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Katie was in big trouble.She was such a sweet kid; a third?grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies; she was never ever a discipline(纪律) problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry.

It seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom.Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They assumed a sit?down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed.So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.

So the next day, I asked Katie to my office.“Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?” I asked. “I lose it,” she responded. I leaned back in my chair and said, “I don't believe you, Katie.” She didn't care.“Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?” I took a new track. “No.I just lose it,” she said.Well, there was nothing else I could do.

The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad.I thought I would go and sit with him for a while.As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “ Katie ” .

Now I understood and I talked to Katie.It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch.He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her.But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared.

Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch.

1.What did the author think of Katie?

A. She performed well at school.

B. She was a girl filled with love.

C. She often made trouble at school.

D. She used to be a discipline problem.

2.Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?

A. She lost her homemade lunch.

B. She had her homemade lunch stolen.

C. She didn't like the taste of her homemade lunch.

D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy.

3.What was Katie's parents' reaction to the truth about the lunch?

A. They were very angry.

B. They were proud of Katie.

C. They were disappointed.

D. They were rather upset.

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Chinese writer Mo Yan’s Nobel Prize for Literature might ignite an explosion of global interest in Chinese literature and lead to more titles translated into English, European experts say.

“Hopefully, the award means more people will read Chinese literature and more works will get translated,” says Michel Hockx, professor of the Languages and Cultures of China and Inner Asia from University of London. “Many very good Chinese writers have been accepted globally for a long time already. Mo Yan is probably the most translated Chinese writer alive, with at least five of his novels made available in English over the past 20 years.”

Jonathan Ruppin, web editor of bookseller Foyles, says Mo’s win coincides with growing interest in Chinese literature and recognizes the talents of a distinctive and visionary writer. “We are very excited by the fact that English translations of more of his books should now become available,” Ruppin says. He made the comment after Mo became the first Chinese citizen to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in its century-long history.

As East-West cultural exchange has been booming, Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention in recent years. Hockx explains, “It’s mainly because there are many more opportunities for Chinese writers to visit other countries, to publish their works outside China and to interact with readers abroad. At the same time, more and more people globally are learning Chinese and taking an interest in the Chinese language and culture .”

University of Oxford lecturer in modern Chinese literature Margaret Hillenbrand says, “The obvious reason for the growing global presence of Chinese literature is the growing global presence of China itself. People have come to realize that there is a serious knowledge deficit between China and its international counterparts — in particular,China knows incomparably more about Europe and America than the other way round— and reading Chinese literature is an effective, simple means of solving that gap.”

1.The underlined word “ignite” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.

A. start out B. burn up

C. set off D. appeal to

2.Chinese literature has been attracting growing attention mainly because ________.

A. Chinese writers have been writing more and more books in English

B. the Chinese language has become the most wide used language in the world

C. the Chinese government attaches great importance to literature

D. the cultural communication between China and western countries has developed

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Chinese literature has spread with the development of China.

B. The Nobel Prize for Literature has a history of hundreds of years.

C. In the past, no Chinese writers were accepted outside China.

D. Foreigners know about China mainly by reading Mo Yan’s works.

4.How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A. China knows more about Europe and America than before.

B. China knows more about Europe and America than they know about China.

C. China, Europe and America know one another more than before.

D. Compared with America, China knows more about Europe.

The young seal couldn’t have been more than two days old, and yet he was all alone. Sometimes he would swim _______, but he always came back. At first we thought it was _______ that he kept swimming back to us, until we noticed that he obviously had been _______ and had nowhere else to go. We called him “Curious George”.

Without his mother’s _________, George appeared very weak with his eyes closed. I jumped into the water and swam up to him, _______we could be close enough. My heart went out to George and I just hoped that he had the _______to interact (互动) with me. Suddenly he _______ his eyes and immediately he jumped up between my arms, putting his head against my chest. It was a(n) _______ moment. But I knew that George wouldn’t _______ without some help.

We ________ the local conservation volunteers. They were concerned that in the __________ of his mother, he had developed a close __________ with us. They promised they would bring him to an area with ________ people living there and keep an eye on him. Even though it hurt to see him ________, we knew that he was in better hands.

The next day we ________ the conservation volunteers and asked how George was doing. ________ the volunteers informed us that he was too close to humans, we realized that was probably our ________! They decided to bring him to a small island wildlife reserve with a lot of seals in the area, where they could better ________ him.

A week later, we called again, and were informed that George was ________in the water swimming with other seals. George was alive and back to his ________. And he will always swim in my heart.

1.A. aside B. around C. ahead D. away

2.A. annoying B. satisfying C. amazing D. embarrassing

3.A. hurt B. abandoned C. ignored D. avoided

4.A. love B. comfort C. protection D. milk

5.A. so that B. now that C. as if D. even if

6.A. energy B. ability C. time D. chance

7.A. turned B. raised C. narrowed D. opened

8.A. anxious B. magical C. quiet D. important

9.A. survive B. grow C. go D. swim

10.A. cared about B. worried about C. got in touch with D. got along well with

11.A. presence B. care C. absence D. charge

12.A. connection B. relationship C. friend D. curiosity

13.A. foolish B. young C. enough D. few

14.A. fight B. cry C. leave D. suffer

15.A. visited B. called C. found D. invited

16.A. When B. Before C. Unless D. Until

17.A. choice B. duty C. excuse D. fault

18.A. examine B. instruct C. observe D. control

19.A. spotted B. treated C. protected D. followed

20.A. mother B. zoo C. family D. world

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