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1. The street urchin was very surprised when　　　　 .　　　　   

A. Paul received an expensive car　　　　 B. Paul told him about the car

C. he saw the shining car　　　　　　    D. he was walking around the car

2. From the story we can see the urchin　　　　 .　　　　　　   

A. wished to give his brother a car　　　　   B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s  D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house_________.　　　　

A. to show his neighbors the big car　　    B. to show he had a rich friend

C. to let his brother ride in the car　　　　   D. to tell his brother about his wish

4. We can infer(推断)from the story that　　　　 .　　　　　　  

A.　　  Paul couldn’t understand the urchin　　    B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother　　  D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5. The best name of the story is________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 

A. a Christmas Present　　　　　　　　　　 B. a Street Urchin

C. a Brother like that　　　　　　　　　　 D. an Unforgettable Holiday Ride

（A）

China’s Manned Space Program

       根据文章内容，选择正确答案。

1The Chinese spaceman traveling in space in the autumn of 2003 is       .

                     A．Yang Liwei       B．Fei Junlong      C．Nie Haisheng    D．Zhai Zhigang

2 Before China, how many countries had already sent their spaceship into space?

                     A．Only one          B．Two                C．Three              D．We don’t know

3 Shengzhou V circled the earth in space       .

                     A．one time          B．four times        C．five times         D．fourteen times

4 During the second stage ,Chinese spacemen stayed in space for       .

                     A．one day           B．four days         C．five days          D．fourteen days

5 Chinese spacemen will possibly walk on the moon around       .

                     A．2007               B．2008                C．2010               D．2017

（B）

       When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down. After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.

       One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touches(触动)me. It suggested everyone should give something helpful to the people in the earthquake. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan. "We have so much, and these poor people now have nothing. We'll share what we have with them.”

       I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and give away some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly when the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. "Oh, dear,” I said. “You don't have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said, “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she'll make another little girl happy, too.”

       I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It's easy to give something that we don't  want any more，but harder to give what we cherish(珍爱), isn’t it?

       根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误，正确的写（T），错误的写（F）。（5分）

6 An earthquake happened in the writer’s hometown.

7 The writer learned the news of earthquake on the radio.

8 The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.

9 The writer didn’t let Meghan give her much-loved doll.

10 The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot.

I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.

I am a very   1  person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be    2 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to   3  away, and then even my husband did.

As I turned around I   4  a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor   5  men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “  6 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for   7 . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been   8 .

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could   9 . He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really   10  it—the compulsion（冲动）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a   11  tray（托盘）.

I then walked around the corner to the   12  that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s   13 hand. He looked up at me, with   14 in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I   15  with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

1.                A．friendly        B．healthy         C．proud    D．willing

2.                A．treated         B．served         C．welcomed D．greeted

3.                A．give           B．put            C．move D．throw

4.                A．sounded        B．tasted          C．felt  D．smelled

5.                A．happy          B．careless        C．homeless D．pleasant

6.                A．smiling         B．crying          C．thinking  D．nodding

7.                A．help           B．acceptance      C．money   D．pocket

8.                A．saving          B．hoping         C．holding   D．counting

9.                A．save           B．share          C．afford    D．drink

10.               A．felt            B．made          C．got   D．took

11.               A．different       B．clean          C．expensive D．clean

12.               A．corner         B．door           C．kitchen    D．table

13.               A．warm          B．clean          C．dirty  D．cold

14.               A．fear           B．tears           C．hope D．desire

15.               A．began          B．met           C．graduated D．filled

　　My phone rings a lot. But most of the time it's not for me. It's for my cat! Well, the caller doesn't want to talk to my cat. He wants to talk about him.

　　You see, my cat really gets around!

　　I met him three years ago. I was walking home one cold winter night. As I went by a row of houses, I saw something orange on a stoop(门前台阶). Then I heard a little cry. I went closer. It was a kitten.

　　He was sitting in the snow. As I watched, the ball of orange fur tried to stand up. But he wobbled－and fell down a step.

　　“You need to get warm.” I said. “My coat is big enough for both of us.” I picked up the shaking kitten. “I found you on a stoop.” I went on. “So that will be your name.” At once I heard a soft purr(咕噜声).

　　At home, Stoop lapped (舔) up some milk. He was warm and happy. In a week, he was running all over the apartment(一套房间).

　　But Stoop was not going to let himself be just an apartment cat. In the spring, he found his way to the streets of the city. How? By climbing down a tree outside my window!

　　I wanted to make sure that Stoop would always come home. I bought a little collar(颈圈) with a tag (标签). The tag said:“I have a home. If I look lost, phone Fred Sparks XY9－8809.”

1．The writer's telephone rings a lot because ________ .

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A．the writer has so many friends all over the world

B．the writer has much business to do with others

C．the caller wants to talk about the writer's books

D．the caller wants to talk to the writer's about his cat

2．If we say that somebody gets around, we means that ________ .

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A．he travels a lot from place to place

B．he is not active and always stays at home

C．he becomes as round as a big ball

D．he is very famous and everybody seems to know him

3．In the story “the ball of orange fur” refers to (指) ________ .

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4．An apartment cat must be a cat that ________ .

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A．is living with a family in an apartment

B．is born and grows up in an apartment

C．stays in an apartment, never goes out to play

D．has no place to live in and no master to attend him

5．How did all those callers know the writer's telephone number?

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