(B)

There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so    26  .The mother   27   that she would help her sons to do    28   in school by herself. She told him to go to the Detroit Public Library to   29   a book a week and do a book report for her.

One day, in Ben's class, the teacher held up a rock (石头) and asked    30   anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him    31  . "Why did Ben put up his hand?" all of his classmates whispered (耳语). "He    32   said anything. What could he possibly want to say?" However, Ben not only    33   the rock, but also said a lot about it. The teacher and the other students were    34  . Ben had learned this from doing one of his book reports.

Later Ben became the top student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and   35  became one of the best doctors in the United States.

(     )26. A. clever      B. difficult           C. slow                  D. quick

(     )27. A. seemed       B. decided          C. wondered          D. told

(     )28. A. well         B. bad               C. right                D. good

(     )29. A. see           B. find               C. read              D. buy

(     )30. A. that           B. if                 C. how                D. why

(     )31. A. think           B. leave                 C. ask                D. answer

(     )32. A. always         B. ever             C. sometimes         D. never

(     )33. A. found        B. played           C. knew               D. heard

(     )34. A. afraid          B. surprised         C. worried             D. unhappy

(     )35. A. at first       B. at the end        C. at last               D. now

三、阅读理解(共25小题;每小题2分，满分为50分)

(A)

Making peace at lunchtime

It was my first day at school. I felt nervous and went to all my classes with no friends. I listened carefully to all the lessons and waited for lunch. Then, finally, the bell rang. It was time to talk and have fun.

In the lunch line I met a new friend who wore a hijab (穆斯林女性) on her head, and though I am Jewish (犹太人), we got along fine. I was so happy when she said: "Sit with us at our table." She pointed to the table next to the door.

So I agreed. I took my tray (餐盘) and was about to walk with her across the floor, when suddenly someone touched my arm.  "Hey, I saw you on the bus," said a tail girl in a long skirt. "1 see your Jewish star necklace. You should sit with us."

At that moment I looked around, the Spanish only sat with other Spanish, the Russians always with the Russians and never the Arabs (阿拉伯人) with the Jews.

I saw how wars got started. Everyone sticks to (坚持) his or her own kind. The lunchroom was a map of the world. Why was everyone so blind?

And so I turned this girl down, and went with the first, and there was no enmity (敌意). I built a bridge between two worlds when I sat with those different from me.

36. When do you think the story happened to the writer?

A. On her first day at school.     B. During her first class at school.

C. After lunchtime at school.     D. Before waiting in the lunch line.

37. The girl who wore a hijab on her head is _________.

A. the Spanish            B the Arabs        C. the Russians           D. the Jews

38. The writer didn't know what the tall girl meant until she _________.

A. sat with her      B. got a star necklace  C. looked around   D. walked across the floor

39. Which of the following can best explain why the lunchroom was a map of the world?

A. Suddenly someone touched my arm. B. The Spanish only sat with other Spanish.

C. I listened carefully to all the lessons .D. Everyone was so blind in the lunchroom.

40. The writer gives us a good example in making peace because she ____ .

A. realised how wars got started           B. didn't get along well with others

C. pointed to the table next to the door      D. built a bridge between two worlds

( B )

Jenny and Henry were born on the same day and they look the same. Their father has a taxi and is  busy all the time. He goes out early in the morning  but comes back when his children go to bed. He gets a lot of money but he has no time to concern himself with (关心) their studies.

The two children study in the same class. Jenny works hard at her lessons, but her brother likes nothing but playing. He is not good at writing compositions.

One day Mrs. Cook told her class to write a composition "My Mother". After supper Jenny wrote one in her exercise-book and then went to help her mother to do some housework. But Henry went to play football. When night fell, he came back to watch TV until a TV play was over. And he took off his clothes and went to bed, he remembered the composit on and had to go to the sitting-room again. But he didn't know how to write it. He thought hard and hard and at last he found a way. He found Jenny's schoolbag and brought out her exercise-book and copied her composition.

Two days later Mrs. Cook asked Henry, "Can you tell me why yours is the same composition as Jenny's?" "Yes, I can, madam" answered Henry." We have the same mother."

41. Jenny's father can't concern himself with their study because _______.

A. he doesn't like them

B. he's very busy

C. he's a taxi-driver

D. he only wants more money

42. The word "but" in the story means _______.

A. 但是    B. 而且    C. 然而     D. 除了

43. Henry isn't good a t writing compositions because _______.

A. he  doesn't like studying

B. he never reads anything

C. he isn't clever

D. he's too young to do it

44. Jenny could write the composition because _______.

A. she knows her mother well

B. she works hard at her lessons

C. she wanted to go to bed on time

D. she wanted to help her mother

45. Henry copied Jenny's composition because _______.

A. he played football after supper

B. he forgot to write it before he went to bed

C. he didn't know how to write it

D. they have the same mother

( C )

Last summer, 15-year-old Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children. Bob was interested in doing many things. He liked dancing most and wanted to join the girls' group. And he made it.

Bob thought his problem was over after he had been one of the dancers in the dancing group. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The school didn't allow Bob to stay in the girls' group. "If we let Bob stay in the group," the school said, "other boys will want to join. Soon, there won't be any girls in the group." They took Bob off the group.

Bob was very angry about it, so he went to a judge (法官). The judge said it was not a right decision (决定) and told the school to let Bob go back to the dancing group.

46. Bob's favorite was ______.

A. singing     B. dancing    C. drawing    D. driving

47. It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because ______.

A. the school only had a girls' dancing group  B. the school didn't allow boys to dance

C. the group had enough dancers already     D. he was not a good dancer

47. The school worried that ______ if Bob stayed in the group.

A. nobody would watch their dance    B. other boys would join and the girls might leave

C. other schools might laugh at them   D. the parents would be angry about it

49. The judge thought the school's decision was ______.

A. useful    B. necessary      C. right     D. wrong

50. We can infer (推断) that Bob felt ______ when he went back to the group.

A. hungry    B. sad        C. happy      D. sure