Who would have thought of creating a library in a war zone where danger surrounds people? But a few book lovers have built an underground library in Darayya, Syria, which provides learning, hope and inspiration.
Anas Ahmad is one of the founders of the library and he is a former civil engineering student.
Many times he and his friends risk their lives to collect books from destroyed(被毁坏的) houses near the front line(前线). That means they have to be very careful when they go through bombed-out buildings; they have to hide themselves from snipers(狙击手).
Since the library was built, its creators have collected more than 14,000 books from abandoned(被弃置的) houses and buildings. “We saw that it was important to create a new library so that we could continue our education,” said Ahmad.
People throughout the city have put the library to good use. Doctors in the town are using the books to continue their studies and treat patients; these books even help them perform operations. Teachers are using the books to prepare classes in the war town. Unluckily, children will not be found in the library as it is too dangerous to walk there.
“You can read about everything in books,” said one reader in the library. “They provide hope for us and help us find light in the darkness.”
1.The library in Darayya, Syria was built underground to ________.
A. make it more mysterious and funny B. offer a quiet reading environment
C. attract more people to read in it D. avoid the danger from the war
2.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Anas Ahmad is a former civil engineering student.
B. Anas Ahmad took risks in collecting books for the library.
C. People in Darayya are surrounded by danger.
D. The ways to stay away from bombs and the snipers.
3.Why did Anas Ahmad help to set up the library?
A. To continue the education in the town. B. To inspire the people to fight.
C. To offer people a safe place. D. To attract more kids to read books.
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The library’s creators have collected More than 14,000 books so far.
B. The library is put into good use by the people in the town.
C. Children can be found to read in the library after school.
D. The library is not safe enough for the people to read in it.
More and more Chinese are having English names, but not everyone is good at finding one. Why not offer them some help? An American girl called Lindsay Jernigan is now teaching people how to get better English names.
While working in Shanghai, Lindsay met many Chinese people with strange English names. Some of them chose a lucky number of “Seven,” a favorite fruit, “Apple,” and a cartoon character, “Snow White.” Others had names like “July” and “Rabbit.”
After noticing the problem, Lindsay had an idea. She quit her job and set up a website (bestenglishname.com) to help Chinese people get better English names.
The website helps people in two ways. After they take an online quiz, people will get five English names based on their personal information, such as age, job and even future plans. This costs 18 yuan. People can also meet with Lindsay to talk about their English name. But that costs more.
Now, about 2,000 people each day visit the website. Most of them are preparing to study or work abroad. Lindsay is planning to offer them more help, such as helping them write resumes（简历).
1.What does Lindsay think of the name of “Rabbit”?
A. Wonderful. B. Strange. C. Creative. D. Wrong..
2.The underlined word “quit” means _______in the passage.
A. continued B. asked C. picked up D. gave up
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Lindsay?
A. Her website mainly helps the English--speaking people.
B. Her idea came from his work experience in China.
C. She plans to provide more service for the customers.
D. She can help the people to get name in two ways.
4.The best title of the passage is _______.
A. A hard-working American girl B. Never choose English names without thinking
C. How to find a good English name D. An American girl helps choose English names
Before seeing light we have slowly ______ for two hours on that cold December evening. “This must be the house.” I told our group. We parked our car at an old house. We gathered up our ______ books. We knocked on the door. We heard a ______ voice from inside say, “Come in. The door is open.” We ______ the door.
There in a rocking chair sat an elderly woman with a big smile on her face. “I am ______ you.” Ruth said weakly. We ______ Ruth the basket of delicious food. I asked Ruth what carols(圣歌) she would like to hear. Then Ruth sang some carols with us happily.
As we hugged Ruth good-bye she said to me ______, “The day you called I was still in bed. I had just finished praying. I asked God if it would be ______ to have some Christmas Caroles come to my home and sing this year. Thank you for being the answer to my ______ prayer."
Wow, what an great ______ to have the opportunity(机会) to be the answer to someone's Christmas prayer.
1.A. waited B. driven C. walked D. climbed
2.A. English B. science C. song D. story
3.A. happy B. sad C. weak D. exciting
4.A. broke B. mended C. painted D. opened
5.A. expecting B. writing C. hating D. advising
6.A. cooked B. sold C. made D. handed
7.A. sadly B. angrily C. thankfully D. angry
8.A. OK B. necessary C. possible D. true
9.A. birthday B. Christmas C. Thanksgiving D. Halloween
10.A. experience B. news C. dream D. story
The shop _____ at 8:00 a．m．and it ________ for ten hours every day．
A. opens; is open B. is opened; opens
C. is open; has opened D. opened; opens
I don’t think we can finish all the work before Friday, ________?
A. do I B. can we C. can’t we D. don’t we
—This pair of shoes _______ really small for me.
—Why not try _________ pair?
A. is, another B. are, another C. is, other D. are, other
