It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2011. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After working for ten hours, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona l8 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks lo support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品雜貨)．saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.1 was so sad that someone would steal our bike that l wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.

    Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It's really fantastic that a complete stranger would offer help to someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a great effect in our lives. And we believe that no matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

46. Why was the bike so important to the couple? Because _______.

  A. they used it for work and daily life    B. it was their only possession（財(cái)產(chǎn)）

  C. it was a nice Kona l 8 speed         D. the man's job was bike racing

47. We can infer from the passage that_______.

    A. the couple worked 60 hours a week    B. people were busy before Christmas

    C. the stranger stole Trevor's bike        D. life was hard for the young family

48. What do the couple learn from their experience?

    A. Strangers are usually of little help.    B. One-should take care of their bike.

    C. An act of kindness can mean a lot.    D. News reports make people famous.

    It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas 2011. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After working for ten hours, he returned to find his bike gone. The bike, a black Kona l8 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, putting in 60-hour weeks lo support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品雜貨)．saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live.1 was so sad that someone would steal our bike that l wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.

    Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It's really fantastic that a complete stranger would offer help to someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a great effect in our lives. And we believe that no matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.

46. Why was the bike so important to the couple? Because _______.

  A. they used it for work and daily life    B. it was their only possession（財(cái)產(chǎn)）

  C. it was a nice Kona l 8 speed         D. the man's job was bike racing

47. We can infer from the passage that_______.

    A. the couple worked 60 hours a week    B. people were busy before Christmas

    C. the stranger stole Trevor's bike        D. life was hard for the young family

48. What do the couple learn from their experience?

    A. Strangers are usually of little help.    B. One-should take care of their bike.

    C. An act of kindness can mean a lot.    D. News reports make people famous.

I was in line waiting to pay．In line there were two people before me．A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes．He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten（幼兒園） party． He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes．

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change（零錢(qián)）．It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank（豬形儲(chǔ)蓄罐）to do this shopping．However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money．The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money．

It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8．00 short． The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that．“I told the boy that I could pay the other half．We dug into our handbags．However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills（紙幣）and we needed the cashier to get the change for us．Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change．It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react（反應(yīng)） with the same mind．All wanted to be of help．Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money．” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills．Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this．“ The little boy smiled and thanked us．We wished him the best and he left．I was left with a good feeling．I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me．The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”

1．What is this passage mainly about?

A． Love and goodness．                B． Culture and tradition．

C． Friendship and honesty．             D． Communication and understanding．

2．Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?

A． Because the boy had saved some money．

B． Because they both didn’t need to give anything．

C． Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy．

D． Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy．

3．What does the underlined word “touching” most probably mean?

A．令人感動(dòng)的         B．令人難過(guò)的           C．令人失望的          D．令人害怕的

4．What’s the correct order of the following events?

a． The cashier got enough money for the boy’s shirt．

b． The cashier counted the boy’s money．

c． The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets．

d． The boy went to the line to pay．

A． b, a, e, d           B． b, e, a, d          C． d, b, e, a           D． d, e, a, b

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1．The Browns are looking for a new house．Mr. Brown wants to live in the north of town near his workplace．Mrs. Brown wants, a house with four bedrooms．The Browns' children don't care what the house is like as long as(只要) the garden is big enough．

Why didn't the Browns buy the house in the advertisement?

A．it was on the wrong side of the town．

B．There weren't enough bedrooms．

C．There was no dinning room．

D．The garden was too big．

2．Man: Why don't we rent (租、借) one of the Seaview Holiday Flats for our holiday, Mary? They sound just as good as the Seaview Hotel, and it would be much cheaper．

Mary: There's one big difference between the holiday fiats and the hotel．The hotel would be much less work．

Why would Mary rather stay at the hotel?

A．They wouldn't have to cook．

B．It's not so expensive．

C．She would enjoy the beautiful gardens．

D．It's near the sea．

3．Tom: There's a new football team standing in the village, Mum．I'm old enough to play in it．We stop school at half past three, so I'd have plenty of time．

Mum: Well, I suppose you could do your homework later．But look, Tom, you haven't read the advertisement carefully．You can't possibly play for this team．

Why can't Tom play for the new football team?

A．He's not old enough．

B．Tom hasn't read the advertisement carefully．

C．School stops too late．

D．He has to do his homework

4．Man: I'm looking for a room to rent．It doesn't matter how big it is．I don't care what color the walls are or how old the furniture(家具) is．I've got to study for my exams, so the house must be quiet and near the school．

Girl: There are some advertisements for rooms in the paper．What about this one?

   Man: Yes…Yes…that's all right．Oh, dear, no, I don't think it would do．

What's wrong with the room in the advertisement about rooms?

A．It's too small．                               B．The walls are the wrong color．

C．The man likes old furniture better．              D．It's too noisy．

5．Ann has always wanted to work in a restaurant．She thinks they're exciting places．It's hard work but she isn't lazy．You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays but you get other days off．It's not very well-paid, but who cares about money?

Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant?

A．It's an easy job．                                B．The pay is good and the food is free．

C．She thinks it would be fun．                       D．You get long holidays．

Life used to be fine for “teenagers”．They used to have money to spend and free time to spend it．They used to wear teenage clothes in teenage coffee bars and discos．But for many young people，life is    1    now．Jobs are difficult to   2    ．There’s not so much money around．Things are more expensive and it's hard to get a place to   3    ．Teachers say that students are more willing to learn than used to．They are   4    interested in politics，but more interested in passing exams．They know that good exam results may get them   5    ．

    When you read newspapers and watch TV, it is easy to get the  6  that British young people are all unemployed．a(chǎn)ngry and in trouble． 7   that’s not true

    Three quarters of them do   8    their parents did．They do their best at school，find some kind of work and get    9     in their early twenties．They get along well with their parents and enjoy family life. They watch football on TV and like reading about Princess Diana. After all, if they  10   , they wouldn′t be British, would they?

1. A. harder         B. hard          C. the hardest       D. hardly

2. A. look           B. look for       C. find            D. offer

3. A. live            B. stay          C. live in          D. work in

4. A. more           B. much         C. most           D. less

5. A. a job           B. jobs          C. a work          D. works

6. A. mark           B. idea          C. riddle          D. mail

7. A. But            B. And          C. So             D. Or

8. A. that            B. which        C. what            D. /

9. A. marry          B. marrying      C. marry with      D. married

10. A. didn't          B. don't         C. weren't         D. aren't