Barack Obama, a black man, is the president of the United States now. He was born in August ,1961, in Hawaii and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas and his father was from Kenya. Obama went to Columbia University in Massachusetts. His wife is Michelle Obama. She also worked as a lawyer and later worked for the University of Chicago. They have two young daughters.
Obama wrote a book Dreams from my father. “ I always live in the dream of my father and American people,” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And he was taken good care of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education in Harvard University. In 2008, he became the first black president in the history of America.
小题1: Where was Barack Obama born?____________

A．In Hawaii

B．In Kansas

C．In massachusetts

D．In Harvard

小题2: Barack Obama became president at the age of ____________.

A．37

B．47

C．57

D．51

小题3: Which is the best title of this passage?_____________

A．Education of a president	B．Dreams from my father
C．Life of Barack Obama	D．Where is Obama from

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46 blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands easily is something that most people can’t imagine. But many people ­­47  these challenges 48  Liz Smith. Liz can’t use her arms or legs well, and normal things like answering the telephone,opening and 49  the door or carrying things have always been difficult for her.Then one day last year,a friend of her said that she would like to help her out. She talked to “Animal Helpers ” to see if it would be possible for her to get a specially 50  dog.
51  six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, Liz smith was able to 52  him home. Her dog’s name is “Lucky” --- a good name for him 53  Liz feels lucky to have him.
54 does Lucky help her? Well, he has been trained to understand many different 55 .For example, when Liz says, “Lucky, fetch my book!” and he 56 at once. He is very clever and understands many English words ,57  some difficult 58  like “upstaris”.
“Animals Helpers” is an organization 59  to help disabled people .60 is very important that it doesn’t run out of money. The donation is greatly appreciated and the money is well used to help disabled people like Liz.

小题1:	A．To be B．Being C．Be D．/

小题2:	A．who face B．face C．are face D．faced

小题3:	A．such as　 　 B．likes　　　 C．like　 D．for example

小题4:	A．shuting　　 B．closing 　 C．shut　　 D．close

小题5:	A．trained B．train　　　 C．training D．trains

小题6: A. With　　　   B After. 　　   C. Before    D. Because

小题7:	A．fetch　　 B．take 　 C．carry　 D．return

小题8:	A．and 　　　 B．but 　　 C．or　 D．because

小题9:	A．When 　　 B．How C．Where. D．Why

小题10:A information　 B conclusions  C. experience  D. instructions　

小题11:

A．does it 　　 B．fetch it C．does　 D．fetches

小题12:

A．even　　 B．and C．like　 D．but

小题13:

A．words　 B．word　 C．ones D．one

小题14:

A．sets up　 B．set up C．that set up D．which set up

小题15:

A．That　 B．It 　 C．He D．She

Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts into charity work in China? Here let’s know some of them.

Faye Wong and her husband Li Yapeng started the Yan Ran Angel Foundation for harelipped(兔唇的) children three years ago. It was named after their daughter. Its purpose is to help children under 14 to cure their harelips. The couple donated one million yuan (about $ 133,000) to start the organization.

Cong Fei was born in a poor family. He became a successful singer in Shenzhen. He helped 178 poor students and disabled people for more than 10 years. Before he died of an illness at the age of 37 in 2006, he decided to donate his cornea(角膜) to people with eye diseases. He helped six people see the world.

Guan Mucun has donated money to Project Hope to help poor students finish primary education. Thirty of these poor students have already finished high school with her support. Guan has also helped with charity work for environment protection, HIV/AIDS prevention, blood donation and “Mother Water”. Guan had an unlucky childhood: her mother died when she was only 10. years old. With the help of the government and her neighbors, she grew up and was successful as a famous singer.

Action star Jackie Chan is a wholehearted supporter of charities including UNICEF, Operation Smile and his own Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation. In 2007, he used much of his spare time to visit the farthest parts of China on his Dragon’s Heart Charity Missions.The Dragon’s Heart Foundation aims to meet the needs of poor children and the elderly in the hardest-to-reach areas of the country. Chan has made several trips to these poor villages, bringing warm clothing, wheelchairs and school supplies, and helping to build schools.

小题1:Who can get help from the Yan Ran Angel Foundation?

A．Harelipped children under 14.	B．All disabled children.
C．All disabled children under 14.	D．All harelipped children.

小题2: What can we learn from the passage?

A．Faye Wong and Li Yapeng don’t like their daughter.

B．More than 7 people’s eyes were cured thanks to Cong Fei’s Cornea.

C．Guan Mucun was once helped by the government and her neighbors.

D．Jackie Chan didn’t have chance to visit the people he helped.

小题3: What is the passage mainly about?

A．Chinese charity work.

B．Charity work of some Chinese artists.

C．Some famous Chinese artists.

D．Organizations started by Chinese artists.

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin(顽童) was walking around a shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered,“Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything. Boy, I wish…” He hesitated(犹豫).
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,”the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that.”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again,“Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh, yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said，“Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again,“Will you stop where those two steps are?”the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little diabled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is. Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
小题1:The street urchin was very surprised when_______.

