Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O'Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸騰). O'Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (唐氏綜合癥) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting(歌唱), "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, "It was a tie. Everybody won."

51.What was the score of the soccer match?

A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.   

B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor.

Two to one in the opposite team's favor.      

D. Everybody won because of Mickey's goal.

52. The underlined word "hush" in paragraph 3 means

A. cheer         B. cry          C. laughter           D. silence

53. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A. The result of the match would fail his son.

B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

D. His son would understand Mickey's wrong goal.

54. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. both teams liked and respected Mickey

B. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal

C. Mickey didn't mind though his goal was wrong

D. Mickey was a kind- hearted boy and hoped everybody won

55. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ________.

A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh

B. to suggest we should not mind losing

C. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game

D. to present his son's fine qualities of understanding others

Mom always helped me get ready for my school dances when I was a teen. She’d polish my shoes ,____36____ my shirt ,pick out the right tie to ___37____ with my blue blazer (夾克)and make sure my hair didn’t ____38___, even after I’d smoothed it with Vitalis(一種發(fā)乳).

I’d squirm(扭捏), but secretly I felt as if I had won a million dollars .We’d climb into our Buick and she’d ____39_____ me to dance. “Be nice and have fun ,” was her parting _____40_____.

Two hours later she’d pick me up .My heart would be ___41____from my slow dance with a cute girl in the eighth grade . “Did you have a good time and dance with all the pretty girls ?” Mom ___42____ ask.

I shrugged like ____43_____teenager would . “ Guess so.”

Many years has passed since then ,and I got ______44_____  an even ___45_____ girl .We have two teenagers ,and many times I’ve dropped them off for a school dance (they roll their eyes at my last -minute advice ). Mom is in a assisted living home now because of Alzheimer’s (老年性癡呆).I’ m ___46_____for the good care the staff at Sunrise (養(yǎng)護中心的名字)gives her, but I’v often prayed for something special I could do for her there.

The ____47___ came not long ago when Sunrise ___48_____ they were having a semi-formal dance for the __49____ .I _____50___ my tuxedo(燕尾服), ____51____my hair with a lot less Vitalis and appeared at her door. I swear that she took out a ___52___ and worked on my hair. On the dance floor I was able to ___53___her for making me look my best at all those school dances.

“Guess who’s dancing with the prettiest girl?’ I said.

She ________54______the room.” Who?” she asked.

“Me!” I said.

She gave me a ___55_____ and a hug .My mother can still make me feel as if I had won a million dollars.   

Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted. O’Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome（唐氏綜合癥）and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored! Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five（致禮）salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

50. Which is the most correct description of the author’s son? He was _________.

A. brave                         B. sympathetic             C. honest                      D. proud

51. The underlined word “hush” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_________”.

A. cheer                         B. laughter                   C. silence                            D. cry

52. Why did the author hold his breath when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A. Because his son might get angry with Mike      B. Because Mickey cheated everyone   

C. Because his son would accept the fact                    D. Because the score was out of his expectation

53. We can infer from the passage that Mickey          .

     A. was hated by his own team

B. was excited when he realized the fault

C. was warm-hearted and played soccer for both teams

D. was cared about by his teammates

C

Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing(回響) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸騰). O’Donnel had scored!

Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome(綜合癥) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Minkey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.”

51. What was the score of the soccer match?

A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.  

B. Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.

C. Two to one in the opposite team’s favor.

D. Everybody won because of Mickey’s goal.

52. The underlined word “hush” in paragraph 3 means__________.

A. cheer       B. cry       C. laughter      D. silence

53. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

A. The result of the match would fail his son.

B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

D. His son would understand Mickey’s wrong goal.

54. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. both teams liked and respected Mickey  

B. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal  

C. Mickey didn’t mind though his goal was wrong 

D. Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won

55. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is __________.

A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh  

B. to suggest we should not mind losing 

C. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game 

D. to present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived.None of them dared go outside for fear of being__36__by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a__37__to find a way of stopping themselves from being in__38__.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages__39__into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse__40__.When this idea was__41__，another said，“What about poisoning (毒死) her？”But__42__knew where to buy the poison.One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，__43__said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm.”But the meeting did not accept his__44__.

At last，one mouse，__45__than the rest，jumped onto a table.Waving a bell，he called for__46__，“Be quiet！We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail，so we’ll always know__47__she is！We’ll have__48__to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to__49__！” Hearing the words，everyone got__50__and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly (緊緊地) that it will never__51__！”

“She’ll never be able to walk__52__again！Why，the other day，she suddenly appeared right in front of me！Just imagine...”

However，the wise mouse said，“We must__53__who is going to tie it on her tail.” There was not a sound in the room.Nobody was__54__enough to put the plan into action.The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very__55__to have bright ideas，but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

36．A.trained                             B．taught 

C．caught                                 D．invited

37．A.party                               B．test 

C．game                                   D．meeting

38．A.return                              B．danger 

C．fact                                     D．need

39．A.rushed                             B．swam 

C．flew                                    D．stepped

40．A.questioned                       B．explained 

C．suggested                             D．a(chǎn)nswered

41．A.supported                        B．discussed 

C．a(chǎn)ccepted                              D．refused

42．A.everybody                       B．nobody 

C．somebody                            D．a(chǎn)nybody

43．A.angrily                             B．happily 

C．carefully                              D．slowly

44．A.present                            B．reason 

C．idea                                     D．excuse

45．A.younger                           B．longer 

C．stronger                               D．wiser

46．A.pleasure                           B．silence 

C．help                                     D．information

47．A.where                             B．what 

C．how                                    D．who

48．A.experience                       B．power 

C．time                                     D．space

49．A.shout                              B．watch

C．stay                                     D．hide

50．A.worried                           B．excited 

C．surprised                              D．tired

51．A.drop off                          B．turn up 

C．get up                                  D．put off

52．A.gladly                              B．quickly 

C．quietly                                 D．directly

53．A.believe                             B．learn 

C．imagine                                D．decide

54．A.honest                             B．brave 

C．rich                                     D．old

55．A.easy                                B．difficult 

C．strange                                D．important