A Day at the Nature Center
Emma stared（凝视） sadly out of the window of the bus． Only 50 miles outside town was the farm． She thought about the farm all the time， especially the animals．
When her family sold the farm and moved to nearby town，Emma was excited． But when she got to the new school， she felt very lonely．
With a sigh（叹气），Emma turned her attention back to the present．The bus came to a stop． "Welcome to the Leinweber Nature Center，" her teacher said．"A guide will give us a presentation about animals，and then you'll help to feed the baby squirrels， now， I want everyone to find a partner．"
Emma didn't have any friends yet﹣who would be her partner？ Emma got close to Julia， a talkative and outgoing girl． "Could I be your partner？" Emma asked uncertainly．
"Sure，" said Julia warmly．
Together， the girls walked into the center． After the presentation， a keeper showed them how to hold the bottle of milk for baby squirrels． Then the girls started to feed their own baby squirrels．
After the babies finished eating， the keeper asked，"Would you like to help feed the adult squirrels，too？"
Emma was quick to volunteer， but when the keeper opened the first cage， the squirrel inside jumped out． Emma remained calm（镇静的）， held out her hand， made quiet sounds， and then quickly got it．
" Wow!" Julia said． "You're always so quiet， I thought you were afraid of everything， but you were brave．"
"I know that when animals are frightened or excited， you have to stay calm．"
The keeper nodded in agreement and asked Emma，"Would you be interested in volunteering to help out with the animals at the center？"
"Interested？ I would love to work here! What an opportunity!" Emma was excited．
That afternoon， in the bus on the way back to school，Emma sat next to Julia，her new friend．A rush of new found happiness washed over her．
（1）How did Emma feel when she got to the new school？
A． Lonely．
B． Lucky．
C． Surprised．
D． Angry．
（2）At the nature center， Emma and Julia ．
A． took a chance to be tour guides
B． helped to feed the baby squirrels
C． asked the keeper many questions
D． made a presentation about nature
（3）On the way back to school， Emma felt happy because ．
A． the volunteers warmly welcomed her
B． the teacher praised her for her bravery
C． she found a place to care for animals and made a friend
D． she went back to the farm and learned a lot about animals
Liang Xianghua， a 22﹣year﹣old girl from Guangxi University， has been well﹣known in China for her sand painting since her first work was used by CCTV．
"Sand paintings really attracted me while I was watching a video performance． I was surprised by how this artwork melted people's heart in minutes，" said Liang． "I fell in love with the way the sand pictures， music and the light combined（ 融合）with each other to make a flow of emotion（情感） You can express things freely．"
In order to master the skills， Liang practised for several hours every day． she said that she couldn't even do the first step well of throwing sand onto the glass， But she didn' t give up．
After finding success with her first show， she was invited to do many performances． This made her quite tired． She decided to give a stop and focus on her study． But an invitation from Malaysia changed her mind just as she was about to wash the sand from her hands． This spring，she was invited by a Malaysia middle school to give a performance． Liang didn't want to do a live
show， but agreed to do a video for the school showing its development over the years．
She received praise for her work and the performance was described as an eye﹣opener for the students． This made her wonder if her art would be more meaningful if she made it for the poor students．
As a volunteer this time， she plans to take part in a summer programme offering help to pupils in a mountain area， and give the most wonderful show in her life．
（1）Which of the following helps you understand the underlined word"performance"？
A． show
B． painting
C． success
D．invitation
（2）Why did Liang fall in love with sand painting？
A． Because she wanted to be famous
B． Because she wanted to be a volunteer
C．Because sand paintings melted her heart．
D． Because she loved watching video programmes
（3）What is the implied （隐含） meaning of the underlined sentence…she…hands， "in Paragraph 4？
A． It means Liang decided to wash the sand off her sands．
B． It means Liang wanted to make a new sand painting
C． It means Liang wanted to do voluntary work in summer．
D． It means Liang decided to give up doing sand paintings
（4）What's the writer's purpose of writing the third paragraph？
A． To tell us that Liang is good at making sand pictures
