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The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the proud newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos smiled broadly.“But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice?president.“How come?” I kept asking myself.“How come this shrimp(虾) who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular.”

So on that morning, I stopped Carlos and said,“It doesn’t seem to bother you—being short.” He looked up at me.“Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.”“You seem to get along great,” I admitted.“But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.”“The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red...

55.It’s a story about______.

A.a tall boy and a short girl      B.a short boy and a tall girl

C.a tall boy and a tall girl        D.a short boy and a short girl

56.From the story, we can see the boy Carlos is______.

A.handsome and humorous       B.humorous and confident

C.handsome and popular         D.honest and popular

57.The underlined sentence “That would be the last straw” suggests that the writer______.

A.cared much about Reed’s attitude

B.thought Reed was different from the rest

C.couldn’t stand Carlos making fun of her

D.hoped Reed was unaware of the event

58.According to the passage, what happened in the end?

A.Carlos and the author hurt each other.

B.Reed and the author fell into love with each other.

C.The author changed attitude and turned to be confident.

D.Carlos was finally elected president of student committee.

A good teacher is many things to many people. In my own experience, the people I respect the most and think about the most are the teachers who demand the most discipline (纪律) from their students.

I miss one teacher in particular that I had in high school. I think she was a good teacher because she was a very strict person. I remember very clearly a sign on her classroom door. It was a simple sign that said, “Laboratory : in this room the first five letters of the word were stressed not the last seven.” In other words, labor for her was more important than oratory, which means making speeches.

She prepared her work very carefully and told us to do the same. We got lots of homework from her. Once she had broken her arm, and everybody in the class thought that maybe the homework load would be reduced, but it continued just the same. She checked our work by stamping her name at the bottom of the papers to show that she had read them.

I think sometimes teachers who demand the most are liked the least. But as time goes by, this discipline really seems to benefit the students.

46. Which of the following is considered a good teacher by the writer?

　　　 A. A patient teacher.　 B. An honest teacher.

　　　 C. A strict teacher.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. An easy – going teacher.

47. The teacher put up the sign on her classroom door ______.

　　　 A. to remind the students that this room was a laboratory

　　　 B. to advise the students to follow the disciplines

　　　 C. to warn the students not to be careless

　　　 D. to tell the students to work hard in the classroom

48. When the teacher’s arm was broken, she ______.

　　　 A. gave her students the usual amount of homework

　　　 B. gave her students less homework

　　　 C. asked her students to check the homework themselves

　　　 D. gave her students more homework

49. What’s the writer’s opinion of the discipline?

　　　 A. It makes the students dislike their teachers.

　　　 B. It does good to the students in the long run.

　　　 C. It’s too much for young children.　

D. It does more harm than good to the students.

A. Found: This afternoon at the reading-room of our school, I happened to find a black purse, inside of which there is some money, a telephone card and two photos etc. Loser is expected to come to Room 306 to for it.

B. Have you lost your keys? Some keys were found under the tree at the school gate. Go to the headmaster’s office for them.

C. Schoolbag found: Found on the playground on the afternoon of December 12 when I was watching a basketball match there. Inside were some keys, a wallet in which there was some money, and some books. Come to Class 7, Senior Grade 3, please.

D. A red pen. Found in the men’s toilet on the second floor of the teaching building. A name on the body of the pen. Come to the teachers’ office on the second floor for it, please.

E A watch is waiting for its owner. A golden watch was found at the parking lot the day before yesterday. If you’re the owner, telephone 84567565.

请阅读下列寻物启事的信息，然后匹配遗失者和失物招领：

51. Rose. Rose can’t find her keys. She thinks she lost them at the school gate.

52. Johnson. Johnson is looking for his black purse. There is money, a telephone card and two photos in it.

53. Jenny. Jenny lost her golden watch. She doesn’t remember where and when she lost it.

54. Timmy. Timmy is looking for his red pen with his name on its back. He lost it at school.

55. Mary. Mary lost her schoolbag on the playground on December 12. There are keys to the classroom and a wallet and two books.

