Katie always wanted to be a performer. She, t...

Katie always wanted to be a performer. She, the youngest of, the three kids from Cleveland, was crazy about musicals and Disney movies from an early age and would often watch them singing with her mom, Karen. However, Katie’s happy childhood took a turn when her mother was diagnosed(诊断)with cancer. When the doctor informed the family that Karen’s disease was terminal, they decided to make a trip to Disney World.

The family spared no expense for their once-in-a-lifetime vacation and stayed at Disney’s hotel for eight nights. They spent their days in the parks, seeing the sights, greening characters, all the while pushing Karen in her wheelchair and watching her face light up with joy. They all shared in the merriment of experiencing the parks for the first time with Karen. The trip to Disney World at the height of Karen’s battle with cancer slowed them to escape into a world of magic and laughter. This was the day Katie decided she wanted to work for Disney.

Sadly, Karen lost the battle and died later, but the whole family remembered her every day and often thought of that Disney vacation Katie went on to go after her dream. After she received her degree in musical theater, she struggled for years, working as a waitress and trying to be a performer. Her hard work finally paid off when she was hired to work for Disney.

As a Disney performer, Katie is aware that many other families visit the parks and have similar stories to her own. She encourages everyone, especially children, who may be experiencing a hard time. “Every moment -is meant for you, even the painful ones.” she says. “It’s just like in your favorite Disney movie: There is always some kind of conflict or hardship or pressure. Remember to celebrate those moments, too, because they are taking you to whatever your version of a happy ending is.”

1.What made Katie decide to work for Disney?

A.The dream that she wanted to live a lire full magic.

B.The memory that she watched Disney movies as a kid.

C.The great joy the Disney vacation brought to her family.

D.The great courage her mother showed in fighting cancer.

2.Which of the following words best describe Katie?

A.Kind and curious. B.Patient and helpful.

C.Strict and independent. D.Tough and determined.

3.What message does Katie convey in the last paragraph?

A.Sweet is pleasure after pain. B.Experience must be bought.

C.Many drops make a shower. D.Good medicine tastes bitter.

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Katie was in big trouble．She was such a sweet kid; a third - grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katie’s she was never ever a discipline（纪律） problem． I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry．

It seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom．Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch． They assumed a sit - down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed．So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.

So the next day, I asked Katie to my office．"Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?" I asked． "I lose it," she responded． I leaned back in my chair and said, "I don't believe you, Katie．" She didn't care．"Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?" I took a new track． "No．I just lose it," she said．Well, there was nothing else I could do．

The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table． He always looked sad．I thought I would go and sit with him for a while．As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table． The name on the bag said " Katie " ．

Now I understood and I talked to Katie．It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch．He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school． Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed． I had never seen parents so proud of their child．Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her．But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared．

Katie still buys lunch every day at school． And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch．

46．What did the author think of Katie?

A．She performed well at school．　　 B．She was a girl filled with love．

C．She often made trouble at school．　　　　　 D．She used to be a discipline problem．

47．Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?

A．She lost her homemade lunch．

B．She had her homemade lunch stolen．

C．She didn't like the taste of her homemade lunch．

D．She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy．

48．What was Katie's parents' reaction to the truth about the lunch?

A．They were very angry．　 B．They were proud of Katie．

C．They were disappointed．　　　　 D．They were rather upset．

49．What can we learn from the passage?

A． Katie was informed that her parents had known her secret．

B． Katie told the author the truth of her lunch during their first talk．

C． Katie's secret of lunch was discovered by the author by accident．

D． Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered．

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Katie was in big trouble. She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies; she was never ever a discipline(纪律) problem. I just couldn’t imagine why she had made her parents so angry.

It seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They assumed a sit-down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed. So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.

So the next day, I asked Katie to my office. "Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?" I asked. "I lose it," she responded. I leaned back in my chair and said, "I don't believe you, Katie. " She didn't care. "Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?" I took a new track. "No. I just lose it," she said. Well, there was nothing else I could do.

The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said "Katie".

Now I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child. Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her. But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared.

Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch.

1.What did the author think of Katie?

A. She performed well at school.

B. She was a girl filled with love.

C. She often made trouble at school.

D. She used to be a discipline problem.

2.Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?

A. She lost her homemade lunch.

B. She had her homemade lunch stolen.

C. She didn't like the taste of her homemade lunch.

D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy.

3.What was Katie's parents' reaction to the truth about the lunch?

A. They were very angry.　　 B. They were proud of Katie.

C. They were disappointed.　 D. They were rather upset.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Katie was informed that her parents had known her secret.

B. Katie told the author the truth of her lunch during their first talk.

C. Katie's secret of lunch was discovered by the author by accident.

D. Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered.

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Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others，　　　　 ，of course，made the others jealous．

A．who　　　             B．that　　　　         C．which　　　　         D．what

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We always knew our daughter Kendall was going to be a performer of some sort. She entertained people in our small town by 1. (put) on shows on our front porch when she was only three or four.

When Kendall was five, we began to notice that she was blinking a lot and clearing her throat 2. (frequent). We had her 3. (test) for allergies (过敏), but the doctor said she wasn’t allergic to anything at all. We took her to our local children’s hospital, in 4. she was diagnosed 5. Tourette’s Syndrome.

