A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
注：urchin顽童, hesitate犹豫, , crippled残疾,cent 美分
【小题1】The street urchin was very surprised when _______________

A friend of mine named Paul received（收到） an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office，a street urchin(顽童) was walking around the shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked． Paul answered，“Yes，my brother gave it to me for Christmas．”The boy was surprised（惊奇）．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything？Boy，I wish…”He hesitated(犹豫)．

Of course， Paul knew what he was going to wish for（希望）．He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？”

“Oh yes，I’d love that．”

After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes shining，said，“Paul，would you mind （介意）driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little．He thought he knew what the boy wanted．He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ the boy asked．

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（残疾的） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent（美分）. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable（难忘的） holiday ride.

1.The street urchin was very surprised when ________．

A．Paul received an expensive car

B．Paul told him about the car

C．he saw the shining car

D．he was walking around the car

2.From the story we can see the urchin ________．

A．wished to give his brother a car

B．wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C．wished he could have a brother like Paul’s

D．wished Paul could be a brother like that

3.The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ________．

A．to show his neighbours the big car

B．to show he had a rich friend

C．to let his brother ride in the car

D．to tell his brother about his wish

4.We can infer（推断）from the story that ________．

A．Paul couldn’t understand the urchin

B．the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C．the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D．the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5.The best name of the name story is _________．

A．A Christmas Present

B．A Street Urchin

C．A Brother Like That

D．An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词，使补全后的句子意思通顺，语法正确。
【小题1】Now the students have no lessons on S__________ and Sunday.
【小题2】It’s cold in Australia in July. People there wear w_______ clothes.
【小题3】Hangzhou has lots of wonderful s__________. West Lake is just one of them.
【小题4】Ann kept s_________ all day because his little brother broke her toy bear.
【小题5】Bob is six feet in __________(身高)
【小题6】It’s good manners to keep your _________(声音) down in public.
【小题7】My parents usually __________(花费) lots of money on books.
【小题8】—— What’s your biggest _________(问题)?
—— I don’t have enough time to sleep.

Mr. Jackson is a teacher of science in a middle school. His students like his classes because his classes are very interesting. They can learn a lot in his class. The students can make（制作）many things. His little son Val also likes making things. He makes lots of machines（机器）, such as a machine like a man. It can do the job that is dangerous（危险的）for people to do. He says, “I want to be a scientist.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
【小题1】What does Mr. Jackson teach?

In many classrooms, it’s not  31  to find students spinning (旋转) their pens  32  they listen to their teachers.

    Pen-spinning is also popular  33  Japanese students. It is a form of entertainment. Recently, a pen-spinning competition was held in Tokyo, Japan. Ryuki Omura, a 16-year-old high school student, became the first pen-spinning  34  .

    276 people took part in the competition. They came from different age groups. Some were students  35  some were office workers. First, they  36  the videos of their pen-spinning skills to the organizer’s website. Then some of them came to the last round in Tokyo.  37  of them had 30 seconds to show their skills in front of 400 people,   38  reporters and fans. Omura took a pen from his little finger to the rest fingers, then to his palm(手掌) and the back of his hand. His wonderful show made him  39  the champion.

   Omura said he began learning pen-spinning only about 14 months ago. He did  40 in the competition. If you like to spin your pen, you can practice it in your spare time. But when you are in the class, please don’t do that.

1.A. different       B. easy         C. common         D. difficult

2.A. before         B. when        C. after            D. as soon as

3.A. for            B. between     C. among           D. to

4.A. chairman      B. captain       C. champion       D. sport

5.A. or             B. and          C. with            D. but

6.A. were sent      B. sent          C. was sent        D. sends

7.A. Each          B. Both          C. Every           D. All

8.A.includes         B. included      C. included        D. including

9.A. become       B. became       C. becomes        D. becoming

10.A. quite good     B. quite well     C. quite better     D. even better