THIS is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. He made the school golf team, but lost the only important match of the season.
He didn’t have friends, either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “hello” to Sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. There’s no way to tell how he might have done at dating(约会). Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being turned down.  
He was a loser(失败者), and he and his classmates knew it. But, somehow, he decided to keep trying. The only thing important in his life was drawing. He was proud of his ability even though no one else appreciated it. He submitted(递交) some cartoons for his high school yearbook, but they were rejected.
After completing high school he wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios. He was told to submit some samples. He spent a great deal of time on the drawings. They were rejected. Another loss for the loser.  
So Sparky decided to write his own auto biography(自传) in cartoons. He created his childhood self – a little-boy loser: Charlie. He never succeeded in kicking a football and never got a date with the little red-haired girl. Sparky, the boy who had such a lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy. 
【小题1】From the first paragraph we can see that Sparky was        in high school.

This is a story from a meeting held by some people and two things in nature. We call it the Four-Sided Talk. Let’s “listen to” everyone carefully and find out what they think.

People: We have lived on the earth since ancient times. The earth is our home. Now we regret what we have done to our home!

1.What’s the United Nations’ decision in the Four-Sided Talk?

A. Set an Earth Day.????????????? ??????????

B. Find out what is making the pollution.

C. Hold an international meeting.??????

D. Protect and love the earth.

2.What doesn't the old tree tell us?

A. He’s afraid to be cut down some day.

B. The trees have the longest lives in the world.

C. Over-cutting teaches people a lesson.

D. People are destroying the natural environment.

3.What will people do according to the passage?

① Over-use the resources.? ② Beautify the earth.

③ Start a global group.??? ④ Protect the earth.

A. ①④????????? B. ②③??????? C. ①③????????????? ?? ???? D. ②④

This is a ____ story . When we heard this, we are all _____.

A. surprising; surprising        B. surprised; surprising

C. surprising; surprised        D. surprised; surprised

THIS is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. He made the school golf team, but lost the only important match of the season.

He didn’t have friends, either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “hello” to Sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. There’s no way to tell how he might have done at dating(约会). Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being turned down.  

He was a loser(失败者), and he and his classmates knew it. But, somehow, he decided to keep trying. The only thing important in his life was drawing. He was proud of his ability even though no one else appreciated it. He submitted(递交) some cartoons for his high school yearbook, but they were rejected.

After completing high school he wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios. He was told to submit some samples. He spent a great deal of time on the drawings. They were rejected. Another loss for the loser.  

So Sparky decided to write his own auto biography(自传) in cartoons. He created his childhood self – a little-boy loser: Charlie. He never succeeded in kicking a football and never got a date with the little red-haired girl. Sparky, the boy who had such a lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy. 

1.From the first paragraph we can see that Sparky was        in high school.

A．a loser            B．a talented boy      C．a good player      D．a bad boy

2.Sparky never asked a girl for dating because he was afraid of       .

A．making mistakes                        B．making friends

C．being refused                          D．talking to girls

3.What does the underlined word “He” in the last paragraph refer to?

A．His cartoon character Charlie              B．Snoopy

C．Charles Schulz                          D．Walt Disney

4.His only success mentioned in this passage is           .

A．his autobiography in cartoons．            B．his artwork submitted to the Yearbook

C．his cartoons submitted to Walt Disney Studios  D．his golf match in high school

This is a story about a famous American woman. Her name is Helen Keller. When she was only nineteen months old, she got an illness. It made her blind and deaf . She couldn't see or hear anything. So she couldn't learn to speak. When she was six, a young teacher came and taught her to read and write. Her name was Ann Sullivan.
Later, when she was ten, Miss Sullivan took her to another teacher, Sarah Fuller. Helen put her fingers on Miss Fuller's face and into her mouth. In this way, she learned to speak. She went to school and became famous because she was one of the first blind and deaf persons to learn to speak. She began to write books and to help the blind in many parts of the world. Her hard work and her courage made people in all countries love her.
【小题1】How old was Helen when she was blind and deaf? 
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【小题2】Why couldn't she learn to speak?
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【小题3】How did Helen Keller learn to speak?
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【小题4】 Is Miss Fuller Helen's first teacher?
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【小题5】 What made all people love her?
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