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Much has been said and written recently about heroes, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they all seem to have two things in common. First, heroes, by their actions, show the great possibilities of human nature. Second, heroes can also stand the test of time, and their achievements will not be easily forgotten. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.

Olympic sportstar Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who is believed to be a hero, warns young people to be careful of making athletes heroes. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has achieved her goals by working hard. Joyner-Kersee says that a hero should be someone who has an influence on another person’s life.

Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well and to be concerned about the greater good. A hero should show politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions that improve the world, even if only in small ways.

Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who make news, but heroes are people who make history.” Thus, if a person is truly worthy to be called a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.

We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect people who have been there, done that, and succeeded. Many times the greatest heroes are the people we deal with every day — relatives（亲戚）, friends, and neighbours — who will keep going when it is easier to give up. The parent who puts her or his family ahead of herself or himself, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help others — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero quietly and continuously sets a good example, an example that inspires others to follow. 56. Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ______. A. will work hard C. will follow her

B. will become heroes D. will achieve her goal

57. The underlined word “celebrities” in Paragraph 4 means ______.

A. volunteers B. reporters C. sport players D. famous people

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58. From the passage we know that ______. A. there are fewer heroes than before B. many common people set examples to us C. heroes should be polite, patient and famous D. heroes have to reach the standard required for them 59. The best title for this passage is ______.

A. What Heroes Do C. How Heroes Live

B. Who Are Heroes D. Where Heroes are

七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳

选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共8分，每小题2分）

It takes a special potato to make great potato chips. That’s one thing America’s top cooks agree on. These cooks know that there are many kinds of potatoes, and each kind is good for a certain purpose. Red brown potatoes, for example, are great for frying in the oil. Red potatoes are best when boiled in the water. 60 .

The cooks also agree that potatoes can help your body keep healthy. Potatoes have many good things inside, like protein and vitamins. A single potato provides 50% of the daily requirement for vitamin C. In fact, potatoes, like lemons, were once very important to sailors. Vitamin C prevents scurvy (坏血病). Sailors got sick when spending a long time on the sea. 61 . It helped them avoid getting the disease.

To make full use of potatoes, listen to the cooks. 62 . Vitamins are lost when One thing the cooks can’t agree on is where the best potatoes are grown. Some the skin of potatoes is taken off before cooking.

say Washington. 63 . One thinks that it is Wisconsin. A. Eating potatoes was good for them B. It’s good for our health to eat potatoes C. Others say the best potatoes are in Idaho D. White potatoes are tastiest in potato salad E. They say to cook potatoes with the skin on 八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

Lisa is ten years old. She is handicapped（残疾的）because she has brain damage. She could not dress herself or feed herself until a year ago. Her parents loved her, but they treated her like a baby.

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Mr Ching has a daughter and a son. They are both grown-up. They live far from their father. Mr Ching felt lonely. He decided to do something about it. He volunteered to become a foster grandfather to a handicapped child. And that was how he met Lisa.

Mr Ching became a foster grandparent to Lisa a year ago. At first, Lisa was shy. She was afraid because Mr Ching was a stranger. But he came to see her three times a week. Little by little, she began to trust him.

Lisa let Mr Ching do things for her. He helped to dress her, told her stories and fed her. One day he came at lunchtime and fed her. He handed her the spoon and guided it to her mouth. He told her she must learn to feed herself.

“Most of that lunch ended up on our clothes instead of in Lisa’s mouth,” Mr Ching remembers. “But it was a start for Lisa. She learned to feed herself in a few months.”

Then Lisa was ready for more treatment. Thanks to Mr Ching, she had learned to do one simple thing. She could also learn to do other simple things.

To become foster grandparents, people must be at least sixty years old and in good health. They are volunteers, so they are not paid.

Mr Ching says, “We all benefit. The handicapped children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children need us and love us. For any person, there’s no greater happiness than that!” 64. Why does Lisa need help?

65. Does Mr. Ching live with his children? 66. How often did Mr. Ching visit Lisa?

67. How can people become foster grandparents? 68. What did Mr. Ching do to help Lisa?

书面表达（共25分）

九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

根据中文意思完成句子。 69. 该睡觉了，把电视关了吧。

______ for bed. Please turn off the TV. 70. 玛丽昨天请你和她一起去看电影了吗？

Did Mary ______ go to the cinema with her yesterday?

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71. — 你看起来不高兴，怎么了？ — 我没赶上公共汽车。

— You look unhappy. ______? — I missed the bus.

72. 妈妈很高兴我能帮她做家务。 Mum is glad that ______.

73. 昨晚的雨真大，我们都没能出去散步。

It ______ for a walk yesterday evening. 十、文段表达（15分）

根据中文提示和英文书信内容，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信，信的开头和结尾已给出，其词数不计入所完成的回信内。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

74. 假设你叫李华，是英国中学生彼得的笔友，你收到了他的来信。请给彼得写

一封回信，回答他的有关压岁钱(lucky money)的问题，提出你的建议。 Hi! Li Hua, I am living in Chengdu now. I was very lucky that I spent the Spring Festival with my host family. It was surprising and interesting that I received lucky money in the red paper from my host parents. Did you get lucky money this year? How do you usually spend it? And what can I do with the money? I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon. Yours, Peter

Hi! Peter, I’m glad to know you are having a good time in Chengdu.

I hope what I said can help you. Yours, Li Hua （回信的开头和结尾不必抄写在答题卡上）

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