James Michener, a famous American writer donated at least 90 per cent of what he made from his 43 novels. He seemed to donate more than this. At his death, in October 1997, he had gave away US＄ 117 million.

Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doing good (行善). He usually follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.

Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American’s top 25 philanthropists (慈善家). He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his college-–US＄72million to Swarthmore. He said, “I am from a family without any money, the college made me from darkness into light.’’

Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film called South Pacific was inspired （改编)）by his first book，Tales of the South Pacific, written when he

was 40.

1  Michener died in __________.

A. 1991                     B. 1994              C. 1997              D. 2000

2     Michener cared about __________ after he donated.

A. how much money he gave away          B. how the money was used

C. when the money was given back         D. how much fun he had

3     Michener came from a __________ family.

A. rich                      B. poor               C. big                       D. small

4     What’s the name of the college which Michener went to?

A. Austin                   B. Texas             C. Oxford         D. Swarthmore

5     He wrote his first book __________.

A. when he moved to Austin.             B. in his last 15 years.

C. when he was married for the third time. D. at the age of 40.

 

     These days, a lot of photos about how a three-year-old girl looked after her disabled father are  31     spread over the Internet. Many people were   32    by her. And people gave her a  33  nickname (绰号) “little strong girl”.

     The little girl is Dong Xinyi. She was born in a small   34    in Dezhou, Shangdong Province. When she was several months   35  , her father Dong Jianshe had an accident   36   riding his motorcycle and lost his  37  . Two years later her mother left her father   38  the poor life. As an old saying goes, “ The children of   39    people manage household affairs early.” Little Xinyi had to do lots of housework. She   40   her father in her power. She cooked noodles, carried water, cleaned rooms and washed clothes. The little girl brings happiness and 41   to her poor family. And   42    , the local government has   43    medical treatment to her father and promised to cover all medical expenses(费用).     44  the same time, the government is also planning to raise money for the girl’s   45  . Now Dong Xinyi has got a chance to go to nursery school(幼儿园) like other children,

1.A.happily     B. certainly         C. carefully        D. widely

2.A.moved       B. married          C. made           D. named

3.A. bad        B. wrong           C. bright        D.stupid

4.A. city             B. village               C. hospital     D. capital

5.A. young    B. little            C. old           D. big

6.A. where  B. while               C. whether           D. how

7.A. legs       B. son           C. daughter        D. wife

8.A. because        B. instead of  C. instead      D. because of

9.A. rich           B. great            C. poor         D. disabled

10.A. took care    B. took care of        C. looked around  D. looked for

11.A.sadness   B. success          C. freedom          D. hope

12.A.luckily        B. unluckily            C. likely           D. really

13.A. refused       B. noticed         C. offered      D. bought

14.A.On       B. At             C. In           D. To

15.A. information   B. interest             C. suggestion     D. education

 

Once upon a time, some children were playing at the seaside when they found a turtle. They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and shouted, “Stop!” The children ran   36  quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your kindness. I really would like  37  you to a wonderful place now.” 

The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he   38  the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle, “What a nice palace!” To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him a very   39 . He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very   40  everything.

After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes,   __41  you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both. Don’t forget it!” the turtle warned him. “All right. I will open only one.” The young man promised. At this time, a large wave sent him out of the sea.

After he went back   42 , he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To his surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried, “I’m   43  now.” Then he thought, “Things in   44  box must be valuable, too.” He couldn’t wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face   45  an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

1.  

A．through

B．away

C．into

D．out

 

2.	A．wanting B．asking C．to let D．to invite

3.  

A．left for

B．arrived in

C．arrived at

D．got away

4.  

A．big dinner

B．poor dinner

C．common dinner

D．small dinner

 

5.	A．pleased with B．strick with C．angry with D．sorry for

 

6.	A．so B．or C．but D．as

7.  

A．to home

B．home

C．to the sea

D．the sea

8.  

A．a poor man

B．a rich man

C．an old man

D．a young man

9.  

A．another

B．other

C．the others

D．the other

 

10.	A．liked B．felt like C．looked like D．looked