Maria Keller is from Minneapolis， Minnesota． When she was 8years old， she already loved reading． （1）She also noticed that some of her classmates didn't read as much as she did． When she asked her mother why that could be， her mother said that they might not be able to afford books． Maria had never thought of this． She could not believe that some children might not have bedtime stories read to them． She decided to change this．
With her mother's help， Maria created Read Indeed．Read Indeed is an organization which collects and gives out books to children in need for free． Maria set the goal to collect and give out one million books by the time she was 18． She tried every means to achieve it． （2）As a result，it didn't take long to reach that goal!
Today， at the age of 14 ， she has collected over one million books and has sent them to many states and countries around the world． She says， "I cannot live without books． As I continue my work， I have learned that millions of kids are in need of books． So I just can't give up， even after reaching my original （最初的） goal．"
She has recently set a new goal： To give books to kids in need in every state in the United States，and every country in the world．
（一）根据短文内容简要回答问题．
（1）Why did Maria create Read Indeed？
（2）When did Maria reach her original goal？
（二）将文中画线的句子译成汉语．
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（三）请给短文拟一个适当的题目．
A．So I took the challenge
B．I always parked forward
C．The car didn't hit one single thing
D．But it was impossible I could do that way
E．I had made a mistake about the distance of the car
My house is on a hill．There was only a small parking place．As a new driver，I was so scared when I realized I would have to reverse（倒车）out of the driveway．I knew that if I parked backwards（朝后），it would be easier to get out later．（66） ．
For three months，I didn't even think of trying．（67） ．But one day，I suddenly thought to myself，"How am I ever going to know whether I can do it if I don't even try？"
So I started my car，went down that hill，turned around and reversed．I made it．I got into the parking place．（68） ．
As weeks went on，I continued trying．The more I practiced，the better I did．But I had never practiced parking in the dark before．Then I decided to push myself．（69） ．
When I slowly drove to the parking place，I couldn't see anything．My heart was beating rapidly．A moment later I guessed I was getting somewhere，I let the car go．Oh，my god!The car hit a tree．（70） ．But I tried it after all．
My father was a self﹣taught mandolin（曼陀林琴）player．He was one of the best players in our town．He could not （1） music，but if he heard a tune（曲子）a few times，he could play it．When he was young，he was a （2） of a small country music band．They played at local dances and the radio station．
At home Dad often got out his mandolin and played for the family．We three children sang along．（3） played the mandolin like my father．He could（4） your heart with the music that came out of that old mandolin．He seemed to shine when he was playing．You could see his（5） in his ability to play so well for his family．
But Dad had to find another（6） in a factory later because the money he made at the band wasn't enough to（7） the family．Unluckily he had an（8） one day and lost one finger．He couldn't play as（9） as before．From then on，every time we asked him to play，he would make up reasons to（10） down our request．However，we missed his performance so much．（11） ，he agreed and said"Okay，but remember，I can't hold down on the strings（琴弦）the way I （12） to"．When he played the old mandolin，it carried us back to a （13） ，happy time in our lives．
Dad was that kind of man．（14） was what he was doing all his life．If he could give （15） to others，he would，especially his family．He was always there，sacrificing（牺牲）his time to see that his family had enough in their life．
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（1）A．express |
B．raise |
C．read |
D．lead |
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（2）A．dancer |
B．member |
C．driver |
D．friend |
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（3）A．Nobody |
B．Somebody |
C．Anybody |
D．Everybody |
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（4）A．shut |
B．touch |
C．cover |
D．hurt |
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（5）A．doubt |
B．truth |
C．pride |
D．worry |
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（6）A．job |
B．wallet |
C．game |
D．hobby |
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（7）A．start |
B．work |
C．value |
D．support |
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（8）A．action |
B．accident |
C．argument |
D．exam |
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（9）A．deep |
B．fast |
C．well |
D．loud |
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（10）A．turn |
B．break |
C．close |
D．lay |
