Once upon a time an African king left his country to make a long trip, and he told one of his guards   41  his treasure room. But the guard was tempted by the riches of the room and began to steal the  42  treasure . He  43  some of boxes of gold and silver and   44   and  45  them with some stones . When the king  46  , he praised the guard for his   47 to duty and sent him away . But before long he   48   what the guard had done.   49  punishing him , he called him back to his   50  and told him a story. He said, “  51 a snake crawled in a farm house and found an  52   jug of milk . He drank and drank   53  he was   54  fat to crawl back through the neck of the jug . However , what must that snake  55  to get out of the jug ? ”

    “He must spit out the   56 , ”the guard answered .

    “  57   , ”the king said , “ Should he spit out all of it ? ”

    “I think he will  58  spit out all of it to get out . ”

    “You are quite right, ” the king said . “   59  ” . 

    The guard looked around and saw many soldiers with spears   60  back and forth in the palace ,  he knew everything .

41．A．To observe   B．watching out       C．to take care of       D．to build

42．A．king’s       B．palace’s         C．gold             D．rich

43．A．found          B．was food of C．put             D．emptied

44．A．treasure      B．Jynnsly           C．jewels             D．the queen

45．A．threw         B．managed      C．breaking           D．filled

46．A．found it      B．returned        C．reached          D．caught him

47．A．devotion       B．mistake          C．care            D．hardship

48．A．excused     B. discovered          C．permitted           D．encouraged

49．A．As         B．Instead of           C．After              D．In spite of

50．A．treasure     B．palace           C．possession         D．duty

51．A．Since         B．If               C．However          D．Once

52．A．big         B．useful              C．empty           D．open

53．A．because     B．after            C．until               D．now that

54．A．too        B．rather              C．especially          D．enough

55．A．do        B．drink            C．set out           D．know

56．A．thing         B．jug               C．milk             D．gold

57．A．No        B．Nonsense           C．What             D．Sure

58．A．try his best    B．thus             C．in the way          D．have to

59．A．None        B．Give me           C．I’ll kill you          D．All of it

60．A．sitting        B．walking           C．standing          D．fighting

When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying, “We have to go to work now,” you're left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools, and that the “work” they go off to is to go on the stage in a theatre.

Stage schools often act as agencies (代理机构） to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name “stage school” are those few places where children attend full time, with a training for the theatre and a general education.

A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?

Then of course there are times for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year; those over 13 do 80 days. The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.

37. People would stop feeling uneasy when realising that the children are talking to _______.

      A. love singing and dancing                B. are going to the theatre

      C. have got some work to do           D. attend a stage school

38. In the writer's opinion, a good stage school should ________.

      A. provide a general education and stage training

      B. help pupils improve their study skills

      C. train pupils in language and performing arts

      D. produce star performers

39. “Profession work” as used in the text means ________.

      A. ordinary school work                            B. money-making performances

      C. acting, singing or dancing after class              D. stage training at school

40. Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools?

      A. He thinks highly of what they have to offer.

      B. He favours an early start in the training of performing arts.

      C. He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached.

      D. He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows.

A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good opportunity to __41__my 7-year-old son’s room and __42__ some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with. We __43__ that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the __44__, we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too __45__for him. In the yard he __46__the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we __47__. It wasn’t in the best __48__and was certainly not new, but the tires were __49__ good.

We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was __50__ , my friend put it on the sidewalk, with a sign that __51__ “FREE BIKE”. Within five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was   __52__ there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was __53__free. She said yes and that he could have it for __54__. He smiled, got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very__55__ , shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering __56__they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that made him __57__ . He was much happier than when I told him how much he had __58__. He was so happy to __59__that someone else would make good __60__of that little bike!

