Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president,has died at the age of 95. President Jacob Zuma (祖玛) said on South African national TV， “Our nation has lost its greatest son. ”
Mr Mandela led South Africa's transition (转变) from white-minority (少数白人) rule in the 1990s. He managed to bring down the policy (政策) of racial segregation (种族隔离) while avoiding a civil war (内战) . For his fight against inequality,the man had been kept in prison for 27 years.
Mr Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. He became South Africa's first black president in 1994.
Mr Mandela spent nearly seven decades fighting for freedom and equality. As word of his death spread,political leaders and people around the world spoke about the life of the former South African leader.
US President Barack Obama said at the White House. “He no longer belongs to us. He belongs to the ages. ”
Terry Mokoena was among crowds of people who gathered to mourn (哀悼) Mr Mandela's death. “We are celebrating his life and all that he did for us ,” said Mokoena. “Mandela united us—black,white,colored and Indian—he taught us togetherness. ”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Is President Jacob Zuma South Africa's first black president?
2. What did Mr Mandela do in the 1990s?
3. When did Mr Mandela win the Nobel Peace Prize?
4. Who did the underlined word “He” in the passage refer to?
5. Who was Terry Mokoena?
南非首位黑人总统、反种族隔离斗士纳尔逊•曼德拉于 2013年12月5日逝世，享年95岁。本文主要介绍的是曼德 拉的“光辉岁月”。
1 . No,he isn’t.由第一段第一句的 Nelson Mandela,South Africa's first black president可知，南非历史上第一位黑人 总统是曼德拉，而不是祖玛。
2. He led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule.由第二段第一句“Mr Mandela led South Africa's transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s. ” 可知，曼 德拉在20世纪90年代，领导南非从白人少数统治过渡到 了现今的民主制度。
3. In 1993.由第三段第一句“Mr Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. ”可知，曼德拉在1993年获得了诺贝尔和平奖。
4. Nelson Mandela.本文介绍的是南非前总统曼德拉的事 迹，故此处He代指Nelson Mandela。
5. He was one of the crowds of people who gathered to mourn Mr Mandela's death.最后一段第一句提到了“ Terry Mokoena was among crowds of people who gathered to mourn Mr Mandela's death. ”，由此可知 Terry Mokoena是集合悼念曼德拉的群众之一。
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障碍句分析
For his fight against inequality,the man had been kept in prison for 27 years.因为他反对不平等现象，他被关在监狱 里27年。
介词for表示原因，had been kept是过去完成时的被动语态。
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I am Tom Hanks. During my past thirty-eight years,my parents played an important role (角色) in my life. As many of you know,my father introduced me to the world of cycling.Because yesterday was his sixty-fifth birthday,I wrote the passage to him.
My father was not bom to be a bike rider like me. When he was in Vietnam and lived with a roommate,he liked riding the bike,too,so my father began to cycle.
On my seventh birthday,my father gave me a red bike as a gift and I was glad to get it. Then my father began to teach me to ride it. I learned to ride it for about ten hours every day. With the time going on,my skills of cycling got better and better and my father took pride in me. Then when I was twelve years old,I took part in a cycle competition in my school;it was lucky that I won the first prize.
Later,I joined the national cycle team. During the last few years,I took part in many tests in the world. And in July,2012,I also took part in the Olympic Games in London. Though I could not get a gold metal,I felt very lucky and happy. Dear father,give my many thanks to you.
根据短文内容，回答下面的问题。
1. Who taught Tom Hanks to cycle?
2. When did Tom get the red bike?
3. How long did Tom learn to ride every day when he was young?
4. When did Tom take part in a cycle competition in his school?
5. What did Tom do in July,2012?
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There is a large desert between our village and Hope Town and there are two ways to get to Hope Town. One is short but dangerous;the other is long but 1 Many people have lost their lives in order to get to Hope Town 2 .
“We’ll have to plant young trees in the desert between Hope Town and our village to make a ‘ road ”” said the head of our village. A few days later,a “tree road” 3 .
But soon all the young trees died out in the hot sun. “The dry trees are still helpful; we can regard them 4 our road signs ,” said the head, “Every time we walk along them,pull them upward 5 they can't be covered with sand. ”
6 the head's advice,the villagers have shuttled (往返) between our village and Hope Town safely for several years.
