初中英语人物故事类阅读试题

Mrs． Smith had a small garden， and in spring she planted some vegetables in it． She looked after them very carefully， and when summer came， they looked very nice．

One evening Mrs． Smith looked at her vegetables and said， "Tomorrow I am going to pick them， and then we can eat them．"

But early the next morning， her son ran into the kitchen（厨房） and shouted， "Mother，Mother! Come quickly! Our neighbor's（邻居的） ducks are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables!" Mrs． Smith ran out， but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished ! Mrs． Smith cried and made her neighbor very sorry， but that was the end of the vegetables．

Then a few days before Christmas， the neighbor gave Mrs． Smith a parcel（包裹）． In it was a beautiful， fat duck， and on it was a piece of paper with the words "Enjoy your vegetables!"

（1）Mrs． Smith planted 　　in her small garden in spring．

A．	some flowers
B．	some trees
C．	some fruits
D．	some vegetables

（2） 　　ate Mrs． Smith's vegetables．

A．	Mrs． Smith's daughter
B．	Mrs． Smith's neighbor
C．	Mrs． Smith
D．	Her neighbor's ducks

（3）What's Mrs． Smith going to do after she picks those vegetables？ 　　

A．	She wants to feed the duck．
B．	She wants to reserve them．
C．	She wants to eat them．
D．	She wants to give them to her friends．

（4）Mrs． Smith's neighbor felt 　　for it．

A．	sorry
B．	interesting
C．	proud
D．	sad

（5）What did Mrs． Smith receive several days before Christmas？ 　　

A．	Some vegetables．
B．	A duck．
C．	A card．
D．	A person．

B

Doris has written a restaurant review on the Internet．

Excellent English food at the Country House

Last Saturday night，my family and I ate at the Country House．

The Country House serves traditional English food，we paid about 15 to 20 pounds a person to eat

there．

The food was wonderful．The fish pie reminded me of my grandma．She used to cook it for me．I also

had some fish and chips，and it was fantastic．

The waiters were polite，but a little slow．We were seated at 7 p．m．，but we did not receive our food

until 7：40 p．m．

I would certainly recommend the Country House for good，traditional English food．However，you should get there early and be prepared to spend a lot of time waiting for your food．

46．Where can you read the restaurant review by Doris？ 　　

47．How much did Doris and her family pay for the meal each person at least？ 　　

48．Who used to cook the fish pie for Doris？ 　　

49．What did Doris think of the waiters at the Country House？ 　　

50．Why did Doris want to recommend （推荐） the Country House？ 　　．

A

As an exchange student，I must admit （承认） that at first America was a big culture shock for me．

I stayed with a host family in a small town．My host parents organized a lot of activities in my spare time so that I wouldn't miss home or feel lonely．

However，life was hard to get used to．My main problem was with the language．I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast．Though I managed to get used to it．I

still have problems because they used a lot of idioms （习语）．

Another difference was with the food．My host family always had bread，potatoes and salad for meals．I really miss the dumplings，rice and delicious dishes from home．

School was a big shock too．They do not require students to wear uniforms，so students can wear

almost whatever they like．Some students have strange hairstyles （发型） as well．Some students even

have pink or purple hair!

﹣﹣﹣By Brad Li

My dream was to see some real snow，so during the Christmas holiday，we took our passport （护照） and flew over the Pacific to Calgary，Canada．We took a bus to a ski resort in the Canadian Rockies．As the bus climbed through the mountains，we saw the thick snow on the trees．I was dying to get

out and play with it．At last，we reached the resort and quickly jumped out of the bus．This was our

first experience with snow．We were like little children﹣﹣﹣we made snow balls，and threw them at one another．Then we check in at the hotel．

The next day，we put on our ski suits and gloves，took our skis and went outside onto the snow．Our

instructor took us to a gentle slope （斜坡），and showed us some basic skills．To be honest，the first lesson was not a great success．I kept on falling over，and I had to hold on to a rope to keep my balance （平衡）．

However，the next day，I only fell over a few times，and I managed to do a few rapid runs．I felt pleased with myself，and my instructor told me I was doing much better．Although it was very cold，I spent most of my holiday skiing．I had a wonderful time．