A．Paul received an expensive car	B．Paul told him about the car
C．he saw the shining car	D．he was walking around the car

小题2:From the story we can see the urchin _______.

A．wished to give his brother a car

B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

小题3:The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house_______.

A．to show his neighbors the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother know about his wish

D．to ask his brother a car like that

小题4:The best name of the story is ______.

A．A Christmas Present	B．A Street Urchin
C．A Brother Like That	D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

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This morning, I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my   31    , and I had been afraid to do so for a long time.
Mom came into the kitchen, asking , “Are you ready,   32  ?”
“ Yes.” I answered quietly.    33  in fact I wasn’t ready!
On my way    34   school, I could feel my heart beating. I hated this!
I went into Mrs. Owens’ class. She was smiling, and saying   35  to all her students as she did every morning.
“ Hi, Sam,” she said to me as I walked    36  the classroom.
“ Hi,” I said and quickly sat in my   37  . I looked at the clock. The time was near. Then Mrs. Owens started, “ Sam, it’s time for you to show yourself.” “Show   38   ? Oh, no!”
I got up slowly,    39   the ground as I walked to the front of the class. Then, I looked up, and everyone was looking at me. Mrs. Owens knew I was   40   , so she came beside me, and put her hand on my back.
She said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his    41  ,and I know it is a very interesting report.” Then she turned to me and asked, “Sam,    42   did you like best about your report on Hawaii?”
I thought about the fun things I    43  about surfing before, and I started to talk. I talked and talked    44  the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun. It wasn’t frightening. The class cheered as I finished and Mrs. Owens was   45   .
In fact, I can do better than I think I can— if I try! I am proud of myself.

小题1:	A．class B．house C．party D．hometown

小题2:	A．friends B．classmates C．Owens D．Sam

小题3:	A．Then B．But C．So D．Or

小题4:	A．on B．from C．to D．in

小题5:	A．sorry B．hello C．goodbye D．thanks

小题6:	A．into B．out of C．away from D．far from

小题7:	A．bed B．seat C．dinning room D．reading room

小题8:	A．me B．us C．myself D．ourselves

小题9:	A．looking after B．look over C．looking at D．looking for

小题10:

A．glad B．stressed C．active D．happy

小题11:

A．dictionary B．magazine C．newspaper D．report

小题12:

A．what B．who C．where D．whom

小题13:

A．will read B．have read C．am reading D．read

小题14:

A．in front of B．over C．beside D．near

小题15:

A．playing B．dancing C．singing D．smiling

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant(仆人） loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒药) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.
But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
小题1:In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.

A．the rich man	B．the servant
C．both A and B	D．neither A and B

小题2:.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.

A．the cat

B．himself

C．nobody

D．the servant

小题3:.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.

A．there was in fact poison in the bottles	B．did not want the servant to drink his wine
C．he wanted to kill the cat	D．he wanted to kill the servant

小题4:In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.

A．the servant

B．cat

C．the rich man

D．nobody

小题5:From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.

A．lazy

B．bad

C．clever

D．kind

When I was walking down the street one day, I found a small bag on the ground. I picked it up and opened it to see if I could find out the owner’s name. There was nothing inside it except some dollars and an old photo--- a picture of a woman and a young girl about twelve years old. I put the photo back and took the bag to the police station. Before I left, the policeman wrote down my name and address. He thought the owner might want to thank me.
That evening I went to have dinner with my aunt and uncle. They had also asked a young woman to have dinner with us. Her face was familiar, but I couldn’t remember where I had seen her. During our talk, the young woman happened to say that she had lost her bag that afternoon. At once I remembered where I had seen her. She was the young girl in the photo, though she was now much older. She was very surprised, of course, when I told her about the bag.
After dinner we went to the police station and she got back her bag. The policeman said to me, “It’s a wonderful thing. You not only found the bag, but also the owner of the bag.”
1. In the bag there was _______.
A. nothing                        B. a new photo and some money
C. an old picture and some money     D. some dollars and a piece of paper
2. The writer opened the bag because he wanted to________.
A. find some money          B. find some letters 
C. find the owner’s photo      D. find out whose bag it was
3. The writer gave the bag to ________.
A. a policeman  B. his uncle  C. his aunt    D. his friend
4. How many people had the dinner that evening?
A. Two       B. Three       C. Four       D. Five
5. The writer knew the young woman because _________.
A. he had met her somewhere before   B. she looked like the girl in the picture
C.she often had meals with the writer   D. she was the old woman in the photo

Are you a crazy chocolate fan? Have you heard about Hershey’s Kisses? Do you love the movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? If your answer was, "yes", to any of the questions, then my experience will make you jealous (妒忌的). I just went to the famous Hershey Chocolate Factory!
The other day we drove from Washington DC to the small town of Hershey, Pennsylvania. When we arrived at the factory, we realized that this was much more than just a factory. The whole town is a chocolate-themed amusement park. The sweet smell of chocolate is on every street corner. There are even road signs that say things like, "Chocolate Ave(大道)" and "Cake St.".
As we were walking towards the park, Jason, our tour guide, began telling us about this quiet little town. Hershey chocolate has been a brand in the world over the past hundred years. It is the biggest company that makes and sells chocolate in America," he started. "I guess you get the chocolate in China, don’t you?"
I nodded(点头) without thinking. How could I possibly not know those lovely little candies when I’ve been eating them all these years? 
Jason went on, "The factory first started on a small farm. It developed very fast. So they built this town for factory workers to live in. Then they built hotels, hospitals, stadiums(体育馆), theaters and even museums with the theme of chocolate. Isn’t that cool?"
"Yes, a hundred times yes!" I yelled (叫喊 )with delight.
小题1: What did the writer mainly talk about?

