My earliest bee experience took place at a summer camp. One day our teacher told us to head up the hill nearby. We all began to ___1____ our destination. The girls took the concrete stairs, but the boys ran ___2___ up the grassy hill, at the top of which sat a long wooden fence. Without __3___ the boys ahead of me vaulted over the fence bravely.

   What should I do? Take the stairs and ____4___ a girl, or jump the fence and look ___5____? Then I took my chance with the fence. I placed both ____6___ on the top and jumped, feeling uneasy.

   I didn’t ___7___ it. As I tried, my foot ___8___ on the top of the fence. Down I went! I landed on my backside. I tried to ____9___ off the accident, but then I felt something ___10____ under me. Just then I saw ___11____ seemed like hundreds of bees flying toward me. I had landed on a beehive! I ___12___ up and rushed as fast as I could. But the bees flew faster. What a/an __13____ situation I was in!

   My clothes were covered with __14____ . I parked myself in the camp and I was at a loss. __15____ this, my teacher quickly took off all my clothes but underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and ___16___ out of my mouth!

   I had gained the __17____ of all the campers, but I didn’t feel cool. I had been __18____ almost 40 bees stings(蛰) all over my body. I learned a most ___19____ lesson that day. When we are led by the ___20___ to show off, we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive.

1.A. get         B. walk        C. set         D. race

2.A. already      B . happily     C. straight      D. fast

3.A. fear         B. fun         C. help        D. luck

4.A. feel like     B. look like     C. care about   D. wait for

5.A. excited      B. worried      C .strong      D. cool

6.A. hands       B. feet         C. arms        D. legs

7.A. do          B. climb        C. make       D. succeed

8.A. arrived      B. got           C. caught      D. stepped

9.A. fall         B. laugh         C. put          D. take

10.A. beating     B. putting        C. flowing      D. moving

11.A. that        B. what          C. which        D. if

12.A. sat         B. stood         C. picked        D. jumped

13.A. difficult     B. hopeless      C. embarrassing   D. pleasing

14.A. bees        B. grass         C. dust          D. tears

15.A. At         B. For           C. In           D. With

16.A. almost      B. again         C. even         D. still

17.A. attention    B. experience     C. knowledge     D. respect

18.A. got        B. given          C. found         D. put

19.A. successful  B. deepest         C. difficult       D. valuable

20.A. courage    B. desire          C. goal          D. teacher

    I was 9 years old when I found out my father was ill. It was 1994, but I can remember my mother's words as if it were yesterday: “Kerrel, I don't want you to take food from your father, because he has AIDS. Be very careful when you are around him.”

    AIDS wasn't something we talked about in my country when I was growing up. From then on, I knew that this would be a family secret. My parents were not together anymore, and my dad lived alone. For a while, he could take care of himself. But when I was 12, his condition worsened. My father's other children lived far away, so it fell to me to look after him.

    We couldn't afford all the necessary medication for him, and because Dad was unable to work, I had no money for school supplies and often couldn't even buy food for dinner. I would sit in class feeling completely lost, the teacher's words muffled as I tried to figure out how I was going to manage.

    I did not share my burden (负担) with anyone. I had seen how people reacted to AIDS. Kids laughed at classmates who had parents with the disease. And even adults could be cruel. When my father was moved to the hospital, the nurses would leave his food on the bedside table even though he was too weak to feed himself.

    I had known that he was going to die, but after so many years of keeping his condition a secret, I was completely unprepared when he reached his final days. Sad and hopeless, I called a woman at the nonprofit National AIDS Support. That day, she kept me on the phone for hours. I was so lucky to find someone who cared. she saved my life.

I was 15 when my father died. He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to anyone, even me. He didn't want to call attention to AIDS. I do.

60. What does Kerrel tell us about her father?

    A. He had stayed in the hospital since he fell ill.

    B. He depended on the nurses in his final days.

    C. He worked hard to pay for his medication.

    D. He told no one about his disease.

61. What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A. Kerrel couldn't understand her teacher.          

B. Kerrel had special difficulty in hearing.

    C. Kerrel was too troubled to focus on the lesson.

    D. Kerrel was too tired to hear her teacher's words.

62. Why did Kerrel keep her father's disease a secret?

    A. She was afraid of being looked down upon.             B. She thought it was shameful to have AIDS.

    C. She found no one willing to listen to her.          D. She wanted to obey her mother.

63. Why did Kerrel write the passage?

    A. To tell people about the sufferings of her father.

    B. To show how little people knew about AIDS.

C. To draw people's attention to AIDS.              

D. To remember her father.

I met Kumkum at a children’s home in Delhi. It is a home 1.? children who are sick are provided treatment and care before 2. (send) to some other orphanage. Kumkum was 7 years old, and a very brave soul. Despite suffering from tuberculosis(肺结核), I never saw 3. crying. She had lost her parents and was struggling herself through this terrible disease.

