Tim was a little boy of nine years old．He was busy last Saturday morning，because he went to the park with his friends to paint．
He returned home very late．It was nearly half past twelve，but nobody was in．He found that there was a note on the table．It read：
Tim didn't want to follow his parents everywhere．He felt so good that he could be a real big boy and look after himself．
Thinking there was nothing important out there，he cooked some noodles for himself and also helped himself to some apple juice．
Then he started to do some housework．He was really a good helper to his mother．When his mother was away，he would always find some housework to do，like sweeping the floor and washing the dishes．He felt it quite right for him to do some housework at weekends．
In the late afternoon，his parents came back．He asked them what happened．
"Why？You forget？It's Grandmother's birthday today．"
"Uh，gee!I simply forgot!I must telephone Grandmother．"
He picked up the phone．
"I'm terribly sorry，Grandma，that I forgot about your birthday．Anyway，anyone will forget one thing or another．So I won't get worried if you forget my birthday next Tuesday．"
36．Who was in when Tim returned home from the park？
A．Nobody．
B．His mother．
C．His grandfather．
D．His father．
37．Why didn't Tim go to his grandparents'in the afternoon？
A．He was busy in the afternoon．
B．He didn't see the note on the table．
C．He didn't want to see his grandmother．
D．He didn't want to follow his parents everywhere．
38．What is TRUE about Tim？
A．He was free last Saturday morning．
B．He hated to do some housework．
C．He forgot his grandmother's birthday．
D．He cooked dinner for himself．
39．Put the following into correct order according to the story．
①He found a note．
②He did some housework．
③He went out to paint．
④He phoned his grandmother．
⑤He cooked lunch．
A．②③①⑤④
B．③①⑤②④
C．③①②⑤④
D．④③①⑤②
40．At the end of the story，Tim reminded （提醒）his grandmother not to forget
A．his father's birthday
B．his mother's birthday
C．his grandfather's birthday
D．his birthday．
"In this life，what did you miss？"
The wife asked the husband when she was 25．Despondently （沮丧地），the husband replied，"I missed a new job chance．"
When she was 35，the husband angrily told her that he had just missed the bus．
At the age of 45，the husband sadly said，"I missed the chance seeing my close relative before his last breath．"
At 55，the husband said disappointedly，"I missed a good chance to retire （退休）．"
At 65，title husband hurriedly replied，"I missed visiting my dentist．"
At 75，the wife did not ask the husband any more，she was very sick．Remembering the question the wife used to ask him，this time the husband asked the wife the same question．The wife，with a smile and peaceful look，replied，"In this life，I did not miss having you!"
The husband was full of tears．He always thought that they could be together forever．He was always busy with work and other things．He had never thought of his wife．The husband gave a big hug to the wife and said，"Over 50years，how I had allowed myself to miss your deep love for me．"
Life does not last forever，so always live in the now．Don't neglect （忽视）the loved ones who care for you．Express your gratitude （感激）to your loved ones in words．Show your love with actions．Treat every day as the last day of life．In this way，when you are gone，your loved ones would have nothing to feel sorry about．
（1）Every time the wife asked the husband what he missed in his life，the husband never thought of
A．himself
B．money
C．his job
D．his wife
（2）What did the husband realize at last？
A．His wife was too tired．
B．His wife would die down．
C．His wife loved him very much．
D．He should ask his wife the same question．
（3）From the passage，we know the wife was ．
A．loving and patient
B．outgoing and careless
C．caring and shy
D．unhealthy
（4）According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE？
A．The husband didn't love his wife at all．
B．The husbands close relative died when his wife was 45．
C．The husband wasn't always busy with his work and other things．
D．When people are gone，their loved ones usually have nothing to feel sorry about．
（5）What does the writer suggest us doing in the passage？
A．Doing many things for our family．
B．Treating every day as the best day of life．
C．Letting our loved ones know about our care and love．
D．Asking our family the question what they missed in their life．
C
William Shakespeare died on April the 23rd in 1616．This year's 400th anniversary of his death is not just a chance to remember one of the greatest writers of all time．It is a moment to celebrate his ongoing influence．Just as Ben Jonson，another great English writer of his times，said，"he is not of an age，but for all time．"
People like Shakespeare's plays because the characters show real human feelings．Romeo and Juliet，who are young lovers，they don't quite know how to get ahead with their lives．And they disagree with their parents．Their story has a sad ending．When we take the characters out of his period，they really speak to almost any time and place．
