If I raised the question, “What would be the last thing you would expect to happen while watching your son’s flag football game?” you probably still couldn’t come up with what happened to me and my family.
As we were sitting on the sidelines enjoying the game, a low-flying bird came swooping in attempting to land on my daughter’s head! It honestly came out of nowhere. We were seated by ourselves on the tree lined side of the field. I was able to calm my daughter’s shock and fear once I showed her that the bird was not some wild animal, it was in fact, somebody’s pet!
Now, we’re sitting at the outdoor fields of the Pontiac Silverdome, far from any populated area, wondering where this very social cockatiel, an Australian parrot (澳洲鹦鹉) could have come from. I walked up to the bird and put out my hand. Immediately, it hopped on and chirped in a friendly way. We looked around us and knew that we could not just leave and suppose that the bird would return to where it came from. This was a very domesticated bird that needed help or it would not survive.
The flag football game had ended so we walked the bird over to other groups of adults and asked if they knew of anyone who had lost a bird. All the kids were excited about the bird and fed it with some post game snacks. The bird’s nails were getting long and he was looking pretty dirty, so we knew it had been out here for a long time and was hungry. Since its wings were clipped, it could fly a little but probably not more than 100 yards or so at a try. We all just scratched our heads as a group wondering what to do with the lost bird.
We explained to the kids that this bird needed our help since it was someone’s pet and would not know how to get its own food, and it could not fly well since its wings were clipped. The kids understood, and all of them wanted to take the bird home! The parents however, knew this was not a good choice as one had a large dog, another two cats, etc. We explained to the kids that one of us could take the bird home for the night and then bring it to the Humane Society in the morning in hopes to connect it to its owners. We couldn’t keep the bird. It wasn’t ours. This was tough for the kids to understand at first. We couldn’t just leave the bird either. There was no way it could attend itself. The group of us sat around the Silverdome practice fields for quite a while trying to determine the best course of choice for the lost bird. It was getting dark out but no one was willing to leave that parking lot until we had a game plan for how to help the bird.
The owner of the football league, Chris Novak, offered to take the bird. It was extremely nice of him and he really stepped in to help while all the rest of us who had kids tugging on our shirts and begging to take it home. We took a box and put a bunch of holes in it and he brought it home for the night. Another mom went online and found a family that had lost a bird that looked just like the one we’d found. She emailed the info to Chris who got in touch with the family and the next day, reunited the bird with the family that lost it almost 3 weeks earlier! When Chris emailed us to let us know, we could not believe that this bird had traveled from The Rochester Tienken area all the way to the Silverdome!
We were so happy to be able to save this bird and get it back to its family. I showed my kids the email about how the other family got their pet back. The family has 3 kids who were so happy to see their bird. My kids realized what a nice ending this story had. Not only had we been able to save this bird’s life, but we were able to bring it back to the family that loves and misses him.
The life lesson in the missing bird story seemed to miss its mark with my kids at first. They were a little bummed out that they couldn’t keep the lost bird. I explained to them that when an animal or someone needs help, you just can’t turn a blind eye and hope everything works out OK. The “lost bird incident” was also a reminder to them that teamwork and the kindness of strangers can make a world of difference and that a group of well-meaning strangers can work together to help someone. It wasn’t a heroic act, but one that I knew had sunk in with my kids when they realized that trying to help was the best and only real course of action. 　
【小题1】What happened when the author watched his son’s football games?

A．A parrot tried to eat their food.

B．His daughter was hurt by a parrot.

C．A parrot flew towards his daughter.

D．A parrot landed on his daughter’s head.

【小题2】The underlined word “domesticated” in the second paragraph probably means_______.

A．having been abandoned	B．having been used to home life
C．having been used to life in the wild	D．having been week and hungry

【小题3】Who was the first one to find the bird’s owner?

A．The author	B．Chris Novak
C．The Humane Society	D．A participant’s mother

【小题4】What can be learned from the “lost bird incident”?

A．Strangers can also work well together.

B．Humane Society helps children in teamwork.

C．Children can keep lost injured pet birds home.

D．Helping others is always regarded as a heroic act.

