It was Day 1 of our vacation on Cortes， a beautiful quiet island． "iPhone， iPhone， iPhone，" my son kept moaning （呻吟）． In front of him was a big window facing the blue ocean． And a cool gentle wind was coming in from the door． Clearly， he saw and felt none of it．
Back at home， I'd soon give up and hand the phone over to him after five minutes of listening to this kind of moaning．
But not here，Before we left，I had told my 10﹣year﹣old son the rule ﹣﹣ no emails，no Facebook，no video games， and no iPhone． We came here to get away from them all． Here we were on our first day and already， he couldn't stand it．
▲I walked down the grass road to the beach and looked out to the sea． My 6﹣year﹣old daughter and my husband were drawing on pieces of wood． They were doing just fine．
On Day 2，we spent the whole morning digging for shells （贝壳）．This time， my son joined us． He collected shellfish and other sea treasures． When we got back to our little wood house， I gave my son a book， and put him on the lovely garden chair． It was almost dinner when he looked up．
The next few days passed in peace．
On Day 6， my son was lying beside me on the beach， watching the sun going down． He was playing with the sand． And there was something shining in his eyes． I realized how time slowed down for both of us． It was exactly what I wanted． Finally， we were able to sit quietly without thinking about screens， phone calls and e﹣mail．
A week away from all the electronics and life is good．
（1）What is the special rule for the writer's vacation？
A． They couldn't use their electronics．
B． They must keep quiet and stay in the house．
C． They had to spend their vacation on an island．
D． They should collect as many shells as possible．
（2）Which of the following can be put in "▲'' in Paragraph 4？
A． I felt really tired and went to bed．
B． I closed the door and stayed with him．
C．I just walked outside to leave him alone．
D．I gave him his iPhone and let him stay inside．
（3）The change of the son's feelings can be described as ．
A．angry →surprised→proud
B．excited→peaceful→bored
C．worried→angry→hopeful
D．bored→peaceful→pleased
（4）The best title for the passage can be ．
A． A Terrible Life on the Island
B． A Special iPhone for My Son
C． A Fight between Mother and Son
D． A Vacation Away from Electronics
International Museum Day is coming． Here are some special museums that you must see．
Sweet Museum， Russia |
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Do you love candy？ Don't miss the sweet world in Russia． You can find different kinds of sweet food here． But they are just models! Look， how big the lollipops （棒棒糖）are! People can ride on them． Want to taste the ice cream？ Be careful﹣the ice﹣cream balls are lights! |
Museum of Failure， Sweden |
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There are more than 100 failed products in the museum． Some of them come from the world's most successful companies， like the Newton computer from Apple． Maybe success stories are similar and kind of boring， but we can find interesting stories in failures and learn something from them． |
Cancun Underwater Museum， Mexico |
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It is a secret garden under the sea． You can either dive （潜水）or take a glass boat into it． Down here， sea animals live around 400 sculptures （石膏像）． Each sculpture tells a story and it's made of special material， which is good for the sea life． |
Museum of Broken Relationships， Croatia |
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Some relationships end ﹣ with lovers， with dreams and with cities， This special museum has a collection of objects from people all over the world who want to lock their memories． Each of the objects shares a story of their past relationship． |
（1）If you're interested in art under the sea， you may go to ．
A．Sweet Museum
B．Cancun Underwater Museum
C．Museum of Failure
D．Museum of Broken Relationships
（2）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
A．People can taste the candies on show in Sweet Museum．
B．People learn about success stories in Museum of Failure．
C．Objects in Museum of Broken Relationships have their stories．
D．The material of sculptures in Cancun Underwater Museum is harmful．
（3）The passage is probably from the column （栏目）of in a magazine．
A．Culture
B．Health
C．Sports
D．Food
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Mark Zuckerberg， who starts the social network Facebook， often wears jeans and a T﹣shirt to work， including to important business meetings． Not everyone agrees with him． Some people say he doesn't look serious this way．
Harvard Business School researcher， Franccsca Gino， has a different idea． While most people seem to think that dressing differently from those around you generally has a bad influence， she believes it can actually have a positive（积极的） effect． And she's done experiments to support her idea． When her researchers， wearing sportswear， visited the expensive shops an Italy， they were usually viewed as wealthier and more important people than those who were well﹣dressed in designer clothes．
