C易读度★★☆

    Alex is a writer and Safah is a teacher. They had good jobs and an apartment in Iowa City. However,one day they decided to build a new home for themselves. Most people would probably look locally(在本地)——perhaps in the neighborhood. But they planned to find a dream place to create their home.

    For Alex,it was quite easy to choose an island (岛) with everything he wanted. As an excellent traveler,Alex first visited the Palau group of islands years ago. He continued to go back there from time to time. The islands are about 7,500 kilometers west of Hawaii so they are difficult to reach. However,they have beautiful green forests with interesting plants and animals. In the end,Alex and Sarah chose one island — Angaur.

    Angaur is only thirteen kilometers around. About 150 people live on it. After knowing about their plan,the head of the island,an 83-year-old woman,was very happy. She said, “Angaur welcomes you."

    Then the real work began. Alex and Sarah ? didn’t want to pay for a construction company(建筑公司) so they taught themselves a lot about building. They also had a lot of friends in Iowa. They came out to help and in return(作为回报) got a free holiday by the beach of Angaur. The local people of Anguar also worked for Alex and Sarah and after many months of hard work,their dream house was ready.

根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

56. Where does the writer think most people would build a new home?  

57. Are the Palau group of islands difficult to reach?

58. How many people live on Angaur?

59. Who is the head of Angaur?

60. What did Alex’s and Sarah’s friends get in return for helping? 

B易读度 

    My name is Rachel. I have practiced skateboarding (滑板) for 18 months,and I was the youngest person in a street skateboarding competition last year.

    Before the new skate park near my home was built this year,the nearest skate park was in a town 10 km away. Some of my older friends went there,but my mom didn't let me go because I wasn’t old enough. The only place to skate was on the street,but then I fell and hurt my arm. Also,there were many cars on the street,and some people drove really fast. So I stopped. Now I can use the new skate park near my home.

    We have a new skate park in our school too. It keeps us healthy. The school skate park is dangerous for smaller children like my little brother because some students also ride bikes there. They like it because the skate park in the town is much busier. We can also use the skate park in the evenings.

    I always find schoolwork easy,but kateboarding is hard!After a lot of work,now I’m able to do something like jumping over boxes. Doing things like that really makes me understand the importance of struggling (努力) .It is a challenge,but it's something I really enjoy. My older sister works as a skateboard teacher,so one day I'd like to be like her. It's unusual for girls to skate around here,so although I love it,it ,s a little lonely,I’d like more girls to join in.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

() 1. What can we. know about Rachel from Paragraph 2 ?

   A. A new skate park opened near her home last year.

   B. Her mother stopped her from skating last year.

    C. She once had an accident and hurt her arm.

   D. She made a lot of friends while skating.

() 2. What does Rachel say about the skate park in her school?

   A. It is less crowded than the skate park in the town.

   B. It takes many people away from other sports.

   C. It is bigger than the skate park in the town. 

   D. It doesn’t open at night or at weekends.

() 3. What does the underlined word “challenge” in the last paragraph mean in Chinese?

A.义务   B. 信赖

C.命令   D. 挑战

() 4. Rachel likes skateboarding because she can

   A. try to do something difficult

   B. le?m new skills from her sister

   C. help others start something special   

   D. do an activity with girls of her own age

() 5. The passage is probably from a .

   A. report on skating   B. teenager magazine

C.student's diary   D. school notice 

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