My wife passed away a few years ago,and I went through the worst time in my life.I even wanted to kill myself.Just for kids,I had to continue to live and work as small-town doctor at my medical clinic in Hawaii.My kids had gone to live on the mainland,and I was alone.Then they asked me to have a family trip.On our trip, we turned on the TV at the motel and saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. Seeing it falling down, I said to my kids: “I’m going to Afghanistan”. And a few weeks later, international Medical Corps sent me to set up 20 clinics in provinces where people had no health care. In these field clinics surrounded by frightening shoots or deadly bombs, we were eventually serving 27,000 patients a month in a very busy schedule. Tired and nervous, I gradually had a sense of achievement, a sense of purpose, and my depression went away.
In the years to follow, I went to Indonesia after the tsunami, Pakistan after the earthquakes, Sudan after the civil war and Iraq after more and more bombs. Each time after disasters one after another, hundreds of people were killed, wounded and many more had to flee. We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19,000 refugees, and it was supposed to hold 13,000 originally. Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire. Water and food were also serious problems. “Adventures or not?” I often asked myself.
When my wife passed away, I thought my life was done. But in reality, it was just getting started. At the end of her life, she went unconscious. I held her head in my hands and told her of all the places we would visit and the exciting adventures we would have.
I think about the moment many times during my “adventures”. I didn’t know how predictive those words would be. But I know that she is still with me

1. 1.

   Where has the doctor been in the past few years?

   1. A.
      Some countries where he could set up clinics
   2. B.
      Some African countries where flu broke out
   3. C.
      The places where the earthquakes happened
   4. D.
      The places that the horrible disasters struck
2. 2.

   How would the doctor describe his life after he had worked in Afghanistan?

   1. A.
      Tired and troublesome
   2. B.
      Busy and risky
   3. C.
      Meaningful and helpful
   4. D.
      Frightening and depressing
3. 3.

   The underlined word “refugees” means people______.

   1. A.
      who are robbed, killed, or wounded
   2. B.
      who suffer from flu in movable clinics
   3. C.
      who like to take adventures
   4. D.
      who have lost homes because of disasters
4. 4.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   1. A.
      the doctor’s wife encouraged him to work in foreign countries
   2. B.
      What the doctor said to his wife before her death became reality
   3. C.
      The doctor’s adventures made him understand the love of his wife
   4. D.
      With the true love of his wife, the doctor started to change his life

Our village carpenter(木匠), John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job.
My wife said to me quietly, “It’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said in a loud voice, “It is a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”
“I will decide about that when I see the bill, ” I read:
One dining table, 10 November, 1989.
Cost of wood: ＄17.00
Paint: ＄1.50
Work: 8 hours (＄1 an hour) ＄8.00
Total: ＄36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.” “Yes,” I said, “I’m glad it is only the 10^th of November.”
“Me, too,” said John. “You wait. It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”
“Yes, colder…. And more expensive! Dining tables will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30^th, won’t they, John?” John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.
“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “Please add it up again and you can forget the date.”
I paid him ＄26.50and he was happy to get it.

1. 1.

   Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?_______

   1. A.
      Because he didn’t want the writer to go through the bill carefully.
   2. B.
      Because it was really a fine day.
   3. C.
      Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully.
   4. D.
      Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.
2. 2.

   Why did the writer say that dining table would be＄ 20 more expensive on November 30^th ?__________ 

   1. A.
      Because it was difficult to make dining tables in cold weather.
   2. B.
      Because paint would be more expensive.
   3. C.
      Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.
   4. D.
      Because he thought John would certainly add to the cost of the dining table.
3. 3.

   From the story we know that _____________

   1. A.
      John made a mistake in the bill.
   2. B.
      John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work
   3. C.
      John had written out the bill before the writer got home.
   4. D.
      John still wanted to get ＄36.50 for his work in the end.

Our little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was fixing supper，and handed her a piece of paper that he had been writing on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron，she read it，and this is what it said：

For cutting the grass $5.00     

For cleaning up my room this week $1. 00

For going to the store for you $0. 50

Baby－sitting my kid brother while you went shopping $0. 25

Taking out the garbage $1. 00

For getting a good report card $5. 00

For cleaning up and raking the yard $2. 00

Total owed： $14.75

Well，I’ll tell you，his mother looked at him standing there expectantly，and boy，could I see the memories flashing through her mind. So she picked up the pen，turned over the paper he’d written on，and this is what she wrote：   

For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me，No Charge.

For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you，doctored and prayed for you，No Charge.

For all the trying times，and all the tears that you’ve caused through the years，there’s No Charge.

For all the nights that were filled with dread，and for the worries I knew were ahead，No Charge

For the toys，food，clothes，and even wiping your nose，there’s No Charge，Son.

When you___________________，the cost of my love is No Charge.

Well，friends，when our son finished reading what his mother had written，there were great big old tears in his eyes，and he looked straight up at his mother and said：“Mom，I sure do love you. ”And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote：“PAID IN FULL”.

