When he was a teenager ，Hunter Adams was very unhappy ，and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s hospital for people with mental（精神的） health problems．
When he left hospital ，Adams decided to become a doctor ，so he went to Medical School in Virginia ，USA．But when he was there he did things in a different way．For example ，he didn't like the doctor's white coats．he preferred to wear shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients ，and he tried to make them laugh．The doctors at the medical school didn't like Adams very much because he was too different．
But Adams believed that people in hospital need more than medicine．He saw unhappy and lonely people ，and he tried to help them as patients ，but as people too．He spent a lot of time with children in the hospital ，and often put a special red nose on his face to look like a clown and to make the children laugh．
When he finished medical school and became a doctor ， Adams opened his own hospital ，called "the Gesundheit Institute" ，together with some other doctors．They wanted it to be a place in a different way of working with sick people．
Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s ，and in 1998 ，Universal Pictures made a film about his life．It was very successful．In the film（called Patch Adams） ，Robin Williams played Adams．Williams said ，"Hunter is a really warm person ，who believes that patients need a doctor who's friend．I enjoyed playing him．"
（1）What probably made Hunter decide to be a doctor ？
A． His interest in medicine．
B． His idea to open a hospital．
C． His early experience as a teenager．
D． His love for the lonely children around．
（2）How was Hunter different from other doctors ？
A． He was famous before working in hospital．
B． He liked to wear shirts with flowers in them every day．
C． He treated his patients as friends in every way possible．
D． He was good at dealing with people who were mentally ill．
（3）What does the underlined word "clown" in paragraph 3 probable mean ？
A． 木偶
B． 小丑
C． 外星人
D． 蜘蛛侠
（4）What can we know from Robin Williams words ？
A． He thought highly of Hunter．
B． Every doctor needs a patient friend．
C． He became a warm person ever after．
D． A good actor makes a successful film．
Mr Chen was puzzled（困感的） and a little suspicious（怀疑的）．He sat in the office and studied a letter apparently（看似）from Mrs Wang．the mother of one of the pupils in his class．There was something about it which worried him．
"l don' t understand， "he said to himself．He shook his head as he circled four mistakes in the letter，"Mrs Wang is an educated woman．She wouldn't make mistakes like these even if she did write the letter in a hurry． "Mr Chen look out his class register（名册）and said to himself．"Yesterday was Thursday． Let me see， Ah， yes，I thought so．David was absent on Thursday last week and the week before． Hm． Why is he so often absent on Thursdays？ Was he really ill yesterday？Could it be a coincidence（巧合）？"
Mr Chen stared at the register as if the answers to his questions were hidden in it somewhere．Then he took out a copy of the timetable（课程表） or his class．
"I wonder …"he said to himself．"I wonder if his absence has anything to do with one of these lessons．"
Mr Chen looked at the subjects for Thursday；Mathematics，English，P．E…He thought about P．E． He knew that the pupils had P．E．twice a week；once on Monday，when they usually played games on the school field，and once on Thursday，when they did exercises in the gym．
Mr Chen glanced round the office to find Mr Long．the rather strict P．E． teacher，but he was not there．
"I′d better have a chat with Long and David， "Mr Chen thought．
The bell rang．"I can't do anything right now，" Mr Chen thought． "It's time to go to Class 2．I'll do it later on．"
Mr Chen picked up his books and walked off to teach Class 2．
Later，on Friday， Mr Chen spoke to Mr Long，the P．E．teacher． Mr Long agreed that it seemed strange for David to be absent so often on gym days．They thought about it for a while．
"David is a good athlete（运动员）．"Mr Long finally said，"but he's afraid of heights．I was hard on him once because he wouldn 't climb more than a couple of metres up the rope．Do you think that's why he's been absent recently？"
"Yes，I think so， "Mr Chen said，"I'm going to talk to him this afternoon before he goes home．"
"Well， I've got a suggestion to make， "said Mr Long．"If he's scared of heights， he'd better come and see me after school．Quite a few people suffer from（遭受 ）vertigo． I'll be glad to help him．"
"That′s very kind of you．"said Mr Chen．"I'll get him to come and see you on Monday or Tuesday．"
（1）The letter was sent to Mr Chen because David on Thursday．
A．was ill at home
B．didn't go to school
C． was absent from P．E．class
（2）Mr Chen was puzzled by the letter because ．
A．David's mother sent him the letter
B．he couldn' t understand the letter
C．it didn′t seem to be written by an educated adult
（3）Mr Chen got the idea that David's absence had something to do with P．E． after he ．
