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A

WhenKidsPostpublishedastorythismonthaboutthepossibilitythattheUnitedStateswouldstopproducingthepenny，weofferedreaders“apennyforyourthoughts”onthesubject.Herearejustafewoftheletterswereceivedfromkidsonbothsidesofthesubject.

SilasReitsma

Ithinkthatthegovernmentshouldstopmakingpenniesandmakenickels（五分钱）outofthesamematerialthattheynowmakepenniesfromsinceitnowcosts10centstomakeanickel.Thatway,makingnickelswouldbelikelytomakemoney.

SiddharthTaneja

IthinkthattheUnitedStatesshouldgetridofthepennybecauseitcostsmorethanit’sworthandwe’vegottenridofacoinbefore.Inthepast,therewasacoincalledthehalfpenny,butwegotridofthat.Thepennyisauselesscoin.Infact,thegovernmentshouldalsoimprovethenickelbyreducingitsthicknessandbychangingthemetalthatnickelsaremadeof.

TovarStein

IthinktheUnitedStatesshouldkeepthepennybecauseIreallyliketocollectpennies.Iwouldn’tbeabletocollectthemiftherewerenomorepennies.Sokeepthepenny!

NehaSripathi

Weshouldnotgetridofpennies,asfivepenniescostthesameasonenickeltomake.Asstoresarelikelytoroundpricesupwithoutpennies,thingswillgetexpensive,hurtingthepoor.

DianaClay

TheU.S.shouldkeepthepenny.Manycharitiesdependonpennydrives.Gettingridofthepennywouldcausethemtogetlessmoney.

21.BothReitsmaandTaneja.

A.liketocollectoldnickels

B.wanttokeepusingpennies

C.advisethegovernmenttochangenickels

D.hopetomakepenniesfromnewmaterial

22.HowdoesSteinfeelaboutthepenny?

A.Shedislikeit.B.Sheisfondofit.

C.Shehasdoubtsaboutit.D.Shethinksitworthless.

23.WhatisSripathi’sopinion?

A.Pennieswillriseinvalue.

B.Thepennyisauselesscoin.

C.Penniesaretothepoor’sadvantage.

D.Nickelswillgetmoreandmoreexpensive.

B

Greenwich（格林威治）isontheRiver,fivemilesfromthemiddleofLondon,anditshistoryistwothousandyearsold.ThefirstEnglishpeoplewerefishermenthere,andtheynamedtheplaceGreenwich,meaning“greenvillage”.LatertheEnglishkingsandqueenslivedatGreenwichintheirbeautifulpalaces.

ThenameoftheearliestpalacewasPlacentia.HenryVIIIlivedthere.HeknewthatEnglandmustbestrongatsea.Sohestartedtwobigship-yards（船坞）atGreenwich.ButtroublewascomingtoGreenwich.In1649,awarstartedinEnglandandforelevenyearstherewasnoking.ThemenwhohadworkedforhimatPlacentiasoldallitsbeautifulthings.Finally,thewarendedandKingCharlesIIcameback.ButPlacentiawasfallingdown.SoKingCharlesbuiltanewandbiggerpalace,whichisnowopentothepublic.

Atthistime,Charleswasworriedaboutlosingsomanyofitsshipsatsea:

theirsailorsdidnotknowhowtotellexactlywheretheywere.Soin1675,CharlesmadeJohnFlamsteed,thefirstastronomer（天文学家）inEngland,trytofindtheanswer.FlamsteedworkedinanewbuildingonthehighgroundinGreenwichPark.Fromitwithatelescopewhichhemadehimself,Flamsteedcouldlookallroundthesky.Andhedid,nightafternight,fortwentyyears.CarryingonFlamsteed’sworkahundredyearslater,anastronomercalledHarrisonfinallymadeaclockwhichtoldthetimeatsea,andhelpedsailorstoknowwheretheywere.YoucanseeHarrison’sclock,stillworking,inGreenwich’smuseumofthesea.BecauseofFlamsteed’swork,everycountryintheworldnowtellsitstimebyGreenwichTime.

24.ThefirstEnglishpeoplelivinginthe“greenvillage”were.

A.sailorsB.KingCharlesandhisfamily

C.fishermenD.thefamiliesofkingsandqueens

25.WhatkindoftroublecametoGreenwichin1649?

A.Placentiawasdestroyed.B.KingHenrydied.

C.Ship-yardswerebuilt.D.AwarstartedinEngland.

26.WhatdidCharlesmakeJohnFlamsteedtrytofind?

A.Howtotelltheexacttime.

B.Howtobuildstrongships.

C.Howtosetupatelescope.

D.Howtotellsailors’positionsatsea.

27.Whomadethefirstclockwhichcouldtellthetimeatsea?

A.Harrison.B.Flamsteed.C.Henry.D.Charles.

C

Kittyisalittleblack-and-brownAustraliandog.It’snotaparticularlybrightdog.WhileDadcanmakemysisterandmeafraidjustbythetoneofhisvoice,IhaveneverheardhimraisehisvoiceatKitty.Infact,onelookfromKittyatthebiscuittinisenoughtosendmydadflyingtogethimasnack.Wheneverweprotestabouttheunfairtreatment,Dadhasasorrysmileonhisface.It’sbecomealongstandingfamilyjokethatKittyistheclosestthingtoasonDadwilleverhave.

