Many of us have ever loved the two toy bears --- a brown Teddy bear and a yellow Winnie – the – Pooh bear. The two toy bears come from real stories in life.
In 1902， Theodore Roosevelt， President of the USA， went on hunting. The hunting dogs found an old bear in the forest near Washington D.C. and the guide asked the president to shoot it. But President Roosevelt disagreed. A cartoonist drew a cartoon showing that the president refused to shoot the bear. Soon， the bear began to appear in other newspapers. People named the bear Teddy which was Theodore’s nickname （昵称）.
In 1913， a captain named Harry Colebourn paid 20 dollars for a black bear which was born in the Canadian countryside. The captain’s hometown， Winnipeg， was the origin（起源）of the bear’s name. In Winnipeg， Winnie served as the mascot（吉祥物）.When World War I began， the captain went to France. Winnie was sent to London Zoo which many kids often visited. Because of its lovely look， the bear became popular with children.
The stories about the Two Real __1.__
Name | Teddy | Winnie – the - Pooh |
Appearing Time | 11 years __2._ than Winnie | In 1913 |
Birth Place | America | __3.__ |
Origin of Name |
Teddy， the nickname of President Theodore Roosevelt
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Winnipeg， the __4.__ of Captain Harry Colebourn |
Reason for Being Popular |
A cartoon showing that the president didn’t _5.__ with the idea of shooting the bear
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The lovely look attracting the attention of children who often went to London Zoo |
动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
1.As soon as he came into the office， he __________ (shake) hands with every one of us.
2.Mary always has more difficulty than Lily__________ (work) out maths problems.
3.This kind of juice will do harm to our health if too much __________ (drink).
4.I had many photos __________ (take) on the top of the Great Wall..
5.It is the third time he __________ (see) the film called Back to 1942.
6.Someone broke into Granny Li’s home yesterday. Luckily， she_______(walk) her dog nearby.
7.—__________the price __________ (include) coffe and hamburgers?
— I’m afraid not.
8.—Have you seen Tom anywhere ?
—He __________ (control) the remote control in the language laboratory.
词汇运用 （本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
(A) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。
1.The first step towards forming ____________ (习惯) is that you can plan everything well.
2.Look! There are two coats hanging there. The blue one is the __________ (干的) of the two.
3.The bag on the chair is one of those __________ (工程师).
4.The diver was __________ (惩罚) because he drove his car after drinking some wine.
(B) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
5.The writer’s short stories always have __________ (surprise) endings.
6.Those children are playing __________ (noise).Tell them to be quiet.
7.We need to come up with an idea and make __________ (decide) at once.
8.It’s hard to believe that he began to learn pop music in his __________ (fifty).
Sometimes， people are not clear about what kind of food is healthy， and what kind of food may do harm to our health. The USDA has prepared a food guide to help people learn about which kind of food is the healthiest to eat. The food guide describes six main food groups: meat (like fish and chicken)， dairy (like milk and cheese)， grains (like bread and rice) ， fruit， and vegetables. The last group is fats and sweets. The USDA also suggests how much of each food group is healthy to eat daily. Though this guide was prepared by the US government， it is very useful for people all over the world.
As a result of years of study， we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example， Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount of grains， fruit and vegetables. Because of the way they eat， they have a high rate (率) of cancer and heart disease. In Japan， people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have a very low rate of cancer and heart disease. The Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. However， when Japanese people move to the US， the rate of heart disease and cancer goes up as their eating habit changes. And as hamburgers， ice creams and other high-fat foods become popular in Japan， the rate of heart disease and cancer is going up there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy food in other countries， in which the disease rate is going up along with the change of the way people eat. Doctors everywhere suggest people eat more grains， fruit and vegetables and less meat and dairy food.
Eating healthily is important for children as well as their parents. When parents have poor eating habits， their children usually do， too. After all， children eat ‘ the same way as their parents. When parents eat healthy food， the children will learn to enjoy it， too. Then they will develop good eating habits. Doctors suggest parents give their children healthier food such as fruit， vegetables and juice.
Everyone wants to live a long， healthy life. We know that the food we eat affects us in different ways. For example， doctors believe that fruit and vegetables can really protect people from many different diseases. On the other hand， animal fat can cause diseases. We can change our eating habits now and enjoy many years of healthy living.
