When you think of Scotland, what comes to your mind? Maybe the beautiful green scenery or the national dish. But what makes a Scot stand out straight away is the national dress of Scotland: the kilt. The kilt is a special dress. Most Scottish men wear it. The dress dates back 500 years. The Scottish

    highlands were wet at that time. It was difficult for soldiers to move around without getting stuck in the mud (陷在泥中).The kilt was made to give them an advantage over their enemy (敌人).Kilts are very flexible (灵活的),making soldiers easier to move in. What’s more, you can use the kilt as a blanket for those cold nights.

    In modem times, the kilt has become a symbol of Scottish spirit, culture and patriotism (爱国心). People wear kilts for special events, such as weddings, ceremonies (庆典)and the traditional Scottish sporting event known as the Highland games.

    But that’s not all. The colors of a kilt show your family history. That's because each design stands for a different Scottish family. So a Scotsman is not only wearing the national dress of his country, but also the spirit of his family. There’s a famous saying in Scotland, “A man in a kilt is a man and a half.”

    The   National Dress Of Scotland: The Kilt

    In history

    Kilts can date back to the 16th 1 .

    The weather was wet. The kilt gave the Scottish   soldiers an advantage in the 2 aeainst enemies.

    It helped soldiers move in more freelv and it could keep soldiers 3   during cold nights.

    In modern times

    The kilt has come to 4 Scottish pride, culture and patriotism. People   wear kilts for special events, such as weddings, ceremonies and the Highland   games

    What’s more

    Different colours and patterns stand for different Scottish families.   A Scotsman is not only wearing the national dress of his country, but also   the spirit of his family. So the saying in Scotland “A man in a kilt is a man   and a half’ was 5 .

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    How much do you know about your neighborhood? Can you recognize (认出)your neighbours, faces? Teenagers from Live Oak in California, US would say yes. They took photos of their neighbours and put them on city walls.

    The kids took part in an international photography experiment (实验)called the Inside Out Project. It calls on people around the world to take black and white photos to discover and share something about where they live. People can upload (上传)pictures to the project’s website. Large prints are then

    made and sent back to people to show in their communities.

    In Live Oak, you see big pictures on the walls of an art studio and a supermarket. Nicholas Gonzalez’s work covered most of one wall. The 13-year-old took a photo of an elderly Latino man.

    “We call him ‘The Superman’,” said 13-year-old Casey Sustaitapaz. “Nicholas took that picture right outside the supermarket down the street called ‘Super’.’’

    “It’s been really great,” said Sustaitapaz. ‘‘We’ve gotten to leam a lot about our community and meet people we never met before.”

    Dyana Aquilera, 13, a student at Mission Hill Middle School, learned about the project through her mom and wanted to take part.

    “I really like being a part of something so big,” she said.

    Greg Stein is the headmaster of Shoreline Middle School. He also attended the event and said he wanted to start a similar program at his school.

    “Live Oak needs some beautification,” Stein said. “This would really bring a lot of flavor (风味) and life to the neighbourhood.”

    (    )6.    The project asked people to do the following EXCEPT_.

    A. take black and white photos of their neighbours

    B. put black and white photos into colored ones

    C. discover something about their home environment

    D. share something with others about their neighbourhood 

    (    )7.    Why was the Latino man called “The Superman”?

    A. Because he had some super power.

    B. Because he was especially old.

    C. Because he looked like a superman in TV programs.

    D. Because he was found outside a supermarket down the street“Super”.

    (    )    8.    According to the article, Sustaitapaz thought the project_.

    A. helped them leam about his community and people

    B. wasn’t a big thing for him to take part in

    C. made Live Oak a more beautiful neighbourhood

    D. helped them make more friends outside their community 

    (    )9.    What would Greg Stein probably do after this activity?

    A. Call on his students to join in the program.

    B. Build a more beautiful teaching building.

    C. Start a program like this at his school.

    D. Ask all teachers to take part in the program.

    Doctor Seuss was bom in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children’s book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.

    In 1954, life magazine published (刊登)a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending

    sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.

    In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.

    In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored (授予荣誉)for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.

    He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, “1 do not write for children. I write for people.”

     (    )    1.    Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that_.

    A. some school children could not read B.    many children’s books were interesting

    C. children wanted to leam to read    D.    a writer for children was wanted

    (    )    2.    People like his books because the books_.

    A. are cheap and easy to get    B.    were written in different languages

    C. are easy and interesting to read    D.    were written with invented words

    (    )3.    He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _.

    A. 50    B.    53    C. 56    D. 87

    (    )4.    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.

    B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

    C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

    D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.

    (    )    5.    From the text we know that Doctor Seuss_.

    A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death

    B. sold millions of his books himself worldwide

    C. changed American children’s way of reading

    D. wrote the largest number of books in the world

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