Jeff Keith has only one leg. When he was 12 years old, Jeff had cancer. Doctors
had to cut off most of his right leg to save his life.
    Every day Jeff puts on an artificial (manmade). The-leg is plastic. With the plastic
leg, Jeff can ski, ride a bicycle, swim and play soccer. He also can run.
    When he was 22 years old, Jeff ran across the United States, from the East to the West. He ran 5,150 kilometers, that's about 26 kilometers each day. (A)Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five legs.
    On his way, in every city people gave Jeff money. The money which received was not for Jeff himself. It’was for the American Cancer Society（协会）.The Society used the money to learn about cancer. At the same time, Jeff talked to people about
cancer. He also talked about being disabled.
    Jeff is disabled, but he can do many things: skiing, swimming, playing soccer and
running.(B) He finishes college and is studying to be a lawyer. Jeff says,(C)“人们可以做他们想要做的任何事.I want people to know that. I ran not only for the
disabled but also for everybody,”

1. What was Jeff's right leg made of?
                                                               
2.将(A)处画线部分的句子译成汉语。
                                                               
3.将(B)处画线部分的句子译成汉语。
                                                               
4.将(C)句翻译成英语。
                                                               
5. What is the main purpose of the passage?
                                                            

     Many years ago, there was a family named Franklin. They lived in Boston. There
were five girls and six boys in the family. On a January day in 1706 another baby boy was born. The boy's mother and her husband gave the boy a name-Benjamin.
     Benjamin was the brightest of all the children. He could read when he was five and he could write by the time he was seven. When he was eight, he was sent to school.
     In school, Benjamin had been good at reading and writing but not good at maths.
     He read all his father's books. And whenever (无论何时) he had a little money, he spent it on a book. He liked books. They told him how to do something. At that time he invented the paddles (桨形工具) for swimming.

1. The Franklins lived in      .

A. England
B. America
C. France
D. Australia

2. There were      children in the family.

A. five
B. six
C. eleven    
D. twelve

3. Benjamin was born in the     month of the year 1706.

A. first
B. sixth
C. seventh
D. fifth

4. Benjamin                maths when he was in school.

A. did well in
B. did well at
C. didn't do well in
D. didn't do well at

5. Benjamin         much money      books.

A. spent, on
B. cost, buying
C. took, buy        
D. pay, off

　　Mark Twain,the famous American writer, liked to play jokes on others. But
once a joke was played on him.
　　One day Mark Twain was invited(被邀请)to give a talk in a small town. At
lunch he met a young man,one of his friends.
　　The young man said that he has an uncle with him. He told Twain that his
uncle never laughed or smiled,and that nobody and nothing was able to make his
uncle smile or laugh.
　　"You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,"said Mark Twain."I'm sure I can
make him laugh"
　　That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began
to speak. He told several funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh.
　　But the man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories,but the
old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain told his funny stories. Finally he stopped.
He was tired and quite disappointed(失望的)．
　　Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had
happened.
　　"Oh,"said his friend."I know that old man. He's been deaf(聋)for years."

1. Mark Twain liked to play jokes on_____.

A. himself      
B. others        
C. old men      
D. Americans

2. One day Mark Twain met_____at lunch.

A. a friend      
B. a young man's uncle    
C. a young girl      
D. a deaf

3. The young man told Mark Twain that his uncle never_____.

A. spoke        
B. talked          
C. laughed            
D. ate

4. The young man and his uncle sat _____that evening.

A. at home      
B. near the door    
C. at the back        
D. in the front

5. Mark Twain stopped telling stories at last because he was_____.

A. thirsty      
B. tired          
C. angry        
D. sleepy

     Karl Marx was born on May 5th, 1818. He went to high school and then continued his studies
at a university. He received his doctor's degree in April, 1841.
     In 1842, Marx began writing articles for a newspaper. He wrote articles on many subjects, For
example, he wrote about housing problems of the poor people and the hard life of the peasants. He
started a new program called Communism. This new kind of political idea was supported by the
working people, but hated by many governments. He and his wife had to move from one country to
another.
      During the 1840s, Marx met Engels, another revolutionary writer and they became close
friends. Together they wrote The Communist Manifesto. It closed with words that quickly became
famous: Working people of all countries, unite!
     Name: Karl Marx
Birthplace: Germany
     Lived in: Germany; France; Belgium; England
     Moved to London: in 1849
     Wrote (books): The Civil War in France The Communist Manifesto
    Wrote articles: on many subjects
     Political idea: Communist
1. When and where was Karl Marx born?
                                                                                 
2. When did Karl Marx begin writing articles for a newspaper?
                                                                                 
3. Where did Karl Marx live?
                                                                                 
4. When did Karl Marx move to London?
                                                                                 
5. What was his political idea?
                                                                                 

     Do you know Avril Lavigne?She is a singer from Canada. She(1)_______(be) born in a small town on September 27th,1984.She is 27 years old now.
She is not very tall, but very thin. She (2)_____ (have) blue eyes and long
straight brown hair. Her favorite (3)_____ (color)are red and black. She is a girl with a lot of talents   ( 天赋). She enjoys(4)____ (play) the guitar.And
she sings and dances very well.She is very popular around the world. People
like her because she is so cool and beautiful, and she makes the listeners feel happy. She sings a lot of good (5)____(song), for example, "I'm with You".
She has got a lot of prizes (奖品)