The Folk Art Show The best chance to learn about local art and culture. Open: October 20-25 Organizer: City Museum Address: 110 Century Road Telephone: 72314431 Scan the QR code (扫描二维码) to get more information and book tickets. |
The City Flower Show Open: October 8-17 Price: ￥50 for each adult; ￥25 for each child; free under the age of 10; 20% off for groups over 10. Address:112 New Town Road, Moonlight City Telephone: 53418899 Visit www. flowersforlife. com for more information. |
Camp of Folk Art Would you like to learn paper cutting, Huangmei opera or to make paper flowers? Come to Camp of Folk Art 2014 at the Youth Center! Age: 13 to 18 Time: December 13-20 For more information, call the Youth Center at (010) 1106-2107. |
Pop Music Week Bands from home and abroad will give performances in Sunshine Park. Local bands and DJs from local radio station are waiting to share music with fans. Good chance for you to make friends with similar hobbies. Price: ￥30—￥50 Time: 9:00 a.m.—9:00 p.m., December 21-27 |
1.By scanning the QR code, you can get .
A. an e-mail from City Museum
B. more information about the Folk Art Show
C. a ticket to the museum for free
D. a gift from the City Museum
2.Tommy is a 9-year-old boy. He wants to visit the City Flower Show with his parents. How much will they pay?
A.￥25. B.￥100. C.￥125. D.￥150.
3.If Jane wants to learn to make paper flowers, she should go to .
A. Century Road B. New Town Road
C. the Youth Center D. Sunshine Park
4.Phillip, 20 years old, is NOT allowed to go to .
A. the City Flower Show B. Camp of Folk Art
C. the Folk Art Show D. Pop Music Week
5. lasts for the fewest days.
A. The City Flower Show B. Camp of Folk Art
C. The Folk Art Show D. Pop Music Week
Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. A month after he was born, Billy’s mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s. She took Billy to the hospital, and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see.
Although Billy can’t see, he has never let that hold him back or make him different.
Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer (谷歌认证开发者) now.
Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of
its systems, but Billy wasn’t old enough.
Billy’s dream school would be Stanford University or MIT, where he could get a very
good education in computer science. After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided.However, he says he will definitely (绝对地) do something great.
“It’s a sighted world,” Billy said. “You can’t let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can’t move forward and make your dreams come true.”
1.Billy’s mother found there was something wrong with Billy’s eyes when
A. he was 14 years old B. he left school
C. he was in the eighth grade D. he was a month old
2.Billy started to learn computer programming by himself with the help of
A. a screen reader B. his mother
C. a computer D. his teacher
3.The underlined word “systems” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 电脑 B. 系统 C. 机器 D. 计划
4.What will Billy do after school?
A. He will work for Google.
B. He will open a company.
C. He has not decided on that.
D. He will do nothing.
5.We can learn that from the passage.
A. blindness is not a big problem
B. it’s easy to be a certified Google developer
C. nothing should get in the way of our dreams
D. Billy is a student of Stanford University
完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共计10分）
Life is not easy, but I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.” When I was young, I was nervous that I couldn’t talk to anyone. My classmates often me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, something happened, It changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. It meant I had to in front of all the teachers and students in my school!
“Come on, dear. Believe in yourself. You are sure to .” Then, mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I the topic, “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember the whole speech and practiced it over 100 times. my mother ‘s great love, I did well in the contest. I could believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first prize. I heard the from the teachers and students. Those who once looked down on(瞧不起) me , now all said “Congratulations!” to me , my mother hugged (拥抱) me and cried 。
Since then, everything has changed for me . When I do anything, I try to tell myself to have confidence. This can be not only for a person but also for a country.
1.A. so B. to C. very D. quite
2.A. worked on B.broke down C.fell off D.laughed at
3.A. write B. speak C.tell D.say
4.A. win B.lose C.beat D.pass
5.A. reached B.brought C. chose D. thought
6.A. At B. To C. As D. With
7.A. almost B. nearly C. ever D.hardly
8.A.cheers B.noise C.thank D. wish
9.A. angrily B. sadly C. quietly D.excitedly
10.A. real B. really C. true D.truly
This pair of shoes _______ hand, and it ______ very comfortable.
A. is made with; is felt B. are made from; is felt
C. are made of; feels D. is made by; feels
— Didn’t you see the sign “No Parking!” on the right?
— Sorry, I didn’t. But now I know parking _______ here.
A. wasn't allowed B. isn't allowed
C. won't allow D. doesn't allow
I found ______ difficult to study English well.
A. it B. that C. its D. this
