B
One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home. His name was Kyle. He was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd(书呆子).” So I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walking, I saw some kids running at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. I jogged over to him, and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, I handed him his glasses. He said, “Thanks!” There Was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived, It turned out he lived near me, so I asked him why! had never seen him before. He said he had gone to a private school before coming to this school. I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all the way home. He turned a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He said yes. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Graduation day arrived. Kyle was valedictorian of our class, so he had to prepare a speech for graduation. In his speech he said. “Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. I am going to tell you a story.” I stared at my friend in disbelief as he told the story of the first day We met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He gave me a little smile. “Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.” I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment.
45.What does the underlined word “valedictorian” in the second paragraph mean?
A.A graduate who delivers a farewell speech in a class.
B.A graduate who is the youngest in a class.
C.A student who is the most popular in a class.
D.A student who can not graduate on time in a class.
46.It can be concluded from the text that the author______.
A.was good at playing football in high school
B.had not liked to make friends with the students from private schools before
C.seldom helped others
D.did not study hard in high school
47.Not until the graduation day did the author know_______.
A.the real reason why Kyle carried all his books home the first day they met
B.Kyle was his best friend
C.Kyle enjoyed making speeches in front of the class
D.Kyle's many weaknesses
48.What does the author mainly want to express by telling this story?
A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B.Helping others is a Virtue.
C.Your action is powerful: with one small gesture you can change a person's life.
D.We should have a pity on the weak.

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17,1706 in Boston,America. In his life he built a successful printing and publishing business in Philadelphia;he conducted scientific studies of electricity and made several important discoveries;he was a diplomat (外交官) and statesman;he helped establish Pennsylvania’s first university and America’s first city hospital;he also organized the country’s first subscription library (收费图书馆).
Franklin was also unequaled in America as an inventor until Thomas Edison. Ben had poor eyesight  and needed glasses to read. He got tired of always taking them off and putting them back on,so he decided to figure out a way to make his glasses let him see both near and far. He had two pairs of glasses cut in half and put half of them together. Today,we call them bifocals (双光眼镜).Another invention of his,an iron stove,allowed people to warm their homes.
He loved to learn about new things. He also thought it was important to make life better with the things that he invented. Electricity was one of the things he experimented with when he retired from his business. Ben discovered that lightning (闪电) and electricity were the same thing. The lightning rod was an important invention that we still use today to protect buildings and ships from lightning damage.
Franklin preferred to have his inventions used freely for the comfort and convenience of everyone. Thomas Jefferson,the third president of America,called Benjamin Franklin “the greatest man of the age and country in which he lived”.To Benjamin Franklin there was no greater purpose in life than to “live usefully”.
【小题1】Benjamin Franklin was NOT a________.

A.diplomatB.scientist
C.businessmanD.president
【小题2】The underlined word “unequaled” in Paragraph 2 means________.
A.better than any otherB.worse than any other
C.the same as othersD.confident as others
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT Benjamin’s invention?
A.Bifocals.B.The iron stove.
C.Printing.D.The lightning rod.
【小题4】What was Benjamin Franklin’s purpose in life?
A.To live comfortably every day.
B.To be useful to others.
C.To be a famous person in the world.
D.To earn a lot by inventing things.

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