1 . Almost everything was fantastic in the nature camp except for a girl, Elizabeth. When I saw her sitting alone in the hot sun at lunch, I asked her to eat with us under a(n)
It
“What do you like to do
“I get it,” I said. “I don’t always know how to
After that, Elizabeth seemed to get along well with us, and I think she actually
Next time, if someone is unfriendly, give him a second
A.old | B.shady | C.warm | D.pretty |
A.proposal | B.help | C.symbol | D.order |
A.turned over | B.turned in | C.turned out | D.turned down |
A.unfair | B.unfit | C.unfriendly | D.uncertain |
A.seemed | B.appeared | C.looked | D.happened |
A.talk | B.discussion | C.voyage | D.hike |
A.for free | B.for ever | C.for fun | D.for certain |
A.mistakes | B.talks | C.changes | D.promises |
A.jog | B.work | C.live | D.walk |
A.replied | B.insisted | C.complained | D.shouted |
A.unless | B.though | C.until | D.since |
A.happily | B.coldly | C.sadly | D.luckily |
A.silence | B.pain | C.peace | D.trouble |
A.lay | B.sat | C.ate | D.fell |
A.still | B.yet | C.already | D.ever |
A.smiling | B.crying | C.drawing | D.coughing |
A.nicely | B.properly | C.rudely | D.naturally |
A.ruin | B.recognize | C.repair | D.handle |
A.enjoyed | B.planned | C.hated | D.avoided |
A.life | B.bird | C.chance | D.try |
2 . When he was driving home one evening on a country road, he saw an old lady,stranded(抛锚的)on the side of the road. He stopped in front of her car and got out. Even with the smile on his face,she was worried. He looked poor and hungry. He knew how she felt. He said, “I am here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Joe. ”
She had a flat tire. Joe crawled under the car, changed the tire. But he got dirty and his hands hurt. She could not thank him enough and asked him how much she owed him. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Joe added, “And think of me.”
She drove off. A few miles down the road the lady saw a small restaurant. She went in. The waitress had a sweet smile, and was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的). The old lady wondered how someone like her who seemed poor could be so kind to a stranger. Then she remembered Joe. After the lady finished her meal, the waitress went to get her change from a hundred—dollar bill. But she stepped right out the door.
When the waitress came back,she noticed something written on a napkin, “I am helping you because someone once helped me. If you really want to pay me back, here’s what you do—Do not let the chain of love end with you .”
That night when she got home,she was thinking about the money and what the lady had written. She and her husband needed money with the baby due(预期的)next month. She knew how worried her husband was,and as he lay sleeping next to her, she whispered,“Everything’s going to be all right. I love you, Joe. ”
1. When Joe stopped to help the lady, she ________.A.became excited | B.was afraid to be hurt |
C.refused his offer | D.thanked him |
A.received good service | B.had an expensive meal |
C.told the waitress Joe’s story | D.met another poor guest |
A.She forgot it. | B.She wanted to help Joe. |
C.She would get it later. | D.She wanted to give the waitress some help. |
A.Joe’s boss fired him | B.Joe worked as a driver |
C.Joe’s wife was the waitress | D.Joe had an unhappy marriage |
A.helping others is helping oneself |
B.kindness can be spread |
C.poverty is not a threat to a happy marriage |
D.a happy family depends on a happy marriage |
3 . 选编(十九)
A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling
Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to
“Frank!” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t
My
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the
A.work | B.stay | C.live | D.expect |
A.answer | B.speak | C.smile | D.laugh |
A.covering | B.moving | C.fighting | D.pressing |
A.minds | B.memories | C.thoughts | D.brains |
A.better | B.dark | C.younger | D.old |
A.cave | B.place | C.sight | D.scene |
A.Discussing | B.Solving | C.Sharing | D.Suffering |
A.learn from | B.talk to | C.help | D.know |
A.needed | B.recognized | C.interested | D.encouraged |
A.normal | B.common | C.unusual | D.quick |
A.more | B.worse | C.fewer | D.less |
A.word | B.speech | C.sentence | D.language |
A.not | B.no | C.something | D.nothing |
A.fed | B.kept | C.lived | D.depended |
A.attention | B.control | C.treatment | D.management |
A.lost | B.needed | C.destroyed | D.left |
A.troublesome | B.unlucky | C.angry | D.unpopular |
A.separated | B.went | C.reunited | D.returned |
A.pushed | B.tried | C.showed | D.measured |
A.nodding | B.greeting | C.meeting | D.acting |
I needed to get some money so, after Christmas, I took a job in the clothes department at Graham’s for the first fortnight of the January sale. I can’t say that I enjoyed it, but it was an experience I’ll never forget.
