"Can I see my baby?" asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn't believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.

Time proved(证明) that the baby's hearing was very good though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, "A big boy called me a freak (畸形的)."

　　The boy's father asked the family doctor. "Could nothing be done?"

　　"I believe I could graft (植入) on a pair of outer ears if they could be got," the doctor said. They tried to find a person who was helpful for the young man.

　　One day, his father said to the son, "You're going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is."

　　The operation(手术) was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.

　　He once asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her."

　　"I do not believe you could, "said the father." The agreement was that you are not to know...not yet."

　　For years they kept it a secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother's body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.

　　"Mother said she was glad she never needed to cut her hair," his father said in a low voice, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”

1.The mother was surprised to see her baby for the first time because the baby__.

2.The sentence"...a new person appeared." means"______."

3.Why did the boy's mother never cut her hair?

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

One day an old man is selling (卖) a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asked the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
根据短文选择正确的答案
(　 )11. ________  the elephant.
　　　 A. The young man sells     B. The old man sells
　　　 C. The two men sell        D. The old man buys
(　 )12. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly.
He wants to find out ___________.
　　　 A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is
　　　 C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like
(　 )13. The young man   ______________.
　　　 A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
　　　 C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man
(　 )14. The young man  ______________.
　　　 A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like
　　　 C. has seen some elephants before D. has never seen an elephant before
(　 )15. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(很可能)be ____________.
　　　 A. angry （生气）      B. happy     C. dangerous      D. hungry

完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

    根据中文意思完成句子。

1. 今天天气很热。去游泳怎么样？

    It’s hot today. _________________going to swim?

2.他太兴奋了以至于他说不说话来。

    He is ____________________ excited _____________________ say a word.

3. 玩电脑游戏太久对你的眼睛不好。

    Playing computer games too much_______________________ your eyes.

4. 我不但喜欢英文书籍，而且也喜欢英语歌曲。

    I like__________________________________________________________.

5. 在生活中，对于我们来说， 与别人相处的好是有很必要的。

__________________________________________________ in our daily life.

下列每组字母中不含元音字母的是　　　　　组。

A. mnbp       B. hijp          C. adgk       　D. Ehop