One day when a businessman wanted to 7 the desert to Hope Town,some villagers told him the advice.
“Anyway,I walk past here only for this time,8 doesn’t matter with me to pull the dry trees upward or not ,” the businessman thought. When he reached the half-way point,a heavy sandstorm was blown,in no time most of the dry trees 9 . The poor businessman got lost!When he was dying,he was regretful,10 I had done as the villagers told me,I could find a way out. ”
To leave others a way is to leave yourself a way!
1. A. safe B. dangerous C. fast D. wide
2. A. later B. slower C. sooner D. safer
3. A. planted B. finished C. was planted D. was finished
4. A. to B. as C. for D. toward
5. A. so that B. in order to C. by the way D. so far
6. A. Thanks for B. Thanks to C. Such as D. As for
7. A. through B. across C. cross D. past
8. A. it B. this C. that D. they
9. A. appeared B. disappeared C. died D. moved
10. A. When B. How C. What D. If
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During summer vacations,I would volunteer at the vet's (兽医诊所) ，so I'd seen a lot of dogs. Minnie was by far the funniest-looking dog I'd ever seen. Curly hair hardly covered her sausage-shaped (腊肠形的) body. Her big eyes always looked surprised. And her tail looked like a rat's.
She was brought to the vet to be put to sleep because her owners didn't want her anymore. “No one should judge her by her looks”’ I thought. So instead of putting her to sleep,the vet and I gave her the chance to be adopted by someone else. I advertised Minnie in the local paper “ Funny-looking dog,well behaved,needs a loving family. ”
When a young man called,I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather's 16-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive.
At last,an old car drove up in front of the vet's. Two kids ran to the door. They took Minnie to their grandfather,who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction (反应) to Minnie.
The grandfather carried Minnie in his arms and touched her soft hair. She licked his face. It was love at first lick.
“She's perfect!” the old man said excitedly.
I was thankful that Minnie had found the good home that she deserved (应得) .That's when I saw that the grandfather's eyes were a milky white color— he was blind.
1. From Paragraph 2 ,we know that Minnie .
A. didn't like people
B. was scared of people
C. was probably disliked by her owners
D. was the most beautiful dog at the vet's
2. How did the vet deal with Minnie?
A. The vet decided to put her to death.
B. The vet tried to find a new owner for her.
C. The vet liked Minnie and adopted her.
D. The vet decided to sell Minnie.
3. The underlined word “ adopted” means “ ”.
A. 收养 B. 安乐死
C. 购买 D. 治疗
4. According to the story,which of the following is TRUE?
A. The author knew how the new owner would react.
B. Minnie became perfect in the end.
C. The two kids loved Minnie very much.
D. The grandfather showed great love for Minnie.
5. What can we learn from the story?
A. It's hard for the blind to tell good from bad.
B. It's best to judge things by their appearance.
C. It's sad that the blind live in the dark.
D. Blindness can't stop one's kindness.
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As the teacher at the skydiving school,Ron was surprised when he saw the grey-haired man drive up to the airfield. He was more surprised when the man said that his name was Walter and asked if he could take skydiving lessons. 1. Ron explained to Walter that anyone over 50 had to be checked by a doctor before they could learn to jump from a plane.
“I'm afraid you should have thought about that before coming here,” Ron said. “I'm sorry,but I can't let you start learning without a letter from your doctor. ” Walter smiled. u Here is a letter from my doctor. 2. ”
So Walter was able to join the skydiving school. He came to all the lessons and worked very hard,although the other students were much younger than him,mostly about 30. 3. Ron asked him if he was feeling OK. Walter replied that he had never felt better. However,he added that there was something he should have told Ron earlier. Ron asked what it was and Walter smiled. Then,just before he jumped,he told Ron that he wasn’t 60. 4.
Walter's first jump from a plane was six years ago. And yesterday he made his eighteenth jump. “I should have started skydiving a long time ago!” he said.
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从方框里的五个选 项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项 为多余选项。
A. He asked me to take lots of tests and he said that I was fine.
B. Ron asked how old Walter really was and Walter told him he was 75 !
C. Walter's daughter Betty worries about him.
D. Ron asked Walter how old he was and Walter replied that he was 60.
E. Soon it was time for him to make his first jump.
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根据短文内容及所给首字母提示，补全英语单 词，使短文通顺。
Many people all over the world speak English as their second language.Studying English can make life fun. It makes you able to watch American m l,read English books and listen to English songs. Moreover,as English is an international language,you will be able to communicate with f 2 when you are on a trip abroad. T 3 will be more interesting that way.
