A boy carefully took his blind father to a seat in a noodle restaurant.

He called   1   for two bowls of beef noodles. When the restaurant owner was going to   2   the food, the boy suddenly whispered to him,“Only one bowl with   3  , the other without ---just plain noodles.”

In fact, the boy had a light purse and couldn’t afford   4  bowls of beef noodles. He called loudly just to let his   5  know.

When the noodles were sent to them, the father wasn’t in a hurry. He used his chopsticks to search in his bowls, trying to   6   a piece of beef. As soon as he succeeded in finding one, he picked it out   7  put it into his son’s bowl, saying kindly, “Eat some more. Have enough   8  so that you can study well.”

The boy accepted silently(默默地) and then quietly put the beef   9  to his father’s bowl.

When the restaurant owner saw this, he was   10 , then he asked a waiter to bring   11  some dishes from the kitchen. The boy thought   12  the waiter took the dishes to a wrong table, but the owner came up explaining with a smile, “Today is my restaurant’s anniversary(周年庆). The dishes are  13 .”

After the father and son left, the waiter   14  the bowls from the table and found some coins 15  one of them. The sum is just the price of the dishes.

1.                A．quickly         B．slowly          C．loudly    D．quietly

2.                A．ask            B．prepare        C．eat  D．heat

3.                A．pork           B．chicken         C．beef D．fish

4.                A．five            B．two            C．three D．four

5.                A．mother         B．father          C．friend    D．waiter

6.                A．look           B．listen           C．find  D．see

7.                A．so             B．but            C．or   D．and

8.                A．money         B．book           C．food D．work

9.                A．back           B．up             C．down D．off

10.               A．angry          B．afraid          C．moved    D．nervous

11.               A．us             B．him            C．her   D．them

12.               A．who           B．that           C．where D．how

13.               A．free           B．cheap          C．expensive D．best

14.               A．found          B．cleaned        C．finished   D．came

15.               A．out            B．in             C．on   D．under

    Hundreds of years ago, a Roman army came north from England to make war on Scotland. The Scots, a brave people, loved their country very much. They fought hard to drive the enemy out of Scotland, but there were too many Romans. It looked as if the Romans would win.

    One night, the leader of Scots marched his soldiers to the top of a hill. "We will rest here tonight, my men.”  he said. Tomorrow we will fight one more battle. We must win or we will die."

    They were all very tired, so they ate their supper quickly and fell asleep. There were four guards on duty, but they, too, were very tired, and one by one, also fell asleep.

    The Romans were not asleep. Quickly they gathered at the foot of the hill. Slowly they climbed up the hillside, taking care not to make a sound. Closer and closer they came to the sleeping Scots. They were almost at the top. A few minutes more, the war would be over.  Suddenly, one of them put his foot on a thistle（蓟）.He cried out and his sudden cry woke the Scots. In a moment, they were on their feet and ready for battle. The fighting was hard but it did not last long. The Scots wiped out the Romans and saved their country.

     The thistle is not a beautiful plant. It has sharp needles all over it. Few people like it. But the people of Scotland liked it so much that they made it their national flower.

      51.  Hundreds of years ago there was a war between ________            .

          A. Roman army and North England           B. Roman army and the Scots

          C. England and Scots                      D. a brave people and the Scots

     52.  "We must win or we will die." What the leader of the Scots said means________

          A. they were sure to win

          B. they couldn't escape from death

          C. they would win and then they would die

          D. they must try hard to win, otherwise they would be killed

     53.  The Romans climbed up the hill quietly because ________.

          A. they didn't want to wake the Scots

          B. they wanted to reach the top

          C. they wanted to catch the four guards first

          D. they were afraid of the sharp needles of the thistle

     54.  The people of Scotland made thistle their national flower because ________

          A. it is a beautiful plant

          B. it is fresh and lovely

          C. it had so many sharp needles all over it

          D. it was the thistle that helped the Scots to win the battle

This morning, I got a funny feeling. Today I had to give a report in my 1 , and I was afraid to do so for a long time!

Mom came into the kitchen, asking,"Are you ready, 　2 ? "

"Yes, "I answered quietly. 3 in fact I wasn't ready!

