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1“CanIseemybaby?”askedthehappynewmother.Whenthebabywasinherarms,shefoundthebabyhadbeenbornwithoutears.Timeproved(证明)thatthebaby’shearingwasperfect.Hegotonwellwithhisclassmates.Butoneday,herushedhomeandsaidtohismotherwithtearsinhiseyes.“aboy,abigboy…calledmeafreak(怪胎).”Theboygrewup.Hedevelopedagift,atalentforliterature(文学)andmusic.Theboy’sfatherhadameetingwiththefamilydoctor.“Couldanythingbedone?”heaskedthedoctor.“IbelieveIcouldgraft(移植)apairofouterears,ifyoucouldgetthem,”thedoctorsaid.However,twoyearswentby,butnobodywantedtooffertheyoungmanears.Thenonedaythefathersaid,“Son,someonewilldonatehisearstoyou.Butit’sasecret.”Theoperation(手术)wasagreatsuccess.Timekeptthesecret,butthedaydidcome…Theyoungmanstoodwithhisfatherbesidehismother’sbody.Slowly,thefatherheldoutahandandraisedthethick,brownhair.Tohissurprise,thesonfoundhismotherhadnoouterears.“Mothersaidshewasgladsheneverletherlonghairbecut,”hesaidgently,“andnobodyeverthoughtMotherlessbeautiful,didthey?”Realloveliesnotin(lie…in在于)whatisdoneandknown,butinwhatisdonebutnotknown.1.Whatwaswrongwiththebaby?________________________________________________________________________2.Whydidtheboyrushhomecryingfromschooloneday?________________________________________________________________________3.Didheknowwhohaddonatedtheouterearstohimbeforehismother’sdeath?________________________________________________________________________4.Whodonatedtheearstotheboyinfact?________________________________________________________________________5.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusthroughthestory?________________________________________________________________________2llampbrellallampbrellaThedesignersayshecomesupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbeallrighttohaveacanopy(伞蓬)builtintoastreetlamp.”hesaid.Thelampbrellaisastreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt-inelectricmotorwhichcanopenorclosetheumbrellainneed.Sensors(传感器)thenmakesurethattheumbrellaoffersthewalkerswheneveritstartsraining.Inadditiontotherainsensor,there’salsoa360°motionsensoronthestreetlampwhichfindsoutwhetheranyone’susingthelampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.Accordingtothedesigner,thelampbrellawouldmoveatalowspeed,soasnottocauseharmtothewalkers.Besides,itwouldbegroundedtoprotectfrompossiblelightningstrike.Eachlampbrellawouldofferenoughprotectionforseveralpeople.Beingfixedat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofwalkers.Whiletherearenoplanstotakelampbrellaintoproduction,BelyacvsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andinsiststhiscreationcouldbefixedonmystreetwherealotofpeoplewalk.1.Whodesignedlampbrella?________________________________________________________________________2.WhydidBelyacvcreatelampbrella?________________________________________________________________________

3.Howsoonisthethecanopyclosedifit’snotbeingused?________________________________________________________________________4.Wouldeachlampbrellaofferenoughprotectionforonlyonepersonorseveralpeople?________________________________________________________________________5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?________________________________________________________________________3Whenyoustepintoanewenvironment．youmusthaveastrongwishtofitin．Fittinginmeansmakingmorefriends，havingmoreinfluence(影响)onothersandgettingmorechancestoliveahappierlife．Hereissomeadvicethatcanhelpyou.Beconfident．Confidenceattractsmostpeople．Everyoneisspecialandthereisonlyonepersonlikeyouinthisworld．Spendsometimethinkingaboutyourstrongpoints．Ifso，youwillbeabletobuildupconfidencestepbystep．Youwon’thavemuchdifficultyfittingin.Bekindtoeveryone．Kindnessisthebridgetoyourownhappiness．Whenpeoplenoticeyourkindness，theywillreturnitoneday．Alwaysgivemorethanyoureceive，andthinkmoreofothersthanofyourself．Apersonwhocaresforothersispopulareverywhere.Beactiveingroupactivities．Variousactivitieslikeplayingfootballcanhelpyoutobeknowntoothers．Youmayaddmorefriendstoyourcircle．Atthesametime，you’llbeamazedtoseehowmuchtheylikeyou．Insteadofwastingtimebeingalone，goouttodanceandsingtogetherwithotherstodevelopfriendship.Beoptimistic(乐观的)．