At first sight,Ronny looked like every other kid.n the first-grade classroom.Broken shoes,a little bit of dirt behind his ear.On closer inspection,thought,the dirt on Ronny's face told me he didn't get dirty at school.

I worked with all the students on a one-on-one basis to improve their reading skills.Each day,Ronny's eyes followed me as I set up in a corner,"Pick me!"When it was Ronny's turn,he'd run across the room immediately.He tried to sound out "Bud the Sub."It sounded more like "Baw Daw Saw" when he said it because of his speech impediment.

At the end of this year,I gave him a book as an award for his improvement in reading.Tears rolled down his face, together with the dirt as he held the book tightly to his chest.

A few days later,I noticed Ronny on his seat,the book open on top of his legs.I could see his lips move as he read to himself.His teacher appeared beside me."He hasn't put that book down.He wears it like a shirt,close to his heart.Did you know that's the first book he's ever actually had?"Fighting back tears,I got closer to Ronny and asked, "will you read me your book,Ronny?"He looked up.And then,for the next few minutes,he read to me with more expression and confidence than I'd ever thought possible from him.The pages were already dog-eared,like the book had been read thousands of times already.When he finished reading,Ronny closed his book and said with great pleasure,"Good book."

21.The underlined word "impediment" in Paragraph 2 has the closest meaning to      .

A.skill                 B.gift                  C.voice                     D.problem

22.Ronny cried when getting the book because he      .

A.got the very book he had been looking for     B.felt sorry for his slow progress in reading

C.was very happy to have a book of his own      D.got a gift from his teachers for the first time

23.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A.Ronny and I       B.Ronny's Book      C.Ronny's Reading Skill     D.Ronny's School Life

In many places like Britain and Italy,if you leave the house without your wallet,you'll be in a difficult situation all day.No way to pay for food or transportation.But in China's largest cities,you can certainly survive without carrying cash or credit cards as long as you've got your smart phone.

When I lived in the United States,I didn't pay cash very often but I always carried my credit cards.I wrote checks（支票）for my rent and paid most of my bills online.

China's fast-developing mobile business industry is expected to surpass（超越）that of the US,so I set out to see how far a phone would get me in Beijing.Admittedly,I was a bit doubtful about going an entire day in Beijing without any wallet,but I was surprised to discover just how easy it was.

I paid for breakfast by scanning a QR code（密码）on the window of a hole-in-wall restaurant that sells jiangbing,a delicious fried food and one of China's most popular street breakfasts.All I had to do was to input a password and the deal was complete.

Then I called a taxi using my phone to meet Gu Yu,co-founder of a new payment app,Mileslife.Ride sharing using a mobile payment allows people to save money by ordering different taxi stops and sharing the fares（车费）at the end.

Gu said many Chinese didn't even like to use credit cards because they preferred to pay by phone."China doesn't have a really moneymaking credit card system,"he said,"So Chinese just skipped（跨越）credit cards and went to mobile payments."As we rode around Beijing,Gu pointed out the advantages of mobile payments.No coins or bills that could be lost or stolen,and of course,no wallet.

24.Which payment is more popular in the writer's country?

A.Cash.             B.Bank.             C.Credit Card.     D.Mobile Phone.

25.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A.Mobile payments are becoming popular.         B.Most Chinese prefer credit cards to phone.

C.It saves much more money to pay by phone.     D.No wallet can be lost or stolen in China now.

26.What does the writer think of the mobile payment in China?

A.He doubts it.         B.He supports it.       C.He is against it.     D.He disbelieves it.

As facts prove,a mother sits in the passenger seat while a teen learns to drive,which can change the teen's brain activity.For the study,researchers came up with a driving simulation（模拟）test that encourages risk-taking behavior in teens.

Twenty-five teens were asked to pass the simulation test in the shortest time possible.In the simulation,there are 26 intersections（交叉路口）that teens need to pass through.Each intersection provides a choice to stop at a yellow light,which could delay（耽搁）the driver for three seconds,or finish the simulation faster by speeding through the yellow light.