Do people always view less formal（正式的） clothing more positively？ Researchers in France took their research out into the street， to the general public． The video they made shows an actor dressed in a well﹣cut suit and shiny shoes． While walking along the road， he begins to cough badly， stops to catch his breath and falls down． Before he even calls for help， people rush to help him． In another video， the actor appears at the same crowded place and repeats the actions in exactly the same way． But this time， no one comes to help． What's the difference？ He's wearing untidy clothes and looks like a homeless person． In a situation like this， the clothes you're wearing could mean the difference between life and death．
It seems that our clothing doesn't only change the way others view us， but also the way we see ourselves． In an experiment testing students' ability to pay attention to details（细节）， the group wearing white lab coats did the best．Why？ Researchers told them that they were wearing the doctors coats． The experiment didn't show whether such influences would last long． More experiments are needed in the future before we decide to make the doctors' coats a must of fashion．
（1）Mark Zuckerberg is not considered serious by some people because ．
A． he does not listen to others' advice
B． he sets up a network of video games
C． he wears jeans and a T﹣shirt to work
D． he often plays jokes at business meetings
（2）Which of the following is Gino's opinion according to Paragraph 2？
A． It is necessary to buy expensive clothes．
B． Wearing less formal clothes is in fact good．
C． It is bad to dress differently from people around you．
D． Wearing sports clothes makes you look less important．
（3）In Paragraph 3， the writer proves（证明） his （her） opinion mainly ．
A． by giving reasons
B． by using pictures
C． by comparing facts
D． by listing numbers
（4）What can we learn from the passage？
A． What we wear makes a difference．
B． Formal clothing makes a wise man．
C． Our value depends on what we wear．
D． Our clothing influences our characters．
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Fresh green grass． Hundreds of colorful wild flowers． Water running into little pools． Birds making their homes in boxes． The 9， 500﹣square﹣metre Augustenborg Botanical Garden may look just like any other well﹣organized park but there's a difference． It lies on the roofs（屋顶） of industria land office buildings in the city of Malmo in Sweden．
Green roofs are not a new invention． And now they are getting popular again． The common roofs of a modern city have endless black surfaces with no life or water． Perhaps that's why a garden on a roof becomes such a perfect choice for more and more people．
Green roofs are not just pretty． They also help to moderate the city temperature． The high temperatures on common roofs in the summer can make top floor flats uncomfortably hot． What is more， they play a part in making the cities hotter than the countryside around them， causing the "urban heat﹣island effect"． On a green roof， however， with its plants and water， temperatures change only a little， as they do in a park． This can greatly cut the costs of heating and cooling in the building below．
Also， a green roof takes in rain water， and protects the city drainage（排水） system．_____ And small animals and birds can make their homes on it． Thanks to this， the city may become part of nature， rather than something completely separate from it．
While the cost of building such a roof can still be higher， it can be cheaper in the long term as a result of energy savings． And wouldn't it be wonderful to be able to walk out into a garden high above the city's noise and traffic， whether you're at school or in an office or just at home in a ten﹣floor block．
（1）With the example of Augustenborg Botanical Garden， the writer wants to explain ．
A． how wildlife is protected
B． what a green roof is like
C． how to organize a good park
D． what to do with a spare roof
（2）The underlined word " moderate" in Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to " "．
A． raise
B． check
C． record
D． control
（3）Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragraph 4？
A． A green roof is alive．
B． A green roof stops pollution．
C． A common roof is noisy．
D． A common roof increases the cost．
（4）The purpose of the passage is to ．
A． discover the problems with green roofs
B． introduce the change of green roofs
C． show the amazing beauty of green roofs
D． describe the advantages of green roofs
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Everyone faces difficulties in their life． Daniel Kish was born with a special eye illness and lost his eyesight before he was only 14 months old．
Soon after， however， he started to do an amazing thing． He learned to make clicks（咔哒声） with his tongue to help him move around． Kish now moves about using sonar（声呐）． He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle by himself on public roads． And he started the organization World Access for the Blind（WAFTB） in 2000， teaching others how to use sonar． In the interview with National Geographic， he explains how the sonar works．
"When I make a click sound， it produces sound waves． These waves reflect（反射） off surfaces all around and return to my ears． My brain then deals with the sound and turns it into pictures in my mind． Each click is like a camera flash， which helps me make a 3﹣D picture of my surroundings for hundreds of feet． It's like having a conversation with the environment．"
