Ellie lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a few houses were washed away, but Ellie’s house was high enough to keep them safe.
Many families lost everything in the flood. And Ellie took in one of the families. She shared her home with them until the family could build their own new house. Ellie’s friends could not understand why she did so because she already had so many children to look after.
“Well,” Ellie said to her friends, “At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now.”
“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We will not be able to have much for Christmas. I am going to get just one present for us all. Now I will go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who had no parents, ‘Here is our present,’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were very excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sisters. I was that Christmas present.”
【小题1】How many children did Ellie had in total?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.D.Eight.
【小题2】What happened in the winter?
A.There was a flood.
B.There was an earthquake
C.There was a rain storm.
D.There was a fire.
【小题3】What did Ellie do to help other families?
A.She gave them food.
B.She bought many Christmas present for them.
C.She took in one of the families.
D.She took in a girl.
【小题4】What did the poor woman in German bring to her children for Christmas?
A.Many beautiful presents.B.Nothing.
C.A girl.D.A daddy.
【小题5】What do we learn about Ellie in the passage?
A.She had no children.
B.Her husband was killed.
C.She had no parents.
D.She gave much money to others.

Lots of young people like reading magazines in their free time for fun. Of so many different magazines, Reader’s Digest is famous and popular.

Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, it’s just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket”. It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Outside the USA, another 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries also read this magazine in 21 languages.

This magazine’s focus is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else such as TV and newspaper. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, or something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.

This magazine actually used to be a public business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.

1.How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?

A.Once a year.                           B.Once a month.

C.Once a week.                          D.Once a day.

2.How many people all over the world read this magazine?

A.38 million.         B.40 million.         C.78 million.         D.108 million.

3.Which of the following is NOT the focus of Reader’s Digest?.

A.Timely news .                          B.Personal experiences

C.Cultural views                          D.Local customs

4.Which of the following is true?

A.Reader’s Digest is the name of a newspaper.

B.Reader’s Digest is big and not easy to carry.

C.Reader’s Digest can open people’s eyes.

D.Reader’s Digest is still a family business today.

 

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