“Have you ever found a treasure?” I once asked my father．He smiled a big smile and told me this story．

“Once when I was about ten years old,” my father told me, “I went treasure hunting with my older sister．She had heard some people talking about a treasure box hidden in a hillside cave．One day we went there and spent two or three hours looking for the entrance to the cave．Then, as I was trying to squeeze between two big stones, I suddenly fell into a hole．It was the mouth of a tunnel that led to the cave．My sister and I crawled through into it．It was very dark but we had brought a flashlight and we were shocked to see that there was a large wooden box ahead of us．We ran to the box and pulled it open．It was filled with silver and gold coins．I started to count them but my sister told me to stop．“This is only money ，”she said，“This is not a real treasure．If you want money , all you have to do is to work for it”．

I was going to argue with her when I suddenly noticed a big metal box on the other side of the cave．The box was filled with statues．Some statues were made of ivory or gold, with diamonds for eyes and rubies for lips．I took one of the gold statues out of the box．‘Don’t do that!’ yelled my sister．‘This is only beauty and art．It is not a real treasure．There must be something better here．’

We searched and searched, but there was nothing else in the cave．Then the battery in the flashlight started to die．We got scared and crawled back．I wiggled through but my sister got stuck half way between the stones．I tried to pull her out but I couldn’t．I ran up and down the street knocking on doors but nobody would come．

The only one who would help was a girl about my age．She got a rope and a spade and a water bottle．About an hour later, we got my sister out of the stones．I became good friends with the girl who had helped us．She was very responsible, faithful, kind and loving．When we finished college I realized that she was the woman I wanted to marry．That’s your mom．I thought I had found the best treasure in the world．”

56．Why did the father knock on doors on the street?

　　　 A．To beg for water． 　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．To beg for help．

　　　 C．To tell people about the treasure．　 　　　　 D．To warn people of the danger．

57．What can we learn from the passage?

　　　 A．The loss of flashlight drove them to crawl back．

　　　 B．Most people in the town were not supportive and helpful．

　　　 C．The sister got stuck between the stones when she was trying to squeeze into the cave.．

　　　 D．The second box was filled with famous pictures．

58．Which of the following could best describe the sister?

　　　 A．Rude　　　　　　　　　　 B．Greedy　　　　　　　　　 C．Wise　　　　　　　　　　 D．Lazy

59．Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

　　　 A．A Real Treasure　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．An Exciting Experience

C．A Helpful Girl D．A Terrible Trip

My husband used to be a workaholic(工作狂)．Nothing seemed to be more __16__ to him than his work，not even his family.

He usually __17__at 6 o’clock，and our __18__ and I were still asleep then，and then left __19__ having breakfast.I asked him to have breakfast __20__，but he said it’s a waste of __21__.I didn’t know what kept him so__22__.He even couldn’t finish all his work in the office.He came back at ten at night.However，I never expected that he would give me a kiss.__23__he got home，he would start to__24__.The kids had already been in bed，of course.

“Mom，where is Dad？Why I __25__ see him？”the kids often asked.

“Well，Dad has to work.He is busy，”I always__26__like this.As time went by，they didn’t ask where their dad was again.Perhaps they had__27__that they had a dad.However，the situation changed several months ago.

Jenny，our daughter，suddenly became__28__.I sent her to the hospital.The__29__told me that she was seriously ill and that she was calling__30__all the time.Tears burst into my eyes when I__31__that.I finally called my __32__and told him about that.Half an hour later，he came to the hospital and held Jenny’s little hands.

He__33__another job two weeks later.

“I just wanted to make as much__34__as possible for you and our kids.But now，I just want to__35__as much time as possible with you and the kids，”he said and that’s what he is doing now.

1.	A．possible B．interesting C．important D．relaxing

 

2.	A．sat down B．got up C．stoop up D．came up

 

3.	A．kids B．pets C．neighbors D．parents

 

4.	A．on B．with C．without D．a(chǎn)fter

 

5.	A．in the office B．on the way C．in school D．a(chǎn)t home

 

6.	A． money B．time C．energy D．food

 

7.	A．tired B．busy C．fast D．excited

 

8.	A．As soon as B．In the end C．Long before D．Long after

 

9.	A．eat B．sleep C．work D．write

 

10.	A．often B．never C．sometimes D．cheated

 

11.	A．shouted B．a(chǎn)sked C．replied D．cheated

 

12.	A．thought B．forgotten C．ignored D．minded

 

13.	A．fine B．worse C．ill D．a(chǎn)ngry

 

14.	A．teacher B．boss C．officer D．doctor

 

15.	A．mom B．sir C．dad D．madam

 

16.	A．noticed B．realized C．heard D．felt

 

17.	A．mother B．child C．brother D．husband

 

18.	A． received B．lost C． changed D．found

 

19.	A．money B．happiness C．value D．laughter

 

20.	A．spend B．make C．set D．steal

 

I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenager girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something,“I’m awfully sorry,”I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; It seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.
【小題1】The girl refused to ask for help because she thought_________.

A．she might be recognized

B．a(chǎn)sking for help looked silly

C．she was normal and independent

D．being fond blind was embarrassing

【小題2】After the girl got off the bus that evening, she_________.

A．began to run

B．hit a person as usual

C．hit a lamppost by accident

D．was caught by something

【小題3】At the request stop that evening, the girl___________.

A．stopped a big lorry

B．stopped the wrong bus

C．made no attempt to stop the bus

D．was not noticed by other people

【小題4】What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?

A．Other vehicles also stopped there.

B．It was unreliable for making judgments.

C．More lorries than buses responded to the girl.

D．It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.

【小題5】Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping__________.

A．to find people there

B．to find more buses there

C．to find the bus by herself there

D．to find people more helpful there