The boy went out ________ his father orders.

听力原文： I was a teacher. My home was not far from my school, and l always walked there in the morning. All the pupils in the school were very young.

I walked to school on a very cold and windy morning in October, and the cold wind went into my eyes, and big tears began running out of them. I reached the school, opened the door and went into the classroom. It was nice and warm there and I was happy. But then a small boy looked at me for a few seconds, put his arm round me and said kindly. "Don't cry, miss. School isn't very bad."

The author's home was ______ from the school.

A．a long way

B．far away

C．not far

d went through their pockets.

A．Y

B．N

C．NG

Why did George stop his car？

A．The traffic light was red.

B．Something went wrong with his car.

C．He wanted to speak to the boy and his girlfriend.

new that perhaps the other boys were trying to get an idea of what kind of a boy he was. This did not help him to make himself less lonely. He was new and he had to be tested. Still, proving himself would not be all that easy. He did not want to run with the boys or get into something against the law to prove that he was strong. No! He must show what he was made of in a more helpful way. That’s when he got the idea.

The next day was Saturday. He knew that most of the boys would be down on the playground and choose up sides for the Saturday game. Robert knew he could play well and that just might be enough to prove he was strong, and to make friends with them. He arrived early and did his step exercises. He shot the ball several times and did some other exercises—the most difficult and most wonderful in basketball. Then the boys came. Robert went through what he had done before the game and showed what he could do. No one said a word. The boys just looked at each other and thought about it. In the end, when it was all over, the biggest of the group just smiled and shook his head. Robert knew he had made it.

1. What does “This did not help to make him less lonely” mean？()

A、Robert felt more lonely because the other boys wanted to test him.

B、Robert did not want himself to be less lonely.

C、Robert felt as lonely as before when the other boys tried to find out what kind of a boy he was.

D、The other boys did not want to make Robert feel less lonely.

One day, the principle（校长)came into our room and, after talking to the teacher, for

some reason said: “I wish all of the white students to stand for a moment.” I rose with the others.The teacher looked at me and, calling my name, said: “You sit down for the present, and rise with the others.” I did not quite understand her.She repeated: “You sit down now, and rise with the others.” I sat down puzzled.I saw and heard nothing.When the other were asked to rise, I did not know it.When school was dismissed, I went out unconsciously.A few of the white boys laughed at me, saying: “Oh, you’re a nigger, too.”

I hurried on as fast as I could to where my looking-glass hung on the wall in my own little room.For an instant I was afraid to look, but when I did, I looked long and earnestly.I was accustomed t o hearing remarks about my beauty, but now, for the first time, I became conscious of it and recognized it.I noticed the ivory(象牙)whiteness of my skin, the beauty of my mouth, the size and the liquid darkness of my eyes.I ran downstairs and rushed to wh ere my mother was sitting.I buried my head in her lap and cried out: “Mother, tell me, am I a nigger？” I could not see her face, but I felt her hands on my head.I looked up into her face.There were tears in her eyes and I could see that she was sufferin g for me.And then it was that.

I looked at her critically for the first time.I had thought of her in a childish way only as the most beautiful woman in the world; now I looked at her searching for defects(缺点).I could see that her skin was almost brown,and that she did differ in some way from the other ladies who came to the house; yet, even so I could see that she was more beautiful than any of them.She must have felt that I was examining her, for she hid her face in my hair and said with difficulty：“No, my darling, you are not a nigger.” She went on: “If anyone calls you a nigger, don’t notice them.”

But the more she talked, the less was I reassured, and I stopped her by asking:“Well, mother, am I white？ Are you white？” She answered tremblingly(颤抖的): “No, I am not white, but your father is one of the greatest men in the country.The best blood of the South is in you.” This suddenly opened up in my heart a fresh fear, and I almost fiercely demanded: “Who is my father？ Where is he？” She stroked my hair and said: “I’ll tell you about him some day.” I sobbed(抽泣): “I want to know now.” She answered: “No, not now.”

1.We can infer from the passage that “a nigger ”means().

A.a white person

B.a black person

C.anyone that is not white

D.anyone that i s not black

2.When the teacher asked him to sit down and rise with the others ,the author was confused because().

