閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

An angle came into the world and she wanted to bring  31  to this world. She walked and walked and saw a boy  32  beside the road.“What's wrong?”The angle asked .“I have my money stolen.”The boy said,“I can't go back home ,and I'll  33  spring festival alone. ”“Don't worry”,the angle said, and waved her hands. There  34   some money. She gave the money to the boy and the boy came into  35 . The angle felt  36  .She went on going, and saw a handsome young man standing in front of a house. No matter how others amused him, he did not  37  at all and the angle asked him ,“What's the matter with you? ”The young man said ,“You see , I  38  a big house  39  a large garden, a beautiful wife and a lovely daughter, but I am not happy at all. ”

The angle said“I can make you happy”and then she  40  her hand and the man lost all the things  41  he had: his big house was  42  in a fire ,his wife died, his lovely daughter was lost and the angle left immediately.

Two weeks later, the young man was  43  food in a dustbin, sad. The angle came back again. Seeing her, the young man got  44  angry that he wanted to beat the angel. The angle said ,“Be  45  and wait.”She waved her hand and the things the young man lost suddenly came back. The young man found  46  in a large house rather than near the  47 , his wife was cooking in the kitchen and his girl was playing in the garden. He became very happy and suddenly  48  that he had every happiness.

Now you can see happiness is a kind of feeling in our heart. Happiness is not gained from the outside objects but from your  49 . And the things in your hands now are the most valuable things to gain continuous happiness; just smile every day and you’ll find happiness  50  everywhere.

A. laughter           B. coldness             C. happiness              D. warmness

A. crying            B. to cry               C. cried                 D. cry 

A. waste           B. cost                 C. pay                  D. spend 

A. seemed                 B. left                 C. appeared              D. cost 

A. excitement        B. sadness              C. laughter               D. patience

A. terrible            B. crazy               C. happy                D. cold 

A. listen             B. call                 C. cry                         D. laugh

A. buy                    B. own               C. sell                   D. donate 

A. in              B. with                C. on                  D. of 

A. waved          B. raised               C. lowered                     D. lifted

A. when           B. where              C. what                 D. that 

A. stolen          B. disappeared           C. burnt                 D. sent 

A. finding                B. searching for                 C. watching      D. waiting for  

A. such           B. so                  C. very                        D. quite 

A. calm           B. angry               C. quiet                 D. silent

A. him            B. himself             C. herself                D. her

A. house          B. dustbin               C. street                 D. hall 

A. got            B. recognized            C. realized               D. said 

A. head           B. mind               C. appearance            D. wealth

A. comes          B. goes                C. turns                 D. lies 

There was once an 11-year-old boy who went fishing every time he went to an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake.

On the day before bass (巴斯魚) season opened, he and his father were fishing early in the evening, catching other fish with worms. Then he tied on a small silver lure (魚餌) and put it into the lake. Suddenly the boy felt something very big pulling on the lure. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully brought the fish beside the bank. Finally he lifted the tired fish from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.

The boy and his father looked at the big fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10 pm — two hours before the season opened．He looked at the fish, then at the boy. “You’ll have to put it back, son,” he said．

“Dad!” cried the boy. “There will be other fish,” said his father. “Not as big as this one,” cried the boy. He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats could be seen in the moon-

light. He looked again at his father.

Even though no one had seen them, nor could anyone ever know what time he had caught the fish, the boy could tell from his father’s voice that the decision couldn’t be changed．He threw the huge bass into the black water.

The big fish disappeared. The boy thought that he would never again see such a big fish. That

was 34 years ago. Today the boy is a successful architect in New York City. He often takes his own son and daughters to fish at the same place.

And he was right. He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he got that night long ago. But he does see that same fish ... again and again ... every time he has an ethical (道德的) decision to make. For, as his father had taught him, ethics are simple matters of right and wrong. It is only the practice of ethics that is difficult.

1.．How did the father feel when he saw his son skillfully pulling a big fish out of the water?

    A．Delighted．    B．Nervous.       C．Embarrassed．     D．Shocked．

2.What happened when it became clear that the big fish was a bass?

    A．The boy and his father discussed what to do with the big fish.

    B．The boy threw the bass back into the water willingly.

    C．The father made a decision that the fish must be set free.

    D．They worried other fishermen might know what they had done.

3.The successful architect went fishing with his children at the same place because             .

    A．they might catch a big fish there     B．he remembered the moral lesson from his father

    C．he wanted to remember his father       D．their children enjoyed fishing there

4.What does the author want to show in the story?

    A．It is easy to say something, but difficult to do.

B．An ethical decision is not difficult to make.

    C．It is hard to tell right from wrong sometimes.

    D．Fishing helps you to make right ethical decisions.

 

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Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount?   51  
The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family.   52   Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.
First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time.  53
In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that. 54   
Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with
themoney. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want.   55  Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.

A．They can save it for future use.

B．Timing is another consideration.

C．As helping at home is a normal part of family life.

D．Some children are not good at managing their pocket money.

E. Learning how to get money is very important for every child.
F. One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.
G. By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget（預算）.

Angelina Jolie says she has a really wonderful time with her partner Brad Pitt, who is an American actor and film producer — and that's why they're still together!  

Jolie __16__ six children with the actor. She was __17__ by America's Parade magazine if their children are the __18__ she and Brad stay together.

