“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled .

       My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!”

       Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. 

       “Oh, Mr. Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs. Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go.

       “It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile.

       “Oh no,” Mrs. Diaz said. “Let me pay right now ...” She dug in her purse. “How much?”

       “Three seventy-five.”

       Mrs. Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.  

       “It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said.

       “No,” Mrs. Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.”

       I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought.

       I had an idea.

       “What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me.

       I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.”

       “Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs. Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!”  

       “Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.

       As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) his tongue at me.

       Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now. 

1.Where did the story most probably take place? 

A. In a classroom.                       B. In a supermarket.  

C. At a bookstore.                        D. At a library. 

2.By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go” in Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ______.

A. took the book by mistake      B. wanted to keep the book

C. didn’t want to go home        D. didn’t think he was wrong

3.From the underlined sentences in the eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs. Diaz ______. 

A. didn’t think her son stole the book

B. had been out of work for a long time

C. forgot to take money with her that day

D. couldn’t afford to pay for the book

4.In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?

A. His idea was successful.        B. Ted didn’t like the job.

C. He liked Ted very much.        D. Ted was a naughty boy.

第一节：完形填空

San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a  1       word to hear there. It is recorded that at least  2        big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the  _3        century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.

The second worst earthquake _4       San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were traveling to their  5     . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one    6     _.  Many people were killed in their cars. A few  7       ones were not hurt, but many thousands became   8     . A large number of weak buildings didn't _9        in the quake and the     10      electricity was cut off for several days, too. 

(    ) 1. A. terrible      B. sad     C. usual D. funny

(    ) 2. A. two    B. three   C. four    D. five   

(    ) 3. A. 17th   B.18th     C. 19th    D 20th

(    ) 4. A. shook        B. felt    C. discovered  D. moved

(    ) 5. A. offices       B. homes C. factories     D. schools

(    ) 6. A. above        B. nearby       C. below D. round

(    ) 7. A. young       B. tall     C. strong D. lucky

(    ) 8. A. homeless    B. jobless       C. friendless   D. childless

(    ) 9. A. put up B. go up        C. stay up       D. turn up

(    ) 10. A. company's       B. school's      C. country's    D. city's

Youth volunteers from Beijing University visited Songtang Hospital, a care clinic for the aged and dying patients, on April 21, the second Global Youth Service Day.
Thirty student volunteers from the university’s School of International Studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially-decorated “care huts”. They talked with them and gave messages to patients kept in their beds.
“I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people except talking with them and trying to cheer them up”, said Deng Yetao, a third-year student, “But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies. They are afraid of the coming death. Their loneliness is worse than physical pains.”
“Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us. Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies to share. Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was gaining a valuable lesson,” said Mao Xiaohua, another third-year student.
Mao talked with two elderly patients for a whole afternoon. The fact that most of the patients in the 80-room clinic are aged people with diseases which will lead to death soon made the volunteers’ hearts heavy.
Ninety-one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic, according to a survey by the hospital.
Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their programme. A total of 330,000 Beijing students from 119 universities and colleges have visited the hospital. Many continue to offer services in their spare time. Some of them volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives.
Yin Hang, a student from Beijing Medical College, said he felt “the glory of life” as he saw the fading smile on the face of the old man who slipped into a deep unconsciousness while he was holding his hands.
61. Youth volunteers from Beijing University went to Songtang Hospital to ______.
A. pay a visit to the wounded        B. talk with the aged
C. offer services to the aged          D. learn something from the aged
62. What the aged most suffered from is ______.
A. loneliness          B. death                       C. physical pain            D. disease
63. According to what Mao Xiaohua said, we know that_____.
A. the elderly taught him a good lesson when he talked to them
B. he learned something important from the elderly instead of only helping them
C. he only wanted to get something rather than do them a favor
D. he was glad to have given them a favor
64. When volunteers know most of the aged people in the clinic are dying patients, they feel _____.
A. sad                   B. disappointed             C. hopeless                   D. worthless
65. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The youth are fond of doing popular things.
B. The Second Youth Service Day is started by the Chinese government.
C. 91% of the aged in China are facing death.
D. The volunteers are taking an active part in the activity

“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled.

         My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!”

         Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. 

         “Oh, Mr. Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs. Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go.

         “It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile.

         “Oh no,” Mrs. Diaz said. “Let me pay right now ...” She dug in her purse. “How much?”

         “Three seventy-five.”

         Mrs. Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.  

         “It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said.

         “No,” Mrs. Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.”

         I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought.

         I had an idea.

         “What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me.

         I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.”

         “Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs. Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!”  

         “Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.

         As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) his tongue at me.

         Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now. 

1.Where did the story most probably take place? 

A. In a classroom.                                 B. In a supermarket.       C. At a bookstore.           D. At a library. 

2.By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go” in Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ______.

A. took the book by mistake                                                      B. wanted to keep the book

C. didn’t want to go home                                                                D. didn’t think he was wrong

3. From the underlined sentences in the eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs. Diaz ______. 

A. didn’t think her son stole the book                         B. had been out of work for a long time

C. forgot to take money with her that day                D. couldn’t afford to pay for the book

4. In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?

A. His idea was successful.                                                     B. Ted didn’t like the job.

C. He liked Ted very much.                                                      D. Ted was a naughty boy.

       Every country has its heroes. The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people admire. If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, it will tell you the potential（潜势）of that nation.

If today in America, you ask the high school students to list their heroes, their choice would probably fall into three groups. The first group of heroes would be the rock stars —the people connected with rock music. There is no doubt that such people do have talent but one wonders if one should hold up rock stars as a model (推举…为榜样). The rock stars too often are involved with drugs and their personal life is not all that good. The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles. However, one should seek more in a hero than such things as money and good clothes.

A second type of hero for the American youth is the sports star. Again you have a person who has a great ability in one area — SPORTS. However, too often the personal life of the sports star is a bit of a mess. Too frequently drugs and drinking are a part of life of the sports star.

A third type of hero is the TV or movie star. This person may have lots of acting talent and is quite handsome. However, the personal life of too many actors is quite sad and they should not be held up as a model for young people.

Today, the rock star, the athlete and the actor all have become the models of the youth in America. Really, do you hear a young person say that his hero is a doctor, a teacher, or a scientist? These people are not rich and do not wear fashionable clothes. However, they are talented people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone.

What is really sad is that the young try to imitate their heroes. They like to wear the same clothes and follow their styles. If the heroes of today for the American youngsters are only rock stars, athletes and actors, the future does not look too bright.

56. The hero discussed in this article means a person ______.

A. who has done something brave          B. who plays an important role in a play

C. whom people greatly admire            D. who rides the waves and moves with the tides

57. What is true of the groups mentioned in this article?

A. They are not fright but are good-looking.       B. They are rich but are strict with themselves.

C. They are talented in some area but lead an indecent life.   D. They are perfect in every way.

58. American young people will not admire ______.

A. a university professor           B. a popular singer     C. a football player     D. a film actress

59. According to the writer, people should hold up as their model those______.

A. who are rich and wear the latest fashion clothes     B. whose personal life is good

C. who can express people’s feelings             D. who work in the interests (利益) of the people

60. What is the writer’s attitude towards American youth’s admiration for their heroes?

A. He is understanding.      B. He is critical.     C. He is angry.        D. He is uninterested.