Every evening at six o’clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats dinner. After dinner, he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.

　　The old man’s name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and he has no children.

　　Every evening the same waitress brings Bill to his dinner. Her name is Cara. She is 17 years old. Cara is kind to Bill. She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him. If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the telephone. “Are you OK?” she asks him.

　　One evening Bill doesn’t come to the restaurant. Cara calls him, but he doesn’t answer the phone. Cara calls the police. “Please go to Bill’s house.” Cara tells the police. Later the police call Cara at the restaurant. “Bill died in his sleep,” the police tell her. Bill was 82 years old.

　　A week later, a man comes to the restaurant. “I have something for Cara,” the man says. The man gives Cara a check(支票) for $500’000. The money is from Bill.

　　“This money is for me? From Bill?” Cara asks the man. 

　　“Yes,” the man answers.

　　“But…why?” Cara asks the man.

　　“Bill liked you,” the man says. “You were kind to him”

（    ）46．An old man goes to a restaurant near his house every evening because     

            A、he feels lonely                B、he likes coffee

            C、the food in the restaurant is delicious  

（    ）47．—Why does Cara often talk to Bill? —     .

            A、Because she has no friends           

            B、Because she knows Bill is lonely  

            C、Because she has nothing to do    

（    ）48．—What does Cara do if Bill is late for dinner? —_____.

            A、She calls him on the telephone      

            B、She calls the police on the phone

            C、She brings dinner to Bill’s house  

（    ）49．—Why doesn’t Bill come to the restaurant that evening?  —        .

            A、Because Cara isn’t kind to him     

            B、Because he died in his sleep

            C、Because he is very tired          

（    ）50．—From whom is the money for Cara?  —________.

            A、The police                               

            B、The man with glasses in the picture

            C、Bill

 

根据短文内容，从方框内选择合适的单词填空，使短文完整、连贯。

　　best, cause, either, everything, friendship, plenty, take, true, though, with

　　In today's world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its good effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got (1.) of money, it doesn't mean he has got (2.)　

　　If money were everything, all millionaires (百万富翁) would have real love, true 3., good health and a long life. However, this is not always 4..

　　No other three words are more pleasant (令人愉快的) than "I love you". But can love be bought? I'm afraid not. Love means to give, not to (5.. To each person, health and a long life are probably the 6.things. Well, can health and a long life be bought 7.money? Of course not. True friendship can't be bought, 8..

　　As we see around, if money is cared for too much, it can 9.brothers to quarrel, lovers to hate and marriage to end. Even 10.you have much money, it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.

 

Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”

　 “OK, Dad,” said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

　  Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

　　The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”

　　The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”

　　"Burnt yesterday evening."

1.Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

A．he would be away from home for four days

B．he would be back in seven days

C．he would be back in a month

D．he liked a cup of tea

2.Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A．the wall	B．the door
C．a piece of paper	D．his son's pocket

3.A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A．the second day

B．the third day

C．the fourth day

D．the fifth day

4.The man was very surprised because _________.

A．he thought the child's father was dead	B．the child didn't ask him to sit down
C．the child gave him a cup of tea	D．he couldn't find that piece of paper

5.What was burnt? ___________.

A．The piece of paper

B．Mr. Smith

C．The visitor

D．The boy

 

Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, “If anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.”
　 “OK, Dad,” said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
　  Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
　　The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, “Where is your father?” The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, “No more.”
　　The man was very surprised. He asked, “No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?”
　　"Burnt yesterday evening."
【小题1】Mr. Brown told his son that _____.

A．he would be away from home for four days

B．he would be back in seven days

C．he would be back in a month

D．he liked a cup of tea

【小题2】Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.

A．the wall	B．the door
C．a piece of paper	D．his son's pocket

【小题3】A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

A．the second day

B．the third day

C．the fourth day

D．the fifth day

【小题4】The man was very surprised because _________.

A．he thought the child's father was dead	B．the child didn't ask him to sit down
C．the child gave him a cup of tea	D．he couldn't find that piece of paper

【小题5】What was burnt? ___________.

A．The piece of paper

B．Mr. Smith

C．The visitor

D．The boy

　　I know a black boy called Tom. He is twelve years old. His father is a farm worker. He works on a big farm in the middle of America. Tom’s father and mother work hard for the farmer day and night, but they get a little. So they are poor. Tom has a younger brother and a younger sister. The family need Tom’s help. On Sundays, Tom can’t play in the park like other children. He has to stay at home to look after his young brother and sister or help his parents work on the farm. Little Tom knows China. He often says, “I like China very much. I will go to China some day.”

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

(   )61. There are _____ people in Tom’s family.    A. these       B. four          C. five         D. six

(   )62. Tom’s parents are both _____.          A. workers     B. farmers  C. teachers  D. doctors

(   )63. In the passage, the sentence “... they get a little.” means(意思是)“_____.”

 A. they get a little food from the farmer         B. they get a little help from others

C. they don’t have much time to get money D. they don’t get  much money from the farmer

(   )64. Tom doesn’t play with other children because _____.

          A. they don’t like Tom at all          B. he has no friends there

          C. he has a lot of work to do          D. they don’t have time, either(也)

(   )65. Which of the following is wrong?

          A. Tom hopes he can go to China next year.          B. Tom is only twelve years old.

          C. Tom has only a sister.                D. Tom is a considerate(体贴人的) child.