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 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 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 inside 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. “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?

What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A.Her brother was seriously ill.                B.They had no money.

C.Nothing could save her brother.                    D.Both A and B.

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

The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows      .

A.she had still kept some money

B.she hoped not to be refused

C.There was no need to worry about money

D.she thought money was easy to get

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.

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 clever

D.the doctor had great sympathy for the girl’s little brother

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

As I hurried to the kitchen, my dad came in. “Something ____16 ____good,” he said. Following his nose, he ____17____in his chair at the table.

       After dinner I helped with dishes and watched the news. They ____18____ a homeless family with children who’d been forced out of a ____19____ due to overcrowding. That story stuck in my mind the rest of the night. ____20____when I went to bed, I kept thinking about those ____21____chidren.

       I glanced around my room and ____22____my old computer. Here I am worried about getting a new computer ____23____ that family is living on the street in the middle of winter. How could I be so ____24____?

       That night, I prayed for that family and also that if I had won, for God to show me how to ____25____the money and prize wisely.

       The next week seemed to drag as we ____26____ to hear about the contest for the Instant Game Winner from my ____27____a bag of chocolate. Finally, I believed that it was exactly what my mom and dad had thought—a ____28____. Yet I still couldn’t help thinking about the ____ 29____and how God would want me to use it.

       “It’s for real!” My dad ____30____one night after hanging up the phone. “You did win,” he said with a smile. “They’re flying the four of us to Los Angeles in April to ____31____the prize.”

       After a group hug, I caught my breath and thanked God. I realize now that ____32____do affect my everyday life. And that’s why I ____33____to give my parents the Beetle until I’m 18, ____34____$18,000 with my sister for our college fund and give $2,000 to a local ____35____shelter—to help families like the one I saw on television. That’s one sweet choice!

16. A. tastes                  B. feels                        C. touches                    D. smells

17. A. sat down             B. got up                      C. put down                  D. set up

18. A. supported           B. stood                       C. showed                    D. stayed

19. A. school                B. shelter                      C. shoulder                   D. sight

20. A. Even                  B. Once                        C. So                           D. Again

21. A. tiresome             B. stupid                      C. lovely                      D. diligent

22. A. stared at              B. stepped into              C. left for                            D. looked after

23. A. while                  B. before                      C. after                        D. since

24. A. proud                 B. wise                         C. selfish                      D. lovely

25. A. make                  B. use                          C. get                           D. earn

26. A. happened            B. moved                            C. began                       D. waited

27. A. buying                B. selling                      C. forgetting                 D. remembering

28. A. question              B. trouble                            C. difficulty                  D. trick

29. A. computer            B. money                            C. chocolate                  D. television

30. A. permitted            B. promised                  C. announced                D. answered

31. A. offer                  B. supply                      C. receive                     D. refuse

32. A. dishes                 B. families                    C. worries                    D. choices

33. A. decided               B. came                        C. explained                 D. wrote

34. A. take                    B. cost                         C. give                         D. share

35. A. homeless             B. happy                      C. hopeless                   D. sick


第三节 阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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 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 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 inside 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. “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?
36.What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A.Her brother was seriously ill.                B.They had no money.
C.Nothing could save her brother.                   D.Both A and B.
37.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
38.The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows      .
A.she had still kept some money
B.she hoped not to be refused
C.There was no need to worry about money
D.she thought money was easy to get
39.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.
40.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 clever
D.the doctor had great sympathy for the girl’s little brother

Going to school from 8 am until 5 pm may sound terrible,but Sydney Shaw,a seventh grader at the Alain Locke Charter Academy on Chicago's West Side,has come to like it—as well as the extra 20 or so days that she's in class every year.“I'm sure every kid at this school says bad things about the schedule sometimes,”says Sydney, who was at school on Columbus Day, when most Chicago schools had a holiday.“But we all know it's for our benefit.”
Finding ways to give kids more classroom time,through longer hours,a longer school year,or both,is getting more attention.“If you want to look at schools where the achievement gap is narrowing, they're saying they couldn't do it without the added time,”says Jennifer Davis.“Even when you get good teachers into schools,you also need more time.”
According to studies, low-income students fall back more than two months in their reading skills over summer vacations.“It's over the summer months that poor kids fall behind,”says Karl Alexander,a sociologist.“If you have parents who themselves didn't succeed at school and aren't highly educated,kids aren't going to get those skills at home.”
Schools are asked to take a full year to plan how to best use the extra time—a process involving teachers,principals,students and parents.They are given outside support to help them base their plans on the best available analyses of student needs.It's still early,but officials are already seeing stronger test scores and a narrowing achievement gap.
But some critics are worried.“We risk producing something that's very expensive and time-consuming, and that will give educators a lot of trouble,”says Frederick Hess.“Before we spend all that extra money,I'd much rather see if we can figure out how to get 50 percent more instructional time out of the current school day.”
【小题1】From the first paragraph,we learn that      