Kish feels it is exciting to ride a bike using a sonar， although he needs to click twice a second， much more than he usually does． "It may sound a bit dangerous to move around the world in this way，" he says． "But most people in the world live in fear of things that they imagine． I love hiking and mountain﹣biking． I go almost everywhere． And I've never had an accident and hurt myself．"
He is happy to be able to help more blind children to improve their life．"We've served over 10， 000 students in nearly 40 countries，" he tells the reporter．"Many students are surprised how quickly results come． Seeing isn't in the eyes． It's in the mind．"
（1）Kish moves around using sonar because ．
A． he is good at making clicks
B． it make him "see" the world
C． he has a great interest in science
D． it is important for him to keep healthy
（2）Which of the following is the right order shoeing the sonar works？
①The sound waves reflect off surfaces．
②The person makes a clicking sound．
③The brain turns the sound into pictures．
④The sound waves reach the person's ears．
A．①④③②
B．②①④③
C．①④②③
D．②③①④
（3）What can we learn about World Access for the Blind（WAFTB） from the passage？
A． It offers the blind free bicycles．
B． It sells sonar products to the blind．
C． It teaches the blind to use sonar．
D． It helps the blind find more friends．
（4）The best title for the passage might be ．
A． Living without fear
B． Travelling with the blind
C．Hoping for the future
D． Looking around the world
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Every year，more than 26,000 children arrive in Britain．We ask some new arrivals what they like best about their new lives and what's different from home．
Jarek，Poland I don't know anybody from Poland here， but I'm lucky because the English boy next door is very friendly and kind． We are in the same class! I like teachers here． At home， the teachers seem a bit strict and serious． There are a lot of rules， too． Here， teachers are patient and don't give much homework． We students go out of school and buy pizza or burgers at lunchtime． We can't do that in Poland． |
Daisy & Luck，the USA My sister and I like living here．It's cool！My sister loves the British accent（口音）．Everybody here is very polite．But we don't understand all your strong words﹣we say "yard" not "garden" and "apartment" not "flat" The food is better here．There's Chinese，Indian and Thai．At home we eat too much fast food． |
It's too cold here! I hate doing sports， especially outside in winter． The teacher here is very serious about sports．I prefer science and maths．I love the maths class because the teacher is really funny， just like my maths teacher in India． The school is so big and some students seem unfriendly． Iim from a small village school．I think it's hard to communicate with them． |
（1）Among the above four children， probably likes the new school life best．
A． Luck
B．Zinah
C． Jarek
D． Daisy
（2）In Zinah's eyes， her maths teacher in India might be ．
A． cold
B． strict
C． patient
D． humorous
（3）The passage is probably taken from ．
A． a travel magazine
B． an education website
C． a geography textbook
D． a business newspaper
Populations of white﹣tailed deer（白尾鹿） are growing rapidly in many parts of the United States． As populations grow， food becomes a problem． Many deer die of hunger．Others grow up small and unhealthy． In search of food， hungry deer move closer to where humans live． They eat farm crops， vegetables and even trees． Besides， increased numbers of deer near roads can cause traffic accidents．
People admire the grace and fast speed of deer． Most people don't want these animals to be hungry and ill． Should people take action to control the growing deer populations？
Should People Take Direct Action？
Many people think that hunting （打猎） is the best way to control the animal populations． Wildlife managers will see if there's enough food in an area and decide its carrying capacity（容量）． Then hunters with licenses are sent to help control the number of deer． Hunting is usually not allowed in cities or suburbs， however．
Some people have the idea to catch the deer and move them to other places． But this method is expensive and requires finding another place that can accept the deer without breaking the balance of ecosystem．
Scientists are also working to develop chemicals to control the birth rate in deer populations． But this plan works for only one year at a time．
Should People Take Indirect Action？
Some suggest bringing in natural enemies of deer， such as wolves， lions and bears， to areas with too many deer． But these animals could also hurt dogs， cats， and even humans．Other communities have built tall fences around areas to keep out the deer．However， this is impossible for farmers．
Some people are against any kind of action， They support leaving the deer alone．Animal populations in an area naturally go up and down over time． Doing nothing means that some deer will die of hunger or illness． But finally， the population will reach a size within the carrying capacity of the environment．So， let nature go its own way．
（1）According to the passage， increased numbers of deer can bring to people in the area．
A． water pollution
B． traffic accidents
C． serious illnesses
D． growing populations
（2）Which of the following is the best to fill in the " " in the passage？
