If you are given only 1 yuan, could you live in a city for one day? It seems this may be a little difficult. But students from Xi'an did it.
On April 10, more than 60 students from a middle school of Xi'an took part in the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. Students not only have to live, but also have to deal with a lot of hard tasks in this charitable(慈善的) activity. It has happened in eight cities and is going to four others , including Beijing , in May.
To make money. many students looked for part﹣time jobs and experience how hard life was. Zhang Qiyue, 14, asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and finally got one chance."We were upset when they said no. But gradually, we got used to it ," he said. After being a waiter for an hour. he got 25 yuan.
Some made use of their talents by singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked by took notice and helped them. Zhao Jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts(手工). "This showed it's important to learn a special skill," he said.
Living was hard, but finishing the tasks wasn't any easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a short time. The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth thousands of yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour."We learned how to explain to others, From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt…after almost 20 tries, we succeed," he said. They will give all of the money they made to poor schools in Tibet.
(1)The students should in this activity.
A. be given enough money
B. complete some easy tasks
C. live and finish difficult tasks
D. give away their pocket money(零用钱)
(2)To make money, students tried many things EXCEPT .
A. going to Beijing for work
B. doing part﹣time job
C. giving talent shows
D. drawing and making paper crafts
(3)What did the students learn from this activity?
a. Living was hard.
b. It was much easier to finish the tasks than living.
c. It was important to learn a special skill.
d. Success came from many tries.
A. abc
B. abd
C. bcd
D. acd
(4)What's the main purpose of this activity?
A. To let students from different cities communicate with each other.
B. To teach students how to make money.
C. To develop students' living skills and social responsibility.
D. To make students realize the importance of learning a special skill.
As a new teacher in Denver, Kyle felt that there was something she didn't know about her students. She thought up a lesson plan called "I Wish My Teacher Knew."
For the activity, Kyle's students wrote down a thought for their teacher and shared something they'd like her to know about.
The students loved this idea. Many of them were not only willing to include their names, but also enjoyed sharing it with the class.
"I wish my teacher knew I don't have pencils at home to do my homework," one wrote.
"I wish my teacher knew I don't have friends to play with me," another shared.
"I wish my teacher knew sometimes my homework is not signed (签名) because my mum is not around a lot," read another.
After she learnt most of her students led heartbreaking lives,Kyle shared some of the notes on social media.She hoped other teachers would use the same lesson with their own students.Soon posts and photos of notes from other schools poured in(涌入) from around the world.
"After one student shared that she had no one to play with at break, the next day during break I noticed she was playing with a group of girls. Not only can I support my students, but my students can support each other," said Kyle.
Kyle's story won the hearts of many people.
"I take my hat off to this teacher. It must have been heartbreaking after reading these stories."
"If every person did one nice thing for someone, no matter how small, the world would be a better place."
(1)Kyle started the activity to .
A.gave good lessons to the students
B. help other teachers prepare lessons
C. know more about her students
D. get her students to know her better
(2)What did the students need to do in the activity?
A.Write down their wishes.
B. Play at break with friends.
C. Get their homework signed.
D. Have more pencils at home.
(3)What do we know from the story?
A. The students put notes on social media.
B. All the students led heartbreaking lives.
C. Many people supported Kyle's students.
D. The students improved in some ways.
(4)How do you understand the underlined sentence "I take my hat off to this teacher?"
A. I look up to the teacher.
B. I encourage the teacher.
C. I agree with the teacher.
D. I don't believe the teacher.
(5)Which of the following words best describes Kyle?
A. Imaginative.
B. Polite.
C. Responsible.
D. Friendly.
When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona, nothing should get in your way ﹣ even if you have no feet.
An 11﹣year﹣old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz, who was born without feet, will fly from his home in Brazil to take part in the Spanish club's summer training camp. Although he is disabled, Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gym class. He can run, dribble (运球), pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able﹣bodied teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.
His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun, "He is skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes." Mum Sandra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams. She said, "He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell." Muniz's gym teacher added, "He is challenging the social norms (标准). When he arrived there, no one believed in him." But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy. So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent.
The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he'll be able to show off his "fancy footwork" and meet his idol, Barça soccer player Lionel Messi.
Muniz wears a prosthetic (假体的) ankle and foot to help him get around in rainy weather. He knows that his disability means he'll never be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympic (残奥会的) sport.
