Animals have the power to make themselves understood by man，especially when they are in serious danger and wish man to help them．And they often unite to help one another．1 was on a sheep farm in North America once when one of the sheep came crying to the tent（帐篷） late in the afternoon．She made the most painful cries．My friend，whom 1 was visiting，told me that something was wrong．

    Together we followed the sheep back to where she had been eating grass on the farm．She Rushed（冲）forward and kept on looking back to see if we were coming．She finally led us to an old well （水井）and we heard the sad voice of her young baby that had fallen into the well．As the well had no water in it and was only six feet deep．We got a ladder and in a few minutes the baby went back to its mother. She seemed very, happy at the successful outcome（结果）of the accident．She had had come and told US her trouble and got help．

（   ）1．In the stop the writer “I”was

       A．the owner of a sheep farm

       B．a visitor of a sheep farm

       C．feeding sheep on a farm in North America

    D．helping one of his friends to look after the sheep

（   ）2．What did the sheep come to the tent for one day?

       A．For help．      B．For food       C．For water    D．For its friend．

（   ）3．How did the farmer know that something was wrong?

      A．By talking to the mother sheep．              B．In a strange way．

      C．By thinking about it together with Iris friend．   D．According to his experience．

（   ）4．What happened to her baby?

      A．There was no water for it．      B．There was not food for it．

      C．It was hurt and lay in the well     D．It fell into the well and could not come out of it

（   ）5．Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

      A．Animals have the power to make themselves understood by man。

      B．Animals understood man．

      C．Animals often help one another especially in danger．

D．Animals wish man to help them in serious danger．

Last July，my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Freeway．It was an hour before sunset，and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up，so I decided to take a bus．Not knowing the routes，I thought I'd just go east．

A bus stopped．I got on and asked the driver how far she was going．“Ten more miles，” she said．There was another bus I could take from there．This clearly was going to be a long night．

I got off at the end of the route and she told me which bus to look for．After waiting 30 minutes，I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home．Then a bus came up．There was no lighted number above its windshield．It was out of service，but the door opened．It was the same driver．

“I just can't leave you here，” she said．“This isn't the nicest place．I will give you a ride home．”

“You will drive me home on the bus?” I asked，astonished．

“No，I will take you in my car，” she said．

“It's a long way，” I insisted．

“Come on，” she said．“I have nothing else to do．”

As we drove from the station in the car，she began telling me a story．A few days earlier，her brother had run out of gas．A good man picked him up，took him to a service station and then back to his ear．“I'm just passing the favor（善意的行为）along，” she said．

When I offered her money as a thank-you， she wouldn't accept．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．” she said．

1．There was something wrong with the writer's car _________．

A．late at night                                                B．early in the morning

C．an hour before sunset                                  D．thirty minutes after sunset

2．The writer changed his mind after waiting 30 minutes because _________．

A．he became impatient and a bit worried

B．a taxi ride would be more comfortable

C．he knew the driver would never return

D．the bus driver had given him wrong information

3．The bus driver drove the writer home later because _________．

A．her brother had told her to do so

B．she wanted to earn more money

C．she happened to go in the same direction

D．she wanted to do something good for others

4．The underlined word "astonished" in the passage probably means _________．

A．surprised           B．grateful               C．happy             D．angry

5．The bus driver hoped that the writer _________．

A．would drive someone home                         B．would help someone in need

C．would keep her in memory                          D．would give the money to others

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle （奇迹）can save him now，”the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother，” the girl answered. “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the salesman. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？”
“I don’t know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears(眼泪). “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have？” asked the man. “$ 1.11，but I can try and get some more，” she answered.
“Well，what luck，”smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost？
【小题1】In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be ______________.

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle （奇迹）can save him now，”the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore（药店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother，” the girl answered. “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the salesman. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？”

“I don’t know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears(眼泪). “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have？” asked the man. “$ 1.11，but I can try and get some more，” she answered.

“Well，what luck，”smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost？

1.In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be ______________.

A．something interesting                    B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine                 D．some good food

2.What made the miracle happen？

A．The girl’s love for her brother.            B．The girl’s money.

C．The medicine from the drugstore.           D．Nobody can tell.

3.From the passage we can infer （推断）that _______________.

A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．the little girl is lovely but not so generous

D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

　　People often collect things. Stamps and books are very common (普通的). But the collection of my uncle's is something unusual. He has 1,900 clocks. There are clocks in every room of his house. The living-room is full of shelves and he filled（装满）them with clocks. Still there is not enough room for so many clocks. My uncle has to fill many boxes with them and has put them in the toilet（厕所）. Every day my aunt has to clean all the clocks and it's no easy job for her. And she also hates（憎恨）the noise（噪声）of the clocks. Each one keeps its own time. so the sound of the clocks is always there from morning till night. My aunt never knows what time it is!