It is a good idea to make friends with foreigners. It's the best way to i 4 your English. If you make friends with a n 5 speaker,you can practice your spoken English more often,and then you can communicate with people a 6 the world. You can also become familiar with the customs and h 7 of different cultures.
There are some people who are afraid to make friends with foreigners b 8 they are not confident of their English. However,many foreigners do not c 9 about grammar. They will get your k 10 words in the sentence and see the whole meaning. Therefore,it is unnecessary to be afraid to make friends with them;just go head!
Learning English opens up a whole new world. In a word,English is so useful to us that we should all learn it.
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A 15-year-old student who invented a flashlight (手电筒) getting power from the holder's body heat is going home today from California with a big prize and a chance to do further research.
Ann Makosinski was the only Canadian among the four winners at Google's international science competition. Thousands of young scientists from around the world took part in the competition.
Winning the science and technology competition was “a surprise”. Ann said, “I think it will have a great influence on my future. ”
Ann thanked her family for encouraging her interest in science and said that her first toy was a box of transistors (晶体管) .
Ann's prize includes $25,000 and a “once-in-a-lifetime experience” from Google for her Hollow Flashlight,which has no moving parts or batteries.
The idea for the invention came from seeing unwanted batteries and her friend's experience. When Ann visited a friend in the Philippines,she saw the friend couldn’t study when it became dark because there was no electricity or light. She saw the need for a flashlight that has no batteries一Hollow Flashlight.
In her project,Ann wrote “I made two flashlights that do not use any batteries or harmful materials. They do not create any noise and will always work. The flashlight needs at least a 5t temperature difference between the holder's body and the environment around to produce light. ”
A video of Ann explaining how she created the flashlight has been watched more than 1. 4 million times on the Internet.
Though Ann was successful,she has not made a decision about her career path. Ann hopes that she can find a way to join her love of film and science together.
The four winners were chosen from 15 final competitors from eight countries. The competition attracted thousands of students in 120 countries.
1. In which part of a newspaper can we probably read this passage?
A. Travel.
B. Culture.
C. Technology.
D. Advertisement.
2. The first paragraph is written to be a(n).
A. introduction
B. warning
C. argument
D. discussion
3. Paragraph 6 mainly tells us .
A. what Ann saw in the Philippines
B. why Ann invented Hollow Flashlight
C. how Ann's family encouraged her interest
D. what prize Ann got for Hollow Flashlight
4. According to the passage,we learn .
A. it's easy to win the international science competition
B. Hollow Flashlight is safe,noiseless and can save energy
C. Ann has made a decision to be a scientist in the future
D. few people are interested in how Ann created the flashlight
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Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute,Indiana. Last year,he taught his students about the world's rain forests. They learned that rain forests are important because,the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food,wood,and medicine.
Destruction of the world's rain forests is a serious problem. Unluckily,rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute!As part of a class project,Myers’ students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America. They paid $ 25 per acre. The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.
So last June,Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river. They saw alligators and crocodiles. In the middle of the week,a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest. “The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us ,” one of the students said, “It was a great learning experience for all of us,” said Myers.
Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants,animals,food,and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities. They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding,and visited Costa Rica's active volcano.
Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.
1. How much did Myers’ students pay for the rain forest they bought?
A. $25. B. $75.
C. $80. D. $2,000.
2. What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip?
A. They went into the rain forest.
B. They bought acres of rain forest.
C. They took a boat ride down a river.
D. They visited Costa Rica's active volcano.
3. The word “Destruction” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ the process of being”.
A. destroyed B. developed
C. described D. discovered
4. When the monkeys saw Myers and his students,they .
A. felt excited
B. felt angry
C. jumped off the trees
D. left the rain forest
5. The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students .
A. did something to protect rain forest
B. wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica
C. were interested in the culture of Costa Rica
D. went to the rain forest for various fun activities
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() 9. Though I repeated the sentence three times,he didn't me at all.
A. listen B. hear
C. sound
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