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It’s believed that you can quite easily improve your ability to remember
things through practice and exercise. But e_____ if you are successful,    
there are times ______ your memory seems to play tricks on you.        
Sometimes you remember things ______ really did not happen. Take           
one morning last week as an ______. I got up and found that I had          
l      the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember          
locking it ______(仔细地) the night before. Memory “tricks” work the     
other way as well. Once in a while you remember ______ doing something 
and then find out that you d______. One day last month I was sitting           
in a barber shop w______ for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I          
______(意识到) that I actually got a haircut two days before.              

One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flied about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.
【小题1】Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确。

It’s believed that you can quite easily improve your ability to remember

things through practice and exercise. But e_____ if you are successful,    

there are times ______ your memory seems to play tricks on you.        

Sometimes you remember things ______ really did not happen. Take           

one morning last week as an ______. I got up and found that I had          

l       the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember          

locking it ______(仔细地) the night before. Memory “tricks” work the     

other way as well. Once in a while you remember ______ doing something 

and then find out that you d______. One day last month I was sitting           

in a barber shop w______ for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I          

______(意识到) that I actually got a haircut two days before.              

It was on a warm day last summer. I was walking by the sea. The waves came and went. But I didn’t see them. I was lost in my thoughts.

A row of small holes soon caught my eyes. They lay in the sandy earth by the side of a road. In a minute I would have stepped on them.

What are these holes? I wondered. It had an answer soon. A fat, hairy insect crawled up from the earth. It had a wide tail. It was using the tail to dig in the ground.

The insect moved round and round in one spot(地点). Soon it had made another hole. When it was finished, the insect hid at the bottom. It covered its head with sand.

By now my thoughts of the early morning had gone. This new hole and the insect were all my world. So I sat quite still by the side of the road. And I waited.

As I watched, a small ant crossed the road. It passed my foot, and then it crossed the sandy earth. In a little while it reached the edge of the hole. I saw it start to fall in. The ant tried to turn back. But it couldn’t.

And then I knew. I knew why the holes were there. For just then the fat insect came up out of the hole. It ate the ant who was trapped there.

Later I learned the insect’s name. It’s called ant lion. It digs holes to catch ants.

I’ll never forget that day. The holes looked so small to me. But to the ant and the ant lion they were the whole world.

I took my walks by the sea that summer. But I never again learned as much as I did on the one.

1. What did the ant lion use to dig holes?

  A. Its tail       B. Its feet.            C. Its head         D. Its whole body

2. Why did the ant lion hide in the hole?

  A. To keep the sun away           B. So no one would catch it.

  C. So the ant wouldn’t see it        D. To keep warm.

3. Why did “I” sit down by the side of the road?

  A. To think                           B. To eat her lunch

C. To watch the little holes          D. To catch ants.

4.Why did the ant lion dig the holes?

  A. To play a game                 B. To catch its food

  C. To hide its eggs                   D. To hide from its enemy

5.Why did “I” never forget that day?

  A. Learned something          B. Had a nice time

  C. Saw the ant lion whenever she took a walk

  D. Felt sorry for the ant.

One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flied about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1.Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

2.The mockingbird died because it ______.

3.An ornithologist probably means ______.

4.What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

It's believed that you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things through practice and exercise. But 40.e________ if you are successful, there are times 41.________ your memory seems to play tricks on you. Sometimes you remember things 42.________ really did not happen. Take one morning last week as an 43.________. I got up and found that I had 44.l________ the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remembered locking it 45.________ (仔细地) the night before. Memory “tricks” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember 46.________ doing something and then find out that you 47.d________. One day last month I was sitting in a barber shop 48.w________ for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I 49.________ (意识到) that I had actually got a haircut two days before.

What would you do if you were unemployed, homeless and you found a large sum of money? Pauline Nichter, 46, and her husband, Tom, 44, had both 1　 their jobs and were living in and out of motels(汽车旅馆) with their 11-year-old son, Jason. They were in danger of losing their car for 　2　 to make payments on it.

One day last summer, Pauline found a wallet 　3　 a credit card, an airline ticket to New Zealand and $2,394 in 　 4 　 at a shopping center in the Los Angeles suburb of Buena Park. “For a second I 　5　 about taking the money,” she said later. “　 6 only for a second. It wasn’t our money and we don’t want to set a bad 　 7 to our son.” She delivered the wallet and the contents to the nearest 　　8　 , where the owner reclaimed them. Police admitted that they were　 9 when the Nichters walked into the police station with the　 10　 and the money.

