【正文】 rk. Faced with difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn39。t know whether you made the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with a positive attitude.Back home, I reminded myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she managed to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be independent. I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable goals. My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the experience has really taught me. I39。ve learned a lot because of this separation（分離）. There are lots of difficult decisions that we have to face in our life. We need to have a positive attitude no matter what happens.（1）It was __________ for the writer to say Yes to her mother s question. A.excitedB.difficultC.unusualD.easy（2）Which of the following sentences can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3? A.I thought my mother might regret her decision.B.I thought my mother might want to go home with us.C.I realized how lonely my mother was in Brazil herself.D.I realized my mother had a happy time in Brazil herself.（3）The writer most probably wants to tell us that __________. A.how she gets on well with her motherB.it39。s difficult for her to make a decisionC.she has learnt a lot from the experienceD.adults have to face the difficult decisions12．閱讀材料，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。 Everyone faces difficulties in their life. Daniel Kish was born with a special eye illness and lost his eyesight before he was only 14 months old. Soon after, however, he started to do an amazing thing. He learned to make clicks （咔噠聲） with his tongue to help him move around. Kish now moves about using sonar （聲納）. He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle by himself on public roads. And he started the organization World Access for the Blind （WAFTB） in 2000, teaching others how to use sonar. In the interview with National Geographic, he explains how the sonar works. When I make a click sound, it produces sound waves. These waves reflect （反射） off surfaces all around and return to my ears. My brain then deals with the sound and turns it into pictures in my mind. Each click is like a camera flash, which helps me make a 3D picture of my surroundings for hundreds of feet. It39。s like having a conversation with the environment. Kish feels it is exciting to ride a bike using sonar, although he needs to click twice a second, much more than he usually does. It may sound a bit dangerous to move around the world in this way, he says. But most people in the world live in fear of things that they imagine. I love hiking and mountainbiking. I go almost everywhere. And I39。ve never had an accident and hurt myself. He is happy to be able to help more blind children to improve their life. We39。ve served over 10, 000 students in nearly 40 countries, he tells the reporter. Many students are surprised how quickly results e. Seeing isn39。t in the eyes. It39。s in the mind.（1）Kish moves around using sonar because ________. A.he is good at making clicksB.it makes him see the worldC.he has a great interest in scienceD.it is important for him to keep healthy（2）Which of the following is the right order showing how the sonar works? ①The sound waves reflect off surfaces.②The person makes a clicking sound.③The brain turns the sound into pictures.④The sound waves reach the person39。s ears.A.①④③②B.②①④③C.①④②③D.②③①④（3）What can we learn about World Access for the Blind （WAFTB） from the passage? A.It offers the blind free bicycles.B.It sells sonar products to the blind.C.It teaches the blind to use sonar.D.It helps the blind find more friends.（4）The best title for the passage might be ________. A.Living without fearB.Traveling with the blindC.Hoping for the futureD.Looking around the world13．閱讀材料，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。 Every year, more than 26,000 children arrive in Britain. We ask some new arrivals what they like best about their new lives and what39。s different from home.Jarek, Poland I don39。t know anybody from Poland here, but I39。m lucky because the English boy next door is very friendly and kind. We are in the same class! I like teachers here. At home, the teachers seem a bit strict and serious. There are a lot of rules, too. Here, teachers are patient and don39。t give much homework. We students go out of school and buy pizza or burgers at lunchtime. We can39。t do that in Poland.Daisy amp。 Luck, the USA My sister and I like living here. It39。s cool! My sister loves the British accent （口音）. Everybody here is very polite. But we don39。t understand all your strange wordswe say yard not garden, and apartment not flat. The food is better here. There39。s Chinese, Indian and Thai. At home we eat too much fast food.Zinah, India It39。s too cold here! I hate doing sports, especially outside in winter. The teacher here is very serious about sports. I prefer science and maths. I love the maths class because the teacher is really funny, just like my maths teacher in India. The school is so big and some students seem unfriendly. I39。m from a small village school. I think it39。s hard to municate with them.（1）Among the above four children, ________ probably likes the new school life best. A.LuckB.ZinahC.JarckD.Daisy（2）In Zinah39。s eyes, her maths teacher in India might be ________. A.coldB.strictC.patientD.humorous（3）The passage is probably taken from ________. A.a travel magazineB.an education websiteC.a geography textbookD.a business newspaper14．閱讀短文，判斷下列句子正誤。 Zak39。s grandfather, Stan was very famous. Why? Because he had a very, very, very long white beard （胡子）. One day, Zak asked his grandfather, When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the quilt （被子）? I39。m not sure. I never care about that, said his grandfather, I39。ll look tonight. Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the quilt. Then he remembered his grandson39。s question. Aha! His beard was under the quilt. But wait. Did that feel