Optimismmakesbothyouandothersfeelpleased．Itmakesagoodfirstimpression(印象)．Apleasantsmilecoststheleastanddoesthemost．Humorcatchesothers’attentionaswell．Peoplewilllikeyouformakingthemlivehappily.Ifyoufollowwhatismentionedabove，youwillbeacceptbypeoplearoundyou．Asaresult，youwillfitinverywellandenjoyyournewlife.1.Iseveryonespecial?________________________________________________________________________2.Whatkindofpersonispopular?________________________________________________________________________3.Howcanwedevelopfriendship?________________________________________________________________________4.Whatcanshowthatweareoptimistic?________________________________________________________________________5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?________________________________________________________________________4ATVprogramhasbecomepopularinChinarecently.IthasmadepeoplealloverChinabecomeinterestedinwritingChinesecharacters(汉字).Theincreasinguseofcomputersandsmartphoneshasleftmostyoungpeoplehardlyabletowritebyhand.Manyofthemareevenunabletorememberthe10,000charactersusedindailylifewithoutelectronichelp.CCTVstartedtheChineseCharacterDictationCompetitiontoimprovethepopulation’shandwritingskills.Contestants（参与者）ontheshowwereschoolpupils,butitwasfoundthat70%ofadultsintheaudience（观众）wereunabletorememberhowtowritetheword“chanchu”.Becausecomputersallowpeopletotypecharacterssimplybyenteringpinyin,theydon’tneedtorememberhowtowritethem.“ThekeyboardagehashadabiginfluenceonthehandwritingofChinesecharacters.”GuanZhengwen,whodesignedanddirectedtheshowsaid.Headdedthathehopedtoencouragepeopletokeepitaliveasanartform.HaoMingjian,aneditorofamagazine,puttinghisheartintoChinesecharacters,said,“LearningChinesecharactersgoesonthroughoutyourlife.Ifyoustopusingthemforalongtime,itisverylikelythatyouwillforgetthem.”根据短文内容回答下列问题。1.AreChinesepeopleinterestedinwritingChinesecharactersnow?________________________________________________________________________2.Whathasleftmostyoungpeoplehardlyabletowritebyhand?_______________________________________________________________________3.WhydidCCTVstarttheChineseCharacterDictationCompetition?________________________________________________________________________4.Howdocomputersallowpeopletotypecharacterssimply?________________________________________________________________________5.Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?________________________________________________________________________5LiuKemingisastudentfromthefirstmiddleschoolofLoudi.HisparentshavegonetoworkinShanghai.Nowheislivingwithhisgrandparents.TodayisJunethe2nd,2014.ItistheDragonBoatFestival.It’s9:00a.m.andLiuKeming’sgrandmotherandhisauntaremakingzongzi.HisgrandfatherandhisunclearewatchingtheboatracesonTV.TheChinesedragonboatraceisheldinFuzhouthisyear.HunanYueyangteamwilldoitsbestintherace.It’s11:30now.LiuKeming’sfamilyareeatingzongzi.LiuKemingmisseshisparentsverymuch.He’stalkingonthephonetothem.Hisparentsmissthefamilyverymuch,too.Theywishtoeatthedeliciouszongziwiththem.Theysaythere’s“noplacelikehome”.AfterlunchthefamilygotothefirstbridgeovertheLianshuiRiver.There’saboatracethere.Itisraininghard,butstilltherearemanymanypeoplethere.Itisnoteasytowatchtheboatraces,butthefamilyshout“Comeon!Comeon!”togetherwithothers.AllofthepeopleknowtheDragonBoatFestivalisinhonorofQuyuan(纪念屈原).Heisanancientpoet(古代诗人).Helovedhiscountryanddiedforhiscountry.1.Whatfestivalisittoday?________________________________________________________________________2.Dothefamilyeatzongziforlunch?________________________________________________________________________3.WhereistheChinesedragonboatraceheldthisyear?________________________________________________________________________4.LiuKeming’sparentsmissthefamilyverymuchinthefestival,don’tthey?________________________________________________________________________5.WhatisQuyuan?