3 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Today I will introduce two of the “Living Legends of Sports” to you, One is Lang Ping, and     1    other is Michael Jordan. Lang Ping is     2     (know) to Chinese people as a player and a coach. As a player, Lang Ping brought honour and glory to her country. As a coach, Lang Ping     3     (lead) her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil in 2016.

Michael Jordan is famous as “Air Jordan”,     4    showed great mental     5     (strong) in the games. He says that the secret     6    his success is learning from failures. He also says that he can accept failures,     7    he can’t accept not trying.     8     (lose) games taught him to practise harder and never give     9    . Besides, he has learnt to share his success with others.

Although they are in different sports, they are both     10    (master) and set good examples for others.

4 . Kobe Bryant is no doubt a legend. How did he do it? Simply put his work principle. He showed up to training every day, no excuses. Without a doubt, it is quite evident that Kobe’s desire for success was directly correlated with his work principle.

Kobe Bryant’s work principle is what helped him become the legend he is today. But what also must be understood about Kobe Bryant is that he was relentless (不停的；严格的). He had a mental toughness and steely focus that was driven by his over-the-top competitiveness.

In short, Kobe wanted to be the best, and would do whatever it took to achieve this mental goal. If he had a weakness in one area, he would commit to mastering that weakness. If there was a lack of strength in his shot, he would get to work exhausting all options to correct that lack of strength, researching and then applying the routines that instructed him on how to get stronger. Similarly, if his weakness was a lack of   speed, he would put in the time and effort to overcome the limitation. And there lies his secret to success. The willingness to learn and then apply what he learned to move himself closer to his goals.

“When I am retired, I don’t want to have to say I wish I would have done more. I don’t want that.”— Kobe Bryant.

As such, Kobe Bryant’s success principle can be summarized as a relentless focus on the end result. The great news is the ability to be relentless is in all of you.

1. According to the author, what makes Kobe Bryant a legend?

A．Kobe Bryant’s attitudes and will.	B．Kobe Bryant’s money and power.
C．Kobe Bryant’s devoted fans.	D．Kobe Bryant’s methods of training.

2. How does the author develop Paragraph 3?

A．By time order.	B．By analyzing cause and effect.
C．By giving example.	D．By explaining words meaning.

3. What does the author want to show best by telling the story of Kobe Bryant?

A．Success results from consistent efforts.	B．Always prepare for a rainy day.
C．Actions speak louder than words.	D．The early bird catches the worm.

4. Which of the following best describes Kobe Bryant?

A．Positive and considerate.	B．Self-disciplined and hard-working.
C．Confident and humble.	D．Selfless and energetic

5 . A five­-year-­old dog named Kelsey has been praised as a hero for helping to save the life of her owner who slipped in the snow and broke his neck.

The man, Bob, was alone when he left his Michigan farmhouse on New Year’s Eve to collect firewood. Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was wearing just long johns (秋裤), a shirt and slippers when he went outside, although the temperature was around－4 ℃.

After the accident, he was unable to move in the snow.Fortunately, Kelsey came to his assistance.

“I was shouting for help, but my nearest neighbor is about 400 meters away, and it was 10:30 pm,” Bob explained.“But my Kelsey came. By the next morning, my voice was gone and I couldn’t yell for help, but Kelsey didn’t stop barking.”

Bob’s companion kept him warm by laying on top of him.She licked his face and hands to keep him awake.“Kelsey kept barking but never left my side,” Bob recalled. “She kept me warm.I knew I couldn’t give up and that it was my choice to stay alive.”

Bob spent 19 hours in the freezing cold. When he finally lost consciousness, his dog kept barking.Finally,   hearing the barking, Bob’s neighbor discovered him at 6:30 p. m.on New Year’s Day and called the emergency services at once. When Bob arrived in hospital, his body temperature was below 21 ℃. However, doctors were surprised to find that he didn’t have any frostbite (冻疮). They believed it was because of Kelsey’s determination to keep him warm. Dr. Chaim Colen, the doctor who treated Bob, said, “Animals can help and his dog really saved him ... he was very fortunate.”

Bob said he was “enormously” grateful for both Dr. Colen and his Kelsey. “They saved my life.They are truly heroes!”

1. What happened to Bob on New Year’s Eve?

A．He left his dog alone in his farmhouse.

B．He was praised for saving a dog owner.

C．He broke his neck and couldn’t move.

D．He heard his neighbor’s shouting for help.

2. Why did Kelsey keep barking?

A．To keep warm.

B．To stay alive.

C．To keep Bob awake.

D．To seek help from others.

3. How does Dr. Chaim Colen feel about Kelsey?

A．Helpful.	B．Fortunate.
C．Grateful.	D．Friendly.

4. What can be a suitable title for the text?

A．A Neck­breaking Accident

B．The Magic Night

C．Warmth on a Winter’s Night

D．Determination to Keep Alive

6 . 语法填空
　　A 90-year-old has been awarded “Woman Of The Year” for    1    (be) Britain’s oldest full-time employee—still    2     (work) 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works at the pet shop    3    (run) from 9 am to 5 pm daily. Her years of hard work have    4    (final) been acknowledged after a customer nominated(提名) her to be Cheshire’s Woman Of The Year.   

