One afternoon, Kate and her brother Bob went out to play.Kate was eight, and Bob was ten.“Let’s go to the bridge and we can see fish in the river.” said Kate.

“I don’t know…” Bob said.“Mum told us, ‘don’t go on the bridge.’ She said it’s dangerous.”

Kate said, “I am not afraid.Are you?”

They walked onto the bridge and began looking for fish in the river.The bridge was a train bridge.Trains went over the bridge three times a day.

The children were standing in the middle of the bridge when they heard a loud noise.“A train is coming!” Bob shouted.“Run!” He ran to the end of the bridge.He was safe.

Kate ran, too, but she fell.The train was coming fast.Kate ran towards Bob.She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).There was no time to leave.She had to lie down between the tracks.A few seconds later, the train went over the girl, but she was not hurt at all.She stood up and said to Bob, “Don’t tell Mum! Don’t tell Mum!”

At last their mother found out about the story.She was angry because they went on the bridge.But she was happy that Kate was all right.

1.Bob and Kate were .

A. twins B. brothers

C. sisters D. brother and sister

2.One afternoon they went to the bridge to see .

A. their mother B. fish

C. the train D. the river

3.When the train came, the children were .

A. in the middle of the bridge

B. at the end of the bridge

C. on their way to the bridge

D. away from the bridge

4.Where was Kate when the train was going over her?

A. She fell again right on the train tracks(铁轨).

B. Kate ran towards Bob.

C. She had to lie down between the tracks.

D. She stood up and cried.

5.When their mother knew about the story, she was .

A. happy B. angry

C. sorry D. both angry and happy

III.完形填空(共10小题,每题1分,满分10分)

Thirteen years ago, my sister, a very beautiful girl, was born. __________, we were later told that this little girl, who was three and a half months premature(早产的), would only have 14 days on the earth. It’s hard to understand what kind of __________ you have when you find out that you’re losing something that you don’t even know.

As time went on, the number of days kept growing, which gave us hope. When the doctors said that we could take her home, that was when reality(现实)hit. We had no ___________.

I am from a small town with small hospitals, but when you don’t have money, you just don’t have it. My mother tried for days to get the money, but nothing _______ each time. A caseworker was doing her best. It’s ________that it almost felt as if we had to ______a baby from the hospital.

One day the caseworker walked into her boss’s office to try again. As she walked out. Feeling ______ again, out of nowhere a man walked up to her. He ______ her a bag of money and said, “Please give this to the lady in need, so she can take her daughter home.” She looked _______at her hand with tears in her eyes. As she looked up to thank him, he was gone. They searched all over that hospital and he was nowhere to be found.

Thanks to the guy that I will _______ know, we could take that beautiful baby girl home, and celebrate her 13th birthday yesterday. I am thankful to this man and feel that his act of kindness should be shared with everyone.

1.A. Besides B. However C. Instead D. Therefore

2.A. hobby B. friendship C. feeling D. habit

3.A. car B. hospital C. money D. house

4.A. made up B. set up C. came up D. gave up

5.A. sad B. necessary C. impossible D. interesting

6.A. save B. visit C. buy D. protect

7.A. satisfied B. moved C. disappointed D. interested

8.A. asked B. handed C. paid D. borrowed

9.A. up B. down C. with D. in

10.A. even B. still C. never D. almost

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