Two old men lived in a room on the third floor of an old people’s home. Both men were very old and badly ill, and they spent 24 hours a day in bed in the room.
Luckily, one of the old men had his bed by the window, and every day he spent hours telling his friend far from the window what he could see through the window. He told him about the traffic going by, the children playing in the park opposite, and the birds flying in trees. The old man far from the window got a lot of pleasure from hearing about the world outside, but after a time he began to get rather unhappy. How nice it would be, he thought, if he had the bed by the window and could see everything for him, instead of just hearing about it.
One night, the man by the window called to his friend, “Quick! Pull the alarm by your bed; I don’t think I can get through the night!” But his friends, expecting an empty bed by the window, did nothing---he just closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
The next morning, the nurse found the man dead in his bed by the window.
The old man was very excited as they moved him into the empty bed by the window. He sat up in bed, pulled back the curtain, looked out --- and saw only a wall.
小题1:Who do you think was kind in the story?

A．The old man by the window.

B．The old man far from the window.

C．Both of the men.

D．Neither of the men.

小题2:The old man didn’t pull the alarm by the bed because _________.

A．he was too weak to do it.

B．he had fallen into a deep sleep.

C．he didn’t hear what the other man asked to do

D．he wanted to move to the bed by the window.

小题3:The old man by the window thought _______that night when he asked his friend for help.

A．he wouldn’t die

B．he would die

C．he couldn’t sleep

D．he could sleep

小题4:In fact, there was ___ outside the window.

A．a garden

B．a park

C．a wall

D．a picture

小题5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A．The two old men weren’t badly ill.

B．The living old man knew the truth.

C．The nurse didn’t look after the old man carefully.

D．The old man by the window could see a lot through the window.

Who says honesty (诚实) is dead? Last Tuesday morning Alan Reed, a student at Claremont College here, was getting 1  money out of the bank. He wanted to have 50 dollars and the teller (出纳)  2 him five twenties instead of five tens. For a few seconds, Alan wondered (疑惑)  3 to do it. Should he give the extra money back? Keep it?  4  he kept it, he could buy several new CDs, or he could take his friend Simon to a big dinner.  5 no one would ever notice (注意). But then he  6  the teller. She was a middle-aged woman with a sweet face, and she reminded(提醒) him of his mother. She had been nice to him. Then he thought that there were probably exact (精确的)  7 kept of  how much money was paid out, and the 8 would probably get in trouble.   9  of all, Alan felt he would probably feel  10 about keeping the extra money. So Alan gave back the money.  

小题1:	A．less B．some C．any D．several

小题2:	A．added B．took C．asked D．gave

小题3:	A．what B．how C．where D．when

小题4:	A．So B．If C．As D．Since

小题5:	A．Quickly B．Shortly C．Probably D．Safely

小题6:	A．saw B．listened to C．heard D．looked at

小题7:	A．records记录 B．dates C．photos D．places

小题8:	A．mother B．student C．lady D．man

小题9:	A．Each B．Worst C．Part D．Best

小题10:

A．excited B．satisfied C．happy D．guilty(内疚的)

It was the end of the year party at school .I had asked my mother to __36__us cookies .Mom’s chocolate chios were the best .
But two o’clock passed, and she didn’t   37 .Most of the other mothers had come and gone , dropping off their cookies , chips and cupcakes . I took my bag and left   38  my home . The house was empty when I arrived . My heart was    39  anger.For the first time in my life ,my mother had let me down .
I was lying on my bed upstairs   40  I heard her come through the front door .“Robbie,”she called out .“Where are you ?” I could hear her running from room to room . She was looking for me .I kept silent .When she entered my room and sat beside me on my bed , I didn’t move .“I’m sorry , honey ,” she said .“I got busy and forgot .” I still kept __41__.
Then my mother began to laugh .I couldn’t believe ___42___.I rolled over (翻身)and faced her .
But my mother wasn’t laughing at all . She was crying . “I’m so sorry . I let my boy down .”
She cried like a little girl. I had never __43__my mother cry .
“It’s OK , Mom ,”I reached out and stroked （抚摸）her hair .“We didn’t even need those ___44___.” There was plenty of stuff to eat .Don’t  cry It’s all right.”
My ____45__made my mother sit up . She pulled me to her . We didn’t say another word .We just held each other in a long hug .

