Why is she looking at me as though she （) me？ I've never seen her before.

A．Because she likes trouble

B．Because she thinks that the trouble will come to you．

C．Because she thinks that the road to success in learning a second language can be difficult．

D．Because she feels uncomfortable when she makes mistakes．

A．She will have more time to prepare for it．

B．The jobs available there are more suited to her interests．

C．One of her sociology professors helped organize it．

D．Fewer people will be looking for positions th

E．

Sixteen-year-old Maria was waiting in line at the airport in Santo Domingo. She was leaving her native country to join her sister in the United States. She spoke English very well. Though she was very happy she could go abroad, she was feeling sad at leaving her family and friends.

As she was thinking all about this, she suddenly heard the airline employee asking her to pick up her luggage and put it on the scales (称).

Maria pulled and pulled. The bag was too heavy and she just couldn't lift it up. The man behind her got very impatient. He, too, was waiting to check in his luggage.

"What's wrong with this girl？" He said, "Why doesn't she hurry up？" He moved forward and placed his bag on the counter, hoping to check in first.

He was in a hurry to get a good seat.Maria was very angry, but she was very polite. And in her best English she said, "Why are you so upset？ There are enough seats for everyone on the plane. If you are in such a hurry, why can't you give me a hand with my luggage？"

The man was surprised to hear Maria speak English. He quickly picked up her luggage and stepped back. Everyone was looking at him with disapproval.

1. Maria's story happened on her way back to Santo Domingo.

A: T B: F

2. You believe that the work of the airline employee mentioned in the story is to check people's luggage at the airport.

A: T B: F

3. "Why are you so upset？" Maria said to the man. She wanted to tell him that he should not be unhappy and worried.

A: T B: F

4. "Everyone was looking at him with disapproval."This sentence means that the people around felt sorry for Maria's manners.

A: T B: F

5. The author mentioned Maria's age at the beginning of the story in order to show that she was young but behaved properly.

A: T B: F

I took the poem from its frame. the day she died. It is free verse, 79 lines, and is called "Mother's Meditation (in the Hospital)." In it she reflects on Christ's question to his apostles: "Who do you say I am？" She notes that he was the boy born in Bethlehem," put in the manager full of straw.., kept warm by the breath of the donkey," who grew up to be "an ordinary man without much learning."

Donkeys are not noble; straw is common; and it was among the ordinary and ignoble, the poor and sick, that she chose to, labor. Her mission was for them and among them, and you have to be a pretty tough character to organize a little universe that exists to help people other people aren't interested in helping.

That's how she struck me when I met her as I watched her life. She was tough. There was the worn and weathered face, the abrupt and definite speech. We think saints are great organizers, great operators, great combatants in the world.

Once I saw her in a breathtaking act of courage. She was speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington in 1995. All the Washington Establishment was there, plus a few thousand born again Christians, orthodox Catholics and Jews, and searchers looking for a faith. Mother Teresa was introduced, and she spoke of God, of love, of families. She said we must love one another and care for one another. There were great purrs of agreement.

But as the speech continued it became more pointed. She asked, "Do you do enough to make sure your parents, in the old people's homes, feel your love7 Do you bring then each day your joy and caring？" The baby boomers in the audience began to shift in their seats. And she continued. "I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion," she said, and then she told them why, in uncompromising term. For about 1.3 seconds there was complete silence, then applause built and swept across the room. But not everyone: the President and the First Lady, the Vice President and Mrs. Gore, looked like seated statues at Madame Tussaud's, glistening in the lights and moving not a muscle. She didn't stop there either, but went on to explain why artificial birth control is bad and why Protestants who separate faith from works are making a mistake. When she was finished, there was almost no one she hadn't offended. A US Senator turned to his wife and said, "Is my jaw up yet？"

Talk about speaking truth to power! But Mother Teresa didn't care, and she wasn't afraid. The poem she gave me included her personal answers to Christ's question. She said he is "the Truth to be told.., the Way to be walked.., the Light to be lit." She took her own advice and lived a whole life that showed it.

Who was the exalted child？

A．Mother Teresa.

B．the author.

C．I.

D．God.

There was once an ant that was very thirsty.

It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.

Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it.

The ant drank the water, which saved its life.

The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings.

The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds.

“Why are you sad？” asked the ant.

