阅读理解。 Christmas was just a week away and I had five people left to shop for
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| 阅读理解。 |
Christmas was just a week away and I had five people left to shop for but only three dollars.
"Let"s set a price limit on our gifts this year,"I suggested to my best friend Joanie.
"That"s a good idea," Joanie agreed. "How about something over five dollars?"
"How about sixty cents?" I felt like the biggest cheapskate in the world.
"I guess this is where I"m supposed to say it"s not the gift but the thought that counts," Joanie smiled.
It is almost impossible to buy anything under sixty cents, so it was really going to have to be very
small gifts with very big thoughts.
Finally, Christmas Day arrived. I gave my mother a candle with a note that said, "You are the brightest
light in my life." She almost cried when she read the note.
I gave my brother a wooden ruler. On the back of it I had painted, "No brother in the world could
measure up to you." He gave me a bag of sugar and wrote on it, "You"re my sweet sister."
For Joanie, I painted a pair of shoes with a note that said, "No one could ever fill your shoes. "She
thanked me and said I always tickled (使……高兴) her and made her laugh.
To my other two friends, I gave Annie a paper fan and a note on it, "I"m your biggest fan." I gave
Helen a calculator that cost one dollar and I painted a message on the back, "You can always count
on me."
My mother knows she is the most important person in my life. My brother thinks I"m sweet. Joanie
thinks I"m funny and make her laugh, which is important because her dad moved away last year and she
misses him and is sad sometimes... |
| 1. When Christmas neared, the author worried that she________. |
A. had few friends to give her gifts
B. had little money to buy gifts for others
C. didn"t know what gifts her friends would like
D. didn"t have enough time to go shopping |
| 2. The underlined word "cheapskate" in Paragraph 4 probably refers to a person who________. |
A. is the poorest in the world
B. buys the cheapest skateboards
C. spends as little money as possible
D. buys the cheapest things in the world |
| 3. The girl gave her mother a candle because it stands for________. |
A. the girl"s own life
B. her mother"s life
C. the girl"s role in her mother"s life
D. the mother"s role in the girl"s life |
| 4. What can we learn from the passage? |
A. It is an art to choose gifts.
B. It is the thought not the gift that matters.
C. How to choose cheap gifts.
D. Giving gifts improves friendships. |
答案
| 1-4: BCDB |
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| 阅读理解。 |
The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and we picked up four people from
the street. And one of them was in a most terrible condition-and I told the sisters: You take care of the
other three. I take care of this one who looked worse. So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her
in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand as she said just the
words "Thank you" and she died.
I could not help but examine my conscience before her and I asked what I would say if I was in her
place. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention to myself. I would
have said I am hungry, I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something, but she gave me much
more-she gave me her grateful love. And she died with a smile on her face. So did that man whom we
picked up from the drain, half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. "I have lived like an
animal in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for," he said at the end. And it
was so wonderful to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that
without blaming anybody, without cursing anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel-this is
the greatness of our people. And that is why we believe what Jesus has said: I was hungry, I was
naked, I was homeless, I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for, and you did it to me.
And with this prize that I received as a Prize of Peace, I am going to try to make the home for many
people who have no home. Because I believe that love begins at home and if we can create a home for
the poor I think that more and more love will spread. And we will be able through this understanding
love to bring peace, the good news to the poor, the poor in our own family first, in our country and in
the world. When I pick up a person from the street, hungry and I give him a plate of rice or a piece of
bread, I am satisfied. I have removed that hunger. But to a person who is shut out, who feels unwanted,
unloved, terrified, who has been thrown out from society, that poverty is so full of hurt and so
unbearable... And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love,
and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something. |
| 1. What can be learned from the second paragraph? |
A. The woman should have paid more attention to herself.
B. The man couldn"t blame anyone.
C. The author is religious.
D. The man died in the street. |
| 2. The purpose of this passage is ________. |
A. to appeal for more donation for the poor
B. to call on the public to love each other
C. to tell the readers the poor are wonderful
D. to express how moved the author is to receive the prize |
| 3. Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage? |
A. The author has few supporters.
B. The author was somewhat surprised at what the man said.
C. The author is delighted to help others in trouble.
D. The author may agree to solve social problems in soft ways. |
| 4. What"s the best title of this passage? |
A. Have Sympathy for the Poor
B. The Poor Are Wonderful
C. Smile and Love
D. Relieve Poverty |
| 阅读理解 |
Jennifer got off the bus from the university and began walking towards the flat she shared with two
other students. 1 She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the shop, where the
rice was kept. The shop was divided by three long aisles, with rows of shelves crammed with all sorts
of things. Except for her and Mr. Patel, the owner, there were only two other people there. They were
two teenage boys, and they were standing at the end of one of the aisles.
