That year， I was a Junior 2student． Falling off the stairs hurt me in the head． Almost everyone thought I was dead． But they were wrong． However， it was difficult to get back to normal （正常的） life． I had to leave school and learn everything， walking， talking， and yes， maths．
To help me with that task， Mrs. Pillar volunteered to come to the hospital and later to my house once a week． We began with basic maths skills， As time passed by， I made progress．
I remembered very vividly how she came to my home on Sundays， sat with me at the kitchen table， and threw different coins on the table． She asked me to show her 38cents， 17cents， 63cents． It was challenging， but she also made it fun．
After a year and a half， I had progressed a lot， both in body and mind， to return to school． Seven years later， I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class．
As year went by， I always kept in touch with Mrs. Pillar． Unluckily， one day my parents told me that Mrs. Pillar had been in hospital because she suffered a stroke（中风）．
Now it was my turn to help her． Mrs． Pillar lay in bed， unable to speak and know anybody around． I pulled some coins out of my pocket， dropped them on her bed， and asked her to show me 12cents． The nurse thought that my action was very strange until one day Mrs. Pillar smiled happily as I began working with her﹣just as she had worked with my years before． She make progress every day and was moved out of ICU（重症监护室） and finally out of hospital．
One day， I called to wish her a happy New Year． She spoke into the phone excitedly， "Happy New Year to you and your family， Michael． Thank you for everything you've done for me．" I quickly said， "Thank you for everything you've done for me．"
Mrs. Pillar was one of my Junior 2teachers， but she taught me so much more about life than only maths．
（1）Which of the following is the correct order of what happened in the story？
a． Mrs. Pillar suffered a stroke and was in hospital．
b． I fell of the stairs and had to leave school．
c． I returned to school with Mrs. Pillar's help．
d． Mrs. Pillar got better with my help．
A． b﹣c﹣d﹣a
B． c﹣a﹣b﹣d
C． b﹣c﹣a﹣d
D．b﹣d﹣c﹣a
（2）What does the underlined word "vividly" mean in Paragraph（段落） 3？
A． 模糊的
B． 清晰地
C． 彻底地
D． 感激地
（3）What does the writer mean by saying "…I graduated from the University of Texas at the top of my class" in Paragraph 4？
A． He was clever than his classmates．
B． He worked very hard on maths．
C． His classmates failed to graduate．
D． Mrs. Pillar's help greatly influenced him．
（4）The writer asked Mrs. Pillar to show him 12cents in the hospital in order to ．
A． help Mrs. Pillar just as Mrs. Pillar helped him
B． play an interesting game with Mrs. Pillar
C． see whether Mrs. Pillar was getting better
D． make the nurse in the hospital feel strange
（5）What is the best title for the passage？
A． A Great Teacher
B． Always Have A Dream
C． Never Give up
D． Kindness Makes Wonders
Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up？ It takes most people many years to find this out． For the young artist Alexandra Nechita， it never really seemed to be a question． From the day she began drawing at the age of two， she was an artist．
Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985and moved to California when she was still a baby． As a little child， she loved colouring in her colouring books． Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children， so they took away her colouring books． Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and colouring them in．
By the time Alexandra was seven years old， she had begun painting with oil paints． When Alexandra took a local art class， her teacher was amazed at the young artist's unusual style of painting． Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso． These artists did not use a realistic style of painting． They allowed their imaginations to play an important part in their work． The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists． People called her "Little Picasso"． This was a great honour， but Alexandra's style of painting was all her own．
Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angeles public library when she was only eight years old． People were amazed at how young Alexandra was， but mostly they loved her imaginative artwork． It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous． She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world． The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars． But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork． She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction．