I could never understand why there were so many things in the sales; where did they all come from? Now I know the secret! Firstly, there is the special winter stock (货物) and the stock that people buy all the year round; some of these things are slightly reduced. Secondly, there are the summer clothes they couldn’t sell last year; these are heavily reduced to clear them. Thirdly, there are cheap clothes bought in specially for the sales; these are put out at high prices ten days before the sale begins and then are reduced by 60% in the sale. Clever! Lastly, they buy in “seconds? (clothes not in perfect condition) for the sale and they are sold very cheaply.
When I arrived half an hour before opening on the first day of the sale, there was already a queue around three sides of the building. This made me very nervous.
When the big moment arrived to open the doors, the security guards, looking less confident than usual, came up to them, keys in hand. The moment they had unlocked the doors, they hid behind the doors for protection as the noisy crowd charged in. I couldn’t believe my eyes; this wasn’t shopping, it was a battlefield! One poor lady couldn’t keep her feet and was knocked over by people pushing from behind.
Clothes were flying in all directions as people searched for the sizes, colours and styles they wanted. Quarrels broke out. Mothers were using their small children to crawl(爬行) through people’s legs and get hold of things they couldn’t get near themselves.
Within minutes I had half a dozen people pushing clothes under my nose, each wanting to be the first served. Where had the famous English Queue gone? The whole day continued like that, but I kept my temper(脾气)! I was taking money hand over fist and began to realize why, twice a year, Graham’s were happy to turn their expensive store into a battlefield like this.
In the sale fever, people were spending money like water without thinking whether they needed what they were buying. As long as it was a bargain it was OK.
You won’t believe this but as soon as I got home I crashed out for four hours. Then I had dinner and went back to bed, fearing the sound of the alarm which would tell me to get ready for the second day of the sale.
1. What kind of clothes is likely to be sold 5% cheaper?
A.Last summer’s clothes. | B.Clothes not in perfect condition. |
C.Clothes bought in specially for the sales. | D.Clothes for winter. |
A.The customers gave up the queuing for which the English are famous. |
B.The customers kept their temper while looking for clothes they wanted. |
C.Small children enjoyed crawling through people’s legs. |
D.The security guards were fearless of the crowd. |
A.There were too many clothes and they wanted to clear them in the sales. |
B.They were eager to show that they were clever at doing business. |
C.They could take the chance to raise the prices of all their clothes. |
D.They wanted to make more money by having sales. |
A.chatted with her friends | B.slept soundly |
C.broke down | D.dined out |
A.The Best Bargain. | B.Hunting for a job. |
C.Sale Fever. | D.A Pleasant Fortnight. |
5 . I was walking home from school one day and it happened to be a particularly cold and windy day. It was
All of a sudden, an old lady
I didn’t see her or talk to her for about a month and one night as I
When I got home my mom told me that she
Let us never forget the joy we get
A.blowing | B.freezing | C.flowing | D.flying |
A.red | B.pure | C.white | D.pale |
A.picked | B.turned | C.drove | D.took |
A.hospital | B.family | C.school | D.home |
A.warm | B.easy | C.simple | D.strange |
A.women | B.drivers | C.strangers | D.neighbors |
A.so | B.such | C.that | D.as |
A.numbers | B.car | C.family | D.address |
A.remembered | B.forgot | C.repeated | D.regretted |
A.bread | B.salad | C.cookies | D.sweets |
A.nervous | B.disappointed | C.confused | D.worried |
A.generally | B.completely | C.hardly | D.usually |
A.puzzled | B.surprised | C.satisfied | D.fearful |
A.visited | B.came | C.drove | D.called |
A.cried | B.slept | C.left | D.laughed |
A.permit | B.pardon | C.forget | D.imagine |
A.sadness | B.interest | C.puzzle | D.happiness |
A.others | B.the other | C.another | D.other |
A.busier | B.brighter | C.easier | D.harder |
A.for | B.in | C.by | D.on |
6 . Many years ago my dad was diagnosed (诊断) with a terminal illness. He was unable to work at
He wanted to do something to keep himself
One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a
A.an important | B.a steady | C.an easy | D.a good |
A.ill | B.behind | C.asleep | D.down |
A.well | B.wealthy | C.busy | D.healthy |
A.palace | B.hospital | C.center | D.park |
A.teach | B.miss | C.lose | D.treat |
A.speech | B.comfort | C.praise | D.help |
A.special | B.curious | C.strange | D.rare |
A.result | B.reason | C.name | D.course |
A.observing | B.drawing | C.painting | D.visiting |
A.with | B.across | C.against | D.over |
A.head | B.neck | C.fingers | D.eyes |
A.with whoever | B.whenever | C.as if | D.as soon as |
A.everything | B.something | C.anything | D.nothing |
A.Basically | B.Naturally | C.Eventually | D.Suddenly |
A.left | B.entered | C.rushed to | D.stayed at |
A.stopped | B.returned | C.hesitated | D.refused |
A.pushed | B.noticed | C.observed | D.kicked |
A.shouting | B.lying | C.walking | D.jumping |
A.hands | B.pens | C.paper | D.mind |
A.thankful | B.useful | C.thoughtful | D.powerful |
7 . Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station (加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台), I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.
I took off , but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery (电池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership — a shop selling cars — was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
“Thank you” — two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
1. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City ________.A.to visit a friend |
B.to see his parents |
C.to pay at the cash register |
D.to have more gas for his car |
A.turned off | B.moved off | C.put up | D.set up |
A.He had it pulled back to the gas station. |
B.The couple sent him a business card. |
C.The couple offered to help him. |
D.He called his friend for help. |
A.something went wrong with the lights |
B.the meeting lasted a whole day |
C.he forgot to turn off the lights |
D.he drove too long a distance |
A.how to write a thank-you letter |
B.how to deal with car problems |
C.the kind-heartedness of older people |
D.the importance of expressing thanks |
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The key to happiness is how quickly you can get back your focus on what’s important.
—Anonymous
Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here's what happened. I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when, all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other car’s back end by just inches!
The driver of the other car, who almost caused a big accident, started yelling bad words at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!" And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call "The Law of the Garbage Truck."
Many people are like garbage (rubbish) trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it. And if you let them, they'll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally. You just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. You'll be happy with what you did.
I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets? It was that day I said, "I'm not going to do anymore."
Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day. What about you? If you let more garbage trucks pass you by, you'll be happier. Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So, Love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't.
1. What happened one day when the author was taking a taxi?A.The taxi almost hit another car. |
B.The taxi driver was injured. |
C.The author scolded the driver of the other car. |
D.The author learned a lesson from the driver of the garbage truck. |
A.He yelled back at the driver. |
B.He sent the driver to the hospital. |
C.He was friendly towards the driver. |
D.He dumped some garbage in front of his car. |
A.Many people like to drive garbage trucks. |
B.Many people dump garbage wherever they like. |
C.Many people are warm-hearted to make others happy. |
D.Many people tend to be very much depressed. |
A.The author used to have a lot of garbage trucks. |
B.The author used to complain a lot. |
C.The author used to have a lot of money. |
D.The author used to be a good manager. |
A.Ignore them and go on with our own work. |
B.Try our best to persuade them not to do that again. |
C.Tell them to dump the garbage in the right place. |
D.Take over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else. |
9 . A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin (顽童) was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it cost you nothing? Boy, I wish…” He hesitated.
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He wished he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, and then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled (残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it… Then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
1. The street urchin was very surprised when __________.A.he saw the shining car |
B.Paul told him about the car |
C.he was walking around the car |
D.Paul received an expensive car |
A.wished to give his brother a car |
B.wished Paul’s brother to give him a car |
C.wished Paul could be a brother like that |
D.wished he could have a brother like Paul’s |
A.to show he had a rich friend |
B.to show his neighbors the car |
C.to let his brother ride in the car |
D.to tell his brother about his wish |
A.Paul couldn’t understand the urchin |
B.the urchin’s wish came true in the end |
C.the urchin wished to have a rich brother |
D.the urchin had a deep love for his brother |
A.A Christmas Present | B.A Street Urchin |
C.A Brother Like That | D.An Unforgettable Ride |
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
1. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?
A.Cold and sick. | B.Lucky and hopeful. |
C.Satisfied and cheerful. | D.Disappointed and helpless. |
A.solving her problem at the bank |
B.taking part in various city activities |
C.learning acting in an evening school |
D.preparing for the first night show |
A.lost her wallet unknowingly |
B.was stopped by a garbage truck driver |
C.was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife |
D.found some homeless people following her |
A.Someone offered to take her back home. |
B.A red-haired man came to see her. |
C.She heard someone call her name. |
D.Her wallet was found in a garbage truck. |
A.would stop working at night |
B.would stay on in San Francisco |
C.would make friends with cleaners |
D.would give up her job at the bank |