When Amelia opened the door, she was very surprised. Instead of seeing a human outside, she found a small creature(生物)with very large ears.

“W-w-what do you want?” she cried. Amelia was worried that she had made a mistake in letting the creature in.

“Oh, some help, please. Nothing to worry about,” the creature replied as if it could read her mind. “My name is Hastings, and I come from a planet called Haste. You probably have not heard of it because it’s not in your galaxy (星系).”

“Sorry, I haven’t. However, I’m not sure if I can help you.” she replied. “But first, would you like some tea? I was so amazed to see you could speak that I forgot my manners.”

“Thank you, but I’m fine. Manners! Yes! That’s what I’ve come about. It is a good habit to have good manners,” Hastings said. “Unluckily, our children on planet Haste are so hasty that they forget them. So I thought I would come to Earth, and ask for some advice. Do you think you can be of help?”

“Well, I don’t know how,” said Amelia.

“I was wondering if you could write a blog(博客). On Haste, our children take more notice of things on their tablet screens than they do of their parents,” Hastings said sadly, “Too much technology in our lives”.

“That’s terrible. Every child should listen to their parents. After all, parents teach you good and bad habits for life, including manners. They do not just teach you about the right food to eat, but also about things like time management and having proper schedules. If you don’t have these things, then your life will be in a mess. You won’t be able to make right decisions. Then there are not things like honesty and thankfulness. Developing these is as important as proper hygiene(卫生)and taking exercise,” said Amelia.  

“Exactly. 33 , ” said Hastings. “Now let’s make a plan.”

1.How did Amelia feel in the passage?

A. Surprised--worried--angry

B. Worried--excited--sad

C. Surprised--worried--calm

D. Afraid--happy--awful

2.What may the life on Planet Haste be like according to the passage?

A. The children always remember good manners.

B. Parents have a bad relationship with their children.

C. Technology plays an important role in their daily life.

D. Parents have no ideas of educating their children.

3.Which sentence may be the most proper in the blank(空白)?

A. So I can see you’re the right woman for the job

B. So I think you’re the popular woman for the job

C. But I believe you’re the modest woman for the job

D. But I don’t suppose you’re the proud woman for the job

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When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation (基金会), nobody understood what she was talking about. But Sophia knew just how important Make-A-Wish could be because this special organization (组织) had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends. We were interested in finding out more, so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say.

Sophia told us that Make-A-Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980. “It’s a charity(慈善机构) that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. Make-A-Wish help children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true,” Sophia explained.

We asked Sophia how Make-A-Wish had first started. She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris, who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman. Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris’s dream come true --so, with everybody’s help, Chris, only seven years old at the time, had been a “policeman” for a day. “When people saw how happy Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too, and that was the beginning of Make-A-Wish,” explained Sophia.

Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time. A Make-A-Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

1.Did Sophia know how important Make-A-Wish could be?

2.How does Make -A -Wish help children feel happy?

3.What was the name of the first child Make-A-Wish helped?

4.Why were the volunteers important according to Sophia?

5.What is the passage mainly about?

Tara: Nicole, I have a problem.

Nicole: What kind of problem?

Tara: I have a job interview tomorrow, and I heard that the boss will ask to see my Facebook profile. I’m not comfortable with that.

Nicole: That’s illegal in some countries, like Canada. Can you refuse?

Tara: I want to, but I’m afraid that if I do, I won’t get the job!

Nicole: I guess I see the boss’s point. Looking at a candidate’s Facebook page will tell him a lot about the person’s life and personality.

Tara: That’s true. Most of my life is on Facebook. My profile could tell him about my hobbies, my interests and what my friends think of me. I find the idea of showing a boss that much personal information disturbing.

Nicole: Companies run background checks on possible employees all the time. And this is just another way for him to see if you’re trustworthy. Besides, I’ve seen your Facebook page, and you don’t have anything to hide.

Tara: Maybe not, but my friends might still post things on my Facebook page that make me look bad.

Nicole: I think the boss will probably realize the differences between your posts and your friends’ posts.

Tara: He might, but I’m also worried that something the boss sees on Facebook could be misleading. For example, I wore a really crazy costume to my friend’s party last week. I wouldn’t want him to think I always do strange things like that.

Nicole: Yeah, but I don’t think the boss would assume that one picture shows how you always act. I’m sure he’ll be pretty cautious about drawing conclusions too quickly based on Facebook.

1.How does Tara find the idea of showing a boss that much personal information?

A. She thinks it great trouble. B. She has decided to refuse it.

C. She is quite pleased with it. D. She has no idea of it.

2.What does Nicole want to express by saying “I guess I get the boss’s point”?

A. Nicole wants to help Tara get more reasons why the boss did so.

B. Nicole has just understood the boss’s real purpose.

C. Nicole would like to be a friend indeed.

D. Nicole will check Tara’s personal information for the boss.

3.How can we understand the word “candidate’s”?

A. a person that has won something B. a person who has long experience

C. a person with a record of failing D. a person who is running for a position

Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.

Liu Wei,a junior 2 student from Hefei,could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife. Another student,14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou,was afraid of exams. She got very worried when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn’t think of anything to write.

A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental(心理的)problems. Their troubles include(包括)being worried and very unhappy. And they have problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t ask others for advice(劝告)or help. Some think they will look stupid(愚蠢的)if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret. Liang Yuezhu,an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers.

* Talk to your parents or teachers often

* Take part in group activities and play sports

* Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell

1.The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may have________.

A. mental problems B. a headache

C. knives with them D. no parents

2.Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because________.

A. he was afraid of his teacher

B. he wanted to frighten his parents

C. he was so worried about his studies

D. his finger was badly hurt

3.Yang Fang’s problems happened whenever________.

A. she studied very hard

B. she had exams

C. she talked with her parents

D. she thought of something

4.Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because________.

A. they won’t let others think they are stupid

B. they don’t think doctors can help them

C. they don’t want to tell their secret to others

D. both A and C

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