There is a virtue (美德)in China－Respecting the  36 and care for the young”. About the above two aspects, we will discuss the former one in this passage.

Why should we  37 the old? because they are ahead of us in age, in wisdom and in experience. Our elders have done a lot for us, directly or indirectly and most of us   38  everything to their kindness and love.

When we show them respect, whether it is by bowing to them, or   39   them with a smile, or offering them any help they need, it is one way of   40  our own love and gratitude to them.   41 , elders have also been through all the years you are   42  and know a little more about the world than you do.

It is   43  that you do not agree with the belief of your elders, but this is nothing new. All younger generations have always   44  with their elders and it is these differences that bring changes in human   45 . However much you disagree with them, give them credit for their   46 .

With changing times and   47  influences, youngsters no longer know what is interpreted as disrespect to elders. Youngsters should   48  express their views and if there are arguments, they should not   49  their voices.

If there is no space on sofas or chairs, children will immediately   50  their places, and sit on the carpet. In buses and trains, youngsters are   51  to give up their places to older people. This is not a   52  of who has more rights. It is simply that those who are younger have the strength to bear   53 , or tolerate unpleasantness, so it is natural to show consideration to those who are older and perhaps at a   54  disadvantage.

When you do simple things as a mark of respect, elders become   55  that youngsters care for them, and they respond with affection and kindness.

1.                A．grandpas       B．friends         C．fathers   D．old

2.                A．look forward     B．contribute       C．loved D．respect

3.                A．exhibit         B．owe           C．explain   D．point

4.                A．accepting       B．showing         C．devoting D．greeting

5.                A．describing      B．expressing       C．sending   D．suggesting

6.                A．Though         B．Besides         C．Therefore     D．However

7.                A．going through    B．experiencing with C．suffering from  D．worrying out

8.                A．possibly        B．maybe          C．likely     D．probably

9.                A．disagreed       B．quarreled       C．liked D．dealt

10.               A．society         B．company        C．community     D．school

11.               A．fact           B．experience      C．emotion   D．information

12.               A．environmental   B．especially       C．cultural    D．good

13.               A．indifferently     B．quickly         C．silently    D．quietly

14.               A．raise           B．rise            C．rouse     D．arise

15.               A．give in         B．get out         C．send out   D．give up

16.               A．forced         B．expected       C．needed   D．reminded

17.               A．question        B．doubt          C．wonder   D．challenge

18.               A．suffering       B．discomfort      C．trouble    D．upset

19.               A．slight          B．light           C．heavy     D．serious

20.               A．wander        B．living           C．aware     D．sensitive

Jame’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again．Nothing! He carefully __36__ the coins that lay on the bed．

＄24．52 was all that he had．The bicycle he wanted was at least ＄90!_37____ on earth was he going to get the ___38___ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycle．It was __39___ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels．He thought about what he could do．There was no ___40__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to _41____．

There was only one way to get money, and that was to __42_ it ．He would have to find a job ．__43____ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr．Clay for advice who usually had__44_ on most things．

 “Well, you can start right here,”said Mr．Clay．“My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing．”

That was the __45__ of  James’s odd-job（零工）business．For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards and mended books．He lost count of the _46____ of jobs that people found for him to do．He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books．He lost count of the   47 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __48___ increased and he knew that he would soon have __49____ for the bicycle he longed for．

The day __50_ came when James counted his money and found ＄ 94．32．He _51___ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted．He rode __52__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends．It had been hard _53__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more _54__ he had bought it with his own money．He had _55__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle．

1.A．cleaned      B．covered      C．counted     D．checked

2.A．How            B．Why       C．Who         D．What

3.A．amount      B．part       C．sum       D．rest

4.A．brave        B．hard       C．smart             D．unfair

5.A．point             B．reason        C．result              D．right

6.A．split             B．spend         C．spare       D．save

7.A．borrow          B．earn       C．raise      D．collect

8.A．Or           B．So           C．For         D．But

9.A．decisions         B．experience         C．opinions     D．knowledge

10.A．beginning      B．introductionC．requirementD．opening

11.A．similarity       B．quality        C．suitability  D．variety

12.A．brand        B．number      C．size        D．type

13.A．effort        B．pressure    C．money        D．trouble

14.A．all         B．enough       C．much     D．some

15.A．finally        B．instantly    C．normally    D．regularly

16.A．gave          B．left         C．took       D．wasted

17.A．patiently       B．proudly       C．silently       D．tiredly

18.A．applying        B．asking         C．looking       D．working

19.A．since         B．if             C．than       D．though

20.A．deserved       B．benefited   C．achieved    D．learned

When I was a little girl, every Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The __21__ in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs, and then later divide into groups based __22__ their ages.