Word of the 　11　 quickly got around, and a grateful community 　12 in kind. The Nichters received more than ten job offers and a(n) 　13 rent-free for six months. An unknown donor（捐助人） brought the car 　14 up to date. Others gave cash. One elderly couple walked into the police station 　15　 Pauline had turned in the wallet and asked how much had been in 　16　 . When they were 　 17　 the amount, the man said, “Then that’s what they 　18　 ,” and wrote out a check for $2,400.

At a news conference Pauline said in 19　 , “Never in a million years would I have thought this would happen to us. What we have 　20 is far more than what was in the wallet.”

1. A. dropped　　　　　　　 B. received　　　　　　　　　 C. found　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lost

2. A. fear　　　　　　　　　　 B. failure　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unwillingness　　　　　 D. hesitation

3. A. containing　　　　　　 B. promising　　　　　　　　 C. folding　　　　　　　　　　 D. covering

4. A. total　　　　　　　　　　 B. bill　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cash　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rent

5. A. looked　　　　　　　　　 B. consulted　　　　　　　　 C. moved　　　　　　　　　　 D. thought

6. A. And　　　　　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Or　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. So

7. A. sample　　　　　　　　 B. example　　　　　　　　　 C. goal　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. limit

8. A. post office B. railway station　　　　　 C. police station D. shopping center

9. A. surprised　　　　　　　 B. delighted　　　　　　　　　 C. frightened　　　　　　　　 D. scared

10. A. credit card　　　　　 B. airline ticket　　　　　　　 C. wallet　　　　　　　　　　　 D. money

11. A. devotion　　　　　　 B. loyalty　　　　　　　　　　 C. bravery　　　　　　　　　　 D. honesty

12. A. responded　　　　　 B. replied　　　　　　　　　　 C. reflected　　　　　　　　　 D. required

13. A. department　　　　 B. apartment　　　　　　　　 C. holiday　　　　　　　　　　 D. electricity

14. A. payments　　　　　　 B. license　　　　　　　　　　 C. park　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. parts

15. A. what　　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　 D. which

16. A. them　　　　　　　　　 B. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. each　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. all

17. A. asked　　　　　　　　 B. repaid　　　　　　　　　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. reminded

18. A. value　　　　　　　　　 B. reserve　　　　　　　　　　 C. earn　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. deserve

19. A. tears　　　　　　　　　 B. cheers　　　　　　　　　　 C. shock　　　　　　　　　　　 D. silence

20. A. created　　　　　　　 B. donated　　　　　　　　　　 C. returned　　　　　　　　　 D. received

When I started working as a freelance writer two years ago,my lifestyle  41  .As my workload  42  , I began spending less and less time outside of the house. Then, one day while I was  43   writer’s block, Daisy insisted I take her outside to play. I fought her at first because I needed to work, but  44   gave in. After about an hour of playing, we  45   inside, and I found myself clear-headed and ready to  46  . I learned my lesson from her: A little fresh air goes a long way to  47   your day.

Last summer, I was very   48   . I found myself working from the time I got up right up until bedtime, which left little time for Daisy. It’s not that I was  49  her needs, but just that I didn’t have as much time to   50   her as I once did.

It wasn’t until I started seeing changes in her  51   that I realized there was a problem. She wasn’t following my commands, so I started searching for the   52  . As it turned out she needed more   53   from me, and when I made more time for her,things went back to  54   . She showed me that even when I’m up to my ears in work, I have to make time to spend  55   my loved ones.

