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Pearl S. Buck was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. She wrote more than one hundred books. But most people remember Pearl S. Buck for her novels about China. She knew the country and its people very well. For nearly forty years, China was her home.
Pearl's parents were Caroline and Absalom Sydenstricker. They were religious workers in China. In 1892, they were visiting the United States when Pearl was born in Hillsboro, West Virginia. Three months after her birth, the family left the United States and moved back to China.
Pearl and her family lived among Chinese people. Pearl's education began at home. Her mother taught her many of the things she would have learned in an American school. A Chinese tutor taught Pearl other subjects including the writings of the famous thinker Confucius, Chinese reading, writing and history. When she was seven, she began reading the works of British writer Charles Dickens. Many years later, after she had become a famous author, she said that Dickens' writing style had the greatest influence on her own style.
Her first novel was East Wind, West Wind. It tells the story of a Chinese girl who learns about the western world. But it was Pearl S. Buck's next book—The Good Earth that made her famous and brought her the money she needed. And it became the best-selling book in the United States in 1931 and 1932. Pearl S. Buck won the Pulitzer Prize. The next year, Pearl S. Buck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
After almost forty years in China, the writer moved back to the United States. Pearl S. Buck gave many speeches in America. She talked to young people about the importance of a good education. She told them they needed to know more about other people around the world.
1.What do most people remember Pearl's Buck for?
A.Her famous speeches. B.Her special experience.
C.Her novels about China. D.Her winning the Nobel Prize.
2.Who affected Pearl S. Buck's writing style most greatly?
A.Her tutor.， B.Confucius. C.Her mother. D.Charles Dickens.
3.What can we infer about Pearl S. Buck?
A.The first prize she won was the Nobel Prize.
B.She paid much attention to the education of young people.
C.She was born in China and lived there for 40 years.
D.Her first novel made her famous and wealthy.
4.What helped Pearl become well-known and earn money?
A.East Wind, West Wind. B.The Pulitzer Prize.
C.The Noble Prize. D.The Good Earth.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.Introduction of Pearl S. Buck B.Forty Years in China
C.The First Nobel Prize Winner D.Chinese and American Education
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Smith had to drive across the Sahara. It was a journey across hundreds of miles of an empty and dry area. After he had been driving for a few hours, there was a sandstorm came. Then his car left the road and broke down.
Smith began walking across the hot sand under the sun. He hoped he would soon reach the road again.
Soon, his tongue (舌头) was thick with thirst. He needed water, but everywhere he looked there was nothing except sand.
Smith kept walking. Then, about an hour later, a man riding a camel came into sight. Smith waved to him. The man on the camel rode up to him and stopped.
“Please,” Smith said, “I am dying of thirst. Let me have some of your water.”
The man slowly shook his head. “You can’t have any water,” he said, “but I’ll sell you a beautiful tie.”
“I don’t want a tie.” Smith shouted at him furiously. “I need water.”
But the man turned away quickly and rode off.
Smith continued walking. Two hours later, he met another man riding a camel. This time he asked if he could buy some water, but the man refused, saying, “No, but I’ll sell you a tie.”
Angrily, Smith turned away from him and continued walking.
Three hours later, by which time he was near death, Smith saw a large hotel in the distance. It stood alone in the middle of the desert, surrounded by palm trees. Smith managed to reach the main entrance. He was about to enter the hotel when the doorman stopped him.
“Hey!” he said. “This is a first-class hotel. You can’t come in here without a tie.”
1.Picture _____ shows the right place where the story happened.
A.
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.The man on the camel offered Smith _______.
A. some water to drink B. a ride on his camel
C. the name of a hotel D. a beautiful tie
3.The underlined word “furiously” in the passage probably means “_________”.
A. angrily B. worriedly C. nervously D. sadly
4.Smith met _______ person (s) in the story.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
5.According to the passage, Smith will be allowed to enter the hotel if _______.
