通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

About ten years ago when I was a student at college, I spent my summer holidays1 at a museum. 2 was hard for me then. Dad had lost his job and Mum was sick3. I was4 if I would be able to go on with my study the next term.

One day while I was working, I saw an old man come in with a little girl5 a wheelchair. As I looked 6 at this girl, I found that she had no arms7 legs. She was wearing a little white dress and she 8had a hat on.

As the old man pushed the wheelchair up to me, I was busy with my work. I9my head toward the girl and gave her a wink(眨眼). When I took the money from her grandfather, I looked back at the girl, 10was giving me the prettiest, largest smile I have 11 seen. Suddenly her handicap(生理缺陷) 12 and all I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile almost gave me a better understanding of what life is all about. She 13 me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her14of smiles, love and warmth.

I’m now a successful business and15I get down and think about the trouble of the world, I think about that little girl and the unforgettable lesson about life that she taught me.

1.                A．to work         B．worked         C．work D．working

2.                A．Work          B．Life            C．Business  D．School

3.                A．in the bed       B．in a hospital      C．in bed    D．in the hospital

4.                A．wondering      B．guessing        C．hoping   D．checking

5.                A．at             B．for            C．in   D．with

6.                A．longer         B．nearer         C．further   D．closer

7.                A．or             B．and            C．then D．so

8.                A．too            B．either          C．as well   D．also

9.                A．held           B．turned         C．lifted D．gave

10.               A．whose         B．whom          C．who  D．that

11.               A．ever           B．never          C．almost D．even

12.               A．was driven      B．was lost        C．was gone  D．was covered

13.               A．saved          B．took           C．helped    D．taught

14.               A．place          B．mind           C．earth D．world

15.               A．whatever       B．whenever       C．whoever  D．however

I’m Paul. I’m thirteen. My parents, my brother and I are in Beijing now. My brother and I are in Beijing No.1 Middle School. I like soccer very much. I am on the school soccer team (队). My brother David is fifteen. He likes basketball a lot. After school, he often plays it with his friends.
I’m Linda. I’m twelve. I am a student of Beijing No.5 Middle School. My mother is an English teacher. She works in Beijing No.1 Middle School. I like soccer, but I can’t play it well. I think soccer is difficult. After school, I often play volleyball with my classmates. I want to join (加入) the school volleyball team next term.
My name is Jim. I’m a 13-year-old boy. I look strong. I like ping-pong. When I’m free, I often play ping-pong with my friends. I like tennis, too. But I don’t do well in it. My father is a math teacher in a primary school(小学). He can play tennis very well.
【小题1】 David often plays _____ after school.
A. basketball    B. soccer    C. volleyball
【小题2】Who is in Beijing No.1 Middle School?
A. Paul, David and Linda
B. Linda’s mother and Jim’s father
C. Paul, David and Linda’s mother
【小题3】 What does Linda want to do next term?
A.  She wants to play tennis well.
B.  She wants to play basketball well.
C.  She wants to join the school volleyball team.
【小题4】 ______ is a teacher in a middle school.
A. Paul’s mother       B. Linda’s mother     C. David’s father
【小题5】 下列的陈述哪一项是正确的？
A. Jim thinks soccer is difficult.
B. David and Paul are brothers.
C. Paul, David, Linda and Jim are all 13 years old.

A SCHOOL REPORT

1.Edward’s best subject is _________.

A. Science             B. English        C. Geography        D. French

2.Edward is not so good at _________.

A. science and geography                 B. mathematics and history

C. history and French  D. music and English

3.According to the form, which of the following sentences is TRUE? _________

A. Edward can’t sing songs very well.

B. Edward doesn’t do well in science.

C. Edward can do better if he works harder next term.

D. Edward learns two foreign languages in school.

Lifelong Learning （终身学习）

In the past, when students graduated from college and got jobs, only some of them went on with their study. But today, lifelong learning is becoming more and more common.

Lucy, who is forty, teaches physics at a college in Boston. “Next term, I’ll teach some of my classes by using the Internet. This is the way of teaching that I’ve never used before,” says Lucy, “These days, I am taking a class to learn how to teach in this way. If not, I will lose my jobs.” At the same time, Lucy’s seventy-year-old parents, who live in New York, are taking an art history class online. “We love this subject,” says her father, “and we learn it to enjoy ourselves. You see we can study with people all over the world. What fun it is to learn like this!”