【正文】 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 to make some rules for her mom because _______________． A． she expects her mom not to catch snakes B． she is afraid her mom will make her lose face C． she wants her mom to be different from others D． she wishes her mom to act more politely than the other moms 53． Jane begins to feel proud of her mom when_______________． A． she goes first to touch the snake and other kids follow her B． she joins her mom in singing together with the other moms C． she tries to stop her mom whistling but later she gives up D． she finds everyone drawing about her mom and her with the snake 54． Which can be the best title for the passage？ A． My Mom Isn’t Fancy B． Our Hike Isn’t Perfect C． An Unpleasant Talent Show D． An Unfettable Experience D Street art can be found on buildings, street signs and even dustbins from Tokyo to Paris to New York City. This special kind of art can take the form of paintings, sculptures, cloth or even stickers. Street art has bee part of a culture which can be seen around the world. Now, even art museums and galleries(畫廊 ) are collecting the works of street artists. People have different thoughts about street art. Some think street art is bad, but others see this art as a rich form of nontraditional cultural expression. Street art began in New York City in the 1960s. Young adults would use paint in special cans to spray(噴射 ) their ―tag‖ on walls and train cars around the city. This tag was a name they created to show off themselves and their artwork. This style of drawing and writing became known as graffiti(涂鴉 ). Graffiti art showed that young people wanted to rebel(反抗 ) against the rules. They traveled around cities to make paintings that everyone could see. Street artists do their work for some reasons. A number of them choose street art because it is closer to t