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   The day was Thankful Thursday. It's a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. We go out in the world and do charity work. Last Thursday,we were going to buy lunch for the panhandlers in the street.

   I ordered 15 lunches from McDonald's and set out to deliver them.

   We loved what we saw in the street： a surprised and happy person holding up their lunch bag.

   Then we noticed a small,old woman,asking for change. We handed her our final lunch bag. As we got into the car she started to speak to us. “ No one has ever done anything like this for me before ,” she said with a smile. “Well,I'm glad that we were the first，” I replied. “So,when will you eat your lunch?” I asked.

   She just looked at me with her huge,tired brown eyes and said, “Oh honey,I'm not going to eat this lunch. You see,I have a little girl of my own. I usually can't afford to buy her the food she enjoys. But tonight she will be so happy!”

   I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. I have questioned many times whether our acts of kindness were too small to really effect change.

Yet in that moment,I recognized the truth of Mother Teresa's words: uWe cannot do great things一 only small things with great love. ”

1. The underlined word “panhandlers” in the passage probably means “ ”.

   A. 富商   B. 游客

   C. 乞丐   D. 学者

2. On Thankful Thursday,the writer went with her two daughters to .

   A. McDonald's to have lunch

   B. express thanks to others

   C. visit their friends

   D. do some charity work

3. What did the old woman do with the lunch?

   A. She ate it when she got home.

   B. She gave it to her daughter.

   C. She gave it to another panhandler.

   D. She exchanged it with another person's lunch.

4. The writer was after she learned the story of the woman.

   A. excited   B. moved

   C. scared   D. interested

5. What does the article want to tell us?

   A. Parents should be kind to their kids.

   B. Each family has its own problems.

   C. It is difficult to help everyone in need.

   D. A small act of kindness means a lot.

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D

 作者和自己的两个女儿有个传统，就是在感恩星期四那 天去做慈善。上周四她们为大街上的乞丐买午餐，作者曾质 疑这么小的善行是否会起到大作用，但是后来她意识到：即 使一个小小的善举对别人来说也许会意味着很多。

1. C词义猜测题。由上下文可知作者和孩子们为大街上的人买午饭吃，再结合四个选项可猜测panhandlers的意思是“乞丐”。

2. D细节理解题。由第一段的“We go out in the world and do charity work. ”可知，在感恩星期四这天，作者和两个女儿会去做一些慈善工作，由此可知正确答案为D项。

3. B细节理解题。通读第五段可知，老妇人不会吃这份午餐，她要留给自己的女儿吃。

4. B推理判断题。第六段提到了“don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. ”，由此可推断作者听到老妇人的讲述后感动地流泪了。由此可知正确答案为

B项。

5. D主旨大意题。文章最后一句的“We cannot do great things—only small things with great love. ” 点明 了文章 的主题:也许我们做不了大事情，但我们只要怀着伟大 的爱做一些小事情就足够了。

 deliver v.分发 effect v.产生 recognize v.认出;确认

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  I have questioned many times whether our acts of kindness were too small to realy effect change.我曾多次怀疑，是否我 们的善行太小而不能(使他们的生活) 产生真正的变化。   句中的whether引导宾语从句；too. .. to...表示“太……而不能……”。

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   His mate (配偶) was hit to die by a car while she was trying to cross the road over seven days ago,but now he's still standing guard (站岗) over her body,hoping she will wake up one day. People who passed by the dog said the dog dragged his mate from the road right after she was hit and hadn’t left her side since then. He kept trying to move her with his paws and keep her warm with his own body,and the local people knew the story of his loyalty (忠诚) just in a few days. When children and adults passed the dog and heard his heartbreaking (令人心碎的) cry,and saw him standing guard over her body they often broke into tears. “It's very sad. He won’t let anyone walk near to her and he keeps trying to warm her up with his own body”，a local farmer said.

   What a loyal dog it is!

1. The dog's mate was killed by .

   A. a child   B. a car

   C. a hunter   D. an adult

2. The dog is standing guard over his mate's body because .

   A. his mate is dead

   B. he has no home to go back

   C. he hopes she will wake up

   D. his mate is too cold

3. The underlined word “dragged” means “”.

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   C. sent   D. pulled

4. The dog kept his mate warm with .

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   C. his heartbreaking cry   D. his loyalty

5. From the passage,we know if an animal loses a loved one,he will be .

   A. usual   B. honest

   C. boring   D. sad

   I remember when I was a child,I loved eating chicken. I liked it prepared in all ways. I preferred eating chicken to meat or fish.

   My mother used to tell me to eat another kind of meat because whenever she cooked,she had to prepare chicken for me even if she prepared another kind of meat for the rest of the family.

