【正文】 d not know anything about sailing. Mark agreed and they set out to sea. Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Mark was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Luckily, he saw a large buoy (浮標 ) through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy, however, he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying John, who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted (漂流 ) about and was not seen until twelve hours later. Mark spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep. He was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship, the Good Hope, came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain(船長 ). The captain told him that John had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message. ―Without the message, I would not have found you on the buoy,‖ he said. 45. Mark tried to tie the boat to the buoy so that __________. A. he could spend the night on it while John was looking for help B. he and John could go sailing again when the fog cleared C. it wouldn’t be hit by other ships D. he might be picked up by a passing ship 46. What made it possible for Mark to be found on the buoy? A. John told people where to look for him. B. John radioed to the Good Hope to get him. C. He shouted when he caught sight of the Good Hope. D. The captain saw him as the fog cleared. 47. The underlined word ―he‖ in the last sentence refers to___________. A. the captain that got the message B. the captain that sent the message C. John D. Mark B A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(烏鴉 ) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙視 ). ―You have no flying skills at all!‖ he said to the swans. ―All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, you can’t. Let’s have a flying petition. I’ll show you what real flying is!‖ One of the swans, strong and young, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He showed flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan. Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of ments (評價 ) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer ments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to try to keep himself from falling into the water. The swan pretended (假裝 ) not to notice, and said, ―Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?‖ ―No,‖ said the crow. He knew he had lost the petition. ―I’m in trouble because I am proud! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…‖ The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach. 48. What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Tired. B. Excited. C. Scared. D. Amazed. 49. What can we infer (推斷 ) from the passage? A. Flying skills were useless. B. The crow didn’t have a gift for flying. C. The swan was better at longdistance flying than the crow. D. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends. 50. What does the story tell us? A. No pains, no gains. B. Practice makes perfect. C. Being proud makes you fail. D. The early bird catches the worm. C My mom isn’t fancy like other moms． They wear fancy clothes and drive fancy cars． My mom wears her gardening clothes when she walks me to school． When fancy moms laugh， their laughs sound soft and whispery． You can hear my mom’s laugh from down the hall． I show her how to laugh quietly and she practices． But before long she starts laughing even harder than before． At the talent show， my mom cheers loudly， ―Bravo， everyone！ Bravo！ ‖instead of clapping politely the way fancy moms do． For our class hike（徒步旅行）， parents are invited． At breakfast I go over my rules for Mom，―Please don’t whistle． Don’t laugh loudly． No clapping． And stay in line． ‖ The other moms show up wearing fancy jackets and sneakers． My mom wears cutoffs， a floppy straw hat， and her old hiking boots． We hike along， all in a line． Soon Mom starts to whistle her hiking songs， She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain． I shake my head at her． She stops and whispers， ―Oops． Sorry， Jane． ‖ We keep hiking． Everything is perfect until… Our teacher， Ms． Steele， stops and points， ―A snake！ ‖All the moms hold their kids hands and back up， except my mom． ―Watch out！ It might be poisonous（有毒的）！ ‖Ms． Steele says． The other moms shuttle back some more． However， my mom steps forward and says，―Hmm． Let’s see what kind it is． Nope， lt’s not poisonous． ‖ I shut my eyes． I know what’s ing next． Mom makes a sudden attack． ―Got it！ ‖she says． The other moms scream， not sounding fancy at all． Kids gather around as Mom examines the snake． ―It’s OK to touch， ‖she says． Everyone’s too scared， but I go first． ―snakes aren’t slimy， ‖I tell them． Right away， others line up． A couple of the fancy moms e up to touch the snake’s tail． Later， Ms． Steele tells us to draw our favorite part of the hike． After a while， I look around quickly． Everyone’s picture is of Mom and me with the snake． As we hike back to the bus， I squeeze Mom’s hand． ―I’m glad I didn’t tell you my don’tcatchsnakes rule． ‖She smiles． But soon， she’s whistling her hiking songs again！ I start to make her silent， then stop． Instead， I take a deep breath and sing out too． Everyone joins in， even the fancy moms． 51． The word―fancy‖in this passage is close to― ___________ ‖． A． fashionable or expensive B． energetic or valuable C． modern or fortable D． mon or popular 52． Jane tries