小题1:	A．make B．put C．have D．give

小题2:	A．go B．leave C．appear D．turn

小题3:	A．in B．for C．from D．on

小题4:	A．Please with B．fed up with C．strict with D．filled with

小题5:	A．though B．because C．when D．while

小题6:	A．silent B．angry C．sad D．calm

小题7:	A．him B．it C．her D．them

小题8:	A．felt B．looked C．found D．seen

小题9:	A．chips B．cupcakes C．cookies D．hamburgers

小题10:

A．words B．thoughts C．actions D．saying

Julio loves to visit his grandmother . He doesn’t get to visit her very often because his family lives in a city that is six hours away .His grandmother lives in a big wooden house on a farm .It is old and looks as if it has secret hiding places .
On the third Sunday of June ,Julio’s parents took him to his grandmother’s .Since it was summer vacation, he was going to stay at grandmother’s for a whole summer . Hid cousins Mario and linda would soon be arriving. They would also be staying at their grandmother’s this summer .
A big porch (走廊) wrapped （缠绕）around two sides of the house .Julio sat in the porch swing （秋千）.He could see the trees that circle the house .They had been planted as a windbreak （防风林）.They protected the house from the wind and blowing dirt .The house was in the middle of a large flat field .
Julio watched the dirt road that led to the house .He couldn’t wait for his cousins to get there .Mario was his age ,and Linda was a year younger .They had fun together .Last summer they spent one whole morning making a fort out of sacks of seed （装种子的麻袋做成的堡垒）.Then Uncle Henry took them on a tractor ride.
Julio remembered another time with his cousins .They had gone out to explore the fields .Julio touched an electric fence and got a shock .Then they found an old snake skin. Nothing like that ever happened at his own home !
Julio could smell the dinner that his grandmother was cooking .It made him hungry .
Finally he saw a cloud of dust coming up the road .“They’re here ! They are here !”He shouted .
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。并将其标号填入题前括号内。
小题1:Why doesn’t Julio often visit his grandmother ?

A．Because he doesn’t love his grandmother.

B．Because his parents don’t let him visit his grandmother.

C．Because his home is far away from his grandmother's.

D．Because he is often ill .

小题2:Who is the youngest of Julio and his cousins ?

A．Linda.

B．Julio.

C．Mario.

D．Henry.

小题3:The story tells about Julio and his cousins doing all of the following except_____.

A．watching old movie

B．taking a tractor ride

C．finding a snake skin

D．making a fort from seed sacks

小题4:How do you think Julio felt when he saw his cousins arriving?

A． He was worried.	B． Ht: was excited.
C．He was angry .	D． He was sad

小题5:After Julio cousins arrive , when would probably happen next ?

A．They would build a fort on the hill

B．They would look for snake skins .

C．They would climb the trees in their grandmother’s yard

D．They would eat dinner at their grandmother’s house

My Family Is Very Poor
A little boy comes to a new city. His name is Peter. Of course（当然），he lives with his mother and father. His family is very rich（富裕的）. They have a driver（司机） and a lot of servants（仆人）.
Peter is going to a new school. On the first day his parents say to him，“ peter，be modest（谦虚的）at your new school. Don’t say we are rich. ”And Peter says，“ Yes，Dad，mom. ”
So Peter goes to school. He sees his new teacher. And he sits down with the other children. The teacher says. “Good morning，children. The first exercise today is a composition（作文）. The topic（题目） of the composition is ‘My Family’.”So every child writes a composition. This is Peter’s composition：
“My name is Peter. My family is very poor（贫穷）. Both my father and my mother are very poor. Our driver is very poor and all the servants are poor…”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
小题1:Peter’s parents are very            .

A．small

B．modest

C． poor

D．rich

小题2:Peter’s parents tell him not to          .

A．play on his way to school

B．be late for school

C．say they are rich

D．write a composition

小题3:The teacher asks the children to write          .

A．a letter

B．a composition

C．a book

D．a story

小题4:Peter writes a composition about his          .

A．friend

B．teacher

C．school

D．family

小题5: Which of the following is right?

A．Peter tells a lie（说谎）in his composition.

B．Peter doesn’t like writing a composition.

C．Peter’s parents write the composition.

D．The teacher is very poor，too.

It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework,   16  newspapers, watch TV and search on the Internet to learn something new. I often see   17  do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful   18  she is over seventy. Last week a reporter from a magazine interviewed her and asked   19  she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile:
I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite   20 . Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world   21  you, and learn at least one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as   22  as you can. Don’t think you are too old to go back to   23  . I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. Another man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at   24  tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.
Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to   25  the lady’s example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

小题1:	A．look B．read C．see D．watch

小题2:	A．her B．him C．other D．others

小题3:	A．than B．since C．though D．because

小题4:	A．what B．why C．who D．how

小题5:	A．early B．dear C．easy D．late

小题6:	A．under B．around C．above D．between

小题7:	A．soon B．busily C．hardly D．often

小题8:	A．place B．song C．school D．dance

小题9:	A．buying B．losing C．sending D．playing

小题10:

A．follow B．give C．make D．bring

"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the baby was lying in her arms and she moved the cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped(吃力地喘着气). The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Luckily, time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect. Though the misfortune(不幸)happened to him, he grew into a handsome boy. Yet he felt ashamed when he communicated with others.
“You should get in touch with other young people,” his mother told him, with a kindness in her heart. The boy’s father talked with the family doctor about his ears. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got,” the doctor replied.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You are going to the hospital, Son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need, but it’s a secret.” The operation is a big success. Later he married and entered the diplomatic(外交的)service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.”
“You could, my son,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but one of the darkest days did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材). Slowly, the father stretched forth(伸出) a hand
and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.
"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," his father whispered gently, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?"
小题1:Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?

