Jane had two children to raise．She had to pay for the housing and （16）　__　 clothes．She had a lot of bills．She worked in a （17）　　 every day and got 600 a week．Even when she was （18）　　，she went to work．

Jane worked hard and did a great job．She depended on tips （小费） to help her get enough money to pay the bills．

One night，after Jane had served dinner to a family，（19）　　 left a big tip on the table．It was （20）　　．Jane was taking care of another family at their table．When she turned back，she found the money had been （21）　　．

Jane saw a woman at another table staring at her when she （22）　　 the restaurant．Jane went to ask her what food she wanted．She （23）　　 just a sandwich．She did not leave a tip after eating and Jane heard that she paid with a 20bill．Jane was sure the woman had stolen her （24）　　，but she couldn't prove （证明） it．The next night，the （25）　　woman came into the restaurant．She gave Jane 50．She said，"I was so sorry I took your money last （26）　__　I had a bad day．Someone stole my wallet．So I was angry．So I took your money．（27）　__　that was not right．People should （28）　　 good things．Not bad things．So I want you to take the money．""I'll take the 20but you keep the （29）　　．I know you need it，"said Jane．"You should have called the police，"the manager said to Jane．Jane said，"No．We should forgive （原谅） when someone says （30）　　and wants to make it right．We should try to help each other．"

New Baby Brother

I was sitting in school

when I heard the news．

"Your baby brother is born，

and wants to see you!"

Dad got me from school

and to the hospital with no delay．

Hurrying on our journey，

he almost forgot the way!

My brother's hands were tiny，

and wrinkly soft，like a prune．

After he smiled at me，

Mom said，"He'll come home soon!"

Everyone"oohing"and"aahing"，

they say"He is so sweet．

And one day he'll walk around

on those little baby feet!"

31．The writer was　　 when hearing the news．

A．at school

B．at home

C．in the hospital

D．in the store

32．The writer's　　 took the writer to the hospital to see the baby brother．

A．father

B．mother

C．brother

D．teacher

33．The family felt　　 to have the new baby．

A．worried

B．surprised

C．relaxed

D．excited．

Have you ever heard of a rattlesnake？It is a poisonous （有毒的） American snake．When it is angry or afraid，it makes a noise like a rattle with its tail．It's very scary．But Heather Ramirez and her husband，from California，in the United States，make a living in an unusual way．They are self﹣employed （自雇的） snake catchers!They catch snakes，especially rattlesnakes which have gone indoors，and return them to the wild．

Heather describes her work as"protecting people from rattlesnakes﹣and protecting rattlesnakes from people!"In the area where they live，rattlesnakes often come face to face with people．They are found in stores，offices，houses and gardens．Heather explains that it's not the snakes that are moving into places where people live，but it's the other way round．The snakes lived in these places first and then the people built houses．

Most people who see a rattlesnake are feared．If you keep your distance，however，the snake won't bite （咬） you．In twelve years as a snake catcher，Heather has never touched a snake．She doesn't take the risk．She picks up the snakes with a special tool．This doesn't hurt them，but it keeps them at a safe distance so that they can't bite her．

Heather and her husband are very busy because they are never off duty．Catching snakes is a full﹣time job and they don't often have a day off．People can get to them at any time of the day or night．Not everyone can do this job，but Heather doesn't want to do anything else．"I just love my job，"she says．

（1）The Ramirezs make a living in an unusual way by　　．

A．catching and selling snakes

B．catching snakes as a part﹣time job

C．protecting snakes in the wild

D．being self﹣employed snake catchers

（2）In Paragraph 2，Heather explains why the rattlesnakes　　．

A．never bite people

B．are afraid of people

C．are found where people live

D．lived with people at first

（3）The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 3refers to　　．

A．rattlesnakes

B．special tools

C．people around

D．the Ramirezs

（4）Which of the following is true according to the passage？　　

A．Heather catches snakes only at night．

B．Heather is always ready to do her job．

C．Heather risks touching snakes sometimes．

D．Heather has been a snake catcher for 20years．

A team is a group of people with a common goal．A school's football team has two goals．One goal is to win．That is what the team wants to do．The other goal is to build character．Character is what a person values，how a person gets along with others．That is why schools have football teams．They want to help students build good values．

