In 1996, Joe Richman had been working as a radio reporter on US national radio for several years and was looking for a new idea for a radio programme. He met a teenager called John Cutler. John had Tourette's Syndrome—a brain illness. This meant that Josh did not always have control of his movements and speech.

John was just beginning high school when he agreed to work with Joy on a story about his illness. Joe wanted John to keep a radio diary of his daily life. He gave John a tape recorder and asked him to record what happened to him every day. John and Joe agreed that an important part of his story would be talking to his school friends about Tourette's Syndrome. John was embarrassed(尴尬) to record at school—his friends might laugh.

One day, John took the tape recorder to school, but he kept it inside his bag all day. He was too afraid to bring it out. After months of feeling afraid, he took the tape recorder out on lunch time. What happened next was a total surprise. John tells it best:“Everyone jumped at the chance. Everyone started asking me questions about that, I had never really talking about it to anyone—except my mom and dad. ”

That was an important day in John's life because he learned to be more open about his condition. Now John says he wants to do radio diaries until he's 80 years old. He learnt a lot about himself by doing the radio diary. It made a great radio programme, too. Being a reporter is like having a passport. You can ask questions, be curious and explore new worlds. Radio is the perfect way to be on the radio and everyone likes to listen!

1.Who was Joe Richman?

A. John's teacher. B. A radio reporter.

C. John's doctor. D. One of John's classmates.

2.What did Joe want John to do?

A. To keep a radio diary of his daily life. B. To talk to his school friends.

C. To take the tape recorder to school. D. To control his movements and speech.

3.How did John's classmates feel when he recorded for the first time?

A. Afraid. B. Shy.

C. Excited. D. Strange.

4.What did John learn by doing the radio diary?

A. To be more open. B. A lot about himself.

C. To make more friends. D. Much about radio programme.

Clothing is a language. It tells us about individual people: their personality, their aye, their place in society and so on. If we want to know more about society,we can look at traditional clothing.

The continent of Africa has a long history and a rich culture,and this is shown in traditional dress . You often find three colours一red,gold and green in the clothing. The first colour stands for the blood of millions of people who suffered as slaves(奴隶); the second is for the rich resources of the African earth; and the third represents the grasslands of home.

The patterns(图案) on the clothing also have a meaning. A common pattern is in the form of a cross “×”, which stands for “unity”. Another pattern is a rectangular box, which represents “strength”.

Because clothing has a strong social meaning, people are very careful in choosing what to wear. It wouldn't be good to wear the wrong clothing, or to wear clothes in the wrong way. For instance, in Ghana, a woman should wear her waistband differently according to the importance of the social event.

Traditional dress also tells us about everyday life. African designs are famous for loose(宽松的) clothing. The climate, with the hot sun and wide temperature changes, requires that the clothes are comfortable for daily life.

Although many people wear western clothes, particularly in the big cities in Africa, traditional dress is very highly valued. This is because it has deep cultural meanings.

1.According to the passage,red .

A. represents the setting sun

B. stands for African unity

C. is chosen because it is a bight colour

D. is a reminder(暗示)of the sad history in Africa

2.According to the passage,which sentence is NOT RIGHT?

A. The rectangular box in the pattern represents“strength”.

B. Africa has a long history and a rich culture.

C. African dress has deep cultural meanings.

D. Afrian people seldom wear loose clothing because of the climate.

3.The passage is mainly about in Africa.

A. the history of clothes

B. modern fashion styles

C. the meanings of traditional dress

D. the materials used in traditional dress

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