When I was eight years old, I had cancer. It ...

When I was eight years old, I had cancer. It was really hard. One of the worst things was having to sit in the doctor’s office for hours during chemo (化疗) treatments. I’d want to walk around and do things, but dealing with the big intravenous poles (静脉输液架) that hold the bags of medicine was a pain. I’d have to roll them around with me. I’d trip over them, and the poles got stuck on everything. It made my stress over being sick even worse.

Last year for science fair, my teacher said we should think of how to solve an everyday problem. When you have cancer, the intravenous poles are an everyday problem. I started thinking of making a backpack for kids so they could get around and play and go outside while they are getting chemo. I especially want to make chemo easier for kids. I know how frightening it can be.

For my project, I got a backpack and made a model. I took a small box and made it look like an intravenous machine. I had a small pole sticking out of the top, where you’d hang the bag of medicine. Then I painted it to make it look nice.

After the science fair, I got a patent for my invention. That means I officially owned the idea. I was pretty surprised. Companies started talking to my family about making the backpacks. But it’s very expensive. A lot of people have donated money to help. So far I’ve raised $55,000.

Before the backpack project, I thought of cancer as terrible. But now I realize that a good thing that came from it was that I could help others. I don’t like seeing kids with cancer suffer through treatment. I hope my invention can help them.

1.What troubled the author most?

A.Her health. B.Her studies

C.The chemo treatment D.The medicine for cancer

2.Why did the author want to invent a special backpack?

A.To help kids know about cancer

B.To make treatment more effective

C.To make students’ school bags lighter.

D.To help kids feel better during chemo.

3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?

A.What the author did to raise money.

B.How the author made the backpacks.

C.What the author got from her teacher.

D.How the author got an intravenous machine.

4.What can we learn about the backpack project?

A.It was fruitful.

B.It has made lots of money.

C.It was started by a company.

D.It was a school-owned business.

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My mom sang this song to me when I was 5 years old. It ______in my heart ever since.

A. had remained　　 B. is remained

C. has remained　　 D. has been remained

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It's hard to say which was in worse shape：the run-down, century-old gallery or the cancer-ridden（患有癌症的）56-year-old man sitting on its old steps. For years, Greg Thomas would sit on those very steps and think of the times when he walked his dogs along the country roads in rural Minnesota. But in　 May 2009, he learned that the severe headaches, earaches, and jaw aches that he had suffered from for the past year were due to inoperable head and neck cancer. Doctors told Greg's family to be prepared to plan his funeral.

"I was sitting at the gallery and thinking one evening, "Greg said." I kept looking at the building and the shape it was in. I said, 'Before I leave this earth, I'd like to do something for you.”

Greg decided to fix the peeling paint and the leaking（渗漏的）roof, and the damaged steps and so on. He approached the gallery's association with a deal ： He would completely repair the building on one condition："I get a key to the front door so I can go in anytime I want to appreciate the paintings."

The more he worked on the gallery, the better he felt. As Greg continued fixing the gallery, medical scans told him some startling news：His tumors were reducing. Four years and 23 days after Greg's diagnosis, his doctors were able to remove his feeding tube. Today Greg's tumors are gone. He is considered officially recovered and no longer needs follow-up tests.

After five years of Greg's labor and love, the gallery has been restored（恢复）to its former glory. Greg finished his main project last summer, but he will probably always be involved in recovering its beauty (he still wants to replace some windows, for example). Greg held his third annual open house there near Christmas, inviting the entire community. "While I was restoring the gallery, " Greg says, "something was restoring me."

1.What was Greg's plan that evening?

A.To rent the building.

B.To repair the gallery.

C.To hold an exhibition.

D.To study the paintings.

2.When Greg was doing his work, he _______

A.stopped his medical treatment

B.received a large donation

C.got his health improved

D.prepared his funeral

3.What does the underlined word "startling"in the fourth paragraph mean?

A.Misleading.

B.Disappointing.

C.Confusing.

D.Surprising.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Work and love pay.

B.Seniors need more attention.

C.Cancer research progresses quickly.

D.Cultural relics lack proper protection.

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Olivia Ries was just seven years old when she and her eight-year-old brother Carter adopted a cheetah(猎豹) in South Africa.

