After forty-three years I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a   16   on the newspaper route in my hometown when I was a twelve-year-old boy. Yet it remains in my memory that she taught me a lesson in     17   that I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, my fellows and I were throwing stones onto the slanted (傾斜的) roof of the old lady’s house to observe how the stones    18    off the roof’s edge and shot out like missiles. I found a   19   smooth rock and threw it out, but it  20  straight not for the roof but for a small window of the old lady’s house.   21   the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our   22    flew off her roof.
I was so   23   about getting caught that first night   24   I was not concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter.    25  , a few days later I started to feel guilty for her misfortune. She    26   greeted me with a smile when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act    27   in her presence.
I    28   my mind that I would save my newspaper delivery money, and in three weeks I had seven dollars. I put the money in an envelop with a    29   explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window and hope that the seven dollars would    30   the cost for repairing it.
I waited until it was     31     to avoid being seen, and put the letter I didn’t    32   into her yard. To my relief, I could have the   33  of, once again, looking straight into the old lady’s kind eyes.
The next day, I handed the old lady her newspaper. She thanked me and gave me a bag of cookies she had made herself.   34  eating cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. After opening it, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note    35  , “I’m proud of you.”

小題1:	A．teacher B．customer C．relative D．friend

小題2:	A．happiness B．carelessness C．forgiveness D．kindness

小題3:	A．rolled B．flowed C．ran D．floated

小題4:	A．simply B．mostly C．fairly D．roughly

小題5:	A．followed B．came C．lay D．headed

小題6:	A．At B．On C．For D．From

小題7:	A．a(chǎn)thletes B．missiles C．windows D．fellows

小題8:	A．excited B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．frightened

小題9:	A．a(chǎn)s B．that C．when D．though

小題10:

A．Therefore B．Meanwhile C．However D．Besides

小題11:

A．yet B．still C．even D．a(chǎn)lready

小題12:

A．cautiously B．constantly C．cheerfully D．comfortably

小題13:

A．take up B．made up C．set up D．put up

小題14:

A．paper B．notice C．note D．message

小題15:

A．cover B．offer C．a(chǎn)fford D．pay

小題16:

A．rainy B．fine C．cloudy D．dark

小題17:

A．sign B．read C．expect D．want

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)bility B．freedom C．chance D．desire

小題19:

A．Unless B．Until C．Because D．While

小題20:

A．saying B．writing C．telling D．explaining

My sisters and I have dreamt of a home in the city, but when the Alcott family found itself in a small house at the South End without a tree in sight, only a back yard to play in, and no money to buy any of the beautiful things before us, we children all opposed it and longed for the country again.
Anna soon found little pupils, and walked away each morning to her daily task, pausing at the corner to wave her hand to me in answer to my greet with the duster（抹布）. My father went to his office downtown, mother to her helping the poor, the little girls to school, and I, Lousia, was left to keep house, feeling like an aged sea-gull as I washed dishes and cooked in the basement kitchen where the only thing I could hope for was someone talking with me.
Good drill, but very hard, and my only comfort was the evening reunion where all met with such various reports of the day’s adventures, we could not fail to find both amusement and instruction.
Father brought interesting and attractive news from the upper world; mother, usually in low spirits because she would give away her clothes with sad tales of suffering from the darker side of life; gentle Anna gave a modest account of her success as a teacher, for even at seventeen her sweet nature won all who knew her, and her patience gained her the support of the most naughty pupil.
My reports were usually a mixture of sadness and happiness, and the children poured their small joys and troubles into the family where comfort and mercy were always to be found.
小題1:We know from this passage that the Alcott family was __________.

A．a(chǎn) happy and united family

B．a(chǎn)n extremely poor family

C．a(chǎn) family with lots of serious problems

D．a(chǎn) family that remained in the country

小題2:Anna was a successful teacher because_________.

A．she had a strong sense of duty	B．she was obviously intelligent
C．she knew her subjects well	D．she had wonderful character

小題3:Lousia’s daily responsibility was_____.

A．to help the poor	B．to run the house
C．to go downtown	D．to feed the seagulls

小題4:According to the passage, what Lousia enjoyed most is _________.

