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As more and more people move to small flats in cities, having a small piece of land to grow flowers or plant trees seems impossible. However, some Japanese landscape gardeners (园林设计师) have showed that, with a little creativity and imagination, you can even create a garden on a truck!

The Kei Truck Garden Competition is held every year in Japan. It is a competition that asks its players to turn trucks into moveable gardens. Landscape gardeners all over the country attend the competition. Everyone tries his best to create the most beautiful little gardens on trucks.

Most players stick to traditional Japanese designs (设计). Others prefer more modern designs. They even add lights and coffee tables into the garden. People are always surprised to see these unbelievable small gardens which are created in the most unexpected place.

If you like gardening but couldn't find a piece of land, you can try to create a small garden of your own.

1.Where do some Japanese landscape gardeners create a garden? (不超过 5 个词)

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2.What do the players who prefer more modern designs add into the garden? (不超过 10 个词)

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3.Who may try to create a small garden of their own according to the text? (不超过 15 个词)

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Dog’s Best Friend

Jarrett Little was road testing his mountain bike outside of Columbus, Georgia, when his riding partner, Chris Dixon, stopped suddenly. Something nearby moving among the trees had caught her attention. It turned out to be a sandy-colored five-month-old dog.

“He was really thin, and had a broken leg,” Little told CBS News. The cyclists fed the friendly dog and shared their water. They also quickly realized that the dog was coming with them, although they had no idea how. They were more than seven miles from downtown and riding bikes. “We couldn’t leave him,” Little said. “Out there next to the Oxbow Meadows, he was going to end up as alligator (短吻鳄) food.”

Little, a 31-year-old business owner, had an idea. He carefully picked up his new friend and put the 38-pound dog’s back legs into the pockets of his cycling shirt. Then he placed the dog’s front legs over his shoulders.

“He was hurt, so he wasn’t trying to fight,” Little says. “He was also happy that we were there, touching him, and hadn’t taken off on him.”

Their 30-minute ride into town ended at a bike store, where they got more water and food for the dog. “That was when Andrea Shaw, a company worker, happened by. The dog went straight to her, smelling and “loving on her,” says Dixon. Shaw was touched and, after learning what had happened, decided to keep the dog.

Shaw called him Columbo after the town where they’d met and planned an operation on his leg. Today, Columbo is living the high life on a farm with a horse and a six-year-old boy to keep him company. As Dixon said, “He is really the luckiest dog alive.”

1.Why did Dixon stop suddenly during the road testing?

A.She noticed something moving among the trees.

B.She had cycled seven miles and wanted to rest.

C.She met some other riding partners by chance.

D.She wanted to share some water with Little.

2.What can we learn about the dog?

A.He is unfriendly to people.

B.He is kept happily on a farm.

C.He weighed about 31 pounds.

D.He ended up as alligator food.

3.According to the passage, the dog’s best friend is .

A.the alligator B.the human C.the horse D.CBS News

Walter Dean Myers, born on August 12, 1937, was an American writer of children’s books. He was known for young adult literature (文学). He wrote more than 100 books, including picture books and non-fiction. “I care about writing for young people because I remember how much I needed help and guidance at that time in my life," Myers said in his book.

Myers loved writing. He got up at five o’clock every morning. He worked at home in a small office that used to be his son’s bedroom.

Myers would first write an outline (提纲) for every book. He called this prewriting. He imagined what the story would be and write down ideas in a notebook. To make sure there are enough actions and dialogues for a good story, he thought of 30 scenes. He wrote a short description of each scene in his notebook.

He also cut down the pictures of real people and put them in his office wall. He looked at those pictures and came up with ideas. Once he knew what the story would be and who the characters were, he began to write the book. He wrote five pages a day on his computer.

Myers usually worked on three books at a time. When he was not prewriting or writing a book, he might rewriting something he had already completed. Then he would send his story to his agent. He or she made suggestion for the story.

After these final changes were made, the book was published and made its way to bookstores and libraries. By that time, Myers would begin to write his next book. “I want to do that I can with my writing” said Myers.

1.From the first paragraph, we know Myers __________.

A.was born in 1973 B.was famous as a writer

C.was born in Britain D.didn’t write non-fiction books

2.The underlined word (in Paragraph 3) “this” refers to __________.

A.imagining a story B.describing scene

C.writing down the idea D.making an outline

3.__________ helped Myers get ideas for the characters.

A.Children’s books B.other people’s stores

C.his friends and family D.pictures of real people

4.The passage is mainly about __________.

A.the life story of Myers B.how Myers wrote Myers’ books

C.the main characters in Myers’ books D.what Myers was famous for

Richard Sears was not known well in China until his story of spending all his money in studying Chinese characters was reported online in 2012. People gave him the nickname “Uncle Hanzi”.

Mr. Sears was once a computer engineer in the USA. When he was young, he developed an interest in Chinese characters. In 1972, when Sears was only 22, he decided to learn Chinese in Taiwan.

After several years of study, Sears still found writing Chinese characters difficult. One piece of advice he received was to learn the evolution(演化)of Chinese characters, because it could help him remember them.

In 1990, Mr. Sears came up with the idea of sharing his studies of Chinese characters on the website. In 2002, Mr. Sears made the website free for anyone who was interested. Just by typing a Chinese character on his website, people can find out the shapes and evolution of the character.

“Many people think I am crazy – spending all my money and time on the website. But for me, it’s just an interest,” Mr.Sears said.

Years of living in China has turned “Uncle Hanzi” into “Grandpa Hanzi’’,but one thing that hasn’t changed is the love Mr. Sears has for Chinese characters.

1.What did Richard Sears do?

A.An IT teacher. B.A Chinese teacher.

C.A computer engineer. D.A programmer(程序员).

2.The underlined word “them” refers to ________ in the passage.

A.Chinese characters

B.studies of Chinese characters

C.the shapes of Chinese characters

D.the pronunciations(发音)of Chinese characters

3.Richard keeps studying Chinese characters because ________.

A.it is good for his job B.he loves Chinese characters

C.he wants to earn much money D.he wants to learn about Chinese traditions

4.Which is the right order of the following events?

a. He made the website free.

b. He decided to learn Chinese in Taiwan.

c. He wanted to share his studies of Chinese characters.

A.a-b-c B.b-a-c C.b-c-a D.c-b-a

5.What can we know from the passage?

A.Mr. Sears calls himself “Grandpa Hanzi”.

B.Mr. Sears wants to help more Americans to learn about Chinese culture.

C.It took Mr. Sears lots of time and money to study Chinese characters.

D.People couldn’t find the shapes of Chinese characters on Mr. Sears’ website.

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