When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.

One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!"

Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that's not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it."

1.What were Joe and Jeff?

A. Soldiers.                 B. Drivers.          C. Farmers.        D. Cleaners.

2.How did Joe lose his ear?

A. He cut it off by himself.          B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.

C. A falling knife cut it off.           D. A cigarette burned it up.

3. From the passage, we know Joe  was not _______.

A. strong            B. kind                C. foolish    D. clever

4.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A. A Lost Ear              B. A Busy Cleaner

C. A Falling Knife          D. A forgetful Man

It was very cold. It snowed heavily and blew very strongly. It was not a good night to go out. But David had to walk home from work "I can be warmer," he thought, "I wear my coat backwards①."He took off his coat and put it on backwards. "That's much better." He thought and walked on. About ten minutes later a car hit him. The driver stopped his car and got out of it. He ran to help David.

Soon a police car arrived. The policeman ran to look at David. "I'm afraid he's dead." The policeman told the driver.

The driver could not believe it. "He can't be dead." He cried, "I did not touch him. Look at my car. There is not a mark②on it.""He's dead." The policeman said again."I don't understand it. "The driver said," As soon as I hit him. I ran to help him. He was lying on the road, but he was breathing and there was no blood③.""Did you touch him?" The policeman asked."Yes," The driver said, "but I only turn his head around the right way."

Notes:  1. backwards  adv.反方向地2. mark  n.印記3. blood  n.血

46. Why was David walking in such bad weather?

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47. How did David make himself warmer?

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48. Did the driver run to help David?

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49. What did the policeman say again?

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50. Who killed David?

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“Lizzie, there’s a letter for you!” Emily called up the stairs to her sister. Lizzie looked down. “Is it from Harvard? They refused my application（申請(qǐng)）once.” Emily answered, “No, it’s from Yale.” Quickly, Lizzie walked downstairs. She took the letter and opened it. “Rejected again,” Lizzie said unhappily. “Who says women can’t be doctors?”

　 “They are fools not to accept you. You can’t let them stop you, Lizzie,” Emily said.

“I won’t. I’ll apply to Geneva Medical College,” Lizzie told her sister. As it turned out, the professors at Geneva Medical College were not fools. They allowed Lizzie Blackwell to study medicine.

In 1848, a year before Lizzie would graduate, a typhoid epidemic (傷寒流行病) broke out in New York. Lizzie wrote to Emily. “There’s an outbreak (爆發(fā)) of typhoid, and I am going to help. It is dangerous, so if I die, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself.”

Emily replied, “Encouraged by your dream and success, I have decided to study in medical school, as well.”

Having survived the disease, Lizzie tried to set up a private medical practice. “I graduated first in my class but no one believes a woman can be a good doctor,” she said to Emily one day. “All I hear is that doctors should be men, while women should stay home to cook and clean.”

Emily said worriedly, “I will graduate in June with my medical degree. What shall we do?” Lizzie thought for a while and replied, “There’s a big house in the poor part of our town. We can provide medicine there for people who couldn’t afford care.”

Soon with the help of some friends, Lizzie and Emily bought the house and opened a hospital for poor women and children. “We’ll have an all-women staff (員工),” Lizzie said. “And later, we’ll set up a medical college for women!” Emily added. At last, Lizzie realized her dream of being a doctor.

46. Which of the following can be used in place of the underlined word “Rejected”?

A. Refused.　　　　　　　　 B. Praised　　　　　　　　　　 C. Changed.　　　　　　　　 D. Accepted.

47. How did Emily feel when she heard Lizzie’s words about the letter from Yale?

A. Excited.　　　　　　　　　 B. Happy.　　　　　　　　　　 C. Satisfied.　　　　　　　　 D. Angry.

48. Who thought women could be doctors according to the passage?

A. Professors at Harvard.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Professors at Yale.

C. Professors at Geneva Medical College.　　　　　 D. All of the above.

49. In 1848, Lizzie wrote to Emily to _____.

A. persuade Emily to come to help the sick

B. ask Emily to study medicine if she died

C. warn Emily the danger of typhoid epidemic

D. tell Emily she would graduate from college

50. Which of the following can best be used to describe Lizzie?

A. Humorous.　　　　　　　　 B. Honest.　　　　　　　　　 C. Determined.　　　　　　 D. Careful.

    When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.

Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call us. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We would sit on the edge of the dock (碼頭) , feet dangling (搖晃) , and getting ready for a big meal.

Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart --- the reddest, juiciest, sweetest and throw away the rest.

Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth （財(cái)富） itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the watermelon.

What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.

For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.

Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.

46. From paragraph 2, we learned that the writer and his father were felling _______.

   A. relaxed          B. worried         C. hungry         D. angry

47. How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?

   A. They ate it in a polite way.             B. They only ate its best part.

   C. They ate every part of it.               D. They shared only one piece.

48. In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie _______.

   A. was just a rich businessman            B. worked hard all the time

   C. lived a rich but healthy life             D. only knew how to make money

49. The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to _______.

   A. the best part of the watermelon         B. the writer’s busy life

   C. the writer’s decision of making money   D. the best part of pleasant life

50. It can be learned from the passage that _______.

   A. one has to work hard to reach his goal   B. a friend in need is a friend in deed

   C. watermelon is the healthiest fruit        D. one should balance work and life

I traveled through Europe for three months. I never had any problems that people said a woman traveling along would face. Through this, I got some tips for travel safety.

Be alert. Pay attention to the places where you travel and the people in them. If not, you may become an easy target(目標(biāo))for bad people.

Be careful. Don’t walk alone late at night. Stay away from empty places in the daytime or at night. You’d better travel with another person. Most of the people you meet at hotels are friendly, but remember that these people are still strangers.

Be confident. Act as you know where you are and where you are going even if you don’t. You’d better not look at a tourist map in a busy street! If you need to look at your map, go inside a shop. If you do need help, ask an old person who is going for a walk. Usually old people are very friendly, and they know a lot about the area nearby.

Be polite. Try not to hurt the locals with rude and bad behavior. Respect the local people and their culture.

(   ) 46. The writer traveled around ________ for three months.

A. America           B. Europe       C. Asia              D. Africa

(   ) 47. How did the writer get these travel tips?

A. One of her friends warned her.

B. She got them from a newspaper.

C. She got them from her traveling experience.

D. It’s not mentioned in the passage.

(   ) 48. What does the underlined word “alert” mean?

A.聰明的       B.警惕的      C.靈敏的      D.機(jī)靈的

(   ) 49. In the passage, ”Being careful” includes __________.

① Don’t walk alone late at night  ②Don’t go to empty places.

③Travel with another person.     ④Don’t look at a tourist map in a busy street

A.①②③④      B. ①②④      C.①②③    D.②③④

(   ) 50. From the paragraph “Be confident.”, the writer wants to tell us that __________.

A. you will not get lost if you are confident   

B. old people are usually friendly

C. you should know the city by the map and not ask others

D. you should try not to let others know you are new in the city