Every day people often saw a boy sing in a park. In fact, they didn’t know the fact that this boy had cancer for a long time and he had no more time left. He looked very optimistic and he didn’t feel self-contemptuous（自卑的）at all.

One day, he was wandering in the park. Suddenly a good smell flew over and it attracted him to come under a peach. To his joy, he saw a girl dancing pleasingly.

“You are great! You look like a dancing butterfly!” watching her for a long time, then he said.　

“Thank you!” this girl looked up and said shyly.

“Are you blind?” said the boy amazedly.

The girl made no reply, but she nodded hard.

“Sorry! I didn’t mean to hurt you!” said the boy in a hurry.

“Never mind!” the girl seemed to be easy.

They knew each other in this way.

From then on, they often met each other. And while the boy was singing, the girl danced for him.

Time passed quickly! Many days passed before they knew it.

“Look! How beautiful the peach blossoms are! They are just like you!”said the boy unconsciously（无意地）.

“But I can’t see.” the girl lowered her head.

“I’m sorry!” the boy couldn’t help regretting. He felt his heart bitten hard by a snake, “How foolish I am! How can I say such words before her?” His heart was soon covered by an inexplicable idea.

Several days later, the girl told the boy happily that her eyes would be cured quickly because someone was willing to contribute his cornea（角膜）to her. Hearing the girl’s words, the boy also smiled happily.

That day, darkness seemed to come earlier than ever. The boy said many words to the girl: “I had never believed there was forever in the world. But I know I am mistaken! There is forever indeed — friendship. Now I have to go and I am afraid that we can’t meet each other again, either. I will treasure our friendship up in my memory!”

Hearing the boy’s words, the girl couldn’t help crying. Then the boy sang again while the girl danced.

Later the boy went quietly, but he was regretless, because he gave the last song in his life to the girl.

Soon the girl’s operation succeeded, she saw everything and knew the truth, too. To people’s surprise, the peach didn’t blossom that year.

When the girl came to the appointed place with tears, she seemed to see the boy singing and walking to her in the setting sun.

41. From the passage we know that the girl was as _____ as the boy though she was disabled.

A. helpful                      B. self-contemptuous            C. old                   D. optimistic

42. From the passage we can infer that it was _____ that the boy said, “Look! How beautiful the peach

blossoms are! They are just like you!”

A. unconsciously            B. mockingly                       C. foolishly            D. on purpose

43. What do the underlined words “an inexplicable idea” refer to?

A. The fact that the boy had an incurable disease and was dying soon.

B. The idea that the boy would like to contribute his cornea to the girl.

C. The idea that the friendship between them would last forever.

D. The fact that the girl was very pitiful and badly needed help.

44. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. The Friendship                                       B. An Unselfish Boy      

C. The Last Song in Life                                   D. A Touching Story

I first met her on the beach near where I live．I drive to this beach, a  1  of three or four miles, whenever I’m feeling down．At that time she was  2  something．

    Looking  3  ，she said，“Hello．”I nodded，not wanting to  4  with a small child．

    “I’m Wendy and I’m building something．”she said．

    “I see, but what is it?” I asked，not   5 ．

    “Don’t know，I just like the   6   of sand．”

    A sandpiper（矶鹞鸟）flew by．

    “That’s a   7  ．Mum says sandpipers come to bring us joy．”

    “Good-bye，joy，”I thought to myself，”Hello， 8  ．”and walked away．My life then seemed completely out of   9 ．

    “Come again，”she called．”and have another   10  day．”

But the days and weeks that followed   11  to other people：naughty boys and a  12 mother．One morning I suddenly realized I needed my  13  and headed for the beach．The breeze was cool, but I walked along，trying to recapture（捕捉）the inner peace I needed．I had almost  14  the child so I was surprised when she appeared．

    “  15  do you live?” I asked．She pointed toward a summer cottage．

    “Why?” she asked．

    “My mother died! “

    “Did it hurt when she died?”

