Book：No Looking Back
Author：Shivani Gupta
Snivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a car crash．It took Shivani years of pain，struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body．Then tragedy struck again. As the newly-married Shivani drove to Manali with her family，a truck crashed into her car．Shivani refused to give in—she wouldn't let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions．
Book：Courage Beyond Compare
Author：Sanjay Sharma
The 10 sportspersons in the book are champions in diverse fields like athletics，swimming and badminton，who have brought glory to the country．They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields．
Book：Face to Face
Author：Ved Mehta
Blind since the age of four，the author led a lonely childhood in India until he was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind，to which he flew alone at 15．America and the school changed his life，leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career．
Book：This Star Won’t Go Out
Author：Lori and Wayne Earl
Diagnosed with cancer at 12，Esther Earl was a bright and talented，but very normal teenager．She lived a hope-filled and generous life．A cheerful，positive and encouraging daughter，sister and friend，Esther died in 2010，shortly after turning 16，but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence．
1. The book No Looking Back mainly talks about ________.

A．an unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents

B．10 disabled athletes who are champions in sports field

C．a successful author who was blind during his childhood

D．an inspiring teenager who died of cancer

2. When reading the book written by Sanjay Sharma，we will ________.

A．find the author is a sports lover

B．get inspired by the sportspersons’spirits

C．be proud to be a sportsperson

D．find sportspersons are full of power

3. In which book does the author tell of himself?

A．Face to Face.

B．This Star Won't GO Out.

C．Courage Beyond Compare.

D．No Looking Back.

4. Which word can best describe the characters of all the four books?

A．Intelligent.

B．Passionate.

C．Inspiring

D．Pessimistic

In Florida，one McDonald’s customer started a pay-it-forward chain that inspired other 249 customers to be generous and do the same．
ABC News reports the spirit of giving is in the air as 250 drive-thru(免下车服务) customer at a local McDonald’s paid for the meals of the people next to the them．Lakeland customer Torie Keene was paying for her food on Wednesday morning when she decided to pay for the meal of the car next to her.
Keene then purposely told McDonald’s cashier Marisabel Figueroa to greet the other   customer “Merry Christmas” and not “Happy Holidays．”The next customer was moved when Figueroa said her food was already paid by the previous car．That’s when she thought that she would love to do the same and the domino effect followed.
Figueroa，who worked from 9 a．m．to 3 p．m．on Wednesday，said that the chain reaction almost lasted for her entire shift．“I just kept giving everyone the same message，and they were all so stunned and so happy，”she continued.“One lady even paid for the meals of the next three cars behind her.”
While people were amazed by how generous they could get，Figueroa said she had “never experienced something like that before” in her 12 years of working for McDonald’s．“I feel very blessed to have been a part of a11 that，”the cashier said．
Keene contacted Figueroa on Facebook when the pay-it-forward chain came out in the local news．She revealed that she was the “mystery customer” that started the long chain of kindness.
Keene added that she was surprised by the number of people who continued her good deed when she was only trying to brighten someone’s day.
5. Who started the pay-it-forward chain?

A．Father Christmas.

B．Marisabel Figueroa.

C．Manager of a McDonald’s.

D．Torie Keene from Lakeland.

6. What’re the drivers’ reactions towards the generous behavior?

A．Lucky and unbelievable.

B．Funny and surprised.

C．Amazed and moved.

D．Ridiculous and happy.

7. For how long did the chain last?

A．A week．

B．A whole day．

C．About twelve hours．

D．About six hours.

