初中英语人物故事类阅读试题

We have got two children，Jack is seven and his little brother ，Nick is four．They're quite close and play a lot together．They quarrel quite a lot， too， but they enjoy each other's company．

Unluckily，we live quite a long way away from the others of the family． It's an eight﹣ hour drive to get to their grandparents，but we usually visit them during the school holidays．

Jack reads well，but he didn't start to read for pleasure． He thinks reading is only something you have to do at school．I think the main problem is： he always watches TV．

He also likes playing cards and computer games and riding his bike． I don't let him ride it on the street，but we often go to the park，where it's safer．

He doesn't eat too many sweets， because he's getting his adult teeth now and he knows they have got to last him for life．He seems more interesting in saving his pocket money and counting it more than spending it．

根据短文内容，回答下面的问题．

（1）How many people are there in Jack's family？ 　　

（2）When does Jack usually visit his grandparents？ 　　

（3）Where does Jack often go to ride his bike？ 　　

（4）Why doesn't Jack eat too many sweets？ 　　

（5）What do you know about Jack in reading？ 　　

Mr Green is a doctor，and he is usually very busy.One day，it was his son，Bill's birthday.It was half past five in the afternoon.Bill was watching TV on the sofa when his father went back home from work.

"Hello，Dad." Bill said to his dear father.

"Dear，happy birthday to you!I want to give a present to you.Here is fifty dollars ，you can buy some books.I know you like reading." Mr.Green said to his son.

"Thank you very much，Dad" said Bill happily.

Then Bill went out of the house with the money.About fifteen minutes later，he went back home with nothing.

"Where are the books？" Mr Green asked.

"I didn't go to the bookstore.I went to Mr.Smith's house.I gave the money to his son ，Bob.He wants to buy some toys but his family is too poor." said the boy.

Mr Green held his son into his arms and said， "You are a good boy.I'm proud of you".

根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。

（1）Mr.Green works 　 　.

A．	in a hospital
B．	in a bookstore
C．	in a toy shop
D．	in a factory

（2）One day，Mr.Green went back home while his son 　 　.

A．	was watching TV
B．	was eating something
C．	was reading a book
D．	was playing with Bob

（3）Mr.Green gave fifty dollars to Bill to 　 　.

A．	give it to Mr.Smith
B．	give it to Bob
C．	buy some toys
D．	buy some books

（4）Bill is 　 　according to the passage.

A．	clever
B．	helpful
C．	patient
D．	brave

（5）We can learn from the passage that 　 　.

A．	Mr.Green bought Bill a Christmas present
B．	Bill bought some books
C．	Mr.Smith wanted to buy some toys
D．	Mr.Green was pleased with his son

Passage 2

I'm a girl， Rosie． Racing on the 1，500﹣meter track （跑道）， I'm so tired． I want to stop but a voice is repeating in my head， "No one knows what the result will be． Everything is still possible．" Today， I have to fight with myself．

Nine years ago， when I was a 6﹣year﹣old girl， my mother took me on a trip． We went to the foot of a high mountain which she told me that we would climb． I had never done this before and the thought of it made me very happy．

At the beginning， I was so excited， and climbed fast． But half an hour later， when I was thirsty and tired， I just stopped and sat on the ground， completely silent． My mom came and sat next to me．

She said， "Get up and go on!"

