Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old
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Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old, but the heart of the true 36 still beat with the great spirit. However, I knew little about the 37 that the old horse’s spirit would have on my daughter.
My daughter Stacy had ever had a 38 experience with a runaway horse. She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying 39 accompanied the disaster. Although she broke no bones, her 40 , love for horses and the desire to learn to ride were 41 . No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no 42 in curing the damage caused that day. But when she was thirteen, a turning point came. One day as I saw Stacy look into the eye of the 43 fellow in the stall(牲口棚), I knew this was going to be the beginning of a 44 relationship.
Fortunately, Stacy’s accident had not weakened her love for 45 in general, and this small opening was all that Twist needed to create an unusual bond(纽带). In the following weeks, Stacy began to express daily 46 in coming to the stall with me. She 47 spent time with him, feeding, brushing and combing him, all the 48 talking to him about her life.
Then one day 49 I was readying one horse for a ride, I noticed the old guy’s 50 expression and desire to be included, too. So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. In 51 , Stacy looked once again into the old man’s eye. That moment, their two spirits 52 and completed the bond that had been forming over a couple of months. Continuing to look deep into his eyes, Stacy didn’t 53 . She only nodded yes. Moments later, I saw them riding 54 together, Stacy winning renewed confidence and desire, and Twist winning his medal of a child’s 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．owner | B．winner | C．jumper | D．member |
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| 小题2: | | A．wish | B．idea | C．effect | D．ability |
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| 小题3: | | A．new | B．bad | C．rich | D．strange |
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| 小题4: | | A．fall | B．task | C．shake | D．attack |
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| 小题5: | | A．pride | B．skill | C．luck | D．confidence |
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| 小题6: | | A．ignored | B．reformed | C．destroyed | D．overlooked |
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| 小题7: | | A．aim | B．need | C．surprise | D．success |
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| 小题8: | | A．poor | B．old | C．brave | D．strong |
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| 小题9: | | A．serious | B．similar | C．special | D．formal |
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| 小题10: | | A．animals | B．parents | C．friends | D．fields |
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| 小题11: | | A．thanks | B．interest | C．opinions | D．sympathy |
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| 小题12: | | A．endlessly | B．roughly | C．unwillingly | D．actively |
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| 小题14: | | A．as | B．so | C．although | D．because |
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| 小题15: | | A．angry | B．sad | C．eager | D．anxious |
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| 小题16: | | A．brief | B．response | C．return | D．addition |
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| 小题17: | | A．met | B．rose | C．fought | D．recovered |
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| 小题18: | | A．act | B．think | C．speak | D．smile |
