When Carly Williams was reporting on a farm in North Carolina, US, she laughed when a zebra(斑马)pushed its nose into her car.
Carly, 15, is a student at Nation Ford High, South Carolina and hopes to become a television anchor(主播). She is quickly making herself noticed.
Not long ago, she got a call from Teen Kids News, which is a weekly show that airs across the US. Carly had sent a few broadcasts she had done for her school news program to the show’s makes in New York. A producer contacted Carly and asked if she would like to work for the company.
“All I could say was, yes, yes, yes,”Carly said. “I didn’t even hesitate(犹豫).”
Carly said she became interested in broadcast journalism when she was in the sixth grade. One day, she heard that forest fires were burning nearby. After sports class, she went out into the forest and reported on the fires. She fell in love with broadasting, and from then on, she tried to do it as much as she could.
But despite doing what she loves, Carly has to face both good and bad comments from audience(听众)memebers.
“Everyone has a different opinion and I’ve always tried to tell Carly that you can’t listen to it,” said Lori Williams, a former CNN producer. “If it’s what you love to do, it will outshine everything else.”
Carly’s advice to other young broadcasters is to look for support from friends and family. “With every negative comment, there are five positive comments, and that’s how I think aobut it.” She said.
The first program Carly anchored was about an artist’s pumpkin patch. In the program, she asked teenagers what they thought of the artist’s work.
“I was a little nervous. I’m going through my lines thinking, ‘No pressure’,” Carly said.
She has also reported at a Coldplay concert and met Kathie Lee Gifford, an American TV host. Gifford told Carly to continue doing what she loves because “it will lead to big things”.
“Getting advice from her, especially, was absolutely awesome(棒极了),” Carly said.
1.What made Teen Kids News notice Carly?
A. Her visit to the show’s producer.
B. Her report on a farm in North Carolina.
C. Her phone call to the show’s makers.
D. The broadcasts she had sent to the show’s makers.
2.When Carly received the work invitation from Teen Kids News, she .
A. didn’t know what to say
B. refused to work for them
C. agreed to work for them immediately
D. wanted to think cardfully before making her decision
3.According to the text, what caused Carly to develop an interest in journalism?
A. Her parents’ encouragement.
B. A television anchor she loved.
C. Her first experience of reporting.
D. The influence of some great broadcasters.
4.What did Carly suggest other young broadcasters do to deal with comments from audiences?
A. Ignore any comments from them.
B. Ask for help from senior broadcasters.
C. Be willing to listen to bad comments.
D. Fight negative comments with positive ones from family and friends.
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When Carly Williams was reporting on a farm in North Carolina, US, she laughed when a zebra(斑马)pushed its nose into her car.
Carly, 15, is a student at Nation Ford High, South Carolina and hopes to become a television anchor(主播). She is quickly making herself noticed.
Not long ago, she got a call from Teen Kids News, which is a weekly show that airs across the US. Carly had sent a few broadcasts she had done for her school news program to the show’s makes in New York. A producer contacted Carly and asked if she would like to work for the company.
“All I could say was, yes, yes, yes,”Carly said. “I didn’t even hesitate(犹豫).”
Carly said she became interested in broadcast journalism when she was in the sixth grade. One day, she heard that forest fires were burning nearby. After sports class, she went out into the forest and reported on the fires. She fell in love with broadasting, and from then on, she tried to do it as much as she could.
But despite doing what she loves, Carly has to face both good and bad comments from audience(听众)memebers.
“Everyone has a different opinion and I’ve always tried to tell Carly that you can’t listen to it,” said Lori Williams, a former CNN producer. “If it’s what you love to do, it will outshine everything else.”
Carly’s advice to other young broadcasters is to look for support from friends and family. “With every negative comment, there are five positive comments, and that’s how I think aobut it.” She said.
The first program Carly anchored was about an artist’s pumpkin patch. In the program, she asked teenagers what they thought of the artist’s work.
“I was a little nervous. I’m going through my lines thinking, ‘No pressure’,” Carly said.
She has also reported at a Coldplay concert and met Kathie Lee Gifford, an American TV host. Gifford told Carly to continue doing what she loves because “it will lead to big things”.
“Getting advice from her, especially, was absolutely awesome(棒极了),” Carly said.