Crying， I almost shouted， "Never! It's too tiring and I am thirsty． I want to go back home now．"

Patiently she explained， "Listen， my dear． If you try your best， anything is possible． If you don't try， your dream will never come true． You will never know how beautiful the sights look unless you reach the top of the mountain．"

Hearing her words， I stopped crying and started to climb again． Finally I did reach the top of the mountain and enjoyed the fantastic view．

Today I'm on the racing track． I'm going to keep running because I know it's always valuable． And in the end I made it ﹣ I got through the finish line．

Although it was really difficult and I did not win， I did finish it． "Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined （命定的） place．"

（1）Why did Rosie want to stop running at first？ 　　

A．	Because she was excited．
B．	Because she was thirsty．
C．	Because she was tired．
D．	Because she was sleepy．

（2）How old was Rosie when she took part in the 1，500﹣meter race？ 　　

A．	Three．
B．	Fifteen．
C．	Nine．
D．	Six．

（3）What did her mother do when Rosie wanted to give up during the trip？ 　　

A．	She fought with her．
B．	She was so angry．
C．	She did nothing and left．
D．	She explained to her patiently．

（4）What was the result of the race？ 　　

A．	Rosie won．
B．	Rosie didn't win．
C．	Rosie didn't finish the race．
D．	We don't know．

（5）What can we learn from Rosie's experience？ 　　

A．	We should keep fighting until we achieve our goals．
B．	We should keep running every day．
C．	Mountain climbing is a good way to keep healthy．
D．	When we are tired， we must have a rest．

When I was a child． I was a tomboy （假小子）． I had a cowboy hat and cowboy boots． My brothers were two and four years older than I． We often played games together．

    Once， my brothers and I fell in love with playing a game called "stealing horses"， Then my parents decided to buy my brothers guns． These were not "real" guns． Because I was a girl， I didn't get a gun． They shot and shot at everything with their new guns． I tried to "fight" them with my bow and arrows（弓和箭）． But I was still in the poor position without a gun．

    One day while I was hiding behind a wall， looking out toward the fields， I felt a terrible blow to my right eye． I looked up just in time to see my brother lower his gun． Both brothers rushed to my side． My eye felt great pain and I covered it with my hand． "If you tell that to Mummy，" they said， "We will get a whipping（鞭打） from Daddy． You don't want that to happen， do you？" I did not． "Here is a piece of wire（电线），" said the older brother， picking it up from the floor， "Say you stepped on one end of it and the other flew up and hit you．" "Yes，" I said． To be honest， I didn't want them to be punished． So I did as my brothers told me to do．

    A week after the "accident" my parents took me to see a doctor． Finally I knew my brothers were worried about my eye， so they told our parents what had happened and asked them to take me to see a doctor．

（1）According to the passage， the two brothers were　　．

A．strict

B．clever

C． polite

D． naughty（淘气的）

（2）What does the underlined（划线的） phrase " in the poor position" mean in Chinese ？　　

A．处于劣势

B．在低洼处

C．处于虚弱状态

D．处于贫穷状态

（3）The two brothers asked the writer to tell a lie because they were afraid　　．

A． they would lose their guns

B． their parents would punish them

C． they couldn't play the game any more

D． their parents would take their sister to see a doctor

（4）Choose the correct order according to the passage．　　

①The writer was hurt．

②The brothers told the truth．

③The parents bought guns for the brothers．

④The parents took the writer to see a doctor．

A．②③①④

B．③①②④

C．③①④②

D．③②①④

（5）What can we infer（推断）from the passage ？　　

A． The writer's parents didn't like her．

B． The writer and her two brothers loved each other．

C． The writer's brothers wanted to hurt her．

D． The two brothers didn't get on well with each other．

Maybe we three were the most unlucky graduates in our school history．I'll never forget the day when we had our graduation ceremony（毕业典礼）．

I was known for being careless． I often fell down for no reason．Since I fell off the stage（舞台）during my Primary Graduation Ceremony，my family bet（打赌）that I would fall down again during my next graduation ceremony． The day came so quickly．This time，I proudly made it through the whole ceremony without falling…but I knocked over the whole backdrop （背景板）used to take pictures for graduates! I felt so embarrassed （尴尬的）the whole morning．

My friend julia was even more embarrassed． When she together with all the graduates was sitting quietly in the hall at eight in the morning，she didn't expect her father to come to attend her ceremony because he was really busy then． The hall was very quiet and you could even hear a pin（针）drop on the ground． When all of a sudden，out of the silence，she heard "Hey，Julia!" Everyone in the hall looked behind and found Julia's father，with a camera in his hand，smiling at her!

