阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
I am a mother of three and have recently completed my college degree. My teacher’s last 36  of the term was called “ Smile”. I am a very friendly person and always 37  at everyone. So I thought this would be very 38 .
Soon after we were given the project, my 39  went out to McDonald’s. We were waiting to be 40 , when all of a sudden everyone around us began to 41 , and even my husband did. There standing behind me were two homeless men 42 .
As I looked down at the short gentleman with 43  eyes, he said, “ Good day.” The second man stood behind his friend. I 44  the second man was mentally challenged(智障)and the blue-eyed gentleman was his helper.
The young 45  at the counter asked him what they wanted.
He said, “ Coffee is all ,Miss.” Because that was all they could 46 .
I smiled and asked the young lady to give me two more breakfast meals on a 47tray(托盘). I then said to the men, “ I did not do this for you. God is here 48  through me to give you hope.”
When I joined my husband, he smiled at me, saying, “That is 49  God gave you to me, Honey, to give me hope.”
I returned to 50 with this story in hand. I 51 “my project” and the teacher read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “ Can I 52  this with the class?”
I slowly 53 and she began to read and that was when I knew that we, as human beings, share this to help people and to be 54.
In my own way I had 55 the people at McDonald’s, my husband, sons, teacher, and every person that shared the classroom on the last night I spent as a college student.

【小题1】
A.question
B.project
C.class
D.expression
【小题2】
A.smile
B.laugh
C.look
D.stare
【小题3】
A.difficult
B.funny
C.important
D.easy
【小题4】
A.teacher
B.classmates
C.family
D.children
【小题5】
A.ordered
B.served
C.paid
D.called
【小题6】
A.run away
B.crowd in
C.shout out
D.move away
【小题7】
A.in surprise
B.in silence
C.in rags
D.in fear
【小题8】
A.tearful
B.blue
C.closed
D.black
【小题9】
A.realized
B.accepted
C.permitted
D.admitted
【小题10】
A.helper
B.gentleman
C.lady
D.friend
【小题11】
A.drink
B.want
C.take
D.afford
【小题12】
A.big
B.separate
C.flat
D.round
【小题13】
A.working
B.going
C.getting
D.carrying
【小题14】
A.how
B.when
C.where
D.why
【小题15】
A.college
B.home
C.church
D.McDonald’s
【小题16】
A.put up
B.handed out
C.handed in
D.put away
【小题17】
A.publish
B.share
C.copy
D.keep
【小题18】
A.turned
B.left
C.shook
D.nodded
【小题19】
A.forgiven
B.thanked
C.helped
D.remembered
【小题20】
A.touched
B.knew
C.forgot
D.recognized

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card (成绩报告单)arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.

One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything more for my son. I’m at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you.” Just then, I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster, “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, “Thank you for your time” and hung up.

Karl’s next report card showed a great improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll(光荣榜). In his fourth year, I attended a parent-­teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home,he said, “Mum,remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”

1.By saying “Karl became withdrawn” the author means that the boy changed entirely and ________.

A.he preferred to stay at school

B.he stayed at home all day

C.he refused to talk to his mother

D.he began to like his life

2.There was silence on the other end of the line because ________.

A.the speaker was too moved to say anything to his mother

B.the speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking

C.the speaker didn't want the mother to recognize his voice

D.the speaker didn’t want to interrupt the mother

3.What is the main idea of this passage?

A.Children in single-­parent families often have mental problems.

B.Mother’s love plays an important role in teenagers’ life.

C.Being understood by parents is not necessary to teenagers.

D.School education is a failure.

4. Which is not true according to the article?

A.Karl changed a lot after his father died.

B.What Karl did at school showed that he didn’t love his mother.

C.Karl’s mother tried many ways to help him.

D.Karl’s teachers were surprised at his change.

 

I have recently completed my college degree. The last project was called “Smile”. The class was asked to go out to smile at three people and document their reactions(反应). I am a very friendly person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.

My husband, the youngest son and I went out to McDonald. We were standing in line when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back away. As I turned around I smelled a horrible body odour(气味) and saw two poor homeless men standing behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman closest to me, he was “smiling”. The second man fumbled(摸索)with his hands as he stood behind his friend.

The young lady at the counter asked him what they wanted. He said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could afford.

Then I really felt it — I embraced(拥抱)the little man with the blue eyes. That is when I noticed   all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked two more breakfast meals on and gave them to the men.

The blue-eyed gentleman looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”

I turned in my project. My teacher said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and that is when I knew that we as human beings share this need to heal people and to be healed.

In my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and every soul that heard the story in the classroom. But, I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.

1. The underlined part “a piece of cake” in Paragraph 1 means _______.

   A. easy      B. embarrassing        C. moving         D. comfortable

2.Why did people around the author in the McDonald step back?

   A. Because they were very polite to the two men.

   B. Because they were moved by the two men.

   C. Because the two men smelt terrible.

   D. Because the two men seemed unfriendly.

3. Why did the two men only buy coffee?

   A. Because they didn’t have enough money.

   B. Because they didn’t feel hungry.

   C. Because they knew others would help them.

   D. Because they were looked down upon.

4.How did the teacher think of the author’s project?

   A. Hard to believe.       B. Interesting to read.

   C. Very puzzling.        D. Very satisfying.

5. What did the author think she learn from the story?

   A. A friend in need is a friend indeed

   B. Helping others can bring pleasure to many people.

   C. Nothing is difficult to a willing heart.

   D. Don’t judge people according to their appearance.

 

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