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JasonSmithistheprincipalofStonybrookIntermediateandMiddleSchoolin

WarrenTownship,Indiana.Aneighthgradestudentendedupinhisofficeafter

refusingtotakehishatoffatschool.nIsatdownwithhimandaskedhimwhyand

whatwasgoingon.Hesaidhejustgothishaircutanddidn*tlikethewayitlooked.

Hethoughthishairlinelookedalittlefunny,"Smithsaid.So,heofferedtocutthe

studentshair,ifheagreedtogobacktoclass.

"Fvebeencuttinghairmostofmylife.Iplayedcollegebasketball,cutmy

teammates*hairbeforegames,andFvebeencuttingmyson'shairfor17years.So,I

hadprofessionalclippers(理發(fā)剪)athome.Isaid,'IfIgohomeandgetmyclippers

andlineyouup,willyougobacktoclass?'Hesaid,Teah,Iwill/"Smithsaid.

Smithisbeingpraisedbymanypeopleonlineafterthestoryandphotoswere

postedtoFacebook,"Thismorningastudentrefusedtotakeoffhishatandgotoclass

sohewassenttotheprincipal'soffice.Insteadofputtingthechildoutofschool,this

iswhatourprincipalMr.JasonSmithdidafterhehadalongtalkwiththestudent,"

LewisSpeakswrote."Andguesswhathappenafterthat.Thestudentthankedthe

principal,saidsorryforhisbehaviorandthenwenttoclass.nWhileaperfecthaircut

mayseemunimportanttosome,Smithsaysheknowsthattoamiddleschoolboy,it

canmeantheworld.

1.Whathappenedtothestudent?

A?Herefusedtocuthishair.

B.Hewasalwayslateforclass.

C.Helefttheschooltomakemoney.

D.Hedidn'twanttotakeoffahatinclass.

2.WhatdidSmithdowiththestudent'sproblem?

A.Hecutthestudent'shairinperson.

B.Heaskedthestudenttostayathisoffice.

C.Hehadtoputthestudentoutofschool.

D.Hetoldthestudenttohavethehaircut.

3.WhatcanwelearnaboutSmith?

A.Heusedtobeaprofessionalplayer.

B.Hehasrichexperienceinhaircut.

C.Hekindlytreatedthestudentashisson.

D.Hedidn'thavehishaircutatschool,either.

4.What'stheendofthestory?

A.ThestudentpostedthestoryonFacebook.

B.MorestudentswenttoSmithforthehaircut.

C?Thestudentwenttoclasslikebefore.

D.Thestudent'sparentsthankedSmithforhishelp.

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Sheepdonotnormallymakenews,butavideoofasheepwithahugeamountof

hairinAustraliahasbeenpopularonsocialmedia.Thesheephadgonewildyearsago.

Someonefoundhim60kilometersnorthofMelbourne.ThepersoncontactedEdgar's

MissionFarmSanctuarynearLancefield,Victoria.Thesanctuaryrescuesandtakes

careofanimalsthatarelostorabandoned.

TherescuersnamedthesheepBaarack.KyleBehrendisthecommunications

managerattheEdgar'sMissionFarmSanctuary."ItseemsthatBaarackwasoncean

ownedsheep,“saidBehrend.Hehadbelongedtoanownerbeforesincehehada

markonhisearcalledatag,butitseemedtohavebeentomoutbythethickwool

aroundhisface.

Sheep?shair,calledwool,needstobecuteveryyear,Behrendsaid.Ifitisnot,the

woolgrowsoutofcontrolandbecomesveryheavy.Thiswasthefirsttimethat

Baarack^hairhadbeencutinmanyyears.Shearers（剪羊毛者）removed35

kilogramsofwoolfromthesheep.

Behrendsaid,“Baarack'sfeetwereingreatconditionfromrunningovertherocks

intheforest.Hewasunderweight,andbecauseofallofthewoolaroundhisfacehe

couldhardlysee."Baarackisnowstayingwithotherrescuedsheepatthesanctuary,

Behrendsaid.

1.Thesheepdrewpeople'sattentionbecauseof.

A.itsage

B.itssize

C.itswool

D,itsweight

2.WhatcanweknowaboutBaarack?

A,Theownergiveitup.

B.Itsinformationisstillunknown.

C.Itsownerhaslookedforitformanyyears.

D.ItescapedfromEdgar'sMissionFarmSanctuary.

3.WhichisNOTmentionedinParagraph3?

A.WhenBaarack9shairwascut.

B.TheweightofBaarack^hair.

C.Howoftenasheep'shairneedstobecut.

D.WhyBaarack'shairisoutofcontrol.

4.HowwasBaarackintheend?

A,Itlostweight.

B.Itstayedatthesanctuary.

C.Itsownertookhimhome.

D?Itwentintotheforest.

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AndrewMitchellistheownerofMitchelFsPlumbing&HeatinginMorristown,

NewJersey.

Mitchellandhiswife,Kisha,drovemorethan1,500mileswiththeir2-year-oldson

afterhearingthatHoustonhomeownershadtowaitweekstobookaplumber（水管工）.

MitchelPsapprenticeIsaiahalsowentwiththem,whoworksforMitchelltolearnthe

skills.

