Not long ago, my daughter’s shoes were scratched（划损）by someone’s knife. I took the shoes to the shoemaker to get them repaired. He looked at them and said to me,“If you trust me, I will add more scratches on both of the shoes.”

I was confused and asked why.

He explained,“ As if the openings were made on purpose for a special style”.

I didn’t fully understand him, but I decided to leave the shoes there.

Two days later I dropped by from work to fetch the shoes. At the first sight I found there were indeed five or six more scratches on each shoe, but all the openings were patched（补）by red soft leather（皮革）. They looked particular. I couldn’t help making compliments on the shoemaker’s skills.

Another time, there was a large opening on the back of my wife’s sister’s white coat. My wife took it over, checked carefully, and then said,“ Let me take it home and mend it.”

Three days later, seeing the coat again, I was shocked: the big opening was taken place by a beautiful flower and it took on a wonderful look. I gave my praise,“ It’s just as beautiful as a piece of art!”

Perfection is impossible to achieve in everything, and so is human’s life., which will appear in the form of injury, disability or disease. Since you can’t change a wound（伤口）,you should not expect people’s pity by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful. All you can do and have to do is to make up the wound by patches and try your best to grow the most beautiful flower on the wound, and that is the meaning of life.

（  ）46.How did the writer feel about the shoemaker’s work?

      A. Satisfied       B. Moved      C. Disappointed    D. Angry

（  ）47. The word “exposing”in the last paragraph is the closest in meaning to “      ”.

A. appearing       B. showing     C .seeing      D. feeling

（  ）48. It can be inferred from this passage that          .

 A. the shoemaker didn’t know how to make shoes      

 B. the shoemaker fooled the writer on purpose

 C. the writer’s wife was good at mending shoes        

D. patches are common in our clothes

(   )49. After reading this passage we know         .

A. human’s life is perfect

B. the wound is very hard to close up

C. we should try to make up the wound on our own

D. the writer was unsatisfied with his wife’s work

(   )50.Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

    A. A Wonderful Wife                 B. The Scratches Shoes

    C. A Kind of Perfection               D. The Patches of Life

Mary can’t understand such sentences as “She is blue today.” “You are yellow.” “He has a green thumb (大拇指).” “He tells a white lie.” and so on. And she goes to her teacher for help.
Mary: Mrs. Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentence. What do they mean?
Mrs. Smith: In everyday English, blue sometimes means sad. Yellow, afraid. A person with a green thumb grows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one. 
Mary: Would you please give me an example of a white lie?
Mrs. Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact, you don’t like it. But you won’t say it. Instead, you say, “ No, thanks. I’m not hungry.” That’s a white lie.
Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much.
【小题1】 Blue sometimes means sad in ________ English.

When we do not understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.

A Frenchman was once traveling in England . He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it and took them out again. He wanted to say “Bring me something to eat.”

The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee. But the man again refused (拒绝) it. He shook (摇) his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.

When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter, and he put his hand on his stomach (胃). That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

　　So, you see, we cannot understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words.

1.According to the passage when people do not understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of ___________.

2. A Frenchman signed to the waiter ___________.

3. The waiter brought the Frenchman ___________.

4. Another man saw the waiter, and put his hands on his stomach. He meant ___________.

5. From this story, we know ___________.

  Bob was happy. He was at a new school, and the other students were friendly. “Hi, Bob!” they said. But some students said, “Hi, Peter!” Bob didn't understand. He asked another student, “Why do some students call me Peter?”

  “Oh, that's easy to answer,” the students said. “Peter was a student here last year. Now he goes to a different school. You look like Peter. Some students think that you're Peter.”

  Bob wanted to meet Peter. He got Peter's address from a student and went to Peter's house. Peter opened the door. Bob couldn't believe his eyes. He looked really like Peter! Bob and Peter had the same colour eyes and the same smile. They had the same black hair. They also had the same birthday. And they both were adopted(领养) by two different families.

Bob and Peter found out that they were twin brothers. Soon after the boys were born, one family adopted Bob, and another family adopted Peter. Bob's family never knew about Peter, and Peter's family never knew about Bob.

Bob and Peter's story was in the newspaper. There was a photo of Bob and Peter next to the story. A young man named John saw the photo in the newspaper. John couldn’t believe his eyes. He looked really like Bob and Peter! He had the same colour eyes and the same smile. He had the same black hair. He had the same birthday. And he, too, was adopted by another family.

Later John met Bob and Peter. When Bob and Peter saw John, they couldn't believe their eyes. John looked really like them! Why did John look really like Bob and Peter? You can guess. Bob and Peter are not twins. Bob, Peter and John are triplets(三胞胎).

( ) 12. Bob was _______ at a new school

A. sorry B. happy C. worried D. sad

 ( ) 13. Some students thought _______.

A. John was Peter B. Bob was John C. Bob was Peter D. Peter was John

 ( ) 14. John knew the story from_______.

A. the newspaper B. a book C. other people D. his parents

 ( ) 15. Bob, Peter and John were_______.

A. friends B. classmates C. brothers D. twins