A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a small river. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone in the wise woman’s bag, admired（羡慕）it, and asked the wise woman to give it to him. The wise woman did so happily.

The traveler left, excited with his good luck. He knew the stone was worth enough for him to live on for his whole life.

But a few days later he came back, searching for the wise woman. When he found her, he returned the stone and said, “I have been thinking. I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it back to you and hope that you can give me something much more precious. If you can, give me what you have within you that made you give me the stone.”

66. Where did the woman find the stone?

A. In a bag.             B. In a village.    C. Under a tree.           D. In a small river.

67. How did the man feel when he met the woman?

A. He was sorry.    B. He was sad.     C. He was hungry.      D. He was excited.

68. What does “precious” mean in this passage?

A. 古老的.             B. 珍贵的.            C. 坚硬的.                   D. 好玩的.

69. What does the word “something” refer to(指的是)?

A. A stone.            B. A present.        C. A kind of spirit.      D. Something to eat.

70. We know from the passage that               _______.

A. the man lived happily since he got the stone

B. the man got the stone after he paid a lot of money

C. the man wanted to have the same good feeling as the woman

D. the woman and the man were traveling together in the mountain.

A young American doctor was asleep when his door bell (门铃) began to ring. It was late at night . But what could the doctor do ? He had to put on his coat . It was a man ! He was standing outside with a hat in his hand .“How do you do?”said the man ,“Can you come at once(立刻)to a place out of town? It’s quite far but you have a car and I can show you the way.”“Certainly .?”said the doctor , “I can come at once.”

Soon the car was at the front door .The man got on the doctor’s car and they drove off. They drive for a long time , and then the man said ,“Here we are . This my home. Now I can give you money , and you can go back to the town.?”

“But I must see the patient(病人).”the doctor said ,“How can I go back without seeing the patient?”“There’s no patient,”said the man ,“No one is ill. I live here. There are no taxis at this time of night ,but a doctor often goes out for night calls(夜诊). So ,excuse me, here’s your money . Thank you ,doctor. Good night!”

(　 )55. The man asked the doctor________?

A. to travel　　　　　　　 B. to give him a present

C. to give him a car D. to go to a place out of town

(　 )56. The man wanted________.

A. to go boating　　

B. the doctor to take him out of town by car

C. a bed　　　　　　

D. to stay with the doctor

(　 )57. Why did the man give the doctor money?

A. Because he was rich.　　　

B. Because they were friends.

C. Because the doctor took him late night

D. Because the doctor couldn’t go to bed early.

(　 )58. The doctor knew ________ at last.

A. there were many patients　　 　 B. there was no patient

C. the man was doctor　　　　　　　 D. the man had a headache

Ａs she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas   41   for her father.

She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was   42   satisfied with perfume(香水). Besides shopping at this time of the year was a most unhappy job. People   43 

on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost   44   you over in their hurry in order to   45   something cheap ahead of you.

Party to have a rest, Edith stopped in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on   46  . “They are real silk,” the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to persuade(说服) her to buy   47  . But Edith knew from past   48   that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance,   49   where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter, She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the   50   were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father only smoked a pipe once a while, she believed this was   51   to please him.

When she got home, with her small but   52   present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already   53   table. Her mother was in great   54  . “Smoking is bad for your health, my dear. You father has at last   55   to stop smoking.” She told her daughter happily. Edith was so surprised that she could not say a single word.

(    )41. A. suit                  B. card                  C. thing                 D. gift

(    )42. A. never               B. seldom              C. always                     D. scarcely

(    )43. A. walked             B. stepped             C. lifted                 D. stood

(    )44. A. turned                     B. hit                     C. brought             D. knocked

(    )45. A. watch                     B. find                   C. look                  D. sell

(    )46. A. time                 B. show                C. board                D. duty

(    )47. A. it                            B. one                   C. another one              D. ones

(    )48. A. experience        B. things                C. books               D. school

(    )49. A. stopped            B. saw                  C. asked                D. found

(    )50. A. money              B. cigarette            C. shapes                     D. shop

(    )51. A. hard                 B. impossible         C. possible             D. certain

(    )52. A. cheap               B. well-chosen              C. expensive          D. ready-made

(    )53. A. on                    B. by                     C. beside               D. at

(    )54. A. excitement        B. anger                C. sadness             D. disappointment

(    )55. A. wanted             B. allowed             C. decided             D. thought

One day, Mary got a letter from her uncle .“Dear Mary ,” he wrote in the letter . “ I hope you can be happy every day . I’m sending you some chickens .They are arriving tomorrow . I hope you will like them .Uncle Toby . ”

Mary was very happy . She liked eating eggs and chicken .“ I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them .” She thought .

　 When the chickens arrived the next day , they were all in a box .Mary took the box off the truck ( 卡车) and began to carry it into her garden , but the box was so heavy that she dropped ( 落下) it。

　 The chickens all ran out . They ran here and there . Mary spent hours in trying to find them .

　 A few hours later her uncle came . He asked ,“Did the chickens arrive safely (安全地)？”“Yes ,but I dropped the box . The chickens ran everywhere . It took me the whole morning to look for them . ”Mary said .

“ Did you find them all ?” Asked her uncle .“ I hope so .” Mary answered ,“ but I only catch (抓住)eleven of them .”

“ That’s very interesting . I only sent you six .”Her uncle said with a smile .

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出正确答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

(　　　) 56. Mary got a letter from her ______________.

A. aunt 　　　　　　　　 B. uncle　　　　　　　　 C. grandfather　　　 D. friend

(　　　) 57. When she got the letter , Mary was __________.

A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. sad 　　　　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　　　 D. unhappy

(　　　) 58. Why did Mary drop the box ? Because __________.

A. she didn’t like the present　　　　　　　　　　　 　

B. the box was too heavy

C. she wanted to let the chickens go out

D. she couldn’t wait to look at it

(　　　) 59. It took Mary ________ to find the chickens .

A. an hour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. two hours　　　　

C. three hours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the whole morning

(　　　) 60. Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her ?

A. Yes , she did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Her uncle knew.　　　

C. Maybe she knew . D. No, she didn’t.