If the drivers didn't crash,they'll finish earlier;if not,there is a six-second delay to their time of completion（完成，结束）.The study required（要求）teens to go through the simulation on their own as well as under Mum's watch.

The results show that when teens drive alone,they drive past the yellow light 55 percent of the time.However,if Mum is present,racing past the yellow light was seen at decreased rate of 45 percent.In addition,the study found that driving alone caused changes in the teens' brains,causing an increase of blood flow towards the reward center of the brain.If Mums were present,blood flow to the brain's reward center increased when they make safer driving decisions.

Researchers think that parents play an important role in helping their children to make more thoughtful decisions.Sarah Helfinstein,a researcher From University of Maryland,who's in the passenger seat,"Basically,they're being influenced by what they expect the wish of the other person to be,"she said.

27.What were the teens asked to do in the driving simulation test?

A.To stop at the yellow light.                          B.To finish the test as quickly as possible.

C.To make as few mistakes as possible.                  D.To go through the intersection safely.

28.What happened to the teens when they were driving alone?

A.They completed the test 6 seconds early.              B.Their brain's reward center became less active.

C.More blood flowed towards their brain's reward center.    D.They were less likely to race past the yellow lights.

29.From the last paragraph,we know that Sarah Helfinstein      .

A.gives further explanation to the study                    B.adds new evidence to the study

C.offers a different opinion on the study               D.expresses her doubts about the result of the study

30.What can we learn from the driving simulation test?

A.Teens shouldn't drive alone.                      B.Teens learn to drive quickly with Mum.

C.Teens are influenced by Mum's driving style.          D.Teens drive more safely with Mum in a car.

The Ways To Lift Up Your Mood

Everyone has periods in their lives when everything seems very hard,when there's nobody to talk to and the mood（情绪）is just getting worse and worse._31_

The first thing you should try is socializing and thinking positively.It's very hard,because usually when we feel sad we lock ourselves at home and try to think about all the bad things we have.But if you'll try to force yourself and call a friend for a cup of coffee,the chances for changing your mood into better are very good.Just try to avoid bad thought._32_

_33_It could be something you wanted for a long time—a short trip,a coat,a ring or anything that could lift up your mood.It doesn't have to be costly,but it has to be good to yourself.

Not only giving gifts to yourself can lift up your mood._34_Think of your friends,family,relatives or even local chaities（慈善机构）,choose one person and give him a gift.It doesn't have be something expensive or big.It may be just a little toy to your poor neighbor's child.Making another person feel happy will make you feel good in your heart and mind.

Take control of your feeling.Don't let them control you._35_Just follow the advice above and start doing something.

A.Cry aloud if you feel it is necessary.

B.Here are some things that may help you lift up your mood.

C.Making yourself feel better isn't that hard.

D.Buying things to others may be a perfect way to feel happy.

E.Try your best to lock yourself at home alone.

F.Instead,try to think about the bright side of your life.

G.You should also try doing something only for yourself,something totally selfish.

When the tortoise got to the snow-covered mountaintop,suddenly a snowstorm started,_56_(leave) it freezing cold.It decided to climb down the mountain,but the path was guarded by a huge monster（怪兽）_57_kept shouting, "Uuh,Uuh,Uuh!"

Such_58_sight almost killed the tortoise with fright,and all it wanted to do was to hide its head inside its shell. But,while looking around,it saw that many animals were frozen to death_59_looks of fear on their faces.It realized that it must escape from there,or it would die.

The tortoise worked up the courage and moved down the path towards the monster.The_60_(close) the tortoise got,the more the monster changed_61_(it) shape.Then,when it almost stood in front of the monster,it realized that what it_62_(think) to be a monster was only a huge rock.As for the "Uuh,Uuh,Uuh!",the tortoise found that it was just the sound of wind blowing through a small cave.

The tortoise carried on and finally found its way into a_63_(beauty) valley which was filed with_64_(wood) and plenty of food.The tortoise lived_65_(happy) there and became known as the "brave little tortoise".