【正文】 ad made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hopes for the future, and how one day he wanted to lift weights with me. When we had finished talking, I went to my briefcase(公文包 ) and pulled out the first gold medal I had won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about success and overing obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed it back to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.” Last summer I received a letter from Matthew’s parents telling me that Matthew had passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before: Dick, My mum said I should send you a thankyou letter for the picture you sent me. I also want to let you know that the doctors tell me that I don’t have long to live any more, but I still smile as much as I can. I told you someday that I would go to the Olympics and win a gold medal, but I know now I will never get to do that. However, I know I’m a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you. Thank you for loving me. Your friend, Matthew 24. The boy looked forward to meeting the author because _________. A. he was also good at weight lifting B. he admired the author very much. C. he was one of the author’s students D. he wanted to get to the Olympics and win a medal 25. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that _______. A. the boy never plained about not getting a medal. B. the boy never plained about not being able to go to school. C. the boy never plained why the author had never e to see him before D. the boy never plained about how unlucky he was to have this disease. 26. Matthew didn’t accept the author’s medal because _________. A. he would not be pitied by others. B. he was sure that he could win one in the future C. he thought it was of no use to him as he would die soon D. he thought it was too expensive. 27. What would be the best title for this passage? A. A sick boy. B. A real champion. C. A special friend. D. A famous athlete. C For most people, plastic bags are a necessity of any shopping trip. They might seem like an innocent way to carry groceries, but dealing with these bags can be harmful for the environment. It’s reported that the world uses about 500 billion plastic bags each year and fewer than 3% are recycled. Plastic bags that end up in oceans and beaches are harmful to fish, birds, and other animals. As a result, cities and states have been trying for years to find a way to get people to cut back on using plastic bags. This year, New York City was prepared to add a 5cent tax on the use of paper or plastic bags in store, but Governor Andrea Cuomo signed a law that blocked（反對） the tax Cuomo said the tax idea was“ deeply faulty” because it would have allowed store owners to keep the money from the tax instead of putting it toward environmental efforts. Cuomo announced plans to create a task force to look into the plasticbag problem. By the end of the year, the task force may suggest a statewide ban of plastic bags, a tax on them, or something entirely new. Several cities around the country have either banned plastic bags or charged a fee for their use. In Washington ., the charge is 5 cents per bag. Since the fee started there, the number of plastic bags on the streets and waterways dropped by 60%. Seattle, Washington, has banned plastic carryout bags and charges a minimum of 5 cents for paper. Chicago, Illinois, will soon add a 7cent tax on paper and plastic bags. In New York, some politicians who thwarted a tax say it puts too much stress on lowine citizens and working families. They argue that those people need the money to spend on food, not on bags. 28. What do the majority of people think of plastic bags? A. They are easy to be recycled. B. They do little harm to wild animals. C. Shopping can’t be done without them D. Handling them benefits the environment. 29. Why did Andrea Cuomo sign a law against the bag tax? A. Because he thought it was quite imperfect. B. Because he thought it was something ne