题目内容
Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special.” He said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping. I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy.” He said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
1.Jack learned about the children’s progress by__________.
A. visiting them each year
B. getting a report every year
C. staying with them
D. talking to them in English
2.The underlined words “ for a good cause” mean “______________” in Chinese.
A. 施舍 B. 行善 C. 优惠 D. 赏赐
3.What’s the main idea of the story?
A. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children.
B. Live a simple life and you can give others help.
C. It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.
D. Help others, and you’ll feel happy.
阅读填空 先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。
American boys and girls love to watch Television. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of the television set. Some even watch television for eight hours or more on Saturday. Many parents let their children watch only during certain hours. Televisions are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some programmes help children to understand the news, and others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With television a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert or a game at home. Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programmes show crime and other things that are bad for children, so parents should sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.
About watching TV in America | |
Who | American children love to watch TV. |
How long | It ____1.____ them six hours a day, even eight hours or more on Saturday to watch TV. |
Advantages(优点) | ● They can understand the news or learn about other countries or other time in history with the ____2.____ of some programmes. ● They can see animals or see a ship ___3.____ going to the zoo or the ocean. ● They can see a play, a concert or a game when they are at home. |
Disadvantages(缺点) | Some programmes show time and other things, which are not ___4._____ for children. |
Advice | Parents should sometimes help children to find something __5.____ to do. |