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A.Thebankingservicebymobilephonesisbecomingpopular.
B.Thechallengesofmobilephones.
C.Therunningofmobilecompanies.
D.Thebankingservice
3.Inwhichareadoesthemobilephoneservicereinventakeytoolforeconomicgrowth？
A.Keepingintouch
B.reportingprices
C.trackingthespreadofdisease
D.banking
4.Whatcanweinferfromthearticle？
A.Mobilefinancialserviceisplayingamoreandmoreimportantroleintheworld.
B.Mobilefinancialservicehastakentheplaceofcashinmostofthedevelopingeconomies.
C.2.5billionpeopledon'
thaveaccesstobanks.
D.Trackingthespreadofdiseasebymobilephonesisimpossiblenow.
Passage2
IcannotspeakSpanish.ItisafactthatbecomesextremelyobviouswheneverIvisitmymotherbecauseshelivesinArgentina,butbeforesophomore（大二）year,shelivedinPuertoRico.WhenIwasachild,IwenttoPuertoRicoeverysummer.WelivedinavillaonthegroundsoftheWestinRioMarandhadfamilyinthesmalltownofRioGrande.MylackofSpanishskillswasmetwithamixtureofdisdain（蔑视）andfascinationatthefactthatIwasa"
unilingual"
American.ThoughIexplainedtothemthatIstudiedFrench,itdidlittletoconvincethem.
Aftermonthsofpleading（哀求）foravacationinaFrench﹣speakingcountry,wewenttotheCanadianprovinceofQuebec.Iwaslookingforwardtotherole﹣reversal（角色转换）;
foronce,Iwouldbethebilingualtravelerandmymotherwouldbethe"
UglyAmerican."
Tomysurprise,shetransitioned（转换）almostseamlessly（无缝）,usingherbrokenFrenchasajumpingoffpointtostartconversations.Indoingso,shemetmanypeoplewhowereeagerforachancetoconverseinEnglishwithanativespeaker.
Herabilitytoconnectwithothersconfusedme.Ididnotunderstandhowshecouldrelatetothemsoeasily,thatisuntilIwenttoGhana.ThoughIworkedduringtheday,IwasabletospendqualitytimewiththegirlsattendingtheNsabaDiasporaSchool,arecentlybuiltsingle﹣sexschoolinaruralvillage.TheywereintheprocessoflearningEnglishandIcannotspeakTwi（theirlanguage）,butweconnectedimmediately.Theytookmetotheirclasses,showedmethevillageandworkedmathproblemswithmeonachalkboardsowecouldcompareproblem﹣solvingmethods.
Whatbroughtustogetherwasashareddesiretorelatetoeachotherandtoexperiencelifefromanotherviewpoint.WhatItookawayfromthatexperiencewasthatlanguagedoesnothavetofunctionasabarrierifbothsidesarewillingtolookpastlinguisticdifferencesandacknowledgesharedhumanity（人性）.
1.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhecouldn'
tspeakSpanishwhileinPuertoRico________.
A.SatisfiedB.unhappy
C.HopefulD.Fascinated
2.WhydidtheauthorwanttohaveavacationinaFrench﹣speakingcountry？
A.Todemonstratethathewasalsobilingualsohecouldsaveface.
B.TopracticespeakingFrench.
C.ToshowthathermotherwasalsofluentinFrench.
D.Toshowhisabilitytocommunicatewithpeoplewithlanguagebarrier.
3.Whendidhebegintounderstandhismother'
sabilitytoconnectwithothers?
________
A.WhenhewastravellinginQuebec
B.WhenhewaslivinginPuertoRico
C.WhenhewasinGhana
D.Whenhewasasophomore
4.What'
sthepurposeofwritingthisarticle？
A.Toexplainthatlanguagebarrierisnotaproblemifwearewillingtoshare.
B.Toshowushowtoliveinaforeigncountry.
C.Tointroduceforeigncultures.
D.Todemonstratethatwehavetofightbackifweloseourface.
Passage3
TheCome-backCoffeehouse
Thesigninthewindowread"
Carl'
sCoffeeShoppe,"
spelledtheold-fashionedway.Hallieshookherheadandwonderedhowmanytimesshehadsuggestedanalternative.Sheenteredtheshopandsawonlyoneperson.
"
Icouldhelpwiththebooks,Dad"
Hallieoffered."
There'
snotmuchyoucoulddo."
Herfathersigned."
Howaboutifyoucleanthecountersinstead?
