Alice is a young woman. She likes to exercise for her health. She walks five kilometers before breakfast every morning, and goes swimming twice a week at the swimming pool. She doesn’t smoke and never drinks wine(酒). She doesn’t eat chocolate, and she doesn’t eat sweet and fatty foods.
One day Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a man sitting in a chair. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking(发抖), but he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “ Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a big smile on his face, and his eyes showed his happiness. But Alice saw that he had no teeth.
“Good morning!” said Alice. “Yes, it’s a lovely day.”
Alice thought he was old and clever. She thought he must be more than 90 years old. She wanted to ask him about the secret of a happy old age.
“Excuse me. But what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do when I am your age.”
The man in the chair said, “My secret for happiness? I smoke every day, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers, I eat chocolate and I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit and watch TV all day.”
Alice couldn’t understand. She wanted to know how the man got to be so old when he did everything wrong. She thought he should be sick and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life without eating well and doing lots of sports. 
“How old are you?’ she asked.
“It’s my birthday today.” Said the man, “I am forty-seven.”
11. What does Alice like?
A. Smoking.        B. Drinking wines.        C. Eating unhealthy food.     D. Doing sports.
12. Which is WRONG about the old man?
A. He didn’t have any teeth.                     B. He was more than 90 years old.
C. He looked happy although he looked thin and weak.     D. He looked very old.
13. How often did the old man do sports?
A. Never.         B. Often.            C. Sometimes.            D. Every day.
14. How did Alice feel when he heard the old man’s secret for happiness?
A. Happy.        B. Interested.         C. Excited.              D. Surprised.
15. After the old man told Alice about his age, Alice knew         .
A. the man was in good health for his age        
B. the man had a healthier lifestyle than her
C. a good lifestyle was important for one’s health   
D. people could live a long life without a good lifestyle

Australia has an unusual kangaroo—although he is a pet, he lives like a man. He is dressed in clothes, likes watching TV and drinking, also eats bread, plays football and does some exercise.
His name is Bi Muer. Months ago, a 50-year-old woman, Julia Bradley adopted (收养) him. He now lives a happy life. Every morning, he can enjoy delicious bread and later watch TV with his "mom". In the afternoon, he can go to the garden and play football and in the evening, he can drink while watching TV.
In the beginning, Muer was only 20cm tall, but now, he can easily jump over a one-meter fence.
【小题1】 The kangaroo likes______________.
A. watching TV and drinking B. seeing a movie   C. playing basketball
【小题2】Who adopted the kangaroo?
A. Bi Muer. B. Julia Bradly.    C. Bill Smith.
【小题3】What can the kangaroo do every morning?
A. Drink.  
B. Go to the garden.
C. Enjoy delicious bread and watch TV.
【小题4】How tall was the kangaroo in the beginning?
A. 10cm.    B. 20cm.    C. 30cm.
【小题5】The passage is mainly about    .
A. An unusual kangaroo 
B. An Australia woman
C. A kangaroo' s hobbies

For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He didn’t do much better in sports. Although he played for the school’s golf team, he lost the only important match of the season.

Sparky was a loser. He, his classmates…everyone knew it. Sparky never asked a classmate to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being refused.

However, one thing was important to Sparky – drawing. He was proud of his artwork. Of course, no one else appreciated it. In his senior year of high school, he sent some cartoons to the editors of the Yearbook. Although the cartoons were turned down, Sparky was so confident about his ability that he decided to become an artist.

After completing high school, he wrote a letter to Walt Disney Studios. He was told to send some samples of his artwork, and the subject for a cartoon was suggested. Sparky spent a great deal of time on it. Finally, the reply came from Disney Studios. He had been rejected（拒绝）once again. Another loss for the loser.

So Sparky decided to write his own autobiography（自传）in cartoons. He described his childhood – a little boy loser and underachiever. The cartoon character would soon become famous worldwide. For Sparky, the boy who had little success in school and whose work was rejected again and again was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip（连环漫画）and little cartoon character – Charlie Brown.

1.We can know that Sparky was ________ from the first paragraph.

2.Sparky never asked a classmate to go out because he ______.

3.What’s Sparky’s success according to the passage?

按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线 上。
【小题1】虽然他病得重，但是他仍然与疾病进行了顽强的斗争。
Although he was badly ill , he still                          his disease.
【小题2】韩梅宁愿再等两个小时也不愿叫醒她母亲。
Han Mei                                 rather than wake up her mother because her mother was too tired.
【小题3】他父母回来时，他没有选择，只好把电脑关了。
He __________________________________________ the TV when his parents came home.
【小题4】她很随和，和别人相处融洽。
It’s easy-going of her                                               .
【小题5】目前为止，他们还没有决定如何处理这些旧电脑。
So far, they _______________________________the old computers.
【小题6】这些网络对青少年们有不良的影响，请远离他们。
These websites ________________________. Please stay away from them.

A Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖) is considered by most people one of the highest international honors a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swede(瑞典人) called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich. Although he was rich, Nobel was not a happy man. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund(资金) of $9,000,000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine and literature(文学), and for world peace.

     The first Nobel Prizes were given on December 10, 1901, five years after Nobel’s death. Since then many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements.

      Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a diploma saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money-about $40,000.

    Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no great achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.

1.When was Alfred Nobel born?

A. In 1938.                  B. In 1833.         C. In 1896.        D. In 1906.

2.What kind of person would you say Alfred Nobel was?

A. He was a rich, happy and lucky man.

B. He was a poor, unhappy and unlucky man.

C. He was a rich, but unhappy and unlucky man.

D. He was a poor, but happy and lucky man.

3.When he died, Nobel left a large amount of money ________.

A. to his wife                           B. to his children

C. for helping the poor people in Sweden       D. for setting five prizes

4.The underlined word “diploma” in the passage most probably means_________ .

A. certificate(证书)       B. letter           C. ticket          D. card           

5.How many persons is a Nobel Prize given to?

A. Not always one person.                        B. Two persons. 

C. Only one person.                   D. Three persons.