12-year-old John Thomas Robertson is a born train fan．"I've liked trains probably from the day I was born," he told Good Morning America．"When I was very little," he said, "my grandpa got me a train model．I would just watch it go round for hours and hours．"
When Robertson finally had the opportunity to ride on a train, he felt great．His journey was so mind-blowing that he couldn't keep it to himself：he decided to take all his classmates to go on a ride with him．When he found that some of his classmates couldn't pay the fare, he collected cans(罐子)and bottles and raised more than ＄1,000 for them．
That trip was such a happy one that he made it a yearly action．"It never gets boring for some reason; it's just fun," he said．"It really lets people get away from their busy life and have fun．"
Every October, Robertson takes a new group of children to ride on the train －but now, he has a problem．Several disabled children were refused because the train was not accessible(可用的)to disabled people．"He was angry to think that children of his own age couldn't ride a train," his mother said．
But he wouldn't say no：he recently sent a letter to the train office for help．To his surprise, the leader, Ty Pennington, accepted the letter in person．He said that he and his workers would work on making a train accessible to disabled people．
(1)
The first time John Thomas Robertson took a train, ________．
[ ]
A．
he fell in love with it
B．
he was frightened by it
C．
he watched it for hours
D．
he acted as a driver
(2)
The autthor says John Thomsa Robertson is a born train fan, because he ________．
[ ]
A．
was taken to a train the day he was born
B．
said so in Good Morning America
C．
took a group kf disabled children to travel by train
D．
was greatly attracted to trains since early childhood
(3)
The underlined words“mind-blowing”can be replaced by ________．
[ ]
A．
amazing
B．
terrible
C．
important
D．
disappointing
(4)
The disabled children were refused to get on the train because ________．
[ ]
A．
they couldn't afford the train tickets
B．
Robertson had not saved enough money for the tickets
C．
the trains then weren't accessible to the disabled
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ROOMMATES
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(1)
Where will you post a notice if you need someone to look after your children?
[ ]
A．
PERSONAL
B．
HELP WANTED
C．
DOMESTIC SERVICE
D．
ROOMMATES
(2)
A second-hand jacket will probably cost you ________．
[ ]
A．
＄60
B．
＄40
C．
＄20
D．
＄10
(3)
To have your travel notes published, you may contact ________．
[ ]
A．
Students' Union
B．
Gayle Mcore
C．
The International Center
D．
Life Planning Workshop
阅读理解
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
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