Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on Febru...

Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky on February 12, 1809. When he was a small boy, his family moved to Indiana. Here, his mother taught him to read and write. Lincoln had very little formal education, but he became one of the best-educated men of the Great West.

When Lincoln was a young man, his family moved to the new state of Illinois. Lincoln had to make a living at an early age, but in his spare time he studied law. He soon became one of the best-known lawyers in the state capital at Springfield, Illinois. It was here that Lincoln became famous for his debates with Stephen A. Douglas on the problem of slavery (奴隶制度).

In 1860, Lincoln was elected President of the United States. He was the candidate of the new Republican Party. This party is against the creation of new slave states. Soon after his election, some of the Southern states quit from the Union and set up the Confederate States of America(美利坚联盟国). This action resulted in the terrible Civil War which lasted from 1861 to 1865.

On January 1,1863, during the war, Lincoln published his famous Emancipation Proclamation(解放宣言). In this file, Lincoln announced that all the slaves were to be free from that day. In 1865, after the war ended, another file was added to end the slavery everywhere in the United States. Early in 1865, the Civil War came to an end with the defeat of the South by the North.

Only a few days after the end of the War, Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. The President died on April 14, 1865. In his death, the world lost one of the greatest men of all time.

1.Who taught Lincoln to read and write in his childhood?  (no more than 10 words) (2 marks)

2.When did Lincoln become the president of the U.S.?  (no more than 3 words)  (2 marks)

3.What does the underlined phrase “this action” in Paragraph Three refer to?

(no more than 20 words)  (3 marks)

4.How did the Civil War come to an end?   (no more than 10 words)   (3 marks)

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We celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday(February 12) and we should.Lincoln was one of the few great men who really was great. Before he became ______, Lincoln spent twenty years as an unsuccessful Illinois lawyer--at least he was unsuccessful in ______ terms(方面）.But when you ______ the good he did, he was really very rich. Legends are often ______, but Lincoln was the real thing. George Washington never chopped down a cherry tree, but Abraham Lincoln was ______. During his years as a lawyer, there were hundreds of documented examples of his honesty and decency(体面).

For example, Lincoln didn’t like to charge(索费）people much ______ were as ______ as he was. Once a man sent him twenty-five dollars, but Lincoln sent him back ten of it, saying he was being too generous. He was known at times to ______ his clients(客户) to solve their problem out of court(法庭),saving them a lot of money, and ______ himself nothing.

An old woman in ______, the widow(孀妇) of a soldier, was charged $200 for getting her $400 pension(养老金). Lincoln sued (起诉）the pension agent and ______ the case(案子) for the old woman. He didn’t charge her for his ______ and, in fact, paid her hotel bill and gave her money to buy a ticket home!

He was a ______, perhaps, by certain standards. He didn’t have much, and it was his own ______. But he was a good human being by anyone’s standards and I’m glad we ______ his birthday.

______ makes you feel good about yourself and creates ______ in others. It ______ your relationship with yourself and with others. It’s not much in ______ these days to talk about the advantages of honesty and decency, but the advantages are there and they are valuable and ______ the trouble.

1.A.lawyer B.president C.soldier D.teacher

2.A.financial B.healthy C.personal D.political

3.A.guess B.value C.tell D.weigh

4.A.impolite B.interesting C.untrue D.harmless

5.A.rich B.honest C.foolish D.poor

6.A.who B.which C.whom D.they

7.A.generous B.kind C.intelligent D.poor

8.A.permit B.persuade C.force D.expect

9.A.taking B.offering C.earning D.costing

10.A.treasure B.illness C.poorness D.weakness

11.A.won B.lost C.got D.advised

12.A.pension B.problem C.suggestions D.services

13.A.lawyer B.politician C.businessman D.fool

14.A.fault B.ability C.character D.disadvantage

15.A.remember B.respect C.celebrate D.congratulate

16.A.Pension B.Honesty C.Birthday D.Service

17.A.chance B.love C.feeling D.trust

18.A.matches B.compares C.improves D.builds

19.A.fashion B.time C.return D.name

20.A.above B.worth C.without D.beneath

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The great 46  scientist, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His father was a well-known doctor, and 47  that his son also would become a doctor.

As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and 48 , 49  nature and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in natural science books. He was fond 50   collecting animal and plant specimens 51  insects, birds, flowers and leaves.

At sixteen, Charles 52  Edinburgh University 53 . But he was interested in 54 . Then he was sent to Cambridge University, 55  he graduated in1831.

