Singaporean Singer Stefanie Sun (Sun Yanzi) goes to Tahoua, West Africa (西非尼日塔瓦) to visit the children who have suffered from famine(饥荒)and war. Stefanie Sun is touched by those poor kids there: “Some children are already 3 or 4 years old, but they are so skinny that you can hold them with your single（单个的）arm. You can see scare and hopelessness in their eyes. The children only wish to have food to eat, and can survive and go to school. However, these basic needs are like dreams to them.”
Stefanie Sun is deeply touched by a 4-month baby who weighs only 2.5kg! Stefanie says that the children have nothing but leaves to eat during famine. The reconstruction (重建) in that area needs enough food, education, and clean water. Stefanie Sun is a singer, who is from ___________.
| A．West Africa | B．Singapore | C．China | D．Taiwan |
The children in Tahoua, West Africa have suffered from ___________.
| A．water and food | B．illness and war | C．famine and war | D．earthquakes and typhoon |
The 3 or 4-year-old children are so__________ that you can hold them with your single arm.
| A．thin | B．fat | C．heavy | D．light |
“these basic needs are like dreams to them.” Here basic needs means____________.
| A．having food to eat | B．going to school |
| C．surviving | D．all of above |
From this passage, we can see the charity ____________ can help them.
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You neve
r know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will affect (影响) your life in some serious way.
Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful (痛苦的) and unfair. But later you realize that without getting over those difficulties you would have never realized your further ability and strength. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.
The people you meet affect your life, and the successes and failure (失败) you experience, create who you are. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.
Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your sights high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.
You can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it. The people we meet .
| A．all know where to find us | B．serve us on no purpose |
| C．won't become our neighbor | D．will change us in some way |
From the passage, we know that bad things can make us .
| A．terribly meet bad luck | B．realize our further ability |
| C．find no serious success | D．possibly enjoy every moment |
The underlined word "poignant" in the passage means " ".
| A．平淡的 | B．明显的 |
C．深刻的 | D．艰苦的 |
The writer's advice is that we should .
| A．never talk to strange people | B．learn as much as we can each day |
| C．get over difficulties painfully | D．not believe in ourselves but others |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Create Your Own Life | B．Hold Your Head Up |
| C．People You Meet in Life | D．Things Happen to You |
Welcome to Shawnee Mountain, a great place for skiing! All people can have a wonderful time here. For more information, you can visit www.shawneemt.com or call 570-421-7231.
Shawnee Mountain is a wonderful place for___________.
| A．staying | B．skiing | C．climbing | D．visiting |
Two parents and a child of 45cm tall will pay ___________for the lifts on weekend,
| A．$100 | B．$86 | C．$50 | D．$43 |
If a soldier goes to the mountain, ___________should be shown for a lift ticket.
| A．the proof of age | B．the college ID |
| C．the phone number | D．the active duty ID |
It is known that people can go to Shawnee Mountain___________.
| A．with expensive tickets at night | B．for 6 hours on Christmas Day |
| C．from Mid December to March | D．just from Monday to Friday |
Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
| A．There are 2 holiday periods during a winter. |
| B．The prices now are not the same as last year. |
| C．People over 70 are also welcome to be there. |
| D．People can go to the mountain in the afternoon. |
Reporter: How long have you been a firefighter?
Wilson: For eight years. JP Reporter: How did you get started?
Wilson: First, 1 had to take a lot of tests in two weeks. Then, I went to the firefighter school for four months. 1 learned how to put out fires and how to use equipment I also
had a full-time training every day!
Reporter: How do you stay safe on the job?
Wilson: I wear special clothing. It helps keep me protected from fire. I also carry an oxygen tank (氧气瓶) and a mask (面具). They help me to breathe in a smoke-filled building. Reporter: Are there any new tools that firefighters use?
Wilson: We have a special camera that can see in the dark. It can find heat. That way, we can
exactly tell the place of a fire. Reporter: Do you save pets?
Wilson: Just three days ago, I helped save some cats. They were hiding under the beds. Pets
usually bide during a fire because they are afraid of danger. Reporter: Do you ever get afraid?
Wilson: No. There is no time to he afraid. I just think about what to do to put out the fire safely. Reporter: What do you like best about being a firefighter?
Wilson: Helping people! Kate Wilson has done her job for____________.
A. 2 weeks b. 3 days c. 4 months D. 8 yearsTo become a firefighter, Kate Wilson ____________at first.
| A．took a lot of tests | B．le arned to stay safe |
| C．saved some animals | D．used fire equipment |
Kate Wilson says she does not get afraid because_____________.
| A．she has an oxygen tank | B．she knows how to fight fires |
| C．she enjoys finding heat | D．she is too busy putting out fires |
As a firefighter, Kate Wilson likes____________ most.
| A．wearing a mask | B．asking questions |
| C．helping people | D．hiding in smoke |
What did the reporter make this interview for?
| A．To tell people what a firefighter does. |
| B．To teach people how to prevent fires. |
| C．To make people want to be firefighters. |
| D．To show people how a firefighter is trained. |
In England, everybody knows Jamie Oliver. He has his own TV programs. La these programs, he tells people how to cook healthy food. Everyone likes Jamie ’ s programs because his food is easy to make.
Jamie wants people to eat healthily. In some schools in England, the food at lunch time wasn’t healthy. One day, Jamie went to a school to make a TV program about healthy diet. He cooked the food with lots of fruit and vegetables. At first the children didn’t want to eat because they didn’t like fruit or vegetables. But after they tasted the food, they started to enjoy it.
Now the food for children in schools has become much healthier.People like Jamie’s TV programs about food because his food_______.
A. is always healthy
B. is easy to make
C. is good for kidsOne day, Jamie visited a school and_______.
A. surveyed the students’ diet
B. showed the students how to cook
C. made a program about healthy foodFrom the passage we leant that Jamie is a famous_______.
A. TV host B. film actor C. school teacher
How do you like to go to school like this one in Oxford, England? There are no real classes. The students go from one group to another when they want to. You may find students of fourteen, sixteen or twenty - one years old all in the same group. They work at their own studies. Nobody tells them what they should do or what they shouldn’t do.
The day I visited, school began at nine. Some students were listening to their own lessons. Others were watching TV on physics. A group was working in the library. I didn’t see anybody just sit doing nothing. Everybody was studying.
At lunch time I could see students working, too. They were talking about their lessons while they were eating. When you think of those students, you can be sure it is one of the best schools in the world.In this school in Oxford, the students _______.
A. are all teenagers
B. don' t study in groups
C. never study in any real classesEvery student is working at _______in this school.
A. the same thing
B. a different thing
C. his or her own studiesIt is true that_______.
Ahis school is one of the best schools in the world
Bhe students in this school like to study in the same group
Che students in this school learn everything by discussing with others
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