Rahfeal Gordon has come a long way from the homeless shelters and streets of Newark, New Jersey. The 25-year-old was honored this year by the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship for his work----giving motivational speeches to youth groups.

Rahfeal Gordon tells his audience, "If nobody ever says that you're brilliant, say it to yourself every day. Look yourself in the mirror: if you have survived something, I don't care how small, how big, you’ve survived it," he said.

Rahfeal Gordon 's speech is simple: He tells the story of his own life in three chapters. Each begins with a hip hop lyric (歌词) that he knows will be meaningful to a young audience.

Gordon says he uses positive hip hop lyrics to encourage youths, especially those who grew in poverty and abuse, as he did. His talk is called "Hip Hop Saved My Life".

“ When I had my very dark moments in life, I would put on certain songs, whether it is from Jay-Z , Tupac, Kanye West," Gordon said. "They kept me going through the hard times. They fulfilled a certain void (空白) that I couldn't fulfill, like not having a father or mother there, so I felt they could relate because they would tell these stories."

Gordon says his childhood was happy until his father became addicted to drugs and began to beat his three brothers and mother. They left to live on the streets and in homeless shelters. Gordon says he tries now to be a voice for others, including a brother who was murdered at the age of 19.

“When I lost my brother, that was, really, a moment when things really started to take off, in the sense of saying, ‘I really, really want to be that individual to help people, to help individuals,’ ”Gordon said. “I can't be Superman. I can't save the world, but I think that if I can help an individual, I am saving the world. ”

67.  Rahfeal Gordon was honored because he ___________.

A. has changed the lives of young people worldwide

B. inspires young people to better themselves

C. encourages his students to improve the community

D. has made great achievements in his teaching career

68.  Rahfeal Gordon uses hip hop lyrics in his lecture because _________________.

A. he is good at performing hip hop songs

B. hip hop songs are encouraging and funny

C. hip hop songs helped him spend his hard times

D. he tends to follow the fashion like youths

69.  What do we know about Rahfeal Gordon's childhood?

A. His parents forced him to leave home.

B. He was badly treated since he was a child.

C. His mother always beat him black and blue.

D. He became homeless after his father used drugs.

70.  The author writes the passage mainly to_____________.

A. share Rahfeal Gordon's life story                             

B. tell readers to follow Rahfeal Gordon

C. introduce an American national award

D. direct readers' attention to poor children

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　　What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? If you do, you must be an optimist (乐观主义者), a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You must be a pessimist. At least, this is what scientists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference (爱好), as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as we grow up－we are born with our preference. If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.

　　Colours do affect us. There is no doubt about it. A yellow room makes most people feel happier and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand, black can cause people sad. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the place of more suicides (自杀) than any other bridge in the area－until it was repainted green. The number of suicides immediately fell sharply; perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or blue.

　　Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active. It is a fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

1．“You would rather follow than lead” means ________.

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A．you don't like to follow others

B．you would be a member rather than a leader

C．you would be afraid of following others

D．you would like to be a leader rather than a follower

2．If one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer ________.

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3．“They tell us, among other facts, that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up.” “Among other facts” means ________.

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4．Which of the following is true?

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A．People's preference of one colour to another is born with them.

B．People's preference of one colour to another is got as they grow up.

C．More people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were born.

D．Colours have little effect on us.

5．Those who killed themselves preferred the bridge over the Thames River near London to others because of ________.

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