Ever since Grumpy Cat first appeared online, the Internet can’t get enough of her．But attention is not the only thing that this cat is getting．Her fortune is estimated at $ 100 million, more than many famous actors and musicians earn．
So how did it all start?
Grumpy Cat’s owner Tabatha Bundesen was working as a waitress when her brother Bryan decided to take a photo of her funny-looking cat and post it on Reddit, the social-news site．In a matter of hours, she became a sensation(轰动)．
It got 1 million views on Imgur in 48 hours．
Grumpy Cat’s real name is Tardar Sauce and she actually has a condition called dwarfism, which makes her constantly frowning．But that unique frown turned out to be worth millions of dollars．
Tabatha, who lives in Arizona in US, isn’t complaining．She still remembers that September 22, 2012, when her life turned upside down．
Since her cat became a worldwide phenomenon, she was able to quit her job and devote her life to managing her cat’s modeling career．Sounds unbelievable, but it’s true．She says that her only job now is to book Tardar’s photo shoots, commercials(商业广告), and other appearances．
What are the other benefits of owning a million-dollar cat?
Apart from not having to work, Tabatha can travel all the time．She has time and money to visit her family more often and enjoy her life．She never could have imagined just how huge her cat would become, but she always knew Tardar was very special．And she is glad to see her cat bringing joy to so many people around the world．
As for the millions of dollars Grumpy has earned, they come from all the products, commercials and a best-selling book．She even has her own movie—Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever．
1.What does the underlined part “the Internet can’t get enough of her’ mean?
A．The Internet can’t stand her any more．
B．The Internet can’t pay more attention to her．
C．People don’t focus on her any longer on the Internet．
D．The Internet can’t find enough information about her．
2.What made Grumpy Cat become famous?
A．Her unusual appearance．
B．Her bad temper．
C．Her short and fat body．
D．Her unique fur．
3.About Tabatha Bundesen, we know that____________．
A．she now works as a waitress．
B．she feels very tired of her famous cat．
C．she only manages her cat’s modeling career．
D．she is too busy to go home to visit her parents
4.The general idea of the last paragraph is_____________．
A．how the cat can become so famous．
B．how the cat can make so much money．
C．what the film about the cat is named
D．how the cat’s owner spend so much money
A California man who was feeling sick almost died recently from a shocking cause．
26-year-old Luis Ortiz went to a hospital because of a headache and nausea(恶心，作呕)．When doctors examined him, they were shocked to find a tapeworm larva(绦虫幼虫) in his brain．The story gets stranger．The larva was still alive．
The creature had caused a cyst(囊肿) to form inside his head．The cyst was restricting the flow of liquids to different areas of his brain．The situation was so serious that doctors said they had to perform an emergency operation to remove the larva．
A doctor who operated on Ortiz told him he had only 30 minutes to live．When the doctor pulled the worm out of his head, it was still moving．
Luis Ortiz was a student at California State University in Sacramento．He began experiencing headaches in late August．But Ortiz said he did not think the headaches were serious．
In September, he visited a friend and his parents in another city．That is when the pain got worse．His mother saw Ortiz throwing up and took him to a hospital emergency room．
The doctors saved Ortiz's life．However, the surgery also affected him．Ortiz had to drop out of school and move back home．For now, he is not permitted to work or drive a vehicle．
The U．S．Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U．S．has about 1,000 reported cases of tapeworms each year．The CDC adds that tapeworms are more common in developing countries with poor public health systems．
The best way to avoid a tapeworm infection (感染)is to wash fruits and vegetables．Also, make sure meat is cooked thoroughly．The CDC suggests cooking all meats to an internal temperature of at least 63 degrees Celsius．
1.What caused Luis Ortiz to feel sick and headaches?
A．Dirty food eaten in August．
B．Travelling for a long way,
C．A living creature in his brain．
D．Uncooked meat eaten by him．
2.If the doctors didn’t have an emergency operation on him , Luis Ortiz was likely to _．
A．die of cancer
B．live for only half an hour
C．finish studying in school
D．pass the driving tests
3.How should people avoid infecting tapeworms?
A．By washing fruits and vegetable．
B．By boiling plates and bowls before meals．
C．By cooking meats to at least 63 °C outside．
D．By improving the development of economy．
4.What did the writer think of the cause of Luis Ortiz’s disease?
A．Quite frightening．
B．Very dangerous．
C．Rather puzzling．
D．Extremely surprising．
I have been in Limoges for a month now．since living here, I have tried to integrate(融合) into the local community and one way I have found to do this is by following the local rugby team．
I decided to look for information on the local rugby team after the tourism office could not help me．I searched for the club office online and decided to look into it．The following day I went back to the club after speaking with them and decided to get a season ticket for the rest of my stay here．I will now be going to each home game as well as travelling to the away games with the team and the fans．I am sure that it is going to be a great experience during my time abroad here．I will also be travelling through various regions of France so I will be visiting new places throughout the season．There is another team in a town called Brive not so far away who play in the top league in France, but I decided to stay local．I may go and see them with other assistants if possible during our stay．
I witnessed a friendly match on Saturday when they played Stade Dijon in the division below them．The match finished 70-12．After the match, both teams went to the club house to see the Rugby World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and Australia．Both teams respected each others which is something you don’t always see in other sports．I spoke to the president of the club after the game and he told me, “This is a family club．” Hopefully this year will be a good year for Limoges．
1.How did the writer try to combine into Limoges' community?
