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　　games.

　　KatanaatSuperHeroHigh

　　byLisaYee

　　Katanaisn’tlikemosthighschool

　　students.Inadditiontotrainingtobeasuperhero,Katanaalsofollowsthenoblewarriortraditionsofthe

　　Samurai.NowamysteriouspresencehasgivenhertheresponsibilityofguardingahundredancientSamuraiswords—butwhyherandforwhatpurpose?

　　WiththehelpofWonderWoman,Supergirl,

　　Ms.Martian,andsomeofherothersuperfriends,sheintendstofind

　　out.

　　by

　　Jennifer

　　L.Holm

　　ForBabymouse,middleschoolislikeamonster

　　movie.Youcanneverbesurewho’safriendandwho’sanenemy,andthehallsarefilledwithmean-girl

　　zombies.Theyexpecteveryonetobejustlike

　　them.Butbabymousedoesn’twanttofitin—shewantstostandout!

　　Soshejointsthefilmclubtowriteanddirectasweepingcinematic,epic（电影史诗）.

　　1.Whatshouldpeoplecaringfortheenvironmentread?

　　A.Amazon

　　Adventure.

　　B.Cosmic

　　Commandos.

　　C.KatanaatSuperHero

　　High.

　　D.Lights,Camera,Middle

　　School.

　　2.Whatis

　　A.

　　B.

　　Reading.

　　C.Watching

　　TV.

　　D.Video

　　3.Asahighschoolstudent,howisKatana?

　　Modest.

　　Curious.

　　C.

　　Particular.

　　D.

　　Diligent.BInhighschoolIwasveryshy,contenttohangaroundwithmysmallgroupoffriendsandtoconcentrateonmy

　　courses.Iwasquicklylabeleda"

　　brain."

　　IdidsowellthatbytheendofsenioryearIhadperfectgradesandenoughcollegecreditstogiveupanentirequarterof

　　coursework.ButinearlyJuneofsenioryear,theprincipalcalledmeintohis

　　office.Heaskedmetogiveaspeechat

　　graduation.Igaped（目瞪口呆地凝视）athim,myheart

　　thumping.Thiswastherewardformyhardwork?

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scommonhobby?

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　　record.Ifinallyagreedtoa

　　compromise.Iwouldsharethehonorwithfiveother

　　students.IagreedtointroducemyfriendJudy,whowouldthengiveherown,full-length

　　speech.Graduationdaysoonarrived,I’dbeenpracticingmyspeechfordays,andIhadit

　　memorized.Thefirsthalfhouroftheceremonypassedinablur,andthenmymoment

　　came.Mynamewas

　　announced.Imanagedtoreachthepodiumwithoutfalling

　　down.Ifacedmy

　　classmates.Myvoicetrembledalittle,butmostlyitwasclearand

　　strong.Butwithinseconds,Iwasdoneandheadingbacktomy

　　seat.IaccomplishedsomethingI’dneverdreamedof—Ispokeinfrontofhundredsof

　　people.AlthoughIdidn’trealizeitatthetime,thesuccessfulcompletionofthatspeechgavemetheconfidencetoparticipateinclassatcollege,togiveverbalreports,andtoeventuallybreakfreeofmy

　　shyness.Ineverwouldhavechosentogiveaspeechatgraduation—or

　　ever.ButI’mgladIdid.InolongerhesitatewhenI’mfacedwiththeprospectofdoingsomethingI

　　dread.Iknowitmayverywellturnouttobeoneofmyshining

　　moments.

　　4.Whywasthewriter

　　A.Shewasabookwormcalleda"

brain"

?

　　allthe

　　time.

　　B.Shewastheheadofhersmall

　　group.

　　C.Shewasthemostintelligent

　　student.

　　D.Shedidmorecourseworkforgood

　　grades.

　　5.Whatcanweinferfromthesecond

　　A.Sheruinedherparagraph?

　　healthbystudying

　　hard.beyond

　　expectation.givinga

　　speech.physicsat

　　school.feelatthebeginningofthegraduationspeech?

　　B.Shegotthereward

　　C.Shewasgratefulfor

　　D.Shewasn'

tgoodat

　　6.Howdidtheauthor

　　Scared.

　　Moved.

　　Excited.D.Embarrassed

　　7.Whatdidthespeechbringtotheauthorat

　　A.Shehadnothingtofearinlife,last?

　　B.Shegotridofhersenseof

　　shyness.

