阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　I was in line waiting to pay．In line there were two people before me．A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes．He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼儿园)party．He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes．

　　I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱)．It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐)to do this shopping．However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money．The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money．“

　　It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was ＄ 8.00 short．The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that．“I told the boy that I could pay the other half．We dug into our handbags．However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(纸币)and we needed the cashier to get the change for us．Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change．It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react(反应)with the same mind．All wanted to be of help．Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money．” The cashier didn't need our ten-dollar bills．Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn't even get a chance to give anything! ”

　　I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this．“ The little boy smiled and thanked us．We wished him the best and he left．I was left with a good feeling．I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me．The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn't it? ” I smiled back and said, “Yes! ”

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　On 26th January, the biggest earthquake(地震)in India took the lives of 25, 000 people．In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, earthquake began．It was about 7.5 on the Ritcher scale．"There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more．Everything has been pulled down, " said one of the villagers alive．"There is no water, no food and no one has come to help．"

　　Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India．The City of Lahore was lucky．In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe．They were on the field, so most children didn't feel anything．The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor．However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything．She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it．Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings．Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake．After those words Mr Emond felt better．Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either．

　　My mother didn't feel anything．She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking(moving from side to side)light．My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　On Thanksgiving Day, a teacher asked her class of first-graders to draw a picture of something they were thankful for．She thought that these children from poor families actually had little to be thankful for．And she found most of them drawing pictures of flowers or tables with food．The teacher was very surprised to see the picture Douglas handed in．It's a hand, a simple hand．

　　But whose hand? The class were very interested in the strange picture．“I think it must be the hand of God that brings us food, ” said one child．“A farmer, ” said another, “because he grows beautiful flowers．” Finally when the others were at work, the teacher went over Douglas’ desk and asked whose hand it was．“It's your hand, Teacher, ” he said quietly and shyly．

　　She remembered that she had often taken Douglas, a dirty lonely child, by the hand while having a class break．She often did that with the children．But it meant so much to Douglas．Perhaps this is everyone's thanksgiving, not for the material things we get, but for the chance, in whatever small way, to give to others．

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat．You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it．But for the students in my class, it is a special wall．Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9^th graders．

　　In the middle of the wall, there is a big “VICTORY”．It was written in pencil．I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam．

　　A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem．It only has two sentences．It reads：All those sweet memories have disappeared．Like tears dropping in the heavy rain．

　　Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school．Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part．What a sad poem!

　　If you look at the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案)．There are still some patterns and letters that I can't understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them．

　　For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹)all the things that have happened in the classroom．I don't know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now．But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it．

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in．Here are two of the cities listed as “the world's best．”

　　SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA The city has comfortable weather all year round(15℃ to 26℃)．Housing is not very expensive in San Jose．Also, many of the city's older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafés．Beautiful mountains are around the city．Lots of people go sightseeing there every year．But air pollution is a problem in the city center．

　　HONG KONG, CHINA This lively city-once a small fishing village-is today an international business center．It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new．Modern tall buildings are next to small temples(庙宇)．Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses．Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day．But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing．Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes．There's also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia．However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That's why housing is often very expensive．Traffic and air pollution are also a problem．

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　　Wang Changqing, of Fengxian country, Jiangsu Province, has lost his 11-year-old daughter, Lulu, forever．He still has trouble accepting the fact．

　　On the afternoon of December 12, Lulu, with more than 40 schoolmates, got on the school bus after school as usual．But several minutes later, the bus fell into a ditch(沟渠)．Twelve students lost their lives that day, including Lulu．

　　Traffic accidents are the No．1 killer of middle school and primary school students．There are about 285, 000 school buses in China but only 10 percent meet a set of technical standards(技术标准)．Last month, the Chinese Ministry of Education gave an order：school and kindergartens across the country should carry out safety checks on school buses．

　　On December 15, Huang Ming, the vice minister of the Ministry of Public Security, said that school buses should have Priority on the roads．They can also use the road which buses run．“We'll punish drivers on school buses with no licenses and those overloading children, ” Huang added．

