Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family.She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy.Well, almost everything.The problem is that Jean's family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her.In fact, Jean is quite lonely.So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ.She likes being anonymous(匿名的), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life.She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ.His name was David and lived in San Francisco.David was full of stories and jokes.He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance.So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time.Of course, they wanted to know more about each other.David sent a picture of himself:He was a tall, good looking young man with big, happy smile.As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean's father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday.She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer.But when she knocked on David's door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
(1)
Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is ________.
[ ]
A.
rich
B.
young
C.
lonely
D.
a bad student
(2)
Jean thought“David”was special because he ________.
[ ]
A.
made her quite happy on QQ
B.
was from San Francisco
C.
was tall and good-looking
D.
was rich
(3)
What are both Jean and“David”interested in?
[ ]
A.
Pop music and sports.
B.
Music and science.
C.
Rock music and modern dance.
D.
Stories and jokes.
(4)
What's the main idea of the passage?
[ ]
A.
Don't believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.
Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car. My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of washing other people’s cars as well. It was pretty hot outside. She further wanted to give juice for a low cost but not free. I felt happy and decided to help her. She asked me, “What if we make this ‘a(chǎn) smile car wash’, mommy? ”I couldn’t hold back my tears and encouraged her and other kids to go inside the house and come up with ideas. While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the kids walked up to me with a board of beautiful signs of smiles. They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the theme of their exercise was “Smile”. It was pretty natural to see a team of kids 5 to 11 years with the task to do something for others. All that seemed natural and came right from their heart. Nothing seemed to matter to them: their playtime, and then heat outside—they just wanted to help and do something nice in the community! I helped them make some fresh juice and brought out some waste materials to help clean cars. Passers-by were amazed and one even shouted at them saying “Good kids”. One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused. A pretty heart-warming scene! The following weekend, I saw the idea of the week, the theme of which was “Global Kindness”. I was moved by such wonderful and loving souls. They made me smile! One of the slogans (標(biāo)語) on their flag was: “Do not fear! Smile retrievers(挽回者) are here.” 【小題1】Who raised the idea of washing other people’s cars for free?
A.The mother
B.One of the passers-by
C.The writer’s 10-year-old daughter
D.One of the writer’s neighbors’ kids.
【小題2】Why couldn’t the author hold back her tears when she knew her daughter’s idea?
A.She was moved by her daughter’s kindness.
B.She felt sorry for those passers-by in hot weather.
C.She was sorry for not helping the kids.
D.She thought of too much hardship of the kids.
【小題3】Why did the kids want to wash others’ cars for free?
A.They wanted to earn money.
B.They were asked to do that by their teacher.
C.They just wanted to help and do something nice in the community.
D.They wanted to exercise in smiling.
【小題4】Which of the following did NOT the writer do to help the kids?
A.She supported the kids’ ideas.
B.She prepared some fresh juice for the passers-by.
C.She brought out some waste materials to help the kids.
Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV personality(名人) in the US, she is also a woman who has encouraged millions. For those people, her life and her success are a good example. She has struggled with many of the challenges(挑戰(zhàn))that we all face, and she has changed her life. Her message is powerful: I did it, and so can you. Oprah Winfrey is a black woman whose becoming famous is an encouraging story. She was born on January 29, 1954 in a small village in America. Her patents were very poor. For her family, life seemed to hold no promise. But there was nothing that could stop Oprah. She was an extremely bright girl at school. She asked her kindergarten teacher to let her go to school sooner and she also skipped (跳級)the second grade of primary school(小學(xué)). Her life from the age of six till about fourteen was very hard. For many women such difficulty would be too heavy to bear(忍受). But not for Oprah. When she was fourteen, Oprah went to live with her father. Her father showed her how hard work and discipline(自律) could lead to self-improvement. Oprah listened to her father, and a few years later she won a college scholarship that allowed her to go to university. Two years later, after graduation, she started working for television. For more than ten years she worked for different TV stations across the country. In 1984, she moved to Chicago, where she became the host of a talk show called "AM Chicago". When Oprah started, "AM Chicago" had few listeners. By September of the next year, the show was so successful that it was given a new name: 'The Oprah Winfrey Show". Oprah Winfrey's story encourages many people to believe that success and happiness in life are within reach for everyone. 【小題1】What does Oprah Winfrey mean by saying “I did it”?
A.I managed to over come (戰(zhàn)勝)the challenges.
B.I encouraged many people who want to succeed.
C.I created many chances to help people.
D.I was respected as a source of strength.(力量源泉)
【小題2】When Oprah Winfrey was a child, her parents were so poor that _____.
A.life seemed hopeless.
B.her family never promised anything.
C.her family could hardly keep any promise.
