Word travelled quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when McCarty wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs. 2,800 people ? a third of the town ? rolled up their sleeves(衣袖)and helped her. "A lot of learning comes through play," said McCarty, 52, a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She'd seen the traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks. On September 16, 2008, the first day of the project, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s took part in the job. Children came and gave a helpful hand. Many were volunteers. They all worked very hard. Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children can play shoulder to shoulder. There is special equipment(裝置) in different parts. Here, you see all the kids on the same playground having fun. "People used to ask. 'Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?' " McCarty said. "They didn't get it. It's only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children."
A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口譯員) when she is only ten years. Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (腦癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind. Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German. Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (歐盟議員) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (議會). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa. Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就獎). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "
1.
How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
A.
4.
B.
6.
C.
10.
D.
14.
2.
When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
A.
When she was born.
B.
After she had a brain tumor.
C.
After she became an interpreter.
D.
When she was on holiday with her parents.
3.
Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.
Richard.
B.
Isabelle.
C.
Melissa.
D.
Robert Sturdy.
4.
What is right about Alexia Sloane?
A.
She can speak five language fluently.
B.
She is a talented language learner.
C.
She is the only child in the family.
D.
She went to France on holiday after she won the award.
5.
What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?
Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old. 64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet. After I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I'd searched for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping. " The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顧客). Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April. In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities (居民區). And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 Yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 Yuan as service fee. Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easier for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.
1.
What is offline shopping?
A.
Buying things in a common store.
B.
Buying and selling things on the internet.
C.
Buying things on the internet for the old.
D.
Buying things on the internet for the people who can't use the internet.
2.
Why do many old people like offline shopping?
A.
They don't like going shopping.
B.
They are good at buying things on the internet.
C.
They don't like buying things online themselves.
D.
Offline shopping makes it easier for them to shop online.
3.
What's the meaning of the underlined word "charge” in the fourth paragraph?
A.
收費
B.
管理
C.
交納
D.
繳稅
4.
Which of the following is NOT true about the offline Daigou service?
A.
People can find buy-for-you shops in residential communities.
B.
The customers have to pay a suitable service fee.
C.
There are many problems with the ordered things.
D.
The store owners deal with the quality problems.
5.
We can know from the passage that________.
A.
Li Hui'an is crazy about shopping online
B.
offline buy-for-you business is in great need
C.
Liu Min is the first one who has an offline Daigou store
D.
there are about 300 buy-for-you stores in Dalian city
For many years I had a good life. My illness was reasonably (適度的) under control, I had a nice relationship with my husband, I did work, I didn't hate. It was, as I said, a good life. But there's a saying that the good is the enemy of the best. I finally realized this one day, and began making my best life. I changed doctors and tried a new way that could relieve(減輕) my symptoms (癥狀) , rather than just making them easier to deal with. I started talking more with my husband and listening to what he had to say. And I quit(辭掉) my job and started working for myself. I have the best life I've ever had. I'd call it great. It is possible there's a better life for me, which would then be my "best life" , but for now I don't think so. I've started a business I love. My husband and kids are wonderful. I have a good friend and I'm close to my older sister who lives in town. Could it get better? I suppose so. But for me I think this is the best life I can have right now. Think more about your life. Where are you living? Are you in a job you just don't mind? What makes your life "good" ? Why isn't it great? What's the enemy of the best and what can you do about it? Enjoy your best life. We're only here for a short while, and we all need to have the best possible time we can. It's like going to Disney World. If you spend too much time standing in line waiting for the ride, pretty soon your time's up. Get out of the "good" line and have your best life.
1.
Which of the following is NOT included in the writer's "good life" ?
A.
Having a job.
B.
Having no hate.
C.
Getting on well with her husband.
D.
Living close to her good friend.
2.
The writer quit her job because she________.
A.
was ill
B.
didn't like working
C.
wanted to go for her best life
D.
wanted to enjoy her good life
3.
What did the writer do to make her best life? ①She visited other doctors. ②She started a business she loved. ③She played more with her kids. ④She talked more with her husband. ⑤She spent much time in Disney World.
