阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In life, everyone once struggles for a dream, whether it’s successful or not. I still clearly remember one day when I was in high school. I saw on a website that China’s Got Talent’s mass-election（海选）for the best singers was going on. I was very excited and decided to go and try out. But it wasn’t as easy as I had thought. When I got there, I saw at least 100 people already waiting in line. My hands started to sweat and shake as my turn got close. I got up and started singing, but I sang so badly that I stopped before I even finished the song. Afterwards I quickly said goodbye to my friends and walked home crying. I thought that I would never be able to show my face in public again.
However, after about a year, that terrible experience became a funny memory. I realized that I didn’t need to care about losing that dream, because I made a new and morerealisticone. I’m good at English, as well as other subjects. I made it my goal to get accepted into Columbia University. Columbia is hard to get into, and about 1,300 students from all over the world are accepted every year. Though it is hard to get into, I think my dream will come true someday by working hard.
1.As a ______ student, the writer took part in China’s Got Talent’s mass-election.
A. primary school B. university C. high school
2.As the writer’s turn got close, _____.
A. he felt very nervous and uneasy
B. he got up and started singing
C. more than 100 people were waiting in line
3.When the writer went back home, ______.
A. all his friends were with him
B. he thought it a shame to have sung so badly
C. he was very excited and decided to try out again.
4.What does the underlined word “realistic” mean in the second paragraph?
A. 有意义的 B. 现实的 C. 有创新的
5.After about a year, the writer _______.
A. got accepted into Columbia University
B. still cared about losing the dream of becoming a singer
C. made a new dream to get into Columbia University
阅读下面短文，完成相关任务。
William Lindesay, a British traveler and writer, has been exploring the Great Wall—one of the human’s most wonderful building projects. Not even a Chinese knows the Great Wall of China as well as he does.
When, as a schoolboy, Lindesay announced his plan to explore the Great Wall, nobody took him seriously. But Lindesay achieved his goal, by spending 25 years on the Great Wall and has become one of the world’s most famous experts on its rich history. Lindesay now lives and works in Beijing. This year his new book has come out, The Great Wall Explained, with a lot of photographs and articles.
Running on the Great Wall was a brave trip and Lindesay had already run 3,000 kilometers along it! During those years, he got to many villages along the way. He was often helped by friendly villagers, although they didn’t quite understand why the Englishman would have such interest in the Great Wall.
1.Who is William Lindesay?
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2.How long did Lindesay spend on the Great Wall?
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3.What's the name of his new book about the Great Wall?
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4.给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
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5.把短文第三自然段中划线的句子译成汉语。
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