I regularly train at a local boxing gym and I’m lucky enough to meet an amazing man, Adrian Charter. Adrian comes to the gym to train, just like me. The difference is, I’m 31 years old, and Adrian is 72!
I watched Adrian as he was training, early on a Sunday morning, and he was hitting the punching bag harder and quicker than most men in their twenties would. Adrian was a former boxer whose last professional fight was in 1972. Even though he has stopped competing as a boxer, his discipline(纪律) still makes him stick to a training rule.
It simply amazed me as to how a 72-year-old man could train so hard. Believe me, boxing is one of the most difficult sports on the earth, needing much patience,skill, and effort.
What surprised me even more was that a few days earlier he did some running. He ran 9 kilometers. He does this on a regular basis. For me, I can run 5 kilometers at most.
When I questioned him about how he kept such discipline, he calmly replied, “It is all in my mind.”
I thought about it for a moment. If discipline can push a 72-year-old man to train so hard and enjoy it, could I imagine how discipline could serve every single human being on the earth? Right at this point, as you read this story, please pause and ask yourself, “What is my level of discipline?”
Adrian’s example told me that the power of discipline will get us to the finishing line! The bigger the challenge is, the more our discipline can serve us and the sweeter the taste of success will be!
1.The author noticed Adrian Charter mostly because Adrian Charter _______ .
A. was a famous former boxer
B. was the oldest in the boxing gym
C. acted faster even than young people
D. didn’t want to compete any longer
2.What does the author think of boxing?
A. It has high requirements.
B. It has strict training rules.
C. It has a limit to people’s age.
D. It makes people become quick and strong.
3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means “______ ”.
A. Rome was not built in a day
B. no pains, no gains
C. failure is the mother of success
D. early birds can catch worms
4.What can be the best title for the text?
A. Grasp every chance to keep fit
B. An unforgotten experience
C. The power of discipline
D. An amazing boxer
假定你是李华，一直热心于公益活动。你在校园看到学生会招聘志愿者的海报，打算参加。请根据海报上的信息，用英语写一封申请信。
注意: 1. 词数120左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息。
Dear Miss Liu,
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Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌系的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Editor，
I'm sorry to occupy your precious time, and I really want to tell you anything about the problem of some people keeping too many pets nowadays. I take a problem more and more seriously for the following reason. First of all, as it is known to people, pets make so much noise that it troubled residents a lot. What's more, it is widely accepted that animal waste pollutes the environment, where makes people quite uncomfortable. Many owners like taking their pets to public place where they may frighten children or even bite people. The mostly important is that pets can spread some diseases and this has attracted much attention.
Take all these factors into consideration, I sincerely hope that I can get help from you and expect the media do something for this.
Yours Truly，
Wang Lin
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Last weekend our school held a sports meeting. 1. (Realize) it was our last high school sports meeting, we decided to make it an unforgettable experience for all of us.
We first attended the opening parade, for 2. our class had made a lot of 3. (prepare). 4. our excitement, our parade performance was a great success. After the parade, the games started. My classmates attended 5. (vary) events such as running, high jump and long jump. Due to the hard training they6. (do) before, their performances were very 7. (impress). On the stand, my classmates applauded and cheered for the athletes, some 8. (raise) their cameras to capture the exciting moments. Finally, the result 9. ( announce). It was amazing that our class won the second place. Our efforts paid off! Cup in hand, we took a picture together.
I believe this sports meeting will remain a precious memory for all of us 10. time goes by.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
My grandfather went to high school in the 1920s. While in school, he became in the drama program, acting in different kinds of productions. He in touch with his drama teacher.
My father went to high school in the 1960s. Like his before him, he acted in high school. He, too, stayed in touch with his drama teacher for the rest of the teacher's . I graduated in 1997. When Hoover, my drama teacher, was in Alaska, I didn't want her to feel like she was ending her life , so I sent her many packages, including Drama Club yearbook photos from each year she there in order that she could see the students whose lives she forever .
Her nickname for our group of Drama Club was "the Throwaway Kids". , no? She described us as that we were nonconformists (不墨守成规者) that other teachers didn't __ know what to do with. She simply us for who we are, and that was exactly what we needed.
We have all become members of society: reporters, lawyers, and singers, soldiers, doctors and, you guessed it, teachers. Every member of my family is a teacher. This year the 73rd year we have taught in Alaska altogether.
me, teaching the course is only one important part of the job. As I returned to my classroom just before the final bell on the last day of school in May, I thought how the most emotional part of the experience will not be seeing the recent return to say "hello" at Christmas. That was how the of keeping in touch with our teachers our whole life long began in my family. Honestly, learning a lifetime.
1.A. famous B. active C. anxious D. attractive
2.A. lost B. provided C. kept D. shared
3.A. teacher B. classmate C. mother D. father
4.A. life B. job C. space D. season
5.A. dying B. singing C. acting D. playing
6.A. poor B. angry C. anxious D. alone
7.A. taught B. constructed C. ordered D. noticed
8.A. protected B. developed C. scolded D. affected
9.A. Interesting B. Exciting C. Shocking D. Encouraging
10.A. because B. if C. but D. although
11.A. purely B. exactly C. obviously D. basically
12.A. entertained B. accepted C. disliked D. demanded
13.A. consuming B. contributing C. confirming D. connecting
14.A. fills B. marks C. covers D. deals
15.A. After B. With C. To D. By
16.A. natural B. simple C. entire D. casual
17.A. fell B. rang C. broke D. rolled
18.A. classmates B. soldiers C. adults D. graduates
19.A. tradition B. culture C. custom D. behavior
20.A. wastes B. puts C. takes D. pulls
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Build Your Own Website
Sixty years ago, people asked about your astrological (星座) sign. 1. These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address. Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.
2. Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout (编排). 3. Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, texts; and links to other websites follow.
Before you start building your site, do some planning. Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. 4.
Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper.
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind:
◆ 5. If you aim too high at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add something new to your site.
◆Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of texts online. Break it into small pieces.
◆Smaller is better. Since it takes a long time to download large picture files, keep the file sizes small.
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building. Learning the net communities helps provide tools to help you build your site.
A. Start simply.
B. A personal website is not usual today.
C. Nowadays, they want to know your website.
D. Pay attention to the contents of your website.
E. At the top of the page is a banner (横幅) GRAPHIC.
F. Next, gather up the material you want to put on the site.
G. Think of your home page as the starting point of your website.
