"Can I see my baby?" asked the happy new mother. When the baby was in her arms, she couldn't believe her eyes. The baby was born without ears.

Time proved(證明) that the baby's hearing was very good though he had no ears. He got on well with his classmates. But one day, he said to his mother, tears in his eyes, "A big boy called me a freak (畸形的)."

　　The boy's father asked the family doctor. "Could nothing be done?"

　　"I believe I could graft (植入) on a pair of outer ears if they could be got," the doctor said. They tried to find a person who was helpful for the young man.

　　One day, his father said to the son, "You're going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But we must keep it a secret who the person is."

　　The operation(手術(shù)) was a great success, and a new person appeared. His cleverness and hard work made him a very successful person. He married and lived a happy life.

　　He once asked his father, "Who gave me the ears? I could do enough for him or her."

　　"I do not believe you could, "said the father." The agreement was that you are not to know...not yet."

　　For years they kept it a secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother's body. Slowly, the father raised the thick, brown hair. To his surprise, the son found his mother had no outer ears.

　　"Mother said she was glad she never needed to cut her hair," his father said in a low voice, "and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they?”

1.The mother was surprised to see her baby for the first time because the baby__.

A．had no outer ears	B．was born without hair
C．was in her arms	D．could not hear her

2.The sentence"...a new person appeared." means"______."

A．a(chǎn) new baby was born in the hospital	B．a(chǎn) stranger came into the hospital
C．a(chǎn) new doctor took care of the boy	D．the boy began to live a new life

3.Why did the boy's mother never cut her hair?

A．Because she liked her thick, brown hair.

B．Because her work didn't allow her to do that

C．Because the hair was good for her health

D．Because she wanted to keep the fact a secret

4.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The boy couldn't hear without ears at first.

B．The boy didn't know the truth (真相) until his mother died.

C．His parents often encouraged him to work hard.

D．His classmates were always making fun of him.

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．A Clever Boy

B．Kind Parents

C．Great Love

D．An Ear Operation

 

閱讀理解：

　　Mr White began to work in a middle school when he was twenty-three. He has worked there for forty years. At the beginning he taught his students English. He worked hard and was strict in everything. And he took good care of others and all the other teachers and his students liked him very much. Twelve years ago he was appointed(被任命)as headmaster and he worked even harder.

　　Forty years ago there were fifteen classes and nearly five hundred students and forty-seven teachers in the school. But now there're one thousand two hundred students and one hundred and twenty teachers. Mr White thinks it necessary(必要) for the teachers to remember all their students' names.

　　At a meeting, Mr White recognized(認出) one of his students, “Your name is Fred Smith,”the headmaster said happily.“You were in Grade Six in 1981, weren't you?”

　　“Yes, Mr White,”answered Mr Smith.“You taught me English fifteen years ago.”All the people were surprised at the old man's memory and he was much happier.

“Where are you working now, young man?”“I have taught in your school for five years, Mr White,”answered the young man.

1．Mr White was strict ________.

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2．Mr White was appointed as headmaster when he was ________ years old.

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3．Mr White asked the teachers to remember all their ________ names.

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4．All the people were surprised(驚訝)because ________.

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A．Fred Smith was Mr Whites

B．Fred Smith was a teacher in the school

C．Mr White's memory was good

D．Mr White didn't know Fred Smith though he was his student

5．Which of the following is not true? ________.

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A．Mr White taught Fred Smith English fifteen years ago

B．Mr White knows about all his students and all the teachers in his school

C．In 1982 Mr White taught English in the school

D．Fred Smith worked in Mr White's school for five years, but Mr White knew nothing about that

One Friday night，a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station，playing his violin．Many people put money into the hat lying in front of him．

The next day，the young man came to the gate of the railway station again，and put his hat on the ground．But different from what he always did in the past days，he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground．It said，“Last night，a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Please come soon，Mr. Sang．”

After about half an hour，a middle--aged man ran to the young man in a hurry and said，“It’s you! You do come here．I know that you’re an honest man and will certainly come here．” The young man asked，“Are you Mr. George Sang? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery（獎券）ticket，” answered the middle--aged man．The young man took out of a lottery ticket and gave it to the man．

The prize of the lottery ticket was $500,000．Yesterday when the middle--aged man knew he won，he was very happy．He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat．However，the lottery ticket was also thrown in．

Later，someone asked the young man，“You play the violin in the railway station every day to make money．Why didn't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” The young man said，“Although I don't have much money，I live happily．But if I lose honesty．I won't be happy forever．”

1．One Friday night，_________．

A．a(chǎn) poor young man was playing his violin at a gate of the railway station

B．someone took away some money from the hat lying in front of the young man

C．people didn't want to put money into the hat because they didn't like his music

D．people saw a poor young man standing at the railway station

2．Why did a middle-aged man run to the young man in a hurry?

A．Because he was an honest man and would certainly come．

B．Because he wanted to look for his lost lottery ticket．

C．Because he was too sad to find his lottery ticket．

D．Because he got 50 dollars ready to put into the hat．

3．The middle-aged man _________．

A．won the prize of the lottery ticket

B．won $5,000,000 with the lottery ticket

C．had a lot of money to help the poor young man

D．gave 50 dollars to the young man because of his honesty

4．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Though the young man didn't have much money，he lived happily．

B．The young man thought that if he lost honesty，he wouldn't be happy forever．

C．People thought the young man sold the man's lottery ticket．

D．Someone asked the young marl why he didn't take the prize of the lottery ticket．

A clam (蚌) decided to take a rest on the bank of the River Yi. When the clouds passed, he felt cool in their shadow. When the sun returned, he felt warm. It was a good time to daydream, and so he did..

From above, a bird saw the clam and flew down and gave it a good peck (啄). The clam was frightened and closed his shell tight, catching the bird’s beak.

“Remove your beak at once,” ordered the clam. But the bird was stubborn, though she was able to pull out her beak, she refused.

“I will not remove my beak until you open your shell,” the bird mumbled. Like the clam, she found it was difficult to speak clearly under the situation. Of course, the clam was not about to listen to the bird and open his shell. But the bird threatened, (威脅)“Open your shell or you’ll be a dead clam.” “Remove your beak at once,” returned the clam.

“Open it!”

“ Remove it!”

“Open it!”

The two went back and forth like this for several hours. But neither of them would follow the other’s orders first, they stayed in such a state until a young man who happened to come here and carried two of them off for dinner!

71. Why the clam choose the bank to have a rest?

A. Because it was a place where he felt cool when the clouds passed and warm when the sun returned.　　　　　

B. Because he likes daydreaming.

C. Because it wanted to meet the bird on the bank..　　　　　

D. Because it could find some food for dinner.

72. In the fourth paragraph, the word “mumble” means 　　　　　　__.

A．慢條斯理地說 B．含糊地說　 C．狠狠地說　 D．快速的說

73. Which of the following can be true according to the passage?

A. The clam opened his shell first.　　　 B. The bird removed his beak first

C. The clam and the bird didn’t agree with each other until the young man came

D. The clam and the bird were cooked as a good dinner by the young man

74.Which of the following sayings can explain the story well?

A. Two dogs fight for a bone, and a third runs away with it.

B. Two heads are better than one.

C. Think twice before you do

D. Saying is one thing and doing another

75. The best title of the passage is 　　　　　　　__.

A. Remove it first 　　B. A daydream

C. A stubborn bird　 　 D. The bird and the clam