B． To explain why Liang fell in love with sand pictures
C． To show that Liangs success comes from hard work．
D． To express that Liang enjoys throwing sand onto the glass
How do people find their inner talent？ British author and speaker Sir Kenneth Robinson talked about this at TED． He told the story of Gillian Lynne， a dancer and a choreographer（编舞者） who has worked on famous musicals like Cats and Phantom of the Opera （《歌剧魅影》）．
（1） She couldn't think carefully about she's learning， and often found herself unable to keep still because she was bored． Her mother was quite worried about her．She took Lynne to a doctor．For 20 minutes， she talked about the problems Lynne was having in school．（2） As they left the room，the doctor turned on the radio． He then said to Lynne's mother，"Just stand and watch her．"（3） The doctor then turned to Lynne's mother and said，"Mrs. Lynne，your daughter isn't sick．She's a dancer． Take her to a dance school．"
So she did．（4） Lynne later went to the Royal Ballet School，one of the world's greatest dance schools， and became a great dancer．
After leaving the school，she worked on some of the most successful musicals in history．（5） ．
Those who never did well in school needn't worry． Find your inner talent like Lynne，you can also succeed．
A． The doctor played the music to calm her daughter down． B． Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child． C． The minute they left the room， Lynne was． on her feet， dancing to the music on the radio． D． It is hard to believe that years ago，somebody else would just put her on medication（药物治疗）and tell her to calm down． E． Then， the doctor said to Lynne，"I need to talk to your mother first． Wait here．" F． Lynne just stood here and watched her mother， G． Lynne's new dance school was full of people just like her﹣people who had to move in order to think． |
My mother only had one eye． And because of this，I never wished her to show up in my school，being afraid that my classmates would find out I had an ugly mother．
One day during primary school， I was badly ill． My mother came． "Scott， your mom only has one eye？" asked some of my classmates． I was so embarrassed． I wish my mother would just disappear from this world． "My classmates tease me because of you， why don't you just die？" I shouted at her， taking no notice of the sad look on her face．My mother just handed me some medicine and left，saying nothing．
At that time， I felt good to say what I always wanted to say， and I didn't think I had hurt her feelings very much． That night I saw my mom crying in her room， so quietly， as if she was afraid she might wake me． Even so， I hated her tears（泪水）from one eye． I made a decision： I must study hard and leave my mother．
Years later my dream came true． I was quite successful and lived happily． I never thought of going back to see my "ugly，' mother until one day I got a letter， which said， "my son…I'm sorry I only have one eye． At the age of two， you got into an accident and lost your eye． As a mom， I couldn't stand watching you live with only one eye． So I gave you mine． I was never angry with you and I never regretted what I did because I love you…，'
I cried out aloud． Only then did I realize how beautiful my mother was!
（1）Why did Scott's mother come to his school one day？
A． Because Scott was badly ill．
B． Because Scott did a bad thing．
C． Because she missed Scott．
D． Because she wanted to bring Scott some food．
（2）What does the underlined word "tease" mean in Chinese？
A．赞美
B．取笑
C．同情
D．批评
（3）Which of the following is right according to the passage？
A． Scott's mother didn't care for him．
B． Scott's mother was born with one eye．
C． Scott lived with his mother all the time．
D． Scott was moved by his mother in the end．
（4）The passage is mainly about ．
A． an honest mother
B． a beautiful mother
C． a serious mother
D． a hard﹣working mother
Maria Keller is from Minneapolis， Minnesota． When she was 8years old， she already loved reading． （1）She also noticed that some of her classmates didn't read as much as she did． When she asked her mother why that could be， her mother said that they might not be able to afford books． Maria had never thought of this． She could not believe that some children might not have bedtime stories read to them． She decided to change this．
With her mother's help， Maria created Read Indeed．Read Indeed is an organization which collects and gives out books to children in need for free． Maria set the goal to collect and give out one million books by the time she was 18． She tried every means to achieve it． （2）As a result，it didn't take long to reach that goal!
