Cervantes was born to poor parents. His futur...

Cervantes was born to poor parents. His future looked dark as he grew to see a life of sadness and poverty before him. He joined the army as a common soldier and was hurt so badly that he could not use his left arm.

He later failed to find a job and, on two occasions, was sent to prison. He continued to have brushes with the law and struggled just to survive.

But, despite these troubles of his life, he never let go of his dream - to write a book. He realized his dream and he wrote a book. In the book he told of a beautiful story which came from his heart’s deepest dreams. It is about a man who saw the world differently than everyone else. Though created in suffering, the book is an inspiring (鼓舞人的) story of hope. This man’s story has been put to music and film, translated into many languages and remains a literary classic after some 400 years. It has moved many people in the world. The author was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra and the book is Don Quijote de la Mancha (《唐吉可德》). Perhaps Cervantes himself believed that “the world sees people as they are - I see them as they can be! Cervantes may never have written such a wonderful work if he had not seen some potential（潜能） within himself. He knew, and has taught others ever since, that great truth: What we see will come to be. Some see situations as they are, others as they can be.

Some see people as they are, others as they can be. And some see themselves as they are, others as they can be. But when we set our sights upon the best that is within a situation or a human being, what we see will come to be. And we’ll know the power of hope.

1.The author writes this passage to remind us that　　　　　 .

A.we should be brave to deal with troubles

B.nothing is hard if we put our heart into it

C.we all have great potential inside ourselves

2.What was the dream of Cervantes?

A.To be a writer.

B.To be a solider.

C.To be a banker.

3.Cervantes met the following troubles EXCEPT that________ .

A.he was sent to prison

B.his left arm got hurt

C.he was refused by the army

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Artie Shaw was born in New York City in 1910. His parents were poor persons who had come to the United States from Eastern Europe. At the age of fourteen, he began to play the saxophone(萨克斯管) and then the clarinet(竖笛). From very young age, Artie Shaw wanted to play his clarinet better than anyone. He wanted his sound and music to be perfect, so he began working as a professional musician when he was fifteen, and he left home and began playing in bands across the United States.

In 1927, young Artie Shaw traveled to Chicago, Illinois to hear the great trumpet (小号) player, Louis Armstrong. He immediately understood that Armstrong’s great jazz sound was the beginning of something new and exciting. Artie left Chicago with a growing interest in jazz music. Soon after, he moved to New York City. He got work playing the clarinet for the Columbia Broadcast System radio network in1936. He was given chance to found his band and play at New York’s famous Imperial Theater on Broadway. His group was not the top band in the show. But the crowd loved his music. This proved to be a major step in his career.

In 1938, Artie Shaw and his band recorded what would be one of their most popular songs. It sold millions of records. It still sells several thousand each year. Shaw was surprised that it became so popular. The song is "Begin the Beguine" written by Cole Porter. However, the fame caused problems for Shaw. He could not go anywhere without being recognized. He no longer had a private life.

On Dec. 13th, 2004, Artie Shaw died after a long sickness. He was ninety-four years old. He was the last great musician and bandleader of what has been called the “Big Band Era”.

1.When was Artie Shaw born?

A.In 1936. B.In1927. C.In 1938 D.In 1910.

2.How old was Artie Shaw when he founded his own band?

A.Twenty-six. B.Twenty-seven. C.Seventeen. D.Twenty-eight.

3.What can we infer from paragraph 3?

A.Artie Shaw knew his records would be popular.

B.Artie Shaw wanted the fans to recognize him.

C.Artie Shaw's records sold well.

D.Artie Shaw recorded his first record in 1938.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Artie Shaw-a Famous Musician B.Artie Shaw Made Band Famous

C.Artie Shaw and His Bands D.Artie Shaw Recorded Many Songs

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Annie Oakley was born in 1860 in Darke County, Ohio. Her family was very poor. She decided to help family even when she was young, so she learned to use a gun, and began hunting animals for food. She could shoot them without losing the important parts of the meat.

