26、Kid Power in Action!

Kids wanted a Chicken Soup book of their own, so here it is! Children Soup for the Kid’s Soul is for kids ages nine through thirteen, and it’s “all that!”

       Sometimes you feel like life is a complete blast（冲击）, from scoring the winning goal to hanging out with your friends. Yet other times, life is too difficult: You seem to see violence（暴力） everywhere you turn, more parents are getting divorced（离婚）, your best friend moves away, or you feel like you don’t fit in.

Now there is a place to find answers and encouragement and to help you realize that your dreams really can come true.

With funny stories about friendship and family, and serious stories about brave kids and difficult choices, this book will make you laugh, cry, think, and feel good about yourself.

Ever since the first Chicken Soup for the Soul was published in June 1993, we have been getting requests（请求） from kids all over the world asking for a Chicken Soup book just for them. So here it is, the first full-length Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul, written by kids and by grown-ups who haven’t forgotten what it’s like to be a kid.

We would like to know how the stories in the book will affect you and which ones are your favorites, please write to us and let us know. We also invite you to send us any stories that you would like us to consider for the second book: Helping of Chicken Soup for the Kid’s Soul. You may send stories and poems that you have written, or ones that you have read and liked.

      For more information, you can visit the Chicken Soup for the Soul site on American Online at keyword: chicken soul.

（  ）1. Choose the proper answer according to the passage.

A．This book is written to help parents who get divorced.

B．Only people aged from thirteen to nineteen will get help from this book.

C．This book was specially written for kids ages nine through thirteen.

D．Other people are not allowed to read it.

（  ）2. How many years has the first book come out?

            A．exactly 10 years                               B．nearly 15 years

C．over 16years                                    D．less than 13 years

（  ）3. What problems might the kids meet with in their life according to the passage?

            A．Your best friend moves away

B．Your schoolwork is too heavy

C．You fail in the exams

D．Your parents don’t buy you birthday presents

（  ）4. The first book was written by _____.

            A．Kids                                                 B．Grown-ups

C．An  English woman                           D．Both kids and Grown-ups

（  ）5. If you want to know more information about the second book, please ______.

            A．Come to our office                             B．Call us

C．Get on American Online                      D．Write to us

25、根据下面的地图，回答下列问题：

Kids Love Boston

    There’s simply so much to see and do, sometimes it seems as if Boston was made of kids and families.

Boston’s Family-Friendly ValuePass

    The Family-Friendly ValuePASS offers special discounts （打折）designed for your Boston family holiday including 20 percent off for adults, 30 percent off for kids above 15 and 50 percent off for younger children at going to museums, attractions, stores and restaurants. Visit 0-20 BostonUSA.com to view the offers and print your own Family-Friendly ValuePASS.

BOSTON

Family-Friendly ValuePASS

Dec. 25^th , 2008-Apr. 1^st, 2009

（  ）1. What does a bird’s-eye view mean?

            A．从下往上看          B．鸟瞰              C．从上往下看          D．向外看

（  ）2. Where can you find the mysteries of the sea?

            A．Skywalk Observatory                         B．USS Constitution

C．New England Aquarium                      D．Freedom Trail

（  ）3. If you tour the Freedom Trail, you will find______.

            A．the Science Museum                         B．the History Museum

C．the Space Museum                            D．the Art Museum 

（  ）4. According to the passage, how many places were mentioned?

            A．6                  B．7                          C．8                         D．9

（  ）5. Suppose the ticket is $10, how much should two adults and a nine-year-old child pay with the ValuePass?

            A．$11              B．$13                      C．$ 21                    D．$ 25

24、Recently hand-foot-mouth disease has spread across China. In the past three months, there have been about 41,846 cases （病例） in 30 provinces and regions. The number is increasing. Eighteen Chinese children have died of the disease so far this year.

    What causes the disease and why is it dangerous?

    Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common childhood illness. It mainly affects children under the age of 10. It gets its name from the rash （疹子） that develops on the hands and feet. It can also cause blisters （水泡） in your mouth.

    A child who has the disease will usually have a fever, a runny nose and sore throat. He or she doesn’t want to eat or drink because of pain in the mouth.

    Hand-foot-mouth disease is mostly not serious. The fever and rash clear within a few days. But in some cases, the virus （病毒） affects the heart, lungs or brain. This puts the child’s life in danger.

    A virus causes hand-foot-mouth disease. The disease spreads easily where a lot of young children are together, such as in a child-care center. Sometimes it can also affect teenagers and adults.

   In order not to pass on the virus, good hygiene （卫生） is important. We should wash our hands as often as possible. Especially we should wash our hands before meals and after going to the toilet.

1. More than __________ people have caught hand-foot-mouth disease this year.

    A．thirty thousand                                         B．forty thousand

C．four million                                               D．fourteen thousand

2. Hand-foot-mouth disease __________.

    A．is a kind of cancer                                    B．isn’t dangerous at all  

C．can cause death                                        D．will disappear soon

3. A patient of hand-foot-mouth may __________.

    A．eat more                                                  B．have blisters in the mouth  

C．have rash on the face                                D．eat less

4. From the passage, we know that the hand-foot-mouth disease __________.

    A．spreads easily among the young children     B．will not affect adults

    C．didn’t happen in China                    D．starts from villages

5. __________ can help us to keep away from the hand-foot-mouth disease.

    A．Passing on the virus                                  B．Taking children to the child-care center

    C．Keeping your hands clean                      D．Not going to public places

22、This is _______ dictionary I’ve told you. Isn’t it _______ useful one? 

A．a; the               B．the; an             C．the; a               D．the; the

21、Eight _____ pounds per month? That’s not much.

A．hundred of         B．hundreds of           C．hundreds             D．hundred

20、Don’t worry. My brother has got many vegetables. You can have some of______.

A．mine              B．yours             C．his           D．hers

19、It’s such difficult work, but _____ of them four felt frustrated.

A．neither             B．both                  C．none               D．all

18、The story is hard to understand, _____ there are no new words in it.

A．so                  B．but                 C．though                  D．until