According to legend, a young man while wandering the desert came across a spring
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According to legend, a young man while wandering the desert came across a spring of delicious crystal-clear water. The water was so sweet, he 21 his leather container so he could bring some 22 to a tribal elder who had been his teacher.
After a four-day journey he 23 the water to the old man who took a deep drink, 24 warmly and thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water. The young man returned to his village with a happy 25 .
Later, the teacher let another student 26 the water. He spat it 27 , saying it was awful. It 28 had been no longer fresh and 29 unpleasant to drink because of the old leather container.
The student challenged his teacher: “Master, the water was smelly. Why did you 30 to like it?”
The teacher replied, “You only tasted the water. I tasted the 31 . The water was simply the container for an act of loving-kindness and nothing could be 32 .”
I think we understand this lesson best when we receive 33 gifts of love from young children. 34 it’s a tray or a bracelet, the 35 and proper response is 36 and expressed thankfulness because we love the idea within the gift.
Gratitude doesn’t always come naturally. 37 , most children and many adults value only the thing given 38 the feeling embodied in it. We should remind ourselves and 39 our children about the beauty and purity of feelings and expressions of gratitude. 40 , gifts from the heart are really gifts of the heart.
| 小题1: | | A．packed | B．filled | C．took | D．carried |
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| 小题3: | | A．presented | B．mailed | C．delivered | D．showed |
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| 小题4: | | A．said | B．laughed | C．smiled | D．nodded |
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| 小题5: | | A．heart | B．mind | C．moment | D．occasion |
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| 小题6: | | A．smell | B．watch | C．taste | D．feel |
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| 小题8: | | A．apparently | B．still | C．sadly | D．quickly |
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| 小题9: | | A．however | B．instead | C．nevertheless | D．therefore |
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| 小题10: | | A．change | B．pretend | C．determine | D．agree |
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| 小题11: | | A．sweat | B．sense | C．promise | D．gift |
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| 小题12: | | A．clearer | B．fresher | C．sweeter | D．purer |
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| 小题13: | | A．simple | B．innocent | C．worthless | D．meaningless |
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| 小题14: | | A．Whether | B．If | C．Whatever | D．Whichever |
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| 小题15: | | A．pretended | B．lovely | C．abnormal | D．natural |
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| 小题16: | | A．devotion | B．comfort | C．imagination | D．appreciation |
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| 小题17: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Frankly | C．Strangely | D．Possibly |
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| 小题18: | | A．other than | B．rather than | C．better than | D．more than |
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| 小题19: | | A．persuade | B．teach | C．improve | D．advise |
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| 小题20: | | A．In a word | B．Otherwise | C．Thus | D．After all |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:D
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:D
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:B
小题20:D |
解析
