A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the   1  – five dollars was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would   2  almost a week’s food for his family.
But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n)   3 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could   4  the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.
Every day   5 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting   6  . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more   7 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had   8 .
Reuben ran down Water Street to the   9  . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks,   10  into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and   11  home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can   12 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had   13  .
Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner   14  . The man went to the window and   15  Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and   16  it to Reuben.
Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small   17  in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box   18 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had   19  received such a gift; she had no jewelry   20  her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the   1  – five dollars was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would   2  almost a week’s food for his family.

But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n)   3 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could   4  the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.

Every day   5 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting   6  . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more   7 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had   8 .

Reuben ran down Water Street to the   9  . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks,   10  into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and   11  home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can   12 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had   13  .

Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner   14  . The man went to the window and   15  Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and   16  it to Reuben.

Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small   17  in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box   18 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had   19  received such a gift; she had no jewelry   20  her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

1.                A．price          B．cost            C．worth    D．value

2.                A．buy            B．offer           C．enjoy D．expect

3.                A．question        B．try             C．idea D．schedule

4.                A．sell            B．collect          C．fetch D．bury

5.                A．before dinner    B．in class         C．at church D．after school

6.                A．the money      B．the sacks        C．the paper D．the tin cans

7.                A．pleased        B．surprised       C．worried  D．tired

8.                A．passed         B．ended          C．come D．wasted

9.                A．hotel          B．school          C．bank D．store

10.               A．hid            B．reached        C．stole  D．put

11.               A．stayed         B．walked         C．got   D．ran

12.               A．when          B．which          C．while D．where

13.               A．none          B．enough         C．little  D．much

14.               A．calmly         B．honestly        C．proudly   D．angrily

15.               A．took out        B．gave out        C．set out    D．left out

16.               A．lent           B．threw          C．handed   D．took

17.               A．box           B．ring           C．book D．letter

18.               A．opened        B．dropped        C．appeared  D．broke

19.               A．often          B．never          C．just   D．ever

20.               A．including       B．with           C．as well as  D．except for

I’11 never forget the summer day in 1965 when my mother suddenly died of an unexplained illness at the age of 36. Later that afternoon, a police officer came to ask for my father’s 1for the hospital to 2Mother’s valve (心脏瓣膜). I was shocked. I ran into the house 3. At 14 I just 4understand why anyone would take apart a person I loved. 5my father told the police officer, “Yes .” “How can you let them do that to her?” I 6him.
“Linda,” he said quietly, 7his arms around me, “the greatest 8you can give is a 9of yourself. Your mother and I decided 10that if we can 11a difference in just one person’s life after we die, our death will have 12.”
The 13my father taught me that day became one of the most 14in my life.
Years passed. I married and had a family of my own. In 1986, my father became seriously ill. He 15told me that when he died, he wanted to donate 16was in good condition, especially his eyes.
My father died and we donated his eyes 17he had wanted. Three days later, my daughter said, “Mum, I’m so 18of what you did for Grandpa. At that moment I realized that my father gave much more than his 19. What he 20behind sparkled in my daughter’s eyes — pride.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      advice
   2. B.
      permission
   3. C.
      suggestion
   4. D.
      speech
2. 2.
   1. A.
      repair
   2. B.
      operate
   3. C.
      treat
   4. D.
      use
3. 3.
   1. A.
      in tears
   2. B.
      in silence
   3. C.
      in a hurry
   4. D.
      in surprise
4. 4.
   1. A.
      couldn’t
   2. B.
      mustn’t
   3. C.
      might not
   4. D.
      shouldn’t
5. 5.
   1. A.
      So
   2. B.
      And
   3. C.
      But
   4. D.
      For
6. 6.
   1. A.
      said to
   2. B.
      replied to
   3. C.
      explained to
   4. D.
      cried at
7. 7.
   1. A.
      carrying
   2. B.
      putting
   3. C.
      raising
   4. D.
      pushing
8. 8.
   1. A.
      gift
   2. B.
      wish
   3. C.
      talk
   4. D.
      regret
9. 9.
   1. A.
      health
   2. B.
      body
   3. C.
      part
   4. D.
      value
10. 10.
    1. A.
       then
    2. B.
       later
    3. C.
       soon
    4. D.
       long ago
11. 11.
    1. A.
       have
    2. B.
       make
    3. C.
       keep
    4. D.
       tell
12. 12.
    1. A.
       pleasure
    2. B.
       right
    3. C.
       fun
    4. D.
       meaning
13. 13.
    1. A.
       lesson
    2. B.
       subject
    3. C.
       thought
    4. D.
       experience
14. 14.
    1. A.
       ordinary
    2. B.
       important
    3. C.
       useless
    4. D.
       hard
15. 15.
    1. A.
       carefully
    2. B.
       sadly
    3. C.
       cruelly
    4. D.
       cheerfully
16. 16.
    1. A.
       who
    2. B.
       whatever
    3. C.
       that
    4. D.
       which
17. 17.
    1. A.
       as
    2. B.
       when
    3. C.
       while
    4. D.
       where
18. 18.
    1. A.
       fond
    2. B.
       tired
    3. C.
       proud
    4. D.
       afraid
19. 19.
    1. A.
       words
    2. B.
       life
    3. C.
       eyes
    4. D.
       lessons
20. 20.
    1. A.
       taught
    2. B.
       left
    3. C.
       sent
    4. D.
       gave