D.nobody trusted her family
【小題3】From the third paragraph we can infer________.
A.Oprah was older than most of her schoolmates when she finished primary school.
B.Oprah was younger than most of schoolmates when she finished primary school.
C.Oprah couldn’t finish primary school because her family was very poor.
D.Oprah stopped her study when she was in the second grade of primary school.
【小題4】Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage?
A.Oprah’s father had a great effect(影響) on her.
B.AM Chicago was a local newspaper in Chicago.
C.Oprah worked for different TV stations in the US.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore were invited to a Christmas party
at a hotel one year. Theytheir car
outside and went in. Mr. Moore had never got drunk (醉) before, so he wasnot
to drink too much, his friends
asked him to drink more.
During the
party, Mrs. Moore found that she hadto
bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and it
for her. He so, but on his way back to the
hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭) blowing
near his own car. He thought might
be in need of help and went over to the car with the.
He found a small black bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.
When Mr.
Moore the party, he told
several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and
thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to that
his story was, he found that the car with
the in it had gone. There were so
many____about Mr. Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put
an advertisement(廣告) in the newspaper;“If anyone saw a black
bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel the
evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”
Two days
laterMrs. Richards called him and said
that she and her husband had left their pet (寵物)
bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and
that he had blown the horn.
Mrs. Richards did notto
think there was anythingabout that.“Our bear
likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don't when
we are not driving the car.”
1.A. pulled B.
stayed C.
left D. hid
2.A. polite B.
careful C.
glad D.
afraid
3. A.
whether B.
until C.
Or D.
though
4. A. all along B.
once again C. just
then D. for ever
5. A. learned B.
known C.
remembered D. forgotten
6.A.
buy B.
get C.
send D.
return
7.A. said B.
went C.
did D.
thought
8. A.
on B.
someone C. his
wife D. the bear
9.A.
noise B.
voice C. cry
D. shout
10.A. was sent to B.
was seated at C. got rid of D. got
back to
Since I was a child, I called my father my Kong, after
King Kong. I believed that he was just as strong as the giant ape(猿猴). As he faced death, I did my best to help release
him to the next life.
Two months after he passed away, my sister called to
ask if I would like to go see Lisa Williams, a well-known witch(巫婆). I was familiar with Lisa from her show on Lifetime,
and since I was eager to get a sign from my father, I agreed to go.
I took my father’s gold watch and listened as Lisa
helped audience members communicate with their loved ones. “I have a
grandfather-like figure with me and he is speaking about his granddaughter
Jilly,” she announced. The audience was quiet; no one raised a hand. I nudged(用肘輕推) my sister and whispered to her that this was Dad ,for
my third child and my father had a deep bond(關(guān)系,紐帶)
and he called her Jilly.
Although I sensed his presence, I wasn’t confident
enough to raise my hand. I needed something a bit more concrete, something
undoubted.
“This man is letting me know he had cancer,” she
continued. I nudged my sister harder and assured her this was our father. Lisa
went on to say that this person died in June (my father had died June 8th).
There was swelling of the legs.
“Important information,” she called out. My heart beat
fast . I jumped up when she asked, “Who is holding his watch?” I waved the
watch in the air.
“He wishes you congratulations.” My fourth child
was born three weeks after my father died. I was in shock and could not believe
I was getting a chance to hear from him, yet I knew our bond was strong enough
that he could come to the world. She banged on her chest like an ape and
apologized, saying, “I don’t know why but he wants me to do this like Tarzan.”
It didn’t resonate(共鳴) with me until my sister called out “King
Kong!” I was convinced. No way could this woman have ever known a detail unless
Dad was communicating through her.
Each bit of information she gave us was just as
meaningful. She ended our session by informing us that he would send us coins.
The very next day I found six coins in various places; they seemed to have come
out of nowhere. Even in death he is my Kong, and he remains important in my
life.
1.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Information from Lisa Williams
B. Miraculous Messages from Heaven
C. Strange Things in the Party.
D. Unforgettable memories
2.What’s the meaning of underlined sentence?
A. I tried my best to make my father feel relieved in
another world .
B. I wanted to help my father live a better life in
future.
C. I tried to set my father free next time.
D. I wanted to help my father in everything.
3.What do we know about Lisa Williams?
A. She may be a learned
teacher.
B. She may be a woman knowing witchcraft
C. She may be is a scientist researching
Lifetime.
D. She may be a fairy.
4.From the passage we know that father
_________________.
A. cared little about our
life
B. withdrew from the society and lived alone
C. liked to live with giant ape
D. was still concerned about my family after his death
.
5.What kind of writing style did the author use in the
passage?
A .Narration B.
Illustration C. Discussion D.
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