Nothing gets the heart racing like a new roller coaster, and theme parks keep building them higher, faster and, well, just cooler than ever before. Here are five hot new coasters opening for the 2014 summer season.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Thunderbolt was built in New York in 1925．
B．Goliath will not be built as a high coaster.
C. Magic Kingdom provides a short musical journey.
D. Banshee is the first female-inspired theme park ride.
2.Which roller coaster is most likely to attract people who like adventure and excitement?
A. Banshee.
B. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.
C. Goliath.
D. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringott.
3.We can learn from the passage that
A．the five new roller coasters are made of the same materials
B．Banshee is the first of the roller coasters built by a woman
C. King Island is a branch of the company named Cedar Fair
D. the roller coaster in Orlando is located in the city of London
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC)一A Santa Monica High School teacher who was put on
leave after using physical force to control a student who was selling marijuana（大麻）in his classroom has received surprising support on Facebook. The incident was captured on video and has caused a sudden reaction from parents, teachers, students and even graduates. They are showing their support for Black. A Facebook page supporting "Coach Black" has over 4,700 likes. And many want him back in the classroom.
Student witnesses say Mark Black, who is also the wrestling coach, tried to confiscate（没收）a bag of marijuana and was then injured by the student with a pencil. The cellphone video shows Black locking the student's legs and pinning the student to the ground. "He just wanted him to stop and he was trying to be a teacher and help, and I don't think it was his fault." said student Kylan Townsend.
School Board member Oscar De La Tone says Mr. Black is one of his teachers at Santa Monica High School. "I know him very well. I know him to be a fair person, a good person, someone who cares deeply about his students," said De La Torre. He says that the video does not tell the whole story and that the incident brings to light the issue of drug use, something the district needs to address.
But in an email to parents, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Superintendent Sandra Lyon says the teacher's behavior is "absolutely alarming." She put Black on leave during an independent investigation.
Lyon has come under fire from parents for initially saying the kind of physical action used by the teacher was unacceptable. On Saturday, Lyon released the following statement to Eyewitness News: "I want to stress that teachers are at times confronted with difficult, even threatening situations, and they must make judgment calls to protect safety. I want to emphasize that putting the teacher who was involved in this incident on leave until completion of an independent investigation is a matter of standard policy and practice; it in no way prejudices the outcome of the investigation."
Students hope the situation will have a quick and just resolution. An online petition（请原书) pas also peen createu by one of Black's former students. The petition has already gained thousands of signatures.Black did not respond to a request for comment.
1.What does the cellphone video on Facebook disclose?
A. Mark Black injured a student with a pencil.
B．Mark Black wrestled with a student in his class.
C. Mark Black confiscated a bag and locked a student.
D. Mark Black controlled a student with physical force.
2.In the fifth paragraph, the underlined word "it" refers to＿＿．
A. making judgment calls to protect safety
B. putting the teacher involved on leave
C. completion of an independent investigation
D. a matter of standard policy and practice
3. From the passage, we can infer that＿＿
A. the people involved in the matter support Mark Black
B. Mark Black will be eventually fired by the School Board
C. Sandra Lyon won some support from parents initially
D. no decision has been made from the investigation yet
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Teacher Put on Leave Receives Support
B. Thousands Come and Sign the Petition
C．School Teacher Wrestled with Student
D. Cellphone Video on the Facebook Page
The Fish I didn't Catch
I still remember my first fishing experience as if it were but yesterday. I have been many times in my life (like when I got admitted to the best school), but never more intensely sothan when I received that first fishing from my uncle.
My uncle, who knew by long where pickerel（梭鱼）would gather, placed me at the most favorable point. I threw out my line and waited anxiously for a bite, the float up and down rapidly on the surface of the water. But nothing came of it. "Try again," said my uncle. Suddenly the float out of sight. "Now for it," thought I; "here is a fish at last."
I made a strong pull, only to bring up a tangle of weeds. Again and again I cast out my line with aching arms, and drew it back empty. I looked at my uncle ．"Try once more," hesaid；"we fishermen must have
Suddenly something tugged at my line, and swept off with it into deep water. Pulling it up quickly, I saw a fine pickerel wriggling in the sun. "Uncle！”I cried, looking back in uncontrollable , "I've got a fish!”"Not yet," said my uncle. Just then, I saw the scared fish shooting into the middle of the stream, my hook hung from the line. I had lost my prize.
My heart sank with it and I felt like a failure. We tend to speak of the of childhood as matters of little importance those of grown-ups. Controlled by reason and self-respect, the sorrows of grown-ups the social customs and rules of conduct the sorrows of childhood are a complete abandonment to the passion. The doll's nose is broken, and the whole world with it.
So, overcome with my bitter disappointment, I refused to be ，even by my uncle's guarantee that there were more fish in the river. He refitted my bait, and, putting the pole again in my hands, told me to try my luck once more.
"But remember, boy," he said, with a smile, "it's no use to boast of（自夸）anything before it's done, nor then, either, it speaks for itself."
How often I have been reminded of the fish that I did not catch ！When I hear people talking about their distant aims as if they had already been achieved, I call to mind that by the riverside, and the wise caution of my uncle takes the form of a proverb of application: "NEVER BOAST OF YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM."
1.A. happy B. confident C. curious D. optimistic
2.A. basket B. pole C. net D. boat
3.A. analysis B. calculation C. adjustment D-experience
4.A. casually B. desperately C.considerately D. unexpectedly
5.A. kicking B: moving C. releasing D. folding
6.A. sank B. bounced C. flew D. extended
7.A.understandingly B. appealingly C. seemingly D. approvingly
8.A. affection B. imagination C. competence D. patience
9.A.amusement B．disappointment C. excitement D. astonishment
10.A. separate B. heavy C. empty D. dull
11.A. achievements B. sorrows C. remarks D. commitments
12.A. in comparison with B．in favour of C. in response to D. on account of
13.A. reform B. keep C. violate D. establish
14.A. if B. since C. when D. while
15.A. goes ahead B. takes off C.breaks up D. comes out
16.A. criticized B. teased C. comforted D. protected
17.A. for B. once C. if D. though
18.A. just then B. ever since C. ever after D. only now
19.A. view B. location C. conflict D. scene
20.A. liberal B. potential C. artificial D. universal
一Jane looked beautiful at the wedding.
一Huh! Too much make-up＿＿,
A. as I must disagree’ B. when I dare say
C. unless you mind D. if you ask me
--- John is said to have written two books last year.
一Yes, so he＿＿．They are both about the Second World War.
A.is B. does
C. has D. did
Vitamin D gets produced when animals are exposed to direct sunlight, for＿reason, it
is always advisable to give them chances to spend time in the sun.
A. whose B. that
C. which D. its
