Would you please     my baby brother while I'm cooking?

A．take out of

B．take care of

C．take part in

D．take away from

“Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.
Time proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, “A big boy called me a freak(畸形物).”
The boy’s father asked the family doctor, “Could nothing be done?”
“I believe I could graft(移植)on a pair of outer ears if they could be gotten,” the doctor said. They tried to find a person who would be helpful to the boy.
One day, his father said to the son, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have found someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is.”
The operation was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.
He would ask his father, “Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her.”
“I can’t tell you,” said the father. “The agreement says that you are not allowed to know…not yet.”
It was kept a secret for years, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.
“Mother said she was glad she never had her hair cut,” his father said in a low voice, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they?”
【小题1】The mother was surprised at the first sight of her baby because the baby __________.

A．had no outer ears	B．was born without hair
C．was in her arms	D．could not hear her

【小题2】The sentence “…, and a new person appeared” means _____________.

A．a new baby was born in the hospital

B．a stranger came into the hospital

C．a new doctor took care of the baby

D．the boy came to live a new life

【小题3】 Why did the boy’s mother never have her hair cut?

A．Because she liked her thick, brown hair.

B．Because her work didn’t allow her to do that.

C．Because her hair was good for her health.

D．Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．The boy couldn’t hear without ears at first.

B．The boy didn’t know the truth until his mother died.

C．His parents often encouraged him to work hard.

D．His classmates were always making fun of him.

【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A Clever Boy	B．Kind Parents
C．Great Love	D．An Ear Operation

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It was a 1 day. In the morning, Lulu's mother was busy doing some 2 . When she had everything done, she said to her son, “It's time to get up, my son.” But there was 3 answer. She came into the bedroom and said again, “Come 4 , my baby. Did you hear it? It's time to get up now.” It 5 that Lulu was still having a dream. He didn't hear 6 his mother said. His mother came to his bed, “Lazybones(懒虫). You see, the sun is 7 now, but you still 8 in bed. Get up, my dear!” Suddenly, Lulu 9 , “That's unfair(不公平)! The sun went to bed at six o'clock last night, but I reviewed(复习) my lessons 10 10 o'clock.”

—Do you mind if I play the piano?

—______. My baby is sleeping.

A. Don’t do that         B. You’d better not   C. Yes, I do

 

The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. “My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly,” said Mrs. Brown, a 56-year-old woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a trailer park near Clovis. She said that Clyde, her 7-year-old cat, didn’t come home for dinner more than a month ago. The next morning he didn’t appear for breakfast either. After Clyde missed an extra-special lunch, she called the police.
When the policeman asked her to describe Clyde, she told him that Clyde had beautiful green eyes, had all his teeth but was missing half of his left ear, and was seven years old and completely white. She then told the officer that Clyde was about a foot high.
A bell went off. “Is Clyde your child or your pet?” the officer suspiciously asked. “Well, he’s my cat, of course,” Mrs. Brown replied. “Lady, you’re supposed to report missing PERSONS, not missing CATS,” said the sppeadeotoned policeman. “Well, who can I report this to?” she asked. “You can’t. You have to ask around your neighborhood or put up flyers,” replied the officer.
Mrs. Brown figured that a billboard would work a lot better than an 8”x11” piece of paper on a telephone pole. There was an empty billboard at the end of her street just off the interstate（州际公路） highway. The billboard had a phone number on it. She called that number, and they told her they could blow up a picture of Clyde (from Mrs. Brown’s family album) and put it on the billboard for all to see.
“But how can people see it when they whiz（快速移动） by on the interstate?” she asked. “Oh, don’t worry, ma’am, they only whiz by between 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. The rest of the day, the interstate is so full of commuters that no one moves.” They told her it would cost only $3,000 a month. So she took most of the money out of her savings account and rented the billboard for a month.
The month has passed, but Clyde has not appeared. Because she has almost no money in savings, Mrs. Brown called the local newspaper to see if anyone could help her rent the billboard for just one more month. She is waiting but, so far, no one has stepped forward.
【小题1】How long has the cat been missing?

A．More than a month	B．More than two months
C．More than three months	D．It’s been back.

【小题2】Who did the old lady finally turn to for help?

A．A billboard company	B．The police
C．The phone company	D．The interstate telephone line

【小题3】How is the old lady like?

A．Stupid

B．Loving

C．Smart

D．Decisive(有决断力的)

【小题4】The underlined word was mistyped（打错了）. But we can still guess it’s most probable meaning:____________.

A．angry

B．surprised

C．happy

D．excited

【小题5】What’s the best title for this passage?

A．An advertisement	B．A missing cat
C．A pet’s story	D．Life without cat