One evening last fall, while Marcos Ugarte did his homework and his father, Eduardo, a teacher, prepared lesson plans, they heard shouting outside. Eduardo, 47, and Marcos, 15, stepped onto the balcony(阳台) of their two-story home. Immediately, Marcos’ s eye was caught by a flame from one of their neighbors’ houses.
"Dad, the house is on fire!" Marcos cried. Dressed only in shorts, the barefoot teen
dashed towards the Mas’ home with his dad. Grandmother Yim Ma, mother Suzanne Ma, and son Nathan Ma were gathered on the front grassland shouting for help. When the Ugartes got there, they saw through the open front door that father Alex Ma was falling down the stairs, coughing, his face black with dirt.
"Is anyone else in the house?" Eduardo asked.
"My son!" Alex managed to say, pointing to the second floor.
Eduardo started up the stairs, but thick, black smoke, swirling ash, and extreme heat forced him to his knees. He inched upstairs and down the hall where Alex said he would find Cody, eight, who had locked himself in a bedroom. "I’d never seen smoke like that," says Eduardo. "My glasses immediately turned black from the ash."
As the fire spread across the hall, Eduardo banged on the bedroom door and tried to turn the handle. But Cody didn’t respond, and Eduardo made his way back downstairs. At the same time, Marcos saw Yim and Suzanne pulling an aluminum(铝) ladder out of the garage. "Cody was standing at the window, screaming for help," says Marcos.
"I knew I had to do something." He grabbed the ladder, positioned it near the window, and climbed towards the boy. When Marcos reached the window, he pushed the screen into the room and persuaded Cody out. "It’s OK," Marcos told him. "I’ve got you." Holding Cody with one arm, Marcos moved down the ladder. Halfway down, he handed the boy to a neighbor.
The day after the fire, Alex visited Marcos. "Thank you for saving my son," Alex said. "You are his hero forever."
1.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. How a family got saved from a fire.
B. How a fire happened.
C. How a teen became a hero.
D. How a barefoot teen saved his neighbor.
2.The Ugartes went onto their balcony to ________.
A. have a rest
B. enjoy the cool
C. see where the fire was
D. see what was the matter
3.When the Ugartes got to the fire scene, ________.
A. the Mas were all out to safety
B. father Alex Ma was saving his son
C. Cody was trapped on the second floor
D. Cody was sleeping in bed
4.Why did Marcos say something to Cody?
A. To calm him. B. To educate him.
C. To amuse him. D. To upset him.
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One evening last fall, while Marcos Ugarte did his homework and his father, Eduardo, a teacher, prepared lesson plans, they heard shouting outside. Eduardo, 47, and Marcos, 15, stepped onto the balcony(阳台) of their two-story home. Immediately, Marcos’ s eye was caught by a flame from one of their neighbors’ houses.
"Dad, the house is on fire!" Marcos cried. Dressed only in shorts, the barefoot teen
dashed towards the Mas’ home with his dad. Grandmother Yim Ma, mother Suzanne Ma, and son Nathan Ma were gathered on the front grassland shouting for help. When the Ugartes got there, they saw through the open front door that father Alex Ma was falling down the stairs, coughing, his face black with dirt.
"Is anyone else in the house?" Eduardo asked.
"My son!" Alex managed to say, pointing to the second floor.
Eduardo started up the stairs, but thick, black smoke, swirling ash, and extreme heat forced him to his knees. He inched upstairs and down the hall where Alex said he would find Cody, eight, who had locked himself in a bedroom. "I’d never seen smoke like that," says Eduardo. "My glasses immediately turned black from the ash."
As the fire spread across the hall, Eduardo banged on the bedroom door and tried to turn the handle. But Cody didn’t respond, and Eduardo made his way back downstairs. At the same time, Marcos saw Yim and Suzanne pulling an aluminum(铝) ladder out of the garage. "Cody was standing at the window, screaming for help," says Marcos.
"I knew I had to do something." He grabbed the ladder, positioned it near the window, and climbed towards the boy. When Marcos reached the window, he pushed the screen into the room and persuaded Cody out. "It’s OK," Marcos told him. "I’ve got you." Holding Cody with one arm, Marcos moved down the ladder. Halfway down, he handed the boy to a neighbor.
The day after the fire, Alex visited Marcos. "Thank you for saving my son," Alex said. "You are his hero forever."
1.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. How a family got saved from a fire.
