The boy looked to the right and to the left,           what to do.

A．not to know         B．didn’t know         C．not knowing         D．not being known

In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. A father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to discover that the building was as flat as a pancake.
After the shock, he remembered the promise he had made to his son: “No matter what happened, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to fill his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins that once was the school, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his promise to his son.
Remembering his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building, he rushed there and started digging.
Other parents tried to pull him off the ruins, saying: “It’s too late! They’re all dead! You can’t help!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” The fire chief showed up and tried to pull him off the school’s ruins saying, “Fires are breaking out, explosions are happening everywhere. You’re in danger. We’ll take care of it. Go home.” This loving, caring American father asked, “Are you going to help me now?”
The police came and said, “You’re, anxious and it’s over. Go home. We’ll handle it!” He replied, “Are you going to help me now?” No one helped.
Courageously he went on alone. He dug for eight hours...12 hours...24 hours...36 hours...then, in the 38th hour, he heard his son’s voice. He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad! It’s me, Dad! You promised no matter what happened, you would always be there for me! You did it, Dad!” “What’s going on in there? How is it?” the father asked.
“There are 14 of us left out of 33, Dad. ”
“Come out, boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”
【小题1】Why did the father keep digging?

My mother has been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become ___16___ and that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my ___17___ to it.
As a young boy, I struggled to achieve tasks that came ___18___ to others. I had problems with writing, reading and especially speaking. I didn’t talk the way ___19___ kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert（警觉的）to my surroundings. My reading was poor ___20___ with teachers helping me, and my speech was hard to ___21___. My writing was not at the ___22___ it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers (弹手指) were ___23___.
My mother ___24___ all my challenges and as a professor with a PH.D, decided to ___25___ the situation early in my development. She didn’t want me to ___26___. After a while, we did indeed get over all the problems that had ___27___ me. She spent hours every day ___28___ me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. ___29___ her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.
In addition, she gave ___30___ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high ___31___ she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never ___32___ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a ___33___ person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to study hard for my ___34___ and attend college.
She used her gifts as a ___35___ to help a child—her child—and now I have the opportunity to become something.

阅读理解

　　Some think that people are not so polite as they used to be．Of course customs change, but the most important thing about politeness is that you should do nothing to make other people uncomfortable．

　　Here is a story about two soldiers and a boy．

　　The two soldiers who had just finished a long journey were on the way to their village．They decided to have a few drinks in the bar near a market-place．Having drunk enough, they came out into the street to look for something funny to do．But it was a very quiet place．Nothing interesting ever happened there．But at last, while standing in the market-place, they saw a village boy coming slowly with a donkey(驴) by a rope(绳子), so the two soldiers decided to play a joke on him．

　　“Hello,” one of the soldiers said to the boy,“Why does your brother have to rope round his neck when he goes for a walk with you?”

　　“To stop him joining the nave(海军)．” the boy answered at once．

　　What do you think of the story?Ｗｈｅｎsomeone does something impolite to you, do you think it correct to treat(对待) him in the same way? Can two wrongs make a right?

1．The writer says that______．

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A．people are less polite now because custom have changed

B．politeness in more important than anything else

C．the change of custom makes people uncomfortable

D．to be polite, one shouldn't make others uncomfortable

2．When they had drunk enough, the two soldiers______．

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A．went on their journey

B．wanted to find something to enjoy themselves

C．looked for a place to have a rest

D．left the market for their village

3．The two soldiers saw a village boy______．

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A．walking slowly on his donkey's back

B．walking together with his donkey

C．coming to the bar with his donkey

D．and wanted to know if he was clever or not

4．The writer ends the article with a question“Can two wrongs make a right?” This means that______．

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A．one should be polite even if he is treated impolitely

B．the two soldiers were wrong and they made the boy do them right

C．the boy's answer served the two soldiers right

D．one should be polite to others when they are polite to him

5．The best title for this article is______．

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A．What is Politeness　　　　B．Was the Boy Right?

C．A Clever Village Boy　　　D．The Two Impolite Soldiers