3．As a group of young African immigrants struggle to adapt to life in the United States，an after-school drama program at White Oak Middle School aims to make their lives easier by first making them a little harder．
Project X is a program that uses drama，dance，poetry and other creative outlets to help students discuss the tough and sometimes painful problems they face as pre-teen immigrants with language barriers．A final unveiling of their creation will be performed for friends and family at the end of the year at Imagination Stage．
Wanjiru Kamau，coordinator of White Oak's African Club said it's important to give troubles to group members to help them find their place at the school．"It comforts those who are uncomfortable，and it discomforts those who are comfortable，"Kamau said of Project X．
Kamau teamed up with Imagination Stage after she noticed that many African students seemed uncomfortable talking about problems，such as being laughed at by their fellow students about how they look and talk．When most of the kids join the club，they speak little or no English，Kamau said．Each week，the club typically draws five to ten students who are originally from Africa for discussion sessions and the Project X programme．
"We are going to express ourselves through our words and our actions，and that's powerful，"said teaching artist Meg Green as she introduced fill-in-the-blank poems the students wrote about their identities．
One student，F(xiàn)rank Ketchouang，13，wrote，"I am from the world； I am love，"which drew oohs and aahs from the group．Ketchouang has been in the United States for less than a year，said Program Coordinator Chad Dike．When Ketchouang started attending Project X，he had been in the United States for two months and spoke no English．Now he's one of the group's most outgoing members and helps translate instructions from English to Creole for the group's newest member，who is from Haiti．
Many people will give up when there's a language barrier，"but these students prove them wrong"．Kamau said．"You do have something to give．You are important．When TV，media，etc．a(chǎn)re bringing them down，this program is bringing them up．"

41．Project X is intended for helping the young African immigrants toC．
A．get over language barriers                   B．enrich after-school life
C．overcome tough problems                      D．become more creative
42．How well the members learn in the Project X program is shown byA．
A．their annual creative performances          B．their annual scores gained at school
C．the comments of friends and family          D．the comments of the program teachers
43．What do we know about the Imagination Stage？B
A．It's established by Kamau for Project X．
B．It's a cooperative partner of White Oak'S African Club．
C．It's a project designed by White Oak Middle School．
D．It's operated once at the end of each year．
44．According to the author，what Franck Ketchouang wrote wasC．
A．silly        B．simple      C．excellent     D．contradictory
45．The passage is written mainly toA．
A．introduce the Project X program           B．inspire immigrants to never give up
C．a(chǎn)dvocate White Oak'S African Club        D．call for more attention to immigrants．

分析 這篇文章是介紹一個(gè)Project X項(xiàng)目，旨在通過每年的創(chuàng)造性的表演幫助年輕的非洲移民克服困難的問題．

解答 41-45．CABCA
41  C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從文章第二段的句子：Project X is a program that uses drama，dance，poetry and other creative outlets to help students discuss the tough and sometimes painful problems they face as pre-teen immigrants with language barriers．可知Project X是想幫助年輕的非洲移民克服困難的問題，故選C．
42   A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從文章第二段的句子：A final unveiling of their creation will be performed for friends and family at the end of the year at Imagination Stage可知會員對Project X了解的多好是通過每年的創(chuàng)造性的表演展示的．故選A．
43   B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從文章第四段的句子：Kamau teamed up with Imagination Stage after she noticed that many African students seemed uncomfortable talking about problems，such as being laughed at by their fellow students about how they look and talk．可知Imagination Stage 是由White Oak'S African Club．的合作伙伴，故選B．
44    C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．從文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子：One student，F(xiàn)rank Ketchouang，13，wrote，"I am from the world； I am love，"which drew oohs and aahs from the group．可知Franck Ketchouang寫的是很優(yōu)秀的，故選C．
45   A 主旨大意題．從全篇文章和第二段的句子：Project X is a program that uses drama，dance，poetry and other creative outlets to help students discuss the tough and sometimes painful problems they face as pre-teen immigrants with language barriers．可知這篇文章是介紹一個(gè)Project X項(xiàng)目，故選A．

點(diǎn)評 做閱讀理解時(shí)要快速的瀏覽全文，把握文章主旨大意，帶著問題回到原文，尋找細(xì)節(jié)或概括相應(yīng)的答案，最后要理清作者寫作思路．

