It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son．Everybody expects you to be special or perfect．I

often wonder how my father ever had a son like me．I mean he’s so special and so good at

everything he does．Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football

team．

    Well，to be honest，I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something

special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star．I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole sch001．“I hope we have a winner right here in my class．”

    When I got home，I started to think about what to write．My father is an astronaut．N0，I

wouldn’t start like that．That was the way others saw him．How did I see my father? Hmm．

    I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream．I remembered how he

hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car．Yes，these were the things I

 was going to write．To me，he wasn’t just a world—famous astronaut．He was my dad．

    My parents and l went to school Thursday night．There were so many people in the big[来源:Z,xx,k.Com]

hall! My dad looked at me，and I shrugged(耸肩)．

    The third prize was announced and it was not me．1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time．The second prize was announced．It was me．

    1 went up to the stage and read what I had written，“My father’s son”．When I finished，the people stood up and cheered．I saw my father blowing his nose．Tears were running down my mother's face．Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder．“Son，this

is the proudest moment of my life．’’

    It was the proudest moment of my life，too．Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a

Nobel Prize，but it was enough just to be my father’s son．

    根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.The writer felt it        to be the son of a famous person．

    A．1ucky    B．natural    C．hard         D．pleasant

2.In order to_        the writer would like to save a child from a burning building．

    A．become astronaut            B．become a great hero

    C．be made school team captain   D．be made class president

3.What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    A．A lot of special things he had done．

    B．The story of his father as an astronaut．

    C．The unforgettable time he spent with his father．

    D．The experiences his father had in middle school．

4.The writer felt proud when he           ．

    A．got a prize in a writing competition           B．won a Nobel Prize

    C．saved a child from a burning building         D．discovered a new star

5.What is the best title for the passage?

    A．My daydream                        B．My father’s son

    C．My famous father                     D．My happy family

 

A city in South Korea has added a new attraction to its cultural landscape(景观)—the world’s first “Toilet Theme Park”. The Restroom Cultural Park in the city of Suwon is proving a huge hit with locals and tourists alike.
The park was built to memorize the former city mayor Sim Jae-duck, known as “Mr Toilet”. He believed the toilet is a very important place and full of culture. Visitors to the park can enjoy its toilet- bowl- shaped exhibition hall as well as lots of bronze statues(铜像) in all kinds of toilet positions. They can even sit on Mr Kim’s original toilet, which includes a full-length glass door that mists(蒙上薄雾) up when it is being used.
Suwon has become well known because of the promotion(宣传) of toilet culture. The city attracts toilet- related artwork from around the world to its galleries. It famously hosts the Golden Poop Art Festival- a celebration of one of the calls of nature. The city also lists lots of its own public toilets as tourist attractions on its website. Sim Jae-duck’s toilet-shaped house, now a museum, should be the must-see for enthusiasts. It’s said that Mr Sim was born in the loo of his mother’s house, so he loved toilets very much. He said in 2007, “The toilet can save humankind from diseases and is a place for introspection(反省). The toilet is also a central living place that has culture.”
【小题1】 What’s the theme park’s name?

A．Restroom Park

B．Toilet World

C．The Restroom Cultural Park

D．The Park of World Toilets.

【小题2】 What was the nickname(绰号) of Sim Jae-duck?

A．Captain Lavatory	B．Mr Toilet
C．Bathroom Bill	D．Number Two

【小题3】 What happens to Sim Jae-duck’s toilet when someone uses it?

A．The toilet slowly moves around.

B．“The Toilet Song ” starts playing.

C．The water comes out.

D．Its glass door fogs up.

【小题4】Where do reports say Sim Jae-duck was born?

A．In a toilet- shaped bed.

B．In the WC of his mother’s house.

C．In a public toilet in Suwon.

D．In a hospital toilet.

【小题5】 The underlined word “enthusiasts” means ______ in Chinese in the passage.

A．思想者	B．智障者
C．残疾人	D．爱好者

First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, “Look out,” I put my head out of a window and a basin (盆) of water fell on me. It seems that “Look out” may mean “don’t look out.”
　　Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain (船长) shout, “All hands on deck,” I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.
　　Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, “He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour,” When I went again for him, she said, “He’s not down yet.”
　　“If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?” I asked.
She said, “He’s still in bed. When I say ‘He’s not up ’  I mean ‘he has not yet got up’. When I say‘He’s not down ’I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs.”
【小题1】“Look out”here means “ _______”.

A．put your head out of the window and look

B．Take care

C．I’m going to pour the water

D．Help me

【小题2】“All hands on deck”means “ _______ ”.

A．All the sailors gather ( 集合 )on deck

B．Give your hands to me

C．Put your right hand and left hand on deck

D．Shake your hands with me

【小题3】When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend _______ .

A．was washing his face

B．was having his breakfast

C．was still in an upstairs room

D．was reading a newspaper

Victoria Middle School Report         Student: Jenny Brown

Math	B	good work all year
Chinese:	A	does well this year
English:	A+	very interested in it and does a very good job
Science:	C	A little weak in this subject
Computer:	D	not really interested and needs to improve
Sports:	A	captain of girls’ soccer team, and also on the basketball team
Total Grade	B

Date:1/4/10       Signed: Ms Ding
【小题1】Whose school report is it?

A．Victoria’s	B．Ms Yang’s
C．Jenny Brown’s	D．We don’t know

【小题2】Which subject of the following was Jenny best at?

A．Math

B．Chinese

C．Science

D．English.

【小题3】How did Jenny do in sports?

A．Well

B．So-so

C．Very badly.

D．Badly.

【小题4】From the report, we can know that Jenny       .

A．is good at computer

B．does well in Chinese

C．like science better than math

D．is the captain of the basketball team

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Jenny is very interested in English.

B．Jenny is the best student in her class.

C．Jenny doesn’t do well in math at all.

D．Jenny does well in all the subjects.

It’s a long-awaited day for China. The navy now has its first aircraft carrier(航空母舰), Liaoning.

It’s a unique experience to get to know the life in the carrier. The carrier is just like a small city on the sea. It has all the functions for daily life. There are 4 words to sum up its characters: big, small, much and high. The carrier Liaoning is such a huge one that the total length of the whole corridor（过道）could reach over 20 kilometers. But the living space for the sailors（水手）is quite small. That’s because the carrier is designed for researching purposes, rather than comfortable living. Over 1,000 sailors, both men and women, are living onboard. They are arranged among over 3,000 tiny rooms below the deck. For visitors, it’s so easy to get lost. So the first thing the new sailors have to learn is their way around. The number of female sailors is much less than that of the males, taking about 5 percent of the total. But they play a key role in carrying out some special missions.

Also, you will be surprised by the high level of education of today’s sailors. The captain said that over 90 percent of the sailors are college graduates. Six hold Doctor’s Degrees and 45 have a Master’s. The whole team is young but vigorous. The complex work on the carrier requires high management abilities for the commanders onboard(在船上).

1.Why do we visitors get lost easily inside the carrier?

A．Because they don’t have a map.

B．Because the living space is quite small.

C．Because there are too many corridors for rooms.

D．Because the corridor inside the carrier is too long.

2.What does the word “high” in Line 6 refer to（指代）？

A．The aircraft carrier is high since it is just like a small city.

B．Most of the soldiers received good education.

C．The expense（花费）to run a carrier is high.

D．The high-level of their training.

3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Liaoning is our country’s first aircraft carrier.

B．Most of the sailors on the carrier are college graduates.

C．There are far fewer women sailors than men sailors on the carrier.

D．It is comfortable for the sailors to live in the carrier.