"
Hisstatementmadeherfeellikealittlegirlinsteadofaseniorinhighschool.Halliesprayedsomecleanserandranaclothovertheworncountertops.Aftershehadwashedafewoftheoldeggshell-coloredcups,shebeganherhomework.Atclosingtime,Hallie'
sparentssatbesideher."
Youknowtheshophasnotbeenprofitablelately."
Mr.Rhodesbegan."
Weneedtodecideifitisevenworthkeepingitopen."
"
We'
regoingtovisitUncleHaroldoverspringvocation,"
Mrs.Rhodescontinued."
Hecanlookthebooksandtelluswhatouroptionsare.YouandAuntTesswillruntheshopfortheweek."
ByspringvacationHalliewasreadyforanadventure.Hallie'
sparentsgavesomeinstructions,andsaidgood-bye.Halliestaredabsentlyoutthewindowatthepassersby:
youngpeopleontheirwaytowork,andkidsontheirschoolvacation.TheywerenotthesamepeoplethathergrandpaCarlhadserved.SuddenlyHalliehadanidea.SheconfidedinAuntTess,whoapproved.Thetwoeagerlysettowork.
Attheendoftheweek,Halliewascomingoutfromthekitchenwhenshesawherparentsstandingintheshop,confused.Shesmiledasherparentsstaredattheteensaroundthecounterandtheyoungfamiliesseatedatthetables.
Welcomeback!
Halliiesweptherarmstopresenttherestaurant'
scheerfulnewdecoration.Bright,attractivecoveringsspreadoverthetables,andmodernpostershungonthewalls,whilecolorfulmismatcheddishescontributedtothepleasantatmosphere.
Iboughtboardgamesfromhome,"
Hallieaddedexcitedly,"
andthebookstoredownthestreetdonatedtheposters.Whenwetalkedtoourfriendsaboutwhatweweredoing,theywerehappytogiveussomedishes."
Hallieholdherbreathasshewaitedforherparents'
reaction.
Everyonecertainlyseemstolikethechanges,"
notedMrs.Rhodes.
Speakingofchanges,"
Mr.Rhodessaid,"
Iseeournamehaschanged,too."
Doyoumind?
Ichangedournameto'
Come-BackCoffeehouse'
tomaketheshopsoundwelcoming,asin'
Pleasecomebackagain'
…"
Asmilespreadacrossherfather'
sface."
Thenewnameisfitting.Thankstoyou,thisplacecertainlyhasmadeacome-back!
1.Whatcanweinferfromthefirsttwoparagraph?
A.HallietrustedAuntTessverymuch.
B.Hallietookchargeofthebooksforherparents.
C.Hallie'
sparentsdidn'
ttakeheropinionsseriously.
D.Hallie'
tcountontheshopforaliving
2.Whatdowelearnabout"
sCoffeeShoppe"
?
A.Itisbehindthetimes.
B.Ithasregularcustomers.
C.Itislocatedonaquietstreet.
D.Itfollowsfamilytraditionswell.
3.WhatdidHalliedoafterherparentsleft?
A.Sheadvertisedfortheshop.
B.Shemadetheshopmoreattractive.
C.Sheinvitedherfriendstotheshops.
D.Sheturnedtheshopintoanactivitycenter.
4.WhatkindofgirlisHallie?
A.Smartandhelpful
B.Modestandout-going
C.Optimisticandgenerous
D.Faithfulandhardworking
Passage4
TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionaimstofindabalancebetweencelebratingindividualaccomplishmentsandacknowledgingthatscienceseldomhappensalone.Thecompetitiontakesoffwhenstudentsfromaroundthecountryareteamedupandhavetosolveaseriesofhands—onchallengesinthespotlight.
Nowadays，kidsarefedwith“themythofthelonescientist”，soplacingsuchchallengesinthemiddleschoolperiodhasahugepotentialforimpact.Thefocusonteambuildingskillsgetsstudentsexcitedbeforemorefearsandstereotypes（成见）setin.
Theinitialpoolofqualifiedstudentscomesfromtheparticipantsinnation-widesciencefairs.Thosewhoscoreinthetop10％（about10，000kids）havethequalificationtoapply.Thejudgesselectthetop300youngscientists，andthatgroupisfinallynarrowedto30finalists.
Selectionatthisstageisclearlyanhonorinitself，butitcountsassteponeforthefinalists.TheyarethenflowntoWashington,D.C.andplacedintotea
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