Imagine climbing the three highest mountains in Britain. Now, imagine climbing all three in 24 hours. That’s what Rebecca Shedden, a British schoolgirl did and she’s only eight years old. She is one of the youngest people who have arrived on top of Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Ben Nevis, the three highest mountains in Britain.
Rebecca and her dad finished the climb, a total of about 11,000 feet (3,353 metres), in 23 hours and 15 minutes. That includes the time spent driving to each mountain: a distance of 500 miles!
Climbing isn’t new to this schoolgirl. She took her first trip up a mountain in her dad’s backpack when she was just six months old!
“One of the best parts about this climb was Scafell Pike,” said Rebecca. “I’ve never walked in the dark before, and it was fun seeing all the sheep eyes as they ran around in the dark.”
Rebecca brought along food, water, a medical kit (药箱), a hat, a map, a lamp, a camera to take photos and even a mobile phone in case (万一) something went wrong. Along the way, she and her dad had fun by making up mountain songs.
“All my friends like to stay inside playing computer games, but I like being outdoors best,” says Rebecca. Rebecca also enjoys swimming and skiing.
The young climber doesn’t plan to stay on flat land for long. She wants to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa. “And I would like to climb Mount Qomolangma one day, too,” she said.
小题1:What is the distance up and down all these three highest mountains in Britain?| A．500 miles | B．24 hours’ walk | | C．11,000 feet | D．23 hours and 15 minutes’ drive |
小题2:Why did Rebecca like climbing Scafell Pike best of the three trips?| A．Because the Scafell Pike was the darkest part. | | B．Because it is the highest mountain in Britain. | | C．Because she likes being outdoors best. | | D．Because she saw all the sheep eyes in the dark. |
小题3:Rebecca likes climbing probably because ______.| A．she doesn’t get along well with her friends | | B．her dad has a great influence on her | | C．she likes making up mountain songs | | D．she wants to climb Mount Kilimanjaro |
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小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B |
试题分析：短文大意：本文介绍了登上英国最高的三座山的最年的的人丽贝卡，只有八岁。丽贝卡和她爸爸完成攀登，行程11000英尺（3，353米），用时23小时15分钟。
小题1:细节理解题。根据第二段首句Rebecca and her dad finished the climb, a total of about 11,000 feet (3,353 metres), in 23 hours and 15 minutes可知该选C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第四段“One of the best parts about this climb was Scafell Pike,” said Rebecca. “I’ve never walked in the dark before, and it was fun seeing all the sheep eyes as they ran around in the dark.可知该选D。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第三段末She took her first trip up a mountain in her dad’s backpack when she was just six months old!可知该选B。 |
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How would you ____ ? What would you do? I think most of us might feel very _____ and give up our dreams and hopes for the future. Here is _____ one of the greatest scientists, Stephen Hawking , did.
Hawking didn’t let the disease stop him from living his dream life. He went on with his study of the universe (宇宙) and _____ around the world to give talks . In 2002, Hawking visited China and _____ to students in Hangzhou and Beijing. Because of the disease，Hawking had to sit in his wheelchair and speak _______ a computer. He told the students about his theories（理论） on some questions, for example, _____ time is , how the universe began, and what black holes are. Hawking became famous in the early 1970s. In 1988, he wrote A Brief History of Time. The _____ explains a difficult theory in an easy way and it sold very well. Stephen Hawking is a man with a _____ will（意志） and people think he is the greatest scientist in physics since Albert Einstein.
小题1:小题2:小题3:| A．happy | B．tired | C．sad | D．excited |
小题4:小题5:| A．walked | B．turned | C．travelled | D．looked |
小题6:| A．told | B．said | C．shouted | D．spoke |
小题7:小题8:小题9:| A．book | B．man | C．talk | D．question |
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Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, and in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.
Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint (晕倒) when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raised money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records(吉尼斯世界纪录)in2006. He died on June 25th,2009. but he would live in our hearts forever.