﹣﹣﹣By Vanessa

26．Brad Li seemed to tell us that his host parents 　　．

A．

were very active

B．

were very kind

C．

felt lonely

D．

felt unhappy

27．Which of the following shows America was a big culture shock for Brad Li？ 　　

a．People used a lot of idioms．

b．He stayed with a host family in a small town．

c．His host family always had dumplings for meals．

d．Students are not required to wear uniforms at school．

A．

a，c

B．

b，d

C．

a，d

D．

b，c

28．After landing on Calgary airport，Vanessa went to a ski resort 　　．

A．by bus       B．by train         C．by ship           D．by plane

29．How did Vanessa react （反应） when she saw the snow for the first time？ 　　

A．	She was dying when she got out and played with it．
B．	She was afraid of death to get out and play with it．
C．	She wanted very much to get out and play with it．
D．	She was too nervous to get out and play with it．

30．Which picture shows that Vanessa's first lesson was not a great success？ 　　

31．The best word to describe the two writers'experiences in another country is" 　　"．

A．

unsuccessful

B．

comfortable

C．

unforgettable

D．

tiring．

Mr．Robinson works at an office．Every day，he drives a long way to get to work．In order to avoid heavy traffic，he has to get up early and go to work without having breakfast．He bought some bottles of milk and put them in a big box in his office so that he can drink the milk whenever he gets hungry．

One day．after arriving at his office as usual，he wanted to have some milk．But he found that two bottles of milk were missing．He thought it someone who works in the same office must have taken the milk．So at noon，he said to all his colleagues．I wish the person who stole my milk would return it and say sorry to me in the afternoon．In fact，anyone who touched the box left his or her fingerprints on it．so I can find out who did this by checking the fingerprints：After saying this．he went out for lunch．

During lunch，he was thinking about what he should say to the person who would say sorry in the afternoon．But when he got back to the office，no one said anything to him．To his surprise，all his milk，even the box was missing．What a pity!Sometimes a little tolerance（宽容）can make our life easier．

31．Mr Robinson goes to work by 　　．

A．	car
B．	bus
C．	taxi
D．	subway

32．The underlined word"colleagues"means 　　in Chinese．

A．	同事
B．	同学
C．	伙伴
D．	队友

33．After Mr．Robinson found the milk was missing，he 　　．

A．	called the police
B．	checked the fingerprints
C．	said something unfriendly
D．	thought some more milk

34．Mr．Robinson thought himself a（an） 　　person．

A．	honest
B．	clever
C．	friendly
D．	undemanding

35．The result was 　　for Mr．Robinson．

A．	humorous
B．	interesting
C．	enjoyable
D．	unexpected．

Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic（大西洋）coast．He put up a notice to want a farmhand．A short man came to see the farmer．"Are you a good farmhand？"The farmer asked him．  "Well，I can sleep when the wind blows．"Answered the little man． Although puzzled（迷惑）by this answer，the farmer agreed that he could work on the farm．The little man worked hard around the farm，busy from morning to evening，and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work．

Then one night the wind blew strongly from the sea．Jumping out of bed，the farmer rushed to the farmhand's sleeping room．He shook the little man and shouted，"Get up!A storm is coming!Tie things down before they are blown away!"

The little man turned over in bed and said firmly（坚定地），"No sir．I told you，I can sleep when the wind blows．" The farmer got so mad that he wanted to kick the farmhand off at once．Instead，he hurried outside to prepare for the storm．To his surprise，he discovered that everything had been tied down．Nothing could be blown away． The farmer then understood what his farmhand meant，so he returned to his bed to also sleep when the wind blew．

When you've prepared everything well for yourself，you have nothing to fear．Can you sleep when the wind blows during your life？

76．Why did the short man come to see the farmer？ 　　

77．Was the farmer satisfied with the farmhand at first？ 　　

78．What was the farmhand doing when the wind blew one night？ 　　

79．Who tied everything down before the storm？ 　　

80．What can you learn from the farmhand？ 　　

In the past time，many classmates often couldn't bring good box meal to school，so did my deskmate（同桌）．His meal was always the black fermented soybean（豆酱）while mine was often beef and chicken， quite different from his．Every time my deskmate would first pick up the  hair from his box meal and eat his meal as if nothing had happened．This uncomfortable thing continued all long．

"His mother is so lousy（讨厌的）that even her hair drops in the meal．"My classmates talked about it secretly．I felt that was too dirty． So my impression（印象）on him began to decline（下降）greatly from then on． One day after school，he invited me to visit his home．Though I wanted to refuse him，I didn't do that because it was his first invitation since we were in the same class．

