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Jose Adolfo is a banker from Peru. He encourages children to save money and offers his customers cash for recycling plastic wastes. But the remarkable thing is that he is still a child himself.

By the age of 7, he decided to create a bank for children. He was motivated by seeing his classmates skipping lunch because they had spent the little money they had on sweets or football cards. What drove him even more was the poverty he saw among children.

With the support of a local company, the 14-year-old founded the Bartselana student bank which now has more than 2,000 customers between the ages of 10 and 18. Children can withdraw (提取) money from several cashpoints of the bank. They can also monitor their balances online. What makes it different from traditional banks is that it sets savings goals for children. They have to reach those goals in order to withdraw their money.

The student bank really took off when he came up with the “Recycle Plan”, a new way for the children to earn money by collecting recyclable plastic or paper waste. Students can bring recyclable plastic bottles, used school books and old newspapers to the schools and put them into the collecting boxes. The recycling is weighed and the money goes to their bank accounts.

The bank recycles 4.4 tons of material a month and has collecting boxes in seven schools in Arequipa. More are on a waiting list. Increasingly the model is in demand in the rest of Peru and abroad.

His efforts have been noticed by Peru’s environment ministry. “He’s making an amazing change in financial (理财的) education that perhaps many adults could not come up with,” said the Peru’s environment minister, Lucia Ruiz. “He’s achieving a double goal because he’s not just designing a financial opportunity for children and teenagers but also helping to reduce waste in the country.”

1.Why did Jose create a bank for children?

A.To help poor children. B.To provide free lunch.

C.To offer outdoor activities. D.To improve school condition.

2.What is special about the student bank ?

A.It makes saving goals. B.It monitors the balance.

C.It has several cashpoints. D.It serves customers online.

3.According to paragraph 4, students can earn money by _______ .

A.using less plastic bottles B.using old school books

C.collecting plastic wastes D.cleaning collecting boxes

4.What can we know about the “Recycle Plan” ?

A.It’s typical. B.It’s successful.

C.It’s risky. D.It’s well-organized .

5.According to Lucia Ruiz, why is Jose’s job meaningful?

A.He gave money to poor children.

B.He taught children how to spend money.

C.He helped adults receive financial education.

D.He contributed to financial education and recycling.

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Guana was born from a family with 7 children. His parents had two jobs to make ends meet and struggled to pay for basic expenses. Guana was once a cleaner at a school but now he is a superintendent(教育学监), leading the Byron Union School District in rural northern California.

Guana always remembers when he wanted to give up, someone would encourage him. One was the cleaner at his school when he was a boy. He called her “Nike” because she wore Nike shoes. Guana wanted those kinds of shoes, too, but his parents could not afford them. Young Gauna liked how Nike made everything so clean. He told her he wanted to be a cleaner, too. Nike said, “it’s good if you want to be a cleaner, but make sure that you go to college and make this as one of your steps there.”

Guana also looked up to the principal(校长), the leader at his school. He was a tall, friendly and good-looking man. He told Guana about his job helping students and teachers. And he said, “Well, if you don’t give up, you’ll get there.” Guana did get there, and two men remain friends. But before Guana became a school principal, he followed in Nike’s footsteps and become a cleaner. He worked for three schools in Lodi, California, which helped him earn the money needed for his first two years of college. He earned a high-level university education and gained a doctor’s degree. Then he worked as a campus safety officer, teacher, counselor, administrator, and now superintendent.

Even though Guana has had a successful career, he never forgets where he came from, or how he felt. He uses his life experiences to guide him as a leader.

For example, Guana’s younger sister needs a wheelchair to get around. To this day, her disability(残疾) helps him as a school administrator to help and support special children. In Guana’s school system today, everyone is important and invited to parties and events.

1.Why did Guana have the idea to become a cleaner?

A.He was eager to earn money to go to college.

B.He wanted to buy Nike shoes with his efforts.

C.He planned to work to support his poor family.

D.He admired Nike’s excellent cleaning work.

2.What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.How Guana overcame the difficulties.

B.How Guana received the doctor’s degree.

C.How Guana became a leader from a cleaner.

D.How Guana got help from the previous principal.

3.What is the author’s purpose of the last paragraph?

A.To show Guana’s experiences were helpful for his success.

B.To encourage us to help those in need like Guana.

C.To inform us that Guana’s sister had such a difficult life.

