My earliest memory of dad is grabbing（抓住）his hand while we walked together. As I grew older, I remember my father and I listening to basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep   35  the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet with the   36  score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.

On cold mornings my father would bring his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered（分送）the bread to the stores. The   37  and the warmth from the bread made my mouth water and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.

My father would be present at all my games. One night before an important game my father told me   38  that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour   39 . The next day as the game drew near I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and   40  saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He managed to   41  the game. I’ll always remember that.

Years later I had become a   42 . I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart   43  in my ears. I   44  the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing really   45  to me. I still taught in school but I couldn’t centre attention on my teaching. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the same way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my   46  in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, compassion and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day on I started. I’ll always remember that!

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert（沙漠）. During the trip they had a   1  , and one friend hit the other in the face. The one who was beaten was hurt, but without saying   2  , he wrote in the sand: “ Today my best friend hit me in the face.”

   They   3   on walking until they found a lake, where they decided to take a bath（洗澡）. The one, who had been beaten, fell into the lake and started drowning（溺水）, but the friend saved him. After he came back to life from the near drowning, he wrote on a   4  : “ Today my best friend saved my life.”

   The friend who had hit and   5   his best friend asked: “  6  I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you wrote on a stone, why?” The other friend  7  : “ When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand   8   wind can blow it away.   9  , when someone does something good for us, we must write it down in stone where no  10   can ever blow it away.”

（   ）1. A．talk                    B．joke                 C．fight                D．picnic

（   ）2. A．something             B．nothing            C．anything          D．everything

（   ）3. A．kept                   B．continued         C．lasted                     D．tried

（   ）4. A．sand                     B．stone               C．tree                 D．wall

（   ）5. A．killed                    B．hurt                 C．saved                     D．made

（   ）6. A．Before                  B．While        C．Until                D．After

（   ）7. A．replied               B．asked          C．questioned     D．required

（   ）8. A．which             B．how           C．where         D．when

（   ）9. A．Although          B．Or             C．But            D．If

（   ）10. A．wind          B．water           C．air            D．sand

Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the oldest one is the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are three large pyramids at Giza, outside the modern capital of Egypt, Cairo. The largest and most famous one is called the Great Pyramid. The workers built it as a tomb (坟墓) for the Pharaoh Khufu (法老胡夫).

It took more than twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. When it was built, the pyramid was about 146.5 metres high. Over the years it has lost about eight metres off its top.

The pyramid is made of large stone blocks (石块) — 2,300,000 of them! Each of these blocks weighs over 2,000 kilograms. The ancient Egyptians did not have any modern machines. How did they build the pyramid? The pyramid shows that the ancient people were intelligent and had great skills.

People once thought that the Egyptians made slaves (奴隶) do all the work on the Great Pyramid. But in fact, they used farmers.

1.From the passage we can learn that _____.

2.According to the passage, the height of the Great Pyramid may be_____ metres now.

3.What does the underlined word “intelligent” mean in Chinese?

4.In fact, the Egyptians used ____ to build the pyramid.

5.What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

Among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the oldest one is the Great Pyramid of Giza. There are three large pyramids at Giza, outside the modern capital of Egypt, Cairo. The largest and most famous one is called the Great Pyramid. The workers built it as a tomb (坟墓) for the Pharaoh Khufu (法老胡夫).
It took more than twenty years to build the Great Pyramid. When it was built, the pyramid was about 146.5 metres high. Over the years it has lost about eight metres off its top.
The pyramid is made of large stone blocks (石块) — 2,300,000 of them! Each of these blocks weighs over 2,000 kilograms. The ancient Egyptians did not have any modern machines. How did they build the pyramid? The pyramid shows that the ancient people were intelligent and had great skills.
People once thought that the Egyptians made slaves (奴隶) do all the work on the Great Pyramid. But in fact, they used farmers.

1. 1.

   From the passage we can learn that _____.

   1. A.
      Giza is the modern capital of Egypt
   2. B.
      there are only three pyramids in Egypt
   3. C.
      the Pharaoh Khufu built the Great Pyramid by himself
   4. D.
      the Great Pyramid was built (被建) as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu
2. 2.

   According to the passage, the height of the Great Pyramid may be_____ metres now.

   1. A.
      146.5
   2. B.
      138. 5
   3. C.
      154.5
   4. D.
      156. 5
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word “intelligent” mean in Chinese?

   1. A.
      聪明的
   2. B.
      辛苦的
   3. C.
      诚实的
   4. D.
      热情的
4. 4.

   In fact, the Egyptians used ____ to build the pyramid.

   1. A.
      machines
   2. B.
      slaves
   3. C.
      farmers
   4. D.
      children
5. 5.

   What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

   1. A.
      To invite people to visit the Great Pyramid.
   2. B.
      To give information about the Great Pyramid.
   3. C.
      To describe his or her trip to the Great Pyramid.
   4. D.
      To tell how he or she feels about the Great Pyramid.

Money, jewels and important documents may not be the only valuables placed in banks these days. Some mothers store their breast milk (母乳) in banks.

There are ten breast milk banks across the United States, where mothers can donate their extra milk for other women’s babies.

Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies. The World Health Organization says it is the only food babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases. Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early. Sometimes these premature babies must stay in the hospital for many weeks.

James Cameron is a doctor who treats newborns at Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says breast milk is almost like medicine. Doctor James Cameron says, “The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the mom’s able to make that help provide immunity (免疫力). It’s very important for the health of the newborn.”

Lucy Baur lives near Fort Wayne. She breastfed both her children and always had more milk than they needed. She wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank in Indianapolis. But freezing and shipping milk can be costly. Then, a donor station opened near her home.

Milk donations in the United States work like this. Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters of breast milk. They freeze the milk and take it to the station. There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers’ milk. Then, the milk is heated to kill bacteria. After that, the technicians test samples of all the milk to make sure it is safe and healthful. The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank. The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies.

Donors are tested for diseases before any milk is accepted. They are not permitted to smoke tobacco, use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol.

1.According to the passage, which thing can also be stored in banks except money, jewels and important documents?

A．Notes.            B．Diamonds.         C．Valuable papers.    D．Breast milk.

2.From the text we learn                            .

A．Lucy Baur wanted to donate her milk to the donor station near her home

B．the milk is frozen and sent to the milk station after killing bacteria

C．the milk bank transports the milk to babies’ home to feed them

D．James Cameron is a doctor who feeds the babies on the milk in the milk station

3. The breast milk is important for newborns because             .

A．only it can stop babies from developing diseases

B．it contains rich nutrients (营养) babies need

C．it is the only food suitable for babies

D．it benefits babies as the best medicine

4. Who is allowed to donate her extra milk of the following women?

A．A heavy smoker.                        B．A heavy drinker.

C．A fruit lover.                           D．A drug user.

5.The purpose of setting up breast milk banks is to                      .

A．store extra fresh milk for some school children

B．provide milk to the children who go hungry

C．help other mothers donate milk to their own babies

D．offer breast milk to early born and unhealthy babies