17．Grandfather was from Italy and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United Stat——青夏教育精英家教网——

17．Grandfather was from Italy and was the only one in his family who settled down in the United States．The rest of his family remained in Europe．When World War I broke out，he seemed to have become another man，downhearted．Such obvious change was not born out of his welfare，but out of fear：if his only son，my uncle，had to go to war，it would be cousin fighting against cousin．
One day in 1918，my Uncle Milton received his draft notice．My grandparents were very upset．But my mother，at the age of 10，felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off to war．Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends，my uncle brought them all service pins，which meant that they had a loved one in the service．All the little girls were delighted．
Then the moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers，without any training but all in uniforms，boarded the train．The band played and the crowd cheered．Although no one noticed，I'm sure my grandmother had a tear in her eyes for the only son．The train slowly pulled out，but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused．Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station．There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out．Someone shouted，"The war is over"．For a moment，nobody moved，but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers．The men lined up in two lines，walked down the steps，and with the band playing，marched down the street，as returning heroes，to be welcomed home．My mother said it was a great day，but she was just a little disappointed that it didn't last a tiny bit longer．

41．My grandfather most worried aboutD．
A．the spread of the world war
B．the safety of his living two cousins
C．a drop in his living standards
D．his relatives killing each other
42．The underlined phrase"draft notice"means"C"
A．a letter of rejection         B．a train ticket for Europe
C．an order for army service     D．a note of warning
43．What did the"service pins"（in Para.2）stand for in the eyes of the little girls？A
A．Honor      B．Courage．
C．Victory．   D．Strength．
44．Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story？D
A．Disappointing．     B．Inspiring
C．Uncertain．          D．Unexpected．

16．_____never gives up will succeed．（　　）

15．I will never forget what my old headmaster told me．Normally when you are only 15years of age you do not remember most of the things that are taught by your teachers．But，this particular story is one such lesson that I will never forget．Every time I am puzzled，I get reminded of this story．
It was a normal Monday morning at an assembly，and he was addressing the students on important things in life and about committing（专注） ourselves to what is important to us．This is how the story went：
An old man lived in a certain part of London，and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway．He would get the train right to Central London，and then sit at the street corner and beg．He would do this every single day of his life．He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20years．
His house was dirty，and a stench came out of the house and it smelled horrible．The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore，so they called in the police officers to clear the place．The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house．There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years．
The police counted the money，and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire．They waited outside his house in hope of sharing the good news with him．When he arrived home that evening，he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now，a millionaire．
He said nothing at all； he went into his house and locked the door．The next morning he woke up as usual，went to the subway，got into the train，and sat at the street corner and continued to beg．
Obviously，this old man had no great plans，dreams or anything significant for his life．We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing，commitment．We should remain true to our course，although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally disapprove．Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts wealth．

41．Why did the headmaster tell us the story？C
A．To enjoy ourselves．
B．To teach us how to make money．
C．To tell us the importance of commitment．
D．To tell us not to look down upon beggars．
42．According to the passage which of the following is TRUE？A
A．The old man made a living by begging．
B．The old man was excited to be a millionaire．
C．The old man became a millionaire by begging every weekday．
D．The old man planned to became a billionaire．
43．Why did the police officer clean the old man's house？D
A．Because the old man hired them to do so．
B．Because they wanted to know how much money the old man had begged．
C．Because the old man wanted to live comfortably．
D．Because the neighbors of the old man could not bear the smell coming out of the old man's house．
44．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Where there is a will，there is a way．
B．Keep the general goal in sight while dealing with daily tasks．
C．Commitment contributes to wealth．
D．Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass．