41. A. clean        B. check            C. display             D. design

42. A. look for      B. go through          C. show off           D. deal with

43. A. refused            B. agreed              C. wrote              D. lied

44. A. trip               B. show              C. sale                D. decision

45. A. weak               B. small             C. new             D. thin

46. A. rode                B. found       C. watched           D. felt

47. A. doubted             B. knew            C. told              D. thought

48. A. time                B. chance            C. place            D. shape

49. A. also              B. never             C. still              D. hardly

50. A. ahead             B. on                C. near               D. over

51. A. said              B. repeated           C. copied            D. expressed

52. A. jumping            B. standing           C. walking            D. shouting

53. A. barely            B. usually                C. really             D. always

54. A. something           B. anything            C. everything           D. nothing

55. A. calm              B. scared             C. excited             D. disappointed

56. A. when              B. if                C. why              D. how

57. A. smile              B. worry             C. leave             D. cry

58. A. enjoyed            B. lost              C. bought            D. made

59. A. hear              B. understand         C. remember          D. think

60. A. interest            B. money             C. use               D. price

Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on Why？Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

In fact，happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school，your friends will help you；when you study hard at your lessons，your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health；when you get success，your friends will say congratulations to you；when you do something wrong，people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others，you will feel happy，too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them，you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor，you can also say you are very happy，because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties，you can say loudly you are very happy，because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes，life is like a revolving(旋转的)door. When it closes，it also opens. If you take every chance you get，you can be a happy and lucky person.

5．Those who have big houses may often feel________.

A．happy                                      B．lonely

C．free                                          D．excited

6．When you fall down in a PE class，both your teacher and your classmates will________.

A．laugh at you                             B．play jokes on you

C．quarrel with you                       D．help you up

7．What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A．Oh，so do I.                           B．Congratulations!

C．Good luck!                              D．It's just so­so.

8．Which of the following is this passage about?

A．Bad luck.                                 B．Good luck.

C．Happiness.                               D．Life.

   Why does a large education nation like China have so few world renowned scientists as the US? Educationists from China and the US try to find out the answer to questions like this at a forum on the basic education strategy.

   The forum, held recently, was jointly organized by the Education Development Research Center of the Ministry of Education in China and the Postgraduate School of the University of Pennsylvania in the US. It aims to find out similarities and differences that exist between two countries in their educational system.

   While some educationists in China keep a doubtful eye to the country’s educational system in recent years. Their American counterparts give a positive answer to the basic education in China, saying that it is still one of the best in the world.

   An American educationist told reporters that the basic education in the US was criticized in recent years due to its political tendency. On the contrary, Chinese government’s stress on basic education and qualified teachers has set a good example.

   At primary and middle school, pupils in China did better in math and science lessons than the US pupils. However, few grow to be world “masters”. Why? Educationists attributed this to China’s stress on examination rather than students’ interest.

   Deputy Director of the postgraduate school of Pennsylvania University said American teachers encouraged students to focus on their strong points. In China, students are driven to study to pass the entrance examination test and they do not pay much attention to their own interest.

   At the forum, director of the Education Development Research Center Mr. Zhang said in the future, the research center would make its middle and long-term basic education strategy by taking some references from other countries including the US.

He also revealed that for a long time in the future, China would make a breakthrough in setting the policy for quality education.

67. This passage is mainly about _________.

   A. quality education development in the future

   B. why China’s education cultivates(培养) few world masters

   C. China’s good basic education

   D. genius education at the primary stage      

68. The underlined word “renowned” in the first paragraph probably means ________

   A. famous         B. active           C. qualified        D. experienced   

69. Few pupils in China who did better in math and science lessons than the US pupils grow to be world “masters”, because _________

   A. The US government spends more money on basic education

   B. American pupils are cleverer than Chinese pupils

   C. basic education in China is not as successful as that of the US

   D. Chinese people pay less attention to students’ interest     

70. China’s educational system will _______ in the future.

   A. help students to study even harder to pass the examination

   B. apply more attention to quality education referring to systems of other countries

   C. allow students to pay more attention to their own interest without their test results

D. copy the educational system in the US

She went to the bookstore and bought three _______________ books.

   A. scores of        B. dozen of       C. score of            D. dozens of

Summer Camps

Make your summer magical with a one-of-a-kind summer camp experience!

Half-day, week-long camps are held from 9 am-12 pm or 1 pm-4pm.

Daily snacks will be provided and even become part of the hands-on fun!

Session 1---Ocean Commotion（暴动）

Set sail for fun and adventure on the deep blue sea!Campers explore uncharted land at The Magic House and discover something fishy as they come into the exciting world of sea creatures.

