"Can I take your order? " Night after night, I had to say this as I worked in my family’s restaurant. My father was a fantastic cook. He wanted me, his only son, to cook with him, but I didn’t like cooking. Because of the restaurant, my father was always busy. He never had time to play football with me.

During my high school and college years, I worked with my family at night. But I always avoided the kitchen. I couldn’t wait to graduate (毕业)so that I could move away from the family business. Several days before my graduation day, my father and I started looking at new cars. Finally, we found the right car. I was sure that my father would give it to me as my graduation gift.

On my graduation day, my father gave me a book as a gift. It was his old cookbook. I was so angry that I gave it back to him and ran out of the house. Several days later I moved away and started my business. Although I often saw my father during holidays, we never talked about the graduation gift. Then one day, I got a call that my father was ill. I went to see him because I was very worried.

That night, I looked through my father’s books and saw the cookbook that he had given me year before. I carefully opened the cookbook and went through it. Then I found something that made me cry. It was a check(支票)for$30,000 dated(注有日期) the day of my graduation. And the price of the car my father and I chose all those years ago was $30,000.

1.From Paragraph I we know that the writer’s father_________.

A. was a common cook B. had a lot of free time

C. wanted the writer to be a cook D. often played foot ball with the writer

2.The writer couldn’t wait to graduate because he wanted to___________.

A. leave the family business B. manage the family's restaurant

C. have enough time to find a good car D. get a graduation gift as soon as possible

3.The writer___________ on his graduation day.

A. accepted his father’s gift B. moved away from home

C. was very angry with his father D. was very worried about his father

4.The last paragraph shows that the writer __________.

A. decided to cook with his father

B. hated his father giving him so little money

C. regretted he didn’t look after his father well

D. realized his father’s deep love for him at last

5.What would be the best title(题目)for the passage?

A. A cookbook B. A football fan C. My school days D. My business

When we went out to dinner, I noticed a young man in a wheelchair, who, I thought, had muscular dystrophy( 肌肉萎缩症). As a disabled person like him, his brain might be great but physically he could not do_______. I had a chat with him and learnt my _______ was right. He told me that normal things like answering the phone or opening the door were difficult for him.

Soon our dinner was _______, and I kept my eyes on him when I was eating. As we were leaving, I noticed him looking through his wallet. We went to him and learned that he couldn't find his card! He said that he remembered putting it into the wallet before leaving home. This man could not even move his hands easily. So I asked for his approval(批准) to help him look for his card, and he _______ me. At the same time, my son, Stewart, went off to see if someone had_______a card. After searching carefully I didn’t find the card. However, I found_______one in his bag. Meanwhile, I found he had a lot of valuables in his bag.

After paying for his dinner with the card I found in his bag, he decided to leave. Worrying about his safety, we offered to send him home,_______ he was carrying so many valuable things with him. However, he _______ that he could go home by himself. So we gave up and hoped that he could get home _______.

There are many disabled people in the world and we can’t _______ the difficulty they have in their everyday life. I was so lucky to be healthy and I hoped we all could try our best to help them.

1.A. many B. much C. few D. little

2.A. guess B. idea C. thought D. feeling

3.A. attended B. served C. prepared D. finished

4.A. treated B. guided C. trusted D. excused

5.A. looked up B. picked up C. put up D. taken up

6.A. this B. that C. other D. another

7.A. but B. or C. because D. so

8.A. doubted B. insisted C. realized D. promised

9.A. luckily B. finally C. safely D. early

10.A. accept B. compare C. suppose D. imagine

The British summer is beautiful. Trees, flowers, birds and butterflies make the whole country look like a big garden. However, many British people have noticed that butterflies have been gradually disappearing from this nice scenery during the past several years. What has happened to them?

Butterfly Conservation, a charity in the UK, is running a survey to help answer this question. The result is more serious than people expected. According to the survey, among 59 butterfly species (物种) found in the British Isles, more than three-quarters of them are suffering a declining (衰弱) population, including the most popular Meadow Brown. Moreover, half of all butterfly species are dying out.

Some common species such as the small Tortoiseshell butterfly and the Wall butterfly are dropping sharply. The Wall butterfly cannot even be seen in many parts of central and southern England. And the Blue butterfly, which was commonly seen in the south, has started settling in Edinburgh in the past few years.

The numbers of butterflies have dropped to a record low in the past three years because the summer in the UK is getting cooler and their living conditions are also degrading.

Luckily, Britain is experiencing a long hot summer this year compared to the last few summers. Scientists believe the warm weather will be good news to the butterflies.

Sir David Attenborough, president of Butterfly Conservation, said, “A great number of butterflies around us is a signal that all is well with nature. But when they decline, it’s a warning that other wildlife will be soon heading the same way.”

The survey is still going on. The public is also encouraged to focus on the UK’s butterfly population. The organizers hope the survey will help more and more people realize the value of butterflies in the UK. Butterflies give a symbol of the well-being of nature and the environment.

1.What has the survey taken by Butterfly Conservation found?

A. The UK butterflies enjoy a cool climate.

B. The UK butterflies prefer settling in the north.

C. The number of the UK butterflies is getting smaller.

D. Butterflies make the British summer more attractive.

2.How does the writer support the findings of the survey in Paragraph 3?

A. By listing examples (举例子). B. By providing data (列数据).

C. By giving explanations (作解释). D. By making comments (作评价).

3.What does the underlined word “degrading” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Turning better. B. Getting worse.

C. Keeping the same. D. Becoming different.

4.Butterfly Conservation expects their survey to ______.

A. warn people to care more about the change of weather

B. keep the charity running more smoothly than ever before

C. help the British government protect nature and the environment

D. help the British better understand how important the butterflies are

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