One of the most famous nursery rhymes(摇篮曲) in the English language is Mary Had a Little Lamb(羔羊)．It has touched many children who have read it．It is about the deep love between a young girl and her pet lamb．The poem is from a true story that happened in the early part of the 19th century in the town of Sterling, Massachusetts, in the USA．

Mary Sawyer (1806－1889) lived on a farm with her family．One day, when she was about nine years old, she saw a little lamb that had just been born and left behind by its mother．It was very weak and looked as if it would die at very moment．Mary took pity on the lamb and spent the whole night looking after it．Eventually, it grew strong and became a very close friend with Mary, following her everywhere she went．

One day, the lamb even followed Mary to school．At first she wanted to turn it back but her brother suggested that it would be fun to take the lamb to school．During the class, she hid the lamb under her desk．But when she was called to go to the front of the class, to her surprise, the lamb followed her．Though the students and the teacher thought it was funny to see a lamb at school, the teacher had to ask Mary to keep the lamb outside of the school．

That very day, a young man called John Roulstone was visiting Mary’s school．He was so moved by the love between the child and her little pet lamb that he wrote a poem which he handed to Mary the next day．His poem contained twelve lines．

Later, Sara Josepha Hale added another twelve lines to the poem and published it in 1930 under the title “Mary Had a Little Lamb”．The poem has become a classic, loved by children all over the world．The appeal (吸引力) of the poem lies not only in the funny idea of a sheep going to school but also in the true love between the little girl and her pet．The town of Sterling has honoured Mary’s lamb by building a statue of the lamb with Mr. Roulstone’s poem below the statue．

31.    What is the best title for the passage?         

A． Mary Had a Little Lamb                         B． The Life of Mary Sawyer

C． The Origin of a Poem                           D． An Animal Friend

32.  The underlined word “eventually” in the second paragraph most probably means         ．

A． fortunately     B． gradually                C． finally         D． kindly

33.   Why did the poem become a classic?         ．

A．  It had another twelve lines added．     B．It was written by a young man．

C．  It describes the true love between a little girl and her pet lamb．

D． A statue of lamb was built in the town of Sterling．

34.   Which could be the right order of the following events according to the passage?         ．

a．  The poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb”became popular．

b．  Mary’s brother suggested that she take the lamb to school．

c．  People built a statue to honor the lamb．

d．  Mary found a little lamb．

e．  A young man was moved by the story and wrote a poem．

A．  d． b． e． c． a                              B．  d． b． e． a． c                    

C．  d． e． b． c． a                               D．  d． e． b． a． c

35.  Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?         ．

A．  Mary’s mother was also fond of the little lamb．

B．  Mary and the little lamb developed a very close friendship．

C．  Mary wrote to John Roulstone and asked him to write the poem．

D． All children were allowed to take their pets to school in America．

One of the most famous nursery rhymes(摇篮曲) in the English language is Mary Had a Little Lamb(羔羊)．It has touched many children who have read it．It is about the deep love between a young girl and her pet lamb．The poem is from a true story that happened in the early part of the 19th century in the town of Sterling, Massachusetts, in the USA．

Mary Sawyer (1806－1889) lived on a farm with her family．One day, when she was about nine years old, she saw a little lamb that had just been born and left behind by its mother．It was very weak and looked as if it would die at very moment．Mary took pity on the lamb and spent the whole night looking after it．Eventually, it grew strong and became a very close friend with Mary, following her everywhere she went．

One day, the lamb even followed Mary to school．At first she wanted to turn it back but her brother suggested that it would be fun to take the lamb to school．During the class, she hid the lamb under her desk．But when she was called to go to the front of the class, to her surprise, the lamb followed her．Though the students and the teacher thought it was funny to see a lamb at school, the teacher had to ask Mary to keep the lamb outside of the school．

That very day, a young man called John Roulstone was visiting Mary’s school．He was so moved by the love between the child and her little pet lamb that he wrote a poem which he handed to Mary the next day．His poem contained twelve lines．

Later, Sara Josepha Hale added another twelve lines to the poem and published it in 1930 under the title “Mary Had a Little Lamb”．The poem has become a classic, loved by children all over the world．The appeal (吸引力) of the poem lies not only in the funny idea of a sheep going to school but also in the true love between the little girl and her pet．The town of Sterling has honoured Mary’s lamb by building a statue of the lamb with Mr. Roulstone’s poem below the statue．

