21、The police do many things for us．They help keep our things and us safe．They help keep cars moving safely．They take care of people who are hurt．

    The police go around towns to see that everything is all right．They get around towns in many ways．Some of them walk or go by car．In some big cities，some of the police are on foot．

    As they go around towns，the police help people．Sometimes they find lost children and take the children home．If the police saw a fight，they put an end to it right away．Sometimes people will ask the police how to get to a place in towns．

    Some police stand at crossings．They make sure that the cars do not go too fast．

Without the police，our streets would not be safe．Cars might go too fast and hurt people．The police do a good job．We need them．

1．The police do many things for us，they help keep our things and us ______ .

    A．warm                  B．safe             C．quiet

2．How do some of the police get around in some big cities?

    A．By taxi          B．On foot         C．By bus

3．In the passage，“put an end to ” means _____.

    A．stop             B．cut               C．fly

4．The passage is mainly talking about the _______ of the police．

    A．job               B．road         C．day

5．What will happen if there are no police?

A．Streets will not be safe．                 

B．Cars might go too fast．

    C．Both of A and B． 

20、Jeff Keith has only one leg．When he was 12 years old，Jeff had cancer(癌症)．Doctor has to cut off most of his right leg．

    Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假肢)．The leg is plastic(塑料的)．

    With the plastic leg Jeff can ride a bicycle，swim，and play soccer．He can also run．

    Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs，too．They decided to run across America．

    When he was 22 years old，Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east (东)to the west．He started running in Boston．Seven months later，he stopped running in Los Angeles．Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs．Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles．In every city people give Jeff money．The money was not for Jeff，but for the American Cancer Society(协会)．

    On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about cancer．Jeff is disabled(残疾)，but he can do many things．He finished college(大学)and is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says ，“People can do anything they want to do．I want people to know that．I ran not only for disabled people．I ran for everybody．”

1．Jeff's right leg was cut off because he had ____.

    A．an accident       B．cancer                  C．hurt

2．Jeff's friends ran across American with him．They all have ____.

    A．plastid legs           B．running shoes       C．bicycles

3．From the article we know that Boston is ______.

    A．in the west           B．in the east            C．near Los Angeles

4．Jeff Keith wants us to know that ________.

    A．disabled people can do many things

    B．It's 3200 miles from Boston to Los Angeles

C．running shoes are easily broken

5．“I ran for everybody” means ____.

    A．people can do anything they want to

    B．disabled people also can run   

    C．some disabled men will become lawyers

19、Manners are much more than just saying “please” and “Thank you”．They are ways of showing kindness．

    My husband Bob is a pilot．One day we were invited to a party at his flying squadron(飞行中队). The noisy room was filled with naughty kids and their chatting moms and dads．Our youngest son，Daniel, was only 2 years old．We let Daniel play with the other kids．

    After a while，he came back with a package of peanut butter biscuits and proudly held them out to us．A pilot who asked “Do you know whose this little boy is?” followed him．

    “Yes，it is mine，”I answered，wondering what he may have done．

    “Well，”replied the pilot，“I’ve been passing out the biscuits to the kids for the last two hours，and your son is one of the youngest guys I gave them to．He was the only one who said ‘thank you．’ What he did makes me pleased．”

    Daniel smiled and proudly repeated，“Thank you．”

1．____ were invited to the party．

    A．Only pilots          B．Everyone             C．Pilots and their family

2．Daniel felt _____   when he showed his biscuits to his parents．

    A．excited             B．stupid              C．proud

3．How long did the pilot pass out the biscuits at the party?

A．All the evening．        

B．For nearly two hours．

    C．For a very short time．

4．How many kids said “Thank you” to the man when he gave them biscuits?

    A．Only one．          B．All the kids．       C．Most of the kids．

5．The pilot felt _______ when he heard Daniel said “thank you”．

A．sad                      B．pleased                C surprised

17、根据对话内容，从方框中选择适当的句子填入空白处，使其意义连贯，完整。

Henry：Hello，Sheila．I didn't expect to see you here．

Sheila: 1 ____________

Henry：When did you arrive?

Sheila：Just after lunch． 

Henry：2 _______________

Sheila：No，it was a nice day so I walked．

Henry：3___________

Sheila：Yes，I had afternoon tea with the girls．

Henry：What did you think of Linda?

Sheila：4_________________．

Henry：5___________________．

Sheila：No，she didn't join us．I haven't seen her yet．

16、We didn't understand his words，so he ________ them to us．

A．explained                B．compared                C．complained

15、—I called you this morning，but nobody answered．

—I ____ the flowers in my garden at that time．

A．watered               B．was watering               C．water

14、— Why don't you get a big cake for your mother's birthday?

— __________________ 

A．I don't think so．       B．Oh，that sounds good．       C．Sorry, I have no time．

13、He's never read such a good book before，_____ he?

A．isn't                B．is                C．has

12、—Will Susan come to the party?

—She will if she _____ time tonight．

A．had                     B．will have                  C．has