The scar ran down her leg from the knee to th...

The scar ran down her leg from the knee to the ankle. She brushed her fingertips over its surface, remembering.

Jerry was only seven when he started surfing; by the age of eleven, he was positively incredible, moving over the face of big waves like there wasn’t even a slightest bit of efforts involved in.

On that day in Bah, though, the ocean had seemed strange. The waves broke like water in a washing machine, and the breaks had been heavy too, making it tough to tell whether it was better to try to catch one or to get out of its way. That was how he’d misjudged.

Ella had seen her brother lose control, his board was thrown out of the water riderless high into the air, but she hadn’t seen him surface. She’d waited for the space of a breath. Nothing. Something, clearly, was wrong.

She dashed into the water, swimming faster even than the competitions at school. Lung burning. Heart Piping-Focused.

She’d found him floating just beyond the reef (暗礁), face up but knocked out cold. Just as she was paddling the water hard, her leg was hurt by the reef, a short, sharp instant of pain.

No matter. She had kept Jerry’s head above water, swimming all the way back to shore. That day had been the worst, scariest moment in Jerry’s surfing career, which has seen him rise from a no-name kid who loved the ocean to a young star, winning competitions around the world.

For Ella, her life had changed as well. She had learned something about who she was, about what she could achieve. She ran her fingers again over the scar, the physical map of the person she had become.

1.Why did Ella think something was wrong?

A. She didn’t see Jerry come out of water.

B. She had not seen Jerry lose control before.

C. She saw Jerry’s board high into the air.

D. She noticed Jerry held his breath longer.

2.What does the underlined part “positively incredible” probably mean?

A. Terribly excited.　　 B. Extremely good.

C. Relatively young.　　 D. Hardly talented.

3.For Ella, the scar represents 　　　　 .

A. her skill at saving lives　　 B. her discovery of self-value

C. her envy of her brother　　 D. her love for swimming career

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A. Ella was as outstanding an athlete as Jerry.

B. Jerry learned how to surf all by himself.

C. Ella was grateful for this terrible experience.

D. Jerry had his leg injured in the surfing accident.

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The scar ran down her leg from the knee to the ankle. She brushed her fingertips over its surface, remembering.

Jerry was only seven when he started surfing; by the age of eleven, he was positively incredible, moving over the face of big waves like there wasn’t even a slightest bit of efforts involved in.

On that day in Bah, though, the ocean had seemed strange. The waves broke like water in a washing machine, and the breaks had been heavy too, making it tough to tell whether it was better to try to catch one or to get out of its way. That was how he’d misjudged.

Ella had seen her brother lose control, his board was thrown out of the water riderless high into the air, but she hadn’t seen him surface. She’d waited for the space of a breath. Nothing. Something, clearly, was wrong.

She dashed into the water, swimming faster even than the competitions at school. Lung burning. Heart Piping-Focused.

She’d found him floating just beyond the reef (暗礁), face up but knocked out cold. Just as she was paddling the water hard, her leg was hurt by the reef, a short, sharp instant of pain.

No matter. She had kept Jerry5s head above water, swimming all the way back to shore. That day had been the worst, scariest moment in Jerry’s surfing career, which has seen him rise from a no-name kid who loved the ocean to a young star, winning competitions around the world.

For Ella, her life had changed as well. She had learned something about who she was, about what she could achieve. She ran her fingers again over the scar, the physical map of the person she had become.

1.Why did Ella think something was wrong?

A. She didn’t see Jerry come out of water.

B. She had not seen Jerry lose control before.

C. She saw Jerry’s board high into the air.

D. She noticed Jerry held his breath longer.

2.What does the underlined part “positively incredible” probably mean?

A. Terribly excited.　　 B. Extremely good.

C. Relatively young.　　 D. Hardly talented.

3.For Ella, the scar represents 　　　　 .

A. her skill at saving lives　　 B. her discovery of self-value

C. her envy of her brother　　 D. her love for swimming career

4.What can be inferred from the text?

A. Ella was as outstanding an athlete as Jerry.

B. Jerry learned how to surf all by himself.

C. Ella was grateful for this terrible experience.

D. Jerry had his leg injured in the surfing accident.

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_____ for the fact that she got hit by a car and broke her leg on her way to school, she might have passed the exam.

A. Had it not been　　 B. Were it not

C. Was it not　 　　　 D. Hadn’t it been

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________ for the fact that she got hit by a car and broke her leg on her way to school, she might have passed the exam.

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When nine-year-old Zion Harvey was two, he lost both his hands and his legs below the knees due to a life-threatening infection. The infection also damaged his kidneys and he receive a healthy kidney donated by his mom, Pattie Ray.

In the first few years of his life Zion had more medical hardship than most of us in a lifetime. That didn’t kill his spirit, though. Last year he became the first child to receive a double-hand transplant in the US. NBC News checked with him to see just how he was doing after the operation.

“I will be proud of the hands I get, ”he told NBC News. “Now I can do many things most people take for granted. When I got my hands, it’s like, here’s the piece of my life that was missing. Now my life is complete.”