A． studied the timetable
B． studied the class register
C． talked with Mr Long
（4）The underlined word "vertigo"means in the passage．
A．身体疼痛
B．恐高眩晕
C．肠胃痉拿
（5）From the passage we know ．
A．David didn't like P．E． classes
B．David didn't like Mr Long's being hard on him
C．David was afraid of heights
When faced with difficult situations in their lives， many people find them too challenging and give up， especially on their life dreams． But not for Gabriel Heredia．
Gabriel is a 21﹣year﹣old Argentinean barber（阿根廷理发师）who was born without hands． But he was able to grow up happy and independent because he always had the support of friends and family． In fact， his inspiration for such work was his mother， who is a hairdresser． At the age of 14， he began to take interest in her work and learned all kinds of hair cutting skills from her． Although he first saw it as an interest， Gabriel quickly decided that this was his dream job．
Gabriel's family soon helped him open his first barbershop in San Isidro， Peru， which he worked at for one and a half years． There， he met Zlatan Gomez， the president of Argentina Corta， an organization for barbers to connect， do charity （慈善） work， and teach hairdressing． Later， Gabriel became part of Argentina Corta， offering his services to people of all ages so they can build up the skills they need to get a job．
Gabriel then moved to Buenos Aires， Argentina where he cuts hair today． As a bright and caring young man， Gabriel tries hard to not only be a barber， but also make a connection with the neighborhood． He says， "The thing that I like the most about my job is that people feel comfortable and stylish with my cuts and that makes me feel happy． "
Gabriel always does his best to be independent． He never gives up． There is nothing he can't do． Besides cutting hair， he has learned to ride a bike， a motorbike and even to drive a car． He is no doubt inspiring others．
（1）When Gabriel was born， what made him different from others？
A． He was born without hands．
B． His special haircut．
C． His life dream．
D． His happiness and independence．
（2）At first， Gabriel Heredia learned hair cutting skills ．
A． from Zlatan Gomez
B． from his mother
C． from his friends
D． by himself
（3）Which of the following statements about Gabriel Heredia is NOT true？
A． He tries hard to make a connection with the neighborhood．
B． He can not only cut hair but also drive a car．
C． He joined Argentina Corta and taught others hair cutting skills in San Isidro．
D． He opened his first barbershop in Buenos Aires with the help of his family．
（4）What does Gabriel's story mainly tell us？
A． A good beginning makes a good ending．
B． You're never too old to learn．
C． Nothing is impossible if you don't give up．
D． Education changes life．
Helen has always been interested in helping her community（社区）．Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school．When she was a school teacher，she also found time to volunteer．
After she retired（退休），she started volunteering to help the old． When her father was older，he was not able to see as well as he used to，which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading．She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community．
She also helped one woman write her stories． Ann was almost 100 years old， and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her． She put the information in a book and got it published （出版）． Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren．
After a strong storm hit some southern cities， Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross．She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre．
One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees（难民）who needed to learn English． She met once a week with Sahra， a 38﹣year﹣old woman from Somalia． Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life． In the end， they wrote a book together and used the photos in the book． This helped Sahra learn many new words about her everyday life．
Helen says，"The real value of my volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help．They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs．"
（1）When did Helen first volunteer for the American Red Cross？
（2）What did Helen do just after she retired？
（3）Why was Ann excited when her book got published？
（4）Why did Helen give Sahra a camera？
（5）What do you think of Helen？
Abby's father was taking her to visit her grandmother．Abby was going to be away for three months．"I can't leave Tobias behind，"she said．"You will have to，"said her father．"You can't take Tobias into another country．"
Abby thought it was a silly rule．"I will take him，"she said to herself．So she put him in a sock and packed it in her bag．
At the airport，Abby put her bag by the x﹣ray machine．Abby felt her legs shaking as the bag was going through the machine．She hoped Tobias in the bag made no noise．The woman by the machine smiled and said，"Have a good flight．"
