Ⅲ. 阅读理解。(每题2分， 共30分)

　　(A)

　　When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.

　　Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way, so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.

　　The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.

　　“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said, “Thank you, Mom.”

　　根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

　　( )51. Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.

　　A. soldier B. farmer C. worker D. teacher

　　( )52. Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.

　　A. his family had no money B. here was no school near his home

　　C. he didn’t like school D. his mother wanted to teach him herself t

　　( )53. On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.

　　A. happy B. unhappy C. worried D. angry

　　( )54. It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.

　　A. a whole day B. a quarter of a day

　　C. three hours D. two days

　　( )55. What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?

　　A. A mooncake. B. A new book.

　　C. An old book. D. A school bag.

　　(B)

　　Many children like stamp-collecting. Stamp-collecting didn’t start until 1854. As time passes，there are more and more stamp-collectors. Not only children but also men and women are collectors. In some countries, there are even lessons on stamp-collecting in school. People are becoming more and more interested in stamps. Every picture on a stamp has its meaning in it. It may be the head of a famous person or an important place. Each stamp tells us a story.

　　( ) 56. Stamp-collecting started ____.

　　A. earlier than 1845

　　B. later than 1921

　　C. hundreds of years ago

　　D. in 1854

　　( ) 57. Stamp-collectors are ____.

　　A. men and women

　　B. boys and girls

　　C. neither young nor old

　　D. both A and B

　　( ) 58. Lessons on stamp-collecting are given in ____.

　　A. few countries

　　B. a few countries

　　C. our country

　　D. America only

　　( ) 59. There are more and more stamp-collectors. This sentence means ____.

　　A. different kinds of stamps are being collected

　　B. more and more stamps are being printed

　　C. a group of people are collecting stamps

　　D. the number of stamp-collectors is growing

　　( ) 60. Every picture on a stamp ____.

　　A. is the head of a stamp-collector

　　B. tells us something interesting

　　C. has nothing to do with America

　　D. tells us a story about some schools

　　(C)

　　We have fun with our school life every day. Our school often holds different after-school activities. There was a football match on the school playground yesterday afternoon.

　　Our class played against Class Two. Every player tried their best as soon as the match began at 4:00 o’clock. The players from the two teams played very hard and well. At the beginning of the match, a big and strong player from Class Two got the ball and passed several of our players. He kicked the ball hard to the goal.“Oh, dear!”my classmates shouted surprisedly. Luckily, our goalkeeper Steve caught the ball. At the end of the first half of the match, there was no score.

　　After resting for ten minutes, the match began again. Our headteacher Mr. Zhang cheered us on all the time. “Teamwork! Teamwork!”He kept shouting. At this time, Kangkang got the ball. He kicked the ball to Jack and Jack kicked the ball to our captain (队长) Li Lei. He passed four players with the ball and then kicked the ball into the goal. The crowd jumped cheerfully. My classmates felt excited. Finally, we won 1 to 0.

　　My school life is colorful. I love my school life.

　　根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

　　( )61. From the passage, we know _______.

　　A. no team lost B. the writer’s team won

　　C. Class Two won D. the result was 0:0

　　( )62. At the first half of the match, _______.

　　A. Class Two got score B. the writer’s team got score

　　C. the result was 1 to 0 D. there was no score

　　( )63. _______ is the captain of the writer’s class.

　　A. Li Lei B. Steve C. Kangkang D. Jack

　　( )64. The players have a _______ rest during the match.

　　A. one-minute B. two-minute C. four-minute D. ten-minute

　　( )65. Which order (顺序) is TRUE according to the passage?

　　①Steve caught the ball.

　　②Kangkang kicked the ball to Jack.

　　③Li Lei kicked the ball into the goal.

　　④A big player got the ball.

　　A. ④①②③ B. ①②③④ C. ③②④① D. ②④①③