18．My dear son.I think my life has been long enough now．And I won't be able to visit you any(56)more——青夏教育精英家教网—

18．My dear son，
I think my life has been long enough now．And I won't be able to visit you any（56）more，but would it be too much to ask（57）if（是否）you could come and visit me once in a while？I miss you so much．I am so glad when I hear you are coming to the school for a meeting．But I have （58）decided not to go to the school because I am seriously（59）weak．
I'm sorry that I only have one eye，and I have been an embarrassment for you．But before I leave this world，I have to tell you one thing that has been hidden in my（60）heart for over twenty years．When you were very little，you got into an accident，and（61）lost your eye．As a mother，I couldn't stand watching you having to（62）grow up with only one eye．So I gave you （63）mine（我的）．I was so proud you could see a whole new world for me．（64）I wasnever（从不）angry with you for anything you did．Sometimes when you were upset with me，I thought to myself，"It's because you love me．"I miss the time when you were still young around me．
I miss you so much．I love you．You（65）arethe world to me．Wish you a safe trip．
Your mum．

17．It was a sunny day yesterday．After a whole day's work in my office，I walked home．On the busy street，I say a young man（31）C some small toys around the corner．Usually，I would hurry（32）B such sellers and never buy anything．But when I noticed he was（33）D，I decided to stand there for some time．I wanted to see（34）A he sold his toys．
Soon，a little girl came with her mother and wanted a toy that could（35）B a noise．Kids liked such toys because the noise sounded really funny．The toy was 18yuan．The mother（36）C a 20-yuan note（钞票）．She told the young man how much she was giving him and wanted the change（找零）（37）D．I was wondering what he was going to do next．He told the mother to put the money in his bag and get the change（38）B．Then she did so．
What the young man did shocked me．He chose to（39）C people even if he couldn't see．He let me know believing in people is a（40）A thing．It brings us warmth and love．I was so touched that I made a（41）D to buy a toy although I didn't need it at all．He said it cost 18yuan and I told him that I had only one 20-yuan note．Again he told me to do the same thing as the mother．I put my 20yuan in his bag，（42）C I didn't take any change．
As I walked down the street，I say another little girl with her father and gave her the（43）B I bought．She looked at me in surprise and then thanked me（44）A．I was happy to see the smile on her face．
The young man was a good（45）D to us all．On my way home，I kept thinking the world would be a better place if we all could learn to trust people more，just like the young blind street seller．

31．A．using	B．buying	C．selling	D．washing
32．A．with	B．past	C．across	D．towards
33．A．fat	B．deaf	C．short	D．blind
34．A．how	B．why	C．when	D．where
35．A．hear	B．make	C．avoid	D．mind
36．A．cut out	B．kept out	C．took out	D．worked out
37．A．up	B．out	C．off	D．back
38．A．itself	B．herself	C．myself	D．yourself
39．A．hate	B．doubt	C．trust	D．praise
40．A．beautiful	B．bad	C．silly	D．direct
41．A．promise	B．mistake	C．speech	D．decision
42．A．or	B．so	C．but	D．for
43．A．bag	B．toy	C．note	D．change
44．A．politely	B．coldly	C．proudly	D．crazily
45．A．role	B．expert	C．guard	D．example．

16．

The first day of school a new classmate touched my shoulder，"Hi，handsome!I'm Rose．I am 87 years old．Can I give you a hug？"I turned around and found a（36）Alady with a warm smiled．I said heartily："Of course!"
"（37）Care you in college at such an age？"I asked．
She joked，"I'm here to meet a rich husband，get（38）A，have children，and then travel around．"
"No seriously，"I asked．
"I always（39）Dof having a college education and now I'm getting one!"she told me．
Over the year，Rose became an icon（偶像） and she easily made friends．She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the（40）Bof the others．At the end of the term we invited Rose to our football party．I'll never forget what she said．

"We do not stop playing because we are old； we grow old because we stop playing．Here are the（41）Ato staying young．You have to laugh and find humor every day．You've got to have a dream．When you（42）Dyour dreams，you die!There's a huge difference（43）Cgrowing old and growing up．Anybody can grow older．That doesn't take any talent or ability．But（44）Drequires finding the opportunity in change．Have no regrets．"
One week after graduation that year，Rose died peacefully in her sleep．She taught us by example that it's never too（45）Bto be all you can possibly be．

36．A．old	B．young	C．big	D．small
37．A．How	B．When	C．Why	D．What
38．A．married	B．dressed	C．lost	D．mad
39．A．told	B．heard	C．reminded	D．dreamed
40．A．question	B．attention	C．relation	D．emotion
41．A．secrets	B．stories	C．reasons	D．results
42．A．have	B．find	C．take	D．lose
43．A．in	B．on	C．between	D．among
44．A．stopping playing	B．having a dream	C．growing older	D．growing up
45．A．early	B．late	C．young	D．small．

