完形填空 Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man.He gained mu
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throughout the world.Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger
and thumb on his right hand.He became so __2__ that he was afraid he would spend his life __3__ and
would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)__4__ way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting __5__.He realized that he still had partial
__6__ of his right hand and could write with __7__.Then, he had an idea, "Why not write to other
people who need encouragement?"
He __8__ where he cou
ld find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters.He thought of people in __9__.Many of them had hope of regaining their __10__.Others would keep feeling depressed
and remain put away for the rest of their lives.He decided that he must try to __11__ them.So he wrote
to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners.The prison minister replied that writing to the
prisoners would be __12__.However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
__13__ with the intention, the man began sending __14__ messages of God"s love, hope, strength, and
encouragement.He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the __15__.He poured his
heart and soul into his words, __16__ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any __17__.Frequently, he felt discouraged, wondering if anyone __18__ read his letters.However, this was his __19__ chance, so he determined
to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, "Please write on the best paper you
can afford.Your letters are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to __20__!"
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents.We can discover ways to reach others in need of
encouragement and strength.
| ( )1. A. wealth ( )2. A. depressed ( )3. A. writing ( )4. A. abnormal ( )5. A. presents ( )6. A. sense ( )7. A. affection ( )8. A. estimated ( )9. A. hospitals ( )10. A. families ( )11. A. release ( )12. A. acceptable ( )13. A. Faced ( )14. A. holy ( )15. A. point ( )16. A. sharing ( )17. A. success ( )18. A. curiously ( )19. A. only ( )20. A. ruin | B. faith B. embarrassed B. suffering B. regular B. e-mails B. strength B. caution B. doubted B. churches B. letters B. reach B. reasonable B. Filled B. daily B. worst B. learning B. reply B. patiently B. better B. pieces | C. experience C. ashamed C. weeping C. comfortable C. letters C. shape C. difficulty C. assumed C. prisons C. freedom C. defe nd C. prohibited C. Satisfied C. one-way C. degree C. gaining C. help C. carefully C. extra C. the ground | D. confidence D. thrilled D. wandering D. meaningful D. prizes D. function D. confidence D. wondered D. charities D. conscience D. know D. considered D. Impressed D. round-way D. limit D. enriching D. progress D. actually D. lost D. the bottom | ||||||
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| A handsome middleaged man walked quietly into the cafe and sat down. Before he ordered, he couldn"t help but noticed a group of younger men at the table next to him. It was obvious they were making fun of something about him and it wasn"t until he remembered he was wearing a small pink ribbon (丝带) on the lapel of his suit that he became aware of what the joke was all about. The man pretended not to notice it, but the whisper and laughter began to get to him. He looked one of the rude young men straight into the eye, placed his hand beneath the ribbon and asked, "This?" With that the young men all began to laugh out loud. The man he spoke to said, "Hey, sorry, man, but we were just commenting on how pretty your little pink ribbon looks against your blue jacket!" The middleaged man calmly invited the joker to come over to his table, and politely seated him. As uncomfortable as he was, the young guy had to, not really sure why. In a soft voice, the middleaged man said, "I wear this ribbon to bring awareness about breast cancer. I wear it in my mother"s honor. " "Oh, sorry. She died of breast cancer?" "No, she didn"t. She"s alive and well. But her breasts nourished me as a baby, and were a soft resting place for my head when I was scared or lonely as a little boy. I"m very grateful for my mother"s breasts, and her health. " "Umm, "the young replied, "yeah. " "And I wear this ribbon to honor my wife," the man continued. "And she"s okay, too?" the young guy asked. "Oh, yes. She"s fine. Her breasts have been a great source of loving pleasure for both of us, and with them she nurtured and nourished our daughter 23 years ago. I"m grateful for my wife"s breasts, and her health." "Uh, huh. And I guess you wear it to honor your daughter, also?" "No. It"s too late to honor my daughter by wearing it now. . . " Shaken and ashamed, the young guy said, "Oh, I"m so sorry, mister." "So, in my daughter"s memory, too, I proudly wear this little ribbon, which allows me the opportunity to enlighten others. And here. . . "With this, he reached in his pocket and handed the young man a little pink ribbon. The young guy looked at it, slowly raised his head and asked, ". . . ?" | |||||||||
