Henry Ford grew up on an un-electrified farm, and as a young man he followed Edison's career as the inventor became a national role model. Ford took a job at the Edison Illuminating Company working his way up to chief engineer．
In 1896 Ford was thirty-three and, though still working for Edison Co., he had created his first experimental automobile the Ford Quadricycle2 during his off-time. At an Edison company party in New York, Ford had his first chance to meet his hero Edison and was able to explain his new automobile to the great inventor. Edison was impressed. Edison is said to have slammed his fist down_and shouted, “Young man, that's the thing! You have it! Your car is self-contained and carries its own power plant.” Edison himself had been working on the idea, but had only been considering electricity as the power source, so the idea of a gas engine was a somewhat new one．
The words comforted Ford greatly, who immediately set out building a second car which was to become the Model-T.6. The two men became fast friends and would go on camping trips together．When Edison later became limited to a wheelchair, Ford brought an extra one to his house so they could race．At the 50th anniversary of the invention of light-bulb, Ford honored Edison．When Edison spoke, he ended his speech directed at Ford, “ As to Henry Ford, words fail to express my feelings．I can only say that he is my friend.” Therefore it is no surprise that Ford wanted something to remember Edison by after he passed away in 1931.
Once, Ford asked Thomas Edison's son Charles to sit by the dying inventor's bedside and hold a test tube next to his father's mouth to catch his final breath. Ford was a man with many strange behaviors (as was Edison) including some interest in reanimation and spiritualism（夏活通灵术）and some say that he was attempting to catch Edison's soul as it escaped his body in hopes of later bringing the inventor back to life.
The test tube itself didn't turn up until 1950 when it was listed in the Ford possessions after Clara Ford's passing away, and then lost again until 1978 when it was discovered in an exhibit Entitled “Henry Ford-A Personal History” in the Henry Ford Museum. It would then be discovered that the tube was labeled “Edison's Last Breath”.
There is a further mystery of this “last breath” test tube．It would seem as if Edison had quite a last breath indeed, as the Edison Estate holds a collection of 42 test tubes all supposedly containing Edison's last breath．
Regardless of the excitement over the last breath, the test tube is quite touching in its meaning．Although both men were known for all sorts of poor behavior towards their loved ones and mistreatment of employees, between them at least, there was clearly a deep respect and admiration．
小题1:The purpose of the author writing this passage is to          .

A．remind the readers of the importance of the two inventors

B．stress the importance of friendship

C．tell the readers some stories about the two inventors

D．show that love can lead to some poor behaviors

小题2:From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2, we can learn that       .

A．Edison envied what Ford had achieved

B．Edison was annoyed that Ford did better than him

C．Edison was angry because Ford stole his idea

D．Edison was extremely amazed at Ford's new idea

小题3:“The 1ast breath test tube” can probably be regarded as       .

A．a symbol of a friendship and memory

B．a witness to a scientific breakthrough

C．a failure to bring Edison back to life

D．a sign of the two inventors' poor behavior

小题4:It can be learned from the last paragraph that“      ”.

A．Great minds think alike

B．Nobody is perfect

C．Two heads are better than one

D．A friend in need is a friend indeed

A few days ago，I went to school with lots of books，hoping to get a locker (锁柜)．Suddenly，it started raining heavily. I hurried to pay for my locker，but I was disappointed when they informed me they only accepted cash. I was $7.00 short，which meant I had to carry the books back home. It would be an exhausting (令人筋疲力尽的) two­hour journey back home with all those books.
An elderly gentleman nearby noticed my problem. He asked how much cash I needed. When I told him I was $7 short，he quickly took out the money from his wallet. “You don’t have to pay me back，”he said. I was speechless；I didn’t know whether to take the money or come back with the books the next day. A young student who was working there noticed my hesitation. “He’s really nice，” said the student. “I was starving this morning and he bought breakfast for me. He always helps people in different ways.”
The next day，I went to him and thanked him for trusting me and lending me the money. He said he forgot about it and didn’t expect I would give it back. “I’m very happy，”he said，“not because I’m getting my money back，but because this is the right way to go—whatever you get from this world，give it back as much as you possibly can. Spread kindness around the world with the smallest things you can do.”
Later，I found out he wasn’t involved with any charity organizations. He has been performing these types of acts for years. Earlier，someone had done something incredibly kind for him and he has been spreading the kindness ever since. He taught me a very important lesson in life—we come to this world with nothing and we will leave with nothing. Whatever we own，it will become somebody else’s and whatever we leave，it will become somebody else’s.
小题1:When the old gentleman offered the money，the writer was________.