June 6-10

June 13-17

June 20-24

Session 2---Super kids Explore Earth

Campers become superheroes to the earth as they learn about the environment and discover how to use their super powers to protect it! During this action-packed week, campers will explore the earth from the sky to the sea and participate in fun, earth-friendly activities such as turning trash into treasure.

June 27-July 1

July 11-15

July 18-22

Session 3---Once Upon A Time

At this unique fairy tale-themed camp, campers have a magical, make-believe adventure through the pages of some of their favorite storybooks. Campers experience gaint-sized fun as they use their imaginations to travel to places found only in fairy tales.

July 25-29

August 1-5

August 8-12(am sessions only)

All campers must be registered in advance.

1. What does the underlined word “one-of-a-kind” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Long    B. Unique

C. Official    D. Moving

2. What is the main purpose of Session 2?

A. To encourage reading.

B. To inspire imagination.

C. To develop the spirit of adventure.

D. To raise environmental awareness.

3. What do campers probably do during Session 3?

A. Read fairy stories.

B. Travel the country.

C. Search for treasure.

D. Learn about animals.

We are warned not to waste time because time 41 will never return. I think it quite 42. What does time look 43? Nobody knows, and we can’t see it or touch it and no 44 of money can buy it. Time is abstract(抽象的), so we have to 45about it.

  Time passes very quickly. Some students say they don’t have 46time to review their lessons. It is 47 they don’t know how to make use of their time. They waste it in going to theatres or playing, and 48 other useless things. Why do we study every day? Why do we work? Why do most people 49 take buses instead of walking? The answer is very 50 .We wish to save time because time is51.

  Today we are living in the 21^st century. We 52 time as life. When a person dies, his life ends. Since life is short, we must 53 our time and energy to our study so that we 54 be able to work and live well in the future. Laziness is the 55 of time, for it not only brings us 56, but also does other 57 to us. If it is necessary for us to do our work today, 58 us do it today and not 59 it until tomorrow. Remember that time is much more 60.

   As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.

Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours' work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year.

One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldn't get home until eight or nine o'clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.

Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales.“I always wanted to have a farm then，”  says Daniel，“and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It's taken some getting used to, but it's been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it's made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.”

Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I'm not really a country girl, but I suppose I'm gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”

31. When Daniel was a reporter he ________.

A. lived in central London          B. disliked his job 

C. missed his children             D. was well paid

32. Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm ________.

A. was easy to organize          B. has improved family life

C. was extremely expensive       D. has been a total success

33. How do people feel about the long hours' work culture to make more money?

   A. People work long hours to earn their living.

B. It is the aim of people's life to make more money through hard work.

C. Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people's life.

D. People spent too much time and money eating meals.

34. The underlined word “downshifting” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

A. repairing your car by yourself       B. spending money carefully

C. moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life

D. living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week

35. The passage tells us that ________.

A. people seldom work long hours to make money

B. people hardly buy more things than necessary

C. people are sure everything they own is in the right place

D. people realize there is more to life than just making money   

I wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but that’s impossible. For the most part Chinese people are friendly, easy-going and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the hardest-working people I have ever met.

In China, family is everything. In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them freely.

The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isn’t large and I live better. Non-imported（非进口的） foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese value education. However, it is reported that many children can’t afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor areas in China. But they organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education.

When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through. While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, we also have the same problems.

When I am asked which country I consider better, China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”

33. What does the author think of Chinese people?

   A. He thinks most Chinese people hardly work.              B. He praises most Chinese people a lot.

   C. He thinks most Chinese people are proud.         D. He dislikes most Chinese people.

34. What are not cheap in China in the author’s opinion?

   A. Clothes and shoes made in China.                                   B. Public transportation tickets.

   C. Imported foods .                                                               D. Local foods.

35. We can infer from the passage that the author thinks __________．

   A. the progress of China is seldom reported in the US

   B. China’s economic miracles have appeared everywhere

   C. the westerners have got to know China well

   D. the education in rural areas is never cared about in China

   你是大庆一中的李华，将参加主题为“Let’s Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，主要内容包括：

   1.目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题；

   2.骑自行车的益处，如节能环保、有利健康等。

  参考词汇：低碳生活（low-carbon life）； 节能（energy saving）

注意：

   1.词数：120词左右；

   2.演讲稿开头和结尾已给出，请将其抄写在答题卡上且该部分不计入总词数。

Good morning, everyone,

   I am Li Hua from Da Qing No. 1 Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let’s Ride Bicycles”_____________

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                                                                                 Thank you!

