【正文】 iendship between the two countriesC．the boxcars would be more beautiful D．they were very good at painting pictures( )10．The passage is mainly about ． A．the story of the Merci Train B．American museums where the boxcars kept C．gifts that American people liked D．World War II C ①The Dream It is everyone’s dream to work at home or not work at all．You can plan your own hours and work when you want to．There is no more rush hour and no hours that people waste when they get to and from a job every day．②The Fact The fact is that this dream can be attained．You can stay at home，work when you want to and make money when you need to．There are plenty of opportunities for you to make money at home，just by using your puter and the Internet．③Start Today! Educate yourself，look closely into all the opportunities and decide on what works best for you．It will not happen during one night，but you can make the decision today and start to make it happen today．④How Could You Do It? Do you have a blog（博客）or a personal website like millions of other people? Are you using it to make money? Most of these blog and website owners are not．But you can do that!⑤ When you have your puter and the Internet working for you，your businesses will be working for you 24 hours a day，seven days a week．You will make money while you sleep，travel or do whatever you want to do all day long．⑥Get Going! There are many ways you can make money with your puter．And you can begin your Stay – at – home businesses with just a little money．What are you waiting for ?( )1l．In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?A．Sports B．News C．Culture D．Business( )12．What does the underlined word“attained”in Point ② mean ?A．Broken B．Realized C．Lost D．Destroyed ( )13．What’s the best title for Point ⑤ ? A．Sleep 24 Hours a Day B．Make Money Every Moment C．Play All Day Long D．Travel Around the World ( )14．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage ? A．People need a lot of money to start a stay – at – home business. B．People can even use their blogs to make money. C．People can plan their own time when they work at home.D．People can make the best decision and start to make it happen today. ( )15．How is the passage organized ?A．By using famous people’s words. B．By giving reasons only.C．By showing a topic and giving solutions D．By telling old stories閱讀理解（2） A Birthdays are celebrated（慶祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few: ( )1. When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see _____ outside the window. A．flowers B．presents C．a(chǎn) flag D．a(chǎn) chair( )2. In _________ flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child. A．Japan B．Denmark C．India D．Holland( )3. In _______, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school. A．India B．Holland C．Denmark D．Japan( )4. In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________. A．15 B．7 C．5 D．3( )5. The passage is mainly about __________. A．similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countriesB．different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries C．children’s birthdays in western countriesD．the importance of children’s birthdays B The weather is getting hotter. You are thirsty playing basketball or riding home from school. A cold drink may be just the thing. But be careful what you are drinking. Something that looks cool may not be good for your health. There are plenty of energy drinks on the market. Most of them have beautiful colors and cool names. The lists on them tell you they are helpful to your health. Sounds great! But after a careful check you may find that most energy drinks have lots of caffeine (咖啡因) in them. These drinks are especially aimed at young people, students, busy people and sports players. Makers sometimes say their drinks make you better at sports and can keep you awake. But be careful not to drink too much.Caffeine makes your heart beat fast. Because of this, the International Olympic Committee has limited( 限制) its use. Caffeine in most energy drinks is at least as strong as that in a cup of coffee or tea. Possible health dangers have something to do with energy drinks. Just one box of energy drink can make you nervous, have difficulty sleeping and can even cause heart problems. Scientists say that teenagers should be discouraged from taking drinks with a lot of caffeine in them.( )6. Many people like drinking energy drinks because of the following EXCEPT that ________. A. they have beautiful colors and cool names B. they have lots of caffeineC. they can keep them awake and better at sports D. they are said to be helpful to health( )7. The main reason for people not to drink too much energy drinks is that they may cause _____.A. heart problems B. nervousness C. sleeping difficulty D. possible health dangers( )8. The underlined word discouraged can be replaced(替換) with ________.A. encouraged B. stoppedC. helped D. disliked( )9. From the passage we can know that _________.A. advertisements are important in getting people to buy energy drinksB. energy drinks are helpful to teenagers39。t let the leaders out of my sight.Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.One of the processes(過程) growing up is being able to realize and overe our fears. Understanding th