1.What made Teen Kids News notice Carly?
A. Her visit to the show’s producer.
B. Her report on a farm in North Carolina.
C. Her phone call to the show’s makers.
D. The broadcasts she had sent to the show’s makers.
2.When Carly received the work invitation from Teen Kids News, she .
A. didn’t know what to say
B. refused to work for them
C. agreed to work for them immediately
D. wanted to think cardfully before making her decision
3.According to the text, what caused Carly to develop an interest in journalism?
A. Her parents’ encouragement.
B. A television anchor she loved.
C. Her first experience of reporting.
D. The influence of some great broadcasters.
4.What did Carly suggest other young broadcasters do to deal with comments from audiences?
A. Ignore any comments from them.
B. Ask for help from senior broadcasters.
C. Be willing to listen to bad comments.
D. Fight negative comments with positive ones from family and friends.
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I was raised on a farm in the Fraser Valley along with five sisters and one brother. When I was 15, I got addicted to drinking at weekends and then dropped out of school. By the time I was 17, I continued to drink heavily. I couldn't find a job to support myself. So, I had no other choice but to join the army. I retired and went back home three years later, still a heavy drinker. When I was 22, I met Sue whose father was also a heavy drinker, so my behavior didn't surprise her. We were soon married and later had two daughters.
I started my first business when I was in my mid-twenties. A few years later, I bought a large chicken farm. Even with this success, though, my drinking was always a problem. It affected my marriage and family so much that I knew I had to make up my mind to stop drinking. So I tried great efforts. But two years later, I began drinking again.
When I was in my mid-thirties, I sold both of my businesses, and bought the big house on the hill. I was not at all happy, although I had everything that was supposed to make me happy. I sold our big house on the hill and bought a large land, where I built a new house. Our marriage was in big trouble, and my finances would go down the drain. For the first time in many years, I had to go to work for someone as an employee. I took a job as a heavy equipment operator in a road building camp.
My marriage still came apart when I was 38, and my kids had to go through our divorce. I spent 6 months in giving up drinking on a school camp. Nearly a year later, I met my childhood neighbor girl, June. We were married not long afterwards. My kids learned to trust me again and I have two stepchildren that also love me.
Happy life continued about ten years. Everything was going so well when I felt there was something wrong with my body. I went to see a doctor, and the medical examination came out that I had ALS(肌肉萎缩症). Record shows that people with ALS generally survive between two to five years after symptoms appear. I've probably had the symptoms for one-and-a-half years already, so I don't know how much time I have left.…God knows…
1.Which of the following is the right order for the author’s experience?
a. He married June.
b. He married Sue
c. He bought the big house on the hill.
d. He bought a large chicken farm.
e. He succeeded in giving up drinking.
f. He tried but failed to get rid of drinking.
A. a, d, c, b, f, e B. b, d, f, c, e, a
C. b, c, d, a, f, e D. f, b, d, c, e , a
2.The underlined phrase “go down the drain”(in Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “__”.
A. be out of expectation B. be totally successful
C. become worse and worse D. be safe in one’s pocket
3.What can we know about the author?
A. He began drinking at the age of 17.
B. He ended his army life at the age of 19.
C. He was not happy, although he lived in the big house at the age of 35.
D. He bought the big house on the hill when he was 25.
4.What can we infer about the author’s marriage?
A. His two kids didn’t trust him before he remarried.
B. His finance was the first thing that led to the failure of his first marriage.
C. His first wife didn’t know about his drinking before marriage.
D. He gave birth to two children in his 40s.
5.What is true according to the last paragraph?
A. The author is hopeless because he will be dead in a few years because of ALS.
B. The author has hope because the doctor concluded that he had 2-5 years left.
C. The author is uncertain whether the symptoms of ALS have appeared or not.
D. The author will ask God whether the disease is curable or not.
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Growing up on a tobacco farm, Emma Avery was used to hard times. When she was seven, her family’s farmhouse burned to the ground. Her father made a temporary (临时的) shelter, where eight people had to sleep in two beds. As soon as Emma and her four brothers and two sisters were big enough, they were out in the fields.
Emma would find her comfort in school, even as a C student, thanks to one teacher. When she moved on to middle school, Emma was alarmingly far behind her classmates. She kept her head down, trying not to be noticed, struggling to catch up, and feeling like an outsider.
