A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s dismay (沮丧), his mother said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teachers met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance(出现). There was a severe (严重的) scar (伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness of his mother with the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. However, he could hear clearly the conversation between his mother and the teacher.
“How did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked.
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, but I went in. As I was running towards his bed, I saw a burning wood falling down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked to be unconscious (无知觉的), but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be forever, but until today, I have never regretted doing what I did.”
When the little boy heard this, he couldn’t help running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt his mother was greater than anyone. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
【小题1】The underline world “embarrassed” means ______ in Chinese.

One morning a student was walking with his teacher when they noticed a pair of old shoes by the roadside．They   1   the shoes might belong to a poor man．In fact，the   2   of the shoes was working in a field nearby，and he had nearly   3   his work．

The student said to his teacher，“Let's play a trick on the man：we hide his shoes，and wait to see what he will do   4    he can’t find them．”

“My young friend，we should never have   5   by tricking others like that，”answered the teacher．“  6  ，1et’s put a   7   in each of the shoes．and watch what he will do．”

The student did so，and then they   8   nearby．

The man soon came back to get his   9  ，but when he slipped his foot into one of his shoes，he felt something    10   in it．He bent down and found the coin（硬币）．

___11    appeared on his face．He looked at the coin for a minute，and then   12  ，but nobody could be seen．He then went on to put on the other shoe，  13    he was even more surprised to find the   14    coin．

He then knelt down（跪下），looked up to heaven and said   15   aloud，in which he spoke of his wife，  16    and helpless，and his children without bread．

The student was deeply moved（感动的），and his eyes were filled with tears．“Now，”said the teacher，“you must be much more pleased than if you had played your   17  ．”

The boy replied，“You have taught me a lesson which I'll never   18   ．I feel now the truth of these words，which I didn’t    19    before：‘It is more blessed（神圣的）to   20    than to receive．’”

1．A．believed                 B．found                  C．decided                  D．thought

2．A．owner                   B．maker                  C．seller                     D．repairer

3．A．enjoyed                 B．changed               C．finished                  D．started

4．A．since                     B．when                   C．while                     D．until

5．A．lessons                  B．experience            C．fun                        D．games

6．A．Instead                  B．Generally             C．Afterwards             D．Maybe

7．A．stone                     B．coin                     C．sweet                    D．clip

8．A．hid                        B．stood                   C．worked                  D．rested

9．A．lunch                    B．coat                     C．drink                     D．shoes

10．A．terrible                 B．hot                      C．hard                             D．soft

11．A．Surprise               B．Fear                    C．Pity                       D．Courage

12．A．looked up             B．looked around       C．looked down          D．looked out

13．A．for                      B．so                        C．but                        D．or

14．A．strange                B．second                 C．interesting              D．lost

15．A．goodbye              B．yes                      C．hello                      D．thanks

16．A．homeless             B．lively                   C．careless                 D．sick

17．A．trick                    B．role                     C．game                     D．cards

18．A．learn                    B．take                     C．forget                    D．accept

19．A．hear                    B．understand           C．remember              D．write

20．A．work                   B．refuse                  C．advise                    D．give

Mobile phone has become a problem for high schools. Some high-school students in Australia are not allowed to carry mobile phones during school hours.
Mobile phone used among children has become a problem for the school years. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas presents, and more students will want them.
Marry Brown, a headmaster, said that mobile phone was a distraction(分心事) to  students during school hours and it also gave teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.
She said some schools had tried to ban(禁止) mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.
Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school. But there was a good reason that they could leave their phones at school offices. They also said they were easily lost and were a distraction for studies. 
Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1. 1.

   Some high schools in Australia have stopped students from carrying mobile phones __.

   1. A.
      because they are students
   2. B.
      when they are free
   3. C.
      when they are at school
   4. D.
      because they are children
2. 2.

   What does the word “cheat” mean in Chinese in this passage?

   1. A.
      聊天
   2. B.
      核对
   3. C.
      查询
   4. D.
      作弊
3. 3.

   Some children get mobile phones from _____ as presents.

   1. A.
      the makers and sellers
   2. B.
      the passers-by and strangers
   3. C.
      their parents and friends
   4. D.
      some mobile phone user
4. 4.

   Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t _____ during school hours.

   1. A.
      use their mobile phones
   2. B.
      leave their mobile phones in the school office
   3. C.
      help the teachers with their work
   4. D.
      get in touch with their children
5. 5.

   The passage tells us that _____.

   1. A.
      students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons
   2. B.
      it is important to ban students from using mobile phones at school
   3. C.
      some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at home
   4. D.
      parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours.