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  It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle.As Christmas drew near, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought.We bought the latest rages.Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls, and a doll house.Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.”

  It was just too late, what will all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl.So here we were-Christmas Eve around 9∶00 p. m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nested snug in their beds.Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child.“What if the bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked.“This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl,’ and it would be much better for her to pick it out.”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike.

  On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note.Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud.“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”Beaming, I said,“Yes.”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied,“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me.I’d rather keep this than get a real bike.”At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy every bicycle on the planet!

(1)

Which is the right time order of the following events?

a.The girl asked for a new bike

b.The girl opened the little heart-shaped package

c.The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.

d.The father made the girl a bike with clay.

e.The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one.

[  ]

A.

b, c, e ,d

B.

a, c, d, b, e

C.

a, c, b, d, e

D.

a, b, d, c, e

(2)

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever.

B.

Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all.

C.

The girl never lost her desire for a bike.

D.

The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike.

(3)

Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?

[  ]

A.

Because he wanted to buy a real one, but he had no money.

B.

Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter.

C.

Because he thought his daughter would like it.

D.

Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise.

(4)

What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?

[  ]

A.

The parents were happy and encouraged.

B.

The parents felt comfortable and relaxed.

C.

The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl.

D.

The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl.

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen  36  for almost a month. The crops were dying. Every day, my husband 37  to get water to the fields. But  38  we saw some rain soon, we would lose everything.

However, one day I learned the true lesson of   39  and witnessed the only miracle I had  40  seen before. I was cooking in the kitchen when I saw my son, Billy,   41  toward the woods. He was walking   42  with effort, trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the  43 , he came running back. I went on cooking, 44  that whatever he had been doing was finished. Moments later,  45 , he was once again walking slowly toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour. Finally I couldn’t help  46  him and saw the most amazing 47 .

Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I 48  screamed(尖叫) for him to get away, because a huge deer was dangerously 49  to him at that time. But the deer didn’t even move as Billy knelt down(跪下). I saw a tiny  50  lying on the ground, obviously suffering from 51 , lifting its head to drink the water cupped in Billy’s hands. When the water was 52 , Billy ran back to get more. It then became quite  53  to me what my son was doing.

I stood there, watching my  54  boy working so hard to save another life. As my tears began to hit the ground, they were suddenly joined by other drops. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God himself was weeping with pride. The rain that day 55 our farm.

1.                A.water          B.cloud          C.rain  D.storm

 

2.                A.decided        B.chose          C.tried D.offered

 

3.                A.before         B.unless          C.until D.if

 

4.                A.sending        B.sharing         C.forgiving  D.begging

 

5.                A.never          B.ever           C.once D.yet

 

6.                A.running        B.jumping         C.walking   D.riding

 

7.                A.slowly          B.quickly         C.hurriedly D.dangerously

 

8.                A.plants          B.flowers         C.woods    D.vegetables

 

9.                A.thinking        B.wondering      C.worrying  D.dreaming

 

10.               A.though         B.besides         C.however  D.too

 

11.               A.beating         B.following       C.teaching   D.hoping

 

12.               A.scene          B.field           C.world D.sign

 

13.               A.almost         B.already         C.just   D.even

 

14.               A.weak          B.close          C.ill    D.brave

 

15.               A.horse          B.crop           C.baby  D.deer

 

16.               A.thirst          B.diseases        C.heat  D.pain

 

17.               A.gone          B.cleaned        C.lost   D.dried

 

18.               A.comfortable     B.clear           C.acceptable D.simple

 

19.               A.kind           B.clever          C.naughty   D.honest

 

20.               A.hit            B.washed         C.ruined    D.save

 

 

Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new baby. They find out that the new baby is going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael sings to his sister in Mommy's stomach.

In time, the labor pains come. But complications arise during delivery. Finally, Michael's little sister is born. But she is in serious condition. With alarm in the night, the ambulance rushes the infant to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Mary's Hospital, Knoxville, Tennessee. The days go by. The little girl gets worse. The pediatric (儿科的) specialist tells the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.”

Karen and her husband contact a local cemetery about a burial plot. They have fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby, but now they plan a funeral. Michael keeps begging his parents to let him see his sister, "I want to sing to her," he says. But kids are never allowed in Intensive Care.

Karen makes up her mind. She will take Michael whether they like it or not. If he doesn’t see his sister now, he may never see her alive.

She dresses him in an oversized suit and marches him into ICU. He looks like a walking laundry basket, but the head nurse recognizes him as a child and shouts, "Get that kid out of here now. No children are allowed. Never disturb patients here.” The mother rises up strongly and said," He is not leaving until he sings to his sister!"

Karen leads Michael to his sister's bedside. He gazes at the tiny infant losing the battle to live. And he begins to sing. In the pure hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sings:" You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray......" Instantly the baby girl responds. The pulse rate begins to calm down and becomes steady.

“Keep on singing, Michael." encouraged Karen with tears in her eyes. "You never know, dear, how much I love you, please don't take my sunshine away."

The next day, the very next day, the little girl is well enough to go home! Woman's Day magazine called it "the miracle of a brother's song". The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of Gods love!

Never give up on the people you love.

1.What may the underlined words "the infant" refer to?

A.The baby

B.Karen

C.Mary

D.Michael

2.What do we know about the little sister after she was born?

A.She was driven to St. Mary's shop.

B.A doctor came to see her in her house.

C.She was very thin and couldn't speak.

D.She was in great danger.

3.Why did Karen firmly let little Michael see his sister in ICU?

A.Because he could make his sister alive.

B.Because his sister would be sent to a far hospital.

C.Because his sister was going to die soon.

D.Because his father wanted to take him away.

4.What do we know about the head nurse?

A.The head nurse was careful.

B.The head nurse was rude.

C.The head nurse was responsible.

D.The head nurse had no sympathy.

5.What is the general idea of the text?

A.A boy' s singing saved his sister' s life.

B.The little girl is well enough to go home.

C.Michael's little sister is born with a serious disease.

D.No children are allowed to enter the intensive care unit.

 

第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 36 playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 37 like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 38 open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 39 stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.

However, my dream 40 came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 41 dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 42 such differences. They were 43 "store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 44 Misako.

Soon my sisters and I became 45. Our "children" kept us 46 all day. We gave them a bath, 47 them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 48 and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.

But, by then, 49 interests seemed to have moved into 50 toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 51 one of her arms, and 52 was one-legged. "You can 53 them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 54_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 55 them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.

36. A. wanted      B. expected         C. hoped                    D. enjoyed

37. A. doll          B. toy                    C. girl                      D. baby

38. A. might       B. should           C. could                    D. dared

39. A. often       B. never                  C. sometimes              D. seldom

40. A. immediately B. firstly           C. hardly                   D. finally

41. A. beautiful   B. lovely           C. store-bought           D. new

42. A. care about        B. care for          C. think about          D. worry about

43. A. total       B. real               C. like                      D. true

44. A. my        B. one              C. them                    D. mine

45. A. sisters      B. fathers                 C. friends                    D. mothers

46. A. free        B. busy           C. hard                D. tired

47. A. wore       B. put on         C. dressed             D. wash

48. A. faces       B. legs             C. arms                D. hands

49. A. my        B. their                   C. my sisters’          D. my doll’s

50. A. tiny             B. different        C. curious                 D. humorous

51. A. lost        B. wounded        C. cut                       D. damaged

52. A. the other   B. another         C. it                  D. other

53. A. look out for        B. take care of       C. pay attention to     D. have a look at

54. A. two        B. few               C. many               D. three

55. A. teach       B. feed                   C. satisfy              D. help

 

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