How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month—200 yuan? Some may need more to buy birthday presents, fast food lunches, ice cream or cartoon books.

But for Zhou Li, 30 yuan a month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch—1.5 yuan each day. “My favorite is fried potato slices and rice,” said Zhou, “meat is too expensive for me.”

Zhou, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Hongzhi Experimental School in Beijing. Her parents are migrant workers (外来务工人员). They came to Beijing from a village in Luohe of Henan two years ago. Her father now works as a cleaner and earns 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job.

Every day, Zhou gets up at 5: 30 a.m. and rides 20 minutes to school. She studies hard, and even reads books during breaktime. Her favorite subject is computer.“I’m learning typing now. I hope to be the fastest in my class.”said Zhou. Like many teens, Zhou has a lot of homework. It usually takes her at least one hour to do it every day. But that is not all her work. She helps her mom cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes.“I could cook when I was eight. Father said sometimes I cooked better than mom!”

Zhou said she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up.“I watched TV and found that there were many people with AIDS in Henan. Some are kids. They need help.”said Zhou. But she is afraid of having to leave school.“I hope I will always be in school,” said Zhou. “Dad works hard to make money. I promise him I will study hard to be a good student at present and a good doctor in the future.”

(   ) 62. Zhou Li came to Beijing from _____.

A. Hunan                 B. Liaoning                   C. Henan                      D. Xingzhi

(   ) 63. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The girl’s parents are both cleaners.

B. Her parents gave her 30 yuan to buy books.

C. She goes to school by bike.

D. Now she types fastest in her class.

(   ) 64. Zhou Li spends _____ on her homework every day.

A.20 minutes            B. at least one hour        C. half an hour                     D. two hours

(   ) 65. Her wish is to be a doctor because _____.

A. she wants to help the people with SARS

B. she wants to help the people with AIDS

C. she wants to make her parents healthier

D. she wants to help the poor kids

④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people?  Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not.But you can do that!
⑤          When you have your computer and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week.You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long.
⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer.And you can begin your Stay-at -home businesses with just a little money.What are you waiting for?

1. 1.

   In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

   1. A.
      Sports
   2. B.
      News
   3. C.
      Culture
   4. D.
      Business
2. 2.

   What does the underlined word“attained”in Point ② mean ?

   1. A.
      Broken
   2. B.
      Achieved
   3. C.
      Lost
   4. D.
      Destroyed
3. 3.

   What’s the best title for Point ⑤ ?

   1. A.
      Sleep 24 Hours a Day
   2. B.
      Make Money Every Moment
   3. C.
      Play All Day Long
   4. D.
      Travel Around the World
4. 4.

   Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage ?

   1. A.
      People need a lot of money to start a stay – at – home business.
   2. B.
      People can even use their blogs to make money.
   3. C.
      People can plan their own time when they work at home.
   4. D.
      People can make the best decision and start to make it happen today.
5. 5.

   How is the passage organized ?

   1. A.
      By using famous people’s words.
   2. B.
      By giving reasons only.
   3. C.
      By showing a topic and giving solutions
   4. D.
      By telling old stories

阅读理解

B

How much pocket money do you get from your parents every month? Maybe 200 yuan? But for Li Beibei, 30 yuan each month is enough. The only thing she buys is lunch—1.5 yuan each day. “Meat is too expensive for me,” said Li.

Li, 14, is a Junior 1 student at Beijing’s Xingzhi Experimental School. Her parents are migrant workers(外来务工人员). They came to Beijing from a village in Luohe, He’nan two years ago. Her father now works as a cleaner and gets 500 yuan every month. Her mother has no job.

Li Beibei has 460 friends at Xingzhi. Every day, Li gets up at 5:30 am and rides her bike for 20 minutes to get to school. Like many teens, Li has a lot of homework—usually at least one hour every day. But that is not all her work. During the weekdays she helps her mum cook. On weekends, she helps wash clothes. “I could cook when I was eight. Dad said sometimes I cook better than Mum!”

Li said she wanted to be a doctor. “I watch TV and find out there are many people with AIDS in He’nan. Some are kids. They need help,” said Li.

But she is afraid to leave school. “I hope I will always be in school,” said Li. “Dad works hard to get money. I promise him I will study hard to be a good student and a good doctor in the future.”

1.Li Beibei came from ______.

2.Which of the following sentences is TRUE? ______.

3.She spends ______ on her homework everyday.

4.Her wish is to be a doctor because she wants to ______.

5.The best title of the passage should be ______.

①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all．You can plan your own hours and work when you want to．There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day．
②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained．You can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need to．There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your computer and the Internet．
③Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you．It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today．
④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people?  Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not．But you can do that!
⑤          When you have your computer and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week．You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long．
⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your computer．And you can begin your stay – at – home businesses with just a little money．What are you waiting for ?
【小题1】In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?