good, low-cost(低成本的) houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They?ll teach me what to do, so I?ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson,16
I?m going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I?ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I?m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
( ) 1. Young people in the U.S.A. volunteer to spend _____ helping others. A. school holidays B. weekdays C. every morning D. every afternoon ( ) 2. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer? A. To sleep under the stars. B. To breathe the clean mountain air. C. To spend the whole summer living in the tent. D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains. ( ) 3. From the passage, we know that Jason Moore _____. A. likes reading B. is 18 years old C. isn?t very rich D. is good at sport ( ) 4. _____ wants to be a teacher. A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore C. Trish Anderson D. None of them ( ) 5. Which is the most possible title for this passage? A. Reading for Life B. A Special House Program
C. The Forest Center D. Young American Volunteers
B Martin wanted to buy his mother a birthday present, but he didn?t have much money. He asked his uncle for help. His uncle smiled, “I don?t think you need lots of money. Think it over and I think you can have a good present.” “What present?” Martin asked.
At last Martin went with his uncle to a house. His uncle had just finished cutting wood to make a table. There were many small pieces of wood on the floor. He pointed to them and helped Martin use the wood to make a small box, because his mother often forgot some small things.
When the box was finished, Martin painted it red. Red was his mother?s favorite color. He put six beautiful stones inside, one for each child in his family.
Martin gave his mother the box on her birthday. She said that it was her favorite present.
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( ) 1. Martin asked his uncle for help, because _________.
A. he didn?t know what to buy B. his uncle was his best friend C. he didn?t have much money D. his uncle had a garage
( ) 2. Martin wanted to use the wood to make a small box , because ______
A .his mother often forgot some small things B. his mother loved small boxes C. he could?t make other things.
( ) 3. Martin painted the box red because ____.
A. his uncle asked him to do so B. it was his mother?s favorite color C. he liked red best
D. it was the only color of paint he had
( ) 4. At the end of the passage, Martin probably felt _____________.
A. proud B. strange C. sad D. lonely ( ) 5. We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. stones make a better present than wood B. cheap presents are the best presents
C. we don?t need a lot of money to get presents D. Martin?s mother liked anything made of stone C Take a look at the following ads! You may find some useful information you need here!
Guitar lessons
An excellent musician.
Good at teaching kids for 5 years. Your home or mine. Call Rain at 63571056.
Lost dog
Medium size, spotted, white short hair. Answer you when you call it David. Many thanks for returning it. Call Susan at 13468762
Taxi driver wanted
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Full time.
Experience and a good knowledge of the city are necessary. Under 45 years old.
Call Mr. Black at 63745896 or 25413697. Apartment for sale
Two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. Hot water 8:00-18:00. Beautiful sights out of the windows. E-mail: aerjui@163.com.
Choose the best answer from A, B or C according to what you read． （ ）1. can teach children to play the guitar. A. Rain. B. Dave. C. Susan. D.Mr.Black
（ ）2. If you find the lost dog , you should call the number A. 63571056. B. 13468762. C. 63745896. D.25413697 （ ）3. Which of the four people may get the job as a taxi driver? A. A 50-year-old person.
B. A 40-year-old person who can drive well in the city C. A person who has just got the driver's license D.A person who can drive and has free time on weekends.
（ ）4. When is hot water provided in the apartment according to the ad? A. At any time. B. At night. C. In the daytime. （ ）5. How can you contact the owner of the apartment for more information? A. By making a phone call. B. By going to visit it.
C.. By sending an e-mail D.By sending a letter. 得分 评卷人 D
The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage(孤儿院) knew little about her. The street where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned
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something else—to be independent(独立). At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began to work as a secretary. And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong Competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody.
Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports. “My English just wasn?t good enough,” she says. Luckily, she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her.
Mary studied management(管理) at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987, she has spent a lot of time on photography(摄影). She has held several exhibitions(展览) of her works in many places—China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family.
The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey has not finished yet. ( ) 1. Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage, ______.
A. she had lived with her parents whose names were not known B. she had lived in the street for many years C. the workers knew her well
D. she had learned to write and read by herself
( ) 2. The sentence “orphanage girls could be something” means that orphanage
girls could be _____.
A. popular and successful C. Miss Hong Kong
B. understood by others D. known to everybody
( ) 3. When did her life change completely?
A. In 1987.
B. In 1985.
C. In 1980.
D. In 1975.
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