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| 小题20: | | A．heart | B．spirit | C．agreement | D．dependence |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A |
解析
试题分析：文章介绍了一匹没有丧失获胜心老马冠军和遭受灾难读马产生恐惧心理的女儿之间的友谊，通过相处，两人建立了一种特殊的关系，Stacy重新获得自信，Twist获得孩子心中的奖牌。
小题1:考查名词：A. owner主人，B. winner获胜者，C. jumper跳跃者，D. member成员，从第一句话Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. 可知它虽然老了，但是获胜心还在跳跃，选B
小题2:考查名词：A. wish希望，B. idea想法，主意，C. effect效果，D. ability能力，这句话里面有个词组：have effect on对…有影响，句意：我不知道这老马的精神对我女儿有什么影响，选C
小题3:考查形容词：A. new新的，B. bad坏的，C. rich富有的，D. strange奇怪的，从后面的句子：She was just eight at the time, and a terrifying 39 accompanied the disaster. 可知女儿Stacy 和逃跑的马之间有坏的经历，选B
小题4:考查名词：A. fall摔倒，B. task任务，C. shake摇晃，D. attack进攻，从后面的句子：Although she broke no bones可知句意：和灾难一起发生的还有可怕的摔倒，选 A
小题5:考查名词：A. pride自豪，骄傲，B. skill 技能，C. luck运气，D. confidence自信，和love for horses and the desire to learn 并列的是她的自信，句意：她对马的喜爱，渴望学习和自信都一起被毁了，选D
小题6:考查动词：A. ignored忽略，B. reformed改革，C. destroyed毁了，D. overlooked忽视，从后面的句子：No matter how my wife and I tried, we had no 42 in curing the damage caused that day. 可知她对马的喜爱，渴望学习和自信都一起被毁了，选C
小题7:考查名词：A. aim目标，B. need需要，C. surprise惊讶，D. success成功，句意：无论我们怎么努力，都不能成功的治愈这次灾难带来的伤害，选D
小题8:考查形容词：A. poor穷的，B. old旧的，老的，C. brave勇敢的，D. strong强烈的，从第一句话：Twist was the name of an old champion racing horse. He was past thirty years old可知是老的牲口，选 B
小题9:考查形容词：A. serious严肃的，严重的，B. similar相似的，C. special特殊的，D. formal正式的，句意：我知道这是一段特殊关系的开始，选C
小题10:考查名词：A. animals动物，B. parents父母，C. friends朋友，D. fields田野，句意：幸运的是Stacy的事故没有削弱她对动物的爱，选A
小题11:考查名词：A. thanks感谢，B. interest兴趣，C. opinions观点，D. sympathy 同情，句意：在接下来的几个星期里，Stacy表示和我去牲口棚的兴趣，选B
小题12:考查副词：A. endlessly无止境的，B. roughly粗略地，C. unwillingly不愿意地，D. actively积极地，句意：她积极的花时间和它呆在一起，帮它喂食，梳洗，选D
小题13:考查形容词：A. best最好的，B. way方式，C. same 同样的，D. time时间，all the time一直，女儿一直和老马谈论她的人生，选D
小题14:考查连词：A. as正如，因为，当…时候，B. so所以，C. although虽然，D. because因为，句意：有一天当我准备让一匹马跑的时候，选A
小题15:考查形容词：A. angry生气的，B. sad悲伤的，C. eager渴望的，D. anxious焦虑的，我发现这个老马的渴望的表情，选C
小题16:考查名词：A. brief简要，B. response回复，C. return回来，D. addition额外，前面说So I asked Stacy if she wanted to take Twist out for a ride. 作者问Stacy是否愿意骑Twist去跑一圈。这里是女儿的回答，选B
小题17:考查动词：A. met遇到，B. rose升起，C. fought斗争，D. recovered恢复，从后面的句子：completed the bond that had been forming over a couple of months.可知句意：这次两个灵魂相遇了，选A
小题18:考查动词：A. act行为，B. think想，C. speak说话，D. smile微笑，句意：Stacy没有说话只是摇摇头，选C
小题19:考查介词：A. on在…上面，B. back回来C. down向下，D. off离开，过了一会，我看见他们一起跑开了，选D
小题20:考查名词：A. heart 心脏，B. spirit精神，C. agreement同意，D. dependence依赖，句意：Stacy重新获得自信，Twist获得孩子心中的奖牌，选A |
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I knew I was all right now. Nobody else would come ahunting after me. I got my traps out of the canoe and made me a nice camp in the thick woods. I made a tent out of my blankets to put my things under so the rain couldn"t get at them. I caught a catfish and towards sundown I started my camp fire and had supper.
When it was dark I sat by my camp fire, feeling pretty satisfied; but by and by it got sort of lonesome, so I went and sat on the bank and listened to the current crashing along, and counted the stars and drift logs and rafts that came down, and then went to bed; there was no better way to put in time when you are lonesome; you can"t stay so, and you soon get it over.
And so for three days and nights. No difference—just the same thing. But the next day I went exploring around the island. I was boss of it; it all belonged to me, and I wanted to know all about it; but mainly I wanted to spend the time. I found plenty of strawberries and green summer grapes; and the green blackberries were just beginning to show.
