all. But I need to rest _______ (I) for a while now.
【小题 4】 —The petrol price has risen above eight yuan. I’d prefer riding to_____(drive) from now on.
—Isn’t that good news? You can do some exercise on the way.
【小题 5】—Miss Williams, I’m afraid I cannot answer this question.
—Never mind. Even though you answer it ______(correct), just have another try.
【小题 6】—Will the second ________(Asia) Youth Games be held in Nanjing next year?
—Yes. The slogan is Youthful Celebration, Passionate Asia.
【小题 1】—Daniel is really crazy about playing computer games.
—In fact, he has changed a lot. He plays _________(少) games now.
【小题 2】Please remember to tell your students to take _______(雨伞) when they go there.
【小题 3】—The radio says some wild wolves have to _________(袭击) villagers because of the loss of living areas.
—I think it’s humans’ duty to provide wild animals with enough space to live in.
【小题 4】—Captain Cook made three trips around the world. Which trip did he die in?
—That’s very simple. He died in his __________(第三) trip.
【小题 5】Here are some ________(建议) that can help us feel less worried before exams.
Children who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of becoming better readers than those who don’t. With the help from their parents, children can learn techniques to improve their reading skills.
“A lot of parents think after their child learns to read, they should stop reading to them,” Donna George said. “They are sadly mistaken.”
George offers her services to parents at the Title I Learning Centers. She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable thing parents can do. “It is better for children to hear things at a higher level than where they are,” George said. “Parents are their child’s first teacher.” Parents help their children build listening, phonics, comprehension and vocabulary skills when they read aloud to them.
Before parents can identify reading problems, they should escape the enemy
—television and limit the time their children spend watching television. George suggested not allowing kids to have a TV in their bedrooms, setting a schedule of when kids can watch or keeping a list of how many programs children watch. Louise Joines said while her 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son enjoy reading, the television sometimes becomes a distraction. So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together, like the Harry Potter series.
Parents who do not read themselves should not count on their children being interested in it. If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day, children would not have so many problems in school. It is the parents’ job to help build that desire in their children, and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important.
【小题 1】According to George, reading aloud to children_______________.
A. helps them correct mistakes
B. is helpful to their reading
C. is parents’ first duty to their children
D. can get children out of television’s attraction
【小题2 】The underlined word (in Paragraph 4 ) means something that_________
A. can improve children’s reading
B. can help children’s right way of reading
C. can make children interested in reading
D. can make children not attentive
【小题3 】Which of the following is important according to the fourth paragraph?
A. Reading skills. B. Reading speed.
C. Reading materials. D. Reading environment.
【小题 4】If the passage is not completed, which of the following can follow the fifth
paragraph?
A. Parents choose reading materials for their children.
B. Advice is given to control their children.
C. What TV programs children can watch during reading.
D. How children improve their reading by themselves.
【小题 5】 Which one would be the best title for the passage?
A. Children Spend More Time Reading with Parents.
B. Parents Are Their Child's First Teacher.
C. How Parents Make Their Child a Better Reader.
D. How to Improve Children's Reading Ability.
.British people are famous for drinking tea. But brother and sister, Sarah and Bobby Green, became young millionaires when they opened a chain of American-style coffee shops in the UK.
Having the idea: It started when Sarah took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sarah told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they started their own coffee shop. Sarah fell in love with the idea.
Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap (空缺) in the market.” In 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.
Making it work: The first year was very difficult. British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has ￡30 million a year.
Advice for others: Sarah has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It ! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”
【小题 1】What kind of company do they run?
A. A fast-food restaurant. B. A tea shop.
C. A coffee shop. D. A big hotel.
【小题 2】Where are their Coffee Republic shops?
A. All over the UK. B. All over the US.
C. In central London. D. In New York.
【小题 3】Which of the following information is mentioned(提到) in the passage?
A. Sarah was not interested in Bobby’s idea.
B. British people never drank coffee before 1995.
C. Sarah’s best-selling book is about how to make coffee.
D. Sarah found a business chance while doing the research.
【小题 4】What is the passage mainly about?
A. Sarah’s life story. B. Sarah’s weekend trip.
C. The American-style coffee. D. The success of a family business.
【小题 5】 Where may this passage come from?
A. In a scientific report. B. In a newspaper.
C. In a sports magazine. D. In a novel.
The centerpiece of curling(冰壶)is the curling stone. Kays of Scotland has been making curling stones since 1851, when William Kay and his sons Andrew and Thomas set up a workshop in Mauchline, Ayrshire, in southwest Scotland. Kays is still owned by the relatives of the founder, and today it is the only curling stone maker left in Scotland.
Used in a highly competitive sport, the curling stones are made to exact standards. First, stones are sliced and then into round “cheeses”. Finally, the cheeses are shaped and polished into curling stones in a series of steps.
Each stone must weigh 44 pounds. Each must have a maximum diameter (直径) of 36 inches. Polishing is done by hand on a wheel using water, diamond-talcum power, and felt. Finishing the stone’s “running edge” is done entirely by hand with a special kind of paper and a digital measure and magnifying glass (放大镜). Lastly, a handle(把手) is fitted into holes on the top of the stone. Stones are computer-matched into pairs. Sixteen stones----8 pairs----are needed for a game, and since curling game field usually have 6 lanes, each game field needs 96 matched stones!
Kays is a small company, employing less than ten skilled workers. Master craftsman and co-owner James Wyllie is skilled at all phases of curling stone making and is also an enthusiastic curler, as well as active member of Mauchline’s Burns Club, which meets regularly to honor well-known Mauchline residents.
【小题1 】What is true about Kays?
A. It is a family business.
B. It’s a brand(牌子) of curling stones.
C. It’s a place in Scotland.
D. It’s the name of a curling stone dealer(业者).
【小题 2】How many curling stones are needed for two games happening at the same time?
A. 8 B. 16 C. 32 D. 96
【小题 3】What does the underlined word “sliced” mean in Chinese in the second paragraph?
A. 切割 B. 镶嵌 C. 移开 D. 固定
【小题 4】Which of the following statements is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?
A. Kays of Scotland has been curling stone maker for more than 150 years.
B. The weight of each curling stone must be 44 pounds.
C. We use a special machine to polish the curling stone.
D. The workers in Kays are all experienced.
【小题 5】What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The history of curling.
B. How to make a curling stone.
C. The rules of curling.
D. How to become a curling stone maker.
