One Sunday morning in June 1959 my mother walked into my room. “Surprise!” she said, proudly holding up a yellow dress. “I made it just for you. What do you think?”

       I bit my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the ugliest dress I had ever seen?

       “It’s perfect for church,” my mother continued delightedly.“I wish someone had made a dress like this for me.”

       Too bad you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. No one should refuse.

       Unwillingly I put it on.

       All through church I prayed（祈祷）,Lord, let me get out of here without anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on, one of the coolest boys at Neptune High School. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had never taken any notice of me. Every time I got near him, I became tongue-tied.

       At the end of the service I rushed for the door. But I had to wait on the steps while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer…Then out of the corner of my eye I saw the Pearces coming near. Before I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.

       I started talking, hoping if I kept it up he wouldn’t notice my ugly dress. “I’m going to college in September,” I said.

       “That’s great,” Dennis replied “I got accepted to police academy（学院）.”

       “Wow!” I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. The next thing I knew Dennis had asked me out on a date!

       We courted（恋爱）through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day he had first asked me out.

“Certainly I do,” he said.“You were always quiet in school. I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so lively when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that yellow dress wasn’t what I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.

Why did she accept such a dress?

       A．She was fond of its new pattern.

       B．Her Mom just brought it for her.

       C．It was proper to go to church in it．

       D．She understood her Mom’s love．

The author tried to carry the dialog on，hoping        .

      A．she would catch other boys’ attention

      B．Dennis would get her out for a date

      C．Dennis wouldn’t take notice of her dress

      D．she could be noticed by Dennis’s parents

The underlined part“had a crush on’’ in Paragraph 6 probably means：“      ”.

      A．10ved deeply   B．met by chance        C．100ked down on     D．worried about

What would be the best title for the text?

       A．An Ugly Dress      B．A Perfect Dress

    C．A Dress for the Church   D．A Dress for the Date

One Sunday morning in June 1959 my mother walked into my room. “Surprise!” she said, proudly holding up a yellow dress. “I made it just for you. What do you think?”
I bit my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the ugliest dress I had ever seen?
“It’s perfect for church,” my mother continued delightedly.“I wish someone had made a dress like this for me.”
Too bad you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. No one should refuse.
Unwillingly I put it on.
All through church I prayed（祈祷）,Lord, let me get out of here without anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on, one of the coolest boys at Neptune High School. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had never taken any notice of me. Every time I got near him, I became tongue-tied.
At the end of the service I rushed for the door. But I had to wait on the steps while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer…Then out of the corner of my eye I saw the Pearces coming near. Before I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.
I started talking, hoping if I kept it up he wouldn’t notice my ugly dress. “I’m going to college in September,” I said.
“That’s great,” Dennis replied “I got accepted to police academy（学院）.”
“Wow!” I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. The next thing I knew Dennis had asked me out on a date!
We courted（恋爱）through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day he had first asked me out.
“Certainly I do,” he said.“You were always quiet in school. I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so lively when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that yellow dress wasn’t what I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.
【小题1】Why did she accept such a dress?

One Sunday morning in June 1959 my mother walked into my room. “Surprise!” she said, proudly holding up a yellow dress. “I made it just for you. What do you think?”

         I bit my tongue. How could I tell Mom it was the ugliest dress I had ever seen?

         “It’s perfect for church,” my mother continued delightedly.“I wish someone had made a dress like this for me.”

         Too bad you can’t wear it, I thought. But I knew Mom had spent a lot of time on the dress. No one should refuse.

         Unwillingly I put it on.

         All through church I prayed（祈祷）,Lord, let me get out of here without anyone seeing me. Especially Dennis Pearce, the boy I had a crush on, one of the coolest boys at Neptune High School. Although we were in some of the same classes, Dennis had never taken any notice of me. Every time I got near him, I became tongue-tied.

         At the end of the service I rushed for the door. But I had to wait on the steps while my parents chatted with their friends. Just a little while longer…Then out of the corner of my eye I saw the Pearces coming near. Before I could escape, Dennis was right beside me.

         I started talking, hoping if I kept it up he wouldn’t notice my ugly dress. “I’m going to college in September,” I said.