A．touched

B．hesitant

C．amazed

D．embarrassed

小题2:From Paragraph 3 we learn that________.

A．the gentleman worked in the school

B．the gentleman was kind but forgetful

C．the gentleman refused to take back the money

D．the gentleman thought it right to give back to society

小题3:Why had the gentleman been doing acts of kindness?

A．He wanted to join the charity organizations.

B．He managed a lot of other people’s money.

C．He had received help from others before.

D．He thought money was of little importance.

When I started riding a bike a couple of years ago, I didn't think my involvement would ever be more serious than the occasional short ride. But as I built strength, my friends _______me to step up my training and try some longer trips, The first one to come along was a 150-mile trip, the MS-150, an annual _______ that raises money to fight AIDS.
When I registered，the idea seemed fantastic and I trained with ____.However，as the time for the ride approached，my self­doubts ____ beyond my endurance(忍耐)．I ____ wanted to raise money for the charity，but I didn’t really want to bike all those miles for two days straight.
The ride began on a beautiful Sunday morning in the Georgia countryside，and for the first few hours I felt ____.This was just the experience I had ____，and my spirits were high.__ __ by the end of the day，I felt tired out. If the body is ____ to the mind，here was evidence. Every ____ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs. “I can’t handle this” became a leg cramp (抽筋)，and “Everyone else is a better rider” translated into ____ of breath. I was sure I’d have to ____.
As I topped the crest (顶) of a hill，the beautiful sunset kept me going for a few minutes more. Then in the distance，I saw a lone woman riding very slowly ____ the bright red sun. I ___ that the person looked different in some way，but I couldn’t tell why. So I pushed myself to ___.There she was，riding along slowly but ____，with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg.
My focus changed in that instant. For a whole day I’d been ____ my body. But now I knew it wasn’t the body，but the ___ that would help me reach my goal. It rained all the second day. I never saw the one-legged biker again，but I pushed on without ____，knowing she was out there with me somewhere. And at the end of the day，still feeling ____，I completed the 150­mile trip.

小题1:	A．encouraged B．forbade C．forced D．warned

小题2:	A．accident B．event C．incident D．affair

小题3:	A．care B．ease C．enthusiasm D．difficulty

小题4:	A．achieved B．gained C．progressed D．advanced

小题5:	A．still B．even C．rather D．then

小题6:	A．nervous B．disappointed C．wonderful D．refreshed

小题7:	A．assumed B．appreciated C．admired D．imagined

小题8:	A．But B．Therefore C．Meanwhile D．Moreover

小题9:	A．opposite B．connected C．exposed D．equal

小题10:

A．cause B．reason C．excuse D．effect

小题11:

A．holding B．saving C．catching D．shortness

小题12:

A．quit B．continue C．insist D．fade

小题13:

A．on B．against C．down D．over

小题14:

A．observed B．watched C．noticed D．overlooked

小题15:

A．put up B．look up C．catch up D．take up

小题16:

A．steadily B．abruptly C．closely D．narrowly

小题17:

A．trusting B．doubting C．cheating D．fighting

小题18:

A．strength B．honesty C．will D．power

小题19:

A．struggling B．arguing C．discussing D．complaining

小题20:

A．strong B．weak C．healthy D．spiritless

One day I met a man in the hospital, who needed blood to save his daughter. He was struggling to get blood for her and curiously       my blood type. My blood type was the same needed for his daughter. Before that I       donated my blood, so I was afraid of doing this and didn’t know what to do.
Then suddenly I saw a little girl in the hospital, who was        from a critical disease and needed blood from her six-year-old brother. Yes, from her younger brother, why?
His brother had        suffered with the same disease and by God's kindness        by developing the anti-bodies(抗体) needed to fight for the disease.
The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be      to give his blood to his sister. I saw him        for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save my sister."
As the transfusion（输液）progressed, he smiled, seeing the        returning to her sister's cheeks. But suddenly, his face grew pale and his        faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a        voice, "Am I going to die?"
Being young, the boy had       the doctor; he thought he was going to give her all his blood and        his life.
I felt     , when that young boy,      the fact of blood donation, got ready to give his blood, thinking that he will lose his life but save his sister's life. And I, being a mature person, knowing that this will not        my life, I will not lose my life,      save others’ lives and I was hesitant of doing this.
That moment        my thoughts and I became enthusiastic about doing this important duty and felt that true        by helping save that little girl's life.
If any patient dies due to a blood shortage, I will not call this the       of doctors, as science is still not able to make blood artificially. Only we can save others’ lives      donating blood.