A.the longer schedule is harmful to kid's health
B.all Chicago students had a holiday on Columbus Day
C.Sydney Shaw supports the added time
D.few kids are bored with the lack of holidays
【小题2】Low-income students fall behind in summer because      
A.no good teachers are willing to teach them
B.they can't get help from their parents
C.their parents are unwilling to hire private teachers
D.they themselves have no desire to learn
【小题3】Some people are worried about adding school hours mainly because      
A.it will have a bad effect on the kids’ futures
B.the current school day has been too busy
C.no one supports the idea
D.it will be costly and time-consuming
【小题4】The text is mainly about      
A.whether a longer school day will help narrow the achievement gap
B.how students have benefited from additional school hours
C.why the achievement gap among students needs to be narrowed
D.what causes the achievement gap among students

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从16-35各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

As I hurried to the kitchen, my dad came in. “Something ____16 ____good,” he said. Following his nose, he ____17____in his chair at the table.

         After dinner I helped with dishes and watched the news. They ____18____ a homeless family with children who’d been forced out of a ____19____ due to overcrowding. That story stuck in my mind the rest of the night. ____20____when I went to bed, I kept thinking about those ____21____chidren.

         I glanced around my room and ____22____my old computer. Here I am worried about getting a new computer ____23____ that family is living on the street in the middle of winter. How could I be so ____24____?

         That night, I prayed for that family and also that if I had won, for God to show me how to ____25____the money and prize wisely.

         The next week seemed to drag as we ____26____ to hear about the contest for the Instant Game Winner from my ____27____a bag of chocolate. Finally, I believed that it was exactly what my mom and dad had thought—a ____28____. Yet I still couldn’t help thinking about the ____ 29____and how God would want me to use it.

         “It’s for real!” My dad ____30____one night after hanging up the phone. “You did win,” he said with a smile. “They’re flying the four of us to Los Angeles in April to ____31____the prize.”

         After a group hug, I caught my breath and thanked God. I realize now that ____32____do affect my everyday life. And that’s why I ____33____to give my parents the Beetle until I’m 18, ____34____$18,000 with my sister for our college fund and give $2,000 to a local ____35____shelter—to help families like the one I saw on television. That’s one sweet choice!

16. A. tastes                       B. feels                                 C. touches                           D. smells

17. A. sat down                 B. got up                              C. put down                        D. set up

18. A. supported              B. stood                               C. showed                           D. stayed

19. A. school                       B. shelter                                      C. shoulder                         D. sight

20. A. Even                          B. Once                                C. So                                     D. Again

21. A. tiresome                  B. stupid                              C. lovely                               D. diligent

22. A. stared at                 B. stepped into                  C. left for                             D. looked after

23. A. while                         B. before                             C. after                                D. since

24. A. proud                        B. wise                                 C. selfish                              D. lovely

25. A. make                        B. use                                   C. get                                   D. earn

26. A. happened                B. moved                             C. began                              D. waited

27. A. buying                      B. selling                              C. forgetting                       D. remembering

28. A. question                  B. trouble                                     C. difficulty                          D. trick

29. A. computer                B. money                             C. chocolate                       D. television

30. A. permitted                B. promised                        C. announced                     D. answered

31. A. offer                          B. supply                              C. receive                            D. refuse

32. A. dishes                       B. families                           C. worries                           D. choices

33. A. decided                    B. came                               C. explained                        D. wrote

34. A. take                          B. cost                                  C. give                                  D. share

35. A. homeless                 B. happy                              C. hopeless                         D. sick

 

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