         “That’s great,” Dennis replied “I got accepted to police academy（学院）.”

         “Wow!” I said. Somehow I kept the conversation going. The next thing I knew Dennis had asked me out on a date!

         We courted（恋爱）through college, and eventually got married. Months after our wedding I asked Dennis if he remembered the day he had first asked me out.

“Certainly I do,” he said.“You were always quiet in school. I didn’t think you’d be much fun. But you were so lively when we talked on the church steps, I wanted to get to know you better.” Maybe that yellow dress wasn’t what I would have chosen, but that day it was the perfect dress for me.

1.Why did she accept such a dress?

         A．She was fond of its new pattern.

         B．Her Mom just brought it for her.

         C．It was proper to go to church in it．

         D．She understood her Mom’s love．

2.The author tried to carry the dialog on，hoping        .

        A．she would catch other boys’ attention

        B．Dennis would get her out for a date

        C．Dennis wouldn’t take notice of her dress

        D．she could be noticed by Dennis’s parents

3.The underlined part“had a crush on’’ in Paragraph 6 probably means：“      ”.

       A．10ved deeply          B．met by chance      C．100ked down on   D．worried about

4.What would be the best title for the text?

         A．An Ugly Dress                                                B．A Perfect Dress

    C．A Dress for the Church                                 D．A Dress for the Date

（贵州省遵义四中2010届第一次月考）

Like many sisters, Abby and Eliza Davis couldn’t be more different. Twelve-year-old Eliza is full of _21__, and always has something to say. Nine-year-old Abby is __22_. She’s happiest when she has a good book to read. Eliza __23__ to be a lawyer or a clothes designer one day. She just can’t __24__ to grow up and go to collage. Abby wants to be a doctor when she grows up. She works hard at math and science, her _25__ subjects.

Eliza is in the seventh grade. She gets up every day at 5:30, to __26__ and blow dry her hair. She’s ready to leave the house at 6:50, to __27__ her friends by the store for breakfast. The children have a mile and a half to __28__ to school, and the bell rings at 7:30.

At 11:20, the children have their __29__. Some eat the hot dog, chicken pot pie, __30__ other food that the school prepares for them, but Eliza would like to bring her own lunch in a lunchbox. At 2:15, classes are __31_ and it’s time for sports. Eliza usually has tennis practice 32__ 4:30. She’s tired by the time her mother comes to get her in the car, but she still has two or three hours of __33__ to do before she goes to bed.

Abby is in the fourth grade at Broken Ground School. She’s lucky. Her school has big modern __34__, first-class teacher, and an excellent library. The playground is surrounded by beautiful __35__, where Indians once camped.

Like many American school children, Abby starts the day by saluting the American __36__ hanging in her classroom. Then work begins. Today, She’s writing a composition about her summer holidays. Her pencil __37__ busily across the paper.

Abby will finish her story at home this evening,   38  Eliza does her homework. Will they work together   39  , or will they fight?

 “Well,” says Abby,” We have arguments, but we get along pretty well. About fifty-fifty, I’d say.” That's not   40  for two such different sisters, is it?

21. A. power          B. energy          C. strength         D. courage

22. A. quieter        B. younger         C. noisier          D. harder

23. A. needs          B. has             C. agrees           D. wants

24. A. refuse          B. accept          C.  wait            D. wish

25. A. best           B. lovely          C. fortunate        D. favorite

26. A. wash           B. clean           C. brush            D. comb

27. A. welcome        B. meet            C. see              D. receive

28. A. drive           B. move            C. walk             D. travel

29. A. lunch          B. cooking         C. game             D. supper

30. A. besides        B. except         C. without          D. or

31. A. given          B. prepared        C. finished         D. started

32. A. at             B. by              C. after            D. until

33. A. housework      B. homework        C. cleaning         D. washing

34. A. offices        B. blackboard      C. classrooms       D. windows

35. A. buildings      B. pools           C. forest           D. woods

36. A. flag           B. map             C. history          D. people

37. A. jumps          B. leans           C. lies             D. moves

38. A. while          B. and             C. if               D. then

39. A. happily        B. constantly      C. peacefully       D. carefully

40. A. bad            B. fair            C. equal            D. usual