One Easter Sunday, all the kids __23__ with big __24__ about what the Easter Bunny(复活节兔子) had brought. __25__ all of the kids shared their stories with __26__, one young boy, whom I should call Bobby, sat __27__. One of the teachers, noticing this, said to him, “And what did the Easter Bunny __28__ you?” He replied, “My mum __29__ the door by accident so the Easter Bunny couldn’t get __30__ because he hadn’t got a key.”

This sounded like a __31__ idea to all of us kids, so we kept on going with the stories. My mom knew the true story, __32__. Bobby’s mom was a single parent, and she suspected(怀疑) that they just couldn’t __33__ the Easter Bunny.

After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to __34__. But my mom announced that we were going home __35__. At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel __36__, we were going to pretend to be the Easter Bunny, make a basket of our candies for him and __37__ it at church. We all donated some to the basket, and _38__ back to church. There, mom hung the basket over the hanger(挂钩) and attached a(n) __39__:

Dear Bobby,

I’m sorry I __40__ your house last night. Happy Easter!

Love,

The Easter Bunny

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor（流言）that the science room was on fire over the weekend．Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher  36  it and explained that science class would be cancelled  37  the fire. He also  38  us not to go near the room because it could be dangerous．

During the morning break, Kim and I  39  to check out the damage．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．We safely  40  the science room．We stood on tiptoes（脚尖）looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside  41  suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us．

"Where do you belong? Certainly not here!"

I turned around to find a teacher staring  42  at us, shouting．In those frozen seconds millions of  43  flashed through my mind．My father would kill me for disobeying teachers．Worse than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not  44  him．My heart  45  even lower when I thought of how angry Mr. Johnson would be．Soon the teacher led Kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us  46  before Mr. Johnson．

But to our  47  , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr. Johnson． 48  , he bent slowly to look me in the eye．I was met with a look of  49  rather than anger．He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was  50  in my decision to go where I might have got  51 ．As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined  52  at home, tears welled up in my eyes．The thought of disappointing Mr. Johnson  53  me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr. Johnson's hand on my shoulder．I glanced up and he smiled．My  54  for Mr. Johnson grew greatly the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I'd disappointed him．I could see that he cared more about my  55  than the fact that I'd broken a rule．It was the first time I felt the power of forgiveness．

1.                A．confirmed      B．believed        C．heard    D．studied

2.                A．in spite of       B．due to          C．in terms of D．other than

3.                A．reminded       B．informed        C．warned   D．convinced

4.                A．pretended      B．asked          C．promised D．decided

5.                A．entered        B．found          C．examined D．reached

6.                A．as             B．while           C．when D．since

7.                A．curiously       B．patiently        C．silently   D．angrily

8.                A．thoughts        B．excuses         C．words    D．feelings

9.                A．help           B．stop           C．hate D．seize

10.               A．flew           B．beat           C．sank  D．moved

11.               A．whistling        B．chatting        C．whispering D．shaking

12.               A．delight         B．surprise        C．regret D．sorrow

13.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Instead    D．Otherwise

14.               A．concern        B．guilt           C．comfort   D．complaint

15.               A．frightened      B．puzzled         C．disappointed   D．discouraged

16.               A．burnt          B．hurt           C．lost   D．blamed

17.               A．consequences   B．destructions     C．influences D．surroundings

18.               A．shocked        B． confused      C．bored D．shamed

19.               A．care           B．hope          C．love  D．desire

20.               A．behavior       B．freedom        C．dignity    D．safety

James’s New Bicycle

James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __1__ the coins that lay on the bed.

$24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __2__ on earth was he going to get the __3__ of the money?

He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __4__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __5__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __6__.

There was only one way to get the money, and that was to __7__ it. He would have to find a job. __8__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __9__ on most things.

“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”

That was the __10__ of James’s odd-job business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __11__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __12__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __13__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __14__ for the bicycle he longed for.

The day __15__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __16__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __17__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __18__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more __19__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __20__ what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.

1.                A．cleaned        B．covered        C．counted  D．checked

2.                A．How           B．Why           C．Who D．What

3.                A．amount         B．part            C．sum D．rest

4.                A．brave          B．hard           C．smart D．unfair

5.                A．point          B．reason         C．result    D．right

6.                A．split           B．spend          C．spare D．save

7.                A．borrow         B．earn           C．raise D．collect

8.                A．Or            B．So             C．For  D．But

9.                A．decisions       B．experience      C．opinions  D．knowledge

10.               A．beginning       B．introduction     C．requirement   D．opening

11.               A．similarity       B．quality         C．suitability  D．variety

12.               A．brand          B．number        C．size  D．type

13.               A．effort          B．pressure        C．money    D．trouble

14.               A．all             B．enough         C．much D．some

15.               A．finally          B．instantly        C．normally   D．regularly

16.               A．gave           B．left            C．took  D．wasted

17.               A．patiently        B．proudly        C．silently    D．tiredly

18.               A．applying        B．asking          C．looking    D．working

19.               A．since          B．if             C．than  D．though

20.               A．deserved       B．benefited       C．achieved  D．learned