1. 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。

      I first met Windy, a six-year-old girl, on the beach near where I lived. She was building a sand house there. She looked up, and her eyes were as blue as the sea. Every time when I felt unhappy, I drove to the beach.  

      "Hello, Miss Agnes," she said. I answered, but I didn't really want to stop her. "I'm building," she said. I saw that.

    "What is it?" I asked her. "Oh, I don't know. I just like the feeling of the sand." Oh, that's good, I thought, and took off my shoes to join her. A sandpiper (一种叫做鹬的水鸟) flew by. She told me that it would make me happy. I felt better then.

      A week later on my next visit, I learned that Windy lived in a cottage (小屋) and didn't go to school. Soon after that, my mother died, and I rushed to the beach to be alone. I didn't want to say anything when Windy came up to me. "Why?" she asked.

      I turned to her and shouted, "Because my mother died!" "Oh," she said quietly, "then today is a bad day."

      A month later, I went to the beach but couldn't find Windy. I missed her so much that I visited her house. I learned that Windy had died of leukemia (白血病), but she left a picture of a sandpiper for me.

1. （1） What was the girl doing when the writer first met her?    

   A . She was reading an interesting book. B . She was watching her mother fishing. C . She was dancing with her friends. D . She was building a sand house.
3. （2） The writer drove to the beach when ______.    

   A . she wanted to see the sea B . she didn't feel happy     C . she missed the girl D . she had nothing to do
5. （3） When did the writer have the next visit to the beach?

   A . After a day. B . After a week. C . After a month. D . After a year.
7. （4） Why did Windy leave a picture of a sandpiper for the writer?

   A . Because she thought the writer liked the sandpiper.     B . Because she thought it would make the writer happy.     C . Because she knew the writer missed her very much.     D . Because she thought the picture was very expensive.
9. （5） What can we learn from this passage?

   A . We should cherish (殄惜) the person around us. B . A sandpiper can bring us lots of happiness.     C . Leukemia isn't a terrible disease.     D . The beach can make us happy.