A Chicago six-year-old girl’s decision to fee...

A Chicago six-year-old girl’s decision to feed the homeless instead of receiving presents on her birthday is touching the hearts of many not only in the area, but also across the country.

Armani Crews had been begging her parents for a few months to feed homeless people in her community.

“I said, ‘OK, we’ll make some sandwiches,’ to which Armani said, ‘No. I want the same thing we’d have at my birthday party,’” her mother recalled.

Even when her father, Antoine, told her that if she wanted to go through with this, she wouldn’t get a birthday gift, the girl, whose birthday was March 5, wouldn’t give in.

So the Chicago family spent about $300 buying food to send to homeless people in the city’s East Garfield Park neighborhood. They bought chicken, fish, corn, green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, cake, cookies, fruit and water.

After Armani mentioned her plan at the family’s local church, the church members donated (捐赠) other items to create care packages for the homeless.

Armani’s birthday party was a success, with the family feeding more than 125 people who gathered.

In a statement, the six-year-old girl told ABC News, “It was nice to be nice.” Her mother added, “She was excited and happy. Everybody was being fed. One gentleman said he hadn’t had a hot meal in a long time.”

1.What do we know about Armani Crews?

A.She was a six-year-old girl disliking birthday gifts.

B.She gave up her birthday party to feed the homeless.

C.She begged her parents to feed the homeless regularly.

D.She was willing to protect the pride of the homeless.

2.Which word can best describe the feeling of the gentleman in the last paragraph?

A.Concerned. B.Relaxed. C.Grateful. D.Humorous.

3.The text is meant to tell us that _______________.

A.little love can make the world better

B.east and west, home is the best

C.eat to live, but not live to eat

D.a good beginning makes a good ending

4.What part of a newspaper can we probably find this text?

A.Lifestyle. B.Sports & Games.

C.Health & Fitness. D.Entertainment.

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I didn’t know the girl you________the sheep.

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Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated (躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.

In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely－a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice”.

“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.”

Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book talks about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school to graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.

1.What can we know about Cisneros in her childhood?

A. Her brothers disliked her.

B. She felt herself a nobody.

C. She was too shy to go to school.

D. She did not meet any good teachers.

2.The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to ________.

A. run away from her family B. develop her writing style

C. make a lot of friends D. search for a husband

3.According to Cisneros, what was the key factor in her success?

A. Her childhood experience.

B. Her training in the Workshop.

C. Her feeling of being different.

D. Her early years in college.

4.What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?

A. It enjoys great popularity among students.

B. It is a book of poetry written by Cisneros.

C. It wasn’t a success as it was written in Spanish.

D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.

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Two years ago, the 9-year-old girl set up ___ organization named Angel to help ____ homeless.

   A. the;                 B.  ; the                     C. an; a                       D. an; the

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Every Saturday or Sunday night my family and I go out and feed the homeless people in the city of Orlando. There are thousands of people across the United States without any food or shelter. My family and I have been doing this for several months.

We all get together in the kitchen and prepare the food. Some of the meals are sandwiches, cookies and a bottle of water. Sometimes my mom prepares a steaming hot delicious meal. We then bag them all up to feed 30 or more people.

I like to write special notes on the bags like “God loves you.” Before my family and I get into the car we ask God for protection in a family prayer. A lot of people misunderstand homeless people. Not all homeless people are drug addicts or bad people. Some are really nice. Some of them just had bad things that happened to them.

At first when my family and I went out on the street we had to earn their trust. A lot of people are unkind to them for no good reason. But now that they see us every week, they trust us. We even know some of their names. We all have to remember that these are people that have feelings. Some of them shake our hands for giving them food, and thank us. Some of them do really funny dances because they are happy.

We have become really close with this man named Tony and his wife. They have all of their personal belongings in shopping carts. After meeting with them several times he has told us a lot about his life. He graduated from Harvard University and has a PHD. He used to teach French and Spanish. He lost his job after the economic crisis began.

After we get done feeding the homeless, it makes me appreciate what I have at home. Sometimes it makes me sad, and makes my mom cry. I love feeding the homeless, and making a difference in someone’s life.

1.The following statements are all right except _________.

A．we feed the homeless every Saturday or Sunday night

B．I write some encouraging words on the food

C．we offer food for about 30 or more people every Saturday or Sunday night

D．my family and I have been feeding the poor for several months

2.What do many people think of the homeless in America?

A．They are homeless because of taking drugs.

B．They are bad people against the society.

C．They must have done something bad.

D．All of above.

3.Why do the homeless believe in the author and his family?

A．They don’t ask the homeless to do something bad.

B．They always bring more food every time.

C．They often give food to them at fixed time.

