Mr. Brozina is a single father and an element...

Mr. Brozina is a single father and an elementary school librarian who reads aloud for a living. When his daughter, Kristen, hit fourth grade, he proposed The Streak: to see if they could read together for 100 straight bedtimes without missing once.

When The Streak reached 100, they celebrated with a pancake breakfast, and Kristen whispered, "I think we should try for 1,000 nights."

Mr. Brozina was delighted, but what he was thinking was, a thousand nights?! "I thought, we'll never do it," he recalled. "And then we got to 1,000, and we said, 'How can we stop?' "

For 3,218 nights (and some mornings, if Mr. Brozina was coming home too late to read). The Streak went on. It progressed from picture books to middle-school classics to Harry Potter, Agatha Christie, Dickens and Shakespeare, continuing on, until Kristen's first day of college.

In those nine-plus years, they survived many close calls. When Kristen was still in elementary school, her father went to Washington. "The phone rang at 10:45 at the hotel and it was Kristen," Mr. Brozina recalled. "She said, 'Dad, we forgot The Streak!' Fortunately, I always traveled with several books and we read right then and there."

This spring, Kristen graduated from Rowan' University. She has performed as you'd expect for a product of The Streak, an English major with a 3.94 average. She also won two national writing contests, was an editor of the humor arid literary publications and won the annual English department award.

1.According to the passage, Mr. Brozina and his daughter read together for ________.

A. 100 bedtimes                      B. 1000 nights                          C. over nine years                       D. nearly 3000 nights and some mornings

2.In the passage, the underlined phrase in Paragraph 1 probably means _____.

A. the period of time for reading together    B. me children's book                    C. the special night                      C. the school work

3.How has Kristen benefited from reading with her father?

A. She has grown closer to her father.      B. She has become a school librarian herself.  C. She has performed well at university.       D. She has won many reading awards.

4.This passage is about a father who _____.

A. is very strict in his work               B. enjoys reading when travelling          C. makes his daughter love reading       D. has a hard time bringing up his daughter

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In April 1952, I was 11 years old and in the sixth grade at an elementary school. My teacher was Miss Pemberton. It was spelling bee time in our city - students were issued with brochures of words to study in　　 _____ for the class spelldowns (比赛). They would lead to a schoolwide contest and ________ qualification for the citywide spelling bee, where school ________ competed for the ________ of being the spelling champion of Houston.

The day ________ the class spelling bee, my youngest brother was playing with matches and ________ set a fire in our apartment. My mother made sleeping arrangements for all of us and ________ the school in the morning to inform Miss Pemberton of the accident, ________ that the class spelling bee was that day.

When I arrived at school, Miss Pemberton ________ me aside. She asked if I wanted her to ________ the spelling bee to another day because of my ________ about the fire. I told her no. That day, I won the spelling bee for my class.

The next week was the school spelling bee, with class champions ________. I won again! The ________ spelling bee was one month away.

Every Sunday afternoon, Miss Pemberton would pick me up, and we would go to her house, where she would help me ________ by calling out spelling words. After a couple of ________, Miss Pemberton would ________ me to Rettig's ice­cream parlor, where I could ________ a hot chocolate sundae (圣代冰激凌) which I'd never had. We practiced every ________ until the citywide spelling bee.

I did not win the citywide spelling bee, but I still felt ________ to have participated. I also felt grateful that I had such a ________ teacher in elementary school.

1.A.need B.exchange C.preparation D.return

2.A.actual B.final C.hopeful D.lucky

3.A.students B.participants C.winners D.teams

4.A.prize B.benefit C.fame D.honor

5.A.before B.after C.during D.for

6.A.stupidly B.successfully C.shortly D.accidentally

7.A.visited B.called C.emailed D.wrote

8.A.believing B.hoping C.knowing D.telling

9.A.pulled B.drove C.left D.helped

10.A.call off B.take off C.put off D.send off

11.A.upset B.curiosity C.doubt D.anger

12.A.waiting B.competing C.winning D.applying

13.A.schoolwide B.citywide C.nationwide D.worldwide

14.A.review B.remember C.learn D.practice

15.A.minutes B.hours C.days D.weeks

16.A.rush B.drag C.take D.send

17.A.order B.use C.make D.enjoy

18.A.weekend B.afternoon C.moment D.night

19.A.proud B.welcome C.disappointed D.surprised

20.A.successful B.patient C.professional D.caring

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Mr. Briggs got a job with an insurance company(保险公司) after he left school and went around visiting people in their homes to sell them life insurance. One day, after he had been working for the company for about a year, the insurance manager sent for him and said, “Mr. Briggs, I have been looking at your record as a salesman with our company, and there is one thing that surprises me about it. Why have you been selling insurance only to people over 95 years old, and why have you been giving them such generous（宽厚的）conditions? You’ll ruin our company if you go on like that.”

