回答問題1：QuJuanruistheofficialinheritor（官方傳承人）ofJiaxingCityTongxiangflower-drumopera.Shebegantobeonthestagewhenshewasateenager.“MymotherdiedwhenIwas14.I'velivedwithmyfathersincethen.Intheolddays，womenwerenotallowedtoperformopera.However,myfatheralwayssupportedmewhenItriedtosing.”Qusaid.Qustartedperforminginthelocaltroupe（居U團(tuán)）calledAiminFlower-drumOpera.Later,thetroupewasdisbanded（解散）,andshewentbacktofarming.Afterthat,theyounggirltriedtosetupthetroupeseveraltimesbutfailed.Shereallylivedahardlifeatthattime.Butshedidn'tgiveup.In2001,somedevelopersplannedtorebuildWuzhen.Theythoughtaplacewhichhasnocultureisoflittlesignificance.Sotheywantedtobringbacklocalcustoms,includingtheTongxiangflower-drumopera.Quwastheironlyhope.Knowingshecouldsingagain,Quwassoexcited,Whetherit'scoldorhot,QualwaysgiveshereverythingonstageinWuzhen.Shehassixrounds（場(chǎng)）ofperformingeverydayandeachroundlasts30minutes.In2017.shewasbadlyill,yetitdidn'tstopher.“Icanstillsingandperform.Idlovetobehere.”Qusaid.Inheropinion,operalifeisawonderfuldreamthatcan'tbemissed.WhendidQubegintobeonthestage?WhydidQugobacktofarming?HowdidQudoatlast?HowlongdoesQuperformeveryday?WhatdoesQuthinkoftheoperalife?參考答案：Whenshewasateenager.Becausethetroupewasdisbanded.Shereturnedtothestageatlast.Sheperforms180minuteseveryday.Shethinksoperalifeisawonderfuldreamthatcan'tbemissed.回答問題2：Ayoungladywasdrivingafamilycarhomewithherfatherwhentheywerecaughtinaheavystorm.Theyoungladywasalittleafraidandaskedherfather,“WhatshouldIdo,stoporkeepdriving?”Herfathersaid,“Keepdriving.”Afterdrivingafewkilometers,thestormwasbecomingheavierandheavier.Theyoungladynoticedthatsomecarsandbigtransporttruckswerepullingover（靠邊停）tothesideoftheroad.Theyoungladyaskedherfatheragainiftheyshouldstop.Butherfathersaidnothing.So,shehadtokeepondriving.Tenminuteslater,thestormstartedtobecomesmallandshecouldseealittlemoreclearly.Afteracoupleofkilometers.shedroveoutofthestorm.Moreover,thesuncameoutandtheroadaheadwasdry.Herfathertoldhertostopandgetoutofthecar.“Butwhynow,Father?”sheaskedinsurprise.Herfathersaid,"Whenyougetout,youcanlookbackatallthepeopleincarsandbigtrucksthatgaveupandtheyarestillinthestorm.Now,yourstormisoverbecauseyoudidn'tgiveup.”Don'tgiveup,evenifthestrongerdo.Ifyoukeepgoing,soonyour“personalstorms”willbeover.Thesunwillshineonyouagainandtheroadaheadwillbedryandclear.Howdidtheyoungladyfeelwhenshewascaughtinaheavystorm?Wheredidsomecarsandbigtransporttruckspullover?Whatdidherfathersaywhenthedaughterwantedtostopthecaragain?Whatdidtheyoungladydoafteracoupleofkilometers?Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?參考答案：Shefeltalittleafraid.Theywerepullingovertothesideoftheroad.Hesaidnothing.Shedroveoutofthestorm.Don'tgiveup.