题型：阅读表达 题类：真题 难易度：普通
Adam Braun set up the organization(组织) Pencils of Promise in2008. Its goal is to make sure all children have a chance for education. Six years later , the non-profit organization is building a new school somewhere every 90 hours.It has helped more than 22.000 children in Africa,Asia and Latin America.
It all started when Adam Braun was a college student. He was visiting India when a boy stopped him and asked for money on the street, Mr. Braun asked the boy what he would want, if he could have anying in the world.
“I thought the answer was going to be 'a house' or 'a car' or 'a boat'.His answer was 'a pencil'.So I gave him my pencil and he was just happy and excited . I realized he never had been to school before ,and that was the reality(现实) for 57 million children around the world. " Braun said.
Adam Braun started working in finance(金融) after he graduated from college, But he never forgot the boy and the problem he realized.
“We live in a world in which every child can have a chance to get a good education ,because we have everything necessary already.We are able to educate every child . So I promised to help create that world .” Braun said.
Mr Braun raised money for his project. He paid for building the first Pencils of Promise school,in Laos, five years ago. Since then ,his organization has helped pay for more than 200 schools in the countryside of Laos,Nicaragua,Guatemala and Ghana.
The following is a QUIZ(自测) from a magazine.
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Questions |
1 Point |
2 Points |
3 Points |
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Where do you live? |
in a village |
in a town |
in a city |
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How do you go to work/ school? |
by walking/ bicycle |
by train/ bus/ subway |
by driving a small car |
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How many times a year do you fly on airplanes? |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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How many hours of electricity do you use each day(e.g. watching TV, keeping lights on)? |
0-6 hours |
6-12 hours |
12-18 hours |
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How often do you recycle? |
almost always |
often |
sometimes |
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Total Points |
Result |
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7 |
Less pollution than the average(平均) person |
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8-10 |
As much pollution as the average person |
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11-13 |
A little more pollution than the average person |
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14-14 |
A lot more pollution than the average person |
Are your parents often angry with you? Or you always disagree with your parents. Maybe the relationships between you and your parents are terrible. It's difficult to make your home a happy and healthy place. In fact, you can change the situations by the following keys.
Respect（尊重） It's important to show your respect and care about your parents feelings. Though you have disagreements（分歧）, at least try to understand whatever they are trying to tell you. You shouldn't keep your own thoughts only.
Communication You can communicate with your parents in a polite way. You may not get what you want, but explaining your thoughts calmly and rationally（理性的）may show your parents that you are no longer a kid.
Trust How can your parents build trust in you? It depends on what you do. For example, if you get home late without calling first, next time your parents may not believe you. To earn（赢得）their trust, you must pay attention to the ways you do things instead of fighting with them. It will make your life much easier.
Taking time together Some teens find that sharing time together can build trust and communication. Your parents may be interested in going shopping, hanging out and playing cards with you. Spending time together will drive away the“black cloud”hanging over your home.
Your parents give all their love to you. Why not these ways actively to own a happy family as you want?
根据短文内容填空，每空词数不限。
There are four good {#blank#}1{#/blank#} to improve the relationships between you and your parents. | |
Respect Think about your parents' feelings more. Show your respect to them. At least find out{#blank#}2{#/blank#} they are trying to tell you. | Communication Express your thoughts in a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} way. Let them know you are not a kid. |
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Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you may look at someone in the eye who you have wronged (冤枉) and say “I am sorry”, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.
How can we build up our courage?
·Believe you will be successful. | Take chances and know that you have your own talents. Besides, your family and friends are always there for you. |
·Exercise your courage. | It can be compared to a muscle (肌肉). The more we use courage, the greater it gets. |
·Know that giving up is not a choice. | It's much easier to give up. But it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong. |
·Read inspiring stories of brave people. | Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of. |
阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词。
Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations. It is important to everyone. With courage, you will feel confident of your success; with courage, you won't be{#blank#}1{#/blank#}of anything difficult or dangerous; with courage, you may look at someone you have wronged in the eye and say sorry to him or her; with courage, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill.
Here are some useful {#blank#}2{#/blank#} to build up our courage.
First, believe that you'll{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Take chances and know that you have your own talents.
Second, exercise your courage. It's just like the muscle. The more we use courage, the {#blank#}4{#/blank#} we will get.
Third, don't{#blank#}5{#/blank#}to give up although it's much easier to do so, and you need courage to say or do what you think is right, even when others think you are wrong.
Finally, read inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is such a kind of person.
The English language is different from any other language. Yet English words do not stay the same. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} We need new words for inventions and new ideas. Different words come into use, or older words are used in a new way.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#} Tomato was borrowed from Mexico. The word coffee came from Turkey, and tea came from China. Now new space and science words are being borrowed from other countries, too.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Strawberry, popcorn, and grandfather are words made up of two parts.
Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. The word photo was made from photograph by cutting off the end of the longer word. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Smog was made by swing only the first two letters from the words smoke and fog.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Our sandwich was named after a man named Sandwich. Scotch Tape, Band-aid, and Jell were names made up by the companies that first made the products.
根据短文内容，从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。
A. English can change by borrowing words from other languages. B. English is an interesting language. C. Plane was made by cutting off the front part of airplane. D. The language is always changing. E. New words are also made by adding two words together. F. The names of people and products can become new words. |
A ratio compares two numbers. For example, if you have 3 pens and 4 pencils, the ratio of pens to pencils is 3 to 4. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} 3 to 4, 3:4 and 3/4. One type of ratio is expressing (表示) numbers as a percent. A percent is the ratio of a number to 100. In other words, a percent compares one number to 100. The percent means "per hundred". {#blank#}2{#/blank#} You can use "%" to express percent. So 35% means 35 out of 100, and 15% means 15 out of 100. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Probability means the chance (可能) of some things happening in the future. For example, if there is a 90% chance of rain, 90 times out of 100, it will rain. That is a very high probability. However, if the weatherman says that there is only a 10% chance of rain, then 10 times out of 100, it will rain. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
You can also express probability by using ratios. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 5 of them are black while only 1 of them is red. If you choose a pen at random (随机地) from the pencil box, then the probability of choosing a black Den are 5 to 6, or 5/6. On the other hand, the probability of choosing a red pen is only 1 to 6, or 1/6.
| A. So, 60 percent of something means 60 out of 100. B. For example, perhaps you have 6 pens that all look alike in your pencil box. C. The ratio can be written in three ways. D. That is a very low probability. E. Percents are helpful when expressing the probability. |
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