A little girl lived with her grandmother after her parents died. They slept in an upstairs bedroom.

One night there was a big fire in their house. The grandmother died when she was trying to save the child. The whole house was burning.

The little girl appeared at the window, crying for help. All the neighbors wanted to help the child. But they had no way to do it.

Suddenly, a man appeared with a ladder. He put it up and climbed into the room. When he reappeared, he had the little girl in his arms. He dropped the child to the waiting arms below, then disappeared into the night.

Everyone knew the child had no living relatives. So the people in the town held a meeting to decide who would raise her.

A teacher said she would raise the child. She could give her the best education. A farmer wanted to take her to his farm. He said the living on the farm was interesting and healthy. Everyone in the town wanted to keep the child and they all tried to give her a happy life.

Finally, the town’s richest man stood up and said, “I can give this child whatever she needs. I can buy her everything.” The girl kept silent all the time.

“Does anyone else want to speak?” asked the chairman of the meeting.

A man came from the back of the hall. He walked slowly and looked painful. Then he stopped before the little girl, holding out his arms. Everyone watched quietly. His hands and arms were badly burnt..

The child cried out, “This is the man who saved me.” With a jump, she put her arms around the man’s neck. She put her face on his shoulder and cried for a few minutes. Then she looked up and smiled at him.

“This meeting is over.” said the chairman.

(　 ) 41. The people in the town held a meeting to ___________.

　 A. decide who would bring up the girl　　　 B. decide who would teach the girl

　 C. decide what the girl would do　　　　　　 D. see how the girl was

(　 ) 42. The word “raise” in the fifth paragraph means __________.

A. 举起　　　 B. 放下　　　 C. 得到　　　 D. 抚养　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 ) 43. From the passage, we know that _________ at the meeting wanted to raise the girl.

　 A. only the farmer　　 B. nobody　　 C. everyone　　 D. only the teacher

(　 ) 44. How did the girl’s parents die?

　 A. They died in the fire.　　　　 B. They died in a car accident.

　 C. They died of illness.　　　　 D. The story doesn’t tell us.

(　 ) 45. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A. The richest man saved the girl from the fire

　 B. The girl’s grandmother lived with her after the fire

　 C. After the meeting, the girl lived with the man who saved her

　 D. The chairman couldn’t decide who would raise the girl at the meeting

A. along　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. around

C. after　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

 短文填词　根据短文内容和以下提示：1)首字母提示，2)语境提示，3)汉语提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词。所填单词要求意义正确，拼写准确。(10分)

Look at this __1.__ (照片). The girl in a yellow __2.__ (连衣裙) is Maria.  She is very _3. t     . She  4.      short brown hair. Michael is __5.____(强壮的). He is in a black cap and blue shoes. He has blond __6. _. Jane is in a __7.___(紫色的)T-shirt and a pink skirt. Her hair is red. The _8._   in a white T-shirt is Kangkang. His _9.p_    are blue. They are good friends and they  10. _  __ happy.

句型转换（本题共5小题；每小题1分，共5分）

1. We often see Daniel practice speaking English in the English corner. (改成被动语态)

　 Daniel is often                     practice speaking English in the English corner.

2. My grandpa offered me good advice. (改为感叹句)

                       advice my grandpa offered me!

3. I didn't get to the cinema in time because I lost my way. (保持句意基本不变)

   I didn't get to the cinema in time                    the loss of my way.

4. That girl with a smile is clever and polite. (对划线部分提问)

            is the girl with a smile            ?

5. He’s already been late for school so many times. (改为一般疑问句)

           he been late for school so many times         ?