The Girl From the Street
The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage(孤儿院)knew little about her. The streets 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 something else—to be independent(独立). At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began working as a secretary.(秘书)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 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 had spent a lot of time on photography. She has held several exhibitions of her work 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 is not finished yet.
【小题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
【小题2】The sentence “orphanage girl could be something” means that orphanage girls could be_________.
A.popular and successfulB.understood by others
C.Miss Hong KongD.known to everybody
【小题3】This passage is probably taken from___________.
A.a newspaperB.a science magazine C.a history textbookD.a novel
【小题4】According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A.All the children at the orphanage liked Mary.B.Mary was not happy as a secretary.
C.Mary’s boyfriend was good at English.D.Mary’s life in the orphanage was difficult.

The Girl From the Street

The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage(孤儿院)knew little about her. The streets 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 something else—to be independent(独立). At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began working as a secretary.(秘书)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 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 had spent a lot of time on photography. She has held several exhibitions of her work 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 is 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 girl could be something” means that orphanage girls could be_________.

A.popular and successful                   B.understood by others

C.Miss Hong Kong                         D.known to everybody

3.This passage is probably taken from___________.

A.a newspaper       B.a science magazine C.a history textbook   D.a novel

4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A.All the children at the orphanage liked Mary.  B.Mary was not happy as a secretary.

C.Mary’s boyfriend was good at English.       D.Mary’s life in the orphanage was difficult.

 

t was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas, and Marie's mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake,  and then she baked (烤) it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth coin? It was missing, but Marie's mother didn't notice.

After Christmas, Marie got sick. She coughed, and she couldn’t speak. After six weeks she felt better, but she still couldn't speak. Marie's parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, "We are sorry, but we can't help her." For 12 years Marie didn't speak. She grew up, she got a job, and she got married. But she never spoke. One day,  when Marie was 25 years old,  she got a sore throat ( 嗓子疼 ) at work. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didn't know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again." Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk.

根据上面的短文内容回答问题。

1. What did Marie's mother make at Christmas?

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2. What did Marie's mother put some coins in the cake for? 

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3.How many coins did Marie's family find after eating the Cake?

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4. How long didn’t Marie speak?

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5. Could Marie speak at last?

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