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The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.
“My, you’re tall,” he said.
Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.
I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.
Carlos smiled broadly. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.
It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice president. “How come?” I kept asking myself. “How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”
So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me.“Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted. “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. The writer cared much about Reed’s attitude.
B. Carlos isn’t popular with the classmates.
C. The writer is always confident with herself.
D. Carlos always makes fun of the writer.
From the passage, we can conclude _______________.
A. Carlos is as tall as the writer
B. Carlos fell love with the writer later
C. the writer is very tall
D. Reed, Carlos and the writer became good friends later
What can we use to describe Carlos’ character?
A. Handsome and proud B. Humorous and confident
C. Diligent and helpful D. Hardworking and popular
What’s the best title of the passage?
A. A girl and a boy. B. My shortcomings.
C. My helpful classmates. D. A change in my life.
查看习题详情和答案>>In a generous display of maturity and sympathy, one Jewish boy made his first deed as a man in his faith a great act of charity. Joshua Neidorf, a 13-year-old boy from Los Angeles, donated most of his birthday money to Operation Mend, a program that reconstructs the faces of severely burned U. S. veterans(退伍老兵).
The young man decided to donate his money after getting to know Army Sgt. Louis Dahlman, who was undergoing a series of reconstruction surgeries(手术)at UCLA(University of California at Los Angeles)thanks to Operation Mend. The Neidorfs had signed up to be Dahlman’s “buddy family”, spending time with him whenever he visited Los Angeles for a surgery.
“I just love knowing that it’s going somewhere...to help the people who save our lives and keep us safe every day,” said Neidorf. His mother added, “It makes me feel like our world is going in a good direction with this next generation.”
In all, Neidorf gave $13,000 to Operation Mend. He also encouraged his friends to donate to the cause. He is the organization’s youngest donor so far.
Operation Mend is a privately funded program that works in partnership with the UCLA Medical Center. Ron Katz, a board member at the hospital, started the program in 2006 after seeing a TV programme about Aaron Mankin, a veteran who had gone through dozens of surgeries after a fight in Iraq which completely burned off his face.
Mankin ended up being Operation Mend’s first patient, starting the first of 20 reconstructive facial surgeries at UCLA in Sept. 2007. In a 2011 interview, Katz shared how his experience of helping Mankin made him realize the need to establish a more permanent program. “My wife and I soon realized that there were dozens of Aarons out there,” Katz said. “They deserve the best that we offer them.”
1.Neidorf decided to help veterans because ________.
A. he benefited from Operation Mend B. he was afraid of burned faces
C. he thought they deserved help D. he didn’t know how to spend money
2.Operation Mend was founded after ________.
A. Neidorf donated part of his birthday money
B. the Neidorfs signed up to be Dahlman’s “buddy family”
C. Ron Katz saw a TV programme about a veteran
D. Mankin was successfully operated on at UCLA
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Neidorf’s mother was opposed to his decision to donate money.
B. Mankin’s face was burned in a fire in America.
C. Mankin went through more than 30 facial surgeries at UCLA.
D. Many facial surgeries are needed to reconstruct a seriously burned face.
4.The last two paragraphs mainly tell us ________.
A. the process of Mankin’s surgery B. how Operation Mend was set up
C. how Katz became famous D. veterans are respected by people
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“Cool” is a word with many meanings.Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little bit cold.As the world has changed,the word has had many different meaning.
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.
When you see a famous car in the street,maybe you will say,“It's cool.”You may think,“He's so cool,”when you see your favorite footballer.
We all maximize(扩大) the meaning of “cool”.You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising”.Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used.A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布)they had visited.On one student's paper was Just the one sentence,“It's so cool.Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.
But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏)of words.Without “cool”,some people have no words to show the same meaning.So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性).Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can.And I think they are also very cool.
【小题1】We know that the word "cool" has had ________.
A.only one meaning | B.no meanings |
C.many different meanings | D.the same meaning |
A.see | B.show | C.know | D.feel |
A.interested in | B.angry about |
C.afraid of | D.unhappy with |
A.pleased with | B.strange to |
C.worried about | D.careful with |
A.can be used instead of many words |
B.usually means something interesting |
C.can make your life colorful |
D.may not be as cool as it seems |
Last week Jay McCarroll and The HSUS (The Humane Society of the United States) made a bold fur-free statement on the runway, marking a new chapter for the fashion industry and animal protection. The encouraging response to McCarroll’s show confirmed that change is happening in fashion.
McCarroll has good reasons for rejecting fur. Each year, tens of millions of amimals, including dogs and cats, needlessly suffer and die to fuel the fur industry. But what did Jay McCarroll use in place of fur?“I have patchwork pieces that contain all sorts of combinations of fabrics. The rest is cotton, nylon, polyester…you name it. I even have some stuff made out of bamboo / cotton blend. Anything but fur and leather,”he told Fashion Wire Daily.
“So many people want to protect animals and live their lives without causing unnecessary cruelty. More than two thirds of Americans have pets, and we share a bond with animals every day. Saying no to fur can help millions of animals, and we want to show our respect to leading designers like Jay who embrace compassion(同情) as the fashion,”said Michael Markarian, executive vice president of The HSUS.“It is great to see leaders in the fashion industry recognizing that the animals need their fur more than we do.”
1.Which of the following is true about Jay McCarroll?
A. He is a famous fashion designer.
B. He is the executive vice president of the HSUS.
C. He is an editor of Fashion Wire Daily.
D. He is the head of an animal protection organization.
2.What does“a new chapter”in line 2,paragraph 1 mean?
A. A new unit of a book. B. The beginning of a new trend.
C. The latest issue of a magazine. D. A newly established organization.
3.Which of the following is NOT recommended for clothing by Jay McCarroll?
A. Polyester. B. Bamboo. C. Leather. D. Patchwork pieces.
4.What do we learn from this passage?
A. Human beings depend emotionally on animals.
B. Fashion can go hand in hand with compassion for life.
C. Fur is more effective than bamboo/cotton blend for clothing.
D. Fur is more expensive than other materials for fashion designers.
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Billy,a hard-working student,is fourteen years old and in the ninth grade.He has a part-time job that 16 him up every morning at five o’clock,when most people are still 17 asleep.He is a newspaper boy.
Each morning,Billy leaves the house at 5:15 to go to the 18 where the newspapers always are.The newspapers were 19 to the corner by truck at midnight.He always takes a wagon to 20 them.
In the winter it is still dark 21 he gets up every day,but during the rest of the year it is 22 .Billy must send the newspapers to the houses of people on his 23 in all kinds of weather.He tries to put each paper on the porch(门廊)where it will be 24 from wind and rain or snow.Sometimes his customers give him tips, 25 him very excited.
Billy earns about$70 per month through hard 2 6 ,and he is saving some of the money to go to 27 ,where he has always been longing to go.Besides that,he 28 the rest of the earnings on records and clothes.Once a month,he has to collect the 29 at night since many of them work during the day.That is when he is 30 so that he is full of excitement.Luckily,he gets 31 supported by his family.Sometimes,when Billy is sick,his brother offers to deliver the newspapers for him.Once,his father was too 32 to help him,
Billy has seventy customers now,but he doesn’t feel 33 about the number.
He dreams that he will get 34 customers as possible some day. 35 ,he might win a prize for being an outstanding newspaper boy.He wants to win a trip to Europe,but he will be happy if he wins a new bicycle.
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