Jane got home late at night. She was going to knock at the door. Just then it opened.
Her father was standing by the door. He was a tall man with white hair.
“Come in,” he said. “I am getting cold.”
Jane went in. Her mother was waiting in the room. Her mother was a short woman in her early forties. She was wearing a nightdress(睡衣).
Her father closed the door.
“Well,” he said, “Where have you been? You promised to be home at eleven o’clock. It’s one o’clock now.”
“It’s only ten to one.”
“That doesn’t make any difference,” her father replied angrily.
“We’ve been very worried about you,” said her mother.
“I’m sorry,” Jane said. “I was at a dance. I didn’t notice the time.”
“You’ve got a watch,” said her father. “Your mother and I have waited for a long time. We didn’t know where you were.”
“I can look after myself,” replied Jane. “I’m not a baby any more.”
54. When Jane got home, her parents _______.
   A. were in bed                 B. turned on the light
   C. were waiting for her          D. did not get up
55. Jane promised to be home at eleven, _______.
   A. but she was nearly two hours late       B. and she came back before dark
   C. but she stayed out the whole night      D. and she returned on time
56. Why did Jane get home late?
   A. She had to walk a long way.           B. She left her watch at home.
   C. Her watch stopped.                  D. Time passed before she knew it.
57. Which of the following is true?
   A. Jane’s parents knew when she would be back.
   B. Jane refused to apologize, so her parents were angry.
   C. Jane thought she was old enough to take care of herself.
   D. Jane’s mother was as tall as her father.

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　　Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I'm sure lots of the (1) of your age will say“Yes”.

　　Not only the students in China have this problem, but also children in the United States have (2) schoolbags.

　　Doctors are starting to (3) that younger and younger students are having (4) problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.

　　“It's hard for me to (5) with my bag because it's so heavy.”said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.

　　Rick is (6) the students who have common schoolbags with two straps (带子)to carry them, (7) many students choose rolling(滚动的)bags.

　　But even with rolling bags, getting upstairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them (8) their necks and backs because of the heavy schoolbags.

　　But (9) is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10％ to 15％ of their own body weight(重量).

　　Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children (10) Grade 4 should stay with 10％. But it is also important that older children don't stay over 15％, because their bodies are (11) .“Children are losing their balance(平衡)and (12) with their schoolbags,”he said.

　　Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home the books they be reading (13) . Some teachers are using pieces of paper or (14) workbooks for students to take home.

　　One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have (15) homework at all!

(1)

[　　]

A. teachers	B. parents
C. children	D. old people

(2)

[　　]

A. small	B. big
C. heavy	D. light

(3)

[　　]

A. forget	B. remember
C. worry	D. hope

(4)

[　　]

A. arm and leg	B. hand and arm
C. head and neck	D. back and neck

(5)

[　　]

A. go to bed	B. go into the classroom
C. go upstairs	D. go shopping

(6)

[　　]

A. among	B. of
C. between	D. in

(7)

[　　]

A. because	B. so
C. but	D. if

(8)

[　　]

A. break	B. hurt
C. carry on	D. look after

(9)

[　　]

A. what size	B. how many
C. how	D. how much

(10)

[　　]

A. of	B. over
C. under	D. like

(11)

[　　]

A. important	B. growing
C. moving	D. interesting

(12)

[　　]

A. catching up	B. standing up
C. going on	D. falling down

(13)

[　　]

A. next night	B. that night
C. tomorrow evening	D. last night

(14)

[　　]

A. thick	B. thin
C. heavy	D. big

(15)

[　　]

A. some	B. much
C. few	D. no

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　　Are you carrying too much on your back at school? I'm sure lots of the (1) of your age will say“Yes”.

　　Not only the students in China have this problem, but also children in the United States have (2) schoolbags.

　　Doctors are starting to (3) that younger and younger students are having (4) problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.

　　“It's hard for me to (5) with my bag because it's so heavy.”said Rick Hammond, an 11-year-old student in the US.

　　Rick is (6) the students who have common schoolbags with two straps (带子)to carry them, (7) many students choose rolling(滚动的)bags.

　　But even with rolling bags, getting upstairs and buses is still a problem for children. Many of them (8) their necks and backs because of the heavy schoolbags.

　　But (9) is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10％ to 15％ of their own body weight(重量).

　　Scott Bautch, a back doctor, said children (10) Grade 4 should stay with 10％. But it is also important that older children don't stay over 15％, because their bodies are (11) .“Children are losing their balance(平衡)and (12) with their schoolbags,”he said.

　　Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home the books they be reading (13) . Some teachers are using pieces of paper or (14) workbooks for students to take home.

　　One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have (15) homework at all!

(1)

[　　]

A. teachers	B. parents
C. children	D. old people

(2)

[　　]

A. small	B. big
C. heavy	D. light

(3)

[　　]

A. forget	B. remember
C. worry	D. hope

(4)

[　　]

A. arm and leg	B. hand and arm
C. head and neck	D. back and neck

(5)

[　　]

A. go to bed	B. go into the classroom
C. go upstairs	D. go shopping

(6)

[　　]

A. among	B. of
C. between	D. in

(7)

[　　]

A. because	B. so
C. but	D. if

(8)

[　　]

A. break	B. hurt
C. carry on	D. look after

(9)

[　　]

A. what size	B. how many
C. how	D. how much

(10)

[　　]

A. of	B. over
C. under	D. like

(11)

[　　]

A. important	B. growing
C. moving	D. interesting

(12)

[　　]

A. catching up	B. standing up
C. going on	D. falling down

(13)

[　　]

A. next night	B. that night
C. tomorrow evening	D. last night

(14)

[　　]

A. thick	B. thin
C. heavy	D. big

(15)

[　　]

A. some	B. much
C. few	D. no

Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Freeway. It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn’t reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I thought I’d just go east. A bus stopped. I got on and asked the driver how far she was going. “Ten more miles,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night.

     I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus came up. There was no lighted number above its windshield (挡风玻璃). It was out of service, but the door opened. It was the same driver.

     “I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “This isn’t the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.”

     “You will drive me home on the bus?” I asked, surprised.

     “No. I will take you in my car,” she said. “It’s a long way,” I insisted.

     “Come on,” she said. “I have nothing else to do.”

     As we drove from the station in the car, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good man picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor (善意的行为) along.” she said.

     When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn’t accept. “Just do something nice for somebody. Pass it along.” she said.

1 It was ______ when the car broke down on the way.

A. early afternoon      B. late afternoon            C. evening             D. night

2  The bus was running in the direction of _______ when the writer got on the bus.

  A. south                    B. north                        C. east                  D. west

3  From the passage, we know _______.

  A. the bus driver drove the writer home in her car

B. the bus driver drove the bus to take the writer home

C. there was something wrong with the light of the bus

D. the bus driver and the writer knew each other well

4 The best title of this passage should be _______.

  A. A Good Woman    B. My Experience          C. A Pick-Up         D. Pass the Favor Along