“I’m the prisoner of a giant.” the girl told the ant. “ He won’t let me go until I’ve made three separate heaps of grain, barley(大麦)and rye(黑麦)out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together.”

“That will take you a month!” the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds.

“I know,” the girl cried, “and if I haven’t finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!”

“Don’t cry,” the ant said, “my friends and I will help you.”

Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds.

The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.

Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.

1. What is an ant？

A. A small animal.

B. An insect.

C. A bird

. D. A giant.

2. When did the drop of water fall on the ant？

A. When it was looking for food.

B. When it saved the ant’s life.

C. When it was nearly dying.

D. When it looked up.

3. Why was the young girl crying？

A. Because of her sadness.

B. Because she saw the ant.

C. Because the giant would let her go.

D. Because the giant had given her an impossible job to do.

4. What would the giant do if the girl failed to do the work？

A. He would eat her.

B. He would let her go.

C. He would take her away.

D. He would send her to prison.

5. Who or what saved the girl’s life？

A. The giant

B. The ant

C. The ant’s friends

D. Her tears

Passage Three

My husband and children feel very happy to live here. They can't see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who aren't good. They can't see that our neighbors have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decided that my children must get out of this. The money that we've saved isn't nearly enough.

The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldn't eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer (下水道). Why？ Is it only because they have money？ There is more to happiness than money in the world, isn't there？

Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn't rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. She can read your mind. I'd like to see the children will be like Miss Jackson when they grow up.

44. This passage suggests that the writer______.

A. is easy to get along with

B. is never pleased with her neighbors

C. is unhappy with the life they are living

D. is good at observing and understanding people

Xiaoyan and Polly decide to phone an estate agent.

Polly：So，what about seeing this flat？ Do you like it？ Why don't you call them？

Xiaoyan: Well，I don't know一 yes, it is the best.Polly, could you ring them up, please？ I'm sometimes quite nervous on the phone.I'm okay with business, but I don't like talking about things I don't understand very well.

Polly: Yes, of course I'll phone them.But how about going to an estate agent, then you're talking face to face？

Xiaoyan: What do you mean？

Polly: Why don't you go to an estate agent？ They sell flats, but they've usually got flats to rent.Talk to them about what you are looking for.I'll help you find a good estate agent in the phone book.

Xiaoyan:Yes, that's a good idea.

1、Xiaoyan wants()about the flat in the newspaper.()

A.Polly to phone

B.To phone

C.Polly to talk

2、Xiaoyan is ()the phone when she doesn't understand things very well.

A.interested in

B.happy on

C.nervous on

3、Polly hopes that Xiaoyan talks to an estate agent().

A.on the phone

B.through email

C.face to face

4、An estate agent has got flats to().

A.paint

B.sell

C.design

5、Xiaoyan is() to an estate agent.

A.happy to go

B.nervous to go

C.not interested in going

There was once an ant that was very thirsty.有一只蚂蚁很渴。

It ran here and there looking for some water but could not find any.

Then suddenly, when the ant was almost ready to die of thirst, a large drop of water fell on it.

The ant drank the water, which saved its life.

The water was actually a tear from a young girl who was crying. Because of her sadness, the tear had magical qualities and suddenly the ant could speak the language of human beings.

The ant looked up and saw the young girl sitting in front of a huge pile of seeds.

"Why are you sad？" asked the ant.

"I'm the prisoner of a giant." the girl told the ant. "He won't let me go until I've made three separate heaps of grain, barley(大麦)and rye(黑麦)out of this huge pile of seeds in which they are all mixed together."

"That will take you a month!" the ant said, looking at the huge pile of seeds.

"I know," the girl cried, "and if I haven't finished by tomorrow, the giant will eat me for his supper!"

"Don't cry," the ant said, "my friends and I will help you."

Soon thousands of ants were at work, separating the three kinds of seeds.

The next morning, when the giant saw that the work had been done, he let the girl go.

Thus it was one of her tears that saved her life.

(1)、The ant was playing when it ran here and there.

A：T

B：F

(2)、The drop of water fell on the ant when it was nearly dying.

A：T

B：F

(3)、The young girl was crying because she wanted to have supper.

A：T

B：F

(4)、The giant would eat the girl if she failed to do the work.

A：T

B：F

(5)、The ant's friends saved the girl's life.

A：T

B：F