56  he heard that the ship Beagle(贝格尔号) was 57  to South America and wanted a naturalist. His biology professor advised him to go. He said the journey would be just the thing for Charles. So the Beagle left England in December 1831, Charles Darwin was 58 .

The expedition 59  almost five years. The Beagle 60  the waters near the east and west 61  of South America, and many other places. He 62  all kinds of plants and animals, which he sent home from the 63  he visited.

After returning from the expedition, Darwin continued his studies of changes in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals do not 64  the same, that they always change.

By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book “The Origin of Species”. It made a great noise in the word of science. Darwin was attacked by the 65  and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.

Darwin tirelessly continued his scientific studies until he died on April 19,1882.

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Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth on 7th February, 1812. His father, John Dickens, was a clerk in the Navy. In 1814 the Dickens family moved to London and two years later to Chatham in Kent. Charles attended a private school for a few years there until the family moved back to London in1822.

Two years later Charles’s father was sent to a debtors’ prison for not paying his bills. Charles was 12 years old at the time. The family had no money, so he had to leave school and get a job in a factory that made shoe polish. The conditions there were very bad and the workers were very poor. It was a completely different world from one Charles knew and he was often sad and lonely.

His father managed to leave the prison and Charles returned to school, but this experience had a great effect on him. He never forgot it and described it in several of his novels.

Great Expectations is usually described as a bildungsroman, a type of novel that was popular in Victorian times. Bildungsroman is a German word used for novels that show the psychological and moral development of the main character as he or she grows up. However, Great Expectations, like most of Charles Dickens’s novels, can not be so easily defined. It is also a story about love and passion, a mystery story and a story that comments on the society of the time.

Great Expectations is set on the marshes(湿地) of Kent and in London in the early to mid-1800s. The main character is a poor orphan boy called Pip, who lives with his old sister and her husband, Joe. One day he meets and falls in love with a rich girl called Estella. She laughs at him because he is a poor village boy and he starts to become unhappy with his life. A few years later he learns that he has a secret benefactor（捐助人）, who wants him to live the life of a gentleman. Now that he is rich, he thinks that he has a chance of winning Estella’s love. He leaves his village and goes to live London, where he makes new friends. He starts to feel ashamed of his home and his family, particularly Joe, who he treats unkindly. However, after many adventures he is finally able to recognize his mistakes.

Charles Dickens originally wrote a sad ending for Great Expectations but he decided to change it to a happier one because of a suggestion from one of his friends. Most books today contain the new ending but there are some that also include the original one.

1.According to the passage, which of the following is Wrong about Dickens?

A.Financial difficulties forced the Dickens family to move to London.

B.He was left to take care of himself at 12 when his father was put into a debtor’s prison.

C.He had a little primary education and lived a sad and painful life.

D.Great Expectations was based on much of Dickens’ personal experience.

2.What does the underlined word “Bildungsroman” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.a process of maturation(成熟) and self-discovery.

B.a process of becoming independent.

C.a process of physical and mental development.

D.a change from selfishness to love and passion.

3.What will Pip’s relationship with Joe be possibly like at the end of the story?

A.Pip will become more ashamed of his family and less kind to Joe.

B.Pip will be grateful to Joe and reward him.

C.Pip will be kind and friendly to Joe.

D.Pip will be cold and distant with Joe.

4.Pip realizes what is the most important thing in life at the end of the story?

A.wealth and social status.

B.love and loyalty.

C.lifelong ambition and successful careers.

D.great expectations and wildest dreams.

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Michael Jordan was born on February 17, 1963. In 1984 he joined the NBA's Chicago Bull. His wonderful performance with leaping ability earned him the nickname “Air Jordan”. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and1993.

Because of some personal reasons, he left the team in 1993, he returned to the Bulls in 1995. Then, he got three additional championships in the following three years. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but he returned for two more NBA seasons in 2001.

In Jordan’s career, he was awarded with different titles and reputations, which included 5 MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star appearances and so on.

Jordan played on two Olympic gold medal-winning American basketball teams. As a college player he participated, and won the gold, in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Jordan led the team in scoring averaging 17.1 points per game for the tournament. In the 1992 Summer Olympics he was a member of the star-studded team that included Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and David Robinson and was known as "Dream Team". Playing limited minutes due to the frequent blowouts, Jordan averaged 12.7 points per game, finishing fourth on the team in scoring. The team won the gold medal, restoring the United States to the top of the basketball world.

Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He has gained tremendous popularity throughout the world. People of all ages and from all nationalities have gathered to watch him play. He is a hero among basketball spectators.

1.What earned Michael Jordan the nickname "Air Jordan"?

