One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son.  21   in the  22   store, I had my pocket  23   and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost  24   of myself. What could I do? We were not very rich. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would  25   our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?

I felt very sad and even  26   for losing the money then I got home. To make up for my  27   mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then prepared a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to  28   her.

When she came home, I  29   a smile to 30   her. She was  31   to see the neat house and delicious meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story   32   . She did not  33   .It was as if she had not heard my words.

“I’ve lost my salary,” I murmured to her again.

“I see,” she did not shout at me as I had   34   . She didn’t lose her   35   . So I was afraid she was trying hard to   36   her anger.

A moment later, my wife was still  37   and seemed to be enjoying her favourite dish. At last I could not keep asking, “I’ve lost the money. Why not shout at me?”She   38   her eyes, looking at me and said, “oh, on the contrary, I’m thinking about how to   39   you. It’s   40   who is to blame.

A．Fortunately   B．Unfortunately  C．However        D．Surprisingly

A．big           B．modern         C．crowded         D．new

A．robbed        B．stolen          C．picked            D．harmed

A．control        B．heart         C．interest           D．patience

A．offer          B．affect           C．please             D．improve

A．worried        B．sorrow          C．ashamed         D．guilty

A．careless      B．unforgivable    C．important        D．big[

A．tell         B．give            C．please             D．surprise

A．made         B．forced          C．pretended          D．gave

A．meet        B．greet         C．receive           D．accept

A．glad         B．surprised        C．pleased           D．angry

A．nervously    B．gladly           C．extremely       D．calmly

A．respond       B．answer          C．hear            D．shout

A．wished     B．expected       C．hoped             D．wanted

A．way         B．interest         C．control           D．temper

A．hide         B．express          C．take             D．show

A．sad          B．silent         C．happy             D．worried

A．opened     B．closed           C．raised             D．shut

A．shout at       B．beat           C．thank           D．comfort

A．you          B．the thief      C．the policeman     D．your wife

One in five American families will move every year. Moving is one of the most stress-producing events a family has to go through. Experts say it can be harder for children. How do you help your child adjust to the changes?

The Ricardos moved from their old house to a new home. Same family, same dog-but it was harder for 9-year-old Elena. She hated the room, the house and everything. She hated leaving her friends the most.

“ I was so emotional. I mean, saying goodbye to all my friends…..my very close friends, who was my neighbor, made me so sad,” says Elena.

For some children, the emotional stress of moving is not much more different from the emotions when someone has died.

“There’s that sense that, ‘I’ve lost my friends, my friends, my base, my school, my teachers-everything I knew that made me feel safe is all gone now. I have to start over,” says Dr. Tim Jordan.

Starting over is exactly Dr. Tim Jordan’s advice. Make new friends, enter the new school and enter the new neighborhood. And here are some other pieces of advice.

●  Explain clearly to the children why the move is necessary.

●  Familiarize(使熟悉) the children as much as possible with the new area with maps, photographs or the daily newspaper.

●  After the move, got the children to join in activities in the place.

●  Help the children keep in touch with friends from the neighborhood before through telephone, letters, e-mail, and personal visits.

1.

Which of the following is useful to reduce the children’s stress before the move?

   A. Let doctors give children some advice.

   B. Try letting children accept the fact of moving.

   C. Let children keep in touch with their former friends.

   D. Copy the new environment in the old home.

2.

What can we know from the passage?

   A. Most American children can get used to the changes in moving.

   B. Dr. Tim Jordan lost his family, friends, teachers after moving.

   C. The emotional stress of moving is the same in some way as that of knowing someone’s death.

  D. the Ricardos lost their dogs after moving to their new house.

3.

 The passage mainly wants to _____

  A. tell parents the reasons of moving.        B. explain the reasons of stress.

  C. give parents some advice on moving.     D. teach parents how to move.

“So, Mr. Banks, you’re going on holiday with your family to Bournemouth,” said the police officer. “You left Brandford early this morning and came down the motorway. Then you left the motorway near Tewkesbury and stopped to buy a paper at a little place called Stanway. It was 11 o’clock. Then you stopped about fifteen minutes later here, in Stow, and went into the back of your Somna—Mobile (家庭旅游车), but your wife wasn’t there.”

“That’s right, officer.”

“Perhaps she got off at Stanway,” the policeman said.

“We didn’t hear mum,” Vicki said, “I think …”

“I want my mum,” Eddie said. He began to cry.

“We’ll find her, sonny(宝贝)” the policeman said kindly.

※                ※                  ※             ※

“So, Mrs. Banks,” the man said, “Your husband stopped here, in Stanway, about fifteen minutes ago and you went into the supermarket to get some coffee. Your husband didn’t know you weren’t in the back of the Somna and …”

“Perhaps he knew she wasn’t there,” the woman said.

“Quiet, Matilde. He didn’t know and must have driven away. Then we stopped and our Somna is exactly the same as yours. So you got in and made coffee.”

“I’ve lost my husband and my children,” Fay said.

“Don’t worry, Mrs. Banks,” the man said kindly. “We’ll find them. I suppose they are traveling south”.

