( l )Da Shan, a Canadian, is perhaps China's most famous foreigner. He speaks Chinese well. He
was born in 1965. He (2) started to learn Chinese when he studied at Toronto University. In order to
remember more Chinese words, (3)wrote, he, them, often, on, cards, small. Li . But he would only
memorize words he met with while reading, listening or talking in the following two weeks. "There's no
use learning words that don't appear often", he said. "And the best way to learn a foreign language is to
keep using it and understand the culture behind it, or you'll forget everything quickly."
      Da Shan says it is important to get into the language environment. (4)與中國朋友交談  has helped
him learn not only the words, but also the country and its people.
1. 請將(1)處的句子翻譯成漢語.
                                                                                 
2. 請用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~替換(2)處的單詞.
                                                                                 
3. 將(3)的單詞組合成一個(gè)完整的句子.
                                                                                 
4. 將(4)處的短語譯成英語.
                                                                                 
5. What does Da Shan think is the best way to learn a foreign language?
                                                                                

    South Korean singer and actress Jang Nara has a third album (專輯). It is called Dream of Asia.
    The album has 26 songs. They are in five languages－Mandarin (普通話), Cantonese (廣東話), Korean,
Japanese and English.
    Jang Nara says the Cantonese songs are the hardest to sing. On the album, she sings a well-known Chinese
love song－The Moon Represents My Heart both in Mandarin and in Cantonese.
    She also sings Our Dream. The song is to show her best wishes for the Beijing Olympic Games.

1. Jang Nara comes from ______.

A. China
B. South Korea
C. Japan

2. Jang Nara uses ______ languages to sing the songs on her new album.

A. 3
B. 26
C. 5

3. Which song can show her best wishes for the Beijing Olympic Games?

A. Our Dream.
B. Dream of Asia.
C. The Moon Represents My Heart

4. The writer mainly tells us something about ______.

A. Jang Nara
B. Jang Nara's third album
C. Jang Nara's dream

       The Fearless Quake Heroine Fears Night She is strong and brave during the day, but in the darkness of
night, Jiang Min is painful.
       (1) Jiang is a policewoman from Pengzhou, a city destroyed by the May 12th earthquake. Ten of Jiang's
relatives died in the earthquake, including her mother and two-year-old daughter. Jiang did not leave her post
(崗位) as more and more displaced (使背井離鄉(xiāng)) people came to Pengzhou seeking help. It was up to police,
like her, to find shelter and food.
       In the weeks following the earthquake, Jiang worked non-stop at temporary shelters. She said she barely
slept. 
       (2) Regarded by millions of Chinese as a national heroine, Jiang said she was still struggling with nightmares
(噩夢) from that day. "I don't like night", she said. "I don't know how I struggled through those days. My heart
ached whenever I thought of my daughter and my mother… I didn't even know where they were," said she,
fighting back tears. 
       (3) Born in 1980, Jiang led a quiet life before the earthquake, taking a walk with friends, going shopping and
drinking tea were her favorite activities. The earthquake changed everything.
       "The most relaxed moment I have now is when I gather and chat with female workmates," said Jiang, who
was in Beijing for the Tenth National Women's Congress. "We sometimes cried and we felt better after that."
1. 將（1）處改為定語從句。
                                                                               
2. 將（2）處改為主動(dòng)語態(tài)。
                                                                               
3. 將（3）處翻譯成中文。
                                                                               

     Beijing (China Daily ): Many said she would never make it, but Teenager Jessica Watson surprised all
when she completed her 23,000 -mile journey, and sailed into Sydney Harbor, on May 15, 2010.
     The Australian 16-year-old girl took off on her non-stop trip around the world , on October 18, 2009.
Jessica was all alone on her 30-foot-long pink yacht (快艇), "Ella's Pink Boat". She had to fight against
strong winds, waves as high as mountains, and loneliness, in order to prove young people can realize their
dreams, whatever they might be.
     Ms. Watson said the toughest times were when she had to fight against bad weather like terrible storms.
Though she met with many great difficulties, she managed to keep herself calm, keep her boat afloat, and
complete her journey around the world .
     After she became the world's youngest person to sail around the world, Jessica Watson attracted the
attention and won the admiration of the whole world.She has become rich and famous. She has a nationwide
book tour coming up, for her "True Spirit: The Aussie Girl Who Took on the World" book as well as other
souvenir sales.
     But it isn't fair to say Jessica Watson did it just for public attention and money.She is clearly in love with
the ocean, and she said that even after lonely months at sea, she was not willing to leave the pink yacht that
had become "more than a home".