“Oh, no, sir,” answered Mr. Briggs at once, “Before I started work, I looked at the figures(数字) for deaths in this country during the past ten years, and I can tell you that few people die at the age of 95.”

1.Before he worked in an insurance company, what was Mr.

Briggs?________

2.The word “ruin” in the first paragraph means ________.

3.As a salesman with the company, Mr. Brigs ________.

4.What was it that surprised the manager? ________

5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?________

small.

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A teacher at Cedar Bluff Elementary School, Andrew Klicka writes rap music to help students learn and remember concepts. “I started writing raps ______ the social studies tests were so hard,” Klicka said. “Kids had a(n) _______ time remembering all of the information that we had to _______.”

This piece of news has _______ that music can help kids do better in school. The best way to _______ facts might be to set them to music. Medical students, for example, have long used rhymes and songs to help them _______ vast quantities of information. A doctor by the name of Tupas Mukherjee _______ that at the hospital he worked at no one _______ the procedures for managing asthma (哮喘). So he created a video and recorded himself ______ the guidelines on asthma procedures. It has spread quickly, and now all _______ use it and are able to remember the guidelines.

Music also makes the school day more fun. It makes school more ______. Many students come to school with optional courses like Spanish. No gym or music. If they had a music hour or program, they could reduce _______ and relax their brain in a way.

Therefore, I _______ with some people who think that music is worth sacrificing for other _______ such as upgraded websites. We shouldn't _______ music programs.

1.A.because B.though C.until D.unless

2.A.difficult B.long C.unforgettable D.boring

3.A.write B.teach C.collect D.store

4.A.repeated B.complained C.announced D.proved

5.A.face B.explain C.remember D.know

6.A.check B.seek C.provide D.master

7.A.realized B.predicted C.supposed D.understood

8.A.accepted B.followed C.created D.appreciated

9.A.developing B.presenting C.reciting D.singing

10.A.students B.professors C.doctors D.reporters

11.A.practical B.important C.interesting D.unusual

12.A.confidence B.pressure C.friendship D.conflict

13.A.talk B.disagree C.compare D.compete

14.A.methods B.abilities C.programs D.reasons

15.A.look forward to B.take advantage of C.add up to D.get rid of

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Vending machines （投币式自动售货机） are found in 16% of U．S．elementary schools, 52% of middle schools and 88% of high schools．About 22% of students in grades 1 through 12 buy food in vending machines each day—and those purchases added an average of 253 calories to their diets, according to a new study in the September issue of the Journal of School Health．

Just to be clear, those were not 253 calories' worth of tofu, yogurt or carrot．The most popular vending machine items included soft drinks, candy, chips, crackers, cookies, cakes and ice cream．On the plus side （好的方面）, kids also bought low-fat milk, fruit juice and even fruit, the study found．

But the eventual effect on kids' diets was not good．Those who bought from vending machines ate an average of 156 grams of sugar per day, compared with 146 grams for those who abstained （节制）．They also consumed less fiber, iron and vitamin B．

One silver lining: Vending machine customers ate 4% less sodium （钠） than other students--an average of 3,287 milligrams per day compared with 3,436 mg for those who didn't buy from vending machines．That's probably because the extra snacks made kids too full to eat as much at mealtimes, when dishes are especially Salty．In any event, kids should eat no more than 1,200 to 1,500 mg of sodium each day, according to the Mayo Clinic．Even for adults, the government recommends a daily limit of 2,300 mg．

Overall, vending machines in school appear to be a threat to children's health．The researchers calculated that all that snacking adds up to about14 extra pounds per child per school year．For some students this might be a serious contributor to weight issues．The study was based on data collected from 2,309 children nationwide for the third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study, which was

conducted by the U．S．Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service．

1.The students using vending machines take in less of all the following EXCEPT ．

A．sugar                B．fiber            C．vitamin          D．iron

2.The underlined words “One silver lining” mean “________”．

A．a discouraging condition at present

B．a bright side of a difficult situation

C．an urgent warning from health experts

D．an increasing concern from the public

3.Why do kids buying food from vending machines take less salt probably?

A．They prefer less salty food．

B．They have formed healthy eating habits．

C．They eat less food at mealtimes．

D．They take less junk food as snacks．

4.What's the purpose of the text?

