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1、Passage 13 Jack Brown, an office worker, livers in Washington. He inherited（继承）a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasnt happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didnt have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10,000 of his money to a
2、 charity（慈 善机构）to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy. Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money was used for
3、 the childrens study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the childrens progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I
4、went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didnt know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy.” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It
5、 brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.” 1. Jack didnt need to look for a job _. A. before he went to college B. after he went to Africa C. because he got one million dollars D. before he received a report 2. Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help
6、some poor children _. A. only in Washington B. only in England C. only in Africa D. around the world 3. Jack learned about the childrens progress by _. A. visiting them each year B. getting a report every year C. staying with them D. talking to them in English 4. The underlined（划线的）words “for a good
7、 cause” means “_” in Chinese. A. 施舍 B. 行善 C. 优惠 D. 赏赐 5. Whats the main idea of the story? A. Help others, and you will feel happy. B. Its necessary to write letters to poor children. C. Live a simple life, and you can give others help. D. Its the most important to help the children in Africa.Passag
8、e 14 What is the best way to learn a language? We should remember that we learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say and tries to imitate wha
9、t he hears. When he wants something he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it, thinking in it all the time. If people had to use a second language all the time, they would learn it quickly. We learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write. We im
10、itate what we hear. In school, though you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, it is best to learn all the new words through the ear. You can read them, spell them and write them later. 1. Everyone learns his mother language when he _. A. is a child B. was a child C. was a man D. is
11、 five 2. A small child learns to speak by imitating _. A. what people think B. what people do C. what people say D. what people hear 3. People can learn a language quickly if they _. A. imitate it B. ask for it C. use it from time to time D. hear it 4. It is best to learn new words through _ first.
12、A. reading B. spelling C. listening D. writing 5. What is the best way to learn a language? A. Listening to what people say. B. Imitating what people do. C. Using the language all the time. D. Both A and C. Passage 15 The Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from th
13、e beginning of spring. Though there are some sayings about its origin, all agree that the word Nian, which in modern Chinese means “year”, was originally the name of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year. One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mou
14、th that would take in a great many people at one time. People were very afraid. One day, an old man came to their help and said he would stop all this. He said to Nian, “I hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies?
15、” “Yes,” Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth. People were very happy because those beasts also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time. After that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left. Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each years end to drive Nian away, because red is the color the beast felt most afraid
