It is so cold on that dark winter day in 1942. But it is no different from any other day in this Nazi concentration camp (纳粹集中营). I am    1   dead, living on from day to day, from hour to hour,    2   I was taken from my home and brought here with tens of thousands of other Jews (犹太人). Will I still be    3   tomorrow?

I walk back and forth (来回) next to the barbed wire fence (带刺的铁丝网), trying to keep my body    4   . I am hungry. I have been hungry for long. Each day, as more of us disappear, the happy    5    seems like a dream, and I sink deeper and deeper into hopelessness.

Suddenly, I notice a young girl walking past    6   the other side of the fence. She stops and looks at me with sad eyes that seem to say she cannot understand why I am here. I want to look away, but I cannot move my eyes away from hers. Then she reaches into her pocket, and pulls out a red apple. Oh, how long has it been since I saw    7   ! She looks round carefully and then with a smile quickly throws the apple over the fence. I run to pick it up, holding it in my shaking (颤抖)    8    fingers. In my world of death this apple is a sign of life, of love. I looked up in time to see the girl disappearing.

The next day I cannot help myself－I am    9   at the same time to that place near the fence. And again she comes and brings me an apple. For seven months we meet like this. One day I hear terrible news: We’re being shipped to another camp.

The next day when I greet her, my heart is    10   and I can hardly speak as I say what must be said: “Don’t bring me an apple tomorrow.” I tell her, “I am being sent to another camp.” Turning before I lose all my control (控制), I run away from the fence. I cannot    11   to look back.

And then one day the war has ended. Few of us who are still alive are freed. I have    12    everything, but I still have the memory of this girl.

1. A. almost              B. mostly              C. probably           D. quite

2. A. long before       B. soon after         C. even though      D. ever since

3. A. out                   B. alive                 C. free                  D. hungry

4. A. healthy             B. strong              C. warm              D. comfortable

5. A. past                 B. future               C. moment            D. present

6. A. by                    B. on                    C. to                    D. from

7. A. it                     B. this                  C. one                  D. that

8. A. frozen              B. dirty                 C. little                 D. painful

9. A. pushed             B. taken               C. drawn              D. driven

10. A. beating           B. hurting             C. sinking             D. breaking

11. A. imagine           B. bear                 C. stop                 D. expect

12. A. forgotten               B. left                   C. missed             D. lost

阅读理解

　　Two months after beginning the new work hours, good results have been reported in Wenzhou. New work starts at 9 in the morning, an hour later than before. But people still go back at 6 in the afternoon.

　　“With one more hour's sleep every day, I feel much better,” said a worker there.

　　Now people still work as long as before, but not from 8:00 to 6:00. They go to work an hour later, but have a shorter lunch break. In the past they had two hours for lunch, but now they have only one hour.

　　Many people welcome the new work hours.“Why do we have to waste a lot of time in the middle of the day and rush in the early morning?”

　　Two months ago, many people got up at 6 : 30 a.m. every workday and left home at 7 : 30 a.m. It usually took them about an hour to get to the office from home. Morning time was always like a battle. People went to work in a hurry, feeling very tired.

　　Sleep is needed for good health. Doctors say that eight hours' sleep is good for people, but few people can sleep that long.

　　The use of the new work hours is just beginning. Although we Chinese have long kept“early hours”, it is important to follow hours in the world. Most foreign countries have“nine-to-five” work hours. If we don't change, there will be problems. When Chinese start working at 8 a.m., foreigners haven't begun business yet.

　　But when they are busy working at noon, Chinese are still on break. So some people think that it is the right time to change.

(1) What are the new time in Wenzhou?

[　　]

A.9a.m. to5p.m.

B.8a.m. to5p.m.

C.9a.m. to6p.m.

D.9a.m. to7p.m.

(2) How long do people in Wenzhou work every workday now?

[　　]

A. Eight hours.

B. Seven hours.

C. Nine hours.

D. Six hours.

(3) How is people's life different now?

[　　]

A. They have less time to sleep.

B. The work hours are short.

C. They have less time for lunch.

D. They waste a lot of time in the middle of the day.

(4) How long have people used the new work hours?

[　　]

A. For two months.

B. For a week.

C. For two weeks.

D. For a month.

(5) Why do people use the new hours?

[　　]

A. Because they like to work long hours.

B. Because they think to change work time is good enough for people's health.

C. Because they want to change work hours in other countries.

D. Because traffic was too busy in the early morning.

阅读理解

　　Two months after beginning the new work hours, good results have been reported in Wenzhou. New work starts at 9 in the morning, an hour later than before. But people still go back at 6 in the afternoon.

　　“With one more hour's sleep every day, I feel much better,” said a worker there.

　　Now people still work as long as before, but not from 8:00 to 6:00. They go to work an hour later, but have a shorter lunch break. In the past they had two hours for lunch, but now they have only one hour.

　　Many people welcome the new work hours.“Why do we have to waste a lot of time in the middle of the day and rush in the early morning?”

　　Two months ago, many people got up at 6 : 30 a.m. every workday and left home at 7 : 30 a.m. It usually took them about an hour to get to the office from home. Morning time was always like a battle. People went to work in a hurry, feeling very tired.

　　Sleep is needed for good health. Doctors say that eight hours' sleep is good for people, but few people can sleep that long.

　　The use of the new work hours is just beginning. Although we Chinese have long kept“early hours”, it is important to follow hours in the world. Most foreign countries have“nine-to-five” work hours. If we don't change, there will be problems. When Chinese start working at 8 a.m., foreigners haven't begun business yet.

　　But when they are busy working at noon, Chinese are still on break. So some people think that it is the right time to change.

(1) What are the new time in Wenzhou?

[　　]

A.9a.m. to5p.m.

B.8a.m. to5p.m.

C.9a.m. to6p.m.

D.9a.m. to7p.m.

(2) How long do people in Wenzhou work every workday now?

[　　]

A. Eight hours.

B. Seven hours.

C. Nine hours.

D. Six hours.

(3) How is people's life different now?

[　　]

A. They have less time to sleep.

B. The work hours are short.

C. They have less time for lunch.

D. They waste a lot of time in the middle of the day.

(4) How long have people used the new work hours?

[　　]

A. For two months.

B. For a week.

C. For two weeks.

D. For a month.

(5) Why do people use the new hours?

[　　]

A. Because they like to work long hours.

B. Because they think to change work time is good enough for people's health.

C. Because they want to change work hours in other countries.

D. Because traffic was too busy in the early morning.