Then one day, when Emma was 16, a teacher named Mr. Potts changed everything. Looking his students in the eye, Mr. Potts said, "Being a C student does not mean you do not have a valuable contribution to make. Some of you have to work in the fields in the evening and do not have time to study. But if you do your best, you have a gift to give."
The teacher’s words made Emma believe she could do well, and she worked harder. In the end she won a scholarship to St. Paul’s College, graduated with a degree in elementary education in 1967, and got a job in the public-school system. Then, at George Washington University, she received a master’s in education in 1970, and afterwards in the same year she married Ron Smothers.
Over the next six years, Emma taught in public schools in Miami. In 1976, after saving $10,000, she opened her first restaurant in Los Angeles. Eventually Emma stopped teaching, and her business expanded (扩展) to six restaurants.
In gratitude (感激) for what she has been able to achieve, Emma donates a lot. She has no idea how much money she’s given away. She says, "Those I want to help are the C students who just need help, direction and confidence."
1.The first paragraph serves to show that Emma ______.
A．was poor and had no time to study B．was born on a tobacco farm C．was sad to lose her house D．was kind enough to help support the family
2.From the text we learn that Emma ______.
A．won a scholarship to George Washington University B．was unsuccessful as a businesswoman C．was thankful to Mr. Potts D．disliked teaching, and gave up the job
3.From the second paragraph we can infer that Emma was ______.
A．unintelligent B．unconfident C．hard-working D．Considerate
4.The text mainly wants to tell us ______.
A．confidence is the first step to success B．memory of the past is the teacher of the future C．something attempted, something done D．nothing is impossible to a willing heart
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It happened to me several years ago when I was with my parents and sister on _________ on a farm close to Medellin. We were in a car, and it was 2:00 in the morning. We came across a car _________
As is known to all, it is _________ in some places in Colombia to stop and help strangers because it can be risky (危险的)；you can be _________ . Actually, I have heard of so many _________ in which people have been robbed just because they stopped and tried to help people who _________ to need help from the passers-by.
_________ , we didn't know whether to stop or not ; but in the end , _________ , we decided to do it. They had really had a car accident and some of them were _________ . We took them to the hospital. They were really _________ , and we also felt very good about helping them.
I remember the next day when we 51 my grandfathers and uncles about that, they said we shouldn’t have _________ because it was too dangerous. They thought we were _________ because we were able to tell the _________ and still take a vacation on the farm. They _________ us never to do that again.
I think it was risky, but it was worth taking the _________ . Otherwise, we would always have _________ if it was real. Also, if we hadn’t helped them, who knows what would have _________to them.
I believe that one of the reasons why we made up our mind _________ to stop was the fact that we were four people in the car. Maybe if I had been by myself_________I wouldn’t have stopped.
1.A. duty B. time C. show D. vacation
2.A. robbery B. accident C. trade D. race
3.A. convenient B. dangerous C. kind D. difficult
4.A. robbed B. praised C. appreciated D. punished
5.A. passers-by B. cars C. cases D. problems
6.A. refused B. offered C. pretended D. decided
7.A. However B. So C. Otherwise D. Yet
8.A. unluckily B. unwillingly C. unexpectedly D.luckily
9.A.caught B.wounded C. killed D. injured
10.A.thankful B. risky C. peaceful D. frightened
11.A.told B. spoke C. informed D. reminded
12.A.survived B. stopped C. driven D. run
13.A.brave B. kind C. lucky D. stubborn
14.A message B. report C. joke D. story
15.A. advised B. suggested C. persuaded D. forced
16.A. advice B. trouble C. risk D. trip
17.A. wandered B. wondered C. remembered D.regretted
18.A. happened B. faced C. meant D. given
19.A. brains B. decisions C. intentions D. minds
20.A. in the future B. at that time C. at times D. time and again
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---Where did you get to know her?
----It was on the farm______ we worked.
A. that B. when C. which D. where
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---Where did you get to know her?
----It was on the farm______ we worked.
A. that B. when C. which D. where
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Lilly was a French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community.When she was 16, her father ____ her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income.With English as her second language and ___ education, the ____ didn’t look bright for Lilly.
