We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.  It stood outside a furniture（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.” What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.  As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea. After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake（超车）?” Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church（教堂）. One of the officers came to me. “Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?” I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.” He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was--er, something else.” My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

1.From the story we know that _________.

2.What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

3.Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

4.When did the officers begin to realize（意识到）they had made a mistake?

All the students at the beach party were members of the French Club. Before they began to swim or to play games, Miss Barnes wanted them to learn some new   1  . She taught them how to say beach, sand and waves in   2  . The students repeated the new words and tried to use them in sentences.

        3   the French lesson, the boys started playing volleyball. Miss Barnes helped them to keep scores in French. The students laughed at their mistakes, but they enjoyed practising their numbers and having   4  at the same time.

      At a later time, there was much time for those in the group who liked to swim to go into the   5    Most of them didn't swim far. Some waves were quite large and could be   6  for people who did not swim well. Miss Barnes watched them very   7  . When it was time for lunch, everyone enjoyed sandwiches, potato chips and fruits. While   8  were eating, Miss Barnes asked each member of the club a question in French. If the students could not answer their questions, she taught them   9  to say. Everyone agreed that the French Club and the beach party would help them to learn French, and they all thanked Miss Barnes for  10  such a nice teacher.

1. A. words              B. clothes                  C. books                   D. places

2. A. English            B. French              C. Chinese           D. Japanese

3. A. In               B. During               C. Before               D. After

4. A. fun              B. class                C. dinner              D. problem

5. A. house            B. sand              C. water             D. beach

6. A. boring            B. dangerous           C. exciting            D. delicious

7. A. slowly            B. safely                C. carefully          D. loudly

8. A. she               B. we                  C. you                 D. they

9. A. how              B. what                C. when              D. where

10. A. doing           B. giving            C. having             D. being

  We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.

       It stood outside a furniture（家具）shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack（车顶架）. I’ve always wanted one like that.”

       What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.

       As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

       After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake（超车）?”

       Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers（警官）inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

       “Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?”

       I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.”

       He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was——er, something else.”

       My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

(    ) 36 From the story we know that                                  .

       A the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

       B the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

       C the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

       D the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

(    ) 37  What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

       A He could drive slowly and it was safe.

       B Other drivers would let him go first.

       C His wife could use a new bookshelf.

       D He could save a lot of money and time.

(    )38 Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

A Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

       B Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

      C Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.

       D Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

(    ) 39 Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?

       A Because then she knew what mistake the police had made.

       B Because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.

       C Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

       D Because the police had helped them a lot.

(    )40 When did the officers begin to realize（意识到）they had made a mistake?

       A Before they arrived at the church.

       B Before they overtook（overtake的过去式）the writer’s car.

       C After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.

       D After the writer’s family left the church.

It all started a year before when my daughter Suzanne and I were shopping in Sydney. In the window of a sports shop I noticed a photo of a group of young people climbing the rock along a canyon. “That’s what I’m going to do next year,” I said. Suzanne laughed. “Sure, Mum! Don’t forget you’re 65 years old.”

I didn’t feel I was that age! I joined a club and trained weekly. Each day I felt my physical energy increase and, along with it, my confidence. Then Suzanne pointed out, “It’s good, but how can you clear away the fear of height?” “I’ve got it worked out.” I replied bravely. “We’re going to the indoor climbing center.”

While I was going up the high wall, I was afraid to look down as if a terrible animal was after me. Some time later, as I reached the ground, I sat down heavily on the floor. Later that night, as I lay in bed, I encouraged myself, “You’d climbed the wall! You’ll certainly make it!”

We set off with our packages to the Grand Canyon. When we reached it, I found the canyon was a huge black hole—far deeper than I had imagined. As the guide clipped(夹住) me onto the rope, my heart beat double-time and I wondered why I had got myself into this. Time lost all meaning as I pushed my body forward. Only the strong rope kept me from losing hope. I began to think it would never end when everyone had stopped. “This is as far as we go, and we can climb out after a few steps, “the guide said finally. Two and a half hours later, we returned to the car park at last. I began to shake, one hard step after another.

Getting onto the bus, I fell into the seat I had left so confidently a lifetime before. Then, while I was in the seat catching my breath, a feeling of happiness spread through me. I had done it, at 66 years of age.

46. When did the writer decided to climb the rock through a canyon?

A. After she joined a club and trained weekly.

B. When she went to the indoor climbing center.

C. After she went to the Grand Canyon.

D. When she noticed a photo of a group of young people climbing the rock along a canyon.

47. According to the second paragraph, what’s her daughter’s attitude towards her decision?

   A. supportive    B. doubted    C. confident    D. against

48. What did the writer find when she reached the Grand Canyon?

   A. She found it was very easy to climb it.

   B. She found that a terrible animal was after her and she was afraid..

   C. She found the canyon was far deeper than she had imagined.

   D. She found she began to shake, one hard step after another.

49. The underlined part suggested that the writer was feeling__________.

   A. angry    B. nervous    C. happy    D. excited

50. It can be learned from the passage that_________________________.

   A. Where there is a will, there is a way.

   B. One can’t believe its daughter.

   C. Old people shouldn’t have a dream.

   D. Climbing is the only way to keep health.