Tiffany was the most beautiful girl of us three． She loved all kinds of dresses． On that day，she dressed herself beautifully and wanted to have some beautiful photos．Unluckily， it was one of the windiest days of our life．The wind blew her beautiful dress up in front of the whole graduate class! She didn't know whether to cry or laugh．

Lucky？Unlucky？So lucky! All of these became the unforgettable part of our life!

（1）The writer was very 　　in her daily life．

A．	careless
B．	careful
C．	friendly
D．	lazy

（2）Julia's father 　　at the graduation ceremony．

A．	sat quietly in his seat
B．	was busy with his work
C．	took pictures for her
D．	dropped a pin on the ground

（3）This story happened on a 　　morning．

A．	cloudy
B．	windy
C．	sunny
D．	rainy

（4）Tiffany was embarrassed because 　　that day．

A．	she fell off the stage
B．	she didn't have beautiful dresses
C．	her dress was blown up
D．	her photos weren't unforgettable

（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　　

A．	The girls weren't in the same school．
B．	The writer knocked over the backdrop．
C．	Julia knew that her father would come．
D．	Tiffany loved all kinds of shoes．

Cai Lun invented paper around 2， 000 years ago in China． It is an important invention． Before the invention of paper， people had to remember lots of information or write it on stone， wood， leaves， etc．

Today everyone in the world uses paper． With paper， we can make books and print newspapers． Sharing information is a lot easier with the help of paper．

People use paper every day． Students do homework and keep a diary on paper． Paper is a great invention．

Alan Turing was born in London， England， in 1912． He attended Cambridge University from 1931to 1934． Turing was a mathematician（数学家）and a computer scientist． Many people called Turing the father of computer science． He created the first design（设计） for a modern computer．

Turing wanted to know if a machine could think for itself and trick someone into believing they were having a conversation with another person． This became known as the Turing test． In the test， a human talked to two other people through a computer． One was a machine， and the other was person． This idea is still used today．

（1）When was paper invented by Cai Lun？ 　　

A．	Around 2， 000 years ago
B．	About 200 years ago．
C．	Around 1， 000 years ago．
D．	About 100 years ago

（2）People can do the following things with paper EXCEPT 　　．

A．	sharing information
B．	printing newspapers
C．	having the Turing test
D．	making books

（3）Many people considered Alan Turing to be 　　．

A．	the inventor of paper
B．	the father of modern education
C．	the inventor of paper
D．	the father of computer science

（4）In order to have the test， Turing needed 　　．

A．	three people， one computer and a machine
B．	two people， one computer and a machine
C．	two people， two computers and a machine
D．	one person， one computer and a machine

（5）From the passage， we know Cai Lun's invention and Turning idea are 　　．

A．	hard to accept
B．	not used any more
C．	unknown to people
D．	still used today

My children are growing up fast． My daughter is 16and my boy is already in junior high school． As they get bigger， our house seems to get smaller． So we want to sell some of our things in a yard sale（庭院拍卖会） and give the money to a children's home．

We have already cleared out a lot of things from our bedrooms． We have decided to each sell five things that we no longer use． My son was quite sad at first． Although he has not played with his old toys for a long time， he still wanted to keep them． For example， he has owned a train and railway set since his fourth birthday， and he played with it almost every week until he was about seven And he did not want to lose his toy monkey， either． He slept next to the monkey every night when he was a child． My daughter was more understanding， although she also felt sad to part with（出让） certain toys， and my wife wouldn't like to lose her hats which were out of fashion．

As for me， I did not want to give up my football shirts， but， to be honest， I have not played for a while now． I am getting older， too!

