Ten years ago, Lynn Smith went far away to university. She went to a school that was 3000 miles from her home, (1) so she couldn’t afford(负担) to come home to visit her parents. She had a part-time job and earned enough money to pay for her books and courses. After she graduated, she got a job in South America teaching English. In Brazil, she married Roberto Silva and they had three children. At first, Lynn stayed at home to care for the babies, but later she went back to work. Roberto and Lynn finally could achieve(实现) her dream.

   When the Silva family arrived at the airport, they were surprised that no one was there to meet them. (2) Finally Lynn saw a man who looked a little like her father. She called his name and he came over to her. Lynn had changed so much that he almost didn’t know her. Mr Smith wondered if he had the right person. Lynn thought the same thing. (3) In ten years, her father didn’t look the way he used to.

1.将(1)处句子改写为同义句. （每空一词）    

So she didn’t ______ enough ______ to come home to see his parents.

2.将(2) 处的句子改为并列句。（每空一词）  

    Finally Lynn saw a man, _____ _____looked a little like her father.

3.将（3）处的英文译成中文。

The train started moving. It was full of people of all ages. Near the   46  sat an old man with his 30-year-old son. As the train passed by, the son was very   47  as he looked out of the window. “Dad, look! The green trees moving away from us are very beautiful.”
This behavior from a 30-year-old son made   48  people feel strange about him. Everyone started murmuring (小声嘀咕) about the son. “This man seems to be stupid.” Ross said to his wife. Suddenly it started   49 . Rain drops fell on the travelers through the window. The 30-year-old son said with joy, “Dad, look! See   50  beautiful the rain is.”
Ross’ wife got angry   51   the rain drops made her new suit wet. “Can’t you see it’s raining, old man? If your son is not feeling well, get him to a   52  , and don’t let him annoy(打扰) us.”
The old man didn’t say anything   53  . Then he answered in a low voice, “We are on the way back from the hospital. He was blind when he was born, and he only   54   his vision(视力) last week. Everything is new to his   55   Please excuse us for the trouble...”
【小题1】A. floor                  B. window                  C. door
【小题2】A. excited            B. sad                     C. surprised
【小题3】A. another                B. other                   C. the other
【小题4】A. raining                B. shining             C. blowing
【小题5】A. what                   B. how                 C. which  
【小题6】A. because            B. because of              C. why   
【小题7】A. restaurant             B. hospital               C. hotel 
【小题8】A. at first               B. at last                 C. at times
【小题9】A. has got                B. gets                    C. got  
【小题10】A. ears                  B. eyes                    C. nose

Hi, I’m Sam from New York. I have a brother called Tim. We are twins. We are both eleven this year. I am ten minutes older than him. In some ways, we look the same and in some ways, we look different. However, he is taller than me. I am shy, but he is outgoing. We both like playing sports and we often play football together after class. We are in the same school but we are not in the same class. I am in Class One and he is in Class Three.

   Last Monday, Tim was ill and couldn’t go to school. The next day, when I was in the hallway, his English teacher, Miss White saw me and asked, “Tim, are you feeling better now?” Haha…she made a mistake and she couldn’t tell Tim from me.

1.Same and Tim are ________ years old this year.

A. ten               B. eleven            C. twelve            D. Thirteen

2.Sam and Tim both like________.

A.playing games  B.going to the parties  C.playing sports  D.watching TV

3.Who is Miss White?

A. She is PE teacher.           B.She is Sam’s English teacher. 

C. She is Tim’s English teacher.  D. She is a Chinese teacher.

4.The underlined words (划线的)“made a mistake”mean“      ”in Chinese.

A.犯错      B.列举      C. 挑衅     D.领悟

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Tim is ten minutes older than Sam.   B. Tim is more outgoing than Sam.

C. Sam and Tim are in the same class.    D. Sam is taller than Tim.

完成对话：（10分）

A : Look! The report says that a medical team was sent to Heidi last week.

B: Yes, do you know my aunt was a member of it?

A: Really? (1)__________________

B: For about twenty days.

A: (2)_____________________

B: She is a nurse. She will help to cure the people who were hurt in the earthquake.

A: The work will be dangerous. The conditions in Heidi are terrible.

B: Yes. Heidi is in a mess(混乱). (3)____________________

A: Does your uncle agree to let her go there?

B: Yes. (4) ______________

A: They’re so great. (5) __________________-

B: I hope so. And our school will invite her to give us a speech then.