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Are you a big fan of pirate(海盗) stories? Do you know how to talk like a pirate? You can have fun on September 19th. This special holiday is called International Talk Like A Pirate Day. It was invented in 1995 by two young Americans, John Baur and Mark Summers.
These two good friends came up with this idea when they were playing racquetball, and began to talk like pirates. At that moment, they thought, “Young people are interested in pirate, but there is no such a chance for people to get together to share it. Why not have a day when everybody talks like a pirate?” They decided to make September 19th the date. Since then, Baur and Summers have tried hard to promote Talk Like A Pirate Day. As Baur said, “We’ve talked like pirates, and encouraged several of our friends to do so every September 19th.”
At first, this day was only known by a few people. In 2002, Baur and Summers sent a letter about their invented holiday to Dave Barry. This columnist(专栏作家)really liked their idea. He promoted the holiday and made it known to more and more people. Now, it has really become an international holiday. On Talk Like A Pirate Day, you need to dress like a pirate. You should wear a big hat or maybe cover one of your eyes. You can pretend to be any kind of pirate that you can find in any story or movie.
Having fun and being relaxed are not the only best things about the holiday. Young people share the same interest and childhood dreams that day. That's why it is welcomed by so many people, especially young people.
Unlike traditional holidays, International Talk Like A Pirate Day is a brand new holiday which is invented by the youth themselves and celebrated by themselves too. Because of Baur and Summers’ imagination and creativity, thousands of young people’s pirate dream come true. Next time, when you have a good idea, why not share it with your fiends and insist on your belief? Maybe you can create another wonderful holiday for the youth in the future.
1.How did John Baur and Mark Summers invent the special holiday?
A.Many young people asked them to do it |
B.They did it just for pleasure |
C.They did it in order to honor pirates |
D.They thought out the idea by chance and imagination |
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.It was Dave Barry who made more people know the holiday. |
B.Talk Like A Pirate Day is a young, active and lively holiday |
C.The holiday has been popular since the birth of it. |
D.Thanks to John Baur and Mark Summers’ imagination and creativity, many people realize the pirate dream. |
3.According to the passage, which of the following can show that the holiday is special?
A.It is a brand new holiday invented and celebrated by the youth themselves. |
B.It is a wonderful and instructive holiday. |
C.It has a long history. |
D.People can make their dream come true on this day. |
4.Which of the following can serve as the best title of the passage in a newspaper?
A.Young people’s pirate dream |
B.Can you talk like a pirate? |
C.John Baur and Mark Summers |
D.September 19th—a traditional day in honor of pirates |
单句填空(每题1分,共10分)
1. After the exam, my teacher told me that failure ______ (be) the mother of success.
2. There is no such thing ____ a free lunch.
3. There is a __________ (determine) look on his face.
4. ______she made up her mind, nothing can change it.
5. We_____________ (leave) for Japan tomorrow morning.
6. He asked me whether the big flood ___________ (destroy) the area.
7. Years passed before the war was finally at _____end.
8. He tried to work, but it was ________ (use).[来源:Zxxk.Com]
9. It was the curtain _______ was full of dust.
10. Geography also plays a part _____ making dialects.
We are going on a long train journey. Out of the windows, we can see cars running on nearby highways, children waving at a crossing, cattle grazing(吃草) on a distant hillside, smoke pouring from factories, village houses and city skylines.
But 36 in our minds is the final destination(目的地). On a certain day at a certain hour, we will 37 into the station. Bands will be playing and flags 38 . Once we get there, so many wonderful dreams will 39 and the pieces of our lives will fit together like a(n) 40 jigsaw(拼图) puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles(过道), damning(诅咒) the minutes for waiting, waiting for the station.
“When we reach the 41 , that will be it!” We cry “When I am 18.” “When I 42 a new 450SL Mercedes Benz!” “When I put the 43 kid through college.” “When I have 44 off the debts!” “When I get a promotion(提升).” “When I reach the age of retirement, I shall live 45 ever after!”
46 , we come to realize that there is no such station as we arrive at once and for all. The 47 joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It 48 leaves us behind.
“Cherish(珍视) the moment” is a good 49 . It is the burdens(负担) of today that drive us to keep on 50 . And it is the regrets over yesterday that motivate(激发) us to overcome the 51 and look forward to the future.
So 52 pacing the aisles and counting the miles. 53 , climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot(赤脚) more 54 , swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less. Life must be lived 55 we go along. The station will come soon enough.
