Ammie Reddick from East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, was only 18 months old when she had the accident that had scarred(留下创伤) her for life. The curious child reached up to grab the wire of a hot kettle in the family kitchen and poured boiling water over her tiny infant frame.
Her mother Ruby turned round and, seeing Ammie horribly burnt, called an ambulance which rushed her daughter to a nearby hospital. Twenty percent of Ammie’s body had been burned and all of her burns were third-degree. There, using tissue(组织) taken from unburned areas of Ammie’s body, doctors performed complex skin transplants(移植) to close her wounds and control her injuries, an operation that took about six hours. Over the next 16 years, Ammie underwent 12 more operations to repair her body.
When she started school at Maxwelton Primary at age 4, other pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldn’t play with her. “I was the only burned child in the street, the class and the school,” she recalled, “some children refused to become friends because of that.”
Today, aged 17, Ammie can only ever remember being a burned person with scars; pain is a permanent part of her body. She still has to have two further skin transplants. Yet she is a confident, outgoing teenager who offers inspiration and hope to other young burns victims.
She is a member of the Scottish Burned Children’s Club, a charity set up last year. This month, Ammie will be joining the younger children at the Graffham Water Center in Cambridge shire for the charity’s first summer camp. “I’ll show them how to get rid of unkind stares from others,” she says. Ammie loves wearing fashionable sleeveless tops, and she plans to show the youngsters at the summer camp that they can too. “I do not go to great lengths to hide my burns scars,” she says, “I gave up wondering how other people would react years ago.”
1.What did other children do when Ammie first went to school?
A．They were friendly to her.
B．They showed sympathy to her.
C．They were afraid of her.
D．They looked down upon her.
2.Ammie will teach the younger children at the Graffham Water Center to___________.
A．face others’ unkindness bravely
B．hide their scars by proper dressing
C．live a normal life
D．recover quickly
3.What does the underlined word “permanent” in the 4th paragraph mean?
A. necessary B. life-long
C. difficult D. important
4.What can be the best title of the passage?
A．A Seriously Burned Girl Survives
B．Ways to Get Rid of Unkind Stares
C．Permanent Scars And Pain For a Girl
D．A seriously burned angel of Hope
Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a ＄10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees—anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”
1.The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _______.
A. use for their schoolwork
B. access the Internet
C. work at home
D. connect them to libraries
2.Which of the following is true about Westlake College?
A. All teachers use computers.
B. 1500 students have laptops.
C. It is an old college in America.
D. Students there can do everything.
3.A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can _______.
A. attend lectures on information technology
B. travel around the world
C. get information from around the world
D. have free laptops
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The program is successful.
B. The program is not workable.
C. The program is too expensive.
D. We don’t know the result of the program yet.
Winners Club
You choose to be a winner!
The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account（交易账户）where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7 – that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers:
No account keeping fees!
You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there is no account keeping or transaction fees!
Excellent interest rates!
You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits（储蓄）without taking them out in a month.
Convenient
Teenagers are busy – we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet－You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!
Mega magazine included
Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.
The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. We can’t wait to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!
1.Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?
A. Special gifts are ready for parents.
B. The bank opens only on work days.
C. Services are convenient for its members.
D. Fees are necessary for the account keeping.
2.The Winners Club provides magazines which ________.
A. encourage spending
B. are free to all teenagers
C. are full of adventure stories
D. help to make more of your money
3.What is the purpose of this text?
A. To set up a club.
B. To provide part-time jobs.
C. To organize key-cards.
D. To introduce a new banking service
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、 B、C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Many years ago my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness. He was unable to work at a steady job. He would be fine for quite a while, but would then fall suddenly _____ and have to be admitted to the hospital.
He wanted to do something to keep himself _____ , so he decided to volunteer at the local children _____ . My dad loved kids. He would talk to them and play with them. Sometimes, he would _____ one of his kids. In certain instances, he would give _____to the sad parents of these children.
One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a _____ disease that paralyzed (使…瘫痪) her from the neck down. I don’t know the _____ of the disease, but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl. My dad decided to try to help her. He started _____ her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up _____ a backing, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn’t use his hands at all. Only his _____ would move. He would visit her_____ he could and paint for her. All the while he would tell her, “see, you can do anything if you _____ your mind to.”
_____ , she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was discharged (允许出院). My dad also _____ the children hospital for a little while because he became ill. Sometime later after my dad had recovered and_____ to work, he was at the volunteer counter one day and _____ the front door open. In came the little girl who had been paralyzed, but this time she was _____ . She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave my dad a picture she had done using her _____ . At the bottom it _____ , “thank you for helping me walk.”
Sometimes love is more _____ than doctors , and my dad-who died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture-loved every single child in that hospital .
1.A．ill ycy B．bad C．asleep D．still
2.A．well B．relaxed C．busy D．healthy
3.A．palace B．hospital C．center D．park
4.A．teach B．miss C．lose D．treat
5.A．speech B．comfort C．praise D．help
6.A．special B．curious C．strange D．rare
7.A．result B．reason C．name D．course
8.A．observing B．drawing C．painting D．visiting
9.A．with B．across C．against D．over
10.A．head B．neck C．fingers D．eyes
11.A．wherever B．whatever C．whenever D．however
12.A．let B．make C．set D．get
13.A．Basically B．Naturally C．Finally D．Suddenly
14.A．left B．entered C．reached D．stayed
15.A．stopped B．returned C．hesitated D．refused
16.A．pushed B．noticed C．observed D．kicked
17.A．shouting B．lying C．walking D．jumping
18.A．hands B．pens C．paper D．mind
19.A．wrote B．told C．painted D．read
20.A．thankful B．useful C．thoughtful D．powerful
Mary’s pale face suggested that she _______ ill and her parents suggested she ________ a doctor.
A. should be; should see B. was ; see
C. be; seeing D. was; would see
The lift ________ yesterday. We’ll have to walk up to the eighth floor this evening.
A. broke down B. took down C. came down D. got down
