Chris is not a traditional explorer(探险者)- he usually works in an office for a large organization. Yet his job can sometimes be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer. Chris works for MSF, an organization also known as Doctors Without Borders (无国界医生). MSF sends trained doctors all over the world to help people after a war or a disaster. Chris is a doctor from France who has travelled to many places to organize programmes that help people.

At the moment, there are over 27,000 trained medical staff(工作人员) taking part in MSF projects and tasks. The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999. All kinds of doctors can join in MSF. They need to be prepared to go almost anywhere in the world and, of course, they should expect difficult conditions. Doctors with experience in tropical(热带的)diseases are especially useful because most of MSF’s work is in Africa. When MSF accepts a doctor for a task, he has to go for at least six months.

But why would a doctor leave a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF? According to Chris, the experience is a great help in your career(生涯). At the end of each task, you help people in need and have made a real difference to people’s lives.

1.When does MSF send trained doctors all over the world to help people?

A.In a great concert B.After a war or a disaster.

C.During the Olympic games D.While in the earthquake

2.How many medical staff are taking part in MSF projects and tasks?

A.over 27,000 B.less than 8000 C.about 2400 D.About 500

3.What kind of doctors are greatly needed in Africa?

A.Doctors with lots of money B.Doctors who are from European countries

C.Doctors with strong body D.Doctors with experience in tropical diseases.

4.How long has a doctor go for if he accepts a doctor for a task?

A.7 days B.at least six months C.three weeks D.three years

5.Why would a doctor leave a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF?

A.Because he wants to travel to Africa.

B.Because he can make more money.

C.Because he can help people in need and make a real difference to their lives.

D.Because he wants to experience danger there.

Contents

Introduction……………………………………………1

※ Baby Crying Day……………………………………2

※ Cheese- rolling Festival……………………………4

※ Color Throwing Festival……………………………6

※ Fish Swallowing Festival…………………………8

※ International Pillow Fight Day……………………11

※ International Twins Festival………………………13

※ Roswell UFO Festival……………………………16

※ Tomato Festival……………………………………18

※ Wife Carrying Festival……………………………20

※ World body Painting Festival……………………22

International Pillow (枕头) Fight Day

International Pillow Fight Day is held every April around the world-from Amsterdam.

Budapest, to New York. It has been celebrated since 2008. Hundreds of people go out with their pillows hitting each other’s face, back and chest. People dress up as superheroes and animals, laughing and fighting.

The festival used to be a game to release (释放) energy and stress.. Nowadays besides bringing fun, International Pillow Fight Day has become a way to quickly collect pillows for the homeless. In 2014, about 2,000 pillows were collected for the poor in Bronx and Brooklyn.

Rules: Bring your own pillows and don’t hit anyone without a pillow or with a camera.

The Guinness World Record: The latest record of the largest pillow fight was set on October 27, 2013 in Chicago, with 4,500 pillows and 3,813 people.

1.When is the International Pillow Fight Day held?

A.Every October. B.Every April.

C.Every March. D.Every July.

2.What is the International Pillow Fight Day for nowadays?

A.To fight with others. B.To buy new pillows.

C.To hit each other’s face. D.To collect pillows for the homeless.

3.How many pages are there about the information of International Pillow Fight Day?

A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Eleven.

4.Which city was the latest Guinness World Record of the larges pillow fight set in?

A.New York. B.Amsterdam. C.Budapest. D.Chicago.

5.What will you read about on Page 19?

A.Baby Crying Day. B.Water Fighting Day.

C.Tomato Festival. D.Color Throwing Festival.

The sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville made everybody sad as he was a nice and respected man and had made many friends in Dartmoor during the two years he was at Baskerville Hall.

Mr Barrymore, the butler(男管家), said that Sir Charles had been sad and stressed these days. He told Barrymore that he was planning to return to London the next day. Then, he went for his usual evening walk. He did not return, and at midnight, Barrymore went to look for him. He followed Sir Charles’s footprints along the path until he found his master’s body lying near the end of it.

A man called Murphy was on the moor at the time and said that he heard shouting, but he was drunk at the time and no one would believe what he said.

The report said that Sir Charles had a weak heart and died of a heart attack. And this made it clear that the stories of a huge hound should not be believed.

“Do you know anything more than what is in the newspapers?” said Holmes when Dr. Mortimer had finished.

“Yes indeed. Sir Charles would never go out onto the moor at night because he was in fear of being attacked. He asked me several times whether I had heard the hound howling at night, but I never had. I was there within an hour when he died. I went over to see his body. He lay face down on the ground with his arms out and his fingers dug into the ground. At the inquest, Barrymore said that he saw nothing else, but I did. I saw footprints, Mr Holmes.”

“Footprints?” said Holmes, leaning forward. “A man’s or a woman’s?”

Mortimer looked at us for a moment before replying. “Mr.Holmes, they were the footprints of a huge hound!”

1.What can we know about Charles Baskerville?

A.He had been in a good mood for a few days.

B.He was going back to London the next day.

C.He usually took a walk with Barrymore at night.

D.He could not get along with others and had few friends.

2.Which is the correct order of what happened?

①Mortimer arrived at the scene and checked the body.

②Mortimer found footprints of a huge hound.

③Barrymore saw a man called Murphy on the moor.

④Charles Baskerville went out for a evening walk.

⑤Barrymore went out to look for his master.

A.④③⑤②① B.③④⑤①② C.④⑤③①② D.④⑤①③②

3.The underlined word“this” in Paragraph 3 refer to ____________.

A.the cause of Charles’ death B.what Murphy said

C.Charles’s footprints D.the hound’s footprints

4.We can infer(推断) from the passage that _____________.

A.What Barrymore said was true B.Murphy saw who the murderer was

C.Sir Charles killed himself D.the murderer was playing a trick

Answer the questions (根据以下内容回答问题)

There once was a king who wanted to find the answers to what he considered the three most important questions in life. The three questions are : when is the right time for every action, who are the most important people , and what is the most important thing to do? The king consulted learned men, promising he would richly reward anyone who could answer the questions, but their answers didn’t satisfy him. In the end, he decided to visit a wise hermit who lived in the woods. The hermit would speak only with common people, so the king put on simple clothes.

When he got close to the hermit’s hut, he ordered his bodyguards to wait behind. He approached the place and found the hermit digging. He asked the wise man his three questions, but the hermit didn’t respond. Seeing how old and weak the hermit was, the king began helping him dig. The king dug for hours, but the hermit never answered his questions. Just as the king was about to leave, a wounded man came running to the hut and fainted before them. Then the king carried the wounded man to Hermit’s hut and took care of him. The king was exhausted and fell asleep as well. When he awoke, he talked with the man, who said that he had wanted to kill the king but was wounded by his bodyguards. He asked for forgiveness and promised to serve the king faithfully.

Afterwards, the king went outside and repeated his questions to the hermit once more. The hermit replied, “If you had not helped me dig earlier, you would have left and been killed by the man. So, the most important man back then was me, and the most important time was when you were digging. The most important thing to do was to be kind to me. When the wounded man arrived, he was the most important person, and saving him was the most important thing. By doing so, you made peace with an enemy.”

The king finally had his three answers. The most important time is the present, as it’s the only time we have the power to act. The most important person is the one you are with, and the most important thing is always to 92

1.Was the king satisfied with the answers given by learned men?

2.Where did the hermit live?

3.Why did the king help the hermit dig?

He thought the hermit________.

4.Who was the wounded man?

5.What best fits the blank in the last sentence?

6.What were the king’s rewards after he helped the hermit and the wounded man?

He______ and________.

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