Stephen used to work in a company. Unluckily, he got serious heart disease. He couldn't work for a long time. Thinking he could still do something for others, he decided to be a volunteer(志愿者) at a Children's Hospital. Stephen loved children very much. With his love, he did his job well. Sometimes he lost one of his children. They died. At that time, he would tell these sad parents that he would soon be with their children in heaven (天堂) and he would take care of them. His words seemed to help those parents

  There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She couldn't do anything and she was very sad. What was worse, the doctors said that they could do little for her. Stephen decided to try to help her. He started visiting her, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He put the brush in his mouth and begin to draw. He didn't use his hands at all. Only his head would move. He always told her that she could do anything she wanted. 

  At last she began to draw with her mouth. She and Stephen became friends. By hospital. One day, to Stephen's great surprise, she walked to see him on her own feet! She gave him a picture she had drawn. At the top, it read, '"Thank you for helping me walk. It's all because of your love."

  Love can sometimes be more powerful (强大的) than doctors and medicines, Love makes our world more beautiful and colorful.

1. Stephen didn't go to work as usual because             .

       A. he lost his job               B. he changed his job

       C. he got heart diseased          D. he decided to help others

2. How did Stephen help the little girl in the hospital?

       A. By visiting her.             B. By bringing her a lot of presents.

C. By offering his love.         D. By drawing a lot of pictures for her

3. Why did Stephen only move his head when he was drawing a picture?

       A. Because he wanted to show how well he could draw.

       B. Because he could only move his head.

       C. Because the little girl like him to do so.

       D. Because he wanted to show the girl everything was possible.

4. From the story we know           

       A. Stephen would look after his children in heaven

       B. Stephen himself had lost his hands and feet

       C. Stephen knew there wouldn't be much time for him in the world.

       D. Some children died because Stephen didn't do his job well.

5. Which is the best title of the passage?

       A The girl's disease            B. Stephen's love

       C. How the girl was saved.      D. Love is more powerful

阅读理解

    Li Dong is a young man of twenty-five. Five years ago, when he finished middle school, he didn't go to college and went to his village. But he didn't want to be a farmer and tried to find a piece of job in the city. He lived there for a year. He liked to wear beautiful clothes and eat nice food, but would not work hard. Of course he got little money. He had to come back again. With his parents' help, he planted hundreds of apple trees. His father took good care of the trees and this autumn he picked a lot of apples. He sold them and got much money. Soon he bought a motorbike in a shop. When he was riding it, he was very happy.

　　One afternoon the young man went out by motorbike. He rode very fast and soon got to the town. When he came near to the crossing, he saw a beautiful girl was waiting for a bus and it just one of his classmates. He hurried to say hello to her but didn't find an old man was walking in the middle of the street. He wanted to stop his motorbike, but it was too late. It knocked the old man down. Luckily, the old man was not badly hurt. “Why didn't you 10ok around while you were crossing the street?” shouted Li Dong. “I've ridden my motorbike for six days, but I've never hit anybody!” “Don't show it off(炫耀), young man,” the old man said angrily. “I've lived in the town for about sixty years and no motorbikes have hit me!”

(1) Li Dong was _________when he went to his village again.

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(2) At first Li Dong wouldn't stay in the village because________.

[　　]

A. he liked the comfortable life in the city

B. he did his best to go to college

C. he couldn't find any work there

D. he didn't have any farms there

(3) Li Dong got little money in the city because________.

[　　]

A. he liked to wear beautiful clothes

B. he liked to eat nice food

C. he couldn't find any work

D. he was too lazy to work hard

(4) Li Dong wanted _________.

[　　]

A. to tell something important to the girl

B. to show off his new motorbike to the girl

C. to ask the girl to help him

D. to borrow some money from the girl

(5) As ________, the old man was knocked down.

[　　]

A. he was walking in the middle of the road

B. he didn't look around while crossing the road

C. the young man rode the motorbike too fast

D. the young couldn't ride the motorbike

(6) The old man was angry because ________.

