What can you do in two minutes? Cyrus Siu, 12, made a great speech in English and the hearts of everyone.
Siu studies at Singapore International School in Hong Kong. He the Junior high category (初中组) of the 11th “21st Century Cup” National High School and Primary School English Speaking Competition in Xiamen, Fujian March 22.
His speaking skills and good English won him the top .
Siu said his first secret to success was many English books. He has read all the seven Harry Potter books, each four to five . Now he is reading Steve Jobs: A Biography(《乔布斯传》)
“These books may be for my age, but reading helps to learn new words,” he said.
Siu likes movies. Super hero movies, Iron Man(《钢铁侠》) and The Avengers(《复仇者联盟》), are his favorite.
“Every boy has the dream of becoming a super one day. Sometimes I imagine to be one of the heroes and shout out the English lines(台词). It’s good to combine(结合) your with learning English.
It’s also important to an English-speaking environment for yourself. Siu talks to his classmates and teachers in English all day long at school. his parents talk to him in Cantonese(粤语) at home, he still tries to answer in English.
“There is no shortcut(捷径) to studying English. Just practice, practice and practice!” Siu said.
| 小题2: | | A．dropped out of | B．worried about | C．gave up | D．took part in |
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| 小题4: | | A．shape | B．price | C．prize | D．work |
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| 小题5: | | A．selling | B．making | C．losing | D．reading |
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| 小题6: | | A．copies | B．times | C．buttons | D．seconds |
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| 小题7: | | A．interesting | B．difficult | C．helpful | D．easy |
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| 小题9: | | A．Chinese-speaking | B．French-speaking | C．German-speaking | D．English-speaking |
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| 小题10: | | A．such as | B．instead of | C．because of | D．above all |
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| 小题11: | | A．teacher | B．doctor | C．hero | D．inventor |
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| 小题12: | | A．herself | B．myself | C．ourselves | D．itself |
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| 小题13: | | A．answers | B．questions | C．interests | D．problems |
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| 小题14: | | A．buy | B．build | C．invite | D．publish |
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| 小题15: | | A．Before | B．Though | C．Since | D．Because |
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小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:B |
试题分析：句意：你能在两分钟做什么？12岁的赛勒斯用英语做了一个伟大的演讲并赢得了每个人的心。萧在香港新加坡国际学校学习。三月二十二日他在福建厦门参加了第十一届“二十一世纪杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛初中组的比赛。他的演讲技巧和良好的英语为他赢得了最高奖。萧说，他第一次成功的秘诀是读许多英语书。
小题1:考查动词及语境理解。句意：12岁的赛勒斯用英语做了一个伟大的演讲并赢得了每个人的心。won 获胜；lost失去；broke 损坏；made制造。根据前半句Cyrus Siu, 12, made a great speech in English可推知选 A
小题2:考查动词短语及语境理解。句意：他在厦门参加了第十一届“二十一世纪杯”全国中小学生英语演讲比赛初中组的比赛。dropped out of退出了；worried about担忧；gave up放弃；took part in参加。根据下文His speaking skills and good English won him the top 即可知他参加了英语演讲比赛，故选D。
小题3:考查介词及语境理解。句意：在三月二十二日。in在……里； at在； on在……上； for为。 在某一日习惯用介词on，故选C。
小题4:考查名词及语境理解。句意：他的演讲技巧和良好的英语为他赢得了最高奖。shape形状； price价格；prize奖；work工作。Win the top prize获得最高奖。故选 C。
小题5:考查动词及语境理解。句意：他第一次成功的秘诀是读许多英语书。Selling出售；making制造；losing丢失，失去；reading读。根据下句He has read all the seven Harry Potter books,可知他读了许多书，所以选 D。
小题6:考查名词及语境理解。句意：他已阅读了所有七本哈利·波特的书，每本都读了四到五次。Copies本； times次；buttons 按钮；seconds秒。这里是在说读的次数，故选 B。
