C

Sang Lan is a former(以前的) member of the national women's gymnastic(体操) team. She hurt herself seriously in a competition at the Goodwill Games held in Long Island, New York in 1998. She has been on a wheelchair since then.

Although she was disabled, Sang Lan believed that she would walk again one day. She kept on exercising all year round, and was sure that she would stand up. When she was in New York, she caught the hearts of Americans. Many people called her "a brave and confident girl". She became an international symbol(象征) of courage and was very popular in the United States.

The brave girl has been a college student in Peking University now. Her dream of going to college has come true.

"‘Get up from where you fall’ is the most ordinary thing for a gymnast. And it's my motto(座右铭)." Sang said, "I’ll spend my time scientifically and work hard on my studies so as to be a winner in life."

51. From the story we know that Sang Lan ________ now.

A.is studying in a university

B.is living in New York

C.is a sports girl

D.is in the sports club

52. The accident happened ________.

A.in Beijing

B.in New York

C.in Peking University

D.in England

53. Sang Lan became an international symbol of courage because she________.

A.was always smiling

B.was hurt badly

C.was an athlete

D.faces the challenges(挑战) bravely

54. Sang Lan’s motto "Get up from where you fall" means _______ in Chinese.

A.从哪里起来

B.摔倒之后要起来

C.哪里摔倒哪里起来

D.从你摔倒的地方起床

55. The best title for the passage is ________.

A.A Brave Girl

B.A Beautiful Girl

C.A Sick Girl

D.An Able Girl

D

A story is told about a soldier who was finally coming home after having fought in Vietnam. He called his parents from San Francisco.

“Mom and Dad, I’m coming home, but I have a friend I’d like to bring with me.”

“Sure,” they replied, “we’d love to meet him.”

“There is something you should know,” the son continued, “ he was hurt badly in the fighting. He lost an arm and a leg. He has nowhere else to go, and I want him to live with us.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, son. Maybe we can help him find somewhere to live.”

“No, Mom and Dad, I want him to live with us.”

“Son,” said the father, “you don’t know what you’re asking. Someone like the young man would be a terrible burden for us. We have our own lives to live, and we can’t let something like this stay with our lives. I think you should just come home and forget about this guy. He’ll find a way to live on his own.”

At that point, the son hung up the phone. A few days later, however, they received a call from the San Francisco police. Their son had died after falling down from a building. The police believed it was suicide(自杀).

The parents flew to San Francisco. To their surprise, they found their son had only one arm and one leg.

The parents in this story are like many of us. We find it easy to love those who are good-looking or fun, but we don’t like people who make us feel uncomfortable. We would rather stay away from people who aren’t as healthy, beautiful, or smart as we are.

56. Where did the soldier probably come from

A.Vietnam. B.The US. C.Canada. D.England.

57. Who lost an arm and a leg in the fighting

A.The soldier himself.

B.The soldier’s friend.

C.The soldier’s brother.

D.The soldier’s father.

58. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “burden”

A.欺骗 B.重任 C.负担 D.缺点

59. Why did the soldier kill himself

A.Because he didn’t want to go back home.

B.Because his parents no longer wanted to see him again.

C.Because the police laughed at him.

D.Because he didn’t want to be a burden for his parents.

60. What can we learn from the story

A.Parents don’t like their disabled children.

B.We should stay away from the unhealthy people.

C.It’s easy for us to love the disabled.

D.We can’t judge a person by his appearance.

四、补全对话(每题2分，共10分)

A: Right! You family name is Smith.

B: It’s right. Owen Smith.

A: Well, tell me something about yourself.

B: I was born in Brighton on Jan. 4th, 1973.

A: 61 ________.

B: I live there until I was ten and then I went toOxford, because my father got a new job there.

A: 62_______

B: I went to London Business College. 63 _____.

A: What did you do next?

B: 64 ________.

A: Why did you want to leave Didn’t you likethe job.

B: 65 ________.

答案：61. ______ 62. ______ 63 . _______ 64. ______ 65. ________