（1）The family decided to sell some of their things 　　．

A．	to buy a bigger house
B．	to make more spaced
C．	to hold a yard sale
D．	to become richer

（2）The son got the train and railway set at the age of 　　．

A．	four
B．	seven
C．	fourteen
D．	sixteen

（3）How did both of the kids feel about selling their old toys？ 　　

A．	Nervous
B．	Angry
C．	Happy
D．	Sad

（4）The passage was probably written by 　　．

A．	the son
B．	the daughter
C．	the father
D．	the mother

（5）The passage is mainly about 　　．

A．	popular science
B．	family life
C．	healthy diet
D．	shopping plan

Lu Xun was an excellent writer and thinker of modern China．He took part in the May Fourth New Culture Movement of 1919．He could be said to have laid the foundation（基础）of modern literature（文学）in China．You couldn't believe that he almost became a doctor!So how did Lu Xun give up the study of medicine and take up writing？

When he was young，his father fell badly ill，and little Lu Xun bought medicine for him．But the medicine bought from a quack doctor（庸医）did his father no good at all，and his father died．With a deep sadness and great anger，Lu Xun promised to study the most modern medical skills and help people through medicine．He studied hard，and was accepted to study in Sendai Medical College in Japan．

However，one event changed Lu Xun's life．One day，the teacher played a film of news in class．In the film，Japanese soldiers were preparing to kill a Chinese while some Chinese were watching it with great interest，as if it had nothing to do with them．After that，Lu Xun thought he should treat the numb（麻木的）spirits of Chinese．

For this reason，he gave up the study of medicine and moved to Tokyo．He produced a magazine with some friends there．As a writer．Lu Xun hoped that he could save Chinese people with his pen．Many of his works were translated into the leading languages，including English，Russian，German，French and Japanese．

（1）In 1919，what movement did Lu Xun take part in？ 　　

（2）How did Lu Xun feel after his father's death？ 　　

（3）Where did Lu Xun study medicine？ 　　

（4）Did Lu Xun produce the magazine by himself？ 　　

（5）How many leading languages were Lu Xun's works translated into？ 　　

One Friday night，a poor young man stood at the train station．He played his violin and many people put money into the hat in front of him．

The next day，the young man came to the station again，But this time he took out a large piece of paper with some words on it．It said，"Last night a lady named Mrs．Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Please come for it．"

After about an hour，a middle﹣aged woman ran to the young man in a hurry and said，"You do come here．I know that you're an honest man and will sure come here．"They had a talk and the young man made sure she was the owner．Then he took out a lottery ticket （彩票）and gave it to ticket past the young man，she was very happy．The prize of the lottery ticket was 500000．When she walked past the young man，she took out 50 and put it in the hat．However，the lottery ticket was also thrown in．

Later，someone asked the young man，"You play the violin every day to make money．Why don't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself？"The young man said，"Although I don't have much money．I live happily．But if I lose honesty．I won't be happy forever．"

57．How did the young man make money？　　

A．By selling train tickets   

B．By playing the violin   

C．By collecting lottery tickets  

D．By buying lottery tickets

58．What did the young man put on the ground the next day？　　

A．A violin     

B．A hat     

C．A lottery ticket  

D．A piece of paper with some words on it．

59．What happened to the lottery ticket？　　

A．It was returned by the woman   

B．It was sent to one of their friends    

C．It was given to the young man by mistake    

D．It was lost by the woman's husband．

60．We can learn from the story that the young man　　．

A．had much money    

B．knew the woman's husband  

C．took the prize of the lottery

D．thought honesty was more important than money．

Dmitry Doronin，a doctoral student from Russia，is keen （热衷的）to share his experience in rural villages in Zhejiang with his 1.4 million followers online.

Since Dmitry started to live in the countryside last August，the 32 ﹣year﹣old has created hundreds of video clips that record the relaxing lifestyle in Hengzhang village，Lishui city."The rice is grown in the fields together with fish，which helps to increase local agricultural （农业的）products，" said Dmitry，while introducing products from Hengzhang village on the popular Chinese short﹣videos platform Douyin，Besides filming videos，Dmitry also enjoys working with farmers in the fields，doing activities   such as planting vegetables and feeding chickens.

