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Christopher 

Eliopoulos

JeremyandJustinaretwins,buttheyaredifferentfromeachother.Jeremyisarisktaker;

Justinpreferstoread,focus,andgetallhisfactsstraightbeforejumpingin.Buttheydohaveoneimportantthingincommon:

Theybothlovevideogames.

Katana 

at 

Super 

Hero 

High

Lisa 

Yee

Katanaisn’tlikemosthighschoolstudents.Inadditiontotrainingtobeasuperhero,KatanaalsofollowsthenoblewarriortraditionsoftheSamurai.NowamysteriouspresencehasgivenhertheresponsibilityofguardingahundredancientSamuraiswords—butwhyherandforwhatpurpose?

WiththehelpofWonderWoman,Supergirl,Ms.Martian,andsomeofherothersuperfriends,sheintendstofindout.

Lights,Camera,Middle 

School 

!

Jennifer 

L.Holm

ForBabymouse,middleschoolislikeamonstermovie.Youcanneverbesurewho’safriendandwho’sanenemy,andthehallsarefilledwithmean-girlzombies.Theyexpecteveryonetobejustlikethem.Butbabymousedoesn’twanttofitin—shewantstostandout!

Soshejointsthefilmclubtowriteanddirectasweepingcinematic,epic（电影史诗）.

1.What 

should 

people 

caring 

for 

environment 

read?

A.Amazon 

Adventure.

B.Cosmic 

Commandos.

C.Katana 

High.

D.Lights,Camera,Middle 

School.

2.What 

is 

Jeremy 

Justin'

s 

common 

hobby?

A.Adventure.

B.Reading.

C.Watching 

TV.

D.Video 

games.

3.As 

a 

high 

school 

student,how 

Katana?

A.Modest.

B.Curious.

C.Particular.

D.Diligent.

B

InhighschoolIwasveryshy,contenttohangaroundwithmysmallgroupoffriendsandtoconcentrateonmycourses.Iwasquicklylabeleda"

brain."

IdidsowellthatbytheendofsenioryearIhadperfectgradesandenoughcollegecreditstogiveupanentirequarterofcoursework.

ButinearlyJuneofsenioryear,theprincipalcalledmeintohisoffice.Heaskedmetogiveaspeechatgraduation.Igaped（目瞪口呆地凝视）athim,myheartthumping.Thiswastherewardformyhardwork?

Imumbledsomethingandfledtheoffice,blamingmyselfforstayingawayfromphysics,asubjectsuretohavebrokenupmyperfectrecord.

Ifinallyagreedtoacompromise.Iwouldsharethehonorwithfiveotherstudents.IagreedtointroducemyfriendJudy,whowouldthengiveherown,full-lengthspeech.

Graduationdaysoonarrived,I’dbeenpracticingmyspeechfordays,andIhaditmemorized.Thefirsthalfhouroftheceremonypassedinablur,andthenmymomentcame.Mynamewasannounced.Imanagedtoreachthepodiumwithoutfallingdown.Ifacedmyclassmates.Myvoicetrembledalittle,butmostlyitwasclearandstrong.Butwithinseconds,Iwasdoneandheadingbacktomyseat.IaccomplishedsomethingI’dneverdreamedof—Ispokeinfrontofhundredsofpeople.

AlthoughIdidn’trealizeitatthetime,thesuccessfulcompletionofthatspeechgavemetheconfidencetoparticipateinclassatcollege,togiveverbalreports,andtoeventuallybreakfreeofmyshyness.Ineverwouldhavechosentogiveaspeechatgraduation—orever.ButI’mgladIdid.InolongerhesitatewhenI’mfacedwiththeprospectofdoingsomethingIdread.Iknowitmayverywellturnouttobeoneofmyshiningmoments.

4.Why 

was 

writer 

called 

"

brain"

?

A.She 

bookworm 

all 

time.

B.She 

head 

her 

small 

group.

C.She 

most 

intelligent 

student.

D.She 

did 

more 

coursework 

good 

grades.

5.What 

can 

we 

infer 

from 

second 

paragraph?

ruined 

health 

studying 

hard.

got 

reward 

beyond 

expectation.

grateful 

giving 

speech.

wasn'

t 

physics 

school.

6.How 

feel 

beginning 

graduation 

speech?

A.Scared.

B.Moved.

C.Excited.

D.Embarrassed

7.What 

speech 

bring 

to 

last?

had 

nothing 

fear 

in 

life,

rid 

sense 

shyness.

won 

enough 

college 

credits.

desired 

become 

speaker.

C

Dubai（迪拜）isoneoftheeconomicallyrichestplacesintheworld.Withitsnumerousmalls,hotels,andbeautifulbeaches,Dubaihasalwaysbeenapopularholidaydestination.Thiscitywasvisitedbyaround5milliontouristseachyear.Thegovernmentwantedtoincreasethisnumberto15million.However,Dubaihasonly45milesofcoastline,whichisnowhereenoughforsomanypeople.Tosolvethisproblem,anislandthatlookedlikeapalmtreewasbuiltin2006,andnamedthePalmJumeirah.

