Have you heard of Chen Binqiang in   Zhejiang Province? Over the past six years, he has taken care of his mother who got Alzheimer’s disease.
Chen’s mother, 64-year-old Chen Yueguang, has been ill since 2007. The illness became very serious quickly and she has lost the ability to speak and can not look after herself. None of Chen’s other family members, however, could take care of their sick mother. Chen’s father died in a traffic accident when he was eight, his two sisters married far away and his wife has a 92-year-old grandmother to look after. 
Chen taught Chinese in Central School of Lengshui town, which is about 30 kilometers away from his home in Pan’an. So he spent five days at school and only went home on weekends. When he said he would take his mother to work, even his wife was doubtful and worried. She really doesn’t think it is a good idea for him to take care of his mother in school. She worries what if he lost his job because of this.
But Chen has made the decision. Soon he was putting a safety hat onto his mother’s head and helping her sit on his electric bike’s back seat. He thinks that his mother used to take him around and now he should take her.
These days, things got a little easier for him. With the help of Pan’an government, Chen got a new job in Pan’an Middle School in October 2012. The new school is only five minutes’ ride from his home, which means he can take care of his mother more conveniently.
Chen feels happiest when his mother is looking at him. She must have forgotten who he is, and she even can’t call his name. But she surely knows that Chen is kind to her. He feels that is enough.
On February 19th, 2013, Chen got the prize for Touching China, held by China Central Television to honor those whose performances have moved the people

  1. 1.

    What does Chen Binqiang do? He is______.

    1. A.
      a farmer
    2. B.
      a driver
    3. C.
      a postman
    4. D.
      a teacher
  2. 2.

    The word “doubtful” in Paragraph 3 means ______.

    1. A.
      疑惑
    2. B.
      明白
    3. C.
      预料
    4. D.
      支持
  3. 3.

    How did Chen take her mother to his school?

    1. A.
      In his car
    2. B.
      In a taxi
    3. C.
      By electric bike
    4. D.
      On foot
  4. 4.

    The passage mainly tells us ______.

    1. A.
      people will live a very hard life if our parents become seriously ill
    2. B.
      it should be allowed to take care of our mothers at work places
    3. C.
      a man who shows loving care for his mother and his great spirit
    4. D.
      Touching China honors people whose performances move us

When an animal helps another animal, it usually gets something valuable in return. For a long time, many scientists thought that only people could act generously just because it feels good.
However, a new study in Germany suggests that chimpanzees (黑猩猩)also do good things for no real reason. And so do children who are as young as 18 months of age. Maybe it is because humans and chimpanzees share an ancestor(祖先) about 6 million years ago.
People and chimpanzees appear to develop such features(特征) without any other training, says Warneken, a scientist in Germany. Warneken and his partners worked on adult chimpanzees that live on an island in the African country of Uganda. They also worked with 18-month-old children in Germany. The researchers performed three experiments on the adult chimpanzees and two experiments on the kids. In the first animal experiment,a person tried to reach his arm into a cage to get a stick,but he couldn’t reach it. A chimpanzee was in the cage,and it could reach the stick if it wanted to.
Thirty-six chimpanzees took part in this experiment one by one, and no chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done. Even though the animals hadn’t met the person before, they usually took the stick and gave it to the person. What’s more, they did this whether or not the person offered them bananas as a reward. In a similar experiment, 36 children acted in a similar way. They helped the person reach the stick, whether or not they were offered toys for their help.
Researchers did other experiments on chimpanzees and babies. No rewards were offered in either experiment. And still, both the chimpanzees and children went out of their way to help. Still, the new study is different from earlier findings. Researchers have found that chimpanzees don’t give rewards of food to other chimpanzees, even if it costs them nothing to be generous

  1. 1.

    Warneken and his partners worked with ______.

    1. A.
      young chimpanzee that live on an island
    2. B.
      18-month-old children who live in Germany
    3. C.
      kids who are living with adult chimpanzees
    4. D.
      adult chimpanzees that live on the African mountain
  2. 2.

    A new study in Germany suggests that ______.