A． Should People do Nothing？
B． Should People protect the Deer？
C． Should People Take Special Action？
D． Should People Drive the Deer Away？
（3）The writer most probably agrees that ．
A． farmers can build fences to keep the deer out
B． people should leave the deer alone in the wild
C． hunting is the best way to control the deer populations
D． it's great to catch the deer and move them to other places
（4）The writer organizes this passage by ．
A．telling stories
B．using numbers
C．giving opinions
D．describing scenes
A myth is something that is not correct， but many people believe． There are a lot of myths about the human brain．
One of the biggest myths is that we only use 10 percent of our brains． The next part of the myth is that if we can learn to use the rest of our brains， then we'll be much smarter．People say this all the time， but it's absolutely not true! The truth is that although we don't know everything about the human brain， we know that each part of it has an important function（功能）． Modern scientists think the"10 percent myth" ridiculous（荒谬的）．
The other most popular myth is about being" right brained" or "left brained"．According to this myth， people who use the right side of their brains are more artistic and creative． People who use the left side of their brains are better at math and science．This is as popular as the 10 percent myth， and it's also wrong． In 2013， a study at an American university examined the right brain and left brain myth． According to the study， we use both sides of our brains equally（相等地）．
It's true that we use different parts of our brains for different things． We use our left side for language more， and our right side when we need to pay attention． But there is no evidence（证据）that creative people use the right side more of that scientific people use the left side more．
We've talked about myths， so let's look at a few interesting facts about the brain． First of all， the brain feels no pain． Second， about 75 percent of the brain is made of water． It's also the fattest organ in your body． Here's another interesting fact about the brain． Around the time you turn 18 years old， it stops growing．
（1）The underlined word "This" in Paragraph 3 refers to ．
A． the left brain myth
B． the right brain and left brain myth
C． the use of human brains
D． the study of an American university
（2）According to the facts mentioned in the passage， may use the left brain more．
A． Robert， who is learning English
B． Kate， who is drawing pictures
C． Jenny， who is designing clothes
D． Jacob， who is doing research
（3）Which of the following is TRUE about the human brain？
A． It is growing all life long．
B． The right side is used more by artists．
C． Some parts of it are not used at all．
D． Three quarters of it is made of water．
（4）The passage mainly tells about ．
A． the growing of the brain
B． different functions of the brain
C． right brain and left brain
D． myths and facts about the brain
By﹣Anna Matteo
28 January，2019
A 3﹣year﹣old boy who was lost in the woods for two days is now safe at home with his family．But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers（救援者） that he was not alone in the rainy，freezing cold woods． He said he was with a friend﹣﹣a bear．
The child went missing on January 22 while playing with friends near his grandmother's house in North Carolina． When the other children returned but Casey did not， the family searched the area for almost an hour before calling the police．
Police formed a search team to look for the young boy in the nearby woods．But two days went by and ﹣﹣ no Casey．
Then on January 24，someone called the police saying he heard a child crying in the woods．Police followed up on the information and found Casey at about 9：30 that night． He was in good health．
Casey told the rescuers he had hung out with a black bear for two days， a bear he called his "friend"．
The police officer Chip Hughes spoke with reporters from several news agencies． He said Casey did not say how he could survive in the woods for two days in the cold， rainy weather．"However，the police officer said， "he did say he had a friend in the woods that was a bear with him．"
Hundreds of people helped in the search and rescue efforts， including some 600 volunteers，police and members of the army． Doctors at the medical center gave Casey some examination． He was then sent to his family on January 25．
His mother talked with reporters and thanked everyone who joined the search for her son．"We just want to tell everybody that we're very thankful that you took the time out to search for Casey， "said his mother．"He is up and talking． He's already asked to watch cartoon．
（1）Who stayed with Casey in the woods during the two days？
A．A bear．
B．The police．
C．His mother．
D．The volunteers．
（2）The underlined word "survive" in Paragraph 6 probably means " "．
A．give up
B．get lost
C．fall asleep
D．remain alive
（3）What is the correct order in which these happen？
a． Someone heard a child crying．
b． The family started to look for Casey．
c． Casey played with his friends．
d． The police found Casey was in good health．
A．b﹣c﹣a﹣d
B．b﹣c﹣d﹣a
C．c﹣b﹣a﹣d
D．c﹣b﹣d﹣a
（4）After Casey was sent back home， he was ．
A．scared
B．nervous
C．relaxed
D．surprised
Welcome a student from France or Spain into your family!
