Once there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was said that the island would go down, so all made boats and left except Love.
Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to offer her help until the last possible moment. When the island had almost gone down, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in a great boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?” Richness answered, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”
Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you .” “Oh, Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”
Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even notice when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Love was so excited that she even forgot to ask who the elder was. So Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?” “It was Time,” Knowledge answered. “Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”
Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time understands how valuable Love is.”What would happen to the island?
| A．It would grow bigger. | B．It would sink. | C．It drove feelings away. | D．All the feelings lived. |
Sadness didn’t see Love when he passed by Love, did he?
| A．Yes, he did. | B．Yes, he didn’t. | C．No, he didn’t. | D．No, he did. |
Why didn’t Happiness help Love?
| A．Because Happiness didn’t like Love. |
| B．Because Happiness didn’t hear Love calling her. |
| C．Because her boat was so small that she couldn’t take Love with her. |
| D．Because she needed to be by herself. |
Who helped Love out of danger?
| A．Sadness. | B．Knowledge. | C．Happiness. | D．Time. |
What does the underlined word “valuable” mean in Chinese?
| A．令人喜爱的 | B．珍贵的 | C．吸引人的 | D．有爱心的 |
Have you ever heard of a rattlesnake？It is a poisonous （有毒的） American snake．When it is angry or afraid，it makes a noise like a rattle with its tail．It's very scary．But Heather Ramirez and her husband，from California，in the United States，make a living in an unusual way．They are self﹣employed （自雇的） snake catchers!They catch snakes，especially rattlesnakes which have gone indoors，and return them to the wild．
Heather describes her work as"protecting people from rattlesnakes﹣and protecting rattlesnakes from people!"In the area where they live，rattlesnakes often come face to face with people．They are found in stores，offices，houses and gardens．Heather explains that it's not the snakes that are moving into places where people live，but it's the other way round．The snakes lived in these places first and then the people built houses．
Most people who see a rattlesnake are feared．If you keep your distance，however，the snake won't bite （咬） you．In twelve years as a snake catcher，Heather has never touched a snake．She doesn't take the risk．She picks up the snakes with a special tool．This doesn't hurt them，but it keeps them at a safe distance so that they can't bite her．
Heather and her husband are very busy because they are never off duty．Catching snakes is a full﹣time job and they don't often have a day off．People can get to them at any time of the day or night．Not everyone can do this job，but Heather doesn't want to do anything else．"I just love my job，"she says．
（1）The Ramirezs make a living in an unusual way by ．
A．catching and selling snakes
B．catching snakes as a part﹣time job
C．protecting snakes in the wild
D．being self﹣employed snake catchers
（2）In Paragraph 2，Heather explains why the rattlesnakes ．
A．never bite people
B．are afraid of people
C．are found where people live
D．lived with people at first
（3）The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3refers to ．
A．rattlesnakes
B．special tools
C．people around
D．the Ramirezs
（4）Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Heather catches snakes only at night．
B．Heather is always ready to do her job．
C．Heather risks touching snakes sometimes．
D．Heather has been a snake catcher for 20years．
New Baby Brother
I was sitting in school
when I heard the news．
"Your baby brother is born，
and wants to see you!"
Dad got me from school
and to the hospital with no delay．
Hurrying on our journey，
he almost forgot the way!
My brother's hands were tiny，
and wrinkly soft，like a prune．
After he smiled at me，
Mom said，"He'll come home soon!"
Everyone"oohing"and"aahing"，
they say"He is so sweet．
And one day he'll walk around
on those little baby feet!"
