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The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone c_____1_______to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. D_____2_____those seven years she had a number of jobs. One of them was t______3______ English in PortugalRowling sent the book to four publishers (出版商) before one of them bought it. She wasvery happy to sell her book because it was her d____4______ to become a writer. Beforeshe sold her book, Rowling was living in a small house with her daughter and was very poor. She could not a____5______ to keep warm in the winter.

Harry Potter became very s___6______ with children and grown-ups in England and then t___7___ the world. It was put into more than thirty-five l_____8_____. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers' lists of bestsellers. Without question, Rowling's life changed g_____9______ and became one of the most successful w______10_____writers in the world.

 

句型转换

1.He was late for school because it rained heavily. （同义句）

He was late for school _________ __________ the heavy rain.

2.English isn’t as difficult as Maths. （同义句）

Maths is _________ _________ _________ English.

3.How high is the building? （同义句）

_________ is _________ _________ of the building.

4.Amy is 160 centimeters tall. Tom is 155 centimeters tall.( 合并句子 )

Tom is _________ _________ Amy.

5.Sam, a little, is, generous, more, than, his classmates ( 连词成句 )

                                                         

 

In 1995，Oseola McCarty gave a present of $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help poor students. It was a very generous thing to do. But her friends and neighbors were surprised. McCarty was a good woman. She went to church. She was always friendly and helpful. But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was not rich. In fact，she was poor.

How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money？ Oseola McCarty was born in 1908 in Hattiesburg，Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family. She took a job washing clothes. She earned only a few dollars a day. Oseola washed the clothes by hand. Then she hung the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s，she bought an automatic washer and dryer. But she gave them away. She did not think they got the clothes clean enough！At that time，many people started to buy their own washers and dryers. McCarty did not have much work， so she started to iron clothes instead.

McCarty never married or had children. Her life was very simple. She went to work and to church. She read her Bible （圣经）。She had a black-and-white television. But she did not watch it very much. It had only one channel.

McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about $250 000. When she was 86，a lawyer helped her make a will. She left money to the church，her relatives，and the university. McCarty just wanted to help others. She did not think she was a special person. But then people found out about her present to the university. She received many honors （荣誉）。She even flew in an airplane for the first time！Oseola McCarty died in 1999. She was a shy and ordinary woman who became famous.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1.Oseola McCarty gave $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi _______.

A．to help the poor students                 B．to surprise her friends and neighbors

C．to show her generosity                   D．to be a good and rich woman

2.From the story we know _______.

A．McCarty was born in a poor family near the University of Southern Mississippi

B．everyone was surprised because they thought McCarty had no education

C．washers and dryers brought a change in McCarty‘s life

D．McCarty gave half of her money to the church and her relatives

3.Which of the following is true？

A．McCarty had to work to help her family after school every day.

B．McCarty learned to read the Bible by herself in the school.

C．McCarty made one third of her money by washing and ironing clothes.

D．McCarty did not have her own family because she had no husband or children.

4.From which of the following can we tell McCarty lived a simple life？

A．She worked hard all her life.               B．She didn‘t think she was special.

C．She didn‘t have many interests.           D．She had a TV set with many channels.

5.Which of the following is true？

A．McCarty died at the age of eighty-six.

B．McCarty did the job of washing for more than eighty years.

C．McCarty gave her presents to both universities and churches.

D．McCarty was given many honors because of her good deeds.

 

In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you’re seventeen. You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start. When you’re learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone. You don’t have to go to a driving school --- a friend can teach you. The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.

Before you’re allowed to have a full license, you have to take a driving test. You can take a test in your own car, but it has to be fit for the road. In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions. If you don’t pass the test, you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to. In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test, you don’t have to take it again, and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like. Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.

Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children. Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a license. But they didn’t have to take a test until 1935. On the early days of car driving, before 1878, cars weren’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.

1.A person can’t take money for driving lessons unless he __________.

A．has learnt to drive in a driving school

B．has a full driving license

C．has a full license and a teacher’s license

D．is given a special two-year driving license

2.In the driving test, one _______________________.

A．mustn’t drive his car, even though the car is fit for the road

B．is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

C．has to be examined(考查) only in car driving skills

D．must drive around for more than an hour

3.When can I take the driving test again if I don’t pass it?

A．a few years later

B．right after the first test

C．a few weeks later

D．never

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．There is no limit (限制)to the age of an old man who drives a car.

B．One can take a driving test again and again until he passes it.

C．There was a speed limit to cars before 1878.

D．A car driver didn’t have to get a limit license until 1935.

5.The best title for the passage is _____________.

A．Driving Licenses in Britain

B．Tests for Britain People

C．Driving Cars

D．Young Men’s Driving Licenses

 

阅读理解

How I study English

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. So they can’t learn it well. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an interest(爱好)in English is very important. When I was in Grade One, we had a new subject – English. It was fresh for me . I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary(词汇). Then practice again and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever(不论何时)I have a question, I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!

Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. From these I know English is not only interesting, but also useful. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well.

And I also do some exercises from our class magazines, and I often write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.

Now I have learned English for more than two years. I always keep the first position in our school. From these words, I hope every student can learn English well.

1.Why do some students often “have a headache”?

A．Because they are easy to catch cold.

B．Because it’s often very cold

C．Because they think English is easy.

D．Because they don’t think English is easy.

2.The writer tells us that we should be____in English if we want to learn it well.

A．interest

B．interested

C．interesting

D．strict

3.The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ______.

A．I got a good way.

B．I had a good idea.

C．I did badly in the exam .

D．I did well in the exam.

4.The writer thinks English is interesting because________.

A．English is full of stories.

B．English is full of jokes.

C．his teacher often teaches them nice English songs.

D．of nothing

5.Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?            

A．speaking bravely	B．Writing to foreign friends
C．Reading aloud	D．Writing English diaries