It was 12:45 p.m. on January 2, 2007. Fifty-year-old Wesley Autrey was ______ the train at a subway station in New York. His two daughters, aged four and six, were with him.
____, a sick man fell on the platform (站台). The man, 20-year-old Cameron Hollopeter, got up, but then ______ again — this time, onto the track between the two rails. A ______ was coming into the station. It was a(n) ______ moment. But Mr. Autrey wasn’t afraid. He ______the man, and he looked at the ______ that the man was in. It was about half a meter deep. And he_____, “The train is going to travel over this man. ______ he tries to get up, the train will _____him. But if he lies on the ground and doesn’t ______, he’ll be OK.” So he knew he had to ______. And there was no time to think carefully.
He ______. Mr. Autrey lay on top of Mr. Hollopeter and kept him down on the ground. The train driver ______ them. He was afraid, but he couldn’t ______ in time. Five subway cars traveled over the two men before the train stopped.
The people on the platform were ______. When Mr. Autrey heard them screaming (尖叫), he shouted, “We’re OK down here, but I have two daughters up there. Let them ______ their father’s OK.” People on the platform clapped and ______. They were amazed at Mr. Autrey’s ______. Subway workers helped the two men out. They had no serious injuries.
Mr. Autrey said, “I didn’t do anything special. I just saw someone who needed ______. I did what I thought was right.”
1.A. waiting for B. getting on C. sitting on D. getting off
2.A. Luckily B. Suddenly C. Quietly D. Finally
3.A. climbed B. fell C. ran D. walked
4.A. train B. car C. bus D. coach
5.A. historic B. exciting C. right D. frightening
6.A. pointed at B. glared at C. looked after D. looked at
7.A. hole B. station C. space D. seat
8.A. heard B. thought C. shouted D. suggested
9.A. Until B. Because C. Though D. If
10.A. pass B. kill C. leave D. take
11.A. sleep B. listen C. move D. rush
12.A. make a decision B. stand back C. have a rest D. hold on
13.A. understood B. smiled C. jumped D. practiced
14.A. saw B. encouraged C. saved D. praised
15.A. turn B. arrive C. change D. stop
16.A. shocked B. satisfied C. disappointed D. pleased
17.A. say B. know C. remember D. imagine
18.A. shook B. cheered C. cried D. sang
19.A. dream B. responsibility C. courage D. carefulness
20.A. help B. belief C. hope D. confidence
Habits to Make You a Happy Person
Habits remain the same even if everything around us is changing fast. 1. So they are beneficial to our achievements.
However, positive habits are hard to develop. People fail and make mistakes when making changes and trying new things. 2. That's just life and nothing to feel upset about. What you are supposed to do next is trying again, and develop the positive habits gradually. Here are three little habits that can make a big difference in your life.
3. How you take care of yourself will make a difference in the quality of your life. The tiny habits of caring for your body and spirit will give you the energy to achieve your goals-plus increase your well-being.
Don’t forget to forgive others. Forgiving takes you one step closer to your happiness. Make a habit of not holding hatred(仇恨). It does nothing but hurts your own happiness and success. 4. Instead, you will be more likely to get relief and succeed.
Encourage yourself to be curious(好奇的). There is no stage in life when we can’t be learning something valuable. 5.. And as long as you follow your heart and your curiosity, you won't miss out on learning. The habit of being curious means you will always benefit from life.
A. Try to be healthy.
B. Never forget to take notes.
C. Trying things again will bring you happiness.
D. Forgiving yourself doesn't mean you are a loser.
E. As long as you live, there will be something to learn.
F. They will probably not succeed the first time they do it.
G. Good habits can bring us happiness and help us to achieve our goals.
My sister and I were flying by ourselves from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour stop at the airport in Omaha, Nebraska. A flight attendant took us to a souvenir shop, where a toy airplane looked just like the plane my sister and I were flying on. I really wanted that airplane. I had $10 and the plane cost $8. I had no idea what I needed to buy at camp, but I bought the plane anyway. When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers! Instead, we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy special soap because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could harm the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. However, I had only $2 left.
What upset me was that I couldn’t get clean without the soap, which was soon found by my teacher, Sally. I had to tell her that I had spent most of my money on a toy airplane. She laughed and explained to me that a budget was necessary and it was a plan for spending money to help make sure you set aside enough for things you need, like soap, before you buy fun things, like toys.