She glanced at them as she passed. They were both wearing long, oldfashioned overcoats and they
looked rather ridiculous in them because the coats were too big. 2 "Watch out, stupid," she heard
one of them whisper to the other. She walked on to the next aisle and found the rice she was looking
for.
Then she heard something else. 3 She peered through a gap in the shelf and caught a glimpse of
one of the boys bending down. She saw him pick up a tin of food. But instead of putting it in the
shopping basket, he dropped it into the inside pocket of his long overcoat. Jennifer glanced back down
the aisle. She could see Mr. Patel at the cash till, still checking through his list.
4 The boys still had their backs to her. "Come on, let"s get out of here," she heard one of them
say. At the same time, she saw one of them put another tin in his overcoat pocket. They moved away
from her. She could no longer see what they were doing or hear what they were saying.
When she got to the still, the two boys were in front of her. She watched them pay for the few things
they had in the basket. They had both buttoned their coats and fastened them with their belts. 5 He
even smiled at them as they were about to leave. Jennifer opened her mouth to say something.
A. It sounded like a tin dropping on the floor.
B. But such things were popular with some teenagers at the time.
C. Then she looked through the gap in the shelf again.
D. On her way she had to buy some food and stopped in one of the shops in the street.
E. They were picking many things to their basket.
F. Mr. Patel was so friendly to his customers.
G. Mr. Patel did not seem suspicious at all.
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| 阅读理解 |
Years ago while lying in my hammock(吊床)and drinking JD from the bottle, I noticed my dog dragging something under the fence. Upon inspection, to my disappointment, I realized it was the next door
neighbor"s 10yearold daughter"s rabbit. For years I had watched her come home from school and head
straight out to its cage, free it and play with it in the yard. I knew that day would be no different and fearing for our dog, I had to think fast.
The rabbit was quite dirty, as if it had put up quite a struggle, so I washed it, combed it with the dog
brush and blew it dry with the leaf blower. Upon finishing its grooming I jumped the fence and replaced it
back in its cage hoping its death would be written off as "natural caused"．
Back to the hammock and JD. Within the hour the neighbor"s Volvo palled in as usual and out popped
the little girl, and as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time she stopped about six feet away
and screamed: "D－A－D－D－Y!!!"
Her father, panicstricken, stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor that I am, I rushed to
fence and asked if there was anything I could do.
Her father less than calmly shouted, "What kind of sick individual would dig up a little girl"s rabbit and
put it back in its cage?" |
| 1. The girl was shocked because ________. |
A. the rabbit was killed by someone
B. the rabbit was too clean
C. the dead rabbit was cleaned and put back into the cage
D. the rabbit was asleep in the cage |
| 2. That day the girl ran to the cage ________. |
A. because her rabbit was there
B. because she had a habit of going there to see her rabbit
C. because she wanted to see her rabbit again
D. because the rabbit was dead |
| 3. We can infer that the rabbit ________. |
A. was alive before the writer saw his dog dragging it
B. was already dead before the writer saw his dog dragging it
C. was in the cage playing with the dog
D. was at the fence seeking out for food before it was killed by the dog |
| 4. According to the story, the writer ________. |
A. was helpful to his neighbor
B. did a smart thing
C. was honest
D. made a mistake |
| 完形填空。 |
The hardworking blacksmith John used to work all day in his shop and so hard working was he that
at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer.
The son of Mr. Smith, a rich neighbor, 1 come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and
hours he would enjoy himself 2 how the tradesman worked.
"Young man, why don"t you try your 3 at making shoe tacks, even if it is only to 4 the time?" said the blacksmith. "Who knows, one day, it may be of 5 to you."
The boy began to see what he could do. After a little 6 he found that he was becoming very 7
and soon he could make some of the finest tacks.
Old Mr. Smith died and the son on 8 of the war lost all his property. He had to leave home and
was forced to 9 residence in another country. It so 10 that in this village there were numerous
shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy 11 for their shoes and at times even 12
they paid high prices they were not able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country there was a high 13 for soldiers" shoes.