A．the evening reunion	B．moving to the city
C．joining Anna at her school	D．telling others her stories

I don’t remember her name and would not recognize her if I were to pass her on the street. But I do__36__the kindness given by a stranger and the difference it has made in my life.
One Sunday, I was told to dress in my best clothes for I was going to __37__ . She smiled brightly as I got into her car, the car of a __38__I did not even know her name, but here I was , along with four others I __39__from our low-income neighborhood, on our way to church.
As we __40__ into the parking lot, I remember how beautiful the old stone building was with its tall steeple(尖塔)and stained glass windows. The__41__seemed long, and not accustomed to the rituals(儀式)of the Catholic Church, I felt out of place. Once the service had ended, I __42__ to be taken home, but __43__ we headed in the opposite direction. We were taken to a small__44__with the furnishings that portrayed a simple lifestyle. Two tables were set up with large boxes__45__ puzzles. As she made us hot chocolate, we were__46__ to begin working the puzzles. It was a quiet and happy time.
I came to __47__ Sundays，to hot chocolate, to puzzles that__48__ where we had left off the week before, and to the love I felt whenever she __49___at me .
Once our 1,000-piece puzzles had been completed, she no longer came to__50__us up on Sundays .I was told she was__51__ and no longer able to travel. However, I _52__ if perhaps it was time for her to “rescue” the next group of children. To give them hope that kindness still__53__ and can be found within those we call strangers.
I am forty-four years old now and often show__54__to strangers when given the chance. I know she may not move amongst us now, but I hope she smiles when she sees that her efforts to reach out to those less fortunate__55__.

小題1:	A．forget B．understand C．remember D．see

小題2:	A．school B．college C．hospital D．church

小題3:	A．friend B．stranger C．teacher D．leader

小題4:A recognized        B. described          C. realized         D. offered

小題5:	A．pulled B．pushed C．broke D．stopped

小題6:	A．service B．holiday C．cure D．ceremony

小題7:	A．imagined B．recommended C．expected D．expressed

小題8:	A．besides B．except C．instead D．still

小題9:	A．park B．a(chǎn)partment C．field D．path

小題10:

A．consisting B．concluding C．including D．containing

小題11:

A．instructed B．explored C．convinced D．determined

小題12:

A．pay attention to B．devote to C．look forward to D．lead to

小題13:

A．covered B．replaced C．changed D．remained

小題14:

A．stared B．smiled C．threw D．glared

小題15:

A．make B．pick C．take D．bring

小題16:

A．lost B．gone C．ill D．old

小題17:

A．wondered B．wandered C．hoped D．insisted

小題18:

A．gathers B．exists C．drops D．moves

小題19:

A．respect B．guidance C．signs D．kindness

小題20:A appear           B. fade              C. continue        D. create

One day at the day care centre（日間托兒所）I watched a mother try to pick up her daughter. The girl wanted to go to McDonald’s. The mother replied, “Susie, not tonight. Maybe we can go tomorrow.”. Susie  16 dropped to the floor, kicking and screaming. “I want to …”
Her mother tried to  17  Susie’s tantrum（發(fā)脾氣）. Finally her mother  18 . I was surprised that we could have almost anything we wanted by throwing a tantrum.
That day my mother 19 me up early because we were going to a department to do the shopping for 20  Day. I was excited to see a toy telephone. Looking lovingly 21 at my mother, I asked, “Can I have that telephone?”
She replied, “Baby, not now, but  22 you are a good girl, maybe Santa Clause will 23 you.” “But Mama, I want that telephone right now,” I said. My mother’s eyes   24 and her hand tightened（緊握）on mine. “Becky, you   25 have that telephone today, and if you  26 you can have a spanking（打屁股）.”
We were standing in the long   27 ,and I knew from my experience that it was now or   28 . So I lay down on the ground and began screaming, “I want that telephone.” Tired Christmas   29 looked as my mother calmly said, “Becky, you’d better get up by the   30 of three or else.” “One…Two…Three.” But I was   31 in full tantrum. Then she lay down beside me on the   32
and began screaming, “I want a new car, I want some jewellery, I want…”
  33 , I stood up. “Mama, stop, Mama, get up,” I tearfully 34 .
She stood up. The others waiting began to laugh. The next thirty minutes was complete  35 for me. Then one parent said to me with a smile, “I bet you’ll never try that again”.     