【小题5】What did the author want to tell in the text?

A．How to help a lost parrot to find home.

B．The experience of watching a football games.

C．The importance of teamwork and helping others.

D．How a parrot can fly a long distance from home.

【小题6】The best title of the text should be________. 

A．What Animals Can Teach Us

B．Complete Care for a Lost Bird

C．Life Lessons When You Least Expect It

D．Love First, Teamwork and Kindness Second

I stopped at a grocery store the other day because I was about to go on a long drive and I wanted to buy my favorite beverage for the trip. It wasn’t the store I normally go to, just one I passed along the way.

As I walked up to the entrance, I noticed a man and a boy who was about 10 or 12 years old standing at the front of the store. Customers walked past, as the man handed them half-sheets of white paper. I walked up to them with curiosity, wondering what cause they were representing. As I got closer, I saw that they had two carts starting to fill with groceries.

I said hello and the man greeted me and handed me one of the pieces of paper, explaining that they were collecting donations for the local food pantry. On the paper was a simple list of food items: peanut butter, noodles, pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables. It also included a short story about the boy and his efforts to collect food donations since the age of 8. I was really touched that someone so young would be so interested in helping others. I told him it was an awesome idea and that he should be proud of himself. He smiled.

Then, I went inside to get my drink. Unfortunately, the store didn’t have it in stock. But, I wasn’t upset, because by then I felt I had another mission. I went through the store, picking things from the list, then brought them back out to the boy and put them in the cart. I also gave the man the white sheet of paper back to reuse for another customer. They thanked me and offered me a treat (candy, I think) but I said to pass it on to someone else.

As I walked back to my car, the boy’s well-intentioned spirit stuck with me. How inspiring to encounter a young boy with a resolve to do good deeds, and the courage to act on it. It made my day!

1.What do we know from the passage?

A. The author wasn’t a regular customer to the store.

B. The store was owned by the man and the boy.

C. The store didn’t deal in drinks.

D. The author refused their treat because he didn’t need it.

2.What does the author mainly want to tell readers in paragraph 4?

A. He didn’t get his drink

B. He carried out another mission.

C. He got thanks and was offered a treat

D. He wasn’t upset though not getting his drink.

3.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A Day for a Boy.              B. A Young Boy’s Determination.

C. An Inspiring Boy.             D. A Young Boy’s Groceries.

4.We can infer from the description of the author that the boy is _______.

A. noble-minded                   B. hard-working

C. well-educated                   D. open-minded

 

It was the beginning of a new term. As a(n)   36   teacher in that school, I didn’t know any of the students. A little girl was   37   at the gate of the classroom. She looked very   38  .

I walked up to her and asked   39   she stood there. But she said   40  . Instead, a boy shouted, “She is from Grade Four, the   41   student in her grade.” I looked at the little girl, who didn’t seem to be the smart kind. I   42   why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three. I took her hand and   43   her into the classroom.

“Sit here. Now you are my student and I’m your teacher,” I said. She   44   said nothing, but she burst into tears.

I later learnt that her parents   45   in a car accident, and she had   46   talking to others since then. She learnt very   47  . I gave her respect and never   48   her as I know everybody deserves (值得) respect. I   49   her after school, and she was making   50   little by little. I encouraged her and as   51   went by, she was not as shy as before. At the end of the term, she seemed to have forgotten all her   52  . She was not one of the best students when she left that school,   53   at least, she was not that shy and sad little girl any longer.

In the following   54  , she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I received a(n)   55   to her wedding. And now, I am at her wedding, and she is smiling brightly.

Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy!