On the plane，Abby waited until her dad and the woman next to her fell asleep．Then she opened the sock to look at Tobias．But he jumped out of the sock and landed on the woman's knee．The woman cried loudly，"A mouse！"Abby quickly put Tobias into the sock and back into her bag．
Before they landed，Dad filled out a form，choosing no to：Are you bringing any live animals into the country？
She saw the man frown（皱眉）as her bag went through the x﹣ray machine．She watched when he opened the bag and pulled out the sock．
"Come with me， please．"
Abby followed her dad into a small room． There was a police officer and Tobias in the sock was on the desk．The police officer talked to Abby's dad， "You have tried to smuggle （走私） an animal into this country． "Abby felt fear came all over her body． "It's my fault（过错），" she said in a small voice．"I didn't want to leave him behind．"" Have you ever been in trouble before？ "the officer asked as he wrote "animal smuggler" next to her name， Abby opened her mouth but no sound came out．
Tobias had to be in quarantine（隔离）for six months， which cost a lot of money． And Abby wouldn't be able to visit her grandmother again．Now， she learned there was a good reason for rules．
（1）Who was Tobias？
A．A sock．
B． Abby's toy．
C．A mouse．
D． Abby's brother．
（2）How did Abby feel by the x﹣ray machine？
A． Worried
B． Excited．
C． Unhappy．
D． Relaxed．
（3）Why were Abby and her dad asked into a small room？
A． Abby told a lie．
B． Dad forgot to fill out a form．
C． They were thought to be smuggling animals．
D． They were asked to explain what happened on the plane．
（4）Which of the following is true？
A． Dad knew Abby was taking Tobias with her．
B． Taking Tobias brought Abby much trouble．
C． The police officer wrote "animal smuggler" next to Dad's name．
D． Tobias was found out by the woman beside the x﹣ray machine．
（5）What lesson did Abby learn？
A． Never to take Tobias around
B．Always to follow rules．
C． Never to smuggle animals．
D． Always to tell the truth．
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There are some things that are almost impossible to say to our close friends ﹣ especially if we want （A）them to be our friends for life． Are you wondering what problems others have？
"I can't stand your other friends．"
My best friend， Kate， sometimes hangs out with some people that I really don't like． I think they have a bad influence on her， and she only spends time with them because they are "cool"． Could you tell me if I should bring the matter up with her， or if it would be better for me to keep quiet？ I don't want to lose her as a friend．
﹣ Linda
"I won't help you cheat．"
（B） My closest friend，Kim，has lost interest in school and studying． He says he's bored with the whole thing， so he often asks me whether I'll let him copy my homework． By now I've said no， but he keeps asking me． I told him， "I think we'll get in trouble．" but he just laughed and told me not to worry． I don't want to put my grades at risk， but I'm afraid to face my friend about this， so I just keep avoiding the topic． How can I get him to stop asking？ I was wondering if you could give me some suggestions for dealing with my problem．
﹣ Mike
"No， I CAN'T do that for you!"
Anna is my best friend． We get along with each other well， but she is asking me to do things for her all the time． "Could you help me pick out some new clothes？ Would you mind if I borrowed your bike？ Can you look after my apartment while I'm away？" And these are just a few examples． I've said yes so many times that now I'm afraid I'll hurt her feelings if I say no． Any ideas？
﹣ Amy
（1）从文中找出（A）处划线单词 them 所指代的内容． ．
（2）从文中找出与 "I was thinking whether you could help me out with your suggestions．" 意思相同或相近的句子．
（3）将文中（B）处划线句子 My closest friend， Kim， has lost interest in school and studying． 翻译成汉语．
（4）根据上下文，补全句子．
Kate only spends time with some people that Linda really doesn't like because ．
（5）回答问题．What does Kim often want to do？ ．
（6）完成任务．Please give Amy ONE idea． _
Rupert Isaacson was born in Africa， and grew up in London and in the English countryside， where he discovered his love of horses． Because he grew up hearing so many fascinating memories about Africa from his parents， he went there and lived with the people called The Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert．
By the year 2000， Rupert was already working as a reporter， writing articles and guidebooks about Africa and India． He met his wife Kristin in India． Today， they live with their son， Rowan， in the US． But Rupert faced the greatest challenge of his life when， at the age of two， Rowan was diagnosed （诊断） with an illness that influenced his ability to communicate with others．
Rupert discovered that spending time with horses and riding them was helping Rowan． But unluckily， the Bushmen of the Kalahari do not have horses． So the family set out for Mongolia， where horses have been important for long． Rupert has written about this journey to help his son in his book Horse Boy， and he has produced a documentary of the same name． In the film， people have the chances to see the family travelling in Mongolia， riding horses and meeting healers （治疗师） in order to help Rowan．
