完形填空。 I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.
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I was on my lunch break and had 1 the office to get something to eat. On the way, I 2 a busker
(街头艺人),with a hat in front of him. I had some 3 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him,
thinking to myself he would 4 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 5 like that
type-young and ragged. 6 what was I going to spend the money on ? Only to feed my addiction to
Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 7 I had no right to place myself above 8 just because he was busking.
I 9 and dropped all the coins into his 10 , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 11 as it
sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment-a feeling of 12 or satisfaction, for
example. But nothing happened 13 , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 14 ,”I thought.
On my way home at the end of the 15 , I saw the busker again and he was 16 . I watched him pick
up the hat and walk 17 a cafe counter. There he poured the 18 contents into a tin collecting 19 an
earthquake fund-raising event. He was busking for charity！
Now I donate any 20 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
| ( )1.A. left ( )2.A. led ( )3.A. chocolates ( )4.A. almost ( )5.A. acted ( )6.A. Though ( )7.A. declared ( )8.A. it ( )9.A. waited ( )10.A. rag ( )11.A. selfish ( )12.A. happiness ( )13.A. Disappointedly ( )14.A. words ( )15.A. moment ( )16.A. walking around ( )17.A. around ( )18.A. chief ( )19.A. by ( )20.A. work | B. cleaned B. chose B. coins B. only B. looked B. For B. realized B. all B. followed B. hat B. awkward B. sadness B. Unfortunately B. effort B. day B. passing by B. in B. basic B. for B. time | C. prepared C. saw C. tins C. rather C. sounded C. Therefore C. expected C. him C. stopped C. pocket C. innocent C. love C. Coincidentally C. space C. break C. packing up C. behind C. actual C. on C. energy | D. searched D. fooled D. drugs D. still D. smelt D. But D. guessed D. them D. arrived D. counter D. special D. hate D. Comfortably D. money D. event D. running off D. to D. total D. with D. change | ||||||||||||||||
| 1-5: ACBBB 6-10: DBCCB 11-15: AAADB 16-20: CDDBD | |||||||||||||||||||
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| The drug store was closing for the night.Young Alfred Higgins,the shop.assistant,was ready to go home.Mr.Carr,the boss,stared at him and said:"Hold on,Alfred.Maybe you"d be good enough to take the things out of your pockets and leave them here before you go."Alfred"s face got red. After a little hesitation,he took out what he had stolen.Mr.Can"said."Maybe I should call your mother and let her know I"m going to have to put you in prison." Alfred thought his mother would come rushing in, eyes burning with anger.But,to his surpnse, she arrived wearing a smile."Hello, I"m Alfred"s mother.Is he in trouble?"she said.Mr. Carr was surprised , too.He had expected Alfred"s mother to come in nervously,shaking with fear, asking with wet eyes for a mercy for her son.But no, she was most calm, quiet and pleasant and was making Mr.Carr feel guilty....Soon Mr.Carr was shaking his head in agreement with what she was saying.""Of course,""he said,""I don"t want to be cruel. You are right. Sometimes, a little good advice is the best thing for a boy at certain times in his life and it often takes the youths long time to get sense into their heads."And he warmly shook Mrs. Higgins"s hand. Back home, without even looking at Alfred, she said, "You are a bad luck. It is one thing after another,always has been. Why do you stand there so stupidly? Go to bed.""In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen.There was no shame in him,just pride in his mother"s strength.He felt he must tell her how great she was.As he got to the kitchen.he saw his mother drinking a cup of tea. He was shocked by what he saw.His mother"s face was a frightened,broken one.It was not the same cool,bright face he saw earlier in the drug store.As she lifted the tea cup,her hand shook.And some of the tea splashed on the table.Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old.He watched his mother without making a sound.The picture of his mother made him want to cry.He felt his youth coming to an end.He saw all the troubles he brought his mother in her shaking hand and the deep lines of worry in her grey face.It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The reason why Mr.Carr felt guilty was that______ . | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. he found Alfred was in fact innocent B. he should have called a policeman in first C. Alfred"s mother appeared polite and gentle D. he thought he was partly responsible for it | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Which ofthe following is probably said by Mrs.Higgins while talking to Mr.Carr? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A."Please,for God"s sake,you know,he is just a kid." B."I can"t believe it!You are treating my son like that!" C."You know,it takes time for a youth to truly grow up." D."Punishment makes sense because it teaches about the law." | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3.What do you think"his mother"s strength""refer to? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Mrs.Higgins"s calmness and communicating skills. B. Mrs.Higgins""attitude towards parental sufferings. C. Mrs.Higgins"s love and care for her son Alfred. D. Mrs.Higgins"s greatness as a woman. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. After the incident,young Alfred would probably____. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. feel ashamed of his mother B. change his attitude towards life C. learn to live an independent life D. hate Mr.Carr for hurting his mother | |||||||||||||||||||