D.To tell us that Guana was a kind and considerate man.

4.What can we learn from Guana?

A.Where there is a will, there is a way. B.It is never too old to learn.

C.A friend in need is a friend indeed. D.Great minds think alike.

5.In a newspaper, this text may appear in the section of _______.

A.Health B.People C.Science D.Lifestyle

高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the US.

For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as danger. With good guides, some education, and a few precautions(预防 ), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated. “Kids have to be on-line. If we tell our kids they can’t be allowed to surf the Internet, we’re cutting them off from their future,” said an expert.

Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way would be to use what is known as a “content screener”. But this can’t be wholly reliable(可靠 ), and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.

A few other tips:

—Do not put the PC in a child’s room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.

—Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.

―Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.

And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.

1.What is the best way to protect children from improper material?

2.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

3.According to the passage, we can infer that ____.

4.What does the passage tell us most?

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Giving children access to literature is important.Educators,parents,and community members should help students develop a passion for reading.Not only is reading literature important in developing cognitive(认知的)skills to be able to succeed in a school or work setting,but it is valuable for other reasons as well.

First,children's literature provides students with the opportunity to respond to literature and develop their own opinions about the topic.Quality literature allows for some differences in opinion. One reader may take something completely different away from the piece of literature than the next reader,based on the two personal viewpoints and experiences.

Besides,children's literature provides a path for students to learn about their own cultural heritage(遗产)and the cultures of other people.However,when teaching students about the cultural heritage of others,one should be very careful in selecting which books to recommend.There are stories which contain inaccuracies about certain cultural groups.However,there are also children's books that are more accurate in teaching the cultural differences of others.

Undoubtedly children's literature also helps students develop emotional intelligence.Stories have the power to promote emotional and moral development.Children's literature contains many moments of crisis(危机),when characters make moral decisions and consider the reasons for their decisions,an important skill for children to see modeled.It also encourages students to think deeper about their own feelings.

Children's literature also encourages creativity.It plays an important role in nurturing(培育) and expanding the imagination.For instance,The House in the Night describes the creativity a young girl has in her dreams at night,as she flies about the dark neighborhood on the wings of a bird.

Children's literature promotes the development of students internal imaginations. Children's literature should be attached importance to because it promotes personality and social development.Children are easily influenced by others,and children's literature can help them develop into caring,intelligent,and friendly people.Being able to understand other people's viewpoints and to not be selfish are important skills that adults must nurture in children. Children's literature can promote social development by encouraging students to accept other people and their differences,thus becoming considerate people and growing into quality citizens.

Finally,children's literature is invaluable in that it is a timeless tradition,one in which books are the major means of passing on our literary heritage from one generation to the next.For a younger audience,children can build their cognitive and language skills through exposure to Mother Goose rhymes.Children in older grades can learn to appreciate the classic plays and messages of William Shakespeare in picture books.Children are only young for a short time,and so we must give them access to a basic literary heritage of timeless books.Quality children's literature has the great power to attract audiences for many generations.

Children's literature is important in both the school setting and at home.Teachers and parents should both be able to distinguish between quality and ordinary literature,in order to give students access to the best books to encourage these important values of literature.

1.From the passage we can know_

A.children's literature helps pass on language skills from one generation to another

B.reading literature helps develop children's cognitive skills as well as personalities

C.literature plays an unimportant role in the development of children's imagination

D.children should read ordinary literature,which benefits emotional intelligence

2.How does the writer develop Paragraph 7?

A.By analyzing factors. B.By comparing facts. C.By giving examples. D.By listing data.

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.In children's literature,how characters make moral decisions can inspire kids.

B.It is totally up to parents to expose children to varieties of literature.

C.Children's literature is so valuable that it benefits kids regardless of the contents.

D.Without literature,children cannot develop into quality citizens.

4.The passage is mainly about

A.the background of children's literature B.the value of children's literature

C.the theme of children's literature D.the characteristics of children's literature

5.How is the passage organized?(P:Paragraph)

A.

B.

C.

D.

高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own way.

Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he would concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting annoyed, but then it hit me: I started noticing his answers were much quicker and right when he stood up. Could he be focused while standing up?

This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet child was more likely to succeed. This child would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life. Kids that were active and loud would only be objects of stares.

Now people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality features, and all they can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids’ best cheerleaders, guiding them and helping them find their way.

