After a car accident put me into the hospital，I felt angry about the way my life was turning out．The doctors repaired the major damage done to my  41  ．But 1 was lying there feeling pretty sorry for myself．I didn’t care to see anyone or to talk to anyone．

For a week the nurses had been good about leaving my door closed．But one morning 1 was awakened by  42  of people in the hallway．

Since 1 was still feeling  43  for myself．I didn’t wake up in a pleasant mood．As I pushed the button to ca11 the nurse．I saw a little boy in the hallway，holding a teddy bear in one hand．A cast(石膏)completely  44  his other arm，from fingers to shoulder．

I heard his mother telling him to sit and wait．He looked over to me and   45  at me．Then without warning he came running into my room．As 1 was silently complaining of the nurses leaving my door  46  , the smile upon his face widened．

He came right up next to my  47  and held out his big brown teddy bear．It was missing an eye but cute．I stared at him．not knowing what he was wanting from me．

He said．”Teddy is still sick．He needs to stay here．Could you keep him here till he gets better?”

I  48  out and took Teddy from his hand．I promised 1 would take care of Teddy until the time he got better and keep him from  49  afterwards．

Just then the mother called to him．He looked back at me，said  50  and ran out．His mother smiled down at him and the nurse wheeled him away．I sat there hugging Teddy．The nurse responded to my call  51  in time to catch the tears rolling down my cheeks and the biggest smile on my face．

1 will never forget what that little boy gave to me that day．It was so much   52    a well-loved，one-eyed teddy bear．I have kept my promises to that little boy too．

A．car      B．body      C．soul    D. heart

A．sounds     B．voices     C．noises   D．accents

A．guilty        B．happy      C．sorry   D．ashamed

A．surrounded B．covered     C．wrapped   D. tied

A．shook     B．stared     C．glanced     D．smiled

A．closed     B．unlocked     C．open   D．removed

A．bed      B．chair      C．nurse   D．car

A．handed     B．reached     C．stretched   D．spread

A．harm      B．ruin      C．wound   D．hurt

A．hello      B．welcome     C．goodbye   D．wish

A．even      B．already     C．only    D．just

A．rather than    B．less than     C．more than  D．other than

Since my retirement(退休) from teaching music in 2001, I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist. I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father, or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes(风景画) much influenced(影响) by Krenkel and St. John for five years.

For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth, who quickly became my favorite artist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look. So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting. However, watercolors remained my first choice, and I think I did my best work there, showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions.

Art is now together with my piano playing and reading. There is a time for everything in my world, and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do. As Confucious once said, “At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire.”

What is the text mainly about?

A. Learning to paint in later life.                     B. How to paint watercolors

C. An artist-turned teacher                          D. Life after retirement

The author started drawing again in 1995 because_________.

A. he hoped to draw a picture of his father

B. he couldn’t stop missing his father

C. he had more time after retirement  

D. he liked animals and landscapes

We can infer from the text that the author__________.

A. had been taught by Krenkel and St. John

B. painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years

C. believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolors

D. started his retirement life at the age of severty

How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?

A. Very enjoyable.   B. A bit regretful     C. Rather busy.        D. Fairly dull.

   Since my retirement(退休) from teaching music in 2001, I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist. I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died, so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father, or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him. In any case, I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes(风景画) much influenced(影响) by Krenkel and St. John for five years.

For some strange reason, I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again, but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth, who quickly became my favorite artist. I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look. So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting. However, watercolors remained my first choice, and I think I did my best work there, showing my painting at a number of art exhibitions.

Art is now together with my piano playing and reading. There is a time for everything in my world, and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do. As Confucius once said, “At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire.”

69．What is the text mainly about?

       A．Learning to paint in later life.                 B．How to paint watercolors.

       C．An artist-turned teacher.                       D．Life after retirement

70．The author started drawing again in 1995 because ___________.

       A．he hoped to draw a picture of his father

       B．he couldn’t stop missing his father

       C．he had more time after retirement

       D．he liked animals and landscapes

71．We can infer from the text that the author ____________.

       A．had been taught by Krenkel and St. John

       B．painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years

       C．believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolors

       D．started his retirement life at the age of seventy

72．How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?

       A．Very enjoyable.                                    B．A bit regretful.

       C．Rather busy.                                        D．Fairly dull.

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.
“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”
Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.
I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?
As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.
Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

A well-dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife’s birthday. The price didn’t matter. Since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a nice black one that cost $5000, he paid for the pearl in cash, shook hands with the jeweler, and left.
A few days later the man returned and said that his wife liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality, as she wanted a pair of earrings made, “Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler regretfully replied, “I would say it’s exactly impossible to find one exactly like that pearl.”
The rich man insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspapers, offering $ 25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the advertisement but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came into his store. To his great surprise, she pulled the perfect pearl from her purse. “I don’t like to part with it,” she said sadly, “I inherited it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But I really need the money.”
The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The man, however, was nowhere to be found.
【小题1】The man said he wanted to buy a pearl for ______.
A. his wife             B. his mother-in–law 
C. his own mother           D. no one
57. He paid $ 5,000 for the black pearl without bargaining because ______.
A. he was very rich           B. he wanted to make the jeweler believe him
C. he was anxious to get it      D. his business had been successful
【小题2】He told the jeweler to get him another pearl that must be ______.