阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   31  to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   32  the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old   33  thinking that she wouldn’t live   34  from then on.
Over the years, I   35  and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   36  a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an)   37  trying (难受的) day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   38 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   39  into my son’s room with a box of   40 . After 16 years, I still   41  Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about   42  since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she   43  the path for those people who were less   44  than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   45 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   46 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was   47 . From this person that I thought would have no   48  of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously (神奇的)   49  and we moved north, but I owe Helen   50  that I can never repay.

【小题1】
A.walkingB.ridingC.runningD.driving
【小题2】
A.livedB.survivedC.existedD.escaped
【小题3】
A.mindB.brainC.headD.thought
【小题4】
A.equallyB.calmlyC.quietlyD.normally
【小题5】
A.studiedB.movedC.workedD.1ived
【小题6】
A.sufferingB.causingC.bearingD.catching
【小题7】
A.normallyB.particularlyC.necessarilyD.eventually
【小题8】
A.upB.offC.backD.down
【小题9】
A.ranB.walkedC.rolledD.moved
【小题10】
A.tissuesB.presentsC.pillsD.candies
【小题11】
A.realizedB.knewC.recognizedD.reminded
【小题12】
A.her lifeB.her sonC.her familyD.her work
【小题13】
A.clearB.smoothC.cleanD.open
【小题14】
A.richB.healthyC.strongD.fortunate
【小题15】
A.moneyB.hopeC.pityD.medicine
【小题16】
A.smallB.pitifulC.weakD.shameless
【小题17】
A.admittedB.beatenC.hurtD.hospitalized
【小题18】
A.useB.valueC.meaningD.quality
【小题19】
A.treatedB.worsenedC.relievedD.recovered
【小题20】
A.some moneyB.some tissuesC.a debtD.a hope

Dear editor,
Mary is my friend and she is a very good-hearted girl. She’s always the first to help out others. But her habits make me mad sometimes and she just won’t change her ways. For most situations, that’s just fine with me, as I know it’s what make her who she is. However, sometimes it’s just so hard for me to bear her behavior. She has recently got a cellphone, but she often borrows mine to make calls. My phone has a chain with it. She always tries to open it like her own phone. I usually open it for her, but not always, as sometimes I’m driving my car, so she needs to get it out of my purse and open it herself.
This weekend we were at a party in a faraway village. She borrowed my cellphone. As it was cold outside, I let her take it outside without opening it. Now it’s broken because she didn’t open it properly. I wouldn’t be so mad, but over the weekend she also borrowed my car and never offered to pay for the gas, which made me very angry. She should have offered to pay for the gas. As I have mentioned, she’s the type to help out others when and where she can. Perhaps because of that, she thinks others should also do the same for her. Sometimes I just think she is very childish. I don’t want to hurt her, but I do want to let her know that not everyone can accept that. What should I do to let her know that?
Yours,
Lily
【小题1】What is Lily’s purpose in writing this letter?

A.to advise us to be careful when making friends.
B.To tell others what kind of person Mary is.
C.To tell Mary what she thinks of her.
D.To ask for advice from an editor.
【小题2】We can learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.
A.Mary doesn’t have a cellphone
B.Mary doesn’t have any good habits
C.Lily is sometimes not pleased with Mary’s behavior
D.Lily has asked Mary to change her ways.
【小题3】What happened at the weekend party?
A.Mary lost Lily’s chain.
B.Mary left before the party was over.
C.Lily’s cellphone was broken.
D.Lily had a quarrel with Mary.
【小题4】What kind of person is Mary?
A.Friendly and beautiful.
B.Kind and careful.
C.Careful and childish.
D.Warm-hearted but childish

Thanks a Million, Dad

I was born disabled.A difficult birth, feet first, my head stuck.By my first birthday, I couldn't stand or walk.

When I was three, the doctor told dad I had cerebral palsy (脑瘫).A loss of oxygen to my brain had destroyed brain signals to the right side of my body.

But no son of my dad' s was going to be disabled.Every morning before breakfast and every evening before bed, my dad placed me on the bedroom floor to exercise my right leg.The muscles were shrunk and twisted together.Back and forth up and down, my dad pushed and pulled the muscles into shape.

But my dad' s exercise of passion didn't stop there.For my 13th birthday, he threw me a special party.When everybody was gone, he brought me to open a large box, it was a-set of boxing gloves.We put them on.My dad kept on beating me mercilessly.Each time I tried to get up, leather kissed my nose, eyes and jaw.I "begged him to stop.He said he beat me to get me ready for the tough world.

That same year, I was the only kid in my neighbourhood that wasn't picked for Little League.Two weeks later.Dad started the Shedd Park Minor League, and every kid played.Dad coached us and made me a pitcher (棒球投手).

The power of my dad' s love guaranteed I walked and more.In high school, I became a football star.

