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阅读理解 。
   Overseas Chinese youths, such as Chinese Americas, Chinese Canadians, and Chinese Australians
are growing up in two different kinds of culture’s. Sometimes they are confused about the culture of
the society and the Chinese cultural background of their family. "Which country is my motherland?"
"Where is my original hometown?" and "Who is my grand grandmother?" are some of the questions
they may ask. To answer these questions, a root-searching tour was organized. It was a perfect way
to help them find the answers themselves. The youths got the chance not only to go sightseeing but
also to experience the colure in the local places.    
     After the camp, Sam, a Chinese American, said that this time he came to Beijing to see the Great
Wall of China with his own eyes. The next time he comes, he wants to watch the    
     Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. A girl from Canada said that she learned very little from books
and her parents, but now she deeply experienced the culture. Most of them realized the links between
themselves and China at Root-Seeking Camp.    
     One said,"With only what my parents say, I can't feel proud of my Chinese origin, but now I not
only feel proud of my motherland but also love her. I will remember this root searching tour for ever. "
1. Who were the member of the summer camp? 
A. Students from Western countries.              
B. Overseas Chinese adults,              
C. Overseas Chinese youths.              
D. Overseas Chinese old people.
2. Why was the summer camp organized?    
A. To experience the two cultures.              
B. To find the answers to some puzzles.              
C. To do some sightseeing in China.              
D. To find the links between teenagers and China.
3. What does the author think of the root-searching tour?  

A. It is a perfect way for overseas Chinese youths to experience Chinese culture.             
B. It is a good chance for overseas Chinese youths to learn Chinese.             
C. It is a way to build good relationship between the teenagers and their parents.              
D. It is a good idea for overseas Chinese to come to China.

4. What does the girl from Canada think?            
A. Reading is a good way to learn about different cultures.            
B. She prefers personal experience to books and parents' stories.            
C. She has learned a lot about Chinese culture from books and her parents.            
D. She can watch the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.
5. What was the result of the root-searching tour?              
A. The teenagers feel proud of their Chinese origin.              
B. The teenagers were confused about their Chinese origin.              
C. The teenagers would come to see the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.              
D. The teenagers experienced Chinese culture and felt proud of it.
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  Dick was a sailor on a big ship.It went to Japan and Australia, so Dick was often on the ship for several months at a time.When he woke up in the morning and looked out, he only saw the sea, or sometimes a port.

  When he was twenty-six, Dick got married and bought a small house with a garden in his wife's town.It was away from the sea, then he had to go back to his ship and he didn't come home for two months.Two months later, he went from the port to town by bus, and was very happy to see his wife again.

  The next morning he slept until 9 o'clock.Then he woke up suddenly and looked out of the window.There were trees a few feet away.He was very frightened and jumped out of bed, shouting,“we've hit land!”

(1)

Dick's ship ________.

[  ]

A.

made long trips

B.

went to Japan and China

C.

went to Japan but not Australia

D.

was a French ship

(2)

During these trips, Dick ________.

[  ]

A.

never saw the land and the sea

B.

always saw the land

C.

saw the sea and ports

D.

saw trees around him

(3)

Dick bought a house ________.

[  ]

A.

in a town

B.

near the sea

C.

not far from the sea

D.

near the port

(4)

He left his wife for two months and when his ship came back, he ________.

[  ]

A.

stayed in his ship

B.

went to a garden in the town

C.

went home

D.

went to a hotel in the town

(5)

When he woke up the next morning, he thought ________.

[  ]

A.

he was on the ship and the ship had hit land.

B.

he had a terrible dream

C.

he had a good sleep

D.

the house had been hit by a ship

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Grace was fourteen years old and was in Grade Eight. She had a part-time job, so she had to get up at five o’clock. She was a newspaper girl.

Each morning, Grace left the house at 5:15. She always rode a bike to the corner to carry the newspapers.

In winter it was still dark when she got up, but during the rest of the year it was bright. Grace had to send newspapers to people’s houses in all kinds of weather. She tried to put each paper in the box where it would be kept safe from wind, rain or snow. Her customers thought she did a good job. Sometimes they gave her tips(小费).

Grace made about $70 each month and she was saving some of the money to go to college. She spent the rest on tapes and clothes. Once a month she got the money from her customers together. Since many of them worked during the day, Grace had to get the money at night. Sometimes when Grace was ill, her elder brother had to send the newspapers and Grace’s father had to help her.

Grace had 70 customers now, but she hoped to get more soon. Some day, if she got more customers, perhaps Grace could win a prize(奖赏) for being a very good newspaper girl. She wanted to win a visit to Europe, but she would be happy if she won a new bike.

根据短文内容,完成下列各题。

1.What was Grace’s part-time job?

_______________________________________________________________________

2. There is a word “customers” in the third paragraph. Please translate it into Chinese. _____

3. Why did Grace choose a part-time job?

________________________________________________________________________

4. From the story, we know customers liked ____ people to work for them.

A.clever

B.hard-working

C.young

D.poor

5. What do you think of Grace?

________________________________________________________________________

 

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     O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was
a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for
long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
     When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked
on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing
from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen (偷) it, so he was sent to prison (监狱). During the three
years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
     He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all
of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.
1. _______ was the real name of the famous American writer.
A. O. Henry
B. William Sydney Porter
C. Carolina
D. Texas
2. O. Henry was sent to prison because _______.
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name
3. Which of the following is true?
A. O. Henry was from a rich family
B. O. Henry was in school for a long time
C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.
D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.
4. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from _______.
A. his happy life as a boy
B. New York and the poor of the city
C. the newspaper
D. his life in prison
5. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because _______.
A. they had surprising endings
B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed love for the poor
D. they were about New York