　　C.Shewonenough

　　D.Shedesiredtocollege

　　credits.becomea

　　speaker.CDubai（迪拜）isoneoftheeconomicallyrichestplacesinthe

　　world.Withitsnumerousmalls,hotels,andbeautifulbeaches,Dubaihasalwaysbeenapopularholiday

　　destination.Thiscitywasvisitedbyaround5milliontouristseach

　　year.Thegovernmentwantedtoincreasethisnumberto15

　　million.However,Dubaihasonly45milesofcoastline,whichisnowhereenoughforsomany

　　people.Tosolvethisproblem,anislandthatlookedlikeapalmtreewasbuiltin2006,andnamedthePalm

　　Jumeirah.Theplanfortheislandwas

　　extraordinary.Itwastohostseveralhotels,shoppingmalls,restaurants,and

　　homes.Althoughtheinitialplanwastobuildtheislandfromconcrete（水泥）,adecisionwastakentocreateitfromsandandgravel（砾石）,soastogiveitanatural

　　look.Tomakesurethatthisprojectwasasuccess,thebestengineersfromacrosstheworldwere

　　employed.EngineersfromHollandformedthemajorityinthis

　　group.Tobeginwith,theengineerscalculatedthestrengthofstormsatsea,andalsotheexpectedamountofriseinwaterlevelsduetoglobal

　　warming.Andthentheyfoundthat,theproposedlocationfortheislandwasneitherverywidenor

　　deep.Oneofthedifficultiestheengineerscameacrosswastoputsandontheseabedtocreatethebreakwater（防浪堤）.Findingtherightsandfortheprojectwasalsoadauntingtask,asthesandfromDubai’sdesertswastoo

　　fine.Instead,sandfromtheseawasused,asitwascoarser（粗糙）.Oncethebreakwaterwasbuilt,constructionoftheisland

　　began.ThePalmIslandarereallyimpressiveintermsof

　　engineering.However,theseprojectsaresolargethattheymayhavechangedtheecologyofthe

　　region.Also,animmenseamountofmoneyandresourcesgointomaintainingtheislands,whichisamajorconcernatthe

　　moment.OnlytimewilltellifbuildingthePalmIslandswasactuallyagood

　　decision.

　　8.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlyshowus?

　　A,BeautifulattractionsofDubai,

　　Dubai.

　　B.Thegeographicalfeaturesof

　　C.ThepurposesofbuildingthePalmJumeirah,

　　D.Thedifficultyindevelopingthetourism

　　9.Whyweresomechangesmadetothe

　　A.Toreducethebuilding

　　cost.

　　B.Togettheislands

　　C.Togetthebuilding

　　D.Tomaketheisland

　　10.Whatdoesthe

　　A.meaningless

　　B.difficult

　　C.Impassible

　　D.necessary

　　11.howistheconstructionofAccordingtothelastthePalmIslands?

　　paragraph,completed

　　sooner.materialsmore

　　easily.

　　industry.

　　initialplanfortheproject?

　　lookmorenatural,inParagraph4mean?

　　underlinedword"

daunting"

　　Profitable.

　　Surprising.

　　Worrying.

　　Unbelievable.DBeforethestatueofLibertywascompletedandshippedtotheUnitedStatesforassembly（组装）,acampaignwasorganizedtoraisefundstobuildthebaseonBedloe’sIslandfortheenormous

　　statue.Donationswereveryslowincoming,andintheearly1880sitappearedthatthestatuemayneveractuallybeassembledinNew

　　York.Therewereevenrumorsthatanothercity,perhapsBoston,mayendupwiththe

　　statue.Oneofthefundraiserswastobeanart

　　show.AndthepoetEmmaLazarus,whowasrespectedintheartisticcommunityinNewYorkCity,wasaskedtowriteapoemthatcouldbeauction（拍卖）toraisefundsforthe

　　base.EmmaLazaruswasanativeNewYorker,thedaughterofawealthyJewishfamilywithrootsgoingbackseveralgenerationsinNewYork

　　City.YetshehadbecomeveryconcernedaboutthesufferingofJewishrefugees（难民）in

　　Russia.LazaruswasinvolvedwithorganizationsofferingassistancetoJewishrefugeeswhohadarrivedinAmericaandwouldneedhelpgettingastartinanew

　　country.ShewasknowstovisitWard’sIsland,wherenewlyarrivedJewishrefugeesfromRussiawere

　　housed.ThewriterConstanceCaryHarrisonaskedLazarus,whowas34atthetime,towriteapoemtohelpraisemoneyfortheStatueofLibertybasefund,Lazarus,atfirst,wasnotinterestedinwritingsomethingon

　　assignment.HarrisonlaterrecalledthatsheencouragedLazarustochangehermindbysaying,"

Thinkofthatgooddessstandingonherbasedownthereinthebay,andholdinghertorchouttothoseRussianRefugeesofyoursthatyouaresofondofvisitingatWard’s

　　Island."

　　Lazarusreconsidered,andwrotethesonnet"

TheNewColossus"

.ThusinthemindofLazarusthestatuewasnotsymbolicoflibertyflowingoutwardfromAmerica,asBartholdi,thesculptorwhocreatedtheenormousstatue,expected,butratherasymbolofAmericabeingarefugewherethoseoppressedcouldcometolivein

　　liberty.

　　12.Whatwasthepurposeofraisingfunds

　　A.TobuytheStatueofLiberty,

　　B.TotransporttheStatueof

　　Liberty.

　　C.ToputtogethertheStatueof

　　D.TobuildthebaseoftheStatueof

　　13.WhatcanwelearnaboutLazarus?

　　A.Shewasbornin

　　Russia.

　　B.ShedidalotinhelpingJewish

　　refugees.Libertyatfirst,inNewYork?

　　C.ShehatedtheStatue

　　ofD.ShemovedtoAmericawithher

　　parents.

　　14.WhywasLazarusunwillingtowritethepoem?

　　A.Be