My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, “How would you like to go to Eton?”

“You bet,” I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous school. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper position(位置)in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce(勞斯萊斯) at a very low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.

This could only be his nice way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to the dropped. I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict(沖突) with his fear of drawing attention to himself.

It seemed that he happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice man, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.

“Oh, he doesn’t want to go away,” said my mother. “You shouldn’t go on like this.” “It’s up to him,” said my father. “He can make up his own mind.”

(    )66. The house the writer’s family lived in was        .

A. the best they could afford               B. right for their social position

C. for showing off                             D. rather small

(    )67. His father sold his Roils-Royce because        .

A. it made him feel uneasy            B. it was too old to work well

C. it was too expensive                D. it was too cheap

(    )68. The writer’s father enjoyed being different as long as(只要)       .

A．it drew attention to him          B． it didn’t bring him trouble

C．it was understood as a joke     D．there was no danger of his showing off

(    )69. What was the writer’s reaction(反應(yīng)) to the idea of going to Eton?

A. He was very unhappy.             B. He didn’t believe it.

C. He was happy.                        D. He had mixed feelings.

(    )70. We can know from the passage that       .

A. Children who can go to Eton are very famous

B. Children can go to Eton if they will

C. It is very difficult for a child to be allowed to go to Eton

D. Children don’t have the right to decide whether they will go to Eton

Robert was born in a city. His father was a teacher and mother was a doctor. They got a lot of money and liked their son. The boy felt very happy. The boy was clever but was very lazy. He didn't like to use his head and wouldn't do anything. He didn't do well in his lessons and hardly finished middle school, when he was twenty. Then his parents found some work for him. But he refused．He stayed in bed all the time. They were angry with him, but he never listened to them. Seven years later they died in a traffic accident. He had to live on selling their property(財(cái)產(chǎn)). Now he has nothing. He's often hungry and sometimes he has to sleep under a chair in the park One night, as soon as he fell to sleep, he saw a beautiful girl came up to him and asked him to marry(娶)her. He was very happy and followed her. They came in a house He found she was very rich and had a lot of nice things. After dinner she asked him to see her garden. There were all kinds of flowers in it. Suddenly she disappeared(消失)in the forest. And he couldn't find her. He began to cry loudly. "What has happened to you, sir?"a policeman woke him up and asked "I've lost my wife.”Answered Robert. "She's very beautiful and rich. And she loves me very much.” "Perhaps she's gone home," said the policeman with a smile "She must wait for you at home?” "But I can’t remember where she lives!”

1.The boy had a __________ childhood（童年）.

A. terrible????????????? B. happy??????????? C. common????????

2.The boy didn't do well in his lessons because__________.

A. he wasn't clever?????? B. he was very young?????????? C. he wouldn't use his head?????????????

3.His parents were angry with him because __________.

A .he was very lazy?????? B. he was weak in his lessons???? C. he refused to go on studying??????????????

4.When he was __________, his parents died.

A. twenty?????????????? B. twenty-two???????????????? C. twenty-seven?? .

5.One night he __________ in the park.

A. got a beautiful girl's love??????? B. got a lot of money????? C. had a beautiful dream?????????????????

Tao Lihua, 14, is a middle school student in Shenzhen．She plays Erhu on the street after school to help her family．Many years ago, her father lost his arms in an accident, and her stepmother （繼母） is now ill in hospital．

The father makes money by selling radios and drawing pictures by mouth with a brush．But they have no money for the mother's illness．

Every week, Tao plays Erhu in Lianhua Hill Park in Futian District in her school uniform．Early in 2006, CCTV reported the girl's story and more and more people began to know her．But the father refused the help from many people, and the daughter still went out to play Erhu on the street．

“I like Erhu and my dream is to be a musician．I'm going to study hard at a university for that．My father always tells mc to make a living through hard work and not to rely on （依靠） other people, “Tao said．

46．How does Tao Lihua help her family?

A．By doing chores． 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．By selling radios．

C．By drawing pictures． 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．By playing Erhu．

47．Why does the father draw pictures by his mouth?

　 A．Because he is good at doing that．

　 B．Because he has no hands．

　 C．Because people like watching him do so．

　 D．Because there is something wrong with his arms．

48．What does the underlined phrase “make a living” mean in Chinese?

　　 A．保持紀(jì)錄 　　　　　 B．創(chuàng)建處所 　　　　　　 C．謀生 　　　　　　　　　　 D．創(chuàng)造生機(jī)

49．When did Tao Lihua become well-known?

　　 A．After CCTV reported her story．　

B．After she first played Erhu in a park．

　 C．After she became a musician．　　

D．After her father refused people's help．

50．Which is NOT true according to the passage?

　 A．Tao's family couldn't afford（承擔(dān)得起）her stepmother's illness．

　 B．Many people wanted to help Tao Lihua and her family．

　 C．Tao Lihua doesn't go to school now because she has to make money．

　 D．Tao Lihua wants to take Erhu lessons at a university in the future．

Tao Lihua, 14, is a middle school student in Shenzhen．She plays Erhu on the street after school to help her family．Many years ago, her father lost his arms in an accident, and her stepmother （繼母） is now ill in hospital．

The father makes money by selling radios and drawing pictures by mouth with a brush．But they have no money for the mother's illness．

Every week, Tao plays Erhu in Lianhua Hill Park in Futian District in her school uniform．Early in 2006, CCTV reported the girl's story and more and more people began to know her．But the father refused the help from many people, and the daughter still went out to play Erhu on the street．

“I like Erhu and my dream is to be a musician．I'm going to study hard at a university for that．My father always tells mc to make a living through hard work and not to rely on （依靠） other people, “Tao said．

1 How does Tao Lihua help her family?

A．By doing chores．                                    B．By selling radios．

C．By drawing pictures．                                D．By playing Erhu．

2 Why does the father draw pictures by his mouth?

      A．Because he is good at doing that．

      B．Because he has no hands．

      C．Because people like watching him do so．

      D．Because there is something wrong with his arms．

3 What does the underlined phrase “make a living” mean in Chinese?

      A．保持紀(jì)錄              B．創(chuàng)建處所               C．謀生                      D．創(chuàng)造生機(jī)

4 When did Tao Lihua become well-known?

      A．After CCTV reported her story．  

B．After she first played Erhu in a park．

      C．After she became a musician．    

D．After her father refused people's help．

5 Which is NOT true according to the passage?

      A．Tao's family couldn't afford（承擔(dān)得起）her stepmother's illness．

      B．Many people wanted to help Tao Lihua and her family．

      C．Tao Lihua doesn't go to school now because she has to make money．

      D．Tao Lihua wants to take Erhu lessons at a university in the future．