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Perhaps every older generation since ancient times has complained about young people, and today is no different. Isn’t it obvious that kids these days are self-absorbed social network addicts?
However, this summer, my impression of today’s kids has been restored by the story of Rachel Beckwith. She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity (成熟) and unselfishness — even though she’s just 9 years old, or was when she died on July 23.
At age 5, Rachel had her long hair cut off and sent to Locks of Love, which uses hair donations to make artificial hair for children who have lost their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. After that, Rachel announced that she would grow her hair long again and donate it again. And that’s what she did.
Then when she was 8 years old, her church began raising money to build wells in Africa through an organization called “charity: water”. Rachel was astonished when she learned that other children had no clean water, so she skipped her ninth birthday party. Rachel set up a birthday page on the charity: water website with a target of $300. Instead of presents, she asked her friends to donate $9 each to charity: water. Finally Rachel raised only $220 — which had left her just a bit disappointed.
Then, on July 20, a serious traffic accident left Rachel critically injured. Church members and friends, seeking some way of showing support, began donating on Rachel’s birthday page — charitywater.org/Rachel — and donations reached her $300 goal, and kept rising.
When it was clear that Rachel would never regain consciousness, the family decided to remove the life-support machine. Her parents donated her hair for the final time to Locks of Love, and her organs to other children.
Word spread about Rachel’s last fund-raiser (募捐行动). Contributions poured in, often they donated $9. The total donations soon topped $100,000, then $300,000.
This is a story not just of one girl, but of a young generation of outstanding problem-solvers working creatively.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE of Rachel?
| A．She died at the age of 8. | B．She was a cancer patient. |
| C．She was a warm-hearted girl. | D．She founded Locks of Love. |
| A．put off | B．gave up | C．expected | D．planned |
| A．make more new friends |
| B．call on people to donate hair |
| C．ask her friends to send her gifts |
| D．raise money to help African children |
| A．Worried | B．Critical. | C．Appreciative. | D．Doubtful |
| A．Rachel’s last fund-raiser |
| B．Rachel and her birthday page |
| C．Kids are addicted to social networks. |
| D．What’s wrong with the young generation? |
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong become the first man _________foot on the moon .
|
A．setting |
B．set |
C．to setting |
D．to set |
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Perhaps every older generation since ancient times has complained about young people, and today is no different. Isn’t it obvious that kids these days are self-absorbed social network addicts?
However, this summer, my impression of today’s kids has been restored by the story of Rachel Beckwith. She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity (成熟) and unselfishness — even though she’s just 9 years old, or was when she died on July 23.
At age 5, Rachel had her long hair cut off and sent to Locks of Love, which uses hair donations to make artificial hair for children who have lost their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. After that, Rachel announced that she would grow her hair long again and donate it again. And that’s what she did.
Then when she was 8 years old, her church began raising money to build wells in Africa through an organization called “charity: water”. Rachel was astonished when she learned that other children had no clean water, so she skipped her ninth birthday party. Rachel set up a birthday page on the charity: water website with a target of $300. Instead of presents, she asked her friends to donate $9 each to charity: water. Finally Rachel raised only $220 — which had left her just a bit disappointed.
Then, on July 20, a serious traffic accident left Rachel critically injured. Church members and friends, seeking some way of showing support, began donating on Rachel’s birthday page — charitywater.org/Rachel — and donations reached her $300 goal, and kept rising.
When it was clear that Rachel would never regain consciousness, the family decided to remove the life-support machine. Her parents donated her hair for the final time to Locks of Love, and her organs to other children.
Word spread about Rachel’s last fund-raiser (募捐行动). Contributions poured in, often they donated $9. The total donations soon topped $100,000, then $300,000.
This is a story not just of one girl, but of a young generation of outstanding problem-solvers working creatively.
1.Which of the following is TRUE of Rachel?
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A．She died at the age of 8. |
B．She was a cancer patient. |
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C．She was a warm-hearted girl. |
D．She founded Locks of Love. |
2.The underlined word “skipped” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ”.
