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Dear Sommer and Angelina,

I'd like to give you some advice to help you deal with the trouble you might have on your life journeys.

I have always tried to be present for you no matter how old you were or where we were. I wanted you to know being present builds trust and that trust increases confidence. Confidence makes it possible for you to look forward and dream more. When you are present, you are seeing, hearing and feeling another person. Being present is the greatest gift you can give them, and is the greatest way to connect with them more closely.

You were born with gifts that your brother does not have. You know how happy you feel when you are doing what you love. So please, please, please follow your passion. Don't let anyone make you do anything that doesn't feel natural. You know what makes you excited better than anyone else. The sooner you find your passion, the greater success you will achieve.

Lastly, my loves, never look back. You are blind to what is behind you while backing up(倒車)a car. If you keep looking back in life, you may feel upset when seeing things that you did not notice before.

I know what you are thinking: Why do dad and I always have our old family photos playing on Apple TV? Because your family is your foundation(根基). When we talk about the family, we should be with you everywhere you are.

Your mom,

Angela

【1】How many pieces of advice does Angela give her daughters?

A.TwoB.ThreeC.FiveD.Six

【2】The daughters need to find__________,if they want to achieve great success.

A.giftsB.confidenceC.trustD.passion

【3】According to Angela’s letter, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Young people's life journey is always full of trouble.

B.Being present helps young people develop a close relationship.

C.Passion is not important to achieve success.

D.The daughters may feel happy when they see things they didn't notice before.

【4】Why does Angela write this letter?

A.Because Angela wants to make her daughters free.

B.Because Angela treats her daughters differently from her son.

C.Because Angela would like to share life lessons with her daughters.

D.Because work is more important than family life to Angela.

【1】How long is the runway at Princess Juliana International Airport?

A.About 2, 400 metersB.About 20 meters

C.About 2, 200 metersD.About 30 meters

【2】How do people feel when planes cause strong winds and loud noise?

A.Scared.B.Sad.C.Angry.D.Excited

【3】Why do people check the weight of each plane flying on the Ice Runway?

A.Because the plane can't take off if it is too heavy.

B.Because the ice-made runway will break if the plane is too heavy

C.Because the plane can't land safely on the ice if it is too light.

D.Because all planes need to be checked before they take off.

LONG BEFORE Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica (《大英百科全書》), there was Pliny the Elder. He was a first-century Roman researcher. His assistants (助理) read to him while he ate dinner and while he bathed. All the while, Pliny took notes. He even considered walking a waste of time. His assistants carried him around Rome in a chair while he read.

All of this was preparation for his Historia Naturalis (《博物志》). The book was published in A.D. 77. It is considered the oldest surviving encyclopedia on Earth. There are 2,500 chapters. They cover everything from mice to Mars.

“No Roman author has completed such a project,” Pliny proudly announced. Unluckily, two years after publishing (出版) the encyclopedia, he died in a natural disaster.

Accidents can hardly be avoided (避免). However, they can be recorded. Editors of encyclopedias, like Pliny, organize the knowledge of our world. Like a valuable gift, the books pass through the ages. They begin their lives as a tool and end them as a historical record.

Therefore, in my opinion, an encyclopedia is not just a record of what its editors know. It’s also a record of what they don’t know.

Pliny was wrong when he said there were seven planets, including the Sun and the Moon. He was wrong, too, when he said Africans were black from being burnt by the Sun. After all, Historia Naturalis is a book edited by a Roman thousands of years ago. These were all he truly knew.

Similarly, both Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica have some incorrect information. Even the biggest encyclopedias only represent what their editors know.

“The task of editing an encyclopedia can never be completed,” said Roger Lewinter, an American researcher. Encyclopedias can’t record all of the human knowledge but just some of it. They are always waiting for someone — you, perhaps — to improve them.

【1】According to the article, before Pliny the Elder completed his Historia Naturalis, ______.

