Once upon a time, some children were playing at the seaside when they found a turtle. They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and shouted, “Stop!” The children ran   36  quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, “Thanks for your kindness. I really would like  37  you to a wonderful place now.” 

The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he   38  the palace, he was very surprised and said to the turtle, “What a nice palace!” To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him a very   39 . He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warm welcome there and was very   40  everything.

After dinner, the king of the turtles said, “I am going to give you two boxes,   __41  you can open only one.” “You mustn’t open both. Don’t forget it!” the turtle warned him. “All right. I will open only one.” The young man promised. At this time, a large wave sent him out of the sea.

After he went back   42 , he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To his surprise, the box was full of gold. “My God!” he cried, “I’m   43  now.” Then he thought, “Things in   44  box must be valuable, too.” He couldn’t wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face   45  an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

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Once upon a time, some children were playing at seaside when they found a turtle (海龟). They began to beat the turtle. Just at that time, a young man came and said to them, "Stop!" The children ran 11 quickly. The turtle was very thankful and said, "Thanks for your kindness. I really would like 12 you to a wonderful palace now."

The young man rode on the back of the turtle and was taken to the secret palace in the sea. When he 13　 the palace. He was very surprised and said to the turtle, "What a nice palace!" To thank him, the king of the turtles gave him a 14 dinner. He had never seen such a dinner before. He received a warn welcome there and was 　15 everything.

After dinner, the king of the turtles said, "I am going to give you two boxes, 16 you can open only one." "You mustn’t open both. Don’ t forget it!" the turtle warned him. "All right. I will open only one," the young man promised. At this time，a large wave sent him out of the sea.

After he 17 , he opened the bigger one of the two boxes. To his　 18　 the box was full of gold. "My God!" he cried, "I'm a(n) 19 man now." Then he thought, "Things in the other box must be expensive, too." He could not wait any longer. He broke his promise and opened the other box. As soon as he opened it, he became an old man. His hair turned white. His face 20　 an old man over eighty years old. It all happened in a moment. He was sorry for what he did, but it was too late.

(　 )31. A. through 　　 B. away 　　　 C. into 　　　　D. out

(　 )32. A. wanting 　　 B. asking　 　　 C. to let　　 　 D. to invite

(　 )33. A. left for　 　　B. arrived on 　　C. arrived at 　 D. got away

(　 )34. A. big 　　　　B. poor dinner 　 C. bad 　　　 D. small

(　 )35. A. pleased with 　B. strict in　 　 C. angry with 　D. sorry for

(　 )36. A. so 　　　　 B. or　　 　　　C. but　　 　　D. as

(　 )37. A. went back to home　　 　　　　B. was back home　

C. went back to the sea D. was back the sea

(　 )38. A. surprising 　　B. surprised　 　C. surprise　 　 D. surprises

(　 )39. A. poor 　　　 B. rich　　 　　 C. old　　 　　 D. young

(　 )40. A. liked 　　　B. felt like　 　　 C. looked like D. looked

John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill．He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five．He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five．He thought, "It's a little bit earlier．I'll wait for a moment． It's good to keep the time．"

Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's． He looked around and saw a noisy square（广场）not far from here． He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet．He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily．

Suddenly he heard a girl crying．He came up to her and asked some questions．Then he knew she got lost．John tried to find out her address and took her home．The girl's parents were very thankful．

Then John hurried to the doctor's．The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late．Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes? " John said nothing but one word—"Sorry! "

1．John went to the square to ______．

A．spend the time                                    B．enjoy himself

C．see the children and the women           D．help the girl

2．The girl cried because ______．

A．someone hit her                                   B．she fell off her bike

C．her parents were angry with her              D．she didn't find the way home

3．At last John got to the doctor's at ______．

A．twenty to five                                     B．twenty past five

C．five o'clock                                        D．forty past five

Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor’s. He looked around and saw a noisy square not far from here. He went there and sat down on chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet. He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily.

Suddenly he heard a girl crying. He came up to her and asked some questions. Then he knew she got lost. Mike tried to find out her address and took her home. The girl’s parents were thankful.

Then Mike hurried to the doctor’s. The doctor said angrily when she saw him, “You are late. Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes?” Mike said nothing but one word—“Sorry!”

根据短文内容, 选择正确答案填空(10分)

1. It’s good to keep the time. The word “keep” in this sentence means　　    . 

A. 保留　　    B. 拥有　　    C. 继续　　　　   D. 遵守

2. Mike went to the square to　　    .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. spend the time　　　　　　 　　　　  B. enjoy himself

C. see the children and the women　　　　  D. find the girl

3. The girl cried because　　    .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A. someone hit her　　　　　　　　　　 B. she fell off the bike

C. her parents were angry with her　　    D. she couldn’t find her way home

4. At last Mike got to the doctor’s at________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

A. twenty to five　　　　　　　　　　   B. twenty past five

C. five o’clock　　　　　　　　　　    D. forty past five

5. According to the story, we know Mike was a　　　　 .　　　　　　　　　　

A. busy man　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. quiet man

C. helpful man　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lucky man

When my first wartime Christmas came, I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays. Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes (通行证) posted. I was one of the lucky soldiers.

??? It was Christmas Eve when I arrived, and a light snow had fallen. Mother opened the front door. I could see beyond her, into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood. There were lights, all colors, and ornaments (装饰物) shining against the green of a pine.

??? “Where did it come from？” I asked.

??? “I asked the Gates boy to cut it,” my mother said. “I wouldn’t have had one just for myself, but when you called--- oh, such a rush! He just brought it in this afternoon…”

??? The pine reached to the proper height, almost to the ceiling, and the Tree Top Krystal Star was in its place. A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly (难看地) at the side, I thought, and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle. But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with pleasant smell of Christmas.

??? “It’s not like the ones you used to find,” my mother went on. “Yours were always in good shape. I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look. But I couldn’t be picky.”

??? “Don’t worry, ” I told her. “It’s perfect.”

It wasn’t, of course, but at the moment I realized something for the first time: all Christmas trees are perfect.

1. When the writer got home, ________.

A. it was December 23?????????????

B. it was snowing heavily

C. he found a Christmas tree in the living room????????????? ???

D. the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother

2. From the passage, we can conclude（推断） that ________.

A. the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees??? ????????????? ?????????????

B. his mother didn’t like perfect trees????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

C. his mother didn’t want to have a tree???

D. the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else

3.“All Christmas trees are perfect”, because they can remind you of ________.

A. the wartime????????????? ? B. the green of a pine?????????????

C. the pleasant smell??? D. the sweet home

4. The best title for this passage would be “________”.

A. How to Choose a Christmas Tree

B. How Soldiers Spent Christmas

C. The Perfect Christmas Tree

D. The Christmas Without a Tree