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A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shining car. “Is you’re your car, Paul?” he asked. Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you anything? Boy, I wish…. ” He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that. ” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh yes, I’d love that.” After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked. He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you up-stairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it…. Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

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1. The street urchin was very surprised when　　　　 .　　　　

A. Paul received an expensive car　　　　 B. Paul told him about the car

C. he saw the shining car　　　　　　 D. he was walking around the car

2. From the story we can see the urchin　　　　 .　　　　　　

A. wished to give his brother a car　　　　 B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car

C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’s D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

3. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house_________.　　　　

A. to show his neighbors the big car　　 B. to show he had a rich friend

C. to let his brother ride in the car　　　　 D. to tell his brother about his wish

4. We can infer(推断)from the story that　　　　 .　　　　　　

A.　　 Paul couldn’t understand the urchin　　 B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother　　 D. the urchin’s wish came true in the end

5. The best name of the story is________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. a Christmas Present　　　　　　　　　　 B. a Street Urchin

C. a Brother like that　　　　　　　　　　 D. an Unforgettable Holiday Ride

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（A）

China’s Manned Space Program

The first stage

The second stage

The third stage

Time: October 15,2003

Spaceship: Shenzhou V

Main events: Chinese spaceman Yang Liwei was sent into space.

He went around the earth 14 times in his one-day flight.

China became the third country to succeed in manned space flight.

Time: October 12, 2005

Spaceship: Shenzhou VI

Main events: Chinese spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng were both sent into space.

On October 17, the two Chinese space heroes safely returned to the earth.

Future plans

1．China will make a manned moon landing at a proper（适当的）time around 2017.

2．China plans to set up a permanent（永久的）space lab ,and build its engineering system in the near future.

根据文章内容，选择正确答案。

1The Chinese spaceman traveling in space in the autumn of 2003 is .

A．Yang Liwei B．Fei Junlong C．Nie Haisheng D．Zhai Zhigang

2 Before China, how many countries had already sent their spaceship into space?

A．Only one B．Two C．Three D．We don’t know

3 Shengzhou V circled the earth in space .

A．one time B．four times C．five times D．fourteen times

4 During the second stage ,Chinese spacemen stayed in space for .

A．one day B．four days C．five days D．fourteen days

5 Chinese spacemen will possibly walk on the moon around .

A．2007 B．2008 C．2010 D．2017

（B）

When an earthquake hit a small town, many houses fell down. After the earthquake，all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.

One Sunday, when I was reading a newspaper, a special picture touches(触动)me. It suggested everyone should give something helpful to the people in the earthquake. I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves. I said to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and three-year-old Meghan. "We have so much, and these poor people now have nothing. We'll share what we have with them.”

I filled a box with foods and clothes. While I was doing this, I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and give away some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly when the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together. Then she walked away. A few minutes later she came back with Lucy, her much-loved doll. She put the doll on top of the other toys. "Oh, dear,” I said. “You don't have to give Lucy. You love her so much.” Meghan said, “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she'll make another little girl happy, too.”

I looked at Meghan for a long moment. She taught me a lesson. It's easy to give something that we don't want any more，but harder to give what we cherish(珍爱), isn’t it?

根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误，正确的写（T），错误的写（F）。（5分）

6 An earthquake happened in the writer’s hometown.

7 The writer learned the news of earthquake on the radio.

8 The writer decided to buy some clothes for those people in trouble.

9 The writer didn’t let Meghan give her much-loved doll.

10 The writer thinks it is more difficult to give what we love a lot.

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I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was Sociology. The teacher was really inspiring. The class was asked to go out and smile at three people.

I am a very 1 person and thought this would be a piece of cake. Soon after, my husband, youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s. We were standing in line, waiting to be 2 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to 3 away, and then even my husband did.

As I turned around I 4 a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor 5 men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “ 6 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for 7 . He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins he had been 8 .

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all Miss” because that was all they could 9 . He just wanted to be warm.

Then I really 10 it—the compulsion（冲动）was so great that I almost reached out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.

That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging(判断) my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a 11 tray（托盘）.

I then walked around the corner to the 12 that the men had chosen as a resting spot. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s 13 hand. He looked up at me, with 14 in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I 15 with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: acceptance without condition.

