A young man entered the last interview of a company（公司）．The director learnt that the young man's academic（学业的） grades were very good．
"Did you get any scholarships（奖学金） in school？"the director asked．"None，"the young man answered．
"Did your father pay for your school fees（费用）？"the director asked．"My father died when I was one year old，so my mother paid for my school fees．"The young man answered．
"Where did your mother work？"the director asked．"My mother washed clothes．"the young man said．The director looked at the young man's hands．He had a pair of smooth and perfect hands．
"Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before？"the director asked．"Never，"the young man answered．"I have a request，"the director said．"When you go back today，wash your mother's hands，and then see me tomorrow morning．"
The young man felt that his chance of getting the job was high．When he went back，he happily asked his mother to let him wash her hands．His mother felt strange； happy but with mixed feelings．She showed her hands to the kid．The young man washed his mother's hands slowly．His tears fell when he did that．It was the first time he had noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled（有皱纹的）．He realized it was this pair of hands that helped him pay the fees．
The next morning the young man went to the director's office．"I washed my mother's hands，and I know that without my mother，I would not be the person I am today．"he said．
"This is what I am looking for．"the director said．"I want a person who can appreciate（感激） the help of others to get things done．You will be a member of our company．"
86．Did the young man get any scholarships in school？
87．Who paid for the young man's school fees？
88．How did the young man's mother make money？
89．What did the director ask the young man to do when he went back？
90．What's the best title of this passage？
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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
One Friday night，a poor young man stood at the train station．He played his violin and many people put money into the hat in front of him．
The next day，the young man came to the station again，But this time he took out a large piece of paper with some words on it．It said，"Last night a lady named Mrs．Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Please come for it．"
After about an hour，a middle﹣aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said，"You do come here．I know that you're an honest man and will sure come here．"They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner．Then he took out a lottery ticket （彩票）and gave it to ticket past the young man，she was very happy．The prize of the lottery ticket was 500000．When she walked past the young man，she took out 50 and put it in the hat．However，the lottery ticket was also thrown in．
Later，someone asked the young man，"You play the violin every day to make money．Why don't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself？"The young man said，"Although I don't have much money．I live happily．But if I lose honesty．I won't be happy forever．"
57．How did the young man make money？
A．By selling train tickets
B．By playing the violin
C．By collecting lottery tickets
D．By buying lottery tickets
58．What did the young man put on the ground the next day？
A．A violin
B．A hat
C．A lottery ticket
D．A piece of paper with some words on it．
59．What happened to the lottery ticket？
A．It was returned by the woman
B．It was sent to one of their friends
C．It was given to the young man by mistake
D．It was lost by the woman's husband．
60．We can learn from the story that the young man ．
A．had much money
B．knew the woman's husband
C．took the prize of the lottery
D．thought honesty was more important than money．
Wang Yani was born in 1975．Even as a baby she loved to draw．Her father was an artist．Yani wanted to be like him．So she tried to stand like her father as he painted，which made him laugh．
One day，Yani painted lines on her father's painting．He got angry．At that time she was only two and a half years old．She cried and said，"I want to paint like you!"Her father looked at her without saying anything．He clearly remembered his childhood．He also wanted to draw and paint．But his parents didn't understand．They just got angry．He didn't want to see the same thing happen to his daughter．So he decided to help her．
With her father's help，Yani soon made progress．Her lines became flowers，trees，and animals．Her father took her to parks and zoos to get ideas for her painting．By the end of six．Yani had made over 4000works．Her paintings were very special．People loved her works．When she was eight，one of her paintings was made into a Chinese stamp．
Yani became famous when she was young．Her works were shown in different countries in Asia，Europe and North America，but her parents never sold her paintings．She is well﹣known to the world，and art is still a great joy in her life．
49．How old is Wang Yani now？She is
A.40
B.41
C.43
D.44
50．In order to get ideas for Yani's paintings，her father ．
A．took her to parks and zoos
B．took her to her grandparents
C．took her to Asia and Europe
D．took her to North America
51．How was one of Yani's paintings dealt with when she was eight years old？
A．It was sold．
B．It was stolen
C．It was made into a Chinese stamp
D．It was shown in different countries
52．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Yani had made over 4000 works when she was two and a half years old．
B．Yani's parents sold her paintings to different countries in Asia，Europe and North America．
C．Yani could paint well without her father's help when she was a child．
D．Yani's grandparents wasn't happy when they found Yani's father wanted to draw and paint．
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．"
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（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．
Mrs．Jones was over eighty，but she still drove her old car like a young woman．She loved driving very fast，and she said that she had never been punished for a driving offence（违章）．
Then one day，she nearly lost her record．A police car followed her，and the policeman in it saw her pass a red light without stopping．