Upon meeting, we took an instant liking 4.? each other. Every Saturday I would visit Kumkum and play with her. She would love to sit on my lap. It was one such moment that the child felt like 5.? (kiss) me... and I suddenly remembered that she was suffering from tuberculosis which is a communicable(传染性的）disease. I tried to stop her ? 6.? she really wanted to show her affection for me, so I overcame my fear and let her place the ? 7.?? gentle and sweet kiss on my cheek that I ever had.

Although I overcame my fear at that moment, I ? 8.? (not forgive) myself ever since for refusing her 9.?? (initial). Although the child kissed me, I think she sensed my hesitation?? 10.? she has never kissed me again. I will never forget that the most beautiful thing in this world is a child’s kiss... so full of love and innocence.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As sixth graders, kids were separating into groups, but I wasn't sure where I belonged．

Our teacher gave us a task called "secret friends" for the coming week．We were supposed to do nice things   1  our friends without letting them know who was doing it．We could leave   2  notes or cards either on their desks or in their backpacks．Before doing the task, with our eyes closed, from a basket, we   3  a name of a classmate who we were to secretly befriend over the next five days．

Soon, the task was turned into a competition of giving    4  instead of notes．Everyone was getting cool presents except me．My friend    5   what the teacher had told us without a fault．I received nothing but hand-made cards with nice words about me．

On the last morning, I finally got a package．When I   6  it, the girls around all   7 ．It was perfumed powder, an "old lady" gift．My face went red．

I tried to forget about the   8  gift, but when the same girls   9  it again during the break in the bathroom, I joined in, "How stupid! My grandmother wouldn't  10  want it．" The girls laughed at my   11  and filed （排着队走）out of the bathroom．Washing my hands, I let the water run through my fingers _12_  I thought about my words．It wasn't   13  like me to say things like that．

"I'm your secret friend．" It was Rochelle．" I' m sorry about the gift," she __14 to me, tears streaming down her face．

From a poor family, she was a   15  at school for those with rich parents．Yet she just took all the16  and the horrible treatment silently．

I was sick to my stomach as my   17  words ran through my mind．She had heard everything．How could I have been so cruel?

Later I learned she had felt bad all week about not being able to leave me any cool present and her mum had given up her only luxury（奢侈品）．

And I had   18 everything for her．

I told her that I had only said those things to try to   19  .

"We aren't that different from each other, are we?" She smiled   20 ．Her simple words, spoken from her heart, found their way straight into mine．

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       In the doorway of my home, I looked closely at my 23-year-old son, Daniel. In a few hours he would be flying to France to   36   a different life. It was a transitional(过渡的) time in Daniel’s life. I wanted to   37   him some words of significance. But nothing came from my lips, and this was not the   38   time I had let such moments pass.

       When Daniel was five, I took him to the bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He asked, “What is it going to be like, Dad? Can I do it?” Then he walked     39     the steps of the bus and disappeared inside. The bus drove away and I said nothing. A decade later, a similar   40   played itself out. I drove him to college. As I started to leave, I tried to think of something to say to give him  41    and confidence as he started this new stage of life. Again, words   42   me.

       Now, as I stood before him, I thought of those    43   opportunities. How many times have I let such moments   44   ? I don't find a quiet moment to tell him what they have   45   to me. Or what he might want to face in the years   46  . Maybe I thought it was not necessary to say anything.

       What does it matter in the course of a lifetime if a father never tells a son what he really thinks of him?   47   as I stood before Daniel, I knew that it did matter. My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always   48   never hearing him put his    49   into words. Now I could feel my palms sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so   50   to tell a son something from the heart?

       My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to get out only a few words clearly. “Daniel,” I said, “If I could have picked, I would have picked you.” That's all I could say. He hugged me. For a moment, the world   51   , and there were just Daniel and me. He was saying something, but tears misted my eyes, and I couldn't understand what he was saying. All I was   52   of was the stubble(短须) on his chin as his face pressed    53    mine. What I had said to Daniel was   54   . It was nothing. And yet, it was    55     .

1.A. experience          B. spend            C. enjoy               D. shape

2.A. show             B. give              C. leave               D. instruct

3.A. last               B. first            C. very               D. next

4.A. upward            B. into            C. down              D. up

5.A. sign               B. scene            C. scenery              D. sight

6.A. interest             B. instruction             C. courage            D. direction

7.A. failed              B. discouraged     C. struck              D. troubled

8.A. future              B. embarrassing           C. obvious            D. lost

9.A. last                B. fly               C. pass               D. remain

10.A. counted           B. meant          C. valued             D. eared

11.A. forward           B. before                 C. ago                  D. ahead

12.A. But              B. And             C. Instead             D. So

13.A. wondered         B. regretted              C. minded           D. tried

14.A. views            B. actions           C. feelings            D. attitudes

15.A. important         B. essential          C. complex           D. hard

16.A. disappeared       B. changed           C. progressed          D. advanced

17.A. sensitive          B. convinced       C. aware              D. tired

18.A. by               B. against           C. on                 D. with

19.A. clumsy           B. gentle            C. absurd              D. moving

20.A. none             B. all             C. anything            D. everything