April 11, 2003 12:44 a. m. PST, Associated Press
The respiratory(呼吸系统) virus known as SARS has appeared to spread in the United States only to family members of health workers with close contact to a sick person.
On Thursday, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there might be a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome（综合症） spreading through the workplace.
Dr. Julie Gerberding said a suspected SARS virus patient who became ill after traveling to Asia might have infected a co-worker in Florida, which made her “very worried”.
So far, a dozen people—nine family members and three health workers—were infected after coming into close contact with the person with SARS. The rest of the 166 suspected American cases have something to do with people who were infected while traveling in Asia.
In the Gainesville, Fla. area, a 47-year-old woman was believed to have been infected at work by a 60-year-old woman who was the nation’s first suspected SARS case, said Tom Belcuore, director of the Alachua County health department.
Since the World Health Organization announced a worldwide warning last month about SARS, the United States has started infection control in hospitals and among families of suspected cases.
Florida officials said a school in Okaloosa County went through a cleaning after a 6-year-old boy suspected of having SARS appeared at school with slight symptoms. “Health officials are watching the boys’ contacts at school to make sure no one else is infected,” said Rob Hayes, health department spokesman, “The boy may have been infected from a family member,” Hayes said, “We immediately became aware of it and had the child sent home. He’s staying at home with his family until 10 days after symptoms disappear.”
The researchers guessed that the virus might have come from animals. However, the scientists have not ruled out the possibility that some other microbe might also help make SARS more serious or easier to catch

1. 1.

   The best title for this text is _______

   1. A.
      A Worldwide Warning
   2. B.
      Suspected SARS Cases
   3. C.
      What Is SARS
   4. D.
      Possible Spread of SARS in the USA
2. 2.

   The writer wrote this text mainly to _______

   1. A.
      discuss the danger of SARS
   2. B.
      report research result about SARS
   3. C.
      inform people of the spread of SARS
   4. D.
      explain to the readers what SARS is
3. 3.

   How many cases of suspected SARS are there in the U.S

   1. A.
      according to the text?
      A. 166
   2. B.
      178
   3. C.
      12
   4. D.
      181

April 11, 2003 12:44 a．m．PST Associated Press

　　The respiratory (呼吸的) virus known as SARS has appeared to spread in the United States only to family members of health workers with close contact to a sick person．

　　On Tuesday, the head of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said there might be a case of severe respiratory syndrome (综合征) spreading through the workplace．

　　Dr．Julie Gerberding said a suspected SARS virus patient who became ill after traveling to Asia might have infected a coworker in Florida, which made her “very worried”．

　　So far, a dozen people nine family members and three health workers were infected after coming into close contact with the person with SARS．The rest of the 166 suspected American cases have something to do with people who were infected while traveling in Asia．

　　In the Gainesville area, a 47-year-old woman was believed to have been infected at work by a 60-year-old woman who was the nation's first suspected SARS case, said Tom Belcuore, director of the Alachua County health department．

　　Since the World Health Organization announced a worldwide warning last month about SARS, the United States has started infection control in hospitals and among families of suspected cases．

　　Florida officials said a school in Okaloosa County went through a cleaning after a 6-year-old boy suspected of having SARS appeared at school with slight symptoms．“Health officials are watching the boys' contacts at school to make sure no one else is infected,” said Rob Hayes, health department spokesman．“The boy may have been infected from a family member, and his infection cannot be ruled out．” Hayes said, “We immediately became aware of it and had the child sent home．He's staying at home with his family until 10 days after symptoms disappear．”

1．The best title for this passage is________．

[　　]

A．A Worldwide Warning

B．Possible Spread of SARS at Workplace

C．What is SARS

D．Suspected SARS Cases

2．The writer wrote this article mainly to________．

[　　]

A．discuss the danger of SARS

B．report research result about SARS

C．inform people of the spread of SARS

D．explain to the readers what SARS is

3．The underlined phrase rule out has the closest meaning to ________．

[　　]

A．make rules

B．have control of

C．make a decision

D．think something not possible

4．How many cases of suspected SARS are reported in the USA now according to the passage?

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