Meng Peijie was born in Shanxi province in 1991 in a poor family.When her father died in a car accident in 1996,her mother had to give her up because she wasn't able to support her.Liu Fangying,a worker,adopted(收养)this five-year-old girl.There were three years of happiness until the day Liu got serious illness.Her illness made her lie on the bed all day and all night.Worse more,because of her illness,her husband left home and never returned.Liu attempted to kill herself,but Meng Peijie saw it and stopped her.She cried “Don't leave me,mummy.You are the only one who cares for me.You and me make a family.” From then on,Meng had to learn to cook,wash,shop and take care of her adoptive mother by herself.She was so short that she even had to stand on a chair to cook.
Life was hard for them,but nothing could stop Meng Peijie from going to school.Every day,she got up very early,did some housework and hurried to school.She worked very hard and did well in her lessons.In 2009,she went to Shanxi Normal University to study.She rented a house near school and arranged(安排) her adoptive mother to live there with her.
For more than ten years,Meng has been giving her selfless love to her adoptive mother and she also finds joy and love.She has been honoured as(授予) the “Top 10 people who moved China in 2012”.One of Meng's dreams is that her adoptive mother,Liu Fangying can stand up by herself.So she keeps on helping her exercise and relax her legs every day.We hope her dream will come true one day.
1.Meng Peijie was adopted ________.
A. in 1991 B. in 1996
C. in 2009 D. in 2012
2.How old was Meng Peijie when she began to support the whole family?
A. Five years old. B. Six years old.
C. Seven years old. D. Eight years old.
3.What did Meng Peijie do after her adoptive mother was ill?
A. She left home.
B. She stopped going to school.
C. She stopped for her adoptive father.
D. She stopped to do chores and looked after her adoptive mother.
4.What does the underlined word “selfless” mean?
A. 无私的 B. 自私的
C. 幼小的 D. 成熟的
5.Meng Peijie dreams her adoptive mother can ________ one day.
A. go to work B. make money
C. stand up D. cook by herself
Mrs Jones was over eighty,but she still drove her old car like a young woman.She loved driving very fast,and she said that she had never been punished for a driving offence(违章).
Then one day,she nearly lost her record.A police car followed her,and the policeman in it saw her pass a red light without stopping.
When Mrs Jones came before the policeman,he looked at her seriously and said that she was too old to drive a car,and that her eyes had probably become weak with old age,so she had not stopped at the red light.
After the policeman finished his words,Mrs Jones,without saying a word,opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing(针线活).She showed a needle(针)with a very small eye,and threaded(穿线)it at her first try.
When she had successfully done this,she took the thread out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the policeman,saying,“Now it is your turn.You drive a car and you must see clearly.”
The policeman took the needle and tried to tread it.After trying for six times,he still didn't succeed,so Mrs Jones wasn't punished.Her record remained unbroken.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)误(F)。
1.According to the passage,Mrs Jones was only sixty years old.
2.The policeman saw Mrs Jones pass a red light without stopping.
3.The policeman said that Mrs Jones was too old to drive a car.
4.Mrs Jones chose a needle with a big eye and threaded it at her first try.
5.The policeman tried for six times and succeeded at last.
Each nation has many volunteers(志愿者) who help to take care of others. They books to the people in hospitals or homes for the aged. Sometimes they just visit them and play games with them or listen to their .
Other young volunteers go and work in the homes of people who are sick or . They paint, clean up, their houses or do their shopping.
For boys who no longer have , there is an organization called Big Brothers. College students and other men take these boys to baseball games or fishing places and help them to get to know things that boys learn from their fathers.
Each city has a number of clubs boys and girls can go to play games or learn crafts (工艺). Some of these clubs organize short trips to the mountains, beaches, or other places of interest . Most of these clubs use high school and college students as volunteers because they are young enough to the names of boys and girls.
Volunteers believe that the happiest people in the world are those who help to i happiness to others.
1. A. sell B. read C. throw D. show
2. A. voices B. speeches C. songs D. problems
3.A. young B. happy C. old D. hungry
4.A. pollute B. repair C. build D. remove
5.A. brothers B. sisters C. fathers D. mothers
6.A. usually B. never C. only D. seldom
7.A. which B. who C. when D. where
8.A. nearby B. faraway C. abroad D. home
9.A. report B. forget C. remember D. choose
10. A. cause B. bring C. take D. lend
—I can no longer study here with you.I have to go back to America next week.
—Oh,________.Please email me.
A. no deal B. that's no good
C. me too D. that's a shame
Mike is the best student in our class.He is good at maths ________ physics.
A. as well as B. on top of
C. as well D. more than
________I have said sorry to Jack several times,he still refuses to talk to me.
A. Because B. If
C. Though D. Since