Because working with horses has helped Rowan， Rupert set up The Horse Boy Foundation on his farm in Texas． It is a school that teaches people how to use horses for healing． Besides writing another book， The Long Ride Home， about travelling with Rowan to Africa， Australia and Arizona in the US， Rupert has also produced the documentary Endangerous， with Rowan as host， about dangerous animals that are endangered． Rupert Isaacson has managed to discover the secret of turning one challenge into many achievements．
（1）Where did Rupert Isaacson discover his love of horses？
A． In the English countryside．
B． In India．
C． In Africa．
D． In Mongolia．
（2）When was Rowan diagnosed with the illness mentioned in the passage？
A． In the year 2000．B． At the age of two．
C． When he was in Mongolia．D． When he was in London．
（3）Why did Rupert's family go to Mongolia？ Because there．
A． he worked as a reporter
B． there were no horses
C． there were lots of horses
D． he wanted to meet his wife
（4）What is the purpose of The Horse Boy Foundation？
A． To produce a documentary．
B． To communicate with others．
C． To learn how to ride horses．
D． To teach people how to use horses for healing．
（5）How many documentaries has Rupert produced in the passage？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
D． Five．
Is a nearby neighbour better than a faraway cousin？ An American lady， Anna Lane， believes it's true． Her kind neighbours once helped her out when she was in a big trouble．
Mrs. Lane was living alone in a city in Texas， US． The woman in her 70s could do a lot of housework herself． However， she was too old to mow（修剪）her lawn（草坪）． Then a big trouble found her． She let the grass grow over 18 inches high and it broke the law in her city． As a result， she was in danger of paying lots of money or even going to prison!
Luckily， her neighbours， the Adams brothers， heard the news about her on TV． They decided to do something to help． "We haven't met her yet， but she's 75 years old and she needs some help， "said Sam Adams， one of the boys． "That's the least we could do．"
The Adams brothers took their mowers（修剪机）and came to Mrs. Lane's house to mow her lawn without telling her． Once they got started， other neighbours saw what was going on and joined in the effort．
Together they worked hard in the sun and finished mowing the whole lawn in about two hours． When Mrs. Lane saw what her neighbours did for her， she was surprised and moved to tears（感动得落泪）． "I cannot believe this， "she said． "They were so kind to spend two hours helping me and I didn't even know their names． "As for the Adams brothers， they said they would always be ready to help her．
（1）What can we know about Mrs. Lane？
A． She was 70 years old．
B． She could not do her housework．
C． She was living with her children．
D． She could not cut the grass on the lawn．
（2）Mrs. lane was in danger of going to prison because ．
A． she broke the education law in her city
B． the grass on her lawn was over 18 inches high
C． the news about her on TV was made up by her
D． she didn't pay enough money to her neighbours
（3）Who mowed the lawn？
A． The Adams brothers．
B． Sam Adams and Mrs. Lane．
C． The Adams brothers and Mrs. Lane．
D． The Adams brothers and other neighbours．
（4）Which of the following is true？
A． The Adams brothers knew Mrs. Lane very well．
B． Mrs. Lane knew some of her neighbours' names．
C． Mrs. Lane didn't expect her neighbours would help her．
D． The Adams brothers used Mrs. Lane's mowers to cut the grass．
（5）The best title（题目）for the passage would be ．
A． Good neighbours
B． A serious city law
C． A beautiful garden
D． Humorous brothers
Dana Csonka is an adult now． When she was 8， her house caught on fire． The fire left burn scars（伤疤）over 18 percent of her body， including on her face， neck and arms． She got better and returned to school． Her classmates were mean， though． They made fun of her scars． "I didn't have any friends，she said．
Her nurses at the hospital had a suggestion． They said she should go to a camp for kids who had been burned． She went there every summer for 10 years． It helped her feel better． She met kids who could understand what she went through．
The burn camp started in 1988． Since then， it has been offering children with burn scars a week of relief from looking different． Campers go there to swim， play games and do many other things．
Kevin Aeling is 14． This is his second summer at the camp． A year and a half ago， a terrible fire left scars over 25 percent of his body．
At first， he was not sure if he wanted to go to the camp． "He said， 'I don't want people to stare at me，"' said his mother． "I said， sKev， it's a burn camp． Other people are there who have burns．'" He ended up loving it． After camp， his mother noticed a difference． He was no longer embarrassed about the special clothes he had to wear for his scars． He was more comfortable being himself．