Today， Alexandra is a full﹣time artist． She also works to help support the arts in schools． Alexandra is a strong believer in the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to building peace throughout the world．
（1）When did Alexandra begin drawing pictures？
A． At the age of eight．
B． At the age of seven．
C． At the age of two．
D． In the year of 1985．
（2）Alexandra was called "Little Picasso" because ．
A． she learned to paint from Picasso
B． her style of painting was like Picasso's
C． she was one of Picasso's big fans
D． her style of painting was unusual
（3）What can we learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4？
A． Only painting can make her so happy and satisfied．
B． Only money can make her so happy and satisfied．
C． Anything can make her feel happy and satisfied．
D． Nothing can make her feel happy and satisfied．
（4）According to the passage， which word can best describe Alexandra？
A． Polite．
B． Generous．
C． Patient．
D． Creative．
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题．
（1）Why did Stephen and Andersen have the charity walk？
（2）Which state did they start off from？
（3）Where did they sleep during the journey？
（4）What do you think of Dimitri Olympidis？
（5）How would you like to help with charity work？（请自拟一句话作答）
"Will you come with us，Susan？"cried several girls．"We are going to the woods，do come，too．"
"I should like to go with you，"replied Susan，"but I can't finish the task Grandmother set me to do．"
"How boring it must be to stay at home to work on a holiday！"said one of them，shaking her head．"Susan's grandmother is too strict．"
At this，Susan lowered her head，wiped away a tear，and thought of the pleasant afternoon the girls would spend gathering wild flowers．
Soon she said to herself，"What harm can there be in moving the mark Grandmother put？The woods must be beautiful today，and how I should like to be there！"
"Grandmother，"said she，a few minutes afterwards，"I'm ready now．"
"What，so soon，Susan？"Her grandmother took the work，and looked at it very closely．
"True，Susan，"said she，"true，I have counted it，and，as you've never deceived（欺骗）me，you may go and enjoy yourself．"
Susan's face turned red，and she did not say"thank you"．As she left，she walked slowly away，not singing as usual．
"Why，here is Susan！"the girls cried．"But what is the matter？ Why have you left your dear grandmother？"they jokingly added．
"It's nothing．"As Susan replied，she felt she was trying to deceive herself．
When the girls had reached an open space，they ran about enjoying themselves except Susan．Sitting on the grass，how she wished she were at home confessing（承认） her fault．
After a while Rose cried out，"Let's make a crown of violets，and put it on the head of the best girl here．"
"It will be easy enough to make the crown．but not so easy to decide who is to wear it，"said Julia．
"Why，Susan is to wear it，of course，"said Rose，"is she not said to be the best girl in school and the most obedient（顺从的） at home？"
"Yes，yes，the crown shall be for Susan，"cried the other girls．
"Now，Susan，"said Rose，"put it on in a very careful way，for you are to be our queen．"
The crown was placed on Susan's head．But in a moment，she snatched it off，threw it on the ground and said，"No crown for me；I do not deserve（值得）it．"
The girls looked at her with surprise，"I have deceived my grandmother，"said she，while tears flowed down her cheeks．
"Do you think that bad？"asked one of the girls．
"I'm sure it is and I have been miserable all the time I have been here．"
Susan ran home，as soon as she saw Grandmother，she cried，" O Grandmother！I should be punished，for I moved the mark．Do forgive me；I am very sorry and unhappy．"
"Susan，"said her grandmother，"I knew it all the time，but I let you go out，hoping that you can realize your fault．I am so glad that you have confessed your fault．"
"When shall I be your own little girl again？"
"Now！"was the quick reply，and Susan's grandmother kissed her forehead．
（1）Which is the correct order of the things below？
a．The girls made a crown of violets in the woods．
b．Susan said sorry to Grandmother for her fault．
c．Susan's grandmother set her to do the work．
d．The girls invited Susan to play in the woods．
e．Susan threw the violet crown on the ground．
A．c﹣d﹣a﹣e﹣b
B．c﹣b﹣d﹣a﹣e
C．d﹣b﹣a﹣e﹣c
D．a﹣e﹣c﹣d﹣b
（2）According to the passage，we can see Susan's grandmother ．
A．was always very strict with Susan
B．didn't know Susan was lying at first
C．could think about Susan's feelings
D．still didn't forgive Susan in the end
（3）The meaning of the underlined word"miserable"is close to ．
