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  When JayRon Grevious was in first grade, he had some trouble reading.

  But once a week for four years, Janet Rink came to JayRon's elementary school to sit with him and help him figure out the words he didn't know through a program called Every1Reads.

  Without Rink's help, JayRon, now a 12-year-old sixth-reader, says there are hundreds of words he might not have learned.

  “She's loyal,” JayRon said of Rink, “She's a good friend.To me, she is like a grandmother.”

  When Rink retired from her career as a writer, she decided she wanted to start volunteering, and she knew it had to be with children.At first, she organized a group at church to work at a homeless shelter as children's advocates.After 10 years, it became increasingly hard to get volunteers, so she looked for things she could do independently.

  She began volunteering with Every1Reads, which takes volunteers into Louisville schools to work one-to-one with students.She also tutors eighth-graders on writing at Nativity Academy, a small private school that JayRon attends.

  Since 2006, she has worked at The Center for Women and Families, a shelter for victims of domestic violence.Twice a week, Rink goes to the center to work with children staying there playing games and doing art projects with them.

  “The kids just run to her,” said Janet Tinsley, the center's volunteer manager.

  For the children, Rink, 68, said, her visits give them an opportunity to just be kids, playing and enjoying themselves despite the stresses in their lives.

  “They come from families where they experience violence of fear,” Rink said.“This gives them a chance to explore their creativity.”

  Rink said the experience of volunteering with children at the center has taught her about the resiliency(恢复)of the human spirit and “the ability to stay joyful.”

  Rink said she enjoys every minute.“For me, what life should be about is making life easier and better and more fulfilling for other people.” she said.

(1)

What difficulty did JayRon have?

[  ]

A.

He couldn't understand the meaning of words.

B.

He couldn't learn the words by heart.

C.

He couldn't read the text fluently.

D.

He couldn't write words correctly.

(2)

What made Rink give up her group work?

[  ]

A.

She couldn't afford to pay for homeless shelters.

B.

Fewer people would like to be volunteers.

C.

Fewer and fewer children were homeless.

D.

Volunteers couldn't work together in the group.

(3)

What did Rink learn from her experience with children?

[  ]

A.

To achieve what you dream.

B.

To make life better.

C.

To be pleased.

D.

To live an easy life.

答案:1.A;2.B;3.C;
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How Long Can People Live?

  She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday.

  Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world’s recordholder.She lived to the ripe old age of 122.So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(寿命)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150-or beyond?

  Researchers don’t entirely agree on the answers.“Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn’t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,”says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas.

  Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees.“People can live much longer than we think,”he says.“Experts used to say that humans couldn’t live past 110.When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120.So why can’t we go higher?”

  The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it’s all just guessing.“Anyone can make up a number,”says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan.“Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine.”

  Won’t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120.Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most.So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,“adding another 50 percent would get you to 120.”

  So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(有弹性的),but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington.“We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,”he says.“But a fly’s never going to live 150 years.”

  “Of course, if you became a new species(物种),one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,”he adds.

  Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(进化)their way to longer life?“It’s pretty cool to think about it,”he says with a smile.

(1)

What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

[  ]

A.

People can live to 122.

B.

Old people are creative.

C.

Women are sporty at 85.

D.

Women live longer than men.

(2)

According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________.

[  ]

A.

the average human life span could be 110

B.

scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

C.

few people can expect to live to over 150

D.

researchers are not sure how long people can live

(3)

Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

[  ]

A.

Jerry Shay.

B.

Steve Austad

C.

Rich Miller

D.

George Martin

(4)

What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

[  ]

A.

Most of us could be good at sports even at 120.

B.

The average human life span cannot be doubled.

C.

Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before.

D.

New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species.

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