Such a simple request (要求). But what ran through my mind was that if I did that, I could lose my job. So I told Billy I could not do that right now, but I suggested that he and I color a picture. Upon completing a wonderful piece of art, Billy again asked me to hold him. By this time my 40 was screaming (尖叫) “yes!” But my mind was screaming louder: “No! You are going to lose your job!”

“Hold me.”

I searched for anything 41 that would allow me to leave. I could not 42 a single one. It took me a moment to realize that losing my job may not be that bad after all. Just that if I lost my job, it probably would not be long 43 I would lose my car, then my home... But I realized that at the end of my life, the car and the house would have no 44 . Once I thought that the real reason I was there was to bring happiness to an unhappy environment, I realized that I really faced no risk (冒险) at all... So I decided to pick up Billy. We laughed and talked about the things that worried him. After I left the room, Billy said to his mom, “I don’t 45 anymore if I see Father Christmas this year because I was held by Ronald McDonald.”

Less than 48 hours later, Billy passed away. Sometimes we must do what is 46 for the moment, no matter what risks we might take.

37. A. choice B. living C. decision D. difference

38. A. push B. touch C. play with D. speak to

39. A. kiss B. call C. hold D. help

40. A. mouth B. brain C. body D. heart

41. A. serious B. important C. reasonable D. creative

42. A. catch up with B. look up C. come up with D. run into

43. A. when B. after C. since D. before

44. A. advantage B. value C. problem D. price

45. A. complain B. wish C. care D. expect

46. A. enjoyable B. right C. possible D. useful六、阅读理解(共18分，每小题2分)阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(2，4，6，8，9，11，12班做A，B，C1题)(1，3，5，10做A，B，C2题)

Passage A

Cooking and Learning

In this E-book package, we have four E-books.

Fun with Food

This fun E-book is filled with

exercises --- photo tests,

word exams, riddle games,

coloring pages and exercises

on learning more about food.

47. Kids can ________ by reading Fun with Food.

A. do science experiments B. get cooking experience

C. cook well in the kitchen D. play some riddle games

48. ________ has over sixty pages.

A. Fun with Food B. Kids Cooking Lessons E-Book

C. Food Facts E-Book D.Kids Food Science Experiments

49. Kids Cooking Lessons E-Book is popular because ________.

A. there is a unit for each age group B. there are a lot of photo tests in it

C. kids can learn more about science D. each part is very easy to print off

Passage B

At a supermarket in County Durham, England, the workers are getting ready for some lessons in sign language (手语). They are excited to meet their teacher — two-year-old Diana Graham. The little girl will teach them how to communicate with deaf customers.

Diana is a wonder child. She began to use sign language to “speak” to her deaf mother before she said her first word. So whenever the phone rings or there’s a knock at the door, her mother can be quickly told by her.

Diana understands the sign language well. Her mother even reads story books to her in sign language. Her proud grandmother said, “Diana started signing at about five months and can chat away in sign language. She is so clever for her age.”

The good news spread and the supermarket officials couldn’t think of a better sign language teacher for their workers. So they asked Diana to give some lessons to the workers. They hoped that her lessons would help the workers communicate better with deaf customers during their shopping.

50. Diana understands the sign language well because __________.

A. she is old enough B. she knows it