“I am a selfish child.

I hope the sunshine lies only upon me, so I can feel its warmth.

I am a selfish child.

I hope there is a corner of the world that can comfort me when I am sad.

I am a selfish child.

I hope my mum belongs only to me, so I can enjoy the sweetness of love.”

This poem was written by a middle school student in a lonely mountainous town in Yunnan Province during her first poetry class. The girl missed her mother, who died when she was 5.

Kang Yu, the teacher who taught the girl how to write the poem, graduated from Renmin University of China in Beijing in 2015. Soon after her graduation, Kang moved to a town in Yunnan, and worked as a teacher at a middle school.

Kang said, “Compared with students in the city, perhaps students in the countryside need a way to express their feelings and be heard more.” Supported by the headmaster and other teachers, the school held eight poetry classes for students every year.

As the classes grew in popularity, Kang became the school’s favorite teacher. After she finished her teaching at the school in June 2017, she returned to Beijing and planned to study abroad.

However, on Teachers’ Day in 2017, Kang received a big box full of poems and letters written by students at her old school. She felt she was needed and decided to abandon her plan of studying abroad. Instead she set up Enlighten our Future, a charity that teaches students in the countryside how to write poems.

“Now, I go to several places every week. I sleep less than six hours a night and the job provides no vacations and little money, but the happiness and satisfaction I feel is rewarding enough.” Kang said.

1.What’s the poem about at the beginning of the passage?

A.A world which is full of love.

B.A mother who misses her child.

C.A child who can feel the sun’s warmth.

D.A child who is in need of mother’s love.

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “abandon”?

A.make up. B.give up. C.put off. D.look up.

3.How many poetry classes did Kang Yu hold for students at a middle school in Yunnan?

A.Four. B.Six. C.Eight. D.Ten.

4.Why did Kang Yu set up Enlighten our Future?

A.To go to several places every week.

B.To become the school’s favorite teacher.

C.To provides no vacations and little money

D.To teach students in the countryside how to write poems.

5.Which of the following information is true according to the passage?

A.Kang Yu taught in Yunnan for about two years.

B.Kang ever worked at a school named Enlighten our Future.

C.Kang Yu returned to Beijing and then went abroad to study.

D.Kang said she was doing a well-paid job and had some vacations.

Michael Perham (born on 16th March, 2000 in Hertfordshire, England) is a boy who, at the age of 17, became the youngest person to sail around the world in the 50 feet racing boat, completing his journey on 7th August, 2017. He started the world trip on the 15th of November 2016 from Portsmouth, England.

Just six days after Michael Perham set sail from Portsmouth, he started having serious problems with the boat, which he was unable to fix himself on the sea. He had to stop in Portugal. Just one day later, he set sail once again, with the hope of breaking David Dick’s world record for the youngest person to sail around the world.

Michael met many challenges along the way, including rough seas and knock-downs in the Southern Ocean, terrible loneliness and fighting storms, but the largest difficulty Michael faced was the boat itself. It caused one problem after another. He celebrated his birthday in March last year among the dolphins in Indian Ocean.

Michael Perham has entered the record books after becoming the youngest person to sail around the world. The teenager already holds the record for being the youngest people to sail across the Atlantic, aged just 14.

Michael Perham plans to create the Sail Michael Fund to encourage young people to take to the water. He is also aiming to take part in the 2020 Olympics.

1.This passage is most probably taken from .

A.a story book B.a magazine C.a travel guide D.a film review

2.How long did it take Michael Perham to complete his world trip?

A.It took 6 days. B.It took 50 days.

C.It took about 9 months. D.It took about 14 months.

3.Which of the following is WRONG about Michael Perham?

A.He encourages young people to take part in the 2020 Olympics.

B.He is going to set up the Sail Michael Fund for young people.

C.The most difficult problem he faced while sailing was the boat.

D.Two world records for sailing has been held by him so far.

4.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. Michael Perham started the world trip from Portsmouth.

b. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic.

c. Michael Perham celebrated his birthday in March last year.

d. Michael Perham became the youngest person to sail around the world.

A.d, a, c, b B.b, c, a, d C.d, a, b, c D.b, a, c, d

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her. “The party is coming soon, but now I don’t have any money.” the girl cried.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in. “What happened?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story. she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She wrote it down at once and would sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! I haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became famous in America.

1.The song Happy Birthday was written by ______.

A.an American girl B.an American girl’s grandma

C.an American boy D.an American girl’s friend

2.The girl was sad because______.

A.she didn’t want to go to the party B.she would be busy that day

C.she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift D.she wasn’t invited to the party

3.What gift did she give her friend?

A.A flower. B.A toy. C.An interesting book. D.A song.

4.What did her friend think of the song? It was ______.

A.boring B.beautiful C.interesting D.sad

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The girl was still poor after writing the song.

B.The girl wrote the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C.The girl’s friend had heard the song before.

D.The girl became famous because of the song.

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