He has kept a teaspoon as a of his journey. 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Through my school years I never imagined of falling in love. I wanted to stay __1__ just from watching my friends get mistreated（虐待）by their boyfriends all the time. On my junior year, I was just ___2__ 17 and my best friend decides to set me __3__ with a stranger I have never known. I was really lucky to even make it to the place because my parents were so strict __4__ me at the time. So we meet and not even __5__ to say. I wasn't too excited, I was totally nervous. At the time I knew there was __6___ in him I liked. I couldn't understand that __7__ inside telling me he was the one.

My senior year after school ended. He had to leave to the Marines and I __8__ go to Ohio. We both had decided to __9__ our relationship because we didn't think it work from far distance. It was all over. On my 20 birthday there was__10__ on the mail for me. The letter came from a Marine base with his name on it. It had __11__ him a long time to find me and he did. After that day he promised he__12__ let me go again.

Today he's my__13___, my best friend, and my hero. Within a million's miles away from me, he has kept his__14___. I love him with all my heart and I'm here waiting. He has deployed（部署，配置） overseas for 8 months and we only _15__by e-mail and sometimes calls on the weekends. Today and every up coming day I wake up with a smile just waiting for him to come back home safe.

（）1. A.alone B. single C. lonely D.pure

（）2. A. attending B. accepting C. turning D. receiving

（）3. A. up B. down C. off D. on

（）4. A. on B. at C. with D. to

（）5.A.a talk B. a word C. many talks D. many words

（）6. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

（）7. A. thought B. feeling C. mood D. idea

（）8. A. should B. might C. had to D. used to

（）9. A. end B. start C.remember D. forget

（）10. A.a man B. a letter C. news D. word

（）11. A. taken B. brought C. spent D. paid

（）12. A. seldom B. always C. never D. ever

（）13. A. workmate B. neighbor C.boyfriend D. husband

（）14. A. secret B. promise C. way D. hobby

（）15. A. talk B. meet C. see D. communicate

These days, many passers-by always spot a beggar on the Jiaochangkou Street in Yuzhong District of Chongqing in southwest China.
The beggar’s name is Xia Haibo, and he was born in Meihe Village, Tianmen City of Hubei Province. Being 25 years old, he is quite a special beggar in some ways — he doesn’t beg on his knees, as other beggars do when begging. Rather, he often stands in the crowded street, either reading a book or thinking about something carefully. He also started a blog on the Internet which has been clicked more than 500,000 times. He likes reading — he has read many classical Chinese poems. He has kept writing and recently, he has planned to publish his writings.
In 1998, Xia entered Tianmen Middle School as the best student in his town. However, a year before he took the college entrance examination, he came down with a high fever and was later diagnosed (诊断) as having rheumatoid arthritis (类风湿性关节炎). In order to treat his disease, his father borrowed 60,000 yuan from relatives and friends. However, with this money, he didn’t recover from the disease. He did not want to become a burden (负担) to his family any more. So in July, 2006, he left his hometown and went to Wuhan to make a living by begging.
Begging has become a job to Xia now. However, he doesn’t plan to go on living like this. “By July 24, 2008, when I have been begging for two years, I will stop my begging life. I promise,” he said.
It is his plan that by using the money he “earns”, he will rent a small shop in his hometown and keep on writing in his spare time.
Right now, he is trying to finish a book of his own. The book, called Love Is With Me, tells about the people who helped him during his begging life.
【小题1】The underlined word “spot” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.

【小题2】When did Xia Haibo get the serious illness?

【小题3】How does Xia beg in the street?

A．He begs on his knees in the street.

B．He writes Chinese poems for those who like poems.

C．He reads or thinks while standing in the street.

D．He teaches people how to surf the Internet.

【小题4】 Which of the following is NOT true about Xia Haibo?

A．His dream is to have his book published.

B．He will not stop begging until he earns enough money for his future life.

C．He is writing a book to express his thanks to those who helped him.

D．He will keep writing while running a small business.

Nelson Mandela is respected and admired across the world. And to South Africans he is a superstar. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races(种族), despite the 27 years he spent in the prison of the South Africa’s white, racist government.

Mandela who won the nation’s first all-race elections in 1994, retired 1999. But he remains as popular as ever.

“He’s loved by all people, whether you’re while or black, whether you’re young or old,” said Ali Bacher, South Africa’s famous cricket (板球) athlete.

His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait(肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin and some business leaders hope to build a statue(雕像) for him --- the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New York’s Statue of Liberty.

His popularity is similar to that of John F. Kennedy with US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians in this times have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the political science department of the University of the Witwatersrand.

“Sometimes it isn’t completely appreciated what a skilled performer Mandela has been throughout his political career. He’s a very, very clever man.”

“Through the ages, the human race has had its icons --- men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generations,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said. “In our generation, the gods presented us Nelson Mandela.”

1.Nelson Mandela is loved by all the people of South Africa because ________.

A. he’s as popular as Kennedy and Churchill

B. he has kept in prison for 27 years

C. he’s a great fighter against the racialism

D. he’s the first all-race elections president

2. Which of the following statements about Mandela’s portrait is true?

A. It helps develop business.

B. It appears on the Statue of Freedom.

C. It is used to raise money for the Statue of Freedom.

D. It is similar to that of John F. Kennedy or Winston Churchill.

3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means “________.”

A. Mandela is as great as a god

B. We are proud to live in Mandela’s time

C. Mandela lives together with us all

D. We are proud to know Mandela.

These days, many passers-by always spot a beggar on the Jiaochangkou Street in Yuzhong District of Chongqing in southwest China.

The beggar’s name is Xia Haibo, and he was born in Meihe Village, Tianmen City of Hubei Province. Being 25 years old, he is quite a special beggar in some ways — he doesn’t beg on his knees, as other beggars do when begging. Rather, he often stands in the crowded street, either reading a book or thinking about something carefully. He also started a blog on the Internet which has been clicked more than 500,000 times. He likes reading — he has read many classical Chinese poems. He has kept writing and recently, he has planned to publish his writings.

In 1998, Xia entered Tianmen Middle School as the best student in his town. However, a year before he took the college entrance examination, he came down with a high fever and was later diagnosed (诊断) as having rheumatoid arthritis (类风湿性关节炎). In order to treat his disease, his father borrowed 60,000 yuan from relatives and friends. However, with this money, he didn’t recover from the disease. He did not want to become a burden (负担) to his family any more. So in July, 2006, he left his hometown and went to Wuhan to make a living by begging.

Begging has become a job to Xia now. However, he doesn’t plan to go on living like this. “By July 24, 2008, when I have been begging for two years, I will stop my begging life. I promise,” he said.

It is his plan that by using the money he “earns”, he will rent a small shop in his hometown and keep on writing in his spare time.

Right now, he is trying to finish a book of his own. The book, called Love Is With Me, tells about the people who helped him during his begging life.

1.The underlined word “spot” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to “______”.

A．forgive B．record C．beat D．notice

2.When did Xia Haibo get the serious illness?

A．In 1998. B．In 2001. C．In 2000. D．In 2006.

3.How does Xia beg in the street?