"Excuse me," said the young man, standing shyly at the open church door. "I"m here to 1 an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I in the 2 place?" "Well, we have baskets, 3 they"re not East baskets for kids; they"re food baskets," I explained. That morning I had arrived at St. Michael"s Church in Carmichael, California, to help 4 the baskets to needy families for Easter. To make sure the needy would 5 the offer, we had handed out numbers to them 6 matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each one contained a full Easter dinner-a whole ham, potatoes, bread, vegetables and a pie- enough food to help 7 a family for a week. "Why don"t you come in?" I said to the man. He looked 8 . He 9 his head, "I can"t. My daughter is waiting for me over there. I"m 10 for the food, but 11 I heard you were giving away baskets for Easter, well, I thought they would be Easter baskets for 12 ." He continued, "I 13 my daughter one, and I wanted to surprise her." I felt bad, but there was 14 we could do. The man handed me his 15 , and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge (凸出) in one of the baskets caught my 16 . What was that? I wondered. Leaning over and looking more 17 , I could see, unmistakably, an Easter basket-filled with candy, chocolate and Easter eggs-decorated with ribbons (丝带). One of the 18 must have added it by mistake! I thought. Then I looked at the man"s number in my 19 . Well, he"ll be... "Happy Easter," I said to the man, handing him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside-the very same basket with his number on it. "Someone already knew just 20 you need." |
( )1. A. send up ( )2. A. wrong ( )3. A. and ( )4. A. give out ( )5. A. accept ( )6. A. that ( )7. A. offer ( )8. A. disappointing ( )9. A. nodded ( )10. A. helpful ( )11. A. while ( )12. A. the rich ( )13. A. gave ( )14. A. nothing ( )15. A. name ( )16..4. eye ( )17. A. hardly ( )18. A. baskets ( )19. A. pocket ( )20. A. which | B. pick up B. same B. or B. give up B. bring B. who B. feed B. disappointed B. turned B. careful B. when B. the poor B. bought B. something B. wish B. hands B. quickly B. volunteers B. shop B. how | C. give out C. different C. but C. give in C. carry C. whom C. match C. pleasing C. shook C. grateful C. before C. adults C. asked C. anything C. number C. feet C. closely C. workers C. list C. what | D. take out D. right D. so D. give off D. receive D. what D. work D. pleased D. raised D. useful D. until D. children D. promised D. everything D. food D. clothes D. hopefully D. sellers D. hand D. that | 阅读理解。 | The 92-year-old, thin, calm and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o"clock, even though she is nearly blind, moved to a nursing home today. Her husband of 95 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After hours of waiting patiently in the hall of the nursing home, she smiled sweetly when I told her the room was ready. As she walked slowly to the lift, I provided a true description of her tiny room, including the old sheets that had been hung on her window. "I love it," she said with the happiness of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy (小狗). "Mrs. Jones, you haven"t seen the room... just wait." "That doesn"t matter," she replied. "Happiness is something you decide ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn"t depend on how the furniture is arranged. It"s how I arrange my mind. I have already decided to love it. It"s a decision I make every morning when I wake up. Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I"ll focus on the new day and all the happy memories I"ve stored away." She went on to explain, "Old age is like a bank account. You take what you"ve put in. So, my advice to you would be to put in a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories. Thank you for your part in filling my memory bank." And with a smile, she said, "All my memories are happy ones." Mrs. Jones was always happy in the nursing home and she died at the age of 108. | 1. When she had to wait hours for her room to be ready, the old lady was _____. | A. angry B. patient C. surprised D. excited | 2. What did the writer say to the old lady when she moved slowly to the lift? | A. How her room was. B. How big the room was. C. How to get to her room. D. What to do in the room. | 3. What was the old lady"s suggestion to the writer? | A. Remember something bad. B. Arrange things every morning. C. Remember the amount of money in the bank. D. Put as many happy things as you can in the mind. | 4. From the passage we know that the old lady has a(n) _____ attitude toward life. | A. subjective B. objective C. negative D. positive | 完形填空。 | Darlene Johnson thinks she knows why she looks so young. Looking at herself in the mirror, she takes 1 in her healthy skin and pink cheeks. "It"s probably because I haven"t 2 makeup," she says. Not wearing makeup had another 3 , however. It caused her to lose her job. In the 21 years that Johnson worked at Harrah"s Casino in Reno, most of the years spent 4 drinks, she felt makeup was no big deal. But last spring the manager 5 a new "Personal Best Program" for women. This 6 everything. "Makeup must be worn and 7 neatly. And it must be used in complementary colors," 8 the orders. It should be noted that the orders did not 9 to men who were employed there. Johnson was angry 10 this. "You"re telling me my God-given face has to be 11 to do this job?" she asked. Refusing to wear makeup, she was 12 from her $ 30 000-a-year job. Johnson 13 it to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She hopes