小题1:	A．tested B．asked C．noticed D．found

小题2:	A．always B．ever C．seldom D．never

小题3:	A．suffering B．dropping C．preventing D．recovering

小题4:	A．almost B．only C．still D．also

小题5:	A．survived B．died C．corrected D．controlled

小题6:	A．careful B．willing C．fearful D．hard

小题7:	A．shake B．defend C．hesitate D．bargain

小题8:	A．sorrow B．relief C．color D．pain

小题9:	A．plan B．smile C．light D．pride

小题10:

A．disappointing B．exciting C．trembling D．satisfying

小题11:

A．questioned B．misunderstood C．accepted D．believed

小题12:

A．lose B．protect C．save D．destroy

小题13:

A．ashamed B．proud C．scared D．pleased

小题14:

A．discovering B．designing C．unknowing D．collecting

小题15:

A．improve B．select C．turn D．affect

小题16:

A．so B．and C．or D．but

小题17:

A．threw B．changed C．hurt D．stopped

小题18:

A．happiness B．success C．purpose D．advantage

小题19:

A． goal B．task C．fault D．nature

小题20:

A．to B．for C．on D．by

As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. As a result I often felt left out when their friends came over to play. I was either too small or too young for whatever they were doing and they didn't want their younger brother listening in on their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing alone and feeling forgotten.
I remember one spring afternoon feeling especially lonely as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I rarely saw my own friends outside of school. I heard my brothers laughing from inside the house and felt a single tear coming down my cheek. At that moment I saw a large brown dog walking over to me. He looked happy and his tail was wagging as well. Even though he didn't know me he greeted me like a long lost friend, licking my chin and sitting beside me on the spring grass. It must have been at least an hour that I petted and talked to this four-legged angel. He let me pour out all my troubles and share my deepest thoughts before he kissed my cheek goodbye and ambled off either to Heaven or his home. I went back inside feeling happy, knowing that no matter what life may hold I was loved. Now over 40 years later I still remember that angel with a smile.
I believe that God sent him in that moment of sadness to remind me just how much he loved me. There is nothing more important than knowing we are loved. When we are loved, we will learn to love others. Learning to love helps us to understand ourselves and other people better.
小题1:How did the writer feel when his brothers’ friends came?

A．Proud.

B．Lonely.

C．Worried.

D．Happy.

小题2:The writer shared his troubles and thoughts with the dog because ______.
it was his friend
B. it could understand him
C. it was friendly to him 
D. it looked like an angel
小题3:From Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______.

A．the boy met a long lost friend

B．the boy had no friends at school

C．the dog helped the boy realize that he was loved

D．the dog spent the afternoon with the boy and his brothers

小题4:The author wrote the story to______.

A．encourage people to talk about their troubles

B．tell people they should treat animals friendly

C．share his unforgettable experience with us

D．show knowing you are loved is the most important

O. Henry was the name used by William Sidney Porter. He was       in Greensboro, North Carolina in eighteen sixty-two. His mother died when he was three years old. He       school at the age of fifteen to work in his uncle’s drug store. He       to Texas five years later. He lived in the city of Austin where he         married, worked in a local bank and       a weekly newspaper.
William Sidney Porter had bad       in Texas. His wife became sick, their baby died and his newspaper        . Then he was accused of       money from the bank where he worked. He fled to Honduras, but returned to be with his      wife. She died in eighteen ninety-seven. Porter was      to prison. That is where he started to     . His first story was published in a national magazine in eighteen ninety-eight. After being      from prison in nineteen oh-one, Porter went to New York City. He published more stories, all under the name O. Henry. No one really knows where he got that name.
O. Henry's first book was a short story collection called “Cabbages and Kings”. It was published in nineteen-oh-four. O. Henry published thirteen other       of short stories. He wrote six hundred stories during his life. He wrote so       that he could complete about one story a week.
Porter tried to forget his      , but could not. He did not have any good friends. He began to drink too much alcohol. A second marriage failed. He died of tuberculosis in New York City in nineteen ten. He was forty-eight years old.