试题分析：本文通过讲述一位部落长老收到一个年轻的男子在漫游沙漠途中找到的甘泉，深切感激学生赠予他甜美的水。其实，水因为在陈旧的皮革容器里，变得不再新鲜。从而告诉我们一个道理：我们当从别人那里收到爱的礼物时，我们应该欣赏，并表示感激，因为发自内心给予的礼物才是真正的礼物。
小题1:考查动词辨析。A.packed打包B. Filled装满，填满，灌满C.took拿，取；采取；D. Carried装载（沉重的物品），根据句意，因为水的味道非常甜美，于是他灌满了他的皮水壶。故选B
小题2:考查动词短语。bring sth back带...回去,bring in；引入，赚（钱）bring up教育，培育 bring away 带着...离开。句意这样就可以带一些回去，送给曾经是他老师的部落长老。
小题3:考查动词辨析。present to,意思是 “出现在 ”;“送给”;“把……呈现给”，句意是他把水呈献给老人而mail是指邮寄，deliver是指递送；投递；传送，均不合题意
小题4:考查动词辨析。 从下文thanked his student lavishly for the sweet water可推断老人应该是和蔼的微笑着。
小题5:根据语境，年轻人得到老人的感激，当然是怀着愉快的心情回到了村庄。heart 心，感情B.mind，智力，智慧， 意志，记忆C. Moment时刻D.occasion机会，时机；场合，故选A
小题6:根据常识，“水”是用来“品尝”的，句意：老师让他的另一个学生品尝水。故选C
小题7: 根据下文saying it was awful，水很难喝，故学生吐了出来。Spit out吐出…；唾。
小题8:根据句意，水显然已经因为陈旧的皮革容器而变得不再新鲜。A. Apparently显然地；似乎；显而易见B. Still仍然C. Sadly悲伤地D. Quickly快速地。故选择A
小题9:联系上下文。水已经变得不再新鲜，因此不好喝。故选D。A.however可是，然而B. Instead正相反 C. nevertheless 然而；尽管如此；不过；仍然D. Therefore因此。
小题10:句意;学生质疑他的老师：“师父，水是臭的，你为什么要假装喜欢它？”A. Changeg改变="B." pretend假装C. determine决定 D.agree同意，根据语境，B最合题意。
小题11:联系下文（重现） gifts of love from young children，可知正确答案是gift.句意为：你只品尝了水的味道，我却是在品尝礼物的味道。
小题12:考查形容词的比较级。句意：水仅仅是装载善与爱之行为的容器，而没有什么东西比善与爱更甜美了。”A. clearer更 干净B. fresher 更 新鲜C. sweeter更甜美D. purer更纯洁
小题13:根据常识，形容孩子应该用“天真无邪”，故选B。A. Simple简单的B. innocent天真无邪的C.worthless无价值的，不值钱的；卑微的D.meaningless无意义的。
小题14:从下文because we love the idea within the gift，所以，无论它是一个陶瓷托盘或通心粉手镯，我们都应该欣赏并感激。whether…or…:不管…还是…
小题15:考查形容词。收到别人送的礼物，我们自然而恰当的反应是欣赏，并表示感激。A. Pretended假装的B.lovely可爱的C.abnormal正常的，均不合题意。D.natural自然的为正确答案。
小题16:由and连接并列结构可知，空格和expressed thankfulness为并列关系，故选D. Appreciation欣赏，感激。
小题17:根据语境，此处表达：不幸的是，大多数儿童和成人只看重被赠予的东西本身，A. Unfortunately不幸地是B.Frankly坦率地C.Strangely奇怪地D. Possibly可能地，故选A。
小题18:根据句意，大多数儿童和成人只看重被赠予的东西本身，而不是它体现的情谊。故选B。A.other than不同于；非；除了(="but,expect)B.rather" than（要）…而不…，与其…倒不如…;而不是C.better than比…更好D.more than不只是；很；超过；在…次以上。
小题19:A. persuade劝说，规劝B. Teach教育，教诲C. Improve提高，改善D.advise建议。根据句意：我们应该提醒自己，并教导我们的孩子，感情和对感激之情的表达是美丽而纯洁的。选择B答案。
小题20:A. In a word总之，一句话B. Otherwise否则，要不然C. Thus因此D. After all毕竟，终究。根据上下文的关系，句意为：毕竟，发自内心给与的礼物才是真正的礼物。故选D
点评：本文是属于夹叙夹议型记叙文。通过叙述长老收到学生赠与的已经不再甘甜的水后表示欣赏，感激的这样一件事，从而告诫人们一个道理：发自内心给予的礼物才是真正的礼物。，夹叙夹议类文章在高考完形填空中出现的频率越来越高。此类文章题材较贴近考生生活实际，内容积极且有教育意义;结构清晰，脉络有序;以叙为主，叙议结合，叙述灵活，侧重语境。解答夹叙夹议类完形填空题时，思维要灵活，要随着记叙与议论的转换，及时调整思维方式。 |
举一反三
I have two really good friends. Nancy and Richard. They both believe in the 1 of positive thinking. However, though their personalities are 2 . They are totally different in other areas of their lives. The biggest differences are their 3 , career choices, and way of life.
Love and concern 4 Nancy’s childhood. She , along with her younger sister, was 5 by her mother and father. Nancy’ parents were 6 in her schoolwork, making her excellent at school. On the other hand, Richard’s childhood lacked love. His parents 7 him up to his grandparents when they failed to take care of him 8 . His grandmother took care of him most of his growing up years.9 , since his sister didn’t live with him, he never really got to10 her.
Another difference is their career choice. Nancy has always been a 11 and made a choice to work in a variety of different12 settings: doctor’s offices, hospitals, nursing homes and a visiting nurse. Her13 part was working with pediatrics(小儿科)。 However, Richard14 to work in the business world. He prefers to work with15rather than with people.
A third difference is their16. Nancy is always on the go. She goes to yard sales, out to eat,and enjoys nature. She is17; has five children, thirteen grandchildren, several great-grandchildren. 18, Richard likes to stay home and do things alone. He is single and has no children.
I am very 19 for the fact I have two similar yet very different friends, Nancy and Richard. This has 20 me that anyone can be positive thinker. And it is also what makes my friendship with both of them very intriguing(有趣的) and challenging.
