DNA is in every cell ( 细 胞 ) of our bodies except for our red blood cells. It stores the information your body needs to make you who you are. Your DNA is 99.5% the same as everyone else on the planet. The 0.5% that we don't share with everyone else is the bit that makes you different.
DNA is the mysterious code ( 神秘密码 ) of life. It not only decides your gender ( 性别 ) and appearance, but also tells you about your family history, as well as your relations with people in other parts of the world.
Last fall, 20 students at Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy in Atlanta learned more about who they are through a DNA test.
During their life sciences class, the girls took samples ( 样本) from their cheeks and sent them to Living DNA, a UK—based DNA testing company. From the test results, they learned about their ancestry ( 祖先 ) and made real-world connections to their races.
Lizbeth Islas, 12, learned about her family's Central American roots ( 根，根源 ) from her mother, who is Guatemalan ( 危地马拉人 ). She expected to share DNA with 54% of Native American people, but she was surprised to find that she also shared DNA with people living in Africa and Europe.
Elianed Guzman, 13, knew little about her family except that they were from Mexico. She was surprised to learn that she also shared DNA with people in China and Japan.
The girls gathered in small groups to wait for their results. Their reactions reached from confusion to surprise. The 13-year-old Amariah Caudle said she learned that "the color of your skin can't decide where you are from."
Diahan Southard, a manager from Living DNA, helped them understand the test results. "Does it change how you see yourself?" Southard asked.
"Now I know I have family from everywhere," said Jahtmya Phillips, 13. "Does it change how you see the girls around the table?" Southard asked. "We are all sisters," said Anike Akanni-Jenkins, 13.
Laura Pena, the school's class designer, said she hopes to add DNA testing to the school's ninth grade curriculum ( 课程 ) in the future. "This is not a lesson they will forget anytime soon," she said.
1.Which of the following about DNA is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.DNA decides your gender and appearance.
B.DNA can tell you about your family history.
C.99.5% of your DNA is different from other people.
D.DNA can find your relations with people in other parts of the world.
2.Guzman shares DNA with people in .
A.Africa B.Australia C.Europe D.Asia
3.What did the students learn from the program?
A.People need to accept who they are.
B.Everyone in the world is connected to others.
C.We should learn more about our family history.
D.People's personalities can be explained by their roots.
Imagine waking up at the age of six and discovering your family is missing! That's what happened to young Charles Mulli in his Kenyan house one morning. He soon realized he had been abandoned ( 抛弃 ) by his very poor parents and seven siblings!
The child was forced to become a street beggar ( 乞 讨 者 ) in order to make a living. Living a poor and hopeless life, he still dreamed of being an important man some day.
When Mulli turned 16, he walked for three days to Kenya's capital, Nairobi,in search of work. In the years that followed, he tried many difficult jobs.
Mulli saved his money and bought a car in 1971. In the same year, he started a transportation service. The company, called "Mullyways," became quite successful.
All of his hard work turned Mulli into a millionaire and an important man. Yet his life would soon take another surprising turn.
Mulli began considering the growing number of homeless children in Kenya. One day Mulli told his wife and children that he was to devote his life to taking care of street kids. Soon the Mulli House was filled with 100 orphans ( 孤 儿 ), but that was just the beginning! In 1989, Mulli and his wife opened the Mulli Children's Family (MCF). They provided children with food, clothes,medical care and an education. Most importantly, they offered something many of the kids had never experienced — parental love.
So far, MCF has helped more than 12,000 children through its MCF homes and community- based centers.
Mulli once said, "I believe you can make a difference to the world, one child at a time. As a child, I wanted to be important, but where I am now is important for mankind."
1.The underlined word " Sibling" in paragraph one probably means " ".
A.teachers B.classmates C.friends D.brothers and sisters
2.In the eyes of Mulli, was the most important for homeless kids.
A.clothes B.food C.love D.education
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Mulli became a street beggar when he was 16.
B.Mulli walked for 16 days to Nairobi to find jobs.
C.Mulli helped 100 orphans to become successful men.
D.Mulli and his wife opened the Mulli Children's Family (MCF) in 1989.
Helping others is a great thing to do. You can learm new things and have fun. You can help people, animals or the environment. It can make you feel good too! How can you help?
Charities(慈善机构)are organizations that help others, for example, UNICEF or the World Wildlife Fund. You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own. You can also help people or places you know.
Volunteering
Volunteering is when you give your time to help others. Some ways of volunteering are:
●visiting old people to talk to them or help them.
●walking dogs at an animal shelter(避难所).
●cleaning up a park.
Fund raising
Fund-raising is when you collect money to help others. Some ways of fund-raising are:
●making cakes or biscuits to sell.
●doing a sponsored (赞助) activity. For example, family and friends give you money if
you finish a long walk.
Donating
Donating is when you give your things to help others. Some ways of donating are :
●giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people.
●giving your old books to a library. So, what can you do to help others?
1.What can you do if you want to do volunteering?
A.Walk dogs around your home.
B.Make cakes or biscuits to sell.
C.Give your old books to a library.
D.Visit old people to talk to them or help them.
2. is to give your things to help others.
A.Volunteering B.Donating
C.The World Wildlife Fund D.Fund raising
3.What is the writer's purpose in writing this passage?
A.To show ways of helping others. B.To share personal experiences.
C.To explain reasons for fund-raising. D.To introduce some organizations.
Love in a Box
a valentine box
When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment（作业）. On a Friday night I_________ at dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines on Monday".
Mother said, "We'll see," and she continued eating.
What did "We'll see" mean? I had to have that box or my second grade Valentine's Day would be terrible. Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my_________.
All Saturday I waited_________ and with Sunday arriving, my worry
increased, but I knew an enquiry（询问）about the box might cause anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that_____________ trouble.
Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful paper of different kinds. A(n)_____________ shoebox rested on top of it. A heavy stone dropped when Daddy said, "Let's get started on your project."
In the next hour my father packed the shoebox into a surprising valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts posted to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so pleased that a broad smile spread over his face. "What do you think of that?" he asked.
I answered him with a hug.
But inside, joy danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted（倾注 ）so much___________ to me, for his world filled with work only.
The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom.
On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to___________. The love that filled it
meant more to me than all the valentines inside.
The valentine box became a symbol（ 象 征 ）of his love that___________ through several years of other Valentine's Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none ever compared with the old, empty shoebox.
1.A.sat B.served C.said D.appeared
2.A.design B.plan C.idea D.project
3.A.sadly B.nervously C.patiently D.disappointedly
4.A.invited B.took C.saved D.had
5.A.new B.big C.attractive D.empty
6.A.money B.time C.support D.hope
7.A.accept B.respect C.admire D.recognize
8.A.lasted B.kept C.spread D.carried
— Can you tell me________?
—He lives in the countryside.
A.where your grandpa lives B.where does your grandpa live
C.where your grandpa lived D.where did your grandpa live
— Mum, where is Dad?
—He________in the bedroom now.
A.sleeps B.slept C.is sleeping D.will sleep