36.A.terrible          B.special           C.awesome        D.generous

37.A.lesson            B.promise         C.opportunity     D.secret

38.A.annoying          B.comortable       C.boring         D.easy

39.A.but               B.or              C.so             D.because

40.A.honestly          B.simply           C.privately      D.faithfully

41.A.paused            B.changed         C.updated        D.operated

42.A.finished          B.pressed          C.arranged       D.increased

43.A.forgetting        B.planning          C.escaping       D.battling

44.A.unfortunately     B.gradually         C.eventually     D.frequently

45.A.came back         B.turned around    C.took apart     D.blew up

46.A.scream            B.write           C.think          D.taste

47.A.predict           B.transform        C.determine      D.trighten

 48.A.busy           B.excited           C.upset          D.comfortable

 49.A.admitting      B.adapting           C.ignoring       D.requiring

 50.A.rely on        B.dress up           C.spy on         D.devote to

 51.A.behavior       B.mistake           C.food           D.imagination

 52.A.method         B.cost             C.cause          D.conclusion

 53.A.praise         B.attention          C.encouragement  D.guidance

 54.A.normal         B.quietness          C.safety         D.happiness

 55.A.to             B.with               C.for            D.by

It was on a warm day last summer. I was walking by the sea. The waves came and went. But I didn’t see them. I was lost in my thoughts.
A row of small holes soon caught my eyes. They lay in the sandy earth by the side of a road. In a minute I would have stepped on them.
What are these holes? I wondered. It had an answer soon. A fat, hairy insect crawled up from the earth. It had a wide tail. It was using the tail to dig in the ground.
The insect moved round and round in one spot(地点). Soon it had made another hole. When it was finished, the insect hid at the bottom. It covered its head with sand.
By now my thoughts of the early morning had gone. This new hole and the insect were all my world. So I sat quite still by the side of the road. And I waited.
As I watched, a small ant crossed the road. It passed my foot, and then it crossed the sandy earth. In a little while it reached the edge of the hole. I saw it start to fall in. The ant tried to turn back. But it couldn’t.
And then I knew. I knew why the holes were there. For just then the fat insect came up out of the hole. It ate the ant who was trapped there.
Later I learned the insect’s name. It’s called ant lion. It digs holes to catch ants.
I’ll never forget that day. The holes looked so small to me. But to the ant and the ant lion they were the whole world.
I took my walks by the sea that summer. But I never again learned as much as I did on the one.
【小题1】 What did the ant lion use to dig holes?

A．To keep the sun away	B．So no one would catch it.
C．So the ant wouldn’t see it	D．To keep warm.

One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young．When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.

We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.

I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flew about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.

I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.

The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.

Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time. Hearing me crying over the death of my bird, he explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous (有毒的) berries (干果). She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”

Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

52. Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

A. He had just got a new cage.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. He liked its beautiful feather.

C. He wanted a pet for a companion.　　　　　　　　　 D. He wanted it to sing for him.

53. The mockingbird died because it ______.

A. drank the poisonous water by mistake　　　　　　 B. was frightened to death

C. ate the poisonous food its mother gave it D. refused to eat anything

54. An ornithologist probably means ______.

A. a religious person　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a kind person

C. an expert in birds　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a schoolmaster

55. What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

A. Freedom is very valuable to all living things.

B. All birds put in a cage won’t live long.

C. You should keep the birds from their mother.

D. Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

One day last summer, watching the boys and girls trying to catch butterflies I remembered something happened when I was young.When I was a boy of 12 in South Carolina, something happened to me that cured me forever of wanting to put any wild creature in a cage.
We lived on the edge of a wood, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. No musician can sing more beautiful than the birds. I decided that I would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way would have my own private musician.
I finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. At first, the bird flied about the cage, but eventually it settled down in its new home. I felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my tiny musician.
I had left the cage out, and on the second day my new pet’s mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ate everything she brought to it. I was pleased to see this. Certainly the mother knew better than I how to feed her baby.
The following morning when I went to see how my bird was doing, I discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. I was shocked! What had happened! I had taken good care of my little bird.
Arthur Wayne, the famous ornithologist, happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had occurred. “A mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries. She thinks it better for her young to die than to live in cage.”
Never since then have I caught any living creature and put it in a cage. All living creatures have a right to live free.

1. 1.

   Why did the writer catch a mockingbird when he was a boy of 12?

   1. A.
      He had just got a new cage.
   2. B.
      He liked its beautiful feather.
   3. C.
      He wanted a pet for a companion.
   4. D.
      He wanted it to sing for him.
2. 2.

   The mockingbird died because it ______.

   1. A.
      drank the poisonous water by mistake
   2. B.
      was frightened to death
   3. C.
      refused to eat anything
   4. D.
      ate the poisonous food its mother gave it
3. 3.

   An ornithologist probably means ______.

   1. A.
      a religious person
   2. B.
      a kind person
   3. C.
      an expert in birds
   4. D.
      a schoolmaster
4. 4.