A. old               B. new                C. good           D. famous

A. smiling            B. sitting               C. standing         D. crying

A. tall               B. shy                C. beautiful        D. kind

A. if                 B. when              C. why            D. how

A. something           B. anything             C. nothing          D. everything

A. worst              B. shortest              C. ugliest           D. smartest

A. remembered        B. thought              C. asked            D. understood

A. threw              B. pushed              C. pulled           D. led

A. firstly              B. still                 C. surprisingly           D. finally

A. fought             B. disappeared           C. met             D. died

A. kept             B. stopped             C. advised       D. forgot

A. fast              B. widely               C. slowly           D. quietly

A. played jokes with   B. thought highly of      C. took care of          D. looked down upon

A. helped             B. served              C. chose          D. pleased

A. progress          B. happiness                 C. marks            D. surprises

A. dreams             B. efforts               C. energy               D. time

A. joy                B. sadness               C. past            D. anger

A. since                   B. because              C. so               D. but

A. hours              B. years                C. months         D. days

A. invitation         B. card                C. key             D. letter

 

第二节．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and    31  with the rented video we had been dying to watch, I was feeling a little   32  , as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the   33  .They were so heavy that I decided to   34   some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can   35   I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He 36  a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started _37  it.

I suddenly felt very 38 because I was about to do away with a new drink just  39 it was heavy. I knew this man would take all he could  40  , so I walked up to him and  41 the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up 42  and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread  43  his face and this caused me to feel quite  44  . I felt like I  45 be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he  46  me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him   47   a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family. I now understand what is   48   by the saying “Giving is getting”.

Since then, every time I have the   49   to do something nice, the image of the man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the  50   of charity.

31. A. equipped               B. covered            C. done             D. offered

32. A. upset                 B. happy              C. tired             D. excited

33. A. video                 B. books              C. pizza            D. clothes

34. A. send off                B. throw away         C. put away          D send out

35. A. after                B. when              C. before            D. while

36. A. owned               B. presented           C. held             D. sought

37. A. going into          B. finding out          C. looking through    D. working out

38. A. stupid               B. guilty              C. disappointed       D. happy

39. A. since                B. until               C. because           D. when

40. A. get                  B. search             C. hear              D. see

41. A. dropped                      B. kept              C. turned             D. handed

42. A. sadly                B. coldly             C. thankfully               D. patiently

43. A. in                 B. across             C. by                  D. through

44. A. regretful           B. satisfied            C. puzzled               D. curious

45. A. couldn’t            B. shouldn’t          C. needn’t              D. mustn’t

46. A. smiled             B. told               C. saw                D. thanked

47. A. whistling           B. whispering         C. listening              D. making

48. A. referred                      B. said               C. meant                      D. spoken

49. A. time                         B. chance             C. idea             D. effort

50. A. power             B. effect              C. result                D. mystery

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped with the rented video we had been dying to     36  . I was feeling a little   37   , as I was carrying our shopping，bags of snacks and the    38    .They were so heavy that I decided to   39   some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can   40   I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He _41    a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started _42    it. I suddenly felt very 43  because I was about to do away with a new drink just  44 it was heavy.

I knew this man would take all he could  45    , so I walked up to him and  46   the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up   47     and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread   48    his face and this caused me to feel indescribable  49    . I felt like I  50   be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he  51    me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him  52   a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good for the man and his family. I now understand what is    53    by the saying “Giving is getting”.

Since then, every time I have the   54   to do something nice, the picture of the man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the  55    of charity.

1. A. watch              B. look                 C. see                    D. listen

2. A. upset               B. happy                 C. tired                    D. excited

3. A. video              B. books                 C. pizza                 D. clothes

4. A. send off           B. throw away         C. put away            D. send out

5. A. after              B. when                  C. before              D. while

6. A. owned              B. presented         C. held                 D. sought

7.A. going into       B. finding out        C. looking through    D. searching for

8.A. stupid           B. guilty                 C. disappointed            D. happy

9. A. since               B. for                     C. because            D. when

10.A. get                B. search                C. hear                    D. see

11.A. dropped           B. kept                   C. turned                D. handed

12. A. in silence          B. in return           C. in surprise         D. in a hurry

13.A. around                B. across                C. over                      D. to

14. A. regret          B. satisfaction       C. failure                 D. curiosity

15.A. couldn’t       B. shouldn’t           C. needn’t                 D. mustn’t

16. A. smiled          B. told                   C. stared at                  D. thanked

17. A. singing           B. sounding           C. listening                D. making

18. A. referred          B. said                    C. meant                    D. spoken

19. A. time              B. chance                C. idea                    D. effort

20. A. power              B. effect                   C. strength           D. mystery