David came from a poor family. When he finished his high school, however, he was given a wonderful present. “Some of my friends got new clothes and a rich boy even got a new car,” he remembered, “My dad reached into his trousers pocket and took something out. I held out my hand, and his present dropped into it — a nickel (五分镍币).”
Dad said to me, “Buy a newspaper with that. Read every word of it. Then turn to the classified section (分类栏目) and get yourself a job. Get into the world. It’s all yours now.” I always thought that was a great joke my father had played on me until a few years later when I was in the army, sitting in a foxhole (战壕), and thinking about my family and my life. It was then that I realized that my friends had got only new cars, or only new clothes. My father had given me the whole world. What a great present!
1. When David left school, he received ______ as a present.
A. a new car B. new clothes C. a newspaper D. hardly anything
2. What did David become a few years later?
A. A college student. B. A rich person. C. A soldier. D. A newspaper reporter.
3. The title of the passage may be ______.
A. How to be a Soldier B. How to find a Job C. A Great Joke D. A Great Present
What's a spacewalk？ Any time an astronaut gets out of a spacecraft（航天器） while in space， it is called a spacewalk． Astronauts go on spacewalks for many reasons． For example， experiments can be placed on the outside of a spacecraft． This lets scientists learn how being in space affects（ 影响） different things． By going on spacewalks， astronauts can also fix things instead of bringing them back to the earth to fix．
When astronauts go on spacewalks， they wear spacesuits to keep themselves safe． Inside spacesuits， astronauts have the oxygen（氧气） they need to breathe and the water they need to drink． To keep the astronauts and the spacecraft safe， the astronauts must leave and go back to the spacecraft through a special door． When on a spacewalk， astronauts use safety tethers to stay close to their spacecraft． Tethers are like ropes， connect the spacewalkers with the spacecraft． They keep astronauts from floating（ 漂 浮 ） away into space． Another way astronauts stay safe during spacewalks is by wearing a SAFER． SAFER is worn like a backpack． It helps an astronaut move around in space．
How do astronauts train for spacewalks？ One way is by going for a swim． Floating in space is a lot like floating in water． Astronauts practice spacewalks underwater in a huge special swimming pool． For every one hour they will spend on a spacewalk， astronauts need to train seven hours in the pool． Another way astronauts practice for a spacewalk is by using virtual reality（虚拟现实）． It looks and feels just like a spacewalk．
Today， only three countries have finished spacewalks independently． They are Russia， the United States and China． The first person to go on a spacewalk in the world was Alexei Leonov from Russia． Zhai Zhigang is the first Chinese astronaut to go on a spacewalk． The world record of spacewalks is held by Russian astronaut Anatoly Solovyev． He has been on 16 spacewalks and spent more than 82 hours outside in space．
（1）About the spacewalk， we can know ．
A． some things can be fixed by astronauts during spacewalks
B． all experiments must be placed on the outside of a spacecraft
C． an astronaut can get out of a spacecraft any time while in space
D． a spacewalk lets scientists learn how being in space affects different things
（2）How many ways to keep the astronauts safe during spacewalks？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
D． Five．
（3）What's the meaning of the word " tethers" in Paragraph 2？
A． 吊篮
B． 系绳
C． 笼子
D． 钩子
（4）Astronauts train for spacewalks by ．
A． floating in space
B． using virtual reality
C． going on spacewalks outside a spacecraft
D． training in water in a common swimming pool
（5）According to the passage， which is NOT true？
A． China can finish a spacewalk independently．
B． Astronauts can breathe and drink in spacesuits．
C． Astronauts can move around in space with the help of SAFER．
D． Anatoly Solovyev is the first person to go on a spacewalk in the world．
One weekend， Taylor， an eight﹣year﹣old girl， went shopping with her parents． She asked her parents to buy a toy she wanted． Instead of giving her money to buy the toy， Taylor's father encouraged her to make money by herself． "How can I make money？" Taylor thought for a while and had an idea， "Why not make cakes and sell them at church to raise money to buy the toy？"
The next day， Taylor started her plan． She first needed some money for tools and materials． So she borrowed ＄40 from her parents and promised to pay it back． Then she began to make cakes by herself． To her parents' surprise， she made ＄175 by selling the cakes that Sunday．
Everyone thought Taylor would buy the toy she wanted． She certainly had made enough money for it， but she didn't． Instead， Taylor decided to buy business cards and had her father's phone number on them． Then she began handing the cards out． More people knew Taylor and came to buy her cakes． Even large companies began to try buying her delicious cakes．
Though Taylor has made a lot of money， she still works hard at school． She also likes to take part in other activities． So Taylor must carefully manage her time． For example， instead of watching TV after school， Taylor might have to bake（烘焙） a lot of cakes for customers． When she has dance lessons on some days， she needs to get her baking done on time so she isn't late for class．
Making cakes may take time and be hard work， but Taylor sees the fun in it． "I think making cakes is mostly my hobby．" she says． She also decorates（装饰） the boxes that are used to pack the cakes． Taylor uses all kinds of decorations to make sure each box looks special for her customers． People love the extra feeling Taylor gives them by decorating the boxes， so more and more people come for her cakes．
Taylor's cakes are becoming very popular． She achieves a sweet success．
（1）Taylor started selling cakes because ．
A． she loved baking cakes very much
B． she wanted to make a lot of money
C． her parents encouraged her to sell cakes
D． she needed money to buy the toy she wanted
（2）Which is NOT true about Taylor？
A． She made ＄175 at first．
B． She bought a toy for herself．
C． She borrowed ＄40 from her parents．
D． She continued her business after she made ﹩175．