"Mom，I bring my friend home．"Hearing this，his aged mother opened the door and said，"My son's friend comes，let me have a look．" But his mother，who had just walked out of the door，was only touching the door with her hands．I saw that she was blind．I felt so sad without a  word．

Although my deskmate's meal was as usual the fermented soybean， it was his blind mother who carefully prepared for him．It was not only a lunch，but also a mother's love，and even the hair mixed in the meal was the mother's love．

41．My deskmate would first pick up 　　from his box meal before he ate it．

A．	beef
B．	soybean
C．	hair
D．	chicken

42．My impression on my deskmate began to decline because I thought 　　．

A．	his mother was lousy
B．	he dropped something in his meal
C．	his hair was too dirty
D．	he talked about others secretly

43．I didn't turn down my deskmate's invitation because 　　．

A．	we were in the same class
B．	he invited me for the first time
C．	his mother wanted to meet me
D．	I wanted to have dinner with him

44．In fact，my deskmate's mother couldn't 　　anything．

A．	see
B．	write
C．	hear
D．	say

45． 　　is the best title（标题）of the passage．

A．	The Lousy Desknate
B．	The Aged Mother
C．	The Dirty Mother
D．	The Hair in the Mel

On a cold winter day in the city of Oslo，an 11﹣year﹣old boy，Johannes，was shivering（哆嗦）with his arms around himself on a bus stop bench（长凳）．He wasn't wearing a coat and the temperature fell to﹣10C It was heartbreaking to see him in such a difficult situation．But the actions of the common people around him were joyous and encouraging．

A young woman who sat next to the boy noticed him and asked，"Don't you have a coat？""No，someone stole it，"he replied．She questioned him and discovered he was on a school trip and was told to meet his teacher at the bus stop．She asked him the name of his school and where he was from as she put her own coat around his shoulders．

Later，another woman gave him her scarf，and then wrapped（裹）him in her large jacket．

More and more people offered Johannes their gloves and even the coats of their backs as they waited for the bus． Johannes's difficulty was a hidden camera test by Norwegian（挪成的）charity Children's Village．It wanted to send much﹣needed Coats to help the Syrian（叙利亚的）children get through the winter．May of herefuges（难民）had left their homes without winter clothes．"People should care as much about children in Syria as they care about the boy，"Synne Running，the information head of SOS Children's Village Norway，told The Local．She also said that the child was a volunteer who was never in any danger during the test．

46．The boy was sitting 　　

A．	at the bus stop
B．	on the school bus
C．	near the bench
D．	in the village

47．The boy told the young woman his coat was 　　．

A．	given away
B．	left on the bus
C．	sold out
D．	stolen by others

48．Many people helped the boy 　　．

A．	as soon as they got off the bus
B．	after they watched the news on TV
C．	while they were waiting for the bus
D．	when they heard the report on the radio

49．SOS Children's Village wanted to help the　　．

A．	common locals
B．	Syrian children
C．	boys without coats
D．	Norwegian refugees

50．The 11﹣year﹣old boy，Johannes， 　　．

A．	acted in the movie for a Norwegian TV station
B．	wanted to take the bus home after the school trip
C．	volunteered to take part in the test by the charity
D．	took all the clothes home and sold them for money

Dad just didn't know how to show love．Mom held the family together．He just went to work every day and came home．My mother would have a list of my mistakes and my father would scold（训斥）me for them．

Once when I stole a candy，he made me take it back and tell the man what I did．He asked me to pay for it by doing something for the man．Only Mom understood I was just a kid． I broke my leg once and Mom held me in her arms to the hospital． Dad drove the car to the door of the emergency room．But he was asked to drive away．He shouted，"What do you think this is？ A tour bus？" us.ii.t

I remember when he taught me to ride a bicycle，I didn't want him to let it go，but he said it was the time．I fell and Mom ran to pick me up，but he stopped her．I was so mad that I got back on the bike and rode it myself．He didn't even feel embarrassed（尴尬的）and just smiled． When I got married，it was Mom who cried．He left the room without a word． Dad just didn't know how to show love，unless…

41．The writer 　　to pay for the candy she stole．

A．	took the candy back
B．	did something for the man
C．	said sorry to the man
D．	gave the man some money

