Twelve-year-old Paul Crossnickle has lived as a hero for six years now. It wasn’t until he wrote a composition for a recent class project, however, that he got the recognition he should have got.
On July 27, 1991, Paul saved his three-year-old sister Julie from drowning in the family swimming pool. When he found her, he jumped in, pulled her off the bottom and brought her to the ground.
Their father was trying to bring Julie to life when fire fighters arrived. She survived without serious injury.
Last month, in Paul’s seventh-grade language arts class at Juniper Elementary School, teacher Liliana Mauro asked students to write about an important event in their lives. Paul wrote about rescuing Julie.
“He was somewhat disappointed, for he was never recognized for his deed,” Principal Mondragon said. “Mrs. Mauro telephoned the Fire Department and looked into what they could do for him.”
The school held a regular gathering for their teachers and 200 pupils, which surprised Paul Firefighters from a local station joined Assistant Fire Chief Dave Horn and the city officials who presented Paul with a plaque (徽章) that recognized him “for his heroic efforts preventing a needless loss of life in a near-drowning accident.”
Paul’s parents, Alan and Kathy Crossnickle, were there as well as Julie.
“Paul’s story was one of success…and his sister was able to survive with all her faculties in place,” fire Captain Steve Valenzuela said. “This should remind everyone else that because of Paul’s quick action, knowing to get his sister out of the pool and calling 911 and beginning CPR probably saved her life.”
1.The correct order of the story is _____.
a. Paul became a known hero
b. Paul wrote a composition c. Paul pulled his three-year—old sister off the bottom. d. Paul’s parents were present at the gathering.
e. Mrs. Mauro connected the Fire Department f. Paul was given a plaque.
A. a, b, c, d, e, f B. c, a, b, d, e, f C. c, b, e, d, f, a D. b, c, a, e, f, d
2.Fire Captain Steve meant that _______ when he said that Julie survived “with all her faculties in place.”
A. Julie was saved undamaged
B. Julie was frightened though she was saved
C. Julie was sent to hospital without delay
D. Julie was able to return to the place because of Paul’s rescue
3.What conclusion can we get from the text?
A. Paul’s parents didn’t want Paul to be a hero at all.
B. The school wanted other students to learn from Paul.
C. Mrs. Mauro was fond of Paul very much.
D. Paul looked forward to being a hero for six years.
Although the new year is already here, the great moments of the old year are still in the memory. Let’s look back at some of these.
the United States
One of the world’s largest New Year’s Eve parties was held in Times Square, New Year. The festival attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch brightly-lit ball drop on a landmark building at the stroke(报时的钟声) of midnight.
A great amount of confetti(五彩纸屑) was released from the sky at zero o’clock..
Britain
Painted in shining colours and blowing on whistles,50,000 party-goers arrived in London’s Millennium Dome to dance in the New Year. The Millennium Dome came to life at midnight as 50 DJs started up, competing on five separate dance floors to warm the crowd into the party mood.
Russia
New Year is the biggest holiday in Russia. It is traditional to put up a tree for celebrations with family and friends.
On the very last day of the years, Russians with a taste for a very cold swim braved freezing temperatures to plant traditional, festival trees on the bed of the Northern Ocean and at the bottom of Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake.
Malaysia
Brave skydivers threw themselves off the world’s tallest buildings near midnight and floated towards the new year.
The jump from the 452-metre Petronas Twin Tower was called a real leap from one year to the next since the group took off in the last second of the old year and landed a minute later in the new year.“That was really cool,”said Roland Simpson,“over crowds of onlookers to the landing spot.”
1.In New Year the brightly-lit ball dropped______.
A. from the sky onto the Times Square B. to celebrate the stroke of midnight
C. to welcome the arrival of Christmas D. at the point between the old and the new year
2.Which of the following is NOT true about celebrations in the world?
A. A large quantity of confetti was given out from the tallest building.
B. Skydivers in Malaysia jumped down from the world’s tallest buildings.
C. Some Russians planted trees on the bed of Lake Baikal.
D. In Britain 50 DJs competed on five separate floors.
3.The underlined word “landmark”means______ in the text.
A. an easily recognizable object, such as a tall tree or building
B. something that marks an important point in one’s life
C. something marking the limits of a piece of land
D. a building that is marked on a map
4.The text shows that_____.
A. New Year has been the starting point for people to have dreams
B. people in different countries welcomed New Year in different ways
C. people’s ways of celebrations are exciting
D. the new year is better than the old year
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
This little story I’m about to tell you happened when I was about 11 years old, and I’II never forget it. I was at my friend Jenny’s __1__ after school one day, and we were doing (or not doing) homework.. __2__ I was there, Jenny’s mom came over to visit.
I don’t remember her name__3__ what her face looked like. I just remember her hands, her voice and the__4__ she taught me.
I can still see her hand __5__ for mine in our introduction. __6__ were so beautiful, I thought; rich, dark skin__7__ complemented(涂了) by the orange colored polish on her nails. Then I __8__ her saying, and not at all in a condescending(居高临下的) __9__ .“Oh no, that is NOT how you shake hands. Let me show you _10___.”
After that, I just remember her voice __11__ the importance of a good handshake, conveying（传递） a positive sense of self, looking at _12___ person in the eye, making that first moment matter…I think in that exchange I first understood__13__.
I respected her for __14__ the time to teach me about one of those subtleties(细微之处) in life. I appreciated the fact __15__ she didn’t look down upon me because I was 11 or because I didn’t know something. And so because of that I felt somewhat respected. I mean the _16___ she treated me. It felt good to be __17__ like a real person. I also appreciate her idea that _18__ someone doesn’t pay attention to something, be patient and point him or her__19__ the right direction. I__20__ her every time I meet someone and shake hands. And I’m so thankful for her little lesson.
1.A. office B. house C. family D. room
2.A. Although B. As C. During D. If
3.A. and B. but C. even D. or
4.A. homework B. English C. lesson D. knowledge
5.A. reaching down B. reaching up C. reaching out D. reaching far
6.A. It B. That C. These D. They
7.A. patiently B. beautifully C. strongly D. thickly
8.A. listened B. found C. heard D. saw
9.A. manner B. means C. method D. voice
10.A. that B. it C. how D. what
11.A. explains B. explained C. explain D. explaining
12.A. the other B. other C. another D. others
13.A. politeness B. saying C. friendship D. respect
14.A. costing B. spending C. taking D. using
15.A. what B. which C. that D./
16.A. place B. position C. way D. time
17.A. talking about B. talked to C. talking to D. talked about
18.A. as soon as B. as long as C. once D. if
19.A. from B. at C. in D. to
20.A. think over B. think of C. think about D. think out
It was at this shop _______ I bought my skirt. How about coming to my home to have a look tonight?
A. that B. where C. which D. what
Tom thought it was an honor ___________ to speak in the ceremony.
A. to invite B. to be invited C. inviting D. having invited
Don't leave matches or cigarettes on the table within the _____ of little children.
A. hand B. reach C. space D. distance