Host a student from Spain or France and experience his/her life and culture．
Exchange students from Spain and France are looking for welcoming warm， fun and loving hosts who will share life and culture with them for a few weeks in June， July and august．
Stays can be from 3 to 6 weeks．
What to do with your exchange student：
Movies/Museums/Beach/Cooking /Baking / Community projects/
Volunteering/Hanging out/Shopping /Disneyland/
anything you can think of…
Requirements to host：
Loving， active， outgoing family
One stay at﹣home， or part﹣time host parent
Teen in the home within 4 years of age of the exchange student
Willing to take students to places of interest once a week
（maybe visiting them next summer at their home countries）
If you are interested and would like more information， please contact：
Shirley Wentzell 909﹣918﹣6715
Email：Shirley@uceus．com
（1）Exchange students from France or Spain will possibly stay for in host families．
A．10 days
B．5 weeks
C．2 months
D．1 year
（2）According to the passage， we can learn that ．
A．exchange students will come back next summer
B．exchange students have to cook dinner by themselves
C．parents in a host family should have full﹣time jobs
D．teens in host families can experience different cultures
（3）The text above is probably a ．
A．letter
B．notice
C．poster
D．diary
If you go shopping in any toy store，you can see clearly the different games and toys for boys and girls：there are a lot of pink toys on one side of the store for girls；and dark﹣ colored cars，guns，and soldiers for boys．Some big stores with toys may even have a pink floor for girls and a blue floor for boys．In fact，it is difficult to buy a toy for a girl that is not pink．
Some people think that too much pink is bad for girls．Sue Palmer，writer of Toxic Childhood， is very
worried that most girls over the age of three are crazy about the color．According to some scientists，this happens for two reasons．Firstly，most companies offer too many products in pink．Also，many parents think their little daughter looks cute in pink．Sue Palmer says that girls at this age cannot make proper decisions by themselves，but the pink can affect （影响） the choices and the decisions they will make in the future．
Some parents are worried too﹣﹣ for example，Vanessa Holburn，thirty﹣two，who has two girls under the age of four．Their bedrooms are a sea of pink and Vanessa is not happy．"Pink says that you are soft and gentle．Blue says that you are strong and powerful． I want my daughters to be strong and powerful．I′m worried that pink will not help them with that， "she says．
But not everyone thinks there's something wrong with pink．Grayson Turner is a father of three girls and he isn't worried at all． "People forget that things change all the time，" he says． "My girls used to love pink when they were little，but as they get older，they change． "Turner explains that his twelve﹣year﹣old daughter never wears pink clothes anymore． "This love of pink is just a fashion and all fashions change， "he adds， "It's only since the 1940s that people have started dressing girls in pink﹣﹣ before that it was a color for boys．"
（1）Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage ？
（2）The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 3 means ．
A．being soft and gentle
B．being strong and powerful
C．being gentle but powerful
D．being cute and beautiful
（3）According to Grayson Turner， ．
A．parents needn't worry about pink toys
B．all little kids love the color pink
C．pink has always been a color for girls
D． his girls now prefer the color blue
（4）The purpose of this passage is to ．
A．explain why girls are crazy about the color pink
B．make parents less worried about the color pink
C．encourage girls to give up playing with pink toys
D．show people's different opinions about the color pink
Smile Train is a charity（慈善团体） that helps the millions of children around the world，who suffer
from a facial defect （缺陷）．The defect happens when a baby ' s top lip or mouth doesn't form properly before birth．Eating and drinking is very difficult for these babies．The charity provides free operations，which give these children a new smile，and with it，new hope and a new beginning．
