Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima was born on 22 September 1976 in a poor suburb of Rio de Janeiro. Like most of his childhood friends, Ronaldo began his soccer career playing barefoot in the streets of his neighborhood. At the age of 14, he joined S Cristovo soccer club and only two years later became the star of Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte scoring a total of 58 goals in 60 matches and earning himself a reputation for his explosive pace and outstanding finishing skills. His goal-scoring record and unusual agility led him to be included in the Brazilian World Cup winning team the following year. After the World Cup, many top European football clubs were trying to sign him. Many people, including Brazilian football legend Pelé, referred to him as the most promising footballer of his generation.

Since his transfer to Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, Ronaldo’s biography is one of success after success. Two Copa América s, a UEFA Cup, a Dutch Cup, a Spanish League Cup, and two awards as best player in the world, all in the space of two years, are some of Ronaldo’s impressive achievements. On arrival to Inter-Milan in 1997, Ronaldo became the idol of the local fans who refer to him as “il Fenomeno.”

Since the 98 World Cup he has suffered two serious knee injuries that have severely limited his appearances. Just when people began to wonder whether Ronaldo would be able to continue with his football career, he proved to the world that he still could play. In the World Cup held in Korea and Japan, the magical striker won the Golden Shoe award and tied Pelé's Brazilian record for career World Cup goals with 12. He helped Brazil capture its fifth World Cup championship on June 30 with a 2-0 win over Germany. It was the third time that Ronaldo has ever played in the World Cup.

1.We can infer from the passage that Ronaldo _________.

A．comes from a rich family

B．began to play soccer at the age of 15 

C．won a total of 58 goals when he was 20 years old 

D．became a star of Cruzeriro Belo Horizonte in 1992

2.Why did so many top European football clubs try to sign Ronaldo? 

A. Because he had played in the World Cup.

B. Because he often played in very important matches.

C. Because he was the most promising footballer of his generation.

D. Because he could play hard though he suffered two serious knee injuries.

3.From the passage we can infer that Ronaldo took part in ________big international soccer matches in all.

A．eight   B．eleven         C．twelve         D．five

I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer(顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a lesson that I shall never forget.

On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house near her garden. I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped(滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady’s door. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.

I was too scared about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.

I decided that I would save my paper delivery(送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope (信封) with a note saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.

The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.

After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I’m proud of you.”

21. What do the underlined words “be concerned about” mean?

A. wait for　 　　　　　　 B. worry about　　 　 C. argue with 　　　　　　 　　　 D. look after

22. Of the following people, who has similar qualities to the writer that paid for the broken　window?　　

A. Alice, who used to spend most of her pocket money on snacks, now saves money and　donates it to help the elderly. 　　

B. Tom, who used to be shy, kept practising speaking in front of his classmates and has become confident.

C. Ann, who was weak in maths, now often asks her friends for help and has made much progress.

D. Millie, who had stolen her aunt’s necklace, realized her mistake and returned it to her aunt.

23. What can we infer(推断)from the story?

A. The old lady was such a rich woman that she didn’t care about the money.

B. The old lady forgave the boy for what he had done and returned him the money.

C. The old lady was too proud to accept the money the boy paid for the broken window.

D. The old lady didn’t forgive the boy for what he had done though he said sorry to her.

Poor Martin lost his work and was trying to find a job. One day he read in the newspaper that a man was  _21_  to work in a zoo. He was very  _22_  and went to the boss of the zoo to ask for the job. The boss told him that their monkey had just died and it would be two months  _23_  they could get another one, so they wanted him to take the monkey’s place.

As soon as he heard this, Martin got angry and shouted, “You want me to take the place of a monkey! Take this place yourself. You look more like a monkey than I do.” “Don’t expect it like that,” said the boss, “I know you don’t look like a monkey, but we’ll  _24_  you up.” Martin thought about it for a while. Though he didn’t like the idea, he had to make a living after all. So he __25_  the job in the end.

The next day Martin started to work. It wasn’t  _26_ . The only thing he didn’t like was the tiger in the cage next to him. But, as there were strong bars(铁栏杆)  _27  them, he soon got used to his neighbour.

One afternoon he climbed up to the top of the bars. Suddenly he missed his footing and fell not on his own side of the bars, but into the tiger’s cage. That great animal was asleep at the time, but the noise of Martin’s fall woke him up. Martin had to _ 28_  the bars again quickly to get back into his own cage. He tried to get up, but he had hurt his feet so badly that he couldn’t move. He hid his face in his hands so as not to see the tiger coming. The next few seconds seemed like hours. Then he  _29  the tiger whispered in his ear, “Don’t be  __30_ , old man, I’m in the same boat as you.”