''When my sister and I first learned back in 2009 that species like the cheetah may be extinct in the wild by the time we have kids, it scared us. We knew we had to do something to help them, '' says Carter. ''There are so many people (young and old alike) who just don’t know what is happening to so many species, just like we didn't. Olivia and I want to make sure we reach as many people around the world as possible and help them to understand how serious the situation really is. ''

To do that, the kids started One More Generation (OMG), an organization with the motto: ''Preserving endangered species for one more generation and beyond. ''

Now, ten years later, Olivia and Carter have traveled all over the world spreading their message. They've been interviewed on national television, participated in marches and fundraisers and won awards for their work. In 2015, they were invited to Vietnam by the United States Embassy to participate in a program to save rhinos. All that they've accomplished for animals and the environment is much too long to list!

''Our number one message to everyone we meet is 'Remember, anyone can make a difference... if we can, you can too, '' says Olivia. ''We want all people to understand that what Carter and I are doing is not necessarily something special; it is something that we all should be doing. You can start small by simply adopting an animal. Do some research on the species you are interested in, and find a good organization offering adoptions. My brother and I take our birthday money and allowance money and adopt animals all the time. ''

1.How did Olivia and Carter feel when learning cheetahs faced extinction?

A.Angry and guilty. B.Shocked and concerned.

C.Anxious and helpless. D.Hopeful and determined.

2.What does the underlined ''that'' refer to in Paragraph 3?

A.Helping endangered species survive.

B.Telling people the situation cheetahs face.

C.Making the situation of dying species known.

D.Calling on people to adopt endangered species.

3.What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell about Olivia and Carter?

A.They organized activities to raise money. B.They took measures to save rhinos.

C.They made efforts to list extinct species. D.They contributed a lot to dying species.

4.What do Olivia's words suggest?

A.Anyone can help by starting small.

B.Anyone can do something special.

C.Anyone should do research on species.

D.Anyone should donate to adoption organizations.

5.If you're to offer Olivia a gift, which might she expect most?

A.''Adopting a panda in name of both her and me. ''

B.''Making her a furry dog with my own hands. ''

C.''Buying her a doll of the latest style. ''

D.''Mailing her a handmade postcard. ''

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Four months ago, I lost my sister to breast cancer. It was a hard loss. So when my mother 1.(call) to tell me she had been diagnosed with lung cancer just weeks later, my five-year-old daughter, Daelynn, and I were heartbroken. We made a special trip to Wisconsin a week ago 2.(stay) with my mother for some time. A few days ago, Daelynn saw 3.advertisement on television about donating hair to those 4.have cancer. First, she asked if she could give 5.(she) to Grandma. I told her that Grandma 6.(probable) would like to see her donate it to another little girl who might need it more. Then she asked if her hair was long enough to share with someone who needed it. 7.I said yes to her, she decided to get it cut and was very 8.(excite) about sharing her hair. We measured and cut off a few 9.(inch). She said that two people were glad. I told her that more than two people were glad and that I was so proud of her for 10.(choose) to do such a beautiful thing for someone else.

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Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney started working with puppets when he was eight years old. In 1969 he started working on Sesame Street, an American television series for children. Today, the series is shown on television in more than eighty countries and Spinney is still the man inside the eight-foot yellow chicken called Big Bird.

Spinney loves his work and knows that he has a responsibility for children watching the programme. He doesn’t want children to know that Big Bird is really a man, so he tries to notice every detail.

Caitlin Moran

When Caitlin Moran was eleven, her parents asked her if she wanted to leave school and study at home. She refused at first, but changed her mind and left school two years later. Her experiences provided the story for her first book, The Chronicles of Narmo.

It is a wonderful story about a year in the life of a family who educate their children at home. She started writing it at thirteen and finished it soon after her sixteenth birthday. Now she enjoys writing and is writing a play and her second book.

Rick Allen

Rick Allen, the well-known drummer of the Irish rock band Def Leppard, joined the band on his fifteenth birthday. A year later, in 1979, the band became famous. Then, in 1984, Rick had a very bad car accident and lost his left arm. A friend developed an electronic drum kit so that he could play the drums with an arm and two feet. He returned to the band with great happiness and he still performs with them now. The first time he played in a big concert everybody was so kind that he cried.

Now Rick is married and has a home life. Life with one arm is still a problem, but if he can 't chop vegetables with one hand he simply uses his feet.