42．The underlined words "emergency room" mean " 　　"in Chinese．

A．	消防站
B．	警卫室
C．	救济站
D．	急诊室

43．The father always did the following EXCEPT 　　at the writer's birthday parties．

A．	blowing up balloons
B．	setting tables s
C．	taking many photos
D．	carrying cakes

44．The father let the bike go because he thought the writer could 　　．

A．	get off
B．	ride alone
C．	fall down
D．	get back

45．What's the main idea of the passage？ 　　

A．	The writer was mad at her father．
B．	The writer's family often had parties．
C．	The writer's mother was nice to others．
D．	The writer's father had deep love for her．

This morning I got an email from Roy． It seems that my boy really enjoys his new life at Harvard University．

The email made me think of the first day when we moved into this house．

Little Roy ran around the new house with great excitement and tried to move his own things into the house such as his toys， books and clothes． Suddenly his little hand knocked over a bottle of paint on the shelf． The paint made the tidy floor and white wall a terrible mess． "Oh，my God!" My wife rushed in angrily． I looked at my son， and his small face was filled with fear．

I smiled and held his hand， "Take it easy，Roy．Now let's do something to make it look nice．" I took out a brush．" You see， Dad is a magician． I can change it into a big tree．"

His mother soon joined us and helped paint some flowers on the wall．

We spent the whole afternoon painting and laughing． The wall became a beautiful forest with plants， birds and small animals． Blue sky and white clouds were also painted by Roy． On that day， everyone in the house knew something special happened．

The night before Roy left for Harvard， he asked me if I still remembered the day when he had knocked over the paint． "Since then I've never worried about making mistakes，" he continued， "I believe I can always find out ways to solve the problems．"

That's for sure． Mistakes are unavoidable． Making mistakes is part of life． When we make a mistake， what we shouldn't do is to run away from it． The mistake can be valuable if we can make full use of it． In fact， our attitudes （态度） towards them may make a difference．

33．When the bottle of paint was knocked over， 　　．

A．	Roy felt down and hurt himself
B．	the whole family became a mess
C．	Roy's mother cleaned the floor at once
D．	Roy's father did something special to Roy

34．What did the father do with the paint？ 　　

A．	To give a magic show．
B．	To teach his son to draw．
C．	To draw a forest on the floor．
D．	To paint some pictures on the wall．

35．How did Roy feel that whole afternoon？ 　　

A．	Excited but tired．
B．	Busy but happy．
C．	Useless and bored．
D．	Afraid and worried．

36．From the passage，we know Roy 　　．

A．	learns a lot from his father
B．	will become braver to face difficulties
C．	will try to avoid making mistakes
D．	has a bad relationship with his mother

37．What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage？ 　　

A．	It is natural for a person to make mistakes．
B．	Everyone must learn to pay for their mistakes．
C．	We should never be afraid of making mistakes．
D．	One's attitude towards mistakes is very important．

Three roommates from the US found 40，000in a sofa．Later they gave the money back to the owner．

The roommates，Reese Werkhoven，Cally Guasti and Lara Ruso， paid 20for the sofa from a store．

One night，they were sitting on the sofa and felt something must be in the sofa．Mr．Werkhoven opened one part of the sofa and found an envelope（信封）with around 4，000in it．

The roommates started opening other parts of the sofa，and kept Finding more envelopes．At last they found over ￥40，000in the sofa At first， the roommates said that they were very excited．They said

They even started to talk about how to spend the money．

But then the roommates found a phone number on one of the envelopes．The nest day．they called the person to say what they had found．

The owner was 9l﹣year﹣0old lady． she put the money in he sofa However，her family did not know about the money and gave the sofa away．

The roommates drove to the woman's house to return the money．

When they gave the money back，the old woman cried and gave the three roommates 1，000to express thanks．

Miss Guasti said that they thought about keeping the money at first，but they knew that they would have felt wrong to use it．

56．The roommates spent 　　on the sofa．

A．	20dollars
B．	800dollars
C．	1，000dollars
D．	40，000dollars

57．Who found money in the sofa at first？ 　　

A．	Reese Werkhoven．
B．	Cally Guasti．
C．	Lara Russo．
D．	Reese Russo．

58．They found the woman's 　　on one of the envelopes．

A．	name
B．	letter
C．	phone number
D．	family address

59．Why did the old woman cry？ 　　

A．	Because she was too sad．
B．	Because she was very excited．
C．	Because she couldn't find her money．
D．	Because her family complained（抱怨）her．