Soon her shooting ability became well known. When she was sixteen, she was invited to a competition with a famous marksman(神枪手) , Frank Butler. Annie surprised everyone by winning the competition. Later that year she and Frank married.

In 1882 Annie Oakley and Frank Butler started putting on shows together. Frank Butler was the star of the show and she was his assistant. The famous native American leader, Sitting Bull, thought so highly of her shooting ability that he called her "Little Sure Shot". Later Annie Oakley became the star of the show and Frank Butler was her assistant. Posters （海报）for the show called her the "Champion Markswoman".

During World War I, Annie Oakley wanted to train a group of women volunteers for the army, but the United States did not accept it. She gave American soldiers shooting lessons, and traveled across the country visiting many training camps. She gave shooting performance and raised money to support the American soldiers.

Annie Oakley died on November 3, 1926. Eighteen days later, Frank Butler died too.

1.According to the passage, Annie Oakley____ .

A. trained women soldiers during the war

B. often went hunting with her family

C. joined the army during World War I

D. lived a hard life as a child

2.Which of the following names was given by Sitting Bull?

A. Annie Oakley.　　 B. Little Sure Shot.

C. Frank Butler .　　 D. Champion Markswoman.

3.Which of the following is in the RIGHT order about Annie?

a. She took part in a shooting competition.

b. She gave shooting demonstrations and raised money.

c. She hunted animals for food.

d. She put on shows with Frank Butler.

e. She was called the "Champion Markswoman".

f. She married Frank Butler.

A. a, c, d, f, b, e　　 B. a, c, b, e, f, d　　 C. c, a, d, f, e, b　　 D. c, a, f, d, e, b

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Annie Oakley was born in 1860 in Darke County, Ohio. Her family was very poor. She decided to help her family even when she was very young, so she learned to use a gun, and began hunting (打猎) animals for food. She could shoot them without losing the important parts of the meat.

Soon her shooting ability became well known. When she was sixteen, she was invited to a competition with a famous marksman (神枪手), Frank Butler. Annie surprised everyone by winning the competition. Later that year she and Frank married.

In 1882, Annie Oakley and Frank Butler started putting on shows together. Frank Butler was the star of the show and she was his assistant. The famous Native American leader, Sitting Bull, thought so highly of her shooting ability that he called her "Little Sure Shot". Later Annie Oakley became the star of the show and Frank Butler was her assistant. Posters (海报) for the show called her the "Champion Markswoman".

During World War One, Annie Oakley wanted to train a group of women volunteers for the army, but the United States did not accept it. She gave American soldiers shooting lessons, and traveled across the country visiting many training camps. She gave shooting performances and raised money to support the American soldiers.

Annie Oakley died on November 3, 1926. Eighteen days later, Frank Butler died too.

1.According to the passage, Annie Oakley ________.

A. lived a hard life as a child

B. often went hunting with her family

C. joined the army during World War One

D. trained women soldiers during the war

2.Which of the following names was given by Sitting Bull?

A. Annie Oakley.

B. Frank Butler.

C. Little Sure Shot.

D. Champion Markswoman.

3.Which of the following shows best that Annie was skilled at shooting?

A. She could shoot animals without harming the important parts of the meat.

B. She offered to help the army by training women to be soldiers.

C. She put on shows as her husband’s assistant.

D. She raised money to support the American soldiers.

4.Which of the following is in the RIGHT order about Annie?

a. She took part in a shooting competition.

b. She gave shooting demonstrations and raised money.

c. She hunted animals for food.

d. She put on shows with Frank Butler.

e. She was called the "Champion Markswoman".

f. She married Frank Butler.

