John Russell, 83 years old, got on a Chicago bus. He saw a sign 1 that senior citizens could ride for half price. When he 2 three quarters (75 cents) into the box, the driver asked 3 his ID card. John took out his ID card. "You need a 4 CTA card," said the driver. John did not 5 the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) card 6 he lived in New York and was in Chicago 7 his two sons. "Then you need to put in 8 three quarters," said the driver, " 9 get off the bus." Old People are usually very stubborn. John said, "Give me back my three quarters, and I"ll 10 ." "I 11 - it"s in the box. If you don"t get off, I"ll call the 12 ," said the driver, and he did. Two police cars pulled up. John and the driver told the police their 13 . "That"s why you called?" one policeman asked the driver. The other policeman then said to John, "I"ll give you three quarters." John shook his head, "Why should you give me the quarters? He should 14 me my three quarters." "Where are you going?" asked the policeman. "Downtown to have lunch with friends," John said. "Come on," the policeman said, "We"ll get you your card." So they took him downtown to the CTA office. But the people there wouldn"t give him a CTA card-he needed a(n) 15 . "What about his three quarters?" one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and a 16 was made to give John"s quarters back. " 17 are you going to get there?" "By bus. And all I"m going to pay is 75 cents." "18 ," the policeman said. John got on a 19 , dropped three quarters in the box, and said, "I"m a senior citizen...." The driver looked at John and 20 . He didn"t know how lucky he was to be a wise man. |
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No way D. step D. shook | 完形填空。 | James"s New Bicycle James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 1 the coins that lay on the bed.$24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least$90! 2 on earth was he going to get the 3 of the money? He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 4 to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no 5 asking his parents, for he knew t hey had no money to 6 . There was only one way to get money, and that was to 7 it. He would have to find a job. 8 who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had 9 on most things. "Well, you can start right here," said Mr. Clay. "My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing." That was the 10 of James" s odd-job (零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the variety (多样化) of 11 that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the 12 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the 13 increased and he knew that he would soon have 14 for the bicycle he longed for. The day 15 came when James counted his money and found$94. 32. He 16 no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 17 home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard 18 for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 19 he had bought it with his own money. He had 20 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle. | ( )1. A. cleaned ( )2. A. How ( )3. A. number ( )4. A. brave ( )5. A. point ( )6. A. separate ( )7. A. borrow ( )8. A. Or ( )9. A. decisions ( )10. A. beginning ( )11. A. presents ( )12. A. colour ( )13. A. effort ( )14. A. all ( )15. A. finally ( )16. A. gave ( )17. A. patiently ( )18. A. begging ( )19. A. since ( )20. A. understood | B. covered B. Why B. part B. hard B. reason B. spend B. earn B. So B. experience B. introduction B. books B. number B. pressure B. enough B. instantly B. left B. proudly B. asking B. if B. dreamed | C. counted C. Who C. little C. smart C. result C. spare C. raise C. For C. opinions C. requirement C. chances C. size C. money C. much C. normally C. took C. silently C. looking C. than C. achieved | D. checked D. What D. rest D. unfair D. right D. save D. collect D. But D. knowledge D. opening D. jobs D. type D. trouble D. some D. regularly D. wasted D. tiredly D. working D. though D. learned | 完形填空。 | There was once a young couple who lived very happily together. The only thing they worried about was 1 their happiness would last forever. An old man told them, " 2 around the world and look for a happy 3 . Ask them for a piece of cloth 4 the man"s shirt. Then you will stay 5 ." They began their journey to 6 the happiest couple. Whenever they heard about a happy couple, they would ask them, "Are you the happiest couple?" They replied, "Yes, we are happy in 7 way except that we don"t have any children." Actually they were not the happiest so the couple 8 their journey. They met another couple in a city. 9 they were happy, they had lots of children, which made them uncomfortable. This couple didn"t 10 like the happiest, either. They continued traveling to many different places 11 they just couldn"t find what they were 12 . One day they met a shepherd (牧羊人). His 13 was looking after a lovely baby. The young couple asked them the same question. They 14 , "Everybody is happier than the king." The young couple immediately 15 that they were the happiest couple and asked for a piece of cloth from the shepherd"s 16 . The shepherd said, "If I give you the cloth, then I will be 17 without any clothes because I have only one shirt. They then 18 that it was difficult to find perfect happiness. The wife then