9．Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock． Oh.no! he thought to himself． ——青夏教育精英家教网—

9．Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock．"Oh，no!"he thought to himself．"Another day at that office； a boss who shouts at me all the time．"
As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door．He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside．"Bigwoods Football Pools （赌博公司） would like to congratulate you．You have won half a million pounds．"
Frank suddenly came to life．The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street．
At 11：30Frank arrived at work．"Please explain why you're so late，"his boss said．"Go and jump in the lake，"replied Frank．"I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye．Find yourself someone else to shout at．"
That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door．He rushed to the door．Outside were two men，neatly dressed in grey suits．"Mr．Smithson，"one of them said，"We're from Bigwoods Football Pools．I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…"
51．What do we know about Frank？A
A．He was a lazy man
B．He was a lucky person
C．He made a lot of money
D．He didn't get on well with his boss．
52．Why did Frank dare to shout to his boss？A
A．Because he thought he did not need the job．
B．Because his boss did not like him．
C．Because he was not late in fact．
D．Because he found a better job．
53．When he heard the knock at the door，Frank probably thoughtD．
A．someone had come to make an apology
B．someone had come to give him the money
C．his friends had come to ask about the football pools
D．his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck
54．On hearing"…there's been a terrible mistake…"，Frank was most likely to beA．
A．disappointed B．worried C．nervous D．curious．

8．While I lived in Ireland，part of my college course was to work with children with special needs．I was selected to work in a school with children with disabilities （残疾）．
I had a lot of rooms to choose from，but I chose to work in the room that was for children with severe disabilities．They had no speech and most were in a wheelchair．The teacher of that room asked if I would work with a girl who had epilepsy （癫痫症） and other brain disabilities．She was 15years old．The teacher thought that it was an achievement for her to be able to put on her coat all by herself．I saw more in her．She always wanted to put string through the shaped blocks to make a necklace．For the 5years she was in the school the teachers always tried to help her but always ended up doing all the work．
I knew this smart girl could do more and so I encouraged her．She had a thumb which she could not move but I encouraged her so much to try．She got very upset most days and sometimes I wanted to give up．Finally after a week this young girl was able to do what she had been wanting to do by herself for so many years．Her teacher cried when she saw what this girl was able to do with just some encouragement．
I wish everyone would encourage people rather than tell them they can't or do it for them．
56．According to the writer，people with disabilitiesB．
A．should rely on themselves for a living
B．need encouragement to achieve their goals
C．need support from the whole society all the time
D．should be encouraged to make use of their own gifts
57．How did the teachers feel about the girl before the writer came？C
A．Puzzled．B．Angry．C．Disappointed．D．Worried．
58．We can learn from the passage thatA．
A．the writer was willing to take on big challenges
B．the girl was helpful even if she had disabilities
C．the writer didn't like working with the children at first
D．the girl's health improved a lot with the writer's help．

7．I won't be able to attend the lecture tonight because I a report in my office then．（　　）

	A．	will have written		B．	was writing
	C．	has been writing		D．	will be writing

6．Once upon a time，two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict （冲突）．It was the first serious one between them in 40years of farming peacefully side by side．In the end，they fell apart．
One morning，a man with a carpenter's toolbox came for some work．The elder brother said，"I just have a job for you．Look at the farm across the creek （河沟）．My younger brother lives there．It was he who used his bulldozer （推土机） to dig the creek last week to spite （刁难） me．So I want you to build me a fence，an 8foothigh fence，in order not to see his place any more．"The carpenter smiled and said，"I see．I'll try to do a job that satisfies you．"Then the elder brother went downtown．
At sunset when the farmer returned，the carpenter had just finished his job．The farmer's eyes opened wide!To his surprise，there was no fence there at all!Instead，there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other!A fine piece of work!He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching．The brothers stood at each end of the bridge，and then they met in the middle，taking each other's hands．They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder．"No，wait!Stay a few days．I've a lot of other work for you，"said the elder brother．"I'd love to stay on，"the carpenter said，"but I have so many more bridges to build．"

