(B)
In the park I sat down to read on the bench, disappointed by life with good reason to complain, for the world was 43 letting me down.
Then a young boy came up to me and said with great excitement, “ Look, what I found!” In his hand wad a flower and he placed it to his nose. He said with overacted surprise, “It sure 44 pretty and it’s for you.”
The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 45 it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower and replied,” Just what I need.” But 46 placing the flower in my hand, he held it midair without reason. It was then that I noticed for the very first time, that the boy was blind.
I heard my voice trembling (颤抖) , tears 47 in the sun, as I thanked him for picking the “best” one. I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman.
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the 48 ;the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been 49 , I made up my mind to see the 50 in life.
43. A. once B. hardly C. always D. seldom
44. A. feels B. smells C. keeps D. seems
45. A. get B. try C. give D. take
46. A. as for B. instead of C. except for D. because of
47. A. shining B. falling C. running D. drying
48. A. world B. flower C. boy D. life
49. A. annoyed B. silly C. proud D. blind
50. A. future B. problem C. beauty D. reason
阅读部分（共30分）
七、阅读理解（共22分，每小题2分。）
阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容，从第51-61小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
51. Junior One students ___ on the Children’s Day/
A. visited Beijing B. watched a match C. took s trip D. gave a talent show
52. Sixteen visitors from ___ arrived at our school.
A. China B. America C. England D. Germany
53. On June ____, there’ll be a concert in our school.
A. 1st B. 3rd C. 9th D. 30th
B
On a Friday night in New York, a poor young man called Jay stood near the subway station, playing this violin. The music was so great that many people slowed down and put some money into his hat.
The next day, Jay came again. He tool out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. Then he began playing. It seemed more pleasant to listen to. Before long, many people came, looking at the paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat. Please came to claim （认领）it soon.”
Seeing this, people wondered what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the young man and said, “I’m the George. I knew you’d surely come here!”
Then George explained the whole story. He bought a lottery ticket a few days ago. Yesterday he found that he won a prize of $500,000. He was very excited. On his way home, he felt the music was so wonderful that he took out $100 and put it on the hat. However, the lottery ticket with his name on was also thrown in.
Jay was a student at an arts school in Paris. He had booked the flight and would fly that morning. However, when he happened to find the ticket holder had won the lottery, he cancelled (取消)the flight and came back to the subway station.
Later someone asked Jay,” Why didn’t you take the lottery ticket for yourself?” He said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
54. On a Friday night in ___, Jay played his violin near the subway station.
A. New York B. Paris C. Hong Kong D. London
55. Jay went back because he wanted to ____.
A. his violin B. a piece of paper C. 100 dollars D. a lottery ticket
56. Jay went back because he wanted to ____.
A. return the lottery ticket B. make more money
C. go to the arts school D. Perform for people
57. The best title of the text could be “ ____”.
A. A poor Young Musician B. The Price of Love and Honesty
C. A Story of the Subway Station D. The Importance of Being Honest
