In the tenth grade, I began volunteering at a vet hospital in order to get experience for what I thought would be my future job. As it turned out, the experience I got at the hospital taught me the opposite: my future was not in vet medicine. However, there is one particular Saturday morning that taught me something maybe more important.

The hospital was in the middle of one of the poorer sections of the city and we often had people come in who could just only pay for the most basic treatments. This Saturday a man and his young son, who was probably about 7 years old, walked in with a small cat in a cardboard box. I remember the cat had an eye infection (感染) but the man could not afford to pay for the cost of the medicine in addition to the exam. When he asked where the nearest the animal shelter（庇护所） was, his son cried and started to argue with his father. Out of the blue, an older woman who was sitting in the waiting room stood up, walked up to the counter, and told the man that she would pay for anything that he could not afford. The man thanked her and the son got to keep a healthy cat.

I had always thought it was the right thing to help out a needy person, but it was only seen on TV or in movies. The woman in the vet’s office taught me that these things do happen in real life, and should happen more often. When I am hesitant (犹豫) to help someone who is in need, I remember that woman, and have the courage to do it. Sometimes other people follow.

1.Why did the writer work at the vet hospital?

A．He thought he would work there in the future.

B．He wanted to get some skills of treating animals.

C．He wanted to get some money for his schooling.

D．He wanted to get some experience for his future work.

2.What is the most important according to the writer?

A．How to be a kind person who helps others.

B．The practical experience of the vet job.

C．How to deal with the owners of pets.

D．The knowledge of vet medicine.

3.What does the underlined phrase “out of the blue”?

A．Out of order.       B．All of a sudden .     C．Now and then.      D．First of all.

4.________ made the writer have the courage to help someone in need.

A．The officer        B．The boy           C．The woman        D．The father

 Mrs. Thompson, a school teacher, told the children on the first day that she loved them all the same. But that was a lie. There in the front row was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. He didn’t get along well with the other children and he always needed a bath. She did not like him.

 Then Mrs. Thompson got to know that Teddy was a very good boy before the death of his mother. Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself. She felt even worse when, like all her other students, Teddy bought her a present, too. It was his mother’s perfume(香水).

 Teddy said, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom used to.” After the children left she cried for an hour. On that very day, she stopped being busy teaching reading, writing and math. Instead, she began to care more about the children.

 Mrs. Thompson paid more attention to Teddy. The more she encouraged him, the faster he improved. By the end of Grade 6, Teddy had become one of the smartest children in the class.

 Six years went by before she got a note from Teddy. He wrote that he had finished high school, third in his class, and she was still the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life. He went to college. Mrs. Thompson got two more letters from him with the last one signed, Theodore F. Stoddard, M.D.(医学博士).

 The story doesn’t end there. On his wedding day, Dr. Stoddard said, “Thank you, Mrs. Thompson, for believing in me. You made me feel good about myself and showed me that I could make a difference.”

 Mrs. Thompson, with tears in her eyes, said, “Teddy, you have it all wrong. You were the one who taught me that I could make a difference. I didn’t know how to teach until I met you.”

46. What did Mrs. Thompson do on the first day of school?

  A. She made Teddy feel sad.

  B. She told the class something untrue about herself.

  C. She changed Teddy’s seat to the front row.

  D. She asked the children to play with Teddy.

47. Why didn’t Teddy get along well with the other children?

  A. He always needed a bath.  B. Mrs. Thompson did not like him.

  C. He felt lonely without his mother.  D. He didn’t enjoy playing with others.

48. What does the underlined sentence “Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself” mean in the passage?

  A. Mrs. Thompson was pleased with what she had done.

  B. Mrs. Thompson was angry with the boy’s mother.

  C. Mrs. Thompson was surprised that the boy’s motherwas gone.

  D. Mrs. Thompson was very sorry because she didn’t like the child before.

49. Which of the following is NOT true according to the reading?

  A. Mrs. Thompson gave Teddy Stoddard motherly care and encouragement.

  B. Teddy had probably become a doctor before he got married.

  C. Mrs. Thompson agreed with Teddy that she had made a difference in his life.

  D. Teddy thought Mrs. Thompson was the best teacher he had ever had in his whole life.

50. Which of the following can be the best title for the reading?

  A. Making a Difference.

  B. Not a Really Good Teacher

  C. A Clever Student

  D. Friendship between Students and Teachers.

Li Lu is a fifth-grade student who lived in a small village in Shanxi Province. She lived with her grandparents, because her parents are migrant workers in big cities. During the days when there were no school buses, Li Lu had to ride a bike five kilometers and climb a small mountain to school every day. Her 70-year-old grandfather says he and Li Lu’s grandmother always worried about her safety.
“There are so many cars on the roads, and we were really _concerned_ about her all the time. When it was time for her to come home, we would stare at the alley’s (小巷的) entrance until she showed up.”
But with the start of the new school year, the school’s new bus now picks up the students. Eleven-year-old Li Lu pointed at her seat on the bus and said ,“Now I don’t ride my bike any more. My grandparents no longer need to worry about me. The bus is spacious and comfortable. Look! This is my seat, with my name tag on the seatback.”

1. 1.

   How far is Li Lu’s home from her school?

   1. A.
      Five minutes by bike
   2. B.
      Over five kilometers
   3. C.
      Fifty minutes by bus
   4. D.
      Four kilometers
2. 2.

   The underlined word “concerned” can be best translated into _______.

   1. A.
      关注
   2. B.
      有关的
   3. C.
      担心的
   4. D.
      涉及
3. 3.

   Why does Li Lu live with her grandparents?

   1. A.
      Because she lives far from school
   2. B.
      Because her parents have died
   3. C.
      Because she had to ride a bike five kilometers to school
   4. D.
      Because her parents work in big cities
4. 4.

   What’s the main idea of this passage?

   1. A.
      Going to school by bike
   2. B.
      Far away from school
   3. C.
      Li Lu has taken the new school bus
   4. D.
      Li Lu and her family