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4．A Native American and his friend were in downtown New York City，walking near Times Square in Manhattan．It was during the noon lunch hour and the streets were filled with the noise of people and cars．Suddenly，the Native American said，"I hear a cricket （蟋蟀）．"
His friend said，"What？You must be crazy．You couldn't possibly hear a cricket in all of this noise!""No，I'm sure of it，"the Native American said，"I heard a cricket．""That's crazy，"said the friend．
The Native American listened carefully for a moment，and then walked across the street to a big wall．There they saw bushes （灌木）．He looked into the bushes，and sure enough，he found a small cricket．His friend was quite amazed．"That's unbelievable，"said his friend．"You must have superhuman ears!"
"No，"said the Native American．"My ears are not different from yours．It all depends on what you're listening for．""But that can't be!"said the friend．"I could never hear a cricket in this noise．"
"Yes，it's true，"came the reply．"It depends on what is really important to you．Here，let me show you．"He reached into his pocket，pulled out a few coins，and dropped them on the sidewalk．And then，with the noise of the crowded street still in their ears，they noticed every head within 20feet turn and look to see if the money was theirs．
"See what I mean？"asked the Native American．"It all depends on what's important to you．"

50．The Native American wasA with his friend when he heard a cricket．
A．taking a walk
B．watching people walking
C．looking for crickets
D．looking for important things
51．His friends feltD after they found the cricket．
A．unsure
B．crazy
C．relaxed
D．amazed
52．The writer wants to tellA．
A．people pay more attention to what is important to them
B．people wonder what is important to them
C．people can hear different sounds
D．people believe what they heard．

3．My class will put on a short play in English at the end of the year．Yesterday our English teacher gave us copies of the play．
"Choose a character in the play that you'd like to be，"she told us．"This afternoon you learn a few lines of this part for homework．Then tomorrow you can say those lines in front of the class．I'll decide who plays each part．"
I wanted to have one of the bigger parts in the play，so I choose the part of the king．He has a lot of lines to say．I learned them by heart．
This morning in our English lesson we had to say our lines．I acted the part of the king．When I said my lines，I put a lot of expression into my acting．I thought I acted really well．
Everyone in the class read a part and then the teacher decided who would play each part．
Many of the students in my class couldn't act at all．They couldn't even read without making lots of mistakes．I was sure that I would get a big part in the play．
However，the teacher gave me the part of a soldier．He has only one line．It is，"Yes，sir!"
I was very disappointed．At the end of the lesson I went up to her and asked her why I had such a small part．
"You put too much expression in your acting，"she said．"Good acting is not big acting．It is acting the audience can believe in．"
I think I know what she means．

50．What did the boy want to do in the play？C
A．To get a small acting part．
B．To organize the play
C．To get a large acting part．
D．To work the lights．
51．How did the writer feel when he got the part of a soldier？C
A．Bored．
B．Sad．
C．Disappointed．
D．Excited．
52．Why didn't the teacher give him the part of the kings？A
A．He did not act correctly．
B．He did not know the lines．
C．He was not handsome．
D．He was too short．

2．That Will Teach You，Bear!

One beautiful day，Bear was out hunting．As he walked past a fallen tree，he heard a small voice shout，"Watch your feet!"
Bear looked down and saw Cricket （蟋蟀）．"You almost destroyed my house，"Cricket said．
"I'll walk wherever I want to，"Bear shouted as he showed off his size and strength．
Cricket shouted back，"But it's my house，and I should protect it!"
This made Bear so  furious that he said he would destroy the house，Cricket，and all of Cricket's family．This made Cricket angry．"I have a friend who is only half my size，but he is strong enough to beat you in a fight．"
Bear laughed and said，"Go and get your friend，Cricket．I'll return tomorrow，and we'll see who can win in a fight．"
The next morning，Bear returned to Cricket's house．"Come out，brave Cricket，"called Bear．Suddenly he felt a terrible ache on his back．He yelled，but Cricket's friend Mosquito （蚊子） continued stinging （叮） until Bear yelled，"I give up!"
Just then Cricket appeared at the door of his house．Cricket told Bear to leave and never return．Bear quickly ran away．

48．The title of the story tells us that it is probably aboutB．
A．making a new friend
B．learning a lesson
C．playing a game
D．winning a competition
49．Where does this story most probably take place？D
A．In a city．
B．In a town．
C．At the beach．
D．In a forest．
50．What does the underlined word"furious"mean in this story？B
A．big and strong
B．very angry
C．loud
D．afraid
51．What is the theme of this story？C
A．Time passes too quickly．
B．Be friendly to neighbors．
C．Size isn't everything．
D．Don't be afraid of small things．

