One night l was sitting in my room half-listening when my 14-year-old son Tommy fought with his 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn't pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.

    About 20 minutes later, when l was walking upstairs I hear Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, "Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?"

    No answer.

    I tried again, "Why don't you come out of there?"

    Again, no answer.

    So, looking around, I took a stack of（一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, "If you don't want to talk, we can write notes to each other."

An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he expressed all his terrible feeling into words for me, One of Kevin's notes said, "Nobody in this family cares about me. I am not the youngest, and I am not the oldest. Tommy thinks I am silly and Dad wishes he had the other

    Kevin as a kid because he's better at basketball. And you're never around to even notice me."

My eyes became wet as I wrote back to him. "You know, Kevin, I really do love you and I'm sorry I don't always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family."

There was no answer for a while, but then l hear a tearing（撕）sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup, "Thanks."

I wrote back "For what?"

It returned to me with "Loving me" on it.

Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is unhappy,  we'll smile and say "Write it on a paper cup."

46. Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

     A. Because he thought he was the worst boy in the family.

     B. Because he hurt his face when rushing up the stairs.

     C. Because he felt no love from the family members.

     D. Because he thought Mum only half-noticed him.

47. What makes Kevin think that Dad doesn't like him?

     A. He is much sillier than Tommy is.

     B. He isn't good at playing basketball.

     C. He doesn't like to make friends with others.

     D. He always refuses to answer others' questions.

48. Which of the following is true about the writer?

     A. She has two children.

     B. Kevin is the child who she loves best in her family.

     C. She didn't love Kevin at all in the past.

     D. She didn't pay enough attention to Kevin before.

49. What's the main idea of the passage?

     A. Writing words on a paper cup is a good way of communication.

     B. It's hard to get on well with family members.

     C. People should show how they love their family members.

     D. It's important to keep peace in the family.

    One night l was sitting in my room half-listening when my 14-year-old son Tommy fought with his 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn't pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.

    About 20 minutes later, when l was walking upstairs I hear Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, "Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?"

    No answer.

    I tried again, "Why don't you come out of there?"

    Again, no answer.

    So, looking around, I took a stack of（一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, "If you don't want to talk, we can write notes to each other."

An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he expressed all his terrible feeling into words for me, One of Kevin's notes said, "Nobody in this family cares about me. I am not the youngest, and I am not the oldest. Tommy thinks I am silly and Dad wishes he had the other

    Kevin as a kid because he's better at basketball. And you're never around to even notice me."

My eyes became wet as I wrote back to him. "You know, Kevin, I really do love you and I'm sorry I don't always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family."

There was no answer for a while, but then l hear a tearing（撕）sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup, "Thanks."

I wrote back "For what?"

It returned to me with "Loving me" on it.

Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is unhappy,  we'll smile and say "Write it on a paper cup."

46. Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

     A. Because he thought he was the worst boy in the family.

     B. Because he hurt his face when rushing up the stairs.

     C. Because he felt no love from the family members.

     D. Because he thought Mum only half-noticed him.

47. What makes Kevin think that Dad doesn't like him?

     A. He is much sillier than Tommy is.

     B. He isn't good at playing basketball.

     C. He doesn't like to make friends with others.

     D. He always refuses to answer others' questions.

48. Which of the following is true about the writer?

     A. She has two children.

     B. Kevin is the child who she loves best in her family.

     C. She didn't love Kevin at all in the past.

     D. She didn't pay enough attention to Kevin before.

49. What's the main idea of the passage?

     A. Writing words on a paper cup is a good way of communication.

     B. It's hard to get on well with family members.

     C. People should show how they love their family members.

     D. It's important to keep peace in the family.

A boy and his father went walking in the mountains. Suddenly the boy fell, hurt himself, and cried, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” To his surprise, he heard the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain, “AAAhhhhhhhh!!!” Then the boy shouted, “Who are you?” He received the answer, “Who are you?” He got angry at the answer, so she shouted, “Foolish!” He received the answer, “Foolish!”
He looked at his father and asked, “What’s going on?” The father smiled and said, “My son, listen,” And then he shouted to mountain, “I love you!” The voice answered, “I love you!” Again the man cried, “You are the best!” The voice answered, “You are the best!”
The boy was surprised, but did not understand. Then the father explained (解释), “People call this Echo, but really this is life. It gives you back everything you say or do. Our life is just a reflection(反映)of what we have done. If you want more love in the world, have more love in your heart. If you want to be successful, work hard,. This can be used in everything in life. Life will give you back everything you have given to it.”
【小题1】At first the boy cried because _______.