15．

（an extract from Probuditi!）
Calvin waited outside Trudy's bedroom．Then it happened-a scream，a very loud scream．Calvin ran to his room and dived into bed．
He heard Mama coming down the hall．
"Did you do this？"his mother asked．Calvin looked out from under the covers．His mother stood over him，holding a rubber spider．
"Do what？"he asked．
"You put that thing in my bed，"Trudy told him，stepping out from behind Mama．
"Don't think that just because it's your birthday you can get away with something like this，"Mama scolded （责骂）．
"You do want your present，don't you？"That wiped the smile off Calvin's face．
"Course I do，"he said．
"Then you apologize （道歉）．"
Calvin dropped his head．"Sorry Trudy，"he muttered （嘟囔）．
"Here，"Mama said．"Happy birthday．"At the breakfast table she handed Calvin an envelope．Inside were tickets to the matinee show of Lomax the Magnificent，the world-famous magician and hypnotist．"You've got two tickets there，"Mama said，"and I know someone who'd really love to go along．"She smiled at Trudy．
"You don't mean here，do you？"Calvin asked，eyeing his little sister．
"Well，that would be really nice．But those tickets are yours．If you want to ask somebody-"Calvin didn't wait for his mother to finish．He rushed out of the house to cell Rodney，his pal next door，that the two of them were going to see Lomax the Magnificent．
36．Who screamed at the beginning？B
A．Calvin．
B．Calvin's sister．
C．Calvin's friend．
D．Calvin's mother．
37．Calvin apologized to TrudyA．
A．unwillingly
B．truly
C．happily
D．excitedly
38．Calvin received his presentA．
A．in the kitchen
B．in his bed
C．inside the theatre
D．outside his house
39．Calvin's mother Rally wanted Calvin toC．
A．ask his friend to the show
B．find out what his friend thought
C．do what she thought was right
D．watch the show without his sister
40．What is the best title for this passage？C
A．Trudy's Spider
B．Mother's Tickets
C．Calvin's Birthday
D．Rodney's Present．

14．In Europe，small cars have always been more popular than large cars． In the United States，large cars and midsize cars are more popular than smaller cars．As a result，European automakers used to make different kinds of small cars while American automakers used to build bigger，heavier cars．However，these days，automakers in both America and Europe produce cars of different sizes．This is because most automakers export their cars all over the world．
The price of gasoline （汽油）is one reason for differences in car choices．Since gasoline is more expensive in Europe，many Europeans want smaller，lighter cars that will travel a long way on a gallon（加仑）of gasoline．
Other reasons also enter into the big or little car decision．Many European cities have narrow，winding（弯曲的） streets．In these cities a small car is easier to control than a large one．
For a long time，few Americans bought small cars．Instead they chose large cars，because these roomy cars were more comfortable for large families and long trips．Some people also liked the powerful engines（发动机） that large cars had．Since gasoline was cheap，drivers did not mind that the large cars used a lot of gasoline．
But in the 1970s，there were gasoline shortages in the United States．The price of gasoline went up．Though large cars were still more popular than smaller cars，sales of small cars increased．Some people also bought small cars because these cars caused less air pollution than larger cars．
Today，Americans'car preferences are still changing．Though Americans are still buying many small cars，the fastest growing sales are for certain kinds of large cars．These types of cars are called minivans and sport utility vehicles（SUV）．They are very popular today．But of course，that could change tomorrow．
37．In the 1970s，C．
A．large cars were less popular than smaller cars．
B．European cars finally came to the United States．
C．the price of gasoline went up in the United States．
D．people in the United States stopped buying small cars．
38．Which of the following does the article lead you to believe？C
A．Sport utility vehicles small cars．
B．Minivans are becoming less popular．
C．European car companies sell many cars in America．
D．Cars with powerful engines caused less air pollution．
39．What does"roomy"in Paragraph 4mean？A
A．having much space
B．having little space
C．having a large room
D．having a small room
40．What can we infer（推断）from the article？D
A．Small cars are better than large cars．
B．The price of gasoline is always rising．
C．Large cars will always be popular in the United States．
D．People like to have different kinds of cars to choose from．

13．I worked for a short time as a cashier（收银员）at a restaurant a few months ago．I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very（16）C．
One night，just before Christmas，I found a large black（17）Aon the floor near one of the tables．I guessed I should check it to find out who the owner was，but I was very busy at the time．And I imagined that if there was something valuable in the wallet，the owner would be back．Sure enough，an hour later a man（18）Bthe restaurant and asked if anyone had found a wallet．I asked him to describe the lost wallet．After he described it（19）B，I gave him the wallet．He expressed（20）Dthanks when I handed it to him．He asked me if I had（21）A it，and I told him"No"． At once he opened it and showed that it had nearly $800．He took out a twenty-dollar bill and thanked me again for my honesty．Then he（22）Dand walked away．
Thinking about the whole thing later，I wanted to know whether I would have been honest if I had known （23）Cwas in the wallet!I thought that if I had no way to find the owner （24）Bno one returned to get it，I might keep it．But it also came into my mind that I actually saved someone's Christmas plan by finding and returning the wallet．The good feeling it gave me was（25）Canything I could buy．

16．A．quite	B．small	C．busy	D．hot
17．A．wallet	B．schoolbag	C．hat	D．handbag
18．A．came out	B．came back to	C．left from	D．looked for
19．A．sadly	B．exactly	C．silently	D．happily
20．A．her	B．my	C．its	D．his
21．A．opened	B．shown	C．made	D．repaired
22．A．sat	B．jumped	C．passed	D．turned
23．A．which	B．when	C．what	D．where
24．A．but	B．and	C．so	D．for
25．A．less than	B．no more than	C．more than	D．not more than．