| Name | Personal Information |
| Ludwig von Beethoven | Born in 1770 in Germany A musician Died in 1827 |
| Florence Nightingale | Born in Italy on May 12, 1820 An English nurse Died in 1910 |
| Bill Gates | Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business@the speed of Thought Owns (拥有) Microsoft |
| Thomas Edison | Born in 1847 in the USA Made over 1,000 inventions (发明) Died in 1931 |
| Yao Ming | Born on September 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China A basketball player Playing for the Houston Rockets, USA |
| 齐达内是法兰西的世界杯赛明星，下面请阅读有关足球先生齐达内的文章，并完成文后提出的任务。 | |
| Zidane was born in Marseilles in the south of France in 1972. His parents were Algerian (阿尔及利亚人) and had moved to France in the 1950s. In 1989 at the age of 17 he joined Cannes football club. After three years he moved to Bordeaux in 1992 and was voted (被选为) "Young Player of the Year". In the same year he played in his first international match for France against the Czech Republic (捷克共和国). ①He rescued (解救) the French team from disaster by scoring two goals near the end of the match. The final (决赛) score was 2: 2. In 1996 he moved to Italy to join Turin"s team Juventus. He has played in three European Cup finals, twice for Juventus and once for Bordeaux. However, ②he was not in any of the winning teams and did not play at his best in the three finals. Reporters describe him as one of the best midfield players (中锋) in the world. He can turn fast, he can run past the opposing team. ③He can kick a ball onto just the right place for a team member to score. In his 33 games for France before the World Cup, he scored 10 goals. Zidane is the hero of North African people who are living in France. These people have not had an easy life in the past. They are among the poorest of the country and find it hard to get jobs. But the French team has at last shown the public that French people come from all over the world. Out of the 11 players, four were born outside mainland France. Six other were born in France to non-French parents."France"s win and ④Zidane"s playing has brought all French people together," said one reporter. In the World Cup in 1998, Zidane played well against Saudi Arabia, but was sent off the pitch by the referee (裁判). (He stood on a Saudi Arabian player who had fallen over.) In the semi-final against Croatia, ⑤he was still not at his best. When the day of the match came, France"s fans were rewarded. Zidane scored two out of France"s three goals and was voted European Football of the Year. The President (总统) of France said on TV, "We"re happy and that"s the least I can say. It"s the best day of my life." | |
| 1. 根据文章内容，给下列段落大意排序(把序号写在下面的横线上)。 A. What is he like as a person? B. His football history. C. The World Cup 1998. D. The French World Cup team. 第一段( ) 第二段( ) 第三段( ) 第四段( ) 2. 根据文章提供的信息完成下表。 Name: ________________________________ Age (now): ________________________________ Born (place / date): _________________________________ Parents (nationality): _________________________________ Clubs (names and years): _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ 3. 为黑体字选出正确的释义。 ( ) ①. He rescued the French team from disaster. ( ) ②. He was not in any of the winning teams. ( ) ③. He can kick a ball onto just the right place for a team member to score. ( ) ④. Zidane"s playing has brought all French people together. ( ) ⑤. he was still not at his best. A. He"s good at helping his team-mates score. B. he was not playing as well as usual. C. The French team was saved from disaster by him. D. French people are now more friendly towards each other. E. His team didn"t win the European Cup final. | |
| 阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。 | |
| Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254. He was the most famous foreigner to visit Asia during the Middle Ages. He wrote a book about his travels. In his book he wrote all the things he saw and heard. Many people in the west read the book, but few believed what Marco Polo said in the book. He told stories about a lot of strange people and places. But at that time nobody knew these places and the people. When Marco Polo was still very young, he decided to travel together with his father. It took them more than three years to travel to China, later he became a friend of the Chinese emperor (皇帝). He learned to speak Chinese when he traveled around, and he talked to many people in Chinese. The emperor liked him and made him a Chinese Official. At that time Marco Polo was only thirty years old. After nearly seventeen years" travel in the east, Marco and his father wanted to go back home. When Marco and his father arrived in Venice many years later, their family and friends saw them again. They couldn"t believe their eyes because Marco and his farther were quite old. Marco Polo and his father had been away for almost 25 years. | |
| 1. Marco Polo was foreigner who ________ to Asia during the Middle Ages. 2. Marco Polo wrote a famous book ________ "The Travels of Marco Polo". He told people _______ he saw and heard in the book. 3. Many people in the west read the book, but ________ believed ________. 4. It took Marco Polo and his father over three years to ________. And Marco Polo worked as in 1284. 5. Marco Polo and his father had been away _______. When they got back home in Venice, they were _______. | |
| 根据材料内容判断句子正误，正确的在题前括号内填T，错误的填F。 | |
| Nowadays Xiao Shenyang is a well-known comedian in China. His real name is Shen He. He was born on May 7th, 1981. And he is from Tieling, Liaoning Province. In 2006, he became one of Zhao Benshan"s students. After that, he played Wang Tianlai in the TV play Xiangcun Aiqing II and Xiao Fengtian in Guandong Daxiansheng. This year Xiao Shenyang also played in Zhang Yimou"s thriller comedy San Qiang Pai An Jing Qi with Sun Honglei. During 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, because of his wonderful performance, Xiao Shenyang won top prize for the most popular language program, along with Mao Mao and his teacher Zhao Benshan. From then on, a new star was born. He became famous all over China as a comedian. In fact, Xiao Shenyang studies hard and does well in many things. He began to learn acting at the age of fourteen. He can also imitate (模仿) many famous singers-Andy Lau, Zhang Yusheng, Dao Lang and so on. Be with Xiao Shenyang, you can be very happy! | |
| ( )1. He became famous all over China in 2006. ( )2. Xiao Shenyang played Zhao Benshan"s student in theTV play Xiangcun Aiqing II. ( )3. Mao Mao and Zhao Benshan also won top prize in 2009. ( )4. Zhang Yimou also played in the thriller comedy San Qiang Pai An Jing Qi with Sun Honglei. ( )5. Xiao Shenyang is twenty-nine years old this year. |