Mr. Clinton and his 13-year-old son Tony are baseball fans. Last October 10th was Tony’s birthday, so Mr. Clinton decided to drive him to New York, for the first game of the World Series (世界职业棒球大赛). They had no ticket but hoped to buy a pair from others.
After they arrived, they walked in the street for two hours, carrying a sign, “We need two tickets.” Then they found the cheapest ticket was $200. They were about to leave when suddenly a man stopped them. He took out two tickets and handed them to Mr. Clinton.
“How much do you want?”
“Just a present.” said the man, “Enjoy the game.”
Mr. Clinton wouldn’t accept, so the man explained, “I’m Jackson. Hans is my boss. He and his wife haven’t missed a World Series in 18 years. But he is ill and can’t watch the game this time. So he told me to give the two tickets to people who would actually enjoy the game. Then I saw you and I followed you for a while. You seemed very sad. You made me think of my dad and me when I was a child. I dreamed of going to a World Series game with my father. But my dream never came true.”
How do you suppose this made Mr. Clinton and his son feel? Here is what Mr. Clinton said: “This is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other over 30 times and said, ‘I can’t believe this.’ We still never forget Jackson and Hans.” Mr. Clinton took his son Tony to watch the first game of the World Series because .
| A．he got two tickets for the game |
| B．they both liked watching games |
| C．it was a birthday present for Tony |
| D．he had enough time and money |
The two tickets from Jackson saved Mr. Clinton at least ________.
| A．$100 | B．$ 200 | C．$ 300 | D．$ 400 |
From the passage we can know that Hans and his wife often ________.
| A．watched the World Series |
| B．gave a hand to the poor |
| C．sold the tickets for World Series |
| D．missed the wonderful game |
Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Mr. Clinton hoped to buy the tickets at the ticket office. |
| B．Mr. Clinton and his son were very thankful after getting the tickets. |
| C．Jackson’s dream of going to a World Series game came true in the end. |
| D．Jackson was ill in hospital and couldn’t watch the World Series game. |
What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．A special present. | B．A helpful boss. |
| C．A wonderful game. | D．An excellent dream. |
I did not grow up in a family with books．（1） My process of being a reader seemed amazing． I got lost in one book that opened up my world and changed my life．
My primary school teacher always gave her pupils time to read for pleasure in school． She believed it would improve reading greatly．（2） It was a biography（传记） of actress Greta Garbo． I picked it up and began to read from cover to cover． The words I read attracted（吸引） me and I was excited． I realized that there were other women like Greta who had made great efforts and changed their lives． I recognized（认识） myself in her．
From then on， my teacher had a hard time keeping me supplied（提供） with books． She dug up all the biographies of women that she could find．（3）
It has been a long road． I am now a physics professor in a university．（4） Recently， someone gave me Justice Sonia Sotomayor's autobiography． Once again， I am encouraged and am imagining new possibilities for my life．
A． Most of my time is spent reading scientific literature．
B． Their stories were like road maps that allowed me to see where I could go on with my life．
C． In my home， there was neither time nor energy to read．
D． Reading plays an important role in my life．
E． One day， she put a book on my desk．
Can you imagine walking in， sitting next to a stranger and asking for the latest news or putting a recent novel down next to someone's coffee and asking for their opinion before giving yours？
But more than 300 years ago， this kind of behaviour was encouraged in thousands of coffeehouses all over London． In 1712， the Starbucks site（位置） today was occupied（占据） by Button's coffeehouse Inside， poets， writers and members of the public gathered around long wooden tables drinking， thinking， writing and discussing literature into the night． On the wall， near where the Starbucks community notice board now stands， was the white marble（大理石） head of a lion with wide﹣open mouth． The public was invited to feed it with letters and stories． The best of the lion's digest（文摘） were published in a weekly edition of Joseph Addison's Guardian newspaper， named "the roaring of the lion"．
Today， few people know Button's． It's just one of London's forgotten coffeehouses．
London's first coffeehouse was opened by a Greek named Pasque Rosee in 1652． While a servant for a British merchant in Turkey， Rosee developed a taste for the exotic（异国情调的） Turkish drink and decided to import（进口） it to London． People from all walks of life came to his business to meet， greet， drink， think， write， and joke．
（1）Where was the white marble lion head？
A． In the backyard of the Starbucks．
B． On the Button's long wooden tables．
C． In Joseph Addison's Guardian newspaper．
D． On the wall of Button's coffeehouse．
（2）How often was "the roaring of the lion" published？
A． Every day
B． Every week．
C． Every month
D． Every year）
（3）What kind of coffee did Pasque Rosee import to London？
A． Turkish coffee．
B． Black coffee．
C． White coffee
D． Sweet coffee．