31.    What is the best title for the passage?         

A． Mary Had a Little Lamb                         B． The Life of Mary Sawyer

C． The Origin of a Poem                           D． An Animal Friend

32.  The underlined word “eventually” in the second paragraph most probably means         ．

A． fortunately     B． gradually                C． finally         D． kindly

33.   Why did the poem become a classic?         ．

A．  It had another twelve lines added．     B．It was written by a young man．

C．  It describes the true love between a little girl and her pet lamb．

D． A statue of lamb was built in the town of Sterling．

34.   Which could be the right order of the following events according to the passage?         ．

a．  The poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb”became popular．

b．  Mary’s brother suggested that she take the lamb to school．

c．  People built a statue to honor the lamb．

d．  Mary found a little lamb．

e．  A young man was moved by the story and wrote a poem．

A．  d． b． e． c． a                              B．  d． b． e． a． c                    

C．  d． e． b． c． a                               D．  d． e． b． a． c

35.  Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?         ．

A．  Mary’s mother was also fond of the little lamb．

B．  Mary and the little lamb developed a very close friendship．

C．  Mary wrote to John Roulstone and asked him to write the poem．

D． All children were allowed to take their pets to school in America．

The majority of astronauts from America have been men. At the start of the space programme there was strong resistance from some people against having women in space. However, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successful. In 1978, NASA began the first training programme for women astronauts.

Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both women, but in many other ways they were very different. Both of them were on Flight STS-5L-L. Judy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied engineering at university and went on to obtain a PhD in 1977. She was a member of the first group of women selected for astronaut training in 1978, and in 1984, she became the second woman in space. During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a programme of research. She was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travel.

Christa McAuliffe was born in 1948 and she was an astronaut almost by accident. In 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompany astronauts into space. They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel. Christa was a secondary teacher in history and social studies. She was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applicants to go on flight STS-51-L. She was also a very good communicator and she immediately established a very good relationship with the news media(radio, television and newspapers）. It was partly because of this that there was a great deal of interest and excitement about the flight. Thousands of students in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to communicating with Christa in space. Millions of people were watching her flight with great interest. It is partly because of the excitement over McAuliffe's place in the flight that the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people.

We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ___________.

A. Judy was against the idea of having women in space at first

B. Judy was the first woman selected for astronaut training

C. Judy helped to launch three new satellites at the age of 35

D. Judy carried out a programme during her second space travel

Christa McAuliffe was chosen for training because _______.

A. she was popular with the news media

B. she expected to give history lessons in space

C. she was an excellent teacher and communicator

D. she made the students in space very excited

The reason why there was great interest in Flight STS-51-L is that ________.

A. both Christa and Judy got PhD degrees in the same year

B. a young secondary school teacher was on the flight

C. students were going to learn more about space travel

D. it was the first time for women to travel in space

What would be the best title for the passage?

 A. Two Astronauts         B. Flight STS-51-L

C. Travelling in Space       D. The Training Programme

The majority of astronauts from America have been men. At the start of the space programme there was strong resistance from some people against having women in space. However, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successful. In 1978, NASA began the first training programme for women astronauts.
Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both women, but in many other ways they were very different. Both of them were on Flight STS-5L-L. Judy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied engineering at university and went on to obtain a PhD in 1977. She was a member of the first group of women selected for astronaut training in 1978, and in 1984, she became the second woman in space. During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a programme of research. She was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travel.
Christa McAuliffe was born in 1948 and she was an astronaut almost by accident. In 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompany astronauts into space. They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel. Christa was a secondary teacher in history and social studies. She was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applicants to go on flight STS-51-L. She was also a very good communicator and she immediately established a very good relationship with the news media(radio, television and newspapers）. It was partly because of this that there was a great deal of interest and excitement about the flight. Thousands of students in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to communicating with Christa in space. Millions of people were watching her flight with great interest. It is partly because of the excitement over McAuliffe's place in the flight that the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people.

1. 1.

   We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ___________.

   1. A.
      Judy was against the idea of having women in space at first
   2. B.
      Judy was the first woman selected for astronaut training
   3. C.
      Judy helped to launch three new satellites at the age of 35
   4. D.
      Judy carried out a programme during her second space travel
2. 2.

   Christa McAuliffe was chosen for training because _______.

   1. A.
      she was popular with the news media
   2. B.
      she expected to give history lessons in space
   3. C.
      she was an excellent teacher and communicator
   4. D.
      she made the students in space very excited
3. 3.

   The reason why there was great interest in Flight STS-51-L is that ________.

   1. A.
      both Christa and Judy got PhD degrees in the same year
   2. B.
      a young secondary school teacher was on the flight
   3. C.
      students were going to learn more about space travel
   4. D.
      it was the first time for women to travel in space
4. 4.

   What would be the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      Two Astronauts
   2. B.
      Flight STS-51-L
   3. C.
      Travelling in Space
   4. D.
      The Training Programme