你校正在进行“英语读书周”活动。该活动要求学生摘录名言佳句(quote)并相互交流。以下是某同学摘录的句子：“Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you”。请按下列要求用英语写一篇100－120个词的短文：

1. 针对摘录句中的观点谈谈你的看法； 2. 举例说明理由。注意：短文的开头已给出(不计词数)。

In_the_English_Reading_Week,_one_of_my_classmates_recommended_a_quote_to_us,_which_goes_like_this：“Your_future_depends_on_many_things,_but_mostly_on_you.”_

My friend Herbert has always been fat, but things got so bad recently   61   he decided to go   62   a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods that were forbidden. The list included most of the things Herbert loves: butter, potatoes, beer, milk, chocolate and sweets. Yesterday I paid him   63   visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat   64   ever. He   65  (lead) me into his room and   66  (hurried) hid a large parcel under his desk.   67   was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When   68  (ask) what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. His   69  (explain) was that his diet was so strict that he had to reward   70   occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!

Everything, unless otherwise ________，will go on as planned.

A．stating           B．states                           C．to state           D．stated

 You’d better go there by train. The train ticket is _____ the airplane ticket.

A. as cheap three times as               B.  as three times cheap as        

C. three times cheaper than               D.  cheaper three times than

随着人们生活水平的提高，人们越来越关注自己的健康，但是现在很多年轻人都喜欢吃快餐。请你就“应不应该常吃快餐”这一主题谈谈你的看法.

内容包括：人们喜欢吃快餐的原因，快餐的危害，最后请对健康的饮食习惯提一些自己的建议。

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  President Xi Jinping announced Thursday that China will cut its military by 300,000 troops, a significant reduction in one of the largest militaries in the world and a move that the Chinese leader called a gesture of peace.

  “The great renewal of the Chinese nation requires efforts of one generation after another,” Xi said in a speech at Tiananmen Square remembering the 70^th anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific. “Having created an impressive civilization of over 5,000 years, the Chinese civilization will lead to an even brighter future,” he said.

   Xi’s announcement came as China staged a massive military parade in central Beijing, sending a stream of troops, tanks, and ballistic missiles(弹道) down a major east-west street as fighter jets flew overhead with multicolored smoke.

  Xi’s speech kicked off the parade. An estimated 12,000 troops—about 1,000 of whom hailed(致敬)from Belarus, Cuba, Tajikistan, and other countries-marched along the 10-lane Chang’an Avenue from the commercial center wangujing to Tiannmen Square, about 1.5 miles away. They were joined by 200 fighter jets and 500 pieces of military hardware, including tanks and ballistic missiles. Representatives from 49 countries were in attendance, including Russian leader Vladimir Putin, South Korean President Park Geun-hye and U. N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

   Rory Medcalf, head of the national security college at Australian National University, said the Beijing may have decided to cut 300,000 troops “in the name of efficiency and cost saving.”

   Xi conducted a “troop inspection” after his speech, riding down Chan’gan Avenue in a Chinese-made Hongqi parade car. On Thursday morning, China’s popular microblogging site Sina Weibo filled up with 350 million comments related to the parade. While many users expressed their love of their country and pride, few posts were filled with criticism. “The soldiers are too serious,” wrote one user. Others complained about the cloud of gray exhaust that followed a column of tanks.

64. Why did China make the military reduction?

   A. For the efficiency and cost saving

   B. For the peace of the whole the world

   C. For the celebration of the end of World War II

   D. For the renewal of the Chinese civilization

65. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. The majority of web users think highly of the parade

   B. Many web users thought that the soldiers were lovely

   C. The parade might bring air pollution to the capital city

   D. The parade led to a heated discussion on the line

66. What is mainly talked about in the passage?

   A. China decided to cut its military forces

   B. World leaders attended China’s military parade

   C. China sowed its weapons to the world

   D. China held a military parade in Beijing

As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.

Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping (录像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.”

The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings (兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”

29. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________.

   A. show the relationship between parents and children

   B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table

   C. report on the findings of a study

   D. give information about family problems

30. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because _________.

