A terrible earthquake happened in Wenchuan on May 12, 2008. 42 people lost their lives and homes. During those days, we could hear a lot of stories about 43. Here is 44 of them. After the earthquake, under a fallen building, some soldiers found that a 45 died in a very strange way. When they were ready to take her away, they were surprised to find that a baby in her arms was still 46. The baby was sleeping and 47 hurt(受伤) at all. Between the dead mother _48 the living baby, there was a cellphone (手机) with a short 49 on the screen, “My dear baby, if you can survive (幸存) , remember that I love you.” Everybody 50 when they read these words.
Besides this story, many other stories also moved (感动) us deeply. 51 these stories, we learn more about love.
You’re lucky if you’re loved by others. You’re great if you love others when you’re in danger.

A young college student thought that he had chosen the __36___major (专业) at a common college, so he drank every day and didn’t __37__at all. He became more and more disappointed in his life.
　 But he was never absent from Professor Yang’s biology class. He liked the course . __38__, Yang’s class was so interesting that he__39__listened carefully, never caring about whether the other students were paying attention or not in class.
　 Once he put a __40__in the homework he handed in, __41__: “Professor, it is said that today’s college__42__ are cheaper than potatoes. Do you agree?”
　 That day Professor Yang__43__ him after class. When he came, he found the professor at a table with __44__on it. They drank happily over their meal.
　 When they became half drunk, the professor produced a small __45__that was sprouting (发芽的). “Do you know how much this __46__ ?” he asked the young man. “It’s soft but poisonous (有毒的). __47__ will take it even if it’s free.” He then threw the potato away. The professor then__48__him another potato. It was half the size of a football and perfectly round. “This potato is organic (有机的). It is not only large and fresh__49__ free of pollution. It is in high demand and quite popular.”
　 The young man was impressed by what he’d heard. “Be __50__ a potato,” said the professor.
36. A. right　　　　　　　　　 B. true　　　 　 C. wrong　　　　　 　D. suitable
37. A. help 　　　　　　　　 B. sleep 　　　　　　 C. study 　　　　　　 　　D. play
38. A. However　　　　　　 B. Besides　　　 C. But　　　　　 　　D. Although
39. A. always　　　 　 B. never　　　 　 C. sometimes　　　　 D. hardly
40. A. paper　　　　 　 B. point　　　　 C. sentence　　　　　 D. note
41. A. say　　　　 　　　 　　　 B. saying　　　 C. said　　　　　 　　 D. says
42. A. workers　　　 　 B. students　　　 C. teachers　　　　 D. professors
43. A. shouted for　　　　 B. called for　　　　 C. cried for 　　　　　　　 D. waited for
44. A. meals　　　　　　　　 B. vegetables　　　 C. fruits　　　　　　　 　　 D. food
45 A. apple 　　　　　　　　 B. potato 　　　　　 C. tomato　　　　　　　　　 D. banana
46. A. spends 　　　　　　　　　　 B. pays　　　　　　　 C. costs 　　　　　　　　　 D. takes
47. A. Nobody　　　　　　 　 B. Somebody　　　 　 　C. Everybody　　　　 D. Anybody
48. A. sliced 　　　　　　　 B. showed　　　 C. found 　　　　　　　　　 D. put
49. A. but　　　　　　　 B. also　　　　 　　 C. and　　　　　　　 D.too　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

50.A.so　　　　　 　　　B. such　　　　　 C. quite　　　　　　 　D. very

A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned. “We want to see the president,” the man said softly.  “He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “We’ll wait,” the lady replied.

For hours, the secretary didn’t talk to them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance didn’t have the time to spend with nobodies.

The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We can’t put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died, this place would look like a cemetery.

“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We don’t want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? The physical building at Harvard cost seven million and a half.”

For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university?” Her husband nodded(点头). Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name -------a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.

You can easily judge(判断) others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.

46. What did the old couple go to Harvard for?

A. They wanted to see their son.

B. They had an important meeting

C. They went to Harvard just to see start a university

D. They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.

47. Why didn’t the president come out to meet the couple?

A. He was really busy at that time.

B. The secretary didn’t allow the couple to meet the president.

C. He was important and didn’t have time for unimportant people.

D. He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.

48. From the passage, we can know ______.

A. the old couple were in fact rich people

B. the secretary was afraid of the old couple

C. the old couple’s son was killed in Harvard

D. the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone

49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. the old couple set up their own university.

B. the old couple set up a memorial to their son

C. the old couple gave a building to Harvard.

D. Giving a building to Harvard was easy and cheap at that time.

50. The best title of the passage is “______”.

A. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover     B. How the Stanford Was Built 

C.A Visit to Harvard University        D. A Strange Old Couple

A lot of teenagers are good at art at school, but how would you feel if people called you “the new Picasso (毕加索)” or if presidents and other famous people collected your paintings?

Alexandra Nechita was ten when her paintings became famous all over the world. She visited Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and her family’s native place (祖籍) Romania where 5,000 fans came to see her at the airport. Alexandra said, “When it all started, I was moved. It was very exciting and I loved the traveling, but I got very tired. And I missed home.”

Alexandra is a good student. Her studies always come first. She only starts painting after she’s done her homework. She works on two or three paintings at a time. The paintings sell for thousands and Alexandra’s parents have given up their jobs to work for their daughter. Life for the Nechita family is very different from what it was like a few years ago.

Alexandra’s father Niki left Romania for political reasons in 1985. At first he tried his best to learn English and had different kinds of low-paid jobs. In 1987, he brought his wife and Alexandra, who was then 18 months old, to America. The family was very poor. Alexandra began to draw at the age of three.

She was drawing for four or five hours a day. Soon people offered to buy her paintings and she had her first art show at the age of eight. Stories about this child appeared in the newspapers and television. They now live in a large house with a swimming pool. Her mother said, “We started without anything, but thanks to Alexandra, we have everything we ever dreamed of.”

46. Alexandra became well-known all over the world for her paintings at the age of _______.

A. 18months　　　　　 B. three　　　　　　　　 C. eight　　　　　　　　 D. ten　　　　　　

47. Which country does Alexandra live?

A. America. 　　　　 B. Britain. 　　　　　 C. Romania. 　　　 D. France.

48. Alexandra’s painting _________.

A. took her a lot of time at school　 　

B. made her drop out of school

C. didn’t influence her studies at school

D. made her fall behind others in studies at school　　　　　　　　

49. When her family arrived in America in 1987, _________.

A. their life was very hard

B. they lived by selling Alexandra’s paintings

C. Alexandra began to draw her painting

D. her parents left their jobs and worked for her

50. From the passage, we can learn ________.

A. Alexandra was not interested in travelling

B. Alexandra’s success changed her family’s life

C. Alexandra’s parents were good at English

D. Alexandra’s stories appeared often on the radio and TV