小題1:	A．heavily B．immediately C．directly D．hopelessly

小題2:	A．cover B．free C．resist D．stop

小題3:	A．gave in B．gave off C．gave out D．gave up

小題4:	A．carried B．picked C．held D．sent

小題5:	A．Mother’s B．Children’s C．Christmas D．National

小題6:	A．down B．up C．over D．out

小題7:	A．if B．unless C．until D．while

小題8:	A．praise B．believe C．love D．help

小題9:	A．opened B．closed C．narrowed D．shone

小題10:

A．won’t B．daren’t C．mustn’t D．can’t

小題11:

A．lie B．risk C．scream D．steal

小題12:

A．line B．street C．row D．passage

小題13:

A．never B．ever C．later D．then

小題14:

A．managers B．sellers C．families D．shoppers

小題15:

A．noise B．count C．voice D．word

小題16:

A．a(chǎn)gain B．even C．still D．more

小題17:

A．bench B．mat C．counter D．floor

小題18:

A．Frightened B．Satisfied C．Embarrassed D．Amused

小題19:

A．begged B．resigned C．explained D．promised

小題20:

A．luck B．discomfort C．complaint D．a(chǎn)nger

Prison Break is a huge hit thanks to its handsome star, Wentworth Miller. His character, Michael Scofield, is the engine that drives the show.
Having committed a crime to get into prison and break out with his innocent brother, Michael Scofield is one of the most interesting personalities on TV today. But what about the man behind the character?
Miller,35, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a normal background and has never lived his life in a typical way.
Miller didn’t take direct path to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995, not with a degree in theatre of film, but in English. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only performance experience was in his university’s singing group. Yet , at graduation Miller still decided to make the move to Hollywood.
Miller has always been different. Although he is American, he was in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is also a special mix of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be either one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he
first went to Hollywood. Instead, he worked as a lowly production assistant. Not what you would expect from a Princeton graduate. However, it all paid off for Miller in the end.  
In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia（《恐龍帝國(guó)》）. He starred as a thoughtful and shy man. Producers remembered his performance when they were casting Prison Break two years later. With a golden globe nomination（提名）and another season of Prison Break on his resume, Miller seems ready to take over all of Hollywood. 
小題1:What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Michael Scofield in Prison Break .

B．Hollywood’s recent big hit—Prison Break.

C．Miller’s unusual path to fame and fortune.

D．The man who will take over all of the world.

小題2:The writer thinks “Miller is a hard guy to figure out” because         .

A．it’s difficult to tell him from others

B．he is a shy man and hard to cooperate with

C．he always has ideas hard for people to understand

D．his family background and life experience are very special

小題3:Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence “it all paid off for Miller in the end”?

A．Miller put a lot of extra work for his final success.

B．Miller gained fame and fortune at last with his first film.

C．Miller finally succeeded even if he has been in low position.

D．Miller managed to pay off his debts with his small income in the end.

小題4:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Miller?

A．He is chosen to play the Michael Scofield due to his interesting personality.

B．His performance in Dinotopia makes some contributions to his success.

C．He has the same experience with the character Michael Scofield.

D．He is angry about his being born into a mixed-cultural family.

Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article __36___ blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood __37___ there was no blood bank.
When the United States entered the Second World War, it became __38___ to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became _39___ of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross __40___ blood banks to collect and store blood for men __41__ in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At ___42__ their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was ___43___ but was stored in a __44___ place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors __45___ that there was _46___ difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, __47___ to separate black blood from white blood.
After the war, Dr Drew was ___48__ from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went __49___ a ditch（深溝）and Dr Drew was _50___ hurt. He had lost __51__ blood by the time a passing car took him to the __52___ hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “__53__him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter __54___ they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the __55___ hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.

小題1:	A．of B．on C．for D．in

小題2:	A．though B．if C．because D．a(chǎn)nd

小題3:	A．possible B．impossible C．unimportant D．necessary

小題4:	A．visitor B．head C．receiver D．supporter

小題5:	A．started B．expected C．promised D．forbade

小題6:	A．died B．killed C．wounded D．fighting

小題7:	A．most B．least C．first D．last

小題8:	A．received B．a(chǎn)ccepted C．lost D．found

小題9:	A．good B．cool C．hot D．separate

小題10:

A．discovered B．invented C．insisted D．regretted

小題11:

A．little B．much C．some D．no

小題12:

A．began B．refused C．stopped D．continued

小題13:

A．driving B．walking C．a(chǎn)rriving D．running

小題14:

A．from B．into C．a(chǎn)long D．off

小題15:

A．hardly B．nearly C．badly D．not

小題16:

A．some B．little C．a(chǎn)ll D．much

小題17:

A．biggest B．most modern C．nearest D．cheapest

小題18:

A．Take B．Bring C．Send for D．Find

小題19:

A．how B．what C．where D．who

小題20:

