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________ is never my strong point．

A.
Organize
B.
Being organized
C.
Organization
D.
Organizations

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Now I have taken over ten years at school．As a child, I	1．________
regarded the school a beautiful garden．I went to	2．________
school happily and excited with a small bag．Time	3．________
flew fast．Now I'm studying at a senior middle school．	4．________
Every day morning, on my way to school, the rising sun	5．________
Greets me with a smile．At class I enjoy putting my	6．________
heart into listening to the teachers．In the evening, I do	7．________
exercises, like a farmer working hard, expect a good	8．________
harvest．During breaks between class, I often go out for	9．________
a rest．How happy life is!I'm sure I will never forget the	10．________
wonderful time at school．

Abby Subark is a mother of two from Boston. “For my kids, I’m nervous. I don’t know if they’ll be able to achieve their American dream.” She may be right. More than hard work or education, the best way to get rich in America is to be born rich.
It is the case that somebody who is in the upper third of income, poor scores, in the bottom on tests when they are in eighth grade, is more likely to go to college and finish college than a poor kid with the top scores. That’s what the working persons’ children are up against.
The Economic Policy Institute finds it would take a poor couple with 2 children 9 or 10 generations to achieve middle class status. That’s about 200 years. The hallmark (特征) of American opportunity has always been the ability to do better than your parents. But compared with similar developed countries, the United States ranks fifth out of six for so-called intergenerational mobility (变动).
If you look at the mechanisms (机制) for upward mobility that were so readily available 50 years ago, they are becoming out of reach, like plentiful factory jobs with good wages and affordable education and health care.
White families are twice as likely as blacks to be upwardly mobile. For most people in America today, where you end up depends on where you start.
If you started in the middle-income class, about 40 to 45 percent of what you are making right now is due to the fact that your parents were in the middle-income class. The rest is up to you.
But for the millions of people who find themselves below the poverty line and the millions more who are the working poor, their starting point for the American dream leaves them painfully far away from the middle class.
【小题1】The main idea of the passage is _______.

A．How the middle class comes about in the U.S.

B．It’s hard to realize the American dream for the poor.

C．Wealth and social status depend on family background.

D．Upward mobility in America is never easy.

【小题2】Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．People used to have job opportunities and welfare for upward mobility.

B．A great many poor people can hardly realize their American dream.

C．You can make all your dreams come true in America if born rich.

D．Rich kids are more likely to go to college than poor kids.

【小题3】The underlined sentence “where you end up depends on where you start” most probably means _______.

A．Your starting point cannot determine your destination.

B．Only a high goal can ensure success.

C．One’s birth has nothing to do with his fate.

D．One’s family lays solid foundation for his future achievements.

【小题4】Why is Abby Subark nervous?

A．Her kids don’t want to compare with other rich kids in achievements.

B．Her kids don’t want to achieve success at all.

C．Her kids can achieve success through hard work and education.

D．Her kids can’t reach their goal without a rich family.

【小题5】What can we infer after reading the passage?　

A．Poverty causes people much pain.

B．People below the poverty line can never be in the middle class.

C．Lower starting point makes it hard for people to realize their dream.

D．Poor people’s starting point is too low.

The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't already know. I stood up to look around, when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.

I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady with a warm smile. She said, "Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I'm eighty-seven years old.”

"Why are you in college at such a young age?" I asked. She replied, "I'm here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of kids and then retire(退休) and travel..."

I knew she was joking. I was curious what might have motivated her to be taking on this challenge at her age.

"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one!" she told me.

We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I was always interested in listening to this "time machine" as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, "We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change.

“Have no regrets. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do……"

1.When the writer and Rose first met, they began their talk in a_______ way.

A. serious B. polite C. formal D. humorous

2.Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “motivated” in the fourth paragraph?

A. encouraged B. persuaded C. taught D. forced

3.Rose went to college in order to _______.

A. meet a rich husband B. make new friends

C. get a college education D. get a better job

4.The writer considered Roses as a “time machine” because__________.

A. she always came to class on time.

B. she make friends easily at college.

C. she knew the difference between growing older and growing up

D. she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience.

5.From this passage we know Rose believed_________.

A. “The early bird catches the worm”

B. “It is never too late to learn”

C. “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bushes”

D. “One false step will make a great difference.”

She is only 12 years old but lives only with her younger sister. Her parents are far away from home, and she has to take care of her younger sister. She is He Can, a student at Anqing Jiangzhen Middle School in Anhui, one of the “stay-at-home children” in her town. To make money, these kids’ parents go to big cities to find jobs. Their children have to stay at home because they have to go to school.

He Can’s parents left home when she was only four. They only come back for the Spring Festival every year. Because she had to live with different relatives at different times, He Can went to eight different primary schools.

