A. the offer their help
B. they receive others" help
C. they feel others" kindness
D. they show their weakness
( )1. A. take ( )2. A. sought ( )3. A. shocked ( )4. A. but ( )5. A. unchanged ( )6. A. reflected ( )7. A. quarreled ( )8. A. attitude ( )9. A. choice ( )10. A. memorized ( )11. A. ambition ( )12. A. stayed ( )13. A. grade ( )14. A. scholarship ( )15. A. helped ( )16. A. fun ( )17. A. happened ( )18. A. valued ( )19. A. remembering ( )20. A. out | B. discuss B. presented B. worried B. so B. unpleasant B. meant B. reasoned B. mind B. step B. considered B. confidence B. went B. answer B. course B. favored B. luck B. proved B. imagined B. guessing B. over | C. cover | D. get D. obtained D. anxious D. or D. unmoved D. affected D. chatted D. view D. measure D. learned D. method D. changed D. comment D. subject D. relaxed D. tricks. D. seemed D. welcomed D. realizing D. off |
阅读理解。 | |||
Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It"s nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated." "Oh, you"re such a good man." She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?" "It"s not the shortest way," I answered quickly. "Oh, I"m in no hurry," she said. "I"m on my way to a hospice (临终医院). I don"t have any family left. The doctor says I don"t have very long." I quietly reached over and shut off the meter (计价器). For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. Sometimes she"d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. At dawn, she suddenly said, "I"m tired. Let"s go now." We drove in silence to the address she had given me. "How much do I owe you?" she asked. "Nothing." I said. "You have to make a living," she answered. "Oh, there are other passengers," I answered. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, "You gave an old woman a little moment of joy." | |||
1. The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to _____. | |||
A. show she was familiar with the city B. see some places for the last time C. let the driver earn more money D. reach the destination on time | |||
2. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he _____. | |||
A. wanted to do her a favor B. shut off the meter by mistake C. had received her payment in advance D. was in a hurry to take other passengers | |||
3. What can we learn from the story? | |||
A. Giving is always a pleasure. B. People should respect each other. C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy. D. People should learn to appreciate others" concern. | |||
阅读理解。 | |||
After the Summer Olympics are over, when all the athletes and viewers have gone home and the television audience has switched off, another group of athletes and fans will arrive at the host city, and another competition will begin. These are the Paralympics, the games for athletes with a disability.But in Beijing in 2008, for the first time, one of the greatest Paralympics will not be taking part. She is a British by the name of Tanni Grey-Thompson. Born with spinal bifida (脊椎裂) which left her paralyzed from the waist down, Tanni used a wheelchair from the age of 7. At first, she was not keen on sport, apart from horse-riding, which gave her a sense of freedom. But in her teens, she started taking sports more seriously. She tried swimming, basketball and tennis. Eventually she found athletics, and never looked back. Indeed, Tanni"s athletic career took off. In 1984, when she was 15, she pulled off a surprise victory in the 100 metres at the Junior National Wheelchair Games. In 1988, Tanni went to her first Paralympics Games in Soul. She bronze in the 400 metres. Even greater success followed at the 1992 Barcelona. Paralympics. Tanni won gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800 metres relay, setting two world records in the process. In the same year she achieved the first of her six London Wheelchair Marathon victories. Tanni"s enduring success has been part motivation (动机), part preparation. "The training I do that enable me to be a good sprinter (短跑运动员) enable me to be good at a marathon too. I train 50 weeks of the year and that keeps me prepared for whatever distance I went to race …I am still competing at a very high level, but as I get order things get harder and I went to retire before I fall apart." Indeed Tanni retired finally after the Visa Paralympics World Cup in 2007. Her wish is to coach young athletes for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. In spite of ups and downs, she never takes her fate lying down. In her splendid life,she has won an amazing eleven gold medals, four silvers and one bronze in a series of Paralympics-a top lever athletic career covering two decades. She has won the London Wheelchair Marathon six times, more than any other competitor, and she has set over thirty world records. What advice does she have for young athletes? "Work hard at your studies, and then train, train again." | |||
1. Which of the following sports did Tanni like before thirteen? | |||
A. Basketball. B. Swimming. C. Tennis. D. Horse-riding | |||
2. When did Tanni win her first Olympic gold medal? | |||
A. In 1984. B. In 1988. C. In 1992. D. In 2007. | |||
3. The underlined word"that"" in the 5th paragraph refers to _____. | |||
A. fifty weeks" training B. being a good sprinter C. training almost every day D. part motivation and part preparation | |||
4. What"s the right order of the events related to Tanni? a. She works as a coach. b. She took up athletics. c. She won four gold medals in Barcelona. d. She competed in her first Paralympics Games. e. She achieved a victory in her first London Wheelchair Marathon. | |||
A. b, d, c, e, a B. a, d, b, c, e C. a, d, c, e, b D. b, d, a, e, c | |||
5. What can we learn from Tanni"s success? | |||
A. Union is strength B. Never too late to learn C. Well begun is half done D. No pains, no gains |