Former Chinese athlete, Jin Jing, made her 16...

Former Chinese athlete, Jin Jing, made her 16  (appear) in the National Stadium, 17  (carry) Paralympic torch during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games on September 6.

But now she’s back in the Bird’s Nest, and this time she’s not competing, or carrying a flame, 18  working for the media. Jin said that she was a little regretful for not being able to participate 19  the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

Born in 1981, Jin 20  (raise) in a common wage-earning family in Hefei, Anhui Province. Jin had part of her right leg amputated in 1989 because 21    a malignant tumor on her ankle. She then became a member of she Shanghai Wheelchair Fencing Team on July 13, 2001, the same day Beijing was selected as    22  host city for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

After an incident in Paris, 23  she was part of the Torch Relay and a protestor tried to take away the torch from her while she protected the Olympic Torch with her body, she became 24  (know) as the “Smiling Angel in a Wheelchair”.

Now she is still smiling, but this time from the 25  side of the camera, as she watches Chinese athletes won another gold medal.

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She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

　　　 When it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder. She lived to the ripe old age of 122. So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span（寿命）? If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150－or beyond?

　　　 Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers. “Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135, ”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

　　　 Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees. “People can live much longer than we think, ”he says. “Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110. When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120. So why can’t we go higher? ”

　　　 The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing. “Anyone can make up a number, ”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan. “Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine. ”

　　　 Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries? Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120. Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most. So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller, “adding another 50 percent would get you to 120. ”

　　　 So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers? That life span is flexible（有弹性的）, but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington. “We can get flies to live 50 percent longer, ”he says. “But a fly’s never going to live 150 years. ”Of course, if you became a new species （物种）, one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story, he adds.

　　　 Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve （进化）their way to longer life? “It’s pretty cool to think about, ”he says with a smile.

1.What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

A.People can live to 122.

B.Old people are creative.

C.Women are sporty at 85.

D.Women live longer than men.

2.According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ______.

A.the average human life span could be 110

B.scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.few people can expect to live to over 150

D.researchers are not sure how long people can live

3.Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

A.Jerry Shay. B.Steve Austad

C.Rich Miller D.George Martin

4.What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

A.Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.The average human life span cannot be doubled

C.Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species

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Have you heard the news______ the Chinese athletes won 165 gold medals at the 15th Asian games?

A whether      B what            C which             D that

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语篇语法填空

A film, 1.(release) in Chinese cinemas next month, tells the story of a former British secret agent named Johnny English, who has now retired to be a middle school history teacher. However, after a series of cyber attacks on the UK government, all the active secret agents 2.(expose), which leaves the mission of catching the bad guys 3. Johnny English.

But 4. films such as Mission Impossible and Kingsman (《王牌特工》), in which agents are all masters of high-tech tools, Johnny English is an old-fashioned hero, 5.(suspect) of modern technology and not even willing to use a smartphone. That puts him in various dangerous situations.

This wouldn’t come as a surprise if you know that Johnny English 6.(play) by Rowan Atkinson, who is best known 7. playing his character Mr. Bean.

Johnny English and Mr. Bean do have a lot 8. common. As Atkinson once told the Guardian in an interview, “The essence of Mr. Bean is 9. he’s self-centered and doesn’t actually acknowledge the outside world. He’s a child in a man’s body.”

And this is 10.(probable) why people all around the world can relate to Atkinson’s humor. They want to be just as self-centered as his characters. And they don’t want to care what the outside world thinks of them. They want to be different.

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In 1963,former Senator Gaylord Nelson began to worry about our planet (A senator is a person that the people of the United States have chosen to help make the laws.). Senator Nelson knew that our world was getting dirty and that many of our plants and animals were dying .He wondered why most people weren’t trying to solve these problems. He talked to other lawmakers and to the President. They decided that the President would go around the country and tell people about these concerns（关系重大之事）. He did, but still not enough people were working on the problem.

