Passing through the Atlanta airport one morning, I caught one of those trains that take travelers to their boarding gates. The free trains run back and forth(来回)all day long. Not many people consider them fun, but I heard laughter(笑声). At the front of the first car were a man and his son who was about five years old.

  “Here we go! Hold on to me tight(紧紧地)!” the father said. “Look out there! See that pilot? I bet(打赌)his walking to his plane.” The son stretched (伸出)his neck to look.

  As I got off, I remembered something I’d wanted to buy. I was early for my flight, so I decided to go back. I did and just as I was about to go back to the train for my gate, I saw that the man and his son had returned, too.

  “I want to ride some more!”

  “More?” the father asked, “You’re not tired?”

  “It is fun!” his son answered.

  “All right,” the father replied, and when a door opened we all got on. I realized that the father and his son were just riding this shuttle together, making it exciting, sharing each other’s company(陪伴).

  There are parents who can afford to send their children to Europe or Disneyland, but the children turn out rotten(被宠坏). There are parents who live in million-dollar houses and give their children cars and swimming pools, but something goes wrong. Why?

  The answer is so simple: parents who care enough to spend time, to pay attention and to try their best. It doesn’t cost a cent(美分), but it is the most valuable thing in the world.

61. The story probably happen     .

A. at the airport.           B. at the supermarket.

C. at the ticket office.          D. at the bus station.

62. The father and the son ride the shuttle because     .

  A. it was free.             B. they didn’t have enough money.

  C. they wanted to take a plane.     D. they rode the shuttle for fun.

63. The underlined word “shuttle” most probably mean     in Chinese.

  A. 区间公共汽车   B. 区间列车   C. 免费公交车     D. 一种双人自行车

64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

  A. The boy wanted another ride.

  B. The boy had been to Disneyland.

  C. The boy wanted to travel by plane.

  D. The father and the son took the shuttle all day long.

65. What is it necessary the parents should do for their children?

  A. Spend their children to Europe or Disneyland.

  B. Spend more time with their children.

  C. Spend more time riding the shuttle with their children.

  D. Offer their children houses, cars and swimming pools.

John, 11 years old, was in bed in hospital. Several days before, while he was 46 in a baseball game, he fell and hit his head. The doctor believed that he might 47 get well.

“He seems to have given up hope. So medicine alone won’t 48 . Perhaps he needs something else,” said a doctor. “When I visit him, all he ever says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth.”

To meet Babe Ruth, of course, was not 49 . In America, Babe Ruth was as 50 a man as the President himself, and he was the most famous baseball player.

The next day John’s father managed(设法)to tell Babe Ruth about the story of his son on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, as the boy 51 in his hospital room, in walked 52 . Young John could hardly believe his own eyes!

The great baseball player sat down at John’s bedside, saying, “Now, listen, kid, you’ve got to get well. I’ve brought you a new American League baseball, 53 you must start throwing it.”

For John this was the beginning of a new life. 54 his doctor’s surprise, the boy walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was able to live a healthy life—all because of the 55 of Babe Ruth.

46. A. looking       B. playing     C. taking        D. sitting

47. A. never        B. ever       C. always        D. certainly

48. A. fit         B. make       C. go        D. work

49. A. easy       B. lucky        C. difficult      D. successful

50. A. strong        B. important      C. kind       D. clever

51. A. walked        B. lied       C. prepared     D. lay

52. A. his father      B. his doctor      C. Babe Ruth      D. the president

53. A. though        B. although     C. or        D. so

54. A. In          B. To        C. At        D. For

55. A. story        B. basketball      C. present     D. life

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