1. A．friendly B．healthy C．proud D．willing

2. A．treated B．served C．welcomed D．greeted

3. A．give B．put C．move D．throw

4. A．sounded B．tasted C．felt D．smelled

5. A．happy B．careless C．homeless D．pleasant

6. A．smiling B．crying C．thinking D．nodding

7. A．help B．acceptance C．money D．pocket

8. A．saving B．hoping C．holding D．counting

9. A．save B．share C．afford D．drink

10. A．felt B．made C．got D．took

11. A．different B．clean C．expensive D．clean

12. A．corner B．door C．kitchen D．table

13. A．warm B．clean C．dirty D．cold

14. A．fear B．tears C．hope D．desire

15. A．began B．met C．graduated D．filled

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One day, a young man visited a small farm in the countryside. As he got closer to the farm, he saw many chickens and an eagle (鹰) playing together.
He then went up to the farm house and talked to the farmer, “Sir, I was just passing by and I saw that you have many chickens and an eagle.” The farmer smiled and said, “That’s not an eagle. It’s a chicken.” The young man kept saying that it was an eagle. He said to the farmer, “Sir, that is an eagle! I can proveit to you.” The farmer laughed, “Sure, go ahead.”
The young man then pulled that big bird out and climbed a high mountain. He held the bird in his hands and said, “You are an eagle, fly!” But the bird failed. The young man tried the second time. He said to the bird, “I don’t care you have been raised as a chicken for those years. But I know what you were created to be. You are an eagle, now fly!” After the young man tried another three times, the bird began to flap (拍打) its wings. Finally, it flew high and began to fly around the farm.
It is true to us. Some people around us have continued to keep us down by lying to us. Over all of those years, we were told to be a failure, not to be good enough and to accept the “reality”. They are wrong. We should try our best to reach our highest potential (潜能) to prove that we are eagles.
小题1: The underlined word “raised” probably has the similar meaning to the word “ ”.

A．kept	B．treated
C．trained	D．regarded

小题2: How many times did the young man try before the bird flapped its wings?

A．Four.	B．Five.
C．Three.	D．Six.

小题3:According to the passage, during all of those years, “we” were told all of the following EXCEPT .

A．to be a failure	B．not to be good enough
C．to accept the "reality"	D．to prove that we are eagles

小题4:. Why did the young man pull that bird out?

A．Because he wanted to kill the bird.

B．Because the farmer asked him to do it.

C．Because he wanted to prove something to the farmer.

D．Because the farmer wanted the young man to throw the bird away.

小题5: What is the best title for the story?

A．You Are an Eagle	B．Chickens And an Eagle
C．How to Prove the Eagle	D．A Farmer And a Young Man

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Cat with a Phone Number

　　My phone rings a lot. But most of the time it's not for me. It's for my cat! Well, the caller doesn't want to talk to my cat. He wants to talk about him.

　　You see, my cat really gets around!

　　I met him three years ago. I was walking home one cold winter night. As I went by a row of houses, I saw something orange on a stoop(门前台阶). Then I heard a little cry. I went closer. It was a kitten.

　　He was sitting in the snow. As I watched, the ball of orange fur tried to stand up. But he wobbled－and fell down a step.

　　“You need to get warm.” I said. “My coat is big enough for both of us.” I picked up the shaking kitten. “I found you on a stoop.” I went on. “So that will be your name.” At once I heard a soft purr(咕噜声).

　　At home, Stoop lapped (舔) up some milk. He was warm and happy. In a week, he was running all over the apartment(一套房间).

　　But Stoop was not going to let himself be just an apartment cat. In the spring, he found his way to the streets of the city. How? By climbing down a tree outside my window!

　　I wanted to make sure that Stoop would always come home. I bought a little collar(颈圈) with a tag (标签). The tag said:“I have a home. If I look lost, phone Fred Sparks XY9－8809.”

1．The writer's telephone rings a lot because ________ .

[　　]

A．the writer has so many friends all over the world

B．the writer has much business to do with others

C．the caller wants to talk about the writer's books

D．the caller wants to talk to the writer's about his cat

2．If we say that somebody gets around, we means that ________ .

[　　]

A．he travels a lot from place to place

B．he is not active and always stays at home

C．he becomes as round as a big ball

D．he is very famous and everybody seems to know him