Every year， the Thursday of the camp week is Fire Truck Day． Fire trucks arrive， along with campers from previous（以前的）years， doctors and nurses， and family members． Campers can see fire trucks up close and talk with firefighters． Sometimes， they are the very firefighters who rescued the campers months or years earlier． Fire Truck Day allows them to see each other in a happy situation， which is always the campers 5 most unforgettable day．
（1）What do we know about Dana Csonka from Paragraph 1？
A． She got burned in her school．
B． She is an eight﹣year﹣old schoolgirl．
C． She has scars all over her body．
D． She was lonely because of her scars．
（2）Which of the following is NOT true about the burn camp？
A． It started about thirty years ago．
B． The campers are kids with burn scars．
C． Kids spend a month at the camp．
D． It has many activities for the campers．
（3）What does the writer mainly want to tell us in Paragraph 5？
A． The camp made a difference to Kevin．
B． Kevin's friends always stared at him．
C． Kevin's mother was worried about him．
D． Kevin felt embarrassed at the camp．
（4）What do we know about Fire Truck Day from the last paragraph？
A． It takes place in the hospital．
B．It means a lot to the campers．
C． It's just for family members．
D．It makes the campers feel sad．
（5）What's the writer's purpose of writing the text？
A．To speak highly of the firefighters．
B． To show great pity to the kids with burn scars．
C． To cheer up the kids with burn scars．
D． To introduce a burn camp and some campers．
On April 1st， April Fools Day， friends play fun tricks on each other． One year at college my friends and I wanted to play a really big trick on our teacher， Jason． He was a fun guy who loved tricks．
My friends and I bought 300 balloons and a lot of colored paper． Then we began blowing all the balloons up and filling them with the Colored paper． It took us all day， but in the end we blew up all 300 balloons．
Mark， Jason's roommate， gave us the key to their apartment． When Jason left， we went into the apartment， and put all the balloons in Jason' s bedroom and bathroom． We hid in the bedroom and bathroom and waited for Jason to come home．
When Jason came back， he went into the bathroom first． He saw the balloons and shouted， "What？!" And then we began popping（爆裂）the balloons． There was colored paper everywhere! Jason laughed and laughed．It's OK guys，" he said； "That was funny， but I'm tired and I'm going to bed．" He went into his bedroom and saw the other balloons． "Come on guys，"he said， "No， no!" I began popping the balloons． Jason began laughing again and shaking his head． "This is just too much， Scott!" he cried， as the colored paper was falling all over the room． After that， we helped Jason clean up the colored paper．
It was a really fun April Fool's Day!
（1）Scott played a trick on his on April Fool's Day．
A．friend
B． teacher
C． student
D． brother
（2）Scott and his friends spent blowing up the 300 balloons．
A． a day
B． a week
C． a month
D． an hour
（3）Jason felt it when the balloons were popped．
A． scary
B．boring
C． funny
D． relaxing
（4）What did Scott and his friends do before they left Jason's apartment？
A． They told a few stories．
B． They hid the key in the apartment．
C． They drank some coffee．
D． They cleaned up the colored paper．
（5）What can be a suitable title for the text？
A． Teachers and Students
B． April Fool's Day Balloons
C． A Good College Teacher
D．Jason and His Roommate
Time flies． My summer vacation ended in the blink of an eye， but one thing is still on my mind． From July 25 to 27， I worked as a volunteer at the Wolong China Giant Panda Garden in Sichuan． I experienced the life of being a panda keeper．
My work included cleaning the pandas' home， feeding the pandas and making food for them． The panda I took care of was named Jingke． When I went to feed him， he would stretch（伸出） one of his forefeet out on a shelf that hung on the fence and wait for his food． He would quickly grab the food as soon as I brought it to him． Can you guess what would happened next？ Jingke would lie down and begin to eat． I could hear him crunching（嘎吱作响地咀嚼） on his food and see him twisting his body around like a dancer． It was really cute． This was one of the most interesting things I saw when I worked there．
When I fed Jingke， I touched his fur（毛）． Most people think that panda's fur would be soft． But actually， panda's fur is very hard． I felt like I was touching needles．I looked at his teeth， too﹣ they were sharp and big． No wonder the panda keepers told us that pandas are not only cute， but also dangerous．
I am happy to be so close to the pandas． This experience lets me know that it is no easy to be a panda keeper．
（1）What is the meaning of the underlined phrase in paragraph 1？
A．瞬息万变
B． 眨眼之间
C． 成年累月
D．一夜之间