　　Local governments have also tried to improve school buses．The buses have GPS technology and can carry 50 students．In Taizhou, Jiangsu, school buses now have a monitoring system(监控系统)．Once a school bus is overloaded, it will send an alarm．

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　　Welcome to the Blue Sky Travel Agency．Here are some wonderful travel routes for you：

　　Travel to Austria!(June 25-28)

　　Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria, and the Hotel Post, opened by a local family, is clean and tidy．From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forest and the mountains．Temperatures in summer are usually 2℃ to 25℃ in the daytime, but much cooler in the night．You can have a good sleep．

　　Price：Adults：15, 000 yuan each．Kids under 12：half Five in group：12％ off

　　Enjoy Thailand!(June 26-30)

　　When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don't miss the early morning riverboat trip to the Floating Market just outside the city．There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables, there you can pay for them when you sit in your boat．Don't forget your hat, the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ about midday．

　　Price：Adults：5, 000 yuan each．Kids under 12：half Five in group：15％ off

　　Visit Hawaii!(July 1-4)

　　Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Hauai．You can visit its long sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in north, but be careful, there are many mosquitoes(蚊子), and don't be surprised if it rains in the center of the land．Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea, and only a little cooler late evening．

　　Price：Adults：20, 000 each．Kids under 12：half Five in group：10％ off

　　If you like any one of the places, call us：58907431 on weekdays, 13867538960 on weekends．

　　Pay before June 20^th, you can get a Mickey cap as a member of the trip．

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　　I was born in New York, but I grew up in San Francisco．I began to live in San Francisco when I was two．I began to live in London 25 years ago．If I am asked now where I want to live forever, I would say London．But I will always be American．

　　San Francisco, like London, has many parks．Every day my sisters and I were taken to play in the parks as children．I didn't go to school．I only had three hours of formal(正规的)education when I was five．I was sent to school but came home at noon on the first day．I said I didn't enjoy it and hadn't learned anything．My parents decided that school was not right for me and I never went back．

　　My mother then taught me and my two sisters, in the way of an English lady who had good education．We learned languages and read more than science and math．Sometimes she taught us herself, but we also had other teachers．They asked us to take lessons every day．About once a week we walked to Golden Gate Park．While we were walking, my mother taught me to read posters．One day I noticed a little toy train in the window of a shop and I remember now how I'd like to have it．I couldn't say my “r” when I was small．My mother said if I could say an “r” well, I would have the toy train．I usually get the things I want in life-but I work hard for them．

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　　I used to be very close to my father when I was a child．He gave me almost everything I wanted．Whenever I quarreled with my mother, I would turn to my father for comfort．He was everything to me．

　　Time flies like a bird．As I got older, I became silent and found it hard to start a conversation with my father．The gap between us began to grow．He had done so much for me but I always take it for granted．

　　Last time our school gave us two days off, and daddy gave me a ride home on his motorbike．I was tired and fell asleep on his back．Later my mother said he was very happy because is had been a long tome since we got close last．Suddenly I felt a little shamed．I realized that I had ignored(忽略)him a lot during the last few years．

　　The next day I stayed in bed and when daddy tried to wake me up to have breakfast, I pretended that I couldn't hear him．At last he brought a bowl of noodles to my bed, and said, “Come on, dear, have your breakfast and then continue your dream．” I got so angry with him for interrupting my sleep that I shouted, “Leave me alone．”

　　As I said this, I sat up quickly, and the bowl of noodles broke on the floor．Hearing the noise, mum came in and shouted at me, “Why do you think your father is? Who else treats you as well as he does? ”

　　I was shocked and didn't know what to say．Finally I rushed with tear all over my face．I went to the pool where I used to go fishing with daddy．A few minutes later, I heard the sound of daddy's motorbike．He was looking for me anxiously, but he didn't notice me as I was sitting behind a tall brush．

　　I didn't return home until 10 a．m．．The moment my parents saw me, they rushed to me．Mum hugged me tightly and daddy looked at me with worry in his eyes．“Are you hungry, dear? ” he said at last．Before I could say anything, he had gone off on his motorbike to buy food for me．

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