   What is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident?

   1. A.
      Freedom is very valuable to all living things.
   2. B.
      All birds put in a cage won’t live long.
   3. C.
      You should keep the birds from their mother.
   4. D.
      Be careful about food you give to baby birds.

　　One day last June I was walking slowly along the pavement on the sea front of the small seaside town 1 I live, lazily looking at the ships in the 2 .

　　Although the weather was 3 , it was a very cold day, and there was hardly 4 on the beach. Soon I got to a shelter made of glass where I sat down to 5 the sunshine, protected from the 6 . Suddenly a large friendly dog appeared and 7 down at my feet, and 8 to leave however hard I tried to get rid of it. It was 9 a collar but there was no name or address on it. Eventually I rang the local 10 and explained 11 had happened. I told them I would 12 the dog until the owner 13 it.

　　Several days later, a lady to whom the police 14 my address, turned up at my house to 15 the dog was hers. It had jumped 16 a bus and run away while she was paying her 17 . Then she called the dog in a soft 18 , and it got up and followed 19 , wagging its tail happily. I was quite 20 to have to give back such a friendly animal.

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I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a freezing cold wet day in the winter of 1975. I remember the right moment, hiding behind a fragile mud wall, peeking (窥视）into the alley (胡同）near the frozen stream. That was a long time ago ，but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I，ve learned, about how you can bury it, because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I，ve been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.

One day in summer, my friend, Rahim Khan called from Pakistan. He asked me to come to see him. Standing in the kitchen with the receiver to my ear, I knew it wasn’t just Rahim Khan on the line. It was my past of unatoned sins (未能弥补的罪行) After I hung up, I went for a walk along Spreckels Lane on the northern edge of Golden Gate Park. The early afternoon sun sparkled on the water where dozens of small boats sailed, driven by a gentle breeze. Then I glanced up and saw a pair of kites with long blue tails, soaring in the sky. They danced high above the trees on the west end of the park, over the windmill, floating side by side like a pair of eyes looking down on San Francisco, the city I now call home.

And suddenly Hassan5S voice whispered in my head: For you, a thousand times over. Hassan the hare-lipped kite runner. I sat on a park bench near a willow tree. I thought about something Rahim Khan said just before he hung up, almost as an after thought. There is a way to be good again. I looked up at those twin kites. I thought about Hassan. Thought about Baba. AU. Kabul. I thought of the life I had lived until the winter of 1975 came along and changed everything. And made me what I am today.

1.After 1975，the hero of the story spent his life_____.

A. with happiness      B. with regret

C. in peace        D. in danger

2.It can be inferred from the passage that_____.

A. Rahim Khan spoke ill of the hero

B. the hero had made up for his wrong-doings

C. San Francisco was the birthplace of the hero

D. something bad might have happened in the alley

3.The writer attracts the readers by using_____

a.an impressive opening   b.a lively description of inner thoughts

c.concrete and vivid language   d.a detailed plot of the story

A. abc        B. bcd        C. acd        D. abd

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.A hide-and-seek game.       B.A forget-me-not event.

C.kite-flying competition.    D.A coming-of-age story.

