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The Brick

  

  About ten years ago, a young and very successful manager named Josh was travelling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit fast in his 1 car.

  He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars. 2 his car passed, no child rushed out, but a brick did and WHUMP! It 3 his shiny black side door! Josh 4 out of his car, grabbed the kid and pushed him up 5 a parked car. He shouted at the kid,“ 6 was that all about and who are you? Just what are you doing?”He went on with 7 “That's my new Jaguar, that brick you threw is going to cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?”

  “Please, mister, please…I'm 8 ! I didn't know what else to do!” 9 the youngster.“I threw the brick 10 no one else would stop!”Tears were dripping down the boy's chin as he 11 around the parked car.“It's my brother, mister,”he said.“He rolled 12 the sidewalk and fell out of his wheelchair and I can't 13 him up.”Sobbing, the boy asked the manager,“Would you please help me get him 14 into his wheelchair? He's hurt and he's too heavy for me.”

15   beyond words, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief 16 wiped the cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then 17 the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.

  

  It was a long and slow walk back to his expensive car. Josh 18 did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the damage to 19 him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Pay 20 to the bricks of life coming at to you.

  

(1) Aold

  
  

Bexpensive

  
  

Csecondhand

  
  

Dslow

  
  

(2) ASince

  
  

BAfter

  
  

CAs

  
  

DSo  long as

  
  

(3) Astruck

  
  

Bdestroyed

  
  

Cwiped

  
  

Dharmed

  
  

(4) Aclimbed

  
  

Bstepped

  
  

Cgot

  
  

Djumped

  
  

(5) Aagainst

  
  

Bon

  
  

Cwith

  
  

Dtoward

  
  

(6) AHow

  
  

BWhy

  
CWhen   

DWhat

  
  

(7) Aeagerness

  
  

Banger

  
Cpunishment  

Ddispleasure

  

(8) Adiscouraged

  
  

Bdisappointed

  
Csorry  

Dhopeless

  

(9) AExplained

  
  

BCried

  
CShouted  

DAdded

  

(10) Auntil

  
  

Bif

  
  

Cbefore

  
  

Dbecause

  
  

(11) Ahid

  
  

Bpointed

  
  

Cran

  
  

Dsearched

  
  

(12) Afar

  
  

Baway

  
  

Coff

  
  

Donto

  
  

(13) Alift

  
  

Braise

  
  

Chold

  
  

Dpick

  
  

(14) Aover

  
  

Bup

  
  

Cdown

  
 

Dback

  

(15AEncouraged

  
  

BMoved

  
CExcited  

DFrightened

  

(16) Aso

  
  

Bbut

  
  

Cand

  
  

Dor

  
  

(17) Awatched

  
  

Bnoticed

  
  

Csaw

  
  

Dobserved

  
  

(18) Aever

  
  

Bseldom

  
  

Chardly

  
  

Dnever

  
  

(19) Arequire

  
  

Bremind

  
  

Cwarn

  
  

Dkeep

  
  

(20) Alove

  
  

Bturn

  
  

Cattention

  
  

Drespect

  

 

About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.

He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and — WHUMP! — it hit the Jag’s shiny black side door! SCREECH...!!!! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!" Building up a head of steam, he went on. " That’s my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?" "Please, mister, please....I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do!" begged the youngster. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop!" tears were streaming down the boy’s face as he pointed around the parked car. "It’s my brother, mister," he said. "He rolled of the curb (路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up. "Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman," Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.

Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.

It was a long walk back to the black, shining 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE — a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent (凹痕) to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.

1. The boy threw a brick at the businessman’s car because ________.

A. the businessman drove at a high speed  B. he envied the brand-new car very much

C. he wanted to ask for some money      D. he wanted to get help from the driver

2. Which of the following is the right order of the story?

a. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh’s car.

b. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.

c. The younger brother begged Josh for help.

d. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.

e. Josh shouted at the younger brother.

A. b, a, e, c, d         B. a, c, d, b, e        C. b, a, c, e, d    D. a, c, b, e, d

3. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Josh would accept the money from the kids.  B. The two kids were Josh’s neighbors.

