Their teacher called back the following week and asked about the fighting. “Did you call the 49 ?” he asked. “No, but we have solved it, “ I said. “What did you do?” he wondered. I said, “we 50 them to ice cream.” 31. A. picked B. took C. stepped

D.

beat

32. A. friendship

D. hardship

33. A. face

D. offend

34. A. brothers

D. lawyers

35. A. pretended B. seemed

D. happened

36. A. surprise B. puzzlement

D.disappointment

37. A. in case B. as if

D. even though

38. A. step live

39. A. how

D. what

40. A. then or

41. A. Sure Luckily

B. membership

B. talk B. parents B. stay B. that B. but B. Sorry C.

C.

C. C. C.

C. C. run C. C. and C. Never relationship

beat

sisters

intended

fear

so that

D.

why

D.

D.

42. A. mentioned B. praised C. introduced D. called

43. A. referring B. leading pointing

44. A. person B. worker C.

D. adult

fighter

C. adding D.

45. A. bought B. drank C. made D. ate

46. A. difficulty

D. trouble

B. mistreatment C. misunderstanding

B. point

C.

friendship

47. A. mistake

D.misconduct

48. A. Eventually B. Fortunately C.

D. Happily

C.

Quickly

49. A. parents B. headmaster

D. teacher

police

50. A. devoted B. helped C. owed D. treated

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A

When he was driving home one evening on a country road，he saw an old lady，stranded(抛锚的)on the side of the road．He stopped in front of her car and got out．Even with the smile on his face，she was worried．He looked poor and hungry．He knew how she felt．He said，“I am here to help you，Madam．Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Joe．” She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car，changed the tire．But he got

dirty and his hands hurt．She could not thank him enough and asked him how much she owed him．He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back，the next time she saw someone who needed help，she could give that person the assistance they needed，and Joe added，“And think of me．” She drove off．A few miles down the road the lady saw a small restaurant．She went in．The waitress had a sweet smile，and was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的)．The old lady wondered how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a stranger．Then she remembered Joe．After the lady finished her meal，the waitress went to get her change from a hundred-dollar bill．But she stepped right out the door．

When the waitress came back，she noticed something written on a napkin，“I am helping you because someone once helped me．If you really want to pay me back，here’s what you do—Do not let the chain of love end with you．” That night when she got home，she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written．She and her husband needed money with the baby due(预期的)next month．She knew how worried her husband was，and as he lay sleeping next to her，she whispered，“Everything’s going to be all right．I love you，Joe．”

51．When Joe stopped to help the lady，she . A. became excited B. was afraid to be hurt C. refused his offer

D. thanked him

52．At the restaurant, the lady _________.

A．received good service B．had an expensive meal

C．told the waitress Joe’s story D．met another poor guest 53．Why did the lady leave the restaurant without getting her change? A. She forgot it.

B. She wanted to help Joe

D. She wanted to give the

C. She wanted to tip the waitress．

waitress some help

54. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Joe’s boss fired him. B. Joe worked as a driver. C. Joe’s wife was a waitress. D. Joe had an unhappy marriage. 55. By telling the story, the writer tries to show that _______.

A. helping others is helping oneself B. kindness can be contagious（感染的）

C. poverty is not a threat to a happy marriage D. a happy family depends on a happy marriage B

No one doubts that students should study language, maths and science in high school, but some may object to the idea that they should study art and music as well. To them, these subjects are useless for students’ future and are not worth the time and effort. In my opinion, however, it is necessary for middle school students to study art and music.

Art and music are a precious culture legacy（遗产）, which bring us pleasure and enjoyment. Have you ever been deeply moved by Beethoven’s famous Fifth Symphony? Have you ever been fascinated by the colorful starry night produced by Vincent van Gogh in his painting? Have you ever longed for the moving love between the Butterfly Lovers when you hear this well-known Chinese melody（曲调）? Art and music are not only images and sounds, but something beyond them. They are the products of passion and human wisdom（智慧）.

Art and music help make students more creative. Artists and musicians are considered the most creative people in the world. It is because art and music sharpen their senses and provide a different perspective (视角)for them to see the world. Many great scientists benefit from art and music. Einstein, the greatest physician in the 20th century, as well as an excellent violin