My daughter Alisa was born blind in her right eye and was bullied (欺侮) pretty severely in school. So I quitted my job as a babysitter and then schooled my daughter heart and soul at home.

A year ago a boy of 14 befriended my daughter on Facebook after reading something Alisa wrote about bullying. Today he messaged her and asked if she would like six tickets to a Colorado Rockies baseball game. They have never met in person but she said, “Sure! That would be great.”

Then I received a call from his mother explaining why her son had chosen my daughter. She said he thought my daughter deserved them because of all the good she does in the community. Her son, she explained, had experienced a similar situation and was also home schooled.

What she said is true. Now my daughter Alisa continues to teach groups of girls in trouble in our community how to look within themselves for the positive and how to be their own person.

Everything taken into consideration, we decided to meet the mother and the boy at a local bike shop. After meeting, the boy approached my car and my daughter gave him a hug and thanked him for his generosity. She told him that she had never been to a baseball game and that she was going to take her entire family, including myself, her dad, little sister, her cousin and an aunt who has brain cancer.

We all thanked one another, got in our car, and went our way. As we drove home my daughter opened the envelope. Inside it were the tickets and $100 each to buy hot dogs, pay for parking and not have any worries but a great time.

My daughter has always been the giver and now she and our family are the receivers and I can not tell you how incredibly honored we feel to be on the other end. What an incredible young man to have such a kind idea.

1.What did the author once do according to the passage?

A. She was a ticket seller.                                       B. She was a school teacher.

C. She was a babysitter.                                           D. She was a social worker.

2.How did the boy get to know my daughter?

A. They met when buying tickets to a baseball game.

B. They got in touch via the Internet.

C. They became familiar when talking face to face.

D. They went to the same school and met each other.

3.Why did the boy want to offer free tickets to Alisa?

A. Because Alisa is a disabled girl.

B. Because he has a lot money to share.

C. Because Alisa often helps those in trouble.

D. Because he has a similar situation with Alisa.

4.What can we learn about the boy?

A. He is afraid of meeting strangers.                

B. He always bullies smaller children.

C. He is addicted to the internet.                                  

D. He receives education at home.

5.Which of the following best describes the passage?

A. Good is rewarded with good.                           

B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C. Two heads are better than one.                       

D. Where there is a will, there is a way.

 

      The Western world has always been divided into two types of people―the cool and the uncool. It is a __36__ that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are __37__ with the opposite sex. They are good-looking and people want to __38__ their style. They can do their homework but they don’t _39_ a big effort. That would not be cool.

      The uncool kids are in __40__ corner of the playground. They are very bright, but they don’t have great __41__ skills and they are __42__ at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分) in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows __43__ the “XFiles”. They are __44__ as the geeks.

      Here’s the geeks. The geeks are talking over(占上风). Make friends with them now __45__ they will put virus(病毒) in your computer and __46__ your maths homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but __47__ good degrees.

      The most important __48__ of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates __49__ others to follow their examples. Being a good is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a __50__ of their own to work and play in making them a global force. __51__, the effect of the geeks __52__ popular culture has started a new trend(趋势). It is now cool to be __53__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than __54__ you look like.

      But there are also __55__. Geeks were often bullied(欺侮) or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for punishment.

36.

A. division

B. part

C. group

D. habit

37.

A. pleasant

B. popular

C. crazy

D. particular

38.

A. take

B. act

C. copy

D. advance

39.

A. have

B. suffer

C. support

D. make

40.

A. the other

B. any

C. other

D. another

41.

A. operating

B. speaking

C. social

D. experimental

42.

A. good

B. active

C. hopeless

D. sharp

43.

A. like

B. for

C. such

D. as

44.

A. admire

B. thought

C. known

D. recognized

45.

A. and

B. so

C. or

D. that

46.

A. put

B. cause

C. bring

D. take

47.

A. win

B. take

C. wish

D. finish

48.

A. industry

B. progress

C. discovery

D. improvement

49.

A. excite

B. discourage

C. demand

D. promise

50.

A. space

B. world

C. chance

D. heaven

51.

A. Therefore

B. However

C. Though

D. Besides

52.

A. in

B. of

C. on

D. for

53.

A. rich

B. uncool

C. attractive

D. handsome

54.

A. how

B. that

C. how much

D. what

55.

A. dangers

B. questions

C. possibility

D. chances

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