A. a, c, d, f, b, e                        B. a, c, b, e, f, d

C. c, a, d, f, e, b                        D. c, a, f, d, e, b

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(一) Not that Charlie’s own life was easy! He was born in a poor family 1. 1889. His parents were both music hall 2. (perform). You may find 3. astonishing that Charlie　 4. (teach) to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Such training was common in acting families at this time, especially 5. the family income was often uncertain. 6. (luck), his father died, 7. (leave) the family even 8. (bad) off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking 9. his mother and his brother. By his teens, Charlie had, through his humour, become one of the 10. (popular) child actors in England. He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. No one was ever bored watching him – his subtle acting made everything entertaining.

(二) As I get to know more about international friends, I learn more about this 11. (culture) “body language”. Not all cultures greet each other the same way, 12. are they comfortable in the same way with touching or distance 13. people. In the same way that people communicate with spoken language, they also express their feelings using 14. (speak) “language” through physical distance, actions or posture. English people, for example, do not usually stand very close to　 15. or touch strangers as soon as they meet. However, people from places 16. Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others 17. (close) and are more likely to touch them. Most people around the world now greet each other 18. shaking hands, 19. some cultures use other greetings as well, such as the Japanese, 20. prefer to bow.

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Charles Babbage was born in 1791 in Britain. He was in poor health in his 1.（young）so he had to be educated at home. Concerned 2.his health, his mother was advised that he should not be taught too much. However, the boy showed 3.early interest in mathematics and worked 4.（hard）at it than anyone else. Later he 5.（admit）into Cambridge University.

In 1827 he became a professor of mathematics. He worked selflessly, 6.（devote）a lot of his wealth and energy to computing machines. In 1834 he 7.（invent）the Analytical Machine which is the prototype（原型）of a computer. This was a great achievement but Charles Babbage never produced a real computer.

Finally in 1871, Charles Babbage, 8. is remembered as the "grandfather of computing", died 9. （peaceful）. However, his principles are still those on 10. modern computers are based.

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Mr. Parker was born in a small village. His father was so poor that he couldn’t send him to school. The boy had to help his parents to do some farming and learned English and maths by himself when he was free. Later on he was made to leave his home village and hoped to find a job in a city. And as soon as war broke out, he joined the army. He couldn’t forget his terrible past and fought with the enemies bravely. So he became a general when he was fifty. He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers’ pay (克扣军饷). And his soldiers liked him very much.

Once Mr. Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons, the old man went there at once, without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went in the soldiers’ bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, “What do you think of your food, young men?”

The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing Only a new soldier said, “Very bad, sir!”

“What did you have for lunch today?” asked Mr. Parker.

“A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine.”

“Really?” Mr. Parker called out in surprise. “It’s the King’s lunch, I think!”

“So do I, General,” said the young man. “But it’s my birthday today. I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!”

1.Mr. Parker was respected because　　　　　　　　 .

A. he was strict with the officers

B. he cared about his soldiers

C. he was friendly to everybody

D. he paid attention to the soldiers letters

2.Mr. Parker went to the military camp to　　　　　　　　 .

A. look for the soldier who wrote to him

B. punish the cooks

C. inspect the kitchens

D. find out if the matter in the letter was true

3.The soldiers didn’t say anything because　　　　　　　　 .

A. they were afraid of the general

B. they thought their foods were good

C. the officer followed the general

D. the general didn’t agree with them

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Dick was born in a small town. He was a very clever boy, but his36 was very poor, so he had to work in his37 time, and during his holidays too, to pay for his38 . In spite of this, he39 to get to the university. But it was so40 to study there that during the holidays he had to get two jobs at the41 time so as to earn42 money for his studies.

One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher’s shop during the daytime and43  in a hospital at night, In the shop, he learned to cut meat up quite nicely and the butcher liked him very much and often  44 him do all the serving.

In the hospital, on the other hand, he was,45 , allowed to do the46 jobs, like helping to lift47 and to carry them from one part of the hospital to another.

One evening at the hospital, Dick had to help to carry a woman from her bed to the48 room. The woman49 to be one of his50 who used to buy meat at the butcher’s shop. She was already feeling51 at the thought of the operation52 he came to get her. And when she53 Dick, it seemed to her54 that nearly finished her.

