A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (頑童)was walking around the shining car. "Is this your car, Paul?" he asked.

Paul answered, "Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything. Boy, I wish..."He hesitated (猶豫).

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

"I wish," the boy went on, "that I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again; "Would you like to take a ride in my car?" "Oh, yes, I'd love that." After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, "Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?"

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled ( 殘疾 ) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

"There he is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it. Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about."

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

46. The street urchin was very surprised when______________ .    

A. Paul received an expensive car              B. Paul told him about the car
C. he saw the shining car                  D. he was walking around the car

47. From the story we can see the urchin_____________ .

A. wished to give his brother a car          B. wanted Paul's brother to give him a car

C. wished he could have a brother like Paul's D. wished Paul could be a brother like that

48. The urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house______________ .

A. to show his neighbours the big car      B. to show he had a rich friend
C. to let his brother ride in the car         D. to tell his brother about his wish

49. We can infer from the story that______________.

A. Paul couldn't understand the urchin

B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother

D. the urchin's wish came true in the end

50. The best title of the story is__________ .     

A. A Beautiful car                               B. A Street Urchin

C. A Brother Like That                        D. A crippled brother

Good morning. I’m Chen Hua. Here’s my culture report for today, Monday.

A new film starts tonight at the student cinema at eight o’clock. The film is Pirates of the Carribean. It’s a fantastic adventure film. Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are the stars. They are both very popular and famous, and they both act well in this film, and make their characters believable.

The story is about an old ship. It sails around the Carribean islands. Depp and Bloom try to find some lost gold. Then they come face to face with some terrible men, and have to fight them. There's lots of action, and the fighting looks really dangerous. They also saves Keira Knightly. She plays Elisabeth, the daughter of a rich man. The scenes with Knightly and Bloom are beautiful and romantic.

The film isn't true to life, but it' s very exciting, and some of it is very funny. It' s an enjoyable film, although in my opinion there's too much fighting. But except for that, it's an excellent film.

    You didn't see it when it first came out, I advise you to go and see it now. I' m sure you' 11 enjoy it. It' s showing all week.

41. Pirates of the Carribean is__________.

A. a tragedy          B. a comedy          C. an action film           D. an adventure film

42. Depp and Bloom sails around the Carribean islands because__________.

A. they try to find some lost gold               B. they try to find some gold

C. they try to find some lost iron         D. they try to find some lost iron

43. They meet __________.

A. some terrible men                   B. some terrible women

C. some smiling men                   D. some smiling men

44. There's lots of action in the film because they have to_______.

A. fight the frightening people      B. fight the terrible women

C. make the film interesting         D. make the film exciting

45. Keira Knightly plays__________.

A. Depp and Bloom      B. Elisabeth        C. Orlando Bloom         D. Johnny Depp

閱讀下面短文, 從短文后面各題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中, 選出適合填入對(duì)應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng), 并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”

I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, 21 you can just wait until we make a quick 22 at the grocery store(百貨商店). I have something 23 to show you. ”

At grocery store, we 24 some apples --- red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 25 your question.” I put one apple of each 26 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 27 look on his face. 

 “People are like apples. They come in all 28 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 29,  some of the apples may not 30 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 31 each one carefully. 

Then, I took each of the apples and peeled（削皮）them, 32 them back on the table, but 33 a different place. 

 “Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”

He said, “I 34 tell. They all look same now. ” “Take a bite of 35. See if that helps you 36 which one is which. ”

He took 37, and then a huge smile came cross his face. ’People are 38 like apples! They are all different, but once you 39 the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”

He totally 40 it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else. 

21. A. although            B. so                          C. because                D. if        

22. A. stop                  B. start                       C. turn                      D. stay        

23. A. expressive         B. encouraging            C. informative           D. interesting     

24. A. bought              B. counted                  C. saw                      D. collected      

25. A. check               B. mention                  C. answer                 D. improve       

26. A. size                   B. type                       C. shape                   D. class        

27. A. worried             B. satisfied                  C. proud                   D. curious       

28. A. ordinary            B. normal                    C. different               D. regular       

29. A. outside              B. whole                     C. table                     D. inside        

30. A. still                   B. even                       C. only                     D. ever        

31. A. examining          B. measuring               C. drawing                D. packing       

32. A. keeping             B. placing                   C. pulling                  D. giving        

33. A. on                    B. toward                   C. for                       D. in         

34. A. mustn’t             B. can’t                      C. shouldn’t              D. needn’t       

35. A. each one           B. each other               C. the other               D. one another    

36. A. admit                B. consider                 C. decide                  D. believe

37. A. big bites            B. deep breaths            C. a firm hold            D. close look 

38. A. just                   B. always                    C. merely                  D. seldom

39. A. put away           B. get down                C. hand out               D. take off 

40. A. made                      B. took                     C. got                       D. did 

Now he is just a shop assistant. How he wish he ________ the grocery!

A. own                                            B. owned

C. will own                                        D. has owned

Although ________ considerable success as an artist, the young man keeps working hard.

A. achieving                                         B. achieved

C. to achieve                                        D. having achieved

Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don’t think we ______ it without you.

　 A. can manage B. could have managed　　

C. could manage　　　　　 D. can have managed

—Will my son be all right soon, doctor?

—Well, he ________ be, if he takes the medicine.

A. may B. must C. should　　　 　　　　　　 D. can

Mr. Smith ________ these days. I think he should take a holiday before he burns out.

A. has been overworking                                B. overworked

C. had overworked                                   D. was overworking

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent________ you respond to it.

A. that　B. whether 　C. how D. what

The story took place in Europe in the days ________ everyone used horses instead of cars.

A. which B. where

C. when　　　 　　　　　　 D. as