Birth order﹣﹣﹣does it matter？ Are you different because you are the first， second， or third child in your family﹣﹣﹣or maybe the last of nine？
A study found that first﹣borns have an average（平均的）IQ that is three points higher than people who fall into a different place in the birth order， perhaps because first﹣borns often help younger brothers and sisters， which improves their own skills． In 2007， an international organization of CEOs found that 43% of CEOs are first﹣borns ，33% are middle children， and 23% are last﹣borns． First﹣borns are more likely （可能的）to be doctors and astronauts and get higher pay．
If first﹣borns are more successful， last﹣borns are generally more agreeable． They are also more likely to be funny， possibly to get attention from all the bigger people at the dinner table． Mark Twain and Stephen Colbert were both the youngest in large families， and Jim Carrey was the youngest of four． According to a 2007 Time magazine article， "The power of Birth Order，" last﹣borns are more likely to be artists and successful businessmen．
Then there are the middle children； we have not ignored（忽视） them! Many middle children are short of one﹣on﹣one time with their parents． They often feel short﹣changed： the oldest gets more rights， and the youngest is "spoiled（宠坏的） "．Though they may be ignored， middle children are more likely to grow into easygoing adults．
Many factors（因素）make us who we are， but if the research is correct， birth order may be one of the most important factors．
（1）Who is most likely to be a CEO？
A． A first﹣born．
B． A second﹣born．
C． A third﹣born．
D． A last﹣born．
（2）What can we learn about Jim Carrey？
A． He was likely to be given low pay．
B． He was likely to be agreeable．
C． He was a first﹣born．
D． He was a middle child．
（3）What does the underlined word "short﹣changed" in Paragraph 4 probably mean in Chinese？
A．受亏待的
B．受控制的
C．受宠爱的
D．受欢迎的
（4）We can learn from the research that birth order ．
A． has no influence on IQ
B． matters a lot at the dinner table
C． may decide who we are
D． is a factor in making us powerful
（5）What would be the best title for the text？
A． Where Is Your Place in the Family？
B． Who Improves Your Social Skills？
C． What Makes You Successful in Life？
D． How Can You grow into a Big Man？
Jackie is writing a summary（总结）and feedback about School Day to his teacher．
Summary：
School Day was held successfully on May 6th． Twenty﹣four student helpers from Grade 8 were divided into four groups of six． Each group had a task to raise money for the disabled．
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Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
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School postcards （Leader： Natalie） |
Chinese paintings （Leader： Tina） |
Recycling bags made by students （Leader： Leo） |
Homemade snacks by parents （Leader： Nick） |
All of groups performed well on School Day and received praise from the visitors． In short， our School Day went well and we got no poor opinions from the visitors．
Feedback：
Opinions from 100 students have been collected． Most students thought the activities were good． However， some students thought the prices of the school postcards were a little too high．
Satisfaction Feedback（反馈）
Follow﹣up：
Have a meeting with the headmaster about prizes for excellent student helpers．
（1）The text is written to ．
A． give a report
B． have School Day
C． collect opinions from visitors
D． hold a meeting with teachers
（2）What were sold in Tina's group？
A． School postcards．
B． Chinese paintings．
C． Recycling bags．
D． Homemade snacks．
（3）How did the visitors feel about the activities？
A． Disappointed．
B． Satisfied．
C． Worried．
D． Surprised．
（4）How many students like the recycling bags according to the feedback？
A． 50．
B． 25．
C． 15．
D． 10．
（5）Which of the following is TRUE about the activities？
A． Nick was the leader of Group 1．
B． Twenty﹣four students offered their feedback．
C． The postcards were cheap．
D． Student helpers who did well can get prizes．
My interest in cooking started when I was 11， partly thanks to my mother． She didn't really like cooking and when she did cook， I didn't like her food． Once I was watching something about cooking on TV and I thought I could do this， so I went to the bookstore and looked for the biggest cookbook I could find．