When Mrs．Jones came before the policeman，he looked at her seriously and said that she was too old to drive a car，and that her eyes had probably become weak with old age，so she had not stopped at the red light．
After the policeman finished his words．Mrs．Jones，without saying a word，opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sawing （针线活）．She chose a needle（针）with a very small eye，and threaded（穿线）it at her first try．
When she had successfully done this，she took the thread out of the needle again and handed tooth the needle and the thread to the policeman，saying．"Now it is your turn．You drive a car and you must see clearly．"
The policeman took the needle and tried to thread it．After trying for six times，he still didn't succeed，so Mrs．Jones wasn't punished．Her record remained unbroken．
请根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确为"T"，错误为"F"，并在答题卡上把"T"或者"F"涂黑．
51．According to the passage．Mrs．Jones was only sixty years old．
52．The policeman saw Mrs．Jones pass a red light without stopping．
53．The policeman said that Mrs．Jones was too old to drive a car．
54．Mrs．Jones chose a needle with a big eye and threaded it at her first try．
55．The policeman tried for six times and succeeded at last． ．
An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cartafter a day's hard work．When he was not far away from his house，the light on the cart went out．He tried but could not repair it．He was near his home，and so he went along the road without a light．When a policeman saw this，he stopped the old man．
"Where is your light？"asked the policeman．"No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light．You know that．You have broken the law．""I had a light，but it has just gone out，"said the old man．
"I don't believe that story．What's your name and where do you live？"asked the policeman．"Please don't write down my name，"said the old man．"My home is just there．You can see it from here．I had a light nearly the whole way．"
"You came all the way without a light．What's your name？"
The old man quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light．The light was still hot and burnt the policeman's hand．The policeman jumped and he was very angry．"Now，what do you think？"said the old man．"Did I come all the way without a light？"
（1）What does the underlined word " cart " mean in the passage？
A．It means house．
B．It is something pulled by a horse．
C．It means light．
D．It is something used for cooking food．
（2）The old man drove home ．
A．late onenight
B．with his donkey
C．with a policeman
D．early one morning
（3）Where did the policeman stop the old man？
A．Under a street light．
B．At the traffic lights．
C．Near the old man's home．
D．Far away from the old man's home．
（4）Why was the old man stopped by the policeman？
A．Because the light on his cart was not on．
B．Because he burnt the policeman's hand．
C．Because he broke a street light．
D．Because he didn't want to help the policeman．
（5）What made the policeman believe the old man's words？
A．He made the policeman angry．
B．He jumped and shouted angrily．
C．The light burnt the policeman's hand．
D．He made the policeman touch the cart．
I'm David．Long ago I came to the city near my hometown to find a job．I met all kinds of
difficulties and I used up all my money soon．
It was dark outside one day．I got on a bus quietly．Suddenly，a passenger cries in a loud voice，
﹣Someone has stolen my money!I felt nervous，because his money was in my hand．Some people suggested the driver drive the bus to the police station，but some were against it because they were in a hurry to go back home．The whole bus was very noisy．The driver then stopped the bus by the roadside and turned on the lights．At that time，one passenger said，﹣Turn off the lights and give the thief （小偷） a chance to take out the money．‖Then the bus got dark．When I was still thinking about whether to take out the money or not，the lights were turned off again．I became even more nervous．The lights were turned on again but they got the same result．Then the passengers fell into an open discussion．Later，someone said﹣give him the last chance!‖I felt awakened （醒悟的） and took out all the money when the lights were turned off again．
For many years I have been grateful to those who gave me three chances．When the first and second chances come，you may not be prepared well or don't have enough courage to act．When the third chance comes，you should know clearly what you should do．
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54．When did the story happen？
A．In the morning．
B．At noon．
C．In the afternoon．
D．In the evening
55．The driver stopped the bus because ．
A．someone wanted to get off the bus
B．someone lost money on the bus
C．there was something wrong with the bus
D．there was an accident in front of the bus
56．What did David do when the lights were turned off for the third time？
A．He cried．
B．He still felt nervous．
C．He took out all the money．
D．He got off the bus and ran away．
57．What can we learn about David？
A．He thanked the driver for his help．
B．He found a job in his hometown．
C．He took the third chance to correct （改正） his mistake．
D．The driver sent him to the police station at last．
He Jiang，a postgraduate（研究生）in biology，will become the first Chinese student to give a speech in the commencement（毕业典礼） at Harvard University on May 26，2016．
Given the highest honor by the university．He Jiang，who was born in a small village in Hunan province，said，"People in China often believe that it's useless to study and children from the countryside cannot be successful in the future．However，I cannot agree with them．Education can change a person's life．I hope my experience can encourage the students from the countryside to spare no effort in studyand make their dream come turn．"
Different from many other families in the village，his parents never though about finding a job in big cities and leaving their two sons at home without their care．His farther was strict about their studies．He and his younger brother studies at home while the other kids in the village played in the fields．Unlike his strict farther，his mother took her sons'side when her husband scolded the boys．She preferred to sit with her sons when they studied rather than chat with other women in the village．
