A 9-year-old boy n Indiana stopped a would-be...

A 9-year-old boy n Indiana stopped a would-be carjacker(劫车贼)on Christmas Day from running away with his father’s truck.

Kevin Cooksey was inside the One Stop Express gas station in Kokomo buying medicine for his wife when a man jumped into the driver’s seat of his truck. Cooksey had left the engine running and the door unlocked.

“When I saw my truck door open, I was like, ‘Oh my God, what am I going to tell my wife?’” Cooksey said.

His son, Larry, was sitting in the back seat. “As soon as he opened the door, I got frightened,” said Larry. “So I pulled out the gun and pointed it to his head.”

This was enough to make the carjacker think twice and he jumped out of the truck to try another car. Parked beside Cooksey’s truck was Kyle Sparling’s black Trailblazer. He too had left the engine running as he went into the store. The man got in Sparling’s SUV and took off.

“I didn’t know what to think, I just kind of ran outside and watched him,” said Sparling.

As the man sped off, Cooksey told Sparling to get into his truck and the two men began to run after him. The icy winter conditions made the driving difficult, but the pair followed at a safe distance as the carjacker drove in a “Z” way. After a few miles, the carjacker knocked into the sign of a local business, American Tool and Party Rental. Cooksey and Sparling called police to the place.

The police put 32-year-old Ollie Dunn into prison. Sparling’s car was damaged in the wheel, and the windscreen got cracked after the sign fell on it. “I was just glad he didn’t knock into anybody,” Sparling said. “That was my biggest fear, I think.”

1.How did Larry stop the carjacker?

A. He hit him with a gun　　 B. He begged him to stop

C. He cried for others’ help　　 D. He frightened him away with a gun

2.Why could the carjacker easily drive away the SUV?

A. The carjacker broke into it

B. It was parked in the wrong place

C. Nobody was in but the engine was on

D. The driver went to buy medicine for his wife

3.What ended the carjacker’s escape?

A. The police stopped him

B. His driving ability was very poor

C. The SUV got damaged in an accident

D. Cookesey and Sparling caught up with him

4.What does the underlined word “That” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Spraling’s car was stolen　　 B. Sparling’s car was damaged

C. The carjacker might run away　　 D. The carjacker might hurt somebody

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Indiana 6-year-old Levi Mayhew suffers from a rare and fatal genetic disorder．According to a ________ from the Make-A-Wish Foundation(基金会)，Levi is too sick to ________, so when he was able to ________ his wish, he did ________ extra special with it.

Levi ________ his Make-A-Wish trip to 10-year-old Emma Broyer，his closest school friend who has been one of his biggest ________ throughout his medical challenges. Emma gives him ________ letters and gifts and asks her friends to do the same．Levi’s mom Rebecca Drake told WTHR that ________ in her son’s toughest moments，Emma never ________ to make him smile．“Just having Emma say ‘Hi’ to Levi made a world of ________．It opened two hearts at once．”she said.

To show his ________, Levi wished Emma to take a special trip to Florida．For the little Indiana girl who’d never been on a plane，the surprise ________ was truly the trip of a lifetime．When Emma and her family went to Florida，they ________ a“Flat Levi” figure(画像)，which they included on a11 of their ________.

At their ________ party, Emma gave Levi an album “Emma and Levi’s trip．”Levi’s mom Rebecca told the news station:

“It felt so good to ________ this little girl．Emma had given so much to us without even ________ it．It's a very warm feeling to know that another child loves and cares so much for your child，especially while facing the ________. It’s so innocent and pure．________ angels(天使) really do walk the earth，Emma is one．She’s Levi’s angel．This story proves that the ‘power of one’ is so ________．”

