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（1）

TherewasalittleboywhosenamewasPeter.Helivedinavillageclosetothesea.Thevillagersbuiltseawallstokeepseawaterfromthedoorsofthehouses.Butoncetheseawallsalmostputthevillageingreatdanger.

Oneday,Peterwaswalkingonhiswaybackhomealongtheseawallwhenitbegantorain.Allofasudden,hesawaholeinthewall,fromwhichtheseawaterwasrunning.Petershoutedforhelpbecauseheknewtheholemeantthattheseawasmakingitswaythroughtheseawall,butnoanswercame.Herealizedheshoulddosomethingelseasquicklyaspossible,ortheseawatercouldbepouringoverthewholevillage.Hestartedtorushtowardshisvillage.Atthesametime,therainbecameheavierandheavier.

Itwasgettingdark,butPeterrushedonandon.Hefeltcoldandhungry.Intherainstorm,hefelldownoverandoveragain.Manytimeshethoughtaboutgivingup,buthefoughton.Herememberedhisfather’swords,“Lotsofstrongmenhavemadeeveryefforttobuildthewallswhichcankeepthevillagesafefromdanger.Theseawallsarereallyimportant.”

Finally,whentheboy’sfathersawhim,Peterhadbeenblackandblueallover.Theboytoldthevillagerswhathadhappenedtotheseawall.Theyrepaireditintime.“ThankGod!

Hesavedthevillage,”theypraisedPeter.Allthevillagerscalledhim“PetertheGuard”fromthenon.Peter’sparentswerereallyproudofhim!

1.WheredidPeterlive?

2.WhatdidPeterdofirstafterhesawaholeinthewall?

3.HowdidPeterfeelwhenherushedonandon?

4.WhotoldPeterabouttheimportanceoftheseawalls?

5.WhydidthevillagerscallPeter“PetertheGuard”?

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IoftendreamedaboutPisawhenIwasaboy.IreadaboutthefamousbuildingcalledtheLeaningTowerof

Pisa.ButwhenIreadthewordPisa,Iwasthinkingofpizza.Ithoughtthistowerwasaplacetobuypizza.Itmustbethebestplacetobuypizzaintheworld,Ithought.

ManyyearslaterIfinallysawtheLeaningTower.IknewthenthatitwasPisaandnopizza.Buttherewasstillsomethingspecialaboutitforme.Thetowergotitsnamebecauseitre

allydidleantooneside.Somepeoplewanttotrytofixit.Theyareafraiditmayfalloverandtheydon’tlikeitleansoverthecity.

Idonotthinkit’sagoodideatotrytofixit.Thetowerprobablywillnotfalldown.Itis600yearsold.Whyshouldanythinghappentoitnow?

And,ifyouaskme,Ilikewhatitlookslike.Tomeitisaveryhumankindofleaning.Nothingisperfect.Itseemstosay.

Andwhocares?

Whydopeoplewantthingstobeperfect?

Imperfectthingsmaybemoreinteresting.Let’stakethetowerinPisa.Whyisitsofamous?

Therearemanyotherolder,morebeautifultowersinItaly.ButPisatoweristhemostfamous.Peoplecomefromallovertheworldtoseeit.

AnswereachofthefollowingquestionsinNoMoreThan6Words.

1.Whatisthispassageabout?

2.Whatdidthewriterusetothink?

3.HowoldistheLeaningTowerofPisa？

4.WhereistheLeaningTowerofPisa?

5.WhydoesthewriterliketheLeaningTowerofPisa?

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Therewasamanwhohadalittleboythathelovedverymuch.Everydayafterworkthemanwouldcomehomeandplaywiththelittleboy.Hewouldalwaysspendallofhisfreetimeplayingwiththelittleboy.

Onenight,whilethemanwasatwork,herealizedthathehadsomeworktodofortheevening,andhecouldn’tplaywithhislittleboy.Buthewantedtogivetheboysomethingtokeephimbusy.Thenhesawamagazinewithalargemapoftheworldonthecover.

Hegotanidea.Heremovedthemap,andthentore（撕）itupintosmallpieces.Thenheputallthepiecesinhispocket.Whenhegothome,thelittleboywasreadytoplaywithhisdad.Themansaidhehadworktodoandcouldn'tplayjustnow,buthetookoutallthepiecesofthemapandspread（撒）themonthetable.Hesaiditwasamapoftheworld,andbythetimehecouldputitbacktogether,hisworkwouldbefinished,andtheycouldthenplay.

Abouthalfanhourlatertheboycametothemanandsaid,"Okay,it'sfinished.Canweplaynow?

"Themanwassurprised,saying,"That'simpossible.Let'sgosee."Andsureenough,therewasthepictureoftheworld;allputtogether,everypieceinitsplace.Themansaid,"That'samazing!

Howdidyoudothat?

"Theboysaid,"Itwassimple.Onthebackofthepagewasapictureofaman.WhenIputthemantogetherthewholeworldfellintoplace."

1.Howdidthemanalwaysspendhisfreetimeafterwork?

2.Whywasn’tthemanabletoplaywiththeboyonenight?

3.Whatdidthemantellhissontodobeforehewenttowork?

4.Howmuchtimedidtheboyspendputtingthemapoftheworldbacktogether?

5.Whatdoyouthinkoftheboy?

