Hum Thomas fell in love with Megan．But then an accident changed in his life，and he had to move to Canada．Magan promised to write to him．But Hum never heard from her …until one day a letter arrived．
He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early years．Who was writing to him？He turned the envelop（信封）over in his hands several times．Then he took out the letter and read：
Dear Hum，
I don't know if this letter will reach you，and I don't know why I'm writing to you after all these years，but …
Hum turned to the end of the letter and saw：
Best wishes
Megan
He couldn't believe it．He turned back to the first words of the letter and read：
…after all these years，but I've just found your letters to me from Canada．Believe me，this was the first time I'd read them and they made me cry，even after 50 years，I found them in a box of my father's papers．They were never opened．
Hum，I never know that you'd written to me．I thought your life in Canada had made you forget me．Now I realize that my father kept your letters．I can still remember asking him if there was any letter for me，and he always said："______，my girl，I told you he was no good．"Finally，after about a year，I believed him．
But why did he keep the letters？Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was too late？Anyway he's dead now，so I can't ask him．All I can say is I'm sorry．Sorry for what my father did，sorry that you never heard from me and sorry for …everything．
I hope that at least this letter reaches you．Of course，I'll understand if you don't want to write back to me，but if you don't do，I am still Magan Jenkins，and I will live at the same adress．
Best wishes，
Megan
Hum read the letter again．Everything with Megan came back to him．He had never forgotten her．He couldn't．Every day he looked at her face on the wall．He had a drawing of her．It had traveled everywhere with him．But to hear from her again …
"Are you all right，Dad？"asked Mike，coming into the room．
（Adapted from Two Lives by Helen Naylor）
42．Why did Hum turn to the end of the letter before he finished the rest of it？
A．Because he was not interested in the beginning
B．Because he didn't like to read letters from Megan
C．Because he wanted to finish reading it in a short time
D．Because he wanted to know whom the letter was from
43．Megan failed to read Hum's letters because ．
A．her father kept them
B．they were lost on the way
C．she moved to another city
D．he didn't post them at all
44．Which of the following sentences can be put in the ？
A．Sorry，it's my fault
B．Look up here
C．No，he was forgotten you
D．Yes，here are the ones from him
45．What can we infer from the passage？
A．Hum had never got married all these years．
B．Megan was still living with her father in Canada．
C．Megan was sure that Hum would receive her letter．
D．Megan still loved Hum and felt sorry for what had happened．
阅读短文，选择最佳答案。
Many children go to the zoo on October 4 to see elephants, monkeys and tigers because that day is World Animal Day.
Now, more children like animals and want to make friends with them. In the zoo, they learn about animal life. They don’t need to go out to show their love of animals. They have pets at home.
Mark is a middle school student. He has a black cat. He gives it milk to drink and meat to eat. The cat is his true friend. Jane is also a middle school student. She has two tortoises(乌龟). They are as big as her hand. Every day, she changes the water for them. She likes to watch them.
October 4 is______.
A. World Water Day
B. World Animal Day
C. World Children DayLots of children like to go to the zoo because they want to______.
A. feed animals
B. learn how to look after animal
C. learn about animal lifeMark’s pet may be a______.
A. cat B. dog C. tortoiseWhich of the following is NOT true?
A. More and more children like to make friends with animals these days.
B. Mark’s pet likes to drink milk.
C. Children must go to the zoo to show their love of animals.How big are Jane’s pets?
A.I don’t know.
B. As big as her hand.
C. Medium size.
根据材料内容，判断下列句子的正(T)误(F)。
Adults is an action movie.
The program Wonders of Nature ended at 18:57．
We can get some information about housework from the program Breakfast.
Max could enjoy a movie on BBC Three.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa lasted(持续) one hour.
任务型阅读。
Every year the Wilsons go to the beach for a week’s vacation. There are many interesting things to do at the beach.
The children play games on the sand. Sometimes they build sandcastles（沙堡）. There are saltwater swimming pools. The children can swim safely in these pools and the water is always clean.
