My mother was a cleaner in our school dinning hall when I was in the middle school．At that time she was such an embarrassment （难堪） to me not only because of her job but also her look．She had only one eye．Every time I saw her in my school，I pretended （假装） not to see her and ran away．
After leaving school，I got a good job in another city．Then I got married and had two kids．I told my family that my parents had been dead，so they never saw my mother，even her photo．But one day，I got a letter．It read：
My dear son Jeff，
I'm sorry to disturb you，but I really miss you all the time．I'm afraid that I will
have no chance to see you again．
I'm sorry that I was always an embarrassment to you when you were growing up．
However，I had no choice．When you were very young，you had an accident and lost an
eye．As a mother，I couldn't stand that you would have to grow up with only one eye．
So I …
I was proud of my son who was enjoying his beautiful world for me with that eye．
With all my love to you!
Mom
After reading the letter，I cried for a long time．
46．Jeff didn't want his friends to know his mother because of her．
A．job and look
B．height and weight
C．look and voice
47．From the passage we know Jeff's wife．
A．loved him
B．disliked their kids
C．never saw his mother
48．What does the underlined word"disturb"mean in Chinese？
A．责备
B．打扰
C．考验
49．lost an eye in an accident many years ago．
A．Jeff
B．Jeff's wife
C．Jeff's mother
50．After reading the letter，Jeff would probably．
A．regret for what he had done to his mother
B．be angry with his mother
C．forget the terrible accident．
Delivering a better life
By YANG FEIYUE |China Daily |Updated， 2019﹣03﹣30 10：42
A father who was disabled at work and abandoned （抛弃） by his wife brings his daughter on his takeout routes．
The 39﹣year﹣old man from Yunnan Province lost his mother when he was a teenager， He experienced a serious accident in 2012． And his wife abandoned him and their daughter three years ago．
But Li Bangyong didn' t give up．
He has managed to support himself and his girl by delivering takeout over the past two years．
Li moved to Jiaxing， Zhejiang Province to find a job but lost it after a machine crushed（压碎） his right hand．
He started delivering food with his baby last year． He put a safety chair on his e﹣bike． His girl wears a special coat to protect against sunlight and a quilt to keep warm．He works this way from 7：30 a．m． to 7 ：30 p．m． with only a 10﹣minute lunch break． He feeds his girl bread when she cries and slows down when she falls asleep． Li always carries her when he takes the food to customer' s doors， although he often has to climb many stairs．
He faces hardship but finds comfort in his work．
And many people have offered support to Li after reading his story．
（1）Who reported the news？
A． Yang Feiyue．
B．Li Bangyong．
C．Wang Zhenyu．
（2）How long does Li Bangyong usually work every day？
A．About 8 hours．
B． About 10 hours．
C． About 12 hours．
（3）Why does Li's girl walk around during a break？
A． To deliver takeout．
B． To relax her legs．
C． To protect against sunlight．
（4）Where does this passage probably come from？
A．A guide book．
B．A TV program．
C．A website
Writing is a much newer invention than talking． Nobody knows when people first began to talk， but so far as we know， they did not begin to write until seven or eight thousand years ago．
In Egypt， Mesopotamia， and China， and later in Palestine and Greece， people began to make marks and pictures with sticks and sharp stones from which others， or they themselves
later， could see what they had thought．
These early records were the beginning of writing．The first writing was picture writing．Here are some early Chinese picture words． Can you see what they represent （代表）？
Later Chinese writing is less like pictures than the earlier writing was， but we can see the pictures in some of its words． For example：
In picture writing， each picture represents a word； you need a different picture or mark for each word．
In present﹣day Chinese writing most of the marks are not pictures of anything， and a reader has to learn how the Chinese write about two thousand of these words before being able to read a newspaper．
With some of these marks you may be able to see what the idea is， For example：
The sun and the moon．明Its meanings are："bright" and" open"．
A man and two marks．仁One of the meanings is "humanity"．
（1）When did people begin to write？
A．Seven or eight hundred years ago．
B． Before people first began to talk．
C． Seven or eight thousand years ago．
（2）Which of the following is the earliest Chinese picture word？
A．
B．
C．雨
（3）What does the明in the passage mean？
A．Day and night．
B．Bright and open．
C． Humanity．
（4）What's the passage mainly about？
A． The history of Chinese writing．
B．When Chinese people began to write．
C． How the Chinese began to talk．
How do people find their ways？ At first， people did it by looking at the sun， the moon and stars， Later， we started to use the compass（指南针）．Today， there are navigation satellite systems．
A navigation satellite system uses groups of satellites， They send information to a receiver， such as your smart phone． Then they can find where you are．
The earliest navigation system is the Global （全球的） Positioning System（GPS） of the United States， The US has put 24 satellites into space to make sure GPS can locate a person correctly and globally． Russia's GLONASS and European Union's Galileo can also work globally．
The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System （BDS）is China's homegrown navigation system． It was set up in 2000． With it， China became the third country to build a navigation system after the US and Russia．
BeiDou can find you wherever you are． It helps you go faster by finding shortcuts and using correct directions． When you are in trouble and call the police， they will know exactly where you are if you have a smart phone that uses BeiDou．
Today， there are more than 20 BeiDou satellites above our heads． And the system is able to offer open services to the Asia﹣ Pacific area．
