It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2011. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After working for ten hours, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona l8 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks lo support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)．saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.1 was so sad that someone would steal our bike that l wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.

    Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It's really fantastic that a complete stranger would offer help to someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a great effect in our lives. And we believe that no matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

46. Why was the bike so important to the couple? Because _______.

  A. they used it for work and daily life    B. it was their only possession（财产）

  C. it was a nice Kona l 8 speed         D. the man's job was bike racing

47. We can infer from the passage that_______.

    A. the couple worked 60 hours a week    B. people were busy before Christmas

    C. the stranger stole Trevor's bike        D. life was hard for the young family

48. What do the couple learn from their experience?

    A. Strangers are usually of little help.    B. One-should take care of their bike.

    C. An act of kindness can mean a lot.    D. News reports make people famous.

    It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2011. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After working for ten hours, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona l8 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks lo support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)．saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.1 was so sad that someone would steal our bike that l wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.

    Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It's really fantastic that a complete stranger would offer help to someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a great effect in our lives. And we believe that no matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

46. Why was the bike so important to the couple? Because _______.

  A. they used it for work and daily life    B. it was their only possession（财产）

  C. it was a nice Kona l 8 speed         D. the man's job was bike racing

47. We can infer from the passage that_______.

    A. the couple worked 60 hours a week    B. people were busy before Christmas

    C. the stranger stole Trevor's bike        D. life was hard for the young family

48. What do the couple learn from their experience?

    A. Strangers are usually of little help.    B. One-should take care of their bike.

    C. An act of kindness can mean a lot.    D. News reports make people famous.

This is not a diet. It's a simple way to lose weight~ And you don' t even have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you'll become thin.

( 1 ) Wake - up

When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, bend( 弯曲) forward until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 calories (热量单位，卡路里).

(2) Start with soup

When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you'll feel fuller, so you'll eat less when the main food comes.

(3) An apple (or more) a day

Apples are full of fiber（纤维) and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three, apples a day lose weight.

(4) Stand up and walk around

Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around.  Heavy people sit on average(平均) two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn 50 or more calories.

Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1.What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?

A．Soup.                                B．Ice cream.

C．Salad.                                D．Cheese.

2.Why does eating apples make one's stomach want less food?

A．Because apples are delicious.

B．Because apples are full of fiber and water.

C．Because apples are sour.

D．Because only apples are filled with calories.

3.Which of the following may the author disagree?

A．Sitting up slowly without using your hands helps burn calories.

B．Eating apples every day is good for people's health.

C．You have to join a gym if you want to lose weight.

D．It' s good to walk around while talking on the mobile phone.

4.What's the purpose of the passage?

A．To give some advice on how to lose weight.

B．To advise people to eat apples every day.

C．To tell people how to enjoy a better life.

D．To advise people to give up bad habits.

5.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read the passage?

A．Shopping.                             B．Teaching.

C．Family.                                D．Health.

Anna lived by the river．One summer，there was a very big flood，mid a lot of houses were washed away．Anna's house was  1  enough to escape the flood．Her house was still all right when the  2  was gone．

Her house was quite small，her husband was dead and she had four children，  3  Anna took in one of the families that had lost  4  in the flood．She shared her home with them until it was  5  for them to rebuild their houses．

Anna’s friends were puzzled（迷惑不解的）when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much work and  6  when she already had quite a few children to  7  ．

"Well"，Anna said to her friends，"at the end of the First World War，a woman in a town found herself very poor，because her husband was  8  in the war and she had a lot of children，as I have now．"

"The day  9  Christmas，this woman said to her children，'We won't be able to have much for Christmas this year，so I'm going to  10  only one present for all of us．Now I'll go and get it．'She  11  with a girl who was even poorer than they were，and  12  had no parents．"

" 'Here's our  13  ，' she said to her children．"

"The children were excited and  14  to get such a present．They welcomed the little girl as their  15  ．Such was that present．"

1．A．low                    B．high                C．small               D．beautiful

2．A．fire                    B．snow              C．water              D．ice

3．A．but                     B．so                 C．for                D．though

4．A．nothing                 B．everything          C．anything           D．something

5．A．possible                 B．important            C．fun                D．difficult

6．A．time                     B．trouble              C．energy              D．money

7．A．have                    B．spend              C．waste              D．feed

8．A．killed                   B．eaten                C．fooled             D．sold

9．A．of                     B．for                C．before              D．after

10．A．get                   B．send                C．open               D．make

11．A．ran off                B．went away          C．came back          D．got up

12．A．who                  B．which              C．whose             D．what

13．A．relative                B．friend              C．present             D．classmate

14．A．sorry                 B．sad                 C．happy              D．nervous

15．A．mother                B．aunt                C．daughter            D．sister