    1. A.
      people also share information for good reason
    2. B.
      children know something at the age of 18 months
    3. C.
      chimpanzees do good things for no real reason, too
    4. D.
      humans should develop their abilities 6 million years ago
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Thirty-six chimpanzees joined in this experiment one by one
    2. B.
      No chimpanzee saw what the other chimpanzees had done
    3. C.
      The animals hadn’t met the person before the experiments
    4. D.
      Chimpanzee gave the person the stick in order to get a reward
  4. 4.

    From the passage we know that ______.

    1. A.
      both chimpanzees and children can find their way to help others
    2. B.
      chimpanzees will reward good food to other chimpanzees
    3. C.
      children is more generous than chimpanzees in some ways
    4. D.
      both chimpanzees and children can do the difficult experiments

There are some special traditions in Hawaii . People there are very friendly and always welcome visitors . They give visitors a lei , a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers . Men wear bright flowered shirts , and women often wear long flowered dresses .
In Hawaii you may find some traditional Chinese , Japanese and Philippine holidays . Of course , many holidays are from the United States . People call Hawaii the Aloha State . Aloha means both “hello” and “good--bye”. It also means “I love you ” .
Usually when people from different countries , races or traditions lives together , there are serious problems . But in Hawaii there are few problems , people have learned to live together in peace .
Hawaiians earn most of their money from tourists , most of whom come from the mainland and from Japan . The families of the first people who came from the U.S. mainland own the important banks and companies . Japanese are  also starting business and buying more and more land

  1. 1.

    The underlined word “lei” in Paragraph One means ______.

    1. A.
      a necklace of flower
    2. B.
      a plant in Hawaii
    3. C.
      a group of flower
    4. D.
      a flowered dress
  2. 2.

    Which of the following is TRUE about the people in Hawaii according to the passage?

    1. A.
      They live together in peace
    2. B.
      There are no problems at all in Hawaii
    3. C.
      It is difficult for them to live together
    4. D.
      There are serious problems among them
  3. 3.

    Most of the rich men in Hawaii are ______.

    1. A.
      Japanese
    2. B.
      Americans and Chinese
    3. C.
      Japanese and Americans
    4. D.
      Chinese and Japanese
  4. 4.

    The holiday in Hawwaii come from ______.

    1. A.
      America
    2. B.
      Philippines
    3. C.
      China and Japan
    4. D.
      All the above
  5. 5.

    From the passage we know that Hawaiians are mostly ______.

    1. A.
      rude to others
    2. B.
      friendly to others
    3. C.
      visitors from the mainland
    4. D.
      tourists from Japan

In 1993 an unknown American called Clarence Nash went to see the filmmaker Walt Disney. He had an unusual voice and he wanted to work in Disney’s cartoon(动画片) film for children. When Walt Disney heard Nash’s voice, he said”Stop! That’s our duck!”
The duck was the now-famous Donald Duck, who first appeared in 1934 in the firm The Wise Little Hen. Donald lived in an old houseboat(水上住家) and wore his sailor jacket and hat. Later that year he became a star after an eight – minute Mickey Mouse film. The cinema audience liked him because he was lazy and greedy(贪婪的), and because he lost his temper (发脾气) very quickly. And they loved his voice when he became angry with Mickey’s eight nephews(侄子). Soon Donald was more popular than Mickey Mouse himself, probably because he wasn’t a goody-goody like Mickey.
In the 1930S, ‘ 40s and ‘ 50s Donald and his friends Mickey, Goofy and Pluto made hundreds of Disney cartoons. He also made educational films about the place of the USA in the world, and safety in the home. Then in 1966 Donald Duck and his voice disappeared – there were no more new cartoons.
Clarence Nash died in February, 1985. But today’s children can still see the old cartoons on television and hear that famous voice

  1. 1.

    Who made Donald Duck film?

    1. A.
      Mickey Mouse
    2. B.
      Clarence Nash
    3. C.
      Walt Disney
    4. D.
      Pluto
  2. 2.

    When was the first Donald Duck film made?

    1. A.
      In 1933
    2. B.
      In 1934
    3. C.
      In 1966
    4. D.
      In 1930
  3. 3.

    Who was Clarence Nash?

    1. A.
      A cartoonist
    2. B.
      Donald Duck’s voice
    3. C.
      A film-maker
    4. D.
      A film star
  4. 4.

    Where do today’s children see Donald Duck ?