1．

It was Mother's Day．John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home．When he walked by a flower shop in the evening，an idea came to his mind．"I'll send Mum some roses （玫瑰）．"
While John was picking his flowers，a young man went inside．"How many roses can I get for only five dollars，Madam？"he asked．The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen （一打）．Maybe he would be happy with carnations（康乃馨）．She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses．
"No，I have to have red roses，"he said，"My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her．Now I want to get something special，it has to be roses，as the rose is her favorite．"
After hearing this，John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man．Moved by both of them，the shop assistant said，"Well，lovely young men，thirty dollars a dozen，only for you two．"Taking the roses，the young man almost jumped into the air．He thanked John，and ran out of the shop．It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment．Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother．
As he walked out，he felt nice．Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park．But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery （墓地）．Crying，the young man carefully laid the roses，"Mum，oh，Mum，why didn't I tell you how much I loved you？God，please help me find my mum and tell her I love her．"
Seeing this，John turned and quickly walked back to the shop．He would take the flowers home himself．

76．The shop assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses becauseC．
A．there were not enough roses in the shop
B．carnations were much nicer than roses
C．roses were more expensive than carnations
D．carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day
77．John spentD in the flower shop that day．
A.5
B.25
C.45
D.55
78．The young man cried at the cemetery because heB．
A．had spent all his money on the roses
B．wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself
C．felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
D．hadn't got enough money for his sick mother
79．At last John decided to take the roses home himself because he wanted toA．
A．tell his mother he loved her
B．ask his mother for more money
C．tell his mother the young man's story
D．ask his mother if she liked roses
80．The writer wrote this passage to tell us"B"．
A．Buy roses for your mother when she is ill
B．Let your mother know how much you love her
C．Work hard to get more money for your mother
D．Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day．

20．The students were having their chemistry class．Miss Li was telling the children what water was like．After that，she asked her students，"What's water？"No one spoke for a few minutes．Miss Li asked again，"Why don't you answer my question？Didn't I tell you what water is like？"
Just then a boy put up his hand and said，"Miss Li，you told us that water has no color and no smell．But where can we find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell．"Most of the children agreed with him．
"I'm sorry，children，"said the teacher．"Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier．That's a problem．"

71．Miss Li was aC teacher．
A．English
B．Chinese
C．chemistry
D．math
72．Miss Li was telling the children whatA was like．
A．water
B．air
C．earth
D．weather
73．A boy said，"The water in the river behind my house is alwaysB．"
A．white
B．black
C．clean
D．clear
74．Most of the childrenA the boy．
A．agreed with
B．wrote to
C．heard from
D．sent for
75．The water in the river has color and smell because it is gettingD．
A．more and more
B．less and less
C．cleaner and cleaner
D．dirtier and dirtier．

19．Everyone would like to be remembered．A few people even try to do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do．These people sometimes have their names recorded in the Guinness Book of Records．
Often it takes a group of people to do something unusual．One such team paddled（用浆划）a bathtub（浴缸）145kilometers for 24hours．This group had 13members．They paddled their bathtub on a river near Ashford，Great Britain on May 28and 29，1983．A month later，a racing team of hospital bed pushers in Avon，Great Britain，pushed a hospital bed 16kilometers in just 50minutes!However，the distance record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of Brunt field Bedding Center．This team from Edinburgh pushed a hospital bed 5，203kilometers in 1979．It took the team 35days to cover the distance．
Another group of record makers held the highest dinner party in the world．Nine people from Sydney，Australia，climbed Mountain Huascaran on June 28 1989．The climbers carried a dinner table，chairs，and a meal up the mountain．When they reached the top，they all put on warm suits for dinner．
People all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record．It should be understood； however，that now not all the records will be kept in the Guinness Book of Records．

73．According to the passage，what record was made near Ashford in May，1983？A
A．A record for paddling a bathtub．
B．A record for climbing a mountain．
C．A record for pushing a hospital bed．
D．A record for swimming across a river．
74．What was unusual about the highest dinner party held by the nine people in the passage？D
A．The people who held the dinner party all came from Sydney．
B．Only nine people held the highest dinner party．C．They had a meal on the mountain．
D．They carried a dinner table and chairs up the mountain to hold the dinner party．
75．Which of the following show the right order（顺序）of what happened in the passage？D
a．A group of 13members paddled a bathtub on a river near Ashford．
b．A team from Edinburgh made a distance record for hospital bed pushing．
c．A group of nine people from Sydney had a dinner party on the top of Mountain Huascaran．
d．A racing team pushed a hospital bed 16kilometers in just 50minutes in Avon．
A．a-b-c-d
B．d-b-c-a
C．a-d-b-c
D．b-a-d-c
76．Which of the following is mentioned（提及）in the passage？C
A．Hospital bed pushing was a popular sport in Edinburgh．
B．People living in Ashford usually used a bathtub to carry things．
C．Two different records for hospital bed pushing were given．
D．Hospital bed pushing was held twice a year in Avon，Great Britain．