| 1. The young men joked about the middle-aged man"s ______. | |||||||||
| A. looks B. ribbon C. attitude D. clothes | |||||||||
| 2. What may have happened to the man"s daughter? | |||||||||
| A. She died of breast cancer. B. She was ill with cancer. C. She had gone abroad. D. She got married. | |||||||||
| 3. What will the young man probably ask at the end of the story? | |||||||||
| A. May I give it to my mother? B. Can you help me put it on? C. Will you please forgive me? D. Shall we have some drink together? | |||||||||
| 4. What is the best title for the passage? | |||||||||
| A. An Unusual Meeting B. An Impressive Lesson C. Be Grateful to Your Beloved D. A Little Pink Ribbon | |||||||||
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| While I was waiting outside my wife"s office building for her to get out of work.I saw a bum (流浪乞丐) coming my way. "I h  ope he won"t ask me for any money, " I thought.He came and sat in front of the bus stop.After a few minutes he spoke."That"s a very pretty car, " he said.He was in rags, but he had an air of dignity (尊严) about him. I gave him a smile and continued cleaning my car. He sat there quietly as I worked.The expected asking for money never came.As the silence between us widened, it seemed that a voice inside me said, "Ask him if he needs any help." "Do you need any help?" I asked. He answered in three simple but meaningful words that I shall never forget.We often look for wisdom in great men and women, and we expect it from those of higher learning and achievements.I expected nothing but an outstretched (伸出的) dirty hand from him, but he said three words that shook me. "Don"t we all?" he said. I_was_feeling_high, successful_and_important_above_a_bum_in_the_street, until those three words hit me like a shot. Don"t we all? I needed help.Maybe not for a bus fare or for a place to sleep, but I needed help.I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for a bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day.Those three little words still ring true.No matter how much you have, you need help, too.No matter how little you have, no matter how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can give help. Maybe God looked down, called an angel, dressed him like a bum, and then said, "Go to that man cleaning the car.That man needs help." Don"t we all? 1. The writer was near the bus stop________. A. to meet the bum B. to wait for his wife C. to wait for a bus D. to clean his car 2. At the sight of the bum, the writer________. A. asked him if he needed any help B. hoped to give the bum some money C. wished the bum not to ask him for money D. pretended to be cleaning his car 3. The underlined part in the passage means "____  ____". A. I thought I"m better in any way than the bum B. I felt the bum is as good in some ways as I am C. I felt I liked the bum very much D. I thought I should respect the bum 4. What does the story mainly tell us? A. Those who are poor are in greater need of help. B. Anybody should give help to others. C. Poor as a man may be, he has dignity. D. Whatever we are, we need help. | |||||||||
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| My brother, Mark, died in a traffic accident four years ago.He was my big brother and__1__looked after me.I am__2__today for all of the special times we had as running partners, and times__3__driving to different races, where we had so many__4__about life in general.I__5__these talks terribly at this time of the year. __6__, I am so happy he shared with me the__7__of his faith.He was always so__8__to people, and I had been with him many times__9__we pulled over to help someone in need, __10__a smile and helping them get back on the road.So I was not__11__when he told me of the time when he was__12__ in college: It was the end of the month.To make matters worse, it was Friday and he had no__13__in his pocket for the weekend.Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to__14__my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others__15__helping yourself. On his way home from classes that day, as he was driving along, he noticed a guy ahead of him __16__his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner.Mark__17__right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck.The guy was so thankful and__18__his hand to Mark, and in it was one  hundred dollars.Mark couldn"t believe his__19__.He told him that was unnecessary but the man__20__and off he drove. I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was. | |||||||||
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