Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had stumbled over something and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry part of the burden. As they walked Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball and history, and  that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.

They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then both graduated from junior high school. They ended up in the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.  

Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if Ihad killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”

The underlined word “stumbled” in Paragraph One probably means    .

A. stopped himself                  B. came to life

C. trapped himself                   D. lost one’s balance

It can be inferred that________ according to the passage.

A. The boy took so many books with him because he was about to take an exam soon.

B. From the beginning, in fact, Mark knew Bill was to kill himself.

C. Bill valued the days when they spent talking and laughing together

D. Bill was dismissed for his breaking the school rules

What was it that saved Bill’s life in fact?

A. Friendliness and kindness.          B. Understanding and Honesty.

C. Bill’s confidence and strong will     D. Bill’s mother’s encouragement

From the passage we can learn that    _____.

A. Bill would have remove to another school if Mark hadn't met him that day

B. Bill had planned to go to kill himself for the loss of his girlfriend.

C. From the first meeting, they often talked and play together.

D. Mark found out Bill’s secret and saved his life.

Which of the following should be the best title for this passage?

A. A little but meaning thing

B. Just a Little Smile

C. Unforgettable School Life

D. Friendship and Life

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It was a cold winter day that Sunday.The parking lot to the _16_ was filling up quickly.I noticed, as I got out of my car, fellow church members were __17_ among themselves as they walked in the church.As I got _18__, I saw a man leaning up against the wall outside the church.He was almost lying down _19__ he was asleep.His hat was _20_ down so you could not see his face.He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too _21_ for his feet, with holes all over them and his toes _22_ out.I guessed this man was _23_ and asleep, so I walked on _24_ through the doors of the church.We all talked for a few minutes, and someone 25_ the man lying outside.People whispered but no one took _26_ to ask him to come in, 27_ me.A few moments later church began.We were all waiting for the Preacher (牧师) to take his _28_ and to give us the Word, __29_ the doors to the church opened.In _30_ the man walking down the church with his head down.People gasped(喘息)and whispered and made _31_.He made his way down the church and up onto the pulpit (讲坛) where he took off his hat and coat.My heart _32_
There stood our preacher… he was the “homeless man”.The preacher took his Bible (圣经) and 33_ it on his stand.
_34_ , I don't think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today.If you _35_ people by their appearance, you have no time to love them.”
16.A.school                 B.lecture                C.park                    D.church
17.A.arguing               B.whispering          C.stating                 D.speaking
18.A.closer                 B.clearer                C.lower                  D.farther
19.A.even though        B.so that                 C.as if                    D.even if
20.A.dragged              B.pulled                 C.dropped              D.pushed
21.A.big                     B.bad                     C.ugly                    D.small
22.A.reached               B.went                   C.stuck                   D.ran
23.A.homeless             B.helpless               C.hopeless              D.careless
24.A.out                     B.by                      C.across                 D.from
25.A.invited                B.mentioned           C.took                    D.called
26.A.pleasure              B.measure              C.courage               D.trouble
27.A.except                 B.besides                C.without               D.including
28.A.turn                    B.place.               C.time                    D.seat
29.A.when                  B.before                 C.as                       D.after
30.A.rushed                B.hurried                C.came                   D.entered
31.A.decision              B.choices                C.faces                   D.jokes
32.A.sank                   B.fell                     C.broke                  D.failed
33.A.threw                  B.set                      C.laid                     D.folded
34.A.Brothers              B.Folks                  C.Supporters           D.Members
35.A.judge                  B.hate                    C.treat                    D.test


