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SophiatoldusthatMakeAWishisaworldwideorganizationthatstartedintheUnitedStatesin1980.“It'

sacharity（慈善机构）thathelpschildrenwhohavegotveryseriousillnesses.MakeAWishhelpschildrenfeelhappyeventhoughtheyaresick,bymakingtheirwishesanddreamscometrue，”Sophiaexplained.

WeaskedSophiahowMakeAWishhadfirststarted.ShesaidithadallbegunwithaverysickyoungboycalledChris,whohadbeendreamingforalongtimeofbecomingapoliceman.SophiasaidlotsofpeoplehadwantedtofindawaytomakeChris'

sdreamcometrue，sowitheverybody'

shelp,Chris,onlysevenyearsoldatthetime,hadbeena“policeman”foraday.“WhenpeoplesawhowdelightedChriswaswhenhisdreamcametrue,theydecidedtotryandhelpothersickchildrentoo,andthatwasthebeginningofMakeAWish，”explainedSophia.

SophiaalsotoldustheFoundationtriestogivechildrenandtheirfamiliesaspecial,happytime.AMakeAWishvolunteervisitsthefamiliesandasksthechildrenwhatevertheywouldwishforiftheycouldhaveanythingintheworld.Sophiasaidthevolunteerswereimportantbecausetheyweretheoneswhohelpedtomakethewishescometrue.Theydothiseitherbyprovidingthingsthatwerenecessary,orbyraisingmoneyorhelpingoutinwhatwaytheycan.

1．SophiafoundoutaboutMakeAWishbecauseherbestfriendhad________.

A．benefitedfromitB．volunteeredtohelpit

C．dreamedaboutitD．toldtheauthoraboutit

2．AccordingtoSophia,MakeAWish________.

A．isaninternationalcharity

B．wasunderstoodbynobodyatfirst

C．raisesmoneyforverypoorfamilies

D．startedbydrawingtheinterestofthepublic

3．WhatissaidaboutChrisinParagraph3?

A．Hehasbeenapolicemansincehewasseven.

B．HegavepeopletheideaofstartingMakeAWish.

C．Hewantedpeopletohelpmakehisdreamcometrue.

D．HewasthefirstchildMakeAWishhelpedafterithadbeensetup.

4．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMakeAWishvolunteers?

A．Theyareimportantformakingwishescometrue.

B．Theytrytohelpchildrengetovertheirillnesses.

C．Theyvisitsickchildrentomakethemfeelspecial.

D．TheyprovidewhatisnecessarytomakeMakeAWishpopular.

B

Joshua,Helmut,andBethlehem

MichelleO.Donovan

ISBN9781462058679

LifeisnoteasyfornineyearoldJoshuaduringWorldWarII.Becauseofhisfamily'

sJewishbackground,theyaresenttoliveintheconcentrationcamps（集中营）.Scaredandalone,JoshuaonedaymakesfriendswithalittlemousehecallsBethlehemwhobecomeshisclosestfriend.

EncourageMe!

InspirationalPoetry

GloriaCoykendall

ISBN9781412027854

Itisaneasytoreadcollectionofpoemsoriginallywrittentoencourageinfaithandtobeacureforchronicdepression（长期抑郁）...curetostrengthenidentityandpurpose.

MoreThingsinHeaven

BillBosworth

ISBN9780595433582

InhisMoreThingsinHeaven,BillBosworthpresentsthehighlightsofhis83yearsoflife,includinghistripstoIndiaandthestudyofthewritingsofseveralgreatspiritualleaders.

MoreThingsinHeavenwillappealtoanyonewhoinsistsonfindingthedeepestmeaningfortheirexistencebasedontheirownexperience.

SeekingtheEdge

Dr.JosephL.Rose

ISBN9781462031795

SeekingtheEdgeprovidesthetoolsandtechniquestofindthatedgeinone'

slife—drivingreaderstoachievesuccesswhetherinyourcurrentjob,findinganewjob,ineducation,family,orevenhobbies.

CreationorEvolution

MichaelEbifegha

ISBN9781450289023

Werehumanscreated,ordidtheyevolve?

HowoldistheEarth?

Thedebatebetweenscienceandreligioncontinuestobeheated.InCreationorEvolution,MichaelEbifeghaexaminesthesetwoopposedworldviewswithinthestructureofempirical（实证的）science.