There is an esplanade (游逛的广场). This is a long road by the beach. There are many cafes and restaurants on the esplanade. There is also an amusement (娱乐) park beside the beach. This is a place with many kinds of rides.
The Wilsons always stay at the same hotel. They usually have the same rooms. These rooms are at the front of the hotel. There is a good view of the ocean from their windows. The children are a little sad when the vacation is over because they don't want to go home.
阅读短文内容，回答下列问题。Where can the children swim safely?
________________________________________________________________________Can visitors drink or eat on the esplanade ?
________________________________________________________________________Why do the Wilsons stay at the rooms at the front of the hotel ?
________________________________________________________________________How do the children feel when the vacation is over?
________________________________________________________________________
A man had two sons. They were twins. They were born at almost the same time and looked exactly alike. But in one important way they were very different. One was an optimist(乐观者),while the other one was a pessimist(悲观者).
The man was worried about his sons. There are good and bad things in life, he knew. He did not want them to be too pessimistic or too optimistic. He took his problem to a friend, Sally.
“How can I cure(治愈)them of their foolish optimism and pessimist?” he asked his friend .
Sally was thoughtful. Then she said, “When is their next birthday?”
“It’s on Wednesday,” the father replied. “They’ll be twelve years old.”
“Excellent,” Sally said. “Here’s what you should do. Give your pessimist son a really wonderful present. Give your optimistic son a really poor present. That should cure them of their optimism and pessimisms.”
The father did as his friend told him.
On Wednesday morning the boys looked at their birthday presents.
The pessimist looked at his first. It was a beautiful and very expensive gold watch, but he was not pleased with it.
“Huh,” he said, “I don’t like this very much .I’m sure it won’t keep good time. It will always be fast or slow and it will probably break many times, and I’ll have to spend lots of money to get it repaired(修理).”
Then the optimist looked at his present. He was really pleased. “Look! Dad’s given me a shoelace (鞋带).” he said. He held up the shoelace.
“I haven’t found the shoes yet, but I’m sure they are here somewhere.”What was the difference between the man’s two sons?
| A．They were born at different time. |
| B．They liked different presents. |
| C．One was an optimist, while the other one was a pessimist. |
| D．They didn’t have the same looks. |
Who did the father take his problem to?
| A．Optimist | B．Pessimist |
| C．His friend Sally | D．Himself |
How did the pessimistic son feel about his present?
| A．He wasn’t pleased with it. |
| B．He was pleased with it. |
| C．He was angry with it. |
| D．He was interested in it. |
What present did the man send to the optimist?
| A．A gold watch. |
| B．A gold shoelace. |
| C．A pair of shows |
| D．A shoelace. |
Why was the man worried about his sons?
| A．Because he knew there are good and bad things in life. |
| B．Because their sons were too pessimistic. |
| C．Because their sons were too optimistic. |
| D．Because their sons’ birthday was coming, he has no money to buy presents for them. |
An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day, he went out with his brush and painted from morning to evening. And then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday, he wanted to pay the farmer. But the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money, but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will be finished. But your painting will still be here.”
The artist was very happy and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings.
The farmer smiled and answered, “It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes back next month, I will show him your picture and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I think. ”The artist painted ________.
| A．all day and all night |
| B．all his life |
| C．with the farmer |
| D．from morning to evening |
At the end of his holiday, the artist wanted _______.
| A．to give some money to the farmer |
| B．to give some pictures to the farmer |
| C．to ask the farmer’s son to be his student |
| D．to ask the farmer’s son to be his friend |
The farmer asked the artist for ________.
| A．some food | B．a picture |
| C．some money | D．a brush |
First the artist was very happy when he heard the farmer say “_____”
| A．It is not that. |
| B．When he comes back next month, I will show him your picture. |
| C．He will not want to be an artist any more. |
| D．What is money? In a week it will be finished. But your painting will still be here. |
The farmer thought the artist drew _________.
| A．well | B．good | C．great | D．badly |
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