【题目】Gareth Ellis, 13, is the youngest son of Alan, an engineer, and Kath, a teacher. His older brothers work in banking and computers, but Gareth's dream was always to become a clown(小丑).Three years ago, Alan, Kath and Gareth joined the circus(马戏团). People laugh when we tell them,' saysKath. 'But it's true. Gareth has wanted to be a clown since we took him to the circus when he was three.'

When Alan lost his job, he and Kath decided to see if they could find full-time circus jobs. They both got jobs with a famous circus and Gareth began training to become a clown. He calls himself Bippo. They travel with the circus during the summer and return home for the winter. Gareth's brothers are old enough to look after the house while they are away.

'I can't say it was easy,' says Kath. 'There was a lot to think about and organize. We only had a car and a very small caravan(大篷车)to sleep in, and we were leaving behind our lovely house. The only thing Gareth missed was his long, hot baths.'

'People ask about my education,' says Gareth, 'but from the beginning, wherever we go, someone has always come to teach me. I follow the same books as everyone back at school and I've got a computer. I've never fallen behind my classmates.'

And the future? 'It was a difficult decision,' says Kath, 'but there was no other way to teach Gareth about being a clown. I'm happy to say it's working, and we're enjoying it.' And Gareth? 'I'm going to be the main clown in a circus one day', he says, 'perhaps Bippo's circus.'

1In the article, the writer is trying to .

A. talk about the best way to educate a child B. give details about how to join the circus

C. describe how one family changed their lives D. advise what to do when you lose the job

2Alan and Kath joined the circus because .

A. they wanted to spend time travelling in the summer

B. they needed money in order to buy a bigger car

C. their older sons needed their house for themselves

D. their youngest son wanted to train as a performer

3When they first join the circus, Kath .

A. found things difficult B. did not have enough to do

C. wanted to go back home D. was not able to sleep properly

4Which postcard did Gareth write just after he joined the circus?

A. B. C. D.

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16.The story is about a young man who wants to climb Mount Qomolangma.He meets a girl called Tashi.She begs him to find out why her 16-year-old friend Kami never came back from the mountain.The young man accepts the challenge.He is troubled a lot on his journey to the north face of the mountain.

17.This is a story about a nine-year-old girl Liesel who lost her parents in the World War.In her new life with a new family,she makes friends with Rudy Steiner.Together,Liesel and Rudy steal books—from Nazi camps,from the library and from the richer people in town.

18.The book is filled with records on life's simple pleasures.The author takes a friendly attitude to life,which comes from Chinese Taoism.“If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner,you have learned how to live,” said Lin.

19.Randy Pausch,a computer science teacher,was asked to give a lecture.He knew it would probably be his last lecture,because he was dying of cancer at the time.But his lecture wasn't about dying.It was about overcoming difficulties and helping others to achieve their dreams.

20.Do you know how the earliest umbrella was made?What physics knowledge can we find in an umbrella?This book tells us all.It includes the introduction of Chinese folk culture and interesting physics.The book also has hand-drawn pictures of things that we used in the past.

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【题目】Do you enjoy visiting a museum? Did you ever make a plan before a visit? Every museum must have something that attracts you. And there are many possible ways to enjoy yourself in a museum.

If you follow these steps below, you'll know what is worth seeing and doing, so that you can make the most of your time at the museum.

Decide what museum you will visit. There are so many different kinds of museum and you first need to find one that you like. It's easy for you to choose one and start an enjoyable visit!

Do some research online. Every museum now has a website which allows you to look through the information about it. On the website, you may look for such things as:

The exhibits.See what is on show at the museum at all times, and what special exhibitions are held for a short time.

The history of the museum—There will often be very interesting stories about the exhibits and the benefactors(捐赠者).That can make your visit more interesting.

Activities—See whether there are talks, tours or special activities on the day when you visit. Many museums hold some activities that meet the interests of all age groups.

Cost, food and storage—It’s important to know how much the visit will cost. You hate to decide whether or not you can eat there. You might also need to find out about our transportation needs, as well as storage for coats, bags etc..

Learn at least one thing on your visit. It’s always good to take away something new from your visit.

Plan breaks into your visit.When you walk around, standing here and studying exhibits there, you may become very tired. So it’s important to take breaks. A break is a good opportunity for you to think of what you have seen and what else you might want to do in the museum.

Take a friend of two. Visiting museums is always a lot more fun when you are with someone else. You can talk over what you’re seeing. A friend also brings another way of thinking when you talk about the exhibits.

1According to the passage, we should first ________.

A. do some research online B. make a plan for lunch

C. decide on a museum to visit D. choose a friend to go with

2To make our visit more interesting, we can ________.

A. organize activities like special shows and talks

B. read the stories about exhibits and benefactors

C. learn about the interests of all age groups

D. walk around the museum without breaks

3If we visits museum with friends, we can ________.

A. share the experience with them B. come up with strange ideas

C. cut down the cost of the visit D. discuss the next visit plan

4What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. What to do in a museum. B. When to visit a museum.

C. Where to find a museum. D. How to enjoy a museum.

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