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1、最新资料推荐AA.common B .harmfulC.doorD.plansE.encouragedF.quietlyG. allH.not only I. aboutSammy Liu, a six-year-old boy from Kowloon, has become a hero recently. One day he usedthe family s computer to stop a robbery.While the thief was very busy searching the flat, Sammywent into his bedroom1and used hi

2、s computer to call the police, who arrived five minutesand caught the thief.These days, it is2for children as young as Sammy to be so good at computers. Manychildren use computers at home or at school and some schools even have their own websites. Such websites _3_ offer students the opportunity to

3、learn new skills but also mean that people allover the world can find out more about their school.Some parents think that spending too much time using a computer can be4, but there isthe opposite of it. “ Kidsshould be5to use computers as early as possible,said” TonyRobertson, a software developer.

4、“ Children learn really fast. Many chil dren knowmuch more_6_technology than their parents.”In Hong Kong, the“ IT 2011” project7to provide every student with a computer bythe year 2011. Schools,hospitals, shops and homes will all be connected by an island-widenetwork. Whether at home or school, the

5、digital age (数码时代 ) has certainly opened the8 toa whole new world of learning.BA. toB.meansC. formedD.lifeE.furtherF.out ofG.knowH.suggestedI. givenDo you know insurance(保险 )？ Buying insurance is _1_by which people canprotect themselves from large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insur

6、ance. Large numbers of people pay small sum of money _2_ an insurance company. Although thousandsof people have paid for fire insurance, only a few will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes _3_ the sums of money it hascollected.The first modern fire insurance comp

7、any was _4_ in London,England, in 1666. A great fire had just destroyed most of the city, and people wanted to protect against _5_ losses. The fire company grew rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas. Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 175

8、2.He also _6_ a new kindofinsurance forfarmers. The new insurance wouldofferprotection against the loss of crops by storm.In 1759, Benjamin Franklin helped start another new insurance company in America. Thiscompany, which offered _7_ insurance, collected some money regularly from differentmen. Alth

9、ough a man died, his family was _8_ a large sum of money. Today, this company is still in business. Over the years, people have benefited from( 从 受益 ) many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from such accidents as car and plane crashes. Tomorrow, almost everyone has some kind of insuranc

10、e.1最新资料推荐CA.missB.NobodyC. getD.patientE. lateF.believeG.busyH.differencesI.forBefore meeting with my friend Leticia from Honduras, Central America, I would ask her ifshe was arriving according to North American time or Latin American time. Smiling, she wouldanswer,“ Latin American time, of course.”

11、 This meant that she would1 be.The concept(概念 ) of time is very different for Latin Americans and North Americans.Life in the United States is fast-paced. Americans2“ The early birdgets the worm” and“ First come, first served” . North Americans even have theirmeals in an efficient (有效率的 ) way. Micro

12、waveshelp heat up their earlybreakfasts, noon lunches, and five o clock dinners.Time is money _3_ big businesses. Everyone followsschedules (时刻表 ). Minutes are taken at meetings that are planned. North Americans are proud of carrying out4work and still finding time to spend with family and friends.L

13、atin Americans enjoya slow life.In the cafes, the service is slow. Outside on the street,people walk by, not to loseweight, but to get somewhere. Buses arrive and leave on their ownschedule, sometimes sooner or later than the scheduled time. And if you5the bus, justwait. One will come along finally.

14、 Mid-morning breakfasts are homemade. Lunch is around threein the afternoon and dinnercould be anytime.6really follows a schedule. You seldomhear the question,“ What time is it?”If you don knowt the cultural7, youmay feel angry sometimes. Inmy opinion,people in the United States need to live less by

15、 the clock and enjoy more of their days. AlthoughLatinAmericanscan sometimes be very frustrating( 令人沮丧的 ), they tellus itgoods to be8and one should slow down enough to enjoy simple pleasure in life.DA.at leastB.slowly C.enable D.provideE.cost F.gained G.important H.distance I.withoutAlthough people

16、can do different sports with the help of equipment, running is still the simplestway to exercise. The following introductions may help you make your running more pleasant andsafe. Buy a pair of good running shoes. You donthave to buy the top shoes, which could1you muchmoney. However, it s importantt

17、obuy the actual running shoes which will2_sufficient cushioning ( 缓冲 ) to protect your back ,your feet and your legs from injury. Walk before you run! For the first four weeks, you should have a 5-15 minute warm-up walk before breaking into a trot( 小跑 ). Make sure you run and walk 3 three times a we

18、ek. It won treally do you a favor if you do less than this. Please don trun if you re unwell, as this might increase the time you ll take to recover. Run for time, not for _4_. Your running program should be planned to 5 increase the time you spend on your feet, rather than the kilometers. If you ra

19、n a total of thirty minutes last week, dont increase this by more than ten minutes the following week. Never copy the top athletes! Those top runners were born with superior genes(基因 )that6their bodies to deal with stress loads, therefore ordinary runners should not followtheir example. Be patient!