67. How many people took park in the conversations?

A. Eight  B. Seven C. Six     D. Five

68. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Matilde lost her husband and children.

B. Mr. Banks dropped his wife halfway to Brandford.

C. Mr. Banks lost his wife halfway to Bournemouth and he went to the police for help.

D. The police officer knew where Mrs. Banks was.

69. Fay was now        .

A. in Matilde and her husband’s Somna          B. at the supermarket

C. in the police station   D. in a bar

70. What mistake did Fay make to cause the trouble?

A. She went to the supermarket during the trip.

B. She got in another Somna without telling her husband.

C. She got in a wrong Somna.

D. She shouldn’t have bought the coffee.

“So, Mr. Banks, you’re going on holiday with your family to Bournemouth,” said the police officer. “You left Brandford early this morning and came down the motorway. Then you left the motorway near Tewkesbury and stopped to buy a paper at a little place called Stanway. It was 11 o’clock. Then you stopped about fifteen minutes later here, in Stow, and went into the back of your Somna—Mobile (家庭旅游车), but your wife wasn’t there.”
“That’s right, officer.”
“Perhaps she got off at Stanway,” the policeman said.
“We didn’t hear mum,” Vicki said, “I think …”
“I want my mum,” Eddie said. He began to cry.
“We’ll find her, sonny(宝贝)” the policeman said kindly.
※                ※                  ※             ※
“So, Mrs. Banks,” the man said, “Your husband stopped here, in Stanway, about fifteen minutes ago and you went into the supermarket to get some coffee. Your husband didn’t know you weren’t in the back of the Somna and …”
“Perhaps he knew she wasn’t there,” the woman said.
“Quiet, Matilde. He didn’t know and must have driven away. Then we stopped and our Somna is exactly the same as yours. So you got in and made coffee.”
“I’ve lost my husband and my children,” Fay said.
“Don’t worry, Mrs. Banks,” the man said kindly. “We’ll find them. I suppose they are traveling south”.
67. How many people took park in the conversations?
A. Eight  B. Seven C. Six     D. Five
68. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Matilde lost her husband and children.
B. Mr. Banks dropped his wife halfway to Brandford.
C. Mr. Banks lost his wife halfway to Bournemouth and he went to the police for help.
D. The police officer knew where Mrs. Banks was.
69. Fay was now        .
A. in Matilde and her husband’s Somna          B. at the supermarket
C. in the police station   D. in a bar
70. What mistake did Fay make to cause the trouble?
A. She went to the supermarket during the trip.
B. She got in another Somna without telling her husband.
C. She got in a wrong Somna.
D. She shouldn’t have bought the coffee.

Ⅱ. 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第21 — 40各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
I stood there listening to dad’s severe words. He gathered us into our yard and had the look on his face that told us one of us did something   21  .
We stared down at the floor containing the art of a child’s   22   in chalk. I suppose that was a no-no for us, though I can’t say I quite   23   the result when I was committing the crime. All the others denied (否认). I stood there,   24   inside. The only words that came from my mouth were, “ Not me, dad. ” I couldn’t find the   25   to tell the truth. Lying was not   26   for me. But the look on dad's face scared me.
Without saying a word, dad   27   for only a few minutes and came back with paper and a pencil. He was so   28   to find the truth! “ I want each of you to write   29   what you see on the floor. ” I was not a   30   kid, though and when my turn came, I wrote the words   31  . So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still   32   tell the truth.
“ I will give you one more chance to confess (承认) ”, he said. Not   33  , no one spoke up.
Should I say something? I guess he’ll be   34  ! So again, I held my   35  . “ Well, if someone came forward, there would be   36   punishment.” he added. Oh, no! I’ve lost my last chance!
He took us into the house. “  37   none of you confessed, then you all get a spanking (打屁股).” 
“ I did it, ” someone said. I looked around to see my sister come   38  . My sister was going to get spanked. And I let it   39  .
I didn’t tell the truth until years later. When I think back to that day, I know I learned the   40 
of family, of a sister who would do anything for me. And I would do the same for her now.
21. A. special          B. funny          C. wrong          D. useless
22. A. handwriting           B. map            C. calculation        D. drawing
23. A. understood      B. remembered      C. accepted        D. expected
24. A. cheering        B. imagining      C. trembling         D. wondering
25. A. courage              B. time            C. way            D. chance
26. A. unusual        B. unfit             C. normal                D. difficult
27. A. walked           B. disappeared     C. hid                   D. escaped
28. A. afraid           B. determined     C. surprised        D. proud
29. A. similarly       B. carefully       C. particularly      D. exactly
30. A. smart           B. stupid          C. naughty               D. lovely
31. A. differently            B. strangely        C. quickly          D. quietly
32. A. would not       B. might not            C. could not              D. need not
33. A. excitingly      B. disappointingly         C. interestingly      D. surprisingly
34. A. mad           B. curious        C. delighted              D. amused
35. A. breath         B. face           C. hand           D. tongue
36. A. heavy         B. much          C. new              D. no
37. A. Since          B. Although       C. Unless          D. While
38. A. out            B. forward         C. in                    D. round
39. A. remain         B. exist           C. happen          D. do
40. A. knowledge     B. use             C. sense            D. value