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B．respect the privacy of the victim
C．separate their work from feelings
D．a(chǎn)sk police for permission to take photos
68．The 5th and 6th paragraphs mainly tell us thatD．
A．speed determines the success of a news story
B．photo agencies are greedier than serious newspeople
C．photographers have free access to photos of accidents
D．profit is the driving force beliind the competition for photos
69．It can be learned from the last paragraph that serious newspeopleB．
A．obtain photos differently from news agencies
B．a(chǎn)re no better than self-employed photographers
C．a(chǎn)re more devoted to work than non-professionals
D．have a higher moral standard than self-employed photographers
70．The underlined word"them"in the last paragraph refers toD．
A．photo editors                          B．photo agencies
C．serious newspeople                     D．self-employed photographers．

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12．Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin growers．He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982，and missed winning the fifth year by a mere 5 pounds．Today，his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies．The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1，000 pounds．"I don't have any training in genetics （遺傳學(xué)）；it was all trial and error，"Dill says．He inherited his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years．
Dill still grows giant pumpkins，but not for competition．In the fall，visitors come to enjoy the pumpkin patch on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia，Canada．He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins．One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at 5eachforcharity．5 each for charity．
It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin，Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer as needed．Plant the giant pumpkin seed．A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day，so careful watering-every day or two-is essential．You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it．
Dill's favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981．It weighted 493.5 pounds．"I've grown them larger since，but that one meant a lot，"he remembers．"I never would have predicted ten years ago that there would be a 1，000-pounder，but there are many of them now，"says Dill．The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania．He grew a 1，469 pounder．Dill says，"These world champions are grown from my seeds，so I feel like a winner right along with them．"

56．What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983？D
A．It weighed over 1，000 pounds．
B．It was missing after the competition．
C．It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982．
D．It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill's biggest one that year．
57．One of Dill's giant pumpkins earnedA．
A.2210           B.442        C.1000       D.1469
58．In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells aboutD．
A．how to do a soil test        B．how to plant the giant pumpkin seed
C．when to water the pumpkin    D．how to grow a giant pumpkin
59．Which of the following is true according to the passage？C
A．Howard Dill is well trained in genetics．
B．Howard Dill grows pumpkins just for competiton．
C．Dill felt proud of Larry Checkon's champion pumpkin．
D．Dill's favorite pumpkin is the heaviest of all those he has ever grown．
60．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？A
A．Gardening Giant：Howard Dill
B．World Champion Pumpkin
C．Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds
D．How to Grow Giant Pumpkins．

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13．I was sleeping in my room when my bed started shaking and a loud noise was heard．I woke up and my mom was screaming my name．Next moment I was running along with my younger sister，mom and dad．Before I ran out of the door，I realized my elder sister hadn't come out yet．So I screamed her name at the top of my voice．My mom said she had gone to her class．Then the four of us，along with many others，were running on the staircase．We lived on the seventh floor，so I thought we would not be able to make it and the building would fall before we managed to reach even the fourth floor．My dad's head was injured by something falling down．I did try to put my hand over his head．When we reached the sixth floor，the building split into two．We had no way to get down．
The next thing I remember is silence．There were around 30people on the staircase and none could react．Five minutes later，someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flat．We all went in．We were wondering how would get down．From the balcony of the sixth-floor flat，I saw people standing on the ground floor．All eyes were stuck on us．I could see my elder sister crying．
Our first hope of surviving came when a worker climbed a rope to where we were．That was the first time we thought maybe we could get down．Half an hour passed and we were still trapped．Finally RSS people arrived with ropes．They got people down one by one．My biggest worry was how my dad would get down．Finally after two and a half hours，we all got down．
That day we saw the power of nature．It has taken more than two years to build the flats and it took just one and a half minutes to destroy the structure．

59．What is this passage mainly about？D
A．Ways to survive an earthquake．
B．Reasons why earthquakes happen．
C．The love of parents in an earthquake．
D．The writer's experience in an earthquake．
60．When the building split into two，the writer and his familyB．
A．were still sleeping
B．were trapped on the sixth floor
C．were looking for a family member
D．were running on the staircase of the seventh floor
61．The first time the writer thought they would probably survive was whenC．
A．he was encouraged by people on the ground floor
B．someone opened the door of the sixth-floor flat
C．a(chǎn) worker climbed up on a rope
D．RSS people arrived with ropes
62．The earthquake made the writer realize thatB．
A．there is always hope for people
B．the power of nature is really great
C．natural disasters can happen any time
D．human beings are strong in natural disasters．

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