回答問題3：Duststorms（沙塵暴）areprobabletomeetinsomeplaces.Doyouknowduststorms?Duststormsappearwhenstrongwindblowssandanddirtfromadrysurface.Strongduststormsmaycausedeathsandhurts.Soit'snecessarytoknowhowtoprotectyourselffromduststormswhenyoumeetthem.BecarefulofduststormwarningsDuststormsveryprobablyhappenonhotsummerdays.It'snotsafeforpeopletotravelduringthisperiod.SoyoshouldlistentothelocalTVorradiobeforetraveling,andconsiderchangingorgivingupyourtripifduststormsarepredicted（預(yù)測(cè)）.BepreparedIfyouareinaplacewherestormshappenoften,youshouldbeprepared.Carryamask（口罩）tokeepdustanddiawayfromyourface,Apairofglassesisalsoneededtoprotectyoureyes.StayinsideDonotmovearoundwhenaduststormcomes.Becauseyouwillnotbeabletoseehiddendangers,Soifyou'reinhouse,don'tgooutandjuststayinside.ProtectyourselffromflyingobjectsCoveryourbodyasmuchaspossibleinaduststorm.Astrongwindofduststormscancarryheavyobjects.Thereforeyoushouldtrytostaylow,andclosetotheground,andprotectyourheadwithyourarmsorabackpack.Whendoduststormsappear?Howcanyoudotostopdustanddirtfromblowingonyourface?Whycan'tyoumovearoundwhenaduststormcomes?Whatshouldwedoifduststormsarepredictedbeforetravelling?Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?參考答案：Duststormsappearwhenstrongwindblowssandanddirtfromadrysurface.Icancarryamask.Becauseyouwillnotbeabletoseehiddendangers.WeshouldlistentothelocalTVorradiobeforetraveling.Itmainlytalksabouthowtoprotectourselvesfromduststorms.回答問題4：Alotofcountriesneeddifferentkindsofseedssothattheycanplantthemagain.Thereisanimportantreasonforthis.Sometimesplantscan'tgrowinacountrybecauseofbadweatherordisease,sofarmersneednewseeds.Youcankeepseedsina“seedvault（地窖）”.It'saplaceataspecialtemperature.Theseedsdon'tgrow,buttheycanliveforalongtime.Norwayhasthebiggestseedvaultintheworld--theSvalbardGlobalSeedVault--andithasseedsfromalotofdifferentcountries.ThevaultisontheislandofSpitsbergen.TheislandisaboutonethousandkilometersfromtheNorthPole.It'saverycoldplacesoit'sgoodforseeds.Abovetheground,thedoorwayissmall,butinside,thebuildingisshuge.Youwalkdownalongcorridor（走廊）,whichisonehundredandthirtymetersinsideamountain.Attheendofit,therearethreelargeareaswithseeds.Thereareabouthalfamillionkindsofseedsinsidethevault.Forexample,therearekindsofseedsforricefromAsiatoAfrica,32kindsofseedsforpotatoesfromIrelandandseedsfordifferenttomatoesfromtheUSA.Theseedvaulthasspaceforalotmoreseeds.Youcanputabout2.2billion（十彳乙）seedsinside.Theseedscanlivehereforthousandsofyearsbecauseofthecoldtemperatureof-18D.So,inthefuture,humanscangrowanyseedtheywant.Inotherwords,theseedvaultisthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeath.Whycan'tplantsgrowinsomecountries?Whereisthebiggestseedvaultintheworld?HowfaristheSvalbardGlobalSeedVaultfromNorthPole?Howmanyseedscanweputinthevault?Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?參考答案：Becauseofbadweatherordisease.It'sintheSvalbardGlobalSeedVault.It'saboutonethousandkilometersfromtheNorthPole.Wecanputabout2.2billionseedsinside.Itmainlytalksaboutthebiggestseedvaultintheworld.回答問題5：Whatsubjectdoyouworryaboutthemostatschool?Manystudentsworryaboutmath.Somestudentscantsleepwellthedaybeforeamathexam.Othersmayfeelverynervousduringtheexamitself.Buttheremightbeawaytomakethesubjectlessstressful.