A．Because her son had a tiny face.

B．Because she saw her son crying.

C．Because her son was in her arms.

D．Because her son was born imperfect.

小题2:Who gave the son the ears?

A．His mother.

B．His father.

C．A doctor.

D．A stranger.

小题3:The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “________”．

A．see

B．show

C．find

D．search

小题4:The best title for the passage would be ________.

A．Mother’s hair

B．An unforgettable memory

C．Who gave me the ears?

D．Who is my best respectable person?

小题5:The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers that ________.

A．The secret was kept until the mother died.

B．Real love lies in what is done but not known.

C．The operation on the boy was a great success.

D．The boy entered the diplomatic service when he grew up.

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s disappointment(失望), she said she would go. This would be the  16  time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he  17  lose his face because of her appearance. Although she was a  18  woman, there was a scar(疤痕) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to  19  why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were   20  by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother even though she had the scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and hid himself from everyone.   21 , he happened to hear of a talk between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked  22 , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. 23 was too afraid to go in because the fire was  24 , so I went in.    25 I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood  26 and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless(失去知觉) but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She  27 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be there forever, but to this day, I have never  28 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with  29 in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand  30  for the rest of the day.

小题1:	A．first B．second C．last D．next

小题2:	A．can B．should C．would D．need

小题3:	A．slim B．short C．ugly D．beautiful

小题4:	A．talk about B．argue about C．worry about D．hear about

小题5:	A．frightened B．attracted C．worried D．excited

小题6:	A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Then

小题7:	A．excitedly B．seriously C．nervously D．anxiously

小题8:	A．Everyone B．No one C．Nobody D．Someone

小题9:	A．out of control B．under control C．in control D．over control

小题10:

A．If B．Though C．Because D．As

小题11:

A．sitting down B．lying down C．falling down D．turning down

小题12:

A．pointed B．showed C．hit D．touched

小题13:

A．forgot B．realized C．considered D．regretted

小题14:

A．tears B．smile C．sunshine D．sadness

小题15:

A．hardly B．slightly C．tightly D．suddenly

When I was about 12, a girl in my class liked to point out my problems. I was too thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too  61  , and so on. At last, I became very angry and ran to my father.
He listened to me  62 . Then he asked, “Are these things true or not? Do you know what you are really like? Go and make a  63  of what she said and find the  64  that are true.”
I did he told me. To my great  65 . I discovered that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change(like being very thin). But there were things I could and wanted to change. For the  66  time, I got a clear  67  of myself.
I brought the list back to dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you.” He said. “You know the truth about  68  better than anyone else. When people say something that is true about you, you should find it helpful.”
Our world is full of people who think they know your business. Don’t  69  and feel  70 . Listen to them.

小题1:	A．beautiful B．proud C．smart D．rich

小题2:	A．bravely B．happily C．quickly D．quietly

小题3:	A．joke B．programme C．list D．record

小题4:	A．secrets B．mistakes C．lessons D．points

小题5:	A．surprise B．interest C．opinion D．fact

小题6:	A．first B．second C．next D．last

小题7:	A．book B．picture C．drawing D．notice

小题8:	A．yourselves B．myself C．herself D．yourself

小题9:	A．clean B．open C．close D．wash

小题10:

A．hurt B．safe C．pretty D．cheap

When Mr. David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice (公告)on the window. The notice said, “If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心),come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide(导游)”, he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
小题1:Mr. David’s house was      that many visitors came to see it.

A．so small

B．so quiet

C．so interesting

D．such interesting

小题2:Mr. David put a notice on the window in order      .

A．to drive the visitors away

B．to satisfy the visitors curiosity

C．to let visitors come in and look around

D．to get some money out of the visitors

小题3:The notice made the visitors      .

A．more interested in his house

B．lost interest in his house

C．angry at the unfair price

D．feel happy about the price

小题4:After Mr. David put up the notice      .

A．the visitors didn’t come any more

B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

C．more and more visitors came for a visit

D．no visitor would pay the money for a visit

小题5:At last he had to sell his house and move away because       .

A．he did not like it at all

B．he could not work as a guide

C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

D．he could not live a quiet life in it