“Please take my penny,” said Maggie to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets.

Her brother Andrew drew her back, whispering, “Maggie, he is not a beggar (乞丐)!”

But Maggie paid no attention. “Please take it,” she said again. Old Dan smiled, and took it. “Thank you, little miss,” he said, “It is kindly meant.”

After that, Maggie went to the beach to gather shells. She never thought how fast the hours were passing until being tired. She sat down on a rock. Soon she was scared because the sea water was going up. She wanted to go home, but she found the places she had gone down easily very difficult to climb up. The stones were wet and smooth. What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried.

Luckily, Dan’s large dog Rover jumped down from a rock! Rover raised his loud bark. The fisherman had taken his nets to the top of the cliffs (悬崖), and was laying them out in the sun when he heard the loud barking of a dog. He felt sure that it was Rover, and Rover was in trouble, so he looked over. There he saw it all.

“Bless her! It is the little one that was so kind-spoken to me this morning!” he cried, and he hurried to his sons’ rooms.

“Quick, boys, quick!” he said. “Get to the boat, and row fast to the sea. There is a poor child there just waiting to be helped.” The fishermen lost no time, and soon little Maggie and Rover were rowed safely to land! Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out to give her into her mother’s arms.

“It was the penny that did it, madam,” he said to Mrs. Weston later. “I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny. And I am thinking he had been looking after her all the day.”

Some years later, Rover came to Maggie’s home with a little note, in which was written—“Will Maggie help Rover?—his master is dead.”

1.Who rowed Maggie to land safely?

A. Rover. B. Old Dan. C. Old Dan’s sons. D. Andrew.

2.What we can guess from the end of the story?

A. Maggie refused to be Rover’s new master.

B. Rover felt sad about Mrs. Western’s death.

C. Rover lived with Old Dan until his master died.

D. Maggie became Rover’s master at once after she was saved.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. One kind act brings another.

B. You should act and speak the same kindly.

C. One person’s pleasure may be another’s pain.

D. People often forget what is really important in our lives.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Rover and his master B. Rover’s new friend

C. What the brave dog did D. What Maggie’s penny did

Autism(自闭症) is a disorder of the brain that happens in the first three years of life. It affects the brain's normal development. Most autistic patients have difficulty talking with other people or doing things. However, some of the autistic people have amazing abilities. For example, some can memorize many things and some can do calculations really fast.

Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man is an example. The character in the film was based on Kim Peek, a man from the USA. Peek couldn't switch on a light or put his clothes on by himself. But his memory was so amazing that he could remember almost anything. He could memorize every road, place and distance on maps. He could even remember almost every word in thousands of books. His way of reading was more amazing. Peek could read two pages at the same time in just eight to ten seconds. He read the left page with his left eye and the right page with his right eye.

Scientists still don't know for sure why some autistic people have special talent after they have done a lot of research. There is one possible explanation. When certain parts of the brain are damaged! by autism, other parts of the brain might get stronger. Therefore special abilities were born.

But not all people with autism have amazing abilities. In fact, autistic people with amazing abilities are rare (罕有的) and the abilities cannot be trained. According to research, only ten percent of autistic people show any signs of special talent.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。

1.What do we know about Autism?

A. It is a disorder of the bones.

B. It happens all through one's life.

C. It helps people memorize things better.

D. It affects the brain's normal development.

2.Who is Kim Peek?

A. He is a good friend of Kaymond Babbitt.

B. He is a character in the film Rain Man.

C. He is an autistic patient from the USA.

D. He is a scientist working on autism.

3.What is Kim Peek different from others?

A. He can do some basic things like dressing himself.

B. He has a special talent in calculation.

C. He had difficulty reading books.

D. He has a very good memory.

4.What does the underlined word mean in Chinese7

A. 毁坏 B. 强化 C. 开发 D. 摘除

5.What does the passage mainly talk about7

A. Ways of dealing with autism

B. Relationship between autism and talent

C. Ways of training autistic people's abilities

D. Reasons for autistic people's special talent

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