[　　]

A. Li Dong thought it was his fault(过错)

B. Li Dong didn't help him to stand up

C. Li Dong wanted to hurry off

D. Li Dong wasn't polite to him

阅读理解

    Li Dong is a young man of twenty-five. Five years ago, when he finished middle school, he didn't go to college and went to his village. But he didn't want to be a farmer and tried to find a piece of job in the city. He lived there for a year. He liked to wear beautiful clothes and eat nice food, but would not work hard. Of course he got little money. He had to come back again. With his parents' help, he planted hundreds of apple trees. His father took good care of the trees and this autumn he picked a lot of apples. He sold them and got much money. Soon he bought a motorbike in a shop. When he was riding it, he was very happy.

　　One afternoon the young man went out by motorbike. He rode very fast and soon got to the town. When he came near to the crossing, he saw a beautiful girl was waiting for a bus and it just one of his classmates. He hurried to say hello to her but didn't find an old man was walking in the middle of the street. He wanted to stop his motorbike, but it was too late. It knocked the old man down. Luckily, the old man was not badly hurt. “Why didn't you 10ok around while you were crossing the street?” shouted Li Dong. “I've ridden my motorbike for six days, but I've never hit anybody!” “Don't show it off(炫耀), young man,” the old man said angrily. “I've lived in the town for about sixty years and no motorbikes have hit me!”

(1) Li Dong was _________when he went to his village again.

[　　]

(2) At first Li Dong wouldn't stay in the village because________.

[　　]

A. he liked the comfortable life in the city

B. he did his best to go to college

C. he couldn't find any work there

D. he didn't have any farms there

(3) Li Dong got little money in the city because________.

[　　]

A. he liked to wear beautiful clothes

B. he liked to eat nice food

C. he couldn't find any work

D. he was too lazy to work hard

(4) Li Dong wanted _________.

[　　]

A. to tell something important to the girl

B. to show off his new motorbike to the girl

C. to ask the girl to help him

D. to borrow some money from the girl

(5) As ________, the old man was knocked down.

[　　]

A. he was walking in the middle of the road

B. he didn't look around while crossing the road

C. the young man rode the motorbike too fast

D. the young couldn't ride the motorbike

(6) The old man was angry because ________.

[　　]

A. Li Dong thought it was his fault(过错)

B. Li Dong didn't help him to stand up

C. Li Dong wanted to hurry off

D. Li Dong wasn't polite to him

There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影), because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to his vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.
【小题1】Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

We were doing the best to control the fire of the burning garage (车库). Outside, I heard the sounds of cats crying. I couldn’t stop—I would have to look for the cats after the fire was put out.

??? It took a long time to finally bring the big fire under control. No one inside was hurt. At that point I was free to find out where the cat noises were from. There was still a lot of smoke and heat coming from the building. I followed the meowing to the sidewalk in front of the garage. There, crying and huddled (挤作一团) together, were five frightened kittens (小猫). They must have been inside the building, as their fur was badly hurt.

??? I wanted to find the mother cat. It was clear that she had gone into the burning garage and carried out all her babies, one by one—unbelievable.

??? We finally found her. Her paws and face were blackened, and her fur was burned all over. You could even see her reddened skin under the burned fur. She could hardly move. I picked her up, and she relaxed in my arms as much as her pain would allow. I decided to save this brave little cat and her family.

??? The vet told me they would watch the kittens and their mother for the night, but they weren’t confident about the mother’s chances.

??? About a week later, I found out she was going to live. We named her Scarlet because of her reddened skin.

??? I was happy to see Scarlet get together with the kittens again. She touched each of them, nose to nose. She had been in danger for five times and it had paid off. All of her babies had survived.

??? As a fireman, I see heroic acts every day. But what Scarlet showed me that day was the kind of bravery that can only come from a mother’s love.

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The writer went to look for the cats as soon as he heard them crying.

B. The firefighters put out the fire quickly and no one was hurt.

C. The writer didn’t find the cats until the smoke and heat were gone.

D. The mother cat moved all her babies out of the fire to a safe place.

2.Why did the writer decide to save the cats?

A. Because he was amazed at the mother cat’s courage.

B. Because the cats attracted many people’s attention.

C. Because he didn’t want to see any living things die.

D. Because it had taken him much time and effort to save them.

3.The writer talks about the cat’s story to show that ________________.

A. animals should be taken good care of

B. mother’s love can be great and brave

C. it is meaningful to help others

D. a cat always has nine lives