1 Module 5 The Great Sports Personality 阅读理解 A 2020 济南市高三学习质量针对性检测 An Arizona mom says none of her son s kindergarten friends showed up to his birthday party after she sent 32 invitations to his classmates The boy Teddy held a birthday party on Sunday at Peter Piper Pizza in Tucson where he and his mother Sil Mazzini had been expecting dozens of little girls and boys as well as the children s parents to join them at the restaurant Mazzini said a few people told her in advance that they couldn t make it but she wasn t prepared for everyone to be no shows Mazzini shared a photo of her son sitting alone in front of several pizzas on her social media page That brought dozens and dozens of birthday wishes from around the country as well as other gifts and offers I live near Tampa Florida and heard about you via my local news one woman wrote on social media I hope you have a wonderful year and I m sending you a big hug The biggest unexpected birthday present for Teddy came from the Phoeni x Suns who invited him to watch Wednesday night s game at the Talking Stick Resort Arena against the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James The city s professional soccer club the Phoenix Rising also invited Teddy to join 7 000 of his closest friends at a playoff game on Friday But some on social media questioned Mazzini s decision to broadcast her son s humiliating day Don t embarrass this kid even more than he already is one woman wrote on the social networking website This is so wrong 1 How may Teddy feel about his birthday party A Relaxed B Disturbed C Disappointed D Bored 2 What did the Phoenix Suns invite Teddy to do A Play a playoff game on Friday B Watch Wednesday night s game C Join the professional soccer club D Spend a weekend with them 3 What can we infer about Sil Mazzini from the last paragraph A She is not supported by all the people 2 B She cares little about her son s feelings C She regrets having posted her son s image D She has removed the comments on social media B 2020 广东省高三六校第一次联考 My family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future I was in the classroom but I wasn t there to learn to write read or even speak When it was my turn to read I wanted to hide I was 13 years old but I already hated being who I was I had an English teacher Mr Creech who knew I couldn t read In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone who had a reading age below six had to stand up I felt so embarrassed But at the same time it made me realize that I needed to change the situation I was determined it wouldn t happen again Later that day Mr Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read From then on I never gave up practicing reading Then when I was 41 years old one day I planned to fly back to Texas to visit my friends and family On my way from the airport I saw Mr Creech buying himself a drink I rushed over and reached into my pocket to pay for him Do I know you he asked Yes sir you do know me I answered excitedly My name is Anthony Hamilton You taught me English The look on his face told me that he remembered the boy he d once encouraged I m so glad I had a chance to see you I said And Mr Creech I have great news to share I told him I had learned to read But that wasn t all I had become a published author and an active speaker The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your classroom please encourage him to read as well I added The experts say what once worried me has a name dyslexia 诵读困难 But I can tell you it was a lack of desire for education 4 Why did the author want to hide A Because he felt sorry for himself B Because he hated being laughed at C Because he couldn t read at all D Because he didn t have a ticket 5 Which of the following could best describe Mr Creech A Considerate and dutiful B Demanding and enthusiastic 3 C Emotional and dedicated D Friendly and ambitious 6 Why couldn t the author read before meeting Mr Creech A Because his reading age was not long enough B Because his parents didn t teach him how to read C Because he was afraid of reading before the class D Because he didn t have inner driving force to learn to read 7 What can we infer from the passage A Mr Creech taught two students called Anthony Hamilton B The author had become a published author and an active speaker C Dyslexia was the underlying reason that made the author unable to read D The author was grateful to Mr Creech C 2020 惠州市高三第一次调研试题 Being young is associated with all the good things in life beauty hope and energy But youth also has negative associations impulsiveness troublemaking and irresponsibility This negative side seems to be what society focuses on more which is why young people have mostly been considered as idle and difficult But when it comes to Generation Z those born between 1995 and 2010 this stereotype doesn t seem to apply anymore In Japan for example Gen Zers are less likely to buy on impulse but take into consideration more a product s true value They re lookin