In 1995，Oseola McCarty gave a present of $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help poor students. It was a very generous thing to do. But her friends and neighbors were surprised. McCarty was a good woman. She went to church. She was always friendly and helpful. But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was not rich. In fact，she was poor.
How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money？ Oseola McCarty was born in 1908 in Hattiesburg，Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family. She took a job washing clothes. She earned only a few dollars a day. Oseola washed the clothes by hand. Then she hung the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s，she bought an automatic washer and dryer. But she gave them away. She did not think they got the clothes clean enough！At that time，many people started to buy their own washers and dryers. McCarty did not have much work， so she started to iron clothes instead.
McCarty never married or had children. Her life was very simple. She went to work and to church. She read her Bible （圣经）。She had a black-and-white television. But she did not watch it very much. It had only one channel.
McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about $250 000. When she was 86，a lawyer helped her make a will. She left money to the church，her relatives，and the university. McCarty just wanted to help others. She did not think she was a special person. But then people found out about her present to the university. She received many honors （荣誉）。She even flew in an airplane for the first time！Oseola McCarty died in 1999. She was a shy and ordinary woman who became famous.
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。Oseola McCarty gave $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi _______.
| A．to help the poor students | B．to surprise her friends and neighbors |
| C．to show her generosity | D．to be a good and rich woman |
From the story we know _______.
| A．McCarty was born in a poor family near the University of Southern Mississippi |
| B．everyone was surprised because they thought McCarty had no education |
| C．washers and dryers brought a change in McCarty‘s life |
| D．McCarty gave half of her money to the church and her relatives |
Which of the following is true？
| A．McCarty had to work to help her family after school every day. |
| B．McCarty learned to read the Bible by herself in the school. |
| C．McCarty made one third of her money by washing and ironing clothes. |
| D．McCarty did not have her own family because she had no husband or children. |
From which of the following can we tell McCarty lived a simple life？
| A．She worked hard all her life. | B．She didn‘t think she was special. |
| C．She didn‘t have many interests. | D．She had a TV set with many channels. |
Which of the following is true？
| A．McCarty died at the age of eighty-six. |
| B．McCarty did the job of washing for more than eighty years. |
| C．McCarty gave her presents to both universities and churches. |
| D．McCarty was given many honors because of her good deeds. |
Some Fun and Interesting Facts
◆Do you think what color oranges are？The answer to this question is "Orange"． However，the first oranges from Southeast Asia were actually green，Up to now，oranges in warmer areas like Vietnam and Thailand still stay green when they are fully grown．
◆There was a man named John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees．But the apples on those trees were much more bitter（苦的）than the ones you'd find in the supermarket today．John didn't expect his apples to be eaten whole，but rather made into hard apple cider（苹果酒）．
◆Like most four﹣legged animals，cats have five toes on the front paws（脚爪），but their back paws only have four toes．Scientists think the four﹣toe back paws might help them run faster．Do you know any other fun facts about cats？
◆Walt Disney might have been the firs it gloves on his characters，as the star Mickey Mouse in 1929's The Opry House（《奥普里之屋》）．Besides being easier to interest，there's another reason why Disney did so："We didn't want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human．" Disney once said．
（1）What does the underlined word "they" refer to？
A．Warmer areas．
B．Oranges in warmer areas．
C．The first oranges．
D．People from Vietnam and Thailand．
（2）John expected his apples to be ．
A．known by more people
B．sold in the supermarket
C．eaten only by himself
D．made into hard apple cider
（3）How many toes does a normal cat have in total？
A．Fourteen．
B．Sixteen．
C．Eighteen．
D．Twenty．
（4）Disney put gloves on Mickey Mouse in order to ．
A．make him look more human
B．protect his hands
C．help him to run faster
D．make him feel more comfortable
（5）Which is NOT a fact according to the information above？
A．The first oranges weren't orange．
B．John's apples weren't sweet enough．
C．Walt Disney put gloves on his characters to interest people．
D．Cats have fewer toes on their front paws than the ones on their back paws．
The sun was falling behind the hills．Andrea was driving back home to Brockboune．Then she saw an old lady ， standing by the toad ，with a sign saying "Brockboune" in her hand．
Andrea stopped the car．When the old lady got in ，Andrea could see that she was not that little．She was in a long dress and had a hat pulled down low over her eyes．She put her big brown shopping bag down onto the floor．
"Do you live in Brockboune ？" asked Andrea． "No ， dear ，" answered the old lady in a low voice ， "I'm just going to visit a friend ，but my car won't start ，so I decided to hitchhike．"
Something in the way the lady spoke made Andrea uneasy ，Andrea secretly studied the half﹣covered face ，the shapeless body ，the arms with their thick black hairs …Thick black hairs ？ Andrea's blood froze．This wasn't a woman．It was a man !
