A few years ago my sister moved from her home in Alabama to Buffalo, New York. Since moving to Buffalo she’s become a big hockey fan and has encouraged me to start watching it. Unfortunately it’s very difficult to find hockey on television here in Alabama. Since hockey games don’t air very much on television I’ve had to look for different ways to watch hockey games.

I often see websites that claim if you go to their website you can watch television on your computer. I try out many of these websites hoping that one of the television stations is a northern station that airs hockey games. Unfortunately, most of them don’t work. Either the site doesn’t really give you what they advertise or their video player doesn’t work properly. But finally I’ve found one website that actually works.

Free Tube is a site that you can go to and watch Television online for free. You don’t have to download any kind of special software or pay money or even sign up for anything. All you have to do is go to Free Tube, choose your channel and start watching. 

The different channels to choose from are separated into different categories like news, business, entertainment, music and sports. You’re not going to find channels like NBC or ABC so you can watch the latest episode of Heroes or Grey’s Anatomy but it does include some popular channels like Cartoon Network and ESPN.

There is also a movie section. Each movie channel airs different sorts of films like adventure, classics, comedy or horror and that channel will always air that kind of movies. The movie section also includes my favorite station called Maxx Trailers (预告片). Maxx Trailers airs nothing but movies trailers 24 hours a day. Some of the trailers are for movies coming out and some are for movies that have already been released but already released movies don’t go back farther than a couple of months.

So far I haven’t had any problems with Free Tube’s video player either. Whenever I choose a channel, the video almost always works and usually loads every quickly. The only problem I have with Free Tube is that there is currently a glitch if you’re using Firefox. Once you choose a channel you can’t select another channel to change to, your web browser will freeze up. So if you’re using Firefox, the only way to switch channels is to leave the site and re-enter the site, when choosing what channel you want to go to. However, Free Tube is aware of this glitch and is working with Mozilla to get it fixed right away.

If you’re missing some show everyone is talking about like Grey’s Anatomy or Heroes, this isn’t really a solution for that. But Free Tube is a good way to find channels that you weren’t aware of; there are several good stations to be found.

1.The author mainly ________ in this passage.

A. tells us his experience in using the Web

B. introduces Free Tube to the readers

C. shows us the disadvantages of Free Tube

D. shows us how to enjoy films online

2.The author got interested in watching hockey games ________

A. because he is a sports fan

B. due to his sister’s influence

C. since everyone enjoys the games

D. because he has nothing to do all day long

3.From the passage we can learn that ______________

A. the author is also very fond of movies           

B. Maxx Trailers airs to-be-released movies

C. ABC is a very famous TV station in America   

D. Firefox is the only software used to watch films online

4. The underlined word “glitch” probably means _________

A. cover                 B. change            C. note                  D. fault

 

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ---Lao Tzu

If you are in a city where everyone rushes, realize that you don’t have to be like everyone else. You can be different. You can walk instead of driving in rush hour traffic. You can be on your iPhone or Blackberry less, and disconnected sometimes. Your environment doesn’t control your life---you do. I’m not going to tell you how to give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower.    1   

1. Do less.

Cut back on your projects, on your task list, on how much you try to do each day. Focus not on quantity but on quality.    2    Save smaller, routine tasks for later in the day, but give yourself time to focus.

2. Have fewer meetings.

3    And they eat into your day, forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows, and making you rush.

3.    4   

When you do the important things with focus, without rush, there will be things that get pushed back, and that don’t get done. And you need to ask yourself: how necessary are these things? What would happen if I stopped doing them?

4. Practice mindfulness.

Simply learn to live in the present, rather than things so much about future or the past. When you eat, fully appreciate your food. When you are with someone, be with them fully. When you are walking, appreciate your surroundings, no matter where you are.

Try these things out. Life is better when unrushed.

     5    

A．Start to put off or cancel the unnecessary.

B．Meetings are usually a “big waste of time”.

C．The world likely won’t end if you don’t pass one of the examinations.

D．But here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt, if they work for your life.

E. Remember the quote: if nature can get everything done without rushing, so can you.

F. Pick 2—3 important things---or even just one important thing---and work on those first.

G. Give yourself more time to get ready and get there.

 

I’m a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story．

A month after I graduated from high school in August，2007，I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital．

I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn’t open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around．At that time，it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body，my dreams were completely destroyed. But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams．

After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions, I had to make every great effort to learn to talk，eat，walk，shower，and live on my own again．When I was out of hospital，I still had to go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf, Maryland．After I spent a few months in a wheelchair, I took baby steps to walk on my own．It was a miracle that I was able to walk again, but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk, but also run. When it came true, I wanted to get back into the pool again．After having a few lung tests，I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week．After a few months of swim training，I began my freshman year at Mary’s College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team．

By telling my story, I want to make a positive influence on the world．I am just trying to 1ive every day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed，I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members．I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow，things would work out for the best.