60．You can read the passage in 　　．

A．	an advertisement（广告）
B．	a newspaper
C．	a science book
D．	a poem

阅读短文，根据短文内容，回答下列问题．（本题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）

I am Peter Hodes，a volunteer stem cell courier（运送员）．Since March 2012，I've done 89 trips﹣of those，51 have been abroad．I have42hours to carry stem cells（干细胞）in my little box because I've got two ice packs and that's how long they last．In all，from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor（捐献者）to the time they can be implanted（移植）in the patient，we've got 72 hours at most．So I am always serious about time

I had one trip last year where I was caught by a storm in America．I picked up the stem cells in Providence，Rhode Island，and was supposed to fly to Washington then back to London．But when I arrived at thecheck﹣in desk at the airport in Providence，the lady at the desk said，"Well，I'm really sorry．I've got so bad news for you﹣there are no flights（航班）to Washington．"So I took my box and put it on the deskand said，"In this box are some stem cells that are urgently（急切地）needed for a patient．Please，please，you've got to get me back to the United Kingdom．"She just dropped everything．She managed to help me get on the flight to Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier．

For this courier job，you must know that in that box you've got something that is going to save somebody's life．

66．What does Peter Hodes do？ 　　

67．How long can the two ice packs last？ 　　

67．Why were there no flights to Washington？ 　　

69．Where did the donor donate（捐献）the stem cells？ 　　

70．Which flight did the lady put Peter on first？ 　　

I used to watch him from my kitchen window．He seemed so small as he played through some tall boys on the playground．The school was across the street from my home and I would often watch the kids as they played during breaks．

I remember the first day when I saw him playing basketball．He ran circles around the other kids．He managed to shoot jump shots from their heads and into the basket．The big boys always tried to stop him but no one could．

One day，I met him and asked him why he practiced so much．Without a moment of hesitation（犹豫）he said，"I want to go to college．The only way I can go is to get a scholarship（奖学金）．I am going to play college basketball．I want to be the best．My daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don't count．"I watched him through junior high school and into senior high school．Every week，he led his school team to victory．

One day in the senior year，I saw him sitting in the grass with head in his arms．I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside him． Quietly I asked what was wrong．"Oh，nothing，"came a  soft reply，"I am just too short．"The coach told him that he would probably never get to play for a top team﹣much less offered a scholarship．So he should stop dreaming about college．

He was heartbroken and I felt his disappointment．I asked him if he had talked to his dad about it yet．He told me that his father said those coaches were wrong．They just did not understand the power of a dream．

He told him that if he truly wanted a scholarship and that nothing could stop him except one thing﹣his own attitude（态度）．He told him again，"If the dream is big enough，the facts don't count．"

The next year，as he and his team went to the Northern California Championship game，he was offered a scholarship．Finally，he was going to get the college education that he had dreamed of．

46．The little boy practiced playing basketball so much because hewanted to 　　．

A．	play basketball better than the big boys
B．	play basketball for NBA
C．	get the college education
D．	show his basketball skills to the boys

47．The little boy was heartbroken because 　　

A．	he was considered too short to be a top player
B．	his father gave him up
C．	he wouldn't be offered a scholarship any more
D．	his parents thought he spent too much time in playing basketball

48．When the father said "If the dream is big enough，the facts don't count．"again，he meant 　　

A．	nothing could stop his son from achieving his dream
B．	any dream would come true．
C．	the coaches were not excellent
D．	his son could get the scholarship by making an effort

48．From the passage，we know that 　　

A．	the little boy stopped dreaming about college because of thecoach
B．	the father always encouraged the boy．
C．	a top basketball team could offer the player a scholarship
D．	the little boy was much taller than the other boys

50．The writer mainly wants to tell us that 　　

A．	practice makes perfect
B．	Rome was not built in one day
C．	where there is a will，there is a way
D．	pride comes before a fall

Hello，everyone．I'm here today to tell you something about my life as an exchange student in the United States last year．America was a big culture shock for me at first．I stayed with a host family in a small town．My host parents were very kind．They organized a lot of activities for me in my free time so that I wouldn't miss home．However，life in the US was difficult to get used to．My main problem was the language．