“Forpeoplewhoareworriedaboutmath,posture（姿勢(shì)）makesabigdifference,"ErikPeperfroSanFranciscoStateUniversitytoldtheDailyMail.That'sright--sittingupstraightcanhelpyoudobetterinmathexams.Scientiststested125collegestudents.Theyaskedthemtodoasimplemathexamwhilesittinginaslumped-over（趴倒的）posture,orsittingupstraight.Afterthetest,56percentofstudentssaidtheexamwaseasiertodoiftheyweresittingupstraight.Slumpingoverisadefensive（戒備的）posture.Itcanbringaboutbadmemoriesinthebodyandbrain.”Thiscanstopyoufromthinkingclearly,”Pepersaid.Studentswhowerenotnervousabouttakingthemathexamdidnotnecessarilybenefitfrombetterposture.Buttheydidfindthatdoingmathwhileslumpedoverwasmoredifficult,ScienceDailyreported.Goodpostureisn'tjusthelpfulfortakingmathexams.Sportspeople,musiciansandpublicspeakerscanallbenefitfrombetterposture.Whenyoufeelstressedout,youcanalsotrytositupstraightorstandtall.Itcanhelpyoufeelmorecertainandfocusbetter.Whichposturecanmakepeoplefeellessstressedduringmathexams?Whatdidthescientistsaskthecollegestudentstododuringthetest?Howmanystudentsinthetestbenefitedfromthebetterposture?Whocanalsobenefitfrombetterposturebesidesthosewhotakemathexams?Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?參考答案：Sittingupstraightcanmakepeoplefeellessstressedduringmathexams.Theyaskedthecollegestudentstositinaslumped-overposture,orsitupstraight.56percentofstudentsinthetestbenefitedfromthebetterposture.Sportspeople,musiciansandpublicspeakerscanalsobenefitfrombetterposture.It'smainlytellsuswhenyoufeelstressedout,youcanalsotrytositupstraightorstandtall.回答問題6：Onedayapoormanwaswalkingalongfromhousetohouse.Hecarriedanoldwalletinonehandandateveryhouseheaskedforalittlemoneytobuysomethingtoeat.Hethoughtthatifheonlyhadenoughtobuyfoodandclothing,hewouldbeveryhappy.Atthatmoment,Fortunecamedownthestreet.Shesawthepoormanandstopped.Shesaidtohim,"Iwanttohelpyou.HoldoutyourwalletandIwillpourthisgoldintoit,butonlyonthiscondition.Allthatfallsintoyourwalletwillbegold,butallthathitsthegroundwillturnintosand.Doyouunderstand?”“Oh,yes.Iunderstand"saidthepoorman.“Yourwalletisold.Don'tputtoomuchinit,"saidFortune.Thepoormanopenedhiswalletandalotofgoldwaspouredintoit.“Youaretherichestmanintheworldnow,“saidFortune.”Ithinkyoushouldstop!Yourwalletisgoingtobreak!”However,thepoormansaidhewantedonemorehandful.Fortuneaddedonemorehandfulandthewalletbroke.Allthegoldfelltothegroundandturnedintosand.Thepoormanhadnothingbuthisemptywallet.Hewasaspoorashehadbeenbefore.Whydidthepoormanwalkalongfromdoortodoor?Whichthingscouldonlymakethepoormanhappyatfirst?WhatdidFortunepourintothepoorman'swallet?Whydidn'tthemanstopaskingforgoldwhenhebecametherichestmanintheworld?Howdoyoulikethepoorman?參考答案：Becausehecarriedanoldwalletinonehandandateveryhouseheaskedforalittlemoneytobuysomethingtoeat.Enoughmoneyforfoodandclothingcouldonlymakethepoormanhappyatfirst.Fortunepouredthegoldintothepoorman'swallet.Becausehewantedonemorehandfulgold.Ithinkheisagreedyman.回答問題7：TheUnitedKingdom,officiallyknownastheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland,isastatelocatedatnorthwestEurope.TheUnitedKingdomhasfourcountries:England,Scotland,WalesandNorthernIreland。