    5     (pick) up her “Lifetime Achievement” award, proud Irene    6    (declare) she had no plans    7     (retire) from her 36-year-old business. Irene said, “I don’t see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and    8    (see) my family and all the friends I    9    (make) over the years. ”  

Granddaughter Gayle Parks said, “We don’t have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call    10    (say) she was short-listed, we thought it was a joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her.”

7 . Sitting in the classroom I felt confused, for I couldn’t read the blackboard. Then Mum took me to the hospital. Within a few days, I was diagnosed (诊断) with a severe visual impairment (视力障碍). In fact, I was practically blind. Amazingly, I’d managed to reach the age of 13 without anyone realizing, not even me! “It all makes sense now,” Mum said. As a kid living on a farm, I was forever falling over things. I was known as the clumsy (笨拙) one to my parents and four sisters. But now, I was being told that I saw the world differently — I could only make out the outlines of things. I was given reading glasses but they didn’t help much.

Refusing to let my diagnosis hold me back, I continued doing everything I loved. As long as everything was in its place, I could feel my way around.

Later I got married to Lance and had amazing kids. I could change nappies (尿布) and dress the kids fine — it just took a little longer as I relied on touch to work out where things were. Cooking, on the other hand, was not my forte. I was terrible — always mixing up sugar and salt!

Nowadays, my grandkids have all been brought up not to leave toys on the floor or move chairs away from the table. “We don’t want Grandma tripping,” Lance will say.

Over the year, I’ve enjoyed lovely family holidays, but sometimes felt like Lance or the kids were too protective of me. So I was thrilled when I booked myself on a trip to the Gold Coast with people who were just like me in a travel company. I’m not missing out — my life is beautiful. I’m so lucky to have a wonderful family and lots of experiences.

Life is precious — you don’t need to “see” that.

1. What can we know from the first paragraph?

A．The reading glasses got the problem fixed.

B．She always tripped because she was awkward.

C．She got severe visual impairment at the age of 13.

D．Nobody realized her sight was poor until she was 13.

2. What does the underlined word “forte” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Weakness.

B．Favourite.

C．Strength.

D．Business.

3. What can we know about the author?

A．She is able to see things clearly now.

B．She led a lonely and hopeless life.

C．She could help care for the kids.

D．She went to the Gold Coast all by herself.

4. What can we learn from the author’s story?

A．We need to go to travel frequently on our own.

B．We should always turn to the family for help.

C．Everyone should pay special attention to the blind people.

D．Everyone can enjoy the beauty of life with a positive mind.

8 . 在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式。

I liked to go to our local cinema. It was old and uncomfortable, but it had character. Now the owner has stopped     1    (show)films. However, he would like to go on     2    (run)the cinema, so he needed     3    (make) a lot of improvements, which would mean     4    (spend)tens of thousands of pounds. I remember     5    (watch)the last film at the cinema. It was a murder mystery. We were trying     6    (work)out who the murderer was when suddenly all the lights went out and the film stopped. We sat in the dark for a few minutes, and then the owner appeared with a torch. “I regret     7    (tell)you,” he said, “that our electricity has failed. I don’t mean     8    (disappoint)you, but I’m afraid I can’t show you the end of the film. We’ve tried     9    (phone)the electric company, but they said they couldn’t help.” He went on     10    (describe)how the film ended. I didn’t understand the story, but I don’t regret     11    (go)to the cinema that evening.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Anna had a car accident when she was a teenager. She lost her arms because of that. What’s     1     (bad), when she was 20 years old, she lost her parents. Her sister, who is ten years older than her, told Anna she’d take care of her. However, Anna refused    2     (live) with her. Instead, Anna said she’d take care of    3     (she). She managed to enter college and studied very hard. Four years later, Anna graduated and was offered work. Once she    4     (write) in her diary, “I am quite lucky.    5     I lost my arms, I still have my legs.”

Anna lost her arms    6     she chose to face it in a positive (积极的) way. Instead of feeling sad every day, she decided not to let it hold her back. She    7     (teach) us a good lesson.

When something bad happens to us, we have two    8     (choice). One is to complain, and     9     other is to face it bravely. Just choose     10     (wise). If you decide to be brave and strong, new hopes will come.

10 . A jobless man applied for a job as an office boy at a big company. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

“You are employed,” the HR manager said. “Give me your email address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as the date when you may start.”

The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer or an email account.”

“I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “We can’t accept persons who do not use email.”

The man left with no hope at all. With only ten dollars in his pocket, he decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated this three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.

The man realised that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day early, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商人) in the US.

He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker(经纪人) and chose a protection plan.

When the conversation ended, the broker asked him his email address. The man replied, “I don’t have an email account.”

The broker answered surprisingly, “You don’t have an email account, but you have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at a company!”

1. Why couldn’t the man have the job at the big company?

A．Because he was lazy.

B．Because he didn’t pass the test.

C．Because he didn’t have an email account.

D．Because he didn’t clean the floor.

2. The underlined word “capital” can be replaced by “　　　”.

A．tomato

B．money

C．time

D．operation

3. What can we learn about the man?

A．He is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.

B．He started his career as an office boy in the supermarket.

C．He didn’t give up though he failed the interview.

D．He didn’t want to accept the job at the big company.

4. Which proverb can best describe the story?

A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

B．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C．Accidents will happen.

D．No pains, no gains.