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B. for many hours C. with the screen below your eyes D. with your back leaning forward(向前傾 ) 79. What would be the best tide for the text? A. How to protect your eyes B. How to protect your hands and wrists C. How to use a puter safely D. How to protect your back C Running marathon(馬拉松 ) is hard enough. Doing with eyes closed for miles is more difficult, but that?s exactly what Mike Bruno plans to do during the Pittsburgh Marathon. He?s doing this for his 7yearold daughter, Cassie, who doesn?t like to municate with others and has been blind since birth. “Having a blind daughter clearly has caused me a lot of trouble,” Bruno said. “but it doesn?t? matter. I love my daughter. I hope to get a better understanding of what she does with her daily life. I hope this journey will finally make me a better father to guide Cassie through life.” “When a doctor tells us, ?Your baby is not going to see,? and that?s the most terrible experience we have ever had.” said Bruno. “Sometimes I walk around the house with my eyes closed to see what it?s like for her,” said Cassie?s older sister, Carly, 9. “It?s kind of scary(恐慌的 ). You don?t know where anything is.” But Cassie has fought against difficulties, and her father plans to do the same. “I close my eyes, and I get ready, and then I try running, just to see what it is like for her,” said Mike Bruno. “I want everyone to know it?s OK. It?s OK to ask us questions, but it?s not OK to look at us and point to us with surprise. If you?d like to ask us, we will be happy to tell you our story.” 80. Mike Bruno will run the marathon with ______. A. his mouth closed B. his eyes closed C. only one leg D. some stones in his pocket 81. Mike Bruno felt ______ when a doctor told him that his daughter was not going to see. A. sad B. surprised C. difficult D. nervous 82. What is the third paragraph mainly about? A. The distance of the marathon. B. The illness of Cassie. C. The reason why Mike Bruno takes part in the marathon. D. Carly?s feeling of walking around with eyes closed. 83. From the last paragraph we can learn that ______. A. it?s interesting for Mike Bruno to run the marathon B. Mike Bruno thinks it?s OK to point to his daughter C. it?s not OK to ask Mike Bruno to tell the story of his daughter D. Mike Bruno hopes people treat(對待 ) Cassie as a normal person D Tanabata is also called Star Festival, a traditional Japanese festival. It is usually held on July 7th every year. It es from a beautiful story about two lover stars that are only able to meet each other once a year. Celebrations are usually held across Japan on this day. Children hope for this special day as a sign that summer has truly arrived. It?s said that your wishes will e true if you write them down on the paper called tanzaku and hang them on bamboo on this day. At kindergartens, primary schools, and children?s centres, children celebrate Tanabata by hanging tanzaku with their wishes, such as “I?d like to bee good at football” or “I hope to pass my exams”, and by singing Tanabata songs. There are mainly six kinds of Tanabata things to decorate with, and each one has a “wish” meaning: 1. Ribbons(絲帶 ): Wish for happiness 2. Wish poems: Wish for success 3. Cranes(鶴 ): Wish for a long life 4. Wastebaskets: Wish for enough things 5. Paper cloth: Wish for improving one?s skill at something 6. Wallets or purses: Wish for wealth(財富 ). Towns and cities show a happy feeling during the Tanabata season. The festival attracts many tourtists. Stores are decorated with such colourful things above. At places like science museums and music halls, special events and concerts about the Tanabata story are held. 84. What is tanzaku? A. Some colourful things to make rooms more beautiful. B. Some presents that children and students are given. C. Some pieces of paper written with words for the best wishes. D. Some bamboo on which pieces of paper cloth hang. 85. Keiji Haino is an owner of a food store. What Tanabata thing will he most probably decorate his store with on that day? A. Some ribbons. B. Some wallets. C. Some wastebaskets. D. A piece of paper cloth. 86. What do we know from the passage? A. Children sing songs to make their wishes. B. People celebrate Tanabata in many ways. C. All wishes will e true during the Tanabaza season. D. All Japanese people have to work during the Tanabaza Festival. 87. Which can be the BEST title for the passage? A. Make a wish on Tanabaza B. Some signs about Tanabaza C. How to spend Tanabaza D. A wish day for Japanese children E 閱讀短文,根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答下列三個問題。 W: Hello, Jim. Why do you look so worried? M: Hello, Karla. I have trouble in getting on well with my new teachers and classmates. You are my best friend, so I need your help. W: You are new. Give others and yourself more time. M: Then what should I do? W: Smile. I think it?s the easiest way to introduce yourself. Then look for chances to say “Hello” to your friends, and maybe you can talk with someone who looks friendly. M: I?m always shy, but I will try my best. W: I think you can do it. What?s more, help others when they are in trouble. Remember, if you want to make more friends, you should think of others more than yourself. M: I feel better now. I think I can do it. Thank you, Karla. W: You are wele.