Lilly’s father was a stubborn man who ____ took “no” for an answer.He ___ Lilly to find a job.With small hope of gaining ____， each day she would just ride to the city, walk ____ about and return home at dusk.
On one of her ____， Lilly saw a sign at a big company.____， she knocked on the very first door.In her ____ English, Lilly told the office manager she was interested in the secretarial position.The manager ____ to give the girl a chance.He directed her to type a letter, and then ____ .Lilly looked at the clock and saw it was 11：40 am.She thought everyone would be leaving for ____ at noon, when she could ____ away in the crowd.But she knew she should ____ the letter.
On her first try, Lilly ____ one line of five words and made four mistakes.On her second attempt, she completed a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes.She looked at the clock: 11: 55 — five minutes to ____ .Just then, the manager walked in.He came directly to Lilly, read the letter and said, “Lilly, you’re doing ____ work！”
With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her ____ began to grow.Lilly thought, “Well, if he thinks it’s good, then it must be good.I think I’ll stay！” Lilly did stay — all because someone had given a ____ and uncertain girl the gift of selfconfidence when she knocked on the door.
1.A.reminded B．helped C．encouraged D．forced
2.A.good B．formal C．poor D．modern
3.A.advice B．future C．promise D．change
4.A.always B．never C．sometimes D．usually
5.A.warned B．begged C．allowed D．told
6.A.employment B．experience C．judgment D．independence
7.A.carefully B．happily C．aimlessly D．rapidly
8.A.steps B．trips C．purposes D．choices
9.A.Bravely B．Proudly C．Calmly D．Cautiously
10.A.broken B．perfect C．written D．fluent
11.A.refused B．decided C．pretended D．failed
12.A.stopped B．continued C．left D．sighed
13.A.lunch B．life C．fun D．luck
14.A.break B．run C．pass D．drive
15.A.read B．write C．attempt D．deliver
16.A.went over B．picked up C．gave away D．got through
17.A.freedom B．success C．discussion D．reward
18.A.terrible B．excellent C．honest D．easy
19.A.belief B．patience C．confidence D．strength
20.A.shy B．lonely C．selfless D．modest
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When the Farnsworth family moved to their new farm in 1919, eleven-year-old Philo was surprised to find it wired for electricity. This unusual circumstance contributed to his fate — to become an important inventor of the twentieth century.
By thirteen, Farnsworth had become a self-taught electrical engineer. He was able to fix the farm’s generator（发电机）when none of the adults could. In 1922, he read an article about a new idea of John Baird, a Scottish scientist, who had been working with the cathode ray tube (阴极射线管) for the transmission of electronic pictures and wanted to attempt it himself.
Farnsworth studied everything he could find on the subject. Although many older engineers with money backers were already developing television, Farnsworth made a bold decision — he was going to perfect a working model of it before anybody else.
In college, Farnsworth continued his research with cathode ray and vacuum tubes, but the death of his father, the only money maker in the family, forced him to give up this research and find a job. His first job was for George Everson, with whom Farnsworth discussed his dream of television. While acknowledging the achievements of those who came before, Farnsworth thought that he could get closer. Everson agreed to risk $6,000 for the research.
Backers came in 1927 to see the first American television, one year after Baird’s. They were astonished to see the image of a single white line resolve itself on the screen before them, and agreed that this new invention was worth putting money into.
In 1930, Farnsworth won a patent (专利权) for his all-electronic TV. By the time he died, he had earned over 300 American and foreign patents for electronic and mechanical devices.
1.When Farnsworth was at a young age, he _______
A. had to drop out of school to help on the family farm
B. was sent to school to study electrical engineering
C. wanted to be the first person to invent the television
D. had shown a surprising ability in the electrical field
2.What difficulty did Farnsworth meet when he first began his research on the television?
A. His parents didn’t support his work.
B. He didn’t have enough knowledge in this field.
C. He didn’t have enough money for his research.
D. No one was interested in this research.
3.How old was Philo Farnsworth when he invented the first American television?
A. 11. B. 13. C. 19. D. 22.
4.From the passage, we can learn that Farnsworth is ______.
