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Fatimah Bamun dropped out of Balizenda Primary School in the first grade, when her father refused to buy her pencils and paper. Only after her teachers said to him that his daughter showed unusual promise(有希望) did he change his mind. Today, Fatimah, 14, tall and slender, studies math in a dirt-floored fourth-grade classroom.
Whether she will reach the fifth grade is another matter. Fatimah is facing the realities of a school with no toilet, no water, no hope of privacy (隐私) other than the shadow of a bush, and no girlfriends with whom to share feelings. Fatimah is the only girl of the 23 students in her class. In fact, in a school of 178 students, she is one of the only three girls who have made it past the third grade.
“I have no friend in the class,” she said. “Most of my friends have dropped out to get married. So during the break, I just sit in the classroom and read.”
Her father, however, now says he is fully behind her. “The people from the government are all the time telling us to send our daughters to school, and I am listening to these people,” he said.
But in many cases, parents don’t listen. Parents think that if the girls stay home, they can help with the harvesting, fetch the water and collect the firewood. So they take them out of school.
In a region where poverty, tradition and ignorance make about 24 million girls not even have an elementary school education. There are many other barriers (障碍) that prevent girls going to school, such as the lack of school toilets and water.
The issue is not only equality. The World Bank thinks that if women in sub-Saharan Africa had equal education, land and other wealth, the region’s economy could improve greatly. There is a connection between growth in Africa and sex equality. It is of great importance but still ignored by so many people.

  1. 1.

    The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to _______.

    1. A.
      find the cause of Africa’s poverty
    2. B.
      describe the poor education conditions of African girls
    3. C.
      prove the inequality in African society
    4. D.
      reform the present schooling systems in Africa
  2. 2.

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

    1. A.
      Fatimah is a girl who shows signs of success for the future.
    2. B.
      Fatimah’s father is now giving a lot of support to her.
    3. C.
      Fatimah is the only girl who has made it past the fifth grade in her school.
    4. D.
      Fatimah has no friends at school because they most of them have dropped out to get married.
  3. 3.

    It can be inferred from the passage that _______.

    1. A.
      most African girls are treated equally in society
    2. B.
      African governments don’t care whether girls go to school or not
    3. C.
      most African girls would rather get married than go to school
    4. D.
      African girls can’t enjoy equal chances for education
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Many animals recognize their food because they see it. So do humans. When you see an apple or a piece of chocolate you know that these are things you can eat. You can also use other senses when you choose your food. You may like it because it smells good or because it tastes good. You may dislike some types of food because they do not look, smell or taste very nice. Different animals use different senses to find and choose their food. A few animals depend on only one of their senses, while most animals use more than one sense.
Although there are many different types of food, some animals spend their lives eating only one type. The giant panda eats only one particular type of bamboo. Other animals eat only one type of food even when given the choice. A kind of white butterfly will stay on the leaves of a cabbage, even though there are plenty of other vegetables in the garden. However, most animals have a more varied diet. The bear eats fruits and fish. The fox eats small animals, birds and fruits. The diet of these animals will be different depending on the season.
Humans have a very varied diet. We often eat food because we like it and not because it is good for us. In countries such as France and Britain, people eat foods with too much sugar. This makes them overweight, which is bad for their health. Eating too much red meat and animal products, such as butter, can also be bad for the health. Choosing the right food, therefore, has become an area of study in modern life

  1. 1.

    We can infer from the text that humans and animals______.

    1. A.
      depend on one sense in choosing food
    2. B.
      are not satisfied with their food
    3. C.
      choose food in similar ways
    4. D.
      eat entirely different food
  2. 2.

    Which of the following eats only one type of food?

    1. A.
      A white butterfly
    2. B.
      A small bird
    3. C.
      The bear
    4. D.
      The fox
  3. 3.

    Certain animals change their choice of food when______.

    1. A.
      the season changes
    2. B.
      the food color changes
    3. C.
      they move to different places
    4. D.
      they are attracted by different smells
  4. 4.

    We can learn from the last paragraph that______.

    1. A.
      food is chosen for a good reason
    2. B.
      French and British food is good
    3. C.
      some people have few choices of food
    4. D.
      some people care little about healthy diet
  5. 5.

    What will most probably be talked about in the next paragraph?

    1. A.
      Why choosing the right food is important
    2. B.
      How to choose the right food
    3. C.
      The right amount of food for a person
    4. D.
      Vegetables matter more than meat and sugar

