I’m lying on my back in my grandfather’s orchard(果园)，looking up at the branches above me.It is one of the last days of summer.Already the days are shorter and the nights are cooler.Some kinds of apples are already ripe(成熟的).Others will be ready to pick soon.I think of my grandmother’s apple pie，and how I used to make it with her.She died last year，before the apple harvest，and I have not had her pie since.I really miss her.I hear bees busily humming about，visiting the late summer flowers.The gentle hum of their wings nearly sends me to sleep.

The sky is as blue as my grandfather’s eyes.Above me，big white clouds race across the sky like pieces of cotton blowing in the w ind.School starts in another week，and time seems to have slowed down.

“Sophie！”calls my  grandfather.“Is that you？”I stand up，take his hand，and tell him all about my day as we walk through the orchard.We talk about apples，and bees，and Grandma.He tells me that he misses her too.

He puts his rough，brown farmer’s hand around my shoulder and pulls me close.“You know，Sophie，”he says，“I spent the morning in the attic(阁楼)，and you’ll never guess what I found.It’s the recipe(烹饪法) for Grandma’s apple pie.I used to help her make it sometimes.I can’t do it all alone，but you used to help her too.Maybe between the two of us，we ca n work it out.Want to try？”

“But it won’t be the same without Grandma，” I tell him.

“That’s true，”he says，“but nothing_is_the_same_without_Grandma.Still，I don’t think that she would want us never to have another apple pie.What do you say？” I nod yes，and we walk towards home...towards an afternoon in the farmhouse kitchen，making Grandma’s famous apple pie.

1.We learn from the passage that Sophie　　　　.

A．likes to watch clouds in the attic

B．comes to the orchard after school

C．enjoys Grandma’s apple pie very much

D．picks many apples in the orchard

2.Sophie’s grandfather spent the morning in the attic______　　　.

A．looking for Grandma’s recipe for apple pie

B．helping Sophie’s grandmother make apple pie

C．trying to make apple pie all alone for Sophie

D．talking about apples，and bees，and Grandma with Sophie

3.The underlined part in the last paragraph shows

A．how much Sophie’s grandmother loved Sophie

B．how much Sophie’s grandfather likes apple pies

C．how much Sophie loves her grandfather’s orchard

D．how much Sophie’s grandfather misses Grandma

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．My grandfather’s orchard           B．My grandmother’s apple pie

C．A morning in the attic              D．The last days of summer

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　　In my opinion, the Indian struggle for freedom bears in its consequences(结果)not only upon India and England but upon the whole world. It contains one fifth of the human race. It represents one of the most ancient civilizations. It has traditions handed down from tens of thousands of years, some of which, to the astonishment of the world, remain intact. No doubt the ravages of time have affected the purity of that civilization as they have that of many other cultures and many institutions.

　　If India is to revive the glory of her ancient past, she can only do so when she attains(获得)her freedom. The reason for the struggle having drawn the attention of the world, I know, does not lie in the fact that we Indians are fighting for our liberty, but in the fact that the means adopted by us for attaining that liberty are unique and, as far as history shows us, have not been adopted by any other people of whom we have any record.

　　The means adopted are not violence, not bloodshed, not diplomacy(外交)as one understands it nowadays, but they are purely and simply truth and non－violence. No wonder that the attention of the world is directed toward this attempt to lead a successful bloodless revolution. Hitherto, nations have fought in the manner of the brute. They have wreaked vengeance upon those whom they have considered to be their enemies.

　　We find in searching national anthems adopted by great nations that they contain imprecautions upon the so－called enemy. They have vowed destruction and have not hesitated to take the name of God and seek divine assistance for the destruction of the enemy. We in India have endeavored to reverse the process. We feel that the law that, governs brute creation is not the law that should guide the human race. That law is inconsistent with human dignity.

　　I, personally, would wait, if need be, for ages rather than seek to attain the freedom of my country through bloody means. I feel in the innermost of my heart, after a political extending over an unbroken period of close upon thirty－five years, that the world is sick into death of bloodspilling. The world is seeking a way out, and I flatter myself with the belief that perhaps it will be the privilege of the ancient land of India to show the way out to the hungering world. (Gandhi)

1．What is Gandhi's main purpose in the passage?

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A．To demonstrate that India represents one of the most ancient civilizations.

B．To demonstrate that India has to struggle for her freedom in order to revive the glory of her ancient past.