said, "It"s important to 19 two things if we want to be happy. First, we should be 20 with whatever we have. And second, we must always be patient." | ( )1. A. why ( )2. A. Travel ( )3. A. man ( )4. A. from ( )5. A. young ( )6. A. find ( )7. A. no ( )8. A. stopped ( )9. A. Although ( )10. A. say ( )11. A. and ( )12. A. looking for ( )13. A. daughter ( )14. A. cried ( )15. A. saw ( )16. A. shoes ( )17. A. left ( )18. A. insisted ( )19. A. forget ( )20. A. careful | B. that B. Turn B. couple B. in B. beautiful B. ask B. another B. changed B. Because B. think B. but B. looking at B. wife B. jumped B. realized B. tie B. thanked B. suggested B. remember B. satisfied | C. whether C. Run C. woman C. with C. happy C. see C. every C. dropped C. Since C. sound C. because C. thinking about C. son C. answered C. said C. trousers C. told C. trusted C. express C. peaceful | D. which D. Fly D. girl D. for D. kind D. beg D. both D. continued D. If D. smell D. unless D. waiting for D. friend D. received D. lost D. shirt D. called D. understood D. imagine D. surprised | 阅读理解。 | Because of my curiosity (好奇心), I had a really exciting weekend. I took a trip to Gloucester to see some of the world"s most beautiful animals-whales in the North Atlantic Ocean. After a long trip by train and bus, we got on the ship called the "Privateer". On our way to see the whales on that beautiful sunny day, I grew more and more excited. After a while we stopped, and everyone on the ship started to shout because we"d seen whales. It was wonderful! While we were watching the whales, a guide was giving us information about them. She told us we were seeing only two kinds of whales-50-foot whales (singing whales) and 70-foot whales (the second largest whales on the earth). She also said we could easily tell the different kinds of whales by their tales (尾巴), since every whale has a different tail, just as people have different fingerprints (指纹). They all have names as well. On this trip, we saw "Salt" and "Pepper", two whales named by a scientist and a fisherman. They swam together all the time. Sometimes whales came so close to the ship that we thought we could touch them. I took twenty-seven photos, which was a really hard job because they moved so quickly, and stayed on the surface of the ocean for such a short time. Having seen the whales was one of the chances few people ever got. I was lucky enough to have that chance. | 1. The passage is mainly about _____. | [ ] | A. the different kinds of whales B. the different kinds of animals in the ocean C. a trip to study ocean animals D. a trip to see whales | 2. Which of the following transport did the author NOT use during the trip? | [ ] | A. The train. B. The plane. C. The bus. D. The ship. | 3. We can learn from the third paragraph that _____. | [ ] | A. there were only two kinds of whales B. 70-foot whales are the largest in the world C. whales all have different tails D. whales have fingerprints as people do | 4. What did the author do when she saw the whales? | [ ] | A. She gave them the names "Salt" and "Pepper". B. She swam with them. C. She got close to touch them D. She took photos of them. | 阅读理解。 | She was returning from teaching out in a small community (社区). It was a black, moonless night, and a heavy snow was falling. She thought back to the time when she had first started teaching out in small communities. During those days she had always picked up hitchhikers (搭便车者), until the day her sister told her that one of her friends had been shot (中枪) in the head by a hitchhiker, all because she had stopped out of kindness to help him during a storm. Her family didn"t stop worrying about her safety over the hitchhikers until the family heard the promise:" No more hitchhikers!" The snow that night was making her think back to this. Then she saw a man waving. She slowed down for him, but as he ran toward the car in the dark, she shook with fear. Yet she thought that if he was truly in need, she couldn"t leave him here in this storm. The stranger explained that his car was dead, and she told him to get in. They drove for an hour into the next city and she took him to a telephone booth (公用电话亭). She waited until he had made a call. When he reported back to her that a family member would soon come to pick him up, she wished him well and then left. Tears fell on her cheeks as she drove away. It felt as though she had been holding her breath for an hour. "I hope they"ll understand why I had to break my promise," she thought. | 1. What made the woman"s family worried about her safety? | [ ] | A. She had been hurt by a hitchhiker. B. A friend of her sister"s was killed by a hitchhiker. C. There were often snowstorms on her way home. D. Her car often broke down on her way home. | 2. The stranger asked for help because _____. | [ ] | A. his car had broken down B. he wanted to rob her C. he couldn"t find his way home D. he couldn"t get in touch with his friends | 3. We can infer that the woman _____. | [ ] | A. was sorry to pick up the stranger B. felt too tired to breathe C. had been afraid of being with the stranger D. had been too careful when driving in the storm | 4. What would be the best title for this passage? | [ ] | A. A safety problem B. An important hitchhiker C. A friendly stranger D. A broken promise |
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