A. he drives a car B. he tips the doorman
C. he has enough water D. he wears a tie
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You might not think much about where your garbage goes. But now you might want to know. On July 1,Shanghai introduced a new garbage sorting policy.People there need to put different kinds of garbage ﹣wet,dry,recyclable and harmful,into different dustbins.Other cities in China will do the same soon.
Harmful garbage
Recyclable garbage
Wet garbage
Dry garbage
lamps,batteries,nail polish（指甲油）and other things with harmful chemicals.
Paper, books,boxes, glass bottles and newspapers.
Food,vegetables,
flowers,leaves and eggshells（蛋壳）.
It includes pens,toilet paper,tape,hair and towels（毛巾）.
Why is garbage sorting a big problem?It's because there is too much garbage these days.It is bad for our soil,air and water.Actually we can make use of some garbage again.And first,we need to sort our garbage.
For example,if you put an old battery into the "harmful waste"dustbin,people can use it to make new batteries.But if you don' t,the battery will end up somewhere else.Then,it will pollute the environment.
Can't factories sort garbage for us?Yes,they can.But it takes many workers to do this and costs lots of money.If we all sort our own garbage,things will become much easier.
1.Which is the first city to make a garbage﹣sorting policy?
A.Shanghai. B.Beijing. C.Guangzhou. D.Shenzhen.
2.From Paragraph 2,we know that .
A.sorting garbage is easy B.all garbage is recyclable
C.garbage is bad for the environment D.we can recycle garbage before we sort it
3.With the battery example,the writer tries to tell us .
A.how to sort our garbage B.what harmful waste is
C.the importance of sorting our garbage D.the difficulty of sorting our garbage
4.From the text,we know that pens are .
A.harmful garbage B.recyclable garbage
C.wet garbage D.dry garbage
5.Why can't we ask factories to sort garbage?
A.Because we don't have this kind of factory. B.Because it takes too many workers to do it.
C.Because factories ask for too much money. D.Because not all garbage can go to factories.
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Making a good job choice is almost as good as choosing a good life. So, choosing a job is one of the most important decisions to make in life.
For my job, there are three important things that I will consider:
The first one － that I must work in an area I like － is most important to me. Someone once said if you find a job that you enjoy, then you won't have to work another day. I would like to work in an area where I can be more creative. I would like to be the most valuable member there. All this is possible only if like what I do.
The second one is that the area of my work must lead me to solve some new and hard problems. I would like to stay in the same area for a long time. In order for this to happen, the work must provide enough problems. More than just working to live, I enjoy making a difference and trying my best for the whole progress. I would also like to be wellremuneratedfor my hard work, so I can lead a comfortable life with this hard-won money. Then I can provide the best for my family.
The third important thing is that I would like to work in an area that would help other people. The work in my mind is in fields such as the army, training or management. In such areas, I can help to develop the abilities of others and bring out their best. It would be a most satisfying job to help young people to become the best that they can be. When I become old, I would like to look back with a great sense of satisfaction that thousands of people have become better persons through my work.
I accept the idea that no one should make a choice of a job suddenly or quickly. He should decide what he wants to be in the long run. Then, he should decide how he works towards it. He should study the proper courses, read the books and speak to knowledgeable persons in that field before making a job choice. A good choice will most probably lead to a better life.
1.According to the passage, a good job choice probably makes people_____.
A. solve fewer problems
B. choose a good life
C. be good family members
D. provide hard things
2.The writer considers an enjoyable job most important because _______.
A. he has to bring out his best
B. it can make him more creative
C. he will have to work another day
D. it is possible for him to live better
3.The underlined word "remunerated" in the passage means " ".
A. trained B. praised
C. accepted D. paid
4.The writer wants to tell us that everyone should _______.
A. become a knowledgeable person
B. join the army to become a better person
C. make preparations to find a satisfying job
D. help young people to choose an interesting job
5.What is the best title for the passage?
A. My Job Choice
B. My Favorite Job
C. My Comfortable Life
D. My Sense of Satisfaction
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