（请自拟一句话回答）

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WilliamHenryHarrison,theninthpresidentoftheU.S,wasborninasmalltown.Whenhewasaboy,hewasveryquietandshy.Becausehewassoquiet,everyonethoughtthathewasn'tbright（聪明）.

Thepeopleinthetownoftenputanickel（五分币）andadime（一角银币）beforehimandaskhimwhichtochoose.Healwayschosethenickelandtheylaughed.

Onedayawomanfeltsorryforhim.Sheasked,"Whydoyounevertakeadimeandalwayschooseanickelinstead?

Doyouknowanickelisworth（值…钱）muchlessthanadime?

"

"CertainlyIknowit,"Williamansweredslowly."ButifIchoosethedime,theywillnotaskmetochoosethemanymore.

1.WhenWilliamHenryHarrisonwasaboy,whatwashelike?

2.Whydidpeopleinthetownthinkthathewasn’tbright?

3.WhydidpeoplelaughatWilliamHenryHarrison?

4.DidWilliamHenryHarrisonknowanickelwasworthmuchlessthanadime?

5.WhatdoyouthinkofWilliamHenryHarrison?

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“Mum,Ihateyou.Idon’tneedanewschoolbagorclothes.I’mnotafraidofbeinghitbyyou.Ionlywantyoutocomeback.”

WhenChenJiuyingreadherdaughter’sletter,shecouldn’thelpcrying.Chenandherhusbandarenowworkingfarawayfromtheirhometown.Theirdaughter,XiaoLi,islookedafterbyhergrandparents.LikeChen,manymigrantworkers（外来务工人员）aredreamingaboutabetterlife,sotheyhavetoleavetheirchildrenbehind.

Accordingtoasurvey,therearenowabout61millionleft-behindchildren（留守儿童）inpoorareasinChina.Thishasbroughtaboutmanyproblems.Thesechildrencarelittleaboutothers.Theydonotdowellatschool.Theyloseconfidence.

Luckily,manyChinesearenowthinkingaboutthelifeoftheleft-behindchildrenandactionshavebeentakentohelpsolvetheproblem.

AcharityeventtookplaceinBeijingbeforeChildren’sDay.Itsaim（目的）wastoraisesocialawareness（意识）ofleftbehindchildren.Theeventwasheldtoraisemoneyfrombusinessesandthepublictoprepare“lovebags”.Insidethebags，thesearethingsforchildren,includingbooks,torches,andenvelopes（信封）andstampssothatchildrencanwritetotheirparents.

TheeventwasstartedbyChenWeihong,atelevisionhostinChina.“Theleftbehindchildrendon’thaveenoughparentalloveandfamilycare.Theyneedtobeintouchwiththeirparents.Wehopeourlovebagswillhelpthemcommunicatewiththeirparents,andmakethemhappier,”hesaid.

根据上面短文的内容回答问题。

1.WhoislookingafterXiaoLi?

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2.HowmanyleftbehindchildrenarethereinpoorareasinChinaaccordingtoasurvey?

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3.Haveactionsbeentakentohelpsolvetheproblem?

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4.WhydidChenWeihongstartthecharityevent?

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5.Whatcanchildrendowithenvelopesandstamps?

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ItwasearlyeveningonSeptember14th.GlenJames,ahomelessmanwaspassingbyastoreinBostonwhenhehappeneduponablackbag.Toseewhosethebagis,Glenopeneditonlytofindthatitwasfilledwithmoney—$2,400incashandalmost$40,000intravelerschecks,aswellas,apassportandotherpapers.

Whileotherpeopleinsimilarsituationswouldhavebeentempted（引诱）,Glenwhohasbeenhomelesssince2019,didnoteventhinktwice.Heshowedthebagtoapoliceofficer,andthepoliceofficergaveitbacktoaChinesetouristwhohadreporteditlost.WhatGlendidwasreportedbynewspapers,alloverthecountry.

Whilemostpeoplethatreaditfeltsurprisedattheman'shonesty,27-year-oldEthanWhittingtonthoughtGlenshouldgetmoneyforwhathedid.Sohedecidedtosetupamoneycollectionwebsite.Hesetagoalof$50,000,whichhebelievedwasreasonablebecauseitwasmorethanwhatGlenhaddiscoveredinthebag.ThemarketingmanagerfromVirginiathoughthewouldbeluckytoraiseafewhundreddollars.Instead,withinjustaday,thewebsitehadgoneoverthe$50,000goal,encouragingEthantosetahighergoalof$250,000sothathecouldhelpGlenbuyahouseandstartanewlife.

Now,$113,000hasbeenraised.EthanwhohastalkedtoGlenoverthephone,planstovisitBostonsoonandalsohelphimmanagethemoneywisely.Needlesstosay,thehomelessmanissurprisedatwhatheisreceivingfordoingtherightthing—Honesty,certainlypaysoff!

根据短文内容，完成下列小题。

1.DidGlenfindmoneyintheblackbag?

2.WhogavethebagbacktotheChinesetourist?

3.WhatdidEthandecidetodoafterhereadthenewsofGlen?

4.Howmuchmoneyhasbeenraisedbynow?

5.WhatcanwelearnfromGlenandEthan?

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WhatdoyoudowhenyoubegintoreadanEnglishnewspaper？

You’dbetterknowwhatsectionsarethere．Usually，thereisinternationalnews，business，scienceandtechnology，entertainmentorlifestyle，sports