I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment,“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”
The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car washing sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water bottles. I was amazed at why forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.
After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T.Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子军). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C.T.
They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt(收据) saying“Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”
Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!
【小题1】From the passage we can know that the boys were raising money to ______.

I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment,“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”

The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car washing sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water bottles. I was amazed at why forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.

After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T.Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子军). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C.T.

They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt(收据) saying“Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”

Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!

1.From the passage we can know that the boys were raising money to ______.

A．buy a plaque for their school .

B．help those who suffered from cancer.

C．first plant a tree in memory of their friend.

D．put a plaque near their friend’s home

2.From the passage, we can infer that C.T.Schmitz was _____.

A. kind-hearted but lonely          B. brave and popular with his classmates

C. shy and sensitive               D. a boy you can get a good impression of

3.What does the underlined word  “ filthy”mean?

A．new             B．dirty             C．good-looking       D．ordinary

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Teenagers Today                        B．A Special Day

C．My view on Teenagers                    D．An Exciting Experience

I can’t count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment,“just don’t know what is with teenagers today.”
The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car washing sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges(海绵) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water bottles. I was amazed at why forty to fifty teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.
After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T.Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop(童子军). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(纪念匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C.T.
They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt(收据) saying“Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”
Yeah! I don’t know what is with teenagers today!

1. 1.

   From the passage we can know that the boys were raising money to ______

   1. A.
      buy a plaque for their school
   2. B.
      help those who suffered from cancer
   3. C.
      first plant a tree in memory of their friend
   4. D.
      put a plaque near their friend’s home
2. 2.

   From the passage, we can infer that C.T.Schmitz was _____

   1. A.
      kind-hearted but lonely
   2. B.
      brave and popular with his classmates
   3. C.
      shy and sensitive
   4. D.
      a boy you can get a good impression of
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word  “ filthy”mean?

   1. A.
      new
   2. B.
      dirty
   3. C.
      good-looking
   4. D.
      ordinary
4. 4.

   What would be the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Teenagers Today
   2. B.
      A Special Day
   3. C.
      My view on Teenagers
   4. D.
      An Exciting Experience

I can't count how many times people have said, while shaking their heads in disappointment,"I just don't know what is with teenagers today. "
    The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market with my friend Jerry when we passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car wash sign.
My car was dirty with spots on, so I pulled over. There were teenagers everywhere.There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As they wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I couldn't help but wonder why thirty teenagers had devoted such a beautiful Saturday to washing cars-what might be their motivation(动机)?
    Finally, after I handed them a twenty-dollar bill, I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C.T. Schmitz, had recently been diagnosed（诊断） with cancer. He badly needed money for his illness. He had gone to school with the teenagers who were there that day and each of them thought he was sweeter than any other they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together. He told me that they wanted to raise some money to let C.T. know that they thought he was always among them.
    They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt and we drove away.I asked Jerry to read to me what the tag tied to the bag said. It said simply,"Thanks,
sir, for helping us to help C. T. "
    Yeah! I don't know what is with teenagers today!
61. Why did the author stop to have his car washed?
A. He wanted to help the boy who was ill.
B. He knew the two teens standing by the road.
C. His car was so dirty that it needed a wash.
D. He was persuaded to wash the car by the two teens standing by the road.
62. _______ seemed to have organized the car wash.
A. Kevin    B.C.T.      C. Jerry      D. The school
63. From the passage, we can infer that C.T. Schmitz is ________.

A. kind-hearted but lonely     B. brave and popular with classmates

C. shy and sensitive          D. a boy you can get a good impression of

64. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Money Raising            B. A beautiful Saturday

C. Washing My car           D. Teenagers Today