Then,fiveyearsago,ourliveswereturnedupsidedownwhenDadsufferedtwomajorstrokes（中风）withinamonth.Forfourlongmonths,mentallyhewasnon-responsive.Wehadtotaketurnsstandingbyhisbedsidetoprotecthim.Weweretiredoutafterevery“shift”butgratefulthathewasstillalive.Asthemonthswentby,Icouldn’thelpbuttalkaboutKittyconstantly,oftenhopingthatDadcouldshowsomeawarenessofwhatIsaid.

Thenoneday,withoutevenrealizingit,Iblurtedout（脱口而出）,“IsKittyatiger?

”Dadbegantosmile.ItwasthefirstsigninfourmonthsthatDadhadshowedanyawarenessofwhatIsaid.Seeingthis,thewholefamilyfeltahugeweightliftfromourshoulders.Overthenextninemonths,Dadhadtolearnallthebasicthingswetakeforgranted.Dad,whowasanindependentmanwithasuccessfulcareerbeforeallthishappened,founditincreasinglyfrustrating.TheonlythingthateverbroughtasmiletohisfacewastalkofKitty.Whenwemassaged（按摩）Dad’sarmsandlegstopreventhismusclesfromweakening,Iwouldalwayssay:

“NowallyouneedisKittytogiveyoua‘lick-lick’footmassage!

”NomatterhowmanytimesIrepeatedthiscomment,thewholefamilywouldlaugh.

28.WhatcanbeinferredaboutDadfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Helikedsonsmorethandaughters.

B.Hewasstrictwithhisdaughters.

C.HefeltsorryaboutraisingKitty.

D.HelikedKittyverymuch.

29.HowdidtheauthorfeelafterseeingDad’ssmilingtohertalkofKitty?

A.Doubtful.B.Angry.C.Happy.D.Regretful.

30.Duringthenextninemonths,Dad.

A.feltdiscouragedwhilelearningthebasicthings

B.enjoyedbeingmassagedbyKitty

C.oftenneededthestoriesofKitty

D.wouldlikeKittytoaccompanyhim

31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Adogrescuesitsownerfromdanger

B.Adoghelpsafamilygettogether

C.Adogbecomesatopicofthefamily’stalk

D.Adogmakesmyseriouslysickdadsmile

D

WhenMedicineHat,acityinsouthernAlberta,Canada,promisedtoputanendtohomelessnessin2009,thereweremanypeopledoubtfulaboutit.Agoodsixyearslater,thecitysaysithasfulfilleditspromisewiththehelpofasurprisinglysimpleidea:

givingeveryhomelesspersonahomewithnostringsattached.

Whiletraditionalhousingprogramsaskthatpotentialparticipantsshouldn’thavecrimerecordandseekpsychologicaltreatmentbeforetheyareadmittedintothesystem,theHousingFirstapproachmakesthehomelessfreefromsuchthings.Whoeverisinneedofapermanentplacetostaywillgethelp,nomatterwhattheircircumstancesare.“Wethoughtthatpeopleareworthyofahomeanditisafundamentalhumanrighttohaveashelterandaroofovertheirheads,”JamieRogers,whorantheHousingFirstprograminMedicineHattoldtheBBC.“Ofcourseitisrecovery-orientedandwehelpandsupportpeopleinmakingdifferentchoicesintheirlife,butwedon’twithhold（抑制）housingbecauseofwhotheychoosetobe.”

SinceApril2009,thecommunityofabout64,000collectivelyhoused1,013homelessindividuals;705adultsand308children.Apartfromtheobvioussuccessofgettingpeopleoutofthestreet,HousingFirstalsobroughtwithitanumberofunexpectedpositiveeffects.InMedicineHat,emergencyroomvisitsandrun-inswithpolicehavedroppedwhileatthesametimecourtappearanceswentup.Oncepeoplefeltthatsomebodycaredaboutthem,theygatheredthenecessarymotivationtobegindealingwiththeirpastinapositiveway.

MedicineHatdidn’tjustcarryoutHousingFirst（whichisalsobeingusedinothercitieswithvaryinglevelsofsuccess）butratherchangeditswholeapproachtohomelessness.Ratherthanbuilding,orrelyingonlyonsubsidized（补贴的）housing,thecitybuiltarelationshipoftrustwithlandlords,propertymanagementcompanies,andlocalcommunitiesasawhole.Fearandprejudicetowardsthehomelesshavebeenreplacedbytherealizationthattheyaresimplypeopledownontheirluckandnowadayslandlordscallupcityhalltooffertheirapartmentstotheprogram.

MedicineHat’sinspiringsuccessprovestousallthatifweputasideourfearsanddifferencesandinsteadcometogetherasacommunity,nothingisimpossible.

32.WhatcanweknowaboutthehomelessinMedicineHat?

A.Mostofthemhavebeenofferedshelters.

B.Theyonlyneedtopayalittlefortheshelters.

C.Theyneedn’tsleepinthestreetanylonger.

D.Theyhavegainedgreathelpfromlocalcharity.

33.Comparedwiththetraditionalone,theHousingFirstapproach.

A.housesthehomelesswithfewerrequirements

B.careslessaboutthehomelesspeople’scrimerecord

C.caresmoreaboutthehomelesspeople’spsychologicalhealth

D.givesthehomelesssheltersregardlessoftheirbackgrounds

34.CarryingouttheHousingFirstapproach,MedicineHatdidn’texpect.

A.