A few years ago, I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California．As we walked along the aisle (过道), we saw a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction and met us head-on (正面的) in each aisle．The woman barely noticed us because she was so angry with her little boy, who wanted to pull items off the lower shelves．As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to yell at the child and several aisles later had progressed to shaking him by the arm．k+s-5#u 

At this point my friend spoke up．A wonderful mother of three and founder of a progressive school, she had probably never once in her life treated any child so harshly(严厉地)．I expected my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about controlling herself and about the effect this behavior has on a child．Instead, my friend said, “What a beautiful little boy．How old is he?” The woman answered cautiously, “He’s three．” My friend went on to comment on how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves, so interested in all the wonderful colors and packages．“He seems so bright and intelligent,” my friend said．

The woman had the boy in her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face．Gently brushing his hair out of his eyes, she said, “Yes, he’s very smart and curious, but sometimes he wears me out．” My friend responded sympathetically(表示同情地), “Yes, they can do that; they are so full of energy．”

As we walked away, I heard the mother speaking kindly to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner．“We’ll have your favorite — macaroni(通心面) and cheese,” she told him．

The mother was angry with her baby because 　  　　．

A．the mother was very tired k+s-5#u 

B．the baby asked for more things

C．the baby ran madly in the store

D．the baby was pulling the goods off the shelves

We can learn from the passage that the author’s friend 　　   　．

A．treated her children well only     

B．was probably good to any child

C．liked the boy very much         

D．always wanted to help others

The author’s friend talked with the mother in that way to 　  　　．

A．show her sympathy for the woman

B．know something about the boy first

C．show her anger with the woman k+s-5#u 

D．make the woman realize children’s natural quality

With the story, the author most probably intends to tell us that 　　　  ．

A．we should respect a child’s nature

B．we should never blame a child

C．mothers usually share the same interest

D．mothers should try to be gentle and polite k+s-5#u 

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise from the children, but the parents were always yelling at them.

　 We often met, I always spoke, but the only answer I ever got was a hello from a four-year-old girl. One day when I returned, they were just coming back to their apartment and the little girl was holding the door in the hall open for the others. I remained in the car doing unnecessary things. The parents were telling her to hurry. I looked up and saw the little girl was still holding the door open, waiting for me. I hurried as much as I could and thanked her. She was smiling from ear to ear.

That afternoon I was at the K-Mart and saw a white teddy bear. I thought of the little girl and said to myself,‘I bet she would like it.’ So I bought it for her.

The next day there was a knock on the door and it was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother and the other children were there in the hall, too.

Now when we meet in the hall, we all speak in a friendly manner. Last night we had about four inches of snow. The temperature was below zero. When I opened the outside door, there was my car with all the snow removed. The man next door was the only person I knew in the whole building, so when I saw him the next day, I asked him if he was the nice person that removed the snow. He said NO. He wanted to, but his wife said she wanted to do it.

Isn’t it amazing that the small kind act of a four-year-old girl can change so many things for the better?

61. Why did the author do unnecessary things in his car?

A. He did not wanted to be embarrassed.　　　　　　 B. He did not know how to kill time.

C. The weather was cold outside.　　　　　　　 　 D. His neighbor yelled at him.

62. The author bought a teddy bear to ____________.

A. show off his wealth　 　　　　　　　　　 B. express his thanks

C. please his neighbor D. refuse the help

63. The underline word “yelling” in the passage probably means _____________.

A. knocking　　　　　 B. beating　　　　 C. shouting　　 　　　 D. laughing

64. What the four-year-old girl did made the author feel _____________.

A. cold　 　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　 C. warm　　　　 　　　 D. angry

65. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Children should be polite to their neighbors.　　　　　 　　　　　　