1.Which of the following can describe Caroll Spinney?

A.Creative and hopeful.

B.Brave but proud.

C.Responsible and careful.

D.Hopeful but lazy.

2.What was the inspiration for Caitlin Moran’s first book?

A.Her school life.

B.Her birthday party.

C.Her parents’ career.

D.Her home-study experience.

3.What can we infer about the people mentioned in the text?

A.They enjoy their jobs.

B.They are highly talented.

C.They are good at performing.

D.They became famous late in life.

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I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother and his friends were all___ of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they ____that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theater. They all bought ___for the performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother __ me the ticket. I was really ___!

I remember the buzz（嘈杂声）of excitement inside the theater as we all found our___.After a few minutes，the lights went down and everybody became__.I could barely make out the stage in the___.We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band__the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t___what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as____as a jet engine. I could___the drum beats and the bass notes in my stomach.

I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just ___that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to___.But in the end, after three encores（加演）, the show finished. We left the___and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just___from a long sleep. My ears were still__with the beat of the last song.

After the __, I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, __, I listen to one of their songs and ____I’m back at that first show.

1.A. members　　 B. fans　　 C. friends　　 D. volunteers

2.A. discovered　　 B. thought　　 C. predicted　　 D. guessed

3.A. flower　　 B. drinks　　 C. tickets　　 D. clothes

4.A. offered　　 B. returned　　 C. found　　 D. booked

5.A. relaxed　　 B. excited　　 C. embarrassed　　 D. encouraged

6.A. space　　 B. entrance　　 C. spots　　 D. seats

7.A. quiet　　 B. comfortable　　 C. serious　　 D. nervous

8.A. silence　　 B. darkness　　 C. noise　　 D. smoke

9.A. fell upon　　 B. got through　　 C. stepped onto　　 D. broke into

10.A. hear　　 B. forget　　 C. repeat　　 D. bear

11.A. hard　　 B. loud　　 C. sweet　　 D. fast

12.A. touch　　 B. feel　　 C. enjoy　　 D. digest

13.A. remember　　 B. understand　　 C. believe　　 D. realize

14.A. continue　　 B. delay　　 C. change　　 D. finish

15.A. party　　 B. opera　　 C. theater　　 D. stage

16.A. escaped　　 B. traveled　　 C. woken　　 D. benefited

17.A. aching　　 B. ringing　　 C. burning　　 D. rolling

18.A. performance　　 B. competition　　 C. interview　　 D. celebration

19.A. besides　　 B. otherwise　　 C. instead　　 D. though

20.A. decide　　 B. regret　　 C. imagine　　 D. conclude

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Eight-year-old Jesse Abrogate was playing in the sea late one evening in July 2001 when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to the store. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road.

Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this didn’t kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down onto its stomach, and pull out the boy’s arm.

At the Baptist hospital in Pensacola, Dr Lan Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I means is that if they hadn’t found the shark, well then we wouldn’t have had a chance.”

According to local park ranger (园林管理者) Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky” he says, “Evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in the area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in the area where swimming is allowed.” When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight a shark , he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”

1.What was the boy doing when the accident happened?

A．Feeding a hungry shark                   B．Jumping into a rough sea

C．Dragging a boy to the shore                D．Swimming in a dangerous area

2.In which way did the boy’s uncle help with the operation?

A．By finding his lost arm                    B．By shooting the fish

C．By flying him to hospital                   D．By offering his blood

3.How was his uncle in time of danger ?

A．Careful           B．Brave             C．Optimistic         D．Patient

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Eight-year-old Jesse Arbogast was playing in the sea late one evening in July when a 7-foot bull shark attacked him and tore off his arm. Jesse’s uncle jumped into the sea and dragged the boy to shore. The boy was not breathing. His aunt gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation(人工呼吸) while his uncle rang the emergency services. Pretty soon, a helicopter arrived and flew the boy to hospital. It was a much quicker journey than the journey by road.

Jesse’s uncle, Vance Folsenzier, ran back into the sea and found the shark that had attacked his nephew. He picked the shark up and threw it onto the beach. A coastguard shot the fish four times and although this did not kill it, the shark’s jaws relaxed so that they could open them, and reach down into its stomach, and pull out the boys’ arm.