A．surprised
B．excited
C．regretful
D．cheerful
（4）Which can be the best title for this passage？
A．A pleasant afternoon trip
B．No crown for me
C．A kind﹣hearted grandmother
D．A deserving crown for me
There was a kingdom long， long ago． It was ruled by king who loved riddles． Once a year the king made a new riddle． He gave a prize to the person who could solve the riddle．
There was a baker who also lived in this kingdom． Everyone agreed that he baked the finest breads． The baker had almost everything he needed except for a horse． If the baker had a horse， he could sell his fine breads from one end of the kingdom to the other．
One year the king made a new riddle that puzzled everyone． "I will give a prize to the person who can solve my riddle， " the king said． Whoever wins will have the pick of one of my strongest horses．" He then drew a line down the middle of the courtyard "Make this line shorter without crasing（清除） any part of it，" the king challenged．
People came from far and wide． They looked at the line and squinted at it． They even put their noses to the ground and scratched their heads．
"How can you make a line shorter without erasing any part of it？" the people in the crowd asked each other． Some of them tried． The dressmaker kicked dirt（泥土）over the line to hide it． The farmer poured water over the line to make it disappear． None of these efforts worked， and the people went home disappointed． Everyone was puzzled about how to solve this new riddle．
A week passed， and nobody had any new ideas． Then one day the baker came into the courtyard with a bag of flour（面粉）．
"Your Majesty， "the baker said to the king，" I can make your line shorter without erasing any part of it． "Then the baker opened his bag of flour． He poured out a line of flour right next to the king's line． The line the baker made was longer than the king's line．
"Now， good king， "the baker smiled， "your line is shorter．"
The people were amazed． The king laughed and clapped his hands． "You have won the prize． I will give you a horse of your choice．"
The baker was excited． Now he could sell his breads from one end of the kingdom to the other．
（1）What was the baker's problem at the beginning of the story？
A． He couldn't make fine breads．
B． He needed money to open more stores．
C． He didn't have enough flour to make more breads．
D． He had difficulty selling breads all over the kingdom．
（2）The dressmaker and the farmer failed because they both ．
A． tried to erase the line
B． poured water over the line
C． kicked dirt over the line
D． put their noses to the ground
（3）The baker smiled because ．
A． he was glad to see he king
B． he wanted to make the king happy
C． he felt sure that he solved the riddle
D． he sold a lot of breads to the villagers
（4）This story shows that the king liked ．
A． to be rich
B． to train horses
C． to eat breads
D． to have fun
（5）Who tells this story？ D
A． The king．
B． The farmer and the dressmaker．
C． The baker．
D． Someone who is not a character in the story．
Fresh off his MasterChef Junior run， Evan Robinson， who is only 12 years old， is using his kitchen skills to raise money for Puerto Rico． The TV show contestant wanted to offer help after hurricanes（飓风） hit the country last September．
"I've been seeing， all over the news， people struggling，" Evan said． "They can't get fresh water， electricity； they can't get really anything． I know I'm just a kid， but I think if a lot of people do something， a lot of things will get better．"
He raises money by baking and taking online orders for homemade empanadas（馅 饼）． He started cooking on a recent Friday night． By the next Sunday evening， he had filled orders for 420 empanadas ﹣ ﹣ roasted chicken， cheeseburger and vegetarian ﹣ ﹣ getting ￥18 for six empanadas and ￥30 for a dozen．
His mom， Veronica Robinson， helped him send the empanadas around the city． "We've never done anything like this before，" she said． "But it's a great idea， so I want to help him make it work．"
For Evan's out﹣of﹣town friends and supporters， he has set up a crowdfunding（众筹） page． Through it， he's hoping to raise ￥1， 500 in "virtual （虚 拟 的） empanadas"． This is because he heard on the news that it could take Puerto Rico years， maybe even 10 years， to recover（复 原） from the hurricanes． And he said， "Fruit pies are up next． And my baking will continue as well．"
It's a difficult job， especially for a kid with homework and Boy Scouts and friendships to tend to． But he doesn't seem worried．
"It's what we're supposed to do，" he said． "I'm a human． They're humans． Why shouldn't I help them？"