A．colored B．better C．farthest D．same

Early one morning, I witnessed romance at one the least-expected places in the world—a room in a rest home. At the time, my father  36  a room with three other gentlemen.
Before my daddy lived in the rest home, an elderly  37  was sent there. Since there wasn’t a double room  38  , they were forced to separate the couple. The gentleman, Mr.West, was  39  in the bed beside Daddy. His wife, Mrs.West, shared a room with several other ladies down the hall.
When I went to see Daddy that morning, I  40  Mr.West. Three employees were working with him. He hadn’t eaten a bite of food  41  he was sent several days earlier. I could  42  by the expression on the nurses’ faces that they were worried about him. Mr.West  43  to open his mouth for any of them.
“Go and get Mrs.West, ” the nurse told her helper. “Maybe Mr.West will eat  44  her. ”
In a few minutes a kind-looking lady was  45  into the room. Her smile was contagious（傳染的）and Mr.West smiled  46  . I felt as though I was intruding（侵入）on a  47  moment, but I couldn’t take my eyes off the couple. The love between them was obvious, as Mrs.West patted Mr.West’s hand.
With a soft voice, Mrs.West tried to 48  Mr.West to eat. To everyone’s surprise, Mr.West  49  his mouth and began to enjoy the  50  and his wife’s company. While the nurses fed him, he stared at his sweetheart with a smile on his face. Mrs.West began singing a song for him. The  51  on his once solemn（嚴(yán)肅的）face became even brighter.
Tears  52  my eyes. The nurse then  53  the curtain around the couple to give them some quality time alone. I discovered that  54  doesn’t only exist when we’re young and in love. Romance  55  a lifetime and grows stronger with age.

小題1:	A．lived B．stayed C．shared D．had

小題2:	A．husband. B．couple C．gentleman D．wife

小題3:	A．a(chǎn)ccessible B．a(chǎn)cknowledge C．a(chǎn)vailable D．a(chǎn)cceptable

小題4:	A．sent B．lain C．placed D．fixed

小題5:	A．understood. B．found C．knew D．met

小題6:	A．a(chǎn)fter B．before C．since D．while

小題7:	A．say B．tell C．get D．look

小題8:	A．expected B．demanded C．refused D．promised

小題9:	A．to B．for C．a(chǎn)bout D．on

小題10:

A．reached B．sent C．wheeled D．carried

小題11:

A．brightly B．quietly C．lightly D．secretly

小題12:

A．personal B．personnel C．selfish D．private

小題13:

A．convince B．make C．force D．urge

小題14:

A．closed B．opened C．was opening D．was closed

小題15:

A．coffee B．fruits C．food D．sweets

小題16:

A．happiness B．a(chǎn)ppearance C．worry D．expression

小題17:

A．filled in B．filled with C．filled D．were filled with

小題18:

A．pulled B．dragged C．put D．pushed

小題19:

A．love B．romance C．happiness D．smile

小題20:

A．is B．remains C．lasts D．continues

Mary Buendia once spent a day in an airplane, looking for a cat. She didn't find it that day. The plane flew around all over the world for three weeks with the cat on board. She finally found it in the cargo hold and sent it home first-class. Another time ,she found two suitcases full of birds from Turkey. But her strangest experience was when she pulled a snake out of a man's pants.
Mary Buendia is an animal health inspector at JFK Airport in New York. She takes care of all the animals that pass through the airport and checks that they are healthy. In the Animal Health Center, there are areas for dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, and fish. There is also an area for very big animals. The biggest they ever had was a black rhino. "It was no problem." she says.
At the center, they receive all types of animals  monkeys, wild cats, poisonous spiders. It's impossible for one person to know about all of these, but there are 20 people working with Mary. Among them, they understand how to take care of the animals. She recently had to feed a group of toucans, which are rare birds. "luckily," she says, "there is a supermarket nearby which is open 24 hours. I had to go at 2 a.m to buy bananas.
Mary often works at night. "It's quiet between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m." she says, "because we don't have night flights. We try to give the animals a quiet night." Mary clearly loves her job. "You never know what the day will bring,"she says, and goes off to feed the birds.
小題1:The best title of the passage will probably be _____.

A．JKF Airport in New York	B．Airport Health Inspector
C．Mary Buendia	D．Animal Health Center

小題2:Form the first paragraph, we can know that _____.

A．working as an Airport Health Inspector, Mary Buendea has various experiences

B．a(chǎn)fter the cat was found, it was sent home to New York

C．Mary got frightened when she pulled a snake out of a man's pants

D．Mary was tired of dealing with animals at the airport

小題3:We can infer from the passage that _____.

