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Alan Smith is blind． He teaches blind children in his country． To show the world that the blind can also do something amazing， he walked across the world's largest salt desert， Salar de Uyuni， only with the help of a GPS．

Walking across the desert is not easy for an able﹣bodied person， let alone（更不用说） a blind man． Before setting off， Alan spent three years training for the journey． He studied everything he could find about the place and asked for advice from other travelers． During his journey， he only took water， food and sleeping bags． He walked about 20 kilometers a day． He showed great perseverance（毅力） and finished the 140﹣kilometer journey in just seven days．

The brave teacher thought his week﹣long journey was wonderful． He said， "The journey was quite good． There were snow storms and winds， but luckily I made it．"

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案．

（1）Why did Alan cross the desert on foot？　　

A．	To tell children a story．
B．	To have a wonderful journey．
C．	To take a risk for money．
D．	To show the ability of the blind．

（2）The underlined phrase "setting off" in the second paragraph probably means 　　．

A．	preparing a journey
B．	starting a journey
C．	breaking a journey
D．	finishing a journey

（3）What did Alan do during the journey？　　

A．	He overcame all of the difficulties．
B．	He asked for advice from other travelers．
C．	He walked with an experienced tour guide．
D．	He studied something useful about the place．

（4）How long did Alan's journey take？　　

A．	140 days．
B．	One week．
C．	20 months．
D．	3 years．

（5）Which of the following can best describe Alan's journey？　　

A．	It is a piece of cake．
B．	It is between a rock and a hard place．
C．	Nothing is impossible．
D．	Learning should be a lifelong journey．

The first floating （漂浮的） city will be in French Polynesia． That's an island in the South Pacific Ocean． Builders hope to finish much of it by 2020．

This floating city will be near French Polynesia's shore． Its people will live by the laws of French Polynesia． Other floating cities might be built in the open ocean． These cities could create their own laws．

The first floating city will be environmentally friendly． Its energy will be from the sun． People will drink recycled rain and seawater．

Floating cities will be safe from flooding． Built on platforms（平台）， they will rise with the sea level． They could be moved， if needed． They would allow more people to live near the ocean．At the beginning， the first floating city will be the same size as a soccer field． Gradually， it will grow into a much larger city with homes， parks， schools， shops and restaurants in it． Would you like to live in a floating city？

根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）．

（1）There will be a floating city in French Polynesia．　　

（2）People in floating cities will live by the laws of French Polynesia．　　

（3）The energy of the first floating city will be from the wind．　　

（4）The floating cities could move up with the sea level．　　

（5）At the beginning， you will find a soccer field in the first floating city．　　

Reading is fun． When you read， would you like a paper book or an e﹣book（电子书）？ Some people choose e﹣books， some love paper books， and others prefer reading both．

Li Ming， a university professor（教授）， is busy doing some research． So he is often on business．

When he is at the airport or on the train， he especially loves reading e﹣books． He also likes reading paper books in the library for his research work． Besides， he enjoys the smell of the paper books．

What's more， Li Ming would like to read with his family． There is a reading time from 8： 00 to 9： 00 each Friday evening at home． Everyone reads and shares what they learn from the books． One Friday evening． Grandma took out an old paper book and said to her grandson， "Lei Lei， this is the first book your grandpa gave me． There is his name on the front page． Whenever I read it， I can get something new from his notes． And I can still remember the happy life we lived together．" Li Lei said， "But I enjoy reading e﹣books． E﹣books need no paper． Many forests will be saved．" Grandma advised． "Don't read for a long time， or your eyes will get sore．"

Different people have different ideas about e﹣books and paper books． No one knows whether e﹣books can replace（代替） paper books or not． Somehow， books are our friends． No matter which kind of books you choose to read， you can learn more about the world through them．

（1）Do all the people prefer reading e﹣books？

（2）When is the reading time in Li Ming's family？

（3）What does the old paper book mean to Grandma？

（4）Do you think e﹣books will replace paper books in your life？ Why or why not？

As the saying goes， "Give a man a fish， and you feed him for a day． Teach a man to fish， and you feed him for a lifetime．" This is the way the charity organization Heifer International（国际小母牛慈善组织） wants to end world hunger．

