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Introduction to Letters to Sam

Dear Reader,

     Please allow me to tell you something before you read this book. When my   36 , Sam, was born, my heart was filled with joy. I had been sitting in a wheelchair for 20 years before then, and I have been  37  ill many times. So I wondered if I would have the  38  to tell Sam what I had  39  .

     For years I have been hosting a program on the  40  and writing articles for a magazine.  Being  41 to move freely, I have learned to sit still and keep my heart  42 , exchanging thoughts with thousands of listeners and  43  . So when Sam was born, I  44  to tell him about school and fridship, romance and work, love and everything else. That’s how I started to write these  45 . I hope that Sam would  46  them sooner or later.

     However, that expectation  47  when Sam showed signs of autism (自闭症) at the age of two. He had actually stopped talking before the discovery of the signs. He  48  to communicate with others, even the family members. That was  49  for me but didn’t stop me writing on. I realized that I had even   50  now to tell him. I wanted him to  51  what it means to be “different” from others, and learn how to fight against the misfortune he’ll  52  as I myself, his grandfather, did. I just  53  if I could write all that I wanted to say in the rest of my life.

     Now,   54  the book has been published, I have been given the chance. Every chapter in the book is a letter to Sam: some about my life, and all about what it means to be a   55  .

                                                                  Daniel Gottlieb

36. A. son                     B. nephew                     C. brother                     D. grandson

37. A. seriously              B. mentally                    C. slightly                     D. quietly

38. A. ability                  B. time                          C. courage                    D. responsibility

39. A. written                B. suffered                    C. observed                   D. lost

40. A. radio                   B. television                   C. stage                        D. bed

41. A. ready                  B. unable                       C. anxious                     D. eager

42. A. warm                  B. broken                      C. closed                      D. open

43. A. hosts                   B. visitors                     C. readers                     D. reporters

44. A. began                  B. stopped                     C. forgot                       D. decided

45. A. letters                  B. emails                       C. books                       D. diaries

46. A. find                     B. read                          C. collect                      D. keep

47. A. developed            B. disappeared               C. changed                    D. arrived

48. A. tried                    B. refused                     C. regretted                   D. hoped

49. A. exciting               B. acceptable                 C. strange                     D. heartbreaking

50. A. less                     B. everything                 C. more                        D. nothing

51. A. understand           B. explain                      C. believe                      D. question

52. A. fear                     B. face                          C. know                       D. cause

53. A. felt                      B. guessed                    C. saw                          D. doubted

54. A. as                       B. once                         C. though                      D. if

55. A. teacher                B. child                         C. man                         D. writer

  

The Internet has become part of teenagers’ life.

A news report on 3,375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities found that 38 per cent of them believe they use the Internet often.

While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some are not using it in a good way. Many are playing online games too much. A few even visit Web sites they should not look at. A middle school teacher from Beijing warns that bad things can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet. She had a student who used to be good at school. But then he started visiting sex Web sites. He went mad, cheated a girl and was taken away by the police.

In order to help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Internet behavior has started to be used in some Shanghai middle schools this term. The book uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. The book gives useful advice such as it's good to read news or find helpful information to study.

Some students also make online friends. But if you are meeting a friend offline, make sure your parents know. Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea. This teacher said the book will be a guide for teens using the Internet. She believes it will keep students away from bad sites. “Many students are using the Internet without guidance from their parents,” she said. “The book will teach students how to be a good person in the online world.”

1.The third paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A.some students are not using the Internet correctly

B.all students in Beijing use the Internet to help their school work

C.a teacher in Beijing is worried about her students

D.some students visit sex Web sites

2.The textbook mainly tells us ________.

A.why we should use the Internet

B.not to visit sex Web sites

C.how to use the Internet correctly

D.how to get help from others

3.The writer advises the readers to ________.

A.let their parents know before visiting their online friends

B.not to make friends online

C.read the textbook carefully

D.only read news on the Internet

4.From this passage we know that ________.

A.more and more students have given up visiting bad Web sites

B.schools and teachers begin to pay attention to students’ use of the Internet

C.no more homework will be given in Shanghai

D.less and less information can be found on line

 

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1.. Hinny is filled with hope and inspiration to celebrate and protect the world's environments. Looking through the book, he knows that every beautiful sight that meets his eyes is a precious dreamland worth preserving a special place that feels like “Heaven on Earth”.

 

2. Jumpy is pleased that his newly-bought book is a fascinating colorful guide to all the birds on the planet, their identification, structures and plumages, habitats, behaviors, and ranges.

 

3. Pope is using a film camera for his part-time photographs by means of his guide photography. Now he is armed with the practical know how-to get great images.

 

4.Jackson will get a wealth of ideas for making adventure a part of his life with the magazine! He likes every issue of this magazine packed with breathtaking photography and compelling features on topics such as diving, snorkeling, skydiving, hang gliding, kayaking, rafting, sailing, climbing, hiking, and more.

 

5.Dingy is invited to join an excursion into the rich rhythms and textures of music from the far reaches of the world. He enjoys the diverse mix of memorable music from these special corners of the Earth as he browses through some of the fascinating cultural facts and maps of each region and then sets off for his destination!

 

 

The HOPE IS A GAME--CHANGER PROJECT will deliver unbreakable soccer balls to kids who, all too often, see things horrible, broken and not survive the simplest of circumstances. The project started taking form well before anyone knew where it would lead –which is to test the power of like-minded people working together to turn inspiration into action.

Four years ago Bobby was in Rwanda offering help to the people there and taking photos of a child soldier named Moise with his “soccer ball”,which was a pile of rubbish tied together with a string. This “ball” was the only thing Moise could call his own --- no family, no home, no place to go. Forced to fight in the Congo and having killed three people at the unbearably young age of seven, the boy’s spirit was broken. And Bobby knew, as he took one photo after the next, that he’d never forget him. In fact, he returned the following year to tell Moise he had stayed deep within his heart ---but he was gone.

I recently helped Bobby launch his new book The Power of the Invisible Sun which features a photo of Moise, his ball, and kids from war-torn areas around the world. All of his earnings go towards the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT for the kids he visited over the past decade. They caught the emotional landscape from heartbreak to joy, but share the undeniable longing for recovery and hope.

Bobby and I share the unchangeable belief that delivering hope is really a game-changer, especially to a child. We believe that each indestructible ball will come to represent a lasting symbol of hope. A light no matter how small---The Power of the Invisible Sun.

This holiday season, I ask you to think about whether you are doing enough to help someone else in the world. Or as Bobby likes to put it, consider “taking a concrete baby step”, which added together, can create transformational change. It’s my great hope that the HOPE IS A GAME-CHANGER PROJECT will change the lives of children in the world over --- one book, one ball at a time.

59.In the first sentence of the passage, the writer implies that___________.

A.kids live an unsafe life in parts of the world

B.the balls sent to kids should be of good quality

C.young kids can not overcome the difficulties

D.kids intend to break their toys into pieces

60. How may Bobby feel about Mosie?

A.He was very proud of Mosie’s bravery.

B.He felt sorry for Mosie’s ruined childhood.

C.He thought money could solve Mosie’s problem.

D.He felt happy to tell him what was in his heart.

61.Which of the following about Bobby’s new book is TRUE?

A.It earned a lot of money to help kids like Mosie.

B.The photos inside reflected the kids’ hopeless life.

C.Its title shows the author’s belief to change the world.

D.It changed the life of the kids recorded in the book.

62.The underlined part in the last paragrph probably means___________.

A.starting the first step as a baby does

B.taking an active action from now on

C.making great changes step by step

D.doing some small but good deeds

 

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