If you had billions of dollars，would you give away almost all of it to charity (慈善组织)?Well that’s what Mark Zuckerberg，CEO and founder(创始人)of Facebook，just said he would do．Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan promised to give 99 percent of their money to society．Right now that is about $45 billion(289 billion yuan)，and they plan to give away the money to things like science and education．
Many billionaires(亿万富翁) have done similar things，for example，Bill Gates．But giving back and helping others isn’t just for big billionaires．People like Zuckerberg and Gates may have more to give，but people with less are doing it too．Especially around the holidays，people want to do their part and give back to people who are less lucky than them．Schools may have food collections where people bring some food and together they can give away some other things to places like homeless centers．
People also host special events like concerts or runs to be creative while raising money．Common people give away whatever they can to US charities like the United Way and the American Red Cross．
Then these charities are able to help the poor in different ways like education，health and improving their lives．These things come together to make a big difference．
1.Which of the following about Mark Zuckerberg is true?
A．He is a billionaire who wouldn’t like to help charities．
B．He is the CEO and founder of Facebook．
C．He promised to give away all of his money to charities．
D．He cares about science and technology．
2.What do Paragraphs 3 and 4 talk about？
A．How common people help others．
B．Why people like to help others．
C. What schools do during the holidays．
D．What charities there are in the US.
3.What can we learn from the story？
A．It’s rich people’s duty to give more money．
B．There are more charities in the US than in China．
C．The poor should work hard to make a living．
D．Everyone can do their part to help others．
White bread is thought to have a long history．In ancient Egypt, people discovered white bread about 8,000 years ago．
There is something interesting about white bread．In the old times，many cities in ancient Greece said they owned the best quality．In the middle ages，bakers in England carefully guard their secrets of making bread．Anyone who hoped to learn the art of making bread must spend seven years on it．In times of war and disasters(灾难)，bread and wheat were the first things to be kept closely．
However，in the mid-1800s，an engineer from Switzerland invented a new kind mill to produce more white bread at a faster speed．Soon bread making became widely popular all over Europe．In 1928，America had the first company to produce and sell mountains of white bread.
1.How many countries are mentioned in the article?
A．Four．B．Five．C．SixD．Seven．
2.Who made white bread become more popular in Europe?
A. A Greek．B．An Egyptian．C An Englishman．D．A Swiss。
3.What does the underlined word“guard”means in Chinese?
A. 生产B. 守卫C. 销售D．购买
4.Which of the following is true?
A．White bread has a history of about 800 years．
B．America had the first company to sell mountains of white bread．
C．Egypt produced the most white bread in the world．
D．It was easy to learn how to make white bread in ancient Britain．
5.What is the best title of the article?
A．The history of white bread．
B Different kinds of bread．
C. The most delicious food．
D．How to make white bread．
When travelling．you are sure to try some exciting new kinds of food．The Wild Food Festival，in the town of Hokitika，the west of Coast of New Zealand，gives you the chance to try some strange food．It is a celebration of the areas special lifestyle and food．And it celebrates food that most people might not want to eat．It is held in March every year．
At the festival you will find huhu grubs and beetles on your plate．The festival also celebrates Maori food. the food of the traditional native people of New Nealand And visitors will eat the wild food with plenty of famous West Coast beer．What’s more，there are three stages at the festival，where there is live music and entertainment an day long．
If you have the chance to travel to Hokitita during the Wild Food Festival，you should book a hotel before it begins．or you can choose to stay at local schools．A number of local schools become camping grounds over the weekend of the festival．You can also stay in Greymouth，because there are buses from Greymouth to the festival．
1.When is the Wild Food Festival held in the town of Hokitika every year?
A．In March． B．In April
C．In May D．In June．
2.What will you find on your plate at the festival?
A．Huhu grubs and beetles．B．West Coast beer．
C．Fish and chicken D．Pork and eggs．
3.Which activity can’t you do at the festival?
