Music can be a great power (力量) to change people’s lives. Regina del Carmen Sanchez, 14, always believes this. The girl from Kansas City, US, leads a hard life. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents. Her mom gets a very low pay.
But it doesn’t stop Sanchez’s love of music. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12. It described the bad situation(情况) at her home, but it also sent the message of hope: “My house is old and poor, but it beats (胜过) being homeless… Love yourself and never give up. You’ll see a better life if you keep your head up…”
It took Sanchez several months to finish the song. Sometimes during a break in class, when lyrics (歌词) came into her head, “I would have to write them down right then,” she told the local newspaper The Kansas City Star.
Jeremy Lillig was a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund. When he saw the video of the song, he was moved. He shared it through social media (社交媒体). The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City.
Now Sanchez often plays the song in public. “I want to help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way,” she said.
1. There are people in Sanchez’s family.
A. three B. four C. five D. six
2.What’s true about Keep Your Head Up? ______________________
A. It was written two years ago.
B. It showed a feeling of hopeless.
C. It described the good situation of a house.
D. It took Sanchez several weeks to write the song.
3.The word “moved” can be replaced (代替) by .
A. surprised B. interested
C. touched D. excited
4.The best title of the passage can be .
A. A girl and her song
B. Poor home is better than being homeless
C. Charity changes the girl’s life
D. Let’s support poor students.
My name is Ben. I live with my brother, mother and father in an flat. There are 27 floors in the tall building. My apartment is on the top floor. My father has a car .He parks it in the basement(地下室)of the building.
Our apartment is not in the centre of the city. It is 4 kilometers from the centre. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by train every day. He doesn’t often drive his car. He uses his car only at weekends. He takes us into the country or to the beach on Saturdays or Sundays.
Our apartment has three bedrooms. There is a bedroom for my mother and father, one for me and one for my brother. There is also a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom in the apartment. We do not have a garden, but there is a small balcony. There are some plants on the balcony.
1. Where is Ben’s apartment? _______________
A. Twenty-seven kilometers from the centre of the city.
B. In the centre of the city.
C. In the country.
D. Four kilometers from the centre of the city.
2.Where does Ben’s father work? ________________
A. In the park. B. In the city.
C. In the country. D. At home.
3. Which floor do Ben’s family live on? _________________
A. The 27th floor. B. The 4th floor.
C. The 9th floor. D. The ground floor.
4.Where does Ben’s family grow flowers? ________________
A. In the garden. B. In the kitchen.
C . On the balcony. D. In the living room.
Jyoti Amge , an Indian girl, is the world’s smallest woman. She is only 0.628 metres tall. She is small, but her dream is great. On her 18th birthday in 2012, she shared the good news with others. She would act in two movies.
Jyoti is the youngest of the five children in her family. She stopped growing after her first birthday. Because of her size, Jyoti has special clothes and jewellery(珠宝首饰). She even has her own desk and chair in a regular(普通的)school. Jyoti also loves movies and fashionable dresses like others. Before 18, she acted in a music video along with a famous Indian singer.
Jyoti said, “ I’m just the same as other people. I eat like you, and dream like you. I don’t feel I am different.”
1.How old is Jyoti Amge in 2013? ____________________
A. 16 years old B.17 years old
C.18 years old D. 19 years old
2.How many sisters and brothers does she have? ___________________
A. 3 B. 4
C. 6 D. we don’t know
3. Jyoti’s _________is (are) not different from others’.
A. clothes B. jewellery
C. chair D. school
4. What did Jyoti do before 18? __________________
A. She acted in a music video
B. She played in two movies
C. She sang a song in a movie
D. She made special clothes for herself
No | Books | Authors（作者） | Price |
1 | Fruits and Our Health | P. H. Francis | $17.50 |
2 | Successful planting in the garden | Mark Brown | $19.77 |
3 | A handbook for Taiwan’s National Parks | Jackson Fisher | $32.00 |
4 | Modern American History | Thomas Birdsall | $11.53 |
5 | Taking care of your rabbit | Helen Piers | $5.39 |
1.Kelly wants to visit Taiwan next month. She needs to buy ________.
A. Fruits and Our Health
B. Successful planting in the garden
C. A handbook for Taiwan’s National Parks
D. Modern American History
2.How much is Taking care of your rabbit?
A. $19.77. B. $17.50. C. $11.53. D. $5.39.
3.Who is the author of Modern American History?
A. Thomas Birdsall. B. Mark Brown.
C. P. H. Francis. D. Helen Piers.
Miss Hunt is a beautiful girl. Her father two years ago and her mother made a terrible mistake and was sent to the prison(监狱). She began to live a life. When she her middle school, she couldn’t go on studying. Her uncle found a job for her. Mr Baker, a rich shopkeeper, hired(雇佣) her. Her work was to clean the rooms and sweep the floors. She tried her and worked hard. Mrs Baker liked her and paid her than the other cleaners.
It was Sunday. Mr Baker was reading and Mrs Baker was watching TV in the sitting room. The girl and said, “I’m , Mrs Baker. I have to tell you I can’t work for you any longer. I ...”
It Mr and Mrs Baker. The woman asked, “What makes you say that? Aren’t we to you?”
“Yes, you are, madam,” the girl said.
“Do you find a piece of work?” Mrs Baker asked.
“No, I don’t,” Miss Hunt said,“ I don’t think you trust（相信）me.”
“No, you’re , Miss Hunt,” said Mr Baker. “I always think you are a girl. And I often leave my in my office.”
“It was true that you often left the keys in your office,” said the girl. “But I could use none of them to the safe(保险箱)!”
“Well,” said Mrs Baker. “You can go right now!”
1.A. hurt B. died C. slept D. fell
2.A. boring B. happy C. easy D. hard
3.A. finished B. stopped C. end D. over
4.A. better B. good C. best D. well
5.A. much B. more C. little D. less
6.A. looked out B. came in C. jumped into D. ran away
7.A. glad B. happy C. pleased D. sorry
8.A. excited B. interested C. surprised D. worried
9.A. friend B. bad C. kind D. cold
10.A. bad B. better C. well D. badly
11.A. so B. if C. but D. or
12.A. wrong B. right C. real D. really
13.A. good B. terrible C. lazy D. forgetful
14.A. bags B. keys C. safe D. husband
15.A. find B. make C. close D. open
— I visited the Purple Mountain Observatory last Sunday.
— Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
A. You did? B. I hope so.
C. Have a good time.D. It’s kind of you.