A．To teach children a balanced diet．

B．To introduce the finding of a new study．

C．To remind parents of children's health．

D．To tell the history of vending machines．

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As an elementary school student in New York City, Robert Lee would stare in disbelief at his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. His Korean immigrant parents had taught him not to waste food.

While studying finance and accounting at New York University, Robert remembered this lesson all the time. When Robert and his friend Louisa Chen entered a college entrepreneurship (创业）contest，they proposed an idea for a food-rescue nonprofit group： Their program would deliver leftovers from the dining hall to homeless shelters seven days a week all by volunteers. Their idea won the competition. With the $ 1,000 prize, they founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC) in July 2013. In just the first few weeks, Robert’s team delivered a donation of enough spaghetti and meatballs to feed 20 people at a New York City homeless shelter.

Robert, who had taken a job as an analyst at J. P. Morgan, devoted his spare time to creating a network of New York City restaurants, from small delis (熟食店）to large chains like Starbucks and Panera Bread, agreeing to donate food, and he enlisted volunteers to make food deliveries. After RLC received national press attention, homeless shelters and soup kitchens in Portland, Oregon, Washington, DC and other cities reached out to Robert for partnership advice. The organization now reaches 16 cities around the country.

Only a year into his finance job, Robert gave up his six-figure salary to focus on RLC. “I compared one hour of impact at J. P. Morgan to one hour at RLC，and the difference was just tremendous,” he says. “One shelter told us that our donations allowed them to provide entire dinners for more than 300 people, three nights a week，” Robert says. “Things like that make me gladly quit my job.”

1.How did Robert feel when his classmates threw away food?

A.Astonished. B.Embarrassed.

C.Disappointed. D.Interested.

2.What do we know about the RLC?

A.It won $ 1,000 prize.

B.It got supported by many restaurants.

C.It asked the homeless shelters for advice.

D.It has branches all over the world.

3.Why did Robert leave his job at J P Morgan?

A.One shelter spoke highly of him.

B.RLC offered him six-figure salary.

C.He could make a bigger difference in society.

D.The work at J. P. Morgan was not suitable for him.

4.Which of the following best describes Robert?

A.Confident. B.Modest.

C.Humorous. D.Selfless.

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As an elementary school student in New York City, Robert Lee would stare in disbelief at his classmates throwing away half-eaten sandwiches after lunch. His Korean immigrant parents had taught him and his older brother not to waste food.

While studying finance and accounting at New York University, Robert remembered this lesson and joined Two Birds One Stone, a food-rescue club on campus that delivered, five days a week, uneaten pasta, vegetables, and other leftovers from the dining hall to nearby homeless shelters.

When Robert and fellow club member Louisa Chen entered a college entrepreneurship（创业） contest, they proposed a slightly different idea for a food-rescue nonprofit group: Their program wouldn’t have a donation minimum (meaning they would gladly pick up one bag of leftover bagels or a single pot of soup), would operate seven days a week, and would be run entirely by volunteers.

Their idea won the competition. With the $1,000 prize, they founded Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC) in July 2013. In just the first few weeks, Robert’s team delivered a donation of enough spaghetti and meatballs to feed 20 people in line at a New York City homeless shelter that had run out of food.

Robert, who had taken a job at J.P. Morgan, devoted his spare time to creating a network of New York City restaurants that agreed to donate food, and he found volunteers to make food deliveries to homeless shelters. After RLC received national press attention, homeless shelters and soup kitchens in Portland, Oregon, Washington, DC and other cities reached out to Robert for partnership advice. To date, RLC has distributed more than 250,000 pounds of food in 12 cities around the country.

Only a year into his finance job, Robert gave up his six-figure salary to focus on RLC. “I compared one hour of impact at J.P. Morgan to one hour at RLC, and the difference was just huge,” he says. He’s now the group’s only full-time employee.

“One shelter recently told us that our donations allow them to provide entire dinners for more than 300 people, three nights a week,” Robert says. “Things like that make me glad I quit my job.”

1.Which of the following statements about RLC is NOT true?

A. It became successful immediately.

B. It has attracted nationwide attention.

C. It was started from a food-rescue club.

D. It delivers food to shelters by volunteers.

2.Where did Robert get the money to found RLC?

A. He saved money in college.

B. He won the prize at a competition.

C. He borrowed money from his friend

D. He received donations from restaurants.

3.Why did Robert quit his job at J.P. Morgan?

A. He couldn’t make as much money as he hoped.

B. The job at J.P. Morgan takes too much of his time.

C. RLC needs a full-time employee to develop its business.

D. Working for RLC is more meaningful than for J.P. Morgan

4.According to Robert, which of the following words best describes the job at RLC?