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（11）A．Nearly |
B．Exactly |
C．Certainly |
D．Finally |
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（12）A．regretted |
B．used |
C．kept |
D．pointed |
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（13）A．careful |
B．forgetful |
C．cheerful |
D．helpful |
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（14）A．Giving |
B．Receiving |
C．Changing |
D．Taking |
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（15）A．production |
B．pleasure |
C．purpose |
D．patience |
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little，either，follow，too many，spend，strict，because，must |
I'm Molly Brown，a student from New York．Every day，there are （73） terrible rules around me．In the morning，Mom's rules come﹣"Get up now and make your bed!"，"Don't leave your dirty dishes in the kitchen!"After that，I run to school （74） I can't be late．At school，I also have more rules （75） ﹣don't be noisy，don't eat in class，…
I can't play basketball after school except on weekends．Dad's rule is"You（76） do your homework．"After dinner，I have to read a book．So I can't relax，（77） ．No games，no TV programs，only rules，rules．
However，Dr．Know tells me that parents and school are sometimes （78） ，but they make rules to help us to behave well in daily life．I believe rules are necessary．
A month after he was born，his mother noticed that his eyes weren't as （36） as a normal baby's．"Billy would （37） be able to see．He is blind．"The doctor said．Even so，with the hope to help Billy learn （38） about the world around him，his mother kept describing everything she saw for him．
Not just through his mother's words，Billy saw （39） his ears and hands，too．He had perfect hearing．"In fact，he （40） see many things that normal people don't notice．"
（41） Billy lived in the dark，he always believed a dream would light up his life．He found that he was（42） in computer science．So he began learning it at seven years old．As a young boy，he（43） going to Stanford University some day．And for years of efforts，he finally achieved his dream．
Many people wanted to find out the secret of his （44） ．Billy explained，"Just move forward!Don't let any difficulty （45） your dream from coming true．"
You cannot choose what you are given，but you can choose how you make use of it．
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36．A．big |
B．bigger |
C．biggest |
D．the biggest |
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37．A．no |
B．often |
C．never |
D．usually |
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38．A．all |
B．none |
C．neither |
D．both |
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39．A．between |
B．without |
C．among |
D．with |
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40．A．need |
B．can |
C．must |
D．should |
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41．A．Or |
B．If |
C．Although |
D．Before |
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42．A．bored |
B．worried |
C．kind |
D．interested |
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43．A．looked through |
B．looked for |
C．looked forward to |
D．looked up |
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44．A．success |
B．smile |
C．trouble |
D．eyes |
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45．A．wake |
B．prevent |
C．leave |
D．throw． |
I packed，and was ready to leave for my two﹣day trip．I had been busy with my work．I had
made（73）p for the trip for the last few days，and I expected to get（74）r for several days．
As I got into the car to leave，my mind flew to my kids．
How to keep in touch with your kids when you're busy or far away is a dilemma（两难的问
题） many fathers have．Men like to focus special attention on one thing for a long （75）p ，but this can lead to trouble．Moving from work to family isn't always an easy thing．And if you don't （76）s your kids that you're thinking about them，they may think that you don't care．
As I started down the road，I suddenly stopped to（77）t back to my house and
wrote a short message on a（78）c of cards to each of my children．I put each in a
"secret"place where I knew they'd find it．
When I called the next night，they both said（79）e ，"Daddy，I got your card．When
did you do that？"
I was moved when I heard these words．What I had never thought was that a small thing had
a big influence on my kids．It proved（证明） that they were in my heart．And distance （距离）couldn't（80）s them from their father．To my satisfaction，they feel"love"of their father．
This（81）v experience encouraged me to continue to do the small things to be a responsible father．
As fathers get much busier and have to work longer hours，they usually pay （82）l
attention to the small things．Don't miss the good chances to let your kids see how important they are．
Take a moment to do a small thing for your kids．It won't （83）s small to them．