阅读短文，根据意思，从各题所给的A、B和C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

One midnight（午夜）, a little girl woke up （醒来）to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared（害怕）.

Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage（勇敢些）!”

“What’s courage（勇气）?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.

“Courage is the brave（勇敢的） breath（呼吸）,” her mother answered.

“Mum, do you have courage?”

“Certainly.”

The girl held out（伸出） her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow（吹） some of your breath of courage to me.”

After her mother blew out two mouthfuls（口） of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously（紧张地）, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away（跑掉）. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.

Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kinds of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”

In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind（心）. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.

1.The girl walked back because __________.

A. the bathroom was too far away

B. her mother wouldn’t go with her

C. she was too afraid of the dark                  

2.We learn from the reading that ___________.

A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself       

B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing

C. the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath

3.To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.

A. held out her little hands

B. clenched her fists          

C. talk to her mother

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.

A. adults are always brave enough                

B. children learn to be brave quickly

C. the fear in one’s mind is the real problem

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. The Fearless Mother         

B. One Lonely Girl      

C. The Breath of Courage

It all started at the beginning of the ninth grade. Carmen found she couldn't see things ___26___ all the time. She became very worried, but she hoped    27   would know that. When her mother asked her to see the eye doctor, she didn't   28  . But her mother's mind was made up.
Three days later. Carmen got new glasses and instructions   29 . her doctor. "All of the kids will think I'm silly. " Carmen said. Her mother   30   and shook her head. "You look just as beautiful as before, she said. But Carmen didn't believe her.
The next day. Carmen kept the    31   in her pocket(口袋))as she walked into the schoolyard. She stood alone away from her friends, feeling   32  
Suddenly, she heard her friend Theresa shout.
Carmen ran over to the other girls. "What's the    33 ?" she asked.
"My ring is gone!" Theresa cried. "My sister sent it to me from California. It's very _34__  and I can 't lose it. "
Carmen and her friends began to    35   the ring in the grassy area of the playground. Carmen realized that she could do better _36_  she could see better. She took the glasses out and put them on. Everything looked so _37_ ! So clear! She looked down at the ground and a bright light caught her 38  . It was the ring.
"Here it is," she shouted. She handed it to Theresa.
"Thanks, Carmen," she said. "I _39_ thought we'd find it." She paused(停顿). “Hey, 1 didn’t knowyou wore glasses. They look great!"
Carmen had   40   that she was wearing the new glasses. “Thanks,” she replied.
"Maybe wearing glasses won't be so bad after all." Carmen thought.
【小题1】a. clearly            B. carefully           C. freely              D. quickly
【小题2】 a. everybody         B. anybody         C. somebody            D. nobody
【小题3】 a. explain           B. care               C. agree               D.understand
【小题4】 a.by                B. from               C. like            D. to
【小题5】 a. relaxed            B.cheered          C. smiled         D. jumped

【小题11】

A．though B．if C．because D．as

句型转换。(10’)

1.My father will come back in two days.（对划线部分提问）

_______ ________will your father come back?

2. The computer is 5000 yuan.（对划线部分提问）

________ the ________of the computer?

3.Are they expensive? She asked.(改为宾语从句)

She asked __________ they__________ expensive.

4. He has already finished his homework.( 改为否定句)

He_______finished his homework________.

5. I didn't come because I was ill. (对划线部分提问)

__________ ________you come ?

My mother often asked me, “what is the most important part of the body?” Through the years I would guess at   1  I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, “My   2 , Mommy.”  She said, “No. Many people are deaf. But you   3  thinking about it and I will ask you again soon.”
Then last year, my Grandpa   4 . Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My Mom looked at me when it was our   5  to say our final goodbye to grandpa. She asked me,  “Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?”  I was shocked   6  she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion(迷惑) on my face and told me, “This   7  is very important. It shows that you have   8  lived your life”. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, “My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder.” I asked,  “Is it because it holds up your head?”
She replied, “No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or loved one when they   9 . Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and   10  that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it.”

1.What’s wrong with Mike?

2.What happened in that English class?

3.In the editor’s opinion, why did the English teacher punish(惩罚) Mike?

4.What does the underlined phrase“ take actions” mean in Chinese?

5.What can we learn from the letters?