Filled with sorrow, I didn"t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my 1 . The hurt was so intense, and I found it hard to 2 at times. Suddenly, I heard a 3 open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick 4 hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a 5 and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears. "I"m 6 ," he explained, though no explanation was 7 . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, "Why do they keep 8 Mary by the name of "Margaret"?" "Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary," I 9 . "No, that isn"t correct," he insisted. "Her name is Mary, Mary Peters." "That isn"t 10 this is," I replied. "Isn"t this the Lutheran church?" "No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you"re at the 11 funeral, sir." The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion 12 with the realization of the man"s mistake bubbled (充溢) up inside me and came out as 13 . I peeked at the misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing, 14 . I imagined Mother laughing. At the 15 "Aman", we darted(猛冲) out a door and into the parking lot. "I do believe we"ll be the 16 of the town," he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that 17 he had missed his aunt"s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong 18 for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were 19 at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time. Whenever anyone asks us how we 20 , Rick tells them, "Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us." |
( )1.A. neighbor ( )2.A. stand ( )3.A. box ( )4.A. claps ( )5.A. mood ( )6.A. full ( )7.A. necessary ( )8.A. questioning ( )9.A. whispered ( )10.A. who ( )11.A. right ( )12.A. worked ( )13.A. tear ( )14.A. though ( )15.A. middle ( )16.A. talk ( )17.A. although ( )18.A. journey ( )19.A. protected ( )20.A. lived | B. sister B. imagine B. door B. songs B. row B. angry B. impossible B. naming B. shouted B. when B. same B. matched B. fighting B. yet B. second B. word B. if B. waiting B. married B. met | C. mother C. breathe C. bottle C. steps C. rush C. anxious C. natural C. calling C. reported C. where C. different C. tied C. singing C. too C. final C. eye C. since C. dream C. improved C. grew | D. aunt D. explain D. chair D. noises D. mess D. late D. uncertain D. asking D. cried D. why D. wrong D. mixed D. laughter D. still D. first D. idea D. before D. thought D. placed D. stayed | 完形填空。 | During the first week of the term, every student was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year. Some jobs were more 1 than others, and the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. And the teacher would 2 who had been most responsible during the previous year. Among them Rita 3 . During the previous year she had followed all the teacher"s 4 perfectly. But that year there was a big 5 . Each child received one of the normal 6 , like cleaning the blackboard. But Rita"s job was very 7 . She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. And even though the teacher 8 that this ant was a very special ant, it 9 Rita. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her and even her father 10 Rita to ignore it. 11 , Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by making the unimportant task into a special job. " I will turn this little task into 12 great," Rita said to herself. So Rita started 13 her little ant. She gave the ant the best food, and it grew bigger than anyone had expected… One day, the teacher 14 a man to the students and said he would tell them a 15 piece of news. The man said, " Today they have announced the winner of the 16 , and this class is the winner! This class has been chosen to accompany me on a 17 to the tropical rainforest to investigate all kinds of insects. 18 all the schools of this region, it is this one that has best 19 for the little ant given to you. Well done!" That day the class was filled with joy. Everyone 20 Rita and thanked the teacher. And many children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to be responsible for even the smallest tasks. | ( )1. A. interesting ( )2. A. realize ( )3. A. stood up ( )4. A. opinions ( )5. A. curiosity ( )6. A. tasks ( )7. A. different ( )8. A. hoped ( )9. A. annoyed ( )10. A. supposed ( )11. A. Therefore ( )12. A. something ( )13. A. developing ( )14. A. introduced ( )15. A. terrible ( )16. A. competition ( )17. A. journey ( )18. A. Between ( )19. A looked ( )20. A. prized | B. possible B. doubt B. stood out B. concerns B. movement B. promises B. ordinary B. insisted B. inspired B. forced B. Otherwise B. nothing B. studying B. exposed B. confusing B. challenge B. vacation B. Along B. paid B. congratulated | C. necessary C. argue C. stood for C. instructions C. surprise C. dreams C. familiar C. agreed C. satisfied C. encouraged C. However C. everything C. comforting C. appealed C. wonderful C. conference C. meeting C. Besides C. cared C. respected | D. creative D. consider D. stood by D. experiments D. chance D. purposes D. valuable D. guessed D. disappointed D. admitted D. Moreover D. anything D. writing D. connected D. foolish D. negotiation D. story D. Among D. worked D. celebrated | 阅读理解。 | The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. "Bananas 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira." He said in a low voice. I bargained him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill. He didn"t have change, so I told him not to worry. He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth. When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it"s not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun. My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us. I pulled over and rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready. I waved them away. "What"s up?" I asked him. "I…don"t have money to buy books for school." I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills. "Will this help?" I asked. He looked around nervously before taking the money. One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year. "Thank you, sir." he said. "Thank you very much!" When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks. What if he"s a cheat? And then I wondered why I did it. Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I didn"t know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask. Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face. "Oh, gosh! Long time." "Are you in school now?" I asked. He nodded. "That"s good," I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted. "Here," I held out a 500 naira bill. "Take this." He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt. "What"s wrong?" I asked. "It"s a gift." He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. His face shone with sweat. He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, "I"ve been waiting to give these to you." | 1. What was the author"s first impression of the boy? | A. He seemed to be poor and greedy. B. He seemed to have suffered a lot. C. He seemed younger than his age. D. He seemed good at bargaining. | 2. The second time the author met the boy, the boy ______. | A. told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts B. wanted to express his thanks C. asked him for money for his schoolbooks D. tried to take advantage of him | 3. Why did the author give his money to the boy? | A. Because he had enough money to do that. B. Because he had learnt to help others since childhood. C. Because he held a higher position in the society. D. Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so. | 4. Which of the following best describes the boy? | A. Brave and polite. B. Kind and smart. C. Honest and thankful. D. Shy and nervous. | 完形填空。 | An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to 1 the house-building business to live a more 2 life with his wife and 3 his extended family. He would miss the paycheck (工 资) each week, but he wanted to retire. They could 4 . The employer was 5 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 6 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and 7 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 8 a dedicated (献身的)career. When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 9 the house. Then he handed the front-door 10 to the carpenter and said, "This is your house... my 31 to you." The carpenter was shocked! What a 12 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. 13 it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 14 than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we 15 we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently. But, you cannot 16 .You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone 17 said, "Life is a do-it-yourself project." Your 18 , and the choices you 19 today, help build the "house" you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 20 ! | ( )1. A. continue ( )2. A. leisurely ( )3. A. support ( )4. A. go off ( )5. A. polite ( )6. A. but ( )7. A. perfect ( )8. A. satisfy ( )9. A. buy ( )10. A. roof ( )11. A. gift ( )12. A. disappointment ( )13. A. So ( )14. A. worse ( )15. A. realize ( )16. A. step forward ( )17. A. never ( )18. A. attitude ( )19. A. learn ( )20. A. badly | B. start B. lonely B. share B. get by B. nervous B. while B. inferior B. improve B. repair B. window B. promise B. shame B. Yet B. more B. explain B. go back B. again B. experience B. take B. wisely | C. leave C. orderly C. enjoy C. pass on C. proud C. which C. superior C. meet C. inspect C. key C. salary C. pleasur C. As C. rather C. think C. come out C. once C. skill C. see C. early | D. find D. friendly D. care D. work away D. sorry D. before D. tough D. end D. sell D. design D. words D. success D. Such D. less D. admit D. look around D. nearly D. advantage D. make D. confidently | 完形填空。 | Serious Business Let me take you 1 a couple of years.Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and 2 me yet. We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware store.No automatic door, not a computer in the building.It was one that I went to fairly often.As we entered the door, two sounds 3 us. The sleigh bells of last year made that sweet, peaceful tinkle as we opened the door.The other sound was the electronic beeper that reminded Andy of our 4 . "Good afternoon, Ryan," 5 the cheerful greeting.Andy was a very 6 sort of owner. He was of medium build and height, and the smile on his face welcomed us. We walked across the old wood floor.Andy asked us what he could help us with.I told him we were 7 a spring.He very patiently replied, "I have lots of springs.You"re going to need to be more 8 ." "Just a spring for an old-fashioned screen door." "That"s it.A screen door spring.Right down there." We 9 where he was pointing, and sure enough, there they were.Andy knew his store, and his products.That was why I came here instead of Meijer. The service couldn"t be beaten. The price -Yes.But service and 10 -No. I picked up one and followed him to the 11 . He 12 the price, doing the math in his head."$ 1.88 , with tax: comes to $ 1. 99. " " Put it on my dad"s account." He nodded and smiled, "Good dad"s account." He laughed."I don"t know what you boys would do 13 dad"s account!" He handed me the ticket and as I 14 it I asked, "You really trust my signature?" His reply surprised, 15 delighted me."When I can"t trust Jerry Hoover"s boys I can trust nobody!" We left, and the brain 16 started to forget things, in order of importance.But what Andy said that day rang in my ears.And it rings in my ears today.That"s a tall order to live up to. It"s a high standard of 17 . My father made a fame for that name, and I get to 18 the benefits.But on account of this, I must 19 that fame. And that"s 20 business. | ( )1. A. back ( )2. A. excites ( )3. A. greeted ( )4. A. absence ( )5. A. replied ( )6. A. special ( )7. A. looking up ( )8. A. specific ( )9. A. got to ( )10. A. description ( )11. A. comer ( )12. A. figured up ( )13. A. with ( )14. A. received ( )15. A. yet ( )16. A. immediately ( )17. A. devotion ( )18. A. realize ( )19. A. maintain ( )20. A. wonderful | B. away B. shocks B. hugged B. guests B. said B. friendly B. looking for B. special B. turned to B. determination B. cashier B. made up B. without B. signed B. still B. eventually B. fortune B. believe B. obtain B. optimistic | C. on C. amazes C. heard C. shopping C. came C. ordinary C. looking into C. particular C. stuck to C. satisfaction C. counter C. took up C. by C. wrote C. even C. merely C. consideration C. use C. contain C. serious | D. in D. inspires D. sensed D. presence D. cried D. appropriate D. looking at D. practical D. referred to D. imagination D. door D. put up D. for D. touched D. also D. possibly D. honesty D. enjoy D. entertain D. successful |
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