The story took place in a small town.　　　　   

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A. took the place of　　B. happened　　C. started　　D. began

　 For the first time, Zhang Shengyu, a student from Laiyang Middle School in Shandong, didn’t ask her mother to buy her a new schoolbag or any new pens for the beginning of the school term. “My old schoolbag can still be used, so there is no need to buy a new one,” Zhang said, “I’ve decided to be thrifty from now on.”

　 As the center of the family’s attention, many of the one-child generation (一代人) do not know about the hardships of life. They sometimes have no idea of the value of things. Many students would throw away pens and erasers that haven’t been used up and buy new ones. Some like to compete with each other to see whose clothes and school things are more expensive.

　 On its website in January, the Ministry of Education called on students to form good habits such as working hard, being helpful and thrifty, to avoid wasting food and to pay more attention to study and others.

　 Many schools consider teaching the value of money to be an important lesson and encourage their students to be thrifty.

　 Students at No. 44 Middle School of Shijiazhuang, Hebei planted many fruit trees in their school. Through taking care of the trees, the students learned how to value things.

　 At Tie Yi Middle School in Xi’an, students organized a group to collect waste and reuse them. “What we students do are small things, but I think with everyone’s work, we can make a difference,” said Li Dongdong, 16, a student from the group.

51. The underlined word “thrifty” in Paragraph 1 means ______.

A. giving money to the poor　　　　　　 B. spending lots of money

C. spending no money at all　　　　　　 D. using money carefully and wisely

52. Many of the one-child generation usually ______.

A. waste things　　　　　　　　　　

B. know about the hardships of life

C. don’t know the prices of many things

D. like competition with each other in study

53. In January, the Ministry of Education called on students to do the followings EXCEPT _________.

A. working hard　　　　　　　　 　 B. being thrifty　　　

C. helping others　　　　　　　　　 　 D. protecting environment

54. We can conclude that Li Dongdong ____________.

A. took care of trees　　　　　　　　　 B. planted fruit trees

C. collected waste　　　　　　　　　　　 D. didn’t ask his mother for a new school bag

55. What is the best title of the passage?

A. School activities　　　　　　 　　　 B. Waste not, want not

C. Make a difference　　　　　　　　 D. The problems of one-child generation

"Can I see my baby?" asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn't believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.

Time proved(证明) that the baby's hearing was very good though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, "A big boy called me a freak (畸形的)."

　　The boy's father asked the family doctor. "Could nothing be done?"

　　"I believe I could graft (植入) on a pair of outer ears if they could be got," the doctor said. They tried to find a person who was helpful for the young man.

　　One day, his father said to the son, "You're going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is."

　　The operation(手术) was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.

　　He once asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her."

　　"I do not believe you could, "said the father." The agreement was that you are not to know...not yet."

　　For years they kept it a secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother's body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.

　　"Mother said she was glad she never needed to cut her hair," his father said in a low voice, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”

1.The mother was surprised to see her baby for the first time because the baby__.

2.The sentence"...a new person appeared." means"______."

3.Why did the boy's mother never cut her hair?

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

It _____ me more than one hour to read the book yesterday.

　   　A. take 　　　  B. takes　　  C. to take　　 D. took