A Nobel Prize is considered by most people as one of the highest international honours a person can receive. As you know, the prizes were started by a Swedish called Alfred Nobel. He was born in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Alfred Nobel was a great scientist. He made two important inventions, and so he became very rich. Although he was rich, Nobel was not happy. He never married or had children. Also, he was a sick man during his large part of life. When he died at the age of 63, he left a fund of $9, 000, 000. The money was to be used in giving prizes to those who made great achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and world peace.

The first Nobel Prize was given on December 10, 1901, five years after Nobel’s death. Since then many famous people from all over the world have been given Nobel Prizes for their achievements.

Each prize has three parts. The first part is a gold medal. Second, a winner of a Nobel Prize is given a certificate, saying that he has been given the prize. The third part of the prize is a large amount of money—about $40, 000.

Often a prize is given to just one person, but not always. Sometimes a prize is shared. It may be given to two or more people who have worked together. It is also sometimes true that a prize is not given at all if there is no great achievement. In 1972, for example, no Nobel Peace Prize was given.

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6. What kind of person would you say Alfred Nobel was?

A．He was a rich, happy and lucky man.	B．He was a poor, unhappy and unlucky man.
C．He was a rich, but unhappy and unlucky man.	D．He was a poor, but happy and lucky man.

7. When he died, Nobel left a large amount of money ________.

A．to his wife	B．to his children
C．for helping the poor people in Sweden	D．for setting five prizes

8. The underlined word “certificate” in the passage most probably means ________.

A．证书

B．书信

C．票

D．卡片

9. How many persons is a Noble Prize given to?

A．Not always one person.	B．Two persons.
C．Only one person.	D．Three persons.

10. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．The first Nobel Prize was given at once after Nobel died.

B．Nobel died in 1896.

C．The third part of each prize is a gold medal.

D．The Nobel Prize is always given.

Seeing people in your family fight can be really terrible. Whether the fight is about you or not, you might feel sad, angry or even ashamed (难为情的) when your family members shout at each other. Do you want to know how to end a family fight? Here are some ideas.

Keep your cool.     16     If you are very angry, you can try to take a deep breath or count to 10. Before you talk with your family members, you can also make some physical movements. For example, you can hit a baseball a few times or beat your pillow (枕头) heavily.

Call a family meeting. See if there’s a good time that works for everyone in your family to get together.     17     If you are a young boy or girl, try asking your parents to call a family meeting.

Listen to everyone.     18     That way, everyone can say what’s going on. Sometimes, letting everyone talk is not easy, especially when their words make you mad. However, if you let everyone talk, they’ll listen to what you will say, too.

    19     Instead of blaming (责备) your family members or calling them out, try to speak out your feelings as peacefully as possible. For example, instead of saying “You shout at me too much”, you could say, “I feel afraid when you shout at me.”

    20     You should try to think up something that everyone in the family is okay with. Encourage your other family members to think up good ideas that can make everyone satisfied. If your family can’t come up with a solution (解决办法), you can ask an expert for help.

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A．Use “I” to express your feelings.

B．It’s not easy to keep calm during a fight.

C．Give everyone in the family a chance to speak.

D．Come up with a solution together.

E．Then you can meet together and talk about the family fight.

With the wonderful music, my father and I are moving gracefully (优雅地). Around and around we go, ________ and nodding to the other dancers. All the years that I ________ to dance with him disappear now. And those early times ________ I remember when I was almost three, he used to pull me into his ________ and dance with me around the table. We danced through the years. One night when I was fifteen, I was lost in some ________ feelings. My father invited me to dance with him, saying, “Come on, let’s get the unhappiness on the run.” ________ I turned away from him, shouting, “I am sick and ________ of dancing with you!” I ran to my room crying ________. We no longer danced together after that night. My father waited up for me through my high school and college years when I danced my way out of his ________. Many years later, soon after he had a heart problem, my mother wrote they had joined a dance club though my father was in bad condition. “You remember how your father ________ to dance.” Yes, my eyes filled up with remembering. I knew he was waiting for an apology (道歉) from me, but I could ________ find the right words.

As my father’s 60th birthday came, I knew ________ I wanted to do was dance once more with my father. On that day, after the dinner, my parents danced around with the other dancers. I walked ________ the dancing people, looking directly into my father’s eyes and said, “Excuse me, but I believe this is ________ dance.” My father stood still. Our eyes met and traveled back to that ________ when I hurt him. In a shaking voice, I said, “Let’s get the unhappiness on the run.” My father bowed and said, “Oh, yes. I’ve been waiting for you.”

21.

A．shouting

B．joking

C．explaining

D．smiling

22.

A．refused

B．decided

C．used

D．meant

23.

A．get away

B．come back

C．work out

D．go forward

24.

