Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington．He inherited(继承)a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all．When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to．Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else．He gave ﹩10，000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a happy life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy．
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ﹩200 a month．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress．They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English．
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was very exciting．“When I met her, I felt very, very happy, ”he said．“And I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children．”
(1)
Jack has sent them each ＄200 a month to help some poor children ________．
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A．
only in Washington
B．
only in England
C．
only in Africa
D．
around the world
(2)
Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________．
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A．
visiting them each other
B．
getting a report each year
C．
staying with them
D．
talking to them in English
(3)
The underlined words “for a good cause” means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
施舍
B．
行善
C．
优惠
D．
赏赐
(4)
The money Jack gave the children wasn’t used for the children’s ________．
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A．
clothing
B．
medicine
C．
study
D．
playing
(5)
What’s the main idea of the story?
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A．
Help others, and you’ll feel happy
B．
It’s necessary to write letters to poor children
C．
Live a simple life．and you can give others help
D．
It’s the most important to help the children in Africa
Which is the best logo(标志)for Big Dream Summer Camp?
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A．
B．
C．
D．
(2)
The kids can’t learn _________ in Big Dream Summer Camp．
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A．
how to go fishing
B．
air problems about the earth
C．
how to grow trees and flowers
D．
how to make better use of the garbage(垃圾)
(3)
David needs to take _________ with him for Big Dream Summer Camp．
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A．
his pet dog and some clothes
B．
a sleeping bag and his MP4
C．
a sleeping bag and some clothes
D．
a mobile phone and some snacks
(4)
Jenny has to join _________ because of her piano lessons from July 7 to August 7．
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A．
Camp 1
B．
Camp 2
C．
Camp 3
D．
Camp 4
(5)
Who can’t join Big Dream Summer Camp according to the poster?
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A．
Jack, a 15-year-old boy．
B．
Cindy, a college girl of 20．
C．
Tony, a naughty boy of 13．
D．
Tina, a 16-year-old school girl．
阅读理解
Last weekend, when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her．The dog was looking up at the woman．
Jack walked up to the woman and said,“Hello, Sue, how are you?May I sit and talk with you for a while?”
“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said．
Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together．The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed．“That's a nice dog, isn't he?”Jack said, pointing at the animal．
“Yes, he is．He's handsome．He's a bit of a mixture, but that's not a bad thing．He's strong and healthy．”
“And hungry,”Jack said．“He hasn't taken his eyes off you．He thinks you've got some food for him．”
“That's true,”Sue said．“But I haven't．”
They both laughed and then Jack said,“Does your dog bite?”
“No,”Sue said．“He's never bitten anyone．He's always gentle and friendly．”
Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head．Suddenly it jumped up and bit him．
“Hey!”Jack shouted．“You said your dog didn't bite．”
Sue replied in surprise．“Yeah, I did．But this is not my dog．My dog's at home．”
(1)
Jack and Sue were ________．
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A．
friends
B．
next－door neighbours
C．
strangers
(2)
The dog looked at the woman because ________．
[ ]
A．
the woman wanted to feed him
B．
the woman was friendly
C．
it was hungry
(3)
Jack touched to dog because he believed ________．
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A．
the dog was handsome
B．
Sue's dog was unfriendly
C．
the dog belonged to Sue
(4)
Do Sue's dog bite?
[ ]
A．
Yes, it does．
B．
No, it doesn't．
C．
We don't know．
(5)
Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
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A．
A Wrong Question
B．
Sue's Dog
C．
A Pleasant Meeting
阅读理解
There would be a school party on Friday evening．The girls were talking about what they were going to wear．
“I'm going to wear a black dress，so everybody will notice(注意)me，”said
Emily．“How about you，Linda?”
“I'm not sure．Maybe jeans，an old shirt，and a hat．People will notice me more than you!”Linda said．
“What are we going to do about the boys?”asked Jane．“Do you remember
the last school party，last year? They just stood there, and we girls had to danceby ourselves!”