18．Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog．But we were too busy to buy one．One day，Becky ran in，shouting，"Mom!Come to see my dog!"Her face was red with excitement．
I followed her to the bush and found a wolf!He was hurt．Seeing me，he stood up suddenly!I could see his teeth!God!My mouth felt dry．"Don't be afraid．That's Mom．She loves you，too．"Becky said．Then he became friendly．It was unbelievable!
I rushed to find my husband and told him about the wolf．We should have killed the wolf，but Becky loved him．Besides，he was kind to Becky．So we called the vet（兽医） finally．
Becky named the wolf Ralph and she carried food to him every day．Later，Ralph got well．They played together in the daytime．At night，Ralph would return to the mountains．Sometimes he disappeared but came back several days later．
On Becky's first day of school，we could see Ralph's sadness．After Becky left school，Ralph lay by the side of the road and waited．When Becky returned，he got happy again．This continued throughout Becky's school years
Twelve years passed．
One day we heard that a wolf was killed．The other wolf was hurt and ran away．We were worried about Ralph．That night，Ralph returned with a wound．Becky held his head kindly and comforted him．We hoped he could come through．However，he died．
Becky cried．I noticed something strange in the bush-two little yellow eyes!Ralph's child!Before he died，Ralph brought his child to us!He knew he would be safe here，as he had been．Ralph，Ralph，I was moved．
"Don't be afraid，little…little Ralphie．That's Mom．She loves you，too．"

52．The phrase"felt dry"in the second paragraph probably means"C．"
A．felt thirsty
B．felt happy
C．felt nervous
D．felt sad
53．When the wolf Ralph died，Becky wasD years old．
A．three
B．nine
C．twelve
D．fifteen
54．Ralph brought his child to Becky becauseB．
A．his child had to be cared for at once．
B．he thought Becky was sure to treat his child well．
C．his child was also hurt badly．
D．he had to leave some time to look for food．
55．The best title for this passage isD．
A．The best pet of children
B．A kind animal
C．A kind child
D．Becky's good friend．

17．Writing a letter in at least 60words according to the given situation．（根据所给情景写一封不少于60词的信．
Suppose you are Mary．You have learned from Wenhui Daily that volunteers for caring for the elderly are needed．Please write a letter and tell them you would like to be one of them．（加入你是Mary，你从文汇报纸上看到一则有关照顾老年人志愿者的招聘启事，请你写一封剪短的应聘信，介绍自己的情况，并表示愿意并且能够胜任这份志愿者的工作．信的开头和结尾已给出．．
（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名，校名及其其他相关信息，否则不予评分．
Dear Sir/Madam，
I have learned from your newspaper that volunteers for caring for the elderly are needed．I am a student from university and I can take care of myself and my friends．In school，I take part in some clubs that always organizevolunteeractivities in school and other social organization，such as hospital and school．For the volunteer job，I have enough experience about how to take care of the old man and can know what they think clearly．According to this，I think I can do this job and I want to be one of you．I wish you can consider my application and wait for your answer．
Best wishes
Yours Sincerely
Mary．

16．●Yesterday's heavy snow and high winds broke records and tied up traffic all over the northeastern United States．All main highways were closed，creating traffic headaches for many people．By 9：30last night，four feet of snow covered the area between Boston and Philadelphia．Workers hope to get the main roads open．
●Police blamed（谴责）a hard thunderstorm （雷暴雨）for the fire that killed an elderly woman yesterday．Mary Ann Kate of Elkins Park was 81years old when she died．Lightning hit her house causing it to burn，police said，loud thunder woke up Jerry Dickey，one of Kate's neighbours．He saw smoke coming from Kale's house．"I tried to help her，but it was too late．"Dickey said．
●California is entering its sixth strange month without rain，the National Weather Service has told Californians that it does not think the drought will end soon．People are encouraged to store water．
●More than 50clothes designers from the United States are showing their spring collections this week in New York．Reporters from around the world have gathered to see the new ideas for spring clothing．It is obvious that skirts will be longer and tighter and that clothes will be much more casual （休闲的）．And green is definitely out．Bright yellow and red are the popular colours now．
●Bill Gates is one of the richest men in the world．He has just spent $81million on a 20-room house for himself and his family in Seattle，Washington．Among other things，the house has a swimming pool with music that comes in from under the water，an indoor and an outdoor gym，a movie theatre that seats 20people，and video walls with different monitors．
●According to the recent statistics（统计），cruises（游艇旅行）to the Caribbean，Mediterranean，the Europe are up 35percent this year．There are many reasons for the increased popularity of cruises．They are affordable and offer something．They are known for their wonderful food and exciting ports of entry．The service can be expensive or cheap，depending on your plan．

69．C creates traffic problems in northeastern United States yesterday．
A．Heavy rain
B．Earthquakes
C．Snowstorm
D．Flood
70．Skirts will beB andB this spring．
A．shorter…more casual
B．longer…tighter
C．tighter…cheaper
D．more casual…brighter
71．The underlined sentence"And green is definitely out．" in Paragraph Four most probably means"A"．
A．Green is sure to be out of date．
B．It's a good choice to buy green clothes．
C．Green is the most welcomed colour．
D．It looks smart to wear green clothes．
72．Disn't mentioned in Passage Five．
A．A swimming pool with music
B．A movie theatre
C．An indoor and an outdoor gym
D．A beautiful fountain
73．Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage？B
A．Terrible lightening causes a woman's death．
B．The drought that lasted for six months in California will end soon．
C．Many clothes designers will show their spring collections in New York．
D．Cruise trip is becoming popular for many reasons．
74．The article is most probablyB from a certain TV programme．
A．a talk show
B．a news report
C．an advertisement
D．a speech contest．

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