A．Mary often works at night during flights

B．it took Mary a whole day to find a lost cat in an airplane

C．only healthy animals can be permitted to go aboard the airplane

D．Mary knows everything about the animals by working with 20 other people

Mr. Cronin has a clock shop in the center of the town. He tries his best to 36  it well. He often receives the customers(顧客)  37  and people like to buy  38  in his shop.
It was a cold day and 39  people would go out to do some _40_. Mr. Black, one of Mr. Cronin’s_41_, came to the shop. He knew the man was_42_ his miserliness (吝嗇). But he tried to persuade (說(shuō)服) him to buy a watch in his shop.
“You’d better buy a watch for 43 _, Mr. Black,” said Mr. Cronin. “It’ll be _44_ to you whenever.”
“No, no,” said Mr. Black. “I’ll _45_need any watches.”
“But how do you know when it’s time to _46_?”
“The people who live around me always _47_ their televisions at seven for the news. So I can hear the announcer(播音員) say,  “ The time is seven o’clock.. Here is the news.”
“But you don’t know when to go to work.”
“That’s _48_,” Mr. Black said with a smile. “It takes me ten minutes to _49_ and shave（刮臉）. I have breakfast at twenty past seven. I get to the bus stop at twenty to eight and fifteen minutes later arrive at my office and _50_ working.”
“When do you _51_ your office, then?”
“There’s a _52_ near it, its siren(汽笛) can tell me the right time.”
“How do you know the time if you _53_ in the middle of the night?”
“I always put a stick by my bed”
“But a stick can’t tell you the time”
“You’re _54_. But I can use it to knock on your wall. You always _55_, “What are you knocking on my wall for at two in the night?”
小題1:A. watch        B. manage        C. build       D repair

小題2:	A．coldly B．luckily C．simply D．warmly

小題3:A. something      B. everything      C nothing       D. anything

小題4:	A．many B．most C．plenty of D．few

小題5:	A．work B．reading C．shopping D．fishing

小題6:	A．neighbors B．friends C．classmates D．workmates

小題7:	A．good at B．famous for C．proud of D．fond of

小題8:	A．you B．me C．yourself D．myself

小題9:	A．helpful B．helpless C．necessary D．important

小題10:

A．a(chǎn)lways B．sometimes C．never D．often

小題11:

A．get up B．go to bed C．go to work D．have breakfast

小題12:

A．show B．turn on C．turn off D．sell out

小題13:

A．easy B．possible C．different D．probable

小題14:

A．cook B．wash C．tidy D．rest

小題15:

A．finish B．enjoy C．keep D．start

小題16:

A．clean B．leave C．go to D．find

小題17:

A．railway station B．post office C．university D．factory

小題18:

A．sit up B．wake up C．stand up D．get up

小題19:

A．clever B．right C．wrong D．foolish

小題20:

A．shout B．wonder C．laugh D．request

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29,1958 in Gary, Indiana. Being the seventh child in his family, Michael was often physically abused (虐待) by his father, beaten up and also orally abused. But Michael also owed his success to his father’s strict discipline.
Michael was always an entertainer. Even when he just started school, he would perform in front of his friends and classmates. He started his professional music career at the age of 11, as a member of The Jackson Five.
He is well-known for increasing the popularity of MTV through his music videos. Before this, music videos were made just to promote the album. But Michael’s videos managed to change that by making them an art and a big business. Some of the music videos that are good examples of this are Beat It, Billie Jean, and thriller。Through these works the world got caught onto the idea of music videos and focused on music video channels.
Michael enthralled his fans and audience with his style of singing, dressing, and his complex dance moves, especially the moonwalks all around the world to show their love for him.
Through his work and various foundations(基金會(huì)), Michael raised and donated millions to charity, which is much more than any showman. He supported 39 charities in all. Apart from that, he had a great love for children, especially the poor ones, and he felt that children were the best thing than God.
Michael planned to start a 50-concert tour in July 2009. Sadly  on June 25^th, 2009, Michael passed away at home. Besides a great performer, showman and entertainer, he was a good and charitable person. Nobody can be another graeter entertainer like Michael Jackson ever again.
小題1:According to the passage, Michael Jackson _____.

A．had nine brothers and sisters

B．live a happy life as a child

C．loved performing at school

D．fell in love with music at the age of 11

小題2:The underlined word “enthralled”in Paragraph 4 probably means ____.

A．encouraged

B．puzzled

C．developed

D．a(chǎn)ttracted

小題3:In the author’s opinion, Michael Jackson ‘s greatest contribution lies in _____.

A．Five making MTV popular	B．creating music video channel
C．joining the Jackson	D．popularizing the moonwalk