My father and I started our morning by moving quickly into the local store. I waited in the line at the Starbucks counter while he shopped around to pick up a few things.

   As I was starting there I become aware of an elderly women, with untidy hair, wearing layers upon layers of old clothing, hunchbacked (彎背的) behind me in line. She had a few things for washing and seemed to want the Starbucks cashier to ring up since that queue was shorter than the queues in the store.

   At some point I became aware of her edging (慢慢挪動(dòng)) closer behind me — closer than I was comfortable with! I instinctively (本能地) placed a hand over my purse and drew it close to me. My fear and imagination raced creating wild stories about this homeless woman who might try to steal from me.

   Then it was my turn to order. As the cashier rang Ypsilanti my total, I discovered I was 67 cents short. I called my father but he was hard of hearing. He asked me to repeat what I said but he still couldn’t make me out. At that point, a long, grey arm, with holes in its sleeves, reached over from behind me. She laid 67 cents out on the counter, saying, “Here, we all need some help sometimes.”

   I was stunned! Here was a woman who clearly had very little to give and was in great need herself. I had judged her wrongly and she had offered to reach out to help me!

    What an amazing gift and lesson this woman gave me about judging others! Thank you, God!

63. From the passage, we can learn that the elderly women        .

    A. probably lived a poor life

    B. tried to steal money from the writer

    C. always followed close behind the writer  

    D. often went to the store to buy a few things.

64. The elderly woman decided to help the writer         .

    A. the moment she saw the writer          

    B. when she noticed the writer watching her

    C. after the writer failed to get help from her father

    D. when the writer discovered she was 67 cents short

65. The underline word “stunned” in paragraph 5 probably means “        ”.

    A. happy                            B. surprised                     C. angry               D. disappointed

66. What lesson does the writer learn from the story?

    A. We should look at things from two sides.

    B. It’s wise to give help to those in need.

    C. The world is full of love and surprises.

    D. Never judge a person from his appearance.

There is an interesting festival in China. On that special day, people in Hunan province always have a dragon boat match. The dragon boat is quite long, like a dragon. There are pictures of dragons on each side. The front of the boat is like the head of a dragon. During the match, about twenty men in the boat make it move as fast as it can. Among them stands another man. He beats a drum(敲鼓) to make the others boat in the same rhythm(節(jié)奏). It’s an exciting match, especially when they are reaching the end. The audience along the lake shout for their favourite team. From this match, we have the name of the festival—the Dragon Boat Festival.

This special day has another name---Duanwu Festival. In it we have a story. Long, long ago, there was a famous poet(詩(shī)人) called Qu Yuan. He was famous not only for his poems, but also for thinking a lot for(為某人著想) the people. After he died, people eat rice dumplings in memory of him on this special day.

59. What’s the name of this special festival? It’s called ______.

A. Chinese New Year                               B. Mid-Autumn Festival

C. the Dragon Boat Festival                               D. Halloween

60. From where does the name come?

A. the dragon match in Hunan province            B.the dragon boat match in Hunan province

C. the boat like a dragon in Sichuan Province     D. the dragon flying in the sky

61. In the match, there is always a man standing in the middle to ______.

A. shout for them                                  B. help them boat 

C. carry a dragon for them                          D. beat a drum for them

62. On that day, people eat ______.

A. pumpkins             B. moon cakes                C. rice dumplings             D. candies

Channel(頻道)

Time

Name of Program

(節(jié)目名稱)

Type of Program

（節(jié)目類型）

ATV

7:00

News

News

8:30

Good Friend Contest

Game Show

9:20

Chinese Mothers

Documentary Special

12:00

Tokyo Love Story

Soap Opera

BTV

7:40

China Sports

Sports Show

9:20

Happy Family

Sitcom

10:40

Face to Face

Talk Show

CTV

9:30

China Music

Music

13:40

Romantic Dream

Fashion Show

22:00

CTV Football Magazine

Sports Show

56. Which two programs begin at the same time? __________

A. Face to Face and Romantic Dream. 

B. Happy Family and China Music.

C. Chinese Mothers and CTV Football Magazine. 

D. Chinese Mothers and Happy Family.

57. Which program is Fashion Show?  ___________.

    A. Romantic Dream    B. News             C. Face to Face                D. China Sports.

58. Which channel has the program Good Friend Contest ?__________

    A. ATV                        B. BTV                  C. CTV                         D. CCTV

In 1934, a bronze statue (青銅塑像) of a dog called Hachiko was set up at the Shibuya Train Station in Tokyo, Japan. Everyone will be   36   by the following story of the dog.

   Hachiko was born in 1923 and was   37   by Eisaburo Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department   38   the University of Tokyo. The professor used to take a   39   from the Shibuya Station every day to go to the university. Each day Hachiko   40   with the professor to the train station when he left for   41  . Upon returning, the professor would find the dog   42    waiting for his master (主人) and wagging (搖擺) his tail.

   This happy habit   43   until one terrible day in 1925, when the   44   was taken ill on the job and unfortunately   45   before he could return home.   46  , the dog waited at the train station that day for his master to return home. However,   47   that he wasn’t coming back, Hachiko waited till   48   fell and returned home.

   The   49   day Hachiko went back to the train station again,   50   for his master to come back. He patiently waited till sunset and then   51   home. The dog was so devoted (忠誠(chéng)的) to the professor that he continued to   52   the train station every day for the next 10 years! People who   53   the devoted dog each day were so touched by his   54   that they built a statue in his honor in 1934.

   In 1935, Hachiko died at the very   55   place where he used to wait for his master.

36. A. paid                  B. refused                  C. moved                           D. amazed

37. A. treated                    B. owned                   C. stopped                  D. killed

38. A. for                           B. on                         C. near                        D. at

39. A. train                 B. plane                     C. taxi                         D. boat

40. A. stayed up         B. went along            C. looked around        D. ran away

41. A. work                 B. school                   C. money                           D. home

42. A. hardly               B. suddenly                      C. patiently                 D. recently

43. A. changed                   B. appeared                      C. happened               D. continued

44. A. dog                   B. professor                      C. worker                           D. student

45. A. died                  B. slept                     C. lost                         D. awoke

46. A. For example             B. In turn                  C. As usual                  D. At present

47. A. saying               B. seeing                  C. forgetting               D. repeating

48. A. rain                   B. snow                    C. light                        D. night

49. A. next                  B. other                    C. last                         D. first

50. A. standing           B. looking                        C. waiting                   D. asking

51. A. found                B. returned                      C. left                         D. missed

52. A. catch                B. clean                    C. watch                            D. visit

53. A. passed                     B. bought                         C. kept                        D. discovered

54. A. life                           B. lesson                   C. joke                        D. story

55. A. different           B. strange                        C. same                       D. beautiful

 

 The horse that we ______ began to draw ahead half way in the race.

    A. have chosen           B. choose                           C. were choosing        D. had chosen

 I will hire the man ______ they say is a good English speaker.

    A. who                        B. he                           C. which                            D. whom

 The most important purpose of a lecture is to ______.

    A. speak                      B. talk                         C. tell                          D. inform

 He is said to have been ______ to researching into wild animals in Africa for more than ten years.

    A. absorbed                B. concentrated         C. devoted                  D. focused

 To the great ______ of the young writer, his first book sells well after it was published in May.

    A. silence                           B. respect                          C. satisfaction                   D. congratulation

 Although the boy came back to life, ______ he remained weak.

    A. but                         B. however                 C. so                           D. yet