（3）Taylor told people about her cake business mainly by ．
A． handing out business cards
B． selling her cakes at church
C． advertising at her dance class
D． inviting large companies to buy her cakes
（4）After Taylor has made a lot of money， ．
A． she doesn't work hard at school
B． she can't manage her time well
C． she sees the fun in her cake business
D． she is too busy to take part in other activities
（5）The author wrote the article mainly to ．
A． explain how to buy a toy
B． teach us how to make good cakes
C． show us that it is fun to sell cakes
D． introduce a girl who is talented in business
It is a great thing to help others． First， you can learn new things． Second， it can also make you feel good．
How can you do it？ Helping through charities（慈善团体） is a good idea． Charities are organizations（组织） that help others． September 5 is the International Day of Charity．
You can help charities by giving your time， giving money or giving things that you own．
● Volunteering
Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay．Some ways of volunteering are：
☆visiting old people to talk to them or help them
☆ walking dogs at an animal shelter（收容所）
☆ cleaning up a park
☆ helping some children．You can teach the children without life skills how to take care of themselves．
● Fundraising
Fundraising is to collect or produce money to a charity to help others． Some ways of fundraising are：
☆ making cakes or biscuits to sell
☆ doing sponsored（有赞助的） activities． For example，families and friends give you money if you finish a long walk．
● Donating
Donating is to give your things to a charity to help ot hers．Some ways of donating
are：
☆ giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people
☆giving your old books to a library．
So， what can you do to help others？
（1）Why is it a great thing to help others？ （at least one）
（2）Which day is the International Day of Charity？
（3）Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese ．
（4）Mary makes some money by drawing pictures． She gives the money to a charity． It is a way of ．（填写序号A或B或C）
A．volunteering
B． fuundraIsil
C． donating
（5）Give a proper title to the passage ．
The Inside of the World
When I was a very little boy， I was always asking questions．
One day when I was walking with my nurse along the city street， I asked，"Jane what's under the street？""Oh， just dirt（尘土），" she replied．" And what is under the dirt？Oh， more dirt． " she replied．
（1） ．So I asked again， "Well， what's under that？""Oh， nothing﹣I don't know﹣why are you always asking so many questions？ "she asked．
I knew there must be something under that．（2） I also heard that Chinese lived on the other sideof the world， head down， I wanted to find out if that was true．
（3） ，down， down， down． till I came through on the other side， and then I would know．I was a very little boy， you see． With a small shovel（铁锹）， I started a hole in the backyard behind the grapevines（葡萄藤）． No one knew what I was doing．（4） ．
Then one evening my father asked， "What's that hole in the backyard？ " （5） He didn't laugh when I told him， but he asked me if I knew how far I would have to dig．
I hadn't dug through the world， but I did know how far it was．
A． I knew my secret was out B． I wasn't satisfied with her answer C． And I just wanted to know what it was D． So I made up my mind I would dig down through the world E． I wanted to keep it a secret until I had dug all the way through F． As a result， I became closer and closer to the inside of the world |
When Reginald Johnston， a British scholar（学者）， first walked into the Forbidden City in 1919， most palaces weren't allowed to visit． But a century later， when the People's Republic of China is to celebrate its 70th founding anniversary（周年纪念） in October，the 599 year﹣ old palace complex（宫殿群） becomes the world' s busiest museum．
Open to the public
In the old days， ordinary people could only imagine what it looked like inside． When the Palace Museum was founded in 1925． the public could go into the palaces． Now 80% of the total area of the museum is open to the public and it will increase to 85% in 2025．
Embracing（拥抱） the world
"It felt like you were hit by hundreds of years of history．"Christopher Allen from Britain said， "I beginto love its history and culture．"
The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors． It attracted about 3.5 million visitors from abroad and 9 overseas（海外的） exhibitions were held in 2018 The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon（文化现象） everywhere it goes．
Attracting the youth
On the Palace Museums online store on Taodao， you can find more than 10， 000 cultural products． The ones with cute and humorous pictures of emperors are very popular．
Some favourite products also go offline． For example， the Kangxi Emperor's Favourite Chocolate"， the most popular drink always has people lining up（排队） to get a taste．
As a child， Xu Jing often rode a bike in front of the Meridian Gate（午门）．"I had little memory of the museum then， but now I am more willing to visit it after watching several popular TV shows about the museum， "she said．
（1）The current situation（##）of the Forbidden City is that ．
A． it has become the world's busiest museum
B． most palaces are still not allowed to visit
C． it is closed to all the world except local people
D． it is not open because there are too many exhibits
（2）The Palace Museum has been open to the public for years．
A． 70
B． 94
C． 100
D． 599
（3）Which is NOT the reason that the Forbidden City attracts more visitors from abroad？
A． Foreigners are hit by hundreds of years of Chinese history．
B． The Forbidden City is becoming more open and friendly to visitors．
C． The ticket price of the Forbidden City is the lowest．
D． The Palace Museum exhibition becomes a cultural phenomenon everywhere it goes．
（4）According to the last part， the youth know more about the Palace Museum mainly Through ．
a． the online store on Taodao
b． offline stores
c． history books
d． popular TV shows
A． a， b， d
B． a，b，c
C． b，c，d
D． a，c，d
（5）Which is RIGHT according to the passage？
A． The Palace Museum becomes world famous in a short period．
B． Visitors can leave their footprints（ H E） in each area of the museum．
C． All the native people were willing to visit the museum when they were kids．
D． With the development of China， the Palace Museum opens its arms and welcomes the visitors from all around the world．
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