Theplanfortheislandwasextraordinary.Itwastohostseveralhotels,shoppingmalls,restaurants,andhomes.Althoughtheinitialplanwastobuildtheislandfromconcrete（水泥）,adecisionwastakentocreateitfromsandandgravel（砾石）,soastogiveitanaturallook.

Tomakesurethatthisprojectwasasuccess,thebestengineersfromacrosstheworldwereemployed.EngineersfromHollandformedthemajorityinthisgroup.Tobeginwith,theengineerscalculatedthestrengthofstormsatsea,andalsotheexpectedamountofriseinwaterlevelsduetoglobalwarming.Andthentheyfoundthat,theproposedlocationfortheislandwasneitherverywidenordeep.

Oneofthedifficultiestheengineerscameacrosswastoputsandontheseabedtocreatethebreakwater（防浪堤）.Findingtherightsandfortheprojectwasalsoadauntingtask,asthesandfromDubai’sdesertswastoofine.Instead,sandfromtheseawasused,asitwascoarser（粗糙）.Oncethebreakwaterwasbuilt,constructionoftheislandbegan.

ThePalmIslandarereallyimpressiveintermsofengineering.However,theseprojectsaresolargethattheymayhavechangedtheecologyoftheregion.Also,animmenseamountofmoneyandresourcesgointomaintainingtheislands,whichisamajorconcernatthemoment.OnlytimewilltellifbuildingthePalmIslandswasactuallyagooddecision.

8.What 

does 

Paragraph1mainly 

show 

us?

A,Beautiful 

attractions 

Dubai,

B.The 

geographical 

features 

Dubai.

C.The 

purposes 

building 

Palm 

Jumeirah,

D.The 

difficulty 

developing 

tourism 

industry.

9.Why 

were 

some 

changes 

made 

initial 

plan 

project?

A.To 

reduce 

cost.

B.To 

get 

islands 

completed 

sooner.

C.To 

materials 

easily.

D.To 

make 

island 

look 

natural,

10.What 

underlined 

word"

daunting"

Paragraph 

4 

mean?

A.meaningless

B.difficult

C.Impassible

D.necessary

11.According 

last 

paragraph,how 

construction 

Islands?

A.Profitable.

B.Surprising.

C.Worrying.

D.Unbelievable.

D

BeforethestatueofLibertywascompletedandshippedtotheUnitedStatesforassembly（组装）,acampaignwasorganizedtoraisefundstobuildthebaseonBedloe’sIslandfortheenormousstatue.Donationswereveryslowincoming,andintheearly1880sitappearedthatthestatuemayneveractuallybeassembledinNewYork.Therewereevenrumorsthatanothercity,perhapsBoston,mayendupwiththestatue.

Oneofthefundraiserswastobeanartshow.AndthepoetEmmaLazarus,whowasrespectedintheartisticcommunityinNewYorkCity,wasaskedtowriteapoemthatcouldbeauction（拍卖）toraisefundsforthebase.

EmmaLazaruswasanativeNewYorker,thedaughterofawealthyJewishfamilywithrootsgoingbackseveralgenerationsinNewYorkCity.YetshehadbecomeveryconcernedaboutthesufferingofJewishrefugees（难民）inRussia.LazaruswasinvolvedwithorganizationsofferingassistancetoJewishrefugeeswhohadarrivedinAmericaandwouldneedhelpgettingastartinanewcountry.ShewasknowstovisitWard’sIsland,wherenewlyarrivedJewishrefugeesfromRussiawerehoused.

ThewriterConstanceCaryHarrisonaskedLazarus,whowas34atthetime,towriteapoemtohelpraisemoneyfortheStatueofLibertybasefund,Lazarus,atfirst,wasnotinterestedinwritingsomethingonassignment.

HarrisonlaterrecalledthatsheencouragedLazarustochangehermindbysaying,"

Thinkofthatgooddessstandingonherbasedownthereinthebay,andholdinghertorchouttothoseRussianRefugeesofyoursthatyouaresofondofvisitingatWard’sIsland."

Lazarusreconsidered,andwrotethesonnet"

TheNewColossus"

.ThusinthemindofLazarusthestatuewasnotsymbolicoflibertyflowingoutwardfromAmerica,asBartholdi,thesculptorwhocreatedtheenormousstatue,expected,butratherasymbolofAmericabeingarefugewherethoseoppressedcouldcometoliveinliberty.

12.What 

purpose 

raising 

funds 

New 

York?

buy 

Statue 

Liberty,

transport 

Liberty.

put 

together 

Liberty.

build 

base 

13.What 

learn 

about 

Lazarus?

born 

Russia.

lot 

helping 

Jewish 

refugees.

hated 

Liberty 

first,

moved 

America 

with 

parents.

14.Why 

Lazarus 

unwilling 

write 

poem?

A.Because 

it 

would 

be 

auctioned.

B.Because 

she 

York 

then,

C.Because 

an 

assignment 

view.

D.Because 

occupied 

work 

15.Bartholdi 

meant 

symbol 

of.

A.freedom

B.shelter

C.wealth

D.power

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