14．From time to time I travel to town for some shopping．One Saturday it was Adam's turn to accompany me．As we left he promised his two brothers，he would return with candy（糖果） they all had a great fondness of．
Adam，7，is  a curious boy who never lacks for questions．As we drove，he asked about a gray building to our left．"What is that，daddy？""It's a church，honey．People go where to pray．""What do they pray for？""Well，they ask God help them？""I guess the could give them food but God tends to use other people to help hungry people．"
After parking at the corner，we walked toward the store．Adam had falled silent．He was looking at an old man begging by the store entrance．
"Can I have my dollar，daddy？"I pulled a dollar from my pocket handing it to Adam．
Inside the store，I kept Adam in sight  as I picked up some vegetables we needed．Adam stared wide-eyed，gently touching the packaged treasures excitedly．
Just as we left the checkout stand，Adam walked straight to the beggar holding out his priceless treasure．"This is from God，"Adam said softly．The old man looked up at Adam through his gray tired eyes and said，"Thank you，Lord．"
I hugged Adam saying，"That was thoughtful，Adam．"
"That certainly was，"confirmed（确认） a female voice to my right．I turned and watched a middle-aged woman place five dollars in the man's hat．"May I？"she asked as she bent over to kiss Adam's cheek．I nodded and smiled．
We walked towards the corner．Behind us a small group of people had gathered around the man placing money in his hat．

41．Which would be the best title for the text？A
A．A Cild Shall Lead Them．
B．A Curious Boy．
C．God Will Help Anyone．
D．Father and Son．
42．What did Adam actually give the man bigging by the store entrance？C
A．Vegetables．
B．Money．
C．Candy．
D．Treasures．
43．Which is the most probable reason why Adam fell silent when they walked toward the store？B
A．He felt curious when he saw an old man begging by the store entrance．
B．He was thinking whether God would send someone to help the beggar．
C．He was afraid that one dollar wasn't enough to buy the candy．
D．He was very tired after the long ride from his home to the store．
44．How did the author feel about Adam's helping the old man？B
A．Warm．        B．Proud．
C．Tense．        D．Surprised．

13．Madam，could you be kind enough to show me__________book which contains _________ ABC of computer，please？（　　）

不填；不填

12．Sam，an unemployed piano tuner，said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life．The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle（抽彩售货） when be was 25years old．But this was much bigger：it was﹩120，000!He had won the Big Cube，a state lottery（彩票）game．To win，a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on．The cube has six numbers on it：1X，10X，50X，100X，500X．and l000X．If he is correct，the contestant must then guess which of two selected variahles（变量）is going to be greater．So，just guessing which mumber appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money．
Sam correctly guessed 1000X，but he still had to choose between two variables．One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours．The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period．This was a tough decision．
Finally，Sam flipped a coin．It came up heads，so Sam picked the teenager．He picked right．The stop sign was run only 76times，but the teen clicked 120times．Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy，for he had just won 1，000times 120，or﹩120，000．Sam dreamily left the lottery studio．Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street，he got hit by a little sports car．
Sam is slowly getting better．He was in the hospital for a month．His hospital bill was﹩110，000．And the insurance company for the little sports car's owner sued （起诉）Sam for﹩9，000worth of repairs．Also，Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings．Sam doesn't play the state lottery any more．He says it's better to be unlucky．

41．What can be inferred about Sam from passage？A
A．He always has had bad luck．
B．He seldom goes to a raffle．
C．He is a very careful person in life．
D．He used to be crazy about lottery tickets．
42．Which of the following played a vital role in Sam's winning the big prize？B
A．The cube． B．The coin．
C．The blanket． D．The stop sign．
43．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？D
A．The lottery game was a complete lie．
B．Sam was quite familiar with the boy．
C．The owner of the car is now in hospital．
D．Sam will have none of the prize money lest．
44．What could be the best title for the passage？C
A．Curiosity killed the cat
B．Joy puts heart into a man
C．Extreme joy ends in sorrow
D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush．

11． makes her dLfferent from other students is that she likes being alone．（　　）

10． makes the peasant worker proud is he has set up a new bridge for the villagers．（　　）

What； because

That； because

9．Why didn't you tell me there was no meeting today？I all the way here the heavy snow．（　　）

	A．	needn't have driven； through		B．	can't have driven； across
	C．	mustn't have driven； through		D．	shouldn't have driven； cross

8．It was the first time that Mike the piano at the concert hall and he hoped that his nervousness would go ．（　　）

	A．	played；unnoticed		B．	had played；unnoticed
	C．	played；unnoticing		D．	had played；unnoticing

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