Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, the night has a different meaning: helping beggars（乞丐）and the homeless(people without homes).
Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing’s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves.
The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying “for the first time I feel respected”.
Cai said, “A beggar’s life is very hard. That’s why I want to help them.”
Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, visiting 15 beggars in Beijing’s Haidian District.
They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.
“I know the activity can’t help much, but it’s meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun, head of the group. “And Christmas is a good time for that.”
1.What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students?
A．Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua.
B．Getting together with friends.
C．Showing care to the beggars and the homeless.
D．Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.
2.What does the beggar mean by saying “for the first time I feel respected”?
A．The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long.
B．The beggar hasn’t been shown care for so long.
C．The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time.
D．This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students.
3.What did each beggar feel when they received greetings?
A．Sad. B．Amazed.
C．Frightened. D．Proud.
4.The word “neglected” in the last passage means _______.
A．protected B．found
C．taken care of D．given no enough care
The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years. The Maya were so bright that they achieved a lot. They had farms, temples and cities with many buildings. They knew much about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time.
In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest. In each clearing was a village with fields of crops around it. The Maya planted seeds after they cleared the land. A farmer was able to grow crops that produced for several people. But not every Maya had to be a farmer. Some were builders or priests (祭司).
The Maya believed in many gods. They built large temples to honor them. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult because they had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.
Although the Maya worked hard to build the beautiful cities, very few of them lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.
Measuring time correctly was important to the Maya, so Mayan priests made a system to keep track of time. They wrote numbers as dots ( … ) and bars ( — ). They also made a calendar (日历). The year was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with five days left over.
Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from a deadly disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. The lost secrets of the Maya are still beyond the reach of modern people. They are still one of our greatest mysteries (神秘).
1.The Maya lived better than most people of their times because _____.
A．they had skillful workers
B．they believed in many gods
C．they knew better about nature
D．they could measure time correctly
2.It can be inferred from the passage that _____.
A．the calendar was first invented by the ancient Maya
B．the ancient Mayan cities and temples were well built
C．the ancient Mayan people led a happy life in the cities
D．the priests were not highly respected by the ancient Maya
3.The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to _____.
A．the Mayan people B．the Mayan villages
C．the Mayan cities D．the lost secrets of the Maya
4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A．The Life of the Maya B．The Cities of the Maya
C．The Mystery of the Maya D．The Belief of the Maya
One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to manage time. He gave such an interesting example that his students would never 26 .
He put a wide-mouth jar(罐) on the table. Then he 27 some rocks and carefully placed them into the jar, one at a time. When 28 rocks would fit inside, he 29 , “Is this jar full?”
Everyone in class shouted, “Yes.” “Really?” The teacher pulled out a bag of small stones. He put 30 small stones in and shook the jar. The small stones went 31 into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group 32 , “Is this jar full?”
“Probably not,” one of them answered. “Good!” the teacher replied. He brought out a box of sand and 33 some sand on the jar and it went between the rocks and small stones. Again he asked the 34 question, “Is this jar full?
“No,” the class shouted. Once more the teacher said, “Good.” He poured a cup of water into the jar 35 it was full. The he asked, “What is the point here?” One student 36 his hand and said, “The point is that if you try really hard, you can 37 put more things in.”
“No,” the teacher replied, “that’s not the 38 . What I want to tell you is that if you don’t put the big rocks in first, you will never get others in at all. 39 are the ‘big rocks’ in your life? Time with your friends, your education or your dreams? Remember to put the 40 in first, or you’ll never get others in at all?”
1. A．remember B．like C．forget D．think
2. A．handed out B．took out C．carried away D．put away
3. A．no more B．not more C．no many D．not many
4. A．answered B．read C．asked D．said
5. A．no B．few C．any D．some
6. A．up B．out C．down D．away
7. A．no more B．once again C．a third time D．a fourth time
8. A．sent B．put C．bought D．collected
9. A．same B．different C．difficult D．common
10. A．since B．till C．while D．because
11. A．offered B．placed C．raised D．shook
12. A．always B．already C．never D．hardly
13. A．point B．example C．promise D．story
14. A．When B．What C．Who D．Why
15. A．sand B．small stones C．big rocks D．water
Taiwan is a place ______ terrible tropical storms such as typhoons always land.
A．which B．that C．where D．what
China _______ rapid progress in space technology in the last 10 years.
A．made B．has made
C．had made D．were making
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