    “Of course it hurt!” I shouted，misunderstanding her．

When I next went to the beach, she wasn’t there. Feeling   19  , and admitting I  20   her,

I went up to the cottage. A woman answered the door. “Wendy, my daughter, died last week. She had leukemia（白血病）. May be she didn’t tell you.”

1．A．length                   B．distance               C．space                  D．reach

2．A．observing              B．drawing               C．building               D．collecting

3．A．up                        B．out                      C．down                  D．over

4．A．work                    B．play                    C．stay                    D．talk

5．A．caring                   B．seeing                 C．wanting               D．worrying

6．A．feel                       B．sense                  C．smell                   D．comfort

7．A．sorrow                 B．joy                      C．pity                     D．lie

8．A．comfort                B．pleasure               C．kindness              D．pain

9．A．balance                 B．sight                   C．mind                   D．range

10．A．sad                     B．happy                  C．busy                   D．fine

11．A．added                  B．led                      C．belonged             D．related

12．A．kind                    B．poor                    C．lonely                  D．sick

13．A．partner                B．sandpiper             C．chance                D．holiday

14．A．searched             B．known                C．noticed                D．forgotten

15．A．How               B．What             C．Where         D．Which

16．A．mood             B．time                C．way           D．place

17．A．alone              B．lonely             C．unique         D．special

18．A．happy             B．pale               C．good          D．powerful

19．A．sorry              B．excited           C．cold           D．puzzled

20．A．cheated           B．lost               C．troubled        D．missed

Dear Alcohol,

You’ve been around forever. I can remember all the pain you’ve caused for me.

Do you remember the night you almost took my father’s life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He’s addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn’t the only one hurt by you that night.
Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. “I’m so embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). “I’m sorry,” they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This won’t happen again,” they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.

Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn’t realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it’s all your fault.
I wish you’d walk out of my life forever. I don’t want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you’ve caused. Sure, you’ve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you’ve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.

Sincerely,Anonymous
1.What is author’s purpose in writing to alcohol?

A．To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers

B．To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.

C．To show how much alcohol can hurt people.

D．To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people’s life.

2.What did alcohol do to the author’s father?

A．It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.

B．It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.

C．It made him kill two other people when driving.

D．It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.

3.The underlined phrase “were intrigued by” is closest in meaning to ______.

A．were familiar with???????????? B．were interested in

C．were disappointed with??????? D．were satisfied with

4.What is the tone of the article?

A．Critical.????????????? B．Doubtful.????????????? C．Unconcerned.????????????? D．Humorous.

5.What is the main writing technique of the passage?

A．Making something more noticeable than usual.

B．Representing something in the form of a person.

C．Describing something by listing its harmfulness.

D．Comparing one thing with another to make his point clear.

Dear Alcohol,

You’ve been around forever. I can remember all the pain you’ve caused for me.

Do you remember the night you almost took my father’s life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He’s addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn’t the only one hurt by you that night.

Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. “I’m so embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). “I’m sorry,” they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This won’t happen again,” they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.

Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn’t realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it’s all your fault.

I wish you’d walk out of my life forever. I don’t want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you’ve caused. Sure, you’ve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you’ve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (引诱) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.

Sincerely,

Anonymous

41. What is author’s purpose in writing to alcohol?

A. To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers

B. To describe the harm alcohol did to his family.

C. To show how much alcohol can hurt people.

D. To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people’s life.

42. What did alcohol do to the author’s father?

A. It made him crash into two other cars and took his life.

B. It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped.

C. It made him kill two other people when driving.

D. It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself.

43. The underlined phrase “were intrigued by” is closest in meaning to ______.

A. were familiar with           B. were interested in 

C. were disappointed with       D. were satisfied with

44. What is the tone of the article?

A. Critical.     B. Doubtful.   C. Unconcerned.   D. Humorous.

45. What is the main writing technique of the passage?

  A. Making something more noticeable than usual.

  B. Representing something in the form of a person.

  C. Describing something by listing its harmfulness.

  D. Comparing one thing with another to make his point clear.