B. How a fire happened.
C. How a teen became a hero.
D. How a barefoot teen saved his neighbor.
2.The Ugartes went onto their balcony to ________.
A. have a rest
B. enjoy the cool
C. see where the fire was
D. see what was the matter
3.When the Ugartes got to the fire scene, ________.
A. the Mas were all out to safety
B. father Alex Ma was saving his son
C. Cody was trapped on the second floor
D. Cody was sleeping in bed
4.Why did Marcos say something to Cody?
A. To calm him. B. To educate him.
C. To amuse him. D. To upset him.
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Rodney Smith, Jr. started mowing the lawns (割草坪) in Huntsville, Alabama last fall. He used his time between classes at Alabama A&M to reach a goal of mowing 100 yards before winter. Smith has been cutting grass for free to help single moms, the elderly, and the disabled, while teaching the local youth the values that can turn boys into men. “I’m doing something positive. I want boys to follow me and be better than me,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
Rodney is from Bermuda. He says people there help each other and are always friendly. “That’s what drives me to help people.”
In May this year, he was getting ready to launch his mowing service for the summer when he heard about a 93-year-old woman trying to cut grass by herself. Smith and a friend showed up to do the job for her.
In November, a local TV station gave him $300, calling it a special gift for his good work. After he received the money, he used it to create the non-profit(非盈利的) service group, Raising Men Lawn Care Service. He also started a page to collect money to buy lawn equipment and other things—including T-shirts with special logos.
After I read about Rodney’s story, I told my friends about him. We also planned to mow lawns for single moms, the elderly and disabled in our neighborhood. And I hope more and more young people will join Rodney’s service group—Raising Men Lawn Care Service.
1.What was Rodney Smith, Jr.’s goal last fall?
A. To mow 100 yards for free.
B. To start a non-profit service group.
C. To set a good example to his kids.
D. To make use of time between classes.
2.What does the underlined word “launch” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Improve. B. Find. C. Start. D. Help.
3.What did Rodney do with the money he received?
A. He gave it to the elderly.
B. He improved his mowing service.
C. He gave it to a friend’s service group.
D. He bought many T-shirts for neighbors.
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One hot night last August, I tried everything I could think of — toys, songs etc. to make him fall into sleep, but he just couldn’t do it. Since I believed that a long night was waiting for me ahead, I had no choice but to bring a TV into his room to kill off the hours until dawn. I was surprised that the moment I turned on the TV the baby became quiet right away and fixed his little eyes brightly on the screen. Not willing to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then tiptoed(蹑手蹑脚地行进) out of the room, leaving him to watch the boring TV programs. I heard no more of the baby’s crying that night and the next morning when I went into his room, I found him still watching TV by himself. I found there was a metaphor(暗喻) in my baby’s behavior(行为) for the new generation. When I gave my boy some books to go over, he only spit upon them; when I read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools with my students. I find that our students don’t read and they look down upon reading and make light of those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have drawn a conclusion: “Let them watch it!” If television is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we fight against it? Let them watch what they want!
1. Why did the father bring a TV set into his son’s room?
A. To enjoy some interesting programs together with his son.
B. To help himself pass the long hours ahead of him.
C. To help his son fall asleep sooner.
D. To keep his son from making noises.
2.The baby seemed to be ______ at the sight of the TV set.
A. excited B. surprised C. bored D. pleased
3.This experience with his baby helped the father ______.
A. to know his baby better
B. to know better how to educate his students
C. to change his opinions towards TV
D. to know better about the new generation
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I_______ my homework at nine o'clock last Sunday morning.
A. am doing B. was doing C. do D. did
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I seemed to be pretty good___ reading his lips after a while, even better than the nurses that were caring ___ him.
A.at; for | B.for; for | C.at; about | D.for; about |
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The typhoon took place on ______ Sunday evening last month and did______ great damage to the province.
A. /, / B. a, a C. the, a D. a, /
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Last night Li Ping watched the football match at home when he ________ his homework.
A. need have done B. must haven done
C. should have done D. could have worked
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Tony ______ his homework this morning before he went to school.
A. has done B. did C. has done D. will do
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How did the man earn pocket-money as a child?
A.By doing housework.
B.By doing his homework.
C.By doing part-time jobs
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With a lot of homework _________last weekend, Tom didn’t go to the movies with his friends.
A.finished B.to finish C.finishing D.being finished
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