A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle (水坑) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn’t possibly imagine how this had happened. It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out, especially Jack,  he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, especially Martha and Jackie, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.

He prayed this prayer, “Dear God, I need help now! Five minutes from now I’m dead meat!” He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered. As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water. Susie lost her balance in front of the teacher and dumped (倒) the bowl of water in the boy’s lap. The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, “Thank you, Lord!”

Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule (嘲笑), the boy was the object of sympathy (同情). The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out. All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk. Martha even gave him her own candy. The sympathy was wonderful. But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been turned to someone else—Susie. She tried to help, but they told her to get out.

When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?” Susie whispered back, “I wet my trousers once, too!”

1.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means _______.

A．the boys would never play with him

B．the boys would treat him as usual

C．he would hardly hear any praise from the boys

D．he would be laughed at by the boys endlessly

2.After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of _______.

A．disappointment     B．relief             C．anxiety           D．anger

3.What did the other kids do after the incident?

A．They offered him dry clothes.

B．They laughed at the boy rudely.

C．They helped the boy do the cleaning.

D．They urged the boy to get out angrily.

4.Why did Susie dump water in the boy’s lap?

A．The boy asked her to do so.               B．She just did it by accident.

C．The teacher told her to do so.              D．She knew the boy’s trouble.

5.Besides Susie, _______ also knows what had really happened to the boy.

A．Martha           B．Jack              C．the teacher        D．the boys

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母或汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式（共10小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）

1.She g_____________ from the university two years ago.

2.He is a r__________ boy. So you can trust him.

3.After the terrible flood, all the villages and towns were in r___________.

4.In my o__________, the sports meeting should be put off because of the bad weather.

5.He took a friendly a____________ to me ,which made me happy.

6.Qian Xueshen ___________ (奉献) himself to science before he died.

7.Ten fishermen were saved in a sea ____________(营救)。

8.They helped the child ___________(埋葬) his father。

9.The young man went on working hard and __________ (最后) he succeed.

10.John is very __________(活跃的) in the English class.

A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was hard for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty .”says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches gave away their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
【小题1】According to the text, the Fusses __________.

Muhammad Yunus and the bank he founded are honored for their work to help the word’s poor. Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. They won the award for their efforts to help bring millions of people, especially women, out of poverty.

“Every single individual on earth has both the potential and the right to live a decent life. Across cultures and civilizations, Yunus and Grameen Bank have shown that even the poorest of the poor can work to bring about their own development,” the Nobel Committee said in its citation.

The Peace Prize is one of the biggest honors in the world. Yunus is the first Nobel Prize winner from Bangladesh, a nation of about 141 million people. In 1983, Yunus and the Grameen Bank started a now worldwide system that lets people borrow small amounts of money to start business. Through these loans, called “micro-credit”, the world’s poor have been able to buy much needed to run an egg business, or a cell phone in places where there is on other access to a phone.

Yunus said he would use part of the $1.4 million award money to create a company that will make low-cost, high-nutrition food for the poor. The rest of his share will go toward setting up an eye hospital for the poor in Bangladesh. ”I’m so, so happy, it’s really great news for the whole nation,” Yunus said after hearing of his win.

Since the bank began, it has lent $5.72 billion to more than 6 million Bangladeshis. About 97% of the borrowers are women.

Why does Nobel Peace Prize come to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank?

A．Because they helped the rich become richer.

B．Because they helped children to finish their education.

C．Because they helped millions of people, especially women, out of poverty.

D．Because they helped millions of people, especially men, out of poverty.

What value have Yunus and Grameen Bank demonstrated to use  according to the Nobel Committee’s praise?

   A. Poor people have no right to live a rich life

   B. Poor people can live a happier life by borrowing money from moneylenders.

   C. The poorest of the poor can also have a happier life by working hard.

D. The poor people can only have a right to live a poor life.

It can be inferred that micro-credit system ____.

   A. has made all the people in Bangladesh start their own business

   B. has a history of about 23 years

   C. only loaned money to the people of Bangladesh

   D. has spread all over the world for thirty years

It can be inferred that the average amount of micro-credit might be ____.

   A. 140 dollars   B. 95 dollars

   C. 970 dollars   D. 572 dollars

A. year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift―＄7,000，a legacy （遗产） form their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident . “It really made a difference when we were going under financially.” says Dave.    

But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Doxens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars ; in other, it was more than ＄100,000.    

It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than ＄3 million―they were am elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm .  

Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving, They thrived own （喜欢） comparison shopping and  would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase .    

Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do go make you happier, and they would do them.    

Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy―a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cent ―should enrich the whole community （社区） and Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story .    

Neighbors helping neighbors ――that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.    

56. According go the text, the Fusses   

A. were employed by a truck company    B. were in financial difficulty   

C. worked in a school cafeteria            D. lost their home    

57. Which of the following is true of the Hatches?   

A. They had their children during the Great Deoression   

B. They left the family farm to live in an old house   

C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors   

D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs    

58. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store?   

A. They decided to open a store        B. They wanted to save money   

C. They couldn’t afford expensive things   D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids    

59. According to Sand Van Weelden, the Hatches were   

A. understanding  B. optimistic    C. childlike   D. curious    

60 What can we learn from the text?   

A. The community of Alto was poor   

B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents   

C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy form the Hatches   

D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example