I was born an albino(白化病人）in Pennsylvania in 1945．No one in my family had ever known what an albino was and what it meant to be an albino.
My family and friends treated me as everybody else．That was just about the best thing they could have done．It helped me believe in myself, so when troubles came along, I could deal with them．
Like most albinos, I had the terrible eyesight, but the fact that I could hardly see didn’t bother me that much .Kids would make fun of me, calling me“Whitey”． People looked at me when I held the books right at the tip of my nose so that I could see it well enough．Even when I was eight, movie-theater workers started asking me to pay full prices because I“looked older”．The worst thing for me was that because my eyesight was so bad, I couldn’t play sports very well．I didn’t give up trying, though．And I studied harder．Finally, I got better at school and loved it．When I got to university, I was double majoring(双修), going to summer school and busying myself with every activity I could find．I had learned to be proud of being an albino．I did my best to make“albino”a good word．And I decided to make my living with my eyes—and in sports．
I couldn’t see very well to play sports, but with a good education and a drive to do it, I could make a living in the area I loved．I’ve done it now for more than thirty years in video, and now in cyberspace(网络空间)．People make jokes about how I’m the only“blind editor”they know, but the jokes are of goodwill and some of them are signs of respect(尊重)．
I was just a proud albino kid from the country of Pennsylvania．I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties, have confidence, and be proud of my personal achievement .
1. Which is one of the signs of being an albino?
A. He has a black face.
B. He can’t see clearly
C. He looks much older.
D. He has a little nose.
2. How did the author’s family and friends deal with him?
A. Regarding him as the best friend
B. Laughing at him
C. Treating him as a usual person
D. Being afraid to speak to him
3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The author has learned to face difficulties.
B. The author started to be brave after going to university.
C. The author could achieve everything because of his good education.
D. The author could play sports well because he never gave up
4. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. To give the reason of causing the albino.
B. To tell us how the albino was treated
C. To help us deal with kinds of challenges.
D. To tell us how an albino succeeded
Even if you are a good high-jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity.
You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.
Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.
Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape (逃出) the earth’s gravity and carry you into space.
1.In this passage, the word “gravity” means.
A. the pull of everything.
B. the force of attraction(吸引) among objects.
C. the force which attracts objects towards the centre of the earth
D. the force which attracts the earth towards the sun.
2. When you slip(滑) you always fall to the ground because
A. the earth always turns round.
B. the earth has gravity
C. the earth’s gravity is greater than your weight.
D. you are careless.
3. Gravity is strong that
A. it can throw a ball into the air.
B. it makes you jump only seven feet.
C. it can let you fly away from the earth.
D. it can keep everything on earth.
4. Because of gravity,
A. water flows everything.
B. we can go everywhere by ship.
C. water always flows downwards.
D. fish can live in water.
完型填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.
The first two there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang________ for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.
As we were ________on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them stared at the walls or floor. However, one lady ________my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t________like that. As we got________ with each song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. ________ she was singing, she was also________ out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my ________ were to my students. People who worked at the care center could attend to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling ________about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.
Justin also ________the same lady. The difference between us is that he________on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her eyes and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my________to let you know that.”
This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek(脸颊) with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No ________can completely describe that touching moment...
It________a boy to teach me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a lesson that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day.
1.A. rooms B. buildings C. floors D. groups
2.A. bravely B. shyly C. madly D. beautifully
3.A. dancing B. meeting C. gathering D. singing
4.A. looked B. caught C. escaped D. hurt
5.A. appear B. hear C. sound D. feel
6.A. louder B. nearer C. faster D. higher
7.A. Because B. As C. Since D. Though
8.A. moving B. reaching C. coming D. spreading
9.A. interests B. abilities C. feelings D. tasks
10.A. afraid B. sure C. sorry D. scary
11.A. feared B. avoided C. helped D. noticed
12.A. called B. acted C. looked D. kept
13.A. time B. flower C. body D. cheek
14.A. words B. poems C. expressions D. songs
15.A. took B. wasted C. caused D. made
书面表达
请以My Friend为题， 写一篇作文，需包含以下要点，可适当发挥。
1.我有一个朋友，名字叫Millie。 她是我的同班同学。
2.她十三岁，是个友善的女孩。
3.看，她在教室里。她的帽子是红色的，她的外套是黄色的，她的裙子是灰色的。
4.我所有的同班同学都喜欢她。
My Friend
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根据中文补全句子.
1.早晨你几点吃早饭?
________ ________ do you _________ ________ in the morning?
2.我的哥哥看起来又高又强壮。
My brother looks _________ _________ _________.
3.Nick需要买一些食物。
Nick __________ _________ __________some food.
4.为什么不买些蔬菜呢？
________ _________ get some __________?
5.不要打开窗子，外面太冷了。
It’s too cold outside ._________ __________ the __________, please.
6.我们在七月和八月有一个很长的假期。
We ________ _________ _________ __________in July and August.
根据短文内容和所给首字母提示完成所缺的单词。
I have a new friend. His name is Simon. He c 1. from the USA. He often gets up at 7.00 a.m. Half an hour later he has b 2. . He usually goes to school on a bus. His c 3. begin at 8.00 a.m. He has Chinese, Maths and English lessons i 4. the morning. Then they have lunch and chat w 5. each other at school. From 1.30 to 3.50 p.m., they have other lessons l 6. Music, Art and PE.
After s 7. he often plays with his classmates. He likes p 8. basketball, football and ping-pong. At about 4.30 p.m., he goes h 9. and does his homework. He has dinner at about 7.00 p.m. Then he can w 10. TV. He goes to bed at about 10.00 p.m.
