阅读下面的材料，根据其内容填空，完成后面的文。
They’re best friends. They are together every day. One of the friends, Jenny Siegle, is in a wheelchair (轮椅). The other, Augie, is a dog and he helps Jenny. 14-year-old Jenny is a quadriplegic (四肢瘫痪者). She cannot use her arms or legs well. Augie is not only a dog but also Jenny’s arms and legs.
How does Augie do this? In school, he picks up the pencil or notebook that Jenny drops. Jenny is also training Augie to pull off her jacket so Jenny doesn’t have to ask others for help.
At home, Augie brings her newspapers. He even helps clean Jenny’s room. When Jenny asks him to do something he can’t do, Augie goes to get her parents or sister.
At the mall, Augie wears a coat which tells everyone he is helping Jenny. After Jenny buys things, Augie carries them to the counter (柜台). He gives the cashier Jenny’s wallet and waits for the change.
The lovely and friendly dog is also a social bridge. Other kids may not know Jenny. But they come up to talk to her because they think Augie is interesting.
Augie is truly Jenny’s best friend and her bridge to the world.
Two Best Friends
Jenny | The 14-year-old girl can’t use her arms or legs well because of illness. | |
Augie | Augie is1. than a dog. He can be Jenny’s arms and legs. | |
How Augie helps Jenny | In school | If Jenny drops things, he2. them up. He is learning to pull off Jenny’s jacket. |
At home | Augie brings Jenny newspapers and helps with the 3. . He can go to get Jenny’s parents or sister. | |
At the mall | Augie’s 4. tells others he is a helping dog. He carries the things to the counter and gives Jenny’s wallet to the cashier. | |
Beinga social bridge | Other children want to talk to Jenny because they are 5. in Augie. | |
根据所给的汉语意思，完成下面的句子。(每小题2分，共10分)
1.他作业做得太马虎，老师很不高兴。
He did his homework the teacher was very unhappy.
2.我们都不能看不起残疾人，这很重要。
It’s important for us the disabled.
3.这些捐赠将会被用来在那所希望小学修建一个操场。
The donations a playground in a Hope Primary School.
4.这本书你可以借一个星期，记得按时归还。
The book for a week. Remember to return it on time.
5.世界上第一台电脑是美国人在20世纪40年代发明的。
The first computer in the world in the 1940s.
achieve success, take part in, since then, disability, take place |
The Paralympic Games are the second biggest sports event in the world. The first Paralympic Games1. in Rome, Italy in 1960. The games have become more and more popular2. . At the first games, there were fewer than 400 athletes. However, in 2012 in London, over 4,000 disabled athletes 3. the games.
The Paralympic Games make it possible for people with 4. to show the world that they are just like anyone else. They show the world that everyone can5. if he works hard and never gives up hope.
1.Reading history books can not only improve our (知识) of the past but also make us think.
2.The elderly should be spoken to (礼貌地).
3.Deaf people can (交流) with each other with sign language.
4.I haven’t been to that island (也).
5.The box is (空的). You can keep your books in it.
B. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
6. He wrote the answers too (care) and made many mistakes.
7.Our health will (harm) if we go jogging on smoggy days.
8.It is my (please) to volunteer for the show.
9.Two (Canada) joined us in the English corner.
10.An (operate) was performed in time and the boy was saved.
I was in line waiting to pay. A little boy in the front was buying some clothes.
I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change (零钱). It seemed that he had broken his pig bank (猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was $ 8.00 short after counting his money.
It was clear that the boy had already used all the money. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that.” I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills (纸币). Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react (反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”
I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this.” The little boy smiled and thanked us. I was left with a good feeling. I saw the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes!”
1.What is this passage mainly about?
A. Love and goodness. B. Culture and tradition.
C. Friendship and honesty. D. Communication and understanding.
2.How much were the clothes that the boy wanted to buy?
A. $ 8.00. B. Ten dollars.
C. All his money. D. All his money and another $ 8.00.
3.Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?
A. Because the boy had saved some money.
B. Because they both didn’t need to give anything.
C. Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.
D. Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy.
4.What does the underlined word “touching” most probably mean?
A. 令人感动的 B. 令人难过的
C. 令人失望的 D. 令人害怕的
5.What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s clothes.
b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.
c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets.
d. The boy went to the line to pay.
A. b, a, c, d B. b, c, a, d C. d, b, c, a D. c, d, b, a
China and the Netherlands (荷兰) are long-time friends. The Netherlands is more than 41,500 square kilometres in area. It is a bit larger than the size of Taiwan, China.
The Netherlands is rich in culture and art. It is home of many great artists, for example, Vincent van Gogh. Besides fine art, the Netherlands is also called the country of tulips (郁金香). It has the world’s largest tulip garden: Keukenhof garden.
Dutch people are very hard-working. There’s a saying: “God made the Earth, but the Dutch made Holland.” More than a quarter of the country is below sea level. So Dutch people build many dams (水坝) to protect the country from flooding. They have created almost one sixth of the country from seas and rivers!
Did you know?
◆ Rubber ducks are popular around the world. Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman created it in 2007. The yellow duck is 26 metres high.
◆ Wooden clogs (木底鞋) are traditional shoes in the Netherlands. They make good gifts for tourists.
◆ In the Netherlands, it is impolite to start eating at once. Dutch people will sometimes say “delicious” before eating.
◆ Like the UK, the Netherlands also has
kings and queens.
1.Taiwan, China is than the Netherlands in area.
A. a bit smaller B. much larger C. much smaller D. a little larger
2.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us about .
A. hard-working Dutch people
B. culture in the Netherlands
C. Dutch artists
D. size of the Netherlands
3.What is not talked about in the reading?
A. Table manners. B. Artists. C. Weather. D. Tulips.
4.About of the Netherlands is created from the seas and rivers.
A. 16% B. 25% C. 60% D. 75%
5.Which is NOT TRUE about the Netherlands?
A. China and the Netherlands have been neighouring countries for a long time.
B. Keukenhof garden is famous for tulips.
C. The Dutch may give foreign friends wooden clogs as small presents.
D. In the Netherlands, it’s good manners to praise (称赞) the food before eating.
