David Beckham was born on 2nd May, 1975, in the suburbs of London, at a place called Leytonstone. When he was a young boy, his greatest passion was football. He played it whenever he had the chance. Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends. When David Beckham was 12 years old, he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skill award. This was an important step forward for this young boy, and it led to him going for a visit to a football training camp in Spain. As a boy at secondary school he played for the schools of Essex and also for his county team.
On 8th July, 1991, he became a trainee with Manchester United. This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under- 21 team. On 2nd April, 1995, he played his first major football league game against Leeds United. During 1995 and 1996, David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both seasons , with David scoring many goals.
His goals made him a household name. In the first game of the 1997/7 season, he scored an amazing goal from beyond the halfway line. Seeing the goalkeeper a little way out of his goal, David sent the ball over the goalkeepers head and into the goal. It was a wonderful goal and Beckham became famous overnight. He continued to score astonishing goals, especially from free-kicks. The speed of one of his shots was timed at 157kph. He also had the ability to make the ball curl from left to right, or right to left, whenever he chose. He could made it glide high through the air, or dive down steeply. Goalkeepers were never sure where the ball was going, and it regularly ended up in the goal.
1.Which word can take the place of the underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 1?
A. success B. Interest C. Prize D. skill
2.The unusually surprising way that he scored goals______.
A. helped him to gain many prizes for Essex
B. kept him playing for Leeds United
C. offered him the chance to join the national team
D. made him popular in many British homes
3. Which of the following shows the right order of what Beckham experienced?
a. Beckham played his first football league game.
b. Beckham won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.
c. Beckham played for Manchester United Youth Cup team.
d. Beckham went to Spain to join a football training camp.
e. Beckham played for the schools of Essex.
A. e, d, a, c, b B. b, e, d, a, c
C. e, b, a, d, c D. b, d, e, c, a
4.The passage is mainly talking about______________.
A. how Beckham became a successful football player
B. what abilities Beckham had to score so many goals
C. when Beckham became famous all over Britain
D. why Beckham could win in football league games
假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：
焦虑症状: 头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等
1．考前制定好合适的复习计划2．考试期间正常作息3．睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠
其他建议(内容由考生自己拟定)
注意：1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
2.要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；
3. 词数：100个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。
参考词汇：头晕—dizzy(adj.)
Dear editor,
I’m Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School. I’m writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams. __________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Li Ming
Marty has a muscle disease. Sometimes he is1.c________ and drop things or bump into furniture. Gradually, he has learned to adapt 2. his 3.________.(残疾) He doesn’t look different from others. So sometimes he is laughed at when he gets out of breath after running. Every time after a long 4._____ (缺席) from school, he feels stupid 5.b he is behind others. When some persons can’t see the real person inside his body, he doesn’t get annoyed；he just 6.i______ them. He has a good life. He can do well in writing and computer programming. He intends to work in the computer industry, 7. is his 8._____（目标）. His disability has made him more9._______.(独立的) He says “just having a disability doesn’t mean your life is not satisfying.” He suggests the people should give 10. _________(鼓励) to the disabled.
Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol (酒) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.
Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don’t make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.
Thirdly crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of he road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings (人行横道) and do not take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about litter (throwing away waste material in a public place). It is an offence (违法行为) to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put it in your pocket and take it home, or put it in a litter bin.
Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco (烟草) if you are under 16 years of age.
I’d like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you.
Now, are there any questions?
1.The main purpose of this speech would be to ____ .
A. declare the laws of different kinds
B. give advice to travellers to the country
C. prepare people for international travel
D. inform people of the punishment for breaking laws
2.How many laws are there discussed in the speech?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six
3. From the speech we learn that ____
A. You may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age.
B. You can’t make noise except at night.
C. Because the traffic moves on the left side of he road ,you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road.
D. In this country, if you are under 18 years of age, you may not buy alcohol, but your friend can buy it for you.
4. The underlined word contact in the seventh paragraph means ____ .
A. keep in touch with B. report
C. get in touch with D. join
5.Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A. A lawmaker B. A lawyer C. A teacher D. A policeman
While IQ (Intelligence Quotient) tells you how smart you are. EQ (Emotional Quotient) tells you how well you use your smartness. Professor Salovery, the psychologist who created the term, EQ, says that it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted.
