Learning aims

　　to memorize the important words and phrases

　　to revise the texts

　　to practice reading excercises

　　Ⅰ Dictation

　　Ⅱ Comlpete the following passage using the following words and expressions

　　his mission in life

　　at high altitude

　　make his living

　　rise steeply

　　off the road

　　from opposite directions

　　thanks

　　climbs up to the bend

　　on the bend of the road

　　have a close encounter with death

　　in bad condition

　　directs the traffic

　　well-paid

　　take it for granted

　　a sheer drop

　　Have you ever been to an area which is _____1______in big mountain? I suppose not. But maybe you have imagined how traffic is there. Roads can be _____2_______and dangerous. Let me tall you something about one road in La Paz which is at 3,500 metres in Bolivia, and a man who is always standing ______3______to direct the traffic.

　　On one side, the mountains_____4____ and on the other there is_____5_____. Often the vehicles come _____6______and fall. You can imagine how many people________7________ there. The most dangerous thing

　　there is a bend where two vehicles _______8____can’t see each other. But____9_____ to Timoteo, the death toll has fallen. Every morning he______10______ with a large board, which is red on one side and green on the other. When vehicles come, he shows the drivers the board, which tells them to go with the green color or to stop with the red colour. In this way he_____11______. You may think his job is______12____.how much money does he receive from doing it? Nearly nothing. He is a volunteer. Nobody asks him to do so. Only a few drivers give him a tip, which helps to______13______. Most of them_______14_______. You may want to know why Timoteo does so. It’s because he thinks it _______15______to help others.

　　Ⅲ. Reading

　　Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs.

　　Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity(慈善).

　　As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she _____(grow)too tall for classical ballet(古典芭蕾),so she ____2___(become) a member of a pop dance team.

　　She got married, and after she ____3____(have)children she retired(退出) from show business to bring them up. They____4____( grow) up, and when they were 18 they ____5____(leave)home.

　　She says,”when I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband ______6___(think) I was bored because the children ___7_____(leave)home. He was also worried because I_______8______(never sail) before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They _____9_____(take) part in it, but they ______10____( only do) one section(部分), say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.

　　Before Molly _____11_____(leave) she did a lot of training, but it_____12_____(not prepare) her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. “One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I ______13_____(go) downstairs when a huge wave ______14____(smash)(猛撞) into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of them couldn’t move because he _____15______(break) his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time.”

　　By the end of October last year, she

　　_____16(raise) more than￡50,000 for charity.

　　She says, “Sometimes I ___17_____( ask) myself, what did I do？How did I do it? But then I think, it’s the same as being a dancer”. Before I left on the trip, I _____18____(train) hard. I had got very fit and I _____19_______(prepare) myself completely. Then on the trip I ___20____(be) simply a good team member.

　　Jiuzhaigou is a very beautiful place. It is in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province. Jiuzhaigou is a valley. It is more than 40 kilometers long. The green and golden trees, the lofty and multi-shaped mountains and the clear and colorful waters form the unique beauty of Jiuzhaogou. The water of Jiuzhaigou is the soul of the beauty. There are more than 100 lakes of different shapes in the valley. These lakes have wonderful colors. They are called 揾aizi? which means son of the sarea. It is these beautiful lakes that make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place. Between the forests and the lakes，there are nine Tibetan villages. The name Jiuzhaigou means Nine Village Valley.

　　Jiuzhaigou was discovered because of a panda rescue program. The pandas were once endangered because the bamboo there was blooming. When people came to rescue the pandas, they were surprised by the beauty of Jiuzhaigou. After that, Jiuzhaigou became a protected scenic area.

　　In China, there is a saying which goes like this: No mountain is worth seeing after you have seen Mount Huang and no other body of water will attract you after you have visited Jiuzhaigou. The beauty of Jiuzhaigou cannot be described with mere words. The best way to enjoy this fairyland is to go there. See you in Jiuzhaigou.

　　1. What is the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

　　2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following?

　　These beautiful lakes make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place.

　　3. Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.

　　4. How was the Jiuzhaigou Valley discovered?

　　5. What does the name Jiuzhaigou mean?

　　I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（職業）。

　　I wasn‘t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn‘t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

　　I then found myself a job， looking after two little girls. It wasn‘t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in， so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week， she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately， it didn‘t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up， because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

　　One Sunday， I was in the park with the children， and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（資格證書）if I wanted to work with children. I didn‘t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family， and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

　　Now I‘ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career， even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

　　1. When staying with the two girls‘ family，the author ________.

　　A. was paid for extra work

　　B. often worked long hours

　　C. got much help from her boss

　　D. took a day off every other week

　　2. Why did the author leave her first job？

　　A. She found a full-time job.

　　B. She was fed up with children.

　　C. She decided to attend a part-time course.

　　D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.

　　3. What has the author learned from her own experiences？

　　A. Less successful students can still have a career.

　　B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.

