"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(证明) 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(手术) 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?”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 |
The sentence"...a new person appeared." means"______."
| A．a new baby was born in the hospital | B．a stranger came into the hospital |
| C．a new doctor took care of the boy | D．the boy began to live a new life |
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 |
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. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．A Clever Boy | B．Kind Parents | C．Great Love | D．An Ear Operation |
阅读理解（共5小题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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At school many things happen to us ．We may feel excited when we have success in a school play．We may feel sorry if we lose an important game ．We want to keep the memory for the rest of our lives ．
How to keep the memory ?Our English teacher ,Miss Wang ,has taught us a good way of remembering things to make our own yearbook ．What is a yearbook ? A yearbook is a kind of book which is used to keep the memory of exciting moments ．It’s usually made at the end of the year ．
Last December ,we began to make our yearbook ．First we chose the persons who had done something special ,then some students interviewed them ,some wrote down their stories ,others took photos of them ．Every one in our class had something to do ．Finally our teacher helped us to put the things together ．We had our first yearbook ．
All of us put a lot of love into making the yearbook ．It is so wonderful that not only the students but also our parents and teachers will remember the special time forever ．When we have success in a school play ,we may feel__________．
| A．sorry |
| B．angry |
| C．excited |
| D．happy |
Miss Wang’s good way of remembering thing is to__________．
| A．buy a new book |
| B．write down stories |
| C．make a yearbook |
| D．make friends |
Usually a yearbook is made in__________．
| A．January |
| B．May |
| C．December |
| D．March |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
At present, too much carbon dioxide(二氧化碳) makes the earth warmer and warmer and causes terrible effect to human beings．To save our planet, to save ourselves, a new lifestyle called low-carbon life(低碳生活) becomes popular．Low carbon means low energy and no waste．It is necessary for everybody to learn to live a low-carbon life．
To live a low-carbon life, we’d better save energy as possible．Turn off the lights and TV whenever they are not needed．If possible, use cold water to wash clothes or dishes．Take a short shower and try to take a cold one when the weather gets warm．Don’t do the cooking with electricity．
To live a low-carbon life , we should eat less meat．Everybody knows eating too much meat makes people fat and easy to have heart disease, but maybe you don’t know keeping animals for food produces even more carbon dioxide than all the cars in the world, and being a vegetarian can help reduce one and a half tons of carbon dioxide a year．Maybe it is a little difficult, but it’s really necessary．
To live a low-carbon life, we are supposed to do less shopping．When we go shopping, we may drive a car or take other transportations．On the one hand, these machines pollute the air and waste energy．On the other hand, most of us always buy some useless things because of some advertisements．It is not only a waste of money but also causes trouble to the earth, because as you know, making everything will produce carbon dioxi de more or less．
There are many other ways to live low-carbon life, such as recycling things, planting trees and reusing textbooks．If we can keep it a habit in our daily life, the earth will become a safer planet for us to live on．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。_____ makes the weather on the earth get warmer．
| A．Little rubbish |
| B．A waste of money |
| C．Too much carbon dioxide |
| D．A waste of water |
We can _____ to save energy in our daily life．
| A．use less electricity |
| B．go to sleep with lights on |
| C．wash clothes with hot water |
| D．drive car to work |
The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph means _____．
| A．eating less meat |
| B．having heart disease |
| C．keeping animals for food |
| D．eating less vegetables |
We should do less shopping because _____．
| A．wasting money causes trouble to people |
| B．the advertisements are sometimes misleading |
| C．the less you shop, the less carbon dioxide will be produced |
| D．some of the things you bought are useless |
If everybody lives a low-carbon life, _____．
| A．we will waste more energy |
| B．there will be less carbon dioxide |
| C．the earth will become a dangerous place to live on |
| D．there will be more carbon dioxide |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know how to deal with them．Many old computers are put away．Many more are simply thrown away as rubbish．
Finally, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers．Sony has agreed to help recycle old Sony products(产品)．Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers of their own brands．
In some countries, laws have been passed, too．Computer companies have to pay for collecting and recycling their used products．And 70% of the computer waste must be recycled．The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for the cost．That will encourage them to make computers which are easier and cheaper to repair and upgrade(升级)．
Yet many people are throwing away good computers, while others cannot afford them at all．Hundreds of organizations are working on this problem．They collect and repair old computers．Some also teach others how to repair computers．These repaired computers then go to schools, charities(慈善团体) or people who need them．Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person’s rubbish into someone else’s useful things and cut down waste, too．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。What do many people do with old computers?
