Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He gave ＄10,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life . Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.

Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ＄200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack got a report each year on children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

“It was nothing special,” Jack said. “And I saw the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to help those children.

53. Jack didn’t need to look for a job__________.

　　　 A. before he went to a college　　　　　　 B. after he went to Africa

　　　 C. because he got one million dollars　　　 D. before he got a report

54. Jack learned about the children’s progress by__________.

　　　 A. visiting them each year　　　　　　　 B. getting a report every year

　　　 C. staying with them　　　　　　　　　 D. talking to them on the phone

55. What does “for a good cause” mean in Chinese?

　　　 A. 施舍　　　　 B. 行善　　　　 C. 优惠　 　　 D. 赏赐

56. What does the story tell us?

　　　 A.　　 Help others, and you will be happy.

　　　 B.　　 It’s nice to write to poor children.

　　　 C.　　 Live a simple life, and you can help others.

　　　 D.　　 It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.

Jack Brown，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited(继承) a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy at a11．When his college friends were 1ooking for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构)to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is Very happy．

    Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each$200 a mouth．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress(进步)．They can write to each other．but usually the children do not speak English．

When Jack first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until 1 went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was Very exciting．“When I met her．I felt very ,very happy．"he said．“Ana I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”

１．Jack didn’t need to look for a job ___________.

    A．before he went to college                 B．after he went to Africa

C．because he got one million dollars          D．before he received a report

２．Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _______．

 A．only in Washington             B．only in England

C．only in Africa                  D．around the world

３．Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.

    A．visiting them each year      B．getting a report every year

    C．staying with them          D．talking to them in English

４．The underlined(划线的)words “for a good cause ”means“­­­­­­­­________” in Chinese．

    A．施舍    B．行善   C．优惠    D. 赏赐

５．What’s the main idea of the story?

    A．Help others，and you will feel happy．

B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children．

C. Live a simple life，and you can give others help．

D. It’s the most important to help the children in Africa．

Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36.He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drive a small car only, but he is very happy.

Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world by sending them $ 200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack received a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy,” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children.”

1. Jack didn’t need to look for a job       .

  A. before he went to college                              B. after he went to Africa

  C. because he got one million dollars                  D. before he received a report

2. Jack has sent them each $ 200 a month to help some poor children       .

  A. only in Washington                                      B. only in England

  C. only in Africa                                           D. around the world

3. Jack learned about the children’s progress by       .

  A. visiting them each year                              B. getting a report every year

  C. staying with them                                     D. talking with them in English

4. The underlined words “for a good cause” means “       ” in Chinese

  A．施舍                       B．行善                    C．优惠                   D．赏赐

5. What’s the main idea of the story?

  A. Help others and you will feel happy.

  B. It’s necessary to write letters to poor children.

  C. Live a simple life, and you can give others help.

  D. It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.

Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-songwriters in the world. Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lessons were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters---the world’s most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt.
Life is like a revolving (旋转) door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.
When studying in the university, Jack didn’t stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brushfire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first one. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to. Later, Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world.
Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn’t fit into any of the popular music styles like pop, rock, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like fold music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine.
Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.
【小题1】In 1992, Jack ___________.