A．By taking part in the local rugby team．
B．By watching the rugby matches in Limoges,
C．By playing often with the people in Limoges．
D．By paying close attention to the local rugby team．
2.The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to_____________,
A．the club office
B．the local rugby team
C．the tourism office
D．the local community
3.Why did the two teams go to the club house aft6r the match?
A．To show respect to each other．
B．To watch the Rugby World Cup semi-final．
C．To clean the club together．
D．To exchange experience with each other．
4.What can we infer from the text?
A．The writer must be a top rugby player．
B．The writer is likely to be a boss of a rugby club．
C．The writer is likely to come from Australia．
D．The writer probably works as an assistant in France．
短文改错（共1小题）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last weekends, I went shopping by myself．It was a sunny day and I feel very happy．When I had bought anything I needed, I went to the bus stop to take a bus．Unfortunately, there were too much people at the bus stop．Then it was my turn to get on, there was no room．I had to wait the next bus．Suddenly, it started to rain．I had no choice but to call a taxi．Half way through the journey, the taxi was broke down．I was filled with angry when I saw an emptier bus go by．Finally, I decided to walk home in a rain．What an unlucky day!
单词拼写（共1小题）
阅读下面材料，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。
Many inventions have helped improved our day-to-day lives and are well remembered, for example, Alexander Graham Bell for the telephone and Thomas Alva Edison for the light bulb.
However, many other inventors’ names have been forgotten 1.______ their outstanding accomplishments．For example, who was Ezra J.Warner? Back in 1858, he was the first person 2.______ (get)a patent for a can opener．Although it was effective, it was also dangerous to use and didn’t make it into households until 1870, 3.______ William Lyman introduced an effective but much 4._____ (safe) model．For another inventor, Suan Hibbard, her invention didn’t transform the world, but if did make 5._____ difference for other women inventions．She took old turkey feathers and bound6.______ together to make the first feather duster．When she went to patent it in 1876, however, she had to battle in court to prove it was her idea．Eventually, Hibbard won the patent for her invention．Her fight helped other women gain 7.____(confident) in their ideas, and their right to patent them．Alice H．Parker patented a furnace(暖气炉)that could heat individual rooms of a building at different temperatures．Both energy and money8.______ (save) by Parker’s furnace, since the invention allowed people to heat only the room needed at a(n) 9.____ (give)time．These inventors may not have received worldwide fame for their achievement, but their creations 10.______ (certain) improved the lives of many people.
完形填空（共1小题）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It happens every day, everywhere I go．At the supermarket and the post office, people keep telling me to enjoy my kids while they are ________ ．I spend my days taking care of them and answering ________ questions about everything from why we have two eyes but one nose to ________ there are toilets in the heaven．They ________ me from eating a full meal or getting a full ________ sleep．
Yet, the other day, when I took my kids to a children’s museum, I began to ________ what people were trying to tell me．It was the ________ time we had gone there without diaper (纸尿片) bag, baby bottle or stroller (小推车)．As I watched my sons paint there, I was suddenly ________by a wave of ________．My babies weren’t babies any more．
Now I’m paying more attention to the ________ that won’t happen when my kids are ________．I’m enjoying the minute when Christ looked up the sky and cried ________ “Wow! The moon!” In a few ________ , it will take a rare Shrek card or something else to get him that excited．I’m ________ the moment when Nicholas put down his fork at dinner and asked, “Mommy, how are you doing?” About ten years from now, he ________ not care about me．When they’re in primary school, they won’t want to hold my ________ any more．In junior high school, they won’t hug me and say, “I love you, too.” In high school, they won’t even want to be ________together with me．
Pretty ________ they’ll both be gone．And I’ll ________ through the supermarket and the post office alone, warning young ________ to enjoy their kids while they are little．Hope they’ll listen．
1.A．well B．humorous C．funny D． little
2.A．endless B．boring C． strange D.special
3.A．how B．whether C．why D.when
4.A．make B．turn C．take D.keep
5.A．day’s B．time’s C．night’s D.bed’s
6.A．realize B．admit C．remind D.admire
7.A．very B．real C． first D．best
8.A．hit B．thrown C．stuck D.moved
9.A．happiness B．sadness C．luck D.failure
10.A．accident B．event C．scene D.moment
11.A．younger B． older C．worse D．better
12.A．excitedly B．disappointedly C．lovely D.shyly
13.A．days B．weeks C．months D.years
14.A．measuring B．pleasing C．treasuring D.surprising
15.A．might B．should C．must D.need
16.A．hair B．hands C．bag D.basket
17.A．seen B．talked C．carried D.treated
18.A．quickly B．slowly C．soon D.more
19.A．come B．go C．wander D.pass
20.A．fathers B．mothers C．people D．ladies