小题1:	A．born B．lived C．died D．buried

小题2:	A．attended B．left C．finished D．taught

小题3:	A．related B．referred C．returned D．moved

小题4:	A．got B．changed C．felt D．turned

小题5:	A．read B．owned C．bought D．booked

小题6:	A．day B．habit C．luck D．future

小题7:	A．failed B．influenced C．spread D．appeared

小题8:	A．stopping B．robbing C．losing D．stealing

小题9:	A．lovely B．careful C．ill D．sick

小题10:

A．sentenced B．attached C．accused D．caught

小题11:

A．wonder B．write C．worry D．sink

小题12:

A．fled B．released C．driven D．forced

小题13:

A．collections B．films C．plays D．works

小题14:

A．interestingly B．well C．quickly D．richly

小题15:

A．past B．mistake C．shortcomings D．stories

I grew up poor-living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and attention. I was      and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still      a dream.
My dream was      . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per- hour baseball and      anything that moved on the field. I was also      : my high school coach was John, who not only      me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He      me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction(信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend      me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the      of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to      up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as      as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,”he said,“Your      days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.”I stood before him with my head      , trying to think of the      that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his      in me.
“Well,”he asked,“is $ 3.5 an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple question made      to me the difference between      something right now and having a goal. I      myself in sports that summer and      the year I was drafted(选拔) by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and      a $ 20,000 contract. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!

小题1:	A．happy B．polite C．shy D．honest

小题2:	A．bring B．afford C．make D．occupy

小题3:	A．athletics B．music C．business D．money

小题4:	A．kick B．play C．pass D．hit

小题5:	A．right B．popular C．lucky D．confident

小题6:	A．believed in B．relied on C．called on D．dealt with

小题7:	A．gave B．taught C．brought D．asked

小题8:	A．called B．advised C．applied D．recommended

小题9:	A．aim B．idea C．start D．purpose

小题10:

A．keep B．end C．give D．pick

小题11:

A．mad B．excited C．frightened D．shameful

小题12:

A．living B．playing C．working D．dreaming

小题13:

A．moving B．nodding C．shaking D．hanging

小题14:

A．questions B．excuses C．words D．ways

小题15:

A．belief B．pride C．helplessness D．disappointment

小题16:

A．direct B．clear C．straight D．bare

小题17:

A．wanting B．changing C．dreaming D．enjoying

小题18:

A．devoted B．engaged C．applied D．contributed

小题19:

A．by B．for C．beyond D．within

小题20:

A．paid B．found C．offered D．presented

William Herschel was born on November 15th, 1738 in Hanover in a family of musicians. In 1757,he fled to England and began earning a living as an organist and later composer and conductor. In 1772, he convinced his sister Caroline to join him as a singer. In their spare time the brother-sister team became occupied in astronomy. William died at his home in Slough, near Windsor on August 25th,1822,and Caroline on September 1st,1848.
Herschel’s first major discoveries were to show that Mars and Jupiter exhibit axial rotation(绕轴自转). Herschel struck fame in 1781,when on March 13th he discovered the planet Uranus(天王星) while engaged in work aimed at determining stellar parallax(恒星视差).This being the first new planet discovered since ancient times, Herschel, until then a mere amateur astronomer relatively unknown even in England, became world-famous. Adopting a historically proven strategy, Herschel named the new planet Georgium Sidum,in honor of the then ruling English king GeorgeⅢ. The trick worked once again, as King GeorgeⅢ gave William and Caroline the titles of“The King’s Astronomer”and“Assistant to the King’s Astronomer”, an honor which came with a life’s pension for both. In 1782 they moved to Bath, and shortly thereafter to Slough, and from this point on William and Caroline could devote themselves entirely to astronomy. The Herschels went on to discover two moons of Uranus in 1787.
While Caroline became increasingly occupied with the search for comets at which she was quite successful, William became for a time interested in the Sun. Inspired by Wilson’s 1774 work, he put forth the theory of sunspots(太阳黑子),an opinion that continued to exist well into the nineteenth century. In 1800,he became interested in the solar spectrum(太阳光谱),and uncovered the first evidence for solar energy output outside of the visible spectrum, in what is now known as the infrared(红外线).In 1801, he published two papers that effectively started the field of solar influences on Earth’s weather.
小题1:Herschel made himself known to the world mainly by       .

A．discovering the planet Uranus

B．determining stellar parallax

C．discovering two moons of Uranus

D．uncovering the evidence for the infrared

小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that George Ⅲ        .

A．liked science and technology

B．liked Herschel’s naming of the new planet

C．was interested in astronomy

D．gave Herschel a lot of useful suggestions

小题3:What do we know about Caroline from the passage?

A．She was successful in music.

B．She was given the title of“The King’s Astronomer”.

C．She died later than her brother.

D．She published two papers.

小题4:This passage mainly tells readers        .

