阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

Her small hand seemed lost in Grandma's as they walked along the road leading back home.

"Shall we rest for a 36　 ? It's too hot!" the young girl said. "Let's 　37　 over there under the tree." Grandma said. Resting under the tree, they　 38 a butterfly nearby. "Do butterflies feel hot?" she asked.

Grandma thought for a while and said, "I think they keep very 　 39　 ."

"I wish I were a butterfly," the child said. Then she began to flap (拍动) her 　40　 . "But that takes a lot of work!"

"You wish for a lot of things, child," Grandma said.

"Yes, I do. " she said. "I wish I had 　 41　 I wanted."

"Do you get all your wish for all the time?" Grandma asked.

"No, I wish for a lot __42__ nothing happens," she said. "How I wish that Johnny Jeffries would stay at home 　　43　 school!" "What happened to him?" Grandma asked.

"Ah, his grandma died …"she stopped suddenly and　 44　 her grandma when her eyes were 　 45　 with tears.

"Grandma," she tried to finish. "I wish that you would never …" Grandma held her. She never said a word 　46　 the young girl stopped. Then Grandma said with a smile, "Dear, sometimes in our life 　47　 don't come true, but it doesn't mean life isn't wonderful. If you want something, work for it and wish for it."

"Then 　 48　 do I work to keep you around forever?" the young child asked.

"Keep loving me, and don't waste time wishing." They hugged (拥抱)　 49　 again and continued on the road towards home.

Life is a　 50　 that always leads home. Love it and work for it.

36. A. week　　　 B. time　　　　　 C. while　　　　 D. day

37. A. lie　　　　 B. sit　　　　　　 C. sleep　　　　 D. wait

38. A. noticed　　 B. heard　　　　　 C. smelt　　　　 D. felt

39. A. hot　　　 B. cold　　　　　　 C. cool　　　　 D. warm

40. A. legs　　　 B. feet　　　　　　 C. ears　　　　 D. arms

41. A. everything　 B. everyone　　　　 C. something　　 D. someone

42. A. and　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. so　　　　　 D. or

43. A. because of 　　B. instead of　　　 C. full of　　　 D. in front of

44. A. looked for　 B. looked after　　　 C. looked over　 D. looked at

45. A. angry　　　 B. busy　　　　　　 C. filled　　　　 D. strict

46. A. until　　　 B. after　　　　　　 C. when　　　　 D. because

47. A. words　　　 B. days　　　　　　 C. wishes　　　 D. lives

48. A. what　　　 B. when　　　　　　 C. where　　　 D. how

49. A. the other　　 B. each other　　　　 C. the others　　 D. each one

50. A.hill　　　　 B. road　　　　　　 C. river　　　　 D. lake

补全对话(F-Father, S-Son)

　　F: Today is Grandma's birthday. Let's go 1． . Can you come 2． me?

　　S: Sure, Dad. Let's buy a big cake 3． Grandma.

　　F: Yes. Buy a big one.

　　S: Is it very 4． ?

　　F: Yes. It's about 100 yuan, but it's very good.

　　S: I think we must buy some nice food 5． supper.

　　F: Yes, I want to buy some beef, fish, hamburgers and some fruits.

　　S: Great. Let's say and sing “Happy Birthday”6． Grandma. She'll be very 7． .

　　F: 8． . She will.

Jackie visited his grandparents on their farm. And he was playing with a slingshot(弹弓)in the woods. He practised in the woods but he could never hit the target. As he was walking back, he saw Grandma’s pet duck. Without thinking, he shot, hit the duck in the head, and killed it. He was very afraid. He knew Grandma loved the duck. She would be sad or even angry if she knew that her duck was killed. He then hid the dead duck under a tree. His sister Susan saw it all, but she said nothing.

　 After lunch that day Grandma said, “Susan, let’s wash the dishes.” But Susan said, “Grandma, Jackie told me he wanted to help in the kitchen today, didn’t you, Jackie?” And then she whispered（小声说）to him, “Remember the duck?” So Jackie did the dishes.

　 Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, "I’m sorry but I need Susan to help clean the house." But Susan smiled and said, "Well, that’s all right because Jackie told me he wanted to help." and she whispered again, "Remember the duck?" So Susan went fishing with Grandpa and Jackie stayed.

　　 These "remember the duck" went on for many days. Then finally Jackie couldn’t stand it any longer. He came to Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck. She gave him a hug, and said, "Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I forgave you. But I just wanted to see how long you would let Susan make a slave (奴隶) of you. "

66. What did Jackie hit with the slingshot at last?

　 A. The target.　　　　　 B. A rabbit.　　　　 C. The pet duck.　　 D. A pet dog.

67. Susan didn’t tell Grandma about Jackie’s secret because ______.

　 A. she wanted Jackie to do something for her

B. she was afraid Grandma would be very sad

　 C. she didn’t want to make Grandma angry　　

D. she loved her brother very much

68. Jackie helped clean the house instead of going fishing with Grandpa because ______.

　 A. he liked cleaning the house　　　　　　 B. Grandma asked him to

　 C. he didn’t like going fishing　　　　　　 D. he wanted Susan to keep his secret

69. The phrase “couldn’t stand ” in Chiese means___________

　 A. 不能站立　　　　　 B. 迫不及待　　　 C. 不能忍受　　　　 D. 无法停止

70. What lesson does the story want to tell us?

A. It’s dangerous to play with a slingshot on a farm.

B. It’s impossible to let girls keep secrets for you. .

C. It makes you feel better to tell than to hide.

D. It’s dangerous to let others see what you’ve done.