Lisa is ten years old. She is disabled because she has brain damage. She could not do even the simplest thing until a year ago. She could not comb her hair or feed herself. Her parents loved her. And they treated her like a baby.
Mr. Ching has a daughter and a son. They are both grown. They live far from their father. Mr. Cling felt lonely. He decided to become a foster grandfather to a handicapped child. And that was how he met Lisa.
Foster grandparents are grandparents who are not related by birth but foster parents love the children they care for. They also help the handicapped children in special ways. They help to dress and feed the children. They read to them and tell them stories. They also help with handicapped children’s therapy. Therapy is the treatment of a disease or disorder. It helps the children overcome their handicaps.
Mr. Cling became a foster grandparent to Lisa when she was nine years old. At first, Lisa was shy. She was afraid because Mr. Cling was a stranger. But he came to see her every day, gradually she began to trust him. At last, Lisa let Mr. Cling do things for her.
Cling speaks for most foster grandparents when he say, “We all benefit. The handicapped children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children need us and love us. For any person, there is no greater happiness than that.”
小題1:Why did Lisa need help?
A．She was a baby
B．She did not want to do anything.
C．She had brain damage.
D．She was a blind girl.
小題2:What does the underlined word “foster” in paragraph 2 mean?
A．ElderlyB．Related by birth
C．Not related by birthD．King-hearted
小題3:Which five things do foster grandparents do for handicapped children?
a  help with their treatment   b dress them    c live in their homes
d feed them          e charge them money    f read to them
g tell them stories    h make fun of them
A．a(chǎn),b,d,e,fB．a(chǎn),c,e,f,hC．b,c,d,f,gD．a(chǎn),b,d,f,g
小題4:Why did Mr. Cling foster Lisa?
A．Lisa needs looking after.
B．The passage doesn’t mention of.
C．Lisa need caring for and Mr. Cling also gets enjoyment from it.
D．Mr. Cling is too lonely.
小題5:The best title for this passage is ________.
A．Lisa, A Handicapped Girl
B．Why Did He Do That?
C．Foster Grandparents
D．The Greatest Happiness!

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析：本文主要介紹了Foster grandparents，這是一些與孩子沒有任何血緣關(guān)系的老人，因為孤單或者寂寞而承擔起照顧這些殘疾孩子的任務(wù)。對他們來說最大的快樂就是幫助孩子們。
小題1:C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段1,2行Lisa is ten years old. She is disabled because she has brain damage. She could not do even the simplest thing until a year ago.說明她的腦子有問題，故C正確。
小題2:C 推理題。根據(jù)Foster grandparents are grandparents who are not related by birth but foster parents love the children they care for.說明Foster grandparents是指和孩子沒有血緣關(guān)系的祖父母，故C正確。
小題3:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段Foster grandparents are grandparents who are not related by birth but foster parents love the children they care for. They also help the handicapped children in special ways. They help to dress and feed the children. They read to them and tell them stories. They also help with handicapped children’s therapy. Therapy is the treatment of a disease or disorder. It helps the children overcome their handicaps.說明a,b,d,f,g是他們?yōu)楹⒆铀龅氖虑椤９蔇項正確。
小題4:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段Mr. Ching has a daughter and a son. They are both grown. They live far from their father. Mr. Cling felt lonely. He decided to become a foster grandfather to a handicapped child. And that was how he met Lisa.說明他很孤單，故D正確。
小題5:D 主旨大意題，根據(jù)文章最后2行And we benefit because we know the children need us and love us. For any person, there is no greater happiness than that.說明對這些Foster grandparents來說，最大的快樂就是幫助這些孩子。故D正確。
點評：本文主要介紹了Foster grandparents，本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關(guān)系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務(wù)。
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小題1:We can learn from the first paragraph that _______.
A．a(chǎn)ll the workers are replaced by robots now
B．robots do much of the work instead of workers now
C．there were no workers in the car factory
D．the author’s uncle made robots in the factory
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B．never break down
C．can do exactly the same thing repeatedly
D．a(chǎn)sk for less money from companies
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B．robots have helped all of the workers
C．robots can help solve the problem of unemployment
D．using robots in factories widely will have a long way to go
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小題2:
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B．not all working people live with their parents
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D．grandchildren are supported by their grandparents
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B．Shetty wouldn’t have succeeded without Mother Teresa
C．Shetty and his colleagues are likely to make home visits now
D．Shetty has expanded his hospitals to most of other cities in India
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B．To protect the world's natural and cultural heritage.