Well, I went fooling along in the deep woods till I judged I wasn"t far from the foot of the island. I had my gun along, but I had shot nothing; it was for protection. About this time I almost stepped on a goodsized snake, and it moved quietly and smoothly through the grass and flowers, and I was after it, trying to get a shot at it. I clipped(疾驰) along, and all of a sudden I bounded(跳) right on to the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking.
My heart jumped up among my lungs. I never waited to look further, but unlocked my gun and went sneaking back on my tiptoes as fast as I could. Every now and then I stopped a second among the thick leaves and listened, but my breath came so hard that I couldn"t hear anything else. I moved quietly along another piece further, then listened again; and so on, and so on. If I saw a stump(树桩), I took it for a man; if I stepped on a stick and broke it, it made me feel that a person had cut one of my breaths in two and I only got half, and the short half, too.
There was no time to be fooling around. When getting to the camp, I got all my traps into my canoe again to have them out of sight. I put out the fire and threw the ashes around to look like an old last year"s camp, and then climbed a tree.
I suppose I was up for two hours; but I didn’t see or hear anything—I only thought I heard and saw as much as a thousand things. Well, I couldn’t stay up there forever, so at last I got down, but I kept in the thick woods and on the lookout all the time. All I could get to eat was berries and what was left over from breakfast.
小题1:The underlined part “put in time” in the second paragraph probably means _____.| A．kill the time | B．take the time | | C．employ the time | D．waste the time |
小题2:Why did the boy always carry his gun with him wherever he went?| A．To show off his gun. | | B．To hunt some animals for food. | | C．To protect himself. | | D．To play with it for fun. |
小题3:How did the boy feel when he saw the ashes of a camp fire that was still smoking?| A．Surprised. | B．Excited. | C．Frightened. | D．Puzzled. |
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The boy brought with himself a tent | | B．The boy felt a bit lonely on the island. | | C．The boy was surely the only person on the island at that time. | | D．The boy might be bitten by some animal when the story happened. |
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“I don’t think I can do this any more.” “Yes, you can. You only have five more radiation treatments to go. ” I held my wife Becky close.
Ever since the breast cancer diagnosis (诊断), she had tried hard to be strong for the kids and for me. When her diagnosis came, my first thought was there was no way I could lose my wife. The doctors assured us the cancer was discovered early so we were feeling positive.
Becky had received an operation and was recovering from it. After six weeks of radiation therapy(治疗), she was facing her final five treatments. She was weak and tired, in low spirits. Seeing her suffering, I felt so helpless and powerless.
As soon as I was outside, long-held frustration and anger erupted in me like a volcano. I took a hammer and suddenly was swinging as hard as I could, beating heavily on the front porch(门廊). While doing so, I imagined I was beating my wife’s cancer. With all my strength, I destroyed the porch.
During the treatment, my wife had been very brave. She said she had it easy, but I don’t think it was easy for her.
Seeing the porch gone, Becky shook her head at the window. I came into the room, not knowing how she would react to what I had done.
“Becky, are you mad at me?” She looked at me in surprise. “For what?” I pointed at the gate. “For tearing down the porch.” She laughed. “Look how sunny this room is now. I love that it’s bright in here.”
“You comforted me in my darker hour, Vince. You’ve found a way to deal with your own frustration. By destroying the porch, you let the sunshine in.”
As I looked around the brightened room, I realized the light that filled the space was the light of hope that shone so bright after the darkness. We never did re-build the porch.
小题1:When the diagnosis came out, _______.| A．the author had little hope that his wife would survive | | B．the author was determined to save his wife’s life | | C．the author’s wife refused to receive radiation treatments | | D．the author felt lucky that his wife’s disease was not serious |
小题2:The author went outside to destroy the porch because _______.| A．he wanted to release his frustration | | B．he was disappointed with his wife | | C．he intended to let sunshine in | | D．his wife didn’t like it at all |
小题3:How did the author’s wife feel about him seeing the porch gone?| A．Sympathetic | B．Angry | | C．Understanding | D．Happy |
小题4:What lesson can we learn from the passage?| A．Tragedy cannot separate loving couple | | B．A day without sunshine is like night | | C．True love is based on understanding | | D．Nothing is impossible for a willing heart |
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Last January I was given a chance to work in another country. At first, I lived a 36 life, but soon I met a group of new friends and they were really nice.