| A．They repair them． |
| B．They sell them． |
| C．They send them to others． |
| D．They stop using them． |
How many computer companies are mentioned in the second paragraph？
| A．One． |
| B．Two． |
| C．Three． |
| D．Four． |
According to the laws in some countries, computer companies must _____．
| A．recycle most of their products |
| B．collect all their used products |
| C．repair and upgrade old computers |
| D．make more cheaper computers |
What do the organizations do to solve the problem of old computers?
| A．Help the computer companies to collect them． |
| B．Repair and send them to those who need them． |
| C．Help people to learn to use them． |
| D．Turn rubbish into useful things． |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Repairing old computers． |
| B．Encouraging to make cheap computers． |
| C．Recycling old computers． |
| D．Helping those who need computers． |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later．If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air．There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded．
The little cars of the future will cost less．Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour．The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way．Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油)．If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future．Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones．
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。There is much pollution in the air today because _____．
| A．people drive big cars |
| B．people drive little cars |
| C．small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline |
| D．the usual size of cars today is too small |
The usual size of cars today is _____．
| A．much smaller than the future one |
| B．as big as the future ones |
| C．as small as the future ones |
| D．bigger than the future ones |
Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT true?
| A．Big cars cost more． |
| B．Big cars are not useful for a long way． |
| C．The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars． |
| D．Small cars are slower than big ones． |
The streets will be less crowded because _____．
| A．there will be fewer cars in the future |
| B．there will be fewer people in the streets |
| C．three kinds of roads will be built |
| D．future cars will be smaller |
Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____．
| A．there will be too many cars in the future |
| B．more and more people will go to cities |
| C．big cars run faster and little cars run slower |
| D．it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads |
阅读理解（共4小题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Want to know what we can do to help make our city a better place to live in? Why not take part in “Clean & Green weekend”? Join us, and you can make new friends and help protect the environment at the same time．
Park Life
Do you like hanging out in the park with your friends? If so，why not take the chance to come with us and tidy up the park as you go？To add some fun, there is a gift for the person who collects the most rubbish! Meet us at the south entrance to Taohe Park at 9 a．m．next Saturday if you want to join in．
The Air You Breathe
A great way to make the air we breathe cleaner is by planting lots of trees！It is a fact that trees slowly filter（过滤）a lot of pollutants from the air．So come and help us plant some new ones in Fenhe Park at 2 p．m．next Sunday．
War on Graffiti（涂鸦）
Some people think graffiti is cool．Well, it is not! The best way to stop buildings from becoming totally covered in ugly graffiti is to get rid of it as soon as possible．And that is exactly what we are going to do．We are repainting the school walls from 1 p．m．on Saturday．You don’t have to bring any tools, just remember to wear some old clothes！
根据上面三个倡议的内容，选择正确答案。The main purpose of “Clean & Green Weekend” is to_________．
| A．make our city more beautiful |
| B．offer the chance to have fun |
| C．help students meet old friends |
| D．have a nice weekend |
The students who want to join in the rubbish collecting activity must meet____．
| A．at 1 p．m．on Saturday |
| B．at 2 p．m．next Sunday |
| C．at 9 a．m．next Saturday |
| D．at 3 a．m．on Sunday |
If we’re going to repaint the school walls, we need to_________．
| A．draw pictures well |
| B．wear some old clothes |
| C．bring some tools with us |
| D．wear some new clothes |
According to the passage, we know_________．
| A．graffiti can make the buildings look cool |
| B．the person who collects rubbish can get a gift |
| C．we can plant trees to improve the environment |
| D．we can draw pictures on the wall |
We might read the above passage_________．
| A．in a fashion magazine |
| B．on a school notice board |
| C．in a newspaper advertisement |
| D．on a hospital notice board |