5．Whowrotethestoryaboutalittleboyandalittlemouse?

A．BillBosworth.　　　　　B．MichelleO.Donovan.

C．Dr.JosephL.Rose.D．GloriaCoykendall.

6．TheISBNforthebookofpoemsis________.

A．9781462031795B．9781412027854

C．9780595433582D．9781462058679

7．WhatkindofreaderswillprobablylikereadingMoreThingsinHeaven?

A．Thosewhoaresearchingforthemeaningoflife.

B．Thosewhoaretryingtobespiritualleaders.

C．Thosewhostudytheartofwriting.

D．Thosewholiketravelingabroad.

8．Whichofthefollowingbooksexplorestheoriginofhumans?

A．SeekingtheEdge.

B．CreationorEvolution.

C．Joshua,Helmut,andBethlehem.

D．MoreThingsinHeaven.

C

Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I'

vefoundtheoppositeistrue.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it'

stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silver,green,red,blue,yellow,whateveryouwant.

It'

sfunwatchingpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,moveskillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks（人行道）.Bicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustcan'

tprovide.

EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhome.

Myfirstridehomewasorderly（守秩序的）.Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack”ofbikerswhilecarsonthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'

twanttogethit.SoItooktheridecarefully.

Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorhighwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtooktime,skillandalittlebitofluck.

Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyplacesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.

9．Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?

A．Becausetheyaretraditionalandsafe.

B．Becausetheyareconvenientandinexpensive.

C．Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable.

D．Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.

10．Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended________.

A．torideitforfun

B．touseitfortransport

C．toexperiencelocalculture

D．toimprovehisridingskills

11．Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?

A．Itwasboring.B．Itwasdifficult.

C．Itwaslively.D．Itwaswonderful.

12．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'

sbikingexperience?

A．Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.

B．Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.

C．Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.

D．Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.

D

Accordingtosociologists（社会学家）,everymodernindustrialsocietyhassomeformofsocialstratification（阶层）.Class,powerandstatusareimportantindecidingpeople'

srankinsociety.

Classmeansaperson'

seconomicpositioninsociety.Acommonlyusedclassificationislowerclass,middleclassandupperclass.Whilesociologistsdisagreeonhowthesetermsshouldbeexactlydefined,theydodescribesocietiesliketheUnitedStatesquitewell.Onestudyshowsthat53%ofAmericansbelongtothelowerclass,46%themiddleclass,and1%theupperclass.Interestingly,asurgeonearning$500,000ayearandabusdriverearning$50,000ayearbothregardthemselvesasthemiddleclass!

Powerreferstotheamountofcontrolapersonhasoverotherpeople.Obviously,peopleinpositionsofgreatpower（suchasgovernors）exercise（行使）bigpower,butpeoplewhotakeordersfromothershavelesspower.Powerandclassdonotalwaysgohandinhand,however.Forexample,thegovernorofastatehasgreatpower,butheorshemaynotbelongtoacorresponding（相应的）economicclass.Generally,however,thereisarelationshipbetweenpowerandclass.Toourknowledge,therearen'

ttoomanypeoplewhoaren'

tmillionairesintheU．S.Senate!

Statusisthehonororrespectattachedtoaperson'

spositioninsociety.Itcanalsobeaffectedbypowerandclass,butnotnecessarilyso.Forexample,auniversityprofessormayhaveahighstatusbutnotbelongtoahighsocialclassorhavealotofpoweroverothers.

13．Whatcanwelearnabout“themiddleclass”fromParagraph2?

A．Peopleearning$50,000ayearbelongtothemiddleclass.

B．NearlyhalfAmericansbelongtothemiddleclass.

C．Peoplegenerallyconsiderbusdriversasthemiddleclass.

D．Sociologistshaveacleardefinitionofthemiddleclass.

14．Accordingtothetext,weknowthat________.

A．Powerandclassdonotalwayscorrespondwitheachother

B．Statusreferstoaperson'

seconomicpositioninsociety

C．Peoplewithhighstatushavealotofcontroloverothers

D．Classislessimportantindecidingaperson'

ssocialrank

15．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?

七选五

Evenifyouthinkthatyourparentsaremean-spiritedattimes,lovingyourparentsisanormalandfulfillingpartoflife.Youlovethemforthefactthattheycreatedyou,raisedyou,andareinpartasourceofwhoyouare.Herearesomewaystoloveyourparents.

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