C. Josh was a kind-hearted man.              D. Josh’s new car broke down easily.

4. According to the passage, the last sentence means ________.

A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life

B. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous

C. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble

D. protecting oneself from being hurt

Several factors make a good newspaper story. First, obviously, it must be new. But since YV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for __1__. They usually respond to it in one of the three ways.

By providing __2__ derails, comment or background information.

By finding a new __3__ on the day’s major stories.

By printing completely different stories which TV doesn’t broadcast.

What else? Well, it also has to be __4__. People don’t want to read about ordinary, everyday life. Because of this, many stories __5__ some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be __6__ news. “Plane lands safely, no more hurt” doesn’t sell newspaper. “Plane __7__, 200 feared dead!” does.

Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other __8__-particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, __9__, all appear regularly in certain newspapers.

Finally, for many editors, __10__ is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s why the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories presented in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires. 

A. newspapers     B. publications       C. reporters    D. broadcasters

A. extra       B. available    C. inaccessible       D. memorable

A. direction  B. look    C. angle  D. section

A. tragic      B. dramatic     C. professional       D. sensitive

A. quote      B. neglect       C. increase      D. involve

A. good       B. had     C. exciting      D. informative

A. crashes    B. bumps C. strikes D. drops

A. places      B. people C. things D. news

A. in addition      B. in any case C. for example       D. after all

A. personality B. similarity      C. uniqueness  D. familiarity

 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more  36  , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its  37  everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged (破旧的) clothes. I had often  38  what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so  39  for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David  40 . I can still remember he was always  41  a smile and willing to help. He always  42  after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He  43  just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly  44  home.

Weeks passed and the  45  over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of  46  before the holiday break. I smiled in  47  as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David  48  standing by my desk.

“I have something for you,” he said and  49  from behind his back a small box.  50  it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my  51  I saw nothing. I looked at David‘s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s  52 .”

“Oh no, it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes  53  I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given  54  to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning  55  the little empty box set on my desk.

36. A. anxious  B. courageous serious      D. sceptical

37. A. warning B. ringing calling        D. yelling

38. A. scolded  B. wondered    realized     D. learned

39. A. irregularly      B. unnaturally  untidily      D. improperly

40. A. patient  B. upset   special       D. funny

41. A. expressing     B. delivering     wearing    D. sharing

42. A. practiced        B. wandered    studied      D. stayed

43. A. would     B. should might         D. could

44. A. aim at    B. turn to put off       D. head for

45. A. argument       B. excitement  movement         D. judgment

46. A. school    B. year     education D. program

47. A. relief      B. return  vain   D. control

48. A. weakly   B. sadly    quietly       D. helplessly

49. A. searched        B. found   raised        D. pulled

50. A. Holding  B. Handing       Sending     D. Leaving

51. A. delight   B. expectation appreciation     D. surprise

52. A. cheap     B. empty  useless      D. improper

53. A. as  B. until     because    D. though

54. A. advice    B. support        attention  D. command

55. A. from       B. behind over  D. towards

 

I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice. “Mom, come here! There’s this lady near my size!” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize. I smiled and told her, “It’s okay.” Then talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?” He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?” “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked. “It’s the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand and left.

My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.

It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.

I didn’t realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids joked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.

But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.

I’m 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as I’ve grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have – a great family, nice friends.”

It’s the children’s questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.

1.

Why did the mother apologize to the author?

A. Because the boy ran into the author.

B. Because the boy laughed at the author.

C. Because they boy said the author was fatter than him.

D. Because the mother thought the boy’s words had hurt the author.

2.

When did the author realize that she was too short?

A. When she grew up.

B. When she was 47 years old.  

C. When she began to go to school.

D. When she met the boy in the supermarket.

3.

Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?

A. doubted        B. increased        C. decreased        D. improved

4.

.How does the author feel about people’s stares now?

A. Angry       B. Calm      C. Painful     D. Discouraged

 

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