A 16-year-old boy named Li Tao lived in a small town in China. One day, while Li Tao was doing his science homework, he came up with a great idea. He worked out a way to make a new type of power supply (供应) for his town, which had a problem with its electricity supply.
To make his idea come true, Li Tao began to experiment at home. He was so confident that nothing could stop him from inventing. He made and took apart many models. Even though he faced lots of challenges and failures, he didn’t give up. He fixed his mistakes, changed his plans, and kept working hard.
After two years of hard work, he finally succeeded. He made a small device (设备) that could change wind power into electrical power successfully. This was a new, environmentally-friendly way for his town’s power problem.
News about Li Tao’s invention quickly spread around his school and town, and everyone really took pride in his achievement. The group of science-technology of the town decided to help him improve the invention. He was invited to give a speech to encourage other teenagers to learn more about science and be more creative in the Science and Technology Meeting.
His story encourages teenagers that being young is not a barrier (阻碍) to achieve their dreams. Even a common teenager can do something amazing!
【小题1】What was the problem of the town where Li Tao lived?| A．Water pollution. | B．Experiment device testing. |
| C．Electricity supply. | D．Wind power lightning protection. |
| A．encouraged other teenagers to join him |
| B．fixed his mistakes and kept working hard |
| C．gave a speech and learnt more about science |
| D．asked the group of science-technology for help |
| A．Excited. | B．Proud. | C．Confident. | D．Surprised. |
“What’s wrong with you, dear?”asked the woman.
“Nothing,” the old man answered and covered his face with his hands.
The old woman opened the book and understood at once. She said, “You must stop smoking right now.”
“I began to smoke when I was nine, you know. How can I do that?”
“But I think health is more important.”
Mr. King coughed again and his wife said, “Go to see a doctor tomorrow. He will be able to help you, I think.”
The doctor told Mr. King to have an X-ray examination（X光检查）of his lungs. And then he looked at the X-ray carefully for a long time.
“Tell me the truth, doctor.” said Mr. King, “Do you see any shadows (阴影) in my lungs?”
“No, I don’t see anything.”
“Yes?” the old man said happily. “Really?”
“Yes. Your lungs are turning black. How can I see any shadows?”
【小题1】Mr. King got up to .
| A．smoke again |
| B．take some medicine |
| C．read the medicine book. |
| A．he couldn’t go to sleep |
| B．he was afraid to die |
| C．he smoked too much |
| A．Mr. King thought he had lung cancer |
| B．Mr. King couldn’t understand the book |
| C．Mr. King was too sad to go to sleep |
| A．he was sure the man would soon die |
| B．he wanted the man to stop smoking right now |
| C．he wanted to know if there was something wrong with his lugs. |
| A．There was nothing serious with Mr. King. |
| B．Smoking too much caused Mr. King’s lungs to turn black. |
| C．The doctor found some shadows in Mr. King’s lungs. |
Time passes. Wendy cooks for the boys. She is very busy, but she likes being their mother. She doesn’t worry about her mother and father, but she worries about John and Michael. They are starting to forget（忘记）their old life. Perhaps this is because there are so many exciting adventures in Neverland.
One night, for example, the Indians attack their house under the ground. Some of the Indians（印第安人）go into the holes（洞）in the trees and can’t get out again. The other Indians have to pull（拉）them out, like corks from bottles.
Another day Peter saves（救） Tiger Lily, an Indian princess（公主）, from Captain Hook. The Indians become Peter’s friends after that. They guard the entrances to the house under the ground and protect the Lost Boys from the pirates（海盗）.
Then another day the pirates try to kill（杀死）the boys with a poisoned（有毒的）cake. Luckily Wendy takes it from them in time.
（节选自黑布林英语系列读本之 Peter Pan）
【小题1】Why do John and Michel start to forget their old life?| A．Because they eat the poisoned cake. |
| B．Because there are so many exciting adventures in Neverland. |
| C．Because their old life is not good. |
| D．Because they are happy to stay with Wendy. |
| A．Two. | B．Three. |
| C．Four. | D．Five. |
| A．In the tree. | B．In the holes. |
| C．Under the ground. | D．In the bottles. |
| A．He helps the Indians out of the holes. |
| B．He protects the Lost Boys from the pirates. |
| C．He saves Tiger Lily from the pirates. |
| D．He helps the Indians kill the pirates. |
| Erin, 14 Paris | My deskmate, Lana, often asks me questions in class, so I can’t hear what the teacher is saying. The other students are quite angry with us. |
| Julie, 13 Beijing | I’m going to take the mid-term exam next month. Will I do well in it? Will my parents be angry if I don’t? I am really worried, I can’t eat well and I’m not sleeping very well. |
| Mary, 14 Washington | Alice, my good friend, will have her 15th birthday party next week. She has invited me, but I don’t have money to buy her a gift. What should I do? |
| A．Try to relax. | B．Make a gift for Lana. |
| C．Write Lana a letter. | D．Tell Lana to ask questions after class. |
| A．Erin | B．Mary | C．Julie | D．Alice |
| A．Both Erin and Mary are 14. | B．Julie lives in England. |
| C．Lana is very popular in class. | D．Alice is Eric’s good friend. |
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