閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　During the World War I, a soldier saw his best friend fall in a battle．He asked his officer(A)if he could go out to bring his friend back．

　　“You can go,”said the officer,“but don't you think(B)it will be worth．Your friend is probably(C)________ and you may throw your life away．”

　　The officer's words didn't change anything．The soldier went away．(D)________, he reached his friend, lifted him onto his shoulder and brought him back to their place．The officer(E)examined them, and then said．

　　“Your friend is dead and you are also hurt．”

　　“It was worth it, sir,”said the soldier．

　　“(F)What do you mean by that it was worth it?”asked the officer．“Your friend is already dead．”“Yes, sir．”The soldier answered, but it was worth it because when I got to him, he was still alive and I am glad to hear him say“Jim…I knew you'd come．”

　　Many times in life, whether something is worth doing or not, really(G)依靠、依賴 how you look at it．Take up(接受)all your courage and do something your heart tells you to do so that you won't regret(懊悔)it later in your life．

1．寫出與畫線部分(A)和(E)意思相近的詞語：________；________

2．在文中找出能解釋畫線部分(B)的最佳語句：________。

3．在畫線部分(C)和(D)的空白處分別填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：________；________

4．將畫線部分(F)改寫成：What ________ the ________ of that it was worth it?

5．將畫線部分(G)譯成英語：________。

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Coco Chanel was an amazing French woman．From a hat-seller to one of the top fashion designers in France, she attracted the world's attention for over 80 years．

　　Chanel said she was born in 1893, but in fact she was born on August 19, 1883 as Gabrielle Chanel．Her mother died when she was only six, leaving her father with five children．

　　She got the nickname Coco when she worked as a singer during 1905－1908．With the help of some friends, Coco Chanel went to Paris and opened her first store around 1910, selling women's hats．

　　Chanel had a sharp fashion sense, and her store soon became popular in the 1920s in Paris, the world's capital of art, culture and fashion．

　　In 1921 Chanel introduced a perfume(香水), Chanel No．5．The perfume got its name because it was the fifth bottle the models showed to her, and it was to be sold in May, the fifth month of the year．It was a huge success．Today Chanel No．5 is still one of the most popular perfumes．It sells a bottle every 30 seconds．

　　Chanel's fashion were totally different from those in the past．They enable women to dress differently and have a new look．Her casual(休閑)clothing caught the eye of many women．She was still working on January 10, 1971 when she died．

　　Chanel changed the way women looked．As a symbol of beauty and good taste, she still has a strong influence(影響)on the fashion and perfume industry(工業(yè))today．

1．How old was Coco Chanel when she died?

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2．Did it take too long for Chanel's store to become popular in Paris?

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3．How did the perfume Chanel No．5 get its name?

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4．Why did people think Chanel change the way women look?

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5．On which industry does she still have a strong influence today?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Asian Pop Star of the Year－Rain, set new records during his East Asian tour．

　　He staged(上演)a hot show in Beijing．The audience(觀眾)screamed the moment Rain showed up and almost went crazy as Rain took off his shirt．

　　Rain is different from other Korean stars．He first attracted fans in the Korean soap“Full House(浪漫滿屋)”in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, but the fun base grew because of his powerful performance on stage．

　　Since his first solo(獨(dú)唱)concert in Seoul in January, 2006, Rain has attracted over 80, 000 people to concerts across Asia．

　　He is regarded as the Michael Jackson of Korea．His album“It's raining”topped the charts for six to eight weeks in Hong Kong and Taiwan last summer．

　　Rain hopes to entertain(使快樂)over 300, 000 people this year, with concerts in Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam and New York．

1．Where is Rain from?

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2．Rain isn't the same as other Korean stars, is he?

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3．Why did the fun base grow?

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4．When and where did he start his first solo concert?