A．sights

B．sides

C．arms

D．shoulders

25.

A．surprising

B．painful

C．special

D．peaceful

26.

A．If

B．Until

C．So

D．But

27.

A．nervous

B．proud

C．tired

D．afraid

28.

A．quickly

B．slowly

C．sadly

D．hardly

29.

A．control

B．life

C．invitation

D．order

30.

A．loves

B．learns

C．decides

D．manages

31.

A．never

B．always

C．sometimes

D．usually

32.

A．how

B．what

C．why

D．who

33.

A．across

B．around

C．over

D．through

34.

A．my

B．his

C．your

D．their

35.

A．party

B．night

C．dinner

D．year

Last year, Karly Bierma used her “go for it” spirit to jump into the world of business. The 14-year-old ________is from the UK. Growing up on a large farm, from a(n) ________ age, Bierma knew that art was going to be part of her life. ________ she had some free time, Bierma showed her creativity in art. She wanted to ________ her love for art and her creations with more people. But how should she do?

“I started selling my art at school, but no one would like to ________ it. They couldn’t accept such a strange new thing. That really made me ________,” Bierma said. “Then I thought of the stickers (贴纸) first. I ________to make it easy, useful and cheap for people who buy my art.”

Bierma realized that she ________ sell stickers instead of actual paintings. Two years later, with the help of a website, her artwork was ________ into stickers. Soon, Bierma sold her stickers at her school all day long. She also visited five to ten ________ each weekend, looking for a chance to break into the market. On the way to realize the dream, she met many ________. However, she never gave up and told ________ that dream could be covered by failures.

Last year, a group of businessmen saw Bierma’s stickers. They were able to develop her stickers into stores throughout the northwest. ________, she sold more than 17, 000 stickers, “I did realize that this was a ________” she said. “It’s happy to see a design that’s ________ to my heart. And I slowly discover what I love is what other people love too.”

36.

A．worker

B．teacher

C．student

D．farmer

37.

A．special

B．late

C．early

D．ancient

38.

A．When

B．Unless

C．Until

D．Since

39.

A．show

B．enjoy

C．agree

D．share

40.

A．see

B．use

C．touch

D．buy

41.

A．bored

B．upset

C．angry

D．crazy

42.

A．decided

B．refused

C．dreamed

D．stopped

43.

A．might

B．could

C．must

D．need

44.

A．got

B．put

C．jumped

D．changed

45.

A．schools

B．hospitals

C．stores

D．libraries

46.

A．dangers

B．stories

C．questions

D．difficulties

47.

A．myself

B．himself

C．herself

D．themselves

48.

A．Finally

B．Suddenly

C．Exactly

D．Especially

49.

A．business

B．holiday

C．research

D．culture

50.

A．clear

B．close

C．next

D．popular

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Every teenager has his     51     dream. These dreams can be very big, such as     52     the Nobel Prize, or they can be small, you may just want to become the     53     in your class. Once you find a dream, how will you     54     with it? Do you ever want to achieve it?

Making our dreams real can be life’s biggest challenge. You may think you are not good at several subjects or it is     55     for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from making your dream     56     true. In fact, everyone can make it. The first thing you must do is to remember     57     your dream is. Keep     58     yourself what you want. Then take     59     step by step and never give up.

With your dream, you are sure to make up your mind to learn more skills and find new interests. It’s important and necessary for us to stick to our dreams.     60     dreams, we are just like a ship in an ocean, we can’t reach our aims forever, do you think so? In my opinion, I hope every teenager has a dream and works hard to make it come true.

We all like honest people, but not all people are honest with us. So it must be great that     66     is a day to ask everybody to be honest. M. Hirsh Goldberg, a writer, started Honesty Day. He chose the last day of April     67     Honesty Day because the first day is April Fool’s Day.

Be honest. That’s all you have to do on Honesty Day. On this day, anyone can ask you any question and you should give     68     true answer. Every Honesty Day, Mr. Goldberg gives prizes     69     honest groups and people to praise their honesty.

Mr. Goldberg wrote a book on telling lies. He said     70     actually everyone told lies. That is why he set up Honesty Day.

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A: Hey, Mark. I saw you reading a book out there.
B: Yeah, that’s right.     71    .
A: That’s true. How many books do you read a week?
B: A week? Ah, at least two.
A: Oh, that’s quite a lot.     72    .
B: A book club? What do you do in the group?
A: Every month we choose a new book and then discuss it during the next meeting. Would you like to come with me?
B:     73    ?
A: Usually the last Saturday of the month at 8: 30. Is it OK with you?
B: Yes, I think that’s OK.     74    ?
A: The Kite Runner. It’s a book about a boy who took part in a kite flying competition.
B:     75    . I’d love to come.
A: OK, great.