One night I was sitting in my room half-listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No answer.
I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, no answer.
So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of （一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other.”
An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup. “Thanks.”
I wrote back “For what?” it returned to me with “Loving me” on it.
Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”
【小题1】The underlined word “yucky” most probably means ____.

    One night l was sitting in my room half-listening when my 14-year-old son Tommy fought with his 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn't pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.

    About 20 minutes later, when l was walking upstairs I hear Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, "Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?"

    No answer.

    I tried again, "Why don't you come out of there?"

    Again, no answer.

    So, looking around, I took a stack of（一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, "If you don't want to talk, we can write notes to each other."

An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he expressed all his terrible feeling into words for me, One of Kevin's notes said, "Nobody in this family cares about me. I am not the youngest, and I am not the oldest. Tommy thinks I am silly and Dad wishes he had the other

    Kevin as a kid because he's better at basketball. And you're never around to even notice me."

My eyes became wet as I wrote back to him. "You know, Kevin, I really do love you and I'm sorry I don't always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family."

There was no answer for a while, but then l hear a tearing（撕）sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup, "Thanks."

I wrote back "For what?"

It returned to me with "Loving me" on it.

Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is unhappy,  we'll smile and say "Write it on a paper cup."

46. Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

     A. Because he thought he was the worst boy in the family.

     B. Because he hurt his face when rushing up the stairs.

     C. Because he felt no love from the family members.

     D. Because he thought Mum only half-noticed him.

47. What makes Kevin think that Dad doesn't like him?

     A. He is much sillier than Tommy is.

     B. He isn't good at playing basketball.

     C. He doesn't like to make friends with others.

     D. He always refuses to answer others' questions.

48. Which of the following is true about the writer?

     A. She has two children.

     B. Kevin is the child who she loves best in her family.

     C. She didn't love Kevin at all in the past.

     D. She didn't pay enough attention to Kevin before.

49. What's the main idea of the passage?

     A. Writing words on a paper cup is a good way of communication.

     B. It's hard to get on well with family members.

     C. People should show how they love their family members.

     D. It's important to keep peace in the family.

    One night l was sitting in my room half-listening when my 14-year-old son Tommy fought with his 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn't pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.

    About 20 minutes later, when l was walking upstairs I hear Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, "Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?"

    No answer.

    I tried again, "Why don't you come out of there?"

    Again, no answer.

    So, looking around, I took a stack of（一摞）cards and a pencil and wrote, "If you don't want to talk, we can write notes to each other."

An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he expressed all his terrible feeling into words for me, One of Kevin's notes said, "Nobody in this family cares about me. I am not the youngest, and I am not the oldest. Tommy thinks I am silly and Dad wishes he had the other

    Kevin as a kid because he's better at basketball. And you're never around to even notice me."

My eyes became wet as I wrote back to him. "You know, Kevin, I really do love you and I'm sorry I don't always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family."

There was no answer for a while, but then l hear a tearing（撕）sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin who had run out of cards wrote on a torn paper cup, "Thanks."

I wrote back "For what?"

It returned to me with "Loving me" on it.

Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is unhappy,  we'll smile and say "Write it on a paper cup."

46. Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

     A. Because he thought he was the worst boy in the family.

     B. Because he hurt his face when rushing up the stairs.

     C. Because he felt no love from the family members.

     D. Because he thought Mum only half-noticed him.

47. What makes Kevin think that Dad doesn't like him?

     A. He is much sillier than Tommy is.

     B. He isn't good at playing basketball.

     C. He doesn't like to make friends with others.

     D. He always refuses to answer others' questions.

48. Which of the following is true about the writer?

     A. She has two children.

     B. Kevin is the child who she loves best in her family.

     C. She didn't love Kevin at all in the past.

     D. She didn't pay enough attention to Kevin before.

49. What's the main idea of the passage?

     A. Writing words on a paper cup is a good way of communication.

     B. It's hard to get on well with family members.

     C. People should show how they love their family members.

     D. It's important to keep peace in the family.

It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ”

I said   36   , “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at   37   an age?” I asked.

She joked, “I'm here to meet a    38   husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”

“No, seriously(严肃地),” I asked.

“I always   39  of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.

After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from   40   .

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to    41   at our party. I'll never forget what she taught   42   .

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow   43    because we stop playing. Here are the     44   of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every   45   . You've got to have a dream. When you    46   your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a big   47   between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to   48   , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did ,   49   rather for things we did not do.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week   50  graduation ( 毕业 ), she died peacefully（平静地） in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

(    )36. A. slowly              B. happily                         C. heavily        D. badly

(    )37. A. so                    B. this                              C. such                 D. that

(    )38. A. rich                 B. bad                              C. poor                 D. short

(    )39. A. hoped              B. wished                         C. wanted              D. dreamed

(    )40. A. another            B. the other                      C. the others      D. others

(    )41. A. say                  B. speak                           C. talk                  D. discuss

(    )42. A. us                   B. her                             C. him                  D. them

(    )43. A. young            B. old                           C. tall           D. thin

(    )44. A. stories             B. secrets                        C. seasons            D. surveys

(    )45. A. week               B. month                         C. year                 D. day

(    )46. A. lose                 B. have                            C. keep                 D. like

(    )47. A. chance             B. change                         C. difference      D. problem

(    )48. A. stand up           B. grow up                       C. grow old           D. keep healthy

(    )49. A. because          B. so                             C. though            D. but

(    )50. A. in                 B. after                          C. during        D. before