Sally gave me one of her extra(额外的) bottles of special soap. When I returned home, I decided to budget. I spent several weeks writing down everything I bought, just to get an idea of how I was already spending my money. Then I made my first weekly budget. My budget wasn’t always the same each week. For some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account because I did some jobs around the house. Once summer vacation started, I didn’t need to buy school lunches, so I had extra money to go to the neighborhood swimming pool or to give to the town animal shelter.
Budgeting was hard, sometimes. Whatever week it was, I always made sure that “Money In” equaled “Save and Spend.” That’s called making ends meet, and it’s how you make sure that the money you have will always be enough to cover your plans to spend and save.
1.Why did Sally give the writer one bottle of her special soap?
A. The writer’s usual soap did harm to his skin.
B. The writer needed to take showers at the camp.
C. The writer turned to Sally for it to get clean.
D. The writer’s money couldn't cover the special soap.
2.What did the writer learn about at the camp?
A. Spending and saving money. B. Getting along with others.
C. Making more money. D. Planning his daily life.
3.What can be the best title for the text?
A. My Summer Camp B. My Weekly Budget
C. My Special Soap D. My Lonely Flight
In Europe, there is no escape for those who do not appreciate art and architecture(建筑). It is a heaven for people who want to feel like they have been transported to famous historical time periods from America. For me, Europe was a complete contrast from America. London and France had a more royal feel than New York, and Rome felt more ancient. I wasn’t just on a different continent; it felt like I was in a different century.
My parents and I visited London, Paris and Rome this summer in celebration of the end of my high school experience. It was supposed to be a break from a life as busy as a bee in New York, the constant stress, the crowded subway rides, and the weary body that had accompanied me for the last four years. It was an opportunity to appreciate Europe the way I couldn’t do it just by reading history books.
My favorite parts of London were the Tower of London and the Churchill War Rooms. As a site of past executions(刑场), the Tower of London displayed punishing devices from the 16th and 17th century and told stories of various members of the royal family who had ever been imprisoned in the tower, some even imprisoned by their own family members when they were seen as a threat to the crown. Besides that, I also got to see the royal family’s crown jewels, amazingly beautiful.
The Churchchill War Rooms, though very different from the Tower of London, were also spellbinding from a historic perspective. I am not a history fan, but I enjoy museums, and I took fancy in the Churchchill Museum inside the War Rooms that detailed the events of Churchchill’s life and World War II. Everything I saw in it built up his life from his childhood to his last years, creating a three-dimensional Churchchill in my mind who was a person just like myself. He longed for more, he made mistakes, he experienced loneliness and sadness. But he had also done some remarkable things like uniting Britain during World War II.
Our rewarding trip ended in Rome a couple of days later.
1.What does the underlined word “contrast” in Paragraph1 mean?
A. Something different. B. Something artistic.
C. Something similar. D. Something faraway.
2.Which of the following can best describe the writer’s life in New York?
A. Relaxing and peaceful. B. Stressful and tiring.
C. Joyful but busy. D. Boring but successful.
3.What can be learned from Para 3?
A. The Tower of London is a symbol of peace.
B. The royal family members used to live in harmony.
C. The Tower of London witnessed changes of royal families.
D. Visitors could buy the crown jewels in Churchill War Rooms.
4.What really got the writer spellbound in the Churchill Museum?
A. The unique architecture. B. World War Two.
C. Churchill’s achievements. D. Churchill’s real life.
Finding a Job
1.In which job do you need to speak a foreign language?
A. Advert A. B. Advert B.
C. Advert C. D. Advert D
2.Which job is suitable for those who are busy during the weekdays?
A. A babysitter. B. A newspaper deliverer.
C. Working in a café. D. Working in a museum shop.
3.Who are these job adverts mainly designed for?
A. Parents. B. Teenagers.
C. Full-time workers. D. English speakers.
假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Mary打算到中国留学，给你发邮件，向你询问学习汉语的方法，请你写封邮件给她回复。
要点如下：
1. 英语与汉语学习有区别；
2. 学好汉语的建议；
3. 你的祝愿。
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mary,
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Yours,
Li Hua