1.The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of __________.

A．operation

B．unconsciousness

C．treatment

D．emergency

2.According to Paragraph 3, it can be inferred that the author ________.

A．was unable to talk or communicate

B．was in despair

C．faced physical and mental challenges

D．felt anxious about his state

3.What is the correct order of the following events?

a．went to outpatient therapy

b．received membership of the swim team

c．was pushed around to visit other patients  

d．walked 1ike a baby

e．1earnt to live all by himself

A．d,a,c,b,e

B．e,c,d,a,b

C．d,c,a,b,e

D．e,c,a,d,b

4.In the last paragraph，the author mainly wants to show_______．

A．his positive influence on other patients

B．his meaningful life

C．his purpose of sharing his story

D．his great achievements

5.The best title for the passage would be“____________”

A．Attitude is everything

B．Actions speak louder than words

C．Everything happens for a reason

D．A good beginning is half done

 

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You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells are exploding; people are shooting from a house behind you. What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier. You aren’t  1  carrying a gun. You’re standing in front of a  2 and you’re telling the TV 3  what is happening.

It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter, and it can be very 4  . In the first two years of the  5  in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were 6  .

What kind of people put themselves in danger to  7  pictures to our TV screens and  48  to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?

“I think it’s every young journalist’s 9  to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s  10  you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it  11  it is a war.”

But there are moments of  12 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when you’re lying on the ground and bullets（子弹）are flying  13  your ears, you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling  14 after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be  15  .”

“None of us believes that we’re going to  16  ” adds Michael. But he always 17 a lucky charm（护身符）with him. It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh, 18  , and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this, I  19  I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God  20  , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”

1.                A．really          B．simply          C．even D．merely

 

2.                A．battlefield       B．camera         C．crowd    D．house

 

3.                A．directors        B．producers       C．viewers   D．actors

 

4.                A．depressing      B．disappointing    C．dangerous D．endangered

 

5.                A．life            B．stay            C．fight D．war

 

6.                A．buried         B．defeated        C．wounded D．beaten

 

7.                A．take           B．make           C．bring D．show

 

8.                A．stories         B．scenes         C．passages  D．contents

 

9.                A．faith           B．nightmare       C．dream    D．duty

 

10.               A．how           B．where         C．why  D．because

 

11.               A．as if           B．even if         C．even so   D．ever since

 

12.               A．surprise        B．fear           C．sadness   D．shame

 

13.               A．past           B．into           C．through   D．around

 

14.               A．occurs         B．returns         C．goes  D．continues

 

15.               A．away          B．out            C．there D．home

 

16.               A．die            B．leave          C．remain    D．escape

 

17.               A．wears          B．carries         C．hangs D．holds

 

18.               A．seldom         B．never          C．many times D．some time

 

19.               A．promise        B．consider        C．guess D．accept

 

20.               A．laughing        B．screaming       C．crying D．whispering

 

 

People used to say, “The hand that rocks (摇) the cradle (摇篮) rules the world.” and “Behind every successful man there is a woman.”

    Both these sayings mean the same thing. Men rule the world, but their mothers and wives rule them.

    Most American women wish to make their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want more for themselves. They want good jobs. When they work they want to be better paid. They want to be as successful as men.

    The American women’s liberation movement was started by women who didn’t want to stand behind successful men. They wanted to stand beside men, with the same chance for success. They refused to work side by side with men who do the same work for a higher pay.

    A liberated woman must be proud of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “You have come a long way, baby.” she will smile and answer, “Not nearly as far as I’m going to go, baby!”

    This movement is quite new, and many American women don’t agree yet. But it has already made some important changes in women’s lives--- in men’s lives, too.

1. “Behind every successful man there is a woman:” means______.

A. men are always successful but not women

B. women are not willing to stand in front of men

C. women do play an important part in men’s lives and work

D .women can be as successful as men

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Some American women want to work side by side with men and get the same pay for the same work.

B. Most American women want to be more successful than men.

C. Not every American woman wants to get a job.

D. The American women’s liberation movement did make some changes in women’s lives.

3.“Not nearly as far as I’m going to go” means ______.

A. I’m still going to work farther away from home

B. I’m not going to work far away from home

C. I’m not satisfied with what I’ve done

D. What I have done is not far from success

4.The American women’s liberation movement ________.

A. has still a long way to go

B. is a failure

C. was started by many successful women

D. is a new thing not accepted by the writer