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5．Would he have a concert in America?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　Tom and Becky walked down a winding passage, holding their candles high．They saw names and dates written on the wall with candle smoke by visitors to the cave before．They read and talked that so much that it was a little while before they noticed they were now in a part of the cave that had no writing on the wall．They used candle smoke to write their own names on the rock and walked on．

　　In one place they found a huge, open space full of shining stalactites,(A)如同人腿那樣長和粗。They walked around it and left by one of many passages that opened into it．(B)他們找到的下一個地方滿是蝙蝠。There were thousands of them．The candlelight(C)________ them ________, and they flew at the candle flames at once．Tom knew this was dangerous and took Becky's hand to hurry her away．He pulled her into the first opening he found．And not too soon, one of the bats struck Becky's candle out(D)________ its wings．(E)They chased them for quite a long way, but they ran into every new passage that they came to, and at last they got away from the bats．

1．將畫線部分(A)譯成英語：________

2．將畫線部分(B)譯成英語：________

3．在(C)和(D)的空白處分別填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)脑~語：________　________

4．將畫線部分(F)改寫為同義句：They ________　________ them for quite a long way．

5．在文中找出描寫“通道”的兩個形容詞：________　________

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America．One was a rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York．

　　The reporter was talking to them about being important．

　　“How do we know if someone is really important?”the reporter asked the banker．

　　The banker thought for a few moments and then said,“I think anyone who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important．”

　　The reporter turned to the owner of the very large company．“Do you agree with that?”she asked．

　　The owner of the very large company shook her head．“No,”she said,“I don't．I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House．You'd only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the President of another great power, and the President of the United States said he was too busy to answer it．”

　　The reporter turned to the person who owned many buildings．“Do you agree with that?”

　　“No, I don't．”he said．“I don't think that makes the visitor important．That makes the President important．”

　　“Then what would make the visitor important?”the reporter asked．

　　“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked it up, listened and then said,‘It's for you．’That's really important．”

1．What kind of person was talking to three of the most important people in America?

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2．Who did the banker think was really important?

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3．What did the owner of a large company think the President of the US would do if he had a really important visitor?

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4．What did the owner of many large buildings think would happen to an important person at the White House?

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5．Why did the third think the visitor was only important?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Everyone wants to have friendship, because without a friend, the world is like a desert．Friendship is thought very important．Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don't give friendship back．That is one of the reasons why some friendships don't last very long．To have a friend, you must learn to be one．You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you．Learning to be a good friend means learning the following rules．

　　Honesty(誠實(shí))is where a good friendship starts．Friends must be able to trust one another．If you don't tell the truth, people usually find out, and you may lose your friend's trust．Good friends always trust in one another to speak and do things honestly．

　　Generosity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow．You don't have to give your lunch money or your clothes, of course．Instead you share your ideas and feelings．These can be valuable to a friend．They tell your friend what is important to you．By sharing them, you help your friends know you better．

　　Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem．Something may go wrong at school．Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve．Turning to a friend can he a first step in solving the problem．So to be a friend you must listen and understand．You must try to put yourself in your friend's place, so you can understand the problem better．

　　No two friendships are ever exactly alike．But all true friendships have three things in common．In fact, good friendship will not just easily last．That is to say, you must give as much as you take, or friendship will die away．

1．Is it easy to keep a good friendship?

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2．What are the three rules to have true friendship?

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3．Which is the basic rule of friendship among the three rules?

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4．How do you let your friends know you?

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5．In what way can you keep friendships long?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

(A)The girl was brought to the orphanage from the street by the social workers．They didn't know who her parents were．At the orphanage, the girl like all the children there, was taught to read and write．While she was studying there, she learned something(B)________－that was how to be independent．At twenty-one, she left orphanage and began to work as a secretary．In 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something extraordinary happened．She entered the Miss Hong Kong contest and won it．(C)This was the turning point in her life．Now her name Mary Cheng was(D)掛在了大家的嘴邊．Mary entered the contest because she was ambitious and wanted to show that orphanage girls could be(E)________．(F)Winning the competition brought her more than fame．it gave her the chance to start on a new career path．

1．將畫線部分(A)改寫為：The social workers ________ the girl ________ the street ________ the orphanage．

2．在(B)和(E)的空白處分別填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：________；________

3．畫線處(C)指代的是：________

4．將畫線部分(D)譯成英語：________

5．將畫線部分(F)合成一個句子：Winning the competition gave her not only fame ________ the chance to start on a new career path．

