Franklin's life is full of charming stories which all young men should know—how he ______ books in Boston，and became the guest of kings in Europe；how he ______ Major General Franklin，only to quit because，as he said，he was no ______，and yet helped to organize the army that stood ______ the trained troops of England and ______.
This poor Boston boy，without a day's ______，became master of six languages and never stopped studying；this neglected apprentice(学徒)conquered the ______，made his name famous，______ degrees and diplomas(文凭)from many colleges，and became forever remembered as “Doctor Franklin”，philosopher，scientist and political leader.
Selfmade，______，the candle maker's son gave light to all the world；the street bookseller set all men ______ of liberty；the apprentice became the most soughtafter man ______ the world，and brought his native land to praise and ______ him.
He ______ America，for what our nation is today is largely due to the management，the forethought，the wisdom，and the ability of Benjamin Franklin.He belongs to the world，but especially he belongs to America.The people around the world honored him while he was living；he is still regarded as the loftiest man by the ______ people today after his death.And he will live in people's ______ forever.
1.
A.bought B.took
C.sold D.lent
2.
A.make B.made
C.was made D.was making
3.
A.teacher B.soldier
C.student D.president
4.
A.before B.after
C.later D.behind
5.
A.Germany B.French
C.German D.American
6.
A.studying B.learning
C.teaching D.schooling
7.
A.flower B.thunder
C.lightning D.cloud
8.
A.accepted B.received
C.took D.learned
9.
A.selfrespected B.selfteaching
C.selftaught D.selflearning
10.
A.lifting B.singing
C.learning D.hearing
11.
A.cross B.through
C.across D.above
12.
A.respect B.memory
C.honor D.love
13.
A.builds B.has built
C.has been built D.built
14.
A.common B.normal
C.native D.noble
15.
A.dreams B.hearts
C.thoughts D.books
A. Skills
B. Role model
C. Self-confidence, mental health and well-being
D. Identity and connection
E. Time management
F. Work experience
Community activity is about doing something in our community because we want to or we feel we should rather than because we have to.
There are lots of ways to take civic(公共的) responsibility and be active in your community: Joining a local environmental or clean-up group, helping with a primary school play.
What can teenagers get from being involved?
1. By getting involved with community activities, teenagers can get a chance to work with positive adult role models besides their parents. Working with other adults encourages teenagers to see the world in different ways.
2.Young people are busy working out who they are and where they fit in the world. Being involved in the community activities can give your child a positive way of understanding who he is. As a result, he might come to see himself as helpful or just a “good” person. Being involved in the community activities can also help create a sense of being connected to the community.
3.Community activities give teenagers the chance to use the skills they already have. For example, your child could use the cooking skills he’s learned at home at a community kitchen. This kind of experience gives him the chance to see how many skills he has and how valuable they can be. Voluntary work and community activities are great opportunities to develop skills to get a job.
4.Being able to balance free time, work and study is very important to kid’s future life. Being part of a community activity could help your children to get more organized and start to manage their own time.
5.Finding a community activity can develop teenagers’ self-confidence. Your child can learn to deal with challenges, communicate with different types of people. This is good for teenagers’ self-esteem(自尊).
It can be very positive for young people to have something that gets them involved, where others expect them to turn up and take part, and where they’re supported to achieve something as part of a group.
Need to buy something？Why go to a store？Buy it on the Internet！Need it now？Why wait？Ask to receive it the next day！Each day，more and more people try online shopping.In fact，online sales have doubled in the last ten years.But not everyone is excited.Some scientists now say that online shopping is bad for the environment.
People are surprised to hear this.“They think，‘I don't need to drive，and the business doesn't need to build a store，so there will be less pollution，’” says Nuria Prost，an environmental scientist.“But it is not so simple.In fact，online shopping is wasteful.It also adds to air pollution.”
In truth，the Internet is not always as a good friend to the environment as it seems.For example，most people thought that the Internet would help offices use less paper and other materials.But paper use increased by 33 percent between 1986 and 1997.“Online shopping could have similarly negative effects，” says Nevil Cohen，a professor of environmental science.Part of the problem is what people are buying these days.In the past，people bought things on the Internet that did not require much packing material，such as books and clothing.But now people also shop online for large，heavy products such as televisions，computers，chairs and tables.These products need to be packed in large amounts of plastic and paper.This creates a lot of waste.
Another problem caused by online shopping is air pollution.When customers buy products and ask to receive them next day，online businesses often have to send them by air.Airplanes use much more oil than cars and produce more carbon dioxide(CO2)．When people buy a lot of different things from different online businesses，this creates even more travel by airplane.
Online product returns are also a problem.For example，an online shoe store may allow customers to return shoes for free if they are the wrong size.This doubles the packing material and number of airplane trips required to sell one pair of shoes.