Supported by his research, he suggested that when predicting future successes, a person’s brainpower, as measured by IQ tests, might actually matter less than a person’s character, or EQ. Professor Salovery may be correct. For example, have you ever wondered why some of the best and smartest students in your class end up failing exams? Perhaps it is because of their EQ. People often make the mistake of thinking that EQ is the opposite of IQ. It is not. Although it is hoped that people have both high EQs and IQs, there is little doubt that those with low EQs have a hard time surviving in life.
For a long time, researchers discussed if a person’s IQ could be raised. The geneticists said no, while the social scientists said yes. Furthermore, the social scientists said that it was possible to improve a person’s EQ, particularly in terms of “people skills”, such as understanding and communication.
Recently, a professor released the findings of a study on senior high school students. When some normal students were introduced to some disabled students, they found that afterwards they were more willing to help people in difficulties. At the same time, there was a marked change in the disabled students’ attitudes. They became more positive about their disabilities and were more eager to try new things. People with high EQs often have positive attitudes towards life and are open to different ideas, so they tend to be more creative in their thinking. Please remember that having a high IQ is helpful but having a high EQ might even be more helpful.
1.According to Professor Salovery, what factor matters the most in predicting whether a person will be successful or not?
A. How a person tests his / her brainpower.
B. A person’s IQ.
C. How smart a person is.
D. A person’s character.
2.The second paragraph tells us that .
A. people who have a low EQ tend to have a hard life
B. EQ is the opposite of IQ
C. people who have a high IQ always have a high EQ
D. people who have a high EQ always have a high IQ
3.What did the professor find from his study of normal students being introduced to some disabled children?
A. Students with disabilities were not open in trying new things.
B. There was no change in the normal students.
C. The disabled students became more positive and more eager to try new things.
D. The disabled students were more willing to help others.
4.Which of the following is the writer’s attitude toward EQ and IQ?
A. IQ is more helpful to people than EQ.
B. IQ can be raised by understanding and communication.
C. A high EQ is of great benefit in getting people promoted.
D. EQ can get people hired.
5.Which of the following would be the best title of this passage?
A. IQ, EQ and success.
B. A person’s brainpower.
C. IQ and a person’s character.
D. A person’s IQ and EQ.
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Have you ever heard of blogs (博客)? If you haven’t, you should have. It’s here, it’s growing and it’s having an influence on our life. Surf the Internet and you’ll find blogs everywhere. A blog, shortened from “weblog”, is a public Internet journal written by one person or a group of people. It is a website in which a person or a group can place news, personal thoughts, text, photos, video or audio files, or links upon which visitors can comment. A blog lets you post on the Internet without having to know web design or be technical. You are given an environment to make dated entries on the topic of your choice which are “published”, so other people can read them.
Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called “blogging”. Blogging has revolutionized Internet publishing in the last several years because it gives everyone with Internet access the opportunity to become an online writer. Objects, such as “text and photos” in a blog can be called “blog posts”, “posts”, or “entries”. The person who posts these entries is called a “blogger”.
Now, somewhere around the world, a blog is created almost every 6 seconds. Because it’s great potential, Bill Gates views it as important as e-mail, BBS, and MSN. He’s trying to make blogs the important tools for future business communications.
1.A blog is .
A. an Internet journal B. a comment
C. a design D. a link
2.A person can do the following things in a blog EXCEPT _______.
A. enjoy photos B. give comments
C. read articles D. talk to others
3.Who is a blogger?
A. A person who posts letters.
B. A person who posts text or photos in a blog.
C. A person who writes articles.
D. A person who is an online publisher.
4.From the passage we know that .
A. Bill Gates will invent some tools for blogs
B. blogs will replace e-mail, BBS and MSN in the future
C. blogs will be an important business communication tool in the future
D. so far, only a few persons have created blogs
5.According to the passage, the reason why blogs are so popular is that they ____.
A. give everyone the chance to be an online writer
B. can be created by people without much knowledge of computer technology
C. enable a blogger to place news, personal thoughts, text and photos and give comments
D. all of the above
