阅读理解。 | Since her husband died, Mrs. Jackson has lived alone in their big old suburban (郊区的) house. The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago. For the sake of safety (为安全起见), her son has tried hard to ask her to sell the house and buy a new and small one in the town, But Mrs. Jackson doesn"t like the idea. She says that she has to look after her husband"s old house. But recently she often hears stories about unknown people stealing things around here. That was a cold day before Christmas Eve. Around four o"clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music when someone knocked at the door. She heard the sound but didn"t move. Another knock. Who could it be? Mrs. Jackson was a bit afraid. She decided not to answer the door but keep waiting. One minute another minute and yet another minute. Nothing happened and no more knocks, She walked quietly to the door, and listened. She heard nothing but the wind outside. She slowly unfastened the door and peeped (窥视) through the crack (小缝). She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open! At the door she saw a tall, beautiful Christmas tree! In the tree stood a Christmas card with these words: Merry Christmas! Your new neighbor | 1. The house bought by Mr. Jackson is ______. | [ ] | A. in the town B. small but new C. outside the town D. fifty years old | 2. Mrs. Jackson doesn"t want to sell the house because ______. | [ ] | A. it is almost fifty years old B. it is big and old C. she likes to live alone in it D. her husband left it to her | 3. Why didn"t she move when she heard the knock at the door? Because ______. | [ ] | A. she was enjoying the Christmas music B. she thought it might be an unknown person C. it was not her son D. she hadn"t decided to answer the door | 4. When she found it was a Christmas tree, she ______. | [ ] | A. cried in surprise and pushed the door wide open B. was very surprised to cry C. threw the door away D. went out to stand in the tree | 完形填空。 | At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job would be easy and stress-free. I 1 myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnut (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with 2 customers. But I wasn"t 3 the people with enormous orders, the women who 4 that the coffee was much too creamy (全乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees 5 again and again until they reached perfection. I couldn"t seem to 6 anyone. One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 7 . He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the 8 up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt. 9 he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 10 , since he hadn"t ordered anything but coffee, I had given him his favorite type of doughnut. "It"s 11 me," I told him. "have a nice day." He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the 12 . The next day, it was still raining. I 13 my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their 14 . I was completely wet and freezing cold. 15 , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our 16 tip jar, I grew more depressed. In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a 17 . He said that not many people took time to 18 others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world. With a friendly wave, he drove away. I ran to the back of the shop and read the note. It read: Christine, Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. It"s so nice to meet someone who"s genuinely (真诚地) nice. Please don"t change your 19 ! Have a great day! —Hank After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, 20 my throat and ask politely, "How can I help you?" | ( )1.A.believed ( )2.A.particular ( )3.A.thinking ( )4.A.complained ( )5.A.repeated ( )6.A.fit ( )7.A.satisfied ( )8.A.hat ( )9.A.Before ( )10.A.embarrassed ( )11.A.on ( )12.A.crowd ( )13.A.spent ( )14.A.doughnuts ( )15.A.Better ( )16.A.old ( )17.A.letter ( )18.A.talk about ( )19.A.way ( )20.A.cut | B.hoped B.regular B.considering B.praised B.returned B.please B.happy B.sheet B.After B.angry B.in B.street B.took B.coffees B.Worse B.full B.bill B.care about B.job B.force | C.pictured C.special C.guessing C.doubted C.recovered C.suit C.upset C.coat C.Until C.surprised C.for C.shop C.cost C.orders C.Further C.broken C.note C.hear about C.mind C.raise | D.supposed D.common D.expecting D.explained D.remade D.meet D.anxious D.pillow D.While D.glad D.after D.rain D.wasted D.bags D.Later D.empty D.gift D.know about D.product D.clear | 完形填空。 | Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University. We were all a bit 1 of our landlord, a rough middle-aged man. He gave us a lecture about paying the 2 on time and maintaining the house and appliances. During the fall semester, my housemates and I threw a 3 . We sent invitations to many friends and told everyone to come to our house on Friday night. We 4 a large crowd and everyone had a great 5 . The last guests left in the wee (凌晨一两点) hours of the morning. Exhausted, we decided to sleep in and clean the house and yard the next morning. Well, you 6 it! We were awakened about 7:00 a.m. by our 7 , who was knocking on the door. Sleepily, we let him in, 8 to incur his wrath (招致他的怒气). Instead, he picked up a party invitation that had been 9 on the sidewalk and asked, "Why didn"t you girls invite me?" He came into the house, 10 a minor repair, and spent a few minutes helping us pick up trash from the yard. We weren"t quite sure what use to make of our unexpected luck, but we were thrilled that our landlord had been so 11 . A few months later, I made a mathematical error while balancing my checkbook and my bank soon informed me that I had bounced (跳过) a 12 . I was ashamed when I discovered that it was my rent check and 13 I had to let my landlord know. I figured that he 14 my housemates and I as irresponsible after the party incident and this would 15 him right. I was certain that he would drive me away. 16 , I gathered the courage to call him and explained what had happened. He said, "I have a daughter about your age, and the same thing happened to her 17 . Would you like to wait until next month and send a 18 payment then?" I"ve never forgotten our landlord"s kindness and understanding. He also taught me an important lesson about not judging a book by its 19 . I"m proud to say that I have not bounced a check 20 (though I have thrown a few more parties)! | ( )1. A. tired ( )2. A. rent ( )3. A. table ( )4. A. enjoyed ( )5. A. time ( )6. A. guess ( )7. A. housemate ( )8. A. expecting ( )9. A. lain ( )10. A. took ( )11. A. understanding ( )12. A. card ( )13. A. that ( )14. A. knew ( )15. A. announce ( )16. A. Somehow ( )17. A. then ( )18. A. another ( )19. A. cover ( )20. A. after | B. ashamed B. house B. party B. drew B. fun B. are guessing B. neighbour B. hoping B. laying B. gave B. annoying B. bill B. which B. viewed B. show B. Meanwhile B. once B. double B. colour B. since | C. fond C. price C. course C. wanted C. joy C. guessed C. parents C. thinking C. lying C. made C. careful C. account C. what C. looked C. prove C. Moreover C. again C. same C. content C. ever | D. afraid D. money D. landlord D. picked D. trouble D. had guessed D. landlord D. considering D. laid D. lad D. fierce D. check D. 不填 D. thought D. suggest D. However D. later D. large D. title D. before | 阅读理解。 | It was 3:00 a.m. Rain beat against the windows. Tamsen Bell"s cellphone began to ring so she jumped out of bed quickly for she knew that someone was in trouble, and it was up to her and the other members of the Marin Search and Rescue Team to help. The team has a motto: "Any time, any place, any weather." Bell, 18, joined the search-and-rescue team when she was 14 years old, the youngest age at which a person can join."I remember the first search I ever went on," Bell says. "I was very nervous." Thanks to the strict training program, Bell now is no longer nervous and a lot more confident. When Bell was 16 years old, she took a lead role in a tough search-and-rescue action that she says changed her life. While hiking, a 60-year-old woman fell off a cliff and landed on a mountain ledge (岩石架). Bell slid down in a seated position to get to where the injured woman lay. The situation was very dangerous and she had to make a quick decision which could have endangered the woman"s life. Bell helped to lift the woman onto a litter (担架), and her teammates then pulled the litter up the mountain using ropes. The rescue took more than eight hours, the longest in the history of the team. Afterwards, Bell said she realized that she could keep cool in stressful situations. The experience inspired her to devote her life to helping others. She remains a search-and-rescue member and plans to study nursing in college. "Search-and-rescue work may be tough, but it is rewarding. The best part is the support, and the common feeling that everyone on the team wants to make people"s lives better." Said Bell. | 1. According to the passage, we know that Bell _____. | [ ] | A. was the youngest member in the team B. plays a leading role in every task C. majored in nursing in college D. learned a lot through the training program | 2. Why does Bell say that the tough action changed her life? | [ ] | A. She learnt to make quick decisions when in danger. B. She learnt to transport the injured to safety through a litter. C. The experience inspired her to devote herself to helping others. D. The experience made her realize that she could calm down even in danger. | 3. Which of the following is TURE about Bell"s tough task? | [ ] | A. It was the toughest task in the history of the team. B. Bell slid down the cliff seated in a litter. C. It"s the first task Bell took part in after the training program. D. Bell played a very important role in the action. | 4. The passage is mainly about _____. | [ ] | A. a tough task Bell carried out B. Bell"s job as a young search-and-rescue member C. how people keep cool in dangerous situations D. what search-and-rescue tasks are |
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