| 小题1: | | A．energy | B．power | C．ability | D．effort |
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| 小题2: | | A．strong | B．special | C．impressive | D．similar |
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| 小题3: | | A．childhood | B．education | C．appearance | D．religion |
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| 小题4: | | A．confirmed | B．filled | C．influenced | D．controlled |
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| 小题5: | | A．spoiled | B．moved | C．raised | D．deserted |
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| 小题6: | | A．absorbed | B．interested | C．involved | D．stuck |
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| 小题7: | | A．took | B．picked | C．called | D．gave |
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| 小题8: | | A．carefully | B．properly | C．strictly | D．firmly |
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| 小题9: | | A．Moreover | B．However | C．Instead | D．Therefore |
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| 小题10: | | A．visit | B．touch | C．phone | D．know |
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| 小题11: | | A．follower | B．receiver | C．caretaker | D．leader |
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| 小题12: | | A．medical | B．physical | C．political | D．chemical |
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| 小题13: | | A．difficult | B．complete | C．favorite | D．natural |
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| 小题14: | | A．agreed | B．refused | C．chose | D．remembered |
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| 小题15: | | A．machines | B．exhibitions | C．agreements | D．plays |
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| 小题16: | | A．hobby | B．custom | C．habit | D．lifestyle |
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| 小题17: | | A．beautiful | B．independent | C．famous | D．married |
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| 小题18: | | A．After all | B．in contrast | C．in a word | D．in the end |
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| 小题19: | | A．anxious | B．thankful | C．sorry | D．ready |
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| 小题20: | | A．reminded | B．persuaded | C．taught | D．acknowledged |
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完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We were standing at the top of a church tower. My father had __1__ me to this spot in a small town not far from our home in Rome. I wondered __2__.
“Look __3__, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my __4__ and looked down. I saw the square in the centre of the village. And I saw the crisscross(十字形) of twisting, turning streets leading to the __5__. “See, my dear,” Father said gently. “There is more than one way to the square. __6__ is like that. If you can’t get to the place where you want to go __7__ one road, try another.”
Now I understood why I was there. __8__ that day I had begged my mother to do __9__ about the terrible lunches that were served at school. But she __10__ because she could not believe the lunches were as __11__ as I said.
When I __12__ my father for help, he would not help. _13__, he brought me to this high tower to __14__ me a lesson — the value of an open, searching mind. By the time we reached home, I had a __15__.
At school the next day, I _16__ poured my lunch soup into a bottle and brought it home. Then I asked our cook to _17__ it to mother at dinner. The plan __18__ perfectly. She swallowed one spoonful and said, “The cook must have gone mad!” Quickly I told what I had done, and mother said firmly that she would take up the matter of lunches at school the next day.
In the years that followed I often remembered the lesson father taught me. I began to work as a fashion designer two years ago. I wouldn’t stop working __19__ I tried every possible means to my goal. Father’s wise words always __20__ me that there is more than one way to the square.
| 小题1: | | A．taken | B．sent | C．brought | D．left |
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| 小题4: | | A．strength | B．courage | C．spirit | D．bravery |
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| 小题5: | | A．tower | B．church | C．square | D．village |
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| 小题6: | | A．School | B．Society | C．Family | D．Life |
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| 小题8: | | A．Earlier | B．Later | C．After | D．During |
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| 小题9: | | A．her best | B．a favor | C．something | D．everything |
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| 小题10: | | A．defended | B．refused | C．excused | D．agreed |
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| 小题12: | | A．belonged to | B．turned to | C．tried to | D．led to |
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| 小题13: | | A．Therefore | B．So | C．Instead | D．Anyway |
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| 小题14: | | A．show | B．make | C．prepare | D．give |
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| 小题15: | | A．plan | B．question | C．problem | D．suggestion |
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| 小题16: | | A．angrily | B．secretly | C．kindly | D．politely |
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| 小题17: | | A．cook | B．boil | C．make | D．serve |
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| 小题18: | | A．made | B．failed | C．worked | D．took |
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| 小题19: | | A．if | B．once | C．since | D．until |
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| 小题20: | | A．remind | B．approve | C．affect | D．limit |
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There was a woman, about 30 years old, married with two children. She had grown up in a home where she was constantly criticized and often treated unfairly by her parents. As a result, she was negative and fearful, and had no confidence at all.
One day, she was hit by a car. When she awoke, she found herself in a hospital. She could still speak, but had no recollection of any part of her past life. She was a total amnesiac! Her husband and children visited her daily, but she did not know them.
Determined to understand what had happened to her, she began reading medical textbooks and studying in the specialized area of amnesia and memory loss. She met and discussed with specialists in this field. Eventually she wrote a paper on her condition. Not long afterward, she was invited to address a medical conference to deliver her paper, answer questions about her amnesia, and share her experiences and ideas. During this period, something amazing happened. She became a genuinely positive, confident, outgoing woman, well informed, and very much in demand as a speaker and authority in the medical profession. All memory of her negative childhood had been wiped out. She changed her thinking and changed her life.
Each person comes into the world with no thoughts or ideas at all, and everything that a person thinks and feels is learned from babyhood onward. The adult becomes the sum total of everything he or she learns, feels, and experiences while growing up.