1.What is the USDA in the passage?
A. A group of doctors in the US.
B. An office of the US government.
C. A report on diseases in the US.
D. An order given by the US president.
2.The second paragraph mainly tells us that__________.
A. Japanese are always healthier than Americans
B. living in the US is not good for people’s health
C. if you eat too much fat you will have cancer
D. the way we eat may cause some health problems
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A .More and more people have good eating habits now.
B. Parents’ eating habits are important to their children.
C. Good eating habits develop only when you are young.
D. The more fruit and vegetables we eat， the longer we will live.
4.The greatest help the passage gives us is__________.
A .to introduce a food guide to the world
B .to provide us with knowledge of six food groups
C .to suggest a way of eating for a healthy life
D .to find the main cause of some serious diseases
Although I had left school against the advice of my teacher， I had， without telling anyone， tried to continue my studies in literature at evening classes. It was a tiresome walk from one end of the city to another and to sit among adults was uninteresting. I was the youngest in the class， so the friendship I knew at school was absent， I put up with it for a short period. It was too long a walk on cold winter’s nights and it was hard to put my heart into Shakespeare with wet shoes and trousers. So I continued reading books and started writing poetry at home.
By chance， I won some prizes and rewards for literature. A young woman from a TV company came to the college one day. She wanted to make a short film about me， to which I said， “No， I couldn’t do that.” Not that I had any real excuse， I was just frightened. In the end she persuaded me that I should do it the following day.
So I did. They made a short film of me reading one of my poems and I became more interested in literature than ever. I wondered what I should do after this， and decided some weeks later that I could not imagine myself spending the rest of my days dealing with machines. So one evening， I hesitatingly（支吾其词地） told my parents that I wanted to return to school. They wanted to know if I was sure， if I knew what it meant and whether I realized that if I gave up my job training， it would be very difficult to get a good job. But nothing could stop me， and they asked about the matter on future.
1.Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraphs above this text?
A. The writer’s unhappy childhood.
B. The poor teaching quality of the writer’s school.
C. The writer’s leaving school against his teacher’s advice.
D. Whether it was worth leaving school for job training.
2.The writer did NOT feel comfortable at the evening school because __________.
A. he found it difficult to make friends with his classmates
B. he had to walk a long distance to the evening school
C. he could not put his heart into reading books after he was caught in the rain
D. all of the above
3. After his success， he __________.
A. decided to get a good job
B. decided to continue his studies in literature at the evening school
C. decided to return to the school he once left
D. began to feel very important and proud
“Colour” and “color”， “favourite” and “favorite”… Have you ever wondered why Americans spell those words without a “u”? Is it because they are lazy?
Of course not. In fact， the difference in spelling was created by Noah Webster(1758-1843). He is a teacher who reformed English to make American identity stronger. Linguists（语言学家） celebrated his 250th birthday on October 16. After the Revolutionary War（1775-1783）， Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary， rather than rely on British versions. He dropped the British “u” in some words. And he changed “centre” into “center” for children to learn English by spelling words more like they sounded.
Webster wasn’t shy about expressing his opinions. In defining preposterous (unreasonable)， he wrote， “A republican government in the hands of females is preposterous.”
Webster spent 28 years on the project before completing the 70，000-word dictionary in 1828 with his American-style spellings. He also added local words. His dictionary was widely used in schools. Linguists believed it helped a new nation achieve unity and cultural independence at a time when most were focused on political freedom.
“He was the shaper of our language and the shaper of American identity，” said Joshua Kendall， who is working on a biography(传记) about Webster. “He at last bonded（联合） us through our language.”
1. According to the passage， when he worked on his dictionary， Noah Webster did all of the following EXCEPT__________.
A. dropping “u” in all the British words.
B. changing “centre” into “center”
C. adding local words
D. voicing his opinion
2.Why did Noah Webster create these differences in his dictionary?
A. Because he wanted to make English simple and easy.
B. Because he wanted American English to have its own characteristics.
C. Because he wanted to show that the USA is stronger than the UK.
D. Because he wanted to achieve political freedom.
3. Which of the following would probably be the best title for the passage?
A. Webster’s Dictionary.
B. American Identity
C. The Shaper of American English
D. Spelling Differences Between American and British English.