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A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an    36     into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept    37   .For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,  38  that the couple would finally become disappointed and    39  .But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though  40 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a  41  face.The lady told him, “We had a son that  42  Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was  43  here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to  44  a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved .Instead, he was    45  .“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a   46   ,” “Oh, no,” the lady  47  quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a  48  to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and  49  at the couple and then exclaimed(喊道), ” A building! Do you have any  50  how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent.The president was  51  , because he could get rid of them now.Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a  52  ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53  their offer was turned down.Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University     54   after them , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer  55  about.
36.A.choice      B.decision        C.acquaintance    D.appointment
37.A.waiting    B.standing   C.sitting         D.talking
38.A.hoping     B.finding     C.realizing      D.imagining
39.A.go down   B.go out      C.go away       D.go around
40.A.hopelessly B.carefully   C.unexpectedly    D.unwillingly
41.A.pleasant    B.funny       C.cold         D.sad
42.A.attended   B.visited      C.studied        D.served
43.A.clever       B.brave     C.proud          D.happy
44.A.set about   B.set up       C.set down      D.set off
45.A.satisfied    B.excited     C.shocked       D.ashamed
46.A.park     B.cemetery  C.garden        D.museum
47.A.explained  B.expressed  C.refused        D.admitted
48.A.building   B.yard     C.playground      D.square
49.A.laughed    B.shouted     C.glanced        D.called
50.A.suggestion       B.idea   C.thought        D.opinion
51.A.bored              B.astonished C.interested  D.pleased
52.A.department      B.university C.business    D.club
53.A.Once         B.While       C.Since     D.Though
54.A.named      B.looked       C.taken      D.followed
55.A.talked       B.knew        C.heard     D.cared

I would like to tell you a story about my uncle Theo. He is my oldest uncle, a tall, thin, grey-haired man whose thoughts are always on learning and nothing else. He is quiet, gentle and absent-minded and with about as much sense as a child where money is concerned. Well, he applied a post in Camford University. It was a very good post and there were hundreds of candidates who applied for it, and about fifteen, including Theo, were asked to be interviewed.
Camford is a very small town; there is only one hotel in it, and it was so full that they had to put many of the candidates two in a room. Theo was one of these, and the man who shared the room with him was a self-confident fellow called Adams, about twenty years younger than Theo, with a loud voice, and a laugh that you could hear all over the hotel. But he was a clever fellow all the same and had a good post in Iscaiot College, Narkover. Well, the Dean, who was the head of the department of the University, and the committee interviewed all the candidates; and as a result of this interview, the number of the candidates was reduced to two, Uncle Theo and Adams. The committee couldn’t decide which of the two to take, so they decided to make their final choice after each of the candidates had given a public lecture in the college lecture-hall. The subject they had to speak on was “The Civilization of the Ancient Summerians”; and the lecture had to be given in three days’ time.
Well, for these three days Uncle Theo never left his room. He worked day and night at that lecture, writing it out and memorizing it, almost without eating or sleeping. Adams didn’t seem to do any preparation at all. You could hear his voice and his laughter where he had a crowd of people around him. He came to his room late at night, asked Uncle Theo how he was getting on with his lecture, and then told him how he had spent the evening playing bridge, or at the music hall. He ate like a horse and slept like a log; and Uncle Theo sat up working at his lecture.
The day of the lecture arrived. They all went into the lecture hall and Theo and Adams took their seats on the platform. And then, Theo discovered, to his horror,  that typewritten copy of his speech had disappeared! The Dean said they would call on the candidates on the alphabetical order, Adams first; and the despair in his heart, Theo watched Adams calmly take the stolen speech out of pocket and read it to the professors who were gathered to hear it. And how well he read it! Even Uncle Theo had to admit he couldn’t have read it nearly so eloquently himself, and when Adams finished there was a great burst of applause. Adams bowed and smiled, and sat down.
Now, it was Theo’s turn. But what could he do? He had put everything he knew into the lecture. His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another way. With a burning face he could only repeat, word for word, in a low, dull voice, the lecture that Adams had spoken so eloquently. There was hardly any applause when he sat down.
The Dean and the committee went out to decide who the successful candidate was, but everyone was sure what their decision would be. Adams leaned across to Theo and patted him on the back and said, smilingly, “Hard luck, old fellow, but after all, only one of us could win”
Then the Dean and the committee came back, “Gentlemen”, the Dean said, “the candidate we have chosen is Mr. Hobdell.” Uncle Theo had won! The audience were completely taken by surprise, and the Dean continued, “ I think I ought to tell you how we arrived at the decision. We were all filled with admiration at the learning and eloquence of Mr. Adams. I was greatly impressed. But, you will remember, Mr. Adams read his lecture to us. When Mr. Hobdell’s turn came, he repeated that speech, word by word from memory, though, of course, he couldn’t have seen a line of it before. Now a fine memory is absolutely necessary for this post; and what a memory Mr. Hobdell must have! This is why we decided that Mr. Hobdell was exactly the man we wanted! ”
As they walked out of the room, the Dean came up to Uncle Theo, who was so confused but so happy that he hardly knew whether he was standing on his head or heels; and as he shook Theo’s hand he said, “Congratulations, Mr. Hobdell! But, my fellow, when you are on our staff, you must be more careful and not leave valuable papers lying about!”
【小题1】. Which of the followings best describes Uncle Theo?

