1. From the passage we know that the author is a(n) _____.

A. doctor      
B. editor      
C. writer      
D. teacher

2. Why did the writer bring the portable TV into his baby’s room.

A. To amuse his baby
B. To entertain himself
C. To enjoy a celebration
D. To help fall asleep

3. What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage?

A. To show that babies now are hard to please.  
B. To show a new function of TV
C. To advise people to let children watch TV.  
D. To show the bad influence of TV on children.

4. What do you think the author wants to express through the last two sentences?

A. People have no way to prevent children from watching too much TV.
B. It is not necessary for people to force children to read.
C. People have to take action to protect children from the bad influence of TV.
D. People should try to develop children's interest in reading from an early age.

     In her sixth period today, Mrs. Cox has taught a poem by a well-known black writer in the United
States. She wrote the poem on the blackboard and read it aloud.  
     No sooner had she finished reading the poem than students' questions began pouring in. One boy said
the poem was heart-breakingly sad. Another student, a girl, said she had read a book by the same writer, but she wasn't able to enjoy it as much as her mother did, and she didn't know why. A third, a keen
viewer of TV theatre, recognized a phrase in the poem which had been used as the title of a recent play.
As she answered the questions, Mrs. Cox made sure that her students understood every line of the
poem.  he  asked  them  to  discuss  if  the  poem  contained  any  message.  The discussion became so
lively that no one wanted to stop when the bell rang. Some said there was no message, some said it didn't
really matter, and the class ended at that.  
     As she drove home, Mrs. Cox thought about the class she had just left. Today she could feel good
about what she had accomplished as a teacher. None of her students looked bored. Every one of them
seemed interested in the poem. Once they started to talk, they forget about the time. She did not have
to make them learn? she only had to answer their questions and to guide the discussion. This, she thought
to herself, is what teaching is all about! 
 
1. Mrs.Cox was a ________  
A. writer      
B. poet        
C. teacher      
D. poet and teacher  

2. One of the students said_____________  
A. the poem wasn't sad at all  
B. she wasn't able to enjoy the poem as much as her mother did  
C. he recognized a phrase in the poem which had been used as a title of a  recent play  
D. he understood every line of the poem  

3. Which of the following is Wrong?  
A. The writer of the poem had written a book.  
B. A student often went to a TV theatre.  
C. Every student was excited when discussing the poem.  
D. The discussion ended before the bell rang.  

     If you were to walk up to Arthur Bonnet and say, "Hey, Butterfly Man," his face would break into a
smile. The title suits him. And he loves it.
     Arthur Bonnet works with the Palos Verdes blue butterfly, once thought to have died out. Today the
butterfly is coming back thanks to him. But years ago if you'd told him this was what he'd be doing
someday, he would have laughed, "You're crazy." As a boy, he used to be a little tough guy on the
streets". At age thirteen, he was caught by police stealing. At eighteen, he landed in prison for shooting
a man.
     "I knew it had hurt my mom," Bonner said after he got out of prison. "So I told myself I would not
put my morn through that pain again."
     One day he met Professor Mattoni, who was working to rebuild the habitat for an endangered
butterfly called E1 Segundo blue.
     "I saw the sign 'Butterfly Habitat' and asked, 'How can you have a habitat when the butterflies can
just fly away?'" Bonner recalls. "Dr. Mattoni laughed and handed me a magnifying glass (放大镜) ,
"Look at the leaves. ' I could see all these caterpillars (蝴蝶的幼虫) on the plant. Dr Mattoni explained, 'Without the plant, there are no butterflies. '"
     Weeks later, Bonner received a call from Dr. Mattoni, who told him there was a butterfly that needed
help. That was how he met the Palos Verdes blue. Since then he's been working for four years to help
bring the butterfly back. He grows astragals, the only plant the butterfly eats. He collects butterflies and
brings them into a lab to lay eggs. Then he puts new butterflies into the habitat.
     The butterfly's population, once almost zero, is now up to 900. For their work, Bonner and Dr.
Mattoni received lots of awards. But for Bonnet, he earned something more: he turned his life around.
     For six years now Bonnet has kept his promise to stay out of prison. While he's bringing back the
Palos Verdes blue, the butterfly has helped bring him back, too.

1. When he was young, Arthur Bonner
A. broke the law and ended up in prisonB. was fond of shooting and hurt his morn
C. often offered necessary help to other people
D. often caught butterflies and took them home

2. Bonner came to know the Palos Verdes blue after he ______.
A. found the butterfly had died outB. won many prizes from his professor
C. met Dr. Mattoni, a professor of biology
D. collected butterflies and put them into a lab

3. From the last sentence of the text, we learn that raising butterflies has ______
A. made Bonner famous
B. changed Bonner's life
C. brought Bonner wealth
D. enriched Bonner's knowledge

4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. A Promise to Morn
B. A Man Saved by Butterflies
C. A Story of Butterflies
D. A Job Offered by Dr. Mattoni

    On a typical hot August day in Xianyou County, Fujian Province, Zeng Demei, a retired worker in
his seventies, hurries down a busy street.In his hand is a black leather bag.Zeng opens his bag, taking
out two forms.   1  .
     Each of the forms contains detailed information of a student.On his arrival two hours later a woman
greets him and leads him to her office where another man is waiting.They are the two village officials.
They inspect the forms handed to them by Zeng and immediately recognize the girls.   2  . "It's a pity
but it doesn't matter."says Zeng, who wastes no time in deciding to look for the remaining child, Su
Qiuju.
     After half an hour, they stop outside a small house made of mud brick.A middleaged man and a girl
in a faded pink dress greet them.Su Qiuju is eight years old.She was forced to drop out of school after
both her parents died.She is now living with her uncle who cannot afford his own children's education.
However, the year of education Su Qiuju did complete was a successful one.  3  .
    When they are about to leave, Zeng says, "I must find a supporter for this girl to sponsor her
education."Zeng has made it his retirement task to help children complete their schooling.Back in 1999,
Zeng took part in a campaign started by the local women's organization to help students from poor
families.   4   .
      His task had begun and since then he has spent his time persuading his friends and neighbors and
others to donate money."To me, children's education is the most important.  5  . I have to find sufficient
funding before the school opens in September."
When asked how long he will keep up his vital work as the community's guardian angel, he has a simple
reply."Not until my eyes can't see, and my feet can't move."
A. They were having problems with their schoolwork
B. These are for the two girls he's going to visit this morning
C. They live in a small village not very far, though only one of the girls is still living at home
D. She displayed a talent for handwriting, writing her threecharacter name neatly and beautifully
E. The thought of students dropping out of school bothers me so much that I can't get to sleep at night
F. Of course, some people question why I would want to give up my retirement to go to so much trouble
G. He was so overcome by the tough situation of many poor children that he donated all his money
     to help out a girl