Jack   41   in a small town in England. He always stayed in England   42   his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to   43   countries. All my friends go to Spain,   44    they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a   45   to Spain and   46   at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went   47   for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and   48   he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down.
Jack   49  on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?”
Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him   50  , “Maps of the city, sir?”

【小題1】

A．flew B．lived C．went D．dropped

【小題2】

A．for B．off C．with D．into

【小題3】

A．a(chǎn)ll B．both C．other D．a(chǎn)ny

【小題4】

A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．though D．however

【小題5】

A．bus B．plane C．train D．bike

【小題6】

A．reached B．left C．a(chǎn)rrived D．stayed

【小題7】

A．down B．up C．a(chǎn)way D．out

【小題8】

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

【小題9】

A．lay B．stood C．fell D．jumped

【小題10】

A．once again B．on time C．a(chǎn)t times D．a(chǎn)t once

Nat lived in a small town in England. He always stayed in England for his vacation, but last year he thought, “I’m never outside this country. All my friends go to Spain , and they like it very much. So this year I’m going there, too.”

First he went to Madrid (馬德里) and stayed in a small hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went out for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Nat forgot about this and when he was crossing a busy street, a bike knocked (撞) him down.

Nat lay (躺) on the ground for a few seconds and then he sat up and said,

“Where am I ?”

An old man was selling maps at the side of the street, and he at once came

to Nat and said, “Map of the city, sir ?”

1.Nat always spent his vacation______ .

A. in Madrid    B. in Spain    C. outside his country    D. in England

2.One year, Nat went to _______ .

A. England     B. London     C. Spain              D. America

3.The exact (準確) Chinese word for “busy” in this story may be “______”.

A. 忙碌的     B. 緊張的     C. 熱鬧的            D. 熱烈的

4.“Map of the city, sir ?” means “______”.

A. Do you have a map of the city 

B. Show me a map of the city, please

C. Do you want to buy a map of the city, sir ?

D. Do you want to have a look at the map of the city

5.The end (結(jié)尾) of the story is ______ .

A. sad         B. happy       C. interesting         D. boring

 

Sarah lives in the country, and she loves playing in the river near her house. But her father gets a job in a big city, and he moves there with his family.
Their new house has a garden, but the garden is very small. Sarah isn’t happy. “Is there a river near here?” she asks her mother on the first morning. Her mother answers, “No, there isn’t, but there is a nice park near here and there is a pool in it. We are going there this afternoon.” Sarah is happy now.
After lunch, Sarah and her mother go to the park. Sarah wants to walk near the pool, but there is a sign before it. Her mother reads it to her, “Warning(警告): This pool is dangerous. 367 people fell into it.” Sarah looks into the pool carefully , and she says, “But I can’t see them.” 
【小題1】Sarah likes playing _______ very much.

A．in the park	B．in the garden
C．in the river	D．in the zoo

【小題2】Sarah’s father works _________.

A．in the country	B．in a big city
C．in a small city	D．in a park

【小題3】There is _________ near Sarah’s new house.

A．a(chǎn) river

B．a(chǎn) garden

C．a(chǎn) zoo

D．a(chǎn) park

【小題4】Why can’t Sarah see the people in the pool?

A．Sarah’s mother doesn’t let her see.

B．She is too young.

C．There are no people in the pool.

D．Something is wrong with Sarah’s eyes.

Mr. Li worked in a post office in Weihai. Last month he retired. His son works in America. Five years ago Mrs. Li went to America to look after their grandson. So Mr. Li decided to see them.
Mr. Li was afraid of taking the plane so he decided to go to America by ship. On the first morning on the ship, Mr. Li met an American. The man said to him, “Good morning!” Mr. Li thought the man told him his name. So he said to him, “Li Haitao.”
On the second morning, Mr. Li met his son’s friend on the ship. He told him about the American. After hearing that, his son’s friend laughed and said, “He said hello to you in the morning.”
On the third morning when Mr. Li met the American again, he said, “Good morning!” And the American said to him, “Li Haitao, sir.”
【小題1】Mrs. Li stayed in America for _______.

A．one month

B．five months

C．three years

D．five years

【小題2】Mr. Li didn’t take the plane because _______.

A．he was afraid to take the plane

B．the plane ticket was too expensive

C．it took a long time to take the plane

D．his son asked him to take the ship

【小題3】 The American _____ on the first morning on the ship.

A．told Mr. Li his name	B．said hello to Mr. Li
C．talked with Mr. Li in Chinese	D．taught Mr. Li English

【小題4】On the second morning, Mr. Li met ______ on the ship.

A．his old friend	B．his son
C．a(chǎn) friend of his son’s	D．a(chǎn)n American

【小題5】What did the American think “Li Haitao” means?

A．How are you ?	B．Good morning.
C．Thank you.	D．What’s your name?

I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a disabled child. I just sat still and didn’t say anything.    

When Jenny was old enough, I sent her to a kindergarten（幼兒園）. On the first morning, Jenny spent hours playing by herself. It seemed that she felt very(41).    

However, to my joy, Jenny’s classmates always (42) her, “You got all your spelling words right today!” In fact, her spelling list was the (43). Later, she faced a very painful (44) —— at the end of the term, there was a game which had (45) to do with physical education. But Jenny was (46) in it.    

My husband and I were anxious about the day. I wanted to let my child stay home! But my heart wouldn’t let me off that easily. So I (47) a pale, unwilling Jenny onto the school bus.    

At the kindergarten, I was quite worried because of her (48) action, Jenny would probably hold up her team. The game went well until it was time for the sack（麻袋）race. Surely Jenny would find it (49). Now each child had to climb into a sack, jump to the finishing line, return and climb out of the sack. I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.    

But as it was her turn to join, a change took place in her (50). The tallest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist（腰）. Two other boys (51) in front of her. The moment the player before Jenny stepped out from the sack, the two boys (52) the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tall boy lifted Jenny and (53) her into it. A girl nearby took her hand and supported her (54) Jenny got her balance. Then she jumped forward, smiling and proud. In the cheers of the teachers, schoolmates and parents, I silently thanked the warm, understanding people in life who made it  (55) for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally cried.

    41. A. excited      B. lonely       C. happy            D. weak

    42. A. greeted      B. expected         C. encouraged       D. followed

    43. A. easiest      B. longest      C. smallest    D. tidiest

    44. A. choice       B. problem      C. result           D. exam

    45. A. nothing      B. anything         C. everything       D. something

    46. A. forward      B. fast             C. behind           D. up

    47. A. threw            B. pushed       C. knocked      D. fixed

    48. A. slow         B. quiet            C. quick            D. secret

    49. A. stupid       B. simple       C. relaxing    D. difficult

    50. A. school       B. family       C. team         D. heart

    51. A. ran          B. lay          C. walked       D. stood

    52. A. picked up        B. gave up      C. cut up           D. made up

    53. A. drove            B. hid          C. put          D. hit

    54. A. when         B. until            C. after            D. unless

    55. A. popular      B. special      C. necessary        D. possible