Benjamin Giroux，a 10－year－old boy with autism (孤独症)，came home from his school more excited than ever. His fifth－grade teacher asked the students to write a poem about themselves，beginning every sentence with “I am. ”
Benjamin couldn’t wait to start writing，so he sat down and didn’t look up until he finished. A few hours later，he showed the poem to his parents. Their faces were covered with tears.
“I am odd (奇怪的)，I am new，”Benjamin wrote in the poem. “I wonder if you are too. I hear voices in the air，I see you don’t and that’s not fair. ” “I feel like a boy in outer space，I touch the stars and feel out of place，” he went on to write.
“At first，we felt sad and hurt that he feels lonely，misunderstood and odd at school，” Giroux said. “As the poem went on，we realized that he understands that he’s odd and that so is everyone else in their own way. This is what Ben wants everyone to know. ”
Benjamin was expected to read his poem aloud to the class the following day，but upon waking up that morning，he refused to go to school and stayed home. He didn’t think his poem was any good.
His dad posted (发帖) it on the internet in hopes of getting some encouraging comments from family and friends. Once the National Autism Organization saw the photo，they posted it to their page，where thousands of strangers shared how much the poem inspired them.
“We try to read him as many comments as we can to show the influence he’s had，” Giroux said. “It makes him happy too，which is always nice to see. ” The family has heard from hundreds of parents thanking Benjamin and his parents for showing how their own kids may be feeling at school.
1.As a child with autism，Benjamin ________.
A.feels bored with his lessons
B.wants to talk with his father
C.hopes to make friends with girls
D.feels excited about writing a poem
2.From Benjamin’s poem，his father finds the idea that ________.
A.Benjamin knows and accepts that he is odd
B.his son needs playtime and attention
C.children with autism are still very clever
D.society should care for children with autism
3.How did Benjamin feel the next day?
A.Pleased. B.Anxious.
C.Puzzled. D.Bored.
4.What can we learn from the sixth paragraph?
A.Other people with autism were moved after reading the poem.
B.The people who read the poem felt inspired.
C.The people who care about Benjamin felt proud about Benjamin.
D.Parents of other kids with autism found a proper way of treating their kids.
单词拼写
1.There is a lot of wisdom in the old ________ (谚语) “no pains，no gains”.
2.If an animal such as a wolf or a dog ________ (嚎叫)，it makes a long，loud，crying sound.
3.She was held in deep ________ (喜爱) by all her students.
4.Don’t take it seriously. Tracy’s only ________ (取笑，戏弄) us.
5.She is good at designing advertisements，whose designs have a strong ________ (视觉的) appeal.
6.There is a great ________ (不同种类) of goods in the shopping mall.
7.Due to ________ (技术的) problems，we couldn’t use the equipment for the time being.
8.I don’t like her ________ (风格) of performing. It’s just dull.
Writing
在你的生活中， 谁对你影响最大？这个人怎样影响了你？ 怎样牵动你的思绪？你一定有很多的话要说。 请你结合自己的亲身经历，描述一件发生在你和这个人之间的事情， 并简单谈谈你的感受。（文中不要出现真实的人名、校名）
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Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.当听到这个不幸的消息时，我不禁为那位可怜的老人感到难过。
2.约翰被邀请在毕业典礼上发表演讲， 这让他的全家都很感动。（deliver, which ）
3.这只是一个私人聚会，所以我认为没有必要邀请他的老板来参加。（ it ）
4.我作为公共关系主管， 需要花很多时间与别人打交道，因此不能有很多时间陪伴家人。（involve, therefore）
Many young people are excited by their first weeks on a new job. For others, this early period is disappointing. Some difficulties may be caused by the individual’s lack of information and preparation. Often, unpleasant surprises result from the unreal expectations aroused during the recruiting(招聘) process. Recruiters and interviewers overstate the attractiveness of a job to gain a large number of candidates. Applicants overstate their abilities and understate their needs to improve their chances of getting the job. At the same time, they may fail to study the company to which they are applying. Thus, each side offers a mixed bag of truth-all likely to cause problems when those hired begin to work.
The problem of over expectations can exist for anyone, but it may be especially severe for those young graduates who have done particularly well in their studies and/or have graduated from famous business school. They have been used to fast, regular feedback on their performance and to the atmosphere of the university. They expect to find the same conditions on their new job. But once on the job, they think their skills and abilities unused.
An individual whose expectations are inconsistent(不一致) with the realities of a new job is not likely to develop an effective and satisfying work role in the company. Edgar Schein found that almost 75% of the interviewed graduates changed jobs at least once over a five-year period. He also found that within five years, most companies lose over half of the college graduates they hire. Schein thinks that this is caused by the difference between the graduates’ expectations and the realities of the company. Similarly, in his study of a small group of American business school graduates working in South America, Schein found that job continuation and satisfaction were related to how closely the graduates’ original expectations matched the realities of their jobs.
1.That some young people are disappointed during their first weeks on a new job may be caused by________.
A.their over excitement
B.new working conditions
C.their lack of abilities and unreal expectations
D.the individual’s lack of information and preparation
2.College graduates overstate their abilities because they want to________.
A.get the job
B.attract more companies
C.get a higher payment
D.obtain a large number of candidates
3.According to the passage, ________.
A.an individual’s expectations are inconsistent
B.over half of the college graduates lost their jobs within five years
C.more than 75% interviewed graduates changed jobs over a 5-year period
D.one man is not likely to develop an effective and satisfying work role in the company
4.After reading the passage, you may conclude that________ .
A.companies like to hire old people
B.young people like to change their jobs
C.young people are more likely to change their jobs
D.young people’s skills and abilities are not needed in companies
Stamp collection was once considered a harmless and educational pastime for small boys. It still is — but with a difference. Grandpa and grandma have joined the small boys, along with shoe clerks, waitresses, truck drivers, college professors , businessmen, presidents and kings. Stamp collecting has today grown into big business.
All the really rare old stamps are already owned by collectors who refuse to part with them. But even if these owners were willing to sell, few people could afford to buy.
A stamp becomes valuable because it is “ rare”. Modern collectors with little money to spend have to create their own “ rarities”. One rarity that stamp collectors look for is an error in the stamp. The error may be so small that it cannot be seen with the naked eye. If it is there, however, it makes the stamp more valuable.
Stamp collectors have another way of making their collections rare or unusual. They bring together as many examples as they they can of a certain kind of stamp. What makes such a collection unusual is the time and the idea that went inot making it. One may collect only stamps of some color. Another may collect only stamps from a certain foreign country, or stamps connected with some person, place or event. Still other collectors are interested in the tiny holes along the edge of a stamp. They may be long or short, round or oval. Some stamps may not have them at all. Another thing that makes a stamp “ rare” is its postmark or its cancellation. Collectors go through a lot of trouble to have letters mailed to them from unusual places.
1.Grandpa and grandma have joined the small boys in collecting stamps because ________.
A.even kings and presidents are also collecting stamps.
B.they want to be with their garandsons
C.it is no longer a pastime for little boys
D.people can make a lot of money by buying and selling stamps.
2.All the really rare old stamps are sometimes owned by collectors who ________..
A.have a lot of rare stamps B.do not understand their real value
C.want to keep them D.are anxious to sell them for a good price.
3.Errors in the stamps _______.
A.may be too small for eyes to see
B.are usually wiped out by the stamp collectors
C.will keep the value of the stamps low
D.can not be seen at all
4.One of the ways that stamps collectors make their stamps unusual is to __________.
A.collect a large number of stamps according to a certain pattern
B.sell out stamps and buy new ones
C.keep the valuable stamps only
D.spend time studying them
