Nicholas Vujicic was born in 1982，Melbourne，A...

Nicholas Vujicic was born in 1982，Melbourne，Australia．He has no arms or legs. As a little boy, Nicholas was not happy. Other children often made fun of him. He was always thinking, "Why me？Why did I have to be the one who was different from all the rest？"

However, Nicholas didn't give in. He decided to fight against his fortune（命运）. As he was growing up, he learned to do many things. Though he has no arms or legs, he could brush his teeth, comb his hair, type on a computer and even do sports all by himself!

In Grade 7, Nicholas worked in a school organization to help poor people. When he was 17, he started to travel around the world and give many exciting speeches to all kinds of people. Nicholas graduated from college at the age of 21 as an excellent student.

Today, he shares his experience and inspires people. He has set up his own company and tried to help others.

Nicholas says many people wonder how he can smile so much. "I'm a guy without arms and legs, but there must be something more in my life. So I try to pay more attention to the wonderful world, not only myself, "he said.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.Where would you most likely find this passage?

A. In a magazine.　　 B. In an advertisement.

C. On a poster.　　 D. In a personal letter.

2.When did Nicholas start to give speeches around the world?

A. In 1982.　　 B. In 1990.　　 C. In 1999.　　 D. In 2009.

3.What does the underlined word "inspires" mean in Chinese?

A. 告诫　　 B. 激励　　 C. 认识　　 D. 联系

4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Nicholas had an unhappy childhood.

B. Nicholas has traveled around the world as a speaker.

C. Nicholas faced many difficulties while he was growing up.

D. Nicholas can't do any sports by himself.

5.What's the best title(标题）for this passage?

A. Learn by yourself　　 B. An unlucky child

C. A hard but exciting life　　 D. Forget all the past

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Harry ______ born in 1982.

A. is        B. was           C. were

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Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982) was born in Stockholm on August 29th and died on the same day. She was one of the most successful women of her time.

In 1934, while she was still in school, she played in her first film The Count of Mount’s Bridge. Four films followed, and people were surprised at how well young Ingrid Bergman played. Then she played in Casablanca, and this film won three Oscars. In another film called Murder on the Orient Express, she played for only four and a half minutes, but she was given one hundred thousand dollars! She won her third Oscar for this film.

Now, Ingrid Bergman has died, but she will always be remembered. She once said, “I’ve been very lucky. I should thank everyone. I never have to be hungry. I always have good parts to play. Everyone is kind to me. Everyone has helped me. So I’m very happy.”

1.In this passage, Casablanca is the name of a _____.

A. Country　 B. Woman　 C. Child　 D. Film

2.Because she played very well in the film called ____, Ingrid Bergman won her third Oscar.

A. The Count of Mount’s Bridge

B. Murder on the Orient Express

C. Casablanca

D. Four And a Half Minutes

3.Ingrid Bergman said she should thank everyone because ____.

A. She was a woman.

B. She was born in Stockholm

C. Everyone had helped her

D. Everyone gave her a lot of money

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Craig Keilburger was born on December 17th, 1982 and 1.(spend) his childhood there. In 1995, he read an2. ['a:tikl] about a twelve-year-old　 Pakistani boy, Iqbal in the newspaper. It changed his life. The boy started3. in a factory when he was only four. He knew children shouldn’t work in factories all day ,4.,they should go to school. He decided to fight5. the bosses. As a 6. , a bad man killed him. Craig was so7. [ 'æŋgri ] that he decided to help him. He gathered his friends and started a group8.(call)Free the Children.Now the group has 1009.　 [ 'θauzənd ] members in 35 countries who are helping children. In Kenya, there are poorly-built schools10. (with)any roofs or walls, so Free the Children is building new schools there to help them.

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根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Do you know Nick Vujicic? He is an Australian who was born 1.(没有) arms or legs. But he 2.(拒绝) to give up hope. He learned to write with his

toes at the age of 6. At school, many students played 3.(玩笑) on him. He had no friends and 4.(好像；似乎) to be lonely. When he was 13,

he read a newspaper about a disabled person who was 5.(能够) to do

a lot of great things by 6.(他自己) and helped others. Soon he knew what he should do in life and 7.(决定) to be thankful for what he had. At the age of 17, he started to 8.(分享) his experiences and give talks.

Now Nick is one of the most 9.(著名的) speakers in the world. He 10.(旅游；游历) to other countries and gives talks to cheer people up.

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Li Na is one of the best tennis players in the world. She was born in Wuhan,Hubei on Feb.26,1982. At first, she didn’t play tennis. At the age of six, she played badminton(羽毛球). She had to give up playing badminton because she played it more like a tennis player. Then she played tennis instead of badminton. Because of her hard work, she played it quite well.　 She took part in many matches. But in 2002 she started to study at school. Two years later, she came back to train. She spent more time on tennis and played tennis even harder than before. She won lots of matches and broke new records as a Chinese player. She stopped playing tennis in 2014, but many people around the world still love her very much.

根据短文内容，判断正误, 对的涂（A）错的涂（B）。（10分）

1.At first, Li Na didn’t play tennis.

2.Li Na played tennis instead of badminton because she didn’t like badminton.

3.The underlined word “ train” means“训练”in Chinese.

4.Li Na came back to train in 2005.

5.Because of Li Na’s hard work, she won many matches.

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1Li Na, the Chinese top tennis player was born _________ February 26, 1982.

A. on 　   　          B. at       　         C. in

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根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Lang Lang was born in Shenyang, 1982. He is a 1.　　 (著名的) pianist now. When he was only three years old, he _2._　 (显示) his talent in playing the piano. So his father took him to a piano school in Beijing and told him, “　 3.　 　 (假如) you don’t work hard, your dream won’t come true.” Lang Lang was hard-working and strict with 4. (他自己). At the age of five, he took part in a piano competition and 5.　　 (赢) the first prize. He went to America to get further study when he was only thirteen, and from then on, he 6.　 (几乎不) went back home. _7.___ (终于), he reached the top. In 2018, Lang Lang will have two 8.　 (音乐会) in China. Many people are 9.　 (计划) to go there. “ 　 10.　 (任何人) can be successful as long as you put your heart into it.” Lang Lang said.

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词汇运用(10%) A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

1.Melbourne(墨尔本) is the second ________ city in Australia.

2.Bill is _________ and he often makes mistakes.

3.Today is my brother’s _________ birthday.

4.Don’t talk to anyone about the bad news, __________ my mum.

5.It is famous for its beauty and good ____________.

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句型转换(每题2分,共10分)

1. He was born in 1991.(对画线部分提问)

　　　　　　   he born?

2. I have a big bag. He has a small bag.

My bag is________than______.

3.There were some pingpong players in our school last year.(改为一般疑问句)

　　　there 　　　 pingpong players in your school last year?

4. He is too young to go to school.(改为同义句)

He is _______  ________ enough to go to school.

5. They are staying there for three weeks.（对划线部分提问）

________ ________ are they staying there？

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