Itisoneofthemostpowerful,andrichestcountriesintheworld.Itisanamazingpieceoflandthatisrichinhistoryfacts,someofwhichareyettobediscovered.Fromthenaturalbeautytothepeople,technologicaladvancement科技進(jìn)步）andsports,noonecaneverhaveenoughoftheUK.Tolearnmoreaboutthecountry,youshouldreadthefactsbelow.TheEnglishdrinkthemostteaintheworld.Theydrinkover163millioncupsofteadaily,about20timesthenumberofcupsdrunkbyAmericans.AlthoughBritainhasbeeninvolvedinmanywarslastingformanyyears,ithasalsobeeninvolved（包含）intheshortestwar.TheAnglo-ZanzibarWarfoughtin1896lastedonly45minutes,justthetimeforaclass.TheUKhasthehighestrate（比率）ofbeingveryfatintheworld.Almost25oftheBritishadultsareveryfat.ItalsohasthethirdhighestrateofheartdiseaseinEurope.Itranks（排位）justbelowIrelandandFinland。OfallcountriesthatcelebrateIndependenceDay,58areindependentoftheUK,thehighestbyanycountry.Almost25ofallwomenintheUKwerenamedMaryin1811.AndtheThameshasover200bridgesandtunnelsalongitscourse.WhereistheUKlocated?HowmanycupsofteadoAmericansdrinkdaily?WhendidtheAnglo-zanzibarWarhappened?WhichcountryhasthehighestrateofbeingfatinEurope?WhatisthecommonnameofallwomenintheUKin1811?參考答案：ItislocatedatnorthwestEurope.Thereareabout8cups.Ithappenedin1896.TheUK.5.Mary.回答問題8：InJapan,youngpeoplecomeofagewhentheyare20.ThiseventiscelebratedinmostofJapanwithaspecialceremony,calledSeijinnoHiorComingofAge.OnthisimportantdayinJanuary,youngpeoplewhoarefromthesameareaandareallinthesameschoolyear,gotogethertolocaltownhall,wheretheceremonyisheld.Thedayoftenstartsearlyforthegirls,becausetheyhavetodressupfortheceremony.TheywearatraditionalJapanesedress（orkimono）.Theseareextremelyexpensive,somostgirlshavetohire（租用）orborrowone.Becausethedressisverydifficulttoputon,somegirlsgotoaspecialplacewhereotherwomenhelpthem.Theysometimesspendupthreehoursgettingdressedanddoingtheirhairandmake-up.Mostboyswearsuits,butsomewearatraditionalJapanesekimonoformen.Whentheyareready,theyoungpeoplearephotographedwiththeirfamilies.Allthegirlsandboysthengotothelocaltownhallorgovernmentoffice,wheremorephotosaretakeninthehall,andtheylistentolongspeechesandsometimessingsongs.Theyarethengivenaspecialcertificate（證明書）orpresentfromthelocalgovernment.Theboysandgirls,nowmenandwomen,thengooutside,wheremanymorephotosaretaken.Finally,theyleaveandgoouttocelebratetogether.WhereistheceremonyofSeijinnoHiheld?Whatdothegirlswearfortheceremony?Whydosomewomenhelpgirlsputonthedress？Doesthecertificateorpresentcomefromthelocalgovernment?Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?參考答案：It'sheldinlocaltownhall.TheywearatraditionalJapanesedress(orkimono).Becausethedressisverydifficulttoputon.Yes,itdoes.ItmainlytalksaboutSeijinnoHi.回答問題9：Today'sbicyclesarelight,fast,andcomfortable.Aswetravelaroundonbicycles,wemightnotbeawareofthelonghistoryofthisamazinglittlemachine.Noonecansayforsurewhenthebicyclewasinvented.WhatwedoknowisthatearlyscooterlikebikeswereinventedinFranceinthelate1700s.Theyhadtwowheels,butthatwasalltheyhadincommonwiththemodernbike.Bythemiddleofthe1800s,improvementsweremadetotheearlybicycles.Atreadmill(F)formovingthebicycleforwardwasadded,allowingtheridertokeepbothfeetonatalltimes.Sincethebicyclewasmadeofwood.andlaterofmetaltires,ridingontheroughroadswholedaywasextremelyuncomfortable.Inthelate1870s,ahugefrontwheelwasusedandtheseatwasmovedforwardsothattheridercouldsitdirectlyoverthefrontwheelandpedals(踏板).However,ridingthesebicycleswasdangerousbecausetheridersatuphighoverahugefrontwheelandeasilyfelldown.In1885,thefirstsuccessful"safety"bicyclewasdesigned.Itaddressedsafetyissuesbyreducingthesizeofthefrontwheel.Theseatofthisbikewaspositionedfurtherbacktowardsthemiddleofthebike,andabasicgearing(f)systemwasadded.Andthenewdesignalsoaddedotherimportantthings.Withthese,thesafebicyclewasborn.Therest,asthesay,ishistory.Whowouldcertainlyknowwhenthebicyclewasinvented?Whenweretheimprovementsontheearlybicyclesmade?Whywasridingbicyclesdangerousinthelate18705?WhatorderdoesthewriterorganizethispassageWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?參考答案：Noonewouldcertainlyknowwhenthebicyclewasinvented.Bythemiddleofthe1800s.Becausetheridersatuphighoverahugefrontwheelandeasilyfelldown.4.Time.Itmainlytalksaboutthehistoryofbicycle.回答問題10：Whenyouroldsisterisbothagreatplayerandagreatstudent,it'sjustnaturalthatpeoplewillnoticeherachievements,andwillnotnoticewhatherlittlebrotherisdoing.Beckywasthebestswimmerinourprovince.WhenIwastwelve,Igotwaterupmynoseandneverwantedtogetinthewateragain.AndsinceBeckywassuchagreatswimmer,Iwasjustinhershadowagain.Swimmingwasnotforme.Oneday,felloffmyskateboardandbrokemylegsobadlythatthedoctorssaidIcouldneverreallyskateboardagain.Theysaidtherewasonlyoneexercisethatwouldbegoodforme-swimming.Well,Igaveitatry.Everyweek,Igotalittlebetterandhatedswimmingalittleless.Iworkedatitsomuchthatonedaymyhighschoolswimmingcoachaskedmetojointheschoolteam.YoucanimaginehowthatmademefeelconsideringmysisterBeckyhadalwaysbeentheswimmingstarinourfamily.Muchtoeveryone'ssurprise,Iendedupwinningabronzemedalinthecityfinals.Becky?Shedoesn'tswimmuchany-more.Butme?Ido.It'sabigpartofmylifenow.Youneverknowwhichroadlifewilltakeyoudown.Lookatme--aswimmer.Forthisreason,Isay:don'tlimityourchoices.Andremember,lifeisaswimmingpool.Jumpinandstartswimming.Youmightbesurprisedwhereyouendup.Whywasn'tthewriternoticedbypeoplearoundhim?Whendidthewriterstarttobeafraidofswimming?Whathappenedwhenthewriterfelloffhisskateboard?Whoaskedthewritertojointheschoolteam?Whatisabigpartofthewriter'slifenow?參考答案：Becausehisoldsisterwasbothagreatplayerandagreatstudent.Whenhewastwelve.Hebrokehislegbadly.Hishighschoolswimmingcoachaskedhimtojointheschoolteam.Swimmingisabigpartofthewriter'slifenow.回答問題11：TheComicReliefcharity,anorganizationthathelpspeopleinneed,useslaughtertoraisemoney.Everytwoyearsinspring,manyEnglishpeopleputonarednose,makeafoolofthemselvesanddo"silly"thingstomakethemselvesandotherslaugh.Hereareexamplesof"sillythings"youcando:Invitefriendstoyourhousetowatchfunnyfilms.Theyhavetopaytowatchthefilms-thosewiththemostcomfortablechairspaymore--andforfoodanddrinks.Holdatalentshowatschoolandaskyourfriendsandteacherstosing,danceortelljokes.Sellticketsfortheshowtoherestoftheschool.Havea"rednoseparty"atyourhouse.Allyourfriendscomedressedinred-includingrednose-andyouserveredfoodanddrinks.Iftheydon'twearred,theyhavetopayafine.Getthestudentsatyourschooltomakefunnysculptures（雕塑）,usingallkindsofartmaterials.SellticketstoyourRedNoseDayexhibition（展覽）.Peoplecanbuyarednoseatsupermarkets,andpartofthemoneygoestoComicRelief。