I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people frequent the stoplig
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I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people frequent the stoplights. I often gave money to the homeless, feeling 36 for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I 37 giving and became very 38 . Things started to 39 for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to 40 myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 41 , “Will work for food.” I 42 . My daughter commented, “Mommy, you 43 to give to those people in 44 .’’ I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other 45 things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right. Three days later, I was driving to 46 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep 47 me said, “Just help him.” 48 I rolled down my window, and he ran over with enthusiasm, saying “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I 49 into my ashtray and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies. I scooped(抓起)it up and gave it to him. He 50 with joy and tears in his 51 , “Wow, you just made it 52 for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you; the bus that had this great sale is 53 in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, 54 I was the one who got the best 55 in life -- GIVING. 36. A. pleased B. sorry C. nervous D. notable 37. A. stopped B. refused C. considered D. continued 38 A. bitter B. disappointed C. satisfied D. happy 39. A. reform B. decline C. end D. change 40. A. pull B. drive C. persuade D. concern 41. A. gesture B. symbol C. sign D. sentence 42. A. passed by B. gave in C. stood up D. held on 43. A. expected B. attempted C. promised D. used 44. A. shock B. happiness C. comfort D. need 45. A. dim B. bad C. exciting D. anxious 46. A. pick B. look C. ring D. beat 47. A. beside B. inside C. behind D. above 48. A. So B. Otherwise C. However D. Moreover 49. A. climbed B. jumped C. saw D. reached 50. A. turned around B. broke down C. burst out D. spoke up 51. A. eyes B. face C. nose D. mouth 52. A. necessary B. possible C. important D. nice 53. A. taking B. operating C. leaving D. driving 54. A. but B. or C. and D. nor 55. A. award B. message C. gift D. lesson |
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36-55 BAADA CADDB ABADC ABCAC |
解析
36.根据前面的money,可知,“我”好对于那些无家可归的人是感到同情的,故选B项sorry。 37. 根据上文,“我”没有了家,并负了大笔的债可推测出A项stopped正确。而且,下文也有提示。 38.根据上文,既没有了家,又负了债,这样的生活是凄苦的。故 A选项bitter最合适。其他三选项与此时“我”的心情不相符。 39.从下文的提示again可推知,“我”又一次有了家,故生活发生了改变(change)。 40.从上文可知,“我”原来负债,现在还清了。只有pull最合适。 41.从下文的“Will work for food.”可知,那人手里拿着的是一个招牌,故选C项sign。 42. 从下文“我”说的话可知,“我”不想帮助那些无家可归的人,认为他们不过是买酒喝,因此“我”没就没有停车,而是passed by。 43.从第一段可知,“我”过去常常帮助那些无家可归的人,故选D项used,构成词组used to,过去常常。 44.in need指需要帮助的人,与上文homeless people对应,故选D项。 45.从上文的alcohol可知,“我”认为他们会用给的钱买酒喝,这些是bad things,故选B项baD. 46.从下文from school 可知是到学校接女儿。Pick up用车接……;look up在……查找;ring up给……打电话;beat up痛打……。 47.从上文I said that, it didn’t feel right和something deep可知,作者心地善良,上次没有帮助那些需要帮助的人,感到愧疚,所以这次一看到这些无家可归的人,内心深处在呼喊,一定要帮助他们。所以B项正确。 48. 从上下文可知,“我”按照自己的想法拉下窗子,和上文是顺接关系,故选A项so。 49.从上文可知,作者是伸出手拿钱,只有reach符合此意。 50.从上下文,此人只想要77cents,却意外的得到three quarters and two pennies,所以高兴和感激地泪都出来了。Turn around转身;break down(身体)垮下来、(机器等)出毛病;burst out突然……;speak up大声点说。只有burst out符合文意。 51.由前文tears一词可知为eyes。 52. 由上下文可推测,这些钱使他回家看望母亲、过圣诞成为可能。故选B项possible。 53.前文提到他要回家,四个选项中只有leaving和bus搭配能表达此意,注意take和drive的主语是人,bus只能作其宾语。 54. 由上文和下文的got the best可知,作者认为自己的善举对于二人对很难忘,而对自己尤其如此。两句之间是转折关系,选A项but符合文意。 55. 由上文可知,作者自己给了别人帮助,自己也收到了最好的馈赠(gift)。其它三选项均不符合文意。 |
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The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath an old willow tree. Not 36__ with life, I was down. A young boy out of breath 37 me, all tired from play. He stood right before me with his head tilted(倾斜的) down, 38 with great excitement, “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a 39 sight, with its petals(花瓣) all worn-not enough rain, or too little light. 