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A

David Albright is a 13-year-old boy. He helps people who need food by baking muffins.

“The fact that a young person of his age would bake muffins himself proves (证明) his character,” said Toni Dolan, an officer of a center that helps the homeless. “He knows everyone isn’t living the life that he and his friends at school enjoy. To the people who are down, it means a lot to them,” he added.

“He dislikes drawing others’ attention,” said Frank Lacerenza, principal (校长) of David’s school. “For the last several years, he’s been collecting Halloween costumes for kids in the city,” Lacerenza said. “He’s silent, so most people don’t see the good things that he does. They are acts of true, unselfish compassion (无私的同情).”

It all began when David was 8. “It was the day after Christmas,” David said. “It was snowing heavily. We were driving past the homeless shelter (避难所). We saw a man sleeping in an old truck. He was trying to keep the snow from coming in through a broken window. We found out how they needed muffins, coffee, clothes and so on. I thought that would be a nice thing to do, so I started making muffins.”

Since then he’s been baking 24 muffins a week for the shelter. And after the muffins are ready, his mom gives him a lift to hand them out.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( ) 1. David Albright has made muffins for the homeless for 　　　　.

A. eight years B. five years

C. one year D. five months

( ) 2. According to David’s principal, David is a(n) 　　　　.

A. helpful boy who likes to be the center of attention

B. quiet boy who likes to draw others’ attention

C. unselfish boy with few words

D. clever boy with amazing skills

( ) 3. 　　　　 made David come up with the idea of helping the homeless.

A. A heavy snow

B. The homeless shelter

C. His mother

D. A man sleeping in a truck

( ) 4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. David’s mother helps him bake muffins.

B. David’s mother helps him give out muffins.

C. David’s mother taught him how to bake muffins.

D. David’s mother disagreed with her son on baking muffins for the homeless.

( ) 5. What’s the BEST title for the passage?

A. A helpful boy

B. How to make muffins

C. The homeless shelter

D. Muffins—a kind of delicious cake

B

I was happy in those days before I started going to school, because I had good neighbors to play with. I played with them from morning to evening. We played games outdoors, dressed as cowboys and rode around on our tricycles (三轮车) happily. There were also other games to play.

At the age of five, I had to go to kindergarten (幼儿园) and it turned out to be quite hard for me at first. To begin with, I felt very sad having to leave my mother each morning. I cried and wanted my mother around. As the days went by, however, I made friends easily in my class. I became happy again and actually looked forward to leaving my house each morning.

I still remember those days when I was learning to ride a bicycle. I fell several times but I never gave up. Finally, I was able to join my friends riding around on my bike.

Another memory I like is the end-of-year concert held at the kindergarten. I was chosen to play the role of Jack in the play, Jack and the Magic Beans. I became the super star that night and received praise for my performance.

What a wonderful childhood I had! At times I really wish I could go back to those days.

根据短文完成表格，每空词数不限。

My childhood

Before going to kindergarten I played with my (1)　　　　 happily every day.

At the kindergarten At first I didn’t want to go to kindergarten because I had to (2)　　　　.

Then I made many friends at the kindergarten and I (3)　　　　 going there every morning.

I fell several times but I never (4) 　　　　 when I learned to ride a bicycle.

I played the role of Jack and the (5) 　　　　 was very successful.

C

La Tomatina is a food fight festival in Spain that begins on the last Wednesday in August each year. The festival includes a cooking contest, dancing, setting off fireworks, and the famous tomato fight. It takes place in Bunol, a small town in Spain.

The tomatoes that are used for La Tomatina are from Extremadura. The tomatoes grown there are not very delicious, so not all the tomatoes can be sold out. That is why they are sent to Bunol and used for the festival.

There are about nine hundred people in Bunol, and about 20,000-50,000 tourists travel to take part in La Tomatina every year. Since there are not enough hotels for so many people, most of these tourists live in Valencia, a larger city 38 km away from Bunol. Tourism can be a great way to stimulate the economy (刺激经济), and La Tomatina is even better because this festival stimulates three cities’ economies: farmers’ growing tomatoes in Extremadura, hotel services in Valencia, and all kinds of jobs in Bunol.

Culture is the way of life shared in a group of people. A large part of culture is festivals. La Tomatina makes the Spanish culture very special. Being part of La Tomatina gives the tourists a sense of cultural identity (文化认同). So La Tomatina isn’t wasteful. It is a good way to give those a cultural identity and stimulate the economy.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1. What is the most famous activity during the festival?

2. Where are the tomatoes from?

3. Why don’t the tourists live in Bunol?

4.

Give us another example of festival that stimulates the economy.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

D

The word “pizza” first appeared in Italy in 997 AD.

But pizzas didn’t appear in the United States ①u　　　　 the late 19th century. They came when Italian immigrants (移民) arrived and were very popular among Italians in some American cities. ②At that time, pizzas were sold by peddlers (小贩) who walked up and down the streets. The price was two cents a slice (片) then. Later small cafes and shops began selling pizzas.

The first report about “pizza” in the US appeared in the Boston Journal in 1904. Giovanni and Gennero Bruno came to America from Naples, Italy in 1903 to introduce the Neapolitan (那不勒斯人) to pizza. Vincent Bruno (Giovanni’s son) opened the first pizzeria (披萨饼店) in Chicago. The price for a pizza was five cents but because many people didn’t have enough money for a whole pie, they would instead say how much they could pay and they were ③g　　　　 a slice according to the money they paid.

④披萨是在十九世纪五十年代晚期被介绍到加拿大的. They became more and more popular in the 1960s with many pizzerias and restaurants opening across the country.

任务一：根据首字母提示，在①③处填写恰当的单词，使句子完整。

1. ①　　　　 ③

任务二：将文中划线句子②翻译成汉语。

2.

任务三：将文中划线句子④翻译成英语。

3.

任务四：回答下列问题。

4. When did pizzas appear in the US?

5. How much did a pizza cost in Chicago when the first pizzeria was opened?

短文填空

根据短文内容，从方框内选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、连贯。(有两项多余)

manage, divide, proud, if, that, how, leaf,

fail, you, look, avoid, succeed

Dear Lucy, 

We celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival last week. And I felt (1)　　　　 this year because I did something special. I made zongzi with my classmates!

On that day, our teacher (2)　　　　 us into five groups. I had eight helpers in my group, but at first, I still doubted (3)　　　　 I could finish the task (任务).

Before we started, we had watched the teaching video. The teacher told us to be careful while working. He told us to (4)　　　　 spreading rice about. When he said “Try it (5)　　　　 now!”, I was so nervous. I looked at those reed (芦苇) (6)　　　　 and rice and had no idea about all this stuff (材料). But I didn’t want to lose. I tried my best to think (7)　　　　 my grandmother did it when I was a child. She always made the perfect zongzi for us. Right! “I just need to do what she did,” I told myself. Of course, things were not so easy as I thought. I (8)　　　　 a few times. Jimmy laughed at me when he saw my ugly (丑陋的) zongzi.

Hard work paid off. I (9)　　　　 to make my own zongzi! It was small, but it (10)

nice. It encouraged everyone in my team! Finally, we made seven zongzi and won the game.

Yours,

Li Hong

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