1 . As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
1. Which of the following isn’t mentioned(提到) in this passage?| A．You may think you’re not good at some school subjects. |
| B．Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. |
| C．You must never give up your dream. |
| D．Listening to English more can help you realize your dream. |
| A．can’t be realized | B．can be very small |
| C．will come true | D．can be very big |
| A．Remember what your dream is. |
| B．Don’t let your dream leave your heart. |
| C．Keep telling yourself what you want every day. |
| D．A, B and C. |
| A．to remember what your dream is |
| B．to decide what is the most important |
| C．to learn something more useful and find new hobbies |
| D．to get better exam results |
| A．How to Become a Writer |
| B．How to Make Your Dream Real |
| C．A Big Dream Is Made Up of Small Dreams |
| D．Everyone Can Realize His Dream |
2 . We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine you could design your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping centre. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.
Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o'clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it.
1. Which country is NOT mentioned in the passage?| A．Italy | B．Japan | C．Australia | D．China |
| A．Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games |
| B．Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o'clock |
| C．Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day |
| D．Wu from Beijing thinks it would be great to have two more days off each week |
| A．Schools in the past | B．Schools today |
| C．Dream schools. | D．School lives |
3 . Dream is strength. The strength can bring us wherever we want to get to and it can bring us a lot of wonders on our way to the place in our dreams.
Dream is beauty. Maybe you can see the things full of magic and maybe you will be moved by your own dream.
Everyone has his dreams and dreams are especially important to teenagers. As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize. Or they can be small,for example, you may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams come true is the biggest challenge in our life.
You must never give up your dreams.
| A．These kinds of thoughts stop you realizing your dream |
| B．There will be many difficulties on the road to your dreams |
| C．Once you find a dream |
| D．You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects |
| E．Both big dreams and small ones are very important to our lives |
| F．The world is so real that the dreams seem weak |
| G．Your talent is one of the most important factors in living your dreams |
4 . Have you ever dreamed of traveling to cool places, meeting lots of different people, and maybe picking up a language or two? No matter which country you live in, you can fly over the world’s highest waterfalls in Venezuela, learn world trade in Japan, study art in France, or take dancing lessons in Ghana.
But how? Join a study abroad program, where high school and college students live with a host family in a foreign country. Here are some students who have already joined the study abroad programs.
“I learned the language and am now fluent, but perhaps more important was how much I learned about cultures, people, and myself. I learned this from the viewpoint of an active member of the community and my host family, not from the tourist’s point of view,” says Andrew, who studied in France.
Christina studied in Caracas, Venezuela, a city of 10 million people and a huge change from her hometown of 35,000! Christina says she learned how to better stand up for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. “What could make you more confident than that? Studying abroad have made me gain great self-confidence,” Christina added.
Living away from home can also help you in the transition (过渡) to college and adulthood. Matthew says he returned from studying in Australia with confidence and an interest in international affairs that really set him apart from his peers. Most of all, it’s fun! While you are studying in a different learning environment, you will experience different kinds of cultures, customs and people!
1. If you want to travel to cool places, meet different people and pick up a language or two, you can .| A．join a study abroad program | B．go to a foreign country |
| C．stay with foreigners together | D．live away from home |
| A．I picked up a language or two |
| B．I learned a lot about myself, cultures and people |
| C．I knew an active member of a community |
| D．I should join in the study abroad program |
| A．Andrew lived with his host family in France. |
| B．Christina was more confident than before by joining the study abroad program |
| C．Matthew thought it’s fun to study in a different country. |
| D．Matthew developed a great interest in international Law in Caracas. |
5 . Alibaba, Bank of China and Huawei—these are the dream employers for Chinese students, according to a new survey.
“The survey of more than 55,000 students, conducted by the research firm Universum, has found that roughly a quarter want to work for an international company, while only 9％ want to work for a start-up. Five percent want to start their own business.”
The students said that work-1ife balance was the most important career goal, followed by job stability. When it comes to desirable companies, Bank of China has been named the top choice by business students for seven consecutive years, and the gigantic state-owned firm shows no signs of giving up its lead.
William Wu, the China country manager for Universum, said that banking remains an attractive industry for young Chinese. “China’s government is now emphasizing the revolution of the finance industry, which leaves the younger generation with the impression that although banking is a traditional industry, there are still a lot of development opportunities.” Wu said.
E-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA, Tech30) improved six places from 2014, ranking second among business students. Alibaba’s rise shouldn’t come as much of a surprise—the company held a record-breaking $25 billion IPO in September.
Among engineering students, Alibaba was once again a bridesmaid. Instead, Huawei—a telecoms infrastructure firm that now makes consumer products-took the top spot.