40 him to take his dead flower and go off to play, I 41 a small smile and then shifted away. But instead of 42 he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and declared with 43 , “It sure smells pretty and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I 44 it; here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dying or dead. But I knew I 45 take it, or he might never leave. So I reached for the flower, and 46 , “Just what I need.” But instead of placing the flower in my hand, he 47 it mid-air without reason. It was then that I 48 for the very first time the boy was 49 . I heard my voice shake, tears shone like the sun 50 I thanked him for picking the very best one. He smiled, and then ran off to play, 51 of the effect he’d had on my day. I sat there and 52 how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath an old willow tree. How did he know of my self-indulged(放纵的) 53 ? Perhaps from his heart, he"d been blessed with true 54 . 55 the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see, the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all of those times I myself had been blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that"s mine. 36.A.excited B.inspired C.content D.disappointed 37.A.approached B.overlooked C.understood D.recognized 38.A.telling B.saying C.informing D.talking 39.A.unique B.rough C.bothering D.pitiful 40.A.Wanting B.Demanding C.Persuading D.Inviting 41.A.presented B.adjusted C.forced D.delivered 42.A.declining B.accepting C.panicking D.quitting 43.A.surprise B.embarrassment C.sympathy D.sorrow 44.A.took B.pulled C.attained D.picked 45.A.should B.can C.may D.must 46.A.announced B.replied C.declared D.whispered 47.A.grasped B.held C.caught D.seized 48.A.observed B.confirmed C.noticed D.concluded 49.A.strange B.blind C.deaf D.unimaginable 50.A.once B.after C.as D.since 51.A.unaware B.unbelievable C.regretful D.regardless 52.A. doubted B. felt C. found D. wondered 53. A. embarrassment B. depression C. hopelessness D. effort 54. A. sense B. hearing C. sight D. ability 55.A.In B.From C.Before D.Through |
Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. 1 to the flower shop were always useless---it was a cash 2 . After a while I stopped trying to 3 who the sender was and just delighted in the beautiful and perfume of the white flower. But I never 4 imagining who the sender might be. Some of my 5 moments were spent daydreaming about it. My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n) 6 kindness who might be showing 7 . Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was 8 a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man 9 the street whose mail I helped to get during the 10 so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy step. As a teenager, 11 , I had more fun guessing that it might be a 12 who had noticed me 13 I didn’t know him. One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. He was 14 some of the most important events in my life. I became completely 15 in my upcoming graduation and the dance. When my father died, I 16 the dance and the dress for it. The day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t 17 if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did. She wanted her children to feel 18 and lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a 19 in the world and beauty in the face of hard times. Actually mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, 20 and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died. 1. A. Calls B. Quarrels C. Messages D. Letters 2. A. service B. deal C. bargain D. offer 3. A .recognize B. imagine C. wonder D. discover 4. A. failed B. stopped C. succeeded D. enjoyed 5. A. saddest B. painful C. happiest D. loneliest 6. A. special B. common C. valuable D. important 7. A. concern B. attitude C. interest D. appreciation 8. A. repairing B. washing C. unloading D. starting 9. A. across B. through C. from D. onto 10.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter 11. A. though B. anyway C. therefore D. indeed 12. A. friend B. superman C. teacher D. boy 13. A .as if B. even though C. in case D. so that 14. A. considering B. expecting C. missing D. preparing 15. A. disappointed B. uninterested C. discouraged D. concentrated 16.A. forgot B. lost C. hated D. expected 17. A. wonder B. believe C. care D. know 18. A. contented B. respected C. thanked D. loved 19. A. trouble B. magic C. tragedy D. comedy 20. A. strong B. beautiful C. smelly D. lucky |
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