When Lewis Hamilton crossed the finishing line in the last F1 race of 2008, he said to his team over the team radio, "Do I have it? Do I have it? I am too happy!” He really couldn’t believe that he became the youngest F1 World Champion, and the first black man to win it.

In 2007, Lewis entered the Fl world. His talent(天赋) for racing and his performances soon amazed everyone. He did a great job in his first fifteen races. But the last two races were nightmares(恶梦). He lost them, and lost the world champion title in the end by just one point.

2008 was a hard year for Lewis. Many Fl fans criticized(责难) him, and most F1 racers didn't talk to him any more. He was lonely. But his wish to win kept him strong. He raced very well., and had a seven-point lead before the last race in Brazil. He won 4 points from this race, just enough to win the world champion title.

There's no reason he can't win a lot more.

1.What did Lewis say when he won the F1 race of 2008?

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2. When did Lewis start his F1 world? What did people think of him?

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3. In 2007, he lost the F1 race, didn't he?

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4. How did he do before the last race in Brazil?

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5. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。

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There are six letters forming（组成）a word that means the world to us．“m”is for the million things she gives us；“o”shows she’s growing old；“t”is for the tears（眼泪）she has cried while bringing us up（抚养）；“h”is for her heart of gold；“e”is for her eyes shining（闪烁）with love；and“r”means right，and she’ll always be right! Put them together，and they spell“mother”．

    “Mothers’ Day”is on the second Sunday in May．It is a day to show our love to all the mothers of this world．This year，what will you do to tell your mom that you love her? Do things like；

    *Leave fl love letter on her pillow（枕头）．Make a card．Cook a special dish for the day．

    *Give her a present．It doesn’t matter how cheap the gift is．

    *Spend some time with her．Ask about what she did when she was a child．Find out her favorite subjects in school and how she met your father．What was it like when you were born?

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（    ）1．When is the possible“Mothers’ day”this year?

    A．It’s on May 2．    B．It’s on May 10．    C It’s on March 4．D．It’s on March 21．

（    ）2．The first part of the article is talking about _______．

    A．mother means the world

    B．Mothers’ Day

    C．the six letters of the word“mother”

    D．we can do many things on Mothers’Day

（    ）3．Which in the following is false（错误的）according to the article?

    A．“M”shows she gives us the million things．

    B．“O”shows she’s getting old as time goes by．

    C．“R”means she is always right!

    D．“H”is for her careless heart．

（    ）4．The article let us to ask about our mother’s childhood（童年）．Why? Which one is not right?

    A．Because we can talk with her．

    B．Because her childhood was unhappy．

    C．Because we can know our mother better．

    D．Because we can spend some time with her．

（    ）5．We can show our love to our mother by _______．

    A．telling the six letters to our mother               B．giving our father a gift

    C．spending time with friends                        D．talking with father

On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手风琴） and said excitedly, "Once you learn to play, it'll stay with you for life." But I didn't want to play it. Ijust wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons.

     One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "You’re your father's," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it."

I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had: you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard." I was speechless.

The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic（阁楼）.

One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat.

At that moment, my father's words came back to me, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father's music."

1.My father didn't learn to play his violin when he was young because _______.

    A. he didn't like to play the violin        B. he had to support his family

    C. he wanted to play games             D. he didn't keep on practicing

2.How might the writer feel when he had to practice playing the accordion?

    A. Delighted.        B. Excited.        C. Bored.      D. Relaxed.

3."Dad didn't allow" means "_______".

    A. Dad didn't let me do it.              B. Dad didn't stop me doing it.

    C. Dad didn't help me do it.             D. Dad didn't see me do it.

4.Dad asked me to learn to play the accordion so that _______.

A. I could go to a better school        B. I could give myself much joy

C. I could be a useful man              D. I could make people happy

 

When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.

    It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.

Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn't talk about anyone with my problems. And I didn't want my parents to worry about me.

Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy came into the classroom. I didn't know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, without a word, only a smile.

    Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm.

    That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.

   One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn't remember smiling at me!

    It doesn't matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.

11. Why was the smile an important gift?

A. Because the writer's old school was far away.

B. Because the writer didn't know who the boy was.

C. Because the smile didn't mean anything to the boy.

D. Because it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm.

12.The writer didn't talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because   .

A. she was always unhappy

B. she didn't have any friends there

C. she was in the first year at the junior high school

D. she didn't want her parents to worry about her

13. How did the smile change her life?

A. She started to make friends.

B. She became the best friend with the boy.

C. Her parents didn't worry about her any more.

D. She realized that she was lonely.

14. Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?

A. From her old school     B. From her parents.

C.. From herself.           D. From her classmates at the new school.

15. Who has become the writer’s best friend now?

A. The writer herself           B. The writer’s parents

C. The writer’s classmates     D. The boy with the smile