Living in a village provides him with uniqueexperiences，he says，quite different from busy life in big cities，such as Shanghai，where he studies.And he has been a pleasant surprise to the villagers as well.Villager Bao Mingyue，76，says，"To our surprise，the young Russian not only knows how to cook Chinese food but is interested in working in the fields."

Because of the outbreak of COVID﹣19，the sales of local agricultural products had dropped rapidly，so Dmitry volunteered to help sell the products in his videos.In a few months，10，000 kilograms of oranges，4，000 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes and 300 kilograms of honey had been sold.

"Thanks to his videos，it seems that more tourists have come to visit our village，"says 72﹣year﹣ old Pan Xianyu，who is very pleased to see the great changes in her hometown，Dmitry loves his country life，"In the countryside，you can immerse （沉浸）yourself in the traditional way of life and understand this country better，" he says.

According to Dmitry，some Russians' opinions about China are still out of date，although China has progressed greatly."I would like to become a people to people envoy （使者）of friendship between the two countries by using the Internet，" he says.

（1）It can be learnt from the passage that Dmitry 　 　.

A．	has lived in the countryside for years
B．	is good at catching fishes
C．	C gets much attention on the Internet
D．	sells farmers' products in Russia

（2）The underlined word"unique" probably means" 　 　".

A．	common
B．	special
C．	similar
D．	hard

（3）The purpose of Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5 is to 　 　.

A．	show Dmitry's influence on Hengzhang village
B．	advise people to buy the products of Hengzhang village
C．	make more tourists interested in Hengzhang village
D．	explain why the sale of sweet potatoes dropped

（4）Dmitry hopes to help Russians to 　    　.

A．	improve their lives more quickly
B．	have a better understanding of China
C．	study Chinese traditional way of life
D．	make rapid progress in farming

Last Saturday，I went to a coffee shop to meet a friend of mine.I got there ten minutes earlier.

    So I ordered a cup of coffee and sat by the window，watching people.There were some boys playing football on the street and a small boy was running after the ball as it rolled across the road.

    Suddenly，there came a car.It was going very fast.When the driver saw the boy in his way，he braked（刹车）hard.But it was too late …The small boy was lying on the street without moving.To everyone's surprise，the car didn't stop.It drove away quickly.

    People ran to the boy.There was a cut on the boy's head and he lost a lot of blood.The coffee shop owner telephoned the police.Soon an ambulance（救护车）arrived and took the boy to the hospital.At 6：30 pm，the police arrived and started questioning people.About half an hour later，they asked me to go to the police station because I saw everything.I gave them all the information I knew because I really wanted them to catch the driver.I didn't leave the police station until 8：00 p.m.After that I went home because I didn't want to talk to anyone.

    The next day，the boy's parents called me to say thanks.They also told me their boy was fine and the driver was at the police station now.

（1）Why did the writer go to the coffee shop？ 　 　

A.To relax himself.

B.To meet his friend.

C.To help a boy.

D.To watch people.

（2）What happened to the boy while he was running after the football？ 　 　

A.He was taken away by someone.

B.He fell down by accident.

C.He knocked into a man in the street.

D.He was hit by a car suddenly.

（3）Who called the police？ 　 　

A.The writer.

B.The owner of the coffee shop.

C.The writer's friend.

D.The waiter.

（4）Which of the following is the right order？ 　 　

①The writer ordered a cup of coffee.

②There was a cut on the boy's head.

③A car came very fast.

④The writer got a call from the boy's parents.

⑤The writer went back home.

A.①②⑤③④

B.③②①⑤④

C.①③②⑤④

D.③①②④⑤

（5）How might the writer feel at the end of the story？ 　 　

A.Happy.