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| When other nine-year-old kids were playing games, she was working at a petrol station. When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street.But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie,"Homeless to Harvard:The Liz Murray Story" shown in late April. Liz Murray, a 22.year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story"of willpower and determination.Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted parents.There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house.Liz was the only member of the family who had a job.Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was iust l5 years old.The effect of that LOSS became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died.she decided to do something about it. Liz went back to school.She threw herself into her studies,never telling her teachers that she was homeless.At night, she lived on the streets.".What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding,by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,""she wrote in her book Breaking Night. She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others,such as a safe living environment,to encourage herself that"next to nothing could hold me down". She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father,who has also developed AIDS."I love""my parents so much. They are drug addicts.But I never forget that they love me all the time." Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is""as simple as making a decision". | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1. In which order did the following things happen to Liz? a. Her mother died ofAIDS. b. She worked at a petrol station. c. She got admitted into Harvad. d. The movie about her life was put on. e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. b,a,e,c,d B. a,b,c,e,d C. e,d,b,a,c D. b,e,a,d,c | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2.The main idea of the passage is_______. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. how Liz managed to enter Harvard University B. what a hard time Liz had in her childhood C. why Liz loved her parents so much D. how Liz struggled to change her life | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3. What actually made her go towards her goal? | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Envy and encouragement. B. Willpower and determination. C. Decisions and understanding. D. Love and respect for her parents. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4. When she wrote""What drove me to live on...1 had only experienced a small part of the society",she meant that______. | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. she had little experience of social life B. she could hardly understand the society C. she would do something for her own life D. she needed to travel more around the world | |||||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空。 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sometimes things happen beyond expectation. A 10-year-old boy decided to study Judo(柔道) _1_ he had lost his left arm in a car accident. He began his 2 with an old Japanese Judo teacher. He was doing well, but he could not 3 why the teacher had taught  him only one move for quite a long time."Sir," the boy finally said, "I think I should 4 more moves." "But this is the 5 move you will ever need to know," the master replied. Not quite understanding, the boy kept 6 . Several months later, the teacher 7 the boy to his first tournament(锦标赛). 8 himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more 9 . However, after some time, the opponent(对手) became impatient. The boy used his one move to 10 the match. Now the boy was in the finals. This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and more 11 . Concerned that the boy might get 12 , the referee(裁判) wanted to stop the match. "No," the teacher 13 , "let him continue." Soon his opponent made a mistake. 14 the boy used his move to attack him. The boy won the match and became the champion. On the way home, the boy and the teacher 15 every move in every match. Then the boy asked 16 was really on his mind. "How did I win the tournament 17 only one move?" "You won for two reasons," the teacher answered.  "First, you"ve 18 one of the most difficult movesin Judo. And second, the only known 19 for that move is to grasp your left arm. But you"ve lost it." The boy"s biggest 20 had become his biggest strength. | |||||||||||||||||||
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