It was yearbook day and we were given an hour to sign each other’s yearbooks in the cafeteria. I was president of the class and I played sports. When I sat down at a table, people started to come over to get their yearbooks signed and to sign __36__.

         Among them, a weak boy with ugly teeth and thick glasses kept shaking. I had seen him around, and I knew he was always laughed at. He seemed __37__ of himself, and was so pale that it __38__ us to look at him.

         He came up and asked me nervously, “Can you sign this?” I took his yearbook but I didn’t know __39__ to write. I saw that there was the name “Ricky Sanders” written on the front of it. So I wrote:

I put down the yearbook and turned around to get some signatures from some of my friends when I __40__ my yearbook was gone. I saw that Ricky had sat down with my yearbook. “What are you doing?” I asked him. He looked up calmly(平静地) and __41__said “Sign!”

My friends broke into a loud laugh, and I saw that he was carefully frying to put a signature in my yearbook. He hadn’t even finished the “R” yet. I thought for a while and __42__ to let him sign.

         It took him nearly five minutes to sign and when I got my yearbook back, there was a very shaky “RICKY”. He hugged(紧抱) his yearbook and __43__. I couldn’t help but smile back at him.

         In that moment, my __44__ changed completely.

         I gave him a high five and suddenly everyone at my table wanted his signature. He was asked politely to write in their yearbooks and the signature __45__ of his yearbook were filled up. He was smiling so big that it lit up the whole room.

         I changed school the next year, and I never saw Ricky again. However, I will never forget the day that he became the most __46__ guy in school. Whenever I’m __47__, I still look back at that yearbook.

1.A. mine                   B. his                        C. ours                     D. theirs

2.A. unafraid                  B. unsure               C. proud                   D. tired

3.A. worried                     B. surprised            C. taught                D. hurt

4.A. how                          B. which                 C. where                  D. what

5.A. saw                            B. noticed              C. thought             D. believed

6.A. still                             B. ever                    C. even                   D. just

7.decided                   B. meant                C. began                  D. prepared

8.A. smiled                      B. waited               C. left                               D. rose

9.A. sense                  B. value                    C. attitude              D. idea

10.A. lists                        B. pages                 C. boxes                 D. tables

11.A. different               B. patient                C. popular              D. important

12.A. away                          B. out                               C. behind                 D. down

 

完成句子。

根据所给提示，完成下列句子。每空一词，含缩略词。

1.Jenny’s mother goes to work by bus.  (变否定句句)

John’s mother ________ ________ to work by bus.

2.It took him three hours to write the letter yesterday evening.  (对划线部分提问)

_________ ________ did it take him to write the letter yesterday evening?

3.Mike drew a picture on the blackboard. （改为被动语态）

A picture ________ ________ on the blackboard by Jack.

4.在航天科技方面，我们中国越做越好。

We Chinese are _______ and _______ at space technology.

 

Art lovers around the world have thought about this question for so many years: what is the secret behind the Mona Lisa’s smile?
However, they can ask Mona Lisa herself in the interactive exhibition (交互式展览) in Beijing. This exhibition brings the 500-year-old painting to life.
Now Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting can move her head and wave (挥舞) her hand in 3D, and even answer questions. She can answer the questions about her life, her age and so on. But when she talks she doesn’t speak Italian but Chinese like: “Da jia hao, wo jiao Mengna Lisha. Hen gao xing jian dao ni men.”
The new, digital (数码的) picture of Mona Lisa is the center piece of the World Classic Interactive Arts Exhibition in Beijing. You can also see other world-famous paintings such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Last Supper is another picture that they made alive with 3D. In this picture, Jesus (基督耶稣) can walk and talk with his believers (信徒).
It took the organizer Wang Hui and over 400 digital artists in South Korea two years to make the picture, at a cost of around 50 million yuan.
He says, “What’s special about it is that it’s the first time to use computer technology (技术) to make her speak and move.”
So what does the Mona Lisa say if you ask her why she is smiling?
【小题1】 From the passage we know that Mona Lisa is ________.

A．a famous woman in China

B．Leonardo da Vinci’s wife

C．a famous painting of Wang Hui

D．an Italian woman in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting

【小题2】 For many years art lovers all around the world have wondered ________.

A．why Mona Lisa smiled	B．who Mona Lisa lived with
C．how old Mona Lisa was	D．who Mona Lisa loved

【小题3】 What language does Mona Lisa speak in the exhibition?

A．She speaks French.	B．She speaks Italian.
C．She speaks Chinese.	D．She speaks Japanese.

【小题4】 Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Wang Hui and his team spent 2 years making the digital pictures.

B．The digital paintings cost Wang Hui 50,000 yuan.

C．Wang Hui made this painting with some Chinese artists.

D．About 400 artists wanted to buy the digital paintings.

【小题5】 From the passage we know ________.

A．Mona Lisa can also sing in Chinese

B．3D made Mona Lisa move and speak

C．3D made Leonardo da Vinci alive in the exhibition in Beijing.

D．in the picture Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci can walk in his room

 Is there a chocolate-powered racing car in the world? Hey! You have read too (A)________ children's books! But wait! Now，there is really such a racing car in the world．A team from a British university made it．

         The chocolate-powered racing car's engine(发动机) uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel (燃料)．Its body (B)用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，(C)________its brake pads(刹车片)are made from nuts! Well，can this car run very fast?  (D) Certainly! It can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds，and go as fast as 135 miles per hour．When the racing car is running，it cleans itself and lets out oxygen．

  “It took us more than nine months to (E) complete the racing car，”said a team member．“The car is really green． You can find many of the car's parts at a farmer's market or even in a litter bin because most of the materials(材料) are waste in most people’s eyes．It’s fun．”

However，(F)this eco-friendly  (环保的) car cannot be driven in the official(正式的)race because of the engine's unusual fue.

1.在文中(A)和(C)的空白处分别填入适当的词 ________ ________

2.将文中划线部分(B)译成英语：________

3.写出文中划线部分(D)和(E)的同义词语或近义词语：________ ________

4.将文中划线部分(F)改写为：the engine's unusual fuel makes it________ to________ this eco-friendly car in the official race

5.从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的短语：________

 

It took her some time_______English in class．

A．to finish reading                        B．to finish to read

C．finish reading                          D．finish to reading