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| What's your favorite book? |
|  My favorite book is Linnea in Monet's Garden. It's a story about a little girl, Linnea. She travels with an older neighbor to Paris and sees Monet's art in museums. She also visits the artist's home and gardens.
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|  I like reading the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. Greg's mom has high hopes for a family vacation. But mostly the trips go wrong. There are small car accidents and some gunshots when the family car gets close to hunting grounds.
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|  I like the book The Airport Book. It shows just about everything of airplane travel. It tells a cute story of a family going to visit the grandparents. It's the perfect book to share with little ones before a plane flight.
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|  Grand Canyon（峡谷）is an introduction to the natural history of the canyon. If you like geography, I’m sure you'll like it. You can find lots of pictures in the book. It's perfect for young hikers, campers, and observers of the natural world, especially for those planning a trip to the Southwest.
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1.What's Ann's favorite book?
A.Grand Canyon.
B.The Airport Book.
C.Linnea in Monet 's Garden.
D.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul.
2.Who likes the book The Airport Book?
A.Ann. B.Tim. C.Ben. D.Sara.
3.If you like , you may like the book Grand Canyon.
A.art B.geography C.music D.history
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Take a Moment to Really See
I was driving to a meeting and I was planning in my mind what I was going to say. I came to a very busy crossroads but the stop light just turned red. "All right，" I thought to myself. "I can beat the next light if I race ahead of the line."
Suddenly my thought was broken by an unforgettable sight（情景）. A young couple, both blind, were walking am-in-arm across the busy crossroads. They couldn't see. Cars were running by in every direction. Each of them held a white cane（手杖） which helped them to cross the road.
I was moved. They were fighting against blindness. "Wouldn't it be terrible to be blind?" I thought. My line of thought was quickly broken by what I saw: the couple were not walking in the crosswalk， but into the path （路） of oncoming cars. I was frightened.
But I didn't see an accident. Something wonderful happened. Every car in every direction came to a stop almost at the same time. Suddenly a driver stuck（伸出） his head out of his car and shouted, "To your right. To your right!" Other people followed, shouting, "To your right!" They all wanted to help.
Without a stop, the couple changed their direction. They trusted their white canes and the help of some caring people. They came to the other side of the road safely..
I have thought of this situation many times since it happened and have learned something from it. "Slow down and smell the roses." Do yourself a favor as you walk through life. Take time to look around and really see what is going on around you right now. Maybe you are missing something wonderful.
1.What was wrong with the couple?
A.They couldn't hear.
B.They couldn't talk.
C.They couldn't walk.
D.They couldn't see.
2.The writer felt when the couple were walking into the path of oncoming cars.
A.excited B.proud C.frightened D.tired
3.A driver shouted "To your right. To your right!" because .
A.he was very angry B.he wanted to help
C.he was in a hurry D.he waited for a long time
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Green Roofs （屋顶）
Why would anyone want to plant a garden on a roof? People are finding out that it is good for the environment and good for them.
Cities can be as much as four to ten degrees warmer than the countryside. Green rooftops can help cool the air in cities. One green roof will not do much to change the temperature of a city. However, when more buildings begin to convert their rooftops to green spaces, it can make a real difference. Buildings that are cooler also use air conditioning less often. This reduces the amount of energy a building uses.
Cities are usually more polluted than other areas. The plants on the rooftops can even help clean the air. Gardens in the city can also provide a place for birds and bugs to live.
One unusual rooftop garden is on the rooftop of Children's Hospital in Missouri. The garden covers an area of 7,500 square feet. It is a place for the children and parents to relax and be close to nature without leaving the hospital. The garden has flowers, fountains（喷泉）, and even a goldfish pond.
Another interesting garden is on the rooftop of the Royal York Hotel in Canada. The hotel's cooks can pick herbs（草本植物）they use fresh from the roof. Some other hotels and restaurants have rooftop gardens to grow plants. They just need gardeners to care for them. Rooftop gardens can dry out quickly in the summer sun, and vegetables need frequent watering.
Not all buildings have green rooftops. For one thing, green rooftops can be more expensive than traditional rooftops. Also, a roof needs to be flat and strong enough to support the weight of the garden.
In the past, not many people knew about rooftop gardens and how good they could be for the environment. But it is changing. You may want to keep your eyes on the skies when you walk the streets in your town or city. You never know when you might catch a look of a secret garden many feet above the ground.
1.The word "convert" in Paragraph 2 probably means“ ” .
A.connect B.move C.change D.take
2.The sixth paragraph is mainly about .
A.why it is difficult to have green rooftops
B.when all buildings can have green rooftops
C.what buildings need to have green rooftops
D.how to make all buildings have green rooftops
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Cooks of hotels and restaurants care for plants in rooftop gardens.
B.Rooftop gardens in hospitals should be larger and more beautiful.
C.Rooftop gardens help people save a lot of money.
D.More and more people begin to know rooftop gardens.
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Imagine you could remember everything that ever happened to you. The detail（细节）of every book you have ever read. Every moment in class you have ever taken. A perfect memory sounds like a wish come true, doesn't it?
But as the old saying goes, Be careful what you wish for. Believe it or not, there are some people in the world who have near perfect memories of their experiences. They remember almost every detail about almost every day of their lives. People with this ability have a "highly superior autobiographical memory（超级自传体记忆）," or HSAM.
If you are asked this evening to describe the events of your day in as much as detail as possible, you will probably do pretty well. But if I ask you to provide details about what you did on March 3, 2012, do you know what day of the week it was? What did you eat for lunch? Was it cold that day? You would have no idea where to even begin.
A person with HSAM would be able to provide all those details for almost any day of his or her life. In addition to（除了）every great moment they remember, they also remember each time they were embarrassed（难堪）or deeply sad. The negative（消极的）events replay in their minds in equal detail as the great moments. Sometimes，forgetting isn’t such a bad thing.
In fact, for most of us, forgetting is a natural part of how our brains function（运转）. If we don't need to remember something or try to make an effort to remember it, the information fades away（消逝）and is lost. But for those people with HSAM, the problem is that they are unable to forget. All of their experiences, even the most unimportant， remain clear to them all the time.
Research has shown that the brains of people with HSAM do not simply function differently than other brains; their brains are structurally different. By studying the brains of people with HSAM, scientists may be able to find ways of helping others have better memories—not perfect memories with an inability to forget, but better memories.
1.The writer mentions three questions in Paragraph 3 to show that .
A.many people would like to share their life experience with others
B.few people can describe the events of the present moments
C.some people find it difficult to tell others about their life
D.most people can't remember lots of details in the past
2.People with HSAM .
A.often feel sorry or deeply sad for others
B.want negative events to stay clear in their minds
C.remember both great and bad moments in details
D.forget their unimportant experiences in daily life
3.The writer probably agrees that .
A.practice makes memory perfect
B.forgetting is important and helpful
C.people should remember everything
D.scientists should help people with HSAM
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Importance of Memory
B.The Imperfect Gift of Memory
C.The New Research of Memory
D.The Advantages of People with HSAM
