Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn"t working that summer and was __1__ only two classes in summer school, so I had some __2__ time. Three nights a week, I __3__ in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and __4__ for 45 people hot meals __5__ vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people __6__ this good food because many of them usually didn"t eat well. I __7__ this volunteer work, making __8__ with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student, __9__ me. I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories __10__ me with sympathy. Some of them had __11__ with alcohol or drugs while others only had bad __12__. One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and __23__ she lost her job. She wanted to look for a __14__ job, but couldn"t find one, for she was too __15__. She could do nothing but sell her furniture-sofas, chairs, and tables __16__ she could pay for her food. The woman __17__ on job hunting, but she __18__ couldn"t find one. She had no money for her __19__ and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, __20__, and homeless, she finally came to the shelter. |
( )1. A. studying ( )2. A. short ( )3. A. helped ( )4. A. ordered ( )5. A. with ( )6. A. appealed ( )7. A. wanted ( )8. A. decisions ( )9. A. as ( )10. A. struck ( )11. A. habits ( )12. A. luck ( )13. A. so ( )14. A. challenging ( )15. A. old ( )16. A. for fear ( )17. A. went ( )18. A. partly ( )19. A. block ( )20. A. afraid | B. planning B. free B. raised B. bought B. from B. required B. had B. wishes B. like B. filled B. hardships B. pain B. again B. delicate B. poor B. now that B. moved B. still B. cottage B. unbearable | C. holding C. extra C. appeared C. cooked C. beyond C. collected C. owned C. friends C. except C. deposited C. difficulties C. experience C. then C. skilled C. sick C. so that C. came C. almost C. building C. dull | D. taking D. long D. washed D. accomplished D. along D. requested D. enjoyed D. amateurs D. besides D. provided D. problems D. loss D. thus D. new D. dishonest D. in case D. worked D. extremely D. flat D. awkward | 阅读理解 | Two men, who were both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour a day to get rid of the fluids (液体) from his lungs. His bed was next to the room"s only window. The other man had to spend all his time lying flat on his back. The men talked for hours on_end. They talked about everything in their life. But always, the best subject was the time when his roommate described all the things he could see outside the window. The man in the other bed would live for those onehour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activities and color of the outside world. The man had said out of the window was a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans (天鹅) played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color. Old trees graced the landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window described all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the scene. One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other man could not hear the band, he could see it in his eye as the man by the window described it. Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head: Why should he have all the pleasure of seeing everything while I never get to see anything? It didn"t seem fair. As the thought fermented (发酵), the man felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sights, his envy became resentment and soon turned him sour. These dark thoughts made himself unable to sleep. He should be by that window-and that thought now controlled his life. Late one night, as he lay staring at the ceiling, the man by the window began to cough uncontrollably and pushed the button calling for help. But he never moved, never pushed his own button, which would have brought the nurse running. In about five minutes the man was gone. When his body was taken away, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. His wish was soon granted (满足). But when he strained to take his first look out of the window, he found it faced a blank wall. | 1. Which is the proper title of the passage? | A. The relationship between the two men. B. Envy turns the soul sour. C. The two men, who were both seriously ill, were in hospital. D. The time the two men spent together in hospital. | 2. What does the phrase "on end" mean in the second paragraph? | A. in total B. ending C. only D. without stopping | 3. What kind of person is the man by the window? | A. A liar. B. An honest person. C. A dull person. D. A kind person. | 4. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? | A. What the man by the window described was real. B. Envy makes one"s health worse day after day. C. At first the man who couldn"t see the sight outside the window could imagine the sight. D. The man was happy when his wish was granted. | 完形填空 | In the fifteenth century in Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. They were so poor that two children, who wanted to pursue their talent for __1__, knew their father would never be __2__ able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy. So they tossed (掷) a coin. Albrecht Durer, the younger, __3__ the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous __4__ and, for the next four years, financed his brother, who did so well that his works were even better than those of most of his __5__. By the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn __6__ fees by drawing for wealthy people. When Albrecht returned home, at dinner he drank a __7__ to his beloved brother for the years of __8__ that had enabled him to fulfill his __9__. He said, "Albert, my blessed brother, now it is your __10__ to go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you." With tears in his eyes, Albert held his hands close to his right cheek and said, "No, brother. I cannot go. Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my __11__! The bones in every finger have been __12__ at least once. Lately I have been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a __13__ to return your toast, much less make delicate lines with a pen or a brush. No, brother…, for me it is too __14__." Deeply moved, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother"s __15__ hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing __16__ "Hands", to which the entire world immediately opened their hearts and later they __17__ it "The Praying Hands". The next time when you see a copy of that __18__ creation, take a second look. Let it be your __19__, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it __20__! | ( )1. A. assistance ( )2. A. fundamentally ( )3. A. won ( )4. A. mountains ( )5. A. classmates ( )6. A. concrete ( )7. A. beer ( )8. A. donation ( )9. A. attempt ( )10. A. turn ( )11. A. health ( )12. A. injured ( )13. A. knife ( )14. A. urgent ( )15. A. abused ( )16. A. happily ( )17. A. sold ( )18. A. longing ( )19. A. reminder ( )20. A. along | B. art B. frequently B. lost B. oceans B. colleagues B. considerable B. drink B. education B. ambition B. dream B. body B. strengthened B. spoon B. unnecessary B. dark B. simply B. bought B. touching B. aid B. aside | C. science C. financially C. ended C. deserts C. professors C. considerate C. drop C. sacrifice C. assignment C. kindness C. mind C. sharpened C. glass C. messy C. wide C. carefully C. found C. challenging C. guide C. alone | D. dreaming D. flexibly D. started D. mines D. brothers D. confidential D. toast D. experience D. assessment D. hope D. hands D. used D. pen D. late D. fragile D. badly D. renamed D. disturbing D. coach D. aware | 完形填空。 | After years of searching, the seeker was told to go to a cave, in which there was a well. "Ask the well what is 1 ", he was advised. Having 2 the well, the seeker asked the question. From the 3 came the answer: "Go to the village crossroad: there you shall find what you are 4 ." The man ran to the crossroad, only to find three rather small 5 . One was selling pieces of metal, another sold wood, and thin wires were for sale in the third. 6 seemed to have much to do with the truth. Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to 7 an explanation, but he was told only: "You will 8 in the future." Angry about having been made fool of, the seeker 9 his wanderings in search of truth. As years went by, the 10 of his experience at the well 11 faded until one night, while he was walking in the moonlight, the sound of sitar (一种弦乐器) music 12 his heart. It was wonderful and it was played with great 13 . Deeply moved, the truth seeker felt drawn towards the player. He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. He became 14 of the sitar itself. And then 15 he let out a cry of joyful recognition: the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like those he had 16 seen in the three stores and had thought them to be without any particular significance. At last he understood the 17 of the well: we"ve already been given everything we need: our 18 is to assemble (装配) and use it in the proper way. Nothing is meaningful so long as we 19 only separate parts. But as soon as the parts 20 , a new entity (实体) will form. | ( ) 1. A. fame ( ) 2. A. filled ( ) 3. A. height ( ) 4. A. seeking ( ) 5. A. entrances ( ) 6. A. Everything ( ) 7. A. demand ( ) 8. A. improve ( ) 9. A. treasured ( )10. A. description ( )11. A. gradually ( )12. A. fixed ( )13. A. curiosity ( )14. A. proud ( )15. A. peacefully ( )16. A. once ( )17. A. goal ( )18. A. advice ( )19. A. finish ( )20. A. come together | B. life B. missed B. depth B. learning B. stations B. Nothing B. offer B. grow B. ended B. memory B. immediately B. affected B. surprise B. afraid B. suddenly B. always B. use B. interest B. consider B. break down | C. truth C. dug C. north C. losing C. shops C. Anything C. make C. understand C. started C. bravery C. quickly C. caught C. difficulty C. sick C. regularly C. never C. message C. dream C. change C. dry up | D. success D. found D. south D. gaining D. offices D. Something D. write D. forget D. continued D. pleasure D. unfortunately D. broke D. inspiration D. aware D. carefully D. also D. imagination D. task D. talk D. take over | 完形填空。 | I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs.He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him __1__ he thought he was able to be so much more __2__ than the average person. He __3__ that it all came from a(n)__4__ with his mother that occurred when he was about 2.He had been trying to remove milk from the fridge when he __5__ the slippery (光滑的) bottle,its contents running all over the kitchen floor. When his mother came in,__6__ shouting at him or giving him a lecture,she said, “Robert,what a great and wonderful __7__ you have made! I have __8__ seen such a huge pool of milk.Well,the damage has already been __9__.Would you like to get down and __10__ in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”Indeed,he did.After a few minutes,his mother said,“Robert,whenever you make a mess like this,eventually you have to __11__ everything to its proper order.So,how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵),a towel or a mop.Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge. His mother then said,“You know,what we have here is a __12__ experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two __13__ hands.Let"s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can make it.” The little boy learned that if he __14__ the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands,he could carry it without dropping it.What a wonderful __15__! This scientist then remarked that it was at that moment that he knew he didn"t need to be __16__to make mistakes.Instead,he learned that mistakes were just __17__ for learning something new,which is,__18__,what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn"t__19__,” we usually learn something __20__ from it. | ( )1.A.why ( )2.A.capable ( )3.A.responded ( )4.A.coincidence ( )5.A.fell ( )6.A.rather than ( )7.A.picture ( )8.A.rarely ( )9.A.obtained ( )10.A.jump ( )11.A.recover ( )12.A.failed ( )13.A.strong ( )14.A.controlled ( )15.A.example ( )16.A.anxious ( )17.A.situations ( )18.A.after all ( )19.A.do ( )20.A.worthy
| B.what B.able B.reacted B.experience B.lost B.instead of B.mass B.happily B.suffered B.play B.return B.successful B.tiny B.possessed B.teaching B.nervous B.opportunities B.above all B.finish B.costly
| C.when C.creative C.recalled C.matter C.escaped C.other than C.map C.frequently C.done C.enjoy C.restore C.fantastic C.thin C.seized C.lesson C.fearful C.occasions C.first of all C.go C.valuable
| D.how D.original D.reminded D.conflict D.dropped D.in place of D.mess D.angrily D.received D.draw D.regain D.painful D.weak D.grasped D.instruction D.afraid D.turns D.in all D.work D.interesting
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