41.My l4-year-old son,John,and I noticed the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store.It stood out among big and old coats.The coat was black and beautiful.The price was also unbelievable: $28(171 yuan).John's eyes gleamed.Dark,woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys,but they could cost several hundred dollars new.John put it on and the fit was perfect.John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big smile. "Did the kids like your coat?" I asked. "They loved it," he said. Over the next few weeks,John changed.He was polite,more thoughtful,and overall much happier. "Good dinner,mom," he would say every evening.One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner,John,who always put things off,said: "You're right.I guess I will."When I talked to one of his teachers,she joked that the coat must have changed him. John and I both know that clothes do not define a person,but there is something to be said for looking good.Sometimes,watching John leave for school,I've remembered what it felt like to be in the eighth grade-a time when it is as easy to try on different kinds of life as it is to try on a coat.The whole future is just ahead,where all the doors are open.And if I were there right now,I would picture myself walking through those doors wearing my wonderful,magical coat.
(1)What was the coat made of ?
(2)If we buy a new coat,we don't need to spend a lot of money,do we?
(3)How was John after he wore the new coat?
(4)According to the writer,before wearing the coat,what did John do to his homework?
(5)Why did John change a lot?
(6)According to the writer,what should we do when we are young?
42. Write a passage of at least 60 words about the topic "My favourite________"以 "我最喜歡的________"為題寫一篇不少于60個詞的短文,標點符號不占格。(注意:短文中不得出現考生的姓名、校名及其他相關信息,否則不予評分。) Use the following questions as a guide: (1)What is your favourite ? (a person,a shop,a skill,a story,a pet...) (2)Why do you think so? (give at least two reasons) (3)What do you get (learn) from ?