2 . Pass Your Love On

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind _______ your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only _______ seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带), a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “_______am I going to sit there，” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I _______ to move to that seat. The girl was named Kathy. She _______ in a car accident and now was on her way for _______. When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to _______ that Kathy would not be able to _______ herself. I considered _______to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too ________ to offer a service to a ________. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more ________ than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and ________ she was uncomfortable to accept, she ________ as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart had ________, and the________was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself. I was very glad I had reached ________my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love ________flows beyond human borders and removes the fears that keep us ________. When we ________to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.

1.

A．losing

B．changing

C．taking

D．giving

2.

A．comfortable

B．suitable

C．available

D．favorable

3.

A．No problem

B．No way

C．Nowhere

D．No doubt

4.

A．decided

B．wanted

C．regretted

D．promised

5.

A．was

B．would be

C．used to be

D．had been

6.

A．treatment

B．travel

C．pleasure

D．business

7.

A．know

B．say

C．realize

D．acknowledge

8.

A．eat

B．feed

C．choose

D．support

9.

A．offering

B．needing

C．stopping

D．trying

10.

A．impolite

B．far

C．close

D．fast

11.

A．girl

B．neighbor

C．passenger

D．stranger

12.

A．unusual

B．direct

C．important

D．shameful

13.

A．when

B．although

C．since

D．as

14.

A．refused

B．wondered

C．cried

D．did

15.

A．warmed

B． jumped

C． broken

D． cheered

16.

A．life

B．money

C．time

D．energy

17.

A．below

B．through

C．across

D．beyond

18.

A．seldom

B．never

C．hardly

D．sometimes

19.

A．separate

B．independent

C．silent

D．upset

20.

A．happen

B．stretch

C．wait

D．continue

3 . The owner of the gas station near my house posts daily inspirational quotes (引说）on a board, such as: "When you forgive ,you heal. When you let go,you grow."

Most of the quotes are thoughtful ,but one quote was,for me, an entirely new thought: "Be who you needed when you were young."

Is the quote suggesting we should be that kind of person we needed when we were young-for ourselves? Or that we should do it for our children and grandchildren and other young people we meet?

Maybe we should do it for all of us, both young and old ?

Why would I choose to give so much thought to a quote from a gas station board? Sometimes when my train of thought leaves the station,I just have to jump on board and see where it takes me. I've been riding this train for days, thinking about a person I needed when I was young.

My mother worked at a factory.One day when I was 12, I came home from school and found her drinking iced tea with the prettiest lady   I had ever seen . "Hello,child!” said the woman, cupping my face in her hands.

Her name was May, and she smiled a lot.

She was my mother's friend,but she became my role model, a friend whose advice I could always trust.

I soon began spending as much time as possibly could with May.I told her everything: my hopes and fears and especially all the things I didn't know.

I watched how she listened and encouraged and never spoke ill of anyone,even if they deserved it.How she was always kind to everyone ! She was a wise woman of faith and grace.

I wanted to be like her.

After I left home for college,May moved away and I never heard of her again.

Thanks to a quote from a gas station board I thought of my friend May, someone I needed when I was young and still hope to be like.

We don't always mirror people we admire.But remembering them reminds us to keep trying.

1. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Offering entirely new thoughts on life.

B．Being a helpful and admirable person.

C．Posting daily inspirational quotes.

D．Thinking about the meanings of different quotes .

2. What does the author tell us about May?

A．She took pride in giving advice to others.

B．She became a role model for many people.

C．She was patient and supportive of others.

D．She was perhaps more kind than wise.

3. How does the author think people should learn from people they admire?

A．By following their advice.

B．By putting themselves in their shoes.

C．By continuing to think about them.

D．By trying their best to be that kind of person.

4. What is the best title of this article?

A．A Good Friend Of The Author

B．A Wise Woman

C．A Much-needed Role Model

D．The Steps To Follow Your Model

4 . I was walking down the road one day when my cellphone rang. A(n)______voice on the other end spoke to me,“Dad, please come back soon. I miss you so much!” A wrong number would possibly ________ for this. A little while later, the call came once again,   so I rudely______, “You’ve dialed the wrong number!”and then ______.

During the following days, I got the same _______now and then. But I didn’t care much about it.

Then one day she continually called me, ______I didn’t answer. In the end, I answered the phone and heard a weak voice, “ Dad, please come back. I miss you so much! Dad , I ’m ______so much pain! Mom said you were too busy to take _____of me. But, Dad, please______ me again, OK?” The simple______was difficult to refuse. I made a loud kiss on the phone and heard the weak voice say, “Thank you … Dad , I am so … happy…”

Shortly after this, I became ____ about who had been on the other end of my phone. So I called back, and a woman answered, “Sorry, sir. I am really sorry to have _____you. My daughter has suffered from bone cancer _____she was born. And her father … died in a(n) _____ last week. I dare not tell her the _____. Poor baby. When she couldn’t bear   the painful cancer treatment, she would cry for her dad, who had always given her ____ to carry on. I really couldn’t _____ it, so I gave her your phone number …”

“How is your daughter now?” I couldn’t _____ to ask.

“She has _____. She passed away with a smile, tightly holding the cellphone… ” she said, “and I am glad that she gets rid of the pain and stays with her father forever.”

Tears filled my eyes and I was so sad to hear that, ______at the sky for a long time.

1.

A．strange

B．modest

C．outspoken

D．considerate.

2.

A．pay

B．wait

C．account

D．seek

3.

A．refused

B．explained

C．returned

D．answered

4.

A．hung up

B．took up

C．got up

D．turned up

5.

A．number

B．call

C．telephone

D．result

6.

A．even if

B．as if

C．in case

D．now that

7.

A．in

B．of

C．on

D．at

8.

A．control

B．attention

C．care

D．interest

9.

A．hug

B．kiss

C．love

D．treat

10.

A．advice

B．command

C．request

D．action.

11.

A．curious

B．interested

C．surprised

D．amazed

12.

A．confused

B．bothered

C．argued

D．reached

13.

A．until

B．but

C．while

D．since

14.

A．matter

B．event

C．accident

D．invitation

15.

A．story

B．experience

C．news

D．reason

16.

A．relief

B．balance

C．patience

D．strength

17.

A．accept

B．respect

C．bear

D．observe

18.

A．help

B．wait

C．expect

D．want

19.

A．gone

B．survived

C．recovered

D．escaped

20.

A．seeing

B．watching

C．staring

D．glaring

5 . Not long ago, a good friend of mine asked me to help him in a halfway house in Nashville. I agreed and made my way there one evening.

When I got there, I sat with my friend and talked about how he ended up there. As we talked, another man came up, lighting up his cigarette as he sat down. He had dark, leather skin, and looked like he had endured the sun, the rain, and the wind for long, long time. I couldn’t tell how old he was, but I was sure that he was younger than he looked.

Through a bit of conversation, I found out that he had been on the streets for many, many years.

Without my asking, he started describing life as a homeless man. How he got food; how he stayed warm; how he got money. And he told me something that caught my attention.

He said, “You want to know how I keep my stuff safe at night?”

“Sure, “ I replied.

“I put it up in the trees.”

“Why is it safe in the trees?” I asked.

“The homeless are always looking for treasure on the ground--- coins, something someone’s dropped, half-smoked cigarettes. I know if I put my stuff in the trees, they’ll never find it because they never look up. Never. “

Profound words from an unexpected place. And his message is for all of us.

We all have our particular search. We’re looking for treasure on this earth. But what we are REALLY looking for is right there above us. There’s really nothing we need on the ground.

In fact, it’s surrounding us.

1. What did the author go to Nashville for?

A．To help his friend.	B．To build a halfway house.
C．To visit a stranger.	D．To pick up a homeless man.

2. The underlined word “endured” in Paragraph 2 means _________ .

A．Enjoyed	B．shared
C．Suffered	D．expected

3. The homeless man hid his things in the trees because________.

A．nobody could climb up the trees	B．there was a hole in the tree
C．The leaves of the trees were thick	D．the homeless never looked up

4. From what the homeless man said, the author learned that________.

A．We should look up for treasure in future

B．What we’re looking for is just by our side

C．There’s really nothing we need on the ground

D．It is wrong to look for treasure on the ground