Delia was a young pianist. Her husband, Joe, was a young artist.
Each of them was taking lessons: Joe with a famous art teacher, and Delia with a great pianist from Germany. Their teachers were the very best, so lessons were expensive, more than they could really afford, but…when you love your art, nothing is too much.
But soon the money began to run out, and they couldn’t afford the lessons any more.
Then one day Delia came back home and told Joe that she had met a man whose daughter, Sally, wanted to learn the piano, and he was going to pay her $ 50 an hour.
“Delia,” Joe said, “I’ll be much happier if you keep up your lessons,” Delia said it didn’t matter. “When I’ve had some money, I’ll continue.” But Joe also decided to stop his lessons, to draw pictures and sell them.
A few days later, Joe came home and proudly took $ 200 from his pocket. “I met a man from Vermont,” he said, “who bought one of my pictures. And he wants to buy more!”
_________________.They didn’t have to worry any more about money.
Then, one day, Joe came home and saw that Delia’s hand was wrapped in a bandage(绷带). He asked her what had happened. “Oh,” said Delia. “My student, Sally, asked me to make some coffee for her. I dropped the coffee and burned my hand. Sally went straight to the drugstore and got this bandage for me. ”
“Delia, what have you been doing the last two weeks?” Joe asked. She tried not to tell him, but the tears came. “Oh Joe, I couldn’t get any students, so I worked as a waitress in a restaurant. Today, I burned my hand with hot water. So I can’t work any more. But we’ll still have money from the man in Vermont, won’t we?”
Joe looked at her. “There’s no man in Vermont, ” he said. “I’ve been working in a drugstore, and today someone came in to buy bandages for a woman who’s burned her hand. So when I saw you, well, I guessed.”
They both laughed.
[A story by O. Henry—adapted(改编)]The writer of the story is ____.
| A．Joe | B．Delia | C．O. Henry | D．Sally |
Which of the following can be put in the “____” in Paragraph 7?
| A．A bigger plan came to their mind |
| B．Since then Joe became very famous |
| C．So the two of them were very happy |
| D．Delia stopped her lessons and stayed home |
Both of them laughed in the end because ____.
| A．they would go on with their lessons soon |
| B．they had both told lies to make the other happy |
| C．they didn’t have to worry about money any more |
| D．they thought they had done something meaningless |
The best title for the passage can be ____.
| A．Blind love | B．A pleasant gift |
| C．A service of love | D．An unforgettable lesson |
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69．About children in PA State have no homes of their own．
| A． |
8，000 |
| B． |
14，000 |
| C． |
17，100 |
| D． |
22，000 |
70．The underlined expression" emotional support"means caring for a child's ．
| A． |
food |
| B． |
education |
| C． |
houses |
| D． |
feelings |
71．Which telephone number can people call to ask about the General Meetings？
| A． |
492﹣9345 |
| B． |
492﹣9338 |
| C． |
492﹣9396 |
| D． |
492﹣3908 |
72．The General Meetings will be held ．
| A． |
every Thursday in February |
| B． |
three times in February |
| C． |
between February 4th and 18th |
| D． |
on February 4th and 18th |
73．The purpose of the material above is to help ．
| A． |
children with no homes |
| B． |
families with no children |
| C． |
schools with little money |
| D． |
teachers with little training |
74．We can read material above probably from the section of a newspaper．
| A． |
fashion |
| B． |
sports |
| C． |
advertisement |
| D． |
business． |
I was a schoolgirl in Grade 7when Danny came to my school and became one of my classmates．He was handsome with blond hair．so many girls in my class liked him very much．Every day，his parents picked him up in an old car．We all realized he was from a poor family．I had a poor family as well，but I just hid it from everyone．I was afraid the kids in my class would leave me if they knew the truth．
One day，Our teacher，Mr．Sims，announced that we would have a field trip．We decided to go to an amusement park．My classmates were excited．I sat back and looked at them，knowing that my parents did not have the money to send me．To my surprise，Danny stood up and said simply，"I won't go with you，My dad hurt his back and lost his job．I am not asking my parents for money．"
"Danny，I'm very proud of you for understanding the situation that your parents are in．"Mr．Smis replied．"But the trip is at the end of the month，we have plenty of time to raise money for it．"While walking home from school that day，I noticed three boys talking with Danny．I was a little worried that they were giving him a hard time．But as I got closer，I found they were only discussing how to raise money for the trip．