20、Don tbe in a hurry to take part in road races, etc., no matter how much your2最新资料推荐friends expect you. Wait until you can run 30 minutes _7_ resting before lining up for thatfirst 5 km fun run. Find a friend who has the same interest to run with. Some of the greatest friendshipsmight have been8durin

21、g training runs. Enjoy yourself running. It s nice to be competitive, but not if the pressures are going toaffect your health and general lifestyle. Don tgo in for a race every week because this is the surest way of becoming hurt.Are you ready to run now ?EA.although B.successful C.everything D.what

22、E.give upF.noticed G. active H.suddenly I.withHave you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you?Are your studies sometimes not1? Well, friends cheer up and smile all the time. If you seethe world with your warm heart, you ll find that the whole world smile to yo

23、u.When you are in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever2the happy smile on your teacher s face when you did a good job? One day it is fine. Just beforeyou want to go out, it3starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complainingabout the weather. But dear fr

24、iends, why don tyou sit down and listen to the free concert that thenature offers you? And4the rain in time, crops in the fields will grow better and better andfarmers will have a good harvest._5_ everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimesfailure ( 失败 ) cantbe avoided. I think failu

25、re is not terrible and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and6hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it andtry our best to finish7we have decided to do. As a famous saying goes, “Failure is themother of success”.Attitude ( 态度 ) decides 8

26、. With an active attitude, life is easy and pleasant. Lets smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.FA.also B.commonC.such asD.especiallyE.grownF.worldG.full ofH.Asia I.beatingFor most ofthe people, the OlympicGames are excitingand unforgettable. You mighthave known quite a lot

27、 about the modern Olympic Games,1the Summer Games, whichbegan in Greece in 1896. But how much do you knowabout Special Olympic Games for thedisabled(残疾人 )？The first Special OlympicGames were heldinRome in1960. Nowsoon aftereverySummer Games, the host City holds a Special Olympic Games,2 the Games in

28、 Barcelona in1992 and in Atlanta in 1996. Over the years, it has3into one of the largest sporting eventsfor the disabled in the world. Many people who watched the Games said that they were greatlyimpressed by the effort( 努力 ) and courage(勇气 )shown through the Games.All the sportsmen and sportswomen

29、who tookpart in the Games had a(n) 4goal:They wanted to prove to themselves and to the world that they were5 life and hope, andthat they were willing to try and eager to learn.3最新资料推荐The Games6offer the rest of the world a chance to learn more about the disabled bywatching them competing against eac

30、h other. Their beliefs, their dreams and their efforts are all onshow forthe worldto see. “ The WorldGames are much, much more than a just sportscompetition. ” Said Special Olympics Chairman, Tim Shriver.Shanghai hosted the 12th Special Olympics, _7_ over 13 other applicants( 申办方 )，marking the first

31、 time the games held in8at the beginning of October last year.GA.troubles B.arrives C.out of control D.happilyE.angryF.As G.happenedH.have I. carryingWe have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day may begin well enough,but suddenly everything seems to get1 . It seems as if a single u

32、nimportant event may cause anumber of things to happen. Let us suppose that you are preparing a meal and keeping an eye onthe baby at the same time. The telephone rings and this means your2are beginning. Whileyou are on the phone, the baby pulls the tableclothoffthe table, destroyingyour halfprepare

33、dmeal. You hang up quickly and attend to your baby. Meanwhile, the meal gets burnt. As if thiswere not enough to bring you to tears, your husband3, unexpectedly bringing three guests todinner.Things can go wrong on a number of people on the road. During the rush hour one eveningtwo cars hit each oth

34、er and both drivers began to argue. The woman driver behind the two cars4to be a learner. She suddenly went into a panic and stopped her car. This made the driverfollowing her stop suddenly. His wife was sitting beside him holding a large cake.5she wasthrown forward, the cake went right through the

35、window and landed on the road. Seeing a cakeflying through the air, a truck-driver had to stop his truck all of a sudden. The truck was _6_empty beer bottles and hundreds of them slid off the back of the truck onto the road. This led toyet another7argument. Meanwhile, It took the police nearly an ho

36、ur to get the traffic on themoveagain. Onlytwo dogs wereenjoyingthemselves from the accident,for they were8having what was left of the cake. It was just one of those days!HA.shareB.following C.butD.everythingE.happyF.withoutG.sisterH.story I.above allI know my brother bette r than anyone else in the

