Teenagers like to sing,dance and play musical instruments? but most of them do it for fun. There is a group of young American teenagers doing it for charity.
Last year,Julien Harris,14, of New York,USA. organized a rock band to raise money for charity foundations. She invited a couple of her 8th-grade friends to join her band ? Word of the Day. “ We ’ re all music lovers and we can each play a musical instrument ? so we want to do something to help society through our band ,” said Harris. She plays the guitar and sings for the band,which mainly plays rock and pop.
In the past few months,the band has raised money for Forever 9 ,a charity to help give equipment for children ’s sports teams. On May-2,it played for another foundation,2-Day Walk ? to right breast cancer.
“It's wonderful. Children with good lives need to know to give back ,” says Lori Lefkowitz. She is proud of her son Matt ? 15 ? who plays for the band.
These days,Word of the Day has been practicing hard for their June 5 concert. It's their second show for the 2-Day Walk. u The hardest part is to keep the beat and play the right Chords," says Harris.
Members know that what they are doing is meaningful. They hope the concert can help people who are dealing with breast cancer. “ We ’ re doing what we love,and we ’ re doing it for a good cause. That makes it much better,” says Asa Lieberman,14.
A) Answer the following questions according to the passage.
1. Why did Julien Harris organize a rock band last year?
2. What's the name of her band?
3. What does Julien Harris do in the band?
4. What kind of foundation is Forever 9 ?
5. What is Julien Harris’s recent concert for?
6. What can you learn from Julien Harris and her band?
B) Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
l. A group of young American teenagers sing ? dance or play musical instruments not for fun ? but .
2. Julien Harris organized a rock band and invited a couple of to join her band.
3. Lori Lelkowitz says that children with good lives need to know to .
4. On May 2 the band played for another foundation, ，to fight breast cancer.
A) 1. To raise money for charity foundations.
2. Word of the Day.
3. She plays the guitar and sings for the band.
4. It is a charity to help give equipment for children ’ s sports teams.
5. To help people who are dealing with breast cancer.
6. Children with pretty good lives need to know to give back and do something to help our society.
B) 1. for charity 2. her 8th-grade friends 3. give back 4. 2-Day Walk
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C
One day a little girl found two weak birds when she walked in the forests. She took them home and put them in a small cage.
Every day she fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they said“hello” to her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last (持续) forever (永远) .
One day the girl left the cage , s door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly when it circled (盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close,she caught it at once. She was very happy that she held it tightly (紧紧地) in her hand!Suddenly,she felt something happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find that the bird couldn ’ t move any more and died. Her love for the bird killed it.
She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear,blue sky. She lifted (举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air.The bird circled once,twice,three times...
When the bird flew happily in the sky,she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder (肩膀) . It sang the nicest song she often heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold it tight;the best way to keep love is to let it fly!
() l. The girl loved the two birds very much because .
A. they greeted her every morning
B. they were hungry but very strong
C. they liked staying in the cage quietly
D. they didn’t eat much food
() 2. One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and of the two birds flew out of the cage.
A. the sick B. the female
C. the larger and stronger D. the white and blue
() 3. The girl held the bird tightly in her hand because she was afraid that .
A. it would die B. it felt cold
C. the other bird felt lonely D. it would fly away
() 4. The girl felt that the other bird when it jumped in the cage.
A. wanted to see what happened
B. wanted to be free
C. wanted to sing a beautiful song again
D. wanted to eat something
() 5. What does the story want to tell us?
A. We should protect birds. B. Keeping birds isn ’ t easy.
C. We can easily kill birds. D. To keep love is to let it fly.
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Ⅰ.完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。.
When I was about 12 years old,I really wanted a new bike!I 1 my parents my birthday wish,but I knew there was little hope because my family could 2 have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my 3 outside in the back yard. At once,I 4 out to the yard. There was my bike,5 it wasn ’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink,old and worn with age. It was so 6 !I thought I 7 my parents ’feelings because I could see the disappointment 8 their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I 9 the old bike and rode it,feeling 10 that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile,rode as fast as I could and didn ’ t 11 .
As time went by,I began to understand my parents gave me 12 much more than just a rusty (生诱的) old bike. They gave me a life lesson about 13 . When you give something out of love,it doesn ’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this 14 because giving a gift is not about money. It ’ s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember,a gift that 15 two dollars isn ’ t any less valuable (有价值的) than one that costs one hundred dollars,or even more.
()1. A. talked B. spoke C. said D. told
()2. A. hardly B. quickly C. slowly D. easily
()3. A. guitar B. gift C. cake D. card
() 4. A. rushed B. rode C. climbed D. came
() 5. A. and B. or C. but D. because
() 6. A. exciting 13. interesting C. relaxing D. disappointing
() 7. A. liked B. hated C. hurt D. thanked
() 8. A. on B. in C. at D. for
() 9. A. got in B. got on C. got off D. got up
() 10. A. surprised B. excited C. happy D. bad
() 11. A. look ahead B. look back C. come up D. come down
() 12. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
() 13. A. love B. money C. friendship D. knowledge
() 14. A. idea B. news C. advice D. story
() 15. A. spends B. costs C. pays D. offers
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D
Mrs Weeks was reading a newspaper story to her class. The story said： Were you ever in a hospital when you were small? How did you feel? The doctors in Children,s Hospital are asking for money for children ’ s toys (玩具) . Some children in the hospital must stay in bed for many weeks. Toys are needed to keep these sick (生病的) children happy and quiet. Money for them can be sent to the hospital.