(no more than 6 words)

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2.How many times was he awarded with the title of Most Valuable Player?

(no more than 2 words)

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3.What was the Olympic gold medal-winning American basketball team called in 1992?

(no more than 3 words)

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4.How does the writer comment on Michael Jordan? ( no more than 10 words)

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Mother's Day Surprise: Baby born in car on way to hospital

A Kentucky woman received a Mother's Day surprise on Sunday when she gave birth to her son while on the way to the hospital.Christy High said her son was ready to come as she was____in the back seat of the family car.

"I tried____with the baby arid asked for a few more minutes,but he wasn't____,"High joked."He____when he came out,and that was the first time my husband knew what was____."He said,"What was that?"and I said,"It's our new baby Oliver.It's____."

"I wouldn't have it any other way than how it went____,"she added."He will always be the best Mother's Day ____I ever got."High,who is now a mom of two,told ABC News that she went into____in the early morning hours of May 14.____her husband,Jon High,was driving her to the hospital,her____broke,she said.Oliver Joseph High was born two weeks____at 6:10 a,m,____6 pounds,10 ounces.High,a brave mother,____her son herself and placed him on her chest____she immediately began nursing it.

Staff Clark Memorial in Jeffersonville,Indiana,____the family upon their arrival.High said her husband is extremely____about the coming of the baby."He was very____being the driver,I'm sure,but he was my rock star,"she added."He got us here____and he is a(n)____father."

Oliver joins big sister Rowan,3,who was horn on St.Patrick's Day in 2014.

1.A. carrying　　 B. riding　　 C. comforting　　 D. attending

2.A. arguing　　 B. debating　　 C. reasoning　　 D. discussing

3.A. acting　　 B. answering　　 C. working　　 D. cooperating

4.A. cried　　 B. yelled　　 C. shouted　　 D. called

5.A. going on　　 B. moving on　　 C. keeping on　　 D. insisting on

6.A. right　　 B. awful　　 C. OK　　 D. thankful

7.A. up　　 B. down　　 C. away　　 D. off

8.A. gift　　 B. greeting　　 C. ceremony　　 D. party

9.A. action　　 B. effect　　 C. business　　 D. labor

10.A. If　　 B. Although　　 C. The moment　　 D. As

11.A. car　　 B. water　　 C. leg　　 D. seat

12.A. early　　 B. late　　 C. sharp　　 D. exactly

13.A. feeling　　 B. tasting　　 C. weighing　　 D. smelling

14.A. patted　　 B. kissed　　 C. observed　　 D. delivered

15.A. which　　 B. where　　 C. what　　 D. that

16.A. questioned　　 B. encouraged　　 C. greeted　　 D. shocked

17.A. happy　　 B. upset　　 C. worried　　 D. mad

18.A. eager　　 B. serious　　 C. patient　　 D. nervous

19.A. hurriedly　　 B. skillfully　　 C. safely　　 D. gently

20.A. amusing　　 B. amazing　　 C. warm-hearted　　 D. strong-willed

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On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery（公墓）. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism (批评) of President Lincoln at the time. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The other speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman (政治家) and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.

It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Later that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. His speech lasted an hour and 57 minutes and it was a perfect example of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause（掌声）. Lincoln turned to a friend and said, “I have failed again.”

Some newspapers at first criticized (批评) the speech. But little by little, as people read the speech, they began to like its simplicity（简洁）and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.

Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.

1. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was __________________ in Gettysburg.

2.Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was __________.

3. It can be inferred from the text that __________________________________.

4.Lincoln’s speech was __________________.

5.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

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用英语写一篇介绍查尔斯·达尔文(Charles Darwin)的100词左右的短文。

人物：查尔斯·达尔文

生平：1809年2月( February)2日出生(be born)在离塞文河(the River Severn)不远的一个家庭里，十六岁时，达尔文进入爱丁堡大学(Edinburgh University)学医(study medicine)。后来，他又被送到剑桥大学(Cambridge University)学习，并于1831年毕业(graduated in 1831.)。达尔文持续不断地从事他的科学研究( continue his scientific studies) ，直到1882年去世。他被安葬 (be buried) 在伦敦威斯敏斯特教堂(Westminster Abbey)。

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Bethany Meilani Hamilton was born on February 8, 1990 Kauai, Hawaii, where she grew up with two older brothers.　 Hamilton's parents were both surfers and they started teaching Bethany how to surf at a young age, and she learned quickly with the support of her brothers. By age 8, Bethany was winning first place in surfing contests for her age group. Hamilton began competing more seriously at the age of nine, winning several more competitions in her age group.

