Robert was born in a city. His father was a teacher and mother was a doctor. They got a lot of money and liked their son. The boy felt very happy. The boy was clever but was very lazy. He didn't like to use his head and wouldn't do anything. He didn't do well in his lessons and hardly finished middle school, when he was twenty. Then his parents found some work for him. But he refused．He stayed in bed all the time. They were angry with him, but he never listened to them. Seven years later they died in a traffic accident. He had to live on selling their property(财产). Now he has nothing. He's often hungry and sometimes he has to sleep under a chair in the park One night, as soon as he fell to sleep, he saw a beautiful girl came up to him and asked him to marry(娶)her. He was very happy and followed her. They came in a house He found she was very rich and had a lot of nice things. After dinner she asked him to see her garden. There were all kinds of flowers in it. Suddenly she disappeared(消失)in the forest. And he couldn't find her. He began to cry loudly. "What has happened to you, sir?"a policeman woke him up and asked "I've lost my wife.”Answered Robert. "She's very beautiful and rich. And she loves me very much.” "Perhaps she's gone home," said the policeman with a smile "She must wait for you at home?” "But I can’t remember where she lives!”

1.The boy had a __________ childhood（童年）.

A. terrible????????????? B. happy??????????? C. common????????

2.The boy didn't do well in his lessons because__________.

A. he wasn't clever?????? B. he was very young?????????? C. he wouldn't use his head?????????????

3.His parents were angry with him because __________.

A .he was very lazy?????? B. he was weak in his lessons???? C. he refused to go on studying??????????????

4.When he was __________, his parents died.

A. twenty?????????????? B. twenty-two???????????????? C. twenty-seven?? .

5.One night he __________ in the park.

A. got a beautiful girl's love??????? B. got a lot of money????? C. had a beautiful dream?????????????????

My friend Mr. Smith is a famous doctor and has a hospital. So he has enough money to __11__ all over the world. And he’s been to a lot places of interest. He likes to __12__ children and has a lot of little __13__. They often ask him to tell them all kinds of funny things he __14__. It makes them happy and his room is always full __15__ children when he’s free.
It was my little son’s seventh birthday yesterday. The boy wanted to __16__ his old friend Mr. Smith to the party. He __17__ Mr. Smith himself and told him about it. the doctor accepted his __18__ happily. At half past seven the boy was waiting for his coming at the gate. __19__he saw his car, he ran towards him. Mr. Smith __20__ on time, with a nice present in his hand. After dinner the children sat around the traveler and asked him to __21__ them some funny stories. Mr. Smith agreed and his stories made them __22__ again and again. At last th told them the funniest story. He said, “ Once I reached a city __23__a foggy day. The fog was the thickest in the world …”
Please wait a__24__, Mr. Smith,” said my son, “ It’s said the fog in London is the thickest in the world.”
“You’re __25__, my clever boy.” Said the funny doctor. “ The city had much fog that day …”“ What’s it, the?” the boy couldn’t wait to ask again.
“ The fog was so thick that I couldn’t see it at all,” the funny doctor said with a smile.

【小题11】

A．speak B．say C．tell D．talk

A father was sitting at his desk and looking at his bills when his young son rushed in and said, “Dad, because today is your birthday and you’re 40 years old, I’m going to give you 40 kisses, one for each year!” When the boy started kissing, the father shouted, “Oh, Andrew, don’t do it now. I’m too busy!”

The boy soon became silent as tears fell down from his big blue eyes. Feeling sorry, the father said, “You can finish the kisses later .”

The boy said nothing but quietly walked away. That evening the father said, “Come and finish the kisses now, Andrew!” But the boy didn’t.

Unfortunately, a few days later, the boy had an accident and died. His sad father wrote,“If only I could tell him how sorry I am for my thoughtless words, and how much my heart is hurting.”

Love is a two-way street. We must warmly accept any loving act, or others will take it as a “No” and it may leave a scar(伤痕). If we don’t receive love, our life will lose its true meaning.

Any loving act must be warmly accepted, or it will be taken as rejection and can leave a scar. If we are too busy to give and receive love, we are too silly! Nothing is more important than accepting love from those who are and dear to us.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

1.On his father’s birthday, the boy wanted to      .

A. help his father write the bills.

B. give kisses to his father.

C. buy a gift for his father.

D. talk with his father.

2.The boy felt      when his father refused him.

A. sad                B. puzzled                   C. excited                    D. happy

3.A few days later, the boy      .

A. went back to school.

B. was hurt in an accident

C. was killed in an accident

D. was angry with his father

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Andrew’s father was busy looking at his bills on his birthday.

B. Andrew was killed in an accident on his father’s birthday.

C. Andrew’s father asked him to give him the kisses later.

D. Andrew’s father felt sorry after the accident happened.

5.We can know from the passage that       .

A. love keeps one busy all the time.

B. love can make people happy and unhappy.

C. it is important to love people around us

D. we should learn to give and receive love

One morning it was shining brightly when I woke up. I looked at the alarm clock. It said 3:45! It had stopped! What time was it? I climbed out of bed and went downstairs to the kitchen. The kitchen clock said 8:30—I was late! My parents were away. My aunt had gone to work without checking if I was up. The school bus went at 8:00. I had missed it. I rang my friend Tony on his mobile phone.

“Tell the teacher I’ll be in as soon as I can!” I said.

“Come on your rollerblades,” Tony said. “It will be faster than the bus.”

I washed and dressed in a hurry. I grabbed an apple to eat on the way. That was my breakfast! Then I put on my rollerblades and set off for school. It took half an hour to get to the school. I took all the shortcuts I knew. I went across the park — even through some backyards! When I got to school, I was very hot and my legs ached. I had missed math, our first lesson of the morning. But I made it just in time for history, our second lesson. I was very happy because history is my favorite subject.

1.The boy woke up at __________ that morning.

   A. 3:45             B. 7:30            C. 8:00             D. 8:30

2.The boy got up late mainly because __________.

   A. his alarm clock had stopped

B. his parents were away

   C. his aunt had gone to work

D. he had missed the school bus

3.The boy got to school __________ that morning.

   A. by bus               B. by skating       C. by running           D. by bike  

4.The boy took all the shortcuts in order to __________.

   A. have breakfast on the way

B. meet his friend 

C. get to school as soon as he could

D. have his favorite lesson

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. The boy’s bedroom is upstairs and the kitchen is downstairs.

   B. Tony told the boy to go to school on his rollerblades.

   C. The boy had nothing for breakfast that morning.

   D. The boy didn’t miss his favorite lesson.