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　　The first time my eyes were opened to children’s rights was when I was 15．A representative of Free the Children gave a speech at my school, sharing this story I will never forget．Craig Kielburger was l2 when he came across an article about a boy of his age who escaped from child labor and was murdered for speaking about his experiences．Craig was upset and took the article to school．He asked who would help him and with a group of friends，started Free the Children．

　　Craig traveled to countries where he saw child laborers and poverty firsthand．He also started giving speeches to people three times his age．He was even nominated(提名)for a Nobel Peace Prize and received the Nelson Mandela Human Rights Award．His organization has already helped over a million children．

　　I could not believe a kid three years younger than me had accomplished so much．His story motivated everyone who heard it to do something about the problems of the world．

　　That first burst of awareness faded, but a year later an organization at my school announced a meeting about social justice．Mare Kielburger, the elder brother of Free the Children’s founder, came to my school to speak and for the second time I heard the story of how Craig started the organization, but this time from a person who had been there since the beginning．Mare described his visits to underdeveloped countries and the influence on his life．telling us how he met a group of street kids in the poor areas of Bangkok．Because none could remember their birthdays．they saved money all year and had one birthday party for all of them．

　　Mare was an amazing speaker．He told us how we could make a difference．I was completely attracted．

　　Free the Children had set up campaigns that help children get education, medical care and food．When our advisor, Ms．Spotswood, asked if we would like to get involved, We responded with a unanimous yes．

　　Our group set to work realizing our goal of helping build a school by raising＄6, 000．It was an great challenge, but if other children had done it, so could we．We made a float for our town’s Santa Claus parade where we collected over ＄200．For our next project we asked our fellow Catholic school students to donate five dollars during Lent(大斋戒期)．

　　I had been volunteering as a tutor at a grade school．but quit because I hadn’t found it interesting．After Marc Kielburger spoke，I began to volunteer again．It’s tough sometimes when the children don’t cooperate．but I think about all those children who can’t get an education and realize it’s all worth it．

　　Every child should get an education and Free the Children has helped me understand that．Devoted to the rights of children, it has also helped me see that I can do something to help other children．I have the power to change the world and I’m going to use it．I think when the students at our school see what their money has done．they will realize they can make a difference, too．

(1)

What made Craig make up his mind to set up the organization Free the Children?
[　　]
A．	He was inspired by a speech given at his schoo1．
B．	He was greatly shocked by an article about the death of a child．laborer．
C．	He wanted to travel round the world to help the child laborers．
D．	He had the same experiences as the boy mentioned in the article．

(2)

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	Both Craig and Marc came to the author’s school and made wonderful speeches．
B．	Free the Children was started to win the Nobel Prize for Peace．
C．	Free the Children aims to help poor children around the world．
D．	Free the Children was founded by the author and the Kielburger brothers．

(3)

What’s the meaning of the underlined word“unanimous”in para．6?
[　　]
A．	unwilling
B．	absolute
C．	inconsiderate
D．	uncertain

(4)

We can learn from the passage that ________．
[　　]
A．	Mare was given the Nelson Mandela Human Rights Award for his work
B．	the little author’s goal can never be achieved
C．	grade school students are easy to get along with
D．	everyone can make his efforts to help others

(5)

The best title for this passage is likely to be ________．
[　　]
A．	We Can Make a Difference
B．	Building a School
C．	Helping Child Laborers
D．	The Kielburger Brothers

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　　It was a very different school from those in China．You're not met by imposing doors and concrete walls, and the buildings were inviting．On the front of the main building was inscribed “Lee Elementary School, 1904．” Wow! I knew it was an old school．Surrounding the main building were five trailers(拖车式活动房屋)．One of them was my classroom, 5T．The “T” stood for Mrs．Toalson, my 5th grade teacher．

　　Mrs Toalson showed me to my seat．A girl sitting at my table greeted me．Her name was Regina, and she was a blonde girl from Ukraine．Her eyes were like diamonds, and we had met at a party two days before．

　　During my first morning, we had math class, PE and science．We didn’t even have a break! I wondered why? Mrs Toalson said to us：“Guys, line up for the bathroom break please!” All the kids stood up and went outside．

　　I didn’t know what “bathroom break” meant．Was it break time? Lunch time? I was confused．Nevertheless, we followed Mrs．Toalson to the main building．We sat in the hallway across from the bathroom．In Chinese, “bathroom” means the WC, and a “break” means having a rest! Gosh, I thought that was weird and why did we have to go to the bathroom together?