1.A．doctor            B．headmaster        C．spokesperson        D．teacher

2.A．study            B．play                C．swim                D．travel

3.A．obtain            B．quit                C．change            D．neglect

4.A．everything        B．something        C．anything            D．nothing

5.A．donated            B．made                C．arranged            D．sold

6.A．contributors    B．supporters        C．sponsors            D．agents

7.A．discouraging    B．encouraging        C．surprising        D．boring

8.A．still            B．ever                C．even                D．perhaps

9.A．remembers        B．desires            C．expects            D．fails

10.A．success        B．difference        C．surprise            D．freedom

11.A．mercy            B．gratitude        C．delight            D．pride

12.A．experiment        B．achievement        C．vacation            D．research

13.A．gave out                            B．put up

C．took away                        D．brought along

14.A．1ectures                            B．flights

C．appointments                        D．adventures

15.A．welcome        B．farewell            C．graduation        D．birthday

16.A．pay            B．serve            C．award            D．reward

17.A．forgetting        B．explaining        C．realizing        D．valuing

18.A．cheers                                B．challenges

C．opportunities                    D．advantages

19.A．Though            B．Unless            C．If                D．Since

20.A．amazing                            B．satisfying

C．scaring                            D．disappointing

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It all began with a stop at a red light.

Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter,Hannah,back from a sleepover in 2006.While waiting at a traffic light,they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.

"Dad,if that man had a less nice car,that man there could have a meal," Hannah protested.The light changed and they drove on,but Hannah was too young to be reasonable.She pestered（纠缠）her parents about inequity,insisting that she wanted to do something.

"What do you want to do?" her mom responded. "Sell our house?"

Warning!Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds（收入）to charity,while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.

Eventually,that's what the family did.The project—crazy,impetuous（鲁莽的）and absolutely inspiring—is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: The Power of Half.It's a book that,frankly,I'd be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it.An impressionable child reads this,and the next thing you know your whole family is out on the street.

At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere,when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes,the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference—for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help.In a column a week ago,it described neurological（神经生物学的）evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction.The Salwens' experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.

Mr.Salwen and his wife,Joan,had always assumed that their kids would be better bigger house.But after they downsized,there was much less space to retreat to,so the family members spent more time around each other.A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendly house.

1.What does the underlined word "inequity" most probably mean in Paragraph 3?

A. Unfairness.　　 B. Satisfaction.

C. Personal attitude.　　 D. Reasonable statement.

2.What is suggested in the underlined sentence "Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager." in Paragraph 5?

A. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager.

B. Unless a child is realistic,never give an answer immediately.

C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.

D. Don't respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration.

3.Which of the following statements is IRUE according to the passage?

A. Mercedes Coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.

B. Unselfishness has nothing to do with people's primary satisfaction.

C. Hannah asked her parents to do charity and they sold their house.

D. The writer's children asked him to sell their house.

4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. The Salwens regretted selling their house.

B. The family members get much closer.

C. Small houses can bring happiness.

D. The Salwens intend to buy another big house.

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Every morning my friend would stop on the way to work to have a quick breakfast with her 8-year-old son. Then she 1  him off at school. They ate the same thing every morning: an egg sandwich, juice, coffee for her, and milk for him.

One day she ordered a(n) 2  breakfast. Once they finished eating and were heading out of the door, she 3 , said good morning to a homeless man sitting outside of the 4 , and gave him the breakfast she had ordered for him. He 5  her, telling her it was his first meal during the last several 6 . She couldn’t help but feel 7  and was glad she finally took 8 .

She told her son that she had seen the man every day that week there and that 9 , herself included, had offered him 10 , support, food, or drink. She 11  explained that homelessness could happen to anyone and that it was important to 12  needy people.

So her “Tradition of Kindness” 13 . Each day she and her son went on to 14  the homeless man breakfast. The 15  was kept until they moved away several years later, 16  the experience was firmly put into her son’s mind.

My friend 17  every time she tells me that this “Tradition of Kindness” goes on with her son, who remembers this 18  tradition. Now working in a company, her son stops every morning at Starbucks for a coffee and offers a homeless person a breakfast before going to the 19 .

