One evening my father and I went to see a circus(马戏). A family was standing in front of us ,__56__ for tickets.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not __57__, but they were clean. They were talking about the clowns and elephants excitedly.

“I want __58__ tickets, eight for children and two for adults,” said the father to the ticket lady.

The ticket lady told him the __59__. When he heard that, the man couldn’t believe his __60__. He asked again, “How much?”

The ticket lady spoke again. The father looked sad. Clearly, he didn’t have __61__ money.

My dad took a $20 bill and __62__ it on the ground. Then he said to the man, “Sir, this bill fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew __63__ was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes and took the __64__. “Thank you, thank you, sir. This __65__ means a lot to me and my family.”

We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t feel sorry for it at all.

1.A. waiting        B. looking          C. working         D. leaving

2.A. dirty          B. cheap            C. expensive        D. ugly

3.A. two           B. five             C. eight            D. ten

4.A. ticket         B. number           C. price            D. time

5.A. eyes          B. ears              C. nose            D. head

6.A. enough        B. any              C. little            D. few

7.A.brought        B.got               C. dropped         D. gave

8.A. what          B. how              C. who            D. where 

9.A. book          B. bag              C. ticket           D. bill

10.A. hardly         B. really            C. only            D. nearly

Number

Place to place

Departure（出发）

Arrival

Price

D6457

Longyan ----Zhangzhou

13:17

14:11

¥ 33

K8745

Wuyishan---Zhangzhou

19:42

08:10

¥ 81

D3137

Zhangzhou---Hangzhou

09:15

16:37

¥ 289

K8706

Zhangzhou---Nanchang

12:45

05:43

¥ 112

D6454

Fuzhou---Zhangzhou

09:40

11:40

¥ 85

K1210

Zhangzhou---Shanghai

11:23

10:32

¥ 291

56. The price of a ticket from tong}an to Zhangzhou is __________ .

     A.¥ 8l         B.¥ 33       C. ¥85         D. ¥l12

57. If Kangkang has a meeting in Hangzhou, he may leave Zhangzhou at _________.

     A. 09: l5       B. 09:40      C. l3: l7       D. l9:42

58. Michael wants to visit Zhangzhou from Wuyishan, he will take _________.

     A. D6457       B. K8745     C. D3l37      D. K8706

59. If you take D6454 from Fuzhou to Zhangzhou, it will take you _________ .

     A. one hour     B. half an hour  C. two hours  D. three hours

60. There are trains leaving from Zhangzhou according to the table.

     A. two         B. three        C. four       D. five

No one knows how man learned to make words. Perhaps he began by making sounds like those made by animals. Perhaps he grunted like a pig when he lifted something heavy. Perhaps he made sounds like those he heard all round him—water splashing, bees humming, a stone falling to the ground. Somehow he learned to make words. As the centuries went by, he made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.

People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. Each contains four or five hundred thousand words. But we do not need all these. Only a few thousand words are used in everyday life. The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary larger. Read as many books as you can. There are plenty of books written in easy language. Your dictionary is your most useful book.

1. What do we mean by language?

A. Sounds made by man.???????

B. All the words made by man.

C. Different kinds of sound.?????

D. The way man learns.

2. Form the passage we know that long long ago________.

A. no one learned how to make sounds or words

B. animals taught man to learn the language

C. man learned the language by lifting heavy things, falling to the ground,and so on

D. man followed a lot of things in nature to make sounds and words

3. What is the number of languages spoken in the world today?

A. 500. ????????????? ????????????? B. 5,000.????????????? ????????????? C. 1,500.????????????? ????????????? D. 15,000.

4.In which sentence can the word "contain(s)" be put so that it is a right one?

A. I________ several dictionaries. ????????????? B. Sea water________ salt.

C. A dog _______ four legs.????? ????????????? D. Mr. Smith _____ glasses on his nose.

5. Which of the followings is the best if we want to make our vocabulary larger?

A. To read more books.????????????? ????????????? ???

B. To use the words in everyday life.

C. To use the words in class.????? ?????????????

D. To write the words.

The number of rural(乡村的) left-behind children under 17 years old has increased to 61.02 million, according to a report. These children’s parents leave them with their grandparents or other family members in order to make money in cities.
Sichuan Province and Henan Province have the highest percentage of rural left-behind children. Together with Anhui Province, Guangdong Province and Hunan Province, these five provinces have 43.64% of the country’s rural left-behind children, the report says.
The report finds that left-behind children are mainly in the central and western provinces. But the developed eastern areas also face similar problems, the report says. Guangdong Province has the most left-behind children, with 4.34 million, followed by Zhejiang Province, Jiangsu Province, Shanghai and Beijing.
“What I’m worried about most is the schooling of my child, as I have no time to help her with her homework.” Said An Baiyou, a truck driver from Shangdong Province, who has been leaving his 10-year-old daughter with his parents while driving trucks in other provinces. “However, to make money or to take care of the child, you can only choose one side.”
Wang Zhenyao, the president of Beijing Normal University Institue of Public Welfare, says that if the left-behind children problem can’t be solved, it will affect the nation’s future.
Compared with those who live with their parents, left-behind children need more care and protection. The country should think about ways to attract the rural workers in cities to return and work in their hometown to improve the development of these places.”
In addition, it is important to set up laws to protect the basic rights of young people, especially those with illnesses or only one parent.
These children are the future of the nation. People should offer them their love, care and protection.
【小题1】Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?