Just at that time, a telegram arrived from his brother.Mr.Jameson opened it quickly.It said, “Come home at once.Your wife is ill and in a critical condition.West End Hospital.”Mr.Jameson began to think.Since the work at the mine was going well, he decided to go home at once.He just told himself again and again that he couldn’t lose his wife, or his life would be meaningless.

At about 6 the next morning, he and one of his assistants reached Lamesa, where they were going to Chicago at 6:30.There was still half an hour left before the train started, so Mr.Jameson decided to telephone to Chicago to ask about his wife.And after that, if still enough time was left he could see a doctor and have the piece of coal or the piece of metal removed out of his eye.His eye and his whole head ached now.

After he sent his assistant to the railway station to buy tickets for the train, he went to make the phone call.When the operator put through his call, he sat down and waited.His eye felt like a piece of hot iron.And he was worried about his sick wife.The phone rang.Soon Mr.Jameson talked with the hospital in Chicago.A voice said, “Yes, sir! Your wife is here.She is much better.There is no danger now.You don’t have to return.”

Everything was all right.His wife was going to live.He would not lose his wife.Quite excited, Mr.Jameson began to cry like a little child and could not stop.Big tears rolled out of his eyes and down his cheeks.Soon his eye felt better.He touched his eye and felt something in the corner of his eye.That was a small piece of coal.His tears had washed it out of his eye!

59.What happened to Mr.Jameson before setting off?

     A.He was hurt and couldn’t walk.

     B.His eye was suffering from a certain disease.

     C.A small piece of coal stuck him in the eye.

     D.A piece of metal got into his eye.

60.The writer doesn’t mention but we can infer that Mr.Jameson probably _____.

     A.worked in a factory in Chicago

     B.worked as a mining engineer in a company

     C.was worried about his work on the way to Chicago

     D.sold coal in a faraway village

61.How was the coal removed out of Mr.Jameson’s eye?

     A.It was taken out by a doctor.

     B.A good rest helped it out.

     C.He rubbed his eyes slightly.

     D.It was washed out by his tears.

62.How can we describe the feeling of Mr.Jameson?

       A.Worried ---relaxed                 B.Excited ---dull  

       C.Anger---calm.                    D.Depressed ---nervous.

IV. 阅读理解:

Farris Hassan, a 16-year-old high school student from Florida, decided to visit Iraq and left for the country on December 11th, 2005 alone, without having informed his parents.

After catching a connecting flight in Amsterdam, he arrived in Kuwait City on December 13th. He called his parents on the telephone and informed them of where he was and his intention to visit Iraq. This was the first time his parents learned of his plans. He then attempted to cross the Kuwait –Iraq border by taxi, because of tight security for the upcoming elections he was unable to pass though and spent a week in Beirut, Lebanon. Then on December 25th, he flew to Baghadad International Airport. Relatives picked him up from the airport and put him at a hotel known to frequently house American citizens.

He paid for the trip and made all the arrangements himself with money that he had saved up. The inspiration for his journey was the result of attending a class on “step into journalism” at his school. He was working on an assignment on the war in Iraq and he wished to experience his subject matter first-hand.

Hassan’s parents were born in Iraq, but he does not speak any Arabic, making him easily stand out as a foreigner in Iraq, where kidnappings(绑架)of Americans and violence are an everyday occurrence. His parents planned to take him to see Iraq once the war was over.

He turned in his assignment via e-mail and was due to be back home over the New Year’s Day weekend.

56. From the passage, we can know _____.  

A. Farris Hassan can speak only a little Arabic    

B. Farris Hassan’s parents have learned of his plan before

C. Farris Hassan successfully finished his assignment  

D. Farris Hassan made arrangements for his trip with the help of his teacher

57. The underlined word “house” in the second paragraph probably means “_____”

A. a building for people to live in        B. all the visitors living together

C. provide a place for people to live in    D. provide a place for people to visit

58. Why did Farris Hassan travel to Iraq?

A. Because his parents wanted him to do so    

B. Because he wanted to experience the war in Iraq

C. Because he wanted to get some information for his assignment

D. Because he had saved enough money for his journey to Iraq.

59. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. An American teenager’s life in Iraq           

B. A brave American teenager in Iraq

C. The best way to complete an assignment is to experience it  

D. An American teenager’s experience about trying to go to Iraq

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