Indeed．
（1）How did Evan help those struggling in Puerto Rico？
A．He asked his parents to send the empanadas around the city．
B．He continued offering a lot of fresh water and fruit pies to them．
C．He donated his big winning prize in his MasterChef Junior run．
D．He raised money by selling homemade empanadas through online orders．
（2）Evan set up a crowdfunding page because ．
A．he raised more money than he expected for the people in need
B．he knew that it could take Puerto Rico a long time to recover
C．he wanted more and more friends to know his kitchen skills
D．the number of online orders was beyond his expectation
（3）According to the passage， which are the best words to describe Evan？
A．kind﹣hearted and helpful
B．careful and confident
C．honest and hard﹣working
D．humorous and organized
（4）How can we understand the last sentence in the passage？
A．Friendship is important in our lives．
B．It's difficult for humans to raise money．
C．We should help those who're in need．
D．Everyone must do something unusual．
I spent a lot of time making a large shelf for my cave． I found a big tree and chopped it down． This took three days． Then， I chopped off the branches． This took another two days． After that， I chopped the wood away from one side， and then from the other side． This took more than one month． Altogether it took forty﹣two days． In England， two men with a good saw could have made six of these shelves from that tree in half a day．
I also spent a lot of time looking after my corn and rice crops． I had to protect them from wild animals and birds， so I made a fence around them． I shot some of the birds and hung them up near the corn． After that， all the other birds stayed away． I used one of the old swords I had taken from the ship to cut down the corn when it was ready． I was very proud of my corn and rice and worked hard to increase my crops． A few years later， I would have enough corn to make bread． I had to find a way to grind the corn into flour， but the rocks on the island were not hard enough． I finally discovered that a very hard piece of wood would do． I used some cloth to separate the meal from the husks． Not having an oven， I made some square pots with lids and covered them with hot ashes． This baked the dough， and I had bread! I made my cave bigger again to hold the corn and flour so that I could make bread whenever I needed to．
I sometimes wondered how I could get to the land which was visible from the other side of the island． I went to the ship's boat that was blown onto the beach in the shipwreck． However， I could not get it to the water． It was too heavy． I tried many different ways of doing it， but none of them were successful．
（1）From Paragraph 1， we know that the writer ．
A．made a foolish mistake in chopping down a big tree
B．felt hopeless and couldn't have made a shelf himself
C．spent a long time making a large shelf without a saw
D．made a small canoe with the wood he chopped down
（2）The writer to protect his corn and rice．
A．watched out for them day and night
B．divided the cave into several different parts
C．put some old swords from the ship around them
D．built a fence and hung some birds' bodies near the corn
（3）In which order did the writer make bread successfully？
a．The writer found a way to grind the corn into flour．
b．The writer baked the dough with square pots．
c．The writer separated the meal from the husks．
d．The writer made some square pots with lids．
A．a﹣c﹣d﹣b
B．a﹣d﹣c﹣b
C．b﹣d﹣c﹣a
D．c﹣b﹣a﹣d
（4）The underlined word "visible" in the last paragraph means ．
A．偏僻的
B．看得见的
C．模糊的
D．遥远的
Once upon a time， a young man wanted to go to a village on business．Halfway there was a mountain． Before he left home， his family warned him to stay calm and climb onto trees if he was in face of beasts（野兽）． In this way， the beasts couldn't do anything to him．
The young man remembered these words and began his trip．
He walked for a long time carefully and found no beasts were out there． He thought his family's worries were unnecessary． And he became relaxed as he walked． Just at that moment， he saw a fierce（凶猛的） tiger running to him and he climbed onto a tree nearby at once．
The tiger roared（咆哮） around the tree and even jumped to reach the man． The young man was too scared to hold the tree and fell right on the back of the tiger． Full of fear． he had to hold the tiger tightly． The tiger thought that must be a giant beast， So it was afraid and started running madly．
People on the road didn′t know what happened and said，" Look at the young man， He is riding a tiger! "Cool!" "Superman!"