“I hear that some of the boys learned how to dance this summer．Maybe it’ll
be better this time，”said Mary．
The party was held on Friday evening．Groups of students arrived．The music
began．The girls stood in a line on one side and the boys on another side．Mr
Green,their teachers，tried to get them together，but failed．After a while，Tim
said，“I don’t want to stand here the whole time．The party is only for two hours．
It’ll be over soon．”He started to dance．All the others watched him．Then David
asked Emily if she wanted to dance．Then Jack and Linda．Then，all began to
dance．Soon there were more dancers than watchers．
(1)
On Friday evening there would be______．
A．a school party
B．a school meeting
C．a sports meeting
D．a birthday party
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(2)
The girls were talking about______．
A．what the boys were going to wear at the party
B．What they were going to wear at the party
C．how to teach the boys to dance
D．how to dance
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(3)
What happened when the music began?
A．David asked Emily to dance．
B．Groups of students arrived．
C．The boys and girls began to dance．
D．The girls stood one side，and the boys on another side．
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(4)
Who was the first one to dance?
A．David． B．Jack． C．Tim．D．Jane．
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(5)
How long is the party?
A．Two hours． B．Three hours．
C．One hour． D Four hours
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阅读理解
Sack was seven years old，and his sister was five．One day their mother took them to their uncle's to play when she went to the big city to buy some new clothes．
The Children played for an hour，and then at half past four，their uncle took Jack to the kitchen(厨房)．He gave him a nice cake and a knife and said，"Now here is a knife，Jack．Cut(切) this cake in half and give one of the pieces to your sister，but remember to do this like a gentleman．""Like a gentleman?"Jack said．“How does a gentleman do it?""They always give bigger one to the other persons"，answered his uncle at once．Jack thought about this for a few seconds．Then he took the cake to his sister and said．"Cut this cake in half,Mary．"
(1)
Jack was __________ than his sister．
A．seven years older
B．two year elder
C．two years older
D．two years younger
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(2)
Their mother __________．
A．want to the big city to buy hew shoes
B．went to get some shoes
C．went to the big city to buy some new clothes
D．went to see their uncle and then went home
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(3)
Jack and his sister got to his uncle's at __________.
A．three B．half past three
C．four D．half past four
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(4)
What did Jack do after thinking abut his uncle's words?
A．Jack cut the cake into halves．
B．Jack cut the cake in half and gave the bigger one to his sister．
C．Jack didn't cut the cake and gave the knife to Mary．
D．Jack didn't cut the cake and gave the knife to his uncle.
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(5)
Gentleman means __________．
A．工人 B．警察 C．干部 D．绅士
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阅读理解
When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong，China,we brought not only our luggage,but also our village rules,customs and culture.One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬)elders.Unluckily,this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.
I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant.One time,when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple,the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly.I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly.As soon as I said that,her face showed great displeasure.My manager,who happened to hear what I said,took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感的)Americans are and how they dislike the description“old”.I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife.After the couple heard my reason,they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences.so they laughed and were no longer angry.
In my village in China,people are proud of being old.Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty,and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience.Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.
However,in the United States,people think“growing old”is a problem since“old”shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well.Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercise or jogging,and women put on makeup,hoping to look young.When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly,they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young.I had told them something they didn't want to hear.
After that,I changed the way I had been with older people.It is not that I don't respect them any more;I still respect them,but now I don't show my feelings through words.
By Jack
(1)
Jack brought the couple their food very fast because _________.
A. the manager asked him to do so
B. he respected the elderly
C. the couple wanted him to do so
D. he wanted more pay
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(2)
When Jack called the couple“elderly”,they became ________.
A. nervous B. satisfied C. unhappy D. excited
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(3)
In Jack's hometown, _________.
A. people dislike being called“old”
B. people are proud of being old
C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty
D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants
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(4)
After this experience,Jack _________.
A. lost his job in the restaurant
B. made friends with the couple
C. no longer respected the elderly
D. changed his way with older people
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(5)
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The more Jack explained,the angrier the couple got.
B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.
C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.
D. From this experience,Jack learned more about American culture.