Everyone is born with no self-concept at all. Every idea, opinion, feeling, attitude, or value you have as an adult is the result of an idea or impression you took in and accepted as true. When you believe something to be true, it becomes true for you, whatever the fact may be. You are not what you think you are, but what you think, you are.
小题1:What happened to the woman after the accident?| A．She believed she was not talented. | | B．She didn"t love her husband any more. | | C．She refused to recall her past life. | | D．She was in complete memory loss. |
小题2:Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?
小题3:Which statement agrees with the last paragraph?| A．Great minds think alike. | | B．Thinking is to man what water is to fish. | | C．Confidence in you is the first step on the road to success. | | D．You are not what you believe, but what others believe you are. |
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For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜）across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I 36 _____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and 37 _____ would win the race. At other times I would 38 _____ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous 39 _____ hoping to reach that banner a little faster. 40 _____ , I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it, the banner was never any 41 _____ I finally decided one day to 42 _____ and take a break. It was then that I saw my 43 _____ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I 44 _____ hard to support my family, as I played with my children and heard their 45 _____ and even when I was 46 _____ with my wife at my side looking after me. It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner. I just didn’t have the 47 _____ to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “Tension is what you think you should be. 48 _____ is who you are” Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the 49 _____ life we think we should have and 50 _____ the life we have now. Happiness will never be found under some banner far away. If will be found 51 _____ your own heart, soul and mind. It will be found when you 52 _____ that others love you just as you do.
Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness. Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of 53 _____ with you everywhere you go. 54 _____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are 55 _____ there.
| 小题1: | | A．forgot | B．missed | C．overcame | D．accomplished |
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| 小题2: | | A．safe | B．steady | C．calm | D．quiet |
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| 小题4: | | A．place | B．height | C．speed | D．time |
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| 小题5: | | A．Generally | B．Gradually | C．Unfortunately | D．Firstly |
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| 小题6: | | A．clearer | B．lower | C．closer | D．smaller |
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| 小题7: | | A．settle in | B．start off | C．stop by | D．sit down |
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| 小题8: | | A．happiness | B．goal | C．success | D．friendship |
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| 小题9: | | A．studied | B．fought | C．exercised | D．worked |
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| 小题10: | | A．laughter | B．complaints | C．stories | D．breathing |
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| 小题11: | | A．lonely | B．tired | C．sick | D．hungry |
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| 小题12: | | A．courage | B．chance | C．wisdom | D．strength |
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| 小题13: | | A．Stress | B．Relaxation | C．Failure | D．Pain |
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| 小题14: | | A．real | B．perfect | C．common | D．colorful |
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| 小题15: | | A．enjoy | B．change | C．improve | D．create |
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| 小题17: | | A．realize | B．believe | C．hope | D．admit |
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| 小题18: | | A．sorrow | B．responsibility | C．fortune | D．joy |
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| 小题19: | | A．Carry | B．Make | C．Push | D．Take |
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| 小题20: | | A．never | B．still | C．already | D．ever |
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful 1 , and knowing her husband could 2 it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the 3 , her husband told her how 4 he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He 5 her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and 6 a Bible.
7 , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so 8 that she left him.
Many years passed and the lady was very 9 in business. She owned two large companies. She 10 her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to 11 him. But before she could, she 12 a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and 13 things.
When she arrived at his house, sadness 14 her heart. She saw the still new
15 , just as she had left it years before. With 16 , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring 17 from the Bible to the floor and a 18 could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LUV U ALWAYS”.
19 your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the 20 .
| 小题2: | | A．afford | B．like | C．design | D．guess |
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| 小题3: | | A．holiday | B．performance | C．birthday | D．meeting |
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| 小题4: | | A．proud | B．kind | C．sorry | D．brave |
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| 小题5: | | A．lent | B．asked | C．gave | D．moved |
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| 小题6: | | A．carried | B．found | C．missed | D．held |
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| 小题7: | | A．Politely | B．Lightly | C．Patiently | D．Angrily |
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| 小题8: | | A．calm | B．upset | C．grateful | D．careless |
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| 小题9: | | A．failing | B．lonely | C．successful | D．poor |
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| 小题10: | | A．wondered | B．hoped | C．realized | D．explained |
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| 小题11: | | A．visit | B．understand | C．catch | D．help |
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| 小题12: | | A．passed | B．wrote | C．sent | D．received |
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| 小题13: | | A．take care of | B．pay for | C．look for | D．give away |
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| 小题14: | | A．covered | B．broke | C．left | D．filled |
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| 小题15: | | A．car | B．Bible | C．letter | D．table |
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| 小题16: | | A．smiles | B．Laughter | C．tears | D．interests |
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| 小题17: | | A．hid | B．Dropped | C．disappeared | D．made |
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| 小题18: | | A．book | B．pen | C．flower | D．card |
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