【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ot have started out life in the best situations. But if you find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.（1）What Kemmons39。s mom often told him during his childhood was . A.boringB.tiringC.encouragingD.interesting（2）What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself? A.His mom39。s support.B.His wife39。s suggestion.C.The poor condition of his family.D.His terrible experience in the hotel.（3）Which of the following best describes Kemmons39。s mother? A.Serious and hard working.B.Loving and supportive.C.Strict and humorous.D.Careful and strongwilled.（4）What led to Kemmons39。s success according to the passage? Why?（請用約40詞回答）. 7．閱讀理解 I39。m sure most people like music. Music can not only bring us wonderful enjoyment, but also bring us happiness when we are tired or sad. And many people have the habit of enjoying music when they are free. But to our surprise, one English school allows children to listen to music or even to have the TV on while they are studying, and they find it is helpful to improve the students39。 grades. According to a research at Millfield School in the UK, around 20% of teenagers work better with background music, and 10% excel when allowed to finish their work with short walks around the room while up to 80% can concentrate （集中注意） better if allowed to play with a small object. The research has made the school use a very new way, encouraging students to discover which learning styles suit them best, and then do their homework listening to music or even lying down. Some parents don39。t believe, .but many are now accepting it at home where children are allowed to do their homework with the television on. I prefer to work on the floor with music on, said Sam, a 13yearold boy. At first my parent thought I didn39。t study hard, but my teacher asked them to look at my homework and when they saw it was OK, they agreed at last.（1）What advantage of music hasn39。t been mentioned in the passage? A.Music can bring us enjoyment.B.Music can bring us happiness.C.Music can make people excited.D.Music can help to improve students39。 grades.（2）What does the underlined word excel probably mean? A.It means be good at doing something.B.It means do badly in doing something.C.It means give up doing something.D.It means play with something.（3）Which of the following is true? A.The research was done in the USAB.One fifth of the students can work better with background music.C.20% can concentrate better if allowed to play with a small object.D.No parents accept the idea.（4）What can you infer form the passage? A.The students at Millfield School are against the new idea of allowing children to listen to music.B.More and more parents will allow children to listen to music while doing homework.C.The new idea will spread all over the world.D.More and more children will realize the importance of working hard.8．閱讀理解 How do you turn your interests into a business （生意）? Mohammed Ali, 15, a teen gamer from Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, UK, is a good example. At the age of 12, he learned how to code （編程） by using YouTube and even made his own video game. Users have to pay pounds （56 yuan） per month to play the game. He has already made 30,000 pounds. He also makes websites and is working on a finance app （理財應(yīng)用軟件）, which will be open to the public in August. Ali has saved lots of money for his future university costs and even bought two sofas for his family39。s living room. When I first started making money, I thought I39。d just spend it all. Then I thought, why should I spend it all? I save most of it in the bank, because I want to do more in the future, he told the Daily Mail. He became interested in puters when his parents bought him one at the age of 6. He often played video games on his puter. But after playing so many games, he decided to make his own. Then, Ali learned how to code using YouTube videos and by reading books on the subject. In 2012，he made his own game called Project 2006 after working on it for seven months. It was a roleplaying game and more than 3, 000 people are members. After his game became popular, he started a websitemaking business. In the future, he wants to go to university and study puter science. I39。m looking forward to studying puter science, not business because I39。ve got a lot of experience in business already, he told the Daily Star.（1）What did Mohammed Ali do, according to the first two paragraphs? A.He learned how to code for YouTube.B.He made a video game by himself.C.He started a video store and has made 287, 000 yuan.D.He set up a website for people to do business.（2）What did Ali do with the money? A.He kept it to pay for university.B.He spent it all on his family.C.He put all of his money into his new app.D.He bought puters for his parents and himself.（3）Which one is in the right order? ①Ali made a website②Ali got a puter from his parents.③Ali made a game project.④Ali learned how to code from videos.A.②④①③B.④②①③C.④①②③D.②④③①9．閱讀理解 A The Dragon Boat Festival is a folk festival which has a history of more than two thousand years. It is also named Chongwu Festival. There are many activities on the day. Dragon boat race The dragon boat race is an important petition during the festival. People held dragon boat races in the river to remember the poet, Qu Yuan. Now, the dragon boat race is a traditional activity for Chinese people. Wearing sweetsmelling bags During the Dragon Boat Festival, children usually wear sweetsmelling bags to avoid bad things. In some areas of China, a sweetsmelling bag is also used as a symbol of love between lovers. Girls39。 Day