I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend’s house. It was just after four o’clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button(按钮) 12.

　 The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn’t understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered.

　 Then suddenly the lights went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away. It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm(火灾警报). I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to the God quietly, “ Just get me out of here. I’ll never be bad again.”

　 Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the door opened. A man was standing there. “ How long have you been there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven’t you learned to read at your school ?” He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said: “Attention:This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4 pm and 5 pm on Thursday, March 13.”

(　 )61. What happened to the lift?

　　　 A.　It had a fire accident.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　B. It stopped half way.

　　　 C. It was turned off by the writer.　　　　　　 D. It moved fast up to the top floor.

(　 )62. As the situation went on, the writer became ________.

　　　 A. more and more scared　　 　　　　　　　　 B. calmer and calmer

　　　 C. more and more bored　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. clearer and clearer

(　 )63. Why did a bell ring from far away?

　　　 A. The lift was to start again. 　　　　　　　　　 B. The repair worker rang the fire alarm.

　　　 C. The building was on fire. 　　　　　　　 D. The writer pressed the fire alarm bell.

(　 )64. Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground floor?

　　　 A. The writer.　 B. The writer’s friend.　 C. The man. D. The writer’s father.

(　 )65. After reading the paper , the writer realized that he/she had ________.

　　　 A. escaped a fire accident　　　 　　　　　　 B. made a silly mistake

　　　 C. visited a dishonest friend　　 　　　　　　 D. pressed a wrong button

When I was told to play for a drama competition, I became nervous. I had never done anything like this before. But after reading Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, I was excited about what was to come. The story was great and the sentences were so funny. I wanted to give it a go.

I was playing Sir Toby Belch, a very funny old knight(骑士). I had to remember a lot of sentences and very funny old words. I worked hard in order to act well, like a real knight from the old days. But the most different job was to be funny in all my acting. This is quite different from the way I am in real life.

“OK. It’s time to be a different me now!” I said to myself. At first, I couldn’t do anything naturally. I didn’t know what to do when acting in this silly way. But I always told myself that I was Sir Toby now and I should forget who I really was. Even when I was in the bath, I was thinking about Sir Toby’s words and actions and trying to do everything like Sir Toby did.

The competition day finally came. When it was my turn to perform, I took a deep breath and began my part. I tried hard to make my words clear enough to be understood and my actions funny enough to make everybody laugh. When the results were finally read out, I immediately knew we had won first prize. I made it.

From this experience, I’ve come to know that I can be a different person. It’s doesn’t mean I’ve changed my personality, but I can do something I had never imagined possible.

38. When the writer finished reading the story, 　　　　 .

A. he was excited　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the competition began

C. he became nervous 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. he forgot who he really was

39. The expression “give it a go” in Paragraph 1 most probably means 　　　　 .

A. come on　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. give up

C. run away　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 D. have a try

40. The writer thought it was very difficult to be funny in all his acting because 　　　　 .

A. it was an old story

B. it was different from the way he was in real life

C. he was not interested in it

D. his classmates and teachers would laugh at him

41. From the last paragraph, we can learn that the writer 　　　　 .

A. has learned nothing from the experience

B. plans to meet and talk to different people

C. is looking forward to the next competition

D. can do something which seems impossible

A. old enough　　 B. calm enough    C. silly enough   D. enough calm

1. The farmer sees the snake________.(　)

A. in the field　　　　　　　　　　    B. on the hill

C. on his way home　　　　　　　　　　    D. at home

2. To help the snake, the farmer________.(　)

A. puts the snake in the bag　　　　      B. gives it some food

C. put the snake inside his clothes　　　　　　　　　　       D. throws on the road

3. In the sentences “Some time later, the snake comes to life.” “comes to life”

means________.(　)

A. 回到家　　　　　　　　　　    B. 苏醒过来

C. 丧生　　　　　　　　　　    D. 不知所措

4. The farmer saves the snake. but the snake________.(　)

A. bites him in return　　　　　　　　　　    B. is thankful

C. runs away　　　　　　   D. is very happy

5. From the story we learn that________.(　)

A. we should be kind hearted at any time

B. we mustn’t help others

C. evil (邪恶的,坏的) men cannot change their nature(本性)even if we are kind enough to them.

D. we can make friends with snakes

阅读理解：

　Peter was eight and a half years old. His school was near his house. He always went to school and came home on foot, and he usually came back on time (按时). But last Friday he came home late from school.

　“Why are you late today?” his mother asked him when he came back.

　“My teacher sent me to the headmaster (校长) after school,” Peter answered.

　“To the headmaster?” his mother said .“Why did she send you to him?”

　“Because she asked a question in class,” Peter said. “and nobody gave her the answer except (除了) me.”

　His mother was angry, “but why did she send you to the headmaster then? Why didn't she send any of the other children?” She asked Peter.

　“Because her question was ‘Who put ink(墨水) on my chair?’”

1． Peter was a ________ boy. 

[　　]

A． Chinese　　　B．naughty (淘气) 　　　C．silly (傻）　　　D．good

2． He went to school on foot because ________. 

[　　]

A． he had no bicycle

B． his family was poor

C． there was no bus to the school

D． his home was not far from the school

3． Last Friday his mother asked him, 'Why are you late today?" because ________.

[　　]

4． Peter's mother thought only Peter could answer the question, so Peter must be ________. 　　　

[　　]

A． good 　　　B．sad 　　　C．kind 　　　D．wrong

5． The teacher sent Peter to the headmaster to ________.　　　

[　　]

A． clean the ink

B． be criticized(批评)

C．be praised(表扬)

D． answer the question again