Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his  eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight  completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a  full and active life  Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and  skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering.  As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous  1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing   Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a  time at 13,000 feet above sea level－in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America.  And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of  him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is  a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.  Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of  being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a  blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on the top of the world.
【小题1】When was Erik born?

A．In 1967.

B．In 1995.

C．In 1968..

D．In 1969.

【小题2】What was unusual about his wedding?

A．He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.

B．He got married when climbing Mount Everest.

C．His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level

D．His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.

【小题3】What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?

A．He takes his girlfriend with him.	B．He uses two long poles to help himself
C．He does his share ofthe jobs.	D．He keeps a good team around him.

【小题4】 Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?
a. He topped Mount McKinley.
b. He became blind.
c. He challenged Mount Everest.
d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.
e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.

A．b a e d c

B．b e d c a

C．a b e d c

D．b a c d e

Erik Weihenmayer was born with an eye disorder. As a child his  eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight  completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a  full and active life  Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance biking, marathons and  skiing. His favorite sport, thought, is mountaineering.  As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous  1000-metre rock wall of EI Capitan. Two years later, while climbing   Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a  time at 13,000 feet above sea level－in order to get married. In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America.  And then , on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest mountaineering challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of  him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is  a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.  Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of  being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind. “When people think about a  blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on the top of the world.

1.When was Erik born?

A. In 1967.        B. In 1995.       C. In 1968..         D. In 1969.

2.What was unusual about his wedding?

A. He got married on the summit of Mount McKinley.

B. He got married when climbing Mount Everest.

C. His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level

D. His wedding was held after he prepared a lot.

3.What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?

A. He takes his girlfriend with him.  B. He uses two long poles to help himself

C. He does his share of  the jobs.　  D. He keeps a good team around him.

4. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?

a. He topped Mount McKinley.

b. He became blind.

c. He challenged Mount Everest.

d. He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.

e. He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.

A. b a e d c 　　 B. b e d c a　      C. a b e d c 　     D. b a c d e

 

　　I don't know what's your opinion about mountains.

　　It was only in the eighteenth century  people in Europe began to  that mountains were beautiful.  that time, mountains were feared by the people on the plain, especially by the city people, they were wild and  places  one was easily  or killed by terrible animals.

　　Slowly, however,  people  comfortably in the towns began to grow  them. They began to feel  looking for wild excitement, as their attention turned from the man-made town to the country; and to places  dangerous and wild. So high mountains began to be  for a holiday.

　　Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular  To some people, there is something  about getting to the  of a high mountain: a struggle against nature is finer than a battle  other human beings. And after a difficult climb, what a  reward it is to look down on everything within sight.

　　36．A. when　　　　　B. which　　　　 C. that　　　　　　D. and

　　37．A. regret　　　　B. seem　　　　　C. hope　　　　   D. think

　　38．A. After　　　　　B. Before　　　 C. During　　　　　D. At

39．A. lived　　　　　B. living　　　　　C. to live　　　　　D. who living

　　40．A. whom　　　　　B. for whom　　　C. with whom　　　D. to whom

　　41．A. danger　　　　 B. dangerous　　　C. dangerously　　 D. dangerless

　　42．A. that　　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. where　　　　　D. in where

　　43．A. lost　　　　　 B. missed　　　　 C. found　　　　　D. searched

44．A. many　　　　　B. much　　　　　C. many the　　　 D. a lot

　　45．Ａ. that living　　　　　　　　　　　B. who were living

　　   C. that were lived　　　　　　　　　 D. who living

　 46．A. tiring with　　　B. tiring of　　　　C. tired with　　　 D. tired of

　47．A. interesting　　　B. interest in　　　C. interested　　　 D. interested in

　 48．A. untouched　　　B. touched　　　　C. untouching　　　D. touching

　　49．A. where was　　　　　　　　　　　B. which were

　　　　C. which that was　　　　　　　　　 D. which it was

50．A. excited　　　　 B. expensive　　　 C. popular　　　　D. terrible

　　51．A. for sport　　　　　　　　　　　　B. as a sport

　　　　C. with a sport　　　　　　　　　　 D. like a sport

　  52．A. pleasure　　　　　　　　　　　　B. pleased

　　　　C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　　　　D. unpleasant

53．A. top　　　　　　    B. middle　　C. bottom　　　　D. foot

　　54．A. about　　　　　     B. for　　　C. without　　　　D. against

　　55．A. disappointed　　　　　　　　　　 B. satisfied

　　　　C. satisfactory　　　　　　　　　　　D. disappointing

Great news! Summer Camp 2011 opens between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on June 30th. And it will last for a week.

All children aged 7-14 are welcome. Each child can take part in only one of the following activities and needs to pay 150 yuan for it.

　 1. Sports (basketball, football, table tennis, etc.)

　　2. Learn in groups (painting, singing, dancing, piano, computer, etc.)

　　3. English Worlds (songs, films, games, plays, etc.)

　　Some American children are coming to the camp. If you really want to spend an interesting summer holiday, please join us for learning with fun. Act now! Book your seat as soon as possible either by phone or by e-mail. Register (报名) and pay before June 18th, then you can have a Mickey T-shirt as a member of the camp.

　　Dongfang Children's Palace: No. 23, East Street, Changping

　　Tel: 83212563  E-mail: dsbc1234@childrenplace.net

1.The register time is before _____.

A．9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

B．June 30th.

C．150 yuan.

D．June 18th.

2.Each child can only choose _____ of the activities.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

3.What cannot you do in Summer Camp 2011?

A．Learn painting and dancing.

B．Join a group that you are interested in.

C．Climb mountains and see birds.

D．Speak English with some American children.

4.Summer Camp 2011 will offer you _____.

A．a Mickey T-shirt	B．a piano or a computer
C．some books and CDs	D．a funny camp card