You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called “banana persons”? If you don’t know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren’t in China. Why do people call them that?

ABC means America –born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people also call them “banana persons”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So when a person is a banana, he or she is white (American) inside and yellow (Chinese) outside. They are born in America and they live in America for a long time. Even their nationalities (国籍)are Americans. So they think like Americans and do things like Americans. But they still have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. So they look like us, Chinese people. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang(扬振宁). He is an ABC and he is a “banana person”. We like him, although his nationality isn’t Chinese.

41. What does ABC here mean?

　 A. Australian-born Chinese　　 B. American-born Chinese

　 C. China-born American　　　 D. American-born Canadian

42. Why do people call an ABC a “banana person”?

　 A. They look like Chinese but think like Americans.

　 B. They look like Americans but think like Chinese.

　 C. They look like bananas.

　 D. They like to eat bananas.

43. Why do ABCs think like Americans?

　 A. They look like Americans.　　　　 B. They are born in America.

　 C. They live in America for a long time.　 D. Both B and C.

44. What colour are their eyes and hair?

　 A. Their eyes and hair are yellow.　　　　　　

B. Their eyes and hair are black.

　 C. Their eyes are black and their hair is yellow.

D. Their eyes are blue and their hair is yellow.

45. What’s C.N. Yang’s nationality?

A. Chinese　　 B. American　　 C. Australian　　 D. Canadian

　　I have a very cute hamster named Barter. Barter has a dark cream-colored body （米色的身体）, and a short tail. He has four tiny feet with sharp claws （尖尖的指甲）and tiny long teeth. He also has a “pocket”on each side of his mouth, for storing food.

　　Barter loves food. His favorite is corn （玉米）. If I give him a bowl of corn, he will eat every bit in a few hours.

　　Barter is quite lovely. He's just over six months old and loves to play. He plays in the hamster wheel every night. When he plays around, he runs here and there, his body looking like a ball of fur（绒毛）rolling about （滚动）. He gets very upset if someone bothers （打搅）him.

　　I like my little pet Barter very much. He's brought me so many laughs and joys.

A. 词语释义

（　）1. upset　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 A. more than

（　）2. name　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. some, but not many

（　）3. store　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. annoyed

（　）4. a few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. call

（　）5. over　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   E. keep

B. 用所给的词的正确形式填空

over  name  store  a few  upset

1. That old man is walking so slowly. He must be ________ seventy years old.

2. Many, many years ago, people didn't have fridges in their homes. They could not ________ food.

3. When I asked Linda, my friend, not to copy my homework, she got very ________.

4. The students were having an English class when a boy ________ Thomas, ran into the room.

5. ________ seconds later, he looked up and said slowly,“Good morning, sir !”

C. 按每小题要求做

1. 从文中找出作者描写小仓鼠活泼可爱的两个词

________ ________

2. 从下面的方框中选出你认为能描述仓鼠的词汇和短语

________ ________ ________

D. 从下面的方框中选出一种你愿意养的宠物并从四个方面说明你喜欢的原因（4分）

例如：

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E. 从原文中找出最能体现作者对仓鼠喜爱的一句话，抄在横线上

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Teacher, let me have your portrait(画像).

First, let me draw your eyes. They are so kind and so warm. It is your eyes that have brightened(照亮) our hearts. In order to draw them well, I have observed them for a long time. But I still can’t draw them exactly.

Next, let me draw your hands. They have taught(教) us writing, drawing and living. Most of the time, they are writing on the blackboard with a piece of chalk.

I will draw your hair now. Do you remember how beautiful your hair was then you just graduated from a university(大学)? Black and bright. How is it today? A head of white hair.

I draw and draw, but I can’t do well. Now I see, if I want to draw your portrait well, the best way is to be a teacher myself in the future. I can only keep your portrait in my mind.

51. In the second line(行), the underlined word “they” stands for “________________”.

A. portrait　　　 B. eyes　　　　　 C. hearts　　　　　 D. teacher

52. The writer wants to draw the teacher’s hands because _______________.

A. they taught the students writing, drawing and living　　　　　　　　

B. they always write on the blackboard with a piece of chalk

C. they are not like others’ hands

D. they are very beautiful　　　　　　　　　　　　　

53. From the fourth paragraph(段) we know the writer thinks the teacher’s hair is white because of __________________.

A. teaching　　　 B. age　　　　　　 C. love　　　　　 D. hard work

54. From the last paragraph, we can learn that ______________________.

A. the author wants to be a teacher in the future　　　　　　　　　　　

B. the writer respects his teacher a lot

C. the writer thinks that his teacher is very great　　　　　　　　　　　

D. A, B and C