“Everything happens for the best，”my mother said whenever I faced disappointment (失望)．“If you carry on，one day something good will happen．”
Mother was right，as I discovered after graduating (毕业) from college in 1932，I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to a sports announcer．I hitchhiked (搭便车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got turneddown every time．In one studio，a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an inexperienced person．“Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a chance，”she said．I thumbed home to Dixon，Illinois．
While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department (部门)．Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I applied．The job sounded just right for me．But I wasn’t hired．My mother noticed my disappointment．“Everything happens for the best．”Mom reminded me．Dad offered me the car to hunt a job．I tried WOC Radio in Davenport，Iowa．The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter Mac Arthur told me they had already hired an announcer．
As I left his office，I asked aloud，“How can a guy get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”I was waiting for the lift when I heard Mac Arthur calling，“What did you mean about sports? Do you know anything about football?’’ Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to cover an imaginary (想象的) game．Last autumn，my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run．I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would cover Saturday’s game! On my way home，I thought of my mother’s words：“If you carry on，one day something good will happen．”
I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I had gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．When did the writer first decide to take a radio-announcing job?
| A．After he applied for the job in a store． |
| B．Before he graduated from college． |
| C．After he came back from Chicago． |
| D．Before he was a football player． |
The underlined phrase“turned down”probably means ．
| A．refused | B．accepted |
| C．hired | D．offered |
Why did the writermention his mother’s words over and again?
| A．Because his mother liked to talk a lot． |
| B．Because his mother’s words made him sad． |
| C．Because his mother’s words encouraged him． |
| D．Because his mother’s words disappointed him． |
The writer shows his by saying“．．．if I had gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．”
| A．regret | B．happiness |
| C．thankfulness | D．disappointment |
C
In a rainforest there are tall trees． The top of these trees is called the canopy． Scientists want to learn about the canopy． They want to learn about everything that lives there， but it has not been easy to get to the canopy．
Meg is an American biologist， ecologist（生态学家）， explorer， writer， educator，and public speaker． Since she knows a lot about trees， she is sometimes called Canopy Meg．Meg has always liked trees． When she was a child，she made tree houses．Now， she has climbed to the top of trees all over the world and done great research， so she has got a
nickname called "Einstein of the treetops"．
Walkways in the rainforest were Meg's idea．Now， they are used by many people． A walkway is like a bridge that goes between the trees． It is safe and it doesn't harm the trees． A walkway， however， cannot help scientists reach the top．
One way to reach the top is by a light raft filled with air． It has a huge net （网） on it．A hot air balloon drops the raft onto the trees．Scientists can stand on the raft and look into the trees．
A tower crane is also a good way to get to the top． It can go above the tree tops． It can go all the way down to the ground， too． Scientists are learning about life in the canopy． They have learned there are millions of insects（昆虫） that are eating leaves in these treetops．
Meg's job is to keep finding out more． She wants to help find the secrets of treetops．There are still millions of animals that no one has seen． Many of them are in the treetops．
（1）What do scientists go to the treetops for？ ．
A．To build walkways there．
B．To learn about the rainforest．
C．To study living things there．
D．To look at the things far away．
（2）Why is Meg called "Einstein of the treetops"？ ．
A．Because she has always liked trees．
B．Because she made tree houses in her childhood．
C．Because she is an American biologist and explorer．
D．Because she does great scientific research on treetops．
（3）How many ways of getting to the treetops are mentioned in the passage？ ．
A．One．
B．Two．
C．Three．
D．Four．
（4）Which picture does a walkway look like？ ．
B
Josh： Do you know about" pay it forward coffee "at Flora Cafe？
Eric ：You mean volunteers pay for a cup of coffee for someone poor to have it later？
Josh：Yeah．A cup of coffee is not much，but on cold winter days like today，it might warm them up a little． And maybe their bearts too．
Erie： But will Flora Cafe really give this cup of coffee to someone later？
Josh： Come on． I've known the shopkeeper well． He's an honest man．He's got a blackboard in the shop that says how many cups are paid for and how many have been given out．
Eric： But how will they know who to give？ Anyone can ask for it， even if they're not poor．
Josh： True， but then I guess they'll just have to believe in people．
Eric： Perhaps． But will poor people go and ask for a free coffee？ Won't they worry about losing face？
Josh： Why do you always say things like that？
Eric： Well， it may happen．
Josh： Yeah， I know， but I still think it's a good thing to do， and it gets people to care about others．
（1）Who pays forward for the coffee？ ．
A． Josh and Eric．
B． The shopkeeper．
C． The volunteers．
D． Josh and his family．
（2）Who is supposed to drink the free coffee？ ．
A．Someone who paid it forward．
B．Someone who have warm hearts．
C．Someone who cannot afford it．
D．Someone who come in on cold days．
（3）What does the underlined part" things like that" refer to（指代）？ ．
A．Time and places to offer the coffee．
B．Problems about the free coffee plan．
C．Ways to improve the free coffee plan．
D．Good things about the free coffee plan．
（4）What can we learn about Josh and Eric？ ．
A．Josh worries about losing face．
B．Eric knows the shopkeeper well．
C．They both believe most people are honest．