A．some information about Herschel and his sister

B．how Herschel and his sister discovered the planet Uranus

C．Herschel and Caroline got along well with each other

D．Herschel and Caroline’s major scientific publications

“Check it again, you need to be sure.”This culture rule may sound      , but it is one of the most powerful culture rules. I took a lot of things for granted. In fact, I used to      people who often check things, such as their car engine oil, the house security, even the children in the bedroom. I didn’t realize that        this rule would cost me dearly.
One day the owner of the supermarket I worked in asked me to make a(n)      to the investors(投资者) whom we wanted to become partners with. I was given a month to        it.
The day of the presentation arrived. I left home at 7 am with the intention of getting to the office        . On the way , my car climbed over a bunch of      rocks and I heard a loud noise. I stepped on the brake       and got out of the car to check what happened: I had a flat tire.
“Oh dear, please not now .” I quickly ran behind the car to       the spare tire, only to be        again :there was none. I began to think of the moments when my wife would       me to get one each time I drove the car out. But I was too        to listen to her.
It was already 8 am and it seemed like I had only one       left. I had to run to the supermarket. It should        me about 45 minutes to get there .  I       the car and ran as fast as I could , hoping I would have the      to get there on time .
      it took me longer than I had expected. I arrived at the       twenty minutes late. I       to the guests for my lateness and did my best to give a good presentation. Finally, the supermarket         the deal, but I was suspended(停职) for two months without pay.     

小题1:	A．familiar B．foolish C．simple D．difficult

小题2:	A．make fun of B．pay attention to C．catch up with D．look up to

小题3:	A．changing B．following C． signing D．disobeying

小题4:	A．contribution B．analysis C．presentation D．comparison

小题5:	A．apply for B．prepare for C．arrange for D．account for

小题6:	A．early B．easily C．safely D．shortly

小题7:	A．soft B．hard C．smooth D．rough

小题8:	A．carefully B．lightly C．quickly D．bravely

小题9:	A．check B．get C．move D． repair

小题10:

A．shocked B．pleased C．bored D．confused

小题11:

A．challenge B．remind C．help D．encourage

小题12:

A．selfish B．sensitive C．stubborn D．independent

小题13:

A．wish B．choice C．minute D．plan

小题14:

A．give B．spare C．allow D．take

小题15:

A．left B．passed C．rented D．stopped

小题16:

A．condition B．idea C．luck D．goal .

小题17:

A．Deliberately B．Unfortunately C．Strangely D．Consequently

小题18:

A．market B．party C．office D．station

小题19:

A．appealed B．reported C．referred D．apologized

小题20:

A．accepted B．won C．offered D．finished

Night after night, she came to tuck me in (给…掖被子), even long after my childhood years. Following her long-standing custom, she’d        and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss  my forehead.
I don’t remember when it first started        me----her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me,       they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin.        , one night, I shouted at her, “Don’t do that anymore ----your hands are too       !” She didn’t say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that        expression of her love.
Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts        to that night. By then I missed my mother’s         , missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Sometimes the incident        very close, sometimes far away. But always it existed in the back of my        .
Well, many years have passed, but mother’s rough hands are still doing things for me and my family. She’s been our doctor,        into a medicine cupboard for the medicine to         us children of our pain. She makes the best food in the world and always keeps our clothes clean.
Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special        , I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand        ran across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently,        my forehead.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I        the night my young voice        , “Don't’ do that anymore----your hands are too rough!”        Mom’s hand in my hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, as I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten ---and       ---long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the        that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

小题1:	A．set down B．put down C．lie down D．lean down

小题2:	A．inspiring B．annoying C．boring D．upsetting

小题3:	A．for B．although C．so D．while

小题4:	A．Gradually B．Certainly C．Finally D．Absolutely

小题5:	A．rough B．tough C．smelly D．dirty

小题6:	A．unexpected B．strange C．familiar D．ridiculous

小题7:	A．dashed B．returned C．wandered D．ran

小题8:	A．kiss B．expression C．hands D．hair

小题9:	A．happened B．turned C．felt D．seemed

小题10:

A．mind B．world C．record D．history

小题11:

A．sliding B．reaching C．touching D．dipping

小题12:

A．operate B．rid C．charge D．prevent

小题13:

A．situations B．conditions C．positions D．occasions

小题14:

A．quickly B．unwillingly C．hesitantly D．roughly

小题15:

A．pressed B．struck C．dropped D．touched

小题16:

A．recalled B．regained C．repeated D．reminded

小题17:

A．complained B．laughed C．criticized D．whispered

小题18:

A．Conducting B．Commanding C．Controlling D．Catching

小题19:

A．ignored B．abandoned C．forgiven D．forbidden

小题20:

A．guilt B．shame C．pity D．sorrow