C．To save the natural resouces for next generation in the world.
D．To raise money for the endangered heritage in the world.
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B．The World Heritage Convention is not accepted by people.
C．The Abu Simbel temples in Egypt are moved to a new site.
D．The adoption of the World Heritage Convention takes al long time.
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B．how to make a list of world heritage in danger
C．how to make a world heritage list
D．the importance of making two lists
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A．Pretend.B．Prevent.C．Preserve.D．Prepare.
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A．Jeffrey Norwood was born in Hattiesburg and grew up there.
B．Taylor Rae Norwood’s mother is a white-Asian.
C．70 percent of the people in Mississippi are multiracial.
D．Mississippi has the largest multiracial population in the US.
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Notice it isn't generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those people are is not busy but tired.Exhausted!Dead on their feet.It's almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed:work and obligations they've taken on voluntarily,classes and activities they've "encouraged" their kids to participate in.They're busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety,because they're addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.
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小題1:When many Americans say"Crazy busy", they mean______.
A．they are really tired of their present situation
B．they are really proud of their present life
C．they are complaining about their current work
D．their life are full of all kinds of problems
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A．history is full of interesting stories
B．Archimedes and Newton were very busy, so they made great discoveries
C．people may get inspiration when they are idle
D．inspirations come from hard work
小題3:The word "its" in the second paragraph refers to_______________________________.
A．a(chǎn)mbitionB．a(chǎn)nxietyC．busynessD．dread
小題4:From the article,we can infer that ___________________________________.
A．generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busy
B．"Dead on their feet" means "being tired out"
C．a(chǎn)ll the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivation
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Competition. It’s a simple word, yet a very complex word that covers many angles when it comes to how gasoline prices are determined. It seems so easy to explain, but don’t let that trick you—it’s incredibly difficult to explain and adequately understand.
Say you’re on a Sunday afternoon drive, and notice a gas station near you charging $3.50. Down the road a few miles, that price could easily be 10 or more cents higher or lower. The question is “how” or “why” is that? Think of it this way. Are you more likely to get a better deal on a car if there are two similar car dealers next to each other? Perhaps, because the dealers are too close. Say there is a third similar car dealer miles away. Is he going to be at the same level of competition and sell his cars for the same price as the two dealers next to each other? Likely not. He may charge more or less. Maybe people don't know there are two other dealers down the road. Maybe the dealer is almost outside of the city and the land value isn't as high, so his taxes aren't as high.
These situations do take place at gas stations. And more factors can impact what a station will charge. Timing can greatly impact what price a station charges as well! Many motorists fail to realize that the price a station pays for gasoline changes daily. If one station gets lucky and buys gas on Monday and the cost goes up Tuesday, the station that bought on Monday doesn’t necessarily have to raise prices like the station that bought on Tuesday. Maybe the station that got caught buying for a higher price on Tuesday will pass that higher cost on by raising its gas price.
Perhaps the difference is what brand the station is---branded stations usually pay a slightly higher cost for their gasoline. In return for paying a higher cost, those stations are guaranteed first supply in case of emergency situations. Independent stations don’t pay as much, but aren’t guaranteed supply.
While competition sounds easy to understand, there are always a large number of factors that could influence what one station charges. Keep in mind how many variables there are next time you fill up.
小題1:What could be the best title for the passage?
A．How Competition Impacts Gas Prices
B．Gas Prices Go Up or Down
C．Competition---a Very Complex Word
D．We Can’t Stress Enough the Need for Competition
小題2:The example of car dealers is used to show _________.
A．car prices are determined by car dealers
B．location is an important factor in pricing
C．the quality of service matters most
D．dealing strategy should be flexible
小題3:The gas prices of a station always change partly because _________.
A．a(chǎn) gas station always wants to charge more
B．the gasoline is in great demand
C．the cost of the gas the station buys varies daily
D．gas is in greater need on Monday
小題4:According to the passage, branded stations _________.
A．spend less money on their gasoline
B．have more staff than independent stations
C．charge less for high quality oil
D．offer a steady oil supply

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