(1)Who praised Muniz's football abilities ?
A. His idol, Messi.
B. His best friend.
C. His mum, Sandra.
D. His gym teacher.
(2)The underlined word "thrilled" in paragraph 3 has the similar meaning to .
A.excited
B. worried
C. disappointed
D. interested
(3)The time order of the following sentences is Muniz .
①played football well and became captain of his school gym class
②could walk without falling when he was very little
③was asked to fly to Spain for a summer training camp
A. ①②③
B. ③②①
C. ②①③
D. ②③①
(4)We can tell that Muniz according to the passage.
A.has difficulty in living a normal life
B.dreams to play for a professional football team
C.will play football for the Spanish La Liga soccer club
D.hopes that playing football will be part of Paralympic Games
(5)Which saying can express the spirit of the passage ?
A.Failure is the mother of success.
B.Never put off tomorrow what we can do today.
C.Where there is a will, there is a way.
D.A good beginning is half done.
"Can I take your order? " Night after night, I had to say this as I worked in my family's restaurant. My father was a fantastic cook. He wanted me, his only son, to cook with him, but I didn't like cooking. Because of the restaurant, my father was always busy. He never had time to play football with me.
During my high school and college years, I worked with my family at night. But I always avoided the kitchen. I couldn't wait to graduate (毕业)so that I could move away from the family business. Several days before my graduation day, my father and I started looking at new cars. Finally, we found the right car. I was sure that my father would give it to me as my graduation gift.
On my graduation day, my father gave me a book as a gift. It was his old cookbook. I was so angry that I gave it back to him and ran out of the house. Several days later I moved away and started my business. Although I often saw my father during holidays, we never talked about the graduation gift. Then one day, I got a call that my father was ill. I went to see him because I was very worried.
That night, I looked through my father's books and saw the cookbook that he had given me year before. I carefully opened the cookbook and went through it. Then I found something that made me cry. It was a check(支票)for 30,000 dated(注有日期)the day of my graduation.And the price of the car my father and I chose all those years ago was 30,000.
(1)From Paragraph I we know that the writer's father .
A. was a common cook
B. had a lot of free time
C. wanted the writer to be a cook
D. often played foot ball with the writer
(2)The writer couldn't wait to graduate because he wanted to .
A. leave the family business
B. manage the family's restaurant
C. have enough time to find a good car
D. get a graduation gift as soon as possible
(3)The writer on his graduation day.
A. accepted his father's gift
B. moved away from home
C. was very angry with his father
D. was very worried about his father
(4)The last paragraph shows that the writer .
A. decided to cook with his father
B. hated his father giving him so little money
C. regretted he didn't look after his father well
D. realized his father's deep love for him at last
(5)What would be the best title(题目)for the passage?
A. A cookbook
B. A football fan
C. My school days
D. My business
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe. It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music. In the 18th century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.
In the Strauss family, there were two composers called Johann Strauss: the father and the son. The father, Johann Strauss the elder, wrote and played music for traditional dances, called the waltz. His dance music made him famous all over Europe. The son, Johann Strauss the younger, was also very successful and popular. He wrote over 150 waltzes. In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.
Mozart was another very important composer. He was born in Austria in 1756. Before he was six, he played not only the piano but also the violin. His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities. He wrote hundreds of wonderful pieces of music. But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only 35. Like Johann Strauss, father and son, he was a great European musician, and many people still think his music is perfect.
(1)From Paragraph 1(第1段) we know that Vienna is .
A. a beautiful new city
B. on the River Danube
C. in the center of Austria
D. the center of European pop music
(2)How many important composers are mentioned in the passage?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
(3)Johann Strauss the elder was famous for .
A. the dance music
B. his son
C. The Blue Danube
D. the concerts
(4)It can be inferred(推断)from the passage that Mozart was .
A. stupid and lazy
B. clever but lazy
C. stupid but hard﹣ working
D. clever and hard﹣ working
(5)This passage can be found most probably in the part of in a newspaper.
A. News
B. Recreation(娱乐)
C. Ad(广告)
D. Sport
One sunny Monday,I decided to go for a walk with my husband.I was wearing a special diamond(钻石) ring that day. It was my 20th birthday gift from my grandmother.
As we were walking in the park, I unintentionally looked down at my hand and found the diamond on my ring was missing. I was really worried so I went back to look for it. I knew how small the chances were of finding it, but I still wanted to give it a try.
