MANY 15-year-olds don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. Abby Harris
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MANY 15-year-olds don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. Abby Harris knows she wants to become an astronaut and isn’t letting anything stop her.
According to Harris’ Internet blog, Astronaut Abby, she has wanted to be the first astronaut to walk on Mars since she was 5 years old.
Harris wrote that at the beginning, most people didn’t take her dream seriously. But she stuck with (坚持) it.
“I made plans, I worked hard and I focused on (集中于) my goal. As I got older and continued to stay focused on science, people in my life began to notice and encouraged me to dream big,” she wrote.
In the 7th grade, Harris was doing a project on the International Space Station. She set up a Twitter account to get in touch with NASA. But soon she found that it was a great place for her to write about her dreams and talk with others who are interested in space. Her friends on Twitter then helped her create her website and blog, Astronaut Abby.
What’s more, Harris has a real astronaut as her mentor. Several years ago, Harris ran into Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano at an airport. They talked for an hour and Parmitano agreed to become her mentor. Now Parmitano is in the International Space Station. Harris e-mails him every day to learn about his experiences.
It’s not easy to become an astronaut, but Harris is confident about herself.
“If you work really hard at something, it can happen. And it will happen,” she said.
小题1:What’s the meaning of the word “mentor” (in paragraph 6) ?小题2:Abby Harris set up a Twitter account in order to _______.| A．learn more about space | B．make more friends online | | C．tell others about her dream | D．introduce her website and blog |
小题3:Where did Harris meet Luca Parmitano?| A．In Italy. | B．On the street. | | C．At an airport. | D．In the International Space Station. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C |
解析
试题分析：本文讲述Harris的故事，她明确自己的理想是什么，并且为了自己的梦想坚持努力，最终取得了成功。
小题1:细节理解题。根据原文Harris e-mails him every day to learn about his experiences.Harris每天都给他发邮件学习他的经验。可知mentor意为：导师。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据原文She set up a Twitter account to get in touch with NASA. But soon she found that it was a great place for her to write about her dreams and talk with others who are interested in space.可知她最初设立Twitter account可知她为了了解更多关于太空的知识。故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据原文Harris ran into Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano at an airport.可知他们是在机场见到的。故选C。 |
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Steven Jobs, the designer(设计者) of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college , he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out. But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage(汽车库). He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
小题1:．Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he __________.
A. never did his lessons
B. was full of new ideas
C. always made troubles with his schoolmates
小题2:．The underlined words “dropped out’’ mean “__________” in Chinese.
A. 退学 B. 争吵 C.迟到
小题3:．Steven Jobs designed his new computer __________.
A. in India B. with his friend C. in an apple tree garden
小题4:．Steven Jobs was famous for his __________ all over the world.
A. new ideas B. Apple Computer C. video games
小题5:．From this passage we know __________.
A. Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates
B. Steven Jobs liked traveling in India and California
C. Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making new ideas become true |
At one of the schools in London, the students can go into town in the afternoon. But they must to the school before six. One afternoon, Bob went to see a film. When he came back to the school, the school gate had already been closed. He went around the building to door. That one was closed, too. Then he saw an open window on the floor. It was the office, Bob looked the room, but no one was in. He quickly into the room. Just then he heard a voice. Bob looked round and hid himself a chair. Then the head teacher came in and sat down on the chair. He read a book for an hour. At last the head teacher stood up and went towards the door. “Thank goodness, he didn"t me.” Bob thought. he left the room, the head teacher said to the chair, “Would you please the lights when you leave?”
小题1:A．come B．go C．return
小题2:A．the other B．another C．small
小题3:A．first B．second C．third
小题4:A. teacher"s B. head teacher’s C. students"
小题5:A．at B．out of C．into
小题6:A．climbed B．went C．ran
小题7:A．behind B．in front of C．beside
小题8:A．see B．hear C．find
小题9:A．As soon as B．After C．Before
小题10:A．turn off B．turn on C．turn down |
It is easy to say “to be Best Friends Forever (BFF)”. However, a true BFF helps out when the other is in trouble, not just once or twice, but for a lifetime.
Milo is six years old. He has become Eddie’s BFF. They are special because they are not humans, but dogs. Their owner, Angie Baker, brought them up. They spent many years playing together.