1.What’s the best title of the passage?      

2.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Although you have broght me hard thimes andmany tears in these years , you needn’t pay for them.

3.Please fill in the blank in the passage with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within ten words)

4.What do you learn after reading the passage?(within 30 words)

5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

Our teacher,Miss Chua,is nearing retirement.However, she still commands our great  1   for being an excellent teacher. ?

     She has short hair that is gradually   2 white,an indication that age is creeping on her.The wrinkles (皱纹) that line her face   3  of years of hard work and selfless devotion to her students.She wears a pair of glasses through which her kind eyes are always   4   fixed upon us with affection and consideration.She looks

splendid in her   5  clothes which she will not throw away for something more   6  ,reflecting a thrifty (节俭的) nature.Through her,we have learned to be more careful with    7  .Not only that,she has also taught us the   8   of filial duty (孝道) by setting us a good   9  of looking after her eighty-five years old mother.

    All her life,she has never  10  her duty towards her family and her students.For much

of her life,she has been working hard,displaying a    11   of discipline and an attitude of industry which she is presently   12   to fix in our mind. As her parents could not afford to  13  her to university,she saved hard and managed to graduate   14  a master degree from a British university.This is an inspiration to us—that absolute   15   leads to eventual fulfillment of dreams.??

Miss Chua is totally committed to the  16   of her students.Armed with a keen insight into the teaching process,she never fails to   17   our minds and most important,her gift to us has been the development of a good   18   of English.?   The day when Miss Chua   19  school and retires,I will send her a thousand flowers with the message “You’ve  20  us well.” I will never forget her.She has made a great impact on my life and on my English.?

1. A.support                  B.attention    C.respect              D.view?

2. A.changing            B.turning?   C.appearing         D.showing?

3. A.tell                     B.speak      C.talk                   D.think?

4. A.sharply                  B.suddenly     C.generally        D.gently?

5. A.matching            B.expensive?C.dry                   D.new?

6. A.valuable            B.fashionable?C.comfortable      D.available?

7. A.friends                  B.studies      C.time                D.money?

8. A.virtue                    B.lesson?    C.method            D.technique?

9. A.goal                   B.example     C.pattern            D.standard?

10. A.performed            B.done       C.ignored             D.had?

11. A.process            B.need        C.series                D.sense?

12. A.trying                  B.willing     C.learning            D.getting?

13.A.send                     B.accompany?C.take                D.bring?

14.A.upon                    B.to          C.for                  D.with?

15. A.development        B.determination?C.decoration          D.distinction?

16. A.talent                   B.success?  C.experience          D.entertainment?

17.A.charge                  B.concentrate?C.challenge        D.change?

18.A.appreciation          B.writing?   C.command         D.skill?

19. A.leaves                  B.enters        C.quits                     D.attends?

20. A.protected             B.showed      C.guarded          D.guided?

Our “Mommy and Me” time began two years ago. My next-door neighbor and fellow mother, Christie, and I were out in our front yards, watching seven children of age 6 and under ride their bikes up and down. “I wish I could take one of my children out alone,” said Christie.

Then we worked out a plan: When Christie takes one of her children out, I’ll watch her other three. And when she watches two of mine, I’ll take someone out.

The children were extremely quick to accept the idea of “Mommy and Me” time. Christie’s daughter, McKenzie, went first. When she returned, the other children showered her with tons of questions. McKenzie was smiling broadly. Christie looked refreshed and happy. “She’s like a different child when there’s no one else around,” Christie shared with me quickly. With her mother all to herself, McKenzie didn’t have to make an effort to gain attention.

Just as Christie had noticed changes in McKenzie, I also discovered something different in each of my children during our alone times. For example, I am always surprised when my daughter, who is seldom close to me, holds my hand frequently. My stuttering（口吃的）son, Tom, doesn’t stutter once during our activities since he doesn’t have to struggle for a chance to speak. And the other son, Sam, who’s always a follower when around other children shines as a leader during our times together.

The “Mommy and Me” time allows us to be simply alone and away with each child —talking, sharing, and laughing, which has been the biggest gain. Every child deserves（应得到）to be an only child at least once in a while. 64. What is the text mainly about?

   A. The experience of the only child being with mother.

   B. The advantage of spending time with one child at a time.

   C. The happy life of two families.

   D. The basic needs of children.

65. Right after McKenzie came back, the other children were _____________.

   A. happy        B. curious        C. regretful        D. friendly

66. What is one of the changes the author finds in her children?

   A. The daughter acts like a leader.         B. Sam holds her hand more often.

   C. The boys become better followers.      D. Tom has less difficulty in speaking.

67. The author seems to believe that ___________.

   A. having brothers and sisters is fun

   B. it’s tiring to look after three children

   C. every child needs parents’ full attention

   D. parents should watch others’ children