【正文】 D.To prove Jim Rohn is a great person.（2）Which of the following can be put at the beginning of Paragraph 3? A.It39。s not that my workmates39。 abilities are low.B.It39。s not that my working ability was born low.C.It39。s not that39。 e friends based on proximity.D.It39。s not that I39。ve paid Ryan to help me with my book.（3）What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 4 refer to （指代）? A.The writer39。s performance.B.Jim Rohn39。s famous saying.C.Richard39。s different experience.D.Richard39。s strictness with the writer.（4）The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________________. A.we can improve our working abilities by ourselvesB.we must pay attention to our talent and potentialC.we39。d better make friends with those who can hold us to higher levelsD.we should stay with those who have similar personalities and interests12．閱讀理解 After a serious earthquake happened, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to his son39。s school, only to find that the building where his son studied had collapsed and looked like a pancake （煎餅）. He was shocked. He didn39。t know what he should do for a while, then he remembered the words he had said to his son, No matter what, I39。ll always be there for you! And tears began to fill his eyes. He started digging through the ruins （廢墟）. As he was digging, other helpless（無助的） parents and the firemen arrived and tried to pull him off the ruins, saying, It39。s too late! They are all dead! There39。s nothing you can do! To them he replied with one line, Are you going to help me now? And then he kept on digging. No one helped, however. He went on along because he needed to know for himself, Is my boy alive or is he dead? He dug for eight hours. 12 hours. 36 hours. Then, in the 39th hour, he pulled back a rock and heard his son39。s words. He shouted his son39。s name, ARMAND! He heard back, Dad?! It39。s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you39。d save me and when you saved me, they39。d be saved. You promised, 39。No matter what happens, I39。ll always be there for you! 39。You did it, Dad! What39。s going on there? How is it? the father asked. There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. We39。re frightened, hungry, thirsty and thankful you39。re here. When the building fell down, it made a triangle （三角形）, and it saved us. Come out, Boy! No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you39。ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you39。ll always be there for me! （1）The underlined word collapsed probably means ________. A.倒塌B.搖晃C.聳立D.顛簸（2）Who came to help the father when he was digging? A.His wife.B.Other parents.C.The firemen.D.No one.（3）Other parents and the firemen wanted to pull the father off the ruins because they thought ________. A.he was madB.all the children had died in the earthquakeC.he was too dangerous to othersD.it was not his job to dig（4）How many students were still alive when the father found them in the ruins? A.Fourteen.B.Thirtythree.C.Fortyseven.D.Nineteen.（5）According to this passage, which sentence is right? A.It took the father one day to find his son and other students.B.His wife died in the earthquake.C.His son was the last one to e out of the ruins.D.The son didn39。t believe his father would e to save him.13．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。 Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some traditions are rather similar from one country to another: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few: Argentina （阿根廷）: In Argentina, as in many Latin American countries, one of the most important birthday parties is a girl39。s fifteenth. When girls turn 15, they have a huge party and dance first with their fathers, and then the boys at the part. China: The birthday child receives presents from the parents. Friends and family members are invited to dinner, and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life. Denmark （丹麥）: A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is celebrating the birthday. Presents are placed around the child39。s bed while he is sleeping so he can see them immediately when he wakes up. Holland （荷蘭）: The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers or balloons on the birthday child39。s chair to make it beautiful. India: Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, the birthday child wears colored clothes to school and gives out chocolates to everyone in the class. His /Her best friend helps do this. Japan: The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others and these are celebrated with a visit to the shrine （神殿）. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.（1）The birthday child can see the presents ________ in Denmark. A.at the partyB.outside a windowC.on the chairD.around the bed（2）In Holland, the birthday child can see ________ on his /her chair. A.food or drinksB.flowers or balloonsC.books or clothes