（2）As a panda keeper， what did the writer usually do except ？
A． cleaning the pandas' home
B． feeding the pandas
C． training the pandas
D． making food for the pandas
（3）What was Jingke like when he was eating？
A． A fighter．
B．A baby．
C． A dancer．
D． A snake．
（4）According to this passage， we can know that panda's fur is ．
A． hard
B． soft
C． comfortable
D． smooth
（5）What is the best title of this passage？
A． A panda lover
B． Keeping pandas
C．The pandas in Wolong
D． My experience as a panda keeper
The cold wind blew strongly outside． Amaya was warm in her house， thinking about an article she'd read at school． The article was about kids who helped out their communities， and she thought it would be really cool to help her own town， Harvard．
The only problem was that she wasn't sure how to help． In the article， the kids had grown food for people who needed food， but it was winter． She couldn't start a garden． Amaya was deep in thought when her mom said it was time to go shopping．
As they drove along the road， Amaya saw a family walking on the sidewalk（ 人 行 道 ），wearing only light jackets． How cold they must be! That gave her an idea! She could collect winter coats， hats and gloves for people who needed them．
She shared her idea with her mom， who thought it was great． But how would they spread the idea to get plenty of winter clothing？ Amaya decided to talk to her teacher， because then she could share her idea with her classmates at least．
Ms． Monroe agreed when Amaya talked about her idea． They decided to call the project Hats in Harvard． Then they wrote a letter explaining the project． Ms． Monroe even said she could help Amaya talk to the headmaster about it， so they could get the whole school to join in it． They met with the headmaster during lunch time． He was excited about the idea， and said he would make sure copies（复印件） of the letter went home with all the students．
They collected enough winter clothing in only one week． Then they left the clothes around two parks， so families who needed clothes could get them there． Three days later， Amaya and her mom went shopping again． She saw the same family that had given her the idea for Hats in Harvard． This time， though， the family looked nice and warm in some new coats， hats and gloves． Amaya felt warm in her heart， and was very glad she could help others．
（1）Amaya wanted to after she had read an article at school．
A． grow food
B． collect winter clothing
C． help her own town
D． go shopping with her mom
（2）Whom did Amaya share her idea with first？
A． Her teacher．
B． Her mother．
C． Her classmates．
D． Her headmaster．
（3）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 5 refers to（指的是） ．
A． the letter
B． the project
C． the winter clothing
D． Ms． Monroe's idea
（4）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A． It took three days to collect enough clothes．
B． Ms． Monroe only helped Amaya write a letter．
C． Families who needed clothes got clothes from Amaya．
D． The headmaster helped spread the project Hats in Harvard．
（5）After reading the passage， we can know that ．
A． Amaya herself could complete the project well
B． Hats in Harvard was supported by many people in Harvard
C． the family that gave Amaya the idea for Hats in Harvard knew Amaya
D． Amaya helped the families who needed winter clothing because she knew them
One weekend， Taylor， an eight﹣year﹣old girl， went shopping with her parents． She asked her parents to buy a toy she wanted． Instead of giving her money to buy the toy， Taylor's father encouraged her to make money by herself． "How can I make money？" Taylor thought for a while and had an idea， "Why not make cakes and sell them at church to raise money to buy the toy？"
The next day， Taylor started her plan． She first needed some money for tools and materials． So she borrowed ＄40 from her parents and promised to pay it back． Then she began to make cakes by herself． To her parents' surprise， she made ＄175 by selling the cakes that Sunday．
Everyone thought Taylor would buy the toy she wanted． She certainly had made enough money for it， but she didn't． Instead， Taylor decided to buy business cards and had her father's phone number on them． Then she began handing the cards out． More people knew Taylor and came to buy her cakes． Even large companies began to try buying her delicious cakes．
Though Taylor has made a lot of money， she still works hard at school． She also likes to take part in other activities． So Taylor must carefully manage her time． For example， instead of watching TV after school， Taylor might have to bake（烘焙） a lot of cakes for customers． When she has dance lessons on some days， she needs to get her baking done on time so she isn't late for class．
Making cakes may take time and be hard work， but Taylor sees the fun in it． "I think making cakes is mostly my hobby．" she says． She also decorates（装饰） the boxes that are used to pack the cakes． Taylor uses all kinds of decorations to make sure each box looks special for her customers． People love the extra feeling Taylor gives them by decorating the boxes， so more and more people come for her cakes．
