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The Gift of Life

In August 1998, a big fire broke out in an apartment building in Chicago. Jacob, together with other firefighters, rushed to the scene to fight the fire. “It was already looking pretty hopeless when we got there,” said Jacob. Suddenly, a young woman came running up to them yelling at the top of her lungs, “My Kris is still on the fifth floor.”

Immediately, Jacob made his way up to the fifth floor. The fire had grown so fierce by then. “As a fireman I knew the chances of my surviving if I went there were slim,” said Jacob. “But I just kept seeing that mother’s face in my head.” So Jacob rushed up and finally found the boy lying on the floor in just about the only spot that wasn’t on fire. “I didn’t even have time to figure out if he was alive or dead,” said Jacob. “I just grabbed him and rushed out.”

Two weeks after the rescue, Jacob had two visitors—the young woman and her son Kris. “Thank you,” she said. “We are forever in your debt.” They have kept in touch with each other since then.

Jacob was a hero, but little did he know how his unselfish decision on that day would affect his own life some 20 years later.

At age 43, Jacob was suffering from kidney (肾) failure, and his doctor said there would be little chance of survival without a new kidney. “I really didn’t know where to turn. That’s when Kris came to my door,” said Jacob.

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Kris was the same blood type and he knew what he should do.
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Finally, Jacob was persuaded to have the operation and it turned out to be a perfect success.
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3 . While at the National Broadcasters Convention (大会) recently, one of the speakers, Sam Haskell, told a story that was such a beautiful example of ________.

When Sam was nine, a ________ commercial attracted his attention. Procter & Gamble (宝洁公司) had launched an ad campaign with “the Cheer Man,” a character who ________ neighborhoods around the country. If he rang your doorbell, you’d ________ ten dollars.

Young Sam was ________ the Cheer Man would come to his home in Armory, Mississippi. He told everyone he talked to that the Cheer Man was coming to his house. People ________ him, but his mom kept encouraging him to dream.

Time went by and the ad was no longer on television, but Sam ________ believed the Cheer Man was coming. Then one day, Sam saw a car ________ with a loudspeaker on the roof — and a man was yelling, “Cheer! Cheer!” Just as he’d ________, the Cheer Man stopped in front of his house, walked up to Sam, and said, “You get the ten dollars.”

Sam’s mom had a huge smile on her face. His dad — who’d made fun of him for his dream — stood there in ________. “Out of all the tiny towns in Mississippi, how did you end up coming here?” he asked. In fact, their address was randomly ________ by computer.

Young Sam learned a valuable lesson that day about ________ a dream. He discovered that anything is ________. That knowledge paved the way for Sam Haskell’s ________ as a famous television producer in Hollywood.

And it all ________ with the Cheer Man and a mother who encouraged his dreams.

1.

A．effort

B．kindness

C．faith

D．creativity

2.

A．television

B．newspaper

C．radio

D．magazine

3.

A．connected

B．helped

C．called

D．visited

4.

A．donate

B．pay

C．find

D．receive

5.

A．doubtful

B．convinced

C．excited

D．proud

6.

A．laughed at

B．agreed with

C．turned to

D．asked about

7.

A．already

B．hardly

C．still

D．even

8.

A．passing

B．coming

C．leaving

D．returning

9.

A．dreamed

B．calculated

C．planned

D．suggested

10.

A．shock

B．silence

C．sorrow

D．pain

11.

A．stored

B．identified

C．selected

D．arranged

12.

A．working for

B．preparing for

C．relying on

D．believing in

13.

A．changeable

B．possible

C．useful

D．special

14.

A．decision

B．behavior

C．concern

D．future

15.

A．moved

B．developed

C．started

D．completed

4 . Are you ready to lend a hand to others in your life? It’s a reality that many of us find ourselves too busy to ______ much time, money and energy to do a good deed. It’s the ______ with me.

Most of my days I am as ______ as a bee. My daughter is only 10 and my husband work full time. When I’m not writing at my desk, I’m cooking, cleaning, paying ______ as well as taking my daughter to and from school. Like millions of housewives, I’m short on time and ______ with spending.

But all ______ as I got an idea from my daughter to set my good-deed-a-day goal. We had ______a girl in Egypt and gave away our used clothing to her from time to time. My daughter was crazy about charity and wanted me to do ______, so I started my Simple Deed project. When I stepped out, I looked for possible acts of ______. One day, I ______ some rubbish on the playground. Another day, I ______ an old blind man at the subway station across the waiting line. Sometimes, I ______ had to go out of my way to find something kind to do. I could only hope I was one of the ______ examples to others.