During a year， I had produced most of its recipes（食谱）and was ready for a bigger challenge（挑战）． I wanted to create my own dishes and I started cooking for more people than just my family． To my joy， my parents allowed me to build a test kitchen． I did much cooking to test my dishes in it and my skill improved quickly． Later， my mom and I set up a dinner club that organized monthly events inside my home． Now as a teen chef （主厨）， I have also cooked in top﹣class restaurants around the country． I am not doing it for the money， but because I love cooking．
Now I know that when you stop caring whether you'll be famous or do well， your dream will come to you．
（1）The writer is now ．
A． a TV star
B． a news reporter
C． a well﹣known bookseller
D． a good chef
（2）What made the writer begin to cook？
A． His parents' wish．
B． The customers' advice．
C． His mother's delicious food．
D． The information about cooking on TV．
（3）After producing most of the recipes in the cookbook， the writer wanted to ．
A． take cooking lessons
B． write his cookbook
C． make new dishes of his own
D． open a restaurant
（4）The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to（指代） " "．
A． the bookstore
B． a test kitchen
C． a dinner club
D． the country
（5）What is important for the writer？
A． Finding a good job．
B． Making lots of money．
C． Doing what he loves．
D． Becoming famous．
Ewan Drum has always liked superheroes． He admires how they help people． At the age of seven， he told his parents， "I want to （1） like a superhero and help the homeless．" A few months later， Ewan's family planned a day of （2） ． Wearing his red superhero costume， Ewan（3） helped pass out 70 bag lunches to hungry people in a park in Detroit， Michigan． That's（4） Super Ewan was born．
Word spread about Ewan' s good deeds（事迹）． People donated（捐赠） money and something else， and Ewan handed them out to those in need． When（5） donated bottles of water， Ewan and his family held a drive to get even more． They （6） the water to Flint， Michigan， a city that had unsafe drinking water． Another time， a business donated six turkeys for Thanksgiving． （7） his parents' help， Ewan used social media（媒体）to ask for more turkeys， plus side dishes． In the end， he says， "we handed out 64 turkey dinners to （8） all around Detroit．"
Ewan has a motto： Everyone can be a superhero to someone． At an event called the Hero Round Table， Ewan told the listeners， "It's not（9） to help people． You can keep some socks and snacks in your car to help people in need． Every（10） thing helps and can make someone feel happy．"
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（1）A． get up |
B． dress up |
C． look up |
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（2）A． giving |
B． playing |
C． showing |
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（3）A． safely |
B． seriously |
C． happily |
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（4）A． what |
B． why |
C． how |
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（5）A． someone |
B． everyone |
C． no one |
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（6）A． sold |
B． took |
C． lent |
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（7）A． From |
B． With |
C． In |
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（8）A． heroes |
B． listeners |
C． families |
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（9）A． difficult |
B． possible |
C． necessary |
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（10）A． private |
B． little |
C． interesting |
On April 21，the Olympic flame（火焰）was lit at the Temple of Hera in southern Greece．This （95） （意味着）the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in August is coming close．
The flame was first lit at the 1928 games in Amsterdam．So far，about 90 years has passed and the flame has traveled around the world，reaching Mount Everest and even outer
（96） /speis/．
The Olympic flame stands （97） the positive ideas that man has always connected with fire．It is also a （98） /bridʒ/between the ancicnt and modem Olympic Cames．
It is a tradition to pass the flame around （99） the start of the Olympic Games．This is called the torch relay．For the Rio Olympics，there will be about 12，000 torchbearers （火炬手）during the relay．The special thing is，for the first time in （100） /'histri/，a Syrian refugee（叙利亚难民）was among the torchbearers who passed the torch in Greece．It wanted to show a message：sports can （101） the world better．There are also some Chinese faces that you may know，for example，Chinese （102） （男演员）Yang Yang who just finished passing the flame in Creece．