The language of Shakespeare is alive and well in modern，everyday English．Even if an English﹣speaker knows nothing about Shakespeare，they will surely know some sayings that come from his plays．When we have problems making up our mind，we say"to be or not to be：that is the question"（Hamlet）．When a friend eats all the food in the house，we say he's"eating me out of house and home"（Henry IV）．
But Shakespeare's influence is felt far beyond his language and his culture．"Cowards die many times before their death，the valiant （英勇的） never taste of death but once．"This saying from Shakespeare's historical play Julius Caesar encouraged Nelson Mandela to fight on when he was a prisoner．Shakespeare's influence is everywhere，from Goethe （a German writer） to Tchaikovsky．
As Shakespeare himself put it in his comedy As You Like It，"all the world's a stage．"More than 400 years later，stages around the world still show his plays．Through his works，Shakespeare lives on．Perhaps we'll still be attracted by his works 400years from now．
38．What is the writer's main purpose in writing the article？
A．To introduce the life story of William Shakespeare．
B．To explain why Shakespeare's writing lives on．
C．To recommend some of Shakespeare's best﹣known works．
D．To explore the influences of Shakespeare's comedies．
39．Which of these sayings can be used to express the main idea of Paragraph 2？
A．All the world's a stage．
B．To be or not to be：that is the question．
C．The valiant never taste of death but once．
D．He is not of an age，but for all time．
40．Paragraph 4 is mainly about ．
A．some famous Shakespearian sayings
B．some Shakespearian historical stories
C．Shakespeare's influence on modern English
D．Shakespeare's influence on wider society
41．By the last sentence"Perhaps we'll still be attracted by his works 400years from now"，the writer means ．
A．Shakespeare's influence will last for a long time
B．Britain will remember William Shakespeare forever
C．Shakespeare's works will be gone and forgotten some day
D．Shakespeare's works will have a stronger influence than ever before．
B
Last summer，after 16years in America，I travelled to Moscow where I grew up．I was the
first in my family to return．Mom gave me a hand﹣drawn map showing the location of my
grandfather's grave（坟墓）．She asked me to visit it．I promised her it would be the first thing I'd
do．
But it wasn't until a day before I was leaving that I found time to visit．
By the entrance to the cemetery（公墓），a lady was selling flowers．She had only seven left．I
bought them all，but it was then that I realized the map was lost and never found．
I could call my mom．It was already morning in New York．
But the problem was that I had already told her I'd gone to the cemetery．What was I going to
say？That I decided to go again but lost the map？
Then I found the office．An old woman searched the records and found two Abraham
Pikarskis with no further details．
I set off to look for them，hoping that at least one would have a picture on the stone．
I found the two graves．Both said Abraham Pikarski，no pictures，nothing else．
Which grave was mine？
I put three flowers on the grave in front of me and went back to the first one．I also put three flowers there．
I stood there with the last flower．Which Abraham Pikarski should it go to？Should I just
discard it so that each Abraham Pikarski got an equal number？Finally，I put the flower on the
grave．If this is really my grandfather's，he got the most．If not，let this be a respect to the stranger．
I flew home to New York the next day．When Mom saw me，she started crying．
"Mom，it's only been a week…"
She said，"Son，thank you for visiting Grandfather's grave．It really means so much to me．
When you called and told me you went there，I thought you were just comforting me．But this
morning，my cousin called from Moscow，saying she saw your flowers on your grandpa's grave．"
Should I ask her how many flowers her cousin saw？Three or four？
34．Why didn't the writer call Mom for the location of his grandfather's grave？
A．Because it was midnight in New York．
B．Because he found the hand﹣drawn map．
C．Because he didn't want Mom to know he broke his promise．
D．Because his mom didn't know where Grandfather's grave was．
35．The writer's mother cried because ．
A．she missed her father so much
B．she hadn't seen her son for a week
C．the writer visited his grandfather's grave for her
D．the writer put four flowers on his grandfather's grave
36．In which situation does the writer have no difficulty making a decision？
A．How to deal with the last flower．
B．Whether to visit his grandfather's grave．
C．Whether to phone Mom for the grave's location．
D．Whether to ask Mom how many flowers her cousin saw．
37．This passage shows the writer's character mostly through the use of ．
A．description of his thoughts and actions
B．his long dialogues with other people
C．description of his looks and personality
D．other people's thoughts about him．
