1 . Inventor, physicist, surveyor, astronomer, biologist, artist... Robert Hooke was all these and more. Some say he was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century. In the course of his work, he cooperated with famous men of science like Christian Huygens, Isaac Newton, and the great architect, Christopher Wren.
Hooke’s early education began at home, under the guidance of his father. He entered Westminster School at the age of 13, and from there went to Oxford, where he came in contact with some of the best scientists in England. Hooke impressed them with his skills at designing experiments and inventing instruments. In 1662, at the age of 28, he was named Curator of experiments at the newly formed Royal Society of London — meaning that he was responsible for demonstrating new experiments at the society’s weekly meeting. Hooke accepted the job, even though he knew that the society had no money to pay him!
Watching living things through the microscope was one of his favorite pastimes. He invented a compound microscope for this purpose. One day while observing a cork (软木) under a microscope, he saw honeycomb-like structures. There were cells— the smallest units of life. In fact, it was Hooke who invented the term “cell” as the box-like cells of the cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery.
Another achievement of Hooke’s was his book Micrographia, which introduced the enormous potential of the microscope. It contains fascinating drawings of the thing he saw under the microscope. The book also includes, among other things, ideas on gravity, light and burning that may have helped scientists like Newton when they were developing their own theories on these phenomena.
Hooke made a valuable contribution to astronomy too. A crater on the moon is named after him in honor of his services to this branch of science.
1. Which is the possible reason why Hooke accepted the job as a Curator of Experiments?| A．His family needed his support. |
| B．He liked designing experiments. |
| C．His parents couldn’t afford his education. |
| D．He wanted to please the famous scientists in England. |
| A．To please the famous scientists in England. |
| B．To observe living things through the microscope. |
| C．To conduct new experiments at the society’s weekly meeting. |
| D．To impress other scientists with his skills at inventing instruments. |
| A．Hooke went to Oxford in 1645. |
| B．Hooke made a contribution to medicine. |
| C．Hooke was well paid in the Royal Society of London. |
| D．Hooke’s book Micrographia may have helped Newton. |
| A．Hooke was good at making discoveries. |
| B．Hooke was one of the greatest astronomers. |
| C．Hooke’s contributions were not limited to one field. |
| D．Hooke was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century. |
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4 . It’s that time of the year—graduation. The end of school year is nearly in sight, and it’s an especially big deal if you’re finishing high school or college.
One amazing(令人惊叹的) 16-year-old Florida girl, Grace Bush, graduated from both high school and college this week! She actually got her college diploma(毕业证书) before her high school diploma. How’d she do that?
“Hard work and dedication(专心致志),” she told a local TV news station, “have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time.” She started taking college courses when she was just 13. She would often get up at 5:30 a.m. and not finish until after 11 p.m.
Doing both at once is a huge achievement, but it has also helped her family save money. She’s one of the 9 children, all home-schooled until the age of 13. Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part-time history teacher in a high school. Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law, with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she hopes to become a lawyer one day, although her parents expect her to teach at university. By the way, she also plays basketball in her college team in her spare time.
1. Why does the author say that Grace is amazing?| A．She finished high school earlier than others. |
| B．She never went to bed before 11 p. m. |
| C．She graduated from both high school and college at 16. |
| D．She got two diplomas from the same school. |
| A．Taking college courses at 13. |
| B．Doing high school and college at the same time. |
| C．Being born in a professor’s family. |
| D．Being devoted to her studies. |
| A．They shared with her college history lessons. |
| B．They taught her until she was 13. |
| C．They made her interested in math. |
| D．They hired a part-time teacher. |
| A．A news reporter. | B．A basketball player. |
| C．A university teacher. | D．A lawyer. |
5 . A national hero and a world number one in badminton, Lee Chong Wei is surely one of Malaysia's best-known athletes. He has received numerous medals. Lee and Nicol David, who is also a Malaysian player, received the title of Datuk due to the outstanding achievements they had brought to the country.