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in the USA on 17 January, 1706．He had a very big family－h(huán)is parents had seventeen children．He was a man of many talents and interests．Among other things, he was a scientist and an inventor．He was naturally curious about the way things worked and was always searching for ways to make them work better．

　　In 1747, Benjamin began his experiments on electricity with some very simple equipment．Although these experiments led to the discovery of some very important findings on electricity, Benjamin did not actually invent it．However, he did invent the lighting conductor, which protects buildings and ships from damage caused by lighting．

　　Benjamin had poor vision and needed glasses．He was tired of always taking them on and off, so he decided to invent a pair of glasses that would let him see both near and far things at the same time．He took the two different types of glasses, cut each lens in half, and then put half of each lens into another frame．Nowadays, this type of glasses is known as bifocals．

　　During his lifetime, he traveled across the Atlantic Ocean eight times．These long journeys gave him a lot of time to learn about how ships worked．He developed a way to make them safer and more efficient by inventing watertight bulkheads．Other developments in safety that he made included establishing the first fire company in Philadelphia, USA and improving the city's street paving and lighting．

1．What did Benjamin do in the USA?

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2．How many brothers and sisters did Benjamin Franklin have?

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3．What did Benjamin invent by the experiments on electricity?

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4．How did Benjamin invent the bifocals?

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5．What does this passage mainly talk about?

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(Answer the questions according to the passage．)

　　You Ziming, a Junior 2 student at Guangzhou No．48 Middle School, is the luckiest boy in the country．

　　The 14-year-old is the only student to have got a letter from Yang Liwei．After watching Yang go into space on October 15, You decided to write to him．A few weeks later, he got a letter and two signed(簽名的)photos from Yang．

　　“I like your drawings and the card very much,”Yang wrote,“You are a clever boy．Kids like you are the hope of our country．”

　　You kept the letter secret until last week．He was not surprised to get the letter．He has known Yang for a long time．

　　“Yang is a special friend of mine,”says You．“His words have encouraged me to work hard．”

　　You became interested in space when he was aged four, and started reading about it．Three years ago he read that China was sending people into space．The news made him very excited and he decided to write a song for the astronauts．

　　A few weeks after he had sent them the song, the astronauts phoned You．They loved the song and thanked him for it．You kept in touch with them all．When Yang went into space, You decided to send him a new letter．Yang was now You's hero．

　　“Uncle Yang is a hero for me．He's done a lot for our country and I want to be a scientist like him when I grow up．”You said．

1．Why is You Ziming is called the luckiest boy in China?

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2．You has known Yang Liwei for a long time, hasn't he?

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3．What did You think of Yang Liwei's words in the letter?

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4．How old was You when he knew that China would send manned spacecraft into space?

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5．What's You Ziming's ambition now?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。(Read the passage and do as required．)

　　There are many people who are working hard and trying their best, but they still can not succeed．So I started thinking what it is that makes one person successful and(A)________ one unsuccessful?

　　It is the attitude(態(tài)度)to self-worth．We get what we want out of life by believing that we will succeed．(B)Your idea of what success isn't the same as mine easily．Some would like fame, some health, others wealth．Some want all．

　　To begin with, you have to start with(C)________ away past failure, past unpleasan things and so on．(D)Growing up for most people is hard．You learn from the past．Each of us has bad thrown at us by others．

　　Words, like you are worthless, you are lazy, you are the school trouble-maker, you are the slow one, and you are the one that will never make it, give us self-doubt．Throw those away．They are worthless．I mean believing yourself．You are worthy, you will be a winner, and you are good, you will be a success．(E)Your own attitude can make you or break you．

　　Drop all self-doubt, and never blame(責(zé)備)others for things that stop you from your goals．You are the good maker．You are the one that can say,“Hey, my past is over…My new self is my responsibility．I can learn from the past in life, and push forward．(F)有人能阻止實(shí)現(xiàn)我的目標(biāo)�！�

1．在(A)和(C)的空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：________；________

2．將畫線部分(B)改寫為：Your idea of what success is ________　________ mine easily．

3．將畫線部分(D)改寫為：________　________ for most people ________　________ up．

4．就畫線部分(E)提問：________ can make you or break you?

5．將畫線部分(F)翻譯成英語：________．