Hearing these words，the young man was very angry． "Why can′t they see I′m suffering a lot？ Don't they understand I am in fear and almost scared to death？" He said to himself．
（1）The young man went to the village ．
A． to travel
B．to visit friends
C． on business
D． for holiday
（2）The young man′s family warned him of ．
A．fierce beasts
B． terrible traffic
C．cold weather
D． foolish peoplw
（3）How did the young man feel when he saw the tiger？
A． Excited．
B． Scared．
C．Surprised．
D．Bored．
（4）The tiger was afraid because ．
A． it was old and weak
B． the young man was very strong
C． it thought people around would kill it
D． it mistook the young man for a giant beast
（5）What can we learn from the last two paragraphs（段落）？
A． People on the rond were wise．
B． The young man was very brave．
C． We shouldn′t admire others blindly．
D． The young man shouldn't listen to his family．
After a while attention to Tom ended， and the usual school murmur（嗡嗡读书声）rose upon the boring air once more． Now the boy began to steal secret glances（偷看） at the girl． She noticed it， made a face at him and gave him the back of her head for the space of a minute． When she slowly faced around again， an apple lay before her． She pushed it away． Tom gently put it back． She pushed it away again， but with less animosity（敌意）． Tom patiently returned it to its place． Then she let it remain． Tom wrote on his paper， "Please take it﹣I got more．" The girl glanced at the words， but made no sign．
Now the boy began to draw something on the paper， hiding his work with his left hand． For a time the girl refused to notice； but her human curiosity（好奇心） soon began to show itself by hardly noticeable（明显的） signs． The boy worked on， seemingly not aware． The girl made some non﹣committal（含糊的） efforts to see， but the boy did not display that he was aware of it． At last she couldn't bear it and whispered：
"Let me see it．"
Tom partly uncovered the picture of a house with some smoke rising from the chimney（烟囱）． Then the girl's interest began to fasten itself upon the work and she forgot everything else． When it was finished， she gazed a moment， then whispered：
"It's nice﹣draw a man．"
The artist created a man in the front yard； she was satisfied， and whispered：
"It's a beautiful man﹣﹣now draw me in it．"
Tom drew an hour﹣glass（沙漏） as the body， a full moon as her head and some arms added to it． The girl said：
"It's ever so nice﹣I wish I could draw． No one has ever taught me that．"
"It's easy，" whispered Tom， "I'll learn you．"
"Oh， will you？ When？"
"At noon． Do you go home to dinner？"
"I'll stay if you will．"
"Good﹣that's a deal． What's your name？"
（1）What probably happened in the classroom before this passage？
A． The girl introduced herself to the boy．
B． Something noticeable happened to the boy．
C． They had a lesson on how to draw．
D． The boy drew an apple for the girl．
（2）What most probably happened to the apple finally？
A． Eaten by the boy because the girl didn't accept it．
B． Eaten by the boy because it was the last one he had got．
C． Eaten by the girl because they finally became friends．
D． Eaten by the girl because the boy was drawing all the time．
（3）What can we learn from the 2nd paragraph？
A． The boy didn't want the girl to show interest in his drawing．
B． The girl didn't want to show interest in the boy's drawing noticeably．
C． The boy didn't notice the girl trying several times to see his drawing．
D． The girl didn't want the boy to do the drawing in class any more．
（4）What in this passage made Tom succeed in making friends with the girl？
A． Using her curiosity．
B． Showing off his drawing ability．
C． Teaching her how to draw．
D． Inviting her to dinner．
There was an eight﹣year﹣old girl named Jane Eyre who parents had passed away．Jane used to live with her aunt and her three spoiled（宠坏的） children．Her cousin always got her into trouble so her aunt did not want to look after her anymore．Soon，Jane was sent to a school far away home．
On her first day at school，the headmaster，Mr．Brock introduced Jane to the other pupils．He told them that no one was allowed to talk or sit beside Jane because she was a winched（坏） child．He punished her by making her stand in a comer that day．She was very sad and lonely．Nobody dared to disobey（不服从）Mr．Brock or they would have to clean the school hall all night．The pupils had no enough food to eat and they were usually hungry．Jane felt very miserable there．
Ten years later．Jane completed her schooling．She was glad get away from the school．She worked for a rich man named Mr．Rochester．Jane was asked to look after his young daughter，Adele．Jane liked working in the house．However，Mr．Rochester was a strange man．He was very quiet and always looked sad．Jane felt sorry for him and was kind to him．Jane would spend time talking to him．Soon，little by little，his sadness lifted．
18．Who did Jane live with before she was sent to a school？
A．Her parents．B．Her grandparents．
C．Her aunt and cousins．D．Her brothers and sisters
19．How would Mr．Brock punish the pupils who disobeyed him？
A．He would take away their meals．
B．He would ask their parents to the school．
C．He would make them stand in a corner all day．
D．He would make them clean the school hall all night．
20．What does underlined word"miserable"mean in this passage？
A．荣耀的 B．不幸的 C．满足的 D．遗憾的
21．According to this passage，which of the following is NOT TRUE about Mr．Rochester？ __