William Shakespeare is one of the greatest writers in English literature．His plays can be divided into three categories：histories，tragedies（悲剧） and comedies．Shakespeare wrote eighteen comedies，although two were lost．These comedies usually have happy endings and a light﹣hearted tone and style that are quite different from his tragedies．
All of Shakespeare's comedies have five acts and the most important or exciting point always takes place in the third act．The hero does not appear until after other characters have talked about him．Shakespeare had some themes that he usually wrote about：the fight between good and bad，love's great effect on people，and the difference between first appearance and a person's true personality or face．Shakespeare also wrote his play in a certain style．For example，Shakespeare used words in such a clever and humorous way that they had more than one meaning．Some of the characters changed their appearances so that people didn't know who they were．
Even though the tone is lighter in these plays．Comedies in Shakespeare's day were quite different from modern﹣day comedies because their purpose was not to make people laugh．Shakespeare's comedies are very emotional（有感染力的） and often include serious topics to think about．
39．How many Shakespeare's comedies can people enjoy now？
A.18 B.16 C.5 D.2
40．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word "categories" in Paragraph 1？
A．type B．parts C．copies D．pages
41．When does the hero in Shakespeare's comedies appear？
A．At the beginning of the play．B．In the middle of the play．
C．Near the end of the play．D．Not until other characters have mentioned him．
42．Which sentence is WRONG according to the passage？
A．All Shakespeare's comedies have five acts．
B．Shakespeare's plays are written in a certain style．
C．The purpose of Shakespeare's comedies is to make people laugh．
D．The fight between good and bad is one of the themes Shakespeare wrote about．
阅读下列短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．
Mrs White had a problem．Her young son，Timmy，hated to go to bed at night．Mrs White readto him and gave him warm milk，but Timmy refused to fall asleep．No matter what she did，Timmy wanted to stay up．One day Mrs White had an idea．
Ever since Uncle Charlie had taken him sailing，Timmy wanted to be a sailor．He loved fishing with his father．He loved to watch the waves wash against his hair．"some day，"Timmy said，"I'm going to have my own boat．And I'm going to be the captain．"
So Mr White had a boat built﹣one that could be hung from the ceiling in her son's bedroom．She felt that if he could sleep in the boat，he would want to go to bed at night．
The boat builder made the boat and hung it in Timmy's bedroom．Timmy loved it．
Finally Timmy was happy to go to bed．
31．Who once took Timmy sailing？
A．Mrs．White．
B．Mr．White．
C．Uncle Charlie．
D．The boat builder．
32．One of Timmy's dreams was to be ．
A．a captain
B．a story﹣teller
C．a fisherman
D．an engineer
33．Mrs．White had a boat built for Timmy to ．
A．go fishing in
B．play with
C．go sailing in
D．sleep in
34．Which sentence is the most suitable to be put in the last paragraph？
A．But Mrs．White disliked it．
B．And Mrs．White loved it too．
C．But Mrs．White doubted it．
D．And Mrs．White couldn't fall asleep．
"Neville is my brother，"Sir Henry continued，"about five years ago，my brother and I quarreled，Soon after this，our father died．I am the elder son，and I got everything．I wanted my brother to apologize to me．He didn't，and so I gave him nothing．With the little money he had，he left England for South Africa．I wrote to him several times，but I received no replies．Perhaps，he never got my letters．I don't know．But as time passed，I worried more and more about him．"
"Mr．Quatemain，will you please tell me everything you know about him？"
"Very well，"I said，"but you will be the first person to whom I have told what I know．"Your brother wanted to find King Solomon's Mince．That is why he felt for Inyati"
"King Solomon's Mines!" Sir Henry screamed．"I have never heard of it．where are they？"
"There is a tale about them．"I will tell you what I know if you promise to keep it secret，"I said．
"You have our promise．"Sir Henry said．
"An elephant hunter．Evans，told me the tale．"I said，"he told me there was a destroyed city northwest of the Solomon Mountain，and Solomon had his diamond mines there"
"Then one evening a Portuguese（葡萄牙人）．Jose Silvester．came to my camp and asked to stay the night．The next day he said．‘When we meet again．I shall be the richest man in the world．"
"A week or more passed，Jose Silvester came back but he was ill badly．I took him into my tent．The next morning when I awoke．He was looking at the mountains．‘There it is!' he cried，‘but I shall never get there．I am dying'"．
"He took out an old map to me，'This map has been in my family for hundreds of years，'he said，'it will make you the richest in the world．'Then he died．"
I took the map out of my pocket and passed to Sir Henry．Sir Henry read the writing："Fam Silverter．I am in a cave north of the mountain．I am dying of hunger．With my own eyes I have seen the diamonds in Solomon's treasure cave behind the white Death．If you do find it，you will be a rich man!"
