William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was bo
rn
in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when
he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582,he married a farmer’s
daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a
daughter. Later they had twins.In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown,
Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he
left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight, he moved to London and joined a
theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599.He became an actor, and
he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He made almost no money
from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. W
ith
the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine,
Shakespeare retired（退休）and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two in
1616. He left his money to his family. He left the genius（天才）to the
world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is
one of the most famous writers in the world.
1.Shakespeare wrote many fam
ous
plays except .
A. Hamlet B. Macbeth C. Romeo and Juliet D. Man and Superman
2.Shakespeare decided to be an actor in .
A.1578 B.1582 C.1599 D.1616
3. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon .
A. with his wife B. with
his daughter C. with his wife and children D. alone
4.Shakespeare got much money from .
A. writing B. plays C. acting D. retirement
5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Shakespeare had two children.
B. Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.
C. Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.
D. Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.
Once there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was said that the island would go down, so all made boats and left except Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to offer her help until the last possible moment. When the island had almost gone down, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a great boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you .” “Oh, Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy
that she did not even notice when Love called h
er.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love was so excited that she even forgot to ask who the elder was. So Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time understands how valuable Love is.”
1.What would happen to the island?
A.It would grow bigger. B.It would sink. C.It drove feelings away. D.All the feelings lived.
2.Sadness didn’t see Love when he passed by Love, did he?
A.Yes, he did. B.Yes, he didn’t. C.No, he didn’t. D.No, he did.
3.Why didn’t Happiness help Love?
A.Because Happiness didn’t like Love.
B.Because Happiness didn’t hear Love calling her.
C.Because her boat was so small that she couldn’t take Love with her.
D.Because she needed to be by herself.
4.Who helped Love out of danger?
A. Sadness. B. Knowledge. C. Happiness. D. Time.
5.What does the underlined word “valuable” mean in Chinese?
A.令人喜爱的 B.珍贵的 C.吸引人的 D.有爱心的
Almost every Chinese person can recite(背诵) the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work ”. But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program reported that the food Chinese people
throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we
have too much food? Absolutely not. According to the UN World Food Program,
there were 925 million hungry people arou
nd
the world in 2011, especially in developing countries. Six million children die
of hunger every year.
Chinese people are wel
l-known
for being friendly and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their
guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have
realized the importance of saving food. What should we do in our daily lives to
waste less food?
1. Don’t order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2.Don’t leave any food in your bowls, while having meals
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.
1.What’s the real meaning of the underlined sentence?
A.春种一粒粟，秋收万颗籽。 B.谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦。
C.吏禄三百石，岁晏有余粮 。 D.足蒸暑土气，背灼炎天光。
2.According to the UN report, how many hungry people were there in 2011?
A.6 million. B.925 million. C.200 million. D.725 million.
3. What should we do to waste less food?
A.Order more food in a restaurant.
B.Every time you eat, leave some food in your bowls.
C.Take all the food you ordered home.
D.Don’t store too much food like vegetables and fruit.
4. Which of the following is NOT true?
A.A number of people have realized the importance of saving food.
B.The food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
C.200 million children die of hunger every year.
D.Many Chinese feel that they lose face if guests have eaten all the food on the table.
5. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.Don’t waste food.
B.Chinese people are friendly and generous.
C.We can’t die of hunger.
D.Every grain is grown by farmers.
根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，并用其正确形式填空，使短文完整，正确。（每个词只能用一次；共10分，每小题一分）
Light travels at a speed(速度) which is about a million times faster than that of sound .1.
One second, light travels about 300000 kilometers, but sound travels only 340 2. . You can get some idea of this difference by 3.________ the start of a running match. If you stand far away from the starter(发令员), you can see smoke4.________ from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.
The 5. speed of light produces some strange facts. The 6. star is so far away that light which you can see from it tonight started to travel to you four years 7.________ at a speed of nearly two million kilometers every minute. The light from some of tonight's started on8. ________ journey towards you even before you were born.
So, if we want to be honest(诚实), we can not say , " The stars are shining 9. ________tonight." We have to say, " The stars look nice. They were 10._______ four years ago but their light has just reached our earth. "
根据短文内容，从Ａ、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。（15分，每小题1分）
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. In fact, she nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always to help her. She used to tell her boyfriend, “If I could see the , I would marry you .”
One day, someone donated (捐赠) a pair of to her. When the
bandages (绷带) came off, she was able to see everything,
including her boyfriend, for the time. He asked
her, “Now that you can see the world, will you me?”
The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he 
was
. She had never expected that. She would not
like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she to
marry him.
Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a to her, saying, “My dear, take good care of your eyes. they are yours, they are mine.”
This is how the human brain (大脑) often works when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few remember what was like before. And we ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain about the of your food, think of someone who has nothing to . Before you complain about life, think of someone who went to heaven (天堂) too early. Before you complain about your old , think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So what you have and don’t forget your past.
1.A. forgot B. loved C. disliked D. thanked
2.A. ready B. unhappy C. angry D. sad
3.A. sight B. world C. earth D. people
4.A. shoes B. glasses C. trousers D. eyes
5.A. first B. second C. next D. last
6.A. follow B. love C. marry D. see
7.A. ugly B. sick C. short D. blind
8.A. decided B. agreed C. refused D. wanted
9.A. diary B. note C. song D. story
10.A. Before B. After C. Once D. Since
11.A. mind B. work C. school D. life
12.A. taste B. size C. color D. shape
13.A. do B. wear C. eat D. make
14.A. food B. house C. clothes D. bus
15.A. forget B. spend C. enjoy D. Pay
阅读下面短文，将短文中划线部分的句子译成中文。（共6分，每小题2分）
In the United States, many people use cell phones. But few send messages with them. Most of them don’t even like to try it. Do you find it strange?
Computers are very common in America. 1. Most people like using e-mails more than messages. Sending e-mails is faster than sending messages .They don’t need to choose the letters one by one . It can save more time . And they like talking on the phone. They don’t feel good when “talking ”by sending messages to each other.
Another reason is to save money. Americans are excited about new cell phones .But they think a lot before they buy. So many people’s cell phones are still very old . They can’t send messages.
2.In the U.S. ,people call for free from 7(or9)o’clock in the evening. But if they send messages ,they still have to pay. A message costs about 10 cents . It is too much.
3.It is also bad manners to greet by sending messages in American. Americans are happier to get cards from their families or friends.