Children with the defect need all the help．Although many sufferers are accepted by their families，sadly，others are not．In some countries，children with this defect are often abandoned at birth because their parents feel ashamed of them or cannot afford the operations． The good news is that the operation is not difficult．It takes less than an hour and costs the family nothing．The charity raises money and finds the right medical volunteers to perform the operations．
A Smile Train doctor from the UK said，"Each child who has the operation is given a second chance at
life．After years of staying at home，the children can finally go to school and be happy．Every year I perform hundreds of operations free of cost through Smile Train．Some of the stories I have heard are quite surprising．One newborn baby girl was found abandoned on a train．Luckily for her，she was found and adopted（收养）by a passenger．This lady then heard about Smile Train and brought the baby to our hospital． I did the operation and gave hope to the family．Experienced doctors like me share our kills with local doctors．In this way we make sure that these operations will always be available．"
（1）Smile Train is a charity which ．
A． provides food and medical care for poor children
B． raises money for all the doctors working in the UK
C． offers free medical help to children with the facial defect
D． gives children without parents new hope and a new beginning
（2）The underlined word "abandoned"in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ．
A． given up
B． dressed up
C． called up
D．brought up
（3）What did the doctor from the UK think of his volunteer work ？
A． Dangerous
B． Surprising
C． Relaxing
D． valuable
（4）It can be inferred from the passage that ．
A． children with the facial defect are becoming more ashamed than before．
B． more doctors are trained to help children with the facial defect
C． fewer baby boys with the facial defect are operated on than girls
D． doctors in Smile Train are always well paid for doing the operations
This painting is called The Fighting Temeraire．Temeraire is the name of the big．old sailing ship that you can see on the left of the picture．People chose this picture to be the greatest painting in Britain．
J．M．W．Turner painted it in 1839．It shows the old sailing ship，the Temeraire，on the River Thames near London．There's a small tugboat pulling the old ship． It's in fact taking the Temeraire on its last journey．The old ship is going to the breaker's yard．In the background we can see the sun setting．
The picture，however，is more than just a painting of two boats in the evening．The artist wanted to show the end of an era（时代）．The time of the beautiful，old sailing ships is coming to an end．That's why we see this happening at sunset．In the little，brown tugboat we can see the new industrial era starting．The tugboat is small and dark and it's making a lot of smoke，but it's very strong，because it's pulling the much bigger ship．
The painting shows a real event．Turner watched the Temeraire taking its last journey up the Thames，but he changed some of the details．He painted the old ship white and gold so that it looks like a ghost． In fact，the real ship was black and yellow．We also see the sun setting behind the ship，but in fact，the ship travelled towards the sunset．However，Turner wanted to show the sun setting on the time of the beautiful old sailing ships．
Turner painted The Fighting Temeraire when he was quite old，so perhaps he wanted to show the sun
setting on his own life，too．He loved the painting and he never sold it．You can see it today in the National Gallery in London．
（1）The Fighting Temeraire ．
A．is the name of a big sailing ship．
B．was thought the best painting in Britain．
C．shows two nice new ships．
D．was painted by a famous young artist．
（2）The old ship was pulled to the yard ．
A．to be painted new．
B．to be repaired．
C．to be broken up．
D．to be sold．
（3）What does the tugboat stand for according to the passage ？
A．The new industrial era．
B．The beautiful old era．
C．The painter's own life．
D．The white and gold ghost．
（4）What can we learn from the last two paragraphs ？
A．The color of the real sailing ship was white and gold．
B．In the painting the sailing ship was going towards the sunset．
C．Finally Turner sold this painting because he didn′t like it．
D．Today the painting is kept in the National Gallery in London．