BeforeleavingNewJersey,theyboughtasmanyplumbingsuppliesastheycould

afford,becausethoseitemsarenowhardtofindinTexas.Onthedrivedown,

Mitchellconnectedwithlocalplumbingcompaniesthatwerelookingforhelp.“By

thetimewegothere,therewasalreadyaboutfourorfivejobslinedup,“Kishasaid.

“Sincewe'vebeenhere,ithasreallybeennonstop.^^

FrozenpipeshavecausedalotofdamageforTexashomeowners.Manypeople

havebeenwithoutwaterforweeks."BecauseofthebadweatherinTexas,this

homeownerhadfrozenpipesandthepipesburstinatleast4placesJMitchellwrote

inaFacebookpost."Thewaterleaks。世露）causedtheceilingtofalldown.Wecame

inandrepairedthebrokenpipeswithin30minutes.Nowthisfamilycanhaverunning

waterafterallthis

1.HowdidAndrewMitchellgotoHouston?

A.Bytrain.

B.Bycar.

C.Byplane.

D.Bymotorbike.

2.What'stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword"apprentice”？

A.師傅.

B.老板.

C.學(xué)徒.

D.搭檔.

3.WhatdidMitchelldobeforeleavingforTexas?

A.Hemadefullpreparations.

B.Helookedfbrsomehelpers.

C?Heboughtsomeitemsfordailyuse.

D.Heconnectedwithlocalplumbingcompanies.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.PeopleinTexasareinpoorconditions.

B.Theweathermademanypeoplestayathome.

C.Mitchelloftendoesvoluntaryworkforothers.

D.Runningwatersupplywascutforsometime.

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InOctober2018,9-year-oldTaka,aShibaInu（柴犬）,wasseriouslyinjuredin

thehousefire.Thefamilyhadtimetogettheirkidsout,buttherewasnotimetogo

backinforTaka.Luckily,Takawasabletoruntoaneighbor'shouse.Withdeep

burnstohishead,face,back,andfeet,heneededround-the-clockcare.

BecauseofthemedicalcarethatTakaneeded,hispastownerssignedhimoverto

thevets.Theychosenottogethimbackbecauseofhisinjuriesandnotbeingableto

carefbrhimproperly.UIhadbeentakinghimhomewithmeeveryday,sofinallyI

realizedIcouldn'tpartwithsaidCrystalLesley,avetatCareMoreAnimal

Hospital.That'swhenTakaofficiallybecameLesley's."Aftermonthsofrecoveryand

theinfluencehehadonthecommunity,Iwasfoundbyanurseatthebumcenter

aboutTakacomingintovisitbumedchildren,inhopesofgivingthemsomethingto

relateto,“Lesleysaid.

LesleyknewTakawasperfectfbrthejob."Heloveskidsandpeople/9shesaid.

“Ithoughtaboutitanddecidedthathewastoospecialnottosharehimwiththe

world."Takatookhistherapydogtrainingtestandpassedit."Toseethathecouldbe

anencouragementoratleastalightattheendofthetunnelfbrachildoranybodythat

hasgonethroughwhathe'sgonethroughiswhatallofthisisabout/9Lesleysaid.

1.whenthefireaccidenthappened.

A.Takabarkedandsavedthekids

B,Takagotbadlyburned

C?Taka'sownerlefthimalone

D.Takawentintoaneighbor'shouse

2.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1probablymeans.

A.afullbodycheck

B.a24-hourtreatment

C?lyingforthewholeday

D.takingmedicineatanytime

3.ThenursevisitedLesley.

A,totellhersomegoodnews

B,togiveTakaafewpresents

C,totreatTakawithsomemedicine

D.todiscusswithheraboutTaka'stask

4.What'sthejobfbrTakatodoasatherapydog?

A.Heleadssomeoneoutofatunnel.

B.Hetrainsotherpetstodoagoodjob.

C.Heencouragesburnedkidstocheerup.

D.Heteachespeoplehowtosurviveinthefire.

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Mostpeoplewhokeepanimalschoosetohavedogs,cats,fishesorsmallbirds.

ButRecepMirzankeepsadifferentanimalonhisfarminWesternTurkey.The

63-year-oldretiredpostalworkerhasaswan（天鵝），alargeandlong-livedbirdfound

inmanypartsoftheworld.

Mirzansavedtheswanfromadangeroussituationmanyyearsago.Mirzananda

groupoffriendsweredrivingintheircarwhentheysawaninjuredswanwitha

brokenwing.Mirzanimmediatelytooktheswanwithhimtoprotectherfrom

predators.Hekeptherinthecaruntilthatafternoonwhenhewasabletotakethe

swantohishome."SinceIloveanimals,IsaidtomyselfthatIshouldtakeherhome

insteadofleavingherasprey,“Mirzansaid.

HenamedtheswanGarip.Itmeans“strange“intheTurkishlanguagebutisalso

usedtodescribeapersonwhohashaddifficultiesintheirlife.AfterGarip9sbroken

wingimproved,shestayedwithMirzan.Mirzanisnotmarriedandhasnochildren,so

theswanislikeachildtohim.GaripfollowsMirzanwhereverhegoes.

GariphasbeenlivingonMirzan'sfarmforthepast37years.Gariphasnever

triedtorunawayfromMirzan'sfarm.AccordingtothegroupSw