B.Sorry.

C.Worried.

D.Popular.

Huang Shengen tied a small blackboard to his motorbike，together with all his teaching things and an alarm clock around his neck，and then started his ride.

53﹣year﹣old Huang has worked as a primary school teacher for 35 years in Yichun，Jiangxi Province.As the only teacher in Shaniping Primary School，which was closed because of COVID﹣19，Huang went to 7﹣year﹣old Zeng Yufen's home.In the school，the girl is the only student living with her grandmother in a mountain village.

All primary school students were having online classes at home.However，Huang found that the network signal was poor at Zeng's home when he took books to the girl at the end of February.

In order not to disappoint her，Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom.He showed up at Zeng's home the next day with a blackboard，a ruler and a box of chalks.

Every morning，Huang rode about 15 kilometers up the mountain road to Zeng's home.After class，he played games with his student，and he also taught the student to draw flowers and the beautiful mountain village.

"I'm a teacher from a village，and my job is to teach her so that she might leave the mountain and live a better life in the future，" Huang said.

Judge the following sentences true （T） or false （F） according to the passage.

（1）Huang was 18 years old when he started teaching at the school. 　 　

（2）Huang found it was hard for the girl to take online classes when he took books to Zeng Yufen. 　 　

（3）There were many teachers in Shaniping Primary School. 　 　

（4）Huang thought of the idea of a mobile classroom for Zeng Yufen. 　 　

（5）This passage is about a great teacher from village. 　 　

Tony， a nine﹣year﹣old kid， is sitting at his desk when suddenly he wets（尿湿） his pants． He thinks his heart is going to stop because he can't possibly know how this has happened． It has never happened before． He knows the after﹣effect （后果）﹣When the boys find out， he will never hear the end of it． When the girls find out， they'll never speak to him again as long as he lives．

Tony puts his head down and say to himself， "Oh， no． What can I do？ I need help now!"

He looks up and notices the teacher coming， with a look in her eyes that says he has been discovered．

As the teacher is walking to him， a classmate named Emily is carrying a glass that is full of water． Emily falls down in front of the teacher and drops the glass of water in Tony's pants． Tony seems to be angry， but all the while he is saying to himself， "Thank you， dear! Thank you ， dear!"

Now all of a sudden， instead of being the person that everyone laughs at， Tony is the person of sympathy （同情）． The person that everyone laughs at should be him， but now it is Emily．

She tries to help， but they tell her， "You've done enough， you stupid!"

At the end of the day， as they were waiting for the bus， Tony walks over to Emily and says in a low voice ， " You did that on purpose， didn't you ？"

Emily says back in a quiet voice， "I wet my pants ，too．"

（1）What does Tony think the other boys will do if they find out the fact？ 　　

A．	They'll all laugh at him．
B．	They'll tell the teacher about it．
C．	They'll try to help him．
D．	They'll never speak to him again．

（2）Which is right according to the passage？ 　　

A．	Emily drops the water on purpose．
B．	Tony is really angry with Emily．
C．	Tony and Emily don't go home by bus．
D．	Tony and Emily aren't classmates．

（3）We know that Emily is a 　　girl from the passage？

A．	careless and lazy
B．	quiet and bright
C．	stupid and helpless
D．	kind and smart．

Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254． When he was 17， he travelled along the Silk Road with his father． who wanted to trade with the Chinese． Finally， they arrived in Beijing． They were guests at the Emperor's Palace． Marco was very clever and could speak four languages． The Emperor was impressed by him and they became friends． He asked Marco to serve in his court （宫殿） and sent him to do many important jobs all over the country．

    Marco was amazed by how beautiful China was． He was impressed by Beijing and the Emperor's Palace， especially the Summer Palace which was described as "The greatest palace that I've ever seen"． The walls were covered with gold and silver and the hall was so big that it could easily hold 6，000 people for dinner．"

    Marco was also attracted （吸引） by the inventions and developments in China which couldn't be found in Europe at that time． Marco was surprised to see Chinese people using paper money in the markets． In Europe， people paid for goods（货物） with gold and silver． He could not understand how people paid for food and valuable things with paper! He was also puzzled by the black stones people used to burn to produce heat． The black stones were coal， but Marco had never seen coal before!