I failed to understand much in the first few weeks because everyone spoke so fast．Another onewas the food．My host family always had bread，potatoes and salad，but I missed dumplings，rice and delicious dishes a lot，especially barbecue（烧烤）．It was very famous in Qiqihar．It was an exciting year，and it was a valuable education for me．I understood more about American culture．My American friends asked me many questions about life in China，and this made me think about my own culture as well．Now I am back in China，I still remember the life in the US．Judge the following sentences true （ T ） or false （ F ） according to the passage．

（1）The writer now is in America． 　　

（2）The host parents were very friendly． 　　

（3）The host family always had dumplings，rice and delicious dishes． 　　

（4）American friends'questions about life in China made the writer think about his own culture． 　　

（5）It was very easy for the writer to get used to the life in the US． 　　．

Mr． and Mrs． Smith got married when he was twenty ﹣ three， and she was twenty． Twenty ﹣ five years later， they had a big party， and a photographer（摄影师）came and took some photos for them． Then the photographer gave Mrs． Smith a card and said， "They'll be ready next Wednesday． You can get them from my room．"

"No，" Mrs． Smith said， "Please send them to us．"

The photos arrived a week later， but Mrs． Smith was not pleased when she saw them． She got into her car and drove to the photographer's room． She went inside and said angrily， "You took some photos of me and my husband last week， but I'm not going to pay for them．"

"Oh， why not？" the photographer asked．

"Because my husband looks like a monkey，" Mrs． Smith said．

"Well，" the photographer answered， "That isn't my fault（过错）．Why didn't you think that before you married him？"

（1）How old was Mr． Smith when they took the photos？ 　　

A．	20．
B．	23．
C．	48．

（2）When did the photographer ask Mrs． Smith to get the photos？ 　　

A．	This Wednesday．
B．	Next Wednesday．
C．	Next Friday．

（3）How did Mrs． Smith feel after she saw the photos？ 　　

A．	Unhappy．
B．	Satisfied．
C．	Excited．

（4）Which is right according to the passage？ 　　

A．	They had a big birthday party with their good friends．
B．	Mrs． Smith went to the photographer's room on foot．
C．	Mrs． Smith didn't want to spend any money on the photos．

（5）What can we learn about Mr． Smith from the passage？ 　　

A．	He was fat．
B．	He wasn't handsome．
C．	He was humorous．

My sister Alice and I have been trying to get people to stop dropping cigarette（香烟）butts（烟头）for seven years．One day，we were walking in our hometown and saw hundreds of cigarette butts on the ground．They made the town look so ugly that we decided to start a group to make people dropping butts．We called it "No Butts About It"．

At first，we drew pictures with "The Earth is not your ashtray（烟灰缸）"written on them．We put the pictures around our hometown﹣in parks，by beaches，and along roads．We wanted to make people understand that dropping butts hurts the environment．Most smokers don't think that dropping butts hurts the Earth．But it does，and all rubbish does!

Later，we wrote to companies and asked them for money to help us．We used the money to buy ashtrays to give to smokers．We wanted smokers to carry the ashtrays with them so they didn't have to drop butts．

At the moment，we are trying to get cigarette companies to put an ashtray in each pack of cigarettes．Some companies want to do it．Many people have started to join our group since it began．Today there are 45 other "No Butts About It" groups in America．

Now there even groups in England，Australia，and India! Many newspapers have written about my sister and me over the last seven years．And we have won many prizes for what we do．But we are not interested in prizes．We just want to make the Earth a better and cleaner place for animals，plants and people． One day，it will be．

51．What did the writer think about the cigarette butts in the first place？ 　　

A．	They made the town smelly．
B．	They made the town unhealthy．
C．	They made the town dirty．
D．	They made the town poor．

52．What does the writer do with the cigarette butts？ 　　

A．	Give ashtrays to the smokers．
B．	Stop people buying cigarettes．
C．	Pick up the cigarette butts．
D．	Win prizes for starting groups．

53．The writer put the pictures with "The Earth is not your ashtrays" 　　．

A．	in hospitals
B．	on buses
C．	along rivers
D．	by beaches

54．From the passage we can know that 　　．

A．	no companies wanted to give money to them
B．	The writer believes that the Earth will be a better and cleaner place
C．	There are only 45"No Butts About It"
D．	The writer likes to be on newspapers and win prizes

55．Which is the best title for the passage？ 　　

A．	Save our Town From Cigarette Butts．
B．	Buy Yourself An Ashtray．
C．	Cigarette Butts Also Destroy Other Countries．
D．	No Butts Prize．