    1. A.
      In new film
    2. B.
      At the cinema
    3. C.
      On television
    4. D.
      At concerts
  5. 5.

    The underlined word”audience” in the second paragraph means______.

    1. A.
      reads
    2. B.
      formal interview
    3. C.
      law freedom
    4. D.
      the people who watch a film at a cinema

"Tom? Are you in bed yet?" called Mrs White. There was no answer. Mrs White put down her book and went to her 14-year-old son’s room. Tom was sitting in front of a bright computer screen on which a colourful dragon jumped and shouted.
"Oh, Tom! You’re still playing on that computer. You must stop now. It’s half past eleven. If you don’t go to bed soon, you’ll be very tired tomorrow," said Mrs White.
"But I’ve nearly beaten the dragon," said Tom. Mrs White could see the excitement on her son’s face. She sat down beside him.
"You are always playing on that computer. You spend more time with this machine than with your family," she said with a smile. "What’s special about it? Show me what it can do!"
"I think this is a great computer, Mum!" he said happily. "The hardware (硬件) is good. There’s so much memory and it has some wonderful software programs. This game, ’Dragon Player’, is my favourite, but I sometimes borrow games from Daniel and other friends. I don’t have to worry about any infected(感染) disks because I have a virus(病毒) detector (探测器) which can go over any disk and check it for viruses. Let me show you!" Tom began tapping. The screen changed in answer to his orders.
"Oh, Tom," laughed Mrs White. "I’m sure it’s a wonderful computer, but I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about."

  1. 1.

    When Mrs White was calling Tom, he was ______.

    1. A.
      playing computer games in’ his bedroom
    2. B.
      playing with a dragon in his bedroom
    3. C.
      playing "Dragon Player" in the study
    4. D.
      lying in bed reading a book
  2. 2.

    Tom was excited because ______.

    1. A.
      the computer has a good memory
    2. B.
      the hardware is good
    3. C.
      he had nearly won the game
    4. D.
      his mother came to see him
  3. 3.

    What do we know about Mrs White?

    1. A.
      She loves her son too much
    2. B.
      She loves computer games too
    3. C.
      She is very hard on his son
    4. D.
      She is as wonderful as the computer game

It was late on a snowing night. Doctor Van was driving fast to the hospital to do an operation (手术) on a badly hurt (受伤的) person. Minutes later he came to a red traffic light and had to stop to wait. A man suddenly opened the door of the car and got in.
“Drive on, ” shouted the man, “Just do what I’ve told you to. ” The man was strong and tall while Doctor Van was not.
“But I’m a doctor, ” Van tried to tell him what he was going to do. “I’m on my way to the hospital to save…” “Stop talking and drive faster, as fast as you can!” the man stopped Van and Van had to do so.
Only a few minutes had passed when the man made Van stop his car again and drove him off, and he himself drove away very quickly.
Van stood in the snow for a moment and then walked around to look for a taxi.
Another half an hour had passed when Van got out of the taxi and ran into the hospital. But it was too late and nothing could be done.
The man who had taken Van’s car was standing by the person all the time. He was so sad! Only then did Van know that the man was the father of that badly hurt person!

  1. 1.

    What was the weather like that night?

    1. A.
      Rainy
    2. B.
      Snowy
    3. C.
      Windy
    4. D.
      Warm
  2. 2.

    Who needed an operation at once?

    1. A.
      Doctor Van
    2. B.
      The man
    3. C.
      Doctor Van’s son
    4. D.
      The man’s son
  3. 3.

    Why did the man take Van’s car?

    1. A.
      Because he was a doctor and had to get to the hospital as soon as possible
    2. B.
      Because he wanted to use the car to see a friend who was in hospital and needed his help
    3. C.
      Because he wanted to get to the hospital earlier than the doctor
    4. D.
      Because he was worried about his son and could not wait to see him
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is not true?

    1. A.
      The man lost his son
    2. B.
      Doctor Van was stronger than the man
    3. C.
      Doctors need cars
    4. D.
      The weather was not fine that night
  5. 5.

    Which of the following can be the best title (标题) for this passage?

    1. A.
      A Doctor Driving at Night
    2. B.
      A Good Doctor Met a Bad Man
    3. C.
      Too Worried to Be Helpful
    4. D.
      How to Save a Badly Hurt Person
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