Early on Saturday morning Ann brought her nephew (侄子) Sam to her friends, Bill and Kate, and asked them to look after him for the day. Sam, an independent boy of six years old, had black hair and was wearing a pair of jeans(工装裤) and a bright yellow shirt.

　　At eleven o'clock Bill took Sam into town. Sam walked along behind Bill, looking at the windows of all the shops they passed. After lunch they went to the park and walked about. The whole place was very crowded, Bill stopped to buy some chocolate. When he turned round to give some to Sam, the boy wasn't there. Bill ran round calling Sam, but he couldn't find him. About an hour later, just in front of a shop, he saw the black hair, the pair of jeans and the bright yellow shirt. The boy looked as if he was waiting for someone to come out of the shop. Bill ran across the road, took the boy by the hand and hurried off, and it was quite late. The boy began to cry and pull hard, but Bill, who didn't know much about children, couldn't understand a word the boy was saying. All the way back the boy made a lot of noise.

　　When they got home at last, Bill went straight to the kitchen, with the boy still crying. At the door Bill stopped in amazement. There, sitting at the kitchen table with Kite. was a small boy with black hair, in a pair of jeans and a bright yellow shirt.

1．“an independent boy” means a boy ________ .

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A．living alone

B．habitually taking actions or decisions alone

C．earns enough money to live on

D．not controlled by others

2．The boy in front of a shop looked as if he was waiting for ________ .

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3．Bill couldn't understand what the boy was saying because ________ .

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A．he didn't know much about children

B．the boy was crying and making noises

C．the boy was too afraid to speak clearly

D．the boy wasn't Sam

4．The small boy sitting at the kitchen table was ________ .

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5．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

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A．Ann brought her nephew Sam to Bill and Kate on Saturday morning.

B．Sam disappeared when Bill stopped to buy some chocolate.

C．Sam came back by himself.

D．Sam liked Kate better than Bill.

It was ten o'clock at night. And the last bus just stopped at the gate of a Park. An old woman got out, and the conductor was just going to ring the bell for the l　 to start the bus again, when he saw a small boy 2 at the bus stop.

'What's the matter?' the bus conductor said to the boy.

　 'My mother gave me ten pence to go home by bus after I finished playing football in the park with my friends,' the small boy answered. 'But I've 3 it, so now I have to walk all the way home.' 'That's all right,' said the conductor. 'Come on, we'll 4 you home.'

　 The small boy thanked him, 5 the bus and sat down near the door. The conductor rang the bell, then the bus started. 'How 6 are you going?' asked the conductor. The boy told him the name of the place where he lived. It was about two miles away, and the 7 would have cost three pence if the boy had had the money to pay for it.

　 The conductor went to give some other people their tickets, and when he came back a few minutes 8 , he saw that the boy was crying again. 'And what's the matter 9 you now?' the conductor asked. 'You are on your way home, aren't you?'

　 'Yes, I am,' answered the boy. 'But what about my change(找零)? You haven't given that to me yet. You should give me 10　 pence. ,

(　 )1. A. boy　　 B. conductor　 C. driver　　　 D. old woman

(　 )2. A. cry　　 B. cried　　 　C. crying　 　　D. to cry

(　 )3. A dropped　 B. forgot　　 C. lost　　 　 D. left

(　 )4. A bring　 　B. take　　 　 C. carry　　 　 D. show

(　 )5. A. got off　 B. got up　　 C. got on　　　 D. got in

(　 )6. A. long　　 B. far　　　 　C. soon　　 　 D. often

(　 )7. A ticket　 　B. seat　　 　 C. bus　　 　　D. chair

(　 )8. A before　 B. after　　 　 C. earlier　 　 D. later

(　 )9. A about　 　B. of　　　 　 C. from　 　　D. with

(　 )10. A. seven　 B. ten .　　 　 C. three　　 　 D. no

"Can I see my baby?" the happy new mother asked. When the baby was lying in her arms and she moved the cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped(吃力地喘着气). The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Luckily, time proved that the baby's hearing was perfect. Though the misfortune(不幸)happened to him, he grew into a handsome boy. Yet he felt ashamed when he communicated with others.

“You should get in touch with other young people,” his mother told him, with a kindness in her heart. The boy’s father talked with the family doctor about his ears. “Could nothing be done?” the father asked. “I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be got,” the doctor replied.

Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You are going to the hospital, Son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need, but it’s a secret.” The operation is a big success. Later he married and entered the diplomatic(外交的)service. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.”

“You could, my son,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.”

The years kept their secret, but one of the darkest days did come. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材). Slowly, the father stretched forth(伸出) a hand

and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears.

"Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut," his father whispered gently, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?"

1.Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?

A. Because her son had a tiny face.    

B. Because she saw her son crying.

C. Because her son was in her arms.    

D. Because her son was born imperfect.

2.Who gave the son the ears?

A. His mother.      B. His father.      C. A doctor.        D. A stranger.

3.The underlined word “reveal” in the last but one paragraph means “________”．

A. see              B. show             C. find             D. search

4.The best title for the passage would be ________.

A. Mother’s hair                     

B. An unforgettable memory

C. Who gave me the ears?              

D. Who is my best respectable person?

5.The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers that ________.

A. The secret was kept until the mother died. 

B. Real love lies in what is done but not known.

C. The operation on the boy was a great success.

D. The boy entered the diplomatic service when he grew up.

At last the boy was made_____ and began to laugh.