I took back the map and put it in my pocket．
"It is an amazing story．"Sir Henry said．
"Yes．"I said．"But I have not invented it．"I stood up and left angrily．I thought they were doubting my story．
37．How long has Neville been away from England？
A．A few months
B．A week or more
C．About five years
D．Less than three years
38．Neville left for Inyati because ．
A．he needed to search for his blind wife．
B．he wanted to find King Solomon's Mines．
C．he decided to go to Portuguese for a visit．
D．he planned to travel abroad with his friends．
39．Who gave Mr．Quatemain the map？
A．Neville
B．Sir Henry
C．Evans
D．Jose Silvester
40．What can we infer（推断）from the passage？
A．Quatemain left angrily because he thought his story wasn't believed．
B．Si Henry quarreled with his brothers because of their father's death．
C．Jose Silvester would like to find King Solomon's Mines with Sir Henry．
D．Solomon had his diamond mines in a beautiful city northwest of England．
There are lots of dangerous and terrible insects in Northeastern India，but the tree﹣bees are the most terrible．They are killers．Unlike most bees which will sting （叮咬）you only if they are disturbed （打扰），tree﹣bees will attack you in thousands for no reason．And they will chase（追赶） you for your life．
Walking along a dusty road while I was on holiday there last year．I found myself，without the least warning，the centre of such an attack．The air above me suddenly became thick with bees．Though it was hot．I went cold all over．Until then I had never heard of Indian tree﹣bees，but I had recently seen a film called "The Angry Swarm"． which was about killer﹣bees．
I began running to the village about half a mile away，but I was soon covered from head to foot with bees．I drove them away with my hands，only to make room for others．Each time I opened my mouth tor breath，more bees entered my mouth，until it was stung to twice its usual size and I could hardly breathe．
When I reached the village．I found some workers building a house．I ran towards them for help．But as soon as the workers saw the bees with me．they ran for safety at top speed．
Soon my eyes had completely closed．I fell into a pile of brick dust．I pushed myself wildly down into it until my head and shoulders were covered．And then I found myself in a worse situation﹣the dust nearly stopped me from breathing．When I tried hard to get out of the dust，the angry bees made a new attack on me．I was tired out and ran weakly about in circles．Soon I lost my consciousness （意识）．
Later I learned that two quick﹣minded villagers ran to a pile of dry grass and quickly surrounded （包围）me with a thick wall of fire and smoke until the bees were driven away．They stayed with me，taking stings out of my body for the next three hours until a doctor came and gave me further treatment．
31．What can we infer（推断）from the second paragraph（段落）． ．
A．The temperature went down at that time．
B．The air suddenly became thick because of the dust．
C．The writer knew Indian tree﹣bees were the most dangerous
D．The writer felt scared when he was surrounded by tree﹣bees．
32．In which order did the following things happen to the writer． ．
a．He tried to drive away the bees but failed．
b．He was surrounded with a thick wall of fire and smoke．
c．He was tired out and lost consciousness later．
d．He watched a film named ''The Angry Swarm''．
e．He was attacked by tree﹣bees while taking a walk．
A．e﹣a﹣c﹣b﹣d
B．d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣b
C．e﹣b﹣a﹣d﹣c
D．d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c
33．which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ ．
A．Tree﹣bees often attack people in large numbers．
B．Tree﹣bees can be driven away by fire and smoke．
C．Tree﹣bees do not give up easily when they attack people．
D．Tree﹣bees will not attack people unless they are disturbed．
The first time I ever really noticed a disabled person，I was studying in the third grade．I saw some disabled people before，but I never really knew or cared about what those persons go through（经历）．
When a new student arrived in my third grade class，I thought it would just be a common student，but this student was different．His name was Derek and he had autism（孤独症）．He sometimes had random outbursts （随意的发作）during class and we would stand there，doing nothing because we didn't know why he was doing that．When he sat down at desk，we would try to get away from him．After class，we would play jokes on each other，imitating（模仿）Derek，and laughing about it．
Then one day，Derek's mom came to our class and talked with us．She told us that Derek wasn't just having random outbursts﹣he was trying to communicate．Then she chose a volunteer and filled that person's mouth with soft sweets．When we found the volunteer had great trouble in trying to speak，the mother explained that was what Derek was going through every day．We all understood her meaning．
After this talk，no one tried to make fun of Derek or run away from him．We accepted his outbursts in class and he became one of our friends．Having a class with Derek has taught me to have an open mind to those who are different from us．My experience in having an autistic classmate has provided me with a good lesson．
Now whenever I meet a family with a child who's behaving differently．I always remember what I have learned in my third grade class and go up to him or her．
（1）What did the author think of the boy before the mother's talk？
A．Friendly
B．Humorous
C．Generous．
D．Strange
（2）Which order is right according to the passage？
①We got away from him．
②We got on well with Derek．