Our young Mr. Smith, who was finding it difficult to 14 his daily bread, remembered that once
upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks(鞋钉)and had a sudden 15 of making a bargain with the shoemakers. He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help him 16 a
workshop. The shoemakers were only too glad of the 17 . And after a while, Mr. Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the 18 .
"How 19 it seems," he used to say, "Even making tacks can bring a 20 . My trade is more
useful to me than all my former property." |
( )1. A. used to
( )2. A. seeing
( )3. A. energy
( )4. A. save
( )5. A. danger
( )6. A. practice
( )7. A. surprised
( )8. A. term
( )9. A. take over
( )10. A. happened
( )11. A. metal
( )12. A. as
( )13. A. demand
( )14. A. eat
( )15. A. request
( )16. A. open
( )17. A. offer
( )18. A. valley
( )19. A. fascinating
( )20. A. career | B. had to
B. watching
B. luck
B. lose
B. interest
B. message
B. skilled
B. top
B. take down
B. occurred
B. tacks
B. why
B. price
B. earn
B. suggestion
B. settle
B. requirement
B. village
B. satisfactory
B. change | C. wanted to
C. staring
C. hand
C. pass
C. use
C. revision
C. satisfied
C. account
C. take off
C. charged
C. furs
C. how
C. praise
C. make
C. opinion
C. close
C. order
C. country
C. funny
C. fortune | D. needed to
D. looking
D. way
D. devote
D. importance
D. promotion
D. determined
D. behalf
D. take up
D. adapted
D. cloth
D. though
D. call
D. dry
D. idea
D. locate
D. arrangement
D. world
D. strange
D. job | | 完形填空。 | What do you hear?
A Native American and his friend were in downtown New York City, walking near Times Square
in Manhattan. It was during the lunch hour and the __1__ were filled with people. Cars were honking,
taxis were __2__ around corners, sirens (汽笛)were howling, and the sounds of the city were almost
__3__. Suddenly, the Native American said,"I hear a cricket."
His friend said,"What? You must be __4__. You couldn"t possibly hear a cricket in all of this __5__!"
"No, I"m sure of it," the Native American said,"I heard a __6__."
"That"s crazy," said the friend. The Native American listened __7__ for a moment, and then walked
across the street to a big cement plant where some bushes were __8__. He looked into the bushes,
beneath the branches, and sure enough, he __9__ a small cricket. His friend was utterly __10__.
"That"s incredible(不可思议)," said his friend."You must have superhuman ears."
"No," said the Native American."My __11__ are not different from yours. It all depends on what
you"re listening for."
"But that can"t be," said the friend."I could never __12__ a cricket in this noise."
"You, it"s __13__,"came the reply."It depends on what is really __14__ to you.Here, let me show
you."He __15__ into his pocket, pulled out a few coins, and discreetly __16__ them on the sidewalk.
And then, even with the noise of the __17__ street still blaring in their ears, they noticed every head
within twenty feet __18__ and look to see if the money that tinkled on the __19__ was theirs.
"See what I __20__?" asked the Native American."It all depends on what"s important to you." | ( )1. A.supermarkets
( )2. A.waiting
( )3. A.deafening
( )4. A.enthusiastic
( )5. A.environment
( )6. A.siren
( )7. A.carefully
( )8. A.waving
( )9. A.watched
( )10．A.interested
( )11．A.ears
( )12．A.raise
( )13．A.wrong
( )14．A.impressive
( )15．A.reached
( )16．A.distributed
( )17．A.deserted
( )18．A.nod
( )19．A.pavement
( )20．A.perform | B．streets
B．parking
B．frightening
B．cautious
B．noise
B．horn
B．patiently
B．planting
B．located
B．glad
B．hands
B．feed
B．true
B．extraordinary
B．got
B．hid
B．crowded
B．bend
B．counter
B．possess | C．restaurants
C．screaming
C．sickening
C．uncertain
C．scene
C．cricket
C．silently
C．fading
C．followed
C．amazed
C．eyes
C．catch
C．foolish
C．important
C．broke
C．placed
C．narrow
C．turn
C．floor
C．indicate | D．lanes
D．lining
D．weak
D．crazy
D．situation
D．call
D．nervously
D．growing
D．played
D．lucky
D．legs
D．hear
D．terrible
D．necessary
D．cut
D．dropped
D．empty
D．lift
D．square
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