Getting the chance to speak at commencement is no accident．During his first days in Harvard，it was quite difficult for him to follow the professor in class and he was speechless in campus because of his poor English．Instead of giving up．He Jiang spent all his free time on English．He also make friends with natives to improve his speaking English．One year later，he had little difficulty in class and soon became one of the top students in his class．With the encouragement from Professor Diana Eck，He Jiang decided to apply（申请） for the chance to speak at the commencement．"Few Chinese students had applied before，but I wanted to have a try．I just want to realize my idea of letting more people hear the voice from China and telling them that China is not what it used to be．"said He Jiang．After beating three students from Harvard Kennedy School in the third and final round，He Jiang made it to get the chance to speak at the commencement．
He Jiang will go to Massachusetts Institute of Technology after graduating from Harvard．
66．Where will He Jiang give the speech？
A．Harvard University
B．Hunan Province
C．Harvard Kenney School
D．Massachusetts Institute of Technology
67．The underlined part means" "
A．get ready for study
B．try their best in study
C．enjoy themselves in study
D．be interested in study
68．Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．He Jiang is the only child in the family
B．Both of He Jiang's parents were very strict with him
C．He Jiang's parents never tried to find a job in a big city
D．He Jiang often played in the fields with other kids in the village
69．Paragraph 4 mainly tells us
A．how He Jiang got the chance
B．how hardworking He Jiang was
C．why He Jiang applied for the chance
D．what He Jiang studied in Harvard
70．From the passage，we can know that
A．like father，like son
B．the early birds get worms
C．practice makes perfect
D．where there is a will，there is a way．
Alice Lee is a high school student studying at a private school． She is doing some voluntary work at an after﹣school program to help students from poor families．
On the first day of her work， she noticed that many kids were lining up for free sandwiches and fruits． She was surprised． One of the organizers explains that many of these students don't get enough to eat at home． So a school lunch or an after﹣meal might be the most food they would get all the day． She has also been told that some hungry kids can receive free lunches， but others are only allowed reduced﹣price meals， and those students' families have to pay for the part of their food．
Lee was shocked， she decided to offer help to those who are suffering from hunger， "I want other kids to understand that if you see a problem， you don't have to wait to be an adult to fix it，" says Lee． She and a group of friends are using their programme skill to create a new app called Food of Thought， which will allow parents， students， and even kind﹣hearted strangers to donate money to lunch accounts for students in a nearby school．
（1）What did Alice Lee see on the first day of her voluntary work？
A．Children lining up for free food．
B．Children buying sandwiches and fruit．
C．Children learning cooking instructions．
D．Children doing voluntary work．
（2）Who should pay for the half﹣priced food？
A． all the hungry children
B． kind﹣hearted strangers
C． some poor families
D． primary school students
（3）What was she doing to help the poor kids？
A． She taught them for free．
B． She opened a lunch account．
C． She developed an app to help them．
D． She offered free food．
（4）What is the main idea of this passage？
A．A local school is providing free food for students．
B．A girl is helping poor kids out of hunger．
C．An app will be tested in a school this fall．
D．A group of good friends are working at a school．
They say that"travel is the best teacher"and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake （1587﹣1641）． His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake， not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country's land and geography．
Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family， Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel． When he was 18， however， Xu's father died and so， it seemed， did his travelling dreams． He now was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60﹣year﹣old mother as tradition required．
But his mother had different ideas． Understanding her son's love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences， this modern﹣thinking woman refused to keep her son at home． She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year， when there was less farm work．
So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support， Xu set off for the first time， leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well． He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years． During this time， he travelled throughout the Ming kingdom， carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary This diary， which once had over 500，000 words， would eventually become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake．
Although rich， Xu avoided comfortable travel， preferring to go almost everywhere on foot． This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world． Many of his trips were to hard﹣to﹣reach mountain areas， and through wild forests where few people lived． His willingness to face hardships came at a cost however． Progress was slow and tiring and he was frequently sick， robbed and beaten during his journeys．
Sadly Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey， a 4﹣year trip through the Southwest of China． He died in 1641， soon after returning to his hometown for the last time． When his diary was finally printed years after his death， much of it had been destroyed or lost． Although incomplete， it still made Xu a travelling legend around the world．
（1）What is the passage mainly about ？
A． The general details of Xu Xiake's life story
B． The difficulties Xu Xiake faced in his travels
C．The important discoveries made by Xu Xiake
D． The influence of Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake
（2）Which of the following best describes Xu's mother ？
A． Strict but interesting
B． Kind but uneducated
C．Helpful and hardworking
D． Supportive and open﹣minded
（3）Why did Xu prefer walking during his travels？
A． It gave him the chance to meet different kinds of people
B． It helped him to save money and travel for a longer time
C． It allowed him to see and study the environment in detail
D． It was the only way to reach the places he was interested in
（4）What is true about Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu xiake ？
A． It was only made public after Xu died
B． It made Xu very famous during his lifetime
C． It was the first travel book ever written in China
D． It was mainly about the different people of China
（5）What is the correct order for the following events from Xu's lite ？
a． He went on his first journey．
b． His book was finally printed
c． He returned to his hometown for the last time
d． He developed an interest in books about other places
e． He started managing the family farm after his father died
A． a﹣e﹣d﹣c﹣b
B． d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣b
C． d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c
D． e﹣d﹣a﹣b﹣c
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． |
For his eleventh birthday， Lin was given a gift that would shape his life． On that day his father took him to the Children's Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him． There was just one requirement： Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year．
To that point Lin had had many hobbies， but none kept his interest for more than a week or two． His mum once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stamp collecting． That hobby lasted a week． Then his father got him some paints hoping that Lin's artistic side would shine through． Those paints were now under his bed， still unopened． This time Lin's parents would let him decide．
Lin's eyes moved down the noticeboard that listed all the courses on offer． He stopped at "Photography"． He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera． Although Lin's family weren't poor， they weren't rich either， and a camera cost a lot of money． He continued looking．
The next course to catch his eye was "Language Art"． He didn't even know what that meant． His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches． Lin， a shy boy， could think of nothing worse．
Then he saw it． "Cooking" sounded like something he'd like to do． It was inexpensive and convenient， it could be done alone and it was also creative．
Based on Lin's hobby history， his dad had doubts， but he agreed． Much to his parents' surprise， Lin kept his promise． He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday， and practised at home， making delicious meals for his family． Everyone looked forward to birthdays， when they could eat his cakes． Lin got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others．
The months turned to years but his hobby never changed again．
Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant． When customers say they enjoy his meal， he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child， and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago．
（1）Why didn't Lin choose to study photography ？
A． It was too expensive．
B． He had no interest in it．
C． He was not very creative．
D． It was not offered that term．
（2）The underlined expression "catch his eye" in Paragraph 4 means " "．
A． make him excited
B． cause him surprise
C． get his attention
D． help him see clearly
（3）Which of the following best describes Lin's interest in cooking ？
A． It only lasted for a short time．
B． It seemed to match his character．
C． It was forced on him by his parents．
D． It developed slowly over many months．
（4）Why did the father have doubts about Lin's choice of cooking ？
A． Lin wasn't good at cooking．
B． Cooking wasn't very convenient．
C． He didn't think Lin would continue．
D． Cooking wasn't a good hobby for a boy．
（5）What's the best title for the passage ？
A． A Strict Father
B． A Changeable Boy
C． The Fun of Cooking
D． The Birthday Gift
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Our words carry huge weight．They may influence people for years，and even for a lifetime．They provide them with courage to go on or one more reason to give up． When I was fourteen，my family moved to another city．Junior high was always a difficult time for me，and the move made my ninth﹣grade year even harder．I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time．The other kids had good friends with them，but I didn't know anyone．I felt lonely and went to the nearest seat after getting some food．The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then laughed．I could feel my face turning red at that moment．Then one of the Kids broke the ice．"Man!You have one BIG nose!"I felt hurt and didn't know what to say．I wanted to cry．But I managed a little smile﹣﹣﹣as if it didn't hurt me at all．But it did．From then on，I would often look at myself in the mirror．I studied the big nose closely．It seemed that I was just living for my nose．Thankfully，I grew out of this influence finally．But it really took me twenty years There is another thing that is kept deep in my mind．I remember going through a terrible business failure．I lost everything．I called my dad for help and he told me a lot about how to deal with the failure．What he said gave me a lot of courage and confidence（信心）to go on with my business． |
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The thing that may influence people for a long time |
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Jason's feeling when he entered the dining hall |
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The part of Jason's body that other kids laughed at |
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The number of years that Jason spent growing out of the influence |
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The person who gave Jason courage and confidence |
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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
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