Ellie lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a few houses were washed away, but Ellie’s house was high enough to keep them safe.
Many families lost everything in the flood. And Ellie took in one of the families. She shared her home with them until the family could build their own new house. Ellie’s friends could not understand why she did so because she already had so many children to look after.
“Well,” Ellie said to her friends, “At the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just like me now.”
“The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We will not be able to have much for Christmas. I am going to get just one present for us all. Now I will go and get it.’ She came back with a little girl who had no parents, ‘Here is our present,’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were very excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she grew up as their sisters. I was that Christmas present.”
【小题1】How many children did Ellie had in total?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Seven.D.Eight.
【小题2】What happened in the winter?
A.There was a flood.
B.There was an earthquake
C.There was a rain storm.
D.There was a fire.
【小题3】What did Ellie do to help other families?
A.She gave them food.
B.She bought many Christmas present for them.
C.She took in one of the families.
D.She took in a girl.
【小题4】What did the poor woman in German bring to her children for Christmas?
A.Many beautiful presents.B.Nothing.
C.A girl.D.A daddy.
【小题5】What do we learn about Ellie in the passage?
A.She had no children.
B.Her husband was killed.
C.She had no parents.
D.She gave much money to others.

Each country has many kind people who volunteer to take care of others. For example, some high school and university students in the US often spend many hours as volunteers in hospital or old people’s homes. They read books for the people or they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their problems.
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of the sick people. They clean up their houses or do the shopping. For boys who don’t have fathers there is an organization called “Big Brothers”. University students and other people take these boys to play baseball games and help them get to know things that boys usually learn from their fathers.
Each city has a lot of clubs where boys and girls can go to play games or take part in other activities. Some of these clubs show movies or have short trips to the mountains, the beaches or the museums. Most of these clubs use a lot of high school and university students as volunteers because they can understand the problems of these boys and girls more easily.
Volunteers believe that some of the happiest people in the world are those who help to bring happiness to others.
【小题1】Which place is not mentioned about volunteering in the US ?

A.Sick people’s homes.B.Hospital.
C.Old people’s homes.D.Zoos.
【小题2】What is “Big Brothers” ?
A.It’s a name of a club.
B.It’s the name of famous movie.
C.It’s the home for children who have no brothers.
D.It’s an organization for boys who don’t have fathers.
【小题3】Why do most of the clubs use a lot of high school and university students as volunteers?
A.Because they can understand the problem children.
B.Because they are young enough to get on well with the child.
C.Because they know the things the young children usually learn from their fathers.
D.Because they have more free time.
【小题4】What do volunteers believe ?
A.The happiest people in the world are those who join some clubs.
B.Bringing happiness to others make them the happiest people in the world.
C.The happiest people in the world are those who make themselves happy.
D.The happiest people in the world are those who are young and healthy.

Some people believe that classes, teachers and school buildings will no longer be necessary in the near future because of the Internet and other new technology. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can't imagine how our society will be. In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind of school connected to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological companies should create learning programs for schools. Scientists could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology, so students could see it on the Internet.

Is this a dream? No. There have been many cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is connected to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office. Businesses provide programs for the schools and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home. Because everyone can go on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit faraway libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones. How will this new thing of school change the usual way of learning? It is a little early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will learn something from the Internet.

1.Who thinks that students won’t have to go to school?

A.Everyone.         B.The writer.         C.Some people.      D.The teachers.

2.What does “a new kind of school” mean in the passage?

A.A school with many new computers.         B.A school with many new students.

C.A school with many new teachers.           D.A school connected to the Internet.

3.What the writer thinks is that____________.

A.schools are still necessary                 B.more schools should be built

C.there should be fewer schools             D.more computers are needed in schools

4.Why do people think learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office?

A.Because whole city is connected to the Internet.

B.Because everyone can go on the Internet.

C.Because getting online is very easy.

D.Because Scientists could give talks through the Internet.

5.What fact does the passage NOT provide?

A.Technology will change our way of learning.

B.If you are a student, you can set up websites to show new technology.

C.The schools provide computer labs for those who have no personal computers.

D.On the Internet, you can visit another city's libraries as easily as the people there.

 

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