8．閱讀下列短文，從每題所給出的四個選項中，選出最佳選項．
On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't know．I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder（肩膀）．"Hi，girl!My name is Rose．I'm 87 years old．"
"Why are you in college at such a young age？"I asked jokingly．
"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I，m getting one!"she replied．
Rose became a college symbol （象征）this year and she easily made friends wherever she went．She loved to dress up and she enjoyed all the attention on her from the other students．
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football party．I'll never forget what she taught us．
"We do not stop playing because we are old； we grow old because we stop playing．There are only two secrets to staying young，being happy and achieving success．You have to laugh and find humor（幽默）every day．You've got to have a dream．When you lose your dreams，you die!"she said．
"There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up．If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don't do anything，you will turn 20 years older．If I am 87 years old，and stay in bed for a year，and never do anything，I will turn 88．Anybody can grow older．But every minute counts for young men，"she added．
She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose，She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives．
At the year's end，Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago．One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep．
67．Rose went to college because sheC．
A．wanted to live longer          B．loved to stay with the young
C．wanted to realize her dream    D．planned to enjoy her life there
68．From the story we can see that Rose wasAduring her stay in college．
A，outgoing and popular             B．brave and hard-working
C．honest and athletic              D．calm and creative
69．Which of the following is included in Rose's speech？D
A．People won't grow old if they stop playing．
B．The more you laugh，the younger you will be．
C．People easily become old if they do more things．
D．Time is especially important for young people．
70．Which of the following can best describe the story？A
A．Live with your dream．
B．Find secrets of staying young．
C．Learn wherever you are．
D．Be happy every day．

7．Answer the questions according to the following passage．
Marla Olmstead，from Binghamton，in New York state，has been painting since two years old．At the beginning，Marla stared at her father drawing，and then she did it herself．
Some time later，Marla's works were on display（展出） at a local coffee shop．Soon a customer bought one of Marla's paintings at the price of $250．A local gallery（畫廊） owner even showed one of her works at his own gallery and then organized a show for her．From then on，Marla's paintings began to sell frequently．
Marla's works took off after her first gallery show，with many of her paintings selling for tens of thousands of US dollars．Her abstract pieces （抽象畫） have been as large as five square feet，and praised by some famous people．She has attracted media's（媒體的） attention from the New York Times，Time Magazine，CBC News，and BBC News．
Now Marla is seven years old and she has been a well-known painter in her hometown．She still studies in an elementary school．She attends school and shares happiness and sorrow with her friends and classmates．She enjoys reading，cooking and gymnastics（體操），but she likes painting best．
86．For how many years has Marla been painting？For 5 years．
87．Where have Marla's works been displayed？（Two places）At a local coffee shop anda local gallery．
88．Why has Marla attracted so much attention from newspapers？（One reason is OK．）
Because her abstract pieces have been as large as five square feet，and praised by some famous people
89．As a child，what does Marla like doingShe enjoys reading，cooking and gymnastics（體操），but she likes painting best．
90．She attends school and shares happiness and sorrow with her friends and classmates．（將該句譯成漢語）她上學(xué)并且和她的同學(xué)和朋友分享她的幸福和悲傷．．

6．Steven Jobs，the designer of Apple Computer，was not clever when he was in school．At that time，he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates．When he went into college，he didn't change a lot．Then he dropped out（退學(xué)）．But he was full of new ideas．
After he left college，Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer．He worked there for only several months and then he went to India．He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in his life．
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India．
In 1975，he began to make a new type of computer．He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage．He chose the name"Apple"just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden．
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world．
He often said，"I live in order to change the world，there aren't any other reasons．The only way to have a great achievement is to love your own career．If you can't find your  favorite career，go on looking for it and never give up．"
This is Steven Jobs，though he is dead，his spirit and achievements still influence our lives．
56．Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because heC．
A．never did his lessons       B．dropped out
C．a(chǎn)lways made troubles with his schoolmates   D．he was full of new ideas
57．Why did Steven Jobs go to India？B
A．Because he wanted to be a video game designer．
B．Because he wanted to get some new ideas．
C．Because he wanted to make a new type of computer．
D．Because he wanted to have a happy summer．
58．Steven Jobs was famous for hisB all over the world．
A．new ideas　　  B．Apple Computer　　    C．video games    D．saying
59．From this passage we know Steven JobsC．
A．didn't finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates
B．liked traveling in India and California
C．liked trying new things and making his new ideas come true
D．thought he had many reasons to live in the world
60．Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to this passage？C
A．The only way to have a great achievement is to love your career．
B．The name"Apple"helped Jobs to remember a happy summer in an apple tree garden．
C．If you can't find the career you love，give it up and try another one．
D．People remember Jobs because of his achievements．

5．-Congratulations!Your speech is excellent．
-______．（　�。�

	A．	Oh，no		B．	It doesn't matter
	C．	That's a good idea		D．	Many thanks

4．It is said that hundreds of school buses may start their service in Shaoyang in 2012．Each school bus may have a big nose．This keeps the students safe when other cars hit the school bus．In the USA，yellow school buses are very common．Kidscan listen to music，talk on their phones or just sleep．In China，there are not e nough school buses for so many students．They aren't as safe as those in the USA．So far，several serious school buses accidents have happened．On the bus，there is always a teacher taking care of the students．Children usually rest on the bus．
 