It began in the 1930s when an American farmer， Dan West， went to Spain to help people in need．He tried to feed the people with milk． But it seemed that there would never be enough milk． It made him think that what they needed was "not a cup， but a cow"．

Dan West returned to America． He worked together with some friends to find ways to end hunger． He believed giving animals and providing training would stop world hunger． With his help， Heifer

International was set up．

On Heifer International's website， you will see a list of animals like cows， chickens， pigs and

even fish and bees． You can offer help by buying some animals for one certain family． Those animals will have babies． With more and more animals， these families will be able to support themselves． Once these families get better lives， they will pass on the act of kindness to others． More importantly， you are buying the resources（资源） for programs run by Heifer International to help more families．

The programs also help small﹣sized farms． As a rule， each farmer must give his animal's first female （雌性）baby to another in need． Heifer International also provides training on animals' health and feeding． And these farmers all agree to teach others what they have learned as another rule．

However， there is still a long way to go． The milk may run out． But if families have their own cows， they can get plenty of milk to feed themselves． The organization wants the farmers to go on working together， helping each other and learning from each other． Maybe hunger can really be stopped．

（1）According to the passage， we know that Dan West 　　．

A．	set up a team in Spain
B．	helped people with enough fish
C．	was a Spanish farmer
D．	helped set up Heifer International

（2）Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the charity organization Heifer International 　　？

A．	Heifer International makes a list of animals on its website．
B．	Farmers in the program must teach others how to feed animals．
C．	Farmers in the program must give all the animals' babies to others．
D．	Heifer International provides training on animals' health and feeding．

（3）If we put the passage into four parts， which of the following is the best 　　？

（①＝Para.1 ②＝Para.2 ③＝Para.3 ④＝Para.4 ⑤＝Para.5 ⑥＝Para.6）

A．	①；②③；④⑤；⑥
B．	①：②③；④：⑤⑥
C．	①②；③；④⑤；⑥
D．	①②③；④；⑤；⑥

（4）The best title of this passage may be " 　　"．

A．	Advice on Feeding Cows
B．	A Cow Instead of a Cup
C．	The Charity Organizations
D．	An American Farmer

Dear Li Hua，

How's everything going？ Congratulations on your graduation from junior high school!

I hope you have a great time during the holiday， but there is something important for you to think

about﹣a plan for your personal growth． Here is some advice for you．

Firstly， studyyourself． Understand what you like， what you value and what you want to be． In

studying yourself， you check your strengths（长处） and weaknesses． Find out what you need to prepare for your dream job．

Secondly， write down your plan． When writing， you can try using Mind Maps（思维导图）． It is a

good way to help you to think more clearly． And you may find a proper way to work your plan out．

Thirdly， go over your plan with your teachers， parents or friends． They may give you some advice．

Think carefully about their advice and make some changes to your plan if necessary． And then you can go on with it．

Finally，（ 4 ）． For example， if you want to be an English teacher in the future， you should spend more time reading English books， learning more about English culture and practicing your listening and speaking from now on． You can make your dream come true only through hard work．

You may find it difficult to make the plan now． Don't worry． All you need is just a rough（粗略的）

one． Once you enter the senior high school， you'll get a chance to make it better with the help of your teachers． And your personal growth plan may change with your age， your interests and the social development． So take your time and I believe you will grow into an excellent young man．

Best wishes!

Yours，

Li Fang

（1）The underlined word "study" in Paragraph 3 probably means " 　　" in Chinese．

A．	学习
B．	审视
C．	帮助
D．	调查

（2）Which of the following can be the missing part in Paragraph 6 　　？

A．	plan to find a job
B．	try to be an English teacher
C．	practice English
D．	work hard to realize your dream

（3）According to the passage， a personal growth plan in your lifetime may change with the following

things except 　　．

A．	your Mind Maps
B．	your age
C．	social development
D．	your interests

（4）In the letter， Li Fang mainly wants to tell Li Hua 　　．

A．	how to spend the holiday happily
B．	how to prepare for his dream job
C．	how to make his personal growth plan
D．	how to review the plan with his friends

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