Though Ayn Rand died more than twenty-five years ago，many Americans still argue about her．People also continue to talk about her ideas and her interesting life．
As a young child，Alisa loved books．She began to write her own stories，when she was only seven．She took classes in politics，history，law and writing．In 1926，she traveled to the United States and decided she would never leave．She also decided to change her name to“Ayn Rand．”Newly named，Rand moved to Hollywood，California to work in the movie business．Throughout the 1930s，she published two books，but did not earn much critical or popular recognition．
Then，in 1943，Rand’s famous book“The Fountainhead”was published．It took her seven years to write the novel．Twelve publishers rejected the book．However，a man named Archibald Ogden loved the story and convinced the Bobbs-Merrill company to publish it．“The Fountainhead”became a huge SUCCESS around the world．It has sold more than six million copies．It continues to sell about one hundred thousand copies each year．
“The Fountainhead”tells the story of a young building designer named Howard Roark．Roark wants to build interesting，modern-looking buildings．However，most people only want to see traditional designs．Roark loves designing and building more than anything in the world. But he refuses to compromise and make buildings he hates．Several people work against Roark and his goals．But in the end，Roark succeeds．
“The Fountainhead”is an unusual novel for many reasons．It is more than 700 pages long，far longer than most books people read for entertainment．More importantly，it also includes discussions of philosophy，which are not usually found in popular books．Most critics did not like“The Fountainhead”．But readers loved it．In 1949，it was made into a popular movie．
She lived quietly in New York City until she died in 1982．She is still one of the most loved，and hated American thinkers and writers．
8. When did Alisa decide to change her name to Ayn Rand?

A．When she began to write her own stories．

B．When she decided to settle in the US．

C．When she took classes in politics and writing．

D．When she moved to Hollywood，California．

9. Which of the following is true of Rand’s famous book“The Fountainhead”?

A．It cost the author eight years to complete．

B．It was loved by all the twelve publishers．

C．It was finally published by Archibald Ogden．

D．It was a great Success around the world.

10. What can we learn about Howard Roark?

A．He wants to build interesting，traditional buildings.

B．He loves designing and building anything in the world.

C．He has to give in and make buildings he hates.

D．He achieves his goals and eventually gains success.

11. “The Fountainhead”is an unusual novel mainly because_______．

A．it is far longer than most books for entertainment

B．it was well-received by most critics and readers

C．it also includes discussions of philosophy

D．it was made into a popular TV play in 1949

As jewelry designers，my sister Jodie and I are always traveling for work．We need to go to a lot of shows，so we can’t pack lightly and usually bring about four suitcases filled with our work．
Most of our stuff is made from heavy materials and metals．So part of the routine for us when we fly is getting stopped by security．Our jewelry sets off the alarms，and we’ve become accustomed to arriving early to go through private screenings．Most of the time，it’s not troublesome.
However，on our recent trip to a Paris trade show，we were stopped at security and asked to empty our bags. One of the agents walked over to another agent and they started whispering to each other．Both gentlemen came back，and one of them then told us that it seemed that we were carrying a very dangerous object.
My sister and I just said，“Huh?”Of course，we were a little concerned，thinking that maybe someone put something dangerous in one of our bags when we weren’t looking．
One of the agents then started to unpack our bags．I kept asking what he was 1ooking for and then the object in question finally appeared．It was our Cosima necklace．It's a piece of jewelry，with large，metal triangular spikes．
My sister and I 1ooked at each other and breathed a huge sigh of relief．We started laughing and explained to the two male agents that it was just a necklace from our collection．not a weapon of mass destruction．They thought we were lying，and one agent kept repeating that he believed it was a weapon.
I tried to explain that we were jewelry designers going to a trade show，and this was simply a piece from our collection．But the agents didn’t buy it．Then a few women guards came over to assist．One of the women guards was holding an earring up to her ear and another was trying on a ring．Apparently，they liked our stuff．
It was only at this point that the male guards gave up．And I think they also got tired of listening to a bunch of women talk about jewelry．They let us through．
We took the names of the women agents and sent them a piece of jewelry when we got back to say thanks．
12. The writer and her sister were stopped by the agents because ________.

A．their suitcases were too heavy

B．the agents wanted to play a joke on them

C．they were suspected to carry dangerous objects

D．the agents wanted to admire the jewelry inside the suitcases

13. The underlined word“buy”in Paragraph 7 probably means ________.

A．doubt

B．believe

C．purchase

D．understand

14. The writer sent the women agents a piece of jewelry in order to ________.

A．persuade them to buy her jewelry later

B．get help from them next time

C．show them her talent in designing jewelry

D．show them her gratitude for their assistance

15. According to this passage，which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Someone put something dangerous in one of the writer’s bags.

B．The male agents didn’t believe the writer at first.

C．The female agents liked the jewelry.

D．The writer is always travelling on business.