A. the first person who worked for the transmission of electronic pictures
B. an inventor who improved on somebody else’s idea
C. an inventor who always came up with an original idea
D. a person who earned over 300 American patents for electronic devices
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It was a cold March day in High Point,North Carolina.The girls on the Wesleyan Academy softball were waiting for their next turns at bat during practice,stamping their feet to say warm.Eighth-grader Taylor Bisbee shivered（发抖）a little as she watched her teammate Paris White play.The two didn’t know each other well—Taylor had just moved to town a month or so before.
Suddenly,Paris fell to the ground,“Paris’s eyes rolled back,”Taylor says.“She stated shaking.I knew it was an emergency.”
It certainly was,Paris had suffered a sudden heart failure.Without immediate medical care,Paris would die.At first,no one moved.The girls were in shock.Then the softball coach shouted out,“Does anyone know CPR?”
CPR is a life-saving technique.To do CPR,you press on the sick person’s chest so that blood moves through the body and takes oxygen to organs.Without oxygen the brain is damaging quickly.
Amazingly,Taylor had just taken a CPR course the day before.Still,she hesitated.She didn’t think she knew it well enough.But when no one else came forward,Taylor ran to Paris and began doing CPR.“It was scary.I knew it was the difference between life and death,”says Taylor.
Taylor’s swift action helped her teammates calm down.One girl called 911.Two more ran to get the school nurse, who brought a defibrillator,an electronic devices（器械）that can shock the heart back into work.Luck stayed with them: Paris’ heartbeat returned.
“I know I was really lucky,”Paris says now.“Most people don’t survive this.My team saved my life.”
Experts say Paris is right: For a sudden heart failure,the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.
Today,Paris is back on the softball team.Taylor will apply to college soon.She wants to be a nurse.“I feel more confident in my actions now,”Taylor says.“I know I can act under pressure in a scary situation.”
1.What happened to Paris on a March day?
A. She caught a bad cold. B. She has a sudden heart problem.
C. She was knocked down by a ball. D. She shivered terribly during practice.
2.Why does Paris say she was lucky?
A. She made a worthy friend. B. She recovered from shock.
C. She received immediate CPR. D. She came back on the softball team.
3.Which of the following words can best describe Taylor?
A. Enthusiastic and kind. B. Courageous and calm.
C. Cooperative and generous. D. Ambitious and professional.
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My father was born on a farm in Tipperary, Ireland. He was the fourth child out of eight children.
My father was the oldest boy so the majority of the responsibility fell upon his shoulders to complete the farm work. He attended school until the fourth grade; his father pulled him out of school to work on the farm permanently (永久地), though he hated it. Though supposed to inherit the farm, my father had other plans. At sixteen he left home for England.
He left without telling his parents anything. He eventually became very homesick and missed his mother greatly. He came back to Ireland and worked on the farm until he was eighteen. He got tired of the farm and left home for England again. He worked as a construction worker for five years, and then a part-time actor. But he couldn’t get a decent (体面的) job because he was Irish. Many times he would walk into an interview and read a sign saying, “The Irish need not apply.”
He was twenty years old with no family and limited friends in a foreign country that didn’t want him. Once he was able to work again my father decided to save money to move to Australia. He lived in a house with a fellow Irishman, a Swede, an Englishman, and an Austrian for five years becoming a successful salesman. He bought a beach house for himself in Sydney. He then traveled through Europe visiting his family in Ireland.
In 1975 my father came to America as an illegal immigrant (移民). My father with a friend of his drove across the country to Los Angeles with the dream of becoming Hollywood stars. My father lived in his car for the first few months in Los Angeles, and worked as a used car salesman. After two years of living in Los Angeles, he became documented. He met my mother and started a family. My parents have kept the family in Los Angeles, and just three years ago my father became a U.S. citizen.
1.The father dropped out of school mainly because .
A. he often ran away from home
B. he couldn’t get along well with others
C. he often performed badly in his school
D. he had to learn to keep the farm
2.The underlined word “inherit” in the second paragraph means “ ”.
A. take over B. escape from C. set up D. look through
3.Which of the following can show the track of the father’s struggle？
A. Australia—Europe—America.
B. England—Australia—America.
C. Ireland—America—England.
D. Australia—Sweden—England.
4.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. An Irishman travels abroad
B. How my father got a job in England
C. My father’s escape from his home
D. Experience of my father’s struggle
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