“ No, no!” she cried. “Not the butcher! I won’t be operated on by the butcher!” And she55 her eyes painfully.

1. A. home         B. house          C. family          D. village

2. A. spare         B. rest            C. active           D. lunch

3.. A. toys          B. education       C. school           D. clothes

4. A. managed     B. tried           C. failed           D. wasn’t able

5. A. free          B. hard           C. easy             D. expensive

6.. A. other         B. last            C. different          D. same

7. A. enough       B. much           C. a little           D. most

8. A. the others      B. another         C. others           D. other

9. A. didn’t have    B. helped         C. let               D. begged

10.A. in all        B. actually        C. of course          D. sometimes

11.. A. light         B. simplest        C. difficult           D. different

12. A. doctors       B. knives         C.  tools            D. people

13. A. living         B. sitting        C. operating          D. waiting

14.A. happened   B. hated         C. seemed            D. remembered

15.. A. neighbours    B. teachers       C. friends           D. customers

16. A. unhappy      B. sad           C. surprised          D. frightened

17. A. before        B. after           C. until              D. for

18. A. spoke to      B. told            C. saw               D. refused

19. A. as if         B. even if           C. what if            D. if only

20.. A. started       B. glared           C. opened            D. shut

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Mr Parker was born in a small village. His father was so poor that he couldn’t send him to school. The boy had to help his parents to do some farming and learned English and maths by himself when he was free. Later on he was made to leave his home village and hoped to find a job in a city. And as soon as war broke out, he joined the army(军队). He couldn’t forget his terrible past and fought with the enemies bravely(勇敢的). So he became a general when he was fifty. He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers’ pay(克扣军饷). And his soldiers liked him very much.

Once Mr Parker heard from a soldier. In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp(军营)was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons. The old man went there at once without telling anybody. He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty. Then he went in the soldiers’ bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas. He became angry and asked the soldiers, “What do you think of your food, young men?”

The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing. Only a new soldier said, “Very bad, sir!”

“What did you have for lunch today?” asked Mr Parker.

“A fried chicken, some fish and pork, a cake, six eggs and I had three cups of wine(酒).”

“Really?” Mr. Parker called out in surprise. “It’s the King’s(国王)lunch, I think!”

“So do I, General,” said the young man. “But it’s my birthday today. I paid　 three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!”

1.Mr. Parker was respected because　　　　 .

A. he was strict with the officers　　　　

B. he cared about his soldiers

C. he was friendly to everybody　　　　

D. he paid attention to the soldiers letters

2.Mr. Parker went to the military camp to　　　　 .

A. look for the soldier who wrote to him　　　　

B. punish the cooks　　　　　　　　

C. inspect the kitchens　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. find out if the matter in the letter was true

3.The soldiers didn’t say anything because　　　　 .

A. they were afraid of the general　　　　

B. they thought their foods were good

C. the officer followed the general　　　　

D. the general didn’t agree with them

4.Which of the following is true?

A. Mr. Parker found nothing in the military camp.

B. The new soldier had a birthday dinner in the restaurant.

C. The officer wanted to frighten the soldiers.

D. The general no longer believed the soldiers.

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Charles Babbage was born in 1791 in Britain. He was in poor health in his1.(young) so he had to be educated at home. Concerned2.his health, his mother wan advised that he should not be taught too much. However, the boy showed 3.early interest in mathematics and worked4.(hard) at it than anyone else. Later he 5.(admit) into Cambridge University.

In 1827 he became a professor of mathematics. He worked selflessly, 6. (devote) a lot of his wealth and energy to computing machines. In 1834 he7.(invent) the Analytical Machine which is the prototype(原型）of a Computer. This was a great achievement but Charier Babbage never produced a real computer.

Finally in 1871 , Charles Babbage, 8.is remembered as the “ grandfather of computing ,”died 9.(peaceful). However, his principles are still those on 10. modern computers are based.

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