Betty and I are best friends.Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together.But this year, we had a costume party (化装舞会) instead.

While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John？” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class.I wrinkled (皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day.How could he even afford a costume？” Mum said nothing.The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate in it. “I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed.We discussed it for a long time.Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.

On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently.John arrived, in an old sheet (床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual.We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups.Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it's time for the great prize game.It's the following riddle...” It was a math game.None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.

Everything went on well as we planned.John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week.He felt happy.So did we.

When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.

(　　)6.The two girls and John were in the same________.

　　　 A.group　　 B.family　　　　　　　 C.team　　　　　　 D.class

(　　)7.John's family may be very ________ according to the passage.

　　　 A.far　　　 B.poor　　　　　　　 C.rich　　　　　　 D.small

(　　)8.How did John get the prize, during the party?

　　　 A.By helping others. B.By asking for help.

C.By getting good grades in study.　　 D.By winning the math game.

(　　)9.John ________with the shopping certificate after the party.

　 　 A.watched a basketball match　　　 B.saw a movie

C.bought something to wear　　　　 D.made a phone call

(　　)10.The passage mainly tells us ________.

　　　 A.we can do anything to help others

　　　 B.we should find a proper way when helping others　　 　　　　

　　　 C.helping others means giving them what they need

　　　 D.we should find a surprising way when helping others

1. When I began to sing，he laughed and made me very e_________(尴尬的).

2. After a long trip to Europe，I felt very e________(精疲力竭的).

3. a_______：to make known publicly

4. d________：to give an account of in speech or writing

5. a_________：one that is invested with this power，especially a government or government officials.

6. Last night a friend of mine invited me to a c_______ party (化装舞会).

 

阅读下面的文字，完成小题
池莉读《花经》
①一个人一生可做的事情很多，但世上不知多少聪明人，一生没有搞好一件事。在很长一个人生阶段里，我只长年岁不长心眼，想来真是痴长。
②先前，我外婆家屋后有一座大园子，园子里头长满花木蔬菜和中草药，芙蓉花、鸡冠花、桃树、垂柳、小白菜、香葱、车前草、鸡血藤等混长在一个园子，引得蜂来燕往蝶飞蚓爬，使儿时的我玩得十分着迷。
③当然，这种私家的园子后来很快就没有了，支援了国家建设。园子变成了一座丝织厂，工厂的围墙抵在我家屋后，整日整夜哐当哐当地响，我不喜欢这声音。从此，我一直心怀渴望，非常非常想养花种草。渴望与日俱增，可多年来就偏是没有机会，既没有自己的住房也没有自己的一寸土地。
④十几年熬过去，去年分得一套公寓，奔到阳台上一看，发现竟然留了养花槽。这一高兴，头脑轰地发了热，不知不觉拿业余爱好当了正经事做。一连好些日，提只篮子和小桶，四处挖湖泥。在大大忙了一阵之后，花种上了，草也养上了，菜子也撒上了。然后，抱着肩来来回回欣赏，倒真有一种了却了某个夙愿的感觉。以后每逢出差或笔会，凡遇上奇花异草，都挺执著地弄点回来栽进盆里。家里厨房三天两头做鱼、肉，也常记得将洗鱼洗肉的水倒入花槽。
⑤可是到了秋季，结果并不理想。葡萄才结了几颗，花儿没开几朵，从庐山植物园特意带回的碗莲之类也都死了。怎么回事呢?为此，我特意找了《花经》来读，读着读着，心中渐亮。合上《花经》，扔下花铲，淡然一笑：我不再养花了。实际上，《花经》这本厚书我翻来覆去看的只是前面一节：序言。
⑥序言里简洁地记叙了本书作者之父黄岳渊先生的一段经历。黄岳渊先生在宣统元年的时候本是一名朝廷命官，斯时年将三十。有一日黄先生想：古人曰三十而立，我该如何立人呢?他想，做官要应付人家，做商呢，又要坑害人家，得做一件得天趣的事才好，才算立了为人的根本，于是，黄先生毅然辞官隐退。他做什么呢?他购买田地十余亩(时田价每亩约二十金)，渐扩充至百亩。黄先生从此聚精会神，抱瓮执锄，废寝忘食，盘桓灌溉，甘为花木之保姆。果然，黄家花园欣欣向荣，蒸蒸日上，花异草奇，声名远扬。每逢花时，社会名流裙屐联翩，吟诗作赋。更有文人墨客指点花木，课睛话雨。众人深得启示：既混浊之世，百无一可，唯花木差可引为知已。
⑦据说当时的文坛名人周瘦鹃、郑逸梅等人皆为黄先生的花木挚友。黄先生养花养出了精神文明，养出了人间知已，养出了《花经》这等好书，恐怕这才叫养花种草!这才叫做了人生一件事!
⑧一件事要做好，岂能凭你心中有一点喜欢?有一点迷恋?三天浇点水，五天上点肥?
⑨曾少年狂妄，自以为聪明。把表面的一些由头借来，实际标榜自己为至情至性之人。这也做做，那也试试，好听人评价个多才多艺。近年来国家大兴经济，文人纷纷“下海”，我也曾与人发议论说作家的智商是足够经商的。最近由读《花经》而获顿悟：人的一生只能做一件事。政客们终身搞阴谋，商人们终身搞欺骗，情种终身搞爱情(比如贾宝玉)，黄岳渊先生终身搞花草。一生的时间并不多，一生的精力也不多，要搞好一件事实在不容易。用去一生，搞好了一件事，那也就够可以了。世上不知多少聪明人，一生没有搞好一件事。
⑩总之，我是不敢再说文人经商之类的话了，也不敢再狂热地养花弄草。就连剪裁时装、研究烹调之类的兴趣也淡了下来，兴致所至，偶尔为之，拿得起，放得下，决不长期牵肠挂肚。傻一点儿，笨一点儿，懒一点儿，冷一点儿，就做一件事——写作，我这一生。
【小题1】下列对作品的分析与概括，不恰当的两项是（  ）（  ）(5分)

