Dana Cummings was in his thirties before he f...

Dana Cummings was in his thirties before he first went surfing. But, even more interesting is that Dana Cummings chose to learn the sport after losing a leg in a car accident. Now, nine years later, he helps other disabled (伤残的) people learn how to ride the waves in AmpSurf.

On the coast of Maine, he is working with 27-year-old Matthew Fish, who is partly blind. Cummings takes hold of Fish and leads him into the ocean. The surfboard floats next to them. Fish lies on the surfboard. He tries to stand up on it. After a few attempts (尝试) he is up and riding all the way back to land. “That was exciting,” Fish says.

A car accident in 2002 took Dana Cummings’ leg. He says the crash changed him more than just physically. “Losing my leg made me realize how precious (珍贵的) life is and get off the couch and start living. I do more things now than I ever did before. Next week I am going to compete in a contest in Hawaii,” Dana says.

One year later Dana Cummings formed AmpSurf. AmpSurf is a group that volunteers to hold surfing classes and events for people with all kinds of disabilities.

Recently, AmpSurf took its training programs to the East Coast. Eleven students attended the class in Maine. They came from all over the northeastern United States.

Dana Cummings thinks AmpSurf can change the way a disabled person thinks. “Most people with disabilities consider himself or herself unlucky and useless, but we want them to see what they can do. Who cares you lose your leg or you are blind, whatever? Have fun. Just enjoy life. Take the most advantage of it you can,” Dana says.

1.Matthew Fish thinks learning to ride the waves is _____.

A．interesting　　 B．easy

C．boring　　　　　 D．difficult

2.When did Dana Cummings set up AmpSurf according to the text?

A．In 2002.　　　　　　 B．In 2003.

C．In 2008.　　　　　　 D．In 2011.

3.According to Dana Cummings, AmpSurf can _____.

A．ease the physical pain of the disabled

B．help the disabled learn to get used to their life

C．change the attitude of the disabled towards life

D．make the disabled pay more attention to their disabilities

4.What is the best title for the text?

A．Dana Cummings — a great surfer

B．AmpSurf — a training group

C．How to learn to live with disabilities

D．Disabled surfers ride the waves

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Dana Cummings was in his thirties before he first went surfing. But, even more interesting is that Dana Cummings chose to learn the sport after losing a leg in a car accident. Now, nine years later, he helps other disabled (伤残的) people learn how to ride the waves in AmpSurf.

On the coast of Maine, he is working with 27-year-old Matthew Fish, who is partly blind. Cummings takes hold of Fish and leads him into the ocean. The surfboard floats next to them. Fish lies on the surfboard. He tries to stand up on it. After a few attempts (尝试) he is up and riding all the way back to land. “That was exciting,” Fish says.

A car accident in 2002 took Dana Cummings’ leg. He says the crash changed him more than just physically. “Losing my leg made me realize how precious (珍贵的) life is and get off the couch and start living. I do more things now than I ever did before. Next week I am going to compete in a contest in Hawaii,” Dana says.

One year later Dana Cummings formed AmpSurf. AmpSurf is a group that volunteers to hold surfing classes and events for people with all kinds of disabilities.

Recently, AmpSurf took its training programs to the East Coast. Eleven students attended the class in Maine. They came from all over the northeastern United States.

Dana Cummings thinks AmpSurf can change the way a disabled person thinks. “Most people with disabilities consider himself or herself unlucky and useless, but we want them to see what they can do. Who cares you lose your leg or you are blind, whatever? Have fun. Just enjoy life. Take the most advantage of it you can,” Dana says.

1.Matthew Fish thinks learning to ride the waves is _____.

A．boring            B．easy              C．interesting         D．difficult

2.When did Dana Cummings set up AmpSurf according to the text?

A．In 2002.           B．In 2003.           C．In 2008.           D．In 2011.

3.According to Dana Cummings, AmpSurf can _____.

A．ease the physical pain of the disabled

B．help the disabled learn to get used to their life

C．change the attitude of the disabled towards life

D．make the disabled pay more attention to their disabilities

4.the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A．your leg          B．your eye          C．life              D．change

5.What is the best title for the text?

A．Dana Cummings — a great surfer

B．AmpSurf — a training group

C．How to learn to live with disabilities

D．Disabled surfers ride the waves

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Dana Cummings was in his thirties before he first went surfing. But, even more interesting is that Dana Cummings chose to learn the sport after losing a leg in a car accident. Now, nine years later, he helps other disabled (伤残的) people learn how to ride the waves in AmpSurf.

On the coast of Maine, he is working with 27-year-old Matthew Fish, who is partly blind. Cummings takes hold of Fish and leads him into the ocean. The surfboard floats next to them. Fish lies on the surfboard. He tries to stand up on it. After a few attempts (尝试) he is up and riding all the way back to land. “That was exciting,” Fish says.

A car accident in 2002 took Dana Cummings’ leg. He says the crash changed him more than just physically. “Losing my leg made me realize how precious (珍贵的) life is and get off the couch and start living. I do more things now than I ever did before. Next week I am going to compete in a contest in Hawaii,” Dana says.

One year later Dana Cummings formed AmpSurf. AmpSurf is a group that volunteers to hold surfing classes and events for people with all kinds of disabilities.

Recently, AmpSurf took its training programs to the East Coast. Eleven students attended the class in Maine. They came from all over the northeastern United States.

Dana Cummings thinks AmpSurf can change the way a disabled person thinks. “Most people with disabilities consider himself or herself unlucky and useless, but we want them to see what they can do. Who cares you lose your leg or you are blind, whatever? Have fun. Just enjoy life. Take the most advantage of it you can,” Dana says.

