【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 g the truth D. he did not believe Nina had a good music teacher 33. When Nina walked to stage, her face was hot and her hands were cold. That’ s because she was . A. very excited B. badly ill C. too nervous D. so happy 34. Mrs. Brent told Nina to jus t sing for herself. It showed that Mrs. Brent . A. wanted Nina to do well B. thought Nina’s voice was too soft C. did not think Nina would be in the show D. did not think Nina would remember the song 35. Which word best describes Nina at the end of the story? A. Silly. B. Lucky. C. Proud. D. Terrible. D One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盞花 ). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had fotten the announcement. One day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds(種子 ) of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some scientists in the college doubted it, but it was surprising that those seeds finally took root(根 ) in the earth. The miracle（奇跡） appeared after one year, the field was covered by pure white marigold. So the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus. The old woman was a flowerlover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her eight children were against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed geics(遺傳學(xué) ) couldn’t plete the job that scientists could never do, so her thought was only a daydream. Still, the old woman didn’t change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most mon seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose the faintest (最暗淡的 ) one from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose?. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman’s husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart. Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was not nearly white, but as white as silver or snow. A problem even scientists couldn’t deal with was solved by an old woman who didn’t understand geics. Was it magic? To take root in the heart, even the most mon seed, can grow into a miracle! 36. According to the passage, marigold is unusual. A. white B. purple C. brown D. golden 37. The underlined word “ focus” closest in meaning to is “center of ” . A. energy B. activity C. attention D. invention 38. It can be learned from the passage that . A. the children didn’t agree on their mother’s decision B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family C. the scientists also succeeded in growing the white marigold D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family 39. The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she . A. was luckier than scientists B. put her heart into flowers C. got support from her family D. studied the seed geics well 40. The passage mainly talks about . A. the difficulties of getting the white marigold B. the possibility of going beyond scientists C. the unfettable development of marigold D. the importance of holding on to dreams 第 II卷（非選擇題 共 50 分 ) 四、填空（共 15小題；每小題 1分，滿分 15分） A) 根據(jù)括號中所給的漢語寫出單詞，使句子意思完整正確，并將答案填寫在答卷紙標(biāo)號為41— 45的相應(yīng)位置上。 41. Simon felt proud when he raised the national ▲ (旗幟 ) in the playground this Monday. 42. He doesn’ t like crowded places because the air there isn’ t ▲ (新鮮的 ) at all. 43.－ Do you know how much a mon Chinese family ▲ (花費 ) for education every year? － Sorry, I’m not sure about that. 44. When we meet our teachers and classmates, it’s necessary for us to greet them ▲ (有禮貌地 ). 45. Bicycling is fun and good for health. Moreover, it does not ▲