to 14 lost pay. She also wants money for 15 caused by her job loss. But Jan Jones, Harrah"s manager, defends the company"s move. "We are an 16 company," she says. "We want people we employ to be 17 ." Johnson is not 18 being dressed-up. 19 , she dutifully wears good-looking clothes and styles her hair to look nice. However, she refuses to touch up her face. It had never 20 to her that she would lose her job. "The Personal Best Program," says Johnson, "plain and simple, just got too personal." | ( )1. A. pride ( )2. A. dressed ( )3. A. event ( )4. A. caring ( )5. A. established ( )6. A. placed ( )7. A. put up ( )8. A. wrote ( )9. A. expand ( )10. A. on ( )11. A. made up ( )12. A. depressed ( )13. A. said to ( )14. A. discover ( )15. A. harm ( )16. A. trade ( )17. A. dressed up ( )18. A. opposed for ( )19. A. In truth ( )20. A. occurred | B. option B. shown B. effect B. affording B. imagined B. exchanged B. put on B. reported B. extend B. of B. made of B. frustrated B. spoke to B. recover B. hurt B. advertisement B. dressed down B. opposed by B. In fact B. happened | C. honor C. made C. action C. serving C. settled C. replaced C. put off C. read C. express C. to C. made for C. replaced C. complained about C. uncover C. gains C. entertainment C. dressed for C. opposed to C. In return C. appeared | D. chance D. worn D. accident D. making D. planned D. changed D. put down D. recited D. explain D. about D. made in D. fired D. talked about D. reuse D. damages D. business D. dressed in D. opposed with D. In case D. showed | 完形填空。 | Let me take you back a couple of years. Come with me as we relearn a lesson, one that has stuck with me, in my present memory, and 1 me yet. We walked into Elida Road Hardware, an old-fashioned hardware 2 . 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 acknowledgment. Andy was a very 6 sort of owner. He was of medium build 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 chuckled. "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 19 maintain that fame. And that"s 20 business. | ( )1. A. inspires ( )2. A. restaurant ( )3. A. hugged ( )4. A. presence ( )5. A. shouted ( )6. A. special ( )7. A. looking up ( )8. A. scientific ( )9. A. turned to ( )10. A. description ( )11. A. corner ( )12. A. put up ( )13. A. without ( )14. A. saw ( )15. A. yet ( )16. A. merely ( )17. A. honesty ( )18. A. realize ( )19. A. would ( )20. A. serious | B. excites B. store B. greeted B. dependence B. said B. ridiculous B. looking for B. careful B. got to B. determination B. counter B. made up B. within B. wrote B. still B. eventually B. fortune B. believe B. can B. optimistic | C. shocks C. park C. heard C. importance C. went C. friendly C. looking into C. specific C. stuck to C. satisfaction C. bank C. took up C. by C. signed C. even C. immediately C. consideration C. use C. may C. silent | D. amazes D. factory D. sensed D. absence D. came D. appropriate D. looking afte D. practical D. referred to D. imagination D. door D. figured up D. for D. touched D. also D. possibly D. devotion D. enjoy D. must D. successful | 阅读理解。 | She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence. Outside, it was pouring so heavily. We all stood there just inside the door of the Wal-Mart. We waited, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance (昏昏欲睡) we were all caught in. "Mom, let"s run through the rain," she said. "No, honey. We"ll wait until it slows down a bit," Morn replied. This young child waited about another minute and repeated:"Mom, let"s run through the rain." "We"ll get soaked if we do," Mom said. "No, we won"t, Morn. That"s not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tore at her Mom"s arm, "This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?" "Don"t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, "If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!"" The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I dare say you couldn"t hear anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes. Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child"s lifetime when innocent trust can be developed so that it will bloom into faith,"Honey, you are absolutely right. Let"s run through the rain. If get wet, well maybe we just need washing," Mom said. Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and they held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars. And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing. You may lose your material possessions, your money and even your health, but no one can ever take away your precious memories. So don"t forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories. | 1. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "affirmation"? | A. happiness B. approval C. disagreement D. love | 2. What do we know about the mother in the story? | A. Her husband was cured of his cancer. B. She was strong-willed and considerate. C. She was in despair and pretended to forget what she said. D. Her daughter completely understood the situation her family was in. | 3. Which of the following may the author agree with? | A. The mother should not tell her child about the family misfortune. B. Parents should act more bravely than their children. C. Parents should grasp every opportunity to influence their children to grow well. D. Children should learn to show gratitude and understanding to their parents. | 4. The best title for the passage might be _____. | A. Run Through the Rain B. Be a Determined Mother C. Wait in the Rain D. Have a wonderful experience |
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