D．They have different opinions about the plan．
A
（1）What is the purpose of the material above？ ．
A． To sell a cat．
B． To buy a cat．
C． To show a lovely cat．
D． To find a missing cat．
（2）Which of the following is completely right about the cat？ ．
A．
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Name |
Boxer |
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Color |
Brown&white |
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Size |
Big |
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Sound |
Like a baby cat |
B．
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Name |
Boxer |
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Color |
Brown&white |
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Size |
Tiny |
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Sound |
Like a baby cat |
C．
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Name |
Missing Cat |
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Color |
Brown&white |
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Size |
Big |
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Sound |
Like a baby cat |
D．
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Name |
Missing Cat |
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Color |
Brown&white |
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Size |
Big |
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Sound |
Loud |
（3）What should you do if you see the cat？ ．
A．Leave him alone．
B．Bring him to the police．
C．Keep him in your house．
D．Either call or see the owner．
If you wear glasses， there's good news for you．（1） A new study has found that needing to wear glasses is connected with higher levels of intelligence．
In the study， researchers from the University of Edinburgh studied data（数据）on brainpower and genes． Genes， made up of DNA， are information in the cells of our body． They determine how we look and how our bodies work． （2） They found a connection between brainpower and physical characteristics including eyesight and health． People who were more intelligent were more likely to have genes that might show they need to wear glasses． The researchers also found that being smarter has some advantages． They found ways in which smarter people have fewer health problems．
（3） They are not proved（证实的）causes． It is easy to prove that two things are connected． It is harder to prove that one thing， like intelligence， causes the other， like needing glasses．
Forget genes though． Wearing glasses makes people think you are more intelligent， even if you don't need them． A number of studies have found that people who wear glasses are usually seen as smarter， more hard﹣working and honest． （4） They get the people they work for on trial（审 判）to wear glasses． Glasses are also used to show someone is intelligent in movies and on TV．
（5） People who do not need glasses sometimes wear them． They wear them just to look smart or cool． Glasses are not only for needs． Wearing glasses can also be cool． Many movie stars are fans of fashion glasses．
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A．Many lawyers use this to help them． B．We must try our best to protect our eyes． C．However，these are all simply connections． D．You might be smarter than those who don't． E．Ideas about wearing glasses have begun to change． F．Wearing glasses sometimes makes people look silly． G．The researchers studied the genes of over 300，000 people． |
Dana Csonka is an adult now． When she was 8， her house caught on fire． The fire left burn scars（伤疤）over 18 percent of her body， including on her face， neck and arms． She got better and returned to school． Her classmates were mean， though． They made fun of her scars． "I didn't have any friends，she said．
Her nurses at the hospital had a suggestion． They said she should go to a camp for kids who had been burned． She went there every summer for 10 years． It helped her feel better． She met kids who could understand what she went through．
The burn camp started in 1988． Since then， it has been offering children with burn scars a week of relief from looking different． Campers go there to swim， play games and do many other things．
Kevin Aeling is 14． This is his second summer at the camp． A year and a half ago， a terrible fire left scars over 25 percent of his body．
At first， he was not sure if he wanted to go to the camp． "He said， 'I don't want people to stare at me，"' said his mother． "I said， sKev， it's a burn camp． Other people are there who have burns．'" He ended up loving it． After camp， his mother noticed a difference． He was no longer embarrassed about the special clothes he had to wear for his scars． He was more comfortable being himself．
Every year， the Thursday of the camp week is Fire Truck Day． Fire trucks arrive， along with campers from previous（以前的）years， doctors and nurses， and family members． Campers can see fire trucks up close and talk with firefighters． Sometimes， they are the very firefighters who rescued the campers months or years earlier． Fire Truck Day allows them to see each other in a happy situation， which is always the campers 5 most unforgettable day．
（1）What do we know about Dana Csonka from Paragraph 1？
A． She got burned in her school．
B． She is an eight﹣year﹣old schoolgirl．
C． She has scars all over her body．
D． She was lonely because of her scars．
（2）Which of the following is NOT true about the burn camp？
A． It started about thirty years ago．
B． The campers are kids with burn scars．
C． Kids spend a month at the camp．
D． It has many activities for the campers．
（3）What does the writer mainly want to tell us in Paragraph 5？
A． The camp made a difference to Kevin．
B． Kevin's friends always stared at him．
C． Kevin's mother was worried about him．
D． Kevin felt embarrassed at the camp．
（4）What do we know about Fire Truck Day from the last paragraph？
A． It takes place in the hospital．
B．It means a lot to the campers．
C． It's just for family members．
D．It makes the campers feel sad．
（5）What's the writer's purpose of writing the text？
A．To speak highly of the firefighters．
B． To show great pity to the kids with burn scars．
C． To cheer up the kids with burn scars．
D． To introduce a burn camp and some campers．