　　C. Hard work makes an excellent student.

　　D. One must choose the job she like.

　　Learning aims

　　to memorize the important words and phrases

　　to revise the texts

　　to practice reading excercises

　　Ⅰ Dictation

　　Ⅱ Comlpete the following passage using the following words and expressions

　　his mission in life

　　at high altitude

　　make his living

　　rise steeply

　　off the road

　　from opposite directions

　　thanks

　　climbs up to the bend

　　on the bend of the road

　　have a close encounter with death

　　in bad condition

　　directs the traffic

　　well-paid

　　take it for granted

　　a sheer drop

　　Have you ever been to an area which is _____1______in big mountain? I suppose not. But maybe you have imagined how traffic is there. Roads can be _____2_______and dangerous. Let me tall you something about one road in La Paz which is at 3,500 metres in Bolivia, and a man who is always standing ______3______to direct the traffic.

　　On one side, the mountains_____4____ and on the other there is_____5_____. Often the vehicles come _____6______and fall. You can imagine how many people________7________ there. The most dangerous thing

　　there is a bend where two vehicles _______8____can’t see each other. But____9_____ to Timoteo, the death toll has fallen. Every morning he______10______ with a large board, which is red on one side and green on the other. When vehicles come, he shows the drivers the board, which tells them to go with the green color or to stop with the red colour. In this way he_____11______. You may think his job is______12____.how much money does he receive from doing it? Nearly nothing. He is a volunteer. Nobody asks him to do so. Only a few drivers give him a tip, which helps to______13______. Most of them_______14_______. You may want to know why Timoteo does so. It’s because he thinks it _______15______to help others.

　　Ⅲ. Reading

　　Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs.

　　Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity(慈善).

　　As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she _____(grow)too tall for classical ballet(古典芭蕾),so she ____2___(become) a member of a pop dance team.

　　She got married, and after she ____3____(have)children she retired(退出) from show business to bring them up. They____4____( grow) up, and when they were 18 they ____5____(leave)home.

　　She says,”when I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband ______6___(think) I was bored because the children ___7_____(leave)home. He was also worried because I_______8______(never sail) before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They _____9_____(take) part in it, but they ______10____( only do) one section(部分), say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.

　　Before Molly _____11_____(leave) she did a lot of training, but it_____12_____(not prepare) her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. “One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I ______13_____(go) downstairs when a huge wave ______14____(smash)(猛撞) into the boat and injured two men on the deck. One of them couldn’t move because he _____15______(break) his leg. They were taken to hospital by helicopter. That was the worst time.”

　　By the end of October last year, she

　　_____16(raise) more than￡50,000 for charity.

　　She says, “Sometimes I ___17_____( ask) myself, what did I do？How did I do it? But then I think, it’s the same as being a dancer”. Before I left on the trip, I _____18____(train) hard. I had got very fit and I _____19_______(prepare) myself completely. Then on the trip I ___20____(be) simply a good team member.

　　Jiuzhaigou is a very beautiful place. It is in the Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Region in Sichuan Province. Jiuzhaigou is a valley. It is more than 40 kilometers long. The green and golden trees, the lofty and multi-shaped mountains and the clear and colorful waters form the unique beauty of Jiuzhaogou. The water of Jiuzhaigou is the soul of the beauty. There are more than 100 lakes of different shapes in the valley. These lakes have wonderful colors. They are called 揾aizi? which means son of the sarea. It is these beautiful lakes that make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place. Between the forests and the lakes，there are nine Tibetan villages. The name Jiuzhaigou means Nine Village Valley.

　　Jiuzhaigou was discovered because of a panda rescue program. The pandas were once endangered because the bamboo there was blooming. When people came to rescue the pandas, they were surprised by the beauty of Jiuzhaigou. After that, Jiuzhaigou became a protected scenic area.

　　In China, there is a saying which goes like this: No mountain is worth seeing after you have seen Mount Huang and no other body of water will attract you after you have visited Jiuzhaigou. The beauty of Jiuzhaigou cannot be described with mere words. The best way to enjoy this fairyland is to go there. See you in Jiuzhaigou.

　　1. What is the best title for the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

　　2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following?

　　These beautiful lakes make Jiuzhaigou a fantastic place.

　　3. Translate the underlined sentence in the passage into Chinese.

　　4. How was the Jiuzhaigou Valley discovered?

　　5. What does the name Jiuzhaigou mean?

　　I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（職業）。

　　I wasn‘t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn‘t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.

　　I then found myself a job， looking after two little girls. It wasn‘t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in， so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week， she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately， it didn‘t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up， because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

　　One Sunday， I was in the park with the children， and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（資格證書）if I wanted to work with children. I didn‘t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family， and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

　　Now I‘ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career， even if you aren’t top of the class at school.

　　1. When staying with the two girls‘ family，the author ________.

　　A. was paid for extra work

　　B. often worked long hours

　　C. got much help from her boss

　　D. took a day off every other week

　　2. Why did the author leave her first job？

　　A. She found a full-time job.

　　B. She was fed up with children.

　　C. She decided to attend a part-time course.

　　D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.

　　3. What has the author learned from her own experiences？

　　A. Less successful students can still have a career.

　　B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.

　　C. Hard work makes an excellent student.

　　D. One must choose the job she like.