I had the meanest mother in the whole world. While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have porridge, eggs or toast. When others had Cokes and candy for lunch, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least I wasn’t alone when I was sad. My sister and two brothers had the same mean(刻薄的) mother as I did.?
My mother preferred to know where we were all the time. She had to know who our friends were and where we were going. We had to clean clothes and take a bath every day. The other kids got to wear the same clothes for days. We could not lie in bed “sick” in order to miss school.?
The worst is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and get up at eight the next morning. We couldn’t sleep till noon like our friends. So while they slept, my mother was brave to break the Child Labour Law. She made us work. We had to wash dishes, make beds, and learn to cook and all sorts of things at home. I believe she lay awake thinking up all things for us to do. ?
My mother was a complete failure as a mother. Two of her children received higher education. None of us have ever been arrested(taken away by the police) or divorced. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. I am trying to raise my three children this way. I am filled with pride when my children call me “mean”. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world.?
【小题1】 How many children does the writer’s mother have??
A.Four.B.Two.C.Three.D.Six. ?
【小题2】 What can you infer(推测) from the passage??
A.My family was rich, so I ate a sandwich for lunch.?
B.My mother was a great success. We love her.?
C.If we didn’t want to go to school, the best way was to pretend to be sick.?
D.We needn’t share the housework at home. ?
【小题3】The best title for this passage may be     . ?
A.My childhoodB.The meanest mother?
C.I do as my mother didD.Unforgettable memories
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The building is shaking. A woman with a baby in her arms is trying to open the door, but fails. Finding no way, she rushes into her bedroom and there they survive  the earthquake. ?
In a factory building, as the workshop floor swings under the terrible shaking, workers run for safety. Some hide(隐藏) under the machines and  survive , but others who try to run outside are killed by the falling ceilings.?
These scenes, played by actors and actresses, are from a film of science education 《Making a Split Second Decision》  shown in 1998 on China Central TV in memory of Tangshan Earthquake.
By studying actual cases in the earthquake areas and scientific experiments, experts(专家)find that buildings remain untouched for the first 12 seconds of an earthquake.?
In this short time, one has the best chance of  surviving an earthquake by staying near the inside walls, in bedrooms and under beds, experts concluded in the film. “Earthquakes seem to catch the lives of those who run,” said many survivors in the earthquake areas, describing how their friends were killed on the doorways or along the stair steps as they tried to get out of the building.?
Their advice was proved in the film, “Take a hiding-place where you are rather than run, unless you are sure you can reach a safe open place in ten seconds.”?
【小题1】The word “survive” appears in the passage several times. It probably means   in Chinese.
A.遇难B.幸存C.恐惧D.摇晃 ?
【小题2】The workers who tried to run outside the building died because      .?
A.the factory building was shaking terribly?
B.they were making a film?
C.they didn’t have enough time to run outside?
D.they were too nervous
【小题3】The passage suggests that you should      when an earthquake happens.?
A.cry for help?
B.not move and lie on the floor at once?
C.run down the steps as fast as you can?
D.find a safe place and hide in at once or run out in ten seconds
【小题4】Where can we probably find this passage??
A.In a magazine.B.In an advertisement.C.In a history book.D.In a poster. ?

To Give up or Not to Give up as Class Monitor??
Dear Brad, ?
In about 3 months, I will take a very important test. If I pass the test with good grades, I can get to the 10th grade and choose a good school to study in. Now I am trying my best to achieve this. At the same time, I’m the monitor in my class, which means I should do lots of things for my class. ① I am so busy with my school-work and duties as monitor that I dont have enough time to keep a balance between them . Gradually I become lazy. ②The other day, my head teacher told me that she was disappointed in my poor performance as class monitor . Her words really discouraged me. ?
What should I do now, to give up or not to give up as class monitor? I must do my best in school because how well I do will influence where I go after this school year is over and it can affect the rest of my life. Being class monitor is also a valuable learning experience because my teacher trusts me to be a good leader. ③ I dont want to go to my parents for suggestions, for they will get worried about me . Can you tell me how to choose??
Yours, ?
Gates?
【小题1】根据①处内容,完成下面的句子。(每空一词)?
I am    busy with my school-work and duties as monitor      have enough time to keep a balance between them. ?
【小题2】根据②处内容,完成下面的句子。(每空一词)?
The other day, my head teacher said to me, “             disappointed in your poor performance as class monitor.”?
【小题3】将③处翻译成汉语。?
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K.L. Rothey, 71, from the United States, a retired lawyer ?
Rothey has given himself the Chinese name of Luqi or “roadside beggar(乞丐)”. In his eyes, beggars are doing important work collecting rubbish. What they do is not dirty. Littering the street is, he adds.?
Rothey first visited China in 1984 and soon he became interested in Chinese culture. Married to a Chinese calligrapher (书法家), he lived in Huangshi, Hubei Province.?
Many people know him because he often shows up in the street collecting rubbish. “Huangshi is my home so I hope it becomes cleaner and more beautiful,” says Rothey. He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities, including Wuhan.?
Rothey says he’ll continue collecting rubbish, as long as he is able to.?
Jill Robinson, 50, from Britain, founder(创立者)and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation.
She has been working for nearly 20 years to stop people from getting the bile(胆汁)from moon bears for use in traditional medicine.?
She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Hong Kong in the mid-1980s. A business trip to a bear farm in the mainland in 1993 changed her life. She saw so many moon bears killed by people. That made her cry. She said she would be back to set them free.?
In 1998, she set up the Animal Foundation. In July 2000, the foundation agreed to free 500 farmed moon bears. In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue(救援)Center was set up in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.?
Now, bear farms have been stopped in the area of two-thirds of China. “As much as we rescue them, they rescue us. These bears rescue us every single day and they teach us to be better people,” Robinson says.?
任务:请阅读上面短文,根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。?
Name 
  K.L.Rothey  
Jill Robinson
Nationality
  77. 
  British
Age 
71
50
Events
He first visited China in 1984 and became interested in Chinese culture.?
He often 78.       in the streets in Huangshi.?
He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities.
She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in the mid-1980s.
?79.               in the mainland changed her life in 1993.?
She set up the Animal Foundation in 1998.
In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue Center was set up in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.
The two passages are about two foreigners who have helped improve Chinese lives with their contributions(贡献).We should 80.           them and do what we can to protect the environment.
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