1. How long did Jessica's journey last?

A. Five months.
B. Six months.
C. Less than seven months.
D. More than seven months.

2. Jessica sailed around the world in order to _________.

A. write a book about herself
B. become rich and famous
C. win the world's admiration
D. prove young people can realize their dreams

3. The toughest times of her journey were _________.

A. when she had to be calm
B. when terrible weather came
C. when she saw high mountains
D. when she was very lonely

4. Which of the following can NOT describe Jessica's sailing around the world?

A. She was happy to leave her pink yacht.
B. Her sailing was non-stop.
C. She completed her sailing alone.
D. She is the youngest to sail around the world.

     About the year 1900, a small, dark-haired boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back
entrances of London theatres. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could
sing and dance,and above all,he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn't get work and therefore wandered
about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to homes for children who had no parents.
     But twenty years later this same Chaplin became the greatest, best-known, and best-loved comedian in the world.
Any regular visitor to the cinema must have seen some of Charlie Chaplin's films. People everywhere have laughed
at them until tears have run down their faces. Even people who don't understand English can enjoy Chaplin's films
because they are mostly silent. It isn't what he says that makes us laugh. It depends on little actions which mean the
same thing to people all over the world. Acting out, without words, the common human play an important part in the
dances and plays of many countries. It's a kind of world language.
     Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day in 1977 at the age of eighty-eight.
There was sadness all over the world at the news of his death.

1. Why was young Chaplin waiting outside the back entrance of the theatre?

A. Because he wanted to enjoy a play in the theatre.
B. Because he had no money to buy tickets.
C. Because he liked to act a part in a play and thus made a living.
D. Because he wanted to become a man of business.

2. Chaplin's comedies didn't almost depend on         .

A. actions
B. acting out
C. common human situations
D. words and languages

3. People all over the world can enjoy Chaplin's films because           .

A. most of them have been translated into foreign languages
B. they can enjoy the films silently
C. they are best comedies
D. most of them are films without sound

4. What is a kind of world language according to the passage?

A. Comedy.
B. Acting out without words.
C. Silence.
D. Films.

5. Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy mainly because         .

A. he acted out the common human situations best in his comedy
B. his films are mostly silent
C. he knew how to make people laugh
D. any regular visitor has seen some of his films

     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 (無論何時(shí)) 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 (槳形工具) 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

     Jacques Rogge was bom on May 2, 1942; in Ghent, Belgium. In England he studied sports medicine and
got his medical degree before retuming to Belgium to work as a doctor in Deinze. Jacques Rogge was once an
Olympic yachtsman (賽艇運(yùn)動(dòng)員) with great achievements. In the course of his sports life, he competed in
the yachting competitions at the Games of Olympiad in 1968, 1972 and 1976. He got good grades at the
competitions. He served as President of the European Olympic Committee (歐洲奧委會(huì)) in 1989 and joined
IOC-International Olympic Committee, in 1991. Thanks to his rich social background, Rogge's climb in the
IOC was fast. During the period of the Salt Lake City scandal (丑聞), he refused expensive gifts and money.
He became the eighth president of the IOC on July 16, 2001.
     Being not influenced by the Salt Lake City scandal, he has kept a perfectly clean image (象) in the IOC. He
has been seen as the one who could improve the situation since the Salt Lake City scandal was brought into
daylight. As an Olympic yachtsman, Jacques Rogge was no stranger to dangerous waters and stormy weather,
but be faced a large number of serious problems when he took over the great job. He was in the first hope that
he would clear up the public image of the IOC. He said that he would take his whole life of effort to let the
world trust the IOC.

1. Was Rogge born in Belgium? 
    _______________________________________________
2. Did Rogge get his medical degree in England or in Belgium? 
    _______________________________________________
3. How many times did Rogge compete in Olympic yachting? 
    _______________________________________________
4. What did people wish Rogge to do first after he became the president of the IOC?
    _______________________________________________
5. What main advantages did Rogge have to be the president of the IOC according to the passage? 
    _______________________________________________