A．He was a very rich man．
B．He asked Jane to look after his daughter．
C．He was very strange and quiet．
D．He was a happy man and liked to help others．
In 1882，a baby girl caught such a serious fever that she nearly died．The fever cut her off from the outside world，depriving（剥夺）her of sight and sound．That poor girl was Helen Keller．
Luckily Helen was not a girl who gave up easily．Soon she began to explore the world by using her other senses．She touched and smelled everything she came across．She also learnt to recognize people by feeling their faces or their clothes．
Just before her seventh birthday，the family hired a private tutor﹣Anne Sullivan．With the help of Anne，Helen soon learnt to read and write in Braille（盲文）．She also learnt to read people's lips by pressing her finger﹣tips against them and feeling the movement and vibrations（振动）．She also learnt to speak，a major achievement for people who could not hear at all．
Helen proved to be a remarkable scholar，graduating with honors from Radchff College in 1904．While she was still at college，she wrote The Story of My Life．
She toured the country，giving lecture after lecture．Many books were written about her and several plays and films were made about her life．Finally she became so famous that she was invited abroad and received many honors from foreign universities．In 1932 she became a vice﹣president of the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the United Kingdom．
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A Remarkable Woman﹣Helen Keller |
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The poor girl couldn't （56） __ any longer． |
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Struggling experiences． |
Before meeting Anne Sullivan
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•She touched and smelled everything she came across． She learnt to recognize people by （57） |
After meeting Anne Sullivan |
She could read and write in Braille，and read peoples lips． •She also （58） ，which was a major achievement for the deaf． |
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She wrote a book when （59） The lectures she gave，many books written about her，several plays and films about her life made her famous． |
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The story of Helen Keller tells us that （60） |
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Once a very rich man and his son collected valuable paintings by famous artists like Picasso，Van Gogh and Monet．
Later，the son left to join the army．After a few weeks，the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital．The old man became very lonely and sad．
One day，a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting﹣it was a portrait（肖像）of his son．The painting of his son became the old man's most valuable item．He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received．The following spring，the old man died．
All of the old man's paintings would be sold at an auction（拍卖会）．The auction began with the painting of the old man's son．
"Who will open the price at ＄100？"the auctioneer asked．Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hands．Someone said，"Who cares about that painting？Let's get on to the good ones．"More voices followed in agreement．"No，we must sell this one first，"replied the auctioneer．"Now，who will take the portrait of the son？"
Finally，a good friend of the old man spoke，"Ten dollars!""Will anyone go higher？"called the auctioneer．After more silence he said："Going once…going twice…Sold!"The auctioneer then announced that the whole auction was over．"According to the father's will，whoever takes the son's portrait gets the whole collection．"The auctioneer said．
Because of the father's love，whoever took the son got it all．
46．How did the old man's son die？
A．He died of a serious heart disease．
B．He died while taking another soldier to a hospital．
C．A car hit him when he went home．
D．He was killed by a doctor．
47．What was the first painting to be sold at the auction？
A．The paintings by famous artists．
B．The gift given by the old man's neighbors．
C．The portrait of the old man's son．
D．The most expensive collection of the old man．
48．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．At the beginning of the auction，everyone realized the importance of the painting of the son．
B．The painting of the old man's son was as popular as the other paintings．
C．The old man's will was to give away the whole collection to charity．
D．The old man's good friend got the whole collection for only ten dollars．
49．What's the best title of the passage？
A．Love is Sharing． B．An Expensive Painting
C．A Hot Auction D．Caring About the Person You Love．
Sophie Chen is a 14﹣year﹣old girl from Taiwan． When she was 6years old， she did something amazing．
She finished a 2，100﹣kilometer bike journey from Xi'an， the capital city of Shanxi， to Turpan， a city in Xinjiang， with her parents． It took them two and a half months． Sophie became the youngest child in the world to have biked along the Silk Road． Chinese novel Journey to the West inspired her to do so．
That is not all． Sophie wrote a book about the long journey with her father Jack Chen， a professional outdoor explorer． On April 26， the book's English version （版本） Biking the Silk Road： 6﹣year﹣old Sophie's Fantasy Tour came out in Beijing．
