"Look, it's Baldy!" A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱) because of the   11  on my head, it was   12  horrible to hear. I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious   13  after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. I was   14  to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors   15  to save my life. "Holly's very   16  to be alive," they told Mum and Dad. "But she'll be   17  with scars on her head, and of course her hair won't grow there."
As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I   18  wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home.   19  I didn't, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, they never   20  understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was   21  to a children's burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I   22  14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is so   23  that she never lets anyone put her down. "You shouldn't   24  what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else, Holly," she   25  me. "And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great   26  it!" For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something   27 . So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party,   28  by her bravery, I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to   29  away behind my scarf.
Now, I am   30  of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.

【小题1】
A.hatB.scarfC.scarsD.cuts
【小题2】
A.stillB.justC.neverD.seldom
【小题3】
A.hungerB.coldC.defeatsD.burns
【小题4】
A.rushedB.ledC.invitedD.forced
【小题5】
A.learnedB.foughtC.returnedD.decided
【小题6】
A.happyB.luckyC.lonelyD.poor
【小题7】
A.pressedB.occupiedC.leftD.painted
【小题8】
A.possiblyB.usuallyC.finallyD.nearly
【小题9】
A.AlthoughB.SinceC.IfD.Before
【小题10】
A.correctlyB.roughlyC.easilyD.really
【小题11】
A.promotedB.introducedC.reportedD.carried
【小题12】
A.metB.recognizedC.rememberedD.caught
【小题13】
A.honestB.strongC.activeD.young
【小题14】
A.write downB.agree withC.pass onD.listen to
【小题15】
A.promisedB.encouragedC.orderedD.calmed
【小题16】
A.inB.forC.withoutD.beyond
【小题17】
A.similarB.strangeC.hardD.important
【小题18】
A.allowedB.requiredC.guidedD.inspired
【小题19】
A.hideB.giveC.keepD.put
【小题20】
A.sickB.awareC.tiredD.proud

Did you ever wonder who invented products like Liquid Paper, Kevlar or paper bags? Most would think a man invented these items. Guess what? Women invented each of these. What? You don’t believe me? Well, read this:
Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham in 1951 and originally called Mistake Out. Being a typist, Bette was increasingly irritated with being unable to erase her typing mistakes. The messy business left her hands black and the paper dirty. Bette was good at painting and remembered that an artist paints over mistakes. She applied that same principle to typing mistakes and Liquid Paper was born, making Bette into a self-made millionaire.
Kevlar, yes, the Kevlar of the bullet proof vest(防弹衣)—what police officers and soldiers wear, was invented by Stephanie Kwolek. Stephanie worked for the DuPont Company as a research chemist. She was asked to find a high-performance fiber. Originally, this fiber was intended to be used for car tires (轮胎). However, the fiber she developed in 1964 was amazing and is still used in products such as sailboats, skis, shoes, and yes, bullet proof vests. In 1995 Stephanie was named to the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
Margaret Knight invented a machine that revolutionized the making of paper bags. Paper bags had been made like envelopes but Margaret developed a machine that would fold and paste(粘)a flat-bottom paper bag, the very same type we still use today. Margaret’s family was poor and she started working at the age of nine. Her first invention at the age of twelve was a safety tool for a loom(织布机). Later she worked for the Columbia Paper Bag Company. It was there that she worked on improving the making of paper bags. She was issued her patent(专利)in 1870.
So next time you use a new product or an old one, will you wonder who made it? Do some research on the web and answer a few questions like: Who invented it? How was it invented? You may be surprised at some of the stories you uncover.
【小题1】The underlined word “irritated” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to_________.

