As a middle school student, I want to buy an iPod that can help me improve my spoken English. I don’t want my parents to buy it for me, so I have to look for a job. One day I stopped at the zoo. The zoo director said he had an interesting job. Their gorilla (大猩猩) was ill and sent to the animal hospital. But the visitors would be disappointed because they couldn’t see the gorilla. So my job was wearing a gorilla suit sitting in the cage for 4 hours at a time. It sounded good to me, so I told him I would.

The next day I went to the zoo, put on the gorilla suit and climbed into the cage. Soon some children walked to see me. I held the rope and swang (摇摆) across the cage. The children seemed to be very happy to see it.

In the next cage there was a lion and he was becoming angry at my actions and began to shake his cage. Suddenly I dropped right into the lion’s cage! I was afraid and shouted, “Help me, help me! I’m not who you think I am!”

Just as I shouted, the lion jumped on my back and knocked me to the ground. Then he said in a low voice in my ear, “Shut up, or both of us will be fired (被解雇).”

1.The writer ________.

A.is a university student

B.wants his parents to buy an iPod for him

C.wants to buy an iPod to improve his spoken English

2.The visitors would be disappointed if they couldn’t ________.

A.see the gorilla B.talk with the lion C.see the lion

3.What is the writer’s job in the zoo?

A.Playing with the children.

B.Making the director happy.

C.Dressing up as a gorilla and staying in the cage.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The lion was angry because of the writer’s actions.

B.The lion knocked the writer to the ground and bit him.

C.The lion said something in a low voice in the writer’s ear.

5.Where can we read this passage?

A.In a sports magazine. B.On a story website. C.In a science book.

Liang Xianghua, a 22-year-old girl from Guangxi University, has been well-known in China for her sand painting since her first work was used by CCTV.

"Sand paintings really attracted me while I was watching a video performance, I was surprised by how this artwork melted people's heart in minutes, "said Liang. "I fell in love with the way the sand pictures, music and the light combined (融合) with each other to make a flow of emotion(情感). You can express things freely.”

In order to master the skills, Liang practised for several hours every day. She said that she couldn't even do the first step well of throwing sand onto the glass. But she didn't give up.

After finding success with her first show, she was invited to do many performances. This made her quite tired. She decided to give a stop and focus on her study. But an invitation from Malaysia changed her mind just as she was about to wash the sand from her hands. This spring, she was invited by a Malaysia middle school to give a performance. Liang didn' t want to do a live show, but agreed to do a video for the school showing its development over the years.

She received praise for her work and the performance was described as an eye-opener for the students. This made her wonder if her art would be more meaningful if she made it for the poor students.

As a volunteer this time, she plans to take part in a summer programme offering help to pupils in a mountain area, and give the most wonderful show in her life.

1.Which of the following helps you understand the underlined word "performance"?

A.show B.painting C.success D.invitation

2.Why did Liang fall in love with sand painting?

A.Because she wanted to be famous. B.Because she wanted to be a volunteer.

C.Because sand paintings melted her heart.  D.Because she loved watching video programmes.

3.What is the implied (隐含) meaning of the underlined sentence "...she... hands, "in Paragraph 4 ?

A.It means Liang decided to wash the sand off her sands.

B.It means Liang wanted to make a new sand painting.

C.It means Liang wanted to do voluntary work in summer.

D.It means Liang decided to give up doing sand paintings.

4.What's the writer's purpose of writing the third paragraph?

A.To tell us that Liang is good at making sand pictures.

B.To explain why Liang fell in love with sand pictures.

C.To show that Liangs success comes from hard work.

D.To express that Liang enjoys throwing sand onto the glass.

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