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When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. Ore of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them we always felt better when she was around.

One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.

Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us .People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull pm her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.

Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.

41. What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?

A. Look at them sadly.    B. Keep them company.

C. Play games with them.  D. Touch them gently.

42. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.

A. world eat anything when hungry   B. felt sorry for her mistake

C. loved playing hide-and-seek       D. disliked the author’s dad

43.Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?

A. She was treated as a member of the family.

B. She played games with anyone she liked.

C. She was loved by everybody she met.

D. She went everywhere with the family.

44. Some people got frightened by Brownie when she__________.

A. smiled    B. barked    C. rushed to them    D. tried to be funny

45.Which of the following best describes Brownie?

A. Shy      B. Polite     C. Brave    D. Caring

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola   36   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive.   37   she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t   38   how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom   39   that even though she couldn’t see   40   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the   41   right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more   42   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her   43   stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest   44   is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to   45   your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   46   for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall   47   the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be   48   differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision   49   . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her   50   attitude.

Lola never thinks about   51   . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   52   is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids   53   she grew up.

Lola is   54   of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   55   for others is “just believe yourself”.

36. A. runs            B. teaches              C. trains                D. dances

37. A. since           B. unless                C. after                  D. though

38. A. tell               B. guess                 C. assume              D. predict

39. A. suspected     B remembered        C. imagined            D. noticed

40. A. deeply          B. well                   C. ahead                D. closely

41. A. task             B. sport                 C. event                 D. show

42. A. boring          B. enjoyable            C. different            D. unsatisfactory

43. A. talent           B. quality               C. nature               D. condition

44. A. doubt           B. advantage           C. challenge           D. program

45. A. examine       B. express              C. open                 D. trust

46. A. fearful         B. harmful              C. unfair                D. inconvenient

47. A. to                B. on                     C. off                    D. against

48. A. greeted        B. treated               C. served               D. paid

49. A. pains           B. stresses             C. injuries              D. problems

50. A. positive        B. friendly              C. flexible              D. caution

51. A. defending     B. quitting              C. winning             D. bargaining

52. A. standard       B. range                 C. view                 D. goal

53. A. until             B. as                      C. when                D. before

54. A. proud          B. tired                  C. ashamed            D. confident

55. A. plan             B. advice                C. reward              D. responsibility

I got up and dressed, stuck my violin under my jacket, and went out into the street. I wandered about for an hour, looking for a likely place, feeling as if I were about to commit a crime. Then I stopped at last under a bridge near the station and decided to have a go.

I felt tense and shaking. I drew my violin from under my coat like a gun. It was here, in Southampton, with trains passing overhead, that I was about to prove myself.

??? The first notes I played were loud and raw, and then they settled down and began to run more smoothly and to stay more or less in tune. To my surprise I was neither arrested nor told to shut up. Indeed, nobody took any notice at all.

I walked the streets of Southampton for several days, gradually knowing how to try and get money by being a street artist. It was not a good thing, for instance, to let the hat fill up with money — the sight could discourage the people; nor was it wise to empty it completely, which could also confuse them, giving them no hint as to where to drop his money. Placing a couple of pennies in the hat to start the thing going soon became a good idea. Before I played another tune, I took off the big money, but always left two pennies behind.

Old ladies were most generous, and so were women with children, shop girls, and typists. As for the men: Heavy drinkers were always generous too and so were big young with muscles. But never a man with a hat, briefcase or dog; respectable types were the meanest of all, except retired army officers, who would bark “Why aren’t you working, young man?” and then threw much money into the hat to hide their confusion.

1.The underlined phrase “have a go” in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.

A. have a try????????????? ????????????? B. run away?????????????

C. change a place????????????? ????????????? D. commit a crime

2.When the writer began to play the violin, he thought that ________.

A. he could make a lot of money????????????? B. he had chosen the wrong place

C. he would get into trouble ????????????? D. people would stop and listen to him

3.According to the passage, the writer thought the best way of encouraging people to give a street-violinist money was to ________.

