I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of
my pocket and put it on her desk.
Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.
Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, I am sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.

1. 1.

   The story took place（发生） exactly ____________ .

   1. A.
      in the teacher’s office
   2. B.
      in an exam room
   3. C.
      in the school
   4. D.
      in the language lab
2. 2.

   The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____________ .

   1. A.
      she had not brought a pen with her
   2. B.
      she had lost her own on her way to school
   3. C.
      there was something wrong with her own
   4. D.
      her own had been taken away by someone
3. 3.

   The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____________ .

   1. A.
      to go on writing his paper
   2. B.
      to stop whispering
   3. C.
      to leave the room immediately
   4. D.
      to stay behind after the exam
4. 4.

   The thing(s) emphasized in her talk was(were) ____________ .

   1. A.
      honesty
   2. B.
      sense of duty
   3. C.
      seriousness
   4. D.
      all of the above
5. 5.

   The boy knew everything ____________ .

   1. A.
      the moment he was asked to stay behind
   2. B.
      when the teacher started talking about honesty
   3. C.
      only some time later
   4. D.
      when he was walking out of the room

one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final test. During the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something, but I didn’t understand. So I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra pen. She showed me that hers was out of ink and would not write. I happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.

       Later, after the test papers had been turned in, the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissed（解散）. As soon as we were alone she began to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she talked about how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible (负责任) for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized（强调） the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating（欺骗） themselves. She made me promise that I would think seriously（认真地） about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leave. I walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.

       Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the girl next to me, it looked as if I was copying answers from the girl’s test paper. I tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very very strange to her that I hadn’t talked of anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. Even if I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen,  I am sure she continued（继续） to believe that I had cheated on the test.

36. The story took place（发生） exactly ____________ .

   A. in the teacher’s office              

   B. in an exam room

   C. in the school                     

   D. in the language lab

37. The girl wanted to borrow a pen, because ____________ .

   A. she had not brought a pen with her          

   B. she had lost her own on her way to school

   C. there was something wrong with her own 

   D. her own had been taken away by someone

38. The teacher saw all this, so she asked the boy ____________.

   A. to go on writing his paper                 B. to stop whispering

   C. to leave the room immediately             D. to stay behind after the exam

39. The thing(s) emphasized in her talk was (were) ____________ .

       A. honesty                                           B. sense of duty           

       C. seriousness                                          D. all of the above

40. The boy knew everything ____________.

       A. the moment he was asked to stay behind 

       B. when the teacher started talking about honesty

       C. only some time later                             

       D. when he was walking out of the room

Tommy’s mother entered and took one of the chairs I had placed near my desk. Soon the father arrived. Good! At least they were concerned enough to be on time. A look of surprise and anger passed between them, and then they pointedly tried to ignore each other.

As I gave a detailed account of Tommy’s behavior and schoolwork, I prayed for the right words to bring these two together, and to help them see what they were doing to their son. But somehow the words wouldn’t come. Perhaps if they saw one of his spotted, carelessly done papers, I would reach my aim more easily.

I found a crumpled (压皱的) tear-stained sheet stuffed in the back of his desk; writing covering both sides — not the assignment, but a single sentence scribbled (潦草地写) over and over.

Silently, I smoothed it out and gave it to Tommy’s mother. She read it and then without a word handed it to her husband. He frowned. Then his face softened. He studied the scribbled words for a long time.

At last he folded the paper carefully, placed it in his pocket, and reached for his wife’s outstretched hand. She wiped the tears from her eyes and smiled up at him. My own eyes were brimming (湿润的), but neither seemed to notice me. He helped her with her coat and they left together.

In his own way, God had given me the words without being spoken out to reunite that family. He had guided me to the sheet of yellow copy paper covered with the painful outpouring (流露) of a small boy’s troubled heart.

The words written were, “Dear Mummy ... Dear Daddy ... I love you ... I love you ... I love you.”

54. Which of the following word has the closest meaning to the word “disruptive” (in Para.1) mean?

A. terrible                    B. careless                 C. cheerful               D. good

55. What caused Tommy’s failing behavior and schoolwork?

A. His parents’ ignorance of his education.            B. His parents’ separation and divorce.

C. His parents’ lacking love for him.                     D. His parents’ firm administration to him.

56. What helped Tommy’s parents see their influence on their son?

   A. A single sentence on paper by him.                   B. Tear stains on Tommy’s papers.

C. Tommy’s disruptive behavior.                     D. A gray sweater on Tommy’s desk.

57. You can infer from the passage that ______.

A. The teacher said suitable words to persuade Tommy’s parents to reunite.

B. Tommy’s love for his parents saved their marriage and the whole family.

C. Tommy’s parents scheduled their time well to come to school together.

D. A broken family can cause a child’s bad behavior and lack of love for others.