37、 world. Since the moment of his birth, Ibeen part of his life. I had spent seven1years in the world with the attention of thosearound me. But when Rohan was born, life changed. Suddenly I had to2my toys and therewere no more bedtime stories or my own choice of food.Finally, I felt my anger at my bro

38、ther. The poor baby had no idea what had made me sounhappy. Maybe he found me strange, the only person in this house whodid not like him. Whateverthe reason was, he loved3me around.However, I seldom talked to him and always asked him to leave me alone.Then all that changed. I hardly remember everyth

39、ing of that day sixyears ago,4I do remember that I was feeling very angry. Somehow4最新资料推荐my feet led me to m y brother s bed. My hand, completely free from my mind, reached through the bars ( 护栏 ) . At once, he reached his small hand and softly touched mine. And that was all Ineeded. Through all the

40、 unhappiness of the day, that moment changed5. How could I hatesomeone who made me feel so important? For the first time, I saw my brother, not through the eyes of a child who was no longer favored ( 宠爱 ) , but through the eyes of a 6 .To this day, I can imaginet life7my brother. It is unbelievable

41、how much I havelearned about life from a seven-year-old boy. _8_, Rohan has taught me that one should notcare only for himself.IA.wordsB.instead ofC.difficult D.feelingE.chosenF.createdG.included H.Why I.everyIs there life on other planets? We do notknow for sure. In 1977,the American spaceshipVoyag

42、er 1 and Voyager 2 were sent into space. The spaceship carried messages of greeting for anyintelligent (智能的 ) life forms. There was a1question to answer before the messages weresent. How could you talk to an alien on another planet? How could aliens understand human lifeon Earth?In other 2, how shou

43、ld the messages be presented( 呈现 )?Many people were surprised when scientists decided to send music3words or pictures.Thescientists decided it was easiest to communicate through music. As a result, a message disc withnearly 88 minutes of music was sent.4 was music chosen? Music is an easily understo

44、od art form. All people, young or old, canenjoy it. When people hear a piece of music, they usually link it with a5 _. A piece of musiccan make you feel sad, angry, calm or joyful. Every culture, from the past to the present, has6its own music to express its sadness, pain and happiness.Different pie

45、ces ofmusic were _7_ forvariety. Traditionalsongs and music frommanycountries were selected for the disc. Modern rock n roll and Western classical music were also8 . Perhaps one day we will receive a similar disc from another planet!JA.forB.firstC.nothingD.stillE.withoutF.differentG.sadH.forgottenI.

46、instead ofI didn tthink I had a passion(强烈的情感 ). I would sit in front of the TV all day, thinkingabout _1_ but the next show.It was not long ago that I _2_ learned how important having a passion is to life.That day I went with my mum to drop my sister off at the gym. I was bored. Then, as my mum sto

47、pped at a red light, someone on the side of the road caught my eye. It was a man dressed in rags ( 破旧衣服 ). He was homeless. That didnt interest me, _3_ I had seen many like him before.But in some way he was _4_. This man was not sitting down with a sad expression. He had a radio in his hand and was

48、dancing happily to the music. The radio seemed to be the most precious thing he had.Mum, why does that man have a radio even though hes homeless? I asked.He bought it, she replied. I was _5_ puzzled.5最新资料推荐But if hes homeless, why doesnt he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on somet

49、hing he doesnt need.Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes arent the most important things. We need happiness, too.That man must care enough about music to buy a radio _6_ food or clothes. I soon realized that happiness is the key to life. Without it, theres nothing to look forward to. A passion gi

50、ves a person the happiness they need to keep going.Since then Ive never gone a day_7_ thinking of whats truly important. A home, a meal, clothes - these things are only part of the picture. Whats often _8_ is that we all need a joy, a light in a dark day. We all need a passion.KA.broughtB.disappearC

51、.successD.realE.starsF. seriousG.for H. teachI.once moreIt was New Years night. An old man was standing by a window. He raised his sad eyestowards the deep blue sky, where the1were brightlike white flowers in a lake. Then helooked at the earth, where few more hopeless people now moved towards theirt

52、ombs(坟墓 ). Hehad already passed sixty years, and he had2from his journey nothing but mistakes andsadness. Now his health was poor and his mind was not strong any more.The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him. And he remembered the3moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the

53、 two roads one led to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers and sweet songs; the other led to a deep, dark cave, which was endless and full of devils (恶魔 )and terrible snakes.He looked towards the sky and cried. “Oyouth, return! O my father, place me 4 at the entrance to life, and I ll choose the better way! ”But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.He saw the lights getting away in the darkness. These were the days of his wasted life. Hesaw a star fall from