Mr Evans works in Sydney. Last week he had a two-week holiday, but he didn't know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, "I hate the hot weather here, but I can't think of a cool place in Australia. Where shall I take my holiday?"

"That's easy," said Robert, "You can go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground there now."

Mr Evans agreed with his friend. He bought a plane ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He was having a good time there, but one day he got into trouble（麻烦）. After lunch, he went to a park outside the city. He noticed a dog following him when he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wanted some food to eat. But Mr Evans had no food in his pockets. He tried to shoo （以嘘声吓走） it away, but it began to bark at him. Just at that moment, he saw a stone on the ground. He tried to pick it up, but he couldn't.

"How strange these Russians are!" Mr Evans said to himself, "They do not tie up （栓住） their dogs, but firmly（牢牢地）tie down the stones!"

1.Mr Evans is________.

A. American      B. Russian     C. Australian    D. Chinese

2.Mr Evans didn't like the________in Australia.

A. hot weather         B. cool weather

C. rainy weather        D. cold weather

3.Mr Evans went to Moscow________.

A. by train      B. by bus      C. by air      D. on foot

4.The word "bark" means "________".

A. 跳      B. 叫      C. 追     D. 咬

5.Mr Evans couldn't pick up the stone because________.

A. it was too cold

B. it was too heavy

C. the Russians tied their stones to the ground

D. it was not a stone

Bill was a boy of 15. His parents went to gambling(赌博) day and night. Nobody cared about hi. He always failed in his exams. So his teachers didn’t like him, nor did his classmates play with him.
Bill often slept in class because his heart was not in school. He almost gave himself up.
One day, Miss Jones, a new teacher, came to Bill’s class. She was a smiling, beautiful woman. Bill was in love! For the first time in his young life, he couldn’t take his eyes off his teachers; yet, still he failed.
It was Miss Jones’ class. She was asking a question. “I’d like the smartest boy to answer my question.” Then she said loudly, “Bill, please!”
Bill was surprised. And he stood up without a word.
“Just try it! I believe you can!”
After school, Miss Jones had a long talk with Bill. She told him that she cared about him and believed in him.
Bill thought a lot that evening. From then on he arrived at school on time every day. Miss Jones helped him with his homework in the afternoon. She even cooked delicious food for him. She told Bill, “Nothing is impossible if you put your heart in it.”
Later, Miss Jones gave another exam. Bill did it with all his heart. He was very excited to find that he had passed the exam. Now Bill discovered that not only could he learn, but he could do it well. A changed took place in Bill’s heart.
You see, one teacher saved one boy, it’s simple(简单的), really.
【小题1】Bill always failed in the exams at first because he ________.

A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.

After some days, he decided to see a doctor.“I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”

“I have a suggestion(建议)，”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”

The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”

The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one , two, three—up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”

1.The young man couldn’t go to sleep because                       。

A．he was worried about his homework

B．he worked too hard and became ill

C．he didn’t finish doing his lessons

D．there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a rest

2.The doctor asked the young man             .

A．to put all numbers from I to 1000 together

B．to take some medicine and go to bed earlier

C．to count numbers while he was lying in bed

D．to count numbers before he went to bed

3.The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because            .

A．he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers

B．he wanted to thank the doctor

C．he was better and wanted some more medicine

D．he still couldn’t go to sleep at night

4.The young man               .

A．counted from 569 to 1000

B．counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep

C．counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea

D．counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep

5.The young man           in fact.

A．didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion

B．wasn’t ill at all

C．was not able to count numbers

D．didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion

John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters  (31) .
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball  (32)  was over. John did what the doctors told him, but it (33) .When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).
A week  (34)  he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach（教练）.His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.
Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because  (35)  on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited John to  (36)  the game. John played badly, but for the  (37) time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
After becoming a part of the Suns, John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much  (38)  than before. When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John  (39)  the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.
Sunny  (40)  and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows will fall behind."

My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident, leaving my mother, my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time, I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral (葬礼), I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.

I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college, but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two younger brothers. Life was not easy for me, for I can’t afford their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection, I thought I was a slave (奴隶) to the fate.

Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.

Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me, “Why not run without an umbrella? If you didn’t run, you would get drenched.”

The man told me that he was promoter (推销员). He once dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毁灭) his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs, it was wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life…

I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and I became an assurance representative (保险代理人). After two years’ running, I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.

Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet, you would be overwhelmed (被制服). But if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.

1.What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story? 

    A. His father died in a car accident six years ago.

    B. He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father.

    C. He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother.

    D. He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night.

2.About the middle-aged man with one leg on crutch, which of the following is NOT true?

    A. He lost one leg in an accident.

    B. He had dreamed of being a policeman.

C. He became a promoter after an accident.

    D. He had a good job which was suitable for him very well.

3.What does the underlined word “drenched” mean in Chinese?

    A. 干燥的       B. 湿透的      C. 紧张的      D.舒服的

4.What’s the main idea of the sixth paragraph?

   A. The writer learned from the man and the situation soon got better.

B. The writer didn’t want to listen to the man and left without any word.

   C. The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the man.

   D. The writer made friends with the man and they got on well with each other.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

   A. Try to Be Independent.

B. Care for the Disabled Person.

   C. Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life.

D. Get to Know More About Middle-aged People