Mary Kom from Manipur won the world women’s boxing championship thrice consecutively （三连冠）or in three straight years in the 46 kilogram category．She won her titles in Turkey in 2004，in Russia in 2005 and in Delhi in 2007．  

    How many of us know of the achievements of this powerhouse of punches who comes from a remote village in the northeastern state of Manipur．She is a known name，the best in her sport．But in India，many people would be surprised even to know that there is something called women’s boxing．

    Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom was born into a farming family in Kangathei village．Life was hard．For her father，who lived by farming，looking after the needs of three daughters and a son was not very easy．At school Mary Kom played football and took part in athletics，but boxing was her secret love．Her inspiration was the Manipuri boxer Dingko Singh who had made a name for himself in the country and abroad．She had al so heard of greats like Muhammad Ali．

    In 2000，the teenager had made up her mind．One day she went to the boxing coach at the local centre of the Sports Authority of India and said she wanted to take up boxing．The coach soon discovered that the small built girl had a tremendous fighting spirit．  

    Mary Kom insisted on going through the same training as the boys．In two weeks she had learnt all the basics．However，her family had no idea of the sport Mary Kom had got  into-boxing is seen as a boys’ game and forbidden to girls．That very year Mary Kom won a state championship title in Manipur．Her photograph appeared in the newspapers．Her secret was out and her father was very angry．   

1．In her ______year，she got the first world women’s boxing championship since she took up boxing．

A．third                    B．fourth                  C．fifth                    D．sixth

2．The third paragraph tells the background of Mary Kom in order to tell us ______．

    A．Mary Kom was a self--independent and determined girl

B．Mary Kom’s father didn’t give her any help 

    C．Mary Kom wasn’t fit to take up boxing

    D．how hard Mary Kom's childhood was

3．From this passage we can infer that ______．

A．Mary Kom took up boxing because of her family’s poverty

    B．Mary Kom took up boxing breaking through great resistance   

    C．Mary Kom’s family were in favour of her choice

    D．Mary Kom had quality to take up boxing

4．The most important quality to be a boxer is _____．

    A．a strong body                                          B．a small built body

    C．tremendous fighting spirit                           D．strong inspiration

5．This passage mainly tells us that ______．   

    A．how Mary Kom began to take up boxing

B．Mary Kom's way to success

    C．Mary Kom’s idea to be a boxer   

    D．Mary Kom’s difficulties to become a boxer

Hundreds of people lined up at Grand Central Terminal yesterday，but they weren’t there to catch a train．They came to New York City’s famous railroad station to trade in old dollar bills for the new George Washington Presidential $1 coin．   

    The gold--colored coin is the first in a new series by the U．S．Mint（造币厂）that honors former U．S．Presidents．The Mint will issue four Presidential $l coins a year through 2016．Presidential $1 coins will come out in the order in which each President served．The George Washington coin is the first to be released．John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison coins will come out later this year．

A New Look

    The Presidential $1 coins will be the same size and color as the Sacagawea Golden Dollar．However，there is an important difference．  For the first time since the 1930s，there is an inscription on the edge of each coin．It includes the year in which the coin was issued and two traditional mottos：“In God we trust”and“E pluribus unum．”

    Each coin will show a different President on its face，or heads side．It will al so show the President’s name，the order in which he served and hi s years in office．The other side of the coin will show the Statue of Liberty and the inscriptions“United States of America”and “$1．”

    Not Just for Collectors 

    Becky Gross，16，was one of the first people to put a Presidential coin in her pocket．She and her mother，Karen Martin，were visiting New York from London，England，on the day the new coins were released．They say t he coins make a great souvenir．

But the coins aren’t just for collectors．“The new Presidential $l coins are an educational and fun way to learn about former President s，”says U．S．Mint director Edmund Moy．They have practical uses too．At Grand Cent real Terminal，Moy kicked off the coin exchange by placing a Presidential $1 coin in a New York City parking meter．

1．The main idea of this passage probably is _______．

    A．to emphasize the importance of the issue of coins   

    B．to introduce the issue of the presidential $1 coins   

    C．to strengthen the achievements of the former presidents   

    D．the issue of the presidential$1 coins were warmly welcomed by the collectors

2．Who will be the third to come out this year?

