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  Joyce was born in a poor family.Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday.Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money.As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs.What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?

  Suddenly she had an idea.Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t.She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard(纸板), plastic(塑料)bottles and cans(易拉罐).When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.

  Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday.She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother.In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.

  When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”

(1)

How old was Joyce?

[  ]

A.

Seven.

B.

Eight.

C.

Nine.

(2)

Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?

[  ]

A.

Because she had no money.

B.

Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.

C.

Because she didn’t love her mother at all.

(3)

What was Joyce’s idea?

[  ]

A.

Doing part-time jobs.

B.

Collecting waste things and selling them.

C.

Asking her best friend for help.

(4)

How long did Joyce collect the waste things?

[  ]

A.

A week.

B.

A month.

C.

More than a week.

(5)

How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?

[  ]

A.

Very sad.

B.

Very happy and moved.

C.

Very surprised.

One day, Mary got a letter from her uncle .“Dear Mary ,” he wrote in the letter . “ I hope you can be happy every day . I’m sending you some chickens .They are arriving tomorrow . I hope you will like them .Uncle Toby . ”

Mary was very happy . She liked eating eggs and chicken .“ I can keep the chickens for their eggs or eat them .” She thought .

  When the chickens arrived the next day , they were all in a box .Mary took the box off the truck ( 卡车) and began to carry it into her garden , but the box was so heavy that she dropped ( 落下) it。

  The chickens all ran out . They ran here and there . Mary spent hours in trying to find them .

  A few hours later her uncle came . He asked ,“Did the chickens arrive safely (安全地)?”“Yes ,but I dropped the box . The chickens ran everywhere . It took me the whole morning to look for them . ”Mary said .

“ Did you find them all ?” Asked her uncle .“ I hope so .” Mary answered ,“ but I only catch (抓住)eleven of them .”

“ That’s very interesting . I only sent you six .”Her uncle said with a smile .

根据短文内容,从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出正确答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)

(   ) 56. Mary got a letter from her ______________.

A. aunt          B. uncle         C. grandfather    D. friend

(   ) 57. When she got the letter , Mary was __________.

A. happy         B. sad          C. tired         D. unhappy

(   ) 58. Why did Mary drop the box ? Because __________.

A. she didn’t like the present             

B. the box was too heavy

C. she wanted to let the chickens go out

D. she couldn’t wait to look at it

(   ) 59. It took Mary ________ to find the chickens .

A. an hour                      B. two hours    

C. three hours                   D. the whole morning

(   ) 60. Did Mary know how many chickens her uncle sent her ?

A. Yes , she did                  B. Her uncle knew.   

C. Maybe she knew . D. No, she didn’t.

                            

     

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