③Derek arrived in my class．
④Derek's mom talked to us．
A．③①②④
B．③①④②
C．①③②④
D．①④③②
（3）According to Derek's mother，Derek ．
A．was too shy to be with others
B．had problems in expressing himself
C．was good at communicating with others
D．didn't like the way others treated him．
（4）After Derek's mom's talk，we did the following EXCEPT that ．
A．we became friends
B．we played together
C．we played jokes on him
D．we communicated with him
（5）Which is the best title for the passage？
A．Living with an open mind．
B．Believing in yourself．
C．Behaving in different ways．
D．Making friends with the disabled．
During my first two weeks at the University of California，Berkeley，I experienced some unexpected，funny，and sometimes embarrassing（令人尴尬的） situations．Allow me to share some with you．
But first，let me give advice to other foreign students who plan to study in the United States．Check the weather before coming! I was very sure that California was sunny all year around so I left all my jackets and sweaters in Paris．It was a huge mistake! It rained almost every day during the first week in Berkeley．
I have to say that I quickly forgot these unlucky events．Life in Berkeley is very pleasant and everything is so easy compared to Paris．For example，in only 24hours I bought a mobile phone and made the lease（租约） agreement for a flat．What's more，almost all the shops are open on Sunday，which is very practical for me．
The first thing that surprised me is that students may come late to class．They freely enter and leave the classroom many times during class，In France，students respect the teacher's lesson，so they are never late and they leave the classroom only at the end of the class．
The local people in California are in general very nice，open and active，However，I am not totally used to their habits yet．Indeed，I was used to shaking my friends' hands every day in France．During my second day at Berkeley，I shook the hand of one of my classmates whom I had met the day before and he told me "I think we already met!"
Another funny story happened during the first party I attended：A girl that I meet before came to hug me．I thought she wanted to kiss me like we usually do in France to say hello．So I kissed her and she seemed a little bit embarrassed．
I live a great experience at present，and I would just encourage any student to become a member in a program at UC，Berkeley．
31．According to the writer's advice，before students study in America，they should ．
A．make a lease agreement for a flat
B．leave their warm clothes at home
C．pay attention to the local weather
D．prepare a phone as early as possible
32．When the writer's classmate said"I think we already met!"，he meant ．
A．he and the write had known each other in France
B．Americans needn't shake hands when they met again
C．he was not used to shaking hands with others
D．the write had forgotten about their last meeting
33．What does the writer mainly want to tell us？
A．His experience at UC，Berkeley．
B．The relationship between classmates．
C．His advice on studying abroad．
D．The difference in attending a class．
Rachel Carson（1907﹣1964）was a pioneer of the world's environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world．Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people．It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic（有害的）chemicals on farmland．
Carson's career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries．In 1951 she published her first book．The Sea Around Us，which became a bestseller．It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing．She was s gifted writer．Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists．
Carson's book Silent Spring completely changed the way America thought about nature．It painted a bleak（荒凉的） future for the whole natural world．It led to a nationwide ban（禁止）on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT，and other toxic pesticides （农药）that farmers used for their crops．Many people say the book led to the creation of America's Environmental Protection Agency．
Since her death．Carson's name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment．There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize．Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental protection．In1980，16 years after her death，she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom，the highest civilian honour in America．
36．What happened to Rachel Carson in1962？
A．She started to write books
B．She gave up working as s biologist
C．Her book The Sea Around Us sold well
D．Her book Silent Spring made her famous
37．What most probably made Rachel Carson leave her job？
A．She got an award
B．She published Silent Spring
C．The Sea Around Us brought her enough money
D．The US government took notice of her researches
38．Why is the book Silent Spring important to America's environmental protection？
A．It describes a silent spring
B．It topped the book sales lists
C．It changed how America thought about nature
D．It includes all Carson's research achievements
39．What does the underline word "It" in Paragraph 3 mean？
A．The book Silent Spring
B．The way America thought
C．The US Bureau of Fisheries
D．America's Environmental Protection Agency
40．Why was Rachel Carson awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom？
A．She published the book silent spring
B．She did a lot of researches for the US Bureau of Fisheries
C．She donated much money to the Rachel Carson Book Prize
D．She made great contributions to the environmental protection．