小题7:考查形容词及语境理解。句意：对我这个年龄的人来说，这些书可能有点难。interesting有趣的；difficult困难的；.helpful有帮助的；easy容易的。结合并列连词but可知该选 B。
小题8:考查代词及语境理解。句意：但是阅读可以帮助我学习新单词me我； you你； him他；them他们。根据上句These books may be for my age可知此句是说但它能帮我学单词，所以选 A。
小题9:考查形容词及语境理解。句意：萧喜欢英语电影。Chinese-speaking说汉语的；French-speaking说法语的； German-speaking.说德语的； English-speaking 说英语的。结合上文知萧在英语比赛中获胜的秘诀是读许多英语书，可见他应该看的英语电影，所以选D。
小题10:考查介词短语及语境理解。句意：例如超级英雄电影《钢铁侠》和《复仇者联盟》，是他最喜欢的。such as例如；instead of反而，代替；because of因为，由于；above all 首先。《钢铁侠》和《复仇者联盟》都是有名的超级英雄电影，故选 A。
小题11:考查名词及语境理解。句意：“每个孩子都有有一天成为一个超级英雄的梦想。Teacher教师； doctor医生；hero英雄；inventor发明家。根据上文孩子们喜欢看Super hero movies, 可知他们有成为超级英雄的梦想，故选C。
小题12:考查反身代词及语境理解。句意：有时我想我自己是一个英雄。Herself她自己；myself我自己；ourselves我们自己；itself 它自己。故选B。
小题13:考查名词及语境理解。句意：你的兴趣和学习英语相结合是有好处的。answers 答案；questions问题；interests兴趣；problems问题。故选 C。
小题14:考查动词及语境理解。句意：创设你自己的说英语环境也很重要。Buy买； build建造；invite邀请； publish出版。 故选B。
小题15:考查连词及语境理解。句意：尽管他的父母在家里对他说粤语，但他还诗努力用英语回答。Before在……之前；Though尽管；Since自从； Because因为。比较前后两句话就可知该用连词though，故选 B。 |
核心考点
试题【What can you do in two minutes? Cyrus Siu, 12, made a great speech in English an】；主要考察你对
人物故事类等知识点的理解。
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Sherlock Holmes is thought to be the greatest detective in stories. He is, in fact, more famous than his writer — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
In the stories, Holmes is “tall and manly (有男子气概的)”. Holmes’ flat was shared by the lovable, but sometimes clumsy (笨拙的) Dr. Watson. He went around with Holmes and tried to solve problems before Holmes. But poor Dr. Watson lost out to (被某人战胜或取代) Holmes every time. Conan Doyle said that the idea of Holmes came from Dr. Joseph Bell, one of his teachers at Edinburgh University, where he studied medicine.
The name of Sherlock Holmes first came to the readers in Doyle’s book “A Study in Scarlet” in 1887. Holmes was so loved by all people that when the writer Doyle killed him off in one of his stories, readers got angry. They refused to allow Holmes to die! So Holmes was brought back to “life” and appeared in further stories.
The stories of Sherlock Holmes have been reprinted many times ever since then. Today we can watch Holmes in cinema and television screens as well as on stage.
小题1:When do people first knew the name of Sherlock Holmes ?| A．In 1887 | B．In 1987 | | C．In 1877 | D．In 1788 |
小题2:Sherlock Holmes was ________.| A．the greatest detective who ever lived | B．a teacher | | C．Arthur Conan Doyle | D．only a character written by Conan Doyle |
小题3:Readers were angry when Doyle ________.| A．couldn’t write any more stories of Holmes | | B．wrote badly of Holmes | | C．wrote too many stories of Holmes | | D．killed Holmes off in one of his stories |
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During my second year of nursing school, our teacher gave us a quiz (小测验). I was a hard-working student and I did well all the subjects. I finished the questions successfully until I read the one, “What is the first name of the who cleans the school?”
I saw the cleaning woman every day. She is short and about 60 years old. She has dark hair. But would I know her name? I have talked with her before. In fact, I’ve never even thought about to her! I stared at (盯着) my paper and started to feel rather guilty (惭愧的). Finally, I handed in my paper writing the answer to the last question.
Before the class ended, one student the teacher if the last question would count (计入) into our grade. “In your life,” the teacher said, “you will many people. All are . They deserve (值得) your attention (注意) and care, even if all you do is just and saying hello.”