A．George Washington．                             B．Madison．

    C．James．                                                    D．Thomas Jefferson．

3．The special quality of the presidential $1 coins is _______．

A．the coins each have an image of a president

    B．the coins are only for collections   

    C．on the edge of each coin printed the date and mottos

D．four coins will be issued every year

4．Which of the following information can we get from the coin? 

      A．Important events happening during his office years．

      B．Mottos the president liked．

      C．The years when the president served．

      D．The date when the president died．

5．All the following are the purposes of issuing the new presidential $1 coins except______．

    A．attracting foreign visitors

    B．learning a bout former presidents

      C．practical uses 

      D．meeting t he needs of collectors

Sometime early in the next century, human beings will move to Mars（火星）．They will live there for about a year，and then will be replaced with another group of pioneers．Building he base on Mars will advance our knowledge of the solar system and aid in our under standing of the earth．   

      We already know that Mars resembles the earth in many aspects：general size，presence of water，length of day． range of temperatures．These resemblances have caused many people to consider a centuries’ long project：to terraform Mars．Terraforming means altering a planet’s surface so that Earth’s life forms can survive there．This concept，previously found only in science diction is now being seriously considered by scientists．

    Terraforming Mars is theoretically simple：add nitrogen and oxygen to the atmosphere；pump water to the surface；and add the earth’s plants and animals in the order in which they developed on earth．But it will take at least 300 years．

    Some people think that such a project is too huge for humans to undertake，but there are very good reasons to make the attempt．The earth now contains some 6 billion people and no one has any idea of how many humans the earth can support．Our very existence and numbers are threatening many other species．We also have had some experience with terraforming our own planet：altering the landscape，the atmosphere and the climate．Currently terraforming earth has become a wiser activity as we try to control global warming，air and water pollution，and preserve some natural living places．

    While the possibility of such a project is small，it is not impossible．Even if earthbound societies come and go in the next 300 years，the project can continue through the work of the Mars settlers without the need for constant backing from the earth．

    The future existence of all the people in our world may very well depend upon our ability to terraform Mars．

1．What would be the best title for this passage?

    A．Terraforming Mars．                               B．Saving the Earth．   

    C．Travelling to Mars．                                   D．A Newly found Place．

2．What does the underlined word“altering”mean in the second paragraph?

    A．Warming             B．Changing．          C．Planting．        D．building．

3．According to the passage the main purpose of terraforming Mars is to_____．

    A．do some scientific research work

    B．find out its similarity to earth

    C．avoid the dying away of many other species

    D．find on Mars living place for t he increasing human beings

4．The main reason for causing many people to consider terratormsng Mars is that _____． 

    A．there are some resemblances between Earth and Mars

      B．terraforming Mars is theoretically simple

    C．we have had some experience with terratorming our own planet：Earth

      D．the development of science and technology is very rapid   

5．What’s the author’s attitude towards the project?

    A．Optimistic．        B．Negative．           C．doubtful．              D．Objective

Burj Al Arab（Arab Tower）, the so--called“world’s only seven--star hotel”，has over 90 per cent occupancy rate（入住率）after it opened in Dubai．

    Since it opened in 1999，this sail--shaped hotel rising from the Arabian Gulf has been in mystery．This is not surprising because Burl Al Arab charges a minimum of 1000 US dollars per night and prevents non--hotel guests form entering it．

    Standing 321 meters high，Burj Al Arab is the world’s tallest hotel．It has 202 suites（套房） charging from 1000 US dollars per night to 18，000 US dollars for a royal sutie．

    “Some of our customers are ordinary people from abroad who book one night just for the experience or to celebrate their wedding or something，”a hotel public relations officer said．“We don't know who spread t he rumor that we are the world’s only seven--star hotel．We advertise as a five--star hotel。”