A.Nobody had considered walking a waste of timeB.There was no encyclopedia on Earth

C.Nobody knew what Mars wasD.No Roman author had completed an encyclopedia

【2】When did Pliny die in a natural disaster?

A.In A.D. 79.B.In A.D. 77.C.In A.D.75. D. In 77 B.C.

【3】Which of the following statements would the author agree to?

A.We should destroy Pliny’s encyclopedia because it contains too many mistakes.

B.Modern encyclopedias — such as Wikipedia — have fewer mistakes.

C.In the biggest encyclopedia, we can find all of the human knowledge.

D.In all encyclopedias, there is some incorrect information.

【4】The author expects his readers to _____.

A.find all the mistakes in Historia NaturalisB.improve an encyclopedia

C.complete the task of editing an encyclopediaD.take a look at the world’s biggest encyclopedias

Today, more than 70,000 new videos go up on YouTube each day. People watch more than 1,000 million videos a day. Many last no more than 10 minutes. These videos show all kinds of things, from sleeping cats to earthquakes. Most of the filmmakers are not professionals(專業(yè)人士). They are just everyday people making videos, and they use the website in many interesting ways.

First, many people use YouTube to entertain others. One example is Judson Laipply. He made a funny dance video and put it on YouTube in 2006. People watched the video more than 10 million times in the first two weeks. Now people stop Judson on the street to ask, "Are you the dance guy on YouTube?" Some people have invited him to dance at their parties. A few women even asked to marry him. Judson wants to make more dance videos, and people look forward to seeing them.

Other people use YouTube to advertise a business. David Taub does this. He is a guitar teacher and he sells videos of guitar lessons on his own website. He wanted to increase his business, so he put short videos with free lessons on YouTube. People enjoyed watching the lessons on YouTube, and afterwards, many decided to go to David’s own website. Now David sells hundreds of guitar lesson videos each week.

People also use YouTube to help others. Ryan Fitzgerald is one example. Ryan is friendly young man who knows that some people are lonely and have no one to talk to. One day, he made a video of himself for YouTube. In the video, he gave his phone number and invited people to call him. In a week, he had more than 5,000 calls and messages from all over the world. These days, he is very busy talking on the phone. He helps people, but mostly, he just listens, like a friend.

Finally, some filmmakers use YouTube in a more serious way. They want to tell people about important events happening in the world. For example, they show clips(片段) of videos from countries at war, or they show people in need of help after a storm. Sometimes TV news shows do not give enough information about these events. Thanks to YouTube filmmakers, people can go to their computers and learn more.

For many people, YouTube is more than just another website to visit. It is a way to communicate with others. More and more people are using it every day, and they will probably find even more ways to use it.

【1】From the first paragraph of the passage, we know three young men .

A.set up a new website YouTube

B.sent a video by using the e-mail

C.shared a video right at a dinner party

D.became very popular in a few months

【2】Which of the following is NOT true about YouTube?

A.YouTube makes sharing videos easy.

B.Over 70,000 filmmakers are not professionals.

C.Many videos on YouTube are short.

D.Most of the filmmakers are just everyday people.

【3】Judson Laipply became popular .

A.only because he was a good dancer

B.after he put his funny dance video on YouTube

C.because he wanted to make more dance videos for the website

D.because people watched all kinds of videos 10 million times a week

【4】YouTube is used by David Taub .

A.to sell his guitars

B.to start his new business

C.to set up his own website

D.to advertise his business

【5】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.People use the website YouTube to entertain others, or help others.

B.YouTube gives people a place to put videos so they can share or enjoy different shows.

C.Most of new videos made by professionals go up on YouTube every day.

D.For many people, YouTube is not only just a website to visit but also a way to communicate with others.

B： .

A、A good idea.

B、That’s bad.

C、I agree with you.

A. spent, boring B. cost, bored

C. took, boring D. took, bored

—_____.

A. That's right B. That is a good idea

C. It' good D. That's too bad

A、guly B、cruel C、harmful

A、turn B、has turned C、had turned