In 1997, a brain surgeon in San Jose told me I didn’t t have cerebral palsy after all.He explained how and where the doctor' s forceps (镊子) at birth had damaged my brain.

My dad never knew the whole truth since he passed away years ago.But all that counts is the bottom line.After all his madness, on this Father' s Day, like every Father' s Day, I' m no longer disabled.

1.What caused the author' s disability?

A.A failed operation.

B.The doctor's forceps.

C.An accident in a game.

D.Shrunken and twisted muscles.

2.What do we learn from the passage?

A.The author has a talent for boxing.

B.The author achieved a lot thanks to his father' s love.

C.The author became a baseball star with the help of his father.

D.The author doesn't think his father should be so strict with him.

3.Paragraph 3 suggests that the author' s father____.

A.wouldn't give up hope easily

B.believed his son was a normal child

C.blamed the doctors for his son' s disability

D.couldn't accept the truth that his son was disabled

4.The author wrote the passage to ____.

A.remember his father

B.encourage disabled children

C.show the difficulty the disabled face

D.give advice to the parents of disabled children

 

I had my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22. I worked there for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible self-respect and did what she loved—serving people. She made everyone smile and feel good, customers and co-workers alike.

Being a waitress changed my life. One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman. Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”

The next day, I shared my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me.”

He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral(担保)on this loan is my trust in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the opportunity to make that dream come true.”

I took the checks to Merrill Lynch—the first time I had ever entered a brokerage(经纪业)house—where the money was invested for me. I continued working at the Buttercup, making plans for the restaurant I would open. My investments soured, though, and I lost the money.

After great deliberation(考虑) I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker. Eventually I paid back Fred and my customers the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.

I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my head forever. He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped cover his mounting medical bills. His letter read, “That loan may have been one of the best investments that I will ever make.”

1. According to the passage, the author thought ______.

A. Helen was full of complaint about her work

B. it was easy for Helen to make everyone happy and comfortable

C. she was lucky to have a job working with Helen

D. it was not acceptable to live in such a bad condition

2.By saying that “Being a waitress changed my life.” the author means that ______.

A. the author got a high pay by working hard

B. the author borrowed $50,000 with no interest from Fred Hasbrook

C. the effort which she had made influenced her a lot

D. the experience working as a waitress was worthwhile for the author

3. Which of the following statements is not true of Fred Hasbrook?

A. Fred Hasbrook was one of the author’s regular customers.

B. Fred Hasbrook lent the author $50,000, together with other customers.

C. Fred Hasbrook’s self-respect had a great effect on the author.

D. Fred Hasbrook’s himself did not have much money.

4.What made the author’s customers lend her money according to the passage?

A. Her maturity.    B. Her honesty.   C. Her faith.     D. Her success.

 

When I was quite young, I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing  person - "Information Please" and there was nothing she did not know. 

One day while my mother was out, I hit my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but there was no one home to give me any sympathy. I walked around the house, finally arriving at the telephone! Quickly, I called “Information Please" and told her what happened.  She told me to open the icebox and hold a little piece of ice to my finger.

After that, I called "Information Please" for everything. When my pet bird died, I told

"Information Please" the sad story. She tried to comfort me, she said quietly, "Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in." Somehow I felt better. Another day I was on the telephone, “How do you spell ‘grateful’? ". All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. When I was 9, we moved to Boston.

A few years later, on my way to college, my plane put down in Seattle. I had about half an

hour or so between planes. Without thinking, I dialed my hometown operator and said, "Information, please."      

Surprisingly, I heard the small, clear voice I knew so well, "Information." I hadn't planned on

this but I heard myself saying, "Could you please tell me how to spell ‘grateful’?"  

There was a long pause. Then came the soft-spoken answer, "I guess your finger must have

healed by now."   I laughed. "So it's really still you," I said, "I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time."  I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and asked if I could call her again. "Please do," she said, "Just ask for Sally."  

Three months later I was back in Seattle. A different voice answered me. I was told that Sally

passed away five weeks before.     

Before I could hang up she told me that Sally left a message for me—“Tell him I still say

there are other worlds to sing in. He'll know what I mean.”  I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant.

Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched

today? 

1.

What does “Information, Please” refer to in the passage?

A. An amazing girl.

B. A special kind of telephone.

C. A communication system.

D. A service that helps telephone users.

2.

What happened to the little boy one day when he was at home alone? 

A. He was amused by the telephone.

B. He hurt his finger with a hammer.

C. He found an amazing telephone.

D. He got a piece of ice from an icebox.

3.

What did “Information, Please” give the little boy whenever he was in trouble? 

A. Information and conversation.

B. Good memories and happiness.

C. Sympathy and information.

D. Friendship and cheers.

4.

When did the author get in touch with “Information, Please” again after he moved to

Boston?  

A. When he was in trouble on his way to college.

B. When his plane stopped in Seattle for half an hour.

C. When he went back to Seattle to visit his sister.

D. Three months later after he moved to Boston.

 

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