63．What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict？B
A．They lived a poor life．
B．They lived in peace．
C．They never spoke to each other．
D．They lived on the same farm．
64．It can be learned that the carpenter wasD．
A．unwilling to obey the farmer    B．fond of building bridges
C．unable to build a fence         D．willing to help others
65．The best title for this passage isA．
A．A Fine Piece of Work              B．A Carpenter
C．A Conflict Between Two Brothers   D．Two Brothers
66．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C
A．The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek．
B．The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge．
C．The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter's work．
D．The carpenter planned to build an 8foothigh fence as asked to．

5．It was a winter morning，just a couple of weeks before Christmas．While most people were warming up their cars，Trevor，my husband，had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work．On arrival，he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does．After putting in 10hours of labor，he returned to find his bike gone．
The bike，a black Kona 18speed，was our only transport．Trevor used it to get to work，putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family．And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live．
I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story．Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help．One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，and then called my husband to pick it up．Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job．It really is an honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before．
People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so．This experience has had a spreading effect on our lives because it strengthened our faith in humanity．And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we，too，can share with others．No matter how big or how small，an act of kindness shows that someone cares．And the results can be everlasting．

56．Why was the bike so important to the couple？C
A．The man's job was bike racing．
B．It was their only possession．
C．They used it for work and daily life．
D．It was a nice Kona 18speed．
57．We can infer from the text thatD．
A．the couple worked 60hours a week．
B．people were busy before Christmas
C．the stranger brought over the bike
D．life was hard for the young family．
58．How did people get to know the couple's problem？B
A．From radio broadcasts． B．From a newspaper．
C．From TV news． D．From a stranger．
59．What do the couple learn from their experience？D
A．Strangers are usually of little help．
B．One should take care of their bike．
C．News reports make people famous．
D．An act of kindness can mean a lot．

4．Enid's wedding（婚礼） dress arrived at five o'clock in the evening just seventeen hours before her marriage!
"I must try it on，Mother!"she cried，as she ran upstairs．
Three minutes later Enid's cries brought her mother in．The dress was much too big for her．It was baggy in the front，and the neckline looked all wrong．Enid was in tears．
"Take it back to dressmaker's，"Mrs Bale said．"She must  alter  it tonight．Hurry now．Take it off and go．"
The dressmaker's shop was closed．"CLOSED FOR ONE WEEK'S HOLIDAY"said a notice on the door．Fresh tears rose to Enid's eyes．She ran home again to her mother．
"This is unlucky，"Mrs Bale said．"But what are we going to do？Shall I ask Mrs Peters to help？She was a dressmaker once．I'm sure she could alter it for you．"
Mrs Peters was brought in and began to work．She could see what was wrong．She had to take in a lot of material at the front，and that was a big job．Then she altered the neckline-in fact she made it again．At ten o'clock the work was finished，and Enid tried the dress on．It fitted her beautifully．
The three women were having a cup of tea when the doorbell rang．Mrs Bale answered it and looked into the worried eyes of a fat young woman．The woman was carrying a large，flat box．
"Does Miss Enid Bale live here？"she asked breathlessly．
"Yes．She's my daughter．"
"Oh，I'm glad I've found you!There's been a mistake．Your daughter has my wedding dress，and I've got hers．And I'm getting married tomorrow!She held out the box to Mrs Bale．

51．Why did Enid cry after she tried on the wedding dress？BecauseB．
A．she found that she had taken another women's dress
B．the dress didn't fit her
C．she was very excited when she put on the dress
D．she was very angry
52．According to the passage，the word"alter"means"C"．
A．to buy something              B．to repair something which is broken
C．to make something different    D．to do something again
53．The dress maker's shop was closed，becauseD．
A．it was a holiday
B．it was late in the evening
C．the dressmaker went home from work
D．the dressmaker went on a holiday
54．The three women were having a cup of tea when the doorbell rang becauseA．
A．they felt happy to get the wedding dress prepared before the wedding
B．they were waiting for another women who would brought them another dress
C．they were planning to attend the two weddings the next day．
D．None of the above is right
55．Which of the following is NOT true？D
A．Mrs Peters was a kind and helpful woman．
B．The young woman was worried about her wedding dress very much．
C．The dressmaker made a mistake when she sent out these two dresses．
D．The young woman could not get married the next day．

