（三）Bertie knew there was something in the wind. His mother had been sad in recent days, not sick, just strangely sad. The lion had just lain down beside him, his head warm on Bertie, s feet, when Father cleared his throat and began, "You'11 soon be eight, Bertie・ A boy needs a proper education. We\e found the right place for you, a school near Salisbury in England・"His heart filled with a terrible fear, all Bertie could think of was his white lion. "But the lion/5 he cried, "What about the lion?,^m afraid there's something else I have to tell you, " his father said. Looking across at Bertie's mother, he took a deep breath. Then he told Bertie he had met a circus owner from France, who was over in Africa looking for lions to buy. He would come to their farm in a few days・“No! You can't send him to a circus厂said Bertie. "People will come to see him. HeTl be shut up behind bars. I promised him he never would be. And they will laugh at him. He'd rather die. Any animal would ! But as he looked across the table at them, he knew their minds were quite made up.Bertie felt completely betrayed. He waited until he heard his father^ deep breathing next door. With his white lion at his heels, he crept downstairs in his pyjamas , took down his father's rifle from the rack and stepped out into the night. He ran and ran till his legs could run no more. As the sun came up over the grassland, he climbed to the top of a hill and sat down, his arms round the lion's neck・ The time had come・"Be wild now，', he whispered・"Yo『vc got to be wild・ DonT ever come home・ All my lifeFll think of you. I promise I will. " He buried his head in the Iion5S neck. Then, Bertie clambered down the hill and walked away・When he looked back, the lion was still sitting there watching him; but then he stood up, yawned, stretched, and sprang down after him. Bertie shouted at him, but he kept coming. He threw sticks. He threw stones・ Nothing worked.There was only one thing left to do. With tears filling his eyes and his mouth, he lifted the rifle to his shoulder and fired over the Iion9S head・56.______________________________________ Bertie's mother was sad probably because she ______________________________________________ ・A・ had been seriously ill recentlyB・ had decided to send Bertie to schoolC.knew selling the lion would upset BertieD.knew Bertie would hate to go to England57.______________________________________________ The underlined word “they" in Para. 4 probably refers to ____________________________________ .A.some audienceB. other animalsC. Bertie's parents D・ circus owners58.In the last paragraph, the boy lifted the rifle to ______ ・A. kill the lion out of fear B・ threaten the lion back to the wildC. protect himself from the lion D・ show his anger towards his father59.The passage intends to show that _______ .A.animal-hunting is popular in AfricaB.parents are sometimes cruel to their childrenC.animals usually lead a miserable life in circusesD.people and animals can be faithful to each other（四）The Doll and the White RoseI was walking around in a mall, when I saw a cashier hand this little boy some money back. The cashier said, 'Tm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll- "The little boy seemed very disappointed.I walked toward him and asked him who he wished to give this doll to. "It's the doll that my sister wanted so much for Christmas. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her: But Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there. ”His eyes were so sad・M My sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister."My heart nearly stopped・The little boy looked up at me and continued, n I told Daddy to tell Mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until 1 come back from the mall. HI quickly reached for my wallet and said/* Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll. n"OK, I hope I do have enough/1 he said. I put some of my money with his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.Surprisingly, the little boy cried, n Thank you God for giving me enough money!0 Then he looked at me and added, H I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that Mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me! I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But he gave me eno ugh to buy the doll and a white rose ! HThen I remembered two days before a local newspaper reported an accident in which a woman and a little girl were badly injured. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. Was this the family of the little boy?Two days after I met the little boy, I read in the newspaper that the woman had passed away. I couldn't stop myself from going to the funeral. Teary-eyed, I felt that my life had been changed forever.56.The boy wanted to buy the doll because.A. he had always been eager for such a dollB ・ Santa Claus didn*t give him any Christmas giftC.he would give it to his mother as a birthday surpriseD・ he wanted to turn his sistefs Christmas wish into reality57.We can learn from the story that.A. the boy's sister died after staying in hospital for two weeksB・ the boy's family were all seriously injured in a car accidentC・ the author gave the boy some extra money without his noticeD.the boy's mother always wished to receive a white rose on Christmas58.The story most probably conveys the message that.A. a kind act can bring joy and hope to othersB ・ a gift is a perfect way to express love for othersC・ losing a family member is a heavy blow to childrenD. a religious belief can help one solve problems in his life（三）CABD（四）DCA。