Loving kindness is twice blessed I felt gloomy (沮丧的) the other day.It had been dark and rainy, and I just didn"t feel so _1_. As I was sitting at my desk, I 2 it was the birthday of a dear longtime friend-a single, middleaged woman who has devoted the past 30 years to nursing and loves her 3 . Knowing that she doesn"t have a family in town, I 4 to give her a call. Sure enough, she was 5 to work late into the evening, and wouldn"t have 6 of a birthday this year. As always, 7 , she sounded cheerful and was happy that I 8 . After I hung up, I couldn"t 9 the feeling that she would really appreciate a little attention on her special day. 10 feeling a little gloomy myself, I tried to put it out of my mind, but as the day passed I couldn"t shake the thought. I 11 gave in, and that evening set off for the hospital with a card, a cheese cake and some balloons. My friend"s grateful smile and joyful surprise 12 me I"d done the right thing and were a generous 13 for the little effort it had taken. When I got home, I realized that not only had I cheered up a 14 friend on her birthday, but my own gloomy feelings had also disappeared. Making her day had 15 my own! Isn"t that the way it is 16 we take the time and make the 17 to do something for someone else? It"s like the little saying:"Loving kindness is twice blessed; it blesses him who gives, and him who 18 ." Life constantly presents us with 19 to take an extra step or do a kind deed that will make a difference to 20 . And the wonderful thing is that as we do, it changes things for the better for us too. |
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Still D. hardly D. convinced D. share D. curious D. wasted D. why D. effort D. cares D. regrets D. everything | 阅读理解。 | Jennie and I met in night school. After having completed the required courses, we started teaching in the same school. Frequently we had lunch together. For a time we were just casual friends, but one day, when I was telling Jennie about my problem son, we discovered we were kindred spirits. "He"s a difficult little character," I explained. Jennie looked thoughtful, "Maybe you"re seeing him with your eyes." She was silent a moment and then added softly, "It is only with the heart that one sees rightly." I stared at her, "You"re quoting that! It"s from The Little Prince, SaintExupery"s book for children. One of my favorites. You know it, too?" Jennie nodded, "I love it. I"ve read it so often, I"ve practically memorized it." Now, when I think of Jennie, I recall that book, because Jennie-more than anyone I know-possessed the gift of seeing with the heart. From that moment of a treasured book shared, our friendship grew steadily. It wasn"t that I didn"t have an excellent relationship with my husband and son. But my mother had died shortly after my marriage, and I had neither sisters nor daughters. I realize, now, how I needed someone to share those little, seemingly unimportant things that add so much to life-things that must be shared to be fully appreciated. And it was Jennie who helped me with my fourthgrade problem child. One day I_was_at_my_wit"s__ end. "What he needs is a good beating!" I exploded. "He"s probably had plenty of those," Jennie said. "Maybe he just needs sincere praise for anything he does right, and a hug or two each day." I followed this suggestion, and eventually, because of Jennie, I discovered a lovable little boy. Looking back, I had to admit that she taught me so much, such as how to love spring. One April day I said, "I hate rain!" And I"ll never forget what she said, "You can"t hate spring rain! It brings the flowers!" So I learned to love spring rain, too, because it did bring flowers-violets, tulips and daffodils. | 1. What does the underlined sentence "I was at my wit"s end" mean? | A. I didn"t know what to do next. B. I decided to give up. C. I was hurt by my son deeply. D. I was very proud of my son. | 2. We learn from the passage that the author ________. | A. has the gift of seeing with the heart B. likes spring rain because it seldom rains in spring C. had lost her mother before her marriage D. seldom praised her child in the past | 3. How does the author feel about her family? | A. No one listened to her seemingly unimportant things. B. She didn"t get along well with her husband and son. C. She seldom spoke to her mother. D. She felt quite alone in her family. | 4. The passage is mainly about ________. | A. how to educate children properly B. the fact that we should see nature differently C. the influence of friendship on our life D. how friendship begins and develops | 阅读理解 | Alex Taw, a 21yearold student from Wiltshire, England. He spent last summer like any other high school graduate-hanging out with friends, preparing for college, worrying about his university fees. While most of his peers gave up on their pipe dreams, he sat down with a notebook at home, and jotted down (草草记下) the question: How can I become a millionaire? The result was the Million Dollar Homepage. com. Alex"s initial investment was 50 pounds to buy web space and a domain (领域) name. He divided the blank homepage into one million pixels (电脑上的像点), 10,000 blocks of 100 pixels each. Each pixel was worth $ 1, minimum purchase: 100 pixels. Within a month Alex had earned some $ 37,000, enough for him to cover the entire cost of his forthcoming three years at university. In just a few months, he became a real millionaire. How did he come up with the idea of the Millionaire Dollar Home Page? "Well, I was trying to think of a way to make some money before I started university, as I was about to take on a huge debt and I was already overdrawn (透支). Swift action was necessary!" He said. He also added, "The important thing is that anything is possible-we are only limited by our imagination. I always had this belief that a good idea can be successful on its own. I think I"ve learnt that if we think deeper there are magical solutions hiding away for us to find." His personal philosophy around money is: Money is not everything, but it"s an essential part of the way we live. Having__some__removes__a__certain__amount__of__stress,__but,__unless_ _we__are__careful,__it__can__create__a__new__type__of__stress. He also said, "I still want to go to university. Aside from gaining knowledge about business, there are other reasons-exploring your interests, meeting new people, and being in a creative environment." Besides making contributions to society, he would try to encourage and inspire people to think of creative solutions to problems, whatever they are. | 1. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT an important factor for being a millionaire? | A. Large imagination. B. Quick action. C. Great ambition. D. Great investment. | 2. Which of the following statements is TRUE? | A. Alex Taw is an American millionaire. B. Alex Taw will graduate from university. C. Alex Taw doesn"t work hard. D. Alex Taw was not rich before. | 3. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean? | A. The more money we have, the more stress we have. B. Money can be of great help. C. We should try our best to earn money. D. Money is helpful in some way, but we should make full use of it. | 4. What would be the best title for the passage? | A. Little Money Leads to Be a Millionaire B. The Success Road to Be a Millionaire C. Alex Taw: The Millionaire Boy D. The Million Dollar Homepage. com | 5. From the passage, we know that Alex Taw ________. | A. would like to help others B. would be a top student in university C. succeeded with the help of his parents D. invested a large amount of money on the Internet | 完形填空。 | The restaurant was only a quarter full when we got there. A couple in their thirties were seated about three tables away. Their 1 was a little strange and it caught my attention. I"ve always been 2 to the feelings of other people. I got the immediate 3 that this couple could 4 afford to eat out. At first I 5 the thought, but it kept appearing into my head. I begans to feel a strong 6 to pay for their meals. I wasn"t rich, but I could 7 it. So I followed my intention and 8 the boss to pay their bill. I was told that they had 9 their courses and might still order coffees, but so far the bill 10 $ 75. When he asked 11 I was paying their bill I felt a little 12 as I tried to cover my feelings. I finally replied, "When I saw that couple I got the feeling that they had to 13 to get what they"ve got. So I decided to pay their bill. 14 I don"t want you to tell them who paid it or why. Just treat it as a(n) 15 ."When the couple went to settle their account a 16 reaction could be heard throughout the restaurant. Later I asked the boss what happened. He said the young woman broke down in tears and said," 17 like this has ever happened to us before. We"ve never 18 anything or been given anything. Things 19 this just don"t happen to us." But it did happen. Now every time I think of the 20 at the restaurant a smile spreads across my mouth, as I remember how once, I felt a strong desire to give freely to another. | ( )1. A. age ( )2. A. polite ( )3. A. order ( )4. A. hardly ( )5. A. wrote ( )6. A. regret ( )7. A. change ( )8. A. reminded ( )9. A. refused ( )10. A. came to ( )11. A. why ( )12. A. shy ( )13. A. pretend ( )14. A. But ( )15. A. problem ( )16. A. frightened ( )17. A. Something ( )18. A. experienced ( )19. A. besides ( )20. A. incident | B. bill B. sensitive B. hope B. proudly B. felt B. desire B. face B. advised B. prepared B. depended on B. when B. proud B. continue B. So B. chance B. surprised B. Everything B. trusted B. for B. service | C. appearance C. nervous C. impression C. luckily C. followed C. success C. afford C. approached C. paid C. gave up C. how C. excited C. expect C. Or C. gift C. disappointed C. Anything C. won C. despite C. joke | D. manner D. important D. promise D. freely D. ignored D. danger D. prevent D. helped D. finished D. turned against D. where D. foolish D. struggle D. Because D. adventure D. bored D. Nothing D. saved D. like D. food | 阅读理解。 | High school is tough. And if you were to ask Pink her opinion on the subject she"d tell you the same. Before she became famous, and when she was still called Alicia Moore, the young superstar faced more than her fair share of high school drama. In her interview with Faze, Pink admits she was sorted as a troublemaker at school, "The problem was, I was labelled as trouble-so I was like "trouble". I"ll show you trouble. You want trouble, well here it is!" Unfortunately, Pink began to deliver what the teachers expected and the vicious cycle began. "It"s like the label they give you, you grow into it anyway. They treat you bad, so you act bad," Pink says and continues. "Did I deserve it?-in the end yes, but I feel I just conformed to the label they gave me. I think a lot of kids just get frustrated and act the way the teachers expect them to." It"s no surprise that eventually Pink developed a problem with authority, "When they would say it had to be a certain way I would ask, "why?" They"d say, "Because it always has," so I"d try to prove them wrong." Predictably, Pink dropped out of school and soon after began to sing in nightclubs. She sang any chance she could get and was eventually discovered by a talent scout (星探) while singing in a club in Philadelphia. She does not regret anything she has done and would not change her past if she could. "To change that would change who I am," she said in her Faze interview. She believes having faced so many difficulties at a young age is a good thing. "To experience the good you have to have seen the bad. Plus it makes you appreciate blessings more," she says. Pink encourages us to be ourselves and not to worry about being labelled. "Just wait," she says. "Give it a couple of years then it won"t matter. Because no matter what label they give you, the best thing you can do is prove them wrong." | 1. According to the passage, what is Pink"s suggestion? | A. Do it your way. B. To be confident. C. Don"t make trouble. D. To be happy. | 2. What does the underlined word "labelled" in the second paragraph mean? | A. Known. B. Realized. C. Classified. D. Discovered. | 3. The passage implies that students ________. | A. will usually follow their teachers" advice B. will act the way their parents expect them to C. are likely to behave in a bad way as others expect D. are willing to meet with many difficulties | 4. Pink felt that high school was hard because ________. | A. she fell behind others B. she was misunderstood C. she was unsuccessful D. she felt lonely |
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