    After he served the Emperor for 17 years， in 1291， Marco returned to Italy． He was a very wealthy man then． A writer wrote down all the stories that Marco told him in a book called The Description of the World， which became one of the best﹣selling books in Europe．

    People enjoyed the book， but many of them thought that Marco's stories about China were too fantastic to be true． However， Marco always stood by his tales． Just before he died， aged 70， Marco was asked the question， "Was it all true？" And this was his answer， "I have only told a half what I saw!"

Marco Polo and China
Before arriving in China	◆ In 1254， he was born in Italy． ◆ At the age of 17， he travelled along the （1）　　with his father to trade with the Chinese．
During his living in China	◆ He made friends with the Emperor and served in the court． ◆ He did many （2）　　_____around China．
	◆ The beauty of China impressed him．
	◆ The （3）　　_____in China attracted Marco． ①Paper money was used to buy goods in the markets． ②Chinese people used （4）　　to produce heat．
After returning to Italy	◆ He became wealthy． ◆ A book written about his traveling experiences around the world sold well in Europe．
◆ The underlined sentence tells us that （5）　　．

Hum Thomas fell in love with Megan．But then an accident changed in his life，and he had to move to Canada．Magan promised to write to him．But Hum never heard from her …until one day a letter arrived．

He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early years．Who was writing to him？He turned the envelop（信封）over in his hands several times．Then he took out the letter and read：

Dear Hum，

I don't know if this letter will reach you，and I don't know why I'm writing to you after all these years，but …

Hum turned to the end of the letter and saw：

Best wishes

Megan

He couldn't believe it．He turned back to the first words of the letter and read：

…after all these years，but I've just found your letters to me from Canada．Believe me，this was the first time I'd read them and they made me cry，even after 50 years，I found them in a box of my father's papers．They were never opened．

Hum，I never know that you'd written to me．I thought your life in Canada had made you forget me．Now I realize that my father kept your letters．I can still remember asking him if there was any letter for me，and he always said："______，my girl，I told you he was no good．"Finally，after about a year，I believed him．

But why did he keep the letters？Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was too late？Anyway he's dead now，so I can't ask him．All I can say is I'm sorry．Sorry for what my father did，sorry that you never heard from me and sorry for …everything．

I hope that at least this letter reaches you．Of course，I'll understand if you don't want to write back to me，but if you don't do，I am still Magan Jenkins，and I will live at the same adress．

Best wishes，

Megan

Hum read the letter again．Everything with Megan came back to him．He had never forgotten her．He couldn't．Every day he looked at her face on the wall．He had a drawing of her．It had traveled everywhere with him．But to hear from her again …

"Are you all right，Dad？"asked Mike，coming into the room．

（Adapted from Two Lives by Helen Naylor）

42．Why did Hum turn to the end of the letter before he finished the rest of it？　　

A．Because he was not interested in the beginning

B．Because he didn't like to read letters from Megan

C．Because he wanted to finish reading it in a short time

D．Because he wanted to know whom the letter was from

43．Megan failed to read Hum's letters because　　．

A．her father kept them                  

B．they were lost on the way

C．she moved to another city         

D．he didn't post them at all

44．Which of the following sentences can be put in the　　？

A．Sorry，it's my fault                    

B．Look up here

C．No，he was forgotten you             

D．Yes，here are the ones from him

45．What can we infer from the passage？　　

A．Hum had never got married all these years．

B．Megan was still living with her father in Canada．

C．Megan was sure that Hum would receive her letter．

D．Megan still loved Hum and felt sorry for what had happened．