Then something 37 happened. One of our friends suffered from kidney stones (肾结石), which had to be 38 surgically as soon as possible. But it was not as 39 as that! Our friend could not 40 the operation, which put him into deep 41 . I didn’t know how to help him because I didn’t have any money either. 42 , I never lost hope. Instead I tried to think of other 43 and told him not to worry because everything would be all right.
Before I left the hospital, I talked to the surgeon and asked him to do the surgery, saying I would pay the expenses the next day 44 I had that kind of money. Well, I must have been 45 because the surgeon agreed to do it! But how was I going to get that much money?
All I knew was that I needed to help my friend! Although it could be 46 to deal with this kind of situation, I decided to make some efforts. I tried to borrow money but failed. I tried 47 my things but no one wanted them. Then I had the idea of talking to my 48 . I asked him if I could have my next two months’ salary in advance—without even thinking on how I would 49 for two months with no money. He was surprised and asked me the reason. I told him that I had a friend who was really in need. 50 I convinced him too and then he gave my two months’ salary without any 51 !
Upon getting the money, I ran to the hospital and paid all the bills. My friend didn’t know how to thank me. I just said, “Come on! Give me a 52 !”
Friendship may not only be found at the happy moment but sometimes you can find it on the 53 time in your life! I’ve done a good thing by being a (an) 54 friend and I think it is well worth the 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．private | B．lonely | C．colorful | D．normal |
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| 小题2: | | A．strange | B．wrong | C．unexpected | D．unfair |
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| 小题3: | | A．removed | B．reduced | C．examined | D．lifted |
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| 小题4: | | A．terrible | B．painful | C．simple | D．special |
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| 小题5: | | A．stand | B．consider | C．perform | D．afford |
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| 小题6: | | A．anxiety | B．confusion | C．embarrassment | D．dissatisfaction |
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| 小题7: | | A．Thus | B．Otherwise | C．However | D．Therefore |
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| 小题8: | | A．reasons | B．choices | C．symptoms | D．expectations |
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| 小题9: | | A．even if | B．as if | C．so that | D．in case |
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| 小题10: | | A．encouraging | B．annoying | C．astonishing | D．convincing |
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| 小题11: | | A．challenging | B．disturbing | C．amazing | D．scaring |
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| 小题12: | | A．saving | B．handling | C．donating | D．selling |
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| 小题13: | | A．colleague | B．relative | C．boss | D．surgeon |
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| 小题14: | | A．adapt | B．survive | C．continue | D．wander |
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| 小题15: | | A．Luckily | B．Slightly | C．Constantly | D．Occasionally |
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| 小题16: | | A．analysis | B．dignity | C．hesitation | D．remark |
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| 小题17: | | A．favor | B．hug | C．promise | D．reply |
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| 小题18: | | A．best | B．longest | C．strangest | D．toughest |
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| 小题19: | | A．supportive | B．sensitive | C．aggressive | D．attentive |
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| 小题20: | | A．tolerance | B．sympathy | C．pressure | D．effort |
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I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I’m left 1 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 2 ?
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 3 children from different races and religions played and studied 4 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone’s 5 from Ismail’s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just 6 our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 7 or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we’d 8 the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to 9 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 10 .
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail’s family later returned to their village, and I 11 touch with him.
One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 12 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 13 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 14 at me. “Raddar?” he said, using my childhood nickname. I was astonished at being so 15 addressed (称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 16 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 17 to describe.