When his mom Pattie talks about him, you can see the pride in her eyes, but you also see her strength. You can tell she’s helped her child develop his unbelievable spirit. The two are clearly a team, and seeing them together would make any person’s heart overflow.

“One of the major concerns I have for him is his being able to do certain things in his life,” Ray explains. “Without my mom, I would not be right here right now,” Zion says. “She helped me get through the most difficult times of my life. She is the best mom in the world.”

Zion Harvey is an amazing spirit, and wise well beyond his years.

1.Zion lost his hands ________.

A. at the age of nine　　 B. owing to a medical failure

C. because of being seriously infected　　 D. after a kidney transplant operation

2.After Zion received the double-hand transplant, ________.

A. NBC News went to give him encouragement　　 B. he took what he got for granted

C. he joined a team with his mother　　 D. he was content with his life

3.What may Pattie care most about Zion?

A. Whether he can succeed.　　 B. Whether he can manage on his own.

C. How he can suffer less hardship.　　 D. How he can keep high spirits.

4.What emotion is expressed by the author in the last paragraph?

A. Appreciation.　　 B. Excitement.　　 C. Surprise.　　 D. Satisfaction.

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With her health ____________________, she had to quit the job she loved.

A. broken down      B. broke down     C. having broken down     D to break down

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When the teacher told the boy to sit down, he _____ to her and said she couldn't make him.

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Bicycles, roller skates and skateboards are dangerous. I still have scars (伤疤) on my knees from my childhood run-ins with various wheeled devices. Admittedly, I was a foolish kid, but I’m glad I didn’t spend my childhood trapped indoors to protect me from any injury.

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” But parents can’t handle it when teenagers put this theory into practice. And now technology has become the new field for the age-old battle between adults and their freedom-seeking kids.

Locked indoors, unable to get on their bicycles and hang out with their friends, teens have turned to social media and their mobile phones to gossip and socialize with their friends. What they do online often mirrors what they might otherwise do if their mobility weren’t so heavily restricted (限制) in the age of helicopter parenting. Social media and smartphones have become so popular in recent years because teens need a place to call their own. They want the freedom to explore their identity and the world around them. Instead of climbing out of windows, they jump online.

As teens have moved online, parents have projected their fears onto the Internet, imagining all the potential dangers that youth might face.

Rather than helping teens develop strategies (策略) to deal with public life and the potential risks of interacting with others, fearful parents have focused on tracking, monitoring and blocking. These approaches don’t help teens develop the skills they need to manage complex social situations. “Protecting” kids may feel like the right thing to do, but it denies teens the chances of learning as they come of age in a technology-soaked world.

The key to helping youth in the modern digital life isn’t more restrictions. It’s freedom — plus communication. Urban theorist Jane Jacobs used to argue that the safest neighborhoods were those where communities collectively took interest in and paid attention to what happened on the streets. Safety didn’t come from surveillance (监视) cameras or keeping everyone indoors but from a collective willingness to watch out for one another and be present as people struggled. The same is true online.

What makes the digital street safe is when teens and adults collectively agree to open their eyes and pay attention, communicate and work together to deal with difficult situations. Teens need the freedom to wander the digital street, but they also need to know that caring adults are behind them and supporting them wherever they go. The first step is to turn off the tracking software. Then ask your kids what they’re doing when they’re online — and why it’s so important to them.

1.When he was a child, the writer ______.

A. became disabled

B. spent much time outdoor

C. always stayed at home

D. was ignored by his parents

2.Teens go online mainly because ______.

A. online games mirror real life

B. they want to fight against their parents

C. online experiences make them strong

D. they need a space of their own

3.By mentioning “helicopter parenting” (Paragraph 3), the writer means parents ______.

A. remove any hidden dangers their kids may face

B. use helicopters to track their kids

C. prevent their kids from going to school

D. protect their kids too much

4.According to the passage, helicopter parents may make kids ______.

A. lose the chances of learning

B. handle complex social situations well

C. adapt to the digital world quickly

D. develop strategies to deal with public life

5.The main idea of the passage is that ______.

A. kids should be given freedom to deal with online risks

B. safe neighborhoods come from joint efforts of all

C. the digital street is a threat to kids’ safety

D. kids should be warned against potential dangers in society

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Mary fell over and broke her leg.________，she will have to be away from school for about one month.

A．As a result of　         B．In a word

C．As a result　             D．After all

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A beautiful woman took a plane on business. She found her seat and sat down next to a young man. The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane. When he saw the woman, he got an idea.

“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take a nap (打盹),” the woman answered. “It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.” “No,” the woman still refused. “OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.

“OK. How many moons does Jupiter (木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill. “What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.

After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer to the question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.

1.Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?

A. He wanted to show his kindness.

B. He wanted to have a pleasant journey.

C. He wanted to earn some money from it.

D. He wanted to make friends with the woman.

2.How much did the woman get at the end of the story?

A. $ 500.                             B. $ 5.                     C. $ 10.                     D. $ 490.

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The woman told the man the answer to her question.

B. The woman gave the man’s money back to him.

C. The woman asked the man another question.

D. The woman didn’t know the answer, either.

4.We can learn from the story that the woman is ______.

A. clever                             B. friendly                 C. polite            D. honest

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