Agatha Christin went out at night. She never  36  the night when she met a   37  many years ago.

That evening, she was going to a birthday party which  38  until 2 o’clock in the morning. Agatha walked in the  39  street alone. Suddenly from the shadow of a dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out  40  her. “Good morning, lady.” the man said in a   41  voice, “I don’t think you wish to  42  here!” “ What do you   43  ?”Agatha asked.

“ Your earrings, take them off!”

Agatha suddenly had a  44  idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar of her overcoat while she used  45  hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly  46  them on the ground.

 47  them and let me go, “ she said. The robber  48  that girl didn’t like the earrings at all, only trying to  49  the necklace. It would cost  50  , so he said, “ Give me your necklace.”

“ Oh, sir. It’s  51  worth much. Please let me  52  it.”

“Stop rubbish. Quick!”

With shaking hands Agatha took off her necklace. As soon as the robber  53  , she picked up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends,

The  54  cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken  55  cost only six pounds.

A.minded      B.forgot       C.remembered         D.realized

A.friend         B.beggar         C.robber             D.stranger

A.stayed        B.ended           C.began               D.lasted

A.wide        B.narrow         C.quiet                D.busy

A.at            B.on             C.in                 D.against

A.loud         B.low             C.sharp            D.wild

A.come        B.die            C.fight                D.meet

A.do          B.make          C.want               D.ask

A.bright      B.foolish          C.funny               D.safe

A.her right   B.her left        C.the other            D.another

A.handed    B.put             C.passed             D.threw

A.Take         B.Accept          C.Collect             D.Pick

A.considered B.saw             C.felt                D.thought

A.keep        B.own           C.have               D.guard

A.more        B.less           C.cheap               D.expensive

A.really       B.usually         C.even               D.not

A.wear      B.keep           C.save             D.have

A.ran         B.allowed         C.disappeared        D.agreed

A.loss         B.luck            C.jewelry             D.earrings

A.away        B.out            C.off               D.down

When you are little,the whole world feels like a big playground.I was living in Conyers,Georgia the summer it all happened.I was a second grader,but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade.Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.

It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement.As I opened the basement door,before us lay the biggest room,full of amazing things like guns,dolls,and old clothes.I ran downstairs,and spotted a red steel can.It was paint.I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple,orange,blue and green.

“Stephanie,I just found us a project for the day.Get some paintbrushes.We are fixing to paint.”She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work.We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard.There on the road in front of my house,we painted big stripes(条纹)of colors across the pavement(人行道).Stripe by stripe,our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow.It was fantastic!

The sun was starting to sink.I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car.It was my mother.I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece.The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face,I could tell that I was in deep trouble.

My mother shut the car door and walked towards me.Her eyes glaring,she shouted,“What in the world were you thinking?I understood when you made castles out of leaves,and climbed the neighbors' trees,but this!Come inside right now!”I stood there glaring back at her for a minute,angry because she had insulted(侮辱)my art.

“Now go clean it up!”Mother and I began cleaning the road.Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.

Though years have now passed,I still wonder where my rainbow has gone.I wonder if,maybe when I get older,I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away.I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.

56.What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?

A.To introduce Stephanie to her.

B.To prevent her from seeing his painting.

C.To put the materials back in the yard.

D.To show his artwork to her.

57.In his mother's eyes,the writer________.

A.was a born artist        B.always caused trouble

C.was a problem solver   D.worked very hard

58.The underlined word“rainbow”in the last paragraph refers to______.

A.the rainbow in the sky

B.the stripes on the pavement

C.something imaginative and fun

D.important lessons learned in childhood

59.It can be learned from the passage that parents should______.

A.encourage children to paint

B.value friendship among children

C.discover the hidden talent in children

D.protect rather than destroy children's dreams

A kindergarten teacher decided to let her class play a game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she cannot forgive(宽恕).

So when the day came, every child brought some potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3, while some had up to 5 potatoes.

The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes with them wherever they go (even to the toilet) for one week. With days passing by, the children started to complain because of the unpleasant smell let out by the rotten (腐烂) potatoes they were carrying.

Those children who have 5 potatoes really began to feel the weight of the heavier bags. After one week, the children were happy to hear that the teacher had finally ended the game. The teacher asked: "How did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for one week?" The children started complaining of the trouble that they had to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes wherever they go.

Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind the game. The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred(仇恨)for somebody inside your heart. The burden(负担)of hatred will pollute your heart and you will end up carrying an unnecessary burden with you wherever you go.

If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what a burden it would be to have the hatred in your heart for your lifetime?"

1.According to the teacher, if a Child hates three persons, he or she needs to carry ________.

A.one potato        B.two potatoes       C.three potatoes     D.four potatoes

2.The underlined word “tolerate ” in the last paragraph probably means _____________.

A.carry             B.hate              C.receive           D.stand

3.In fact, the teacher wants to ______________.

A.play a game with the students              B.teach the students a lesson

C.make the students more tired              D.play jokes on the students

4.What is the main idea of the story?

A.It’s best to learn to forgive and forget.

B.Students should love people around them.

C.Children should carry less rotten potatoes.

D.Rotten potatoes are really a heavy burden.

 

Like any awards ceremony of its age, the Oscars, now in its 85th year, has been trying hard to change.

So how did that go this year? When host Seth MacFarlane noted in his opening speech that it was the first time the Academy Awards had a theme, I thought: “well, that’s a good start.”

But when he revealed that the theme was a tribute to(向…致敬) musicals, I was less sure. After all, it’s not the first time that musicals have featured at the Oscars.

In 2007, the cast of Dream-girls gave a special performance directed by movie director and musical veteran(经验丰富的老手) Bill Condon. Then there was the memorable 2009 show hosted by Hugh Jackman, who screams musicals. With Beyonce Knowles and Anne Hathaway, he performed several hit songs from move musical. And in 2010, how did Neil Patrick Harris introduce the hosts? By performing a musical number.

So I guess the Oscars could have done better this year. But I must admit, there were more music performances in the three-and-a –half-hour show than ever before. This suggests the Oscars has dropped some of its arrogance and wants to offer audiences more entertainment.

It’s a timely move as the Golden Globes, also known as the “big party,” has become a threat to the Oscars, stealing viewers and even its reputation. Just look at the Oscars’ winning list this year.

You can’t blame the academy for wanting to stick it to the Golden Globes. While they hired Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host the show—certainly more audience-friendly than MacFarlane— and Bill Clinton was invited as a presenter, who did viewers get at the Oscars? The First Lady of the US, Michelle Obama.

Way to go, Oscar! We know you’re struggling to look fresh and young, but don’t lose the pride and dignity that made you one biggest honor in the movie industry. Don’t ever let that change.

1.Examples are given in Para.4 to show that__________.

A.the Oscars has been trying hard to change

B.the Oscars’ theme is a tribute to musicals

C.it is not the first time that the Oscars has had a theme

D.musicals are not a new feature this year

2.What disappoints the writer is that__________.

A.the Oscars didn’t invite Bill Clinton as a presenter

B.the show took as long as three and a half hours

C.the Oscars has lost some pride and dignity to cater to the audiences

D.the Oscars is no longer fresh and young

3. Which of the following is true of the Golden Globes?

A.It gave an award to the First Lady of the US, Michelle Obama.

B.Its host and hostess had better reputation.

C.It has become highly competitive with the Academy Awards.

D.It is more friendly to the audience.

4.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A.Nothing new, but well done

B.So old, still young

C.New start, good change

D.Too old to change

 

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