“Both of these companies are pioneers in terms of local companies going international.” said Wu. “It shows that… an international development strategy has a positive influence among Chinese young talents.” Tech companies ruled the rankings for humanities students, with Alibaba—which was ninth in 2014 一 landing at the top. Last year, Apple was the Number l choice of Chinese students.
1. What’s the percentage of the surveyed students who want to join a company set up recently？| A．Five percent. |
| B．Twenty-five percent. |
| C．Nine percent. |
| D．Twenty percent. |
| A．Work-life balance. |
| B．Job stability. |
| C．Alibaba. |
| D．Their own business. |
| A．is rooted only in China |
| B．makes consumer products |
| C．goes international |
| D．just aims at the foreign market |
| A．What companies students want to work for. |
| B．Why students have to go to university. |
| C．How a company can develop well. |
| D．Where students’ success lies in. |
6 . I must have looked deep in thought, or as deep in thought as an 11-year-old man can, when my grandmother glanced up from her weeding to ask, "You have something on your mind, don't you?"
"Yes, I was thinking that someday I want to be an Olympic speedskating champion like my hero, Eric Heiden, I want to be a doctor like my parents and I want to help children in Africa."
I immediately knew I had confided in the right person when a knowing smile broke across her face. "Johann, of course! You can do anything you want to do!" she said simply. And with my grandmother's support, I set out to pursue my passions.
14 years later, I was well ready to take hold of my first dream: becoming an Olympic champion. The Olympics in 1994 were in my home country, Norway. As I entered the Olympic stadium, I wasn't the best athlete, and many had doubts about my ability to perform well. But I had something special working for me. I had a woman in the first row who believed in me following my passions just as much as I did. For the first time ever, my grandmother was going to see me skate.
It happened. Breaking a world record, I won the gold.
As I stood on the podium(领奖台) that I had dreamed about my entire life, a curious question popped into my head. Why me? Why did I win, given all the other incredible competitors out there? The reason had to be more than a grandmother who shared a belief in her grandson's dream. The question led me to only one answer: because I wanted to make a difference in the world, and with all the media attention on my success, I could.
I immediately knew what that difference had to be: hope in the lives of the children in Africa. Six months earlier, I'd been invited to Egypt as an ambassador for Olympic Aid.
1. When the author spoke out what was on his mind, his grandmother______.| A．didn’t agree with him | B．she didn’t care about it |
| C．was not sure of his success | D．was in favor of him |
| A．When he was 14 | B．when he was 25 |
| C．14 years after the Olympics in 1994 | D．Six months after he went to Africa |
| A．What was his life like in African? |
| B．What did he go through before adapting to the life in Africa? |
| C．What did he do to help the African children? |
| D．What did his grandmother do to support his career in Africa? |
| A．a young boy who had many dreams |
| B．the encouragement from a grandmother |
| C．a sportsman who realized his first dream of helping African children |
| D．an Olympic hero who made a difference in the world |
7 . THIS is an adapted excerpt(摘录)from Eman Mohammed’s speech at TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design), a non-profit conference, in 2014. She is one of the few female photo journalists in the Gaza Strip(加沙地带).
When I was 19, I started my career as the first female photojournalist in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. My work as a woman photographer was considered a serious insult(侮辱)to local traditions. The male-dominated profession made me feel unwelcome by all possible means. They made it clear that a woman must not do a man’s job. Photo agencies in Gaza refused to train me.
Three of my colleagues went as far as to drive me to an open air strike area where explosions were the only thing I could hear. Dust was flying in the air, and the ground was shaking beneath me. I only realized we weren’t there to document the event when the three of them got back into the armored(装甲的)Jeep and drove away, waving and laughing. Leaving me behind in the open air strike zone.
For a moment, I felt terrified, humiliated, and sorry for myself.
I started paying closer attention to women’s lives in Gaza. Because I am a woman, I could go where my colleagues were forbidden to go. Beyond the obvious pain and struggle, there were healthy amounts of laughter and accomplishments.
In front of a police compound in Gaza City during the first war in Gaza, an Israeli air raid(袭击)destroyed the compound and broke my nose. For a moment, all I saw was bright white. I thought I had either gone blind or I was in heaven. By the time I managed to open my eyes, I had documented this moment.
Mohammed Khader is a Palestinian worker who spent two decades in Israel. As his retirement plan, he decided to build a four-floor house. By just the first field operation(军事行动)in his neighborhood, the house had been flattened. Nothing was left but the pigeons he raised and a bathtub. Mohammed put the bathtub on the top of the rubble(瓦砾)and started giving his kids a bobble bath every morning.