________________________________________________________________________6AlmosteverykidinthiscountryhasevereatenHersheychocolate.ButdoyouknowthattheHersheychocolatefactoryismorethanonehundredyearsold?AnddoyouknowthatthefatherofHersheyChocolate,MiltonHershey,hadmanyfailuresinbusinessbeforehestartedhisfamouscompany?MiltonHersheygrewupinPennsylvania.Beforehebecameinterestedinmakingchocolate,heworkedasaprinterforasmallnewspaperatfirst,andthendecidedthatprintingwasnottherightjobforhim.ThenheworkedatacandyfactoryinLancaster.Afterworkingafewyearsthere,hedecidedtoopenhisownlittlecandybusinessnearPhiladelphia.Hisfirstbusinessfailedbecauseitwasnotmakingmoney.Afterthat,hewenttoDenvertolearnhowtomakecaramels(焦糖).HetookhisnewskillsbacktoNewYorkandworkedsellingcandiesonthestreet.Buthissecondbusinessalsofailed.Finally,MiltonHersheymovedbacktoPennsylvaniawherehegrewup.Hethenexperimentedwithallsortsofdifferentcandiesandchocolate.By1893hewassellingamilliondollarsworthofcaramelcandyeachyear.Sincehischocolate-flavored(巧克力味的)caramelswerethebestselling,hedecidedtomakechocolatehimself.Byexperimenting,MiltonHersheydiscoveredhowtomakedeliciouschocolate.Theareawherehelivedhadalargeandeasysupplyofmilkandsugar,whichhelpedhimsucceedinhischocolatebusiness.In1903,MiltonHersheybuiltahugechocolatefactoryandatowntogowithit.Today,thetownofHersheyisstillthehomeifthefactorythatMiltonHersheybuilt.Andifyouevervisit,youcansmelldeliciouschocolatesmellsjustbudrivingthroughthetown.Thefactoryisnotsohardtofind,JusttraveldownCocoaAvenueuntilyougettoEastChocolateAvenue.Turnrightatthetrafficlightsandjustfollowyournose.1.WhoisthefatherofHersheyChocolate?________________________________________________________________________2.Wheredidhegrowup?________________________________________________________________________3.WhydidhegotoDenver?________________________________________________________________________4.Whydidhedecidetomakechocolatehimself?________________________________________________________________________5.WhatmightbethereasonsforHershey’ssuccessinhischocolatebusiness?________________________________________________________________________7LiuWeiisveryfamousinChinabecausehecanplaythepianowithhistoes(脚趾）OnedaywhenLiuWeiwasonly10yearsold,heplayedagamewithsomefriendsHelostbothhisarmsbecauseofelectricity(电).LiuWeiwasverysadwhenbothhisarmswerecutoffaftertheaccident.Butsoonhehadtomakeachoice."Forpeoplelikeme,therewereonlytwochoices.Onewastogiveupallthedreams.Whichwouldcauseaquickdeath.Theotherwastoworkhardwithoutarmstoliveanexcellentlife."saysLiuWei.Liu'sdreamwastobeapianist.HisexcellentlifeincludedashowonChina'sGotTalent(中国达人秀)andawonderfulperformance(演奏)playingthebeautifulMarriageD'amourwithhistwofeetonthepiano.LiuWeilearnedtoplaythepianowithhisfeet.Andteachinghimselftoplaythepianowithhisfeetwasveryhard.Manytimeshewantedtogiveitup,buthisparentswentonencouraginghimandhewantedtomakehisparentsproud.MaybeyoucannotbelievethatLiuWeiisabletoplaywellonlywithhistoes.Theaudience(观众)weredeeplymovedandveryexcitedwhentheywatchedhisperformance.1.WhyisLiuWeiveryfamousinChina?________________________________________________________________________2.HowoldwasLiuWeiwhenhelosthisarms?________________________________________________________________________3.WasLiuWeiverysadwhenbothhisarmswerecutoff?________________________________________________________________________4.WhoencouragedLiuWeitoplaythepiano?________________________________________________________________________5.HowdidtheaudiencefeelwhentheywatchedLiu'sperformance?________________________________________________________________________8Wouldyouliketohaveanelectriccar?Doyouknowthiskindofquietandcleancarsrunonelectricity(电)?Inthefuture,moreandmorepeoplewillhavecars,sothecarswillbeingreatneed.Buttheoilwon’tkeepupwiththenumberofcarsontheroad.Sothepriceofoilwillgoup.Electriccarsaren’tperfectjustyet.Itcantakeeighthourstocharge(充电)acarforonly100milesofdriving.Howfarthatcartravelsdependsontheweatherandtraffic.Priceisaproblem,too.Electriccarscostmuchmorethancarsusingoil.Thegoodnewsisthatelectric-cartechnology(技术)isgettingbetter.Asitdoes,thepricesofthiskindofcarsaregoingdown.Tochargethecar,theUSDepartmentofEnergyispayingforatleast10,000chargingstationsaroundthecountry.Anditwillcostaboutthreedollarsforeachcharge.Nowcarmakersarelookingforotherwaystomakethecarcheaper.Thenmorepeoplewilluseelectriccars,andwe’llhaveacleanandniceworldinthefuture.根据短文内容简要回答下面的问题。1.Whywillthecarsbeingreatneedinthefuture?________________________________________________________________________2.Howlongdoesittaketochargeanelectriccarforonly100milesofdriving?