D
Bernice Gallego sat down one day this summer, as she does pretty much every day, and began listing items on eBay. She dug into a box and pulled out a baseball card. She stopped for a moment and admired the picture. “Red Stocking B. B. Club of cincinnati,” the card read, under the reddish brown color photo of 10 men with their socks pulled up to their knees.
As a collector and seller, it's her job to spot old items that might have value today．It's what Bernice, 72, and her husband, Al Gallego, 80, have been doing since 1974 at their California antique （古玩） store．
This card, she figured, was worth selling on eBay．She took a picture, wrote a description and put it up for auction （拍卖）．She put a $10 price tag on it, deciding against $15 because it would have cost her an extra 20 cents．Later that night she got a few odd inquiries—someone wanting to know whether the card was real, someone wanting her to end the auction and sell him the card immediately．^KS5U
The card is actually 139 years old．Sports card collectors call the find "extremely rare" and estimate the card could fetch five, or perhaps, six figures at auction．
Just like that, Bemice is the least likely character ever for a rare-baseball card story．"I didn't even know baseball existed that far back," Gallego says, "I don't think that I've ever been to a baseball game．" The theory is that the card came out of a storage space they bought a few years back．It is not uncommon in their line of work to buy the entire contents of storage units for around $200．
When she met with card trader Rick Mirigian, she found out what the card was—an 1869 advertisement with a picture of the first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings．
"When I came to meet her and she took it out of a sandwich bag and she was smoking a cigarette, I almost fainted," Mirigian says．"They've uncovered a piece of history that few people will ever be able to imagine．That card is history．It's like unearthing a Mona Lisa or a Picasso．"
68．What can we conclude from Paragraph 3?
A．Bernice had to pay some fees for her card on eBay．
B．Bernice wanted to end the auction that night．
C．Bernice decided to sell the card for $15．
D．eBay charged her 20 cents for the card．
69．The underlined word "fetch" in Paragraph 4 most probably means "____"．
A．go and bring  B．add up to       C．go down to    D．be sold for
70．From the passage, we may learn that ____．
A．Bernice is a baseball fan
B．Bernice is the last person to purchase the rare-baseball card
C．Bernice unexpectedly became the owner of the rare-baseball card
D．Bernice didn't realize the value of the card until she put it up for auction
71．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．A Surprisingly Valuable Discovery      B．Bemice Gallego—A Lucky Collector
C．Sports Card Collectors               D．The History of the Baseball Card

One day last week I went a walk in the country.                                       1.       

In the morning the weather was well and the sun was                                           2.       

shining;the sky was blue and there were no could.                                         3.       

Soon a cool wind started blown and black clouds                                          4.       

were covered the sun and then it started to rain.                                            5.       

There were no houses in sight,but I got very wet.                                          6.       

After a hour or so,I managed to catch a bus which                                        7.       

took me home.But when I arrived I was shivering                                         8.       

and I knew I had caught a bad cold.I must                                                    9.       

have taken my coat.I had nothing to do but to                                               10.       

stay at home and wait for a doctor.

I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother because she worked the overnight shift (夜班) at a nursing home.

I was glad to help. But I   1   felt a little funny about it.   2   , I’ve been blind since I was a baby and out of   3   for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any   4   to live.

A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a sound—over the years my ears have grown super  5   . It was Nan. “Jim, Jim. The house is   6   ! Help!”

I went as far as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door,   7  for the key and unlocked the door. “Nan! Where are you?” I called.

“Here, Jim. Help!” her voice was  8   and low.

I felt my   9   inside. “Nan, where are you? Keep   10 !” “Here, Jim, here!” sounds as if she’s    11   in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. ___12____ in the sweet, fresh summer air.

Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the   13   coming down. Finally, the firefighters   14   the fire.

I heard Nan crying. She said, “I was so   15   and got turned around. I couldn’t find the door. You saved my life.”

Now Debbie’s voice quivered (发抖)， “You’re a hero. You rescued my mom.”

I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Debbie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasn’t the only one who had been saved that day.

15.tired            B. fortunate        C. disappointed      D. scared

I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother because she worked the overnight shift (夜班) at a nursing home.

I was glad to help. But I   1    felt a little funny about it.   2    , I’ve been blind since I was a baby and out of   3    for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any   4    to live.

A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a sound—over the years my ears have grown super  5    . It was Nan. “Jim, Jim. The house is   6    ! Help!”

I went as far as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door,   7   for the key and unlocked the door. “Nan! Where are you?” I called.

 “Here, Jim. Help!” her voice was  8    and low.

I felt my   9    inside. “Nan, where are you? Keep   10  !” “Here, Jim, here!” sounds as if she’s    11    in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. ___12____ in the sweet, fresh summer air.

Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the   13    coming down. Finally, the firefighters   14    the fire.

I heard Nan crying. She said, “I was so   15    and got turned around. I couldn’t find the door. You saved my life.”

Now Debbie’s voice quivered (发抖)， “You’re a hero. You rescued my mom.”

I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Debbie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasn’t the only one who had been saved that day.