　　“Mary and Regina, you may go．” When we heard Mrs．Toalson, we went into the bathroom．The bathroom was clean, and it smelled like perfume．I asked Regina what if someone wanted to go to the bathroom during class time．She told me that there was a special pass called a “bathroom pass．” All you had to do was raise your hand with the pass to let Mrs．Toalson know you need to go to the bathroom．Then you would be permitted to go．

　　At 3：30pm, school ended for the day．Students put their textbooks in their cabinets and lined up in front of the change room, where they collected their backpacks and coats．As they walked out of the door, each student said “Good bye” and gave Mrs．Toalson a high five．

　　“Did you have a good day today?” Mrs．Toalson asked me as she hugged me goodbye．

　　“Sure!” I nodded．

(1)

Which is the main difference between the author’s new school and the schools in China?
[　　]
A．	There are no imposing doors and concrete walls in her new school．
B．	The author’s old classroom is a trailer．
C．	The author’s new school is an old one with one-hundred –year history．
D．	The buildings in her new school are very inviting．

(2)

The underlined phrase “bathroom break” probably means ________．
[　　]
A．	the time for taking shower
B．	the time for going to WC and having a rest
C．	the class interval for washing
D．	the class break for having a bath

(3)

What does the author think of the first day in her new school?
[　　]
A．	Disappointing．
B．	Satisfying．
C．	Admiring．
D．	Doubtful．

(4)

According to the passage, the author wanted to know the answer to the following questions EXCEPT ________．
[　　]
A．	what did “bathroom break” mean?
B．	why didn’t we have a break between lessons?
C．	why did we have to go the bathroom together?
D．	why did we have lunch together?

(5)

In the author’s new school, if a student wants to go to WC during the lesson, what does he or she have to do?
[　　]
A．	To raise his/her hand to let his/her teacher know．
B．	To stand up and ask for his/her teacher’s permission．
C．	To raise his/her hand with “bathroom pass” and ask his/her teacher’s permission．
D．	To wait until the class is over．

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One day an American friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a real party, it was some kind of informal get-together. Since it was summer time, he had a cookout where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.

It was the most embarrassing （令人尴尬） party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, while I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment to other guests. When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot with embarrassment. I did not answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have come near me. But she did. Maybe she didn’t ask intentionally to make me feel bad or uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt. I could have told her I had to go to another party afterwards, but I did not want to continue the conversation.

Many times I thought about going home and changing, but I knew that they would notice. It would be even worse for me, because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of place. So I wanted to pretend that I was okay…

I had already realized their customs were different from mine; but after I talked to my friend, I was more convinced that people here are more casual （休闲的，随意的）. They care less about formality, unless it is a special occasion, like a wedding or a very formal invitation.

In contrast, my culture is totally the opposite. For instance, in Cape Verdean culture, if a friend invited me to his house on a special day, even if it is not a real party, one should appear well dressed or otherwise the host will be annoyed thinking you are disrespectful to him or the other guests. We do dress casually for going on picnic or on ordinary days, but not normally to go over to a friend’s when invited, especially if other people will be there.

After all, I think that my problem at the party wasn’t that I wasn’t accepted by the Americans; but my feeling was so bad that I couldn’t fit in the group even if nobody noticed, because I was the one who discovered the difference in the first place. It doesn’t matter if people dress differently, but I was the only one different in the group. I felt I was the one who should adjust to their customs. After that, I decided to learn more about American culture, so now I don’t have as many problems as I’ve had in the past.

1．Which of these statements describes the cookout in the story?

A．It was very formal. B．People wore casual clothing.

C．It took place in a restaurant. D．People care more about formality.

2．This story is mainly about _________.

A．culture differences B．living in the United States

C．what to do at a cookout D．how to get prepared for a cookout

3．It can be inferred from the story that the author _________.

A．left the cookout early B．probably didn’t enjoy the cookout

C．never wears blue jeans D．will never go to a cookout

4．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “intentionally” in the second paragraph?

A．Patiently. B．Willingly. C．Carefully. D．On purpose.

