Born in a fishing village in Japan, Fujiyama, 25, recalls a childhood dominated by health concerns．Doctors told his parents that he had a hole in his heart and “they didn’t think I had a lot longer to live”．But during a later visit to the doctor, his family learned the hole had closed．“Somehow I was cured and I became a normal kid,” Fujiyama says．“And I had a second chance．”
During his second year at the University of Mary Washington, he volunteered in Honduras with a campus group and was struck by the extreme poverty he saw－barefoot children collecting cans and sleeping in the streets．Fujiyama realized he could help give other children their own second chance．
Today, his organization, Students Helping Honduras, brings education and community projects to children and families in need．
He started by telling his friends about his experience and collecting spare change at his two campus jobs．“When I had my very first meeting, only two people showed up,” he says．“I knew I had to keep fighting．” He persuaded his younger sister, Cosmo, to join the cause．“She’s dynamite,．” He says．“When she talks in front of a crowd, she can move mountains．Knowing that she was behind it, I knew I could do anything．” Since 2006, the siblings’ organization has grown to 25 campuses and raised more than ＄750,000 to fund projects, including the construction of two schools and the establishment of scholarships to help young women attend college．
Fujiyama says students are deeply committed to the organization．They raise money and then travel to Honduras to help building houses．While Fujiyama spends his summers in Honduras working alongside volunteers, he spends a large portion of the year on the road visiting colleges to raise funds．Cosmo Fujiyama, 23, lives in Honduras full time to coordinate(协调)the group’s building efforts on the ground．
Students Helping Honduras is working with community members of Siete de Abril to build a new village．Many of the families lost their belongings in Hurricane Mitch in 1998．A lot of them didn’t have access to clean water or health care, and they didn’t have a school．Fujiyama’s group helped build 44 homes in the village named “Sunshine Village”．The organization is also raising funds to build a water tower, an eco-friendly sanitation system and a library．
(1)
At the beginning of his organization, ________．
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A．
Fujiyama was supported by many friends
B．
things didn’t go on smoothly
C．
Fujiyama had little idea of Honduras
D．
many famous people joined in
(2)
We can infer that Fujiyama is a ________ man．
[ ]
A．
diligent
B．
mean
C．
sympathetic
D．
cheerful
(3)
The underlined word “siblings’” can be replaced by ________．
[ ]
A．
brothers’
B．
brother and sister’s
C．
friends’
D．
couple’s
(4)
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Help the people in need
B．
Students lend a hand in America
C．
Fujiyama helps build “Sunshine Village”
D．
Fujiyama gives poor people in Honduras a second chance
One of the largest countries in Texas is named for Captain Erastus“Deaf”Smith－a deaf man．Captain Smith was the leader of General Sam Houston's scouts during the Texas Revolution, the war in which Texas won its freedom from Mexico．The county named in his honor is called Deaf Smith County．
A scout in the days of the Texas Revolution was much like what a spy is today．Captain“Deaf”Smith would find out where enemy troops were camped and how many men the enemy had, and he would report to Sam Houston．Even when other people could not see or hear any sign of people or animals, Captain Smith would know where they were．Sometimes he would guide Texas troops through enemy territory without the enemy even knowing they were there．
Erastus Smith was born in New York on April 19,1787; but went to live：in Mississippi when he was 11 years old．He went to Texas for a short time in 1817, and four years later returned to Texas to stay; He wandered over Texas as a surveyor(测量员)before he volunteered for army service after the start of the Texas Revolution．
Smith married a Mexican woman, and they had four children－three girls and one boy．He spent a lot of time learning the customs, manners, and language of the Mexican settlers．When the Texas Revolution began in 1835, Smith at first refused to take part in it out of respect for his family's heritage(传统)．However, after Mexican troops tried to stop him from going to San Antonio to visit his family, he volunteered for service with the Texans．He was made a captain．
(1)
At first, Smith refused to take part in the Texas Revolution because ________．
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A．
he was a peace-loving person and hated fighting
B．
Mexican soldiers stopped him from going to San Antonio
C．
the Texans were not very good to him and his family
D．
his wife was Mexican and he didn't want to fight against her people
(2)
How old was Smith when he settled in Texas?
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A．
Thirty－four．
B．
Eleven．
C．
Thirty．
D．
Twenty-seven．
(3)
Which of the following is the correct order of the events?
a．A county in Texas was named after Smith．
b．Smith got married to a Mexican woman．
c．Smith volunteered for service with the Texans．
d．Mexican troops tried to stop him from seeing his family．
e．Smith went to live in Mississippi．
f．The Texas Revolution started．
[ ]
A．
a－b－c－d－e－f
B．
e－b－d－c－a－f
C．
b－e－f－d－c－a
D．
e－b－f－d－c－a
(4)
Which of the following was a great help in Smith's work as a scout?
[ ]
A．
His family's heritage．
B．
His experience as a surveyor．
C．
His deafness．
D．
His good eyesight．
(5)
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
Some fish spend all their lives in the place where they were born．Salmon do not．Born in the fresh water of rivers, they migrate(迁徙)to the ocean when young, then go back to the rivers as adults．
When fall comes, it is time for salmon to spawn(产卵)．They leave the ocean and travel to the beginning of the river where they were hatched(孵化)．Sometimes these trips are more than 2,000 miles．On the long journey they have to fight against the current of the stream．Sometimes they even jump up waterfalls．When they reach the beginning of the river, they are often very tired from their long and difficult journey．
But they cannot rest．The mother fish makes a nest in the sand on the bottom of the river by slapping the sand with her tail．In this nest the mother lays her eggs and the father leaves his sperm．Then the mother covers the nest with sand leaves the baby fish to hatch．
The young fish hatch in the winter．Some species(种类)of salmon start the journey down the river to the ocean when they are a few inches long．They seem to be swimming backwards, but they are really carried downstream by the current．Others live in the river for two or three years before going to the ocean．All of these salmon, however, will make the trip back to where they first lived．
(1)
What’s the passage mainly about?
[ ]
A．
how the mother salmon makes her nest．
B．
Salmon’s jumping up waterfalls．
C．
Salmon’s swimming back for spawning．
D．
How salmon go to the ocean．
(2)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Salmon stay in one place all the time．
B．
the father fish makes the nest．
C．
the current helps salmon in their journey up the river．
D．
Salmon always go back to the place they were hatched to lay their eggs．
(3)
Which of the following is the right order in which they appear in the passage?
a．They leave the ocean and travel far up river．
b．Some salmon, when a few inches long, swim down the river．
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