On my way 　 4 school, I could feel my heart beating . I hated this!

I went into Mrs Owens' class. She was smiling, and saying 5 to all her students as she did every morning.

"Hi, Sam, "she said to me as I walked 6　 the classroom.

"Hi," I said and quickly sat in my 　7 , I looked at the clock. The time was near.　 Then Mrs Owens started ," Sam, it's time for you to show yourself. " Show 8 　?Oh, no!

I got up slowly, 9 　the ground as I walked to the front of the classroom. Then, I looked up, and everyone was looking at me. Mrs Owens knew I was 10 , so she came beside me, and put, her hand on my back.

She said to the class," Sam works very hard on his 　11　 ,and I know it is a very interesting report. "Then she turned to me and asked," Sam, 12 did you like best about your report on Hawaii?"

I thought about the fun things I read about surfing before, and I started to talk. I talked and talked 13 the whole class, and I was not nervous at all. It was great fun, it wasn't frightening . The class cheered as I finished and Mrs Owens was 　14　 .

In fact ,I can do 15　 than I think I can —if I try! I am proud of myself.

(　 )1. A. class　　　　　 B. house　　　　 C. party　　 　　　　 D. hometown

(　 )2. A. friends　　　 B. classmates　　 　　　 C. Owens　　　 　　 D. Sam

(　 )3. A. Then　　　 　 B. But　　　　　 C So　　　　　　 　 D. Or

(　 )4. A. on　　　　 　 B. from　　　　 C. to　　　　　　 　　 D. in

(　 )5. A. sorry　　 　　　　　　 B. hello　　 　　　 C. goodbye　　　　 D. thanks

(　 )6. A. into　　　 　　　　　　 B. out of　　 　　　 C. away from　　　　 D. far from

(　 )7. A. bed　　　 　　 B. seat　　　 　　 C. dining- room　　　 D. reading room,

(　 )8. A. me　　　　 　 B. us　　　　 　　 C. myself　　　　 　 D. ourself

(　 )9. A. looking after 　 B, look over　　 　　　 C. looking at　　　　 D. looking for

(　 )10. A. glad　　　　 B. nervous　　 C. active　　　　 　　 D. happy

(　 )11. A. dictionary　　 B. magazine　　 C. newspaper　　　　 D. report

(　 )12. A. what　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. where　　　　 　　 D. whom

(　 )13. A. in front of　　 B. over　　　　 C. beside　　　　　 D. near

(　 )14. A. playing　　　 B. dancing　　　 C. singing　　　　 　 D. smiling

(　 )15. A. well　　　　 B. better　　 　　 C. best　 　　　　　　　　 D. good

　 Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”

“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”

“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.

“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice. I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and shut off the mete.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I pay for you?” she asked.

“Nothing.” I said.

“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She hugged me tightly, too. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

46. How was the old woman?

A. She was fine, but she wanted to have a family. 　B. She missed her hometown very much.　　

C. She was ill, but not serious. 　　　　　　　　 D. She was ill and she was dying..

47. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

A. show she was familiar with the city　 　B. see some places for the last time

C. let the driver earn more money　　　 　　D. reach the destination on time

48. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.

A. wanted to do her a favor　　　　　　　 　 B. shut off the meter by mistake

C. had received her payment in advance　 D. was in a hurry to take other passengers

49. What can we learn from the story?

A. Giving is always a pleasure.　　　　　　　　　 　

B. People should respect each other.

C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.

50.What’s the best title for the passages?

A. Under The Same Roof 　　　　 B. Unlucky Woman　

C. Hard Life 　　　　　　　　　 D. Great Doctors and helpless woman

I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend's house. It was just after four o'clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button (按钮) 12.
The lift started to go up, but very slowly. And then, halfway up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn't understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1 to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered.
Then suddenly the lights went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away. It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm (火灾警报). I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to God quietly, "Just get me out of here. I'll never be bad again."
Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly. On the ground floor it stopped, and the doors opened. A man was standing there. "How long have you been in the lift? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven't you learned to read at your school?" He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said:
"Attention: This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4pm and 5 pm on Thursday March 13."
【小题1】What happened to the lift?