One day my teacher said, “ Life is a game of chess, and the other player is time．” From that moment, I knew I had to enjoy my life．Do not waste time, because, you know, time will not come back．You cannot buy it．It is one of those things in life that you must really, really value．
When you see an opportunity, take it．You might not get it back．Never let an opportunity pass．And if it is too hard, remember that in the middle of every difficulty lies an opportunity．
Remember, you cannot choose how you' re going to die, or when．You can only decide how you' re going to live．Study as if you were going to live forever; live as if you were going to die tomorrow．Don' t just think of the present, but also think of your future．Your future is yet another chapter in your life and another way to live it．
Every single living thing has a purpose in life．"The purpose of life is a life of purpose," said Robert Byme．
Learn to use time wisely, take opportunities, and enjoy life．We can discover the meaning of life in three different ways: （1） by doing a deed; （2） by experiencing a value; （3） by suffering．Life．
1.The underlined part suggests that___________．
A．if life is a game of chess, time is also a game of chess
B．if life is a game of chess, both you and time are the players
C．if life is one player in a game of chess, time is the other player
D．if time is a game of chess, both life and you are the players
2.According to the author, what can you decide?
A．How you die． B．When you die．
C．How you live． D．When you succeed．
3.This article is most probably from__________．
A．an explanation of time in the universe
B．an essay about time and life
C．an argument that time is the most important thing in life
D．a description of an important class
Perhaps you have never heard of Katherine Lawes．Katherine was the wife of Lewis Lawes, warden （监狱长） at Sing Sing Prison from 1920 to 1941．In these 21 years he made many reforms --- and an important part of his success was due to his wife Katherine．
Katherine took seriously the idea that the prisoners are human beings ,worthy of attention and respect ．She regularly visited inside the walls of Sing Sing．She encouraged the prisoners, took things to them and spent time listening to them．Most importantly, she cared about them．And as a result, they cared deeply about her．
Then one night in October of 1937, news was "telegraphed" between the prison cells that Katherine had been killed in an accident．The prisoners asked the warden to allow them to attend her funeral．He agreed to their strange request and a few days later the south gate of Sing Sing swung slowly open．Hundreds of men who had committed almost every crime imaginable marched slowly out of the prison, later gathered again at the gate and returned to their cells．There were so many that they proceeded unguarded．But no one tried to escape．If he had, the others might have killed him immediately．So devoted were they to Katherine Lawes, the woman who daily walked into Hell to show the men a piece of Heaven．
Katherine' s strength was to see the men less as prisoners and more as individuals．Thomas Moore once said, "We can only treat badly those things or people whose souls we show no respect for．"
1.When Katherine's husband was the warden at Sing Sing Prison, she did the following things EXCEPT_______________．
A．encouraging the prisoners B．visiting the prison houses
C．doing some writing for the prisoner D．spending time in listening to the prisoners
2.Why did the prisoners ask the warden to allow them to attend Katherine’s funeral?
A．Because Katherine didn't look down upon them and cared about them．
B．Because Katherine was the wife of the warden．
C．Because Katherine made reforms in the prison．
D．Because Katherine had been killed by one of them．
3.Whom does the underlined part “the others” refer to?
A．The policemen at the funeral． B．The other prisoners．
C．The guards． D．The policemen from other prisons．
4.The best title of this passage is_________．
A．Katherine Lawes' s Life B．Reforms at Sing Sing Prison
C．To Honor Their Souls D．To Meet Their Requirement
South Korea has offered about 10,000 tons of corn to North Korea, in what would be the first official aid to its hungry neighbor for almost two years．The South also offered 20 tons of milk powder and medicine for children, pregnant women and other vulnerable people, its unification ministry said．The proposed shipmen would be through the Red Cross．It would be the first official one since a conservative government came to power in Seoul in February 2008．The South Korean administration of President Lee Myung-bak has linked major assistance to progress on denuclearisation．
However, after months of bitter hostility, the communist North began making peace overtures（提议，提案） to the South in recent months．Persistent media reports have also said the two sides have held preliminary talks about a possible summit．
The amount of food aid on offer is tiny relative to the needs in what the United Nations recently described as the famine-hit North．A third of North Korean women and young children are malnourished（营养不良的） and the country will run short of almost 1．8 million tons of food this year, the United Nations World Food Program said in a report last month．The unification ministry admitted it was far less than needed but said the North must mend relations before shipments could be increased．
"We cannot say 10,000 tons is sufficient in view of North Korea's food shortage and other conditions," said ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-Joo．"We are providing purely humanitarian aid," she said．
"There is no change in our position that massive food aid depends on how relations between the two Koreas develop," she said．North Korea has yet to respond to the latest offer, made through the Red Cross．But Yonhap news agency said it was likely co-ordinated in advance before the announcement．
Last year the South offered 50,000 tons of corn, but the North rejected the shipment amid high tensions．
North Korea has relied on food aid from China, South Korea and aid agencies to feed millions of its people since a famine in the 1990s resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands．
1.How would North Korea be offered about 10,000 tons of corn from South Korea?
A．North Korea would buy corn from South Korea．
B．North Korea would exchange with South Korea．
C．The offer would be through the Red Sea．．
D．The offer would be through an international organization
2.About whether South Korea would go on offering assistance, we can infer from the passage that________________．
A．they would go on without any condition
B．they would go on if there was a famine in North Korea
C．it depended on how their relation would develop
D．it depended on whether North Korea needed it
3.How did North Korea survive since a famine in the 1990s?