________________________________________________________________________3.Areelectriccarscheaperthancarsusingoilatpresent?________________________________________________________________________4.Howmuchshouldpeoplepayforeachcharge?________________________________________________________________________5.Whatwilltheworldbelikeifmostpeopleuseelectriccars?________________________________________________________________________9Whydopeoplecry？Scientistssaythebodyproducestearsbecausetheyneedthem.Onekindoftearsisfortheeye，theotherisfortheheart.Theybothworkascleaners.Ifsomethingelselikedust(灰尘)getsintoyoureye，tearsalsocomeintotheeyetocleanitout.Ifyouarehurtbysomething，yourstrongfeelingsproducesomepoisonouschemicals(毒素)inyourbody，andatthesametime，tearscomeoutwiththem.Ifthesepoisonouschemicalsarenotcleanedoutofyourbodyassoonaspossible，theywilldoharmtotheheartsoonerorlater.IntheUnitedStatesmenhaveheartproblemsmoreoftenthanwomendo.Doctorssayheartproblemshavesomethingtodowiththepressures(压力)oflivingandworkingnow.Perhapsmensuffermorefromtheseillnessesbecausetheydonotcryenough.Theyneedtocrymore.Infact，youcanfindmanywaysofreducingthepressurestokeepfit.Cryingisanaturalandphysicalone.1.Howmanykindsoftearsdoesthebodyusuallyproduce?________________________________________________________________________2.Whatdotearsdowhendustgetsintoyoureye?________________________________________________________________________3.Willthepoisonouschemicalsinthebodydoharmtotheheart?________________________________________________________________________4.Whydomensuffermorefromheartproblemsthanwomen?________________________________________________________________________5.Whatwillyoudotoreducethepressuresoflivingandworkingtokeepfit？PleasegiveTWOexamples.________________________________________________________________________10Mr.Dawsonwasanoldmanwithabadtemper(脾气）.Andeveryoneintownknewit.Kidswereafraidtogointohisyardtopickapples.OneFriday,12-year-oldJanetandherfriendAmyhadtowalkpastMr.Dawson’shouse.WhenJanetsawhim,shesuggestedcrossingthestreettotheotherside.ButAmysaidtheyneedn’t.WhenMr.DawsonsawAmy,hesmiledandsaid,“Hello,Amy!Iseeyouhaveanewfriendwithyoutoday.”AmysmiledbackandtoldhimthatJanetwouldstaywithherthatnight.Mr.Dawsonlookedfriendlyandgavethemeachafreshapple.Thegirlsweregladtogetthem.LaterJanetaskedAmy,“Everyonesaysheisthemostunwelcomepersonintown.Whywashesokindtous?”Amyexplainedthatwhenshefirstwalkedpasthishouse,shewasalsoafraidofhim.Butshepretendedtherewasaninvisible(看不见的）smileonhisfaceandthenstartedtalkingtoher.Justa“hello”atfirst,andthenmore.“Aninvisiblesmile？”Janetwaspuzzled,“Yes,”answeredAmy,“Mygrandmatoldmetothinkso.Shesayssmilescanrunaround.Ifwekeepsmilingatsomeone,soonerorlaterhewillreallysmileback.”RememberwhatAmy’sgrandmasaid,andwewillfindthatmostpeoplecan’trefuseoursmile.1.WhatdidpeoplefeelaboutMr.Dawson?________________________________________________________________________2.WhatdidJanetthinkofMr.Dawsonaftergettinganapplefromhim?________________________________________________________________________3.WhatdidAmydowhenshefirstwalkedpastMr.Dawson’shouse?________________________________________________________________________4.WhodidAmylearn“aninvisiblesmile”from?________________________________________________________________________5.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodo?________________________________________________________________________参考答案：1.1.Thebabywasbornwithoutears/Thebabyhadnoears2.Becauseaboycalledhimafreak3.No,hedidn’t4.Hismother5.(1).Mother’sloveisgreatestloveintheworld(2）Realloveliesnotinwhatdoneandknown,butinwhatisdonebutnotknown2.1.MikhailBelvacv.2.Toprotectpeoplefromtherain.3.Afterthreeminutes.4.Forseveralpeople.5.WhyBelvacvcreatesthelampbrellaandhowthelampbrellaworks.3.1.Yes,heis.(Yes.)2.Apersonwhocaresforothersispopular(everywhere).3.Wecanplayfootball,goouttodanceandsingtogetherwithotherstodevelopfriendship./Wecantakepartingroupactivitiestodevelopfriendship./Wecantrytobeactiveingroupactivities./Wecandevelopfriendshipbytakingpartingroupactivities./Wecandevelopfriendshipbyplayingfootball,goingouttodanceandsingingtogetherwithothers./Wecandevelopfriendshipbytryingtobeactiveingroupa