Each team member builds character．They learn to cooperate （合作）．They learn to make good decisions．They work hard．They practice every day．They learn to follow the rules．

Each team member has a position （位置）．Each position is part of winning．No one player has the ability to win the game for the team．Only if the team works together does a team win．People often say，"There is no I in TEAM．"

Whether the team wins or loses，at the end of the game they congratulate the other team．That is called sportsmanship．While they fight to win during the game，it is just a game．They cannot be angry with the other team．If they are，they'll hear from their coach．

makes sure the team reaches the school's goal．The coach cares about the whole team．The coach gives each player advice．When the team wins，everyone celebrates．And the coach is glad．But after the season is over，the coach is still happy．The coach gets to see the players as they go to school every day．The character they have built is part of their success in school，too．

Some coaches say that if you go into a classroom at their school you'll be able to tell the players．It is not that they are bigger than the other students．It is the ones who are helping other students work．Teamwork is part of their lives．

38．Schools build football teams mainly to help students　　．

A．get good grades

B．become leaders

C．build good values

D．improve football skills

39．What does the underlined sentence"There is no I in TEAM．"in Paragraph 3mean？　　

A．I never take part in the game．

B．I am not a member of the team．

C．A famous star is the key to success．

D．Teamwork comes first during the game．

40．Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 5？　　

A．The captain

B．The coach

C．The headmaster

D．The monitor

41．Some coaches think football players are different from others because they are　　．

A．taller

B．bigger

C．more helpful

D．more talented．

One day，Susie was unhappy when she came home from school．"What's the matter，my dear？"asked her mother，drawing her to her side and smiling．

"All our class must hand in compositions tomorrow．We must write 12lines at least．But I can never write one．I'll have to go to school without a composition，for I won't copy one from a book，or ask you or papa to write one for me．"

"That's right，"said her mother．"You'll be happier with a poor composition，if it's your own，than with a fine one written by somebody else．But cheer up．Run into the garden and play．I'll call you in half an hour．Don't think about your composition now．Just have a good time．"

It seemed just a few minutes to Susie before she heard her mother calling her．She went into the house immediately﹣her hands full of sweet flowers，and her face red with exercise．

Then her mother asked her to sit by the window with a nice piece of paper and a pencil，and write something about what she could see．"Never mind your composition； do this to please me，and we'll talk about that later．"

Although Susie thought her mother's request was strange，she knew she always had a good reason for everything she did．So she did as her mother requested．

As she looked out，she first saw the western sky and some bright，sunset clouds．"Oh，mother，what a sunset!"

"Don't talk．Just write．"

The pencil began moving rapidly across the paper．She wrote about the sunset clouds，the look of the distant hills，the streets，the river，the garden with its flowers，and the birds flying past the window．She forgot all about the terrible composition!

Just as she had reached the bottom of the page，her mother came in and said with a smile，"Well，Susie，how does that composition come on？"

"Composition!You told me not to think about it，and I've never thought of it once．I've had such a nice time writing about what I could see from the window．"

Mrs．Smith took the paper and read what Susie had written．She said，"There，Susie，that's a very nice composition，really．"

"A composition!Is that a composition？"Susie asked in surprise．

"Yes，my dear，and a very good one，too，if we find a title for it，"replied her mother．Then she added，"I'm sure it will please your teacher，as it does me．You see，it's easy enough to write a composition if you have anything interesting to write about．"

42．Susie was unhappy when she came home because　　．

A．she was punished by her teacher

B．she couldn't write a composition

C．she forgot to take her composition home

D．she didn't get on well with her classmates

43．From the story we can know Susie's mother　　．

A．had never understood her daughter

B．had never talked with Susie's teacher

C．knew how to write a good composition

D．wrote the composition for her daughter

44．The title of Susie's composition might be　　．

A．My Helpful Clever Mother

B．The Beautiful Sights at Sunset

C．How to Please Your Teacher

D．How to Have a Pleasant Time

45．What might happen the next morning？　　

A．Susie's classmates would laugh at her．

B．Susie's teacher would be angry with her．

C．Susie's mother would ask her to stay at home．

D．Susie would hand in her composition happily．