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Disneymoviesarefun.Buthaveyoueverthoughtthateachmovieoffersgreatlifelessonsaboutthingslikepatience,willpower,kindnessandtolerance?

Toproveit,wehavelistedgreatquotes（引语）forkidsfromfamousDisneycharacters:

It’sgoodtolaughatyourselfwhenyoumakeamistake,whichcanhelpyoufeelmorerelieved.Nexttimeyoumakeamistake,don’tworry,justdowhatMickeyMousedoes:

“Tolaughatyourselfistoloveyourself”.

---MickeyMouse

Everyoneexperiencesadversity,thetroubleyoumightfaceinyourlife.Neverallowyourselftobecomeupsetbyadversity.Itisatimeforgrowth,andshapingwhoyouare.“Theflowerbloominginadversityisthemostrareandbeautifulofall.”

---TheEmperor,Mulan

Thephrase,“Walkinsomeoneelse’sshoes,”---Pocahontas,meanstryingtoseethingsfromsomeoneelse’spointofview,feelinghowtheyfeel,andunderstandingthestrugglestheyface.Thisiswhatisknownasempathy（同情）andhavingmoreofitwouldreducethingslikebullying（欺凌）,warandprejudice.Thentheworldwouldbeabetterplace.

Haveyounoticedpeopleputvalueonthingsbecauseoftheirlook?

Sometimes,wemightignoreabookbecausewedislikethecover,ornotbuyatoybecausewedon’tliketheboxitcomesin.thoughtheinsidemightbesomethingamazing,wepassitbybecausetheoutsidewasn’twhatwewerelookingfor.Oftenwejudgepeoplethiswaytoo.Thisisunfortunatebecausewecouldbemissingoutonagreatfriendship.Here’swhatthemovieAladdinsaysaboutthis:

“Donotbefooledbyitscommonappearance.Actually,itistheinsidethatcounts.”

21.Whyisitgoodtolaughatyourselfwhenmakingmistakes?

A.Becauseitcancoveryouranxiety.

B.Becauseitisbeneficialtoyourhealth.

C.Becauseitcanhelpcorrectyourmistake.

D.Becauseitcanhelpothersbetterunderstandyou.

22.Whosequotemeansgreatsocialbenefit?

A.Mulan’s.

B.Aladdin’s.

C.Pocahontas’s.

D.MickeyMouse’s.

23.Whoisthepassageintendedtobewrittenfor?

A.Children.

B.Parents.

C.Teachers.

D.Audiences.

24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.ThemeaningofwatchingDisneymovies.

B.TheplotsandcharactersofDisneymovies.

C.SomefamousandinteresingDisneymovies.

D.LifelessonsandquotesfromDisneycharacters.

B

AccordingtoFrenchphilosopher（哲学家）MicheldeMontaigne（1533-1592）,friendshipsareessentialtohumans.Hebelievedthattheyspreadwarmthtoeveryone.

Thisiscertainlytrueofthelifelongfriendshipbetweenthetwowomenfeatured（作为主角）inafour-novelseriesbyItalianwriterElenaFerrante.

Thethirdbookoftheseries,ThoseWhoLeaveAndThoseWhoStay（2014）,hasbeentranslatedintoChineseandwaspublishedlastmonth.

TheseriesissetintheItaliancityofNaplesafterWorldWarⅡ.ThestoryofLilaandElenabeginswithaflashback（倒叙）totheearly1950s.whenthepairmeetat8yearsold,theyimmediatelystrikeupastrongfriendship.

But“friendship”maynotbeagoodenoughwordtodescribethebondthatlinksLilaandElena.Theyarelikethesamepersonsplit（分开）intwo.

Butthefactthatthey’reclosedoesn’tmeanthatthey’renotdifferent.

Lilaisbrilliantfromthestart.Asthefourbooksfollowherlifefromchildhoodintoadolescence,andeventuallyintomiddleage,readersseehergrowintoabeautifulwomanwhonomatterhowhardshetries,shewillneverbeasgoodasherbrilliantfriendLila.

It’sthismixtureoffear,love,and,aboveall,envy—thatsumsuptheirfriendship.

Indeed,forRachelDonadioofTheNewYorkTimes,theseriesisabrillantstudyintotheemotionofenvy.Thenovelsarefilledwithenvy,butenvy,whenunderstoodproperly,canshowuswhatwereallywant.

“Itisthisswingbetweenlightnessanddarknessthatgivestheirfriendshipadepthtoocleartoseemimagined,”commentedTheAtlantic.

25.Theauthorwrotethearticlemainlyto.

A.recommendtheworksoftheItalianwriterElenaFerrante

B.explainwhyfriendshipsareimportanttohumans

C.describeafour-novelseriesbasedonthefriendshipoftwogirls

D.discusswhyElenaFerrante’sworksarepopular

26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLilaandElena’sfriendship,accordingtothearticle?

A.Theydon’texpecttobecomefriendswhentheyfirstmeet.

B.Theirfriendshipisbasedmainlyonsharedinterests.

C.TheirfriendshipgreatlydeepensduringWorldWarⅡ.

D.Theyformastrongfriendshipdespitetheirdifferences.

27.Whatisthemainmessagethatgoodfriendshipsgothrough?

A.Theupsanddownsthatgoodfriendshipsgothrough.

B.Howenvycandestroygoodfriendships.

C.Howshypeoplecanachievegreatthingsthroughhardwork.

D.Acombinationofmanyemotionsmakesafriendshipstronger.

