阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择最佳选项。

On a sunny Saturday, Jay and his friends Mike and Tony went to ride their bikes on a trail (小路). While they were sitting in a tree to take a break, Jay saw something shiny on the ________. “What's that?” he pointed it out and asked Mike and Tony.

They all jumped off the tree and went to take a closer look. They couldn’t believe what they saw — a gold money clip holding five hundred dollars.

Mike immediately shouted, “Wonderful! We can ________ the money.”

“I agree,” said Tony. “Jay saw the money. To be ________, he should get more than us. He should get three hundred dollars, and we should each get one hundred dollars.”

But Jay said, “We can’t keep the money. It isn’t ours.”

“________ being so honest,” complained Tony.

“The owner should learn a lesson about walking around with that much money anyway,” added Mike.

“Let’s go home and think about this, and meet here after dinner,” said Jay.

Mike and Tony agreed. Jay kept the money and left alone. Mike and Tony rode home together. The more they talked, they came to see Jay’s ________. They also thought about how upset they would be if they lost something important.

When the three boys met again, they decided to go to the police station to turn in the money. The police officer admired them for their _______.

The next afternoon, Jay received a call asking him to go to the police station. When he got there, he learned that the money clip had been claimed (认领) and the owner wanted to _______the people who turned it in by giving one hundred dollars.

When Jay told Mike and Tony what happened, they thought about their first reactions to the money and realized that it is far better not to be a ________. And they never expected a reward, so it was a happy ending for all.

1.A. tree B. ground C. bike D. bag

2.A. accept B. spend C. return D. divide

3.A. safe B. clear C. fair D. different

4.A. Keep B. Stop C. Try D. Avoid

5.A. point B. worry C. purpose D. difficulty

6.A. honesty B. pride C. patience D. courage

7.A. meet B. help C. remember D. thank

8.A. finder B. giver C. keeper D. receiver

Homeless people face a lot of challenges, such as not having enough to eat and no job opportunities. Some of the most basic challenges, however, are not having clean water and toiletries (卫生用品) — a big problem for homeless teens. That encouraged a young researcher to invent a multi-purpose product to help these teens.

"I was born into a life of volunteering," said 13-year-old Leia Gluckman. And that’s true. Her mom is a president of an organization providing help for homeless teens. Leia and her brother have volunteered there for years. When she was a young girl, Leia helped serve food where teens were eating. Now she’s a teenager herself, and she’s managing the toiletry and clothing work there.

From her work at the center, Leia noticed that teens asked for some toiletries more than others. What they needed most often were toothpaste, body powder (粉) and shampoo (洗发水). Leia wondered whether she could create a product to serve all three purposes.

It would need to take away dirt and oil from skin and hair. It would need to clean teeth. Also, it would need to kill bacteria (病菌) without being harmful to people. She wanted her ingredients (产品成分) to be natural, to be able to break down easily and to taste and smell pleasant. Moreover, this product had to be low-cost and have a long shelf life.

Leia started by going to stores and looking at the ingredient lists for toiletries. Then she tried eight different ways. She tested each way to see how well it worked.

Not all of them worked well. But she finally decided on three. Each includes salt and baking powder. Salt helps clean teeth and skin; baking powder helps take in bad smells. She also has some other recipes which include some special materials that give her products different tastes and smells, which would let teens choose a product based on personal preferences.

It wasn’t easy, but Leia came up with some model products. She presented them at the finals of Broadcom MASTERS science competition.

Leia wants to develop her products further. "Could it possibly be used to drive away mosquitoes (蚊子)?" she wonders.

"Science offers a way to go about solving problems and helping people," says Leia. And she thinks her products could benefit a great number of people, not just the homeless. Anyone in an area with little or no chance to get clean water could find her products useful, maybe refugees (难民) and soldiers who are sent to places without running water.

1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A. Leia has lived a life of volunteering for years.

B. Leia and her brother helped their mom for years.

C. Leia was born in a great family of volunteering.

D. Leia’s mom set up an organization for homeless teens.

2.Leia’s products meet homeless people’s needs mostly because ___________.

A. they are cheap and natural

B. they can offer personal choices

C. they are used to drive away mosquitoes

D. they can serve three purposes with little water

3.According to the passage, we know that ___________.

A. Leia invented the product in order to win the MASTERS competition

B. Leia’s invention came from her will to create and to help others

C. The family influence played a decisive role in Leia’s invention

D. Leia believed that science could help solve problems easily

I have five children, so our house is always noisy. ____, I love gardening and my garden helps me relax.

For a long time, I guarded the garden of peace and quiet. When the children followed me into the garden, I would expect ____ to be out of sight. And I would hand out tasks.

“Here: you ____ the onions, you dig the holes, and...” Soon they would be ____ or their arms would be sore, and they would leave me to myself.

But during a recent spring, ____ I was working in the garden, my 13-year-old son, Josiah noticed me. He ____ a tool and began helping. Working as a team, we finished the job in no time at all. I thanked Josiah, realizing that I’d enjoyed working with him.

The same thing happened—one or two of the ____ would appear and join in the gardening from time to time. Each time, I would feel ____ that the work was lighter because of their help.

One day, when I was picking the peas (豌豆) and having a taste alone, Abby saw me and ran over. I put several peas into her mouth. She just loved how tasty they were.

“Mama, I want the others to try them too.”

Suddenly, I realized I had been wrong for long, I’d tried to keep the ____ of gardening to myself, and here was a child who couldn’t wait to ____ with others, “Sure, honey, let’s pick some. We’ll make a wonderful supper.”

Now I enjoy all of the garden’s beauties with the children. We bring the fruits back home, preparing and cooking the produce together, because we know that everything is better when shared.

1.A. Finally B. Quickly C. Luckily D. Immediately

2.A. it B. him C. he D. them

3.A. water B. eat C. sell D. cook

4.A. hot B. shy C. sorry D. nervous

5.A. so B. if C. while D. unless

6.A. waited for B. picked up C. pointed at D. looked after

7.A. friends B. children C. visitors D. neighbors

8.A. bored B. silly C. afraid D. surprised

9.A. tradition B. standard C. happiness D. background

10.A. share B. agree C. work D. live

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