   A. they are busy serving food to their children

   B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table

   C. they have to pay more attention to younger children

   D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family

31. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children _________.

   A. have to help their parents to serve dinner

   B. get the least attention from the family

   C. are often kept away from the dinner table

   D. find it hard to keep up with other children

32. Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question_________.

   A. why TV is important in family life

   B. why parents should keep good order

   C. why children in small families seem to be quieter

   D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life

They may be small, and unable to have an adult conversation, but babies are proving their collective cleverness.

While your baby still might not be able to speak, he or she knows about you’re feeling down. Babies as young as 5 months of age can distinguish an exciting tune from a sad one, according to a study published in 2014 in the journal Neuron.

Speaking of music, it seems that babies can’t resist it. Not only are their ears sensitive to the beats, babies can actually dance in time to them, according to a study published in 2010. To test their dancing ability, the researchers played recordings of classical music and speech to them, and videotaped the results. The babies moved their arms, hands, legs, feet, and heads much more in response to the music than to speech. The findings suggest this dancing ability is innate(天生的) in humans.

Babies can apparently learn even while asleep. As newborn babies spend most of their time sleeping, this newfound ability might be crucial(至关重要的) for them to adapt rapidly to the world around them, and help ensure survival, the researchers say. The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Deciding whether another person is helpful or harmful is crucial in choosing friends — and that ability starts being visible early. Kiley Hamlin of Yale University showed both 6– and 10–month–olds some anthropomorphized(人格化的) shapes, in which one shape helped another climb a hill, while a third shaped pushed the climber down. The little ones then got to choose which shape they preferred. For both age groups, most babies chose the helper shapes. This character–judging ability could be the first step in the formation of morals, Hamlin says.

11．What does the third paragraph mainly say?

A. Babies are born to dance.

B. Babies prefer classical music.

C. Babies love listening to music.

D. Babies can tell different tunes apart.

12．What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Babies can understand emotions.

B. Babies value friendship very much.

C. It’s hard for babies to adapt to the world around them.

D. Babies show no reaction to speech.

13．Kiley Hamlin found that babies ________.

A. love to make friends

B. learn nothing while asleep

C. can tell right from wrong

D. like watching anthropomorphized shows

I’m very proud of my son, who is considerate and has a loving heart.

When my son was 11 years old, he got a small job helping out with a traveling carnival in our town. He didn’t come home at lunch time, phoning instead to tell me he was fine and had found a few days’ work helping out at an exhibit. He turned up for supper as usual however after he finished work.

I asked him how he had managed at lunch and he told me he had made some new friends at the carnival, some young men who were twin brothers, and their mom and dad. They had paid him a few dollars and invited him for lunch in return for helping them set up their exhibit and wanted him to return the next day to help with other chores (杂务).

I was glad he had found new friends but a little worried about the type of people who might be traveling in a carnival. "Oh, Mom, these are just normal everyday people like anyone else. They just work at a carnival instead of in a store or something". "Come down tomorrow and meet them yourself," he said.

So the next day I went to the carnival and to the exhibit he had directed me to. The twin brothers turned out to be Siamese (连体的) twins, joined at the chest. He hadn’t thought this fact was noteworthy enough to mention. When I brought it to him, he said, "Yes, I noticed that too. Do you know that their mom has to make all their clothes because it’s so difficult to find anything to fit them? They’re also really good cooks. Today, Joe, the one on the right, made me spaghetti (意大利面条) for lunch." 

What others see first in a person is not what a child considers important. Where I saw Siamese twins, he saw people having difficulty buying clothes that fit, and young men who were good cooks. It was a lesson I have thought about many times over the years.

51.  From the second paragraph we know that __________.

A. The author’s son usually went home to have supper

B. The author’s son could make a living by helping at the exhibit

C. The author’s son disliked meeting his parents at home

D. The author’s son was good at communicating with others

52.  The author was worried about the new friends her son made because_______.

A. she feared the people at the carnival were not friendly to her son

B. her son simply believed in strangers

C. she thought people traveling in a carnival were not so reliable

D. the carnival was suitable for children

53.  By telling the story, the author tries to tell us

A. one’s appearance is very important.                    

B. It’s never too late to learn.

C. We should not worry about our children

D. Children look at people in a different way.