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Johnny Sylvester, eleven years old, was in bed in the hospital. A few days ago, when he was   1   in a football game, he fell and his head hit the ground. The doctors thought he might never get well.      "He seems to have given up   2  . So the medicine won't   3  . Maybe he needs something else," said one of the doctors. "When I visit Johnny, all he   4   says is that he would like to meet Babe Ruth."      To   5   Babe Ruth, of course, was not possible (可能的). Babe Ruth was as important a man in America as the president himself,   6   he was the most famous baseball player in the game.      The next day Johnny's father managed (設(shè)法) to tell Babe Ruth about the story of Johnny on the phone. Twenty-four hours later, while Johnny   7   in his hospital bed, in walked Babe Ruth. Young Johnny couldn't believe it really was Babe.      Babe Ruth   8   down at Johnny's bedside and said, "Now listen, kid, you've got to get well. I've bought you a new American League baseball. You must start throwing it again."      Hearing these words, Johnny was moved to tears.      For Johnny this was the beginning of a new life, one he thought he would never see. To the   9   of his doctors, young Johnny walked out of the hospital on his own a few weeks later. He was also   10   live a healthy life-all because of the present of Babe Ruth.

(     )1. A. playing     (     )2. A. game        (     )3. A. win         (     )4. A. never       (     )5. A. watch       (     )6. A. so          (     )7. A. was lying   (     )8. A. walked      (     )9. A. happiness   (     )10. A. can

B. sitting    B. health      B. work        B. too        B. chase      B. and          B. lied             B. ran         B. danger    B. able to

C. making     C. medicine   C. eat           C. always       C. protect      C. but              C. lain       C. sat          C. sadness     C. could

D. growing          D. hope             D. cut                D. also               D. meet            D. or                               D. lay             D. drove              D. surprise          D. be able to

If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.
One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”. This, however, is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.
Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible(圣經(jīng)) never says so. The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America.
An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice.
In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington, D. C. and New York are both famous for their apples.
Finally, when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities.
【小題1】What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?

A．Something for cutting apples.

B．A person who likes to please others.

C．A person who is dealing with fruits.

D．A machine for cleaning apples quickly.

【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE with apples?

A．Apples are medicine.

B．Apples are the most important food.

C．New York is famous for its big apples.

D．The Bible says Adam was given an apple.

【小題3】The passage is mainly about                              .

A．stories about the apple

B．a(chǎn)pples in American culture

C．some famous sayings of the apple

D．big cities that is famous for apples

Saturday morning was bright and fresh. There was a song in every heart, cheer on every face, and a spring in every step.

Tom appeared with a bucket（桶）of white paint in one hand and a brush in the other. His Aunt Polly told him to paint the fence（籬笆）around the garden. It was ninety feet long and nine feet high. He felt very blue.

Then he had a wonderful idea. He picked up his brush and started to work.

Soon Ben came along the road. He was happily eating an apple. He stopped to look at Tom. Tom went on painting and pretended（假裝）not to see Ben.

“I’m going swimming,” said Ben. “Do you want to go swimming, Tom? But I guess you can’t. You have to stay and work, don’t you?”       

“Work?” Tom said. “This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?”

Ben thought about this. Tom continued painting carefully. Sometimes he stopped, stood back to look at the fence like an artist, and then added（增加）a bit more paint in just the right place. Ben was watching Tom paint with great interest. He was getting more and more eager（渴望的）to have a try himself.

After a while, Ben asked Tom if he would let him paint a little. Tom thought about it, and said, “No, Ben, I can’t. You see. Aunt Polly wants it to be done well. Aunt Polly said that I must paint it with great care.”

“Oh, please, Tom,” begged Ben. “I can do it. I’ll be really careful. Just let me try. I’ll give you half of my apple. Well, I’ll give you all of it!”

“Well, all right, Ben,” said Tom. “You must be very careful.”

He gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart. He sat down under the tree, and started to eat Ben’s apple. All day, boys came to make fun of Tom, but they ended up staying to paint. When Ben got tired, Billy was waiting. He gave Tom a kite for a chance to paint. Then Johnny offered him a basketball, and so on.

By late afternoon Tom had got all kinds of toys, and the fence had got three coats of paint. Later Aunt Polly came to look at the painted fence. She was so pleased with Tom’s work that she gave Tom a large cake!

1.Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben when he came and watched him painting?

    A. He saw Ben eating an apple happily.

    B. He tried to make Ben interested in it.

    C. He didn’t want to go swimming with Ben at all.

    D. He didn’t want Ben to share the chance to paint the fence.

2.What does the underlined word “spring” probably mean in Chinese?

    A. 春天             B. 彈簧           C. 泉                 D. 活力

3.What do you think of Tom?

    A. Honest.          B. Smart.         C. Shy.               D. Stubborn.