I became lame(瘸的)in both legs in my childhood. I can’t stand   36  the support of two sticks. Only in my wheelchair can I “   37  ”.
I still remember the first day at   38 . When I appeared at the door, 39   in the classroom stared(凝视)at me in   40 . My face turned   41 . I couldn’t help  42 back. It was the    43  and sympathy(同情)in their eyes that   44  me doing so. I went shyly towards an unoccupied (空的) seat.
Being lame, I didn’t dare (敢) to   45  in front of my classmates. I was afraid that I might be   46  at. In those days I was very sad to see others walking   47 .
One day, a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside. I was really   48 . They encouraged me with a(n)   49  smile and   50  me in my wheelchair from place to place. I was   51  to them for giving me a chance to see the   52  of our lovely school with my own eyes.
After that we often read, played and talked together. My friends are always   53   to help me. It made me   54  I am handicapped (残疾的).
Once they asked me, “What is the most beautiful thing in our school?” Without hesitation (犹豫) I said, “It is the   55 . ”

【小题1】
A.withB.without C.under D.on
【小题2】
A.walkB.runC.sitD.stand
【小题3】
A.schoolB.wheelchairC.homeD.hospital
【小题4】
A.he B.sheC.everyone D.nobody
【小题5】
A.thought B.interest C.angerD.surprise
【小题6】
A.red B.brown C.whiteD.black
【小题7】
A.enteringB.hidingC.coming D.turning
【小题8】
A.feelingB.kindness C.sorrowD.pain
【小题9】
A.madeB.stoppedC.keptD.let
【小题10】
A.walkB.studyC.practiceD.speak
【小题11】
A.laughedB.smiledC.staredD.looked
【小题12】
A.sadly B.slowlyC.happilyD.shyly
【小题13】
A.braveB.sadC.hurtD.excited
【小题14】
A.honestB.friendly C.luckilyD.handsome
【小题15】
A.pushedB.placedC.drewD.pulled
【小题16】
A.satisfiedB.sorryC.loyal D.thankful
【小题17】
A.signsB.sights C.labsD.students
【小题18】
A.readyB.smartC.wiseD.unwilling
【小题19】
A.forget B.remember C.imagineD.think
【小题20】
A.teachersB.schoolyard C.classmatesD.friendship


Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 
One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. 
Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 
Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 
【小题1】Which of the following statements is NOT true? 

A.People who like country things prefer to live outside the city.
B.People who work in London prefer to live in the country.
C.Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London.
D.Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London.
【小题2】One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.
A.getting a small flat with a garden
B.having a small flat with a garden
C.renting a small flat without a garden
D.buying a small flat without a garden
【小题3】When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 
A.who live in the country
B.who have spent time working in the garden
C.who have a garden of their own
D.who have been digging, planting and watering
【小题4】People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live outside London.
A.their life was meaningless
B.their life was invaluable
C.they didn’t deserve a happy life
D.they were not worthy of their happy life

I think it was my mother who taught me the meaning of honesty. Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time. She felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally the best way out. And, for her, that generally meant telling a “little white lie.” As a young child I thought it was kind of cool. And, naturally, when I would come to her with a concern or question wondering what I should do, she generally advised me to lie.
“Mom, I told Theresa that I would go over to her house, but now I would rather go to Sue’s house to play.”
“Tell Theresa you’re sick,” she would advise. And generally I did. But I didn’t seem blessed with her lack of conscience. On many painful occasions Theresa would find out that I really went to Sue’s house without her. These occasions taught me that it is more painful to be caught in a lie than it is to tell the truth in the first place. I wondered how it was possible that my mother had never learned that lesson.
I started thinking of all the lies that I’d heard her tell. I remembered the time she told someone that her favorite restaurant had closed, because she didn’t want to see them there anymore. Or the time she told Dad that she loved the lawn-mower he gave her for her birthday. Or when she claimed that our phone lines had been down when she was trying to explain why she hadn’t been in touch with a friend of hers for weeks. And what bothered me even more were all the times she had involved me into her lies. Like the time she told my guidance counselor that I had to miss school for exploratory surgery, when she really needed me to babysit. And it even started to bother me when someone would call for her and she would ask me to tell them that she wasn’t there.
So, I started my own personal fight against her dishonesty. When I answered the phone and it was someone my mother didn’t want to talk to, I said, “Louise, mom is here, but she doesn’t want to talk to you.” The first time I did it, she punished me, but I refused to apologize. I told her that I had decided that it was wrong to lie. And the next time it happened I did the same thing. Finally, she approached me and said, “I agree that lying is not the best thing to do, but we need to find a way to be honest without being rude.” She admitted that her methods weren’t right, and I admitted that mine were a bit too extreme.
Over the past few years, the two of us have worked together to be honest—and yet kind. Honesty should mean more than not lying. It should mean speaking the truth in kindness. Though I started by trying to teach my mom the importance of honesty, I ended up gaining a deeper understanding of the meaning of the term.
【小题1】 The author’s mother __________. 

A.thought white lies were not lies
B.helped the author get out of trouble with white lies
C.told the author to lie when in trouble
D.taught the author the importance of being honest
【小题2】The author __________.
A.was thankful to her mother’s advice
B.felt more awkward when being caught lying
C.found that telling the truth hurt more than telling a lie
D.felt guilty when hurting people with her honesty
【小题3】It can be inferred that the author’s mother __________.
A.met her friends in the same restaurant regularly
B.didn’t get along with the author’s teachers
C.was not popular among her friends
D.wanted to have something else for her birthday
【小题4】Finally the author and her mother agreed that __________.
A.kind-heartedness is more important than honesty
B.appropriate methods are the key to telling a good lie
C.honesty is defined as kindness as well as truthfulness
D.absolute honesty is basic to good interpersonal relationships

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