【正文】 er. So she often 41 sad and lonely. One day, when she was walking in the forest, she found that a small 42 was trapped unluckily in a bush. The butterfly tried to fly away 43 failed. The kind little girl saved the butterfly with great care. Instead of flying away, the butterfly turned into a beautiful fairy (仙女 ). The little girl was very 44 . ―Thank you for 45 me. You are so kind. I will make any of your dreams e true.‖ said the fairy. The little girl thought for a moment and then said, ―I want to be 46 !‖ The fairy said, ―Very well. I will help you.‖ And she said something in the little girl’s ear. Then the fairy disappeared. As the kind little girl grew up, she was 47 ready to help people in need and was popular among the villagers. No one in the village was as happy as she was. Everyone asked her the 48 of her happiness. She always smiled and 49 , ―The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a kind 50 when I was a little girl.‖ When the kind girl became a very old woman and was dying, the neighbours in the 51 all gathered around her bed because they were 52 that her secret of happiness would die with her. They asked, ―Please tell us 53 the kind fairy said.‖ The lovely old woman still 54 and said, ―She told me that everyone needed me, no matter how safe they seemed, no matter how rich or poor, no matter how old or 55 . She said that helping others would make me happy all my life.‖ 41. A. thought B. found C. sounded D. felt 42. A. butterfly B. bird C. snake D. squirrel 43. A. so B. or C. but D. as 44. A. surprised B. tired C. crazy D. nervous 45. A. catching B. hearing C. killing D. saving 46. A. smart B. happy C. rich D. famous 47. A. always B. never C. seldom D. hardly 48. A. problem B. secret C. power D. lesson 49. A. asked B. hoped C. answered D. spoke 50. A. king B. fairy C. ghost D. princess 51. A. village B. town C. city D. world 52. A. excited B. pleased C. glad D. afraid 53. A. when B. what C. how D. why 54. A. shouted B. cried C. smiled D. jumped 55. A. young B. great C. nice D. quiet 四、閱讀理解 閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案 （共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分） A A little stream (小溪 ) ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert, ―I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,‖ she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed. At this time, a deep voice said, ― if a breeze (微風(fēng) ) can cross the desert, so can a river.‖ It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, ―that’s because a breeze can fly, but I can’t.‖ ―That’s because you can’t give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate (蒸發(fā) ) into the breeze, and it can take you across.‖ said the desert. ―Give up what I am now? No! No!‖ The little stream could not accept this idea. ―The breeze can carry the vapor (水蒸汽 ) across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again.‖ said the desert. ―And whether you’re a river or vapor, your nature never changes.‖ Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. It carried her to the next stage (階段 ) of her life. 56. What did the stream think when she reached a desert? A. She thought she couldn’t cross the desert. B. She believed she could cross the desert. C. She thought she knew well about the desert. D. She started to worry about herself. 57. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是 )? A. The desert. B. The nature. C. The breeze. D. The stream. 58. What did the stream do in the end? A. It crossed the desert. B. It stopped trying. C. It failed to get to the ocean. D. It died. 59. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The stream went through few difficulties before it reached the desert. B. The breeze can carry the stream to cross the desert. C. The stream will change its nature when it turns into vapor. D. The stream crossed the desert after it gave up what it was. 60. What is the main idea of the story? A. The road to success is not always easy. B. We should do the right thing whatever others say. C. Our lives can be as difficult as the little stream’s. D. To succeed, we should change the way we used to be. B Last year, I worked in a middle school near my mother’s house, and I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped her do some housework and buy some food. After the first week, I noticed that the food was eaten up very quickly. Then I began keeping an eye on my mum. To my surprise, I found that she would put some of the food into a paper bag and go out with it at about nine every morning. And finally, I decided to follow her. I saw her taking the food to the street children. She would also spend a lot of time talking and playing with them. One day, I talked to a neighbour and found out that my mum was wellknown in the area. The children were very friendly with her and even thought of her as their own mother. Then it hit me – why wouldn’t she want to tell me about it? Was she worried that I would stop buying food if I found out? When my mum got home, I gave her a big hug (擁抱 ). I told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret from me. And she told me something about the children. Some of them lived with an old lady in a small house. Others slept on the street. For years, she was helping the poor street children by giving them food. After she told me everything, I was so moved by how selfless (無私的 ) she was. She helped others in need. As her son, I was so proud of my mum. I contin