“I used to complain,” she said. “But later I understood my parents. They have to go away to make a better life for us.” He Can said her frequently (频繁地) changing life also has a good side.

“When I went to a new school, I had to try to make friends,” said He Can. “I became outgoing. Now I’m not afraid of talking to people.”

He Can said her relatives were kind to her. They taught her how to cook and wash clothes.

When He Can was going to start junior high school, her parents agreed to let her live out with her younger sister. She rents a house near the school. Sometimes their grandmother comes over and helps them.

Every day, He Can gets up at 6:00 am and cooks breakfast. Then the two girls go to school. They have supper at 6:00 pm. Then He Can does chores and helps her sister take a shower. She usually goes to bed at 9:30 pm.

Though busy, He Can is still a top student in her class. She said the secret is never to put things off until tomorrow.

“I think my life is OK,” she said. “But if possible, I would like my parents to settle down (安顿下来) and live with us.”

1.Why does He Can live only with her younger sister?

A．Because their parents don’t like them.

B．Because their parents have to work in a big city.

C．Because they enjoy living by themselves.

D．Because their schools are too far away from their home.

2.Where did He Can live before she started junior high school?

A．In her relatives’ houses.	B．In her own house.
C．In a house she rented.	D．In her school.

3. What does He Can think of changing schools so often?

A．She hates it and complains a lot about it.

B．She thinks it good for her growth.

C．She enjoys it because she can make more friends.

D．She thinks it bad for her studies.

4. What is He Can’s secret of being top at studies though busy?

A．She often asks her relatives for help.

B．She exercises a lot to make herself stronger.

C．She gives her sister some work to do.

D．She tries to finish everything before going to bed.

Crossroads International

How does Crossroads work?

Crossroads is a resource network. We take goods Hong Kong doesn’t want and give them to people who badly need them. We collect those goods and give them out in the welfare arena(福利院) in Hong Kong, Mainland China, elsewhere in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa. So Crossroads is just that: a Crossroads between need and resource.

Who do we help?

The welfare agencies we help do not run on large budgets(预算). They are grass-root groups who have seen a need and tried to meet it. They can’t get the job done without back-up, though, so our task is to help them do their task. Our warehouse is full of goods, from computers to high chairs, clothing to books, stationery(文具) to medical provision, cupboards to dinning sets. They send us a list of their needs and we try to match it with the resource we have in stock.

How do we operate?

Crossroads itself also operates on a low budget. We do not buy the goods we send. They are donated. Similarly, rather than raising funds for freight(货运)，we ask transport companies to donate their services. Nobody in our organization receives a salary. Even our full-time staff works on a voluntary basis.

Those that donate goods and services:

·Factories ·Manufacturers ·Hospitals ·Hotels ·Householders

·Offices ·Other Charities ·Transport Companies ·Educational Institutions

One resource that we are always in need of is people. While we receive large quantities of goods and there is never a short supply of requests for them, we are always in need of hands to help sort and prepare them for shipping.

What can I do?

We are always in need of people. We have a lot of tasks. If you are volunteering regularly, we can offer work in some of the following categories, some of the time. You are welcome to number your top three choices and we will do our best to accommodate them.

·Clothing categorization ·Sewing ·Toy categorization ·Furniture handling

·Driving ·Book categorization ·Household goods categorization ·Office work

·Electrical goods categorization ·Book keeping ·Fund- raising

·Stationery categorization ·Medical categorization

Where to find us?

All volunteer work is done at out warehouse:

Located in Basement Zone M of the Kai Tak Government Building

Our warehouse hours: Tues.-Sat. 10:00am-5:30pm

Postal address: 16 Man Tong, Silvermine Bay, Lantau Island, HK

Office details: Ph: 2984 9309, 2740 9657

1.Crossroads International is .

A. a welfare agency B. a place to store goods donated

C. an organization to collect goods for those who need them

D. an organization run by the government

2. People in poor areas can’t get help from the Crossroads if they need .

A. toys and books B. furniture and computers

C. fresh water and food D. clothes and washing machines

3. Which of the following is not the choice if you decide to offer help?

A. Driving B. Fundraising C. Furniture handling D. Teaching

4.The purpose of this brochure(小册子) is mainly to .

A. look for volunteers to work for Crossroads B. call on people to donate more goods

C. let people know what Crossroads International is D. tell people what Crossroads can provide

5.From the above brochure, we can conclude that .

A. people who work at Crossroads get low pay from it

B. Crossroads doesn’t give goods directly to the people who need them

C. You can do whatever you like if you offer help at Crossroads

D. Crossroads has collected more goods than needed

________ is never my strong point．

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