You've heard of the fat suit and the pregnancy suit；now meet AGNES—the old person suit.
AGNES stands for “Age Gain Now Empathy(换位体验) System” and was designed by researchers at MIT's AgeLab to let you know what it feels like—physically—to be 75 years old.“The business of old age demands new tools，”said Joseph Coughlin，director of the AgeLab.“While focus groups and observations and surveys can help you understand what the older consumer needs and wants，young marketers never get that‘Ah ha!’moment of having difficulty opening a jar, or getting in and out of a car.That’s what AGNES provides.”
Coughlin and his team carefully adjusted the suit to make the wearer just as uncomfortable as an old person who has spent a lifetime eating poorly and not doing much exercise.Special shoes provide a feeling of imbalance，while braces on the knees and elbows limit joint mobility.Gloves give the feeling of decreased strength and mobility in the hands and wrists，and earplugs make it difficult to hear high—pitched sounds and soft tones.A helmet with straps(带)attached to it presses the spine(脊柱)，and more straps attached to the shoes decrease hamstring flexibility, and shortens the wearer's step.
AGNES has been used most recently by a group of students working on a design of an updated walker.By wearing the suit they could see for themselves what design and materials would make the most sense for a physically limited older person.Coughlin said the suit has also been used by clothing companies，car companies and retail goods companies to help them understand the limitations of an older consumer.
“AGNES is not the destiny of everybody,” he said.“She is a badly behaved lady who didn't eat and exercise very well.A secondary benefit we’ve found with AGNES is that it has become a powerful tool to get younger people to invest in their long-term health.”

  1. 1.

    AGNES has been developed to       .

    1. A.
      make the users more comfortable
    2. B.
      1et us understand old people better
    3. C.
      help old people move more quickly
    4. D.
      produce new tools for the old-age business
  2. 2.

    “An updated walker”(underlined)most likely refers to    .

    1. A.
      someone who travels a lot
    2. B.
      a physically limited old person
    3. C.
      some equipment that helps old people walk
    4. D.
      a company whose service involves old people
  3. 3.

    Which may be a fact resulting from the “secondary benefit” of AGNES?

    1. A.
      Young people respect old people.
    2. B.
      Old-age business improves their service
    3. C.
      Old people eat and exercise well.
    4. D.
      Young people eat and exercise well.

You can arrive in Guangzhou earlier for the meeting ________ you don't mind taking the night trains.


  1. A.
    unless
  2. B.
    if
  3. C.
    in case
  4. D.
    in case of

Leaning against my parents’ wardrobe in the bedroom, I, six years old then, 1 to their casual talk about budgets and paychecks. I 2 that my family was poor.
Their money talk continued, and a thought 3 me: Dad had to4 for me. While the story of my birth ranked as a bedtime favorite, I had never considered hospital bills, the meals I’d eaten, or the 5 of my clothes.
“Daddy,” I interrupted, “how much did I cost?” “Oh, let me see. About a million dollars.”
A million dollars! Because of me, Dad 6 two jobs. Because of me, he wore 7 jeans, drove an old car, and had his shoes 8 over and over again.
I went to the kitchen. From a shelf, I took my granny-shaped 9, which held every penny I owned – seven dollars. I pulled the bank’s plug out, and 10 the coins into my hand. I had often 11 with these coins in secret and I felt secure pleasure in just knowing they were there.
Whether the topic had changed when I returned to my parents’ bedroom, I didn’t 12. Tugging ( 用力拉 ) on Dad’s shirt, I 13 out my first payment on a million dollars.
“Here,” I said. “Maybe this will 14 to pay for me.”
“What?” Dad’s confused look 15 my own. Didn’t he remember what he’d said? Didn’t the sight of me 16 him of how much I cost?
My tear-filled eyes, which I couldn’t seem to take off the bank, finally made 17 to him.
Dad knelt down and pulled me 18 . “You didn’t cost a million dollars, but you’re 19 a million million dollars. And if that’s what I’d have to pay for you, I would do it.”
Today, I often pull out this memory, think about it and feel the 20 weight of it in my heart.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      listened
    2. B.
      watched
    3. C.
      heard
    4. D.
      joined
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      pretended
    2. B.
      accepted
    3. C.
      concluded
    4. D.
      confused
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      occurred
    2. B.
      hit
    3. C.
      came
    4. D.
      left
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      apply
    2. B.
      apologize
    3. C.
      send
    4. D.
      pay
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      style
    2. B.
      quality
    3. C.
      material
    4. D.
      price
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      gave up
    2. B.
      worked
    3. C.
      lost
    4. D.
      offered
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      old
    2. B.
      new
    3. C.
      expensive
    4. D.
      beautiful
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      repaired
    2. B.
      washed
    3. C.
      sold
    4. D.
      bought
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      coin
    2. B.
      bag
    3. C.
      bank
    4. D.
      suitcase
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      carried
    2. B.
      sent
    3. C.
      returned
    4. D.
      poured
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      quarreled
    2. B.
      played
    3. C.
      worked
    4. D.
      laughed
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      notice
    2. B.
      care
    3. C.
      worry
    4. D.
      mind
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      ran
    2. B.
      put
    3. C.
      held
    4. D.
      set
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      get
    2. B.
      reach
    3. C.
      come
    4. D.
      help
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      matched
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      increased
    4. D.
      confused
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      ask
    2. B.
      remind
    3. C.
      warn
    4. D.
      teach
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      sense
    2. B.
      trouble
    3. C.
      understanding
    4. D.
      money
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      down
    2. B.
      up
    3. C.
      away
    4. D.
      close
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      selling
    2. B.
      buying
    3. C.
      worth
    4. D.
      saving
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      heavy
    2. B.
      light
    3. C.
      cold
    4. D.
      warm

