Robert Frost was one of America’s best-known writers. But his fame came late in his life. When people began to read his poems, he was forty years old.
Robert was born in San Francisco. His childhood was unhappy. His father often drank too much and became angry. His father treated him unkindly and always put him in the dark room. As a child, Robert was afraid of darkness. When he was eleven, his father died.
After high school, Robert’s grandfather offered to pay his cost at Dartmouth College. But Robert left there after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. Sometimes he worked as a teacher, sometimes a reporter. But always, he wrote poetry (诗歌). In 1912, he decided to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. In Britain, his first book of poems, A Boy’s Will, was published in 1913. Robert received high praise from British readers. But Robert’s best book of poems was North of Boston. In Britain, readers liked his writing style—took simple natural things and built a world of new meanings. His works were easily understood.
But his life was sad. His son killed himself. His wife was often sick. Robert Frost, suffered from his own imaginary sickness. He lived a different life through his poems. He talked about simple, natural things: trees, the weather, seasons, night and day.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. What can we know about Robert’s father from the passage?
| A．He was kind to everyone. |
| B．He always made Robert stay in the dark room alone. |
| C．He was a good father and loved Robert a lot. |
| D．He seldom drank and got angry. |
| A．Robert Frost’s fame came early in his childhood. |
| B．Robert Frost lived an unhappy life in his childhood. |
| C．Robert Frost was treated kindly by his father in his childhood. |
| D．Robert Frost often drank together with his father in his childhood. |
| A．Dartmouth College. | B．The darkness. |
| C．The high school. | D．Frost’s first book of poems. |
①Frost’s father ②Frost’s mother ③Frost’s grandfather ④Frost’s grandmother
⑤Frost’s son ⑥Frost’s wife
| A．①②③④ | B．③④⑤⑥ | C．①③⑤⑥ | D．①②④⑤ |
a. A Boy’s Will came out. b. Working at different jobs.
c. Robert Frost’s father died. d. Studying at Dartmouth College.
e. Finishing high school. f. Taking the family to Britain.
| A．a-b-c-d-e-f | B．c-d-a-b-f-e | C．e-f-a-b-c-d | D．c-e-d-b-f-a |
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“To the Red Hotel,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. “Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please,” the taxi driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip.”
根据短文内容，判断正误，正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。
1. The driver was very excited before he saw the young man.
2. It is very far from the railway station to the Red Hotel.
3. The young man was cheated (骗).
4. The two taxi drivers were both honest.
5. Maybe the taxi driver got thirteen dollars at last.
For many American 10-year-olds, summer is always a time for goofing around（消磨时光）, hanging out with friends, and playing outside until the sun goes down. However, for Liam Hannon, the summer of 2017 was a bit different. That year, Liam did not want to go to summer camp, so he made a deal with his dad to stay busy and active. He joined a program to give back to the community. Specifically, he was given a task to help homeless people.
Liam pointed out to his dad that there were a lot of homeless people just outside their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. These people were hungry and Liam thought he could do something to lift their spirits. Liam and his dad began making sandwiches. Together, they made 20 lunches that first week, which they then handed out to the homeless people. When the week was over, Liam realized he was not ready to put away his bread knife just yet, so Liam’s Lunches of Love was born.
“No one should be hungry,” Liam wrote on his GoFundMe page. He created the online page with his father as a way to help raise money for Lunches of Love. Donations that were received through GoFundMe have enabled Liam to buy a better cart（手推车）and make thousands of additional lunches. Liam also gets help from friends and volunteers to make and deliver the lunches. His friends love drawing pictures and writing encouraging messages on the brown paper bags that the lunches and healthy snacks are packed in. “I’ve seen people who are feeling really down. But when we hand them a lunch, their faces just light up,” says Liam.
But be didn’t stop there. Liam has another project called Legos（乐高）of Love. People send in their old toys, which are then sorted and given to children who are living at homeless shelters.
One thing is certain: This now 12-year-old knows how to pay it forward（让爱传播出去）. His Lunches of Love is an example of how even something as simple as a sandwich can change the world.
1. What did Liam Hannon do in the summer holiday of 2017?| A．He went to summer camp. |
| B．He hung out with his friends. |
| C．He helped many homeless people with his father and friends. |
| D．He drew pictures and wrote encouraging messages on the paper bags. |
| A．By raising money for them. | B．By making sandwiches for them. |
| C．By buying old toys for them. | D．By creating a project called Legos of Love. |
| A．we should ask our friends for help |
| B．we should enjoy the summer holiday with our family |
| C．simple help can make a big difference |
| D．projects make a lot of fun |
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1. The space holiday centre will look like a ________wheel.| A．bicycle | B．car | C．truck |
| A．buy cheaper things | B．visit the moon | C．travel under the ground |
| A．towels | B．beds | C．washing machines |
| A．can hold 100 people | B．will have a park | C．will be very modern |
| A．Holidays in Space | B．Companies in Space | C．Life in Space |
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1. Joanne "Jo" Rowling was born_______.
| A．on 31 June 1965 | B．on 31 July 1965 |
| C．in the USA | D．in Canada |
| A．Harry Potter |
| B．Most Influential man in Britain |
| C．the actress of Harry Potter |
| D．The writer of Harry Potter |
| A．in 1997 | B．in 2007 |
| C．in 2010 | D．in 1965 |
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| A．/3:t/ | B．/u:t/ | C．/aut/ | D．/əut/ |
| A．River | B．Purpose | C．Thing | D．Tomorrow |
| A．a poet | B．a fisherman | C．a translator | D．Li Bai’s friend |
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During the Civil(国内的) War he worked as a reporter and used Mark Twain as his pen name. The stories he wrote in this period made him famous and popular. He made a lot of money by writing, lecturing and running his own publishing house. But he spent all of it on high living and unsuccessful business.
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1. Mark Twain's father die ________.| A．in 1835 | B．in 1847 | C．in 1910 | D．in 1848 |
| A．on a train | B．on a bus | C．on a boat | D．in an office |
| A．during the Civil War | B．during the World War Ⅱ |
| C．during the War of Independence | D．during the World War Ⅰ |
| A．Yes, he did． | B．No, he didn't. | C．It isn’t mentioned. | D．Yes, he didn't. |
| A．All the things he did and saw. | B．His father and mother. |
| C．His friends. | D．His father. |
