Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired (讨厌)of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.
One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的) and asked “Why did you buy two plates, son”
“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.
【小题1】 Sandra asked her mother to live with them because________

Dolores Huerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people. She has helped change things so that farm workers can have a better life.

Dolores grew up in California. She was a good student and liked school. After she finished high school, she went to college and studied to be a teacher. After she became a teacher, Dolores noticed that many of her students were not getting enough food to eat. Some of them wore very old clothes. Dolores wondered how she could help them.

Dolores decided to stop teaching so that she could spend more time helping the farm workers and their families. One thing she wanted to do was to get more pay for farm workers so they could buy their children the things they needed.

Dolores knew that many farm workers moved often from one place to another to help pick different kinds of fruits and vegetables. She began talking and writing about these workers. Even people who lived far from California read what Dolores wrote.

Getting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy. Dolores worked hard to make sure that farm workers got good pay for their work. She knew that nothing would change unless people made new laws to help the workers. Through all her hard work, new laws were made that gave farm workers good pay.

Dolores Huerta has worked for more than 30 years in many different ways to make life better for working people. She has shown how much one person can change things.

1.Dolores became a ____ after she left college.

A．farmer           B．teacher           C．worker           D．lawyer

2.Dolores gave up her first job because ____.

A．she found it was too boring for her          B．the work condition was too bad

C．she wanted to do more for others           D．she got little pay for her work

3. How did Dolores help farm workers?

A．She gave them food and clothes.            B．She helped them teach their children.

C．She helped them got more pay.             D．She made new laws for them.

Questions

My 14th birthday is coming and I’m ready to plan my birthday party. I spent a lot of time planning my party to make it interesting. I was thinking about having a “Remember the Good Times” party. Everyone who is coming is going to graduate(毕业) soon. I thought I should put up some photos of my friends and pictures from popular television shows on the wall. The food could be the things we’ve always loved (hamburgers, ice creams and French fries). I don’t know if my idea is going to be good for my birthday party. What do you think, Miss Lee?

Answer:

Hi, Maria, I love the idea of the “Remember the Good Times” party. It sounds like a graduation party. I love the idea of eating your favorite foods! It’s fun, easy and cheap! You can bring photos of your class trip to remember the places where you went. I hope you will have a wonderful birthday party! Have a wonderful 14th birthday!

1.Why does Maria want to have a “Remember the Good Times” party?

A. Because she won’t have any more birthday parties.

B. Because she wants to remember her teachers and parents.

C. Because she has many popular television shows.

D. Because all her friends are going to graduate soon.

2.Why does Miss Lee love the idea of the food they will eat?

A. Because they are her favorites.

B. Because they are fun and expensive.

C. Because they are cheap and easy.

D. Because they are like for a graduation party.

3.Miss Lee suggests(建议) that Maria should .

A. have a concert B. bring some photos of her class trip

C. turn on the TV D. buy more foods

4.Maria has this birthday party .

A. when she is fifteen B. after she is twelve

C. after she graduates D. before she graduates

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. Remember the Good Times B. A Graduation Party

C. My Party Plan D. An Invitation