The Coffee Pot Restaurant
We're looking for Saturday assistants（帮手）in our busy town centre restaurant．The job will include setting and clearing tables，serving customers and helping in the kitchen．We′re looking for polite and patient people who can work under pressure．
Hours：10 am﹣4 pm including a half﹣hour lunch break
Pay：￡5 an hour +lunch
Film Extras Wanted
Have you ever wanted to be in the movies？Are you interested in acting？We′re making a film in the local area during July and August and we'll need several young people as extras（临时演员）．
We′re looking for active and social 14﹣18﹣year﹣olds．
Pay：￡50 a day+meals
Please include a recent photograph in your application．
Newspaper Boys/Girls
We′re looking for honest young people to deliver （投递）newspapers and magazines，We need one person for morning deliveries（7﹣8）and two people for evening deliveries（5﹣6）．You must be at least 13 years old and have your own bicycle．For morning deliveries you need to be good at getting up early，too！
Pay：￡30 a week
When you apply（申请），please say whether you prefer mornings or evenings．
PART﹣TIME ASSISTANTS WANTED
Shop′n′ Save Supermarket needs two young people （14﹣18）for evening and weekend work．The job includes helping customers，putting things on the shelves，collecting trolleys，etc．
Hours：5﹣7 evenings or 10﹣5 Saturdays and Sundays．
Pay：￡4 an hour and free lunch for weekend hours
（1）To be a film extra，one has to be ．
A．polite an patient．
B．active and social．
C．honest and strong．
D．helpful and careful．
（2）A part﹣time assistant at Shop′n′Save Supermarket needs to ．
A．set and clear tables．
B．provide a photo．
C．deliver newspapers．
D．help customers．
（3）If 13﹣year﹣old Tom is free from 5： 00 pm to 7：00 pm， which job can he apply for ？
A．A restaurant assistant．
B．A film extra．
C．A newspaper boy．
D．A supermarket assistant．
The 2030 Agenda says that ending poverty in all its forms，including extreme poverty（极度贫困），is the greatest task．Because 1.4 billion people in developing countries live on less than ﹩1.25 a day．Another 842 million people，or one in eight people，do not have enough to eat，today．
The good news is that there are ways to end poverty．
Creating jobs，both in the United States and abroad，is a great way to deal with poverty．When people have jobs，they have money，and when people have money，they can more easily get themselves out of poverty．The U．N．says that "For the poor，labor is often the only thing they can use to improve their well﹣being．"
The education of girls and women impacts（影响）the rest of the societies．A woman's degree of education is linked to the age at which she marries and has children，to her health and diseases．Educating girls and women can end poverty in developing nations，as well as in the United States．
The United States hasn't raised the lowest pay since 2007．Because of this，right now，"A full﹣time worker with two children getting the lowest pay will still raise his or her family in poverty．"And this is a problem in almost every other country，especially in developing nations．Raising the lowest pay could possibly increase the health and well﹣being of millions．
The president of the World Bank，Jim Yong Kim，says that he believes "health care covering in all countries can help achieve a goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030．" He says that health care could end poverty．Because about 100 million people are pushed into extreme poverty every year by having to spend money on health problems，and health problems push about another 150 million into very serious hardship．
These ways to end poverty show that while there is a difficult road ahead，there is a practical path forward．
（1）How many people do not have enough to eat today？
A．100 million．
B．150 million．
C．842 million．
（2）What is the only thing the poor can use to improve their well﹣being？
A．Creating．
B．Labor．
C．Studying．
（3）The fourth paragraph mainly tells us ．
A．the importance of educating girls and women．
B．the ways of educating girls and women．
C．the time of educating girls and women．
（4）Who is Jim Yong Kim？
A．The President of the U．N．
B．The president of the World Bank．
C．The President of the United States．
（5）How many ways to end poverty are mentioned？
A．4．
B．6．
C．7．
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