Theorganizationhashelpedpeoplefor35yearsby2020.AndhowmuchmoneyhavetheycollectedsincethefirstRedNoseDay?MorethanS600million!TheideaofRedNoseDayhastravelledtoothercountries,too.WhatdoestheComicReliefcharityusetoraisemoney?Howmany"silly"thingscanpeopledotomakepeoplelaughaccordingtothepassage?Whatwillhappenifyourfriendsdon'twearredintheparty?WhenwastheComicReliefcharitysetupWhat'sthemainideaforthelastparagraph?參考答案：Ituseslaughtertoraisemoney.Thereare4“silly”things.Theyhavetopayforafine.Itwassetupin1985.Theorganizationhelpedalotofpeople.回答問題12：Ayoungmanenteredthelastinterviewofacompany.Thedirectorlearnedthattheyoungman'sacademicgradeswereverygood.Didyougetanyscholarships（獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金）inschool?”thedirectorasked.“None.Theyoungmananswered.＂Didyourfatherpayforyourschoolfees?＂thedirectorasked.＂MyfatherdiedwhenIwasoneyearold,somymotherpaidformyschoolfees.Theyoungmananswered.“Whatdidyourmotherdo?"thedirectorasked."Mymotherwashedclothes."Theyoungmansaid.Thedirectorlookedattheyoungman'shands.Hehadapairofsmoothandperfecthands.“Haveyoueverhelpedyourmotherwashtheclothesbefore?"thedirectorasked."Never."Theyoungmananswered.“Ihavearequest,"thedirectorsaid."Whenyougobacktoday,washyourmothershands,andthenseemetomorrowmorning.”Theyoungmanfeltthathischanceofgettingthejobwasbig.Whenhewentback,hehappilyaskedhismothertolehimwashherhands.Hismotherfeltstrange,happybutwithmixedfeelings.Sheshowedherhandstotheyoungman.Theyoungmanwashedhismothershandsslowly.Histearsfellwhenhedidthat.Itwasthefirsttimehehadnoticedthathmothershandsweresowrinkled（有皺紋的）Herealizeditwasthispairofhandsthathelpedhimpaythefees.Thenextmorning,theyoungmanwenttothedirectorsoffice.Iwashedmymothershands,andIknewthatwithoutymother,IwouldnotbethepersonIamtoday."Hesaid.ThisiswhatIamlookingfor,thedirectorsaid."Iwantapersonwhocanappreciate（感激）thehelpfromotherstogetthingsdone.Youwillbeamemberofourcompany.”Howweretheyoungman'sacademicgrades?Whopaidfortheyoungman'sschoolfees?Howdidtheyoungman'smothermakemoney?Whatdidthedirectorasktheyoungmantodowhenhewentbackhome?What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?參考答案：Theywereverygood.Hismother.Bywashingclothes.Towashhismother'shands.Mother'shands.回答問題13：Vanuatuisoneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld.Itwasalsooneofthepoorestnationsinthearea.VanuatuisnationofsmallislandsintheSouthPacific.However,ithasbecomeapopularplacefortravelerswithinthelatestfiveyear.Butforthosewhoareinterestedinadventureandsports,thereisalottodo.Someofthebestswimmingandseakaya-king（皮戈U艇）canbefoundhere.Vanuatu'sislandsalsooffervisitorssomeofthemostexcitinganddangerousactivitiesineworldsuchasvolcano（火山）surfingandlanddiving.OnTannaIsland,Yasurisoneofafewactivevolcanoesinthecountry.Iterupts（噴發(fā)）almosteverydayseveraltimesaday.Forcenturies,bothislandlocalsandvisitorshaveclimbedthismountaintovisitthetop.Recently,peoplehavealsostartedclimbingYasurtosurfthevolcano.Insomeways,volcanosurfingislikesurfinginthesea.Butinotherways,it'sverydifferent.Avolcanosurfer'sgoalistoescapetheeruptingvolcanowithoutbeinghitbyflyingrocks.Mostpeoplearefamiliarwithbungeejumping（蹦極）.ButdoyouknowbungeejumpingstartedonPentecostIslandinVanuatu?Anditisalmost15centuriesold.WhereisVanuatu?WhendidVanuatubecomepopular?Whatarethemostexcitinganddangerousactivitiesintheisland?HowoftendoestheYasurerupt?Howmanyyearsarethebungeejumpinginhistory?參考答案：VanuatuisnationofsmallislandsintheSouthPacific.Withinthelatestfiveyear.Volcanosurfingandlanddiving.4.Iteruptsalmosteverydayseveraltimesaday.5.Therearealmost1500years.回答問題14：Inasmallcitytherewasanemptybook.Thebooklookedgreatwithbeautifulcover.Butwhenpeoplefoundtherewasnostoryinside,theyputthebookaside.Notfarfromthere,alovelyink(K)bottlehadbeenfullofinkforyears.Hisownerhadforgottenaboutit.Thebookandtheinkbottlebegantoexchangestoriesabouttheirbadluckwhentheymet.Aquillpen()laynearby.Hefeltlonelyatthebeginning.Hecriedandthenthebookandtheinkbottlecheeredupthequillpen.Thequillpenstoppedcryinganddecidedtoimprovethesituation.Headvisedthebookandtheinkbottletoworktogethertowriteastory.Theyagreed.Thenthebookopeneduphisbestpagesandtheinkbottleofferedthequillpenlotsofink.Twoweeks'hardworklater,theywroteastorysuccessfully.Oneday,ateacherpassedbyandhefoundthebook,theinkbottleandthequillpen.Hepickedthemupandreadthebook.Andhetoldthestorytohisstudentsinclass,andtheyalllovedit.Theteachercalledthem"threeartists"andtheyfeltsohappyandproudofthemselves.Thankstotheirhardworkheymadetheirlifebetterwhateverdisadvantagestheyeverhad.WhydidpeopleputthebookasideWhatdidthebookandtheinkbottledowhentheymet?Howlongdidittakethemtowriteastorysuccessfully?Howwasthestorytheywrote?Whatcanwelearnfromthestory參考答案：Becausepeoplefoundtherewasnostoryinside.Thebookandtheinkbottlebegantoexchangestoriesabouttheirbadluckwhentheymet.Twoweeks.4.Itwaslovedbystudents.5.Weshouldworkhardtochangeourlifeforbetterwhateverdisadvantagestheyeverhad.回答問題15：YoumightthinkpeoplealloverAmericahaveWi-Fiandmobilephones.ButthereisnosuchserviceinGreenBank,WestVirginia,atinytownnotfarfromtheU.S.capital,WashingtonD.C.Fewerthan150peopleliveinGreenBank,whichhastwochurches,anelementaryschoolandapubliclibrary.Itisalsohometothelargestfullysteerableradiotelescope（可操縱的射電望遠(yuǎn)鏡）intheworld.ThereisnoWi-FiinGreenBank,alongwithanythingelsethatcancreateelectromagneticwaves（電磁波）,whichcouldinterfere（干擾）thetelescope.Togetthere,youmustreadroadsignsbecausethereisnoGPSserviceinthetown.PeoplecanconnectwiththeInternetthroughtelephones,butWi-Fiisnotallowed.SherryChestnutwasborninthetown,sothelackofWi-Fi,text,andmobilephoneserviceisnormalforher.“We'veneverreallyhadthem,somostpeoplewouldprobablysaywedoitintheold-fashionedway.”ThestorewhereSherryworkeduntilrecentlyhasalandline（地上通訊線）telephone.SuchphonesaretheonlywaytocallsomeoneinGreenBank.SherryandothersinthetownsaytheyarehappytolivewithoutWi-Fiormobilephones.InGreenBank,everyoneknowseachotherandcommunicationisalmostalwaysface-to-face.WhereisthesmalltownGreenBank?Howmanypeopleliveinthistown?Whydoyouhavetoreadroadsignstogettothistown?WhatdidSherrythinkofthelifewithoutWi-Fiormobilephones?WhatcouldSherryusetocallsomeoneinGreenBank?