D．They never ask about the names of the homeless.

4.What made Tony lose his job?

A．The falling economy across the whole country.

B．He hasn’t got a suitable university degree.

C．He graduated from a common university.

D．He doesn’t like the teaching of the French language.

5.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph most probably refers to _________.

A．the loss of the job of Tony

B．the poverty of the author’s family

C．the feeding of the homeless

D．the leaving from the homeless

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Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.

"Can we write him a letter?"

She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."

My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.

"No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

"Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

"Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.

1.When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.

A．felt it hard to answer       B．thought her a creative girl

C．believed it easy to do so           D．found it easy to lie

2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.

A．jumped with joy

B．became excited

C．started writing immediately

D. was worried that it couldn't be delivered

3.In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A．An incurable disease

B．An unforgettable memory.

C．The hard time her father had.

D．The failures her father experienced.

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Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.

"Can we write him a letter?"

She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."

My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.

"No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

"Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

"Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, hang on, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.

1.When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother ______.

A. found it easy to lie

B. thought her a creative girl

C. believed it easy to do so

D. felt it hard to answer

2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she ______.

A. became excited

B. jumped with joy

C. started writing immediately

D. was worried that it couldn't be delivered

3.In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A. An incurable disease.

B. An unforgettable memory.

C. The failures her father experienced.

D. The hard time her father had.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An unforgettable experience　　 B. Fly to paradise

C. The strong red balloon　　 D. A great father

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Michael Shirazi is a 67-year-old American who has been feeding more than 150 homeless cats in Shanghai for the past eight years. Every night, he leaves his home at 11:00 pm and takes 20 kilos of cat food to the street feeding the homeless cats. So he is called by people "the king of homeless cats".

Eight years ago, Michael came to Shanghai for his family's business. At that time, he was a successful businessman. Until one day after living in Shanghai for a year, a homeless cat he named "short tail" came into his life. He still remembers the night when he saw "short tail" and the way it searched for food in the garbage can for her and her newborn babies. He had pity on "short tail" and brought it food and water. Since then, he has been feeding more and more homeless cats. He even shut down his company and closed his family business because of it.

These homeless cats have brought many happy moments to Michael. Every time they see him, they jump with excitement and kiss him. But unfortunately, his wife left him because he no longer managed his family business and spent nearly 10, 000 yuan a month on cat food. Though all the things happened to Michael, he still leaves his home on time every night.

Michael said: "My experience makes me feel that people are made of love. We must return our love to the world so that we can find our inner(内心的) peace." This is the happiness he gets every night when he's on his way to feeding food: feeling loved and needed.

1.Why do people call Michael "the king of homeless cats"? ______

A.He plays with homeless cats. B.He raises homeless cats at home.

C.He takes photos of homeless cats. D.He gives food to homeless cats.

2.When did Michael start feeding homeless cats? ______

A.Before he came to Shanghai. B.After meeting "short tail".

C.When he was 62 years old. D.After closing his family business.

3.What can we infer from paragraph 3? ______

A.Homeless cats love and trust Michael. B.Michael's wife strongly supported him.

C.Michael made money by selling cat food. D.The feeding will never continue any more.

4.Which of the following can best describe Michael? ______

A.Kind and generous. B.Ordinary and shy.

C.Helpful and calm. D.Brilliant and serious.

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单词填空 （用单词的正确的形式填空）

1.I hope my plan will not　　　　　　　　 your decision. ( 影响 )

2.The little girl 　　　　　　 her toys with her little sister.（分享）

3.Her ________for music showed at an early age. （天赋）

4.He only lived 35 years and he ________ more than 600 pieces of music. （创作）

5.He _______my suggestion. （采纳；采用）

6.Did you watch the 　　　　　 football match on TV?　 （现场直播的）

7.We 　　　　　　　　　　 him on having passed the exam.　 （祝贺)

8.It takes hard work to_______　　　　 success. （达到；取得）

9.She_______　　　　 　 the visitors warmly.　 （欢迎）

10.Sports help to train a person’s__________________　 .　　 (性格)

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单词填空（用单词的正确的形式填空）

1.I hope my plan will not________your decision.( 影响 )

2.The little girl her toys with________ her little sister.（分享）

3.Her ________for music showed at an early age.（天赋）

4.He only lived 35 years and he________ more than 600 pieces of music. （创作）

5.He _______my suggestion.（采纳；采用）

6.Did you watch the________football match on TV? （现场直播的）

7.We________ him on having passed the exam.（祝贺)

8.It takes hard work to_______ success.（达到；取得）

9.She_______　　　　 　 the visitors warmly. （欢迎）

10.Sports help to train a person’s__________________. (性格)

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