What a great tradition that he can 20  to his children as well!

1.A. sent                      B. dropped                   C. called                      D. drove

2.A. light                      B. expensive       C. ordinary        D. extra

3.A. stopped                        B. escaped                    C. backed         D. hid

4.A. shop                     B. market             C. hotel           D. restaurant

5.A. recognized                   B. refused                     C. thanked        D. found

6.A. days                     B. minutes                     C. months              D. weeks

7.A. cold                      B. good                          C. strange          D. nervous

8.A. action                            B. time                           C. care                     D. effect

9.A. everyone            B. someone                  C. no one                    D. anyone

10.A. education                  B. information     C. comfort         D. safety

11.A. again                           B. further             C. once                    D. first

12.A. contact              B. encourage      C. follow                      D. help

13.A. began                         B. existed             C. failed                       D. changed

14.A. win                     B. buy                            C. show                    D. award

15.A. promise            B. agreement      C. order                       D. practice

16.A. although           B. so                      C. but            D. because

17.A. cries                            B. jumps               C. jokes                    D. smiles

18.A. school                   B. childhood         C. youth                            D. adulthood

19.A. office                          B. cinema            C. store                    D. library

20.A. connect            B. relate               C. pass                     D. move

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The 16-year-old girl Jessica Watson is said to be the youngest person to sail non-stop alone around the world. But her record has been questioned because someone thought that she has not sailed far enough. She will also not be recognized by the World Speed Sailing Record Council, as it was too dangerous for someone under 18 years old.

Ms Watson sailed into Sydney port on Saturday, seven months after leaving on a hard voyage. Family, friends and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have gathered to greet her. Thousands of well-wishers waited at the port and watched from boats as Ms Watson sailed her pink, 10m boat over the finishing line. Many more Australians watched the event broadcast live on television. Watson said she was just an “ordinary girl who believed in her dream”.

Ms Watson left Sydney on 18 October, despite that some people disagreed her plan. Watson traveled northeast through the South Pacific and across the equator (赤道), south to Cape Horn at the tip of South America, across the Atlantic Ocean to South Africa, through the Indian Ocean and around southern Australia. The route took her through some of the world’s most changeful waters, and she battled through huge storms and suffered seven accidents of her boat.

People around the world have followed Ms Watson’s adventures on her blog, which she has daily updated (更新). On her blog, she wrote down beautiful sunrise over seas, the excitement of meeting a blue whale and the bright, terrible sight of a shooting star flying across the night sky above her boat. Ms Watson has reportedly sold her story to a news company for $700,000. She is planning to write a book on her experience.

1. Which of the following oceans didn’t Ms Watson cross through in her voyage?

2.Ms Watson’s voyage will NOT be considered an official world record mainly because ____.

3. We can make a conclusion from this passage that Watson ____.

4.All the following can be inferred from this passage EXCEPT that ____.

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The 16-year-old girl Jessica Watson is said to be the youngest person to sail non-stop alone around the world. But her record has been questioned because someone thought that she has not sailed far enough. She will also not be recognized by the World Speed Sailing Record Council, as it was too dangerous for someone under 18 years old.

Ms Watson sailed into Sydney port on Saturday, seven months after leaving on a hard voyage. Family, friends and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd have gathered to greet her. Thousands of well-wishers waited at the port and watched from boats as Ms Watson sailed her pink, 10m boat over the finishing line. Many more Australians watched the event broadcast live on television. Watson said she was just an “ordinary girl who believed in her dream”.

Ms Watson left Sydney on 18 October, despite that some people disagreed to her plan. Watson traveled northeast through the South Pacific and across the equator (赤道), south to Cape Horn at the tip of South America, across the Atlantic Ocean to South Africa, through the Indian Ocean and around southern Australia. The route took her through some of the world’s most changeful waters, and she battled through huge storms and suffered seven accidents of her boat.

