In 1997,12-year-old American girl Caitlin and 14-year-old Zimbabwean (津巴布韦人) Martin became pen friends through their schools. They didn’t realize at that time how their handwritten letters would change their lives.
It all began as a school task. Everyone in Caitlin’s class was supposed to choose a pen friend from another country. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but Caitlin chose Zimbabwe because the name sounded exotic(异国的) and cool.
Martin lived with his family in one of Zimbabwe’s worst slums(贫民窟) where they shared one room with another family. And a bed was their only piece of furniture.
When Caitlin’s first letters reached Martin, they were simple and general. The two kids wrote about their favorite music and what they liked to do. But as Martin gradually revealed more about his life and his letters started arriving written on pieces of trash, Caitlin realized what the living conditions were like for Martin. Without telling her parents, she began sending money with her letters—$ 20 at a time. While the money was not much to Caitlin, it meant more food for Martin’s family and enabled him to pay his school fees.
It lasted six years from their first exchange of letters to Martin’s arrival in the United States. With the help of the money from Caitlin’s parents later on, Martin finished his university and got his MBA from Duke University.
Today, Caitlin and Martin aren’t only best friends, but they also share their story in a book called I Will Always Write Back. They want to encourage readers to look beyond their own lives and do something kind for others, which might greatly influence their lives.
1. is from Zimbabwe?
A. Duke B. Caitlin C. Martin D. Frank
2.What does the underlined word “revealed” mean in Chinese?
A. 索要 B. 透露 C. 回顾 D. 检索
3.Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. They shared their story in a book.
b. Caitlin’s first letters reached Martin.
c. Caitlin chose a pen friend from Zimbabwe.
d. Martin got his MBA from Duke University.
A. a-b-c-d B. a-b-d-c C. c-b-d-a D. c-d-b-a
4.According to the passage, which of the following is not TRUE?
A. Caitlin chose Zimbabwe because the name sounded exotic and cool.
B. Martin lived a very hard life in one of the worst slums in Zimbabwe.
C. Martin’s family could get more food with Caitlin’s money in the letters.
D. They had kept writing to each other for five years before Martin arrived in the US.
5.Which would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Two Pen Friends B. The Power of Writing
C. The Special School Task D. The Money in Letters
1.C 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 【解析】 这篇短文讲述的是12岁的美国女孩Caitlin和14岁的津巴布韦男孩Martin偶然地成为了笔友,他们之间的通信维持了很多年,还改变了彼此的生活。 1.细节理解题。根据短文第一句话In 1997,12-year-old American girl Caitlin and 14-year-old Zimbab...科目:初中英语 来源:湖北省荆州市2018年中考英语试卷 题型:话题作文
请以“My hohby”为题写一篇短文,必须包含以下要点和词语提示信息。
1. What is your hobby?
2. How do you develop your hobby?
3.Share your happiness you get from your bobby.Give at least one example.
提示词语:practice,different,forget,no longer
要求:
l、可以适当发挥,文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称;
2、语言通顺,意思连贯,条理清楚,书写规范;
3、词数:80词左右。短文开头已给出,不计入总词数。
My Hobby
Everyone has his or her own hobby and so do I.
My Hobby Everyone has his or her own hobby and so do I. It may give him lots of happiness. My hobby is listening to music. When I was a child I enjoy listening to music especially the cartoon mu...查看答案和解析>>
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—Summer vacation is coming! I am thinking about visiting some places of interest.
—Why not Jingzhou and have a look at the ancient city wall?
A. come out B. come along C. come up with D. come over to
D 【解析】 句意:-暑假就要来了!我正考虑去参观一些名胜。-为什么不去荆州拜访呢,看一看古城墙?come out出来,出版;come along出现,一起来;come up with想出,提出;come over to顺便来访,过来。根据句意I am thinking about visiting….可知,这里建议对方去荆州参观,故应选D。查看答案和解析>>
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It was a Friday evening. I was waiting at the bus stop after school when a car stopped and the driver opened the door. It was my ______. “Quick, get in!” he told me. I was very ______, but I did as he said.
At first, I was worried that something ______ happened. Then, I noticed my mother. She was also ______ the car and on the back seat. There were some bags of clothes and ______ food. My father was driving the car, but he was not driving home. He was driving out of the town. “ ______ are we going?” I asked.
It was a warm evening and lots of people were walking along the road. It was the ______ day of term. Did my parents have a big surprise for me? We were going somewhere special—______ where? The next thing I can remember is falling asleep. When I ______ up, I saw the sea. We were at the beach. My father was smiling. “Here we are,” he said, “the summer holiday ______ now!”
1.A. father B. mother C. brother D. sister
2.A. sad B. surprised C. excited D. happy
3.A. good B. important C. interesting D. bad
4.A. in B. on C. by D. at
5.A. many B. no C. some D. few
6.A. What B. Where C. Why D. When
7.A. first B. one C. worst D. last
8.A. or B. for C. but D. and
9.A. woke B. stood C. looked D. stayed
10.A. started B. starts C. ended D. ends
1.A 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.B 【解析】 短文大意:学期的最后一天,作者正在等公交车,这时他的爸爸妈妈开车来把他接走了,车子没有开回家,而是直接驶出了城镇,作者在迷惑中睡着了,等他醒来的时候,发现已经在海滩上了,爸爸告诉他假期开始了。 1.考查名词辨析。句意:是我的爸爸。A. ...查看答案和解析>>
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