Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor f...

Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.

John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realised that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?

M-call got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.

The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The 12ura1 Library Network of Peru.

At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hat work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.

1.The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo　　

A. had a lot of books　　 B. bought candles from others

C. stayed in the church　　 D. enjoyed reading books

2.The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to 　　　　　 .

A. to grow to love books　　 B. to bring books to people

C. to read and write　　 D. to build a new library

3.The passage doesn't mention　　　　

A. when the barefoot librarians appeared　　 B. who worked as village librarians at　 first

C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors　　 D. how many village libraries Peru has today

4.It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that　　　 ．

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

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Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Bambamarca in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest（牧师）in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it. The next morning, he was at the door of the priest asking for another book to read.

John Medcalf, the priest，was moved. He also realized that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor, faraway area grow to love books，they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the rocky, hilly land of Peru. So what other method could be used?

Medcalf got a new idea from the barefoot（赤脚）doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians（图书管理员）first appeared in the villages of northern Peru，almost thirty years ago.

The librarians began by going from village to village, lending books to villagers. They helped start The Rura1 Library Network of Peru.

At first，they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So, village elders took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians who walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books are their lifeline.

1.The first paragraph tells us that Leonardo

A. had a lot of books　　 B. bought candles from others

C, enjoyed reading books D. lived in the church

2.The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to（指）”　　 ”

A, to grow to love books B. to bring books to people

C. to read and write 　　 D. to build a new library

3.The passage doesn't mention

A, when the barefoot librarians appeared

B. who worked as village librarians at　 first

C. where Medcalf met Chinese doctors

D. how many village libraries Peru has today

4.It can be inferred（推断）from the passage that　　　 ．

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo's village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

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Twelve-year-old Leonardo was born in a poor family in Peru. He knew how to read but he had never seen a book in his life. So he asked the new priest (牧师) in his village to give him one. But there was no electricity. So Leonardo borrowed candles from the church and sat up all night reading it.

This made John Medcalf, the priest, really moved (感动的). He also realized that people would love to read if given a chance. But he knew how difficult it was for Leonardo and those in his village to get books. And yet, no one can be taught to read and write without books. To make people in a poor area grow to love books, they have to be with them. So he thought the only way was to bring books to people.

But how could this be done? Mobile libraries or car libraries would be too expensive and difficult to continue in the hilly (多丘陵的) land of Peru. So what other methods could be used?

He got a new idea from the barefoot (赤脚) doctors of China. And that was how the barefoot librarians (图书管理员) first appeared in the villages of northern Peru, almost thirty years ago.

At first, they were teachers of the village schools which these faraway libraries belonged to. But the teachers were not very interested in the job because it meant a lot of hard work. So, the elders in the village took on the job themselves.

Today, there are 600 village libraries across Peru. The barefoot librarians need to walk up to 15 hours a day with bags of books.

1.From the first paragraph, we can know Leonardo _________.

A. had a lot of books

B. bought candles from others

C. enjoyed reading books

D. lived with the priest

2.How do you like the priest John Medcalf?

A. Smart and kind.

B. Poor and impolite.

C. Brave and friendly.

D. Strong and cold.

3.From the passage, we can know that _________.

A. the first church in Peru was set up by John Medcalf

B. car libraries used to be popular in Leonardo’s village

C. teachers were interested in bringing books to villagers

D. the barefoot librarians are important to village libraries

4.What is this passage mainly about?

A. How people read in Peru.

B. How the barefoot librarians started in Peru.

C. How John Medcalf brought books to people.

D. How people collected books in Peru.

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Frank W. Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family was very poor, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

Frank realized he had a natural skill for displaying goods to arouse people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends(小商品)for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said: FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.

Soon afterwards, Frank opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Frank went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.

By 1919, Frank had over 1,000 stores in the USA and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always worked hard and ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: "THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT."

1.Were Frank’s parents rich?

2.Why did Frank take a short business course?

3.Where did Frank once place an order for knives?

4.How many stores did Frank have in the USA and Canada by 1919?

5.How did Frank make his business successful?

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Charles Dickens(狄更斯) was born in London in 1812. His family was rather poor. Two days after his 13th birthday, Dickens started working in a factory. In his life, he changed several jobs and met all kinds of people. Many of his novels were based on his past experiences. Dickens started writing novels in his early thirties and became successful almost immediately. Oliver Theist, his second novel, came out in 1838 and was very successful. It told a story of a young orphan(孤儿) in the dangerous streets of London. The story has a happy ending—the young boy finds his real parents and a lowing home. Because of this novel, great attention was paid to poor children. Over the next 25 years, Dickens wrote many other popular novels which are still read today. His books are liked by both the American and the British.

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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight．When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．He spent a lot of time learning about engines（发动机）．And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old．Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life．George invented（发明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson．

1.In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

A.In 1781 B.In 1789 C.In 1795 D.In 1798

2.He learned about the engine ________．

A.through reading and writing

B.by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C.at lessons from a young teacher

D.by asking a lot of questions

3.He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．

A.a great man B.a good maker C.a good worker D.a good student

4.George Stephenson invented the ________.

A.the train B.the telephone C.the car D.the computer

5.From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world．

A.workers B.writers C.learners D.inventors

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Thomas Edison was a great American inventor. He was born to a poor family in 1847. His mother taught him at home. He often observed things carefully and he made over 1,300 inventions during his life time. He was often said to be the greatest genius(天才) of his age. There are only a few men in all of history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,” Edison said. He also said that what people called genius was mostly hard work. But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker. From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature. Nature, he often said, is full of secrets. He tried to understand them; then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them.

Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.

Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work, ” he answered back, “discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.

1.Edison was______________.

A．interested in changing people’s ideas

B．interested in discovering the secrets of nature

C．very much uninterested in nature

D．uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature

2.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Many other people have changed Edison’s life.

B．Edison has changed the lives of many other people.

C．Only a few men in history can change other people’s lives.

D．Edison invented the electric light.

3.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies(意指)___________.

A．people of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 year’s work

B．Life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beings

C．Edison made 100 inventions in his life

D．Edison was able to live and work for 100 years

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In the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous poet ______ name was Li Bai.

He was born in a poor family. And he died ______ AD 762. When he was young, he didn't like reading.

Once, he saw an old woman ______ an iron pestle(杵) when he was ______ from school. Li Bai was very ______. He asked______ that for. The old woman said she would grind the iron pestle into a needle(针). Li Bai ______， “The pestle is so thick, and when can it be ground down to a needle？”

The old woman smiled, “My boy, where there is a will, there is a way! The pestle is thick, but if I grind it every day, it can be ground down into a needle______. Am I right？”

Li Bai thought to himself, “What she said is right. Nothing in the world is ______ if I set my mind on it. It is all the same to the study. If I put my heart into it, can't I study well？”

Li Bai understood the truth. After that, he studied diligently(勤奋地). At last he became a famous poet, and ______ a good name for more than a thousand years.

1.A. who　　 B. whose　　 C. that　　 D. which

2.A. in　　 B. on　　 C. at　　 D. of

3.A. grind　　 B. ground　　 C. grinding　　 D. grinds

4.A. on his way home　　 B. on his way to home　　 C. in his way to home　　 D. in his way home

5.A. surprise　　 B. surprised　　 C. surprising　　 D. surprises

6.A. what she was doing　　 B. why she was doing　　 C. what was she doing　　 D. why was she doing

7.A. stopped　　 B. wondered　　 C. liked　　 D. played

8.A. in the end　　 B. at the end of　　 C. by the end　　 D. to the end

9.A. easy to me　　 B. hard to me　　 C. easy for me　　 D. hard for me

10.A. left　　 B. gave　　 C. showed　　 D. put

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Meng Peijie was born in Shanxi province in 1991 in a poor family.When her father died in a car accident in 1996，her mother had to give her up because she wasn't able to support her.Liu Fangying，a worker，adopted(收养)this five－year－old girl.There were three years of happiness until the day Liu got serious illness.Her illness made her lie on the bed all day and all night.Worse more，because of her illness，her husband left home and never returned.Liu attempted to kill herself，but Meng Peijie saw it and stopped her.She cried “Don't leave me，mummy.You are the only one who cares for me.You and me make a family.” From then on，Meng had to learn to cook，wash，shop and take care of her adoptive mother by herself.She was so short that she even had to stand on a chair to cook.

Life was hard for them，but nothing could stop Meng Peijie from going to school.Every day，she got up very early，did some housework and hurried to school.She worked very hard and did well in her lessons.In 2009，she went to Shanxi Normal University to study.She rented a house near school and arranged(安排) her adoptive mother to live there with her.

For more than ten years，Meng has been giving her selfless love to her adoptive mother and she also finds joy and love.She has been honoured as(授予) the “Top 10 people who moved China in 2012”．One of Meng's dreams is that her adoptive mother，Liu Fangying can stand up by herself.So she keeps on helping her exercise and relax her legs every day.We hope her dream will come true one day.

1.Meng Peijie was adopted ________.

A. in 1991　　 B. in 1996

C. in 2009　　 D. in 2012

2.How old was Meng Peijie when she began to support the whole family?

A. Five years old.　　 B. Six years old.

C. Seven years old.　　 D. Eight years old.

3.What did Meng Peijie do after her adoptive mother was ill?

A. She left home.

B. She stopped going to school.

C. She stopped for her adoptive father.

D. She stopped to do chores and looked after her adoptive mother.

4.What does the underlined word “selfless” mean?

A. 无私的　　 B. 自私的

C. 幼小的　　 D. 成熟的

5.Meng Peijie dreams her adoptive mother can ________ one day.

A. go to work　　 B. make money

C. stand up　　 D. cook by herself

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Lei Feng Spirit Carrying on

On December 18, 1940, Lei Feng was born in a poor peasant family in a little mountain village of Hunan Province. He didn't go to school till 1950. At the age of 18, he worked as a steel worker. He was often praised for his good job. On January 8, 1960, he joined the army. In the same year, he joined the Communist Party. He loved the Party and the people, and constantly did good for others. "It's my duty," Lei Feng always said when he was thanked by those . He became a model soldier one year later. Lei died in an accident in 1962.

After his death, Chairman Mao called on the people to “Learn from Comrade Lei Feng”. And 5 March has become the official "Learn from Lei Feng Day" since 1963. People got to know more about him after Lei Feng's Diary was first presented to the public. Now the term "Living Lei Feng"has become a noun for anyone who is selfless, anyone who has deep love for his country, anyone who works hard, or anyone who is always ready to help others…

The whole nation are moved by Lei Feng’s deeds. And Lei Feng's spirit will live in our hearts forever and we surely will practice his spirit in life as he did.

From：Shanghai Middle School English Online

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