People around the world have followed Ms Watson’s adventures on her blog, which she has daily updated (更新). On her blog, she wrote down beautiful sunrise over seas, the excitement of meeting a blue whale and the bright, terrible sight of a shooting star flying across the night sky above her boat. Ms Watson has reportedly sold her story to a news company for $700,000. She is planning to write a book on her experience.

1.Which of the following oceans didn’t Ms Watson cross through in her voyage?

A. The Pacific Ocean.                B. The Arctic Ocean.

C. The Indian Ocean.                 D. The Atlantic Ocean.

2.Ms Watson’s voyage will NOT be considered an official world record mainly because __________.

A. no one can prove that her route was dangerous enough

B. she hasn’t applied for the record

C. teenagers are not encouraged to take such a dangerous adventure

D. girls are not allowed to take part in the dangerous sports

3.We can make a conclusion from this passage that Watson __________.

A. would make another voyage for money

B. made the world round voyage for money

C. had no way to communicate with others during the voyage.

D. is so confident and brave that she could overcome troubles on her own

4. All the following can be inferred from this passage EXCEPT that __________.

A. her book about her voyage is a best seller

B. people in Australia had much interest in her voyage

C. she spent more than 200 days alone at sea

D. people have different attitudes towards her voyage

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Philip was a nine-year-old boy in a Sunday school class of 8-year-old girls and boys. Sometimes the third graders didn’t welcome Philip into their group and usually tricked him. This was not because he was older, but because he was “different”. You see, Philip suffered from a condition called Downs’s Syndrome. This made him “different”, with his facial characteristics, slow responses and mental problems.

One Sunday after Easter, the Sunday school teacher gathered some plastic eggs that pulled apart in the middle. The teacher gave one to each child. On that beautiful spring day, the children were to go out and discover for themselves some symbol of “new life” and place it inside the plastic eggs.

After the children returned to the classroom, the teacher opened their eggs one by one, asking each child to explain that symbol of “new life”. The first opened egg contained a flower. Everyone cheered. In another was a butterfly…. When the teacher opened the last egg, it was empty. “That’s stupid,” said someone. The teacher felt a pull at his shirt. It was Philip. Looking up, Philip said, “It’s mine. I did it. It’s empty. I have new life, because the tomb is empty.” Not a sound was heard in class at all. From that day on, Philip became a real part of the group. They welcomed him, and whatever made him different was never mentioned again.

1.The underlined word “condition” in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A．grade            B．status             C．health            D．disease

2.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

A．The 8-year-olds were sometimes cruel

B．The 8-year-olds were friendly to Philip

C．Philip was really different in school

D．Philip was older and more sensitive

3.The teacher gave each child one plastic egg to let them ________.

A．play around on that beautiful spring day

B．put some symbol of “new life” into it

C．try to pull it apart in the middle

D．go out and discover themselves

4.After Philip explained his new life, ________.

A．The class thought he was clever.            B．The class fell silent.

C．He began to study in the class.              D．He felt dying.

5.We learn from the passage that ________.

A．The teacher used to have classes outdoors

B．The Philip’s new life wish was empty

C．Philip was healthy as a whole

D．Philip was accepted by his classmates in the end

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To save cheetahs (猎豹) from the very real threat of extinction, the 10-year-old boy Mori from Seattle has worked hard all year. So far he has raised more than $14,000 to purchase GPS devices, 1. follow and protect the animals. He earns money by selling lemonade，flowers and T­shirts，and by 2. (organize) skating parties and a garage sale. What moved the public 3.(be) that Mori donated all that he raised to a wildlife conservation organization and shelter in Namibia where he and his mother have volunteered for4. past three summers.

As the group’s 5.(young) of all the volunteers, he prepares food，cleans enclosures(围场), and creates improvement 6.(item) for the cheetahs that live there, all of whom 7.(injure) or raised by human beings in the past. The shelter protects cheetahs in the wild by convincing farmers not 8.(shoot) the animals and instead, to allow the ones accused 9. killing farm animals to be fixed with GPS devices.“I've learned that everyone can make a 10.(different), even if you’re just a kid!” Mori told Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes. “You just have to start somewhere.”

