Joe and David were both mountaineers. As Joe was well experienced, he was always asking David to learn from him. "Want to stand on top of the world, David?" "Of course. It has already been my dream!" David answered.

On a sunny morning, the two men started for the top of a famous mountain. After they climbed over one of the most dangerous slopes (斜坡), they found a man lying in the snow. "He's going to die," David looked at Joe and said, as if he would help the man. "Leave him alone and just follow me! But if you bring the burden with you, I'm afraid that you'll lose your own life." Joe warned David. Then he turned around and walked forward alone. It was too cold, after thinking for a while, David made up his mind to help the man. He carried the man on his back and went to make his way. Little by little, David's temperature made the man warm. The man came to himself! And soon he could move all by himself. Together they moved side by side.

About two hours later, they caught up with Joe. To their surprise, they found that Joe was lying in the snow, too. He had been frozen to death!

1. David was _________ than Joe in climbing mountains.

A. less experienced    B. cleverer               C. less confident        D. far stronger

2. The underlined word "burden" here in Chinese means _________.

A．病人                         B．累赘                    C．伙伴                   D．绊脚石

3. The man was going to die because _________.

A. he was badly hurt                                      B. he was too tired

C. it was terribly cold there                           D. he fell down from the top

4. Which is WRONG according to the passage?

A. David used to listen to Joe.

B. Joe thought David would lose his life if he saved the man.

C. David saved the man's life because they were good friends.

D. Among the three man, only Joe died on the mountain.

5. The best title of this passage may be _________.

A. On the top of a famous mountain!          B. Help Others, Help Yourselves!

C. Wear Correct Clothes in the Snow!               D. Be Good Friends!

Christopher Reeve was a successful actor，famous for the Superman films．But disaster came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and broke his back．The doctors thought he would die．However，he made amazing progress．At first，he couldn't breathe without a machine，but he learnt to breathe on his own．

Christopher made speeches all over the USA about his experiences，This encouraged a lot of people with all kinds of problems．

From their home，Christopher and his wife Dana spoke about their life after the accident．

Could you say something about your life after the accident?

“Four days after the accident，I came to understand my situation．The doctors said I was not going to pull through．Those days were terrible．But my wife Dana said，‘You are still you and I love you．Be confident in yourself’．And that saved my life．Since that moment I have never thought of giving up．Of course，I've had moments of feeling sorry for myself，but I've never had any thoughts of killing myself．”

What do you think of your family?

“Great! Dana is so wonderful．We have always got on really well．My parents often quarreled with each other when I was young．But they've got closer since the accident．”

How do you spend your time?

“I spend most of my time on charity work to improve the life for all disabled people．I think they need my help．With the progress of new medical research，I'm confident that people like me would be able to walk again one day．So you can see I'm far too busy to think of giving up!”

Christopher Reeve died on October 10，2004．But people all over the world will always remember him as a superhero．

1．What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

A．His riding accident．                       B．His marriage．

C．His death．                             D．His films．

2．The underlined sentence “I'm far too busy to think of giving up!” means _________．

A．So far I have been busy thinking of giving up

B．I'm so busy that I have no time to think of giving up

C．I'm so busy that I have to think of giving up

D．I have been so busy．So I have no time to think

3．Why did he spend most of his time on charity work?

A．Because he wanted people to remember him．

B．Because his wife asked him to do so．

C．Because he thought he would die soon．

D．Because he wanted to help disabled people．

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The doctors thought he could breathe without a machine．

B．His speeches encouraged a lot of people with problems．

C．His parents got on well with each other before the accident．

D．Christopher Reeve never felt sorry for himself．

　　Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee（裁判）and rarely trouble to keep scores. They don't care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn't seem to worry them if the game is not finished. Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compared. They also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself.

　　Grown-ups can hardly find children's games exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinarily afraid. He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.

　　It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.

(1)What is true about children when they play games?

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A．They can stop playing any time they like.

B．They can test their personal abilities.

C．They want to pick a better team.

D．They don't need rules.

(2)To become a leader in a game the child has to ________.

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A．play well

B．wait for his turn

C．be confident in himself

D．be popular among his playmates

(3)What do we know about grown-ups?

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A．They are not interested in games.

B．They find children's games too easy.

C．They don't need a reason to play games.

D．They don't understand children's games.

(4)Why does a child like playing games?

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A．Because he can be someone other than himself.

B．Because he can become popular among friends.

C．Because he finds he is always lucky in games.

D．Because he likes the place where he plays a game.

(5)The writer believes that ________.

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A．children should make better rules for their games.

B．children should invite grown-ups to play with them.

C．children's games can do them a lot of good

D．children play games without reasons