I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating, just in his own way and not mine. We need to accept our kids, and their ways of doing things. This way may have worked for me but doesn’t mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than seeing our children being individual（个人）. It makes us happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to live life.

1.According to the passage, the author tried to keep his son seated so that ________.

A.he could finish his homework on time

B.he couldn’t bother the author

C.he could pay more attention to his study

D.he could keep silent in the room

2.Inspired by the case of his son, the author began to doubt ________.

A.the importance of parents

B.the old form of education methods

C.the relationship between kids and their parents

D.the good grades of some kids

3.In the past, what kind of child is unlovable?

A.Those who are active and loud.

B.Those who are obedient and calm.

C.Those who are talkative and humorous.

D.Those who are shy and careful.

4.What does the author think of teaching children?

A.Encouragement is important.

B.A fine example is necessary in the school.

C.Children shouldn’t be punished.

D.Children can not be taught in the same way.

5.In the opinion of the author, children should ________.

A.have no freedom

B.be friendly to their parents

C.have their own style

D.learn from their friends

高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

Kings Camps

About Our Camps

Kings Camps is part of the Kings Active Foundation and is devoted to helping young people reach their potential (潜能). We provide sports camps and summer camps at over 40 places across the UK for children aged 4—17. We bring together the very best aspects of sports and holiday clubs to provide friendship, fun and exciting adventures for young people from the UK and around the world.

Why Choose Kings Camps

* Creative, inspiring camps: We have a strong belief that sport has an important role to play in a happy childhood and we’ll provide some places, new and creative ways to inspire. They are not for profit (利润).

* Learn important life skills: Kings Camps equip children with important life skills and understanding that being active is necessary to health and well-being.

* International students are welcome: We welcome children from outside of the UK who will make friends here by communicating with kids from different backgrounds, but we do request that they at least understand English to make sure of their safety and that of others, and of course their enjoyment.

Comments

Ryan has enjoyed every aspect. When we’ve asked about his day, he’ said it was “amazing and fantastic”. All the staff are extremely friendly, enthusiastic and have a true belief in what they are doing.

—Tnacy Lee

Fantastic friendly staff! It’ an action-packed week of multiple sports. My sweetheart made new friends, overcame swimming fears came away more confident tool I cannot recommend it enough!

—Kay Court

1.What does Kings Camps aim to do?

A.Combine sports and holiday clubs. B.Get kids to play outdoors.

C.Provide adventurous and challenging camps. D.Encourage kids to develop their potential.

2.What’s necessary for international students?

A.Awareness of safety. B.Love for outdoor sports.

C.Basic English ability. D.Good communicating skills.

3.Who probably made the comments?

A.Parents. B.Teachers.

C.Campers. D.Staff.

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International Children's Day is around the corner and we have selected some children’s movies for you to enjoy this special day with your kids. Free online access to these films will be available for a limited period of time (from June 1st-June 7th), feel free to pick them up. The films are all provided by www. 1905. com.

Good Boy and Kung Fu (2019)

The film follows Li Le, a boy deeply in love with Chinese martial arts who has been learning it from his grandfather since childhood. He tries to win a martial arts contest to get a free family tour in Macao to bring together his divorced parents. He and his grandpa try to fake a “kidnapping”, but the consequences are beyond their original plan.

A Journey to the Seaside (2019)

A driver receives an order sending an 8-year-old boy and his dog from Beijing to Zhoushan in Zhejiang Province. He reluctantly accepts the order just for the payment. On the way, he and the boy go through many experiences together, which changes their attitudes. This is a journey that heals two lonely hearts — one of an adult, the other a child.

Running Like Wind (2017)

Adapted from a true story, this inspirational film tells a tale of a group of girls from the Li ethnic group who never encountered soccer before, but who manage to fulfill a soccer dream with tears and laughter after overcoming all sorts of difficulties.

1.Who is this passage intended for?

A.Film lovers. B.Children. C.Holidaymakers. D.Parents.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Viewers must download the films from a website.

B.Li Le has been learning Kung Fu from his grandpa.

C.The driver is asked to send the boy to Beijing.

D.The girls realizes their dream without difficulty.

3.Which of the films is inspired by real people?

A.Good Boy and Kung Fu. B.A Journey to the Seaside.

C.Running Like Wind. D.None.

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Imagine stepping out your front door and standing in the middle of a national park. Daniel hopes this might soon be possible for millions of London residents. Daniel is leading a campaign to make London a national park city.

