3．Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.

A．visiting them each year　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．getting a report every year

C．staying with them　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．talking to them in English

2．Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _______．

A．only in Washington　　 B．only in England　　　　　　 C．only in Africa　　 　　　　　 D．around the world

1．Jack didn’t need to look for a job ___________.

A．before he went to college　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．after he went to Africa

C．because he got one million dollars　　　　　 　　　　　　 D．before he received a report

5．答案：C解析：这篇文章可能选自新闻报纸。因为这是一则新闻报道。故选C。

　 [重庆]Jack Brown，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited(继承)　 a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy at a11．When his college friends were 100king for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构)to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is Very happy．

　　 Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each$200 a mouth．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress(进步)．They can write to each other．but usually the children do not speak English．

When Jack first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until 1 went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was Very exciting．“When I met her．I felt very ,very happy．"he said．“Ana I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”

4．答案：D解析：由第二段知“北京--上海铁路建成以来是中国最繁忙的铁路之一”。　

3．答案：A解析：由第二段“…the journey time is only 10 hours．”可知“乘客仅需10小时到达”。

2．答案：B解析：到目前为止火车已有六次提速。由第三段“With the sixth railway speedup，．．。”可知。

1．答案：A解析：北京--上海铁路全长1462千米，由第一段可知是对的。

5．The passage above is probably from

A．a story-book　　 　　　　　 B．a dictionary　　　 　　　 C．a newspaper　　 　　　　　　 D．an advertisement

本文是则报道，主要介绍了北京--上海的铁路建成以来，它在两大城市之间的重要作用。

4．Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A．Only one train is served on the 6,003 km of track.

B．Beijing-Shanghai Railway passes through six provinces.

C．All of the trains run without any stops on Beijing-Shanghai Railway.

D．Since opening, Beijing-Shanghai Railway has been one of the busiest routes in China.