I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard (果园)，looking up at the branches above me.It is one of the last days of summer.Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler.Some kinds of apples are already ripe (成熟的)．Others will be ready to pick soon.I think of my grandmother’s apple pie，and how I used to make it with her.She died last year，before the apple harvest，and I have not had her pie since.I really miss her.I hear bees busily humming about，visiting the late summer flowers.The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.

The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes.Above me，big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the wind.School starts in another week，and time seems to have slowed down.

“Sophie！” calls my grandfather.“Is that you？” I stand up，take his hand，and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard.We talk about apples，and bees，and Grandma.He tells me that he misses her too.

He puts his rough，brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close.“You know，Sophie，” he says，“I spent the morning in the attic (阁楼)，and you’ll never guess what I found.It’s the recipe (烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie.I used to help her make it sometimes.I can’t do it all alone，but you used to help her too.Maybe between the two of us，we can work it out.Want to try？”

“But it won’t be the same without Grandma，” I tell him.

“That’s true，” he says，“but nothing_is_the_same_without_Grandma.Still，I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie.What do you say？” I nod yes，and we walk towards home...towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen，making Grandma’s famous apple pie.

1．We learn from the passage that Sophie________.

A．likes to watch clouds in the attic

B．comes to the orchard after school

C．enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much

D．picks many apples in the orchard

2．Sophie’s grandfather spent the morning in the attic________.

A．looking for Grandma’s recipe for apple pie

B．helping Sophie’s grandmother make apple pie

C．trying to make apple pie all alone for Sophie

D．talking about apples，and bees，and Grandma with Sophie

3．Both Sophie and her grandfather used to________.

A．help Grandma make apple pies

B．spend summer afternoons in the orchard

C．enjoy fresh fruit in the farmhouse kitchen

D．walk alone among the apple trees

4．The underlined part in the last paragraph shows________.

A．how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie

B．how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies

C．how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard

D．how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma

5．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．My grandfather’s orchard 　　　　　　　　 B．My grandmother’s apple pie

C．A morning in the attic 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．The last days of summer

【小题1】晚上的时间我常常和我的祖母聊天。
In the evening I used to _________ ________ my grandmother．
【小题2】他长大后把玩具都捐赠给了别人。
When he grew up, he _________ all his toys __________ to other people．
【小题3】它一定是属于卡拉的，上面有她的名字。
It must _______ _______Carla．It has her name on it．
【小题4】We prefer music that has great lyrics．
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【小题5】Not only do I feel good about helping other people, but I get to spend time doing what I love to do．
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I used to be crazy about the film when I was young, but I ____ it that way any more.

A．don’t feel        B．didn’t feel        C．haven’t felt       D．hadn’t felt

Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of __1__ through which I learned __2__ from his experiences. He always told me, “ You __3__ have goals (目标) like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both __4__, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very _5__. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to _6__ with my father and to be in deep thought __7__ develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me _8__ I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my __9__. I wanted to __10_ climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it __11__ reaching the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his __12__. But later after that, I __13__ know the meaning of hope in life. I found __14__ standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as _15_ as crystal.