In 1989, an 8.2 earthquake killed over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to his son's school, only to discover the building was as flat as a pancake.

But he remembered that promise he had made to his son, "No matter what, I'll always be there for you!" Tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of debris(瓦砾)that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his words. He rushed there and started digging.

Other parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school. They tried saying many different things: "It's too late!" "They're all dead!" "Come on, face reality, there's nothing you can do!"

A firefighter also tried to pull him away, saying, "Fires are breaking out, explosions(爆炸) are happening everywhere. You're in danger."

The police came and said, "You're endangering(危及)others. Go home."

To which he replied, "Are you going to help me?" And then he went back to his digging, stone by stone.

He went on because he needed to know, "Is my boy alive or is he dead?"

He dug for eight hours ...12 hours…then, in the 38th hour, he pulled back a large stone and heard his son. He screamed his son's name, "ARMAND!" He heard back, "Dad? It's me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you'd save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved. You did it, Dad!"

"What's going on there?" the father asked.

"There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad," his son replied. "We're afraid, hungry, thirsty, but thankful you're here."

"Come on out, boy!"

"Let the other kids out first, because I know you'll get me! No matter what, I know you'll always be there for me!"

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Tears filled the man's eyes because he thought the situation was hopeless.

B. The man was worried because he didn't know where his son's classroom was.

C. The policeman was angry with the man because he shouted at others.

D. The parents of the other kids lost confidence after they got to the scene.

2.The firefighter tried to pull the man away because .

A. the man seemed to have lost his common sense

B. the other parents complained to him about the man

C. the man was in danger from the fires and explosions

D. the man might have hurt survivors by digging

3.What do the last four paragraphs tell us?

A. That all the kids in his son's class were saved.

B. That other kids didn't believe the boy's words.

C. That these parents didn't break a promise to their sons.

D. That the boy had great confidence in his father.

4.What's the best title of the passage?

A. Father's Promise

B. Father's Danger

C. Father's Hope

D. Father's Trust

In 1638,John Harvard donated some money and about four hundred books to a new university. This was the beginning of the library at Harvard University. The gift was so important that the university was

named for John Harvard.

Thomas Bray began the first free lending library in the late 1600s. He set up more than 30 libraries in the American colonies.However, the idea for this kind of free library ended when Bray died in 1730. In 1731,Benjamin Franklin and some friends started the first subscription library in the United States. In a subscription library people pay money to become members, but they may borrow the books without paying again.

In the United States, every child had a free education. This idea soon led to free libraries. One of the first libraries that used tax money to buy books was a library in Peterborough, New Hampshire. This library was set up in 1833.

1.The main idea of the second paragraph is .

A. Franklin started the first subscription library

B. in a subscription library people pay money to become members

C. Bray and Franklin were important in the history of public libraries

D. Bray died in 1730 and Franklin died in 1833

2.The underlined word "borrow" means .

A. read and write with no help from another person

B. use for a short time and then return

C. like very much

D. lend

3.The passage does not say it,but we can guess that .

A. there were free schools in the United States before there were free libraries

B. free schools and free libraries in the United States began at about the same time

C. the library in New Hampshire also had a free school in it

D. there were free libraries in the United States before there were free schools

4.Harvard University began .

A. in 1731 B. in 1730

C. in 1833 D. in 1638

5.At the library that Franklin started, .

A. people could use books for no money at all

B. people paid a little money in the beginning but none after that

C. people paid a lot of money in the beginning but none after that

D. both A and B

二、完形填空

Many people think the more time is spent, the more work will be done. So students have to spend the whole_____doing school work except the three meals.

It is ______ to see students struggling in a sea of school work except work both at school and at home. Modern students usually have many_____ They love music and sports. They like reading and watching TV. A two-day weekend can get them _____ from too much school work. And they can do what they like. But still teachers don’t think about it _____ they have too much school work, they have no time to enjoy themselves. Students are really tired of their weekend homework .So they usually don’t do their weekend homework_____Sunday night And there is not enough time but much work; students have to finish it carelessly. The____weekend homework makes teachers angry Things always get_____without right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose interest in learning It’s also bad for their health.

A horse runs faster after a _____. But for students only rest is not enough. So such a condition should be ______ to give students both pleasure and knowledge. Please give students less homework but leave them more free time.

1.A. day B. morning C. afternoon D. week

2.A. never B. common C. glad D. hardly

3.A. books B. interests C. sports D. friends

4.A. busy B. pleased C. away D. tired

5.A. for B. with C. though D. because

6.A. until B. when C. at D. on

7.A. good B. poor C. careful D. happy

8.A. better B. afraid C. worse D. wonderful

9.A. minute B. moment C. meal D. rest

10.A. kept B. changed C. same D. different

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