As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into an old gentleman by accident."What's wrong,love?" he asked nicely. "Sorry that I ran into you,"I said,"But I lost something. I'm really worried. "I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the hole in my ring."That's not going to be easy to find it, "he said. "Tell you what, love, I take a walk here every day. I'll keep my eyes open for it. "I thanked him expecting nothing.
A few days later, my husband and I met the old man again in the park."Guess what, "he said. "I found your diamond! "I couldn't believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me.Then my husband offered him money for his help, but he refused.
The old man could have easily kept the diamond or sold it, as it's worth several thousand dollars.But he didn't. All I have to do is to look at my ring and remind myself that there are still kind and generous souls out there. Now thanks to this man, I'll spend more time trying to do something nice for other people.
(1)The relationship between the lady and the old gentleman is .
A. husband and wife
B. father and daughter
C. owner and thief
D. strangers
(2)The underlined word "unintentionally" in Paragraph 2 probably means" ".
A.有意地
B.无意间
C.故意地
D.不小心
(3)After the gentleman found the diamond, he .
A. called 911 to look for the lady
B. sold the diamond for a lot of money
C. kept the diamond to himself
D. returned it when he met the lady
(4)According to the passage, we can know the following EXCEPT that .
A.The diamond ring is a special gift for the lady
B. the lady lost her ring while she was walking
C. she knew it was difficult for her to find the diamond
D.She was surprised when the gentle handed the diamond back
(5)The main idea of the story is .
A. We can trust people who offer help
B. Strangers can be very nice sometimes
C. Keep an eye on your own things
D. Keep your eyes on the road when you walk on the street
B
It's that time of the year﹣graduation. The end of school year is nearly in sight, and it's an especially big deal if you're finishing high school or college.
One amazing 16﹣year﹣old Florida girl, Grace Bush, graduated from both high school and college this week! She actually got her college diploma before her high school diploma. How did she manage to do that?
"Hard work and great attention," she told a local TV news station, "have made me succeed in doing high school and college at the same time. "She started taking college courses when she was just 13. She would often get up at 5: 30 a. m. and go to bed after 11: 00 p.m.
Doing both at the same time is a huge achievement, and it has also helped her family save money. She's one of the 9 children, all home﹣schooled until the age of 13. Her father is a math professor while her mother is a part﹣time history teacher in a high school. Grace Bush has earned her college degree in law, with a near perfect GPA of 3.8 and she hopes to become a lawyer one day, although her parents expect her to teach at university. By the way, she also played basketball in her college team in her spare time.
(1)In what way is Grace "amazing" ?
A. She is a 16﹣year﹣old Florida girl.
B. She finished high school this week.
C. She worked very hard at her lessons every day.
D. She graduated from both high school and college at 16.
(2)Which picture might Grace's diploma look like ?
(3)What is the key to Grace's success?
A. Taking college courses at 13.
B. Working hard at her courses.
C. Growing up in a professor's family.
D. Having a dream of becoming a teacher.
(4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?
A. The Bushes have 13 children altogether.
B. Grace's mother is a full﹣time history teacher.
C. Grace wants to teach at university in the future.
D. Grace received her education at home before 13.
Paula was seven that year. One day, she saw Mom making clothes. When Paula asked who the clothes were for, Mom said they were for the poor people. On Christmas morning, Paula opened her presents and saw those beautiful clothes she had seen Mom making. "I thought the clothes were for
The poor people," said Paula. Mom smiled and said, "They are for the poor people. We're poor."
When Paula was nine, her greatest wish was to own a pogo stick(弹簧单高跷). When Christmas season came again, she told Mom all she wanted was a pogo stick. Mom told her they couldn't afford one. One a Saturday morning before Christmas, Paula went shopping with her parents. While they were buying fruit, Dad said: "I need to buy some tools. I'll be back soon." Later, Paula and Mom got In their truck. Soon Dad walked out with a long thin box. Paula wondered if it was a pogo stick in the box.
When they got back home, Dad put the box in the storeroom. That afternoon, while her parents were busy doing housework, Paula walked secretly into the storeroom and found the box. There was a silly old broom(扫帚) in the box! Paula was so disappointed. On Christmas morning, she got some gifts, but she didn't get what she really wanted. Then Paula saw Dad enter the storeroom. He came back carrying a beautiful pogo stick! She couldn't believe it!