3．My name is Annie Wagnall．When I was eleven，I learned from my mom that many kids have to leave their homes without any of their own belongings．Can you imagine not even having your own toothbrush，books or toys？I think all kids deserve to have the things they need，so I came up with the idea to create"Care Bags"and fill them with essential items to make the kids live better during difficult times．
My project is now an award-winning nonprofit organization called Care Bags Foundation and more than 100Care Bags are filled every month．With the help from thousands of volunteers and donors，I've been able to improve the lives of more than 9，000kids worldwide．
My volunteer work has taught me so much．It has helped me to be more thankful for the family and good life I have．I've made a lot of new friends and have met important people，including former President George H．W．Bush．Best of all，doing this has shown me just how good it feels to help others．
I really love kids，so that's what I like to spend my time on．Perhaps you love art，or reading，or sports．Whatever your passion is，find something you care about，take action，and then volunteering will be fun．I encourage you to use your time，talents and your voice to make the world a better place．You'll be so glad of what you did!

46．Care Bags Foundation helps kids in need byC．
A．selling Care Bags to raise money for them
B．persuading them not to leave their homes
C．filling and sending Care Bags to them
D．asking volunteers to teach them art or sports
47．According to the text，which of the following items can't be found in Care Bags？B
A．Soap． B．Computers． C．Pencils．D．Toothpaste．
48．How many Care Bags can be prepared every month now？D
A．More than 9，000． B．About 2，000．
C．About 200． D．More than 100．
49．What has Annie Wagnall learnt from her work？C
A．A lot of people would like to ask her for help．
B．She doesn't need a nice family and is living a good life．
C．It feels good to make others happy．
D．It brings her opportunities to meet important people．
50．The author wrote this text toA．
A．call on more people to help those in need
B．introduce how her foundation works
C．encourage parents to spend more time with kids
D．explain why she started Care Bags．

2．One summer on my way to New Orleans，I passed a young man standing by the roadside，with his thumb out for a lift．I drove right by him．Now you're a fool for helping．"I don't want to get involved"seems to have become a national motto．
Several days later I was thinking about the hitchhiker，about how I didn't even move my foot off the accelerator（加速踏板）for him．
"Does anyone stop any more？"I wondered．Blanche Dubois once said："I have always depended on the kindness of strangers．"Was that possible these days？One way to test this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money，just relying on the others'good will．What would happen？
The idea interested me．So I decided to really do it．Without a penny，for six weeks I hitched 82rides and covered 4，223miles across 14states．I would only accept offers of rides，food and places to sleep．
I found people were generally compassionate．Hearing I had no money and would accept none，people bought me food and gave me necessities．Those who had the least to give often gave the most．In Nebraska，a house painter named Mike noted the freezing weather and gave me a big army-style jacket．A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house．Then he offered me a tent．
I was treated kindly everywhere I went，amazed by people's readiness to help a stranger and feeling grateful to all the warm-hearted people．My faith in ordinary folks was renewed．It turns out you can still depend on the kindness of strangers．

56．How did the author felt days after he refused to give the young man a ride？A
A．Guilty． B．Worried．   C．Confused． D．Satisfied．
57．Why did the author decide to go on a hitchhiking journey without any money？A
A．To test his doubts about people's kindness．
B．To experience the fun of hitchhiking．
C．To call for trust and love among people．
D．To have a cool and romantic journey．
58．The underlined word"compassionate"in Paragraph 5most probably meansB．
A．reliable   B．warm-hearted  C．loyal   D．responsible
59．During the author's journey，B．
A．his puzzle about people strengthened
B．he found poor people more eager to help
C．he learned many survival skills
D．he didn't receive as much help as he had expected
60．Which can be the best title of the story？D
A．A crazy journey．    B．Never get involved．
C．Sweet memories．     D．Believe in people's kindness．