   One day,we went out to eat. As my parents knew that I liked chicken so much,we went to eat roasted (烤) chicken. We ordered roasted chicken,yucca,and cokes. The meal was delicious.

   At about 9 pm I went to sleep as usual. However,around 2 am that night something bad happened. I woke up with a terrible stomachache. About 15 minutes later,I went to the bathroom and threw up.

   After that,I started to hate chicken,and I finally stopped eating it. After that,whenever my mother prepared chicken for my family,she had to prepare another meal for me.

   One day,my parents went out of town. My brother and I stayed at home. That night,I didn't want to cook,but I was very hungry when I saw my brother eating fried chicken. My brother offered me a piece of chicken. At first,I hesitated to accept it,however,he insisted that I needed to eat something. When I tasted the chicken,I really liked the flavor (味) ，so I decided to eat a whole piece.

   After that evening,I realized that chicken is not bad,and that whatever happened that day when I got sick was something that doesn’t happen all the time. Nowadays,it is my favorite meal again!

1. What's the writer's favorite food when she was a child?

   A. Chicken. B. Meat.

   C. Fish. D. Mutton.

2. Why did the writer have a stomachache after eating in the restaurant?

   A. Because she disliked the chicken offered by the restaurant.

   B. Because she couldn’t have a good rest.

   C. The chicken in the restaurant went bad.

   D. We can't know from the passage.

3. What does the underlined phrase “ threw up ” in paragraph four probably mean in Chinese?

   A. 洗澡   B. 清扫

   C. 吃药   D. 呕吐

4. Which day does “that day” in the last paragraph mean?

   A. The day she ate chicken for the first time.

   B. The day she ate chicken in the restaurant.

   C. The day she ate chicken again.

   D. The day her parents went out of town.

   Do students in your country go directly to university or college after school or have a break first? Taking a gap (间隙) year between school and university is quite common in the UK,and there are lots of different ways to spend your time.

   A “gap year” is a period of time,usually an academic (学术的) year,when a student takes a break from formal education. It is often spent traveling or working.

   People used to think that taking a gap year was negative (消极的) . In the past you took a gap year if you had to retake exams or had problems between finishing school and starting higher education. But now,universities positively (肯定地) encourage a gap year,and employers are happy to give jobs to students who take a gap year. A gap year can give young people useful learning experience,help them pick up new skills and make them more independent.

   Young people in formal education usually take a gap year when they are about eighteen years old,before going to university. They can also be taken at a different time,for example,by someone who wants to break up their degree course or to do something different before a postgraduate (研究生) course.

   Many gap year students choose to do voluntary (志愿的) work. Popular gap year activities for young people are looking for adventure. Lots of gap year students just want to see more of the world.

   Most students who are planning a gap year take on a part-time job to save up for the trip. Some students travel for three or six months then work for the rest of the year.

  阅读以上短文，根据短文内容，完成下面的表格，每空一词。

A gap year in the UK

What is a gap year?

It is the time when a student 1. from formal education.

The opinion in the past about a gap year was thought to be 2.

Now a gap year can help young people get useful 3. , new skills and make them more independent.

When?

About eighteen years old, before going to university or at a different time.

What to do?

Doing voluntary work, traveling around the world and the popular_esare4.   .

What about money?

By doing 5.  to make money.

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   Daniel often goes on to social networking websites like Facebook. He found that anonymity is very important for people in his age group. “When you go to post a picture on Facebook,there's a lot of pressure on what you’re talking about,so who you really are is lost,” he told CBS News. Daniel learned programming by himself by using the Internet and reading books. Based on his ideas,he created YouTell and Backchat.

   Apart from protecting privacy (隐私) ，his products also brought ‘‘magic and fun ” into people's communication. Take Backchat as an example. The app shows some clues (线索) about who sends the messages. The person getting a message can work as a detective to find out who the sender is. The products are popular among teenagers. The website,which came out in 2012,has had over 3 million users and the app which came out in December has had 125,000 users. The success has helped Singer receive $200,000 of seed funding (种子资金) for his company,which is also named Backchat.

   Talking about his future plans,Daniel wanted to be an entrepreneur (企业家) . “It's a way to have a direct influence on the world. Backchat is really in an exciting and hot space. I hope that Backchat lasts 100 years ,” he said.

1. Daniel Singer's dream is to be .

   A. an entrepreneur

   B. a scientist

   C. a teacher

   D. a newspaper reporter

2. From the passage,we learn that Backchat is.

   A. a website where users can share their secrets

   B. a program that allows users to read on the Internet

   C. an anonymous mobile messaging app

   D. a company that produces mobile phones

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Daniel?