1.Matthew Fish thinks learning to ride the waves is _____.

A．boring            B．easy              C．interesting         D．difficult

2.When did Dana Cummings set up AmpSurf according to the text?

A．In 2002.          B．In 2003.           C．In 2008.           D．In 2011.

3.According to Dana Cummings, AmpSurf can _____.

A．ease the physical pain of the disabled

B．help the disabled learn to get used to their life

C．change the attitude of the disabled towards life

D．make the disabled pay more attention to their disabilities

4.What is the best title for the text?

A．Dana Cummings — a great surfer

B．AmpSurf — a training group

C．How to learn to live with disabilities

D．Disabled surfers ride the waves

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Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.

Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.

E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.

Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.

E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.

1.Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?

A. Their titles are all written with capital letters.

B.A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer.

C. He used “Y” to refer to “you”.

D. He used letters in a special way in them

2.What’s the second paragraph mainly about?

A. Edward’s schooling               B. Edward’s parents

C. Edward’s family                  D. Edward’s childhood.

3.E.E.Cummings was arrested in the war because ___________.

A. he went to France without permission     B. he looked like a Frenchman

C. he was thought to be German agent   D. he drove away a car that belonged to the army

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He was 11 years old and often went fishing. On the day before bass (鲈鱼) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening.

When his pole doubled over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully worked the fish. Finally, he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.

Lighting a match, the father looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened. He looked at the fish, then at the boy, saying, “You’ll have to put it back, Son.”

Looking around, he saw no other fisherman or boats. Even so, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed. He threw the huge bass into the water. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish.

That was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect (建筑师) in New York. He often takes his son to fish at the same place.

And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish… again and again… every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. As his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.

1.Seeing the boy skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water, the father felt __________.

A. admiring                             B. nervous

C. worried                              D. shocked

2. On seeing that the big fish was a bass, __________.

A. they discussed how to deal with the fish

B. the boy threw the bass back into the water gladly

C. the father made a decision that the fish must be set free

D. they were worried that other fisherman might know what they had done

3.From the passage, we can learn that __________.

A. the father was an architect

B. the son never forgets the lesson

C. the father used to catch a big bass

D. the father made his son feel regretful all his life

4. The passage mainly wants to tell us that __________.

A. an ethical decision is not difficult to make

B. it is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes

C. fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions

D. it’s easier to make an ethical decision than to carry it out

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When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.

But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.

With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方), changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).

They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.

1.A good title for this passage would be ______.

A. A Sick Baker                      B. A Brick-oven Bread Baker

C. An Old-fashioned Baker             D. How to Overcome Allergy

2. Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he ______.

A. suffered from allergy to flour         B. didn’t like the job

C. wanted to make more money         D. wanted to form his own company

3.During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, ______.

A. he founded Arnold Bakery

B. he tried a new method of baking

C. he helped the company improve their production

D. he became successful in his business

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.

B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.

C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.

D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.

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Last year, on the night before the first day of the Spring Festival, Hugo Pang was sitting in his huge flat on Hong Kong Island. It was late in the evening, and Hugo was sipping a glass of his favorite French brandy, and listening to music on his huge, expensive music center. Pang lived alone, apart from the six maid who cooked and cleaned for him, and the chauffeur（私家司机） who drove his Rolls-Royce。

Suddenly, the room seemed to begin spinning around him. Then there was a flash of light and a puff of smoke, and before him Pang saw an old man dressed in traditional Chinese clothes. Pang looked at his brandy glass, and looked again at the old man. He was so frightened he couldn’t speak.

“Come with me,” said the old man, “I’m going to show you something.” He took Pang’s hand, and immediately the room disappeared, and Pang was standing in a field outside a village in Guangdong Province. The houses were small and the village was poor, but in front of him Pang saw a little crowd of children were playing. It was Spring Festival, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard from inside the village, while smoke rose over the roofs of the houses. Then, among the children playing, Pang recognized himself. “We were poor then,” he said, “but we were happier. We had to work hard to get everything we had.”

1.The first paragraph tells us that Hugo Pang was________

2.When the old man first appeared, Pang looked at his brandy glass because__________

3.The village in the last paragraph was___________

4.The old wanted to show Pang that________

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In         , when he was in        , he went to California to seek his fortune.

A．the 1980s; his twenties     B．the 1980s; the twenties

C．the 1980s; twenties  D．1980s; the twenties

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Mr. Brown first went to look at the underground-fire when he was seven. “Through the hole in the earth you could see the orange fire, but you had to look fast because it was so hot,” said Mr. Brown. In 1898,he saw the fire once more.

Now, we can only see the smoke. The fire Mr. Brown saw is not the underground-fire. In fact ,there are 260 coal fires in the world. They are harmful and dangerous. Then how to put them out?

Scientists have tried to set fire to underground coal to speed up the fires. In this way, the burning of underground coal would be soon finished.

1.Mr Brown said that we had to take a fast look at the fire because_________.

2.How many coal fires are there in the world?

3.What’s one of the best ways to put out the underground fire?

4.What is the best title for the article?

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Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started ________1. (act) in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is ________2.________ (famous) for his Superman films.

Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995 ________3.________ he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. ________4.________, he made ________5.  (amaze) progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe ________6.  a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again ________7.________ he started a new life with great courage.

The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back ________8.________ (injure). He made speeches all over the USA about ________9.________ experiences. This not only drew public attention ________10.________ research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.

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