The dirty, homeless man sat on the pavement, staring at the atones. He thought back more than twenty years to when he was a boy living in a small red brick house on this very street. He recalled the flower garden, the swing his dad made, and the bike he had saved up for months to buy.

         The man shrugged impatiently, for the brightness of those pictures hurt him, and his memory travelled on another ten years. He had a job by then, plenty of friends and started to come home less. He did not really want to remember those years, nor the day when, because o' debts, he had gone home planning to ask for money. He felt embarrassed, but he knew exactly where his dad kept the money. When his parents stepped out of the room, he took what he wanted and left.

         That was the last time he had seen them. Ashamed, he went abroad, and his parents knew nothing about the years of wandering or time in prison. But locked in his cell he often thought of home. Once free, he would love to see his parents again, if they were still alive, and still wanted to see him.

         When his prison time was up, he found -a job, but couldn't settle. Something was drawing him home. He did not want to arrive penniless, so he hitchhiked most of the long journey back. But less than a mile from his destination he started to feel sick with doubt. Could they ever accept this man who had so bitterly disappointed them?

         He spent most of that day sitting under a tree. That evening he posted a letter which, although short, had taken him hours to write. It ended with:

         I know it is unreasonable of me to suppose you want to see me ... so it's up to you. I'll come early Thursday morning. If you want me home, hang a white handkerchief in the window of my old bedroom. If it's there, I'll come in; if not, I'll wave good-bye and go.

         And now it was Thursday morning and he was sitting on the pavement at the end of the street. Finally he got up and walked slowly toward the old house. He drew a long breath and looked.

         His parents were taking no risks. ________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

         The man threw his head back, gave a cry of relief and ran straight through the open front door.

1. Why did the man shrug impatiently (paragraph 2) while he was thinking of his childhood?

   A. The thoughts made him angry.

   B. He felt he had wasted time.

   C. He was anxious to go home.

   D. The sweet memory caused him much pain.

2.Why did it take him hours to write the letter?

   A. He doubted if his parents still lived in that house.

   B. He had much news to tell his parents.

   C. He felt ashamed to ask for forgiveness.

   D. He was longing to return home and felt excited.

3. In what order did the following events take place?

   a. He took the money from his parents.

   b. He bought a bicycle with his savings.

   c. He was sentenced to prison.

   d. He wrote the letter home.

   e. He sat on the pavement.

   f. He hitchhiked back home.

   A. b, a, c, d, e, f                            B. b, a, c, f, d, e

   C. a, c, b, d, f, a                            D. a, d, b, c, e, f

4.Which of the following best fits into paragraph 8 ?

   A. Every inch of the house was covered in white. Sheets, pillowcases and table clothes had

      been placed on every window and door, making it look like a snow house.

   B. The house before him was just as he remembered: the red bricks, the brown door and

      nothing else.

   C. A colourful blanket was over the front door. On it, in large letters, was written, "Welcome

      home, son

   D. A police car was parked in the drive way, and two officers stood at the front door.

5.The best title of the passage is _______.

   A. Sweet Memory              B. White Handkerchief

   C. Abandoned Son              D. Leaving Home

第二节阅读下面71-75题中几个人的相关信息，再根据A-F中对6种自行车的描述，为每个人选出符合他们要求的自行车。选项中有一项是多余选项。(共5分)

71. ______ Ruth will enter a key high school which is a few miles away from her home and she needs a bike. Since it’s not long before she has learned to ride a bike, she expects the bike to offer enough safety and to be easy to control. And being a pretty girl, she hopes the color of the bike is pleasant.

72. ______Gary has just got a job but he lives a bit far from his office. So he needs to get a portable bike to meet his situation. The bike must be easy to fold and carry.

73. ______ Felix is a young gentleman who is falling in love with a pretty girl recently. They plan to buy a fashionable bike which is fit for 2 persons to ride. On the bike both of them can enjoy wonderful feelings along the West Lake.

74. ______ Teddy’s growing up day by day. The grandparents want to give the young kid a special birthday gift—a child’s bike which is safe enough and light to carry.

75. ______Hugh lives in a mountain village but attends school in town. It’s necessary for him to buy a bike which is strong enough. Because his parents are not very well-off, what he really cares about is the price, not the look of the bike.

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E. This first-class kid bike has colorful cartoon pictures on it. Parents will like the bike’s low center of gravity. Three wheels can prevent the bike from tipping(翻到).

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F. The second-hand 26-inch, 21-speed bike is specially made to ride on the bad roads in the mountains, across the desert, and through the urban jungles (丛林). Though the bike is a little old and ugly, the quality is good enough.

Cities in Europe and around the world may be growing “bike trees” in the near future. Invented by Japan’s JFE Engineering Corp, the invention proved useful in the busiest parts of this nation’s crowded cities.

Local governments of Japan have struggled for ways to encourage people to park their bikes considerably, particularly close to big stations, but that may block some roads and entrances to homes and businesses. “Our cities do not have a lot of space for any kind of parking, including bicycles.” said Mitsuharu Oshima, a spokesman for JFE Engineering. The bike tree comes in two types: one in a tower that is above ground and on the contrary, the other in an underground structure.

