阅读下列材料，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
A
One midnight, a little girl woke up to pass water. She by herself got up and down her bed, walked to the bedroom door and opened it. She looked outside and walked back, for it was so dark in the hall that she feared.
Her mother said, “Don’t be afraid, honey. Take courage!”
“What’s courage?” she asked, running to her mother’s bed.
“Courage is the brave breath,” her mother answered.
“Mum, do you have courage?”
“Certainly.”
The girl held out her little hands, saying, “Mum, blow some of your breath of courage to me.”
After her mother blew out two mouthfuls of breath into her little cold hands, the little girl clenched her fists(握拳) nervously, afraid that the “breath of courage” would run away. Then with her fists clenched, she walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom with nothing to fear.
Her mother said to herself, “It will be nice if someone can blow some kind of ‘breath’ to me. Then I can hold it in my hands too when I feel terrified or lost.”
In fact, mostly, what we are terrified of is nothing but the fear in our mind. Who we should defeat(战胜) is nobody but ourselves.
56. The girl walked back because __________.
A. the bathroom was too far away. B. her mother wouldn’t go with her
C. she was too afraid of the dark D. the bedroom door was locked
57. We learn from the reading that ___________.
A. the girl went to the bathroom by herself
B. the girl pretended to be terrified of nothing
C. the girl’s mother was able to blow brave breath
D. the girl’s mother was very proud of herself
58. To stop “mother’s breath” from running away, the girl __________.
A. held out her little hands B. clenched her fists
C. talk to her mother D. held her own breath
59. The writer mainly wants to tell us that ________.
A. adults are always brave enough
B. children learn to be brave quickly
C. the fear in one’s mind is the real problem
D. the mother can deal with anything with breath
60. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. The Fearless Mother B. One Lonely Girl
C. One midnight D. The Breath of Courage
B
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61. The above reading is most probably __________.
A. an advertisement B. a food report C. a shopping list D. a menu
62. It’s clear that the Eatery __________.
A. can hold 150 people at most B. only provides Chinese food
C. was set up in the year of 1980 C. doesn’t offer many choices
63. At the loch Ness Eatery, visitors can ________.
A. book comfortable room B. have a picnic
C. cook for themselves D. get a good relaxation
64. The reading also tells us _________.
A. the prices of food and drinks B. the address of the Eatery
C. the name of the manager D. the way of getting in touch with the Eatery
65. The Eatery provides almost everything to _________.
A. to serve people for a long time B. meet the needs of different visitors
C. let people take away D. help people learn about people
C
He was struggling(费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him.
I did, and he was grateful.
“Thank you,” he said.
“I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.
He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反应) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.
I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.
“ Nice shoes,” he said.
“Thanks. No one ever complimented me on them before,” I said.
“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.
“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.
“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.
“What about me? I asked.
“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t normally have someone look me in the eye.”
“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.
“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.
“But that smile is so big.”
Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude.
66. The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their _________.
A. words B. eyes C. feet D. smile
67. The unlined word compassion is the closet in meaning to ___________.
A. attention B. pity C. trust D. duty
68. We learn that the disabled man _________.
A. had great difficulty looking after himself
B. always asked people for help
C. couldn’t have a big smile
D. liked to talk about people’s shoes
69. The writer felt comfortable because _________.
A. he had a nice talk to the man
B. the man looked him in the eye
C. he didn’t move his feet before the man
D. the man had a big smile on the face
70. We can infer from the passage that _________.
A. the disable man had something wrong with his mind
B. not many people went down to the man’s level
C. the man was good at telling people about the world
D. the writer would not give the man move help
