One day, Mary got a letter from her uncle .“Dear Mary ,” he wrote in the letter . “ I hope you can be happy every day . I’m sending you some chickens .They are arriving tomorrow . I hope you will like them .Uncle Toby . ”

Mary was very happy . She liked eating eggs and chicken .“ I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them .” She thought .

　 When the chickens arrived the next day , they were all in a box .Mary took the box off the truck ( 卡车) and began to carry it into her garden , but the box was so heavy that she dropped ( 落下) it。

　 The chickens all ran out . They ran here and there . Mary spent hours in trying to find them .

　 A few hours later her uncle came . He asked ,“Did the chickens arrive safely (安全地)？”“Yes ,but I dropped the box . The chickens ran everywhere . It took me the whole morning to look for them . ”Mary said .

“ Did you find them all ?” Asked her uncle .“ I hope so .” Mary answered ,“ but I only catch (抓住)eleven of them .”

“ That’s very interesting . I only sent you six .”Her uncle said with a smile .

根据短文内容，从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出正确答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

(　　　) 56. Mary got a letter from her ______________.

A. aunt 　　　　　　　　 B. uncle　　　　　　　　 C. grandfather　　　 D. friend

(　　　) 57. When she got the letter , Mary was __________.

A. happy　　　　　　　　 B. sad 　　　　　　　　 C. tired　　　　　　　　 D. unhappy

(　　　) 58. Why did Mary drop the box ? Because __________.

A. she didn’t like the present　　　　　　　　　　　 　

B. the box was too heavy

C. she wanted to let the chickens go out

D. she couldn’t wait to look at it

(　　　) 59. It took Mary ________ to find the chickens .

A. an hour　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. two hours　　　　

C. three hours　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the whole morning

(　　　) 60. Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her ?

A. Yes , she did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Her uncle knew.　　　

C. Maybe she knew . D. No, she didn’t.

　　It was early morning. Peter Corbett helped Mark Wellman out of his wheelchair and onto the ground. They stood before El Captain, a huge rock almost 1.2 kilometers high. Mark had long dreamed to climb El Captain when he was a child. At the age of twenty—one, he had fallen while climbing a mountain, losing his legs. But he never lost his love for life.

　　Mark knew he couldn’t finish the climb alone, but his friend Peter would be there to lend a helping hand. They thought it would take them seven days to reach the top. Now Peter climbed about 30 meters up and hit a piton(岩钉）into the rock. Tying one end of a 50—meter rope to the piton, he let the other end of the rope fall down. Mark caught the rope and tied it to his belt(腰带). He next readied above his bead and tied a T—bar(丁字铁）to the rope. Mark took a deep breath, pushed the T-bar up almost as far as his arms could reach, and began the first pull-up. High above，Peter let out a cheer, “You’re on your way.”

　　For the first four days the two men progressed upward without accident. But on the fifth day，a very strong wind began to blow, making it hard for Mark to hold on to his rope. But Mark kept on pushing up the T-bar and pulling himself up.

　　It took them one more day than they had expected. But as the two heads appeared, the group of people waiting on the top went wild with joy.

　　根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

46.The underlined word “readied” in the second paragraph means______.

       A.抵达      B.够到    C.完成    D.伸出

47.While climbing, Mark       _____.

　　       A.carried the T-bar on his back and stepped upward

　　   B.pushed up the T-bar and pulled himself up

　　   C.sat in his wheelchair and pushed himself up

　　   D.held on to the rope drawn up by his friend

48.The correct order of the steps before Mark’s climbing is______.

　　　a. push up the T-bar   b. tie the rope to his belt

　　　c. hit the piton into the rock      d. tie the T-bar to the rope

　　　e. tie the rope to the piton

  A. c-e-b-d-a       B. e-c-a-b-d C. e-b-d-c-a D. b-d-e-c-a

49.Which of the following is TRUE of Mark Wellman?

　　A.He realized his dream without anyone helping him.

　　B.He was badly injured when he climbed El Captain.

　　C.He climbed up the rock about 170 meters in height each day.

　　D.He had dreamed to climb up El Captain for a long time.

50.This passage mainly shows us that______.

　　A.a good beginning is half done     B. it is never too old to learn

　　C.doing is better than saying  D. where there is a will, there is a way

It was Mary’s birthday．Her uncle wrote a letter and told her he would like to send her some chickens．She was very happy because she liked eggs and chicken．”I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them，”she thought．
When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box．Mary took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden，but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped（落下）it．The chickens all ran out．They ran here and there．Mary spent hours in trying to find them．
A few hours later her uncle came．He asked．”Did the chickens arrive safely?” ”Yes，but I dropped the box．The chickens ran everywhere．It took me the whole morning to look for them，”Mary said．
“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle．”I hope so，”Mary answered，”But l only caught（抓住）eleven of them” “That’s very interesting．I only sent you six．”her uncle laughed．
【小题1】Mary got a letter from her _____．

It was Mary’s birthday.Her uncle wrote a letter and told her he would like to send her some chickens.She was very happy because she liked eggs and chicken.”I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them，”she thought.
When the chickens arrived the next day, they were all in a box.Mary took the box off the truck and began to carry it into her garden，but the box of chickens was so heavy that she dropped（落下）it.The chickens all ran out.They ran here and there.Mary spent hours in trying to find them.
A few hours later her uncle came.He asked.”Did the chickens arrive safely?” ”Yes，but I dropped the box.The chickens ran everywhere.It took me the whole morning to look for them，”Mary said.
“Did you find them all?” asked her uncle.”I hope so，”Mary answered，”But l only caught（抓住）eleven of them” “That’s very interesting.I only sent you six.”her uncle laughed.

1. 1.

   Mary got a letter from her _____.

   1. A.
      aunt
   2. B.
      uncle
   3. C.
      grandfather
   4. D.
      friend
2. 2.

   When she got the letter, Mary was ______.

   1. A.
      happy
   2. B.
      sad
   3. C.
      tired
   4. D.
      unhappy
3. 3.

   Why did Mary drop the box?

   1. A.
      Because she didn’t like the present.
   2. B.
      Because the box was too heavy.
   3. C.
      Because she wanted to 1et the chickens go out.
   4. D.
      Because she couldn’t wait to look at her present.
4. 4.

   It took Mary _____ to find the chickens.

   1. A.
      an hour
   2. B.
      two hours
   3. C.
      three hours
   4. D.
      the whole morning
5. 5.

   Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her?

   1. A.
      Yes.she did.
   2. B.
      Her uncle knew.
   3. C.
      Maybe she knew.
   4. D.
      No，she didn’t.