Today， at the age of 14 ， she has collected over one million books and has sent them to many states and countries around the world． She says， "I cannot live without books． As I continue my work， I have learned that millions of kids are in need of books． So I just can't give up， even after reaching my original （最初的） goal．"
She has recently set a new goal： To give books to kids in need in every state in the United States，and every country in the world．
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题．
（1）Why did Maria create Read Indeed？
（2）When did Maria reach her original goal？
（二）将文中画线的句子译成汉语．
（1）
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．
Recently， a video story has spread among people．
James Anthony has cleaned the halls of Hickerson Primary School for 15 years． Although he is deaf， he never complains（抱怨）．Instead， he greets every child and teacher with smile．Teachers and children love him very much and call him Mr． James．
On the day Anthony turned 60， the school wanted to give him a very special surprise． That day when Anthony walked into a classroom， a group of children started to sign （打手势）and sing"Happy Birthday"to him．Anthony started smiling as usual． Then his jaw（下巴） dropped open and he laughed for joy as he realized what was going on． A few teachers led the kids through the whole song as Anthony watched． A wide smile was on his face． As they finished， tears came out from his eyes．
Scott， secretary（秘书）of the school said， "The children love and respect Mr． James． They give him high fives in the halls， and he even teaches them sign language． Today he has put smiles on faces all around the world．"
（1）James Anthony is at Hickerson Primary School ．
A．a cleaner
B．a student
C．a secretary
D．a guard
（2）When did James Anthony get a special surprise？
A．On his fifteenth birthday．
B．On his fiftieth birthday．
C．On his sixtieth birthday．
D．On his sixteenth birthday．
（3）Why did James Anthony cry when the kids and teachers finished singing the song？
A．Because he lost his job．
B．Because he was deeply moved．
C．Because the kids didn't like him．
D．Because he couldn't hear the kids．
（4）According to Scott， we can learn that ．
A． Anthony used to be a good teacher
B．the kids love and respect Mr． James
C．the kids often help Anthony clean the halls
D． Anthony always greets the kids and teachers by singing songs
（5）What may be the best title for the passage？
A．Famous Teacher
B．Lovely Kids
C．Special Birthday Gift
D．An American School
Susie Sunbeam was not her real name； that was Susan Brown． But every one called her Susie Sunbeam because of her such a sweet， smiling face． （1） ．
Her grandfather first gave her this name， and it seemed to fit the little girl so nicely that soon it took the place of her own．
Even when a baby， Susie laughed from morning till night． （2） ．
When she had learned to walk， she loved to go about the house and get things for her mother， and in this way save her as many steps as she could． She would sit by her mother's side for an hour at a time， and ask her ever so many questions， or she would take her new book and read．
（3） She never used an unkind word， but tried to do whatever would please her playmates best．
One day， a poor little girl with a very ragged dress was going by and Susie heard some children teasing her and making fun of her． She at once ran out to the gate， and asked the poor little girl to come in． " What are you crying for？ "Susie asked． " Because they all laughed at me， "she said
（4） She cheered her up with kind words， and gave her a nice dress and a pair of shoes．
This brought real joy and gladness to the poor child． （5） ．
A． That's why we called her Susie Brown．
B． Susie was always pleasant in her play with other children．
C． No one ever heard her cry unless she was sick or hurt．
D． She always brought brightness with her when she came．
E． Susie liked to read books when her mother was busy in doing chores．
F． And she thought that Susie was rightly called Sunbeam．
G． Then Susie took the little girl into the house．
Life is full of surprises and you never know how things will turn out．
Sir John Gurdon is a good example of this． As a boy， he was told he was hopeless at science and finished bottom of his class． Now，aged 79，the very same Gurdon shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Japanese stem cell（干细胞） researcher Shinya Yamanaka．
Like so many scientists，Gurdon shows us where the power of curiosity and perseverance（坚持不懈）can lead．
At the age of 15 in 1948， Gurdon ranked last out of the 250 boys at his high school in biology and every other science subject． Gurdon's high school science teacher even said that his dream of becoming a scientist was "quite ridiculous"．
In spite of his teacher's criticisms， Gurdon followed his curiosity and kept working hard． He went to the lab early and left later than anyone else． He experienced thousands of failures．
"My own belief is that we will， in the end ， understand everything about how cells actually work．" Gurdon said．
In 1962，Gurdon took a cell from an adult frog and moved its genetic（基因的）information into an egg cell． The egg cell then grew into a clone（克隆）of the adult frog．This technique later helped to create Dolly the sheep in 1996， the first cloned mammal（哺乳动物） in the world．
In 2006， Gurdon's work was developed by Yamanaka to show that a sample （样本） of a person's skin can be used to create stem cells． Using the technique， doctors can repair a patient's heart after a heart attack．
"Luck favors the prepared mind，" Gurdon told the Nobel Prize Organization． "Ninety percent of the time things don't work， but when they do， you have to seize（抓住） the chance．"
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
（1）Who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine？
A． Sir John Gurdon．
B． Shinya Yamanaka．
C． Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka．
D． Gurdon's science teacher．
（2）In what order are the followings mentioned in the passage？
a． create the sheep Dolly
b． take a cell from an adult frog
c． use a person's skin to create stem cells
d． move a frog's genetic information into an egg cell
e． grow into a clone of a frog
A． b﹣a﹣c﹣d﹣e
B． b﹣d﹣e﹣a﹣c
C． b﹣d﹣a﹣c﹣e
D． b﹣e﹣d﹣a﹣c
（3）What does the underlined word "ridiculous" mean？
A．无知的
B．无谓的
C．荒废的
D．荒谬的
（4）According to the passage ， which statement is true？
A． As a boy， Gurdon was told he was hopeful．
B． Gurdon ranked first at his high school in biology．
C． It's impossible for the doctors to repair a patient's heart after a heart attack．
D． In spite of his teacher's criticisms， Gurdon kept working hard．
（5）What's the main idea of the passage？
A． Ninety percent of the time things don't work．
B． Stem cells were created．
C． Life is full of surprises．
D． How to know cells actually work．
In many children's stories， a girl meets a prince and falls in love． They get married and live 'happily ever after'．
As a child， Meghan Markle may never have imagined marrying a prince． But that is exactly what happened on May 19th!
