Billy’s favorite color is orange. But he can’t see what orange looks like. Billy is blind.

A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s. “Billy would never be able to see.” the doctor told his mother. After that Billy’s mother began talking to him, describing things she saw outside the window. She described everything to him.

Billy does not only depend on his mother’s descriptions to learn about the world around him. He sees with his ears and his hands, too. He has perfect hearing. When people make phone calls, he can tell the numbers they dial(拨).

Billy loves computer science. He began teaching himself computer programming when he was just seven years old. His dream school would be Stanford University. He gets top grades in his classes, making that a real possibility(可能).

“You can’t let excuses get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that you can’t move forward and reach your goals,” said Billy.

1.What can’t Billy do?

A.He can’t hear. B.He can’t see. C.He can’t walk. D.He can’t talk.

2.How did Billy’s mother help him?

A.By teaching him how to draw. B.By asking teacher for advice.

C.By describing everything to him. D.By sending him to his dream school.

3.When did Billy begin teaching himself computer programming?

A.When he was 7 years old. B.When he was in Grade 5.

C.When he was high school. D.When he was at university.

4.What does Billy love ?

A.Maths. B.Science. C.Chinese. D.Art.

5.Whose dream school would be Stanford University ?

A.Billy’s mother’s. B.Billy’s friend’s.

C.Billy’s. D.Billy’s uncle’s.

There are not many people around who say they like rats(老鼠). When you see one of them, you may want to run in the opposite direction.

There is one man though who has always enjoyed staying with rats, even when he was a young boy. His name is Bart Weetjens and he comes from Belgium in Europe. As he grew up, he learned everything about rats. He knew that they have a very strong sense of smell. He realized that it might be possible to train rats to help solve a problem that troubled some Southeast Asian countries.

Clearing away unexploded bombs and landmines(未爆炸的炸弹和地雷) is a difficult job. Bart began to train rats to look for explosives. Because a rat’s sense of smell is so strong, they are able to smell a thing known as TNT that is used in bombs. And because rats are not heavy, if they place their weight on an unexploded bomb, they will not cause it to explode(爆炸).

Bart chose African Giant Pouched Rats for the job. They are well known for being calm and smart. Training begins when they are about six weeks old, and it lasts for nine months. Once trained, one rat can search up to 200m in 20 minutes. The same area would take a human up to four days. Trained rats are known as Mine Detection Rats, or MDRs, and they have worked successfully in Cambodia since 2015.

1.When Bart Weetjens was a young boy, he enjoyed ____________.

2.As Bart Weetjens grew up, he learned that rats have a very ____________.

3.Rats will not cause an unexploded bomb to explode because they are ____________.

4.It takes ____________ to train African Giant Pouched Rats.

5.MDRs have ____________ since 2015.

阅读下列图表,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

Missing & Reward!!!

Missing since 2-17-18 off Weller Ave

Name: Ali

No Collar

Friendly

2yr old Female

Short Tail & Mercedes Scar on head

Contact Info: Sally

219-851-7248.

City of San Diego

Citywide Volunteer Program

Office of the City Clerk

Are you interested in working with historical materials? We need volunteers to help City

of San Diego Clerk's Office enter the data (数据) and organize books.

4 hours a day, 3 days per week, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:.00 p.m..

Office of the City Clerk, located downtown, at the City Administration Building.

College level education or office experience is preferred.

Call Sheila Beale at 619- 235-5247.

1.From the information, we know that _____.

A.the dog has a long and straight tail

B.the dog is two months old

C.the dog was lost in Weller Ave

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The dog was missing on Feb 17th, 2018.

B.If you find the dog, you can call Ali at 219-851-7248.

C.Anyone who leads to the return of the dog will be rewarded(酬谢).

3.If you are the volunteer of the office, you don’t need to _____.

A.enter the data B.organize books C.clean the office

4.How many hours should a volunteer work every week?

A.4 hours. B.12 hours. C.24 hours.

5.According to the poster, which of the following is RIGHT?

A.The volunteers need to be interested in mathematics.

B.The office of the City Clerk is at the City Administration Building.

C.The volunteers must have college level education or office experience.

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