At the Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Dr Ian Rogers spent eleven hours reattaching Jesse’s arm. “It was a complicated operation,” he said, “but we were lucky. If the arm hadn’t been recovered in time, we wouldn’t have been able to do the operation at all. What I mean is that if they hadn’t found the shark, we wouldn’t have had a chance.”

According to the local park ranger Jack Tomosvic, shark attacks are not that common. “Jesse was just unlucky,” he says, “evening is the shark’s feeding time. And Jesse was in an area without lifeguards. This would never have happened if he had been in an area where swimming is allowed.”

When reporters asked Jesse’s uncle how he had had the courage to fight against a shark, he replied, “I was mad and you do some strange things when you’re mad.”

1.What was the boy doing when the accident happened?

2. In which way did the boy’s uncle help with the operation?

3.How was his uncle in time of danger?

4.According to Jack Tomosvic, _______.

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When I was eight or nine years old, I wrote my first poem.

My mother read the little poem and began to cry. “Buddy, you didn’t really write this beautiful, beautiful poem!” Shyly, I said that I had. My mother poured out her welcome praise. Why, this poem was nothing short of genius!

What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to show him what I had accomplished. My mother said she hoped he would be home around 7. I spent the best part of that afternoon preparing for his arrival. First, I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting. Then I used colored pens to draw a border around it. Then I confidently placed it right on my father’s plate on the dining table. But my father did not return at 7, Seven-fifteen, Seven-thirty. My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate my poem even more than my mother.

It was almost 8 o’clock when my father burst in. He was an hour late, but he could not sit down. I can see him now, a big Havana cigar in one hand, the rapidly disappearing drink in the other, calling down bitter words on his employees.

Suddenly, he paused and glared at his plate. There was a silence. He was reaching for my poem. I lowered my head and stared down into my plate.

“What is this?” I heard him say.

“Ben, a wonderful thing has happened,” my mother said. “Buddy has written his first poem. And it’s beautiful, absolutely amazing”.

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.

I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours. I remember wondering why it was taking so long. I could hear him dropping the poem back on the table again. Now was the moment of decision.

“I think it’s bad,” my father said.

I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting wet.

“Ben, sometimes I don’t understand you,” my mother was saying. “This is just a little boy. You’re not in your studio now. These are the first lines of poetry he’s ever written. He need encouragement.”

“I don’t know why,” my father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough bad poetry in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.”

I couldn’t stand it another second. I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.

That may have been the end of the anecdote(轶事) — but not of its significance for me.

A few years later I took a second look at that first poem, and unwillingly I had to agree with my father’s tough judgment. It was a pretty bad poem. After a while, I worked up the courage to show him something new, a short story. My father thought it was overwritten but not hopeless. I was learning to rewrite. And my mother was learning that she could disapprove of me without ruining me. You might say we were all learning. I was going on 12.

As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, it became clearer and clearer to me how fortunate I had been to have had a mother who said, “Buddy, it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head no and drove me to tears with his, “I think it’s bad.” In fact all of us in life need that mother force, the loving force from which all creation flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete, even misleading, finally damaging, without the father force to caution, “Watch. Listen. Review. Improve.” Between the two poles of affirmation (肯定) and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course.

1.What did the mother think of the Buddy’s poem?

A. She was so moved that she cried.

B. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.

C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.

D. She thought the poem was well written.

2.Which underlined word in the following sentences best reflects Buddy’s eagerness to show his father the poem?

A. Then I confidently placed it right on my father’s place on the dining table.

B. He would be able to appreciate my poem even more than my mother.

C. I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting.

D. I could hardly wait to show him what I had accomplished.

3.The underlined sentence “My father held his ground” could best be replaced by ________.

A. My father began to explain his reasons

B. My father thought his comment is unreasonable

C. My father refused to change his opinion

D. My father got so angry that he rose to his feet

4.From the passage, we can infer that the father can be best described as ________.

A. cruel and stubborn                B. loving and matter-of-fact

C. bad-tempered and rude            D. cautious and strict

5.Which of the following statements do you think the author might agree with?

A. The incident helped the writer work his work further as a writer.

B. The author only realized the significance of the incident after becoming a writer.

C. After the incident, the author stopped writing but tried his luck in plays and films.

D. The incident completely changed the author’s course of life.

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