“The children certainly tie us together, but a relationship won't __19__ if it's only about the kids,” Jolie replied. “You also must be really interested in each other and have a really, really wonderful, __20__ time together. We do. Brad and I __21__ being together. We enjoy it. We need it, and we __22__ find that special time. We keep connected. We talk about it. It's very __23__ to our family. If Brad and I are strong and happy, then our kids have happy __24__ and that's the best thing we can give them. Brad knows me completely,  __25__ as I am, every part of me. He loves me. The kids love me. Hopefully I'm giving my children the __26__ that they are deeply loved and deeply safe. At the same time we are hopefully __27__ their individuality (個性) as they get to know who they are, and not getting in the way of that. That's why they are six very strong individuals.”

The Oscar­winning star showed __28__ of helping her children develop their individuality is __29__ them to develop their own identities (自我認同感), __30__ she admitted that she can't __31__  the recent controversy (爭論) with Brad when she agreed that her daughter Shiloh could cut her hair short and  __32__  like a boy. For example, she usually wears a jacket instead of a skirt.

Angelina added to __33__, “She wants her hair cut like a boy and she wants to be __34__ John for a while. Some kids wear caps and want to be Superman and she wants to be like her __35__.”

16．A. finds　　          B．teaches                 C．raises                    D．hires

17．A. written            B．reported                       C．stopped                 D．a(chǎn)sked

18．A. reason             B．intention               C．purpose                 D．result

19．A. break                B．hold                     C．lose                      D．happen

20．A. boring             B．disappointing  C．exciting                 D．surprising

21．A. love                 B．a(chǎn)void                     C．hate                      D．consider

22．A. never               B．seldom                  C．a(chǎn)lways                  D．sometimes

23．A. easy                       B．different                C．far                        D．important

24．A. parents            B．classmates             C．relatives                D．neighbors

25．A. mostly             B．only                      C．exactly                  D．simply

26．A. knowledge       B．sense                    C．sight                     D．view

27．A. changing          B．forming                 C．encouraging           D．destroying

28．A. little          B．none                     C．a(chǎn)ll                        D．part

29．A. forcing            B．a(chǎn)llowing                C．warning                       D．refusing

30．A. and                 B．though                  C．because                 D．but

31．A. remember         B．explain                  C．realize                   D．understand

32．A. walk                 B．dress                     C．eat                        D．think

33．A. doctors            B．players                  C．readers                  D．reporters

34．A. mistaken          B．called                     C．recognized           D．made

35．A. brothers           B．sisters                    C．uncles                 D．a(chǎn)unts

For some time I’ve had a church member provide me with a rose to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.  1.  I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that became routine. One Sunday,   2. , what I considered ordinary became very  3. .

As I was leaving the Sunday  4. , a young boy approached and said,” Sir, what are you going to do with your flower?” At first I was confused, but then I understood. “Do you   5. this?” I said as I  6. to the rose pinned to my coat. He said, “Yes sir. I would  7.  it if you are just going to throw it away.” The little boy said, “Sir, I’m going to give it to my granny. My mother and father got  8. last year. I was living with my mother, but I could not stay, so she  9. me to live with my grandmother. She has been so  10. to me that I want to give that pretty flower to her for  11. me.” When the little boy finished I could hardly   12. . My eyes were filled with tears and I knew I had been touched in the   13. of my soul. I reached up and unpinned my flower. With the flower in my hand, I looked at the boy and said, “Son, that is the nicest thing I have  14. heard, but you can’t have this flower because it’s not  15. . If you’ll look in front of the pulpit（布道講壇）, you’ll see a big bouquet of flowers. Different families buy them for the  16. each week. Please take those flowers to your granny because she  17. the very best.”

18. I hadn’t been touched enough already, he made one last  19. and I will always cherish it. He said, ”What a wonderful day! I  20. one flower but got a beautiful bouquet!”

21.               A．Once          B．Because        C．For   D．While

 

22.               A．though         B．nevertheless    C．however  D．a(chǎn)nyway

 

23.               A．meaningful      B．motivated       C．strange    D．special

 

24.               A．service         B．meeting        C．interview  D．visit

 

25.               A．notice         B．see            C．like   D．mean

 

26.               A．shaken         B．indicated       C．pointed   D．looked

 

27.               A．enjoy          B．a(chǎn)ppreciate      C．like   D．pick

 

28.               A．divorced       B．lost            C．troubled   D．disturbed

 

29.               A．a(chǎn)dvised        B．forced         C．sent  D．dismissed

 

30.               A．helpful         B．merciful        C．mean D．good

 

31.               A．loving          B．bringing        C．protecting D．choosing

 

32.               A．speak          B．move          C．refuse D．breathe

 

33.               A．place          B．depths         C．bottom    D．corner

 

34.               A．even          B．a(chǎn)lready         C．yet   D．ever

 

35.               A．fresh          B．expensive       C．enough   D．useful

 

36.               A．old            B．church         C．poor  D．relatives

 

37.               A．possesses       B．matches        C．deserves  D．suits

 

38.               A．Even if         B．As             C．Although  D．If

 

39.               A．promise        B．statement       C．comment  D．explanation

 

40.               A．a(chǎn)sked for       B．looked for      C．cared for  D．searched for