Two years ago, Dubuque, Iowa, started its first annual "Back to School Bash" program. It offered needy families an opportunity to learn about free in the community. Holmes decided to by providing help to kids. He was two jobs at the time, one of which was working as a barber. Saturday was his day, but he chose to his time and gave free haircuts to lower class kids on condition that the kids should their free haircut by having to read a book to him.

The idea was so that he continued it for the next two years. Many kids would a favorite book, settle into the barber chair, and read aloud Holmes was doing their hair. After the haircut, they'd review the book, from the and vocabulary to the themes—just like in school, only more fun.

Holmes, who is married two sons, recognizes that not every parent has the time to with their kids. So he hopes to offer some in this way. And he admits he, , benefits from doing that.

There was a seven-year-old kid who stuttered(结巴) over words while reading. He had the boy take the book home and . When the child came back a few days later, he read it with no problems. That Holmes to do more.

Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get , he plans to restart his as the Storybook Barber. "Today’s world is full of guns and violence," he says, "The barbershop is a place for the kids to come and read books."

1.A. materials B. resourcesC. methodsD. connections

2.A. participate B. performC. developD. withdraw

3.A. faced with B. caught inC. presented with D. engaged in

4.A. happiest B. worst C. busiest D. best

5.A. spend B. waste C. save D. donate

6.A. receive B. earn C. demandD. request

7.A. popular B. ordinaryC. complexD. rigid

8.A. put away B. take overC. pick upD. give out

9.A. before B. after C. while D. until

10.A. kidsB. heroinesC. barbersD. characters

11.A. withB. to C. for D. about

12.A. stayB. read C. talk D. learn

13.A. guidance B. judgmentC. assistanceD. insurance

14.A. again B. still C. then D. too

15.A. usually B. hardly C. merely D. necessarily[来

16.A. write B. practiceC. remark D. reflect

17.A. surprised B. excitedC. inspiredD. impressed

18.A. settled B. relaxedC. pleasedD. refreshed

19.A. ownership B. hobby C. promiseD. role

20.A. secret B. safe C. rough D. crowded

Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shaped body of water covering

33 million square miles. The Atlantic has, in a sense, replaced the Mediterranean as the inland sea of Western civilization. Unlike real inland seas, which seem strangely still, the Atlantic is rich in oceanic liveliness. It is perhaps not surprising that its vitality has been much written about by ancient poets.

“Storm at Sea”, a short poem written around 700, is generally regarded as one of mankind’s earliest artistic representations of the Atlantic.

When the wind is from the west

All the waves that cannot rest

To the east must thunder on

Where the bright tree of the sun

Is rooted in the ocean’s breast.

As the poem suggests, the Atlantic is never dead and dull. It is an ocean that moves, impressively and endlessly. It makes all kinds of noise-it is forever thundering, boiling, crashing, and whistling.

It is easy to imagine the Atlantic trying to draw breath-perhaps not so noticeably out in mid-ocean, but where it meets land, its waters bathing up and down a sandy beach. It mimics(模仿)nearly perfectly the steady breathing of a living creature. It is filled with symbiotic existences, too: unimaginable quantities of creatures, little and large alike, mix within its depths in a kind of oceanic harmony, giving to the waters a feeling of heartbeat, a kind of sub-ocean vitality. And it has a psychology. It has personalities: sometimes peaceful and pleasant, on rare occasions rough and wild; always it is strong and striking.

1. Unlike real inland seas, the Atlantic Ocean is __________.

A. always energetic B. lacking in liveliness

C. shaped like a square D. favored by ancient poets

2. What is the purpose of using the poem “Storm at Sea” in the passage?

A. To describe the movement of the waves.

B. To show the strength of the storm.

C. To represent the power of the ocean.

D. To prove the vastness of the sea.

3.What does the underlined word “symbiotic” mean?

A. Living together. B. Growing fast.

C. Moving harmoniously. D. Breathing peacefully.

4.In the last paragraph, the Atlantic is compared to __________.

A. a beautiful and poetic place

B. a flesh and blood person

C. a wonderful world

D. a lovely animal

I was wandering around the Albuquerque airport. My flight had been , and I heard a(n) : “If anyone near Gate A-4 Arabic,please come to the gate immediately." Gate A-4 was my own gate. I went there.

An older woman was , sitting on the floor. In her Arabic dress, she reminded me of my grandmother.

to her,” the flight agent urged. “We told her the flight was going to be late, and she did this."

I spoke to the woman in Arabic while putting my arm around her. She crying. It turned out that she thought the had been canceled. She planned to be in New York for some medical treatment the next day. I comforted her and suggested her family.

We telephoned her son. In English, I told him that I would with his mother until we got on the plane. Then his son was . Next we called my dad. They spoke for a while in Arabic and that they had ten shared friends. After that, I called some Arabic friends I and let them talk to her.

She was in a mood by then and took some homemade — little cakes stuffed with nuts and topped with sugar 一 from her bag and them to the people near the gate. To my amazement, no one . It was like a party. The traveler from Argentina, the mom from California, the lovely woman from Laredo — we were all smiling, enjoying the same .

I looked around and thought, this is the world I want to live in. One with no . Everyone can be happy anywhere.

1.A. booked B. bought C. canceled D. delayed

2.A. announcement B. noise C. argument D. dialogue

3.A. likes B. accepts C. understands D. studies

4.A. reading B. weeping C. thinking D. begging

5.A. traditional B. long C. strange D. expensive

6.A. Write B. Sing C. Apologize D. Explain

7.A. quickly B. suddenly C. softly D. loudly

8.A. started B. stopped C. kept D. avoided

9.A. flight B. plan C. performance D. meeting

10.A. saving B. calling C. showing D. punishing

11.A. live B. work C. play D. stay

12.A. in action B. in charge C. in relief D. in trouble

13.A. made sure B. found out C. agreed with D. gave up

14.A. knew B. missed C. helped D. met

15.A. serious B. changing C. confident D. cheerful

16.A. chocolates B. wine C. bread D. cookies

17.A. offered B. sold C. lent D. returned

18.A. wasted B. refused C. ate D. saw

19.A. custom B. language C. apple D. sugar

20.A. war B. argument C. worry D. quarrel

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