One fine day, a couple around the age of 70, walked into a lawyer’s office. They had been quarreling throughout their 40 years of marriage.

Now that their children had grown up and there was 　35 else for them to worry about, all they wanted was to lead their own lives from all the years of unhappiness in their marriage.

The lawyer was having a time getting the papers done, because he couldn’t understand 38 the old couple wanted a divorce (離婚) after 40 years together.

While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband,“I really love you, but I really can't carry on anymore. I’m sorry.”

“It’s OK, I understand.”said the husband. Seeing this, the lawyer 　39 a dinner together.

The first dish was roast chicken. , the old man gave the drumstick (雞腿) to his wife, “Take this. It’s your favorite.”

But the wife frowned (皺眉).“This is always the . You always think so highly of yourself, never think about how I feel. Don’t you know that I have always hated drumsticks?”

Little did she know that, over the years, her husband had been trying in all ways to 　42 her, and that drumsticks were his favorite.

That night, neither of them could sleep. After several hours, the old man couldn’t 　43 it any more. Knowing that he still loved her, he picked up the phone, and dialed her number.

　 On the other 　44 , his wife was sad. After all these years, she loved him a lot, but she just couldn't stand it any more. Her phone rang, but feeling so sad, she refused to answer. She didn't remember that he had heart problems.

The next day, she received news that he had passed away.

She rushed down to his apartment. While 　45 the drawers, she found a note.“To my dearest wife, ... I bought this insurance (保險) policy for you, though the amount is only $100,000, I hope it will allow me to keep the 　46 that I made when we got married... I want this money to take care of you...I love you.”

Her tears flowed like a river.

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

36. A. free B. happy C. relaxed D. different

37. A. long B. hard C. spare D. full　　　　　

38. A. when　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. where　　　 　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. why

39. A. offered　　　 　　　 B. suggested 　　　 　　　 C. prepared　　　　　 　　　 D. wanted

40. A. Immediately　　　 B. Suddenly 　　　 　　　 C. Carefully　　 D. Nervously

41. A. reason　　　　 　　　　　　 B. problem　　　　　　 　　　 C. question　 　　　　　　 D. way

42. A. please　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. love　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. understand　　　 　　　 D. attract

43. A. hold　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. realize　　　 　　　 C. take　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. say

44. A. hand　　　　　　　　　 　　　 B. end　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. bed　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. chair

45. A. looking at B. getting through　　　　 C. passing by D. looking through

46. A. money　　　　 　　　　　　 B. care 　　　　 　　　　　　 C. plan　　　　　 　　　 D. promise

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike, but I knew there was little hope because my family could  36  have that money.

On my birthday, my parents told me they had my  37  outside in the back yard. At once I  38  out to the yard. There was my bike,  39  it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. I thought I  40  my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment  41  their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I got on the old bike and rode it, feeling  42  that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’t look back.

As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me  43  much more than just a rusty（生銹的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about  44 . When you give something out of love, it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this  45  because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that costs two dollars isn’t any less valuable than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

1.A. hardly                         B. quickly                      C. easily

2.A. card                       B. gift                         C. cake

3.A. rushed                         B. rode                         C. came

4.A. and                            B. or                           C. but

5.A. liked                      B. hated                        C. hurt

6.A. on                             B. in                           C. at  

7.A. surprised                  B. excited                      C. bad

8.A. everything                     B. nothing                      C. something

9.A. love                       B. money                        C. knowledge

10.A. idea                      B. story                       C. advice

 

Mrs. Beet, a 38-year-old woman, lived in a house near a river. Every day she drives very fast to work.

On her way back from work yesterday afternoon, she was driving faster than usual because she was worried about her little son. He was alone at home. While she was trying to pass a truck before her, she saw another car coming. She quickly turned her steeling wheel(方向盤). Her car didn’t hit the other car, but she could not stop her own car. It ran into the river.

Luckily, Mr. Jackson, a very good swimmer, saw what was happening. He jumped into the water at once. He swam over to the car. He got to Mrs. Beet through an open window. He pulled her out of the window and then out of the water. Back on land, he gave Mrs. Meet mouth-to-mouth breathing. Soon the lady came to herself.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷句子的正誤，正確的在答題卡上涂T，錯誤的涂F。（每小題1分，共5分）

1.Every day, Mrs. Beet drives her car to work.

2.Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Beet walked home quickly because she worried about her little son.

3.Her car didn’t hit the other car but ran into the river.

4. Luckily, Mr. Jackson was good at swimming.

5.In the end, Mr. Jackson pulled Mrs. Beet out of the water and saved her.

 

Helen Monson has always been interested in helping her community. Her first volunteer experience was for the American Red Cross when she was in high school. When she was a school teacher, she also found time to volunteer. One year, she organized a Super Saturday fun day for kids in the community. She also used to volunteer at the mint festival every year, One summer she served food, another year she organized an art programme.
After she retired, she started volunteering to help the old. When her father was older, he was not able to see as well as he used to, which made her sad because he had always enjoyed reading.
She decided it would be fun to read to elderly people in her community. She also helped one woman write her stories. Ann was almost 100 years old, and Helen wrote down information about her life when she visited her. She put the information in a book and got it published. Ann was very excited to share her life story with her children and grandchildren.
After a hurricane( 颶風(fēng) ) destroyed some southern cities, Helen volunteered again for the American Red Cross. She prepared food and answered phones in a care centre. She says,” I have always liked the Red Cross because the organization helps people in need no matter what.”
One day Helen read an article in the newspaper about refugees( 難民 ) who needed to learn English. Now, she meets once a week with Sahra, a 38-year-old woman from Somalia. Sahra is reading and writing skills. Helen gave Sahra a camera and asked her to take pictures of her daily life. She developed the pictures, and then asked Sahra questions about them. In the end, they wrote a book  together and used the photos in the book. This helped Sahra learn many new words about
her everyday life.
Helen says, “The most rewarding( 有益的 ) part of volunteer work is becoming friends with the people I help, They enrich my life as well as I enrich theirs.”
【小題1】When was Helen’s first volunteer experience for the American Red Cross?
【小題2】 What did Helen do after she retired?
【小題3】 Why was Ann excited when her book got published?
【小題4】Where did Helen work when she volunteered again for the American Red Cross?
【小題5】 How far is Sahra living and working from Helen’s home?
【小題6】Did Helen help Sahra to learn English?
【小題7】 What can you learn from Helen?

Yesterday I was tidying up my room. I found 31 old box of my father’s .He gave 32 to me two years ago. It was really interesting to discover some of my father’s childhood 33 .He once told me  34 he wrote to people all over the world, 35 they sent him  36 ,too. As a result, he had a book of interesting stamps. People also gave him things from different 37 ,such as a silk from Japan, a little doll from England, and a small model ship from Australia. My father even  38  the ticket from his first football match! It made me think about looking  39 my collection of 40  pictures books and magazines.

1.	A．a(chǎn) B．a(chǎn)n C．the D．/

 

2.	A．it B．box C．them D．its

 

3.	A．pictures B．photos C．hobbies D．friendships

 

4.	A．who B．which C．that D．what

 

5.	A．but B．so C．then D．a(chǎn)nd

 

6.	A．books B．letters C．boxes D．stamps

 

7.	A．countries B．schools C．childhoods D．years

 

8.	A．took B．kept C．brought D．gave

 

9.	A．for B．a(chǎn)fter C．up D．down

 

10.	A．new B．old C．interesting D．different