Every child has a dream of what they want to be，right? When Renee Butts was little，her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one．Sadly，when she was 14，her father died and she was never able to volunteer with him．Renee's story doesn't end there，however，which is why I think of her as a true hero．She was strong-minded and never gave up，which makes her a good firefighter．

Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency，like fighting a fire，dealing with a car accident or helping someone who's sick．Other days she is in the driver's seat．Sometimes Renee works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shits．She also has a family to take care of．Her husband is a firefighter，too．

Renee remembers the first time she fought a fire．She was awoken early in the morning by the alarm．She said she was very nervous but did what she had to do．

When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is，she replied，“Helping people and saving their lives．” I think that shows signs of being a true hero．She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need．With 140 people in her station，Renee is one of the only three women．

I think she's great．We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others．Renee's deed helps me believe that I can do anything．I hope someday to be just like her：to wake up and help people every day．

1．When her father died，Renee Butts         ．

A．gave up her dream                                      B．decided to do as her father did

C．married a firefighter                                    D．became a child without family

2．What is Renee's husband?

A．A driver．           B．A writer．              C．A doctor．             D．A fireman．

3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The writer learns a lot from Renee．            B．There are 143 members in the station．

C．Renee works 9 to 11 hours every day．        D．Renee wants to be famous by doing so．

4．What does the writer think of Renee Butts?

A．Clever．               B．Careful．              C．Helpful．                D．Outgoing．

5．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A True Hero                                            B．A Busy Volunteer

C．A Famous Woman                                     D．A Sweet Dream

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　　Many children like watching TV．It's very interesting and they can see a lot and know many things about other people．They can also learn from the radio．But they can learn easily with TV．Why?Be-cause they carn hear and watch at the same time．But they carn't watch anything from the radio．

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　　Many children watch TV only on Saturday and Sunday evenings．They are very busy．But some chil-dren watch TV every night．They go to bed late．It's not good for their eyes and health．

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It's very interesting for children to watch TV．

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(2)

Children can know many things about other people from only the radio．

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(3)

Children like watching TV because it helps to open their mind and find better way to do things．

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(4)

Children go to bed early after watching TV．

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Watching TV is good for children's eyes and health．

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Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.
Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.
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【小題4】From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that in Africa_________.
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Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1. The underlined word "Chores" probably means

A．網(wǎng)上沖浪B．家務(wù)雜活C．體育活動D．家庭作業(yè)

2. Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________.

A. do not need money to play

B. can play all kinds of ball games

C. don't like to go to school

D. don't like to do their homework

3.The passage is mainly about_________.

A. education in Africa

B. children's school life in Africa

C. the Internet in Africa

D. children's daily life in Africa

4.From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that in Africa_________.

A. basketball is popular among children

B. children in Africa have to pay for school

C. some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes

D. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

 

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Egypt and South Africa are the top two users of the Internet in Africa. All of the capital cities there can get on the Internet.

Some schools offer computer lessons but few students can enjoy computer fun at home.

1. The underlined word "Chores" probably means

A．網(wǎng)上沖浪B．家務(wù)雜活C．體育活動D．家庭作業(yè)

2. Sports are very popular in Africa because chil­dren _________.

A. do not need money to play

B. can play all kinds of ball games

C. don't like to go to school

D. don't like to do their homework

3.The passage is mainly about_________.

A. education in Africa

B. children's school life in Africa

C. the Internet in Africa

D. children's daily life in Africa

4.From the passage, we can infer (推斷) that in Africa_________.

A. basketball is popular among children

B. children in Africa have to pay for school

C. some children in Africa have to take two for­eign language classes

D. people in Egypt and South Africa may get higher pay than people in the other countries

 

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