C

WhenCarlyWilliamswasreportingonafarminNorthCarolina,US,shelaughedwhenazebra（斑马）pusheditsnoseintohercar.

Carly,15,isastudentatNationFordHigh,SouthCarolinaandhopestobecomeatelevisionanchor（主播）.Sheisquicklymakingherselfnoticed.

Notlongago,shegotacallfromTeenKidsNews,whichisaweeklyshowthatairsacrosstheUS.Carlyhadsentafewbroadcastsshehaddoneforherschoolnewsprogramtotheshow’smakesinNewYork.AproducercontactedCarlyandaskedifshewouldliketoworkforthecompany.

“AllIcouldsaywas,yes,yes,yes,”Carlysaid.“Ididn’tevenhesitate（犹豫）.”

Carlysaidshebecameinterestedinbroadcastjournalismwhenshewasinthesixthgrade.Oneday,sheheardthatforestfireswereburningnearby.Aftersportsclass,shewentoutintotheforestandreportedonthefires.Shefellinlovewithbroadasting,andfromthenon,shetriedtodoitasmuchasshecould.

Butdespitedoingwhatsheloves,Carlyhastofacebothgoodandbadcommentsfromaudience（听众）memebers.

“EveryonehasadifferentopinionandI’vealwaystriedtotellCarlythatyoucan’tlistentoit,”saidLoriWilliams,aformerCNNproducer.“Ifit’swhatyoulovetodo,itwilloutshineeverythingelse.”

Carly’sadvicetootheryoungbroadcastersistolookforsupportfromfriendsandfamily.“Witheverynegativecomment,therearefivepositivecomments,andthat’showIthinkaobutit.”Shesaid.

ThefirstprogramCarlyanchoredwasaboutanartist’spumpkinpatch.Intheprogram,sheaskedteenagerswhattheythoughtoftheartist’swork.

“Iwasalittlenervous.I’mgoingthroughmylinesthinking,‘Nopressure’,”Carlysaid.

ShehasalsoreportedataColdplayconcertandmetKathieLeeGifford,anAmericanTVhost.GiffordtoldCarlytocontinuedoingwhatshelovesbecause“itwillleadtobigthings”.

“Gettingadvicefromher,especially,wasabsolutelyawesome（棒极了）,”Carlysaid.

28.WhatmadeTeenKidsNewsnoticeCarly?

A.Hervisittotheshow’sproducer.

B.HerreportonafarminNorthCarolina.

C.Herphonecalltotheshow’smakers.

D.Thebroadcastsshehadsenttotheshow’smakers.

29.WhenCarlyreceivedtheworkinvitationfromTeenKidsNews,she.

A.didn’tknowwhattosay

B.refusedtoworkforthem

C.agreedtoworkforthemimmediately

D.wantedtothinkcardfullybeforemakingherdecision

30.Accordingtothetext,whatcausedCarlytodevelopaninterestinjournalism?

A.Herparents’encouragement.

B.Atelevisionanchorsheloved.

C.Herfirstexperienceofreporting.

D.Theinfluenceofsomegreatbroadcasters.

31.WhatdidCarlysuggestotheryoungbroadcastersdotodealwithcommentsfromaudiences?

A.Ignoreanycommentsfromthem.

B.Askforhelpfromseniorbroadcasters.

C.Bewillingtolistentobadcomments.

D.Fightnegativecommentswithpositiveonesfromfamilyandfriends.

D

TaxpayersinAmericapaylessinincometaxthanmanyEuropeans,accordingtoaPewResearchCenterreport.Belgiumhasthehighestincometaxrate,atnearly56percentofincome,accordingtotheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment,orOECD.TaxpayersintheU.S.paylessthan36percentoftheirincomesintothenationaltreasury.Taxespayforservicesprovidedbythegovernment.TheU.S.ranks25ofthe34developedcountriespolledinthereport.

Anunmarriedpersonwithnochildrenwasusedasanexampleinthereport.InAmerica,anunmarriedperson,withnochildren,makingtheaveragewageof$50,000in2014paid24.8percentoftheirincomeinfederal（联邦的）incometaxandpayrolltaxes（工资税）.AsimilarpersonlivinginBelgiumwouldpay42.3percentoftheirincome.Theaverageamongthe39countriesinthepollwas27.3percentincometax.

SouthKoreaandCanadahadtwoofthelowesttaxrates.ThetaxrateinSouthKoreaforamarriedcouplewithtwochildrenisbetween10percentand20percent.AnunmarriedpersoninCanadawithtwochildrenhasataxratebelow10percent.

ThedeadlinetopaytaxesinAmericaisusuallyApril15.Thisyear,thedeadlineisApril18.Americantaxpayerscomplainthatwealthypeopleandlargecompaniespaytoolittletax,accordingtoaPewResearchCenterpollfrom2015.

AmericanspaytaxtofundprogramslikeSocialSecurityandMedicaid,accordingtothePewResearchCenter.Lastyear,Americantaxespaidfor$888billioninSocialSecuritybenefits.SocialSecuritypaystheelderlyanincomeaftertheystopworking.Thegovernmentalsopaidmorethan$546billioninMedicaidandMedicarebenefits.Thoseprogramspayforhealthandmedicalcaretopeoplewhocannotaffordit,accordingtotheCenteronBudgetandPolicyPriorities.

32.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.SouthKoreahasthelowesttaxrate.

B.TaxpayersinAmericapaylessintaxesthanmanyEuropeans.

C.