Her heart was beating wildly and her mind raced． Then suddenly ，an idea came up to her ，She stopped the car in a sudden． "My God !" she shouted ，"A child ! Did you see the child ？ I think I hit her !""I didn't see anything" ，the "old lady" said ，"I don't think you hit anything．""I'm sure it was a child !"shouted Andrea．"Could you just get out and have a look ？" The "old lady" slowly opened the car door ，leaving her bag inside．As soon as "she "was out of the car ，Andrea drove away as soon as possible．
Several minutes later ，Andrea thought about the "old lady's "bag and opened it carefully．There was only one thing in it ﹣﹣﹣ a shining knife．
（1）What's the Chinese meaning of "hitchhike" in the text ？
（2）Please list two details that make Andrea doubt about the "old lady"．（请列举出让Andrea对"老太太"起疑的两个细节）
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（3）How did Andrea get the "old lady" out of her car successfully ？（less than 25words ）（请根据短文内容回答问题，25词以内）
（4）．Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．（请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语，人名直接用Andrea）
（5）According to the story ，Andrea was and ．（请用两个形容词来评价Andrea，每空一词）
No one wakes up feeling happy every day．Very happy people are not different．They never stop trying to be happy．Here are some of the habits of happy people．
◆ They slow down．
Sometimes we think too much．（1） Happy people know how to enjoy the taste of their meal ，enjoy the world's colors ，even just step outside to enjoy fresh air．
◆ （2）
Getting your body moving for as little as 10 minutes can make you happy．Happy people exercise regularly and follow through on it because they know it will help them get in good mood （情绪） and stay in good mood．
◆ They spend money on other people．
Research shows that spending money on others makes you much happier than spending it on yourself．This is especially true of small things that show effort ， such as going out of your way to buy your friend a book that you know he or she will like．
◆ They get enough sleep．
（3） Your energy ，attention and memory all go down when you don't sleep well．Happy people make sleep a first thing of all．
◆ They have deep conversations．
Happy people know that happiness and depth go hand﹣in﹣hand．They avoid saying mean things about people．（4） They talk with others on a deeper level ， because they know doing it feels good and is an interesting way to learn．
根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项．
A． They exercise．
B． Happiness makes you creative．
C． We don't have time to look around．
D． Instead ，they focus on meaningful relationships．
E． When you sleep ，your brain restarts and cleans itself．
A recent study from a team of South Korean researchers suggests that eating alone often may lead to poor eating habits and poor food choices．Specifically ，the study found that men who ate alone more than twice a week had a greater risk of developing high blood pressure ，high cholesterol and diabetes．
For children ，eating with their families is not only about preventing bad outcomes（结果）﹣it is also about developing good ones．
In 2014， the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development（OECD） looked at data from nearly three﹣quarters of the world's countries．Among its findings was the fact that students who shared a main meal with their families were less likely to skip school．Children who eat a main meal with their families are also less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol（吸毒酗酒）．
In the report ，titled "The Importance of Family Dinners （VIII） "， researchers say that "teens who have frequent family dinners are more likely to say their parents know a lot about what's going on in their lives "． They also claim that when teens say they feel closer to their parents ，they are less likely to use drugs and alcohol．
Another study from the University of Montreal found that children who ate with their families experience long ﹣term physical and mental health benefits（好处）．These children were physically in better shape and drank fewer sugary soft drinks．These children also seemed to have better social skills and they were less aggressive（好斗的）．
Professor Linda Pagani says that mealtimes shared with parents "likely provide young children with first﹣hand social interactions ，discussions of social issues（事件） and day﹣to﹣day concerns "．She adds that they may likely help the child have better communication skills with others．
（1）What can be the best title for the text ？
A． Benefits of eating together
B． Advantages of eating alone
C． Ways of developing social skills
D． Risks of using drugs and alcohol
（2）Children eating with their families are more likely to ．
A． drink more sugary soft drinks
B． do well in their studies at school
C． be more socially active and aggressive
D． have a closer relationship with their parents
（3）Why is Professor Pagani mentioned in the last paragraph ？
A． To introduce her
B． To add a new point
C． To explain further
D． To provide background information
（4）From which is the text probably taken ？
A． A travel guide
B． A biology textbook
C． A cooking instruction
D． A science magazine
When he was a teenager ，Hunter Adams was very unhappy ，and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s hospital for people with mental（精神的） health problems．
When he left hospital ，Adams decided to become a doctor ，so he went to Medical School in Virginia ，USA．But when he was there he did things in a different way．For example ，he didn't like the doctor's white coats．he preferred to wear shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients ，and he tried to make them laugh．The doctors at the medical school didn't like Adams very much because he was too different．
But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine．He saw unhappy and lonely people ，and he tried to help them as patients ，but as people too．He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital ，and often put a special red nose on his face to look like a clown and to make the children laugh．
When he finished medical school and became a doctor ， Adams opened his own hospital ，called "the Gesundheit Institute" ，together with some other doctors．They wanted it to be a place in a different way of working with sick people．
Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s ，and in 1998 ，Universal Pictures made a film about his life．It was very successful．In the film（called Patch Adams） ，Robin Williams played Adams．Williams said ，"Hunter is a really warm person ，who believes that patients need a doctor who's friend．I enjoyed playing him．"
（1）What probably made Hunter decide to be a doctor ？
A． His interest in medicine．
B． His idea to open a hospital．
C． His early experience as a teenager．
D． His love for the lonely children around．
（2）How was Hunter different from other doctors ？
A． He was famous before working in hospital．
B． He liked to wear shirts with flowers in them every day．
C． He treated his patients as friends in every way possible．
D． He was good at dealing with people who were mentally ill．
（3）What does the underlined word "clown" in paragraph 3 probable mean ？
A． 木偶
B． 小丑
C． 外星人
D． 蜘蛛侠
（4）What can we know from Robin Williams words ？
A． He thought highly of Hunter．
B． Every doctor needs a patient friend．
C． He became a warm person ever after．
D． A good actor makes a successful film．
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