After Mrs Weeks read the story,she said,“This story gave me an idea. ”
“You want us to bring some money for the toys. ” uWe could bring some of our own toys for the children in the hospital”’ said the boys and girls one after another.
“Well,your ideas would be nice ,” Mrs Weeks said,“but mine is different. ”
“We could make some toys”’ shouted one of them.
Mrs Weeks smiled. “Do you think you could make toys?” she asked.
“Yes,yes”，the whole class answered.
“ Great!Let ’ s begin to make toys tomorrow ,” said Mrs Weeks.
On Saturday afternoon ? Mrs Weeks took the children to the hospital with the toys made by her students. The children in the class felt happy,too.
A few days later,Mrs Weeks read another newspaper story to the class：
Some school pupils brought toys to Children’s Hospital last week. The toys were made by the pupils of Grade Three in Green Street School. The doctor said ,“ We have never had so many wonderful toys. Our children are very happy with them. They say, “THANK YOU,GRADE THREE."，
() 1. What was the first newspaper story mainly about?
A. Sick children in Children’s Hospital.
B. Doctors in Children ’ s Hospital.
C. Mrs Weeks and her students.
D. Toys made by the boys and girls.
() 2. What ‘idea， did Mrs Weeks have in mind?
A. Ask the class to give some money to the children in the hospital.
B. Ask the class to send some of their own toys to the children in the hospital.
C. Let the class make some toys themselves and give them to the children in the hospital.
D. Tell the class to go to see the children in the hospital.
() 3. Doctors in Children ’ s Hospital didn't have to keep the children happy and quiet.
A. enough time B. enough boys and girls
C. enough money for toys D. enough doctors
() 4. At first,the doctors in Children ’ s Hospital wanted to the sick children.
A. give some money to B. make some toys for
C. get money to buy toys for D. borrow some toys for
() 5. What Mrs Weeks really wanted to do is to .
A. let everyone know her class
B. save some money for toys
C. make herself famous
D. teach the pupils to do things themselves and be helpful to others
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The First siack Present in u.s. History
Ten-year-old Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his 
school in Hawaii,US. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy asked him whether his father ate people.
“l lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I kept asking myself who I am ? ”said Obama.
However,37 years later,the boy made history. In 2008,Obama became the first black president in US history.
Obama was bom in 1961,to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US. He grew up in Indonesia and HawaⅡ. This unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.
With the help from his friends ? Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later,he became the third black senator in US history.
During his race to the highest post in the US,Obama talked about his background. He called for a United States of America ? rather than a white America or a black America.
“Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the colour of his Skin ? but by the content of his character ?wrote ABC News.
A) Choose the best answer according to the passage.
() l. Barack Obama was in 2008.
A. 37 B. 47 C. 57 D. 27
() 2. When he was a child,Obama at school.
A. was popular B. looked different
C. felt uneasy D. was hard-working
() 3. “This unusual background” refers to the fact that .
A. 10-year-old Obama was one of the only three black students in his school in Hawaii
B. Obama became the first black president in US history
C. he comes from a mixed-race family and grew up in different countries
D. Obama became the third black senator in US history
() 4. Which fact about Obama is NOT true?
A. He graduated from Harvard University.
B. He thinks hard work was the key to his success at college.
C. He lied to his classmates that his father was a Kenyan senator.
D. He called on blacks and whites to come together.
B) Fill in the blanks with fhe right??hrases.
lie to,grow up,keep asking,feel different from,come true |
1. His sister herself why she couldn, t work out the problem.
2. My brother wants to be a singer when he .
3. My dream with the help of my teacher.
4. Do you the others?
5. I don’t believe in Peter. He always us.
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Socks in Diffierent Colors
One day,Mr Read and his son Robert were going out for a walk. Mr Read put on a pair of shoes together with a pair of different socks,one white and one yellow. As he came out of his house,his son noticed the colours of his father ’s socks and said, “You’ve put on two different socks,Dad. ”
When he heard this,he looked at his socks and found that his son was right. He was happy and said to himself, “What a clever son I have got!” Then he asked his son to go back to the house to get another pair of socks for him.
When the son went back to the house ? all he could find was one white sock and
one yellow sock. Robert then took the socks to his father and said ,“ It ’ s no use changing. The socks at home are also different,one yellow and one white. ”
Mr Read agreed with his son and they went out for a walk.
Tell whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) according to the passage.
1. Mr Read put on a pair of shoes together with a pair of socks in the same colour.
2. At first;，Mr Read thought his son was clever.
3. Robert couldn ’ t find the socks in the house.
4. The socks at home are in the same colour.
5. Mr Read didn ’ t change his socks at last.
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() 2. (2014 徐州) - Have you got any information about your missing dog?
— . We are still looking for it.
A. Not yet B. I hope not C. I think so D. Of course
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