B. People should be kind and communicate with each other.

C. Your neighbors are not as bad as you think.　　

D. Things can be changed by removing snow.

Jonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone loved．He was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a weed. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn’t stand any hardship.
One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son “Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones.” That made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. “Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying.” Johnny asked, “Just that? ” “Yes, just that,” said his father, “It’s very simple, but I warn you that it won’t be easy.”
Johnny was happy like a bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. “One candy less”, thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed the first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mother’s memory.
Over the following days Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before.
【小题1】The underlined word "weed" in the first paragraph refers to ____．

Jonny Jones was a nice and popular boy, who everyone loved．He was so much fun, so good and so kind to everyone that they treated him wonderfully. But as everything he needed was given to him without asking, Jonny became a weed. He was so spoiled by everyone that he couldn’t stand any hardship.
One day Johnny heard a mother saying to her son “Come on, my boy, get up and stop crying. You are behaving like Johnny Jones.” That made Johnny feel very ashamed. But he was sure that he would prefer to be known as a good boy rather than a fool. Worried, he spoke to his father about all this, though he was afraid that maybe he would be laughed at for having such worries. His father, far from laughing at Johnny, told him that a teacher had taught him a secret trick to turn him into the toughest boy off all. “Eat a candy less, study a minute more, and count to five before crying.” Johnny asked, “Just that? ” “Yes, just that,” said his father, “It’s very simple, but I warn you that it won’t be easy.”
Johnny was happy like a bird, ready to follow the advice. He went to see his mother, and she noticed how happy he was when she offered him candies. “One candy less”, thought Johnny, so he only took one. That afternoon he had another chance to put it into practice by studying one minute more. The result was that he missed the first minute of his favorite program! But having achieved this gave him a great feeling of satisfaction. The same happened when he ran up against the corner of the kitchen table. He only managed to count to four before crying, but that was left deeply in his mother’s memory.
Over the following days Johnny kept using the motto in his life as his father told him. And the more he put this into practice ,the easier it got. Before long he realized that he could also do things that would seem impossible before

1. 1.

   The underlined word "weed" in the first paragraph refers to _________．

   1. A.
      a person with a strong v/ill
   2. B.
      a person with a weak character
   3. C.
      a person who isn't popular with everyone
   4. D.
      a person who changes his behavior according to the situation
2. 2.

   What made Jonny Jones decide to change himself?

   1. A.
      A mother's words．
   2. B.
      Others' attitude to him．
   3. C.
      His father's advice．
   4. D.
      His teacher's warning．
3. 3.

   What is the key point of the advice from Jonny's father?

   1. A.
      Eat fewer candies than before．
   2. B.
      Count to five before crying．
   3. C.
      Talk with parents and follow their advice．
   4. D.
      Learn to control oneself and keep using the motto in life．
4. 4.

   What message does the writer want to convey through the story?

   1. A.
      One should be brave to face his mistakes．
   2. B.
      Nothing is difficult as long as you set your mind on it．
   3. C.
      Spoilinga child too much may result in his selfish behaviors．
   4. D.
      A strong will can be developed by small but consistent efforts．

阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　One bright summer day，a number of little boys and girls were out walking with their teacher．They walked two by two，singing happily．

　　In their walk they came to a 　1　 over the river，and they turned to go across it．They had just reached the middle 　2　 there came great shout behind them．The teacher told them to stop，and she 　3　 and listened．When she 　4　 the cry“Mad dog！” she knew 　5　 was happening．Before she could do 　6　 ，she saw the dog running to the bridge．

　　“Children，”said the teacher，“keep 　7　 to the wall of the bridge．

　　Don't 　8　 or cry．”Then she went and stood before the boys and girls 　9　 the dog would meet her first．

　　The animal came，his mouth wide open．The animal ran up 　10　，and seemed to be going by，but when he had just the 　11　 ，he made a snap，（猛咬）at 　12　 of the little girls．At this moment，the teacher saw a man running up with a 　13　 to shoot the dog．The children must be kept 　14　 until the man could come up．So she ran to the dog，and put her right hand into the animal's 　15　．When the man came near enough，he shot the animal 　16　．

　　The dog had bitten（咬）her so 　17　 that the brave lady died soon after the doctors came．She had given up her own 　18　 to save the lives of the children．When people 　19　 of it，they loved her for her bravery（勇敢）．They said，“The 　20　 of this brave lady should never be forgotten．”

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