       I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband unexpectedly died suddenly of a heart attack．About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students．

       As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there．With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, "Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important．Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves．None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end．It can be taken away at any moment．

       Perhaps this is God's way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single day．" Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like you all to make me a promise．From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice．It doesn't have to be something you see - it could be a scent-perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground．Please look for these things, and cherish them．For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are "the stuff" of life．The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy．The things we often take for granted．We must make it important to notice them, for at any time．．．it can all be taken away．" The class was completely quiet．We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently．That afternoon,  noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester．Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook．So I hope you take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today．Go barefoot．Or walk on the beach at sunset．Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double-dip ice cream cone．For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do．Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away．

1.What is the purpose of the author’s writing the passage?

       A．To show his respect to his teacher

       B．To ask us to appreciate every moment of our life

       C．To ask us never to give in when facing difficulty

       D．to show the influence a teacher can have on her students

2.Why did the teacher talk about something unrelated to class?

       A．Because she had finished the class task

       B．Because she could hardly control her feelings

       C．Because she thought the class were not careful enough

       D．Because she wanted to share some of her views with the class

3.Why did the students leave the classroom silently?

       A．Because they were greatly moved

       B．Because they felt sorry for the teacher

       C．because they were thinking about their own life

       D．Because they were not allowed to make any noise

4.The author intends to _________in the last paragraph

       A．give an explanation                       B．make a suggestion

       C．give a warning                           D．draw a conclusion

I once had a teacher whose husband died suddenly of heart attack．About a week after his death, she    some of her thoughts with a classroom of students．As the late afternoon sunlight shone    the classroom windows, and when the class was nearly over, she    a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down.

    With a    look on her face，she paused and said，“   class is over，I’d like to share with all of you a deep    which I feel is very important．Each of us is put here on    to learn，share，love，appreciate and give of ourselves．   of us knows when this fantastic experience will   ．It can be taken away at any moment．Perhaps this is the God’s    of telling us that we must make the     of every single day.”

Her eyes were beginning to   ，but she went on，“So I would like you all to make me a   ：From now on，on your way to school，or on your way home，find something beautiful to   ．It doesn't have to be something you see．It could be a    of freshly baked  bread  floating  out  of  someone’s house，  or  it  could  be  the  sound  of  the soft    rustling(沙沙作响)the leaves in the trees…．Please look for these things， and     them，for at anytime it can all be taken away．’’

The class was completely   ．We all picked up our books and went out of the room silently．That   ，I observed many more beautiful things on my way home from school than usual．

Remember：Life is not    by the number of breaths we take，but by the moments that take our breath away．

1.A．learned        B．shared             C．argued                D．discussed

2.A．onto              B．into                   C．across                D．through

3.A．moved          B．brushed            C．swept                  D．pulled

4.A．surprised              B．worried            C．gentle                 D．strange

5.A．After             B．Unless      C．Before                D．If

6.A．feeling          B．understanding    C．love                     D．memory

7.A．business       B．time                 C．duty                     D．earth

8.A．None            B．All                     C．Each                    D．Neither

9.A．happen        B．begin     C．end            D．gain

10.A．way                      B．signal     C．plan                     D．joke

11.A．least           B．worst     C．lowest                 D．most

12.A．ache           B．water     C．shine                   D．dry

13.A．promise              B．choice              C．wish                     D．rule

14.A．buy                      B．enjoy     C．take                     D．learn

15.A．smell          B．gift                    C．taste                    D．sight

16.A．wind           B．hand       C．light                     D．color

17.A．get                       B．appreciate         C．hide                     D．follow’

18.A．puzzled     B．excited            C．quiet                   D．anxious

19.A．morning              B．night                  C．noon                   D．afternoon

20.A．wasted       B．measured          C．saved                  D．lost