A.he never considered himself a non-white person

B.he thought the teacher didn’t recognize him

C.he thought he should be considered

D.he thought it rude for the teacher to call his name

3.It was on that day that he began to realize that().

A.he was a nigger

B.he was different from others because of his beauty

C.his color was like that of his mother

D.he differed from oth er white people even with his beauty

4.From the passage we can learn that().

A.the boy’s father left them for some reasons

B.the boy’s mother didn’t want to mention his father at all

C.the boy never met his father before

D.the boy’s mother hated his father

5.This passage generally tells us a story of ().

A.a boy who suddenly realized that he was a colored person

B.a boy who had been looked down upon because he had no father

C.the miserable life of colored people

D.the life of a one-parent family

A.did the boy rush

B.rushed the boy

C.the boy rushed

D.the boy did rush

第三节 短文理解2

阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

Grandma was a good storyteller, and she had a lot of interesting stories to tell children. There was the story of how the little boys were taught to listen to grown-ups. One day when they were out on the grassland, there was a fine. Their father shouted, "Fall down on your faces!" They did, and the big fire went over them and they weren't hurt(受伤). There was also the story of three boys at school. Each of them received something to eat. One stored his food for himself, and the mice (老鼠) ate it; one ate all of his, and he got sick; and who do you think had the best time？ Of course, the one who shared his food with his friends. Then there was the little boy who ran a- way from home and stayed away all day. When he came home after supper, he found the family sitting around the fire and nobody said a word. He couldn't stand it and said sorry to the family. And there was one about a very lazy(懒惰的) man. He didn't want to work at all even if he was hungry. Of course, he died of hunger.

In this text we read about Grandma's ______ ？

A．happy life

B．interesting stories

C．lazy children

sent. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, Mister？” he asked.

Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was astounded. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing？ Boy, I wish….” He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.

“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.”

Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my automobile？”

“Oh yes, I’d love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes aglow, said, “Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the lad wante d. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？” the boy asked.

He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.

“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m gonna give you one just like it…, then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he had said: “It is more blessed to give….”

1、The boy was astounded.

A、He was very surprised

B、He was so surprised that he was shocked

C、He was extremely surprised

D、The car was so beautiful that he felt excited

2、Paul looked at the boy…, then impulsively he added, “….”

A、 he did this without planning and thinking

B、he did this with careful thinking

C、he was impelled by his brother to do this

D、he was forced by his mother to do this

3、The boy was not coming fast because ().

A、he was coming down the steps

B、he wanted to sit down on the steps

C、he wanted to see the car clearly

D、he was carrying his crippled brother

4、He…squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.

A、moved closer and touched him

B、held him tightly in his arms

C、pushed him nearer to the car

D、pulled him closer and supported him

5、…the three of them began a memorable holiday ride.

A、easy to remember

B、likely to be noticeable

C、worth remembering

D、likely to be seen

A.who

B.whom

C.whose

D.that

How did the boy survive the big earthquake？

A．His father pulled him out in time.

B．He stayed in an icebox.

C．He left the area before the earthquake.

D．Their house escaped the earthquake.

. Civil War. Once, doctors pointed out a young soldier who was near death and Lincoln went over to his bedside.

"Is there anything I can do for you？" asked the President.

The soldier obviously didn't recognize Lincoln, and with some effort he was able to whisper. "Would you please write a letter to my mother？"

A pen and paper were provided and the President carefully began writing down what the young man was able to say:

"My dearest mother, I was badly hurt while doing my duty. I'm afraid Fm got going to re- cover. Don't grieve(悲伤)too much for me, please. Kiss Mary and John for me. May God bless you and father."

The soldier was too weak to continue, so Lincoln signed the letter for him and added, "written for your son by Abraham Lincoln."

The young man asked to see the note and was astonished when he discovered who had written it. "Are you really the president？" he asked.

"Yes, I am," Lincoln replied quietly, Then he asked if there was anything else he could do.

"Would you please hold my hand？" the soldier asked. "It will help to see me through to the end."

In the quiet room, the President took the boy's hand in his and spoke warm words of encouragement until death came.

The young soldier ______.

A．wrote a letter to his mother himself

B．was in hospital for a long time

C．couldn't say any words when he saw the president

D．was badly hurt in the Civil War