A. rewarding　　 B. surprising

C. tiring　　 D. exciting

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In the United States, elementary and middle schools are advised to give students two and a half hours of physical activity a week.

Yet many schools across the country have reduced their physical education programs. Criticism（批评） of the cuts has led in some places to efforts to give students more time for exercise, not less.

A study reported that life expectancy（寿命） has fallen or is no longer increasing in some parts of the United States. The situation is worst among poor people in the southern states, and especially women. Public health researchers say it is largely the result of increases in obesity（肥胖）, smoking and high blood pressure. They also blame differences in health services around the country.

A study found that only four percent of elementary schools provided daily physical education all year for all grades. This was true of eight percent of middle schools and two percent of high schools. The study also found that twenty-two percent of all schools did not require students to take any P.E.

Charlene Burgeson is the executive director of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. She says one problem for P.E. teachers is that schools are under pressure to put more time into academic subjects. Also, parents may agree that children need exercise in school.

But experts say P.E. classes have changed. They say the goal has moved away from competition and toward personal performance, as a way to build a lifetime of activity. These days, teachers often lead activities like weight training.

Some parents like the idea of avoiding competitive sports in P.E. class. Yet others surely dislike that idea. In the end, schools may find themselves in a no-win situation.

1. . How many reasons have caused some Americans’ life expectancy to fall?

2.  The underlined part “that idea” (the last paragraph) refers to _______.

3. . From the passage we can infer that _______.

4. . The passage mainly tells us about _______.

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—Is your father an English teacher in the school?

—No! But he _________ English there for ten years.

A. has taught　　 　　　　 B. has been teaching

C. taught　　　　　 　　 　 D. had taught

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In elementary school, I was living with my parents and my brother in a rented apartment in New York City. At the time, I never thought of myself as comfortable or ______ —it was just the way life was.

Everything ______ before I started the sixth grade. Our landlord (房东) kicked us out ______ notice. My family had to ______ to the Life Family Shelter. We had a private room to sleep in at the shelter, which housed 90 ______, but it was a quarter of the size of our ______ living space, so we always ______ crowded.

I didn’t fully understand what was happening, but after a few weeks, it ______ sank in: I was homeless. I felt so ______ that I didn’t tell anyone at school. I felt like I could never truly be myself and open up to friends, because I carried around this secret. It was a ______ time.

The only good part about living in the shelter was that I got to go to a(n) ______ program that was run by the Coalition for the Homeless. It was a quiet place where I could do my ______ or arts.

After three years, my parents finally ______ affordable housing. I was so excited. We have two bedrooms and one bathroom that we don’t have to ______ with strangers. It’s so nice to have ______ again. It’s funny — you don’t realize how valuable something is until you are ______ to live without it.

Last April, I started feeling different about my ______ being homeless. For the first time, I didn’t feel ashamed. I decided that it was time to tell my ______ Jason. He was shocked. ______, he was supportive and didn’t treat me any differently.

I also started volunteering at the after-school program because I want to help other kids who are ______ the same thing as I did.

1.A. curious　　 B. unafraid　　 C. happy　　 D. confident

2.A. happened　　 B. changed　　 C. appeared　　 D. exchanged

3.A. without　　 B. along　　 C. within　　 D. beyond

4.A. occur　　 B. appeal　　 C. belong　　 D. move

5.A. families　　 B. classes　　 C. teams　　 D. grades

6.A. new　　 B. simple　　 C. small　　 D. old

7.A. seemed　　 B. felt　　 C. looked　　 D. became

8.A. gradually　　 B. really　　 C. immediately　　 D. finally

9.A. tired　　 B. confused　　 C. embarrassed　　 D. surprised

10.A. lonely　　 B. guilty　　 C. slow　　 D. quiet

11.A. adventurous　　 B. after-school　　 C. real-life　　 D. personal

12.A. homework　　 B. job　　 C. dream　　 D. housework

13.A. recognized　　 B. created　　 C. found　　 D. explored

14.A. agree　　 B. communicate　　 C. share　　 D. compete

15.A. freedom　　 B. wealth　　 C. fame　　 D. privacy

16.A. forced　　 B. attracted　　 C. persuaded　　 D. ordered

17.A. story　　 B. background　　 C. experience　　 D. introduction

18.A. father　　 B. brother　　 C. relative　　 D. friend

19.A. However　　 B. Therefore　　 C. After all　　 D. Moreover

20.A. seeing through　　 B. going through　　 C. going around　　 D. looking through

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