1．Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952，educated at Brentwood School，Essex and St John's College，Cambridge where，in 1974he gained a BA （and later an MA） in English literature．
He was the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy（《银河系漫游指南》），which started life as a BBC Radio 4series in March 1978．Since then it has been transformed into a series of best-selling novels，a TV series，a record album，a computer game and several stage adaptations．
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's success sent the book straight to Number One in the UK Bestseller List and in 1984Douglas Adams became the youngest author to be awarded a Golden Pan．He won a further two （a rare feat），and was nominated-though not selected-for the first Best of Young British Novelists awards．
He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe （1980）； Life，The Universe and Everything （1982）； So Long and Thanks for all the Fish （1984）； and Mostly Harmless （1992）．The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted into a 6-part television series，which was an immediate success when first showed in 1982．Other publications include Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency （1987）and Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul （1988）．In 1984Douglas teamed up with John Lloyd and wrote The Meaning of Life and their second huge success，The Deeper Meaning of Life followed in 1990．One of Douglas's personal favorites was written in 1990when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote Last Chance to See an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals．
Douglas sold over 15million books in the UK，the US and Australia．He was also a best seller in German，Swedish and many other languages．
Douglas Adams died on Friday，May 11，2001，in Santa Barbara，CA．He will be greatly missed by fans worldwide．

61．The main idea of this passage isC．
A．Douglas Adams，always loved by fans
B．Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
C．Douglas Adams and his works
D．Douglas Adams's personal lives
62．The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was first shown to the public asA．
A．a radio series B．a movie C．a TV series D．a computer game
63．Which two books were adapted into a six-part TV series？B
A．Life，The Universe and Everything and Mostly Harmless
B．The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and Life，The Universe and Everything
C．The Restaurant at the End of the Universe and So Long and Thanks for all the Fish
D．So Long and Thanks for all the Fish and Mostly Harmless
64．Last Chance to See is a book aboutD．
A．Some stories happening in a Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
B．the author's personal favorites
C．a zoologist and his worldwide experiences
D．searching for rare and endangered species of animals
65．Which of the following statement is not true？B
A．Douglas Adams died at the age of 49and he was memorized by his fans．
B．Douglas Adams was the youngest author to be selected as one of the first Best of Young British Novelists．
C．John Lloyd was one of the authors of the two books，The Meaning of Life and The Deeper Meaning of Life．
D．Douglas graduated from Essex and St John's College and gained a Master's Degree．

20．Renee had been married for a long，long time．Her favorite part of being married was the weekend，when she was with her two horses．On the weekend，Renee was at the stables（养马场） from morning until dark．She fed，groomed，and rode her horses．She was an excellent rider．She would ride the horses bareback on Saturday，and then she would saddle（给马装鞍） them up on Sunday．
Renee loved parades．She used to say，"A parade isn't a parade without a horse．"Renee loved parades almost as much as she loved her horses．She belonged to an email list of volunteers for parades．She regularly visited the state website list of parades to see if there were any new parades that she didn't know about．All the state parades were organized in her computer．In the parades file，she listed the date，drive time and distance，parade time，contact people，and other details she felt were important．
She knew the parade director of every town within a four-hour drive．She never stayed overnight．She always left the parade in time to get her horses back to the stables before"bedtime"．She had to feed them before they turned in．Her horses seemed to like parades，too．They knew a few tricks that always impressed the children．
Renee was very generous with her time and her horses．But owning horses wasn't cheap．You had to rent the stables，and there were always vet（兽医） and feed bills．Renee knew how to cope with expenses，though．Her vet always gave her a 10-percent discount for paying cash．She always bought the no-name，generic food for the horses．Her vet had told her it was just as healthful and tasty as the brand name material．She always bought economy gasoline．And on parade days，Renee always packed her own lunch and ate with her horses．

56．What did Renee regularly do on the weekend？C
A．She visited the state website list of parades．
B．She took part in parades．
C．She fed，groomed，and rode her horses at the stables．
D．She spent with her family．
57．Which one did Renee like better，horses or parades？D
A．She liked horses better than parades．
B．She liked parades better than horses．
C．She didn't love her horses as much as she loved parades．
D．She loved her horses almost as much as she loved parades．
58．Renee never stayed overnight when she took part in parades becauseB．
A．she didn't like to sleep together with horses
B．she had to get her horses back to the stables before"bedtime"to be fed
C．her horses didn't agree to stay overnight
D．she couldn't sleep well outside
59．How did Renee cope with expenses of owning horses？The following ways were used except thatA．
A．she always bought the brand name food for the horses
B．she had a 10-percent discount for paying cash offered by her vet
C．she always packed her own lunch and ate with her horses on parade days
D．she always bought the no-name，generic food for the horses
60．Which of the following words can't be used to describe Renee？D
A．caring B．money-saving C．careful D．mean．

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