Having a strong will, Lee continually challenged himself to rise above the competitors, narrowly missing out on the gold medal and taking the silver at the 2012 London Olympics. He managed to win his ninth Malaysian Open title in 2013, breaking a record set by Malaysian athlete Wong Peng Soon in 1954; and in 2014, he had his fifth Japan Open title. Regrettably in late 2014, Lee Chong Wei was forbidden to compete for eight months after testing positive for drugs (药物). The World Badminton Federation (WBF), after investigations (调查) and a hearing, said that they did not think Lee Chong Wei tried to cheat on purpose, so he was allowed to continue to play. His world ranking suffered as a result of the punishment but he's making his way back up.
In 2016, Lee Chong Wei won his 11th Malaysian Open and fifth Malaysian Masters titles. He also beat Lin Dan in the semi-finals and World No.1 Chen Long in the finals of the Asian Badminton Championship to win the prize. He has become the World No.1 player and continued to act as a source of encouragement to future Malaysian athletes wishing to make a name in the world.
1. How did Lee play at the London Olympics?| A．He came in second. | B．He finished third. |
| C．He won a gold medal. | D．He broke a record. |
| A．He failed a drug test. | B．He hit a player on the head. |
| C．He cheated on purpose. | D．He fought with the coach. |
| A．Lin Dan. | B．Chen Long. | C．Wong Peng Soon. | D．Nicol David. |
| A．Life. | B．Education. | C．Sports. | D．Hcalth. |
6 . In living memory, no world leader has been as widely identified with a particular animal as Queen Elizabeth with her dogs. They are seen with her on so many occasions that they have become a key part of her public image.
They are more than her public image, though. In a life that is full of rules, they provide an easy way for the Queen to break the ice with strangers. She also gets from them unlimited amounts of true love and affection, unaffected by the knowledge that she is a queen. Whenever possible, the Queen feeds the dogs herself and leads them on daily walks. Her husband, Prince Philip, has referred to these chores (杂活) as his wife’s private “dog moments”.
When the Queen was young, the dogs kept her company, too. During WWII, she and her sister Margaret were moved to Windsor Castle in secret while their parents stayed at Buckingham Palace to face the bombing with the public. Through the war’s long days and nights, they could be relied upon to comfort them. Jane, in particular, was Elizabeth and Margaret’s childhood strength.
On her 18th birthday, the Queen was given a two-month-old baby dog, Susan. They soon became inseparable. In 1947, hidden under blankets in the carriage, Susan rode with the Queen as she left with Prince Philip for their honeymoon in Scotland.
Susan became such a public figure that, when Elizabeth gave birth to her first baby—Charles, The Mirror asked readers to advise the Queen on how to keep Susan from growing jealous (妒忌的) of the infant. One of the answers read: “First, hug Susan all the time. Second, let Susan have a bowl of milk when you are nursing the baby.” A year later, Susan produced two babies—Sugar (who belonged to the infant Prince Charles) and Honey (who lived with the Queen Mum).
In the minds of dog fans, Susan remains the most significant figure. This is not because she was the Queen’s dog. It is because her genes have been so long-lived—Susan is the common ancestor of all the Queen’s dogs.
1. Why does the Queen personally take care of the dogs?| A．She has too much time to spend at home. |
| B．She wants to have a normal life in private. |
| C．She tries to show her unique skills to dog fans. |
| D．She uses dog-caring to connect with the public. |
| A．The long days and nights. | B．The Queen’s parents. |
| C．Jane and the other dogs. | D．Elizabeth and Margaret. |
| A．Susan. | B．Jane. | C．Honey. | D．Sugar. |
| A．A True Love Story: Queen Elizabeth and Her Dogs |
| B．Queen Elizabeth’s Beloved Dogs: Her Public Image |
| C．Jane: Elizabeth and Margaret’s Childhood Strength |
| D．Susan: the Common Ancestor of the Queen’s Dogs |
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9 . Winston Churchill was more than the world leader and Nobel prize winner he became in his later years. He experienced a lot throughout his entire life.
In 1898, he was an ambitious 23 year old second lieutenant (中尉) in the British Army. He soon became a newspaper war correspondent and a best-selling author who wrote about the battles of Britain’s colonial wars from his firsthand experiences on the front line.
After the war, Churchill became secretary of state for war and air, was voted out office, wrote another bestseller (The World Crisis) and rejoined Parliament in 1923. Next, he was appointed to a cabinet post by the new prime minister.
