47. Why did Ms Smith let the children in?

A. She did it out of great pity on them.

B. She had old papers to sell.

C. She knew them and wanted to make them a cup of cocoa.

D. She wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving party.

46. What is the suitable title for the passage?

A. Mother’s Day 2006 World Survey　 B. How to Celebrate Mother’s Day

C. Making Cards for Mother’s Day 　　 D. What Is a Mother to You

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　 D

SACRAMENTO(New York Times)-The 2005 Best Ten Citizens of Charity have been honored today by the city government, one of whom is Ms Myrtle Smith. To answer our reporter’s why-question, she told us the following story which, as she put it, had led her to the work for the less fortunate people.

It was Thanksgiving morning and in the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.

“Any old papers, lady?” asked one of them.

I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget.

The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”

“Am I rich? Mercy, no!”

I looked at my shabby slipcovers(家具套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer(茶碟) carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was hungry with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that, holding their bundles of papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you.” They didn’t need to. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.

Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.

I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job-these matched, too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy prints of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am. And from then on I can’t help doing more.

Ms Smith concluded her story with a very sweet smile that was worth millions of dollars, even an amount no one could figure out how large!

Sure enough, sometimes a very small matter counts much when it is big enough to change one’s life a little and great enough to make one feel moved and eager to do things one has even never thought of, which oftentimes brings benefits.

45. What are the results of the survey?

A. People have different opinions about “mother”.

B. Mother is a woman who made the world warm and happy.

C. Mother always puts the interest of her family before her own.

D. The results haven’t been published so far.

43. Insparenting. com observes Mother’s Day of 2006 by ________.

A. sending cards to mothers all over the world

B. launching a theme survey around the world

C. publishing people’s different opinions about “mother”

D. designing cards with praising words on both sides

to launch a survey about “mother”?

A. To honour mothers all over the world.

B. To express thanks for their friends and family who are mothers.

C. To show appreciation for those who have had a mothering influence.

D. To find out how many people really love their mothers.

42. The best title for this passage is ________.

A. The Discovery of Magellan’s Strait　 B. The Discovery of the Philippines

C. The Most Dangerous Expedition　　　 D. The First Expedition to Asia

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C

As people were rushing up to get cards for Mother’s Day 2006, had a big question inside their minds, “What is a mother to you?” They feel every person has different opinions about a woman called “mother”.

In one of the designs of Hallmark’s latest Happy Mother’s Day cards, it describes, “mother” is a woman who made the world a warm and happy place. At the other end, a “mother” is described as a woman who puts her home and family first, and if she is tired, she never lets it show.

What will other people say? To find out about that, on this Mother’s Day (May 14, 2006), Insparenting. com launches a new survey(调查) “What is a mother to you?”

, Adwina Jackson, Mother’s Day is a special day for everyone! That is why her team uses this day to honor mothers all over the world by launching a survey about “mother”. “This survey is also to express thanks or gratitude and to show appreciation for friends, family who are mothers, as well as other important women who have had a mothering influence,” said Jackson.

will publish the answer to “What is a mother to you” once responses to its survey have been tabulated(制成表格) from around the world. This survey is for everyone, all age, all gender and all status. All participants in the survey will be added to a special notification list alerting when survey results are published.

41. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition?

　　　 A. Lack of equipment.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Cold winter in Patagonia.

　　　 C. The death of Magellan.　　　　　　　　　 D. Dangers from rocks and storms.

40. The number of the ships lost on the whole expedition was ________.

　　　 A. two　　 　　　　　 B. three　　 　　　　 C. four　　　 　　　　　　　 D. five

39. The purpose of Magellan’s expedition was to ________.

A. sail round the world　　　　 B. find a seaway from the Atlantic to the Pacific

C. make a voyage to Asia 　　 D. carry men to Philippines

38. From this passage we know that ________.

A. more and more students have given up visiting bad websites

B. schools and teachers begin to pay attention to students’use of the Internet

C. no more homework will be given in Shanghai middle schools

D. less and less information can be found in the Internet

　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B

Early in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. In order to find Asia they had to find a way past South America. The man who finally found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan. Magellan sailed from Seville in August, 1519 with five ships and about 280 men. Fourteen months later, after spending the cold winter on the coast of Patagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellan Strait(海峡). In November, 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America.

　　　 They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. But they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, men were dying of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get back to Spain. They decided to sail round Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellan’s expedition. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world.

37. According to the passage, teenagers are NOT encouraged to ________.

A. meet a friend off-line without letting their parents know　　　

B. make friends with other schools’ students

C. find helpful information on line　　　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　

D. read on-line news