(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