We took her from doctor to doctor, but all they did was give her medicine that just made it6. (bad), so we decided to go the natural route and luckily she got better. When Kendall was sixteen, we thought she was out of danger. But at a birthday party 7. accident happened and she was badly hurt. Her biggest concern wasn’t whether she would walk again, but whether she would be able to sing for American Idol.

She trained hard and willed 8. (her) to move again. At last Kendall walked into the stadium to sing for American Idol. And our 9. (tear) turned into shouts when she 10. (give) a golden ticket to Hollywood.

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Katie always felt there had to be something more to life than just partying, buying clothes and driving a cool car. She finally discovered what she was missing out on when she traveled halfway around the world to help poor kids.

When she was 14, she discovered a club at school called Operation Smile, an organization that supports free operation for facially deformed kids in developing countries. At that time, she joined Operation Smile just to satisfy her school's community service requirement.

After working with Operation Smile for a while, she learned different countries have different deformities (畸形). The more she learned about what affects kids around the world, the more she wanted to go abroad with Operation Smile.

At 15, she was chosen to go abroad. She was so happy – even though she didn't realize what she was getting herself into. Before her trip, she attended a weekend "mission training". That's when she was told she'd be going to the Philippines. Although she was excited, one night during training, she broke down in tears. She didn't know if she was prepared to see all these unfortunate kids. She was put to work three days after her arrival in the Philippines. Her first day was at the hospital, where she met those kids waiting for operation, and they were running around and happy, it seemed normal. Her job was to play with the kids before their operation to help them feel more at ease. She also went to nearby schools to hand out toothbrushes and teach students how to brush their teeth.

When their operation was over, the kids were always overjoyed, but their parents were blown away. Sometimes they couldn't even recognize their kids because their appearances had improved so much. They'd cry and hug the doctors and nurses and give them presents--they were so grateful.

1.Why did the author join the Operation Smile?

A. To help poor kids in developing countries,  B. To satisfy her own curiosity.

C. To do what was required by the school.           D. To operate on those unfortunate kids.

2.According to the passage, Operation Smile ____.

A. is a club popular with students          B. is an organization founded by students

C. helps those unfortunate kids learn how to smile

D. offers operation for those unfortunate kids free of charge

3.Why did the author play with those kids in hospital?

A. To make them happy.                 B. To learn more shout them.

C. To teach them how to brush their teeth.

D. To make them feel relaxed about the operation.

4.After the operation, parents felt surprised for their kids' had improved so much.

A. health condition         B. looks        C. smile            D. mood

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Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens(过敏原), prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children?

A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennis Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, said that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first years of life to those who were not.

By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.

Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps “exercise” their immune（免疫的） systems early in life so that they’re better able to resist allergic diseases later.

“There’s something very important in the first years of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response,” said Dr. William Davis.

And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there’s no need to get rid of them.

56．Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

A. Because the results are contrary to what they have expected.

B. Because so many families are going to get rid of their cats and dogs.

C. Because parents are so much worried about their children.

D. Because children with animals may develop allergies easily.

57．Compared with children who have pets, those who haven’t ________.

A. will lose the chance to develop immune system

B. may suffer allergic diseases more often

C. will reduce the harm from bacteria

D. are more likely to resist allergic diseases

58.．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. pets are ill-treated by their owners

B. fewer families would like to own cats and dogs

C. keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy

D. the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease

59．The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to ________.

A. the early life                       B. an allergic disease

C. immune system                     D. something important

60．What may be the best title of the passage?

A. How to protect your kids from allergies.  B. Your pets may be helping your kids.

C. Bacteria do good to your kids.          D. Advantages of owning pets.

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Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens(过敏原), prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children?

A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennis Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, said that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first years of life to those who were not.

By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.

Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps “exercise” their immune（免疫的） systems early in life so that they’re better able to resist allergic diseases later.

“There’s something very important in the first years of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response,” said Dr. William Davis.

And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there’s no need to get rid of them.

56. Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

A. Because the results are contrary to what they have expected.

B. Because so many families are going to get rid of their cats and dogs.

C. Because parents are so much worried about their children.

D. Because children with animals may develop allergies easily.

57. Compared with children who have pets, those who haven’t ________.

A. will lose the chance to develop immune system

B. may suffer allergic diseases more often

C. will reduce the harm from bacteria

D. are more likely to resist allergic diseases

58. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. pets are ill-treated by their owners

B. fewer families would like to own cats and dogs

C. keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy

D. the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease

59.The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to ________.

A. the early life                       B. an allergic disease

C. immune system                    D. something important

60. What may be the best title of the passage?

A. How to protect your kids from allergies. B. Your pets may be helping your kids.

C. Bacteria do good to your kids.         D. Advantages of owning pets.

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----- What do you think of the performance we saw last night, Jenny?

----- ______ I want to see it a second time．

A．That couldn’t be worse!           B．It could be better

C．That couldn’t be better!            C．It was just so-so．

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I always persuade Mary to have both feet on the____as she wants to marry a millionaire and accomplish her goals in an easy way.

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