B

Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems and confusion(暴乱). I decided to take a walk even though I didn't know where to go. The most special thing happened when I was out for this walk.

I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. I thought he looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody was buying his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.

Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, "Grandfather, may I polish (擦干净) your shoes?" That old man took pity on her, smiled and gave her a shoe to polish.

The girl told him she needed money to buy her brother a new school uniform.

"Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform." Then they walked to a market , and he bought her brother a uniform.

The girl said “thanks” to him and left, leaving the old man smiling.

He walked away from the market, but I stopped him. I whispered in his ear, "You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!"  As I walked away, I looked back and I could see him still smiling.

I was blown away by the kindness I had just seen.  Someone who had so little was so generous! Amazing! My own sadness had completely disappeared, chased way by the light of this kind act.

I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation (感激) of what I have by following the example of the old man. He only had a little, but shared it so beautifully with someone who had nothing.

(    )36. What did the girl need?

A. a pair of new shoes            B. a uniform for her brother

C. a uniform for herself       D. a pair of second-hand shoes

(    )37. Who did the girl clean the shoes for?

A. her brother      B. the writer      C. the old man   D. herself

(    )38. From the passage, we know that the old man was        .

A. rich       B. dishonest      C. selfish      D.  poor

(    )39. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A kind shoe seller          B. A pair of old shoes

C. A clever little girl          D. A girl’s new uniform

(    )40. What can we learn from the passage ?

A. If we have only a little, we shouldn’t help others

B. When we have problems, we must ask others for help

C. We should learn to be thankful and share what we have with others

D. When we meet with difficulties, we should complain about them.

C

When I was ten, my sisters and I were amazed at our neighbor’s Christmas tree. We returned home from their house and decided that we must have one of our own. In our house we never had enough money for a Christmas tree.

In fact, we insisted so much that my father had no choice but to agree. “Yes!” he finally said.“This year we will have a Christmas tree.” Our mouths dropped open at the thought of having our own tree. Then Dad said,“I’ll do it myself.”

We followed him around the house as he gathered up the materials he would need, We all sat close to him, carefully watching everything he did. He passed the thread around the first nail on the corner of a box, then back down to the second nail on the box, and up again to the nail, until right there before our eyes a green Christmas tree began to take shape. He carefully did the same with all of the 50 nails in the box and when he had finished, he said,“Now you can decorate it.”

I don’t remember where the decorations came from, but they were red and small and to us they just looked so beautiful and perfect for our tree. When we finished decorating it, we proudly invited all our friends over to see our Christmas tree. We were so happy, not only because it looked so pretty, but because my father had made it himself. It truly was the most beautiful Christmas tree we had ever seen.

Years later, things got better and Dad was able to buy a proper Christmas tree which we would happily decorate. However, my sisters and I will never forget the night when we got our first Christmas tree.

(    )41. What do we know about the writer?

A. She had no friends at school.

B. She never went to her neighbor’s home.

C. She lived a hard life when she was young.

D. She seldom saw beautiful green trees.

(    )42. How did the writer and her sisters feel when their father decided to make a Christmas tree?

A . Excited         B.Worried          C. Bored       D .Disappointed

(    )43. The third paragraph mainly describes__________.

A. how the Christmas tree was decorated    B. how the Christmas tree was bought

C. how the Christmas tree was found       D. how the Christmas tree was made

(    )44. Which would be the best title for the passage?

A.A brave act by a happy family           B.A father’s love for his children

C.A picture of large families       D .An act of kindness

(    )45.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word”decoration” is_______.

A.装饰         B讨论          C  决定          D 捐赠