I’ll never that lesson. Everyone deserves our attention and we try to get to know all the people who work and live around us. That was the most important of my life. Later that day, I that the cleaning woman’s name was Dorothy.
| 小题2: | | A．first | B．second | C．next | D．last |
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| 小题5: | | A．never | B．often | C．sometimes | D．always |
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| 小题6: | | A．to talk | B．talking | C．talk | D．talked |
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| 小题8: | | A．asked | B．answered | C．said | D．read |
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| 小题9: | | A．meet | B．hurt | C．move | D．te ll |
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| 小题10: | | A．expensive | B．important | C．beautiful | D．lucky |
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| 小题11: | | A．laughing | B．studying | C．thinking | D．smiling |
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| 小题12: | | A．learn | B．remember | C．forget | D．know |
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| 小题13: | | A．must | B．can | C．have to | D．should |
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| 小题14: | | A．luck | B．l esson | C．work | D．day |
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| 小题15: | | A．saw | B．listened | C．hear | D．knew |
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Hello! I’m Alex. I often get up at 6:30 am. Half an hour later(之后), I have my breakfast. At 7:30 am, I take a bus to school. We have Math, Chinese and English classes from 8:00 am to 11: 30 am. I have lunch and talk with my classmates at school. We have three classes from 1:40 to 4:10 in the afternoon. After school, I often play with my classmates. We often play soccer, tennis and ping-pong. I go home at about 5:00 pm. I usually have dinner at 6:00 pm. Then I do my homework and watch TV. At about 10:30 pm, I go to bed.
小题1:---When does Alex go to school in the morning?
--- At______.| A．half past six | B．seven | C．six thirty | D．seven thirty |
小题2:---What time does Alex eat breakfast?
--- At ______.| A．six | B．seven | C．seven thirty | D．eight |
小题3:How long does it take Alex to have breakfast?| A．Thirty minutes | B．An hour | C．Ten minutes | D．Seven hours |
小题4:Alex usually ______before he goes to bed.| A．plays computer games | B．takes a shower | | C．play soccer | D．watch TV |
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Here is a piece of news from China Daily on 2013-03-23, Saturday.
China’s Li Na made a winning return to WTA action on 2013-03-21, beating Kiki Bertens of the Netherland.
Li Na had stopped playing for seven weeks after hurting her left ankle and failing in the final of the Australian Open.
“I wasn’t nervous today before the match, but I was excited,” Li Na said. “For the last six or seven weeks I haven’t played any games so I was happy with the result and to win my first match after such a long time.”
She was supported by fans. “There were a lot of fans today, and they greatly cheered me up.” she said. “My game was pretty good. I followed the plan of what I should do. I just had to believe in myself that I could do it.”
小题1:When did Li Na beat Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands?| A．Wednesday | B．Thursday | C．Friday | D．Saturday |
小题2:What happened to Li Na in the final of the Australian Open?| A．She hurt her ankle. | B．She stopped playing. | | C．She fell down and lost the game. | D．She got hurt and lost the game. |
小题3:How did Li Na feel before the game?| A．excited | B．nervous | C．happy | D．calm |
小题4:From the fourth paragraph, we know that Li Na played well because .| A．she did as she planned | B．she had confidence that she could do it | | C．a lot of fans were for her | D．all of the above |
小题5:What’s the best title of the passage?| A．Li Na makes winning return | B．Li Na fell to Kiki Bertens | | C．Li Na won the game | D．Li Na has a lot of fans |
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The film of this week is Life of Pi. Pi has been raised in a zoo in India. When his father decides to move the family to Canada and sell the animals to American zoos, they get on a Japanese ship. The ship sinks, and 16-year-old Pi finds himself alone on a lifeboat with a hyena, an orangutan, a zebra, and a tiger.
Soon, there’s only Pi and the tiger. They spend 227 days in the Pacific Ocean. Pi’s fear, knowledge, and wisdom keep him alive. Finally, they reach the coast of Mexico, where the tiger disappears into the jungle. The Japanese who question Pi don’t believe his story, so he tells a second one --- more normal, less interesting. But is it truer?
The film is really touching, meaningful and unusual. It’s also a story, as some audiences say, to “make you believe in God.”
小题1:Pi’s family get on a Japanese ship, because .| A．his father wants to move to Canada. | | B．his father wants to move to America. | | C．his father decides to sell animals to American zoos. | | D．his father wants to move to Canada and sell animals to American zoos. |
小题2:After the ship sinks, Pi finds himself staying with .| A．his father | B．his family | C．some animals including a tiger | D．some Japanese |
小题3:What makes Pi go through 227 days with the tiger?| A．The Pacific Ocean. | | B．The coast of the Mexico. | | C．The jungle. | | D．His knowledge, cleverness as well as his fear. |
小题4:What do you think of Pi?| A．honest | B．clever | C．timid | D．impatient |
小题5:Which of the following statements is true about the film?| A．The Japanese believe Pi’s story. | | B．The film is an ordinary one. | | C．The film makes people believe in God. | | D．Pi tells a second story, which is truer. |
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