Who is this young lady who just married into Britain's royal family（王室）？
Meghan Markle was born in Los Angeles， California， in 1981． Her mother， Doria， was a doctor， and her father， Tom， was a television lighting director． For 10years after school each day， young Meghan spent time at the studio where her father worked． This experience allowed her to become very comfortable with the acting business． For that reason， she knew she wanted to become an actress from a very early age．
As a child， she felt strongly about something else， too： People should be treated equally． This passion（热情）to help others is still a big part of her life today．
Her acting career began in 2002when she made her first appearance on TV． Other small parts on TV and in a few films followed． Then finally in 2011， Markle got her big break． She won a lead role in the popular TV series Suits．
Title： Meghan Markle ﹣ the Actress Who Just（1） a Prince
Meghan Markle（2） Britain's royal family on May 19th． |
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Background（3） |
• She was born in Los Angeles． California， in 1981． • Her mother was a doctor and her father was a TV lighting director． • She wanted to be an actress when she was very（4） ． |
Acting career |
• It started in 2002when she（5） on TV for the first time． • She played some small parts on TV and in films afterwards． • She got the lead role in the popular TV series Suits in 2011． |
What a Kid !
Tad is a very special boy． He is confined to a wheelchair．He was born with an illness that made him unable to walk．Some boys would be sad or angry about that，but not Tad．Instead， he looks for ways to make people happy． He called the Green Oaks School for the blind and asked if he could volunteer．They said， "Sure!" Tad went to the school and quickly made friends． Every day， he reads books to the children． He plays games with them． Sometimes he helps them do their schoolwork． The children at the school nicknamed him Lucky because they feel so lucky to have him as a friend． That makes Tad happy!
正确的选A，错误的选B．
（1）Tad has been unable to walk since he was born．
（2）The Green Oaks School called Tad to make him a volunteer．
（3）Tad reads books to the children at the Green Oaks School once a week．
（4）Children at the school love Tad．
（5）Lucky is the nickname of Tad at the school．
When I was about 12 years old， I really wanted a new bike!（1） ， but I knew there was little hope because my family could hardly afford it．
On my birthday my parents told me they had my gift outside in the back yard． At once I rushed out to the yard． There was my bike， but it wasn't the bike that I thought it would be． This one was pink， old and worn with age． It was so disappointing! I thought I hurt my parents' feelings because I was sure they could see the disappointment on my face．（2） ， riding as fast as I could and didn't look back．
As time went by， I began to understand that my parents gave me something much more than just a rusty （生锈的） old bike．（3） ． When you give something out of love， it doesn't matter what it is． What matters is the love that is in it．
I like to remember this story because giving a gift is not about money．（4）． ． Remember this： a gift that costs 2 isn't any less valuable than one that costs 100．
| A． I got on the old bike and rode it B． I told my parents my birthday wish C． It's about how much love you can feel from it D． They taught me a life lesson about love |
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（5）What's the main idea of the passage？
| A． |
The writer got the bike that he thought it would be from his parents． |
| B． |
A cheap gift is as valuable as an expensive gift if they are full of love． |
| C． |
A gift that costs 2 is much more valuable than one that costs 100． |
| D． |
The writer was very happy when he found the bike in the yard． |
Gregg's dream was to travel around the Americas（美洲）．He got the idea after he finished a long bike ride．Gregg's friend，Brooks，also liked riding a bike．The two friends talked and made a plan，they would travel from Alaska to Argentina by bike．
To pay for the trip，Gregg and Brooks worked to save money for a long time．When they were on the road，they often camped outdoors and ate cheaply．In many places，local people opened their doors to the two friends and gave them food．
On their way，there were deserts，rainforests and mountains．They visited modem cities and ancient ruins．And they made many friends from all over the world．
Two years later，Gregg finally reached Ushuaia，Argentina in May 2007．（Near Guatemala，Brooks had to go back and Gregg continued without him．）
They both learned a lot about traveling．Here are some of Gregg's suggestions．
Travel light．You shouldn't carry many things with you．
Be flexible（灵活的）．Don't plan everything．Then you'll be more relaxed and pleased．
Be polite．One traveler told Gregg，"Nobody wants to cheat a nice man．"It's true．
Judge the following sentences true （T）or false （F） according to the passage
61．Before the trip，they had a lot of money．
62．All of their food came from local people．
