【正文】 I began driving with him, my driving skill has greatly increased. More important, though, is that my knowledge of who my father is has also increased. Just living with him wasn’ t enough— it took driving with him for me to get to know someone who was a mystery. 25． The author couldn’ t practice driving with her mother because __________. A． she couldn’ t talk with her mother B． she didn’ t trust her mother C． her father wanted to teach her D． her mother made her nervous 26． The underlined word in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to ________. A． exciting B． frightening C． shocking D． interesting 27． What surprised the author when the driving lessons went on？ A． Her Dad liked modern music. B． Her Dad was a chatty person. C． Her Dad was the best teacher. D． Her Dad told her his sad stories. 28． With her story “ Car Talk” , the author indicates that ________. A． family members need real munication B． mothers are less patient than fathers C． fathers love their daughters dearly D． it takes time to improve the fatherdaughter relationship C Ann Makosinski, 16, was just another teenager with another science project when she joined her local science fair(展覽會(huì) ) in Victoria, Canada. Her invention, a flashlight that is powered from hand heat, took second place at the petition. “ It’ s a very simple project,” said Arthur Makosinski, Ann’ s father. “ Let’ s move on and do something different.” But if Ann had left her project, the world may have missed out on a light source that doesn’ t use batteries, solar power or wind energy. Two years ago, Ann found that a friend of hers in the Philippines didn’t have electricity. According to Ann, her friend couldn’ t plete her homework and was failing in school. “ So I wanted to do something to help my friend in the Philippines,” said Ann. Ann got to work. After a few experiments, her “ hollow flashlight” was born. It shines for as long as you hold onto it. At the suggestion of Kate Paine, her ninth grade biology teacher, Ann submitted her flashlight into the Google Science Fair. A few months later, in September, Ann was named a finalist in her age group. At the science fair’ s celebration night, Ann and Arthur stayed with top Google engineers, wellknown scientists and some of the most creative kids on the pla. Hers was the last name they expected to be called out the winner for her age group. When it was, Arthur almost dropped his camera! And then there’ s the business of changing the original design for market. At about 24 lumens (流明；光束強(qiáng)度單位 ), Ann’ s flashlight’ s brightness falls shy of mercial flashlights. Of her efforts to increase her flashlight’ s efficiency, she said, “ I want to make sure my flashlight is available to those who really need it.” 29． What did Ann’ s father think about her idea of the flashlight？ A． He didn’ t think much of it. B． He was satisfied with it. C． He considered it to be different. D． He thought it would be hard to carry out. 30． Ann decided to work on the flashlight ________. A． at the request of her friend B． under her parents’ encouragement C． after learning about her friend’ s situation D． to help people who lack access to electricity 31． The underlined part “ Arthur almost dropped his camera” shows that ________. A． he was a little careless B． he was shocked by the result C． he was delighted at the result D． he was eager to take a picture of Ann 32． What do we know about Ann’ s flashlight？ A． It works better than mercial flashlights. B． It has made a difference to the poor. C． It has been put on the market. D． It needs improving. D Zach Bonner knows just how far trying can get you. Earlier this month the elevenyearold pleted his biggest charity project to date. He walked almost two thousand kilometers from his home in Florida to Washington D. C. to raise money for homeless children in America. He called his project “ From My House to the White House.” He carried a message to President Obama and lawmakers. He asked for help for the homeless children in the United States. The walk raised tens of thousands of dollars for Zach’ s cause. His mother says Zach has always enjoyed munity service work. She says it began when Hurricane Charley hit Florida in 2020. Zach decided to help victims by walking around his area with his little red wagon collecting and giving out bottles of water. He got the nickname “ Little Red Wagon Boy.” Now, “ Little Red Wagon” is the name of Zach’ s foundation. It has raised money for playgrounds and shelters