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A．put off |
B．gave up |
C．expected |
D．planned |
3.According to the text, Rachel set up the birthday page to .
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A．make more new friends |
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B．call on people to donate hair |
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C．ask her friends to send her gifts |
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D．raise money to help African children |
4.How does the author feel about the young generation now?
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A．Worried |
B．Critical. |
C．Appreciative. |
D．Doubtful |
5.What would be the best title for the text?
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A．Rachel’s last fund-raiser |
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B．Rachel and her birthday page |
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C．Kids are addicted to social networks. |
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D．What’s wrong with the young generation? |
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On July 20, 1969, at least a half billion people in 49 countries kept their eyes fixed on television screens. Three American astronauts were waiting in a spaceship, Apollo II, sitting on the top of a rocket that was 36 stories high. They would leave the earth and fly to the moon.
All those who were watching knew that the landing of men on the moon would be a great achievement. They knew also that something might go wrong at any time. When the men got to the moon, would they be able to land? Would the surface be smooth enough? Would it be strong enough to hold them? Would they be able to walk around the moon? If so, what would they find there? And would the rockets on the spaceship fire so that the astronauts could return to earth?
The final countdown (倒计数) came. Five...four...three...two...one... fire rockets! The three astronauts left the earth and flew into outer space on one of the most exciting adventures in history.
(1)People _______ were able to watch the landing of men on the moon.
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A. all over the world B. in the Untied States
C. in many countries D. in several countries
(2)The people who were watching television knew that______.
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A. the trip might be exciting and dangerous
B. the astronauts could be on the moon probably
C. the rocket would be out of control
D. the astronauts had lost their weight
(3)How many astronauts were sent into outer space to the moon on July 20, 1969?
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A. Forty-time B. Eleven C. Thirty-six D. Three
(4)What lifted the astronauts into space?_______.
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A. A satellite B. A plane C. A rocket D. A spaceship
(5)At the moment of firing the rocket, both people and astronauts were ____________.
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A. tired B. excited C. exciting D. interesting
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Time(minutes)：________
Words：400
Speed(per minute)________
Rate(％)：________
Read the following passage and then choose the most suitable heading from these for each paragraph of the passage．Note that there is one extra heading．
A)The first moon walk and its significance．
B)A rising star of the Space Age．
C)The initiation of space travel．
D)The first two manned space flights．
E)Expensive but rewarding．
F)The first big step by the former Soviet Union．
1．________
Actual space travel became possible only with the military and technical advances of the mid-20th century．Inspired by the long-range carrier rockets that had been developed for delivering atomic weapons, the USSR(the former Soviet Union)and the United States competed fiercely to produce a rocket with sufficient thrust to send a satellite or space capsule into space．
2．________
The USSR won the race, causing great anxiety in America when they put the first satellite “Sputnik 1” into space orbit round the earth on October 4, 1957．This historic event marked the beginning of the Space Age．As a result of the USSR’s success, the Americans poured enormous sums of money into their space travel program because as a superpower, the country was determined not to be left behind in the field of military development．Just a few months later, on January 31, 1958, America launched the first American satellite into space．
3．________
But it was not long before the USSR put further pressure on the Americans with a particularly brilliant technical performance．On April 12, 1961, the cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin set out on the first manned space flight．It was almost a year before the first American, John Glenn, circled the earth in a space capsule．For a time the United States found it difficult to get over these defeats, but on July 20, 1969, they succeeded．
4．________
On that day the US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first people to land on the moon．This spectacular event was watched on television by millions of people throughout the world．This “giant leap for mankind” gave manned space travel an enormous boost in the 1970s and 1980s．In 1981 the US sent the first “Columbia” space shuttle into space．The former Soviet Union, and later Russia, kept the MIR space station continuously manned between 1986 and 2001．
5．________
On October 15, 2003, when astronaut Yang Liwei took off into the heavens in the “Shenzhou 5”spaceship, China became the third nation in the world to launch a man into orbit and this signaled its emergence as a leading space power．According to the UN Secretary-General kofi Annan, “Exploration of space knows no national borders; the mission of Shenzhou 5 is a step forward for mankind．”