By standing up and admitting（承认）he was poor，Danny changed my life．I no longer felt I had to lie about my family's situation．As for Danny，I will remember his courage and honesty forever．
根据短文内容，回答下列问题．
86、Why did many girls like Danny in the class？
87、Where did the students decide to go for the field trip？
88、What was the matter with Danny's father？
89、Did the three boys fight with Danny after school？
90、What did the writer learn from Danny？ ．
In 1901，an Austrian scientist discovered that there are four types of blood．He named them A，B，AB，and O．People have one of these four types．Blood type O is the most common around the world．Blood type A is the second most common，and blood type AB is the least common．
In 1927，a Japanese doctor found that people with different blood types have different personalities（性格），too．He said that people with type A blood are usually calm and serious； people with type B blood are cheerful and outgoing； people with type O blood are generous（慷慨的）and honest； while those with type AB blood are often caring and creative．
More recently，a doctor in the United States wrote a book that connects blood types with what people eat．The book suggests people with type O blood should eat more meat and less bread，A diet for people with type A blood includes more vegetables，His book，Eat Right for your type，has been a hit with people who want to lose weight．However，Dr．Peter D'Adamo believes that eating food that matches a person's blood type will make the person healthier in other ways，too．
根据短文内容，完成下面的思维图．（每空词数不限）
Many people say that they are working too many hours，（1） They can't take care of things at home．They don't have time to relax．
（2） In France，people spend about 1，646hours a year at work．In Japan，however，people work about 2，159hours a year．That means a Japanese employee（员工）works 513more hours a year than a French one．That is more than 12weeks，or three months，of extra（额外的）work!
（3） Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money．However，many companies don't pay overtime．Their employees don't get extra pay for extra work．These people work extra hours because they think it's their duty．Some people are afraid they will lose their jobs if they don't work extra hours．
（4） In France，people get five weeks of paid vacation．In Germany，they get from four to six weeks．In the United States，two weeks of vacation is the average（平均）．In one study in Great Britain，fewer than half of the workers ran out of all their vacation days．（5） If that is true，there will be a lot of dull people in the world．
根据短文内空，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺．（每个选项只能用一次）
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In English，people say，"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" |
| B． |
Work hours are different from one country to another． |
| C． |
Many people say that their vacations are too short． |
| D． |
They don't have enough time with their families． |
| E． |
Why do people work so many hours？ |
There are some famous buildings in the world．Everyone can recognize（认出）them with their imaginations．For example，when you see a picture of a sports stadium（体育场）that reminds you of a bird's nest，you probably know it is the Olympic stadium in Beijing．
In fact，other buildings can be recognized more easily．The shape of the building shows the objects people can see inside．In Guizhou，China，people can visit the Meitan Tea Museum，built in the shape of a big teapot．From far away，the teapot﹣shaped museum looks like some kind of huge work of art．But as one gets closer，the windows make it clear that this is a building．
People who are interested in guitars might want to visit the Guitar Museum in Tennessee，USA．The building is shaped like a guitar，inside visitors can see all kinds of guitars and learn about famous guitar players．
One of the newest funny﹣shaped museums is a pottery（陶器）museum in Korea．This museum，built in 2011，is shaped just like a traditional Korean pot．Along with seeing examples of pots and tools used for making pots in the museum，visitors can try to make their own pots there．
根据短文内容，判断下列各句正（T）、误（F）．
71、People can recognize some famous buildings with their imaginations．
72、According to the colors of some buildings，we can guess what objects are inside．
73、The Meitan Ten Museum looks like a huge cup with windows．
74、If you are interested in guitar players，you can visit the museum in China．
75、You can try to make your own pots in the pottery museum in Korea． ．
