閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。

  My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻的) after his father passed away. As a 35   parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, 36    he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I 37    him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for 38 . “ Please God(上帝，求求你), I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you. ”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man 39    himself as the headmaster. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences. ” Before he could say another word, I choked up(說不出話) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this 40  . “ I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was 41   on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “ Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked 42    in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I 43   that his teachers were astonished(震驚的) at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that 44   from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “ That was me. I thought I’d play a 45   but when I heard what you said, it really hit me 46   I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.” 

35．A．good                   B．single     C．responsible        D．successful

36．A．the best         B．the less     C. the most        D．the more    

37．A．sent         B．forced      C. allowed        D. pushed

38．A．help                   B．method     C．reasons      D．explanation

39．A．regarded        B．considered         C．introduced    D．looked

40．A．student                B．teacher      C．father            D. stranger

41．A．cry                B．silence          C．laugh         D. answer

42．A．a(chǎn)chievement     B．failure      C．improvement   D. exchange

43．A．noticed         B．saw        C. knew           D．learnt

44．A．a(chǎn)dvice          B．report          C．encouragement         D．call

45．A. game            B．match      C．joke                    D．role

46．A. how long       B．how much       C．how often     D．how many

It was very cold outside my car．I did not want tot of it  1   we passed by a cafe．Suddenly I noticed a short old man,   2   , shaking with the cold．He was waiting for anyone who would  3   him a coin or a cup of hot tea．

I asked my  4   to go over and hand this old man something．He  5   into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “  6  ．” I felt so happy could live   7  the cold night．

I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next   8  , as I have to pass this way every day．I did so the next evening, and he the  9   and came up to my window and  10   at me．This offered him a  11   of food．He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand．He  12  food, smiled and said, “May you．” I and he   13   me think of my father．”

I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could happen to one of us,  14   please do not pass by a   15   person without least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind．

1．A．a(chǎn)fter                     B．when                  C．before                 D．if

2．A．covered                B．tied                     C．filled                  D．provided

3．A．send                     B．leave                   C．greet                   D．a(chǎn)ccept

4．A．father                   B．son                     C．husband              D．friend

5．A．watched                B．knocked              C．came                  D．looked

6．A．Excuse me            B．Beg your pardon   C．Take it easy         D．Thank you

7．A．in                         B．through              C．under                  D．off

8．A．year                      B．month                 C．week                  D．day

9．A．office                   B．gift                     C．car                     D．shop

10．A．smiled                 B．pointed                C．called                  D．shouted

11．A．box                     B．bag                     C．bottle                  D．basket

12．A．held                    B．ordered               C．dropped              D．received

13．A．got                     B．forced                 C．made                  D．a(chǎn)llowed

14．A．so                      B． and                   C．or                      D．but

15．A．quiet                   B．sick                    C．poor                   D．shy

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was 1 by an American girl. And she became very rich  2  that.

When she was a child, she was   3. Once, she was   4  to her friend's birthday party. She was pleased but 5 because she didn't have enough money to buy a  6  for her.

"The party is coming soon, but now I have 7  money. " Tears ran down her   8 Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift   9  the door opened and her grandma came in. " What happened? " her grandma asked. Hearing the girl's story, she said, "Don't worry. I think I can help you.10  singing a song together? Happy birthday to ……"  11  a beautiful song ! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a 12  ! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the   13.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. "How wonderfully you sing! We   14  such a beautiful song before. Thank you for   15 me the special gift." said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

1. A．checked                 B．kept               C．made              D．written

2. A．a(chǎn)bove                B．below              C．a(chǎn)fter               D．before

3. A．excited               B．poor               C．rich                D．beautiful

4. A．invited                B．interested          C．expected           D．driven

5. A．fast                   B．ill                 C．easy              D．sad

6. A．gift                    B．duck              C．meal              D．pancake

7. A．a(chǎn) little                 B．little             C．few                 D．a(chǎn) few

8. A．eyes                         B．nose               C．face               D．neck

9. A．a(chǎn)lthough                B．when              C．until                D．a(chǎn)s

10. A．Because of          B．Without             C．As for             D．How about

11. A．What               B．How               C．Singing             D．Writing

12. A．football             B．child               C．dream            D．guide

13. A．a(chǎn)rea                B．party                C．shop                D．restaurant

14. A．haven't explained                          B．haven't copied

    C．haven't written                          D．haven't heard

15. A．choosing         B．giving            C．selling             D．returning

   On a Saturday morning．Detective Sara was called in for an investigation．Mr．Gooding had  41  suddenly from his home．

