Flying like a bird has been the dream of humans since ancient times. Last week a group of modern birdmen put their courage on their wings and challenged gravity in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
“Yes, you can buy a ticket and fly to another city. But running with your own wings and feeling your feet ready to take off is totally different,” Dong Fang, said in an excited voice. He is one of 41 students from Hangzhou No. 14 Middle School to test their home-made aircrafts in the playground. Inspired by the International Bognor Birdman Competition in the UK, Ni Wangyue, a teacher in high school is holding a similar event. The Bognor Birdman competition started in 1971 in the England coastal city Bognor. People ran off the end of a pier (码头) with their own aircraft in an attempt to “fly” the farthest distance.
“From the very beginning , I
didn’t expect my students to create a real plane or break any records. I told them the competition is more for seeing how far your imagination can stretch,” Said Ni. He was surprised to see his students create 10 different aircrafts with all kinds of material available in the past month. Many students said that they learnt much more in the process of creating their planes than in ordinary classes.
Jing Yuchen and his team named their plane “Weiming E”, which means an unknown goose. The 17-year-old boy deeply believes their goose of steel pipe and sailcloth will honour its name by successfully making it fly.
“Our work is much more imaginative than others. With several colourful balloons on its back and a pair of light plastic wings, it surely is the most eye-catching work, if not the best,” said Yu Liang, another student.
“Although most of those home-made aircrafts cannot really take the boys flying, the boys’ braveness and creativity in this project will encourage every one of them to fly high in the future,” Ni said.
1.The purpose of the competition is to ___________.
A. prepare to create more real planes.
B. let students break some records.
C. run off the end of a pier.
D. encourage braveness and creativity.
2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. There were 41 students taking part in the competition.
B. A similar kind of competition started in 1971.
C. The teacher didn’t expect his students could create 10 different aircrafts.
D. Most of those home-made aircrafts could take the boys flying.
3. By saying “you can buy a ticket and fly to another city”, the writer actually means ___________.
A. if you want to take part in the competition you have to buy a ticket.
B. people who take part in the competition have to fly to another city.
C. people can pay to get a chance to go to another place by air.
D. the students have to fly to another city in their home-made aircrafts.
4.Why did the teacher organize this activity?
A. He wanted to develop students’ imagination.
B. He wanted his students to have the feeling of flying.
C. He wanted his students to break records.
D. He wanted to increase his students’ grades.
From time to time I travel to town from my new country home. On this particular Saturday, it was Adam’s turn to accompany me on the forty-five-minute drive---- a coveted(渴望的) pleasure.
Adam has a deep fondness of candy. If he knew there was a candy treat on the other side of a mountain， he would move the entire mountain, stone by stone, to get the treat.
When we arrived, we walked toward the store. But I found Adam had fallen silent — his s
tare falling on something further down the street.
There an old man sat by the store entrance, begging. His gray sweater had many holes exposing a dirty T-shirt. He sat with his back to the wall, his hands cupped around an empty hat.
“Can I have my dollar, daddy?” I pulled a dollar and handed it to Adam and thought he would use it to buy his candy. “Thank you, daddy.” He went away and I went on to choose something we needed. After a while we left the store and walked a few feet to the corner. While waiting for the light, I felt Adam gently slip his hand from mine. I turned watching him as he walked back to the beggar giving his dollar.
When he came back, I hugged Adam saying, “Daddy is very proud of you, Adam. That was very thoughtful.”
“It certainly was,” confirmed(证实) a female voice to my right. I turned and watched a middle-aged woman place five dollars in the man’s hat. “May I?” she asked as she leaned over to kiss Adam’s cheek. I nodded and smiled—Adam smiled.
“Look, daddy.” Adam was looking over my shoulder to the beggar. A small group of people had gathered around him placing money in his hat. I couldn’t help but recall a thought: A child shall lead them.
1.Why did Adam become silent when walking to the store?
A. Because he felt tired after the drive.
B. Because he noticed a beggar sitting by the store.
C. Because the beggar asked money from him.
D. Because he saw an old man sat before the store entrance.
2.What made the writer feel proud of his son?