One Thursday afternoon，when I was in Grade 9，a new boy came into my classroom．He was short and thin．He walked up to the teacher and told her，very seriously，that he was new．His name was Christian．He sat down，took a look at me，and then looked away．I didn't think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn't the type I would like to become friends with．
During that year，I didn't talk to him much，but he smiled at me when our eyes met，always shyly．He never ate lunch with anybody，and he never talked to anybody but me．
But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him．We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong．
"Haven't you got any friends？"a kid asked Christian，who had walked past us alone，head down．
"No，he hasn't got any friends．He's too stupid and shy，"I said．Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had over seen．I felt very sorry at that moment．
That night，I couldn't sleep because I couldn't get Christian's face out of my mind．In the weeks that followed，he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me．It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive（原谅） me．But I thought I should．
The next day in class，I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt．About five minutes later，I turned and saw tears in his eyes．"You will never realize what your apology（道歉） has meant to me，Jimmly．"he said to me．"I hope we can become friends．"
We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had．Over the years at high school，we were close friends．
When I think back，I realize that，if I had not apologized，I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was．
Apologies can really change your life，so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry．
31．From the passage，we know Christian was a boy．
A．tall and fat
B．short and shy
C．short and active
D．lovely and fat
32．Jimmly didn't talk to Christian much at first because ．
A．he didn't think Christian was the type he wanted to become friends with
B．Christian wasn't nice to people around him after he came to the new class
C．Christian made friends with others
D．Christian had the saddest dog eyes
33．Jimmly felt after he made fun of Christian with other unkind kids．
A．happy
B．interested
C．sorry
D．bored
34．Jimmly asked Christian to forgive him by ．
A．sending an email
B．wearing a smile
C．eating supper together
D．writing a note
35．This article tells us that ．
A．we should make an apology when we hurt others
B．Jimmly's apology was unimportant to Christian
C．Christian wasn't lovely in fact
D．it is impossible to say sorry to others．
While it is common for restaurant owners to connect with their customers，a restaurant owner in the U．S．is taking it to a whole new level．Tim Harries gives out free hugs（拥抱）to every customer at the end of each meal．
The atmosphere （气氛）at his restaurant"Tim's Place"is so positive（积极的）that customers often call it the"World's friendliest restaurant"．
．"Tim's Hug"is in fact an item on the menu described as a"love"treat．Tim's hugs are doubly special because of everything he has achieved．The 26一year﹣old is probably the only Down syndrome sufferer（唐氏综合症患者）in the U．S．to own a restaurant，but he has several other things to be proud of﹣﹣he's a skillful special Olympian，an excellent sailor，and all experienced fisherman．He was also chosen as Homecoming King and Student of the Year in high school!So when a man like Tim hugs you，it is sure to be a special and unforgettable experience
When Tim expressed interest in opening a restaurant，Keith，a small businessman himself，supported him．Tim hired other people to manage the place and do the cooking，and he introduced the idea of free hugs．He realized that people want to feel at home at a restaurant．That is why he included"love"as all ite on the menu．Customers can order the free hug from Tim，and even if they don't，he'll probably hug them anyway．
The restaurant has been around sinc 2010，and Tim has given out over 19，000hugs in the past five years﹣﹣he keeps count using a special Hug Counter．Many customers love visiting"Tim's Place"．"I've been coming here once a week．"said Michelle Garth﹣Jones，a regular customer．"I love local restaurants，and this specil one has a story that stays with you．"
29．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Customers prefer to feel relaxed at a restaurant．
B．Unless you order Tim's Hug，he will not hug you．
C．As soon as you enter Tim's Place，you will get a warm hug．
D．Michelle Garth﹣Jones loves listening to the story in the restaurant．
30．Which of the following words can best describe Time Harris？
A．Humorous
B．Creative
C．Serious
D．Curious
31．What may be the best title for this passage？
A．Tim's Achievements
B．A Special Experience
C．A Down Syndrome Sufferer
D．The World's Friendliest Restaurant．
When was the last time you saw three men running down a forest trail（小径）in the rain wearing flipflops（拖鞋）？That's what my friend Brandon，Josh and I were doing last autumn．We were looking for a waterfall（瀑布）．We didn't have much time to get to the waterfall and back，so we were running．We were wearing flip﹣flops to prevent our shoes getting dirty．
It was raining，but lightly．It kept us cool as we climbed over giant stones and through a shallow（浅的）stream．We followed red arrows（箭头）and crossed that stream several times，walking on toward the promised waterfall．Time was not on our side，howevr，and we were forced to turn around．As we started back，we looked at the shallow stream we had just crossed．Where did this rushing river come from？That was when we realized a flash flood was around!