That was many years ago. But Paula recalls those sweet memories every Christmas season. Her parents didn't have much money, but they gave her the most important gift of all, full of love. She will never forget all the joy her parents brought into her life.
(1)Paula's parents gave her as a Christmas gift when she was seven.
A. a new computer
B. a nice pencil
C. beautiful clothes
D. delicious food
(2)At the age of , Paula wished to have a pogo stick.
A. eight
B. nine
C. ten
D. eleven
(3)Paula's father went back to their truck with a .
A. bag
B. hat
C. map
D. box
(4)Paula's parents were when she walked secretly into the storeroom.
A. sleeping
B.eating dinner
C. doing housework
D. feeding cows
(5)Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A. The Great Gift
B. A Nice Pogo Stick
C. A Kind Little Girl
D. Paula And Her Mom
Lei Haiwei, a 37﹣year﹣old fast food courier(快递员) from Hunan Province, got first place in a televised Chinese poetry knowledge competition. He beat other competitors, including a master's degree(硕士学位) graduate from Beijing University, in the third season of the Chinese Poetry Conference on CCTV on April 4, 2018.
"My interest in ancient poems began as early as I was six years old. My father hoped I would grow up to be a man who keeps the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in mind," the courier said.
In 2001, the younger Lei found a job in Shanghai and began to read books related to ancient poems at bookstores or libraries in his spare time, since he didn't make much money. The young man also developed a habit of reciting poems he liked and writing them down after ieturning home.
Though Lei works as a fast food courier in Hangzhou later,his love for poems never died. Even on his busiest work days, he used any available momeni to recite poems. "For example, I am used to reciting poems when I wait for food at restaurants, and traffic lights on my way to deliver food. Reciting poems not only enriches my knowledge, but also makes my job less boring. As for my future plan, I will stick to reading and reciting poems," Lei said.
(1)How old is Lei Haiwei?
(2)What habit did Lei Haiwei develop when he worked in Shanghai?
(3)What is Lei Haiwei's future plan?
(4)把短文最后一段中划线句子翻译成汉语.
(5)给短文拟一个恰当的标题.
Although half a century has passed, Shao Guohua never forgot the film ticket his teacher gave him that warmed his heart when he was a boy. Shao entered primary school in Zigong, Sichuan Province, in 1960, Back then, sports and watching movies were the students' favorite times.
Once, the school organized a trip to the movies for the students, and many of Shao's classmates signed (签约) up for it. But the boy had no money to buy the 0. 05﹣yuau ticket. When his classmates lined up to enter the movie theater, the boy stood alone outside. Then Shao's Chinese teacher Mo Xunru saw him and bought a ticket for him.
He can't remember what movie it was, but Shao never stopped being thankful to his teacher. "Ms. Mo made forty or fifty yuan a month back then, so a 0.05﹣yuan ticket may not be a big deal for her. But for me, it moved me deeply," said 63﹣year﹣old Shao.
After graduating from primary school, Shao moved to another city along with his parents. In the follovring years. he tried to find his former teachers and classmates, but failed. It wasn't until this year that Shao visited his teacher Mo Xunru after 50years.
"The reunion (重聚) was emotional," said Shao, who is over sixty himself now. "The 89﹣year old Mo did not hear well anymore and seemed to not know me at first sight, but she was still as kind as she used to be." Shaoleft l,000yuan to his teacher as well as a letter which reads: "Dear Ms. Mo, wish you good health. Your student: Shao Guohua."
(1)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Shao Guohua entered the primary school in 1961
B.Mo Xunru was Shao's Chinese teacher.
C. Shao Guohua never left his hometown.
(2)Why didn't Shao Guohua enter the movie theater at first?
A.Because he didn't like the film.
B. Because his classmates didn't like him.
C. Because he had no money to buy the ticket.
(3)When did Shao see Ms. Mo again?
A. 50years after he graduated from primary school.
B. After he graduated from university.
C. The writer doesn't tell us.
(4)What's the main idea of the passage?
A. Shao Guohua gave his teacher 1,000yuan.
B. A teacher bought a movie ticket for her student.
C. A man repaid his teacher for a movie ticket after half a century.
You may have heard of people who are allergic(过敏)to seafood, smoke or pets. But did you know that some people were allergic to Wi﹣Fi signals(信号)?
Rose White, a 44﹣year﹣old woman from Britain, first found herself being allergic to Wi﹣Fi signals in 2015. She had a cough, heart trouble and great pains in her head when she stayed at the places covered with Wi﹣Fi signals.