小题1:How many people are there in Michaels’s group?小题2:What’s the name of their first record?| A．Never Say Goodbye. | B．See You,See Me. | | C．I Want You Back | D．On the World |
小题3:The underlined word “copies” means ______ in Chinese.小题4:Michael was good at ______.| A．rock music | B．street dance | C．playing the piano | D．moon walking |
小题5:Why did Michael have to stay at home most of the time?| A．Because he was too famous | | B．Because he often felt lonely | | C．Because he had no friends | | D．Because his company told him to do so. |
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This story happened about a hundred years ago in a small village . One day , there was an earthquake . A huge rock fell from a nearby . The rock on the main road in the village .
When the earthquake stopped , many of the villagers came out into the road and saw the rock . They decided to try to move the rock it was in the middle of the road . Some of the men in the village came to try to lift the rock out of the road . no matter how they tried , they couldn’t move it . “well ,” they , “there is nothing we can do for the rock . We will have to change the course of the road .”
All the while a young boy about 12 years old was watching the men trying to move the rock . “Excuse me , sir ,” he said , “but I think I can help you the rock .” “You ?” they shouted . “What are you about ? You can’t move this rock . All of us have just tried , and even we can’t move .” The men all at the boy .
The next morning some people came into the street . One of them shouted , “The rock is gone .” It was true . The wasn’t in the road anymore . In fact , no one could see it anywhere . “This is impossible ,” they said , “Where did it go ?” The twelve – year – old boy stood in the street , . “I buried it last night ,” he said , “You see , I dug a deep next to the rock and then I dug a small incline（斜坡）up towards it . Then I covered it with dirt .”
| 小题1: | | A．mountain | B．corner | C．tree | D．table |
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| 小题2: | | A．walked | B．stopped | C．pulled | D．cleaned |
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| 小题3: | | A．small | B．large | C．tiny | D．fine |
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| 小题4: | | A．while | B．though | C．if | D．since |
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| 小题5: | | A．smallest | B．fattest | C．strongest | D．weakest |
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| 小题6: | | A．carefully | B．quickly | C．hard | D．heavily |
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| 小题7: | | A．said | B．chose | C．answered | D．asked |
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| 小题8: | | A．feel | B．shake | C．push | D．move |
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| 小题9: | | A．caring | B．talking | C．hearing | D．worrying |
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| 小题10: | | A．towards | B．around | C．together | D．besides |
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| 小题11: | | A．at most | B．at least | C．at last | D．at all |
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| 小题12: | | A．rushed | B．laughed | C．threw | D．called |
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| 小题13: | | A．box | B．bridge | C．rock | D．hill |
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| 小题14: | | A．smiling | B．appearing | C．playing | D．begging |
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| 小题15: | | A．wall | B．farm | C．hole | D．field |
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Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 and died on December 5 , 1791. When he was three, he often had lessons with his elder sister. His father took him through many different countries, where he played music for lots of people.
But some people didn’t believe a little boy could write such beautiful music. They asked him to stay in a room all by himself for a week and somebody watched the room all the time . In a week , he finished a new piece of music . After that, people believed that he could write beautiful music.
Mozart died when he was still a young man. During his short life he studied music and taught music and played music and wrote music. Even by working so hard, he couldn’t make much money . Often he had to borrow money from his friends. But his music made him happy and for more than two hundred years his music has made other people happy, too.
小题1:When he was , Mozart took music lessons with his sisters.| A．three | B．five | C．young | D．old |
小题2:Mozart lived .| A．very old | B．long time | C．a long life | D．a short life |
小题3:Although Mozart was famous , he was .| A．hard | B．rich | C．happy | D．poor |
小题4:His music made happy.| A．both him and other people | B．only him | | C．other people | D．nobody |
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Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know you think you are a person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question you are tested in real life. Some people they are brave but when they come face to face with real , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.
Lenny had always thought of himself as a nervous person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. But December 15th, 2013, a plane crashed into a river in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He behaved very and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the river and to the woman, and kept her head above the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not .
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically(自动地) produces a chemical in the blood. The chemical is called adrenalin(肾上腺素). With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are ready to fight.
小题1:A. neither B. whether C. either
小题2:A. brave B. real C. hard
小题3:A. when B. until C. after
小题4:A. realize B. find C. think
小题5:A. question B. mouse C. danger
小题6:A. on B. in C. for
小题7:A. fresh B. warm C. ice-cold
小题8:A. nervously B. calmly C. fearfully
小题9:A. went B. spoke C. swam
小题10:A. an accident B. seventy-eight C. seventy- nine |
