Instead of staying at home to care for the kids, many mothers work to help support their families. But what does a mother do when her child is sick?
Sophia Fowkes worked as a computer programmer before, but she was fired for taking too much time off to care for her very sick child. Although she lost her job, she took an opportunity to turn her hobby into a business: creating “baby cakes”, a combination of diapers (尿布) and baby products artfully arranged to look like a cake. Inside, it contains blankets, towels, bottles and toys — things that can be used for babies. They are perfect gifts.
However, the idea of making “baby cakes” came from one of her experiences. When her child was born, she received a gift called diaper cake. It was made of diapers, but it was small and unusable. So she decided to create her own style of it to give her friends as a gift. Her friends liked these gifts very much and advised her to make and sell “baby cakes”.
She thought that it would be turned into a full-time business. In 1998, she started Baby-Cakes.com. After several years, her business grew and expanded in a way that even she had never expected. She sold her products online at first. Three years after her own website was created, demand for her products was so great that in August, 2001 she opened a real store. She is ready to combine the online store with the traditional store.
小題1:Sophia was out of work because     .
A．she wanted to start her own business
B．she lost interest in computer programming
C．she failed to design computer programs
D．she couldn’t balance her work and family
小題2:What made Sophia decide to create “baby cakes” for sale?
A．Her unemployment.B．Her family’s support.
C．Her friends’ suggestion.D．Her market research.
小題3:Which of the following is the right order for Sophia’s events?
a. She set up her first real store.
b. She turned her hobby into a business.
c. She used both traditional and online selling.
d. She set up her own website for her products.
A．b, c, d, a.B．b, d, a, c.C．a(chǎn), c, b, d.D．a(chǎn), d, c, b.

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B

試題分析：文章講述Sophia因為她不能平衡工作和家庭失業(yè)了，但這也給了她自己創(chuàng)業(yè)的機會，她發(fā)明了“baby cakes”，并通過傳統(tǒng)和現(xiàn)代網(wǎng)店的銷售結(jié)合，她的生意做的很好。
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Sophia Fowkes worked as a computer programmer before, but she was fired for taking too much time off to care for her very sick child.可知Sophia 失業(yè)了，因為她不能平衡工作和家庭，選D
小題2:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Her friends liked these gifts very much and advised her to make and sell “baby cakes”.可知是她朋友的建議讓她決定創(chuàng)造可以賣的“baby cakes” ，選C
小題3:排序題:從文章最后一段的內(nèi)容：可知Sophia 的事跡發(fā)生的順序是:b.她將愛好變成產(chǎn)業(yè)，d. 她為自己的產(chǎn)品建立了網(wǎng)站， a. 開了第一個實體店，c.使用傳統(tǒng)和網(wǎng)上的銷售模式。所以選B。
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As you already know, there have been a lot of forest fires during the ____ season. Many forests are badly ____ by fire each year. Not far from our shelter, a forest caught fire during this hot summer and a heat wave has been going on for three days.
Luke rushed towards the forest where flames gave out a fierce heat. There's no longer any ____ at the moment to wait for Luke to come back to the shelter. ____， I was waiting for the fireman to ____ me his death in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman burst into my office and ____ me that my dog Luke succeeded in saving four kittens that were ____ by the flames. According to the fireman, Luke seized the kittens, one by one moving them to a(n) ___ place.
I ____ accompanied the firemen to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens. Once on the ____ of the incident, Luke was not there. Then we heard the sound of a dog came from the forest barking furiously. I ___ the sound of my dog Luke. The firemen followed the tracks of the dog ___ they found him barking loudly by the side of a(n) ____ fireman who was lying on the ground and desperately waiting for ___.
Thanks to Luke, four kittens and a fireman were saved. That day, I was very proud of Luke for his heroic ___. Luke showed much compassion for both animals like him and for a man trying to put out the fire with his ____. Honestly, my happiness is great and immeasurable.
I visited the fireman in his house accompanied with Luke. What a ____ scene when the fireman hugged Luke ____ to his chest! “One thousand thanks, Luke, for saving my life，” the fireman said.
This true story of love and compassion shows us that pets are loving and caring. We should love and protect them, for little animals can make enormous things for ____.
小題1:
A．speciallyB．especiallyC．obviouslyD．simply
小題2:
A．springB．summerC．winterD．a(chǎn)utumn
小題3:
A．damagedB．disappeared
C．harmedD．injured
小題4:
A．signB．pointC．useD．hope
小題5:
A．As usualB．At lastC．In factD．In general
小題6:
A．callB．tellC．persuadeD．visit
小題7:
A．suggestedB．comforted
C．informedD．encouraged
小題8:
A．struckB．burnt C．discoveredD．trapped
小題9:
A．idealB．safeC．unusualD．homely
小題10:
A．immediately B．politely
C．closelyD．suddenly
小題11:
A．sceneryB．viewC．sightD．scene
小題12:
A．recognizedB．found
C．caughtD．focused
小題13:
A．beforeB．unlessC．untilD．when
小題14:
A．braveB．excitedC．calmD．injured
小題15:
A．dogsB．firemenC．rescueD．passersby
小題16:
A．talesB．a(chǎn)ctionsC．responsesD．events
小題17:
A．toolsB．devicesC．colleaguesD．friends
小題18:
A．memorableB．terrible
C．lovelyD．threatening
小題19:
A．tightlyB．carefullyC．slowlyD．slightly
小題20:
A．firemenB．dogsC．kittensD．humans

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