George Orwell is one of the UK’s best-known 20th century authors but he’s also claimed by Motihari, a town in north-eastern India, where Orwell spent the first year of his life, before he and his mother moved to Henley, England.

More than a century after the Orwells left, the shabby bungalow (平房) is being turned into a museum. The four families who have been living here are in the process of moving out. Among them is Aditya Abhishek. “That’s something I share with George Orwell,” he tells me. “We were both born in the same house, but he became famous, and I didn’t.” He is sad to say, “I have so many memories associated with this bungalow.”

As very few people here understand English, it’s perhaps no surprise that few know much about George Orwell. Motihari has no bookshop selling anything other than school and college textbooks. You cannot easily lay your hands on any of Orwell’s books here.

“Today, scholars have to travel to London for research on Orwell, but once the museum is developed, they can carry out their research at his birthplace,” says cloth merchant Debripya Mukherjee.

He and his friends are in touch with Orwell’s son, Richard Blair, who may help them get copies of the collection of original manuscripts (手稿), pictures and so on held by the George Orwell Archive at University College London (UCL) . The local government is planning to spend $ 150,000 on the project. “We’re fortunate that a writer like George Orwell was born here,” says Mukherjee. “So, it’s our duty to preserve this bungalow and make it presentable.”

【小题1】Where did George Orwell live in India?

A．Beside a museum.	B．In a town’s bungalow.
C．In a bookshop.	D．Close to Henley.

【小题2】What can we infer about Aditya Abhishek?

A．He has refused to leave the bungalow.

B．He has deep feelings of the bungalow.

C．He hasn’t got used to the life without George Orwell.

D．He has become famous because of his association with George Orwell.

【小题3】The underlined phrase “lay your hands on” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A．publish	B．share
C．receive	D．obtain

【小题4】According to the text, the museum ________.

A．has a hopeful future

B．is cooperating with UCL

C．is founded by Debripya Mukherjee

D．gets limited support from the local government

Heroes of Our Time

A good heart

Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarship to study medicine-but coach John Thompson got a look at Dikem be and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA, and a citizen（公民）of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo.

Success and kindness

After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming children's videos in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew to more than $ 20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help others—producing child safety videos with John Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program, "I believe it's the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children have the right to live in a world that is safe. "

Bravery and courage

A few weeks ago, Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space between the rails, and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists he's not a hero. He says, "We have got to show each other some love. "

【小题1】What was Mutombo praised for?
A. Being a star in the NBA.

A．Being a student of medicine.

B．His work in the church.

C．His willingness to help the needy.

【小题2】What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning？

A．It produced safety equipment for children.

B．It made videos to protect children.

C．It sold children's music and artworks.

D．It looked for missing and exploited children.

【小题3】Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero？

A．He helped a man get across the rails.

B．He stopped a man from destroying the rails.

C．He protected two little girls from getting hurt.

D．He saved a man's life without consideration.

请结合以下要点,写一篇有关史蒂芬·霍金（Stephen Hawking）的文章。要点:
1. 他于1942年1月8日出生于英国。
2. 他在20多岁的时候,患上了一种无法治愈的疾病;
3. 1988年，他出版了《时间简史》（A Brief History of Time） ;迄今为止这本书已销售逾1亿册;
4. 他于2018年3月14日去世,享年76岁;
5. 人们因他在物理学上作出的巨大贡献而尊重他。
注意:1. 词数100左右;2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all time, really did foolish experiments? Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?

Sometimes, people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution to a problem. Sometimes, they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.
Charles Darwin didn’t settle for(满足于)just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.
Suppose you drop sheets of paper that are of exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other sheets. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn’t be worth anything.
But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understandings of physics, ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.
Scientists sometimes stop to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, which we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations of science.
【小题1】The passage tells us that Charles Darwin　　　　.

A．was a great English scientist

B．always liked doing the experiments that others thought difficult

C．thought even the simplest thing was important

D．didn’t get well with others

【小题2】The underlined phrase “set aside” most probably means　　　　.

A．throw away	B．store up
C．put to use	D．realize

【小题3】The author of the passage tries to　　　　.

A．convince us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and Newton are the greatest scientists in the world

B．draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things

C．prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed

D．draw our attention to everyday happenings around us

【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Darwin really did foolish experiments.

B．According to some people Darwin did foolish experiments.

C．It is believed by all the people that things could be important though they seemed to be simple.

D．Galileo and Newton worked out ancient Greek physics.

某中学生英文报开设了"人物介绍"栏目,请根据以下内容，为该栏目写一篇介绍阿里巴巴集团的创始人马云的英文短文。
1. 1964年9月10日出生于浙江省杭州市；
2. 曾经两次高考失败,1988年毕业于杭州师范学院；
3. 1995年，马云创办中国黄页,被广泛认为是中国第一家互联网公司；
4. 1999年创立阿里巴巴,为来自两百多个国家和地区的会员服务；
5. 马云的成功来自于对所做事业的坚持。
注意:1. 词数100左右（开头已经给出，不计入总词数）；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇:中国黄页Chinese Yellow Pages 杭州师范学院Hangzhou Normal University
Ma Yun is the founder, chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group. ___________________________________________
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