That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.
“ Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said,” Hello, Karmen. I’m Kitty.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned that she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered her to be one of my best friends.
One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she didn’t still turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will(遗嘱)， which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.
Though several years has gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remembered the wonderful friendship we had.
【小题1】The writer came out of the house to________.

A．look at an old lady	B．enjoy some flowers
C．enjoy the sunshine	D．clean the house nearby

【小题2】Through visiting the old lady, the writer learned that the old lady_______.

A．disliked all her relatives	B．had no one to look after her
C．didn’t want to live with her family	D．was looking for someone to look after her

【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．The old lady was not kind.

B．The writer didn’t have any good friends.

C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D．The writer got along very well with the old lady

【小题4】What does “ turn up ” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．appear

B．leave

C．try

D．change

【小题5】In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to_______.

A．give the writer her favourite flowers

B．let the writer know she was her best friend

C．give the writer a key to her house

D．leave all that she had to the writer

 

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   Bethany Hamilton, from Hawaii, likes surfing very much. She began to surf (冲浪) at the 1  

age. At the age of eight, Bethany took part in her first surf competition and 2.   . This started a love for surf competition in her.

On October 31, 2003, while she 3.    surfing, a big shark(鲨鱼) came over to Bethany suddenly. The shark got her left arm, and hurt her 4.      . Luckily, she tried her best and swam back to the land.

Bethany lost over 0% of her blood and was 5.      to hospital. The doctors saved her life. The girl was brave and strong-minded. Though she lost her arm, she .  6    still surf. Later, Bethany returned to the water. She didn’t give up 7.    dream of becoming a surfer, but she had to practice 8.     than before. The next year, Bethany got the first place in an important surf competition.

As time went by, people all over the world began to 9.      about Bethany and her story. In 2011, a movie about her was made. She is one many good 10.    to teenagers through the story of a brave girl with strong mind and hope.

 

That warm day was the only day of the week without rain. I opened the door, took a seat and began to enjoy the wonderful sunshine. Suddenly, I noticed that the house near mine had been sold. An elderly lady was in front of the door, with some beautiful flowers beside her. I walked to her. She looked to be in her early eighties and had the prettiest white hair.

“Hi! My name is Karmen,” I said smiling brightly at the old lady. She smiled back and said, “Hello, Karmen. I’m Henrietta.” Her voice was very strong for someone at her age. Later, I learned she was alone and had no family or relatives to help her. From that day on, I often visited her and helped her with her housework and sometimes she gave me some delicious food. A year passed, and I considered Henrietta to be one of my best friends.

One day, I walked over for my morning visit and knocked on the door, but there was no answer. I knocked again, and she still didn’ t turn up. So I let myself in, using the key she had given me. I checked her living room and then her kitchen. I finally went into her bedroom, and she was lying peacefully on her bed. Beside her there were two notes. One was her will, which said all that she had would be given to me. The other was a thank-you note. I went to her bedside and cried sadly.

Though several years have gone by, I still miss her deeply. Whenever I look at the beautiful flowers in front of her house, I remember the wonderful friendship we had.

1.Through visiting the old lady, the writer learnt that the old lady __________.

A．had no one to look after her               B．disliked all her relatives

C．didn’t want to live with her family          D．was looking for someone to look after her

2.What can we learn from the passage?

A．The old lady was not kind.

B．The writer didn’t have any good friends.

C．The old lady didn’t know how to make food.

D．The writer got on very well with the old lady.

3.The underlined expression “turn up” ( Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A．leave             B．appear            C．try               D．change

4.In order to thank the writer, the old lady decided to _________.

A．give the writer her favourite flowers.        B．let the writer know she was her best friend.

C．give the writer a key to her house.          D．leave all that she had to the writer.

5.In what order did the following take place in the story?

a. The lady died.

b. They became good friends.

c. The writer enjoyed the sunshine.

d. The writer will never forget the friendship they had.

e. They got to know each other.

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

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

 

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In a happy town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl, and (76)______________ name was Rose. (77)______________ in the town liked her. She was so brave, but one thing she was scared of was the doctor.

One day her tooth was moving. Her mum saw it. She said, “Your tooth is moving, and you need to (78)______________ Doctor Tim.”

Rose said, “No! I am not going to the doctor.” Mum said, “Don’t worry. It’s not so wobbly (摆动的) now.” That made Rose feel (79)______________.

After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth (80)_______________ her mum didn’t. She checked her tooth again and it was wobbly, so she said, “It’s time to see the doctor.”

Rose was (81)______________ but she had to do what her mum told her, so they went to see Doctor Tim. They had to wait in the waiting room.

When it was her (82)_______________, her heart was bumping(碰撞) very fast. She went into Doctor Tim’s room. He was smiling. She sat on the chair.

Doctor Tim said, “(83)______________ your eyes.”

Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down her eyes. But when she (84)______________ her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth.

Rose smiled. Then Doctor Tim (85)______________ her a teddy bear(泰迪熊) and from that time Rose wasn’t scared of doctors any more.

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turn,  better,  give,  she,  scared,  visit,  close,  open,  but,  everyone

In a happy town there lived a little, beautiful and smart girl, and (76)______________ name was Rose. (77)______________ in the town liked her. She was so brave, but one thing she was scared of was the doctor.
One day her tooth was moving. Her mum saw it. She said, “Your tooth is moving, and you need to (78)______________ Doctor Tim.”
Rose said, “No! I am not going to the doctor.” Mum said, “Don’t worry. It’s not so wobbly (摆动的) now.” That made Rose feel (79)______________.
After five weeks, Rose forgot about her tooth (80)_______________ her mum didn’t. She checked her tooth again and it was wobbly, so she said, “It’s time to see the doctor.”
Rose was (81)______________ but she had to do what her mum told her, so they went to see Doctor Tim. They had to wait in the waiting room.
When it was her (82)_______________, her heart was bumping(碰撞) very fast. She went into Doctor Tim’s room. He was smiling. She sat on the chair.
Doctor Tim said, “(83)______________ your eyes.”
Rose closed her eyes, but just before Doctor Tim started, tears started coming down her eyes. But when she (84)______________ her eyes, she saw Doctor Tim holding her tooth.
Rose smiled. Then Doctor Tim (85)______________ her a teddy bear(泰迪熊) and from that time Rose wasn’t scared of doctors any more.
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