MANY 15-year-olds don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. Abby Harris knows she wants to become an astronaut and isn’t letting anything stop her.
According to Harris’ Internet blog, Astronaut Abby, she has wanted to be the first astronaut to walk on Mars since she was 5 years old.
Harris wrote that at the beginning, most people didn’t take her dream seriously. But she stuck with (坚持) it.
“I made plans, I worked hard and I focused on (集中于) my goal. As I got older and continued to stay focused on science, people in my life began to notice and encouraged me to dream big,” she wrote.
In the 7th grade, Harris was doing a project on the International Space Station. She set up a Twitter account to get in touch with NASA. But soon she found that it was a great place for her to write about her dreams and talk with others who are interested in space. Her friends on Twitter then helped her create her website and blog, Astronaut Abby.
What’s more, Harris has a real astronaut as her mentor. Several years ago, Harris ran into Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano at an airport. They talked for an hour and Parmitano agreed to become her mentor. Now Parmitano is in the International Space Station. Harris e-mails him every day to learn about his experiences.
It’s not easy to become an astronaut, but Harris is confident about herself.
“If you work really hard at something, it can happen. And it will happen,” she said.
小题1:What’s the meaning of the word “mentor” (in paragraph 6) ?

A．朋友

B．导师

C．徒弟

D．助手

小题2:Abby Harris set up a Twitter account in order to _______.

A．learn more about space	B．make more friends online
C．tell others about her dream	D．introduce her website and blog

小题3:Where did Harris meet Luca Parmitano?

A．In Italy.	B．On the street.
C．At an airport.	D．In the International Space Station.

What is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, it’s money.
The school held an activity called “making money” last weekend. About 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.
What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets.
Hu Qing’s team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center. They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children. But unfortunately, they met urban management officers (城管). The officers asked them to leave. “We played hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) with the officers for the whole morning,” said Hu. “Finally we had to give up.”
Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn’t meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”. It worked. More people came to their stall (小摊). A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. “He didn’t want any change. He said he wanted to help the children,” said Wang. “We were touched.” Later that day they gave the money they made to the “Project Hope” office.
Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. They made 40.5 yuan. “It was not easy to make the money,” said Meng. “Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn’t buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives.”
小题1: In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, what the students talk more about is ________.

A．the officers

B．the kind foreigner

C．the activity called “making money”

D．the money they made last weekend

小题2:________ took part in the activity.

A．All the students

B．Some teachers

C．About 200 students of the three grades

D．Part of Junior 1 and Junior 2 students

小题3:Hu Qing’s team finally gave up because ________.

A．the parents didn’t like to buy the books

B．the Children Activity Center was too crowded

C．the officers didn’t allow them to sell anything there

D．the team played the game of the hide-and-seek the whole morning

小题4: Why did more people come to Wang Bing’s stall at last?

A．The team put up a magic board.

B．A foreigner came up and helped them.

C．The people liked to help country kids.

D．The people were interested in their ice cream.

小题5:According to the passage the students learn ________.

A．it’s impossible for them to make money

B．it’s not easy for their parents to make money

C．it’s very important for them to make a living

D．it’s necessary for school to hold more activities in the future