【小题1】A hidden B faint C deep D buried
【小题2】A pull B get C approach D arrive
【小题3】 A floating B waving C raising D shaking
【小题4】A come up B come around C come out D come true
【小题5】A divided B separated C completed D united
【小题6】A station B age C target D point
【小题7】A borrow B buy C order D rent
【小题8】A first B best C last D eldest
【小题9】A cut B left C taken D paid
【小题10】A happily B fully C anxiously D freely
【小题11】A Believe it or not B Sooner or later C Once again D All at once
【小题12】A simple B basic C true D final
【小题13】A eventually(最后) B accidentally C instantly D constantly
【小题14】A motto(箴言) B sentence C concept D slogan(标语)
【小题15】A pushing B trying C working D sticking
【小题16】A effort B mistake C challenge D fault
【小题17】A consider B stop C go on D plan on
【小题18】A Besides B Thus C However D Instead
【小题19】A often B gently C quickly D slowly
【小题20】A if B unless C as D once
Are you a big fan of pirate(海盗) stories? Do you know how to talk like a pirate? You can have fun on September 19th. This special holiday is called International Talk Like A Pirate Day. It was invented in 1995 by two young Americans, John Baur and Mark Summers.
These two good friends came up with this idea when they were playing racquetball, and began to talk like pirates. At that moment, they thought, “Young people are interested in pirate, but there is no such a chance for people to get together to share it. Why not have a day when everybody talks like a pirate?” They decided to make September 19th the date. Since then, Baur and Summers have tried hard to promote Talk Like A Pirate Day. As Baur said, “We’ve talked like pirates, and encouraged several of our friends to do so every September 19th.”
At first, this day was only known by a few people. In 2002, Baur and Summers sent a letter about their invented holiday to Dave Barry. This columnist(专栏作家)really liked their idea. He promoted the holiday and made it known to more and more people. Now, it has really become an international holiday. On Talk Like A Pirate Day, you need to dress like a pirate. You should wear a big hat or maybe cover one of your eyes. You can pretend to be any kind of pirate that you can find in any story or movie.
Having fun and being relaxed are not the only best things about the holiday. Young people share the same interest and childhood dreams that day. That's why it is welcomed by so many people, especially young people.
Unlike traditional holidays, International Talk Like A Pirate Day is a brand new holiday which is invented by the youth themselves and celebrated by themselves too. Because of Baur and Summers’ imagination and creativity, thousands of young people’s pirate dream come true. Next time, when you have a good idea, why not share it with your fiends and insist on your belief? Maybe you can create another wonderful holiday for the youth in the future.
【小题1】How did John Baur and Mark Summers invent the special holiday?
A.Many young people asked them to do it |
B.They did it just for pleasure |
C.They did it in order to honor pirates |
D.They thought out the idea by chance and imagination |
A.It was Dave Barry who made more people know the holiday. |
B.Talk Like A Pirate Day is a young, active and lively holiday |
C.The holiday has been popular since the birth of it. |
D.Thanks to John Baur and Mark Summers’ imagination and creativity, many people realize the pirate dream. |
A.It is a brand new holiday invented and celebrated by the youth themselves. |
B.It is a wonderful and instructive holiday. |
C.It has a long history. |
D.People can make their dream come true on this day. |
A.Young people’s pirate dream | B.Can you talk like a pirate? |
C.John Baur and Mark Summers | D.September 19th—a traditional day in honor of pirates |
One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37
for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .
Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate(命运)played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated(带插图的)books.
According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.
This idea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 .
Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.
In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 .
36.A.unhappy B.unusual C.unfair D.uneasy
37.A.health B.wealth C.happiness D.illnesses
38.A.ought to B.had to C.needed to D.used to
39.A.ashamed B.disappointed C.helpless D.endless
40.A.crying B.painting C.imagination D.consideration
41.A.home B.condition C.situation D.work
42.A.game B.trick C.role D.part
43.A.unable B.impossible C.unfit D.difficult
44.A.understand B.face C.refuse D.recognize
45.A.failures B.efforts C.choices D.interests
46.A.that B.what C.which D.whoever
47.A.always B.seldom C.sometimes D.usually
48.A.found B.drawn C.written D.accepted
49.A.after B.about C.with D.before
50.A.powerful B.hopeful C.useful D.successful
51.A.great B.strong C.brave D.equal
52.A.scientific B.basic C.right D.simple
53.A.product B.fame C.name D.job
54.A.rapidly B.separately C.slowly D.quietly
55.A.offer B.gain C.gather D.earn
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