A. let the hat fill up with money first ?????????????

B. leave a small amount of money in the hat

C. make sure that the hat was always empty

D. choose the best place to play more smooth tunes

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Most of the ladies were willing to give him money.

B. Retired army officers seldom gave him money.

C. Drinkers were generous with their money.

D. Not all the people would feel pity for street-violinists.

A good friend of mine lives about one hour away. I called her last week and found out that she wasn’t doing well at work, which would make the following year a little more difficult. After hanging up the phone, I decided to offer to help her, but I couldn’t think of what to do. However, opportunities come themselves when you’re not even looking for.

A few days later, some friends and I happened to be eating desserts at a restaurant in her city. As we were looking at the menu, I turned to my friends and asked them if they wanted to join in a game. After explaining the idea, they decided to take 15 minutes to make someone’s day. We ordered an extra dessert, wrote a note, added a smile card and were off. However, there was one problem: I had no idea where she was.

Therefore, it was time to rely on the network. I called up a friend and got him to call her to see what she was doing and found out that she was at work.

We drove to her work place and one of my friends became the delivery(投递)person.He went in to look for my friend, found her, didn’t really answer her questions and walked out, saying he’s simply a delivery person.

He ran out quickly and I bent down as we drove by to make sure she didn’t follow him out. Afterwards, all of us had this huge smile on our faces. We felt as if we had just planned a surprise party or something.

A simple opportunity turned into a moment that many of us can now share.

1.Why is the following year a little more difficult for the author’s friend?

A. Because she lives too far away from work. 

B. Because she was out of work.

C. Because she didn’t do well at work.    

D. Because she failed a test.

2.In Paragraph 2, the underlined phrases “make someone’s day” probably means “make someone________”.

A. satisfied      B. busy            C. sad    D. happy

3.The author got to know where her friend was by________.

A. asking her friend herself by phone     

B. asking another friend to call her

C. asking what she was doing directly      

D. asking her friend herself on the Internet

4.When given the dessert, the author’s friend________.

A. refused the offer                    B. knew the entire thing

C. asked some questions                    D. followed the delivery person out

5.The author and her friends might feel________at last.

A. joyful          B. thankful            C. pitiful        D. fearful

A Leap (跳跃) to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam (平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola ______ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive, ______ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t ______ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ______ that even though she couldn’t see ______, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ______ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ______ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit (放弃). She doesn’t let her ______ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ______ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ______ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ______ for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall ______ the beam. In fact, she got an 8. 1 out of 10 –– her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be ______ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision ______. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ______ attitude.

Lola never thinks about ______. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ______ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids ______ she grew up.

Lola is ______ of all her hard work and success. She says it has helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her ______ for others is “just believe yourself”.

1.A. runs            B. teaches                   C. trains                       D. dances

2.A. as                B. unless            C. after                                  D. though

3.A. tell              B. guess              C. assume                    D. predict

4.A. suspected  B. remembered         C. imagined                          D. noticed

5.A. deeply                 B. well                          C. ahead                      D. closely

6.A. task             B. sport              C. event                       D. show

7.A. boring                  B. enjoyable               C. difficult          D. unsatisfactory

8.A. talent                   B. quality            C. nature            D. condition

9.A. doubt                   B. advantage               C. challenge                D. program

10.A. examine  B. express                   C. open              D. trust

11.A. fearful               B. harmful                   C. unfair             D. inconvenient

12.A. to              B. on                            C. off                            D. against

13.A. greeted             B. treated          C. served                     D. paid

14.A. pains                  B. stresses                   C. injuries          D. problems

15.A. positive             B. friendly                   C. flexible                    D. caution

16.A. defending         B. quitting          C. winning                   D. bargaining

17.A. standard  B. range             C. view                         D. goal

18.A. until                   B. as                    C. when                       D. before

19.A. proud                B. tired                        C. ashamed                 D. confident

20.A. plan          B. advice            C. reward           D. responsibility