My work is not meant to hide the scars of war, but to show the full unseen stories of Gazans. As a Palestinian female photographer, the journey of struggle, survival and everyday life has inspired me to overcome the community taboo(禁忌)and see a different side of war and its aftermath(灾祸). I became a witness with a choice: to run away or stand still.
1. The author couldn’t work with her colleagues in the Gaza Strip because _______.| A．she hadn’t received the training offered by the photo agency there |
| B．the local traditions didn’t allow a woman to do a man’s job |
| C．her colleagues were going to take part in the battle |
| D．she was terrified of explosions in the air strike area |
| A．prove there was pain as well as laughter during the war |
| B．show how dangerous the surroundings were in Gaza |
| C．show that she could document common people’s lives at the war |
| D．let the reader know how the war influenced her life |
| A．the author wouldn’t like to reveal the cruel side of war |
| B．the author eventually had to leave Gaza because of the community taboo |
| C．the author decided to document more unseen scenes from the war |
| D．the author was determined to run away from the explosions in the end |
| A．An Insult To Local Traditions | B．Run away or Stand Still |
| C．Laughter During the War | D．Do Women’s Work |
8 . China, the biggest developing country in the world, is opening its gate to the whole world. It is preparing for the coming world. Every day 1ots of foreigners come here as business people or tourists. And even more people will come after Beijing has held the 29th Olympic Games successfully in 2008. When they come to China, we should do something to help them enjoy themselves and like China and the Chinese people．But there are some things they may not like：
1. Bumping （碰撞） Too many people are crowded onto buses and trains. This makes people feel terrible, and it is not safe, either．
2. Traffic problems Cars park on sidewalks. Bus drivers drive so fast that they make people who are trying to cross the street afraid．
3．Littering I notice this everywhere．Some people throw rubbish（垃圾） onto the ground even when there is a rubbish bin right next to them．
4．Queue jumping At the post office，or even at McDonald’s, people push to the front of a line instead of waiting．
Most Chinese people are just as unhappy with these kinds of things as I am. And，certainly，the government has known the problems and is trying to do something about them．
China is on her way!
1. The writer thinks we Chinese people should do the following except_____．| A．park our cars at right places | B．hurry onto buses before others |
| C．throw rubbish into rubbish bins | D．wait for our turn in public places |
| A．queue jumping | B．bumping |
| C．traffic | D．littering |
| A．things will get better and better in China |
| B．fewer and fewer foreigners will visit our country |
| C．there will be more and more traffic problems in Beijing |
| D．fewer and fewer Chinese people will eat hamburgers |
| A．most Chinese people are as unhappy with these problems as him |
| B．China is going to be a fast--growing country |
| C．it is time for the Chinese to change their bad behaviors |
| D．the Chinese will do a good job in the 2008 Beijing Olympics |
9 . Swimming is very popular. People like swimming in summer because water makes people feel cool. If you like swimming and swim in a wrong place, it may not be safe. These years, a lot of people died when they were enjoying themselves in the water, and most of them were students. But some people are not careful in swimming. They often think they swim so well that nothing will happen to them in water. Summer is here again. If you go swimming in summer, don't forget that better swimmers have died in water. They died because they were not careful not because they could not swim. So don't get into water when you are alone. If there is a "No Swimming" sign, don't get into water. If you remember these, swimming will be safer.
1. People like to swim in summer because ______.| A．it makes them strong | B．they are free |
| C．they feel cool in water | D．it is safe |
| A．they think they can swim well | B．they are not strong enough |
| C．they are not careful | D．they like swimming very much. |
| A．that we must be careful in swimming | B．that we should go swimming in summer |
| C．that swimming is a good sport | D．that swimming is not safe |
10 . Do you know Madonna? She is a music superstar in the USA. She has made another children’s book. Its name is Lotsa De Casha (《快乐的真谛》). There are some beautiful pictures in her book. They were drawn by an artist from Spain.
Madonna has written four other children’s books. The books are all popular with children.
In Lotsa De Casha, Madonna tells a story of a man. He is very rich but he is not happy. He loses his money but finds a friend. At the end of the book, Madonna says, “Money can’t buy happiness. When you learn to share, you will find it.” That is an important lesson from the 46-year-old woman. She is not only a pop star but also a mother. She has lovely children and she loves them a lot. Her family makes her happy. That is why she likes to write children’s books.
1. Madonna has written __________ children’s books so far.| A．six | B．five |
| C．four | D．three |
| A．Sharing something with each other. | B．Making a lot of money. |
| C．Writing a book. | D．Becoming a superstar. |
| A．she is a pop star | B．she wants more money |
| C．she is good at writing | D．her family makes her happy |
| A．Love me, love my children | B．Learn to make more money |
| C．Money can’t buy happiness. | D．How to be a super woman |
