閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。

  My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻的) after his father passed away. As a 35   parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, 36    he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I 37    him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleased for 38 . “ Please God(上帝，求求你), I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I’m giving the whole thing up to you. ”

I was at work when I got a phone call. A man 39    himself as the headmaster. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences. ” Before he could say another word, I choked up(說不出話) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this 40  . “ I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands. ” For a moment there was 41   on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “ Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a marked 42    in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I 43   that his teachers were astonished(震驚的) at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that 44   from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “ That was me. I thought I’d play a 45   but when I heard what you said, it really hit me 46   I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.” 

35．A．good                   B．single     C．responsible        D．successful

36．A．the best         B．the less     C. the most        D．the more    

37．A．sent         B．forced      C. allowed        D. pushed

38．A．help                   B．method     C．reasons      D．explanation

39．A．regarded        B．considered         C．introduced    D．looked

40．A．student                B．teacher      C．father            D. stranger

41．A．cry                B．silence          C．laugh         D. answer

42．A．a(chǎn)chievement     B．failure      C．improvement   D. exchange

43．A．noticed         B．saw        C. knew           D．learnt

44．A．a(chǎn)dvice          B．report          C．encouragement         D．call

45．A. game            B．match      C．joke                    D．role

46．A. how long       B．how much       C．how often     D．how many

The girl is my friend. She is thirteen   46   old. She is   47   with long legs. She   48   long hair, but she has a  49  face like an apple. She has two big black eyes and small ears.   50   mouth is big, but her nose is   51  . She likes red, but now she is   52   a yellow skirt and brown   53  . She is a nice girl. She and I   54   good friends.   55   is she? She is Linda.

1.A．year                   B．years                    C．the year

2.A．long                   B．tall                 C．small

3.A．have               B．has                  C．does

4.A．round              B．big                  C．long

5.A．She’s             B．His                  C．Her

6.A．big                    B．long                 C．small

7.A．a(chǎn)t                 B．to                   C．in

8.A．dress              B．shoes                C．shirts

9.A．is                 B．a(chǎn)m                   C．a(chǎn)re

10.A．How               B．Where                C．Who

The girl is my friend. She is thirteen   46  old. She is   47  with long legs. She   48  long hair, but she has a  49  face like an apple. She has two big black eyes and small ears.   50  mouth is big, but her nose is   51 . She likes red, but now she is   52  a yellow skirt and brown   53 . She is a nice girl. She and I   54  good friends.   55  is she? She is Linda.
【小題1】A．year                    B．years                    C．the year
【小題2】A．long                    B．tall                 C．small
【小題3】A．have                B．has                  C．does
【小題4】A．round               B．big                  C．long
【小題5】A．She’s              B．His                  C．Her
【小題6】A．big                 B．long                 C．small
【小題7】A．a(chǎn)t                  B．to                   C．in
【小題8】A．dress               B．shoes                C．shirts
【小題9】A．is                  B．a(chǎn)m                   C．a(chǎn)re
【小題10】A．How                B．Where               C．Who

Sudha Chandran was a dancer from India．She lost her chance to be a 41 when her right leg had to be cut off after a car accident．

Though the 42 brought her bright career to a stop，she didn’t 43 ．In the terrible months

that followed，she met a doctor 44 had developed an artificial limb(假肢)．

　 After she was fitted with an artificial leg，she decided to go back to 45 ．

　 Sudha believed that she could 46 　her dream come true．Then she did 47 for her

dream．

　 After every public show，she would ask her dad about her act．“You 48 have a long way to go．”was the answer she used to get 49 her father．　

　 In January 2004．Sudha made an important return by 50 a public show in Bombay．She

gave a show in such an amazing manner 51 it moved everyone to tears．In the end，she 52 　

the final prize of the show．

That evening，when she asked her dad the 53 question，he didn’t say 54 ．He just

touched her feet as praise to a great artist.

When someone asked Sudha 55 she could dance again with her artificial limb，she said quite simply．“I don’t need feet to dance．”

(　 )41．A．runner　 B．player　　　 C．star　　　 D．moon

(　 )42．A．chance　 B．a(chǎn)ccident　　 C．dancer　　 D．leg

(　 )43．A．give up　 B．give away　 C．give in　　 D．give out

(　 )44．A．which　 B．where　　　　 C．what　　 D．who

(　 )45．A．sing　　 B．dance　　　　 C．cut　　　 D. stop

(　 )46．A．take　　 B．bring　　　　 C．make　　 D．keep

(　 )47．A．a(chǎn) lot　　 B．a(chǎn) few　　　　 C．a(chǎn) little　　 D．a(chǎn) bit

(　 )48．A．still　　 B．only　　　　 C．just　　　 　D．ever

(　 )49．A．in　　　 B．to　　　　　 C．from　　　　 D．for

(　 )50．A．going　 B．giving　　　 C．getting　　　 D. watching

(　 )51．A．a(chǎn)nd　　 B．so　　　 C．but　　　　　　 D．that

(　 )52．A．won　　 B．beat　　　 C．had　　　　　 D．told

(　 )53．A．different　 B．unusual　　 C．usual　　　　 D．strange

(　 )54．A．something B．a(chǎn)nything　 C．everything　　 D．nothirig

(　 )55．A．what　　　 B．how　　　　 C．why　　　　 D．when

Long long ago，there was a man and his wife who worked for an old man．One day，the old man pointed to a big box in his living room and said，“There’s only one thing you mustn’t do：Don’t open this 46　 ．”After saying this，he 　 47　 home．

The woman said to her husband，“There must be 　 48　 expensive in the box．Let’s open it，shall we?” Her husband didn’t want to do that，　 49　 the woman didn’t give up．

A few days later，the woman made a 　 50　 to find out what was in the box．Before her husband could stop her，she opened the box and looked into it．To her 　 51　 ，there was nothing in it．She tried hard to 　 52　 the box，but she failed．

That evening，the old man came home and found that the box was open．He was very 　 53　 and he asked the woman and her husband to leave his home at once．

“But there was nothing in the box，” the woman said，“We haven’t 　 54　 anything at all．”

The old man shouted，“The box is not important．Now I know that I can’t trust（信任）you．That’s what’s 　 55　 !”

46．A．bag　 　　　　 B．case　　　 　　 C．box　　　 　　 D．backpack

47．A．left　　　 　　 B．went　　　 　　 C．came　　 　　　 D．a(chǎn)rrived

48．A．everything　 　　　 B．nothing　　 　　 C．something　 　 D．a(chǎn)nything

49．A．so　　 　　　　 B．a(chǎn)nd　　　 　　　 C．or　　　 　　　 D．but

50．A．suggestion　　 B．decision　　　　 　 C．mistake　　　　 D．living

51．A．joy　 　　　　 B．fun　　　 　　 C．surprise　　 　　　 D．pleasure

52．A．close　　 　　　 B．open　　　　 　 C．throw　　　 　　 D．carry

53．A．a(chǎn)fraid　　 　　 B．a(chǎn)ngry　　　　 　 C．excited　　　 D．tired

54．A．lent　　 　　　 B．broken　　　 　 C．sold　　　　 　　　 D．taken

55．A．important　　　 B．expensive　　　 　 C．useful　　 　　 D．lucky