    Sara’s assistant answered the phone and got the   42  of Mr．Gooding’s house．The assistant told Sara that Mrs．Glen was expecting   43  in half an hour at 232 Parker Avenue．Mrs．Glen was the woman who helped Mr．Gooding to look after the house．

    Sara drove there．Right away she was  44  inside by Mrs．Glen．“Detective，I’m so  45  you come．The last place I saw Mr．Gooding was in his room  46  that would be your first question，”Mrs．Glen said a little bit nervously．She then wanted to lead Sara into the room．“Up here，”Mrs．Glen called from a stair lift．Just as Sara started  47  the stairs，the front door suddenly shut．“Oh，I left the   48  open，maybe．And then the wind  49  it，”Mrs．Glen said．Again they started up the stairs．

    Sara  50  a weathervane(風(fēng)向標(biāo))through the window then．She  5l  the wind was blowing west．But it should be blowing east  52  the door was shut by the wind．Then Sara noticed for the first  53  that there was a third set of footsteps on the stairs．She  54  knew she had walked into a trap．

    Do you know  55  Sara knew she had walked into a trap?

 41．A．showed     B．slept        C．disappeared      D．played

 42．A．a(chǎn)ddress     B．size         C．date            D．height

 43．A．him        B．her          C．you            D．it

 44．A．pulled      B．forced        C．1ed           D．thrown

 45．A．glad        B．1ucky        C．a(chǎn)ngry          D．sad

 46．A．told        B．a(chǎn)sked         C．supposed        D．heard

 47．A．beside       B．in           C．down           D．up

 48．A．window      B．door         C．1ift            D．stair

 49．A．cheated     B．opened        C．closed          D．broke

 50．A．bought     B．noticed        C．put             D．stole

 51．A．a(chǎn)rgued     B．changed，     C．found           D．told

 52．A．a(chǎn)lthough    B．if            C．or              D．unless

 53．A．time        B．note         C．chance          D．step

 54．A．1uckily     B．happily       C．hardly           D．suddenly

 55．A．what       B．how           C．who            D．where

Three small "fish lived in the sea. When they were very young, their parents died. They had to   61   each other day after day. Finally, they grew up and   62   to swim deeper and further.

     One morning, the three fish were  63   to a shallow (淺) water by a big wave (浪). A small boat was taken there, too. It was hard for the fish to go back to the sea because the boat was fight in front of them. The largest fish realised that they were   64   , and said they had to find a way to leave there as fast as possible. The second largest fish   65   with his elder brother, but the youngest one did not. He said that there was much   66   for their activities, so he would not worry at all and still swam around   67

     At last, the largest fish returned to the   68   by jumping over the lowestpart of t-he boat. The second largest fish also succeeded in   69   his eider brother in the other side of water. But the youngest one didn't follow them and still swam joyfully.

     Two hours later, when the   70   rose up, the water in the small shallow corner dried up. The fish who did not try to return to the sea died of lack(缺乏)of water.

    1. A. listen to            B. look after           C. talk with           D. worry about

     2. A. dared              B. hated               C. refused            D. stopped

    3. A. allowed          B. given                C. invited             D. taken

    4. A. in safety           B. in doubt            C. in danger          D. in peace

5. A. agreed             B. talked              C. compared          D. discussed

6. A. time               B. food                C. water              D. air

7. A. slowly               B. sadly                C. luckily             D. happily

8. A. sea                B. river                C. lake               D. pond

9. A. catching           B. joining              C. taking             D. telling

10. A. storm              B. stars                C. moon              D. sun