About ten years ago when I was a student at college, I spent my summer holidays 　46 a museum. Life was hard for me then. Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick in bed. I was 47 if I would be able to go on with my study the next term.

One day while I was working, I saw an old man come in with a little girl 　48 a wheelchair(轮椅). As I looked 　49 at this girl, I found that she had no arms 　50 legs. She was wearing a little white dress and she also had a hat on.

As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me, I was busy with my work. I 　51 my head toward the girl and gave her a wink (眨眼). When I took the money from her grandfather, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the prettiest, largest smile I have 　52 seen. Suddenly her handicap (生理缺陷) 53 and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile almost gave me a better understanding of what life is all about. She brought me into her 　54 of smiles, love and warmth.

I’m now a successful businessman and 　55 I get down and think about the trouble of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.

(　 )46.A. visiting　 B. cleaning　　 　　　　　 C. paining　 　　　　 D. working at

(　 )47.A. wondering B. guessing 　　　　　　　　　　 C. hoping　 　　　　 D. checking

( 　)48.A. at　 　　　 B. for　　 　　　　　　　　 C. in　 　　　　　　　 D. with

(　 )49.A. longer　 　 B. nearer　 　　　　　　　 C. further　 　　　　　　 D. closer

(　 )50.A. or　 　　　　 B. and　 　　　　　　　　　 C. then　 　　　　　　 D. so

(　 )51.A. held　 　　　 B. turned　 　　　　　　　 C. lifted　 　　　　　 D. gave

(　 )52.A. ever　　 　 B. never　　 　　　　　　　 C. almost　 　　　　 D. even

(　 )53.A. was driven B. was lost　 　　　　　 C. was gone　 　　 D. was covered

(　 )54.A. place　 　 B. mind　 　　　　　　　　 C. head　 　　　　　 D. heart

(　 )55.A. whatever　 B. whenever　 　　　　 C. whoever　 　　 D. however

　 Jennie sat at her window as usual, looking out upon the street, with a look of sadness on her face,“What a long day this is going to be!”

　 Then she saw a little boy running down the street, swinging his schoolbag. Looking up to the window, he took off 　 41　 hat and bowed with a bright, pleasant smile.

　 “What a nice 　 42　 ,”said Jennie to herself, as the boy ran out of sight.“It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who goes by would look up 　 43　 smile.”

　 George, the little boy, told his mother about that 　 44　 girl when he got back home,“She looks so helpless. I wish I could do something for her.”

　 “Why not give her some 　 45　 ?”said his mother. George agreed.

　 The next morning, as Jennie 　 46　 at he window again, she saw George with a handful of beautiful flowers carefully picking his way across the street. He stopped in front of her window, smiling pleasantly, and said,“Can I come in?”Jennie told him 　 47　 to get into the house.

　 Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle“Come in”, George said, “I’ve brought you some flowers.”

　 “Are they for me?”said Jennie 　 48　 .“How kind you are,”she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap.“I’ve 　 49　 received any flower since we moved to the town.”

“Did you live in the countryside?”asked George, 　 50　 the old, small and empty room.

“Yes,”said Jennie.

Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an accident. She 　 51　 walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother was sick 　 52　 so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and move here to get work to do.

George told his parents 　 53　 . They decided to help her. More and more people in the 　54　 gave Jennie friendly smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly cheered up.

A few months later, Jennie and her mother 　 55　 a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.

41) A. her　　　　　 B. his　　　　　 C. your　　　 D. my

42) A. house　　　　 B. door　　　 C. smile　　　　　 D. schoolbag

43) A. and　　　　　 B. but　　　　 C. as　　　　　 D. or

44) A. rich　　　　　 B. lucky　　　　 C. bad　　　　 D. poor

45) A. money　　　　 B. flowers　　　 C. clothes　　　 D. food

46) A. danced　　　　 B. cried　　　 C. sat　　　　　 D. laughed

47) A. how　　　　　 B. who　　　　　 C. when　 　　 D. why

48) A. angrily　　　 B. easily　　　 C. sadly　　　　 D. happily

49) A. never　　 B. usually　　　　 C. always　　　　 D. sometimes

50) A. looking for　 B. looking around C. looking like　 D. looking after

51) A. shouldn’t　　 B. needn’t　　　 C. couldn’t　　　 D. mustn’t

52) A. for　　　　　 B. in　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 D. on

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

54) A. countryside　　 B. town　　　　 C. village　　　　 D. city

55) A. reached　　　 B. left　　　　　 C. closed　　　　 D. opened

　 Ken was twelve years old and was very lazy. He didn’t want to go to school. He 41 to do as 42 work as possible. His father and mother are both doctors. They hoped that their son 43 a doctor, too. But one day Ken said 44 his mother, “When I finish school, I want to 45 a dustman(垃圾清洁工).”

