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One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.
Years later the woman became badly ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.
At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to the woman’s room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.”
Tear of joy flooded her eyes.
小题1:The boy sent newspapers door to door in order to ________.| A．continue his schooling | B．become a famous doctor | | C．thank the woman for her kindness | D．support his poor family |
小题2:Which is true about the boy and the woman?| A．He was too shy to ask her for some water. | | B．She thought he was not hungry but thirsty. | | C．She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk. | | D．She never thought he would save her life later. |
小题3:After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he ________.| A．began to take good care of her himself | | B．told her she once gave him a glass of milk | | C．decided to try his best to save her | | D．asked for her bill and paid it off at once |
小题4:The best title for this passage is ________.| A．A Warm-hearted Woman | B．A Glass of Milk | | C．The Final Bill | D．A Famous Doctor |
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小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:C
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解析
小题1:A 细节题;从文章第一句话：One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door,说明他是为了付学费卖报纸的。
小题1:D推理题：从第三段的句子：“You don’t owe me anything,”说明她没指望有回报。
小题1:C 细节题;从第四段的句子：From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.可知医生要尽力去救这位女士。
小题1:B 这个故事是由一杯牛奶引起的，用这个标题很合适。 |
举一反三
In a land far away, once upon a time, there was great poverty （贫困）,and only the rich could manage without great _16_. Three of those rich men and their servants were_17_together on a road when they came to a very_18_village.
The first could not stand seeing the poverty, _19 he took all the gold and jewels from his wagons (四轮载重马车) and shared _20 out among the villagers. He wished them all the best of luck, and he left.
The second rich man ,seeing the _21 situation, stopped for a short time and gave _22 all his food and drink, since he _23 see that money would be of little _24 to them. He made sure that they each _25 their fair share and would have enough food to _26 for some time . Then, he left.
The third rich man, on seeing such poverty, _27 and went straight through the _28 without stopping. The two other rich men saw this from a distance and commented with each other_29 the third rich man lacked sympathy. It was _30 that they themselves had been there to offer help.
However, three days later, they 31 the third rich man ,who was coming in the opposite direction . He was 32 travelling quickly, but his wagons, 33 the gold and valuables they had been 34 ,were now full of farming tools and bags of 35 .He was rushing back to help them out of poverty.
| 小题1: | | A．loss | B．expectations | C．success | D．problems |
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| 小题2: | | A．standing | B．travelling | C．gathering | D．running |
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| 小题3: | | A．faraway | B．poor | C．different | D．ancient |
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| 小题4: | | A．unless | B．because | C．so | D．if |
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| 小题5: | | A．them | B．anything | C．nothing | D．those |
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| 小题6: | | A．curious | B．worrying | C．dangerous | D．puzzling |
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| 小题7: | | A．the villagers | B．his servants | C．the others | D．the rest |
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| 小题8: | | A．could | B．might | C．should | D．must |
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| 小题9: | | A．interest | B．concern | C．use | D．attraction |
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| 小题10: | | A．returned | B．gained | C．offered | D．received |
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| 小题11: | | A．remain | B．last | C．supply | D．share |
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| 小题12: | | A．turned back | B．set out | C．showed off | D．speeded |
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| 小题13: | | A．village | B．land | C．field | D．road |
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| 小题14: | | A．whether | B．how | C．where | D．when |
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| 小题15: | | A．good | B．certain | C．true | D．strange |
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| 小题16: | | A．welcomed | B．met | C．accepted | D．persuaded |
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| 小题17: | | A．still | B．already | C．always | D．indeed |
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| 小题18: | | A．except | B．instead of | C．apart from | D．along with |
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| 小题19: | | A．loading | B．treasuring | C．carrying | D．earning |
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| 小题20: | | A．food | B．jewels | C．money | D．seeds |
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Finally, I got a part – time job working at the local coffee shop. I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.
One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated. I asked what the problem was sand if we could help, but Hank wouldn’t tell me any details. He just said he felt like going to bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
Before he left, I handed him a bag of his favorite type of doughnuts along with his iced coffee. He looked at me skeptically because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee.
“It’s on me,” I told him. “Have a nice day.”
He smiled and thanked me before turning around and heading back out into the rain.
The next day was a horrible one. The rain kept pouring down and I spent my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their orders. What’s worse, no one felt like tipping that day.
However, around 7:00 pm, Hank drove up to the window. Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a single pink rose and a little note. He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and he was glad there we still people like me in the world. I was speechless and very touched; I hadn’t thought that I had done anything incredible.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. I was sincerely touched by you. It is so nice to meet someone that’s nice, warm, sensitive and unselfish. Please don’t change your ways because I truly believe that you will excel. Have a great day!
Hank
Later, I did come across more complaining customers. But anytime I felt sad or just sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”
小题1:How did the author feel after he began to work at the coffee shop?| A．Excited. | B．Confused. | C．Disappointed. | D．Satisfied. |
小题2:What happened to the regular customer of the author?| A．He was very sick and had to stay in bed for some days. | | B．He was not satisfied with the coffee served to him. | | C．He was anxious to stay at home for a long time. | | D．He was not feeling himself for some reasons. |
小题3:．What does the underlined word “skeptically” probably mean in the passage?| A．questioningly | B．hopefully | C．anxiously | D．excitedly |
小题4:．It was Hank who helped the author realize the importance of .| A．patience in one’s work | B．being kind to regular customers | | C．taking time to care about others | D．sticking to one’s own career |
小题5:What is the best title of the passage?| A．A Warm – hearted Man | B．Coffee Shop Kindness | | C．My Part – time Job | D．A Horrible Raining Day |
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The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. ---Thomas Macaulay
Some thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O’Neill gave an arithmetic 36 to our class. When the papers were 37 she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes throughout the test.