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One day an American friend invited me to a party． It wasn’t a real party, it was some kind of informal get-together． Since it was summer time, he had a cookout where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before．

It was the most embarrassing （令人尴尬） party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, while I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party．It was hard to explain my embarrassment to other guests．When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot with embarrassment． I did not answer at all． If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have come near me．But she did． Maybe she didn’t ask intentionally to make me feel bad or uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt．I could have told her I had to go to another party afterwards, but I did not want to continue the conversation．

Many times I thought about going home and changing, but I knew that they would notice．It would be even worse for me, because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of place．So I wanted to pretend that I was okay…

I had already realized their customs were different from mine; but after I talked to my friend, I was more convinced that people here are more casual （休闲的，随意的）．They care less about formality, unless it is a special occasion, like a wedding or a very formal invitation．

In contrast, my culture is totally the opposite．For instance, in Cape Verdean culture, if a friend invited me to his house on a special day, even if it is not a real party, one should appear well dressed or otherwise the host will be annoyed thinking you are disrespectful to him or the other guests．We do dress casually for going on picnic or on ordinary days, but not normally to go over to a friend’s when invited, especially if other people will be there．

After all, I think that my problem at the party wasn’t that I wasn’t accepted by the Americans; but my feeling was so bad that I couldn’t fit in the group even if nobody noticed, because I was the one who discovered the difference in the first place．It doesn’t matter if people dress differently, but I was the only one different in the group．I felt I was the one who should adjust to their customs．After that, I decided to learn more about American culture, so now I don’t have as many problems as I’ve had in the past．

1．Which of these statements describes the cookout in the story?

A．It was very formal． B．People wore casual clothing．

C．It took place in a restaurant． D．People care more about formality．

2．This story is mainly about _________．

A．culture differences B．living in the United States

C．what to do at a cookout D．how to get prepared for a cookout

3．It can be inferred from the story that the author _________．

A．left the cookout early B．probably didn’t enjoy the cookout

C．never wears blue jeans D．will never go to a cookout

4．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “intentionally” in the second paragraph?

A．Patiently． B．Willingly． C．Carefully． D．On purpose．

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　　　 One day an American friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a real party, it was some kind of informal get-together. Since it was summer time, he had a cookout where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.

　　　 It was the most embarrassing (令人尴尬) party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, while I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment to other guests. When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot with embarrassment. I did not answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have come near me. But she did. Maybe she didn’t ask intentionally to make me feel bad or uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt. I could have told her I had to go to another party afterwards, but I did not want to continue the conversation.

　　　 Many times I thought about going home and changing, but I knew that they would notice. It would be even worse for me, because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of place. So I wanted to pretend that I was okay…

　　　 I had already realized their customs were different from mine; but after I talked to my friend, I was more convinced that people here are more casual (休闲的，随意的). They care less about formality, unless it is a special occasion, like a wedding or a very formal invitation.

　　　 In contrast, my culture is totally the opposite. For instance, in Cape Verdean culture, if a friend invited me to his house on a special day, even if it is not a real party, one should appear well dressed or otherwise the host will be annoyed thinking you are disrespectful to him or the other guests. We do dress casually for going on picnic or on ordinary days, but not normally to go over to a friend’s when invited, especially if other people will be there.

　　　 After all, I think that my problem at the party wasn’t that I wasn’t accepted by the Americans; but my feeling was so bad that I couldn’t fit in the group even if nobody noticed, because I was the one who discovered the difference in the first place. It doesn’t matter if people dress differently, but I was the only one different in the group. I felt I was the one who should adjust to their customs. After that, I decided to learn more about American culture, so now I don’t have as many problems as I’ve had in the past.

48．Which of these statements describes the cookout in the story?

A. It was very formal.

B. People wore casual clothing.

C. It took place in a restaurant.

D.People care more about formality.

49．This story is mainly about _________.

A. culture differences

B. living in the United States

C. what to do at a cookout

D. how to get prepared for a cookout

50．It can be inferred from the story that the author _________.

A. left the cookout early

B. probably didn’t enjoy the cookout

C. never wears blue jeans

D. will never go to a cookout

51．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “intentionally” in the second paragraph?

A. Patiently.　 B. Willingly.　 C. Carefully.　　　　　　　　 D. On purpose.

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