In the 1930s, Churchill urged England to prepare for an attack from Hitler’s army and world events proved that his predictions of Nazi aggression were correct. When Chamberlain resigned in May 1940 after a failed attack on the Germans in Norway, Churchill replaced him as prime minister. As a war leader, Churchill and the Royal Air Force defeated the Luftwaffe (德国空军) in the battle of Britain and prevented an invasion. Even though he was forced out of his post, he was voted back into the prime minister’s seat in 1951.
This man of many talents could inspire emotion, strategize, communicate, manage and lead a country through its most difficult days. He also offered all leaders a role model who turned his failures into lessons and disasters into opportunities for success.
From Winston Churchill’s amazing story, Axelrod, one of today’s most renowned historians and business writers, pulls some deep personal and moral values that can be learned from the life of a man who was more than England’s leader. He transforms the life and words of Churchill into a story that offers leadership lessons, which are as timely today as they were when Churchill put them into action while successfully leading his country through its most difficult times.
1. Apart from a great leader, what other jobs did Churchill do in his life?a. a best-seller writer b. a war reporter c. an office secretary d. an army officer
| A．abc | B．abd | C．acd | D．bcd |
| A．He taught moral lessons to all leaders in the world. |
| B．He led the world to peace during the World War II. |
| C．He set an example to British people in his political life. |
| D．He inspired his people to fight through the difficult times. |
| A．Eventful. | B．Fantastic. | C．Adventurous. | D．Controversial. |
| A．Churchill’s great achievements as a world leader. |
| B．Churchill’s stories about turning failures into success. |
| C．Churchill’s moral values from his leadership lessons. |
| D．Churchill’s life after retirement from the leading post. |
10 . Five-year-old Willard Wigan struggled to tell the difference between an M and a W or a 6 and a 9. Unfortunately, his schoolteacher knew nothing about dyslexia (阅读障碍症), a learning disability that can make letters and numbers confusing. She didn’t try to help him. Not surprisingly, Willard didn’t like school. Usually, his mind drifted — to playing outside, to his dog Maxie, or to the ants that lived near his family’s garden shed. Willard was especially curious about those ants. He felt like them — small and insignificant. Thus, when he noticed some ants trying to build a house, he decided to help them! Willard constructed a little building. Then he sprinkled sugar inside to encourage the ants to move in. When they did, Willard built more houses.
At school, Willard still struggled, but now he knew he could do something special. Maybe he wasn’t a failure after all. If he had trouble with his reading or math, Willard would later go home and create tiny furniture for the ant houses. He even built an ant school, with teeny swings, ladders, seesaws, and a merry-go-round. His artistic skill increased, and a love for little things began to grow in his heart.
At age nine, Willard began carving faces on toothpicks. He discovered that his ability improved when he held his breath as he worked. When he quit school at age 15 to help support his family, Willard still spent his spare time carving. His confidence grew as more people appreciated his talent. Eventually, he quit his factory job to pursue his dream of becoming one of the best artists in the world. Now, years later, Willard carves the tiniest artwork in the world! His sculptures are so small that several can fit on a period at the end of a sentence.
Because of their beauty and rarity, his sculptures have made Willard a wealthy man. But he says, “Success isn’t about material things like an expensive watch or a costly ring; it’s about chasing and achieving your dreams.”
Willard Wigan, a microsculptor, has done just that. The man who felt small as a boy has shown the world that something small can really be big.
1. Which of the following best describes Willard’s teacher?| A．Unsympathetic. | B．Unhelpful. | C．Impatient. | D．Careless. |
| A．Because he had a love for little things. |
| B．Because he was absent-minded in class. |
| C．Because he wouldn’t have to struggle at school. |
| D．Because he thought they both seemed unimportant. |
| A．Willard gave up his study in school to pursue his dream. |
| B．Willard became popular when more people appreciated his work. |
| C．Willard was able to carve small artwork in a short period of time. |
| D．Willard found a way to make better artwork when he was at school. |
| A．Failure is the mother of success. |
| B．Success belongs to those who don’t give up. |
| C．Dreaming big is the first step in achieving your goals. |
| D．Talent is sometimes more important for success than hard work. |
