Mother came to Mike's bed and sat down beside him.

"What kind of day did you have?"

"It was a bad day for me," Mike answered. "I had a fight with Paul."

"Yes, part of the day was bad," Mrs. Black said, "But tell me about the best thing today."

Mike smiled. "After school l went fishing alone," he said. "I didn't think I would have any fun. But I did. I caught a fish!"

"I'm glad you had a good time." Mrs. Black said, "Think about it until you go to sleep.Now I'm going to turn off the light. Happy dreams."

Every night, Mike answers the same question. "What was the best thing that happened to you today?" Every night, Mike thinks about that best thing. Of course he has many, happy dreams. Sometimes he has to think hard to find the best thing. Sometimes it is a very small thing.

But he always has one good thing to think about. This is a good way Mike's mother has taught to end his day.

54. Mike enjoyed himself that day because he________.

A. had a fight     B. got the first prize    C. caught a fish    D. talked to his father

55. Mike's mother ________ every night.

A. tells a story to him  B. asks him the same question  C. reads a book for him  D. watches TV with him

56. The writer wants to tell us________.

A. Mike doesn't like the question at all

B. Mike has to think about a question to ask every day

C. Mother's question should be a different one

D. Mike's mother has found a good way to help his son sleep well

57. To think about a good thing always brings Mike ________.

 A. a good book         B. a bad tomorrow  C. a good sleep     D. a sleepless night

I came to study in the USA a year ago. Yet I did not know the real American society until I injured (伤害) in an accident, because after the accident I had to see a doctor --- and to court (法院).

After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and decided to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $ 200 for what he had done. I was very surprised. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible (负责) for my injury. I’d have to have a good lawyer (律师). And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer. Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

But every time I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another, yet he charged me $ 115 each time. The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $ 215.

My lawyer knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided not to ask for him again. And he made me pay him $ 770.

Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Because of my inexperience, I told the insurance company (保险公司)the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time, and I left without getting a cent.

My experiences taught me two things about America: firstly, in a country like America money is everything. It is more important than friendship or honor. Secondly, foreigners are still being unfairly treated. So when we talk about America, we should see both its good and bad sides.

62. The writer’s roommate offered to help him because ______.

A. he thought it was a chance to make some money.

B. he felt sorry for the writer

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one　

D. he wanted the writer to have a good lawyer.

63. A good doctor is necessary for the writer to ______.

A. be properly treated　　　

B. talk with the person responsible for the accident　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

C. become healthy before he leaves America

D. finally get the responsible party（当事人） to pay for his injury（伤害）

64. The word “charge” in this passage means “______”.

A. be responsible　　　　　　 B. be careful　　　　　 C. ask as a price　　　　 D. get an answer

65. What can you get from the story?

A. Going to court is something very common in America.

B. Money is more important than other things in the USA.

C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

D. One must be very careful while driving a car.

One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn（谷仓），they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to force the mice inside the hole to come out．A while later they indeed saw mice running out, one after another．Then, everyone thought that all the mice had escaped．But just as they began to clean up, they saw two mice squeezing（挤）out at the mouth of the hole．With some efforts, the mice finally got out．However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately．Instead, me chased after the other near the mouth of the hole．It seemed that one was trying to bite（咬）the tail of the other．

Everyone was puzzled, so they stepped nearer to take a look．They realized that one of the mice was blind and could not see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape．

After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought．During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice．

One serious American official said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard．”The others thought for a while and said：“

That was why!”

A smart French said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that

of husband and wife．”Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense．

A Japanese said：“I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son．”Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable．So they expressed agreement another time．

At that moment, one Chinese asked：“Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship？ ”

Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and remained speechless．The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not dare to answer．

In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty or blood relationship．

Instead, it is based on no relationship．

1．Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ______．

A．one was biting the other                               B．the mouth of the hole was too small

C．they were not afraid of smoke               D．one was trying to help the blind one

2．Why did they lower their heads in shame according to the passage？

A．They did not dare to answer．

B．They had mistaken the relationship of the mice．

C．They regretted driving a poor blind mouse away．

D．They did not express themselves much better．

3．It is clear that ______．

A．all the mice came out of the hole easily

B．each of the people understood the relationship differently

C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke

D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first sight

4．“it made sense”probably means ______．

A．it was correct       B．it was strange          C．it was funny        D．it was sweet

5．The best title for the passage is ______．

A．TWO LOVELY MICE                                 B．HELP PRODUCES LOVE

C．FRIENDS IN NEED                                   D．LOVE IS ALL

　 I came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.

　 After the accident, my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and wanted to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible(尽责的，负责任的) for my injury, I’d have to have a good lawyer. And only a good doctor could help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.

　 But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.

　 My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided(避免) seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I dismissed(解雇) him. And he made me pay him $770.

　 Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance(保险) company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.

51. The writer’s roommate offered to help him because________.

A. he thought it was a chance to make some money

B. he felt sorry for the writer

C. he knew the doctor was a very good one

D. he wanted the writer to have a good lawyer

52. A good doctor is essential(必要的) for the writer to __________.

A. be properly treated

　B. talk with the person responsible for the accident

C. recover before he leaves America

D. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury

53. The word “charge” in the third paragraph means_________ .

A. be responsible B. accuse(控告)　 　

C. ask as a price 　　　D. claim(声言，宣称)

54. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.

A. friendly　 　B. selfish　 　　C. professional 　　D. busy

55. What conclusion can you draw from the story?

A. Going to court is something very common in America.

B. One must be very careful while driving a car.

C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.

D. Money is more important than other things in the US.