“Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.
Time proved that the baby’ s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed(叹息), knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried to his mum “A boy, a big boy... called me a freak (怪人)．”
He grew up, handsome. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’ re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’ s a secret.” The operation was a great success, and a new person appeared.
Later he married and became a lawyer. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’ s casket棺材. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to show the mother had no outer ears.
“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”
1.Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?
A. Because her son had a tiny face. B. Because she saw her son crying.
C. Because her son was born imperfect. D. Because her son was in her arms.
2.Which word can describe Mother’ s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?
A. Nervous. B. Sympathetic. C. Proud. D. Angry.
3.We can infer that the person who donate the ears is_____.
A. A doctor. B. His father. C. His mother. D. A stranger.
4.From the passage we know the followings are True except________
A, the mother felt sorry for the son without ears B. the doctor didn’t like the baby
C. the boy meant everything to the mother D. the father kept the secret until mother died
5.The best title for the passage would be ________.
A. Mother’s hair B. An unforgettable memory
C. Who gave me the ears? D. Who is my best respectable person?
The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. ---Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O'Neill gave an arithmetic 36 to our class. When the papers were 37 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about 38 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O'Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 39 after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O'Neill asked 40 questions, and she didn't 41 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 42 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 43 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don't know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 44 I can say:it was the most important single 45 of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay's words, they 46 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a way to _47____ourselves rather than others.
48 of us are asked to make 49 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 50 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 51 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the 52 change received at the store be forgotten or 53 ? Nobody will know except 54 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 55 to live with someone you respect.
1.A. test B. problem C. paper D. lesson
2.A. examined B. completed C. marked D. answered
3. A. lying B. cheating C. guessing D. discussing
4.A. come B. leave C. remain D. apologize
5.A. no B. certain C. many D. more
6.A. excuse B. shout C. help D. scold
7.A. above B. common C. following D. unusual
8.A. repeat B. get C. put D. copy
9.A. myself B. ourselves C. themselves D. herself
10.A. chance B. incident C. lesson D. memory
11.A. even B. still C. always D. almost
12.A. measure B. respect C. love D. believe
13.A. All B. Few C. Some D. None
14.A. quick B. wise C. great D. personal
15.A. out B. for C. up D. upon
16.A. Should B. Must C. Would D. Need
17.A. extra B. small C. some D. necessary
18.A. paid B. remembered C. shared D. returned
19.A. me B. you C. us D. them
20. A. easier B. more natural C. better D. more peaceful
--I'll be away on a business trip. Would you mind looking after my cat?
---Not at all. _______.
A. I've no time B. I'd rather not C. I'd like it D. I'd be happy to
Mr Jackson was very angry to find the car he had had _____ yesterday broke down again.
A. to repair B. it repaired C. repairing D. repaired
Please tell me the way you thought of ________ the garden.
A. take care of B. to take care of C. taking care of D. to take care
American English has changed ________ time．There are several reasons ________ this.
A．over; for B．for; with C．in; of D．during; about