However, last year, Eddie suddenly started walking into dustbins and walls. Soon he lost his eyesight. When Milo felt something was wrong, he decided to act as Eddie’s “guide” dog. He leads Eddie through the house. When they go for walks, he holds Eddie’s leash (狗链).
Once, Milo had to spend a few nights at the hospital himself. Poor Eddie often bumped (碰撞) into walls and furniture. Ever worse, he got lost during walks. Angie realized how much Eddie depended on his friend. Luckily, Milo is now fine and back at his BFF’s side, guiding him through life again.
小题1:Eddie’s BFF is _______.| A．Milo | B．Angie | C．Baker | D．himself |
小题2:What is Eddie’s problem?| A．He lost his friend. | B．His leg was broken. | | C．He lost his eyesight. | D．His owner dislikes him. |
小题3: What does Milo do for Eddie?| A．He takes Eddie to the park. | B．He acts as Eddie’s guide. | | C．He stays with Eddie at the hospital. | D．He finds food and drinks for Eddie. |
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On May 2, 2012, Ashok Gadgil became the winner of the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation (全球创新奖). Each year, the honor is given to an inventor who has made a big difference in the lives of people in developing countries. Gadgil is a professor and physicist at the University of California, Berkeley. He spent thirty years helping people in need. His inventions have helped more than 100 million people around the world. “I chose to focus on problems where my knowledge of science could help,” Gadgil said.
In the 1990s, Gadgil designed his first life-saving invention after more than 10,000 people died from Bengal cholera (孟加拉霍乱) because of the clean water crisis (危机) in India. His invention uses ultraviolet light to kill deadly disease-carrying germs (细菌) from drinking water. It costs just one cent to clean five liters of water (about 21 cups). So far, the invention has provided safe drinking water for more than five million people in India and other developing countries.
Gadgil’s another important invention is the Berkeley-Darfur Stove (炉具). The long and violent war in Darfur, Sudan, has caused many people to move to foreign countries and live in refugee camps (难民营). They are given food aid. But people still have to travel a long distance five times a week to gather firewood to cook meals. This can be dangerous because of street violence in the area. To avoid danger, some spend much of their money used to feed their families buying firewood.
The stove Gadgil created cuts fuel usage by 55%. That means people wouldn’t have to leave the camps to find firewood as often. The invention also helps to save homes more than $300 a year. About 125,000 people and their families have been helped.
As a professor, Gadgil encourages his students, “Be optimistic (乐观的) when you try a hard problem,” he says. “It’s when you solve a large problem that you can have a big influence on the world.”
小题1: Ashok Gadgil was given the honor because _______.| A．he was a famous professor and physicist at UC, Berkeley | | B．he improved the lives of people in developing countries | | C．he spent thirty years helping people in need | | D．he developed useful inventions with his team |
小题2:Which of the following statements about Gadgil is TRUE?| A．He helped about 125,000 people in India. | | B．He spent lots of money on his inventions. | | C．He used his knowledge to help people in need. | | D．One of his inventions could cure Bengal cholera. |
小题3:What do people benefit from the Berkeley-Darfur Stove?| A．They can sell stoves to make a living. | | B．They can save both time and money. | | C．They can be protected from diseases. | | D．They can cook their food easily. |
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A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet. “What’s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived. “My cow’s ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what’s the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She’s making a strange noise.” The vet looked over the cow. “She’s certainly ill,” he said, “and she needs to take some very strong medicine.”
He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, “Give her these. The pills should make her better.” “How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.
The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, “Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That’ll make it.”
The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.
“How’s your cow?” the vet asked.
“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”
“Oh?” the vet said, “Why?”
“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow’s mouth and then put two pills down it.”
“And?” the vet asked.
“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.
小题1: In the story, the vet must be _________.| A．the farmer’s friend | B．a milk factory | | C．a hospital for cows | D．a doctor for animals |
小题2:The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______| A．couldn’t lie down | B．didn’t eat the pills | | C．couldn’t make any noise | D．was ill |
小题3:What medicine did the vet give the farmer?| A．Bottle of pills. | B．A long tube. | | C．Two pills. | D．A small box. |
小题4:The vet taught the farmer how _________.| A．to blow the tube | B．to make the cow take the pills | | C．to take the medicine | D．to put the tube in his mouth |
小题5:Which of the following is true?| A．The farmer ate the pills himself. | | B．The cow got better after taking the medicine. | | C．The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day. | | D．The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day. |
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