　 “A dustman?” his mother asked. She was very 46 . “That’s not a good job. Why do you want to be a dustman?”

　 “ 47 I’d only have to work one day a week,” Ken answered.

　 “Only one day a week?” his mother said, “what do you mean?”

　 “Well,” Ken answered, “I know that the dustman 48 to our house to work 49 Wednesday, because I see him 50 on that day.”

41. A. try 　　　　　　　　　 B. to try　　 　　C. tried　　　　　 D. tries

42. A. few　　　　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　 C. little　　　　　 D. a little

43. A. will become　　　　 B. became　　　 C. would become　 D. become

44. A. to 　　　　　　 　　B. with　　　　 C. about　　　　　 D. for

45. A. be　 　　　　 　　B. is　　　　　 C. being　　　　　 D. been

46. A. surprised 　　　　 B. surprise　　　 C. surprising　　　 D. surprises

47. A. And 　　　　 　　B. Because　　　 C. From　　　　　 D. So

48. A. come 　　　　　　 　　B. came　　　　 C. coming　　　　 D. comes

49. A. in　 　　　　 　　B. at　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. with

50. A. so　　 　　　 　　B. only　　　　 C. some　　　　　 D. and

When Alesia Reuis was nine years old, she had an accident that left her unable to walk for years. Now Alesia is telling the story of the first day she walked again.

    I remember the very first time I walked by myself. My sister Alexis was in high school then. She was on the basketball team, and she was going to take me to her practice. She went to drive the car to the front door for me while I was sitting in my room, but we were going to be late, so I said to myself, “Let me help her out a little.” I decided I would try to walk to the front door.

Nobody else was home, so I had to do it by myself. I was a .little afraid, but I wanted to do it, so I pushed up off the arms of my wheelchair and stood up. There wasn't going to be anything for me to hold on to because if I leaned over(倾身) to catch the table, I would fall. So I put my mind on walking and nothing else, and I just took a step, and another one, and then about three more, and I was at the door of my room. I stood against the wall and started smiling. I was so happy I'd made it that far. I looked up to heaven（上天）and said, “Thank you.”

I stayed there for a minute. I was hoping I wouldn't have anything wrong with my knee, so I practiced moving it a little bit, and then I started across the living room. I looked straight ahead, and I made it to the next wall, and I said “Thank you” again. Then I had to walk just a few more steps to get to the door — and I did it! I said, "I made it, I made it, thank you!" I looked out to see where Alexis was. She was driving to the house. She was so surprised that I was standing there waving at her. She laughed happily and gave me a great big hug.

50. Alesia decided to walk by herself ______.

      A. in order to give her sister a sudden surprise

      B. in order to help her sister with her practice

      C. so that she could give up the wheelchair

      D. so that they would be in time for her sister's practice

51. After she had taken the first few steps, Alesia ______.

      A. felt too tired to walk further             B. was pleased with her good start

      C. saw her sister coming to the door         D. wanted to get help from others

52. The best title for the story is ______.

      A. How Alesia Stood up                   B. A Story of a Brave Girl

      C. How Alesia Began to Walk              D. First Steps, a Successful Start

Today we tell about Louisa May Alcott. She wrote one of America’s best loved children’s books.
In 1868, an American publisher asked Louisa May Alcott to write a book for girls. At first, she was not sure if she wanted to do it. She said she didn’t like girls.
However, she decided to write the book finally. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeast of the United States. The book was quite interesting. Little Women became one of the most popular children’s books in American literature. It was published (出版）in more than 50 languages.
Alcott was born in Pennsylvania in 1832. The Alcotts did not have much money. She tried teaching, sewing(缝纫) and taking care of children. She did not like any of these jobs.
At the age of 16, she wrote her first book, Flower Fables. Her stories were exciting, but unreal. She sold them to newspapers and magazines for money.
The first volume (卷) of Little Women came out in 1868. It made Alcott famous and get a lot of money. She continued writing other popular books for young people. These books included An Old-Fashioned Girl, Little Men and Eight Cousins.
Alcott wrote many exciting stories about love. But she was single (独身的) all her life. She continued to help her family during the last years of her life.
【小题1】Alcott grew up in the ______ of the US.