A. Adam dared to walk alone on the busy road.
B. Adam was able to buy something for himself.
C. Adam shared his sweet with poor beggar.
D. Adam gave his money to the poor beggar.
3. What did the woman want to do by asking “May I?”
A. She wanted to show her praise by kissing Adam.
B. She asked if she could give the beggar some money.
C. She intended to give five dollars to Adam in return.
D. She hoped to kiss the writer for his act of kindness.
4. From the passage, we can make a conclusion that ____________.
A. a child is often the first to love others.
B. a child can take the lead in loving others.
C. a child usually needs others to lead him.
D. a child sometimes should be led to do things.
书面表达
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1．你得知赠票信息的途径；
2．你对《灰姑娘》故事的喜爱和对该音乐剧的期待；
3．申请赠票并表示感谢；
4. 赠票寄送地址：广州市中山路91号
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头语已为你写好。
4. 参考词汇：《灰姑娘》音乐剧 the Cinderella musical
Dear Sir/Madame,
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Yours,
Li Hua
短文改错
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。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：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)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。
The best advice I received in my childhood was from my dad. He always gives me some
advice, but I seldom took them seriously. One day he was encouraged me to participate in a
speech competition. So I signed up and after the competition, I did my best to be full prepared. But the moment I stood on the stage, I was such nervous that my mind completely went blank.
The experience of lose a competition was really painful. Then, my dad said, “My son, life
is like battlefield. You have to lose many time to win the final victory.” Thanks for his advice,
I never give up when I do anything.
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。
Although Socrates (苏格拉底) was poor all his life, he never asked his pupils to pay for their lessons. He taught 1. the love of wisdom, not for money. And 2. he had to say was always new and worth hearing. All his pupils loved him.
But his unusual ways of teaching and his demand that students always ask questions made him some 3. (danger) enemies. The rulers did not want to be questioned. So they 4.(false) accused Socrates of teaching young men bad things and 5. (lead) them to ignore religion. In fact Socrates was a very religious man. His enemies had him 6. (arrest), and he was sentenced to death by poisoning.
During the 30 days before he was put to death, his friends and pupils 7. (allow) to visit him in his prison. They were astonished to find that 8. was calm and cheerful. He had no fear of dying. When the deadly poison was finally brought to Socrates, his friends were in 9.(tear), but Socrates seemed to be the 10. (brave) man in the room. He raised the cup and drank it as if it were a glass of banquet wine.
完形填空
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。
I lifted my wet woollen gloves to my face and wiped the snowflakes from my eyes. I could not feel my nose and my ________ formed a thick fog in the air. The biting wind was making me
________ . I was fed up! I didn’t want to be here. I wanted to go home. But Mum and Dad had ________me to go for a Sunday afternoon walk in the park. I could see my ________ in the snowy path, like a trail of breadcrumbs (一串面包屑) in the forest showing me the way ________ .
I stopped and listened to my ________. I could ________ the wind crying like a homeless dog hungry for a delicious ________ . The once-green tree ________ which used to wave gently in the breeze, had become bare, and the grass was covered with a ________ blanket of fresh snow. Then I saw a broken spider’s web shining golden beneath a pale sun. My breath was like silky soft ________ floating up into the freezing cold air.
Suddenly there was Mum, ________ handing me a big cup of hot chocolate. Her big smile immediately ________ my heart.
“Here you are, Jo. This will keep you ________ ,” she said as she placed a comforting arm around my shoulders and ________ her cheek against mine.
I slowly took a mouthful of the hot ________ and felt it slowly dripping down my throat like lava (熔岩) ________ down a mountainside. My wet woollen gloves were now warm, not ________ . My breath warmed, and I was ________ fed up or cold. I was happy and ________ .
1.A. sweat B. breath C. tears D. words
2.A. hungry B. thirsty C. cold D. tired
3.A. forced B. forbidden C. allowed D. needed
4.A. shadow B. image C. shoes D. footprints
5.A. up B. inside C. home D. there
6.A. surroundings B. whispers C. heartbeat D. mind
7.A. see B. hear C. feel D. smell
8.A. chocolate B. drink C. bone D. snowball
9.A. roots B. branches C. trunks D. leaves
10.A. colourful B. shabby C. plain D. white
11.A. ice B. rain C. smoke D. light
12.A. finally B. cheerfully C. gradually D. unwillingly
13.A. melted B. impressed C. broke D. stopped
14.A. calm B. alive C. warm D. awake
15.A. raised B. felt C. dropped D. pressed
16.A. soup B. liquid C. meal D. cup
17.A. flowing B. walking C. jumping D. squeezing
18.A. damaged B. abandoned C. frozen D. worn
19.A. either B. sometimes C. no less D. no longer
20.A. surprised B. contented C. determined D. warm-hearted