There is nothing really new about 38 in exams. Perhaps that was why Mrs O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to 39 after class. I was one of the twelve.
Mrs O’Neill asked 40 questions, and she didn’t 41 us either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the 42 words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 43 these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.
I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for 44 I can say:it was the most important single 45 of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they 46 seem to me the best yardstick(准绳), because they give us a way to _47____ourselves rather than others.
48 of us are asked to make 49 decisions about nations going to war of armies going to battle. But all of us are called 50 daily to make a great many personal decisions. 51 the wallet, found in the street, be put into a pocket or turned over to the policeman? Should the 52 change received at the store be forgotten or 53 ? Nobody will know except 54 . But you have to live with yourself, and it is always 55 to live with someone you respect.
| 小题1: | | A．test | B．problem | C．paper | D．lesson |
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| 小题2: | | A．examined | B．completed | C．marked | D．answered |
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| 小题3: | | A．lying | B．cheating | C．guessing | D．discussing |
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| 小题4: | | A．come | B．leave | C．remain | D．apologize |
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| 小题5: | | A．no | B．certain | C．many | D．more |
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| 小题6: | | A．excuse | B．shout | C．help | D．scold |
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| 小题7: | | A．above | B．common | C．following | D．unusual |
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| 小题9: | | A．myself | B．ourselves | C．themselves | D．herself |
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| 小题10: | | A．chance | B．incident | C．lesson | D．memory |
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| 小题11: | | A．even | B．still | C．always | D．almost |
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| 小题12: | | A．measure | B．respect | C．love | D．believe |
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| 小题14: | | A．quick | B．wise | C．great | D．personal |
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| 小题16: | | A．Should | B．Must | C．Would | D．Need |
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| 小题17: | | A．extra | B．small | C．some | D．necessary |
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| 小题18: | | A．paid | B．remembered | C．shared | D．returned |
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| 小题20: | | A．easier | B．more natural | C．better | D．more peaceful |
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“Can I see my baby？” the happy new mother asked. When the bundle was in her arms and she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped. The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the tall hospital window. The baby had been born without ears.
Time proved that the baby’ s hearing was perfect. It was only his appearance that was imperfect. When he rushed home from school one day and threw himself into his mother’s arms, she sighed(叹息), knowing that his life was to be misfortunate. He cried to his mum “A boy, a big boy... called me a freak (怪人)．”
He grew up, handsome. A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift, a talent for literature and music. “But you might communicate with other young people，” his mother blamed him, but felt a kindness in her heart.
Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You’ re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need. But it’ s a secret.” The operation was a great success, and a new person appeared.
Later he married and became a lawyer. One day, he asked his father, “Who gave me the ears? Who gave me so much? I could never do enough for him or her.” “I do not believe you could，” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know... not yet.”
The years kept their secret, but the day did come. He stood with his father over his mother’ s casket棺材. Slowly, tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to show the mother had no outer ears.
“Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut，” his father whispered gently, “and nobody ever thought Mother less beautiful, did they？”
小题1:Why did Mother gasp when she saw her newborn baby?| A．Because her son had a tiny face. | B．Because she saw her son crying. | | C．Because her son was born imperfect. | D．Because her son was in her arms. |
小题2:Which word can describe Mother’ s feeling when the son threw himself into her arms?| A．Nervous. | B．Sympathetic. | C．Proud. | D．Angry. |
小题3:We can infer that the person who donate the ears is_____.| A．A doctor. | B．His father. | C．His mother. | D．A stranger. |
小题4:From the passage we know the followings are True except________
A, the mother felt sorry for the son without ears B. the doctor didn’t like the baby
C. the boy meant everything to the mother D. the father kept the secret until mother died
小题5:The best title for the passage would be ________.| A．Mother’s hair | B．An unforgettable memory | | C．Who gave me the ears? | D．Who is my best respectable person? |
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My granddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry (莓果) Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine’s Day rush. We’d dipped (浸泡) hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country.
By the end of the day, the two middle-aged women, Joan and I, were exhausted. Shari didn’t seem tired. That was typical Shari. Though she was very busy, I’d seen her give away berries to everybody — parking attendants, mail carriers and hairdressers. “For me?” they would say, bursting into a smile.
As a “thank you”, Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-minute wait at her favorite restaurant. “No big deal. There’s another place just up the road,” she said, driving us there. This time we walked right in.
When the waitress came to take our drink orders, Shari reached into her handbag, pulling something out. “I want you to have these,” she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries. “She will love those berries!” I thought. But the waitress seemed startled. She only let out a “thank you” before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea. “I apologize,” she said. “My best friend and I had promised to send each other something every Valentine’s Day. But she passed away last year. I didn’t know how I’d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box.”“I’m so sorry to hear that,” said Shari. “It’s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them.”“Oh, I will,” the waitress said. “See, every year we always sent each other the same thing; a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favourite store, The Berry Factory.”
小题1:What can be inferred in the first paragraph?| A．The Berry Factory is a gift store | | B．The Berry Factory has few shop clerks. | | C．The Berry Factory has many branches around the country | | D．The Berry Factory has customers from different parts of the country. |
小题2: Which of the following words can best describe Shari?| A．Talkative | B．Creative | C．Kind-hearted | D．Well-known |
小题3: The underlined word “startled” in Paragraph 4 probably means _________.| A．shocked | B．excited | C．tired | D．frightened |
小题4:We can learn from the last paragraph that _________.| A．the waitress’ best friend didn’t like chocolate | | B．the waitress’ best friend broke up with her | | C．the waitress’ best friend worked for Shari | | D．the waitress’ best friend was Shari’s customer |
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