C．To demonstrate that the means to achieve freedom should nor be violent.

D．To demonstrate that the national anthems adopted by great nations contain imprecations upon the so－called enemy.

2．According to Gandhi, why India's struggle for freedom have drawn the attention of the world?

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A．India has traditions handed down from tens of thousands of years.

B．The means adopted by the Indians for attaining the liberty are non－violent.

C．The Indians are fighting for their liberty.

D．It is a struggle to revive the glory of India's ancient past.

3．According to the third paragraph, India is attempting to ________.

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A．lead a successful bloodshed revolution

B．achieve freedom by means of diplomacy

C．achieve freedom by means which are purely and simply truth and non－violence

D．wreaked vengeance upon those whom the Indians have considered to be their enemies

4．In the fourth paragraph, Gandhi uses the national anthems of great nations to demonstrate that ________.

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A．until then, nations have fought in the W anner of the brute

B．the Indians feel that the law that governs brute creation is not the law that should guide the human race

C．that the law that governs brute is inconsistent with human indignity

D．that Indians are endeavoring to reverse the process

5．Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A．Gandhi would not seek to attain the freedom of his country through bloody means.

B．Gandhi feels that the world is sick into death of bloodspilling.

C．Gandhi believes that India will be able to solve the problem of famine in the world.

D．Gandhi believes that India will have the privilege to show the world the way out of bloodspilling.

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　　Anxious parents in the suburbs around Washington, US accompanied(陪伴)their children to school, or kept them at home, after a middle－school student became victim(受害者)NO. 8, in a series of shootings in the area. The shootings started on October 2.

　　The 13－year－old youth, an eighth－grader, was struck in the chest by a high－powered bullet on October 7. He was hit as he was being dropped off in front of his school by his aunt on October 7.

　　A mother comforted her daughter after picking her up from Benjaman Tasker Middle School where a 13－year－old boy was shot and seriously injured on October 7.

　　“I can't stop going to work, the children can't stop going to school,” said Henry Ollie, 48．He led his 12－year－old boy son, Charles, to the front door of the school, where the latest shooting happened. Ordinarily, Charles takes the bus.

　　Some buses arrived at schools carrying fewer students than usual. And schools where parents usually line up their cars to drop off youngsters had no traffic problems because so many parents had kept their children at home.

　　The middle school boy is still in critical(危急的)but stable(稳定的)condition after having about two and a half hours of surgery(手术)on the night of the shooting. He is the youngest of nine victims, including one who was shot dead on October 9.

　　All the victims, seven dead and two wounded, were in public places doing ordinary things. They were mowing a lawn(修草坪), filling a gas tank(加油)or walking into a supermarket.

　　“All of our victims have been defenceless, but to kill children is one step too far. Our children don't deserve(应受)this,” said Police Chief Charles Moose.

　　On October 10, the reward offered by authorities(当局)for information leading to the arrest of the killers or killers grew to US 330, 000.

　　US President George W. Bush said he had also ordered FBI(联邦调查局)experts and ballistics analysts(弹道分析家)to assist(援助)local police.

　　The serial killings have aroused(引起)hot discussion on gun control in the US. Many American families have guns to protect themselves or go hunting. Under federal law(联邦法), people who are 18 or older are allowed to own rifles(步枪)and shotguns.

1．What was the boy doing when he was attacked?

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A．He was playing on the playground.

B．He had just arrived at the school by bus.

C．He had just arrived at the school in a car.

D．He was helping his aunt filling her car's gas tank.

2．What did parents in the suburbs around Washington do to keep their children from danger?

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A．They stayed in the school with their children all day.

B．They went to the school together with their children or left them at home.

C．They took their children to their workplace.

D．They moved away.

3．What measures did the authorities take after the serial shootings began?

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A．They gave more money as a reward for people who gave clues as to who was doing the shooting.

B．Local police were given help from government experts.

C．Laws would be passed to forbid people to own guns.

D．Both A and B.

4．In Paragraph 7, the sentence “to kill children is one step too far” probably means ________.

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A．to kill the children, the killer has taken one more step

B．the killer hates children

C．killing children is worse than killing adults

D．the killer walked a long way to the school to kill

5．Which is the best title for the passage?

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A．US fears for lives

B. Anxious parents

C．Hot discussions on gun control

D．Protect the students