A.Good-manneredB.ModestC.ChildishD.Bookish
【小题2】 What do we know about the post at Camford University?
A.The applicants had to sit for an examination.
B.There was much competition for the post.
C.The post requires a lot of teaching experience.
D.The post offered quite high salary.
【小题3】. Adams did not bother to do any preparation because______.
A.he was quite familiar with the subject.
B.he knew the committee members well.
C.he had a well-thought-out plan.
D.he had full confidence in himself.
【小题4】 When Uncle Theo’s turn came, _______.
A.he felt so angry that he couldn’t see a word.
B.he felt so upset that he could not remember anything.
C.he had to put the same thoughts in another way.
D.he had to repeat the speech, word by word from memory.
【小题5】 When the committee went out to make a decision, Adams _______.
A.could not help feeling worried.
B.could hardly wait to show his joy.
C.felt sorry for Theo and tried to cheer him up.
D.felt ashamed and tried to chat with Theo.
【小题6】Theo became successful because _______.
A.he had a better memory than Adams.
B.he was more experienced than Adams.
C.the committee knew he was exactly the man they wanted.
D.the committee knew Adams had copied Theo’s speech.

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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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Little Chad was a shy,   21   young man. One day he came home and told his mother that he’d like to make a Valentine for everyone in his class. Her heart sank. She thought, “I wish he  22   do that!” because she had   23   the children when they walked home from school. Her Chad was always   24   them. They laughed and   25  on to each other. But Chad was never   26  . However, she decided she would   27   with her son. So she bought the paper and glue and crayons(蜡笔). For three weeks, night after night, Chad painstakingly made 35 valentines.

Valentine’s Day   28  , and Chad was   29   himself with excitement. He carefully put them in a bag and walked out of the door. His mother decided to bake him his favorite cookies and   30   them nice and warm with a cool glass of milk when he came home. She just knew he would be   31   and maybe that would ease(减轻) the pain a little. It hurt her to think that he wouldn’t get many valentines-maybe   32  at all.

That afternoon she had the cookies and milk on the table. When she heard the children outside, she looked out of the window. Sure enough,   33  they came, laughing and having the   34   time. And, as   35  , there was Chad at the back. He walked a little faster than usual. She   36   expected him to burst into   37   as soon as he got inside. His arms were   38  , she noticed, and when the door opened she choked back the tears.

“Mommy has some cookies and milk for you,” she said.

But he hardly heard her words, he just   39   right on by, his face aglow(满面红光), and all he could say was, “Not a one. Not a one.”

Her heart sank.

And then he added, “I didn’t forget a one, not a   40   one!”

21.A.excited       B.quiet  C.cold    D.calm

22.A.shouldn’t   B.might          C.wouldn’t    D.could

23.A.watched    B.noticed       C.found D.stared

24.A.behind        B.among        C.with   D.beside

25.A.dropped     B.hung  C.fell      D.turned

26.A.contained  B.included     C.received     D.favored

27.A.go on B.go off C.go in  D.go along

28.A.reached     B.followed     C.passed       D.dawned

29.A.in        B.of        C.beside        D.for

30.A.provide       B.offer  C.serve D.supply

31.A.disappointed      B.worried      C.high   D.anxious

32.A.some B.none  C.any     D.nothing

33.A.there B.where         C.nowhere    D.anywhere

34.A.best   B.good  C.great D.happy

35.A.never B.always        C.still     D.seldom

36.A.hardly         B.badly C.fully    D.seriously

37.A.laughter     B.laughing     C.crying         D.tears

38.A.full      B.straight      C.empty         D.bent

39.A.traveled     B.marched    C.moved        D.rolled

40.A.single          B.only    C.very   D.just

 

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