After a few days, though, I felt almost proud of my simple deeds. I was fitting them into our busy life in a way that ______ me. And even though most of what I’d done was small potatoes, somehow I knew I was making a difference, which also ______ every single day of mine.

1.

A．reduce

B．focus

C．debate

D．spend

2.

A．equal

B．general

C．same

D．right

3.

A．busy

B．proud

C．curious

D．polite

4.

A．errors

B．toys

C．bills

D．contents

5.

A．graceful

B．particular

C．outstanding

D．careful

6.

A．trapped

B．changed

C．advanced

D．continued

7.

A．impressed

B．supported

C．praised

D．affected

8.

A．more

B．less

C．nothing

D．little

9.

A．honor

B．courage

C．trust

D．kindness

10.

A．set up

B．signed up

C．made up

D．picked up

11.

A．requested

B．waved

C．guided

D．struggled

12.

A．even

B．however

C．still

D．therefore

13.

A．confusing

B．inspiring

C．easygoing

D．satisfying

14.

A．designed

B．contacted

C．suited

D．admired

15.

A．weakened

B．brightened

C．stood

D．shortened

5 . On the 25th of December, my mother expected her children to be present, exchanging gifts and eating turkey. But as an artist and daughter, my heart seemed to be more in my work as an artist. As for my mother and my family, I thought we would have more time to spend Christmas together. I was going to do my own thing.

I made plans for my winter adventure in New Hampshire. The MacDowell Colony (麦道尔艺术村) was everything I could have wished for. About 20 to 30 artists were present, and it was as captivating as I had imagined. Snowy New England, sledding (滑雪橇) and whisky! It felt like my life had become an unexpected independent film.

By Christmas Eve, I had been at the colony more than a week. The fresh feelings were wearing off, but I would never admit it. Everyone around me was having too much fun—drinks and deep conversations by the fireplace. It seemed so amazing! What was wrong with me? This was the holiday I’d always dreamed of. No plastic reindeer. Not a Christmas sweater anywhere in sight. People here didn’t even say “Christmas”, but they said “holiday”. Then why was I so down?

Finally, I called home. My dad answered. He told me that my mother was out shopping with my brothers. I found there was a fire in my heart. They were having a fine Christmas without me? Didn’t they miss me? How could they?

Despite a serious snowstorm, a large package with my mother’s beautiful handwriting showed up near my door at the artist colony on Christmas morning. I seized it as if I had been five years old. Inside was my favorite cake.

As I sliced (切) the cake, everyone gathered around —young and old. My mother had sent a real homemade gift. It was a minor Christmas miracle that one cake managed to feed so many. We ate it from paper towels with our hands, satisfying a hunger we didn’t know we had and reminding us of our dear families, who must be missing us too.

1. Why was the author unwilling to spend Christmas at home?

A．She met some trouble at work.

B．She wanted to focus on her career.

C．She had disagreements with her mother.

D．She was tired of staying at a familiar place.

2. What does the underlined word “captivating” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Attractive.

B．Tough.

C．Strange.

D．Simple.

3. What can we learn about the artist colony from Paragraph 3?

A．It attracted many sports lovers.

B．It was suitable for holiday parties.

C．It lacked the Christmas atmosphere.

D．It gave the author some artistic ideas.

4. What did the author mainly intend to express in the last two paragraphs?

A．She learned to be open to others.

B．She enjoyed bringing kindness to strangers.

C．Her mother was good at taking care of her family.

D．Her mother’s cake cured the artists of their homesickness.

6 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Many years ago, there lived a wealthy man in a big city who wanted to do something good. Raised in a small village, he made up his mind to help the people in his town. But before doing so, he wanted to do an experiment to find out who had the qualification for his help. So secretly he put a very large stone in the middle of the main road which led to the town. Then he stood behind a tree waiting and watching.

Several minutes later, an old man came along with his cow, “Who put the stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, but he didn’t try to move the stone away. He passed around the stone with some difficulties and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road but nobody tried to move it. Though the rich man was a little disappointed with what he had seen, he still chose to wait longer. In his heart, he wouldn’t like to believe that no one would do something with the stone. Therefore, he went on waiting and watching.

Later in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “It will be dark at night. Some people who will come along later in the dark are more likely to fall over the stone and get hurt.” Then the young man began to move the stone. Obviously, it was a big and heavy stone. In spite of this, he pushed and pulled and tried everything he could to move it out of the road. Finally, his hard work paid off. But to his surprise, under the stone, he found a bag full of money, along with a piece of paper reading, “This money is for the person who moves the stone from the road. The person deserves my help.”

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The young man was surprised to see the money.

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Following the young man, the rich man came into a house.

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