China plans to send more BeiDou 3 satellites into space． BeiDou﹣3's position accuracy（精确度） is less than five meters， By 2020， the BeiDou system will have 35 satellites and begin serving Globally．
（1）How did people find their ways at first according to this passage？
A． By looking at the sun， the moon and stars．
B． By using the navigation satellite systems．
C． By looking at the compass．
（2）How many navigation satellite systems are mentioned in the passage？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
（3）What does the underlined word"locate "in the third paragraph mean？
A．位于
B．设置
C．定位
（4）What do you know about the BeiDou system？
A．It was set up before GPS．
B．It will begin serving globally by 2020．
C． There are less than 20 BeiDou satellites today．
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In the Warring States Period， the State of Qin had a fight with the State of Zhao， Zhao needed some talented people to ask for help from Chu．Then Mao Sui﹣the man who believed he was the right person for this task came and recommended （推荐）himself．And he made the king of Chu send the army to help successfully． Zhao was safe． From then on， Mao Sui became a well﹣known hero of the state． |
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One day， Shang Yang put a thin wooden stick near the south gate of the capital of Qin．He promised to pay 10 gold pieces to anyone who could move it to the north gate． It was such a simple job that all the people thought Shang was joking． Then he added 40moregold pieces． A man moved it and he really got 50 gold pieces．After that， the people of Qin believed Shang was a man of his word． So they all followed Shang's new laws later． |
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Wang Xizhi was one of the most famous calligraphers（书法家）during the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China． When he was very young， he practiced his art every day and never stopped． One day， Wang Xizhi wrote in wood for an engraver（雕刻师）to cut． Then the engraver found the ink had penetrated （渗透）one centimeter into the wood．Now"Ru Mu San Fen" is often used to describe sharp ideas or useful views． |
（1）Where did Mao Sui come from according to this passage？
A． The State of Qin．
B． The State of Zhao．
C． The State of Chu．
（2）Why did the people of Qin follow Shang Yangs new laws？
A． They believed in Shang Yang．
B． They were afraid of Shang Yang．
C．Shang Yang gave them gold pieces．
（3）What is"Ru Mu San Fen"often used to describe now？
A． A man of his word．
B． Sharp ideas or useful views．
C．A well﹣known hero of the state．
Scrub， the pet cat of Jennifer's， was found! It got lost five years ago． Jennifer looked for it everywhere but failed each time． She thought Scrub would never come back． But one day she got a call from an animal shelter（庇护所） and was told they had found Scrub!
How did they know Scrub belonged to Jennifer？ How did they know Jennifer's phone number？ All the information was available because of the microchip， a very small computer chip（薄片）． It was placed under Scrub's skin many years earlier．
The microchip is usually placed under the skin of an animal's shoulder to keep its ID number． Once the chip is in place， the pet does not feel it anymore． When lost pets are brought to animal shelters， people there use a special tool to look for the microchip and read the ID number on it， then they'll call the microchip company to match the number to the information of the pet's owner． This is how the shelter was able to tell Jennifer that they had found Scrub．
Microchips have helped thousands of owners get their lost pets back． In New York， a dog named Roxy was missing for months． Then a woman found her on a busy street in New Jersey． No one knows how the dog got to a different state． However， thanks to her microchip， Roxy was soon returned to her grateful owner．
In 2008， a couple got their cat George back after he had disappeared 13 years earlier! When George got lost， the couple tried everything to find him． They visited animal shelters every day for six months， made posters and even offered a ＄500 reward（酬金）． As years went by， they thought George would never be back till they got the call from an animal shelter． Without the microchip， the cat would never be able to come home again．
Microchips can not only work for a pet's whole life but help lost pets no matter how far they've been away from home． This is why microchips may be just the thing to help bring missing pets back home．
（1）How did Jennifer find her pet cat？
A． By visiting animal shelters．
B． By offering a ＄500 reward．
C． With the help of the microchip．
D． With the help of a woman in New Jersey．
（2）Which statement about microchips is NOT true according to the passage？
A． They are very small computer chips．
B． They are under an animal's skin of its shoulder．
C． They can help the owners to find the long﹣lost pets．
D． They can only work for a lost pet that's far away from home．
（3）The right order of how animal shelters help lost pets return home is ．
①Get the ID number of the lost pet．
②Call the owner to bring the lost pet home．
③Look for the microchip of the lost pet．
④Call the microchip company to match the number to the information of its owner．
A． ③①②④
B． ③④①②
C．①③④②
D． ③①④②
（4）According to the passage， we can know that ．
A． the couple thought the microchip wasn't helpful at all
B． Scrub didn't feel uncomfortable with the microchip in its body
C． it took a long time to match Roxy's ID number to her owner's information
D． Jennifer herself found her cat according to the ID number on its microchip
（5）What is the main idea of the passage？
A． The reasons why pets got lost．
B． Different ways to find the lost pets．
C． The ways how people care for the lost pets．
D． The introduction of how microchips help the lost pets return home．
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