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I have three best friends at school. They are all good students.

Jacky is the youngest of them. He was born in 1995. But he is very tall, about 1.70 meter! He is a sporty boy. He likes playing basketball. And he is really good at it. He is the centre(中锋) in our basketball team. Jacky says he wants to be a basketball player when he grows up.

Peter is the oldest. He is two years older than Jacky. But he is shorter than Jacky. He doesn’t spend much time on sports. He likes music. He is crazy about Jay Chou’s songs. And he collects everything about Jay Chou. He says R&B is so cool. Of course, we often share music together.

And Mary, a lovely girl. She always wears a smile on her face. She is a top student in our class. She is good at all her lessons. We all admire her very much. If we have any problems with our lessons, we will go to her. It seems(似乎) nothing is difficult to her!

I am so lucky to have them as my friends. And we often have a good time together. Would you like to make friends with them?

1. Is Peter as tall as Jacky?        ___________, he ______________.

2. When was Peter born?         He was born in ________________.

3. If they have any problems with their English, who will they go to for help?

They will go to ____________for help.

4. What does Jacky want to be when he grows up?

He wants to be ___________________when he grows up.

5.请将划线部分句子译成汉语。

__________________________________________。

 

Yao Ming was born in China in 1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to play basketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he is working hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well in this game, too!
Pele was a famous football player. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when he was only 16 and he didn't retire（退役） until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97 international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing football in the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.
Steffi Graf was born in Germany in 1969. She won the tennis semi-final（半决赛） at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16, but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova. People were 'surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became a famous tennis player and won most of the main matches.
【小题1】Who is the youngest player in the passage?

A．Pele.

B．Yao Ming.

C．Steffi Graft.

D．No one.

【小题2】 __________ comes from South America.

A．Pele

B．Yao Ming

C．Steffi Graft

D．No one

【小题3】Yao Ming began to learn to play basketball __________.

A．when he was 15	B．when he was young
C．when he was tall enough	D．when he was strong enough

【小题4】From the passage, we learn __________.

A．Steffi Graf was born in 1985 in Wimbledon

B．Martina Navratilova was also a tennis player

C．Steffi Graf won few of the main matches

D．Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 16

 

A SCHOOL REPORT

Name:  Edward       School:  Kelvin Grove High School

Grade:   7          Term ending:  May 6th 

Subjects:

Math: He is a little weak in this but he has tried his best to catch up with others.

English: He is the best in the class. Keep it up.

French: His reading is very good, and he can remember many words.

History: He is familiar(熟悉) with the names of many places in the world.

Music: He doesn’t like pop music, though he sings very well.

Conduct: Fair    No. in class: 9    Absence(缺课): 8

Remarks: Edward can do a lot better. More work is needed next term.

Class teacher: Ivy

Principal: M. L. Martin

School reopens: September 11

1.__ After reading this, we know this is      .

A. a studying plan of Edward Scott

B. A teaching plan of Ivy

C. a school report of Edward Scott

D. a working plan of M. L. Martin

2.__ Which of the following is Not mentioned(提到) in the form?

A. PE.     B. Music.      C. Math         D. History.

3.__Edward’s best subject is        .

A. Science    B. English     C. geography   D. History

4.__Edward is not good at        .

A. Science and geography     B. Math and history

C. French and history        D. music and English

5.__According to the form, which of the following sentences is true?

A. Edward can’t sing songs very well.

B. Edward doesn’t do well in science.

C. Edward can do better if he works harder next.

D. Edward learns two foreign languages in school.

 

It's very early in the morning and I'm sitting outside. It's also very cold and dark. With me is Jim Nightingale, and he is the reason I'm up so early. He passes me a hot cup of coffee. "Not long to wait now," he says. I hope he's right.

    After a few minutes there is a very weak light in the east, and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loud and very clear. "That's the robin(知更鸟)," says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin and Jim knows the names of them too. Half an hour later, there are more and more birds singing, and it's very loud! Suddenly, all around us the air is full of the sound of birdsong. This is the dawn chorus(晨鸣), and it's beautiful.

    "Wow, this is amazing!" I tell Jim, who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"

    "Birds can sing any time of the year but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most."

    "Really? So, why do they sing?" I ask.

    "Well, there are two reasons," explains Jim. "Most of the songbirds who sing are males. They want to find a female(雌性)so they sing to show how strong they are. The females listen and choose the best singer! The birds also sing to tell other males to go away. They need their own area; they don't like sharing with another male."

    I listen to the birds; the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"

"That's a good question," replied Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds, for example the European wren, have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute!"

So, how does Jim know so much about birds? Well, he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. "More and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow, for example, was a very common bird in the UK, now it's in danger."

    By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light so they can start looking for food, they need a big breakfast after all that singing.

1.Why does the writer get up early in the morning?

A. To visit her friend.               B. To drink hot coffee.  

C. To see different birds.                  D. To hear birds sing.

2.A bird sings early in the morning mainly_______.

A. to call a female's attention          B. to fight with other males

C. to find a place to live in      D. to start looking for food

3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. At first the writer is happy to be up so early in the morning.

B. Male birds have their own ways of fooling other birds.

C. It's easier for the birds to find food early in the morning.

D. Jim has a job with the Royal Society for the Proteciton of Birds.

4.The text is mainly about_______.

A. the robin's songs                          B. the birds' habitat    

C. why birds sing                                D. how to protect birds

 

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.

　　When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan's earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.

　　He doesn't do charity for honour(荣誉).He wants to encourage more people to make contributions(贡献)to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.

　　As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.

　　So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.

1.The article is probably taken from _______.

A．a newspaper       B．a novel           C．a detective story    D．a science book

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (谈到) in the passage?

A．He is from Jiangsu.

B．He has visited many countries.

C．He has helped people in need.

D．He has got a lot of awards.

3.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A．Earthquakes

B．Hope Primary Schools

C．Pioneer of the Year

D．Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao