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When Joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite . The fourth grade even found him at the of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not until one stormy afternoon.
On that afternoon, the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds covered the sky, and the storm set in. Hard though she tried to make the kid , the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one the concepts, except for Joe. He understood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it. by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for . All children naturally drew pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.
Since then, Joe started . Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe? On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most possession—the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I my brightness.
It is easy to overlook the role that your body plays in influencing your mood(情绪). When you are , you may find yourself blaming work pressures or an unknown future. However, it could just be that you"ve been sitting behind your desk too long.
One way to improve your mood is . Psychologically, it provides you with a break from the stresses in your life. Also, in the process, you may aim for goals, like a new personal running record or a better body shape. The achievement of a particular goal makes you feel good and contributes to your . That is why exercise has been shown to your self-respect.
You do not have to train yourself to feel the psychological benefits of exercise. What really matters is , not intensity(强度) of your exercise. You can try walking for 30 minutes five times per week or simply gardening on weekends.
| 小题1: | | A．unfair | B．boring | C．disappointing | D．dangerous |
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| 小题2: | | A．center | B．top | C．beginning | D．bottom |
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| 小题3: | | A．happen | B．work | C．finish | D．last |
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| 小题4: | | A．until | B．since | C．because | D．as |
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| 小题5: | | A．concentrate | B．change | C．hide | D．sit |
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| 小题6: | | A．challenged | B．grasped | C．doubted | D．admitted |
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| 小题7: | | A．Relieved | B．Surprised | C．Encouraged | D．Puzzled |
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| 小题8: | | A．class | B．sports | C．art | D．tea |
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| 小题9: | | A．great | B．dark | C．different | D．strange |
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| 小题10: | | A．improving | B．painting | C．recovering | D．studying |
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| 小题11: | | A．worried | B．amazed | C．friendly | D．cautious |
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| 小题12: | | A．familiar | B．expensive | C．admirable | D．precious |
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| 小题13: | | A．woke up to | B．put up with | C．got on with | D．looked down upon |
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| 小题14: | | A．ill | B．poor | C．unhappy | D．unsuccessful |
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| 小题15: | | A．play | B．communication | C．sleep | D．exercise |
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| 小题16: | | A．clear | B．present | C．common | D．early |
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| 小题17: | | A．ability | B．relationship | C．confidence | D．business |
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| 小题18: | | A．tear down | B．build up | C．set aside | D．give out |
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| 小题19: | | A．hard | B．everywhere | C．carefully | D．late |
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| 小题20: | | A．time | B．length | C．form | D．frequency |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:C
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D |
解析
试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了Joe虽然曾是个好学生，但是突然情况急转直下，虽然他努力过，但是没有成效。一场雷雨却改变了Joe的学习轨迹。在别的同学不能集中注意力的情况下，Joe却掌握了老师讲的所有的概念，于是老师鼓励他给同学们讲解他是如何做到这一点的。在一个阴雨天，Joe却看到了希望的阳光，而充满阳光的画也成了他最珍贵的记忆。最后一段点出文章主旨大意。
小题1:考查形容词辨析：A. unfair不公平的，B. boring令人厌烦的，C. disappointing令人失望的， D. dangerous危险的，利用上下文语境。根据上文all signs pointed to success, 和yet可知情况发生了变化，不是朝向成功的方向，而是令人失望，所以选择C
小题2:考查名词辨析：A. center中心，B. top顶部，C. beginning 开始，D. bottom底部，利用上下文的语境。如果能确定36题答案，确定本题答案难度不大。因为情况是令人失望的，可知Joe的成绩在班里是排在最后，所以答案选择bottom, at the bottom of意为“在…底部”。选D
小题3:考查动词辨析：A. happen发生，B. work工作，奏效，C. finish完成，D. last持久，把握句内的逻辑关系。本句中Joe struggled day and night说明他很努力，后面的but提示虽然努力了，但是没有见效(work)，所以答案为B
小题4:考查连词辨析：A. until直到，B. since自从，C. because因为，D. as正如，因为，当…时候，把握句子间的逻辑关系。本句中表达的是在数学老师解释概念的时候发生的事情，所以用as引导时间状语从句，所以选择as。D
小题5:考查动词辨析：A. concentrate专注，B. change改变，C. hide 躲藏，D. sit坐下，把握句子间的逻辑关系。根据the thunder won the battle for their attention可知雷声吸引了学生的注意力，也就是学生们不能集中注意 (concentrate)，所以答案选择A
小题6:考查动词辨析：A. challenged挑战，B. grasped抓住，掌握，C. doubted怀疑，D. admitted承认，根据上下文推断。上句中说到学生不能把注意力集中在老师讲的内容上，所以没有人能够掌握那些概念。选B
小题7:考查形容词辨析：A. Relieved宽慰的，B. Surprised惊讶的，C. Encouraged受到鼓励的，D. Puzzled困惑的，根据生活常识和上下文推断。上句中提到只有Joe能正确回答这些问题，所以老师拍拍他的背，让他向同学解释他是怎样做到的。本句中说的是Joe受到鼓励，在教室里来回穿梭。由此确定答案为选C
小题8:考查名词辨析：A. class班级，B. sports运动，C. art艺术，D. tea茶，根据上下文语境。下句中all children drew pictures可知数学课之后是美术课。所以答案选C
小题9:考查形容词辨析：A. great伟大的，B. dark黑暗的， C. different不同的，D. strange奇怪的，根据上下文推断。在下一个段落中的the picture of a bright yellow sun，以及except for Joe可知别的孩子画的都是暗淡颜色的画，只有Joe的画是明亮的。bright是解题的关键，所以答案为B
小题10:考查动词辨析：A. improving 提高，B. painting画，C. recovering恢复，D. studying学习，利用上下文的语境。本文在讲述Joe的转变过程。前面提到的是Joe 的成绩是disappointing，而这里在讲Joe开始转变，开始提高，所以选择A
小题11:考查形容词辨析：A. worried担心的，B. amazed惊讶的，C. friendly友好的，D. cautious谨慎的，把握句内的逻辑关系。本题的解题关键是空后的连词and和curious, 根据and可知要填空的词和后面的curious同义概念的词，所以选择amazed，意为又吃惊又好奇，所以选择B
小题12:考查形容词辨析：A. familiar熟悉的，B. expensive贵的，C. admirable令人敬佩的，D. precious珍贵的，利用上下文语境。做好本题的关键是通读全文，才能悟出答案的意义。这幅充满金色阳光的画，对于Joe 来讲是十分珍贵的，因为它改变了Joe的学习轨迹。所以答案选D
小题13:考查动词短语辨析：A. woke up to意识到； B. put up with忍受； C. got on with和…友好相处； D. looked down upon看不起。利用上下文的语境。上文中已经谈到这幅画是Joe的珍藏，那么可知在图画上他所写的字是：这是我见到光明的日子。答案为A
小题14:考查形容词辨析：A. ill生病的，B. poor 穷的，C. unhappy不高兴的，D.unsuccessful不成功的，从下文的：you may find yourself blaming work pressures or an unknown future.可知当你不高兴的时候，你可能会责备工作压力或未知的将来，选C
小题15:考查名词辨析：A. play玩，B. communication交流，C. sleep睡觉，D. exercise练习，从下文的：Psychologically, it provides you with a break from the stresses in your life.可知改善情绪的一个方法是锻炼，选D
小题16:考查形容词辨析：A. clear清楚，B. present现在的，出席的，C. common 普通的，常见的，D.early早的，在这个过程中，你可能有个清楚的目标，选A
小题17:考查名词辨析：A. ability能力，B. relationship关系，C. confidence自信，D.business商业，从这句的The achievement of a particular goal makes you feel good and contributes to your 42 . 可知一个目标的成功使你感觉好，有助于你的自信，选C
小题18:考查动词短语辨析：A. tear down拆毁，B. build up建立增强，C. set aside放置一边，D. give out分发，精疲力竭，这就是为什么锻炼能增加你的自尊。选B
小题19:考查副词辨析：A. hard努力，B . everywhere到处，C. carefully仔细地，D.late迟的，你要努力训练自己感觉到锻炼对身体的好处。选A
小题20:考查名词辨析：A. time 时间，B. length长度，C. form形式，D.frequency频繁，经常，重要的是要经常锻炼而不是强度。选D |
举一反三
One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的) to the most powerful came for breakfast. I notice an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.
We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide range of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked.
“May I get you something?” “A coffee would be nice.”
Then I bought him a cup of coffee. We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee. Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked, “How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath?”
“Who?”“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchchill Downs. ”
I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!
My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and sincerity.
小题1:What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?| A．Unfriendly. | B．Untidy. | C．Gentle. | D．Kind. |
小题2:The author bought coffee for the old man because ______.| A．he thought the old man was poor | | B．he wanted to start a conversation | | C．he intended to show his politeness | | D．he would like to thank the old man. |
小题3:How did the author probably feel after he talked with his friend?| A．Proud. | B．Pitiful. | C．Surprised. | D．Regretful. |
小题4:What is the passage mainly expressed in the story?| A．We should learn to be generous. | | B．It is honorable to help those in need. | | C．People in high positions are not like what we expect. | | D．We should avoid judging people by their appearances. |
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In 1943, during the Second World War the body of an English man, William Martin, was discovered off the Spanish coast. The papers he had been carrying were returned to England, where they were carefully examined. They had clearly been changed and that was exactly what the British had hoped would happen, for Martin was a trick designed to fool the Germans.
Martin did not exist. The body was that of a sailor who looked as though he had died when his boat sank, but in fact he had been ill and died. Leaving the boat to go down, his parents allowed the dead body to be put into the sea near Spain. It was hoped that the Germans would find it and read the fake(假的)papers he carried.
The papers said that the British would attack the island of Sardinia, when in fact they planned to attack the island of Sicily. The trick was successful. When the British landed on Sicily, most of the heavy German guns had been moved to defend(保卫) Sardinia.
小题1:______ put the papers on the dead man.| A．The British | B．German spies | C．Spanish soldiers | D．William Martin |
小题2:When the Germans found William Martin they probably thought he _________.| A．was a British spy with important information about the war | | B．was killed by the British soldiers | | C．died of an illness | | D．had the fake papers of the British Army |
小题3:When the British found out the papers were changed they concluded _________.| A．Martin did exist | B．Martin was a German spy | | C．the Germans had read the papers | D．they should attack Sardinia |
小题4:Which of the order is right according to this passage? __________.
a. The Germans found the dead at sea.
b. The British decided to use the dead body to fool the Germans.
c. The British planned to attack Sicily.
d. The papers on Martin were brought to London to be examined.
e. The Germans found the fake papers on the dead body.
f. The Germans decided to defend Sardinia.
g. The Germans believed the papers.| A．c.b.a.e.g.f.d. | B．c.a.b.d.g.f.e. | C．a.c.b.g.f.e.d. | D．b.c.a.g.e.f.d. |
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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a Christmas after all.
, the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in.
There was a on the door one evening. It was Jeff’s new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to us to town with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a on the porch (门廊). Apparently the doorbell wasn’t working in the cold snowy weather and we had a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.
The feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.
As Jeff and I were clearing pre-Christmas from our driveway, Ernie Guzman came over from next door to us to dig out.
Then, we received an invitation to a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their —a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.
Our Christmas Eve was quite merry, thanks to our . Our Christmas morning was special, thanks to the Smiths’ gift of bread. I was so for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.
This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The and work schedules just made things too difficult. that sense of Christmas isolation (孤立) all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were in the holidays.
Lonely people are all around us, but most of us notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest gesture can make a world of difference.
| 小题1: | | A．chance | B．anxiety | C．time | D．ability |
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| 小题2: | | A．lonely | B．free | C．merry | D．usual |
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| 小题3: | | A．Therefore | B．However | C．Somehow | D．Meanwhile |
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| 小题4: | | A．sign | B．knock | C．card | D．note |
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| 小题5: | | A．invite | B．welcome | C．drive | D．send |
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| 小题6: | | A．tree | B．flower | C．mail | D．package |
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| 小题7: | | A．forgot | B．missed | C．arranged | D．received |
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| 小题8: | | A．warm | B．deep | C．true | D．mixed |
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| 小题9: | | A．rubbish | B．snow | C．dust | D．leaves |
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| 小题10: | | A．teach | B．urge | C．help | D．forbid |
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| 小题11: | | A．prepare | B．share | C．taste | D．exchange |
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| 小题12: | | A．guest | B．aunt | C．maid | D．partner |
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| 小题13: | | A．folks | B．relatives | C．neighbors | D．colleagues |
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| 小题14: | | A．call | B．greeting | C．meeting | D．breakfast |
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| 小题15: | | A．sorry | B．eager | C．grateful | D．ready |
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| 小题16: | | A．season | B．expense | C．distance | D．situation |
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| 小题17: | | A．Knowing | B．Showing | C．Studying | D．Discovering |
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| 小题18: | | A．happy | B．busy | C．alone | D．active |
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| 小题19: | | A．always | B．usually | C．finally | D．seldom |
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| 小题20: | | A．careful | B．kind | C．pretty | D．patient |
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Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?”
The surgeon said, “I’m ____. We did all we could, but your boy didn’t ____ it.”
Sally ____into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the ____?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers ____ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to ____ his body to the university for study. He said it might ____ somebody else. “I said no at first, ____ Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”
“My Jimmy had a heart of ____, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.
Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s ____ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was ____. It was even harder to enter the ____ house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room ____ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, ____ herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally ____. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to ____ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more ____ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to ____a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all ____. I don’t have to stand that ____any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”
| 小题1: | | A．worried | B．sorry | C．happy | D．grateful |
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| 小题3: | | A．knocked | B．looked | C．sank | D．got |
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| 小题4: | | A．house | B．church | C．hospital | D．university |
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| 小题5: | | A．anxiously | B．lovingly | C．patiently | D．angrily |
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| 小题6: | | A．donate | B．move | C．show | D．lend |
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| 小题7: | | A．affect | B．help | C．protect | D．impress |
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| 小题9: | | A．gold | B．stone | C．wisdom | D．bravery |
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| 小题10: | | A．toys | B．clothes | C．belongings | D．letters |
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| 小题11: | | A．long | B．smooth | C．difficult | D．dangerous |
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| 小题12: | | A．empty | B．familiar | C．big | D．old |
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| 小题13: | | A．roughly | B．exactly | C．especially | D．possibly |
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| 小题14: | | A．put | B．sent | C．cried | D．buried |
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| 小题15: | | A．wrote | B．spoke | C．slept | D．awoke |
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| 小题16: | | A．understand | B．forgive | C．leave | D．miss |
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| 小题18: | | A．save | B．host | C．visit | D．adopt |
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| 小题19: | | A．lost | B．gone | C．cured | D．spotted |
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| 小题20: | | A．depression | B．sadness | C．pain | D．stress |
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It was in October. I was aimlessly wandering down the street, heading into a most gloriously beautiful sunset. I had an urge to speak to someone on the street to share that beauty, but it seemed everyone was in a hurry.
I took the next-best action. Quickly I ducked into a department store and asked the lady behind the counter if she could come outside for just a minute. She looked at me as though I were from some other planet. She hesitated, and then seemingly against her better judgment, she moved toward the door.
When she got outside I said to her, “Just look at that sunset! Nobody out here was looking at it and I just had to share it with someone.”
For a few seconds we just looked. Then I said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world.” I thanked her for coming out to see it; she went back inside and I left. It felt good to share the beauty.
Four years later my situation changed greatly. I came to the end of a twenty-year marriage. I was alone and on my own for the first time in my life. I lived in a trailer park which, at the time, I considered a real come-down, and I had to do my wash in the community laundry room.
One day, while my clothes were going around, I picked up a magazine and read an article about a woman who had been in similar circumstances. She had come to the end of a marriage, moved to a strange community, and the only job she could find was one she disliked: clothing sales in a department store.
Then something that happened to her changed everything. She said a woman came into her department store and asked her to step outside to look at a sunset. The stranger had said, “God is in his heaven and all is right with the world,” and she had realized the truth in that statement. From that moment on, she turned her life around.
小题1:The author asked the woman to go outside to ______.| A．admire the sunset | B．cheer her up | C．offer some help | D．have a chat |
小题2:Four years later, the author ______.| A．found her dream job | B．put an end to her marriage | | C．worked in a laundry room | D．lived in the same community |
小题3:After reading the article in the magazine, the author was probably______.| A．disappointed | B．puzzled | C．inspired | D．overjoyed |
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