（4）What can we infer（推断） from the passage？
A． People could hardly found a coffeehouse in 1712 in London．
B． Starbucks， Button's and Rosee's were famous coffeehouses of London in 1700s．
C． Button's was usually noisy and crowded at night 300 hundred years ago．
D． Only businessmen enjoyed the exotic coffee at Pasque Rosee's．
Like you， plants need good things like food， water， and minerals in order to grow． Usually they get these important nutrients（营养） from the rich soil（土壤） in which they're planted． But there's another way to grow plants that doesn't use soil． It's called hydrogenic gardening．
"Hydrogenic" means "working with water． " In a hydrogenic garden， plants grow with their roots in water， not in dirt． The water is filled with special food for the plants that gardeners have carefully measured and prepared．
Hydrogenic plants grow quickly． In ordinary gardens， plants need time and energy to grow long roots that search the soil for food and water． In a hydrogenic garden， plants can use their energy to grow tall instead． And because there is no soil， there are no weeds and few insect pests（害虫）． Gardeners don't need to spray（喷洒） plants with dangerous chemicals． Both the plants and the environment stay healthy．
Scientists hope that， one day， hydrogenic gardens may be able to help hungry people all over the world grow enough food﹣even in countries that have bad soil， or weather that is too hot， too cold， or too dry． And astronauts hope to take hydrogenic gardens with them to the spaceship they fly to Mars， so that they will always have fresh vegetables， and the fun of growing a garden without dirt．
（1）What's the meaning of the underlined word "dirt" in the second paragraph？
A． soil
B． water
C． insect
D． food
（2）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage？
A． Plants need water and other nutrients to grow．
B． There are no weeds inhydrogenic gardens．
C． Hydrogenic plants cannot grow in too hot weather．
D． Astronauts hope to take hydrogenic gardens to space．
（3）What's the passage about？
A． Plant growing．
B． Space farming．
C． Scientific watering．
D． hydrogenic gardening．
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Many have heard of shark fin soup．This famous and expensive dish is especially popular in southern China．But do you realize that you're killing a whole shark each time you enjoy a bowl of shark fin soup？
When people catch sharks，they cut off their fins and throw the sharks back into the ocean．This is not only cruel， but also harmful to the environment．Without a fin， a shark can no longer swim and slowly dies．Sharks are at the top of the food chain in the ocean's ecosystem．If their numbers drop too low， it will bring danger to all ocean life． Many believe that sharks can never be endangered because they are the strongest in their food chain．But in fact， around 70 million sharks are caught and traded in this industry every year．The numbers of some kinds of sharks have fallen by over 90 percent in the last 20 to 30 years．
Environmental protection groups around the world，such as WildAid and the WWF， are teaching the public about"finning"． They have even asked governments to develop laws to stop the sale of shark fins．So far，no scientific studies have shown that shark's fins are good for health，so why eat them？ Help save the sharks!
（1）Do southerners like to eat shark fin soup？ Why？ （because）
（2）Is getting the shark fin very friendly？ （but） How do people get the shark fin？ （and）
（3）Why do sharks without fins slowly die after they are thrown back into the ocean？（because）
（4）If there are fewer and fewer sharks， what will happen to the environment？
（5）Does the author say no to eating shark fin soup？ Does the author want people to protect the sharks？（and）
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When will Restall was in fifth grade， he received bus safety training at school． Local bus drivers taught students about how to use the buses' two﹣ way radios， A two way radio is a radio that can both send and receive messages，（1） ． And they showed the students how to use them in emergency（R 8ag） situations． Will used what he learned to help a hurt bus driver get quick medical treatment， People in his hometown now call the 11﹣year old a hero for his brave actions．
Will was taking the bus to school one morning．（2） ． He had to wait 10 minutes or so before he could get off the bus．
But then he heard a loud noise and looked up to see what happened．（3） ． She had passed out and fell over on the bus stairs．Will left his seat， grabbed the two﹣way radio and reported that the driver was hurt．（4） ．Soon，another bus driver and an ambulance（救护车） arrived to help．
When they got there， the bus driver was awake and sitting up， but not speaking． They sent the driver to the hospital． Will and everyone else on the bus went to class as usual．Will's brave actions attracted a lot of attention．（5） ， although he didn't want to be the spotlight（公众注意的焦点），"I had to ask him，" said his father，" Tim Restal
A．Like every other student on the bus， will was playing a video game on his phone
B．A local TV station even interviewed him
C．The user can both talk and listen， it's also called walkie﹣talkies （对讲机）
D．He saw that the bus driver was no longer in the driver's seat
E．The radios on each bus let Will's friends hear him report the emergency