31．The writer was when hearing the news．
A．at school
B．at home
C．in the hospital
D．in the store
32．The writer's took the writer to the hospital to see the baby brother．
A．father
B．mother
C．brother
D．teacher
33．The family felt to have the new baby．
A．worried
B．surprised
C．relaxed
D．excited．
下面是一封来自美国的邮件，内容是你们班同学去San Francisco旅游的相关须知，请你阅读邮件，然后将其中的要点分条列出，张贴在班级的告示栏中．
Hum Thomas fell in love with Megan．But then an accident changed in his life，and he had to move to Canada．Magan promised to write to him．But Hum never heard from her …until one day a letter arrived．
He saw the letter came from where he and his father had lived in their early years．Who was writing to him？He turned the envelop（信封）over in his hands several times．Then he took out the letter and read：
Dear Hum，
I don't know if this letter will reach you，and I don't know why I'm writing to you after all these years，but …
Hum turned to the end of the letter and saw：
Best wishes
Megan
He couldn't believe it．He turned back to the first words of the letter and read：
…after all these years，but I've just found your letters to me from Canada．Believe me，this was the first time I'd read them and they made me cry，even after 50 years，I found them in a box of my father's papers．They were never opened．
Hum，I never know that you'd written to me．I thought your life in Canada had made you forget me．Now I realize that my father kept your letters．I can still remember asking him if there was any letter for me，and he always said："______，my girl，I told you he was no good．"Finally，after about a year，I believed him．
But why did he keep the letters？Do you think he wanted me to find them when it was too late？Anyway he's dead now，so I can't ask him．All I can say is I'm sorry．Sorry for what my father did，sorry that you never heard from me and sorry for …everything．
I hope that at least this letter reaches you．Of course，I'll understand if you don't want to write back to me，but if you don't do，I am still Magan Jenkins，and I will live at the same adress．
Best wishes，
Megan
Hum read the letter again．Everything with Megan came back to him．He had never forgotten her．He couldn't．Every day he looked at her face on the wall．He had a drawing of her．It had traveled everywhere with him．But to hear from her again …
"Are you all right，Dad？"asked Mike，coming into the room．
（Adapted from Two Lives by Helen Naylor）
42．Why did Hum turn to the end of the letter before he finished the rest of it？
A．Because he was not interested in the beginning
B．Because he didn't like to read letters from Megan
C．Because he wanted to finish reading it in a short time
D．Because he wanted to know whom the letter was from
43．Megan failed to read Hum's letters because ．
A．her father kept them
B．they were lost on the way
C．she moved to another city
D．he didn't post them at all
44．Which of the following sentences can be put in the ？
A．Sorry，it's my fault
B．Look up here
C．No，he was forgotten you
D．Yes，here are the ones from him
45．What can we infer from the passage？
A．Hum had never got married all these years．
B．Megan was still living with her father in Canada．
C．Megan was sure that Hum would receive her letter．
D．Megan still loved Hum and felt sorry for what had happened．
For many years，scientist have known that laughing is good for the of our minds and bodies．Now we are learning that it's not just laughter．Having fun and playing are also good for us!Reserchers have found that play is good for people of all ages．Play actually leads to the growth of more nerver connection in the brain and gives us more brain power．
Play is necessary during childhood．As children play，they learn how to make friendship and relate to others．They develop their imaginations and become more creative．Kids carry these qualities with them as they grow older．
Amy Whitcomb teaches maths at a school in San Francisco．For several years，she has used gamespot to teach maths．In one class，students play a game with small bags of candy to figure out how many pieces in the bags are red．When they get the correct answer，they can eat the candy!Amy says，"If it's not fun，they're not going to want to be there．They're not going to want to learn．
The spirit of play continues through the teenage years into adulthood．The famous company Google，for example，keeps a lot of toys and games at different place in their best ideas when they are just"playing around"and let their imaginations go wild．
So next time you have to solve a difficult maths problem or can't think of a topic for an artice，take a short play break．Do a little dance，or play a quick game．Then come back to it．Maybe you'll be surprised at what your brain can do．
38．The example of the company Google is given to show that ．
A．play is also fit adults
B．everyone there works hard
C．they have a lot of toys and games
D．it is very famous in the world
39．The underlined expression"figure out"in Paragraphy 3 probably means ．
A．look after
B．solve the problem of
C．draw a picture of
C．play a joke on
40．According to the passage，you need to play if you
A．want to make friendship with others
B．have to do some homework
C．fail to think of a topic for an article
D．find a job in a big company
41．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage？
A．A maths lesson
B．How children grow
C．The power of play
D．Work hard，play hard．