In the few minutes the water rose at a fast speed．Now there were no big stones tobe seen﹣only what looked like lumps（隆起）covered with rushing water．We had no choice but to move our way back carefully in the rushing water﹣in flip﹣flops．We had crossed the stream not once or twice，but six times in search of a waterfall that we never even reached!
With most of the crossings，we needed each other's help if we didn't want to be washed away by water．Wet all over，we felt relaxed after we made the last crossing．
"My dad always told me to keep off a river when travelling in the rain．"Josh said as we hurried back down the path．
"Why didn't you tell us that earlier？"I laughed．
"Would it have made a difference？"came the reply．
He had a point．
26．Why were there no big stones to be seen in the stream when they came back？
A．The big stones were moved away by someone else．
B．They were runningtoo fast to notice the big stones．
C．The big stones were covered with rushing water．
D．The big stones were washed away by rushing water．
27．Why didn't they find the waterfall in the end？
A．Because they were short of time．
B．Because they were wearing flip﹣flops．
C．Because Josh kept warning thm not to go any further．
D．Because the flood prevented them from going forward．
28．We can infer（推断）from the passage that the writer and his friends ．
A．were crazy about outdoor activities
B．made full preparations before the trip
C．crossed rushing water easily in the end
D．had much experience in travelling in the rain．
It was last January， when I'd just finished a charity（慈善） and was on the train back home， that I put down my phone and started writing thank﹣you notes to people who had helped，
When I got off the train， I felt amazingly good． The next day，I wrote more thank﹣you and the same feeling of happiness hit me again． I suddenly had the idea： Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year？
To keep on task， I decided to pick out a different theme for each month． January was charity．February would be neighbors， I decided， And I thought of a number of names right away： the owner of our local bookstore， who let me and my little son in before the store opened and offered to play his favorite songs； our babysitter， who dropped off a bag of old board games for our kids to play， …
While writing the notes， I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving from app to app， appreciating（欣赏） other people's lives． Writing thank﹣you notes allowed me the time to do something different， paying more attention to my own life．
In the following months， I wrote to my friends， doctors， teachers and parenting role models． In July， my "food" month， I wrote to Julie，who used to cook at my favorite restaurant．It went like this：
Dear Julie，
I've been finding myself missing you lately． Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food． Jake and I will never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary（周年纪念日）．We talk about it every year．
Thank you． We miss you．
Love，
Gina
I was happy to receive a note back from her． Julie replied，"I don't think I've ever received such a touching letter before， I' m going through a hard time right now， and this helps．"
On December 31，I wrote my last card ﹣ to Jake， my husband，and our two kids．And I took a picture of us， so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me． Gratitude．
（1）The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 2 means ．
A． writing thank﹣you notes
B． putting the phone away
C． taking the train back home
D． raising money for charity
（2）How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina？
A． Shy and surprised．
B．Pleased and relaxed．
C． Nervous and excited．
D． Moved and encouraged．
（3）The theme of the December notes might be ．
A． photos
B． family
C． holidays
D． community
（4）What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage？
A． Many thanks from her neighbors．
B． More time to appreciate her own life．
C． More help from people around her．
D． Happy moments to be with her friends．
（5）The best title for the passage can be ．
A． My Thank You Year
B． An Amazing Trip
C． Happiness inside Us
D． Important People in Our Life
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