Taylor's cakes are becoming very popular． She achieves a sweet success．
（1）Taylor started selling cakes because ．
A． she loved baking cakes very much
B． she wanted to make a lot of money
C． her parents encouraged her to sell cakes
D． she needed money to buy the toy she wanted
（2）Which is NOT true about Taylor？
A． She made ＄175 at first．
B． She bought a toy for herself．
C． She borrowed ＄40 from her parents．
D． She continued her business after she made ﹩175．
（3）Taylor told people about her cake business mainly by ．
A． handing out business cards
B． selling her cakes at church
C． advertising at her dance class
D． inviting large companies to buy her cakes
（4）After Taylor has made a lot of money， ．
A． she doesn't work hard at school
B． she can't manage her time well
C． she sees the fun in her cake business
D． she is too busy to take part in other activities
（5）The author wrote the article mainly to ．
A． explain how to buy a toy
B． teach us how to make good cakes
C． show us that it is fun to sell cakes
D． introduce a girl who is talented in business
The Inside of the World
When I was a very little boy， I was always asking questions．
One day when I was walking with my nurse along the city street， I asked，"Jane what's under the street？""Oh， just dirt（尘土），" she replied．" And what is under the dirt？Oh， more dirt． " she replied．
（1） ．So I asked again， "Well， what's under that？""Oh， nothing﹣I don't know﹣why are you always asking so many questions？ "she asked．
I knew there must be something under that．（2） I also heard that Chinese lived on the other sideof the world， head down， I wanted to find out if that was true．
（3） ，down， down， down． till I came through on the other side， and then I would know．I was a very little boy， you see． With a small shovel（铁锹）， I started a hole in the backyard behind the grapevines（葡萄藤）． No one knew what I was doing．（4） ．
Then one evening my father asked， "What's that hole in the backyard？ " （5） He didn't laugh when I told him， but he asked me if I knew how far I would have to dig．
I hadn't dug through the world， but I did know how far it was．
A． I knew my secret was out B． I wasn't satisfied with her answer C． And I just wanted to know what it was D． So I made up my mind I would dig down through the world E． I wanted to keep it a secret until I had dug all the way through F． As a result， I became closer and closer to the inside of the world |
I was filled with doubts and worries until my grandfather told me to stand tall．
For me， height was my trouble． I was much taller than other girls， so I often bent（ 弯曲） my body at the back of the line． I had always felt unsafe as the tallest student of my class in Bala Cynwyd． And I wasn't looking forward to entering the ninth grade．
My grandfather didn't laugh at me． Instead， whenever I tried to bend myself in order to appear shorter， he would tell me "Stand straight and tall， Alisa． "I trusted my grandfather more than anyone else in my childhood． And whenever I was afraid of something， he always told me stories of his life．
My grandfather grew up in war﹣torn（战乱的） Europe．" Stand straight， stand tall "meant something else then． After the war， he went to America． He lived a hard life， "If they could do it， why couldn't I？""Stand straight， stand tall，"he often reminded（提醒） himself． Thanks to the help of a friend， my grandfather got a job． He once told me that he was very nervous at first． He was not only trying to learn this hard new job but also a new language．
"Stand straight， stand tall，" he would always tell himself． I am so proud of my grandfather． After listening to my grandfather 's unusual experiences， I have changed the way I look at my own life．
"Stand straight， stand tall"has become not only a piece of advice to improve my posture（身姿）． It also tells me to be proud of who I am．
And I do．
（1）Alisa often bent her body because ．
A． she lived a hard life
B． she was much taller than other girls
C． she always stood at the back of the line
D． she didn't want to enter the 9th grade
（2）What did Alisa's grandfather do with her trouble？
A． He laughed at her．
B． He asked her to bend her body．
C． He told her to stand straight and tall．
D． He advised her to stay away from her friends．
（3）Alisa's grandfather's experiences ．
A． made her feel unsafe
B． taught her to accept herself
C． changed her attitude（态度） to her grandfather
D． told her his success completely depended on friends
（4）"Stand straight， stand tall"means in the passage．
A． making yourself look tall
B． taking care of yourself
C． being proud of yourself
D． reminding yourself
（5）What's the best title for this passage？
A． Stand straight， stand tall
B． My grandfather's life stories
C． My colorful experiences
D． The help of a friend
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