WhenIwasyoungIlikedtoplayjokesonpeopleIknewespeciallyonmyparentsandfriends.Onedaymymotherwascookinginthekitchenandmyyoungerbrotherwasplayingnearthewindow.Irantomymotherandsaid“Mybrotherha

　　WhenIwasyoungIlikedtoplayjokesonpeopleIknewespeciallyonmyparentsandfriends.Onedaymymotherwascookinginthekitchenandmyyoungerbrotherwasplayingnearthewindow.Irantomymotherandsaid“Mybrotherhasfallenfromtheopenwindow!”ShewasveryworriedaboutmybrotherandthenIsaid“Don’tworry.I’mjustjoking.”Andmymothershoutedatme“IfyoudoitagainI’llpunishyou.”

　　OnedayIwentswimmingwithmyfriendsinthesea.Iwantedtoplayajokeonmyfriends.InthebeginningIwentswimmingaloneandIcalledtomyfriends“Helpme!”AllmyfriendscametohelpmeonlytofindoutthatIwasjoking.ButthenexttimeIwasn’tjoking.IswamindeepwaterandIwassocarelessthatIwasalmostdrowned（淹死）.Itriedmybesttocallmyfriendsforhelpbutthistimenobodycametohelpme.IntheendtheyfoundIwastellingthetruth.Theycameandsavedmylife.Theytookmetotheemergencycenter.FromthenonIhaven’tjokedonanyone.Ithinkthisisthebestlessoninmylife.

　　(　)56．Whatdidthewriterliketodowhenhewasyoung?

　　A.Tofightwithhisfriends.　B.Toplaywithhisbrother.

　　C.Toplayjokesonothers.D.Toputothersintotrouble.

　　(　)57.Howdidthewriter’smotherfeelwhensheheardwhathesaidabouthisbrother?

　　　A.Interested.B.Worried.C.Excited.　D.Bored.

　　(　)58.Theunderlinedpart“theemergencycenter”means”__________inChinese.

　　　A.购物中心　B.娱乐中心C.急救中心　D.重症监护室

　　(　)59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

　　　A.Thewriter’smotherwascookingwhenhisbrotherfellfromtheopenwindow.

　　　B.Thewriterlikedtogoswimmingaloneinthedeepsea.

　　　C.Thewriterusedtohavefewfriendsbecausehehardlytoldthetruth.

　　D.Thewriterhasn’tjokedonotherssincehewassavedbyhisfriends.

　　(　)60.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?

　　A.Thewriterdidn’tlikehisbrothersoheplayedjokesonhim.

　　　B.Thewriter’sfriendsweresoangrythattheydidn’ttalkwithhim.

　　.　C.Thewriterwasadishonestboywhenhewasyoung.

　　　D.Thewriterlearntalesson:Don’tplayjokeswithotherscasually.