A cyclist registers with the operator of the equipment, pays a monthly fee and pushes the wheels of his bicycle into restraints(管理处) at the base of the bike tree. Each bicycle is fitted with an electronic card with the owner’s details. A mechanical arm then pulls the bike into the base of the tower and moves it to a free location inside. To collect the bike later, the cyclist puts his card through a reader and his bike is automatically returned to him in seconds. “The science of the equipment has been difficult —— even though they may look quite simple —— because bikes come in many different shapes and sizes.” said Oshima.

 As well as clearing away the road, bicycles cannot be stolen from a bike tree. There are presently versions at seven sites in Japan and two others are under construction, while work is under way on an even larger version —— with room for 9400 bicycles —— in Thailand. And Oshima believes that the idea could catch on in Europe, particularly in countries such as France, Holland and Denmark , where cycling is so popular.

1. Cities build this kind of “bike trees” so that they can _______.

A. ask more people to ride bikes      B. provide more jobs for people

C. make more money than before     D. save more room for people

2.Which is the right order of the following things when you use the bike tree?

① the wheels of the bicycle are put into restraints at the base .

② the card is read and the bike is automatically returned .

③ an electronic card with the owner’s details is given

④ the bike is pulled and moved to a free location inside .

A. ③②①④     B. ③①④②       C. ②①④③        D. ②④③①

3. What made it difficult to design “bike trees”?

A. The location of “bike trees”.         B. The method of finding enough bikes.

C. The differences of the bikes.         D. The importance of traffic safety

4. From the passage, we can know that _______.

A. countries with many cyclists in Europe will like the idea of “bike trees”

B. there are seven “bike trees” used for holding bikes in Japan

C. local government of Japan encourage people to ride bikes

D. cyclists can use “bike trees” for free in Japan.

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阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下连贯的要求，填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。将答案填入答题卷中。
I’m  21 only daughter of my parents. So they are worried  22   everything I do. For example, 23 I ride my bike, my parents won’t let me 24  (ride) by myself. They are afraid I might fall off my bike and hurt  25 .They are taking great trouble to support the bike, with my mother even  26 (carry) a first-aid box. I’m not free to ride and I often say 27 (angry), “Why not let me ride alone?”
Now, most families have one child.    28  want to do everything for their children. This does no good to them. Too much love from parents may prevent children from ___29  independent. In my opinion, parents should let their children do  30 they should do alone.

My daddy doesn’t know how to express love. It is my mum that makes everyone happy and calm in
our family; while Daddy only works day and night, never looking us in the face. But Mum makes a
wrongdoing list of us for Daddy scolding us. She was a spy!
Once, I stole a candy. Daddy asked me to put it back and told the shopkeeper I would like to carry
loads for her. Well, Mum told him I was jut a child.
I broke my leg on the playground. It’s still Mum that held me tightly in her warm arms. Daddy
drove us right to emergency room. He was asked to move the car away for that space was for
ambulance. Daddy got angry, “What do you think of it? A touring car?”
On my birthday party, it was, again, my mum that took over the cake for me. And my dad was busy
with blowing balloons and setting the table and doing the housework.
While looking over our album, my friends always ask, “What does your father look like?” God
knows. He photos others all the time. So there are many photos of my mum and me, pretty and lovely
photos.
And I still remembered the day when dad taught me riding. I asked him not to let his hands away,
but he did the opposite. And I certainly fell onto the ground. I got angry and decided to get on the bike
and rode. But he smiled again.
Mum wrote every letter to me while I was in college. He, except checks, did write a letter, but
extremely short, just a few words, saying, “Without your playing on the lawn, my son, my lawn grows
prettier than before.”
Every time I phoned, it seemed that he wanted to talk, but he would say, “I will get your mum.”
On the day of my wedding, Mum cried as if we would never meet again, while dad went out with a
nasal sound.
From very young, I heard him saying, “Where have you been?” “When do you go home?” “Did you
get oil for your car?” “…” Dad really knows nothing about showing love. Unless…
Maybe he showed while I didn’t notice.
1. From the first and second paragraphs, we can infer that ______.
A. it was the daddy that was in charge of his children’s education
B. the writer’s parents loved their children, at the same time, they were strict with them
C. the children were all afraid of their father so they had to be cute
D. the writer’s mom was like a spy who reported what the children did to the father
2. Why did the father get angry when he sent the writer to the hospital?
A. Because he parked his car at a wrong place.
B. Because the parking space of the ambulance was very crowded.
C. Because the writer’s injury made the father quite upset.
D. Because the person paid little attention to his son’s serious injury.
3. According to Paragraph Six, we know the father______.
A. was not patient when he taught the writer riding
B. might want to see his child fall off the bike
C. used a wrong way of teaching his child riding
D. might want his son to learn riding through independent practice
4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The dad posted checks to the writer while he was in college.
B. The dad had no single photo of his own in the album.
C. The dad scolded the writer for having damaged the lawn.
D. The dad got excited when participating in the writer’s wedding.