“If people want to protect the environment，they need to think before they shop，” says Prost.“People need to ask themselves: Is this exactly what I want？Do I really need it tomorrow，or can I wait？” Online stores can also ask customers to pay money for returns.This may make people shop more carefully.“Online shopping is fast and easy，” says Prost，“but we can't forget the harmful result it has caused to the environment.”
1.The passage begins with several questions to ______.
A.introduce the main topic
B.show the writer's opinion
C.describe online shopping
D.list advantages of shopping
2.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The Internet is not good to the environment.
B.Online shopping is very convenient for people.
C.Online shopping does something bad for the environment.
D.Stop online shopping to protect the environment.
3.Which of the following is to show that online shopping is wasteful?
A.Large products need more packing materials.
B.Paper use increased by 33 percent about ten years.
C.Businesses need to build a store to sell the products.
D.Online shopping costs less than shopping in a store.
4.Which is probably the best title of the passage?
A.A Good Deal to Make
B.A Cleaner Way to Shop
C.A Different Lifestyle to Keep
D.A New Business to Start
Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.
Sometimes, the word “green” means young, fresh and growing. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience. In the 15 the century, a greenhorn was a young cow or an ox whose horns (角) had not yet developed. A century later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had no experience in war. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.
Someone who is good at growing plants is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early 20 the century. A person with a green thumb can make plants grow quickly and well. The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. It was the result of hard work by agricultural（农业的） scientists who had green thumbs.
Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling jealousy (嫉妒). The green eyed monster isn’t a dangerous animal from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by the British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant（不愉快的） feeling when someone has something he wants.
In most places in the world, a green light is a signal to move ahead. In everyday speech, a green light means approval (赞成) to continue with a project.
1.A new solider was called a greenhorn in the century.
A.15th B.16th C.18th D.20th
2.A person with a green thumb .
A.is good at growing plants B.really has a green thumb
C.has no experience in war D.is new in a job
3.A man may meet the green eyed monster if .
A.he sees a dangerous animal
B.he can’t get something
C.he reads a sad play
D.his friend gets a prize that he wants
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Green, the color of grass and trees.
B.The stories about the color “green”.
C.Green, a sign of approval.
D.Different meanings of “green”.
Private car services that work only with women are becoming more popular in Brazil due to concerns about safety. One of the car services has a mobile app called Femi Taxi .It has more than 1，000 drivers giving some 20，000 rides per month.
Femi Taxi has expanded into six Brazilian cities and may go to other Latin American markets.
A competing app ,Lady Driver ,was set up in Sao Paulo in March.It has 8，000 drivers and over 100,000 users.
It plans to expand operations to Rio de Janeiro this month .The rapid growth of these apps in cities such as Sao Paulo highlights the rising concerns about public safety in Brazil .From August 2016 to August 2017,reports of crimes(犯罪)such as attempted rape rose by more than 10 percent in Sao Paulo state.
Wellknown transportation companies, such as Uber, along with Spain's Cabify and 99，have also increased efforts to improve safety for drivers and passengers in Brazil this past year.
Highprofile cases of sexual assault(袭击)on public buses have drawn attention to the issue of violence against women.
Metros in the cities of Belo Horizonte and Recife have recently started femaleonly train cars.There have been femaleonly cars in Rio de Janeiro's trains for over a decade.
Gabriela Correa is the founder and CEO of Lady Driver.
“I think the problem of sexual harassment(骚扰)in public transport always existed，but it wasn't discussed，” she said.
“Now__women__are__standing__up,taking__initiatives__like__our__own__to__seek__safety.”
Ridehailing apps for female drivers and passengers are not unique to Brazil.See Jane Go，an allwomen transportation app ,launched in the American state of California in 2016.
A rival company, Safr, launched in the American city of Boston earlier this year.
1.What does the text talk about?
A.Women's safety.
B.Women's travel.
C.Women's privacy.
D.Women's protection.
2.Which one is the competing app of Femi Text?
A.Uber. B.Safr.
C.Lady Driver. D.Cabify.
3.Which is NOT true according to the text?
A.Lady Driver，which was set up in May，has 8，000 drivers and over 100，000 users.
B.Some transportation companies have also increased efforts to improve safety for drivers and passengers in Brazil this past year.
C.Private cars service that work only with women becomes popular because of the safety problem.
D.Highprofile cases of sexual assault on public buses rise concerns about violence against women.
4.What's the meaning of the underlined sentence?
A.Women should depend on the public to seek safety.
B.Women can be passive to protect themselves.
C.Women still seek safety although they are standing up.
D.Women can protect themselves actively and independently.
1.The underlined expression “emotional__support” means caring for a child's ______．
A.food B.education
C.houses D.feelings
2.The purpose of the material above is to help ______.
A.children with no homes
B.families with no children
C.schools with little money
D.teachers with little training
3.We can read the material above probably from the ______ section of a newspaper.
A.fashion B.sports
C.advertisement D.business