A.annoyedB.excitedC.delightedD.nervous
【小题2】What do we know about Margaret?
A.She was a member of the National Inventor’s Hall of Fame.
B.Her first invention was made when she was twenty.
C.Her invention was designed to produce envelopes.
D.She began working when she was very young.
【小题3】which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? (①="paragraph" 1, ②="Paragraph" 2,… ⑤="paragraph" 5)
 
【小题4】What would be the best title for the passage?
A.How inventions were made
B.Amazing inventions by women
C.Women and modern technology
D.You can also be an inventor

Here are some advertisements taken from a newspaper.
(1) Dear Drew Carter,
Your first year on this earth has been a pleasure ride for all of us. We love you!
Love,
Dad and Mom and many friends.
(2)Lawlis-Clarke
The Doctors Virgil and Marjorie Lawlis are pleased to announce the engagement(订婚) of their daughter Diane Susan to Mr.Robert Brent Clarke,son of Mr.and Mrs.James Clarke of Herford,Texas.
A spring wedding is planned in Houston.
(3) Isbell-Foss
Mr.and Mrs.Davis K.Isbell announce the marriage of their daughter Dang to Mr.Stanley Foss,son of Mrs.John Sipe of Ada,Minnesota.
The wedding will be early April at Abiding Love Lutheran Church.
(4)  Story-Kurio
Miss Stephanie Story and Mr.Warren Kurio were married February 5,at half past seven o’clock in the evening at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas,Texas.The bride(新娘) is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Herbert Brule Story Jr.of Dallas.The groom(新郎)is the son of Mr.and Mrs.Gerald Stanley Kurio of Austin.
【小题1】What would be the best title for the first advertisement?

A.We Love You
B.Happy 1st Birthday
C.One Year Old
D.Our One-Year-Old Son
【小题2】Lawlis and Clarke are going to get married_________.
A.in a church
B.where Clarke’s parents live
C.against their parents’ will
D.to Lawlis’s parents’ joy
【小题3】Who got or will get married in spring?
A.Not only Lawlis and Clarke but also Isbell and Foss.
B.Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Isbell and Foss.
C.Either Isbell and Foss or Story and Kurio.
D.Neither Lawlis and Clarke nor Story and Kurio.

“Lookit's Baldy”A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱)because of the____on my headit was____ horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.

When I was just 20 months oldI suffered serious____ after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was____ to hospital and had to stay there for weekswhile the doctors___ to save my life.“Holly's very____to be alive” they told Mum and Dad.“But she'll be____ with scars on her headand of course her hair won't grow there.”

As a childI cared much about my scars so I____wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home.____I didn'tpeople would call me horrible names like Baldy.Although my friends were always comforting methey never____understood how it felt.

Then through the hospital I was____ to a children's burns campwhere children like me can get any help.ThereI____14yearold Stephaniewhose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so __ that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldn't____what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone elseHolly”she____me.“And you don't need to wear a scarf because you look great ____ it”For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something____.So weeks laterat my 13th birthday party____by her braveryI gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to____away behind my scarf.

NowI am____ of what I look like and much happierbecause I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.                  

1.A.hat? Bscarf? Cscars? Dcuts

2.A.still? Bjust? Cnever? Dseldom

3.A.hunger? Bcold? Cdefeats? Dburns

4.A.rushed? Bled? Cinvited? Dforced

5.A.learned? Bfought? Creturned? Ddecided

6.A.happy? Blucky? Clonely? Dpoor

7.A.pressed? Boccupied? Cleft? Dpainted

8.A.possibly? Busually? Cfinally? Dnearly

9.A.Although? BSince? CIf? DBefore

10.A.correctly? Broughly? Ceasily? Dreally

11.A.promoted? Bintroduced? Creported? Dcarried

12.A.met? Brecognized

Cremembered? Dcaught

13.A.honest? Bstrong

Cactive? Dyoung

14.A.write down? Bagree with

Cpass on? Dlisten to

15.A.promised? Bencouraged

Cordered? Dcalmed

16.A.in? Bfor? Cwithout? Dbeyond

17.A.similar? Bstrange?

Chard? Dimportant

18.A.allowed? Brequired? Cguided? Dinspired

19.A.hide? Bgive? Ckeep? Dput

20.A.sick? Baway? Ctired? Dproud

 

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