    It does offer some luxuries（奢侈品）other five—star hotels don’t have：guests can check in after they have entered their rooms；the hotel helicopter can transport guests from the airport to the hotel’s helipad（直升机停机坪），or take the guests on a sky tour of Dubai，for a price；the hotel has two royal suites，each with its own private elevator and 29 telephones；the bathrooms are paved with marble；the columns are decorated with gold．

Burj Al Arab tries to provide an international atmosphere to make guests from all nationalities feel comfortable．Its staff come from many countries and speak l5 languages．But it looks“a bit small”because the hotel has no open space for hotel guests to wader and associate with one another．   

1．According to the passage，Burj Al Arab   _______．

    A．is enjoying growing popularity

    B．is the tallest building in the world

    C．offers its guests free sky tour of Dubai

    D．has the most expensive guest room in the world

2．Burj Al Arab has always been in mystery because ______．

    A．it rises from the Arabian Gulf

    B．only few people have entered it

    C． it mainly serves royal families 

    D．all its guests are rich men or celebrities

3．Which of the following descriptions about Burj Al Arab is TRUE?

    A．It is a real seven—star hotel．

    B．It has the luxury royal suites other hotels don’t have．

    C．All of its staff come from Dubai

    D．It has 202 royal suites．

4．If you have a night stay in Burj Al Arab，_____

    A．you have to pay at least l 0，000 US dollars

B．you must check in before entering your room．

C．the hotel helicopter will fly you to the hotel from the airport directly

D．you will use your own private elevator at any time．

5．The author is not quite satisfied with the hotel’s ______

    A．personal service                                       B．food and drink

    C．charge and decoration                                D．open space

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    For the next seven days，sit down each evening and write down ten things you are grateful for each day．Better still，do this with your partner or a friend．Before we practice gratitude（感恩），we are in the dark and there appears to be very little to be grateful for．Once we begin，a new light dawns，sometimes a brilliant light，a light as bright as heaven itself．

    To whom are you grateful in your life? Do these people know the full extent of your gratitude? Do you realize how grateful they will be when you tell them? Gratitude is more than an attitude；gratitude is a philosophy．The philosophy of gratitude begins as a hope，grows into a belief，and finally becomes an absolute knowing．It is a knowing．that within any given situation—peaceful or painful，beautiful or ugly—there is always a gift waiting，wanting for you to see．

    If it appears you have nothing to be grateful for，it is because you are not allowing yourself to receive．Just because you do not receive does not mean there is nothing to receive．On the contrary，there is always _____，and so there is always a reason to be grateful．Pray：“Dear God，teach me I am worthy to receive，teach me how to receive，teach me gratitude”．Gratitude is good medicine．One single serving of gratitude is often enough to open the heart，energies the body，warm the bones，make your hair curl，put a spring in your step，start you humming，and make you smile like a baby!

1．What is the best title of the passage?（Please answer within 10 words．）

       _________________________________________________________________________

2．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Showing，even a bit of gratitude can make everything look fine，and it will be of great benefit to you．

       _________________________________________________________________________

3．Pleas fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words．）

       _________________________________________________________________________

4．Do you agree with the author’s opinion of gratitude? Why? （Please answer within 30 words．）

       _________________________________________________________________________

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．

       _________________________________________________________________________

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    1．还有三个月即将高中毕业；

    2．简单回顾精彩的高中生活：曾在作文比赛中获一等奖；曾在校运动会上参加100米竞赛获第二名；在2009年校艺术节上表演了精彩的舞蹈；

    3．告诉Ben暑假想做的两件事并说明原因。

注意：

    1．词数150左右； 

    2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好。

    3．参考词汇；校艺术节——the School Carnival   

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Chengdu tops ______ list of “10 happiest cities in” China in ______ survey made recently for its fine scenery, cheap goods and easy lifestyle．

A．the; a         B．a．a          C．a; the           D．the ; the

______ I admit it is by no means an easy job, I won’t necessarily accept it．

A．As           B．As long as       C．Since         D．While

My family was quite poor when I was at college, so I had to ______ for my life as a tutor．

A．fight           B．make          C．struggle          D．survive

——John has got a very good mark in the examination．

——            he looks so happy．

A．No doubt        B．No wonder        C．No matter          D．No good