On October 31, 2003, while surfing with friends near Tunnels Beach, a 14-foot tiger shark attacked her. Bethany said, "My arm was hanging in the water, and it just came and bit me. It kind of pulled me back and forth. But I just held onto my board and then the shark let go." The shark tore off Bethany's left arm just below her shoulder.　 Hamilton's friends rushed her to the hospital. Bethany made it through several surgeries without infection (感染), and miraculously survived even though she had lost almost 60% of her blood.　 The doctor said that her athletic training helped her to survive the attack and blood loss.

While she was healing, Bethany thought for a while that she might not surf again. She was concerned that it would be much harder to stand up on the board using only one hand and that her balance would be completely off. But with hard work and determination she returned to surfing. She says, "It's hard for me to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode a wave in for the first time after the attack.　 I was greatly thankful and happy inside. The tiny bit of doubt that would sometimes tell me 'you'll never surf again' was gone in one wave !"

As for fear of another shark attack, Bethany says that sometimes her heart pounds when she sees a shadow (阴影) under the water. But she believes that faith provides hope and a future for those who feel down and defeated in their lives.

Bethany's popularity and hope for the future led her to partner with World Vision to create "Surfing for Children in Crisis".　 Bethany hopes that her involvement in the campaign will help provide disabled children from around the world with care, support, and hope.

1.Who taught Bethany surfing when she was very young?

A. Her brothers.　　 B. Her parents.

C. Her friend.　　 　 D. Her doctor.

2.Why does Bethany's heart pound when she sees a shadow under the water?

A. She hopes she can swim down to see the shark.

B. She is afraid another shark might attack her.

C. She is worried she might get out of control.

D. She thinks she can enjoy a bigger wave.

3.From the passage, we know Bethany is a ____________ person.

A. careful　　　　　 B. proud

C. brave　　　　　　 D. clever

4. This passage probably comes from a (an) ________.

A. guide　　　　　 B. novel

C. magazine　　　 D. advertisement

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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。

Abraham Lincoln was one of the few great men who really were great. ________ he became president, Lincoln spent twenty years as a(n) ________ lawyer – at least in financial terms. But when you 　 ________ the good he did, he was very rich ________ .

For example, Lincoln didn’t like to ________ people much who were as poor as he was. Once a man gave him twenty-five dollars, but Lincoln ________ him back ten of it, saying he was being too ________.

Lincoln won a case for an old woman in________ poverty. He didn’t charge(收费) her for his ________　 and, in fact, paid her hotel bill and gave her money to buy a ticket home!

He once ________a cheater(骗子) from gaining possession of some land ________　 by a mentally ill girl. After he case, Lincoln’s assosciate(同事) came to ________ their fee, but Lincoln reprimanded(训斥) him. His associate ________ that her brother had agreed on the fee ________ , and that he was ________ satisfied.

“That may be,” said Lincoln, “but I’m not satisfied. That money comes out of the ________　 of a poor, mad girl; and I would rather ________　 than take it. You return half the money at least, or I’ll not take a cent of it as my ________ .”

He was a fool, perhaps, by certain standards. He didn’t have much, and it was his own ________　 . But he was a good human being by anyone’s standards.

Lincoln didn’t talk much about religion. But he once said, “When I do________　 , I feel good, and when I do bad, I feel bad, and that’s my religion.”

1.A.After    B.Before    C.During    D.Through

2.A.unsuccesful    B.unusual    C.perfect    D.skilful

3.A.receive    B.look    C.praise    D.measure

4.A.too    B.thus    C.indeed    D.later

5.A.change    B.charge    C.ask    D.spare

6.A.sent    B.threw    C.pushed    D.devoted

7.A.greedy    B.selfish    C.rich    D.generous

8.A.slight    B.small    C.extreme    D.average

9.A.services    B.time    C.labor    D.words

10.A.forbade    B.stopped    C.caught    D.save

11.A.watered    B.planted    C.bought    D.owned

12.A.divide up    B.add up    C.cut down    D.figure out

13.A.believed    B.doubted    C.argued    D.answered

14.A.behind time    B.ahead of time    C.in time    D.at no time

15.A.partly    B.never    C.completely    D.again

16.A.pocket    B.book    C.hand    D.room

17.A.retire    B.work    C.leave    D.starve(挨饿)

18.A.fortune    B.prize    C.rent    D.share

19.A.duty    B.mistake    C.fault    D.regret

20.A.normal    B.good    C.bad    D.noble

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