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Jon Steward, a 10-year-old boy with autism(自闭症), came home from Cumberland Head Elementary School in Plattsburgh, New York, on April 7 more excited than ever. To celebrate National Poetry Month, his fifth-grade teacher asked her students to write a poem about themselves, beginning every sentence with ''I am''.

Jon couldn't wait to start writing, so he sat down and didn't look up until it was finished. A few hours later, he showed the poem to his parents, who immediately got chock up.

''I am odd. I am new, '' Jon wrote in the poem. ''I wonder if you are too. I hear voices in the air. I see you don't and that's not fair. ''

''I feel like a boy in outer space. I touch the stars and feel out of place, '' he went on to write.

''At first, we felt sad and hurt that he felt lonely, misunderstood and odd at school, '' Steward said. ''As the poem went on, we realized that he understood that he was odd and that so was everyone else in their own way. This is what Jon wants everyone to know. ''

Jon was supposed to read his poem aloud to the class the following day, but upon waking up that morning, he refused to go to school. Instead, he stayed at home.

He didn't think his poem was any good, so his dad posted it on Facebook in the hope of getting some encouraging comments. Once the National Autism Association saw the photo, they posted it on their page, where thousands of strangers shared how much the poem inspired them. Now the family has heard from hundreds of parents thanking Jon for showing how their own kids may be feeling at school.

1.Why did Jon feel very excited on April 7?

A.He had a task to finish. B.He wrote a good poem.

C.He had good news to share. D.He had been praised at school.

2.How should Jon feel the next day?

A.Pleased. B.Anxious.

C.Puzzled. D.Bored.

3.After the poem was posted online, it ________．

A.was ignored for a short time

B.won much encouragement for Jon

C.started a hot debate immediately

D.made many parents know more about Jon

4.Who will be most interested in the poem?

A.Doctors. B.Students.

C.Parents. D.Educators.

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Thousands of people online are involved in efforts to help an 8-year-old, cancer-stricken (患癌症) boy from the United States to realize his dream. Dorian Murray of Westerly, Rhode Island, has been receiving ________ from around the world in recent days.

Dorian has been ________ cancer since he was 4. ________ the disease had been brought under control after a series of ________ treatments, a medical checkup early this month found that cancer cells (细胞) had ________ to the boy’s brain. The family decided to _________treatment.

Dorian then told his father that before going to heaven, he wanted to be ________ in China because it had the Great Wall, which he called” a bridge for people to walk on”. The ________ between the boy and his father was posted on Facebook, where it was ________ and commented upon by thousands of Internet users, including many from China.

Some responded with ________ taken at the Great Wall in Beijing, in which they held signs with words of ________, reading “D-Strong” and “You are very famous in China.” Some left messages below the post, saying “I hope you will ________ soon.” Or “We are delighted to make your dream come true.”

Dorian’s mother wrote that she was ________ and deeply moved by the responses to Dorian’s ________. “Dorian has brought so much inspiration to people around the world! I couldn’t be more ________ my son.” she said.

1.A.responses B.letters C.gifts D.invitations

2.A.avoiding B.attacking C.treating D.fighting

3.A.When B.Although C.Once D.Since

4.A.painful B.disappointing C.perfect D.simple

5.A.climbed B.rose C.spread D.rushed

6.A.receive B.change C.stop D.check

7.A.excellent B.successful C.brave D.famous

8.A.conversation B.relationship C.quarrel D.difference

9.A.questioned B.shared C.copied D.enjoyed

10.A.books B.notes C.photos D.newspapers

11.A.happiness B.kindness C.encouragement D.agreement

12.A.finish B.leave C.return D.recover

13.A.amazed B.upset C.confused D.speechless

14.A.performance B.disease C.imagination D.request

15.A.satisfied with B.proud of C.interested in D.confident about

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