If we can allow our children to be 18 without prejudice, they’ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be 19 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 20 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote,“we happy few, we band of brothers”.
| 小题1: | | A．interested | B．pleased | C．puzzled | D．excited |
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| 小题2: | | A．parties | B．cities | C．villages | D．races |
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| 小题4: | | A．together | B．around | C．alone | D．apart |
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| 小题5: | | A．drop | B．throw | C．move | D．roll |
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| 小题6: | | A．refused | B．made | C．sought | D．accepted |
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| 小题7: | | A．paid | B．meant | C．preserved | D．treated |
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| 小题8: | | A．explore | B．search | C．discover | D．desert |
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| 小题9: | | A．get through | B．deal with | C．come across | D．take away |
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| 小题10: | | A．arrival | B．choice | C．effort | D．company |
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| 小题11: | | A．lost | B．gained | C．developed | D．missed |
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| 小题12: | | A．stated | B．ordered | C．decided | D．chose |
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| 小题13: | | A．attempts | B．instructions | C．opinions | D．arrangements |
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| 小题14: | | A．anxiously | B．carelessly | C．disappointedly | D．fixedly |
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| 小题15: | | A．familiarly | B．strangely | C．fully | D．coldly |
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| 小题16: | | A．departures | B．months | C．years | D．decades |
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| 小题17: | | A．possible | B．funny | C．hard | D．clear |
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| 小题18: | | A．them | B．themselves | C．us | D．ourselves |
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| 小题19: | | A．from | B．by | C．with | D．against |
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| 小题20: | | A．still | B．otherwise | C．then | D．instead |
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It’s a sad and familiar sentence from a beggar that we often hear. Usually, when asked “Can you spare some 36 ?” I’ve been struck with a feeling of 37 if I passed by without giving a coin or two.
My conscience was hurt again when I was making a 38 in Venice in 2006. I was sitting in a quiet café. Outside the café on the street was an old woman on her knees, 39 . Steady streams of 40 were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd drinking something, but I noticed he was also 41 the woman.
She knelt motionlessly, her head almost touching the ground, a worn blanket providing little protection 42 the cold. The sight was especially 43 when compared with the signs of the 44 city around her.
A tourist group hurried along the street, 45 at the woman and walked on. Another group of tourists arrived, 46 again, walked past her. The backpacker watched. Then, as I prepared to leave, I stopped at the sight of the backpacker 47 and placing some money in the woman’s cup. He did this rather 48 , just before the arrival of another tourist group. I watched 49 the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. With the young man 50 the way, other tourists followed.
The young backpacker 51 this process in front of the next tour party going past. Once again, the subtle peer(同伴) pressure 52 on the tourists, who all added coins to the cup. His work 53 , the young man walked over to the old beggar woman and said, “I hope that helps a bit.”
I placed some money in the woman’s cup and 54 my tour, light-hearted after witnessing such a 55 act of caring.
| 小题1: | | A．time | B．effort | C．change | D．reward |
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| 小题2: | | A．satisfaction | B．guilt | C．anger | D．pleasure |
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| 小题3: | | A．lecture | B．report | C．study | D．tour |
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| 小题4: | | A．crying | B．begging | C．singing | D．dancing |
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| 小题5: | | A．passengers | B．customers | C．tourists | D．foreigners |
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| 小题6: | | A．ignoring | B．serving | C．observing | D．following |
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| 小题8: | | A．frightening | B．touching | C．fascinating | D．interesting |
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| 小题9: | | A．peaceful | B．noisy | C．wealthy | D．primitive |
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| 小题10: | | A．glanced | B．laughed | C．shouted | D．stared |
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| 小题12: | | A．looking around | B．stepping forward | C．getting about | D．breaking in |
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| 小题13: | | A．secretly | B．carelessly | C．deliberately | D．eagerly |
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| 小题14: | | A．since | B．before | C．after | D．as |
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| 小题15: | | A．showing | B．showed | C．pointing | D．pointed |
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| 小题16: | | A．stopped | B．valued | C．made | D．repeated |
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| 小题17: | | A．moved | B．replied | C．worked | D．carried |
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| 小题18: | | A．done | B．was done | C．has been done | D．had been done |
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| 小题19: | | A．cancelled | B．continued | C．started | D．delayed |
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| 小题20: | | A．funny | B．smart | C．simple | D．modest |
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