Ammie Reddick from East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, was only 18 months old when she had the accident that has scarred her for life. While her mother was away for a moment, the inquisitive baby reached up to a hot kettle in the family kitchen and poured boiling water all over her tiny body.

An ambulance was called and rushed the baby to a nearby hospital. Twenty percent of Ammie's body had been burned and all of her burns were third-degree. The doctors could tell immediately that Ammie's best chance of survival was a specialized burns unit(科) some miles away at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. There, using tissue taken from unburned areas of Ammie's body, surgeons performed complex skin grafts（移植）to close her wounds and control her injuries, an operation that took about six hours. Over the next 16 years, Ammie had 12 more operations to repair her body.

When she started school at Maxwelton Primary at age four, other pupils made cruel comments or simply wouldn't play with her. “I was the only burned child in the street, the class and the school,”she recalls. “Some children refused to become friends because of that.”

Today, age 17, Ammie can only ever remember being a burned person with scars; pain is a permanent part of her body. She still has to have two further operations. Yet she is a confident, outgoing teenager who offers inspiration and hope to other young burns victims.

Ammie's parents Ruby, a funeral director and Gibby, a policeman, have been a great support. “They told me if people had a problem with my burns, the problem was theirs not mine,” says Ammie. “They taught me to cope with other people's reactions and constantly reminded me I was valued and loved." Ammie's positive philosophy（人生觀） means she is now in demand with burns organizations, helping younger patients build their self-esteem  to live with permanent scars.

“Now she is a member of the Scottish Burned Children's Club, which a charity set up last year.” says Donald Todd, chairman of the club and a senior burns nurse at Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Sick Children, “Ammie provides so much encouragement for younger ones. She is upbeat and outgoing and a perfect role model for them.”

This month, Ammie will be joining the younger children at the Graffham Water Centre in Cambridgeshire for the charity's first summer camp . "I'll show them how to shrug off  unkind stares from others," she says. Ammie loves wearing fashionable sleeveless tops and she plans to show the youngsters at summer camp that they can too. "I do not go to great lengths to hide my burns scars," she says. “I gave up wondering how other people would react years ago.”

Ammie was taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary because ____________ .

  A. it was the nearest hospital away from her home

  B. it was a hospital specializing in childhood disease

  C. only there can skin grafts be performed

D. it has more advanced and specialized techniques to cure burns

How many operations will Ammie have to receive altogether?

  A. 12                 B. 13                   C. 14               D. 15

The underlined phrase “shrug off” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______ .

  A. perform        B. ignore               C. accept           D. tolerate

Which of the following best describes Ammie’s?

  A. Strong-minded, optimistic and helpful

B. Shy, pessimistic and discouraged

  C. Fashionable, sensitive and easygoing

  D. Careful, confident and intelligent

At first, the earth’s surface（表面） layer (層) was made up of huge blocks of hard, solid rocks. Then slowly, the rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces. Finally stones, pebbles (卵石) and grains of sand were formed. Many sorts of plants and animals lived and died on the surface of the earth. Their remains mixed up with the stones, pebbles and formed soil. The outmost layer of the earth is soil.

There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break into smaller ones. Wind, water. heat and cold help to break up rocks. When winds blow grains of sand against a large rock for a long time, the softer layers of the rock are slowly worn away. These leave holes and cracks (裂縫) in the rock, which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces.

The moving water of streams and rivers also helps to break up rocks. As the water moves along, it carries with it small pieces of rock. These rub the larger ones. Thus, the larger rocks are worn down to smaller pieces.

The heat of the sun is also helpful to breaking up rocks. When the sun shines, the rocks become very hot. If these rocks are suddenly cooled, they may crack. Ice also plays a part in making soil. Water in the carcks can turn into ice in cold weather. As this happens, it becomes bigger and the cracks become wider, and finally break into smaller pieces.

According to the passage, soil ______ .

   A. forms very slowly

   B. is a mixture of stones, pebbles and sand

   C. makes up the layers of the earth

   D. is becoming smaller and smaller

How many factors are mentioned in helping break up rocks?

   A. Three.      B. Four.      C. Five.        D. More than five.

Which of the follwing speeds up（加速） the breaks of rocks most?

   A. Hot weather.                    B. Cold water.

   C. Sharp changes in temperature.      D. More dead plants in the cracks.

Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The remains of many plants and animals formed soil.

   B. If a large rock never moves, it will never break up.

   C. Even if a large rock never moves, it will break up.

   D. Ice in the cracks helps to break up rocks.

The best title for this passage should be ____ ?

   A. Soil From Rocks

   B. Ways to Break up Rocks

   C. Soil on the Earth

   D. Soil, Outmost Layer of the Earth

. My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours , but it is twice _______ expensive .

 A. as        B. so     C. too       D. Very

. — Thank you for picking me up in this remote area! 

  — _____. I’m just going in the same direction.

  A. With pleasure          B. None of you business 

  C.Think nothing of it      D. There’s nothing in it 

. I want to learn about your holidays. Could you tell me how you usually _____Thanksgiving Day in your country.

A. congratulate     B. observe      C.honor   D.remind

. --- My teacher told me just now that I passed the test! 

  --- ______.

   A. Go ahead   B. At your pleasure   C. I’m so glad for you   D. with pleasure 

 . The conference gives a chance for people of different ____ to exchange.

     A. characters          B. attitudes        C. views         D. Ways

 . Xiao Wang, ____ Smith is waiting for you at ____ school gate.

     A. the; the          B. the; 不填          C. a; 不填           D. a; the

 . — Why was Professor Johnson unhappy those days?

     — The only reason was ________the theory he stick to ____ wrong.

     A.that;  proving   B. why; being proved        C. that; proved     D. why; was proved

35. He is no cleverer than me. Which sentence has the same meaning?

A. He is not cleverer than me.                        B. He is cleverer than me.

C. He is as clever as me.                             D. He is as stupid as me.