阅读理解(40分)

I、阅读理解(20分)  (阅读I和II两篇短文，从56-65每小题所给的选项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡的相应位置将其涂黑。

I

56. Yu Wei will meet Ren Xue at the school gate             .

A. at 8:00, on May 23B. at 8:00, on May 24

C. at 16:00, on May 23D. at 16:00, on May 24

57. Tomorrow Yu Wei and Ren Xue will probably             .

A. go hiking B. go to a party

C. go to the moviesD. join the Sunshine Club

58. Which number can Maria call at if her MP5 is lost?

A. 84676352.B. 87539683.   C. 87539682.     D. 87058344.

59. Which of the following people is allowed to join the club?

A. A 10-year-old kid.  B. A 14-year-old boy.

C. A 19-year-old student. D. A 30-year-old parent.

60. We can know that the club

A. is on Land Street     B. costs 35 yuan a week

C. opens once a week   D. is open for four hours a week

II

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

When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.

“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when 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. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.

When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.

61. The song Happy Birthday was written by                     .

A. an American girl B. an American girl’s grandma

C. an American boyD. an American girl’s friend

62. The girl was sad because                      .

A. she didn’t want to go to the party.        B. she would be busy that day.

C. she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift. D. she wasn’t invited to the party.

63. What gift did she give her friend?

A. A flower.   B. A toy.     C. An interesting book.  D. A song.

64. What did her friends think of the song?  It was                  .

A. boring        B. beautiful   C. exciting            D. interesting

65. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The girl was still poor after writing the song .

B. The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C. The girl’s friends had heard the song before.

D. The girl became famous because of the song.