A．外婆家后园的花红柳绿、虫鸣燕舞给儿时的“我”留下深深的印象，为“我”成年后的养花之渴望做了铺垫。

B．作者认为，自己在很长一个人生阶段只长年岁不长心眼，是因为自己连养花种草都做不好。

C．第⑥段叙述黄岳渊先生辞官种花之事，多用四字句和文言词语，既使文章语言凝练典雅，也可借此暗示黄岳渊先生的高雅。

D．文章先从自己种花草的经历谈起，再对照黄岳渊种花草的故事，顿悟出人的一生只能做一件事的道理，由事入理，说理既深刻又形象。

E．作者对种花草一事的感情变化经历了未种时的渴望、如愿后的高兴、秋收时的苦恼、彻悟后的淡然的过程。
【小题2】作者翻阅《花经》本是要寻找种花方法的，却转述了“序言”中黄岳渊先生的事迹，这样写有什么作用?(4分)
【小题3】品读文章第⑨段，简要解说作者所“顿悟”的“人的一生只能做一件事”的内涵，再结合文章内容谈谈怎样才能真正做到“人生只做一件事”。(6分)

阅读理解

　　After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom.She was too excited to do any housework that morning,for in the evening she would be going to a costume ball with her husband,at which she would dress up as a ghost(鬼怪).She had made her costume the night before, but she had no time to try it on.Though the costume was made only of a sheet,it was effective (有效果的). After putting it on. Mrs Richards went downstairs, She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs Richards was coming into the dining-room,there was a knock on the front door.She knew that it must be the milkman.She had told him that he could come straight in even if the door was not open and leave the milk on the table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly hid herself in the small store-room under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the store-room was opened and a man came in. Now Mrs Richards knew that it must be the man who had come to read the meter (电表). She tried to say something,but it was too late. The man gave a cry and jumped back several steps.When Mrs Richards Walked towards him,he ran away,closing the door behind him.

(1) There were at least _______ people in Mrs Richards' family.

[　　]

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

(2) The word“costume ball”in this passage means_______.

[　　]

A．服装表演	B．化装舞会
C．生日聚会	D．社交舞会

(3) The costume that Mrs Richards would wear at the party _______.

[　　]

A. was very expensive

B. was made by a famous dress maker

C. was very beautiful

D. was made of a kind of paper

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

[　　]

A. The milkman sent milk to her home every day

B. Mrs Richards went to the dress party every day

C. The man reading the meter came to her home every day

D. Mrs Richards would go to work every day

(5) Why did the man reading the meter run away? Because _______.

[　　]

A. someone asked him to go back quickly

B. he had to read meters in many other houses

C. he was terribly frightened by Mrs Richards

D. he was not a meter reader,but a thief