I want to tell you a story that changed my life many years ago. We were living in College Station, Texas and my wife and I were on our way home from Houston, Texas one Saturday morning. We decided to stop at a local restaurant to get something to eat since we had enough time. When we finished, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a homeless man standing in front of the building. His clothes were worn and it looked as though he didn’t have any money. It was cold and I was sure he wanted something warm to drink; however, it was not this that I remember, because that is not what "moved" me. A dog was also walking up to the front of the building. Being a dog owner, I knew that the dog was a mother, and that she had just had some pups (小狗). She was hungry and weak and I felt bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her pups would not live. People walking by didn’t even notice her. She was not as pretty and clean as most dogs, but she still deserved (值得) better. We still did not do anything, but someone else did. The homeless man, who I thought could not afford anything to eat, went into the store and bought dog food with all the money he had.
【小题1】Where did the story happen?

A.In front of the local restaurant.
B.In front of a building.
C.In the car parking lot.
D.Near the author’s house.
【小题2】What do we know about the dog?
A.The author wanted to help the dog, but he was un-able to.
B.The dog and her pups were in danger of dying from hunger.
C.The dog was not cute enough to be loved.
D.The author didn’t like dogs.
【小题3】Which of the following moved the author?
A.The homeless man had no money to buy food for himself.
B.The homeless man wore worn clothes on cold days.
C.The homeless man bought food for a dog with all his money.
D.Most people walking by the dog didn’t notice her.
【小题4】What can we conclude(得出结论) from the passage?
A.The author was so hungry that he went into the local restaurant to eat.
B.The author didn’t understand what the homeless man did.
C.The dog shouldn’t be taken care of carefully because it looked ugly.
D.Things are not always what they seem.
【小题5】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.My Memory B.A Poor Dog
C.The Homeless PersonD.A Mother Dog

Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.
One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”
Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”
【小题1】How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

A.He went up to work by train.
B.He walked to his office.
C.He went to his office on foot unless it rained.
D.He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.
【小题2】 Mr. Grey liked walking from the station to his office because ________.
A.he couldn’t afford the busesB.he wanted to save money
C.he wanted to keep in good healthD.he could do some exercises on the way
【小题3】Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to______.
A.give him a start in lifeB.help him on the way to success
C.make him richD.gain more money
【小题4】One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______.
A.wanted to return Mr. Grey the money
B.again asked Mr. Grey for money
C.would like to make friends with him
D.told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of troublesome things they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck 12. “Oh, dear!” I cried, “ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched(可怜的) creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
【小题1】When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____ .

A.asleepB.working C.outsideD.watching TV
【小题2】Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him at all because ____________.
A.he thought it was useless doing this at night
B.his parents were not able to help him
C.his eyes were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D.he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
【小题3】 What do you suppose happened to the author later?
A.He went to a church to pray again
B.He passed the exam by luck
C.He failed in the exam
D.He was punished by his teacher

(2013·高考陕西卷,D)About 30 years agoI left Cuba for the United States with my son.After getting settled finally in BrunswickNew JerseyI enrolled(注册) my son in kindergarten.Several weeks latermy son’s teacher asked me to meet him at his office.

In the teacher’s officeand exchange of greetings was followed by his questions“Is your son mentally retarded(弱智的)Does he suffer from any kind of mental disability

Was he talking about my wonderful Scola? NOnoit can’t be.What a helplesslonely momentI told him that Scola was a quietsweet little boyinstead.I asked him why he was asking me all these questions.

My son could not follow the teacher’s directionshe told meand thusScola was disrupting the classDidn’t he know my son did not speak English yet?

He was angry“Why hasn’t your son been taught to speak English? Don’t you speak English at home

NoI didn’t speak English at homeI replied.I was sure my son would learn English in a couple of monthsand I didn’t want him to forget his native language.Wellwrong answerWhat kind of person would not speak in English to her son at home and at all times? “Are you one of those people who come to this country to save dollars and send them back to their countrynever wanting to be a part of this society

Needless to sayI tried to tell him I was not one of “those people”Then he told me the meeting was overand I left.

As I had expectedmy son learned to speak English fluently before the school year was over.He went on to graduate from college and got a jobearning close to six figures.He travels widely and leads a well?adjustedcontented life.And he has benefited from being bilingual(双语的)

Speaking more than one language allows people to communicate with othersit teaches people about other cultures and other places—something very basic and obviously lacking in the“educator”I met in New Jersey.

1.The teacher asked the author to his office________.

Ato discuss Scola’s in?class performance

Bto get Scola enrolled in kindergarten

Cto find a language partner for Scola

Dto work out a study plan for Scola

2.What does the underlined word“disrupting” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

ABreaking BFollowing

CAttending DDisturbing

3.The author’s attitude towards being bilingual may best be described as________.

Acritical Bcasual

Cpositive D passive

4.This text is likely to be selected from a book of________.

Amedicine Beducation

Cgeography D history

 

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