George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight.
When George was fourteen, he became his father"s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines.
On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very
good worker though he could not read or write.
He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve
hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.
On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many
things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from
one place to another, we will think of this great man ------George Stephenson. |
| Great Inventor: 1_____ |
| In 2_____ | He started work. | | In 1795 | He spent much time 3_____. | | In 1798 | He began to learn the English letters. | | In 1799 | He could 4_____ for the first time. | | In his life | He invented many things, including 5_____. |
1. George Stephenson
2. 1789
3. learning about engines
4. write his own name
5. the train | 核心考点
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| 阅读理解。 |  | Bill Gates is head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world"s richest men. He was born
on October 28, 1955 and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. He was a very bright boy. Science and
math were his two favorite subjects at school. And he dreamed of being a scientist.
Bill first started to play on computers at the age of 13. At that time, a computer was a very large machine.
Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent as much time as possible on
computers. In the end, they worked out a software program. Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. In 1975, Bill and his partners developed a software program
called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it. BASIC was a success. Then Bill left Harvard to work for Microsoft, a
company he started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into
every office and every home soon. So they began developing software for personal computers. They improved
the software to make it easier for people to use computers. After many years of hard work, Microsoft becomes one of the most successful companies. And Bill Gates also becomes one of the richest businessmen in the
world. | Information about Bill Gates Date of birth: October 28, 1955
Official position: Head of Microsoft
Dream job in the childhood: 1. ______________
Thing first done in1968: 2. ______________
Name of the software program: 3. ______________
Reason for developing personal software: 4. ______________
Achievements: 5. ______________ | | 阅读理解。 | Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They lived in Boston. There were five girls and six
boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby boy was born. The boy"s mother and her husband
gave the boy a name-Benjamin.
Benjamin was the brightest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write by the
time he was seven. When he was eight, he was sent to school.
In school, Benjamin had been good at reading and writing but not good at maths.
He read all his father"s books. And whenever (无论何时) he had a little money, he spent it on a book. He
liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented the paddles (桨形工具) for
swimming. | | 1. The Franklins lived in _____. | A. England
B. America
C. France
D. Australia | | 2. There were _____ children in the family. | A. five
B. six
C. eleven
D. twelve | | 3. Benjamin was born in the _____ month of the year 1706. | A. first
B. sixth
C. seventh
D. fifth | | 4. Benjamin _____ maths when he was in school. | A. did well in
B. did well at
C. didn"t do well in
D. didn"t do well at | | 5. Benjamin _____ much money _____ books. | A. spent, on
B. cost, buying
C. took, buy
D. pay, off | | 阅读理解。 | George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight.
When George was fourteen, he became his father"s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines
(发动机). And on holidays he often make one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he
became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn English letters when he
was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have
lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time
in his life. George invented (发明) many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them.
Today when we take trains from one place to another, we"ll think of this great man---George Stephenson. | | 1. In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father? | A. In 1781
B. In 1789
C. In 1795
D. In 1798 | | 2. He learned about the engine ________. | A. through reading and writing
B. by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully
C. at lessons from a young teacher
D. by asking a lot of questions | | 3. He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________. | A. a great man
B. a good maker
C. a good worker
D. a good student | | 4. George Stephenson invented the ________. | A. the train
B. the telephone
C. the car
D. the computer | | 5. From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ________ in the world. | A. workers
B. writers
C. learners
D. inventors | | 阅读理解。 | Helen Keller was a very bright and beautiful girl. At age of six months she could already say a few
words. But before she was two years old, she was badly ill. She could not see or hear, and could not
even talk.
When she was six, her parents invited a teacher for her. With the help of the teacher, she began to
see and hear the world around her through her hands. She learned to read the books for the blind. The
teacher took Helen for long walks, and told her about all the beautiful sights. Helen touched flowers,
climbed trees, and smelt a storm before it came. She also learned how to swim and ride a horse.
After she grew up, she became a famous writer in America. Her first and most famous book was
"The Story of My Life". Her story has brought new hope to many blind and deaf people. It gave light to
those in darkness and encouraged them to live and work. | | 1. When could Helen Keller already say a few words? | A. At the age of two.
B. At age of a year and a half.
C. At the age of six months
D. When she was six years old. | | 2. Why couldn"t Helen see or hear later? | A. Helen was badly ill.
B. She had a traffic accident
C. Helen was very tired.
D. She became very lazy. | | 3. How could Helen begin to see and hear the world around her? | A. With the help of her father.
B. She could see and hear the world around her through her feet.
C. With the help of her parents.
D. With the help of the teacher, she could begin to see and hear everything around her through her hands. | | 4. After Helen grew up, she became a famous ________. | A. doctor
B. scientist
C. teacher
D. writer | | 5. What gave light to those in darkness and encouraged them to live and work? | A. The teacher"s help
B. The Parents" help
C. Helen"s story
D. Helen"s songs | | 阅读理解。 | Chinese American pop singer Leehom Wang dresses in style and has good manners. He wants to be a
role model for youth.
To achieve his dream, he is using his star power to do the right thing again. On his latest album (专辑)
Change Me, he tells people to protect the environment. He gives 10 pieces of advice for young fans to follow.
"It"s not easy to write serious topics into my songs. But I start by making changes myself to set a good
example," he said. "I use paper packaging (包装) for my albums instead of plastic. I use recycled paper for
my poster."
Wang told teens that he cared much of the environment since his middle school years. He tries to make
changes to his everyday life.
"I ride my bike as often as possible; I don"t waste water when I take a bath. And I don"t buy any plastic
trash (垃圾) bags," he said.
Wang also tries to get more people to join him. He wants to do a charity sale (义卖) of his old clothes.
He plans to use the money to plant trees.
Fans in different cities across China support (支持) him. "I like Wang for his social responsibility and his
hard work," said Li Xiaoshan, a girl from Nanjing. | 1. Is Leehom Wang a dancer?
______________________________________________________
2. What"s the name of his latest album?
______________________________________________________
3. How many pieces of advice does Wang give to young fans?
______________________________________________________
4. Why do his fans support him?
______________________________________________________ |
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