21. A. told              B. paid          C. wanted              D. chosen

22. A. sad             B. worried       C. surprised                 D. happy

23. A. before           B. since         C. after              D. ago

24. A. pick             B. dress         C. bring             D. give

25. A. took             B. gave           C. loved              D. lost

26. A. good            B. clean         C. bad              D. nice

27. A. behind           B. among        C. before            D. between

28. A. climb            B. lift             C. move                    D. jump

29. A. saw            B. heard         C. made             D. thought

30. A. angry            B. sad            C. unhappy          D. afraid

Claude Monet(莫奈) was born in 1840 in Paris, France. When he was five, his family moved to a place on the coast where he spent a lot of time on the beaches. It was here that he started to understand novels(小说)．

As a boy he __21__friends and family by drawing caricatures(漫画)．They were all pleased with his paintings. But at 18 his way of painting changed when he  __22__friends with Eugene Boudin who encouraged him to paint pictures out of doors. This is when his life as a(n)  __23__began. His family was  __24__ that he refused to go to art school. Instead Monet worked with other artists in their workrooms in Paris. In 1862 he became part of a group of impressionist(印象主义的) painters. During the 1860s he sold almost  __25__paintings but this didn’t stop him painting even though he always had problems with money.

Monet married his first wife in 1870 and had two sons. His second wife Alice, who had six children with her, lived with Monet and Monet’s children. After __26__houses several times, Monet found a house to rent(租) for his large family in a small village called Giverny in 1883, about 84 kilometers from Paris. He fell in love  __27__the place and it became his home for the rest of his life.

At last Monet began to  __28__his paintings and in 1890 he bought the house at Giverny. Monet was a loving gardener and created beautiful gardens there. His gardens inspired over 500 of his greatest paintings. Monet’s large paintings of the water lilies in his water garden, painted between 1916 and 1926, are some of his most famous. Monet gave these paintings to the people of  __29__. You can see them in Paris.

Towards the end of his life, Monet started to lose his __30__. This was the worst thing that could happen to a painter. It happened slowly over 16 years and by 1923 he was nearly blind. When Monet was very old and had bad health, he kept painting until a few months before his death in December 1926. 

(　　)46.A. had    B. loved    C. kept  D. pleased

(　　)47.A. met    B. made    C. fought  D. found

(　　)48.A. writer  B. painter  C. actor  D. teacher

(　　)49.A. glad    B. helpful  C. angry  D. satisfied

(　　)50.A. no      B. all     C. little  D. any

(　　)51.A. buying  B. building  C. moving  D. repairing

(　　)52.A. with    B. in      C. around  D. at

(　　)53.A. draw    B. sell    C. watch  D. collect

(　　)54.A. France  B. Britain  C. America  D. Australia

(　　)55.A. taste  B. weight  C. money  D. eyesight

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。
Yang Mi is a Chinese actress and singer. She was born on September 12, 1986.
She is best known for her role as Guo Xiang in the 2006 television series The Return of the Condor Heroes(«神雕侠侣» and as Tang Xuejian in Chinese Paladin 3(«仙剑奇侠传3»). However, she has been getting even greater popularity through her role as Luo Qingchuan in Palace («宫»).
In 2011, Mei Ah Entertainment announced that it would be producing four films for Yang, which surprised Yang.
As a singer, Yang Mi’s first personal album Close to me was on TV on January 4th, 2012.
The handsome young man named Kwone Sang Woo(权相宇）is from South Korea. He was born on August 5, 1976. In 2001, he became an actor. He likes basketball and swimming. He also likes painting and teaching. He likes painting better, because a teacher is paid little. He is famous for his good figure(身材）and his movies, such as Stairway to Heaven(«天堂的阶梯»). It is a TV series that tells a love story. Kwone Sang Woo has reportedly been cast(选派）in a Hollywood film that starts filming in Malaysia in 2012.
【小题1】What is Yang Mi?
                                                  
【小题2】What is Close to me?
                                                  
【小题3】What is Kwone Sang Woo famous for?
                                                  
【小题4】Why doesn’t Kwone Sang Woo want to become a teacher though he likes teaching?
                                                  
【小题5】Why will Mei Ah Entertainment make films for Yang Mi? (考生自拟一句话回答)