A．You can eat Maori food．
B．You can enjoy live music and entertainment．
C．You can drink West Coast beer．
D．You can make Maori food by yourself．
4.Which place can’t you stay during the festival?
A．A hotel B. Local schools
C. In Greymouth D．An exciting place．
A mother returned home from the store very tiredly．As she put down all of the things on the kitchen table，her 8-year-old son ran up to her．He was waiting for her and wanted to tell her what his younger brother had done．
“While I was out playing and Dad was on a call，Tyler took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It’s on the new wallpaper you just hung up in the living room．I told him you would be mad at him for doing it again，but I couldn’t stop him.” She let out a long sound and asked,“He did it again?Where is your little brother now?” “He is in his room，”the son answered quickly．
She walked to the younger son’s room．She called his full name as she entered．Then，she found Tyler．He was trying to hide．He knew that the worst moment was corning! For the next 10 minutes，the room was full of her shouting about the expensive wallpaper．She punished the little boy for his bad behavior．
Then，she headed for the living room to see what happened．As she saw the wall，her eyes flooded with tears at once．It said“I love Mommy”and was surrounded with a heart．
Well, the wallpaper remained，just as she found it，with an empty picture frame hung around it．A reminder to her and to all：Take time to read the handwriting on the wall．
So when you are sure that something goes wrong，have you ever had any doubt that there might be a misunderstanding? Take some time to give it a second thought．
1.What did Tyler do before his mother came back?
A. He had a big fight with his elder brother．
B．He broke all his crayons and threw them away．
C．He played games with his elder brother in their house．
D．He wrote something on the new wallpaper with his crayons．
2.Where was Tyler when his mother came home?
A．In his room． B．In the living room．
C．In his study． D．In the bathroom．
3.What can we learn from the underlined sentence?
A．The mother began to realize her mistake．
B．The mother was quite angry with her little son．
C．The mother didn’t get along well with her little son．
D. The mother wanted to make her little son feel relaxed
4.How did the mother feel when she saw what her little son wrote on the wallpaper?
A. Calm B．Surprised． C．Moved D．Relaxed．
5.What is the main idea of the story?
A．It’s never too late to show love to our families．
B．Love from your mother often hides in small things．
C. It’s important to believe in your family members．
D．We’d better take time to learn from others’ mistakes．
补全对话
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A：What can I do for you，madam?
B: 1._______
A：0h，we have very nice apples here．
B：2._________
A：Twelve yuan a kilo．
B：1 want two kilos，please．
A：What else do you want? 3.——
They are only seven yuan a kilo．
B：Good idea．
A：4.________
B：Two kilos，too．
A：5. ________ Thirty—eight yuan，please．
B：Thank you．Here’s the money．
Do you have a nickname(呢称)?Most of us get one from our ，way of dressing，or personality．But for cities，the meaning of their nicknames has more to it than that．
Many big cities have ，like New York—The Big Apple，London--The Great Smog，and
Rome—The Eternal City．Why do cities have these nicknames?
the 1920s，there were many races in New York．People called the of these races apples．A famous writer first called New York the Big Apple， New York is a place where many people would like to visit：the biggest prize of all．
For Rome，just like its name，the answer is clear．Romans that no matter what happened to the world，Rome would go on．Rome has been an important center in the world for more than 2,000 years．
As for London，in the Victorian period(1837—1901)，it had with its air. Later in 1952，serious air pollution made 10,000 people ill．But now the air of London has become better．Some people even say the air pollution in Beijing now is like that 0f Victorian London．
Sound interesting? Does your city have a nickname?
1.A．apple B．awards C. appearance D．activity
2.A. many B．much C. more D．most
3.A．stories B．traditions C．nicknames D．reasons
4.A. In B．When C．AsD．At
5.A. prizes B．names C．cities D．competitors
6.A. so B. because C．andD．but
7.A．believedB．knew C．guessed D．heard
8.A. never B．sometimes C．seldom D．always
9.A. success B．problems C．interests D．meanings
10.A. turnB. change C．growD．get
