I watched quietly as my little brother was caught in the act. He sat in the corner of the living room, a   1 in one hand and my father's new book in the other.

  2  my father walked into the room, my brother cowered (畏缩) slowly. He sensed that he had done something   3  . From a distance I could see that he had   4 my father's new book and scribbled (乱画) in it. Now, looking at my father in  5  , he and I both waited for his punishment.

My father   6  up his prized book, looked at it carefully, and then sat down, without saying a word. Books were   7  to him. He was a clergyman（牧师） and for him, books were   8  .What he did next was unbelievable. Instead of   9  my brother, he sat down, took the pen from   10 , and then wrote in the book himself, alongside the scribbles John had made:

John s work, 1959, age 2. How many times have I looked into your beautiful face and into your warm, alert (警觉的) eyes looking up at me? And how many times have I  11 God for the one who has now scribbled in my new book?

"Wow," I thought, "This is punishment?" The years and the books came and went. Our family experienced what all families go through and perhaps a little bit more: happiness and   12  , laughter and tears. We always knew our parents   13  us and that one of the proofs (证明) of their love was the book. From time to time we would   14 it, look at the scribbles, read my father's expression of love, and feel   15  .

1.                A．book           B．pen            C．paper    D．ruler

2.                A．Because        B．Since           C．As   D．Though

3.                A．interesting      B．wrong          C．useless   D．important

4.                A．dropped        B．read           C．borrowed D．opened

5.                A．surprise        B．excitement      C．sadness   D．fear

6.                A．picked         B．put            C．gave D．checked

7.                A．enjoyable       B．valuable        C．useless   D．attractive

8.                A．courage        B．money          C．health    D．knowledge

9.                A．beating         B．hurting         C．punishing D．forgiving

10.               A．the corner      B．the floor        C．the table  D．my brother's hand

11.               A．thanked        B．asked          C．provided  D．reminded

12.               A．sadness        B．excitement      C．pride D．envy

13.               A．needed        B．loved          C．preferred  D．encouraged

14.               A．open          B．use            C．read  D．explain

15.               A．jealous         B．relaxed         C．confident  D．proud

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.

　　When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan's earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.

　　He doesn't do charity for honour(荣誉).He wants to encourage more people to make contributions(贡献)to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.

　　As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.

　　So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.

1.The article is probably taken from _______.

　　  A. a newspaper    B. a novel     C. a detective story    D. a science book

2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (谈到) in the passage?

　　      A. He is from Jiangsu.           

B. He has visited many countries.

　　      C. He has helped people in need.     

 D. He has got a lot of awards.

3.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

　　      A. Earthquakes                   

B. Hope Primary Schools　　     

C. Pioneer of the Year              

D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的完全形式（每空限填一词）。

1.I was sleeping at that time. I don’t know what was h________.

2.After finishing the article, you’d better check your spelling and g________.

3.We grew up in the countryside ,which is full of the beauties of n________.

4.She was in her early t________ when I met her.

5.The show is quite d________ from most exhibitions of modern art.

6.Stephen jumped and c_______ the ball in one hand.

7.The movie is too long ,it does have a few good features ,t________.

8.My roommate John has a cold and he kept c________ last night. I could hardly fall asleep.

9.The food in the café is usually q________ good.

10.The t________ of the water is just right for swimming.

James Naismith was a Canadian. He invented basketball in 1891. At that time. He was a P.E. teacher a Springfield College,. In the USA.. He invented an indoor game for his students so that they could play it even in bad weather.
Do you know how to score points in the game? Well, just put the ball into the other side’s basket. You can throw the ball into the basket from any part if the court. And you can throw it with one hand or both hands. But you must follow the rules.
Now, over a century later,. More and more people play basketball ..In the USA. ,the NBA is very popular. People from all over the world like to watch and play basketball. They love this game.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（10分）
【小题1】 James Naismith came from_____