Two good friends, Sam and Jason, met with a car accident on their way home one snowy night. The next morning, Sam woke up blind. His legs were broken. The doctor, Mr Lee, was standing by his bed, looking at him worriedly. When he saw Sam awake, he asked, “How are you feeling, Sam?” Sam smiled and said, “Not bad, Doctor. Thank you very much for doing the special operation(手术).” Mr Lee was moved by Sam. When he was leaving, Sam said, “Please don’t tell Jason about it.” “Well…Well…OK,” Mr Lee replied.

Months later when Jason’s wounds healed(愈合), Sam was still very sick. He couldn’t see or walk. He could do nothing but stay in his wheelchair all day long. At first, Jason stayed with him for a few days. But days later, Jason thought it boring to spend time with a disabled man like Sam. So he went to see Sam less and less. He made new friends. From then on, he didn’t go to visit Sam any more. Sam didn’t have any family or friends except Jason. He felt very sad.

Things went from bad to worse. Sam died a year later. When Jason came, Mr Lee gave him a letter from Sam. In the letter Sam said, “Dear Jason, I am disabled. But I want you to be a healthy man. So I gave my eyes to you so that you can enjoy life as a healthy man. Now you have new friends. I’m glad to see that you are as healthy and happy as usual. I’m glad you live a happy life. You are always my best friend... Sam”. When he finished reading the letter, Mr Lee said, “I have promised that I will keep this a secret until Sam is gone. Now you know it.”

Jason stood there like a stone. Tears ran down his face.

46. The car accident happened ____________.

A. only to Sam　　 B. on a cold evening　　 C. the next morning D. on the way to work

47. Sam thanked Mr Lee mainly because Mr Lee　　　　　　 .

A. saved his friend Jason’s life

B. was very kind and friendly to him

C. came to see him early in the morning

D. did the operation according to his wish

48. Which of the following is the correct order of events in the story?

a. Jason made new friends.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

b. Sam gave his eyes to Jason.

c. Sam and Jason met with a car accident.　　　　　

d. Jason felt bored when staying with Sam.

e. Sam died and Jason knew the truth.

A. c--b--d--a--e　 B. d--c-- b--e--a　 　　 　　 C. d--a--c--b--e　 D. c--d-- b--e—a

49. After we finish reading Sam’s letter, we can infer(推断) that ___________.

A. Sam caused the car accident　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Sam’s operation was not successful

C. Jason was made blind in the car accident

D. Jason knew how Sam helped him before Sam died

50. From the story, we can conclude(得出结论) that __________.

A. Sam played a joke on Jason 　　　　　

B. Sam always told lies to his friends

C. Sam thought friendship was important 　　　　

D. Sam regretted doing the operation in the end

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　　At our Tucson travel office, an out-of-state (state指美国) couple (夫妇) asked what the weather would be like at the Grand Canyon(大陕谷) in the autumn. By the way of example, I told them about my trip to the Canyon last autumn.

　　“The Saturday before ! left, temperatures were in the 35℃,”I said. “The next Saturday they had 16 inches(英寸) of snow. ”

　　The couple listened politely, and then one of them said, “But we won't be going on Saturday. ”

(1) In the first sentence, “an out-of-state couple” means

[　　]

A. the writer's teacher

B. a foreign man and his wife

C. an old man

D. the writer's brother

(2) The couple asked the writer ________.

[　　]

A. about the weather at Tucson

B. if the writer liked the weather at Tucson

C. whether the writer liked the weather at the Grand Canyon

D. about the weather at the Grand Canyon

(3) The couple wanted ________.

[　　]

A. to have a trip to the Grand Canyon

B. to write a story about the weather

C. to write a story about the Grand Canyon

D. to have a trip to Tucson

(4) The writer told the couple ________

[　　]

A. how he had Saturday at Tucson

B. he was a man on holiday

C. about the great changes of the weather at the Grand Canyon last autumn

D. about Tucson and the Grand Canyon

(5) From the last sentence, we may conclude (得出结论) that ________.

[　　]

A. the couple and the writer knew each other two years ago

B. the writer made a joke(开玩笑)with the couple

C. the couple understood what the writer said

D. the couple didn't understand what the writer said

　　(1) Traffic problems Cars park on sidewalks（人行道）. Bus drivers drive so fast that they make people who are trying to cross the street afraid.

　　(3) Bumping Too many people are crowded onto buses and trains. This makes people feel terrible, and it is not safe, either. On a bus in North America, people try to make themselves smaller and they'll say“Excuse me”or“Sorry”if they knock into someone. In China, people make themselves bigger with no“Sorry”or“Excuse me”.

　　(4) Littering I notice this everywhere. Some people throw rubbish onto the ground even when there is a rubbish bin（箱）right next to them.

　　Most Chinese people are just as unhappy with these kinds of things as I am. And, certainly, the government（政府）has known the problems and is trying to do something about them.

A．park our cars at right places

B．wait our turn in public（公共）places

C．throw rubbish into rubbish bins

D．hurry onto buses before others

(3) We can conclude（得出结论）from the passage that ________.

A．things will get better and better in China

B．fewer and fewer foreigners will visit our country

C．there will be more and more traffic problems in Beijing

D．fewer and fewer Chinese people will eat hamburgers

(4) When the writer says“Get ready, China”, he means that ________.

A．China is going to be a fast-growing country

B．it is time for the Chinese to change their bad behaviors（行为）

C．most Chinese people are unhappy with these problems

D．the Chinese will do a good job in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games