Rose has tried many ways to keep away from Wi﹣Fi signals. In the past six months, she either slept in her car or in tent which she had put up in the woodland and in the fields. She even tried sleeping in a shed(棚子). Being completely tired, Rose had no choice but to quit her job and moved 370 kilometers away from her home to avoid Wi﹣Fi signals, but failed. Because of the hard life, she got a stomach problem.
She is now living in a small house in the rural(乡下的) area in England. There are far fewer Wi﹣Fi signals. However, the house, which belongs to her friend, will be sold to others, so she has to move again soon.
Rose is planning to move to a more rural area. She is also planning to buy a camper van(野营车) so that she can drive away from Wi﹣Fi signals whenever she is feeling uncomfortable. As she can not work to make money, she has to raise money online. She is hoping to raise 15,000 pounds. So far, she has raised over 1,600 pounds. She still has a long way to go.
(1)Which is not Rose's allergic symptom(症状) ?
A. Cough.
B. Heart trouble.
C. Headache.
D. Stomachache.
(2)What did Rose do to keep away from Wi﹣Fi signals ?
A. She slept in tent in the woodland.
B. She bought a small house in the countryside.
C. She moved to a more rural area.
D. She bought a camper van.
(3)What does the underlined word"quit" in paragraph 3 mean ?
A. leave
B. begin
C. change
D. continue
(4)Why does she have to move again soon ?
A. Because the place she lives in is near the Wi﹣Fi signals.
B. Because her friend decided to sell the house.
C. Because she wants to move to a new place.
D. Because she tries to find a job in the more rural area.
(5)What does the sentence "She still has a long way to go." in the last paragraph refer to (指的是) ?
A. She will live long.
B. It's not easy for her to raise enough money.
C. There will be a lot of difficulties for her to deal with.
D. It's difficult for her to find a place without Wi﹣Fi signals.
"You have saved my horse," Queen Olivia told the young boy standing before her. "Now you shall get a gift for what you did." Peter nervously ran his fingers through his brown hair. That day when he was working in the field, the shocked horse ran past him. Without thinking, he rushed out and controlled it.He didn't know it was the Queen's horse and never expected to get a gift. But he still felt happy for getting one.
Two of the queen's men appeared. One carried a mirror. Red jewels(珠宝) shone on top of the mirror's silver frame(框架). The other carried a wooden cage with a chicken inside it.
"Only one gift can be yours," the queen said. "Choose wisely." "That's easy," Peter said." I'll take the chicken." Some of the queen's men laughed. It was clear that they thought he had made a foolish choice.
"And why did you choose the chicken?" the queen asked. "Well, I don't know much about jewels," Peter answered. "But I do know about chickens. The chicken will provide eggs for my family for a long while."
Queen Olivia smiled. "Then you did make a wise choice," she said. "That mirror may look beautiful. But the jewels you see are only colored glass, and the frame is painted silver. The chicken is much more valuable." Peter took the chicken and bowed. "Thank you, your majesty."
"You are a smart child," the queen added. "I could use a smart boy to help take care of my horses. Would you like to take the job?" Peter smiled. "Thank you very much!" he said excitedly. A job at the castle paid well. Now his family wouldn't worry about their food any more﹣all because he was kind to help others and smart enough to make the right choice!
(1)The Queen gave Peter a gift because .
A. he saved her horse
B. he was smart
C. she liked him
D. he was poor
(2)Peter decided to choose the .
A. jewels
B. mirror
C. chicken
D. silver frame
(3)From Para, 3﹣5, we can know that .
A.it was difficult for Peter to make the choice
B. all the men thought Peter's decision was right
C. Peter thought the chicken would be useful to his family
D. Peter knew the jewels weren't real before he made the choice
(4)The right order of Peter's story is .
a. Peter got a well﹣paid job.
b. Peter chose the gift wisely.
c. Peter could get a gift for what he did.
d. Peter would help his family have a better life.
A.d c b a
B.c b a d
C.c b d a
D.c a d b
(5)After reading the passage, we can infer(推断) that .
A. Peter only thought of himself
B. Peter couldn't take good care of the Queen's horses
C. chickens became the popular gifts in their country
D.it was wise of Peter to choose something that he knew well
Dawa Dorji has many jobs: singer, barkeeper and English tour guide, but he is most famous as the lead singer of the first folk (民间的) pop band in Tibet (西藏).