63．They began to travel to the Americas in 2005．
64．Both of them reached Ushuaia，Argentina．
65．A nice man won't be cheated． ．
There was a farmer in a small village． One day， he had a headache． He heard that there was a famous doctor in the nearby village， so he decided to go to visit her． His neighbor told him that he had to pay the doctor five dollars for the first visit， but only one dollar for the second visit． It was cheaper． Later he came up with a good idea． Then he went to see the doctor with only one dollar．
There were many sick people in the doctor's home， so the farmer had to wait． About one hour later， It was his turn．
"Morning， doctor． I am here again． The farmer said to the doctor． And then he gave the doctor one dollar． The doctor knew this was the first time that he had been here， but he wasn't angry about it． She examine（检查） him and then said，"Well， sir， there is nothing serious with you． Please continue to take the medicine I gave you last time．"
（1）The man wanted to go to a doctor because of ．
A． a toothache
B． a headache
C． a stomachache
D．a cold．
（2）The doctor lived in ．
A． a village
B． a city
C． a town
D． an island
（3）If the man went to visit the doctor for the second time， he could pay dollars．
A． one
B． two．
C． three
D． four．
（4）When the man said ，"Morning， doctor．I' m here again．" The doctor wasn't ．
A． angry
B． sad
C． angrily
D． sadly
（5）At the end， we know that ．
A． the man paid only one dollar and got some medicine
B． the doctor gave the man some medicine last time
C． the doctor knew the man came for the first time
D． the doctor got very angry
Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell．（1） In fact， an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognised（认定）as the inventor a few years ago． Who is Meucci and why wasn't he known for his invention at the time？
Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808． He studied engineering and drawing． During his studies， Meucci started to experiment with electricity． （2） When two places were connected with wire， people in those places could hear each other talk．
In 1850， Meucci and his wife， Ester， moved to New York． Meucci was worried about his wife， because she had become very ill． （3） To solve this problem， he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop． This way， they could talk to each other conveniently．
Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention． They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires．
（4） Even worse， Meucci never applied for a patent （专利） on his invention．Meanwhile， Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him．
In 2002， more than a century after Meucci's death， his work was finally recognised by the government． （5）
A． He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables． B． However， he wasn' t the first person to think of the idea． C． Unfortunately， only a few people attended this talk． D． He will now be known all over the world as the telephone's inventor． E． He needed to keep in touch with her at all times． |
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What is your most amazing skill？Being good at basketball？Doing well in your studies？Jeremy Rice，14，probably beats us all．His skill is saving lives．He saved 17people all by himself．
Rice took the school bus as usual on October 11．On the way，he noticed that the bus driver reached down to the dustbin next to his seat．When the driver tried to get back in his seat，he suddenly fell down and couldn't move any more．But the bus was still moving!
Rice left his seat eight rows back，quickly ran past the other 16students and held the wheel（方向盘）．
"I stood up and looked around and nobody else was moving，"he said．"Then I saw a blue car coming right at us and I ran．"
"I really wasn't thinking at all．"He said．"I just acted．"
The boy，standing over the wheel，turn left．The bus driver，who could still talk，gave instructions．He quickly told Rice how to drive and asked him to pull a small yellow knob （把手） to stop the bus．After the bus finally stopped，Rice felt so tired．His ear and arm started to ache．
"This is kind of exciting，"said Keith King，a school teacher．"We ended up with a real happy story today．"
"The school ought to give kids the chance to improve their abilities．And that's what Jeremy did today．It's exciting to see kids do great things，"he said．
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．
41．There were people on the school bus．
A.16 B.17 C.18
42．Which of the following about the driver is TRUE？
A．He couldn't move his hands or speak．
B．He told Rice how to drive．
C．He didn't pay attention to traffic lights．
43．Jeremy Rice saved people's lives by ．
A．stopping the school bus
B．helping people get off the bus
C．moving the driver back to his seat
44．From Keith King's words we can tell that ．
A．kids should try to do great things
B．driving is the most important skill
C．schools should give kids the chance to improve their abilities
45．The best title for the passage would be ．
A．A Brave Driver B．A Young Hero C．A Happy Story．
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