A．Her wonderful trip to a chocolate factory.	B．What kind of chocolate she likes best.
C．How chocolate is produced in the factory.	D．Why she likes chocolate so much.

小题2: What was the small town of Hershey like?

A．It was very beautiful.	B．It was like a big city.
C．It was very colorful.	D．It was a theme park.

小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Hershey Chocolate has not been introduced to China yet.

B．Hershey was a German company.

C．Hershey Chocolate developed very fast.

D．Hershey Chocolate first started on a big farm.

小题4: What does the underlined word mean? ______.

A．乐队

B．品牌

C．一种

D．帮派

小题5: What can we know from the writer’s answer to the guide?

A．The writer had never heard about Hershey Chocolate.

B．The writer didn’t want to visit the factory any more.

C．The writer had visited the factory before.

D．The writer couldn’t wait to visit the factory.

Kelly Christopher, a student at Lutheran High School in California, US, loves oranges. One day last week, she used a pole(竿子) to pick oranges off trees and collect them in baskets. It’s the first time in her 15 years she’s picked fruit from trees.
"This is quite different from buying oranges in the supermarket," said Christopher. "Every time I eat an orange, I’ll remember this experience."  
Christopher was one of the 30 student volunteers at Soil Born Farms. She volunteered as part of a project which was set up in 2009 to help homeowners in South Land Park pick oranges and other fruits out of their backyards. Before, the fruit would rot on the ground or get eaten by animals. Now the fruit is donated to those who need it.
"It is good for many people", said Randy Stannard, who works for the project. "The homeowner gets fruit picked and more people can have healthy food."
"Two harvests (收成 ) were organized in 2009 and volunteers picked 3,000 pounds (1,360kg) of fruit", Stannard said. In 2010, the number was 20,000. This year, Soil Born Farms hopes to get 40,000 pounds. They will harvest every weekend from January to April.
Shannon Galloway, Christopher’s science teacher, brought her students into the project this year.
"You’re making use of a resource that might be wasted," she said. "I think it’s meaningful to everyone."
Donato Frazier, 15, always climbs up a ladder(梯子) and gets on the top of the tree.
"Standing on the treetop is pretty cool," Frazier said. "I can see clearly that many baskets are filled up, and even see that many people are eating healthy fruit because of our volunteer work."                                          
71. Christopher and other students went to pick fruits from real trees because they wanted to _____.
A. have some fresh fruit for themselves    B. make some money by selling fruit
C. provide people with more healthy fruit   D. buy some cheap fruit from their neighbors
小题1: When was the project set up?

A．In 2008.

B．In 2009.

C．In 2010.

D．In 2011.

小题2:What will happen to the fruit if they don’t help the homeowners pick it?

A．The fruit will rot or be eaten by small animals.

B．People who need the fruit will come to pick it.

C．The fruit will be used as a resource for research.

D．Homeowners will pick the fruit and sell it.

小题3: What does the underlined word “mean?

A．资源

B．调查

C．对策

D．娱乐

小题4:How do the students feel about their work?

A．It’s interesting and easy.	B．It’s meaningless and hard.
C．It’s meaningful and exciting.	D．It’s tiring and boring.

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Once there was a rich man in a village. He never gave anything to help   42 . The villagers didn’t like him. One day he said to them, “I know you don’t like me. I will give everything I have    43  you when I die. Then everyone will be happy.”
But nobody   44  him. The rich man couldn’t understand why they didn’t believe him. One day he went for a walk by a lake. Under a big tree he happened to hear a pig and a cow   45.   The pig   46  to the cow, “Why everyone likes you and nobody likes me? After I die. I provide people with pork, ham, etc. I give three or four things to them. But you give    47  one thing—milk. Why do people like you all the time and not me?”
The cow said, “Look, I give them milk while I’m   48 . They see that I’m generous(慷慨的) with what I have. But you don’t give them anything before you die. You give them ham, pork and so on only after you’re dead. People don’t believe in the   49 ; they believe in the present. If you give something   50 you are living, people will like you. It is quite simple.”
From that moment on, the rich man did his  51  to help the poor.

小题1:	A．other B．others C．the other D．another

小题2:	A．for B．with C．to D．after

小题3:	A．believes B．believe C．believes in D．believed

小题4:	A．fighting B．talking C．shouting D．joking

小题5:	A．sang B．told C．asked D．said

小题6:	A．more than B．only C．less than D．but

小题7:	A．lives B．live C．lived D．alive

小题8:	A．future B．past C．present D．now

小题9:	A．while B．where C．what D．how

小题10:

A．good B．better C．best D．well