Then, in 1969, Senator Nelson had another idea. He decided to have a special day to teach everyone about the things that needed changing in our environment .He wrote letters to all of the colleges and put a special article in Scholastic Magazine to tell them about the special day he had planned (Most of the schools got this magazine) and he knew that kids would help him.

On April 22,1970, the first Earth Day was held .People all over the country made promises to help the environment. Everyone got involved and since then, Earth Day has spread all over the planet. People all over the world know that there are problems we need to work on and this is our special day to look at the planet and see what needs changing. Isn’t it great? One person had an idea and kept working until everyone began working together to solve it. See what happens when people care about our world?

1.The passage mainly talks about _________.

A．the importance of Earth Day

B．the person who planned the Earth Day

C．the history of Earth Day

D．the first Earth Day

2.Why did Senator Gaylord Nelson worry about our planet?_________

A．The world was getting dirty.

B．Many plants and animals were dying.

C．Few people cared about the earth.

D．All of the above.

3.From the text, we know that _________ helped him most .

A．the president                    B．the other lawmakers

C．the colleges                 D．the students

4.It took Nelson ______ years to get the people pay much attention to the earth.

A．10           B．7            C．6            D．1

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Chen Xiexia is the first Chinese athlete ______ the gold medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.

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Bryan Forbes, who was born in London on 22 July 1926, made his first screen acting appearance in 1918.

He landed supporting parts in several outstanding British films, including An Inspector Calls (1954) and The Colditz Story (1955), but it was not long before screen-writing and directing attracted him behind the camera. Together with Richard Attenborough, he set up Beaver Films in 1959. Its first film, The Angry Silence (1960), was written by Forbes and Attenborough played the lead role.

His directing career began in 1961 with Whistle down the Wind, featuring child star Hayley Mills. Forbes directed many more films in the 1960s and early 1970s. In 1969 he took over as head of production and managing director of EMI—MGM Elstree, and the studio achieved outstanding successes. But it was a torrid time for the company. Troubled constantly by financial difficulties and staffing issues, Forbes quitted in 1971. He then directed The Step ford Wives, based on the novel by Ira Levin, and in 1975 International Velvet, starring Tatum O’Neal, in 1978.

Forbes, who counted the late Queen Mother among his friends, continued directing, writing and acting throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. He also found success as an author with a number of novels, the latest of which, The Soldier’s Story, was published last year.

After Forbes passed away, film critic Mark Kermode said, “Once I had fun—boyish pleasure of telling Bryan Forbes how much I loved Step ford Wives. He was charming and modest. A great loss.”

1.Having played several supporting roles, Forbes began to ________.

A. work as a cameraman

B. make a lead actor

C. build his own company alone

D. write and direct films

2.Which of the following is the first film directed by Forbes?

A. An Inspector Calls                    B. The Colditz Story

C. Whistle down the Wind                D. The Angry Silence

3.The underlined word “torrid” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by ________.

A. suitable            B. tough            C. precious            D. steady

4.Which of the following can be best used to describe Forbes?

A. Talented.        B. Well-educated.    C. Proud.            D. Attractive.

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The girl dressed in the latest Paris fashion is ________ in her appearance but rude in her speech.

A. explicit　　　 B. diverse

C. elegant　　 D. Relevant

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短文改错（每题1.5分,满分15分）

Three men were fishing when the angel appeared in the boat    76._______

with them .The first man got over his shock and politely said to   77._______

the angel, “ I’ve suffered by back pain for years . Can you help   78._______

me ?” The angel touched his back, and he had recovered.        79.________

The second man pointed to his glass and asked if the angel     80._______

could cure her poor eyesight. The angel touched his eyes,              81.________

but he could see everything clearly.                                                         82.________

The angel then turned to the third man, threw up his hands           83.________

in fear. “Don’t touch me!” he cries， “ I’m on disability pay!     84.________

I don’t want to be a normally person!”                                                           85._______

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—What made our teacher so upset?

—Lily didn’t pass the exam, but her parents ______ the failure on the teacher.

A. considered　　 B. commented

C. targeted　　 D. blamed

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