People have been burying the dead at Salem’s Hope Cemetery since 1833. The place is filled with old gravestones and gothic mausoleums(哥特式陵墓), the spirits of the dead hanging over the land like an early morning fog.

Keeping watch, a few steps from the road with her skirt over the pedestal (基座), is Goldie Belle Taylor, her face weathered but otherwise in good condition. On this day, she is holding a bunch of pink rises because Goldie Belle always holds flowers. Someone makes sure of that.

“And she has had fresh flowers in her hands for the last 150 years.” Karen Biery lives in Damascus, about five miles west of Hope Cemetery. She’s written a book based on the legend of Goldie Belle Taylor titled Believe. In 1886, at the age of two, young Goldie Belle used her hands to sop up (抹去) the left over elderberry juice from her father’s iron kettle. She died not long after from poisoning. She was the love of her dad’s life, and he was so upset that he sold the family farm to buy the Italian made statue, which today marks her grave.

At first, it was her father who brought the flowers and laid them in her hands. When he died in 1896, the flowers kept coming. Her flowers are different per season. Why do the flowers keep miraculously appearing? People have tried to find out by having camped by the statue, but not even the groundskeepers have been able to catch the criminal.

It’s said that a fairy arrives at Hope Cemetery looking for the grave of her birth mother. She comes across Goldie Belle’s statue.

1.The underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 probably refers to________.

A. her face in good condition     

B. her bunch of pink roses

C. Goldie Belle Taylor is holding pink roses 

D. Goldie Belle Taylor always holds flowers

2.It can be inferred from the third paragraph __________.

A. her father was poisonous       

B. the iron kettle was poisonous

C. elderberry juice was poisonous  

D. it was her father that hated her

3.After her father died, the flowers in the hands of Goldie Belle Taylor_______.

A. usually change               

B. were stolen

C. are no longer fresh            

D. come from a criminal

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A fairy brings the flowers.      

B. The mystery of Goldie’s flowers.

C. What happens to the girl?       

D. How do the flowers get there?

Her father __________ time.     

I shook with cold on the sidelines as my high school soccer team played on. Snow began to fall and so the playing conditions(情况条件) 　31 .

　　 It was a close game so I knew there was 32 　chance of my entering the action. I saw only 8 few audience --including my mom -- 33 　 the field. How I wanted t0 　34 　a goal for her, or for my coach to praise my sports ability in her　 35 　. But instead, I never played - - that day or many other days. My mom was 　 36 　to this. I wasn't much of a baseball player either. On the way home and feeling 　37　 about her coming "for nothing", I told her she shouldn't have　 38 　to come. She replied, "I had to. " And, when I asked her why, she 　39 　said, "Because you were there. "

　　 Now, after many years as a parent, I've come t0 　40_ many of the sacrifices(牺牲) that both of my parents, 　41 my mom suffered. With age comes intelligence. Almost thirty years later, I can easily 42 why my mom spent so many autumn afternoons standing on the sidelines during my 43 high school career. This was a good 44 　 I'd come to follow when I became a father. My children came first. And my willingness t0 45 　different activities of their lives often 　46　 me.

　　 With time going by, I began to realize that 　47 　I'd evenbecome a father, my education in how to be a good parent had already begun -- the　 48 　 0f the unconditional(无条件的) love, guidance and example set by my 　49 . So many valuable lessons were being 　50　 during my childhood, making me a good father. I'm no longer surprised by my willingness.

31 . A. disappeared　 B. worsened　　　 C. mattered　　　　　 D. worked

32. A. great 　　　　 B. much　　 　　　C. some　　　　　　　 D. little

33. A. from 　　　　 B. through　　　　 C. across　　　　　　　 D. away

34. A. kick　　 　　 B. have　　　　 　 C. set　　　　　　　　 D. reach

35. A.mind　　　　 B. presence　　　　 C. opinion　　　　　　 D. way

36.A. friendly　　 　 B. devoted .　　　 C.used　　　　　　　　 D. open

37. A. certain　　　　 B. equal　　　　　 C. disappointed　　　　 D. sad

38. A. troubled　 　　B. persuaded　　　 C. escaped　 　　　　　D. destroyed

39. A. suddenly　　　 B. jokingly　　　　 C. nervously　　　　　 D. only

40. A. escape　　　 　B. realize　 　　　 C. enrich　　 　　　　 D. disagree

41. A. usually　 、 B. finally　　　　 C. entirely　　 　　　　 D. especially

42. A. remember　 B. determine 　　 C . understand　　　　 D. doubt

43. A. unsuccessful 　 B. hopeful　　　　 C. peaceful　　　　　　 D. grateful

44. A. tip　　　 　　B. example　　　　 C. rule　　　　　　　　 D. goal

45. A. set up　　 　 B. join in　 、 　 C. talk about　　　 　　　D. learn from

46.A. surprised　 　　B. setded　　　　 C. educated　　　　　　 D. moved

47. A. even if　　　 B. because of　　　 C. as if　　　　　　　　 D. long before

48. A. reason　　 B. choice　　　　 C . disadvantage　　　 D. result

49. A. teacher　 　 B. mother　　 　　　C. fnend　　　　　　　 D. school

50.A. organized 　　 B. read　　　　　 C. taught　　　　　　　 D. recorded

People have been burying the dead at Salem’s Hope Cemetery since 1833. The place is filled with old gravestones and gothic mausoleums(哥特式陵墓), the spirits of the dead hanging over the land like an early morning fog.

Keeping watch, a few steps from the road with her skirt over the pedestal (基座), is Goldie Belle Taylor, her face weathered but otherwise in good condition. On this day, she is holding a bunch of pink rises because Goldie Belle always holds flowers. Someone makes sure of that.

“And she has had fresh flowers in her hands for the last 150 years.” Karen Biery lives in Damascus, about five miles west of Hope Cemetery. She’s written a book based on the legend of Goldie Belle Taylor titled Believe. In 1886, at the age of two, young Goldie Belle used her hands to sop up (抹去) the left over elderberry juice from her father’s iron kettle. She died not long after from poisoning. She was the love of her dad’s life, and he was so upset that he sold the family farm to buy the Italian made statue, which today marks her grave.

At first, it was her father who brought the flowers and laid them in her hands. When he died in 1896, the flowers kept coming. Her flowers are different per season. Why do the flowers keep miraculously appearing? People have tried to find out by having camped by the statue, but not even the groundskeepers have been able to catch the criminal.

It’s said that a fairy arrives at Hope Cemetery looking for the grave of her birth mother. She comes across Goldie Belle’s statue.

56. The underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 probably refers to________.

A. her face in good condition      B. her bunch of pink roses

C. Goldie Belle Taylor is holding pink roses 

D. Goldie Belle Taylor always holds flowers

57. It can be inferred from the third paragraph __________.

A. her father was poisonous        B. the iron kettle was poisonous

C. elderberry juice was poisonous   D. it was her father that hated her

58. After her father died, the flowers in the hands of Goldie Belle Taylor_______.

A. usually change                B. were stolen

C. are no longer fresh             D. come from a criminal

59. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A fairy brings the flowers.       B. The mystery of Goldie’s flowers.

C. What happens to the girl?        D. How do the flowers get there?