A．They depended on the international aid from all other countries
B．They developed their agriculture to increase the production
C．They expanded the agricultural land
D．They relied on food aid from China, South Korea and aid agencies
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A． It’s about the aid to South Korea from North Korea
B．It tells about the help between South Korea and North Korea
C．It’s about the help to the Poor
D．It tells about an action of the Red Cross
Unnoticed and unappreciated for five decades，a large female turtle （龟）with a stained（彩色的），leathery（粗而硬的） shell is now a precious commodity（物品）in Changsha’s old zoo．She is fed on a special diet of raw meat．Her small pool has been covered with glass which can defend it from bullets．A special camera monitors her movements．A guard is posted at night．
The purpose is simple：the turtle must not die．
Earlier this year，scientists concluded that she was the planet’s last known female Yangtze giant soft shell turtle．She is about 80 years old and weighs almost 90 pounds．
As it happens，the planet also has only one known male．He lives at a zoo the city of Suzhou．He is 100 years old and weighs about 200 pounds．They are the last hope of saving a species believed to be the largest freshwater turtles in the world．
“It’s a very dangerous situation,” said Peter Pritchard, a famous turtle expert in the United States，who has helped try to save the species．、
For many Chinese people，the turtle is the symbol of health and long life，but the last two Yangtze giant soft-shell creatures show the threatened state of wildlife and biodiversity（生物多样性）in China．Pollution, hunting and over development are destroying natural habitats，and also endangering the plant and the animal population．
China contains some of the world’s richest treasures of biodiversity, yet the latest major survey of plants and animals shows a discouraging picture．Nearly 40 percent of all mammal species in China are now endangered, Scientists say．For plants，the situation is worse；70 percent of all nonflowering plant species and 86 percent of flowering species are considered threatened．
1.Why is the turtle in Changsha specially cared?
A．She has been unnoticed and unappreiated five decades．
B．She can be sold at a high price．
C．She is the planet’s last known female Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle．
D．She is old and heavy．
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A．The turtle in Changsha is precious because it is the symbol of health and long life．
B．Peter Pritchard believes the female turtle is the largest freshwater turtle in the world．
C．The female turtle is in a dangerous situation where she may be killed．
D．The female turtle in Changsha and the male turtle in Suzhou are the last hope of saving the largest freshwater turtle species in the world．
3.According to the text ________in China．
A．there are the richest species of living things
B．wild plants and animals are becoming fewer
C．turtles are specially protected
D．the situation of plants is better than that of mammal species
4.The last paragraph proves the threatened state of wildlife and biodiversity in China by__________ ．
A．facts and numbers B．Peter Pritchard’S words
C．teaching theory D．telling a story
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（Ａ．Ｂ．Ｃ．Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There is a wonderful fable about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her．One day, feeling sad and 1, she was walking through a meadow （草地） when she noticed a small 2caught in a thorn （荆棘）bush．The more the butterfly 3to free itself, the deeper the thorns cut into its body．The young girl carefully released the butterfly 4the thorns． 5flying away , the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy ．The young girl rubbed （搓） her eyes in 6．
“For your wonderful kindness,” the good fairy said to the girl, “I will grant（准予，实现） you any word you 7like．”
The little girl thought 8and then replied, “I want to be happy!”
The fairy said, “Very well,” and leaned toward her and 9in her ear．Then the good fairy suddenly disappeared．
As the little girl 10, there was no one in the land as 11as she．Everyone asked her the 12of her happiness．She would only smile and answer, “The reason for my happiness is 13I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl．”
When she was very old and on her deathbed, the 14all came together around her, being 15that the fabulous （传说的） secret of happiness would 16her．“Tell us, please,” they begged．“Tell us what the good fairy said．”
The lovely old woman 17smiled and said, “She told me that everyone, 18old or young, rich or poor they seemed, had 19of me．”
Happiness is the most precious thing in the world, which can be obtained in different ways．And happiness is also the simplest thing if you just do what you should do．It’s 20that if you love and help others you’ll get it．
1.A．alone B．lonely C．hopeless D．helpful
2.A．bird B．ant C．worm D．butterfly
3.A．struggled B．stuck C．struck D．stretched
4.A．of B．from C．away D．off
5.A．In spite of B．In place of C．Instead of D．In short of
6.A．disbelieve B．disbelief C．belief D．believe
7.A．had B．will C．would D．should
8.A．for a moment B．in a moment C．at the moment D．over the moment
9.A．said B．told C．whispered D．talked
10.A．turned up B．brought up C．came up D．grew up
11.A．rich B．beautiful C．happy D．elegant
12.A．key B．secret C．resource D．way
13.A．that B．because C．why D．for
14.A．families B．friends C．neighbors D．guests
15.A．afraid B．frightened C．concerning D．glad
16.A．die off B．die out C．die away D．die with
17.A．simply B．justly C．rightly D．quitely
18.A．how B．however C．whenever D．when
19.A．need B．request C．require D．demand
20.A．sure B．certain C．possible D．impossible
--She looks very happy．She ________have passed the exam．
--I guess so．It’s not difficult after all．
A．should B．must C．could D．might
