Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is most famous for his Superman films.
Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made amazing progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe without a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again but he started a new life with great courage.
The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about his experiences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.
From their home, Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident．
Could you say something about your life after the accident?
"Four days after the accident, I came to understand my situation. The doctors said I was not going to pull through. Those days were terrible. But my wife Dana said, “You are still you and I love you. Be confident in yourself.” And that saved my life. Since that moment I have never thought of giving up."
What do you think of your family?
"Great! Dana is so wonderful．We have always got on really well．My parents often quarreled with each other when I was young．But they've got closer since the accident．"
How do you spend your time?
"I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people．I think they need my help. With the progress of new medical research, I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day. So you can see I'm far too busy to think of giving up!"
Christopher Reeve died on October 10, 2004. But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．
1.What does the second paragraph mainly talk about?
A．Christopher’s riding accident
B．Christopher’s marriage
C．Christopher’s death
D. Christopher’s films
2.Reeve made a lot of public speeches in order to____________.
A. make more money
B. draw people’s attention to his films
C. prove he was a superman
D. encourage people to be strong in life
3. Whom was Reeve most thankful to?
A. His parents B. The film company
C. His wife D. The doctors
4.By saying "I'm far too busy to think of giving up!", Reeve means _______．
A．so far he has been busy thinking of giving up
B．he’s so busy that he has no time to think of giving up
C．he’s too busy that he begins to think about giving up
D．he has never thought of giving up walking far
5.Which of the following words can best describe Reeve?
A. Brave B. Crazy C. Humorous D. Careful
At a day care center in Texas, children were playing outside. One of the children was Jessica , 18 months old. Jessica’s mother, who worked at the day care center, was watching the children. Suddenly Jessica fell and disappeared. Jessica’s mother cried and ran to her.
A well was in the yard of the center. It was only eight inches across, and a rock always covered it. But children played around and had moved the rock. Jessica fell right into the well.
Jessica’s mother couldn’t feel Jessica, so she called 911 for help. Men from the fire apartment arrived. They discovered that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well.
“It’s too narrow,” they said, “So, we’re going to drill(钻) a big hole beside.”The man began on Wednesday morning. Two days later, on Friday morning, they were still drilling, as they had to drill through the solid rock.
During her days in the well, Jessica sometimes called her mother. Sometimes she slept, sometimes she cried, and sometimes she sang.
All over the world people waited for the news of Jessica. They read about her in the newspapers and watched her rescue on TV.
At 8 p. m. on Friday, the men finally reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. Jessica was dirty, hungry, thirsty and tired. Her foot and forehead was badly injured. But Jessica was alive. A doctor at the hospital said, “Jessica is lucky. She is young. She’s not going to remember this very well. ”
However, her parents, the rescuers, many other people around the world will not forget this. Later, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well. On the cover he wrote, “To Jessica, with love from all of us. ”
1. Jessica fell into the well because____________.
A. her mother was not watching her
B. the rock cover was moved away
C. Other children pushed her
D. she was too young to cross it
2.What the doctor said meant that _____________.
A. Jessica is lucky to have a good memory
B. Jessica is alive in the well because she is small
C. the hospital could improve young Jessica’s memory
D. Young Jessica wouldn’t remember her experience for long
3.We learn from the passage that_____________.
A. Jessica got many people’s attention
B. The rescuers had to drill the well bigger
C. It took one day for the men to rescue Jessica
D. Jessica’s parents made a new cover for the well
4.In which order did the story happen?
a. Jessica fell into a well.
b. Rescuers drilled a hole to save Jessica.
c. Jessica’s mother ran to reach her.
d. Children moved the rock.
e. A medal cover was made.
A. a-b-d-c-e B. a-c-b-d-e
C. d-a-c-b-e D. d-b-a-c-e
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
A. A Careless Mother B. A Dangerous Well
C. Everybody’s Baby D. A lost rock cover
Every Friday night, Winston would stand at the gate of the railway station, playing his violin . He smiled to everyone and many people put money into the in front of him. One day, Winston showed up and put his hat on the ground as usual. But from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.
It --Last night, a gentleman named George Miller left an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Miller. About half an hour later, a middle-aged man rushed to Winston in a hurry and said, “It’s you! I know you are an man and will certainly be here.”
Winston asked, “Are you Mr. Miller? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery ticket!” answered the middle-aged man. Winston then it to the man. Yesterday when the man knew that his was worth $ 500,000, he was so _______! Then he realized that he threw the ticket together with the money into the young man’s hat!
Someone asked Winston, “You play the violin to make . Why didn’t you keep the ticket and take the prize for yourself?” Winston replied, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily now. But if I honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. angrily B. silently C. happily D. confidently
2.A. hat B. bag C. paper D. ground
3.A. usual B. different C. free D. tired
4.A. said B. told C. spoke D. talked
5.A. interestin B. able C. energetic D. honest
6.A. returned B. offer C. sent D. sold
7.A. watch B. clothes C. ticket D. car
8.A. puzzled B. excited C. nervous D. sad
9.A. friends B. fun C. money D. mistake
10.A. have B. remove C. find D. lose
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented(有天赋的). It’s always interesting other people show their talents. Today talent shows are getting more and more popular. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s up to you to decided. people watch a show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.
However, not enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but fact they are just actors. , if you don’t take these shows too seriously, are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people way to make their dreams come true.
1.A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watches
2.A. good B. well C. better D. best
3.A. who B. how C. whose D. which
4.A. Unless B. After C. When D. Before
5.A. anybody B. everybody C. nobody D. somebody
6.A. made B. is made C. are making D. are made
7.A. on B. with C. by D. in
8.A. However B. But C. And D. So
9.A. they B. their C. them D. theirs
10.A. the B. an C. a D. /
John _______to come to the teacher’s office just now. He may be in trouble.
A. was told B. told
C. has told D. tells
I know you are busy, but you look pale. You’d better ___________a good rest.
A. stop to have B. stop having
C. to stop to have D. to stop having