Now Sophie studies at Ta Hwa High School． She sees the journey as a special experience in her life． She became more hardworking and learned history and geography better because of it．
On the way， she met many friendly local people and saw amazing things． She even picked grapes! "The grapes in Xinjiang were so big and sweet． I have never seen grapes like them in Taiwan，" she said．
Still， it was not easy． "The biggest challenge was the bad weather and road conditions，" she said． She wrote in the book， "It was terribly hot in the Gobi Desert． I almost got sunstroke and could never have enough to drink．"
Sophie has biked in other countries， such as the United States and Turkey． This summer holiday， she plans to ride a bike from Greece to Portugal in Europe．
81． How long is Sophie's bike journey？
82． What was the biggest challenge on Sophie's journey？
83． The underlined word "sunstroke" probably means " " in Chinese．
84． Try to put the underlined sentence into Chinese．
85． Give a proper title to the passage．
Ray Charles，a black singer and pianist of the USA．He had won 12 Grammy Awards （格莱美奖） and performed at 10，000 concerts around the world．Many musicians called him simply"the Genius"（天才）．
Ray Charles was born into a poor family，without a father．When he was 5 years old，his younger brother died，and around the same time，Charles started to lose his sight．By the age of 7 he was completely blind．He had already been learning the piano for a year，and when he went blind，his mother knew this would be the only way he would make any money in the future．All his life，Charles remembered her saying："Do it right，or don't do it at all．"
Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children．There the teachers also encouraged him to study music．Sadly，while he was still at school，his mother died．He left school and in the early 1950s Charles organized a group of players．He sang，played the piano and wrote music．
He made many classical CDs with famous artists such as Elton John and the Beatles．
In 2003 a film of his life Ray was made．The part of Charles was played by a younger actor and musician called Jamie Foxx．The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles．After they had been playing together for
two hours，Charles，then aged 73，jumped up and said："He's the one…he can do it．"A year later Charles died aged 74．The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles'music will live on．
（1）What can we learn from Ray's childhood story？
A．His father died when he was 5 years old．
B．He started to go blind at the age of 7．
C．He was born in a rich musician family．
D．He started to learn the piano at the age of 6．
（2）Ray Charles'mother encouraged him to play music because ．
A．his father was a musician as well
B．because it would help him get used to being blind
C．it was a good way for a blind person to get money
D．his teacher thought he was a genius
（3）Ray Charles went to a school for ．
A．normal children
B．deaf and blind children
C．talented children only
D．children without parents
（4）Ray Charles thought that Jamie Foxx ．
A．was the right person to play him in the film
B．was a good film maker
C．was the wrong person to play him in the film
D．was a good director
（5）What is the main idea of the last paragraph？
A．Becoming a musician．
B．Childhood story．
C．The film of Ray's life．
D．Master of many styles．
Every year on my birthday since I was 11，a white gardenia （栀子花） was sent to my house．No card ever came with it．Calls to the flower shop were not helpful at all．After some time I stopped trying to find out the sender's name and was just pleased with the beautiful flower，in soft pink paper．
I couldn't stop imagining who the giver might be．Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming（幻想）about the sender．My mother encouraged these daydreams．She'd ask me if I had been especially kind to someone．Perhaps it was one of my classmates．Perhaps it was the old man who I once helped．As a girl，I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy that I had met．
A month before my high school graduation（毕业），my father died．I was so sad that I became completely uninterested in my coming graduation dance，and I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not．My mother，in her own sadness，would not let me miss （过） any of those things．She wanted her children to feel loved．In fact，my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia：lovely，strong and perfect．
My mother died ten years after I was married．That was the year the gardenia stopped coming．
（1）The writer received on her birthday since she was 11．
A．a white gardenia
B．a card
C．a card and soft pink paper
D．a gardenia and a card
（2）The writer was very when she was imagining who sent the flower．
A．happy
B．sad
C．worried
D．nervous
（3）It can be inferred （推断） from the passage that ．
A．the writer didn't get a new dress for the dance
B．the writer probably joined in the graduation dance
C．the writer's father died ten years earlier than her mother
D．the writer's father received a gardenia on each of his birthdays
（4）The writer got the gardenias from on her birthdays．
A．her classmate
B．the old man
C．the boy
D．her mother
（5）The passage mainly talks about ．
A．what a gardenia meant
B．what a girl dreamed about
C．how a mother loved her children
D．how a daughter missed her father．
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