46．The underlined word"Kids"meansAin the article．
A．Children      B．Drivers        C．Teachers
47．A big nose in front of each school bus canB．
A．make the students comfortable   B．keep the students safe
C．make the bus beautiful
48．Students canCon the school bus in the USA．
A．ride bikes     B．play table tennis    C．listen to music
49．On the school bus，there is always a teacherA．
A．looking after the students   B．having a rest  C．driving the school bus
50．The passage is aboutB．
A．music          B．school buses        C．phones．

3．Do you know who is the most popular star on the Internet now？Yes，he is"Brother Coat"Zhu Zhiwen!
   Zhu zhiwen was born in a village of Shandong in 1969．He liked listening to the radio．When the music played，he sang it along．Every morning，he would get up early and practiced singing near a river．He keeps doing it for nearly 30 years．"When I'm working in the fields，"said Zhu Zhiwen，"I often sing for myself，some villagers even think me crazy，but I really love it．I'm not singing for money，I'm singing for ordinary people in China．"
   Mrs．Sun，a 56-year-old engineer，one of his fans said，"I watched his videos without getting tired of it!It is amazing，and every time I watch it，I am filled with excitement and his voice is perfect!I am crossing my fingers in hope that he has a bright future．"
 53．Who is"Brother Coat"？A
  A．Zhu Zhiwen．B．A big star．C．Mrs．Sun．
 54．When did Zhu Zhiwen become well-known？C
  A．In 1969．B．In 1981．C．In 2011．
 55．Zhu Zhiwen sings forB．
 A．money         B．people         C．China．
 56．In the last paragraph the phrase"crossing my fingers"meansA．
A．expecting       B．praising           C．winning．

2．-We'll take part in the speech competition．
-________!（　　）

	A．	C ongratulations		B．	Good luck
	C．	Well done

1．Do you eat grass？You may be surprised by the answer．We usually think of grass as food for animals，but humans eat grass，too．
Humans eat the seeds （種子） of the grass．Rice is a special kind of grass that has big seeds，and they taste good!There are over 100different kinds of rice grown around the world．Over many years，humans have changed rice to have more and larger seeds，and it has become a very important food．After corn，it is the most popular seed in the world．It is the basic food for a large part of the world's population．
How often do you eat rice？We are eating it less often than we used to．We are now eating more bread and meat instead of rice．Even though we now eat less rice，rice is a very important part of life for many people around the world．Did you eat some rice today？
Do you eat weeds （野草）？Maybe this once again surprises you．Often you saw people cutting in a field．They had a big bag in one hand and a knife in the other．What were they doing？They were cutting dandelions （蒲公英）．
The dandelion is one of the most useful weeds．It is really a living supermarket．The leaves of the young plant are delicious．The leaves can also be cooked．With beans they make a nice meal．All parts of the plant can be used．Roots and leaves are often used in medicines．Have you ever tasted any dantelions？
58．What is the main idea of the passage？B
A．Humans like rice and dandelions．B．Some grass and weeds are very useful．
C．Rice is the basic food for humans．D．Rice is more useful than dandelions．
59．Why is the dandelion called a living supermarket？D
A．Because its leaves can make a nice meal with beans
B．Because its leaves can be cooked and taste delicious．
C．Because its roots and leaves are used in medicine．
D．Because all parts of the dandelion can be used．
60．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Both humans and animals eat grass．
B．Rice has been changed to have more seeds．
C．Rice is the most popular seed in the world．
D．Dandelions can be used for medicine．

11．Thomas Edison lit up the world with his invention of the electric light．Without him，the world might still be in the dark．However，the electric light was not his only invention．He also invented the motion picture camera and 1200 other things．About every two weeks he created something new．
    Thomas Edison was born in 1847．He attended school for only three months．His mother taught him at home，but Thomas was mostly self-educated．He started experimenting at a young age．
    When he was 12 years old，he got his first job．He became a news boy on a train．He did experiments on the train in his spare time．Unluckily，his firstwork experience did not end well．They firedhim when he accidentally set fire to the floor of the train．Then Edison worked for five years as a telegraph operator，but he continued to spend much of his time in experimenting his first patent（專利權(quán)） in 1868 for a vote recorder run by electricity．
     Thomas Edison was totally deaf in one ear and hard of hearing in the other，but he thought of his deafness as a blessing in many ways．It kept conversations short，so that he could have more time for work．He always worked 16 out of every 24 hours．Sometimes his wife had to remind him to sleep and eat．
    Thomas Edison died at the age of 84．He left a great many inventions that greatly improved the quality of life all over the world．

46．How often did Edison make a new invention？A
A．About every fourteen days     
B．Aboutevery seven days    
C．About once aweek      
D．About twice a week
47．The underlined word"fired"in the passage means"D"
A．Gave somebody a job          
B．Setfire to somebody   
C．Let somebody down           
D．Forced somebody to leave his job
48．Edison considered his deafness asB．
A．something bad           
B．a(chǎn) gift from god        
C．a(chǎn) kind of ability        
D．a(chǎn) disadvantage
49．which of the following sentence is NOT true according to the passage？C
A．Edison had only 8 hours rest each day after his deafness        
B．Edison got his education mostly by self-teaching
C．Edison had his first job in 1869                  
D．Edison's inventions greatly improved the quality of people's life
50．What does the passage mainly talk about？D
A．The function of the electric light       
B．Edison and his experiments 
C．The importance o f inventions            
D．The whole life of Edison．

10．Oh，your shirt is the same_________．（　�。�

A．

as me

B．

with her

C．

with mine

D．

as hers