So I agreed. I took my tray (餐盘) and was about to walk with her across the floor, when suddenly someone touched my arm.  "Hey, I saw you on the bus," said a tail girl in a long skirt. "1 see your Jewish star necklace. You should sit with us."

At that moment I looked around, the Spanish only sat with other Spanish, the Russians always with the Russians and never the Arabs (阿拉伯人) with the Jews.

I saw how wars got started. Everyone sticks to (坚持) his or her own kind. The lunchroom was a map of the world. Why was everyone so blind?

And so I turned this girl down, and went with the first, and there was no enmity (敌意). I built a bridge between two worlds when I sat with those different from me.

36. When do you think the story happened to the writer?

A. On her first day at school.     B. During her first class at school.

C. After lunchtime at school.     D. Before waiting in the lunch line.

37. The girl who wore a hijab on her head is _________.

A. the Spanish            B the Arabs        C. the Russians           D. the Jews

38. The writer didn't know what the tall girl meant until she _________.

A. sat with her      B. got a star necklace  C. looked around   D. walked across the floor

39. Which of the following can best explain why the lunchroom was a map of the world?

A. Suddenly someone touched my arm. B. The Spanish only sat with other Spanish.

C. I listened carefully to all the lessons .D. Everyone was so blind in the lunchroom.

40. The writer gives us a good example in making peace because she ____ .

A. realised how wars got started           B. didn't get along well with others

C. pointed to the table next to the door      D. built a bridge between two worlds

( B )

Jenny and Henry were born on the same day and they look the same. Their father has a taxi and is  busy all the time. He goes out early in the morning  but comes back when his children go to bed. He gets a lot of money but he has no time to concern himself with (关心) their studies.

The two children study in the same class. Jenny works hard at her lessons, but her brother likes nothing but playing. He is not good at writing compositions.

One day Mrs. Cook told her class to write a composition "My Mother". After supper Jenny wrote one in her exercise-book and then went to help her mother to do some housework. But Henry went to play football. When night fell, he came back to watch TV until a TV play was over. And he took off his clothes and went to bed, he remembered the composit on and had to go to the sitting-room again. But he didn't know how to write it. He thought hard and hard and at last he found a way. He found Jenny's schoolbag and brought out her exercise-book and copied her composition.

Two days later Mrs. Cook asked Henry, "Can you tell me why yours is the same composition as Jenny's?" "Yes, I can, madam" answered Henry." We have the same mother."

41. Jenny's father can't concern himself with their study because _______.

A. he doesn't like them

B. he's very busy

C. he's a taxi-driver

D. he only wants more money

42. The word "but" in the story means _______.

A. 但是    B. 而且    C. 然而     D. 除了

43. Henry isn't good a t writing compositions because _______.

A. he  doesn't like studying

B. he never reads anything

C. he isn't clever

D. he's too young to do it

44. Jenny could write the composition because _______.

A. she knows her mother well

B. she works hard at her lessons

C. she wanted to go to bed on time

D. she wanted to help her mother

45. Henry copied Jenny's composition because _______.