A. seldom        B. hardly         C. also              D. soon

A. First of all     B. At all          C. Above all          D. After all

A. sight          B. money         C. patience           D. work

A. value          B. pain           C. sadness           D. good

A. useless         B. deaf           C. sensitive          D. responsible

A. too cold        B. on sale         C. too hot           D. on fire

A. looked         B. reached        C. searched          D. waited

A. afraid          B. weak          C. calm             D. certain

A. way           B. key            C. heart            D. fear

A. talking         B. standing        C. lying            D. staying

A. sill            B. even           C. right            D. away

A. appearing       B. breathing       C. lost             D. driven

A. house          B. truck           C. fire             D. air

A. set out         B. put out          C. hold up          D. put off

tired             B. fortunate         C. disappointed      D. scared

I lived next door to Debbie and her 84-year-old mother, Nan, for about six months. One night last summer, Debbie asked me to check on her mother because she worked the overnight shift (夜班) at a nursing home.
I was glad to help. But I   1   felt a little funny about it.   2   , I’ve been blind since I was a baby and out of   3   for years. In fact, at 54, I came to wonder if I had any   4   to live.
A bit after 9:00 pm, I heard a sound—over the years my ears have grown super  5   . It was Nan. “Jim, Jim. The house is   6   ! Help!”
I went as far as I could to Debbie’s. I got to the front door,   7  for the key and unlocked the door. “Nan! Where are you?” I called.
“Here, Jim. Help!” her voice was  8   and low.
I felt my   9   inside. “Nan, where are you? Keep   10 !” “Here, Jim, here!” sounds as if she’s    11   in front of me. I reached out and touched her shoulder. We felt our way down the steps. ___12____ in the sweet, fresh summer air.
Later the fire truck arrived. Debbie came too. Nan and I heard the sound of the   13   coming down. Finally, the firefighters   14   the fire.
I heard Nan crying. She said, “I was so   15   and got turned around. I couldn’t find the door. You saved my life.”
Now Debbie’s voice quivered (发抖)， “You’re a hero. You rescued my mom.”
I hardly knew what to say. Two hours earlier I was wondering whether I really mattered to anyone. And now I saved a life. Nan and Debbie were thanking me. Truth was, I wanted to thank them. Nan wasn’t the only one who had been saved that day.

Bernice Gallegos sat down one day this summer, as she does pretty much every day, and began listing items on eBay．She dug into a box and pulled out a baseball card．She stopped for a moment and admired the picture．“Red Stocking B．B．Club of Cincinnati,” the card read, under the reddish brown color photo of 10 men with their socks pulled up to their knees．

       As a collector and seller, it's her job to spot old items that might have value today．It's what Bernice, 72, and her husband, Al Gallegos, 80, have been doing since 1974 at their California antique （古玩） store．

       This card, she figured, was worth selling on eBay．She took a picture, wrote a description and put it up for auction （拍卖）．She put a $10 price tag on it, deciding against $15 because it would have cost her an extra 20 cents．Later that night she got a few odd inquiries—someone wanting to know whether the card was real, someone wanting her to end the auction and sell him the card immediately．

       The card is actually 139 years old．Sports card collectors call the find "extremely rare" and estimate the card could fetch five, or perhaps, six figures at auction．

       Just like that, Bernice is the least likely character ever for a rare-baseball card story．"I didn't even know baseball existed that far back," Gallegos says, "I don't think that I've ever been to a baseball game．" The theory is that the card came out of a storage space they bought a few years back．It is not uncommon in their line of work to buy the entire contents of storage units for around $200．

       When she met with card trader Rick Mirigian, she found out what the card was—an 1869 advertisement with a picture of the first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings．

       "When I came to meet her and she took it out of a sandwich bag and she was smoking a cigarette, I almost fainted," Mirigian says．"They've uncovered a piece of history that few people will ever be able to imagine．That card is history．It's like unearthing a Mona Lisa or a Picasso．"

What can we conclude from Paragraph 3?

       A．Bernice had to pay some fees for her card on eBay．

       B．Bernice wanted to end the auction that night．

       C．Bernice decided to sell the card for $15．

       D．eBay charged her 20 cents for the card．

The underlined word "fetch" in Paragraph 4 most probably means "____"．

       A．go and bring  B．add up to        C．go down to     D．be sold for

From the passage, we may learn that ____．

       A．Bernice is a baseball fan

       B．Bernice is the last person to purchase the rare-baseball card

       C．Bernice unexpectedly became the owner of the rare-baseball card

       D．Bernice didn't realize the value of the card until she put it up for auction

What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．A Surprisingly Valuable Discovery       B．Be mice Gallegos—A Lucky Collector

       C．Sports Card Collectors                D．The History of the Baseball Card