It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey1the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
“Any old2, lady?” asked one of them
I was3. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin scandals(便鞋), wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I’114you a cup of hot cocoa.”
There was no conversation. Their wet scandals5marks upon the floor. I6them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the7and started again on my household budget.
The silence in the front room struck through to me. I8in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked9a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”
“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”
I looked at my shabby(寒酸的) slipcovers. The girl put her10back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said.
“Your cups match your saucers.”
Her11was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left then, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you”. They didn’t12to. They had done13that. Plain blue pottery cups and saucers were only worth five pence.14they matched.
I15the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job—these things16, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small scandals were still17upon my floor. Let18be for a while. I want them there19I forget again how20I am.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      while
    2. B.
      as
    3. C.
      when
    4. D.
      until
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      clothes
    2. B.
      books
    3. C.
      shoes
    4. D.
      papers
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      busy
    2. B.
      confused
    3. C.
      impatient
    4. D.
      free
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      cook
    2. B.
      make
    3. C.
      do
    4. D.
      give
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      left
    2. B.
      kept
    3. C.
      held
    4. D.
      wiped
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      sent
    2. B.
      took
    3. C.
      served
    4. D.
      showed
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      study
    2. B.
      bedroom
    3. C.
      living room
    4. D.
      kitchen
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      turned
    2. B.
      gave
    3. C.
      looked
    4. D.
      checked
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      at
    2. B.
      in
    3. C.
      with
    4. D.
      to
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      food
    2. B.
      spoon
    3. C.
      toast
    4. D.
      cup
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      voice
    2. B.
      coat
    3. C.
      story
    4. D.
      memory
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      expect
    2. B.
      know
    3. C.
      need
    4. D.
      mean
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      less than
    2. B.
      more than
    3. C.
      rather than
    4. D.
      other than
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      And
    2. B.
      So
    3. C.
      Then
    4. D.
      But
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      tasted
    2. B.
      peel
    3. C.
      washed
    4. D.
      cut
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      separated
    2. B.
      matched
    3. C.
      were the same
    4. D.
      were different
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      strange
    2. B.
      new
    3. C.
      deep
    4. D.
      wet
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      it
    2. B.
      them
    3. C.
      that
    4. D.
      one
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      in case
    2. B.
      as if
    3. C.
      although
    4. D.
      in order that
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      happy
    2. B.
      lucky
    3. C.
      rich
    4. D.
      moved

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop giant Michael Jackson, who took to the stage as a child star, died on Thursday, TMZ website reported. He was 50.
There was no official confirmation of the reported death and spokespersons for Jackson could not be reached for comment. "We've just learned Michael Jackson has died," TMZ said. "Michael suffered a cardiac（心脏的） arrest earlier this afternoon at his Holmby Hills home and paramedics were unable to revive him. We're told when paramedics arrived Jackson had no pulse and they never got a pulse back," the entertainment site said. It added, "A source tells us Jackson was dead when paramedics arrived."
Earlier, the Los Angeles Times said the singer had been rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital by fire department paramedics who found him not breathing when they arrived at the singer's home.The newspaper said paramedics performed perfectly at the scene before taking him to the UCLA Medical Center hospital. Jackson had been due to start a series of comeback concerts in London on July 13 running until March 2010. The singer, whose hits included "Thriller" and "Billie Jean," had been rehearsing in the Los Angeles area for the past two months. The shows for the 50 London concerts sold out within minutes of going on sale in March.
His lifetime record sales tally is believed to be around 750 million, which, added to the 13 Grammy Awards he received, makes him one of the most successful entertainers of all time. There were concerns about Jackson's health in recent years but the promoters of the London shows, AEG Live, said in March that Jackson had passed a 4-1/2 hour physical examination with independent doctors.

  1. 1.

    What does the underlined word paramedics probably mean?

    1. A.
      the persons who attend at home.
    2. B.
      relatives or friends
    3. C.
      the persons who give emergency medical treatment
    4. D.
      the artists together with Jackson
  2. 2.

    What is the reason of Jackson’s death?

    1. A.
      He was too tired before his death.
    2. B.
      He was so lonely that nobody looked after him.
    3. C.
      Maybe Jackson was too excited when he was invited by London.
    4. D.
      The text didn’t tell us.
  3. 3.

    If Jackson had not died, he __________.

    1. A.
      would be taken care of by the doctors.
    2. B.
      would not practise singing any more.
    3. C.
      would give some concerts in London soon.
    4. D.
      would retire as a result of his bad health.
  4. 4.

    The underlined the singer probably refers to _______.

    1. A.
      TMZ
    2. B.
      AEG
    3. C.
      Michael Jackson
    4. D.
      unknown

He gave a command that each of them ________ at seven o'clock.


  1. A.
    comes
  2. B.
    came
  3. C.
    come
  4. D.
    coming

He didn't know ________ or stay.


  1. A.
    to leave
  2. B.
    if that he should leave
  3. C.
    if to leave
  4. D.
    whether to leave

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