Although London has much more concrete than a national park usually would, it is home to more than 13,000 kinds of wildlife. These species live in its 3,000 parks, along with 15,000 varieties of flowering plants, and more than 300 species of birds. In fact, 47 percent of the land in London is green space.

“We have 8 million trees in London; it’s the world’s largest urban forest,” Daniel says. That’s almost one tree for every person living in London! Yet, even though London has thousands of outdoor spaces, one in seven children living there hasn’t visited a green space in the past year.

Daniel believes that making London into a national park will protect the animal life and green spaces in London. He hopes it will also encourage people, especially young people, to spend more time outdoors. Daniel takes his own son out to explore in London, and he thinks that other parents should do the same. Daniel believes that people who spend a lot of time in nature live happier and healthier lives. What do you think?

1.The campaign led by Daniel is________.

A.to create a new beautiful village B.to attract more visitors to parks

C.to build a modern town in England D.to make London a national park city

2.We can learn from Paragraph 2 and 3 that ________.

A.London has 8 million trees B.London is a small urban forest

C.there are few parks in London D.more than 50% of London is green space

3.In Daniel’s opinion, other parents should________.

A.take care of themselves B.help their children with their schoolwork

C.spend a lot of time indoors D.take their children out to explore in London

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.A New Type of Park B.People’s Busy Life

C.A Traditional Festival D.Children’s Museum

高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析

单词拼写（共10题; 每小题0.5分，满分5分）

1. As children get older, it is important to encourage their __________ (独立) from parents , which increases their ability to meet new challehges.

2.The harmful c_________ used in agriculture(农业) may damage our health.

3.Happiness doesn’t come from the money you have but comes from your s_______ with life.

4. The greatest change exercise has brought in her is that she feels ______(精力充沛的) ,healthy, confident and pretty.

5.After g ______, Helen found a job in an international company, which made her parents proud.

6. There are many ________ (争论) against smoking. Some are for it while some are against it.

7. Don’t be e_________________ about your weight.

8. I stayed out till_______________(大概)nine o'clock, and then I came back.

9. There are many excellent ______________(运动员)and coaches in each period.

10.The brothers were too f________ to speak a word when they came across a lion in the forest.

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Many people especially children, do not have good handwashing habits. Children may think that it is a tiresome thing to do. To help solve this problem, two entrepreneurs (企业家) from India created a product to tum handwashing into a fun activity. Amanat Anand and Shubham Issar created a device called the SoaPen. Issar said, “The SoaPen is a soap that kids can draw with. It's a fun way to teach kids how to wash their hands.”

AS the name suggests, the SoaPen is a pen made out of soap. The children draw on their hands with the soap pen and then wash it off. If they do not spend enough time washing it off, the colors remain on their hands.

To get their product on the market, the two women joined a business development program in Washington D. C. called Halcyon Incubator. Mike Malloy is the program manager at Halcyon Incubator. He said turning a great idea into a product that can help others is not easy. “There is kind of an up-and-down- roller coaster ride in the journey of being an entrepreneur. One day things are going great; the next day things are terrible. And if you' re doing that alone, it can be really, really difficult.”

Halcyon connects what it calls “social entrepreneurs” with business professionals. These experts help the entrepreneurs sell their products. Anand said that with this business help, they were able to do more than they would have by themselves.

Anand and Issar said their goal is to donate one SoaPen to children of poor families for every three they sell at full price. The product could have a real influence on public health. The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF, reports that 1.5 million children die each year as a result of diarrhea (痢疾). UNICEF says good handwashing could decrease that number by 40 percent.

1.Why did the two entrepreneurs create the SoaPen?

A.To teach kids how to draw. B.To help kids have some fun.

C.To get kids to wash their hands quickly. D.To encourage kids to wash hands carefully

2.How did the two entrepreneurs try to market their product?

A.They turned to Halcyon Incubator. B.They created a development program.

C.They asked other entrepreneurs for help. D.They employed some business professionals.

3.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A.Being an entrepreneur is full of surprises. B.Being an entrepreneur is very painful.

C.Being an entrepreneur is a cool thing. D.Being an entrepreneur is really hard.

4.What does the author want to tell us about the SoaPen in the last paragraph?

A.Its price. B.Its value. C.Its popularity. D.Its quality.

高一英语阅读选择中等难度题查看答案及解析