题目内容
—_____ that day?
—It was Monday.
B. What day was it
C. What time is it
D. What was the date
When Ben Franklin was only a boy，he always wanted to know about things. He was always asking his father and brothers “What？”and “How？” and “Why？”
They couldn't always tell him what he wanted to know．
When they couldn't tell him，Ben tried to find out for himself．
Many times Ben did find out things that no one knew before. The other boys would say，“That Ben Franklin！He's always finding out something new！”
Ben lived close to the water．He liked to go there to see the boats. He saw how the wind blew them across the water．
One day Ben said to himself，“Why can't the wind help me float（漂浮）across the water？And I'm going to try.” Ben got his big kite．He took hold of the kite string（线）and ran with it．The wind took the kite up into the air. Then Ben jumped into the water．
The wind blew the kite high into the air．Ben began to float across the water. Soon he was on the other side，and he had not worked at all．
One boy shouted，“Look at Ben floating across the water！His kite takes him to the other side without any work！”
“Yes,” said another．“He's always finding new ways to do things.”
【小题1】When he was only a child，Ben ________．
| A．liked to fly a kite by himself | B．always asked easy questions |
| C．always liked to play with water | D．always liked to find out how things worked |
| A．couldn't answer all his questions |
| B．could answer all his questions |
| C．tried hard to find out something new for him |
| D．let him answer all the questions himself |
| A．he worked hard to cross the water |
| B．he didn't go to work that day |
| C．he didn't cross the water at all |
| D．he crossed the water in an easy way |
Can 13-year-olds do something to change the world? Cris Kesz Valdez, 13, from the Philippines believes so.
At the age of 7, Valdez set up an organization to give homeless kids things like slippers and toothbrushes. So far he has helped more than 10,000 children improve their lives in his hometown.
Valdez won the 2012 International Children’s Peace Prize on September 19, 2012.
“My motto is ‘we can change the world one heart at a time,’ ” Valdez said at the award ceremony.
In fact, Valdez is a homeless kid himself. He looked for food from trash, lived on the streets and slept in a public cemetery for most of his childhood. His parents didn’t care about him and often beat him. Valdez said he felt he was living in “darkness” at that time.
But this “darkness” didn’t turn him into a dark person. Valdez got help from community workers. On his first birthday party, at the age of 7, Valdez decided what he wanted most was to help other children who were still living on the streets.
“I didn’t have a lot of money, but I had a lot of love to give,” Valdez explained.
That day was the birth of the organization, Championing Community Children. Since then, Valdez and his friends visit homeless children and hand out bags with slippers, toys and even candy. They nurse their wounds, teach them about their rights and offer them hope.
“I want children on the streets to get the same chance as I have,” he said.
【小题1】Cris Kesz Valdez helped homeless kids in .
| A．China | B．America | C．the Philippines | D．Japan |
| A．the Laurens Prize | B．the International Children’s Peace Prize |
| C．the Pulitzer Prize | D．the Noble Prize |
| A．Without any fire. | B．Without any family. | C．Without any food. | D．Without any light. |
| A．Valdez likes to sleep in public cemetery | B．Valdez has a lot of love and hope |
| C．Valdez still looks food from trash | D．Valdez’s parents love him very much |
| A．Valdez teaches homeless kids about their rights |
| B．all the homeless kids have a better life now |
| C．Valdez made a lot of money from the organization |
| D．Championing Community Children was founded in 2000 |