   A. He loves computer games.

   B. He learned programming at school.

   C. He opened a company with the help of his family.

   D. He created Backchat at an early age.

4. How many users did Backchat have in December?

   A. 125,000.   B. 200,000.

   C. 3 million. D. 201,210.

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   B. can protect users’ privacy

   C. can't be used to post pictures

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   Jenny Gonzalez is excited to go to school these days. The 13-year-old from South Gate Middle School in Los Angeles,the US,is taking care of three green abalones (鲍鱼) at school.

   The students of Violeta Llamas’ science class,including Jenny,have cared for the sea animals since January. The class formed eight teams. Each team takes turns to care for the abalones. Team five— Jenny,Alexis Diaz,Jennifer Gonzalez and Ricardo Beltran一have now got their turn.

   The abalones are kept in a box of seawater. Every day Alexis,12, checks if the water has too much salt. Too much salt is bad for the health of abalones. Jenny makes fresh saltwater. Then the four students work together to clean up the waste in the box and feed the abalones. “Sea life is like a baby. You have to clean them and care for them,” Jennifer said.

   Nancy Caruso,a scientist,leads the project. She said the number of green abalones along the state's coast is going down because people have caught too many of them. She said protecting the sea is now up to the next generation—young students.

   The students love taking care of the abalones,said Llamas. u This could open the door for them to want to be a sea life scientist or an environment protector ,” she said.

   The students’ time with the abalones will end this school year. Caruso and a team of volunteers will record the abalones and then release them into the sea.

1. Jenny Gonzalez is excited to go to school because.

   A. she loves science class

   B. she needs to take care of the sea animals

   C. she needs to make preparations for class

   D. she is the one who opens the door for class

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   B. will go back to the sea after the school year

   C. are fed small fishes

   D. love the salt from the seawater

3. Jennifer thought sea life is like a baby, because.

   A. they are very lovely

   B. they can be humans’ friends

   C. they can't clean up their waste

   D. they need to be taken care of

4. The underlined word “ generation ” in the passage probably means“”.

   A. —代人   B. 消费者

   C. 科学家   D. 微生物

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   How quickly can you count from one to ten? Do you use ten different words to do it? Can you do it in English,or do you have to use your first language? Do you count on your fingers? Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world. But scientists have discovered that it is not true.

   People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers. In the United States,people begin counting with their first finger,which they extend or stick out. They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb to count to five. Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten. In China,people count by using different finger positions. In this way,a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand.

   Besides ways of finger counting,scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers. Some languages have only a few words for numbers,and others have no words for numbers. A group of scientists studied aboriginal (土著的) people in Australia. These people don't have hand movements to stand for numbers. They don't even have words for numbers. However,they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers.

   In a similar study,researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the Piraha tribe (部落) in northwestern Brazil don't have words for numbers such as “one” or “three”. They are not able to say “five trees” or “ten trees” but can say “some trees”，“ more trees”，or “many trees”. Professor Edward Gibson said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count ,“ but here is a group that does not count. They could learn,but it's not useful in their culture,so they’ve never picked it up. ”

   Although all humans are able to understand quantities (数量) ，not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting. Number words in a certain language are a result of people needing numbers in their daily lives. Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math,too.

1. The writer begins with the four questions in order to.

   A. make a survey

   B. interest readers

   C. tell a story

   D. solve math problems

2. What do we learn from the difference in finger counting between the US and China?

   A. People from China count much faster than people from the US.

   B. People from China need two hands to count from one to ten.

   C. People of different cultures may use different ways of finger counting.

   D. People of different cultures use the same way of finger counting.

3. Which of the following is true about aboriginal Australians?

   A. They have only a few words for numbers.

   B. They have hand movements to stand for numbers.

   C. They can only count to five on their fingers.

   D. They can understand different ideas about numbers.

4. The study of the Piraha tribe shows that.

   A. people all over the world know how to count

   B. people of the tribe have words for numbers

   C. some groups of people are not smart enough to count

   D. counting is not useful in the culture of the tribe

5. What is the main idea of the passage?

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   C. In some aboriginal cultures,people don't even know how to count.

   D. Some languages don't have number words because people don't need numbers.

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   Water is a very important natural resource because we all need it to stay 8 We can conserve water 9 making sure that our pipes and taps do not leak (漏) .We can also make 10 choices to conserve water,like only using the dishwasher or washing machine when they are full. Everyone can make contributions to protecting natural resources.

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2. A. turn   B. cut   C. put   D. move

3. A. station   B. building   C. ground   D. brick

4. A. news   B. plan   C. decision   D. fact

5. A. When   B. Although   C. Whatever   D. Whether

6. A. slowly   B. hard   C. regularly   D. fast

7. A. money   B. space   C. place   D. distance

8. A. alive   B. alone   C. asleep   D. awake

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10. A. generous   B. funny   C. wise   D. surprising

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         he plays sports every day.

   A. or   B. but

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