In 2003, Dawa Dorji met two fans of Tibetan music. (1) ,and later another two joined the band.
(2) , so they had to practise on weekdays in a small village after work. Dawa Dorji and his band members believed that they needed to communicate with their audience (听众) in order to write good songs. (3) .
At the beginning, most audience were foreigners, but after a couple of months, many local people came to enjoy their music. (4) .
"Whenever there is a festival, we Tibetans sing and dance. I sang songs with the old people, and I learned more about how to sing," said Dawa Dorji.
(5) , and many of them are from traditional ones.
Dawa Dorji believes that their efforts (努力) are meaningful for introducing Tibetan folk music to the whole nation, and even the whole world.
A. Dawa Dorji was born in Lhasa B. Each member of the band had his own job C. They became good friends and started a band D. As a result, the band became more and more popular E. So at weekends they rushed to restaurants to sing for free F. So far, four albums(唱片) with 48 Tibetan language songs have come out |
When I was a child. I was a tomboy (假小子). I had a cowboy hat and cowboy boots. My brothers were two and four years older than I. We often played games together.
Once, my brothers and I fell in love with playing a game called "stealing horses", Then my parents decided to buy my brothers guns. These were not "real" guns. Because I was a girl, I didn't get a gun. They shot and shot at everything with their new guns. I tried to "fight" them with my bow and arrows(弓和箭). But I was still in the poor position without a gun.
One day while I was hiding behind a wall, looking out toward the fields, I felt a terrible blow to my right eye. I looked up just in time to see my brother lower his gun. Both brothers rushed to my side. My eye felt great pain and I covered it with my hand. "If you tell that to Mummy," they said, "We will get a whipping(鞭打) from Daddy. You don't want that to happen, do you?" I did not. "Here is a piece of wire(电线)," said the older brother, picking it up from the floor, "Say you stepped on one end of it and the other flew up and hit you." "Yes," I said. To be honest, I didn't want them to be punished. So I did as my brothers told me to do.
A week after the "accident" my parents took me to see a doctor. Finally I knew my brothers were worried about my eye, so they told our parents what had happened and asked them to take me to see a doctor.
(1)According to the passage, the two brothers were .
A.strict
B.clever
C. polite
D. naughty(淘气的)
(2)What does the underlined(划线的) phrase " in the poor position" mean in Chinese ?
A.处于劣势
B.在低洼处
C.处于虚弱状态
D.处于贫穷状态
(3)The two brothers asked the writer to tell a lie because they were afraid .
A. they would lose their guns
B. their parents would punish them
C. they couldn't play the game any more
D. their parents would take their sister to see a doctor
(4)Choose the correct order according to the passage.
①The writer was hurt.
②The brothers told the truth.
③The parents bought guns for the brothers.
④The parents took the writer to see a doctor.
A.②③①④
B.③①②④
C.③①④②
D.③②①④
(5)What can we infer(推断)from the passage ?
A. The writer's parents didn't like her.
B. The writer and her two brothers loved each other.
C. The writer's brothers wanted to hurt her.
D. The two brothers didn't get on well with each other.
In the Middle Eastern country of Syria (叙利亚), there are over 4 million refugees (难民).Yourself was 10 years old when a local Syrian musician discovered his talent: a deep, powerful voice. However, Syria's civil (内部的) war took place. He and his family lost their home.
When the Action for Hope Music School announced that it was looking for talented children to train, his family encouraged him to attend the school. A year and half later, the now 14﹣year﹣old, Yourself, with another 11 children, was chosen to take part in a concert.
Yourself, a shy boy, was a lead singer in the concert. He gave a confident performance of traditional Syrian songs. "We only heard the sound of a mortar (迫击炮). It fell near us. Many buildings fell down. That is all I remember," said Yourself. "Music makes me forget everything. Music is the most important thing."
Basma, director of Action for Hope, said the music school offers strength to the children who suffer (遭受) from the war. They can find a good way to express themselves and stop thinking of themselves as refugees.
"Art gives strength. It comes from the ability to create," Basma said. "People who are in difficult conditions need this strength much more than the rich."
(1)Why did Yourself and his family lose their home?
(2)How many children were chosen to take part in the concert?
(3)Was Yourself a lead singer in the concert?
(4)文中划线单词 "They" 指代的是
(5)请给短文拟一个适当的英语题目 .