參考答案：1.It'satinytownnotfarfromtheU.S.capitalFewerthan150peopleliveinGreenBank.BecausethereisnoGPSserviceinthetown.4.Shethoughtitwasnormalforher.5.Alandlinetelephone.回答問題16：Thereoncelivedagreatwarrior（勇士）.Hewasquiteold,butstillfamousforhisbravery.Oneday,ayoungmanwhowasknownforhisstrengthwenttothewarriorsvillage.Hethoughtthewarriorwasoldandcouldnotbestrongforever,sohedecidedtofighttheoldwarrior.Toeveryone'ssurprise,theoldmangladlyacceptedtheyoungman'schallenge.Theyoungmaninsulted（辱罵）theoldmanandattackedhim,whiletheoldmanjuststoodthereanddefendedhimself.Afterseveralrounds,theyoungmanexhausted（使筋疲力盡）himselfandfinallylostthefight.Hefeltupset.Afterlosingtherace,theyoungmandecidedtolearnfromtheoldwarrior,buthestillwantedtoknowtheoldmanssecrettosuccess.Heaskedtheoldwarrior,"Don'tyoufeelangrywhenyouhearmyinsults?”Thewarriordidn'tanswerthequestionsbutasked,"Ifsomeonecomestogiveyouagiftandyoudonotacceptit,whomdoesthegiftbelongto?”Theyoungmanwasconfused.Theoldwarriorthensaid,"Itbelongstotheonewhotriestogiveit.Thesamegoesforangerandinsults."Theyoungmanfinallyunderstoodthatthepersonwhoiscalmandstrong-willedistherealwarrior.Whatwastheyoungmanknownfor?Whowonthegameatlast?Whendidtheyoungmandecidetolearnfromtheoldman?Whatdoestheword"gift"meaninthefourthparagraph?Whatisthesecretofbeingarealwarrior?參考答案：Hisstrength.Theoldman.Afterhelosttherace.Itmeansangerandinsults.Becalmandstrong-willed.回答問題17：WhatfestivalinMarchisallaboutwearinggreen?It'sSaintPatricksDayinIreland!March17isthedayforpeopletoholdtheholidayandcelebrateIrishculture.Popularcelebrationstodayincludeparades（游行）andparties,butthedaywasstartedasawaytorememberSaintPatrick.Heisthesaint（圣徒）thatstandsforIreland.SowhatisIrishculturelike?WhenyouthinkaboutIreland,youmightthinkaboutthecolorgreen,redhairandmaybeeventhattheydrinkalotofalcohol.However,manyofthesestereotypes（亥U板印象）areeitheruntrueorthere'salotmoretothemthanthat.NooneknowswhythecolorgreenalwaysstandsforIreland.Itmightbebecauseofthecountry'sbeautifulgreenland.Also,thegreenshamrock（三葉草）whichstandsforgoodluckcomesfromIrishstories,whichisalsoseenonSaintPatrick'sDay.TenpercentofpeopleinIrelanddohaveredhair,whichisaprettybignumber.Whenitcomestodrinkingalcohol,Russia,theUkraineandotherEasternEuropeancountriesdrinkmuchmorethanIreland.Irelanddoesn'tevencomeclosetothetopofthelistofheavydrinkingcountries,accordingtoUSATODAY.Besidesthis,Irishpeoplehavemadegreatculturalcontributionstotheworld.IrishwriterslikeOscarWildeandW.B.Yeatsareworld-famous.Also,Irelandisknownforitsspecialmusicanddance,aswellasapassionforsports.WhenisSaintPatrick'sDay?HowdoIrishpeoplecelebrateSaintPatricksDay?WhydoesthegreenalwaysstandforIreland?Whatdoesthesixthparagraphmainlytellus?WhatisIrelandfamousfor?參考答案：ItisonMarch17th.Theyholdparadesandparties.Itmightbebecauseofthecountry'sbeautifulgreenland.Irishpeopleseldomdrinkalcohol.It'sfamousforculture,itsspecialmusicanddance,aswellasapassionforsports.回答問題18