One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.

The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.

But Bryan wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me.”

After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(懷孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay the $ 10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words.

She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There were tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $ 100 bills.

Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan… Bryan Anderson my dear… you’re not going to believe what just happened…”

58. When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought _________.

A. he may hurt her 　　　　　　　 B. he wasn’t going to stop

C. he couldn’t help her 　　　　 D. she didn’t have enough money

59. What can we learn about the old lady from the story?

A. She was never kind to others.　　 B. She was usually quite careless.

C. She was probably very rich.　　　　 D. She was not a very good driver.

60. The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “__________”.

A. the change　　　　 B. the bill　　　　 C. the note　　　 D. the order

Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!

54. Who invented the sport of badminton?

　　　 　　 A. Indians.　　　　 B. British　　　　　 C. Chinese.　　　　 D. Koreans.

55. Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?

　　　 　　 A. Archery.　　　　 B. Badminton.　　　 C. Taekwondo.　　 D. Football.

56. Which of the following pictures shows the sport of “Taekwondo”?

　　　　　　 A.　　　　　　　　　 B.　　　　　　　　 C.　　　　　　　　 D.

　57. Where can you most probably find this web page?

　　 　A. sydney2000.com　　　 B. beijing2008.com

　　　 C. guangzhou2010.com　　 D. london2012.com

Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn't get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as flysurfing. Kitesurfing works through wind power(動(dòng)力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.

　 At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.

　 Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5—10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to $2,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.

　 With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments.

50. Kitesurfing has a history of about 　　 years.

　 A. 30 　　　　 B. 50 　　　　　　 C. 100 　　　　　 D. 130

51. 　　 is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.

　 A. Water　　　 B. Wind 　　　　　 C. The sun 　　　 D. The kite

52. The underlined word “range” in the third paragraph means “　　　　　 ” in Chinese.

A. 在……范圍內(nèi)變動(dòng)　　　　　　 B. 按……順序排列

C. 向……方向延伸　　　　　　　　 D. 根據(jù)……歸類

53. The main idea of this passage is about .　　　　　 .

A. the way of operating kitesurfing

B. the progress of kitesurfing equipment

C. the history of kitesurfing in China

D. the development of kitesurfing

Events

    Long March exhibit

    The Shanghai History Museum is putting on exhibition to remember the Long March(長(zhǎng)征) which took place 75 years ago. More than 220 photos and 40 other things are on show. All the exhibition is explained in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.

    Time: 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

    Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road

    Ticket: 8 yuan for Chinese / 15 yuan for foreigners

    Thai elephants

    Eight elephants from Thailand are an attraction for visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, dancing and blowing a musical instrument. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and there is an extra show at 1:30 p.m. at weekends. The show will end on November 15.

    Address: 189 Daduhe Road

    Ticket: 30—40 yuan

    Dancing dolphins

    Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, dancing to music, kissing people and doing easy math problems, and seals and sea lions, also performing, have made a large part of the aquarium in Peace Park, which interests children greatly.

    Hours: 10:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.

    Ticket: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children

    46. Where can one see the Long March exhibition?

    A. In Shanghai History Museum.  B. In Changfeng Park.

    C. In Peace Park.               D. On 189 Dahude Road.

    47. What may interest children very much in Peace Park?

    A. Elephants playing basketball.   B. Dolphins dancing to the music.

    C. Seals riding bikes.             D. Sea lions blowing instruments

    48. How much should a child pay to go into Peace Park?

    A. Five yuan.  B. Fifteen yuan.   C. Ten yuan.       D. Twenty yuan.

    49. Which of the following is true?

    A. The Long March exhibition is explained in English.

    B. The sea animals can work out difficult math problems.

    C. Thai elephants’ shows can only be seen in the day.

    D. The sea animals perform three times a day.

Once，a king showed two men a large basket in the garden. He told them to fill it with water from a well. After they __36__ their work，he left them，saying，“When the sun is down，I will come and see your work.”

　　At last one of them said，“What’s the use of doing this foolish work? We can __37__ fill the basket.” __38__ man answered，“That is none of your business.”The first man said.“You may do as you like， but I am not going to work at __39__ so foolish.” He __40__ his bucket and went away. The other man said no word， and kept on carrying __41__. At last the well was almost __42__.

　　As he poured the last bucket of water into the basket，he saw a bright thing in it. He picked it up. It was a beautiful gold ring. Just then the king came. __43__ he saw the ring，he knew that he had found the kind of man he wanted. He told him to keep the ring for himself.“You __44__ so well in this little thing，” he said， “ __45__ now I know I can believe you with many things.”

　　　36. A. finished B. did C. began D. had

　　　37.A. often B. never C. ever D. always

　　38. A. The other B. Another C. One D. A second

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

　　40. A. picked up B. put away C. took away D. threw away

　　41. A. water B. basket C. well D. work

　　42. A. full B. empty C. filled D. clean

　　43. A. While B. As soon as C. Before D. Since

　　44. A. have done B. will do C. do D. are doing

　　　45. A. what B. why C. when D. that

—You don’t have to make so much noise, do you?　

—　　 .

A. Not at all.　　　　 B. Never mind.　　 C. I’m sorry.　　　　 D. My pleasure.

Hey. Turn it off! We don’t ______ music in the reading room.

A. like         B. hear         C. play         D. allow

The serious drought(干旱) in Southwest China has made many people       without proper drinking water.

A. live             B. to live              C. living               D. lived

—Could you please tell me 　　　?　

—For ten days.

A. how long will the 2012 London Olympic Games last

B. how long would the 2012 London Olympic Games last

C. how long the 2012 London Olympic Games will last

D. how long the 2012 London Olympic Games would last

—Smoking is bad for your health.　

—Yes, I know. But I can’t 　　　.

A. give it away　　 B. give it out　　　　 C. give it in　　　　　 D. give it up