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It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago.The old man was waiting for a ride across the 1 .The wait seemed 2 .
At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path.Anxiously, he 3 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处).He let the first one 4 .Then another, and another.Finally, as the 5 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 6 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 7 .”
The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 8 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse.The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.
As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 9 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 10 to get a ride.Then I came up and you 11 asked me for a ride.I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider.12 I had refused and left you there?”
The old man replied, “I’ve been 13 here for some time.I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 14 for my situation.But when I looked into your eyes, 15 was evident.I knew, 16 , that your gentle spirit would 17 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 18 .”
Those heartwarming comments 19 the horseman deeply.
“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man.“May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 20 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
1.A.town B.river C.country D.island
2.A.meaningless B.useless C.careless D.endless
3.A.watched B.asked C.waved D.approached
4.A.come over B.get off C.pass by D.take off
5.A.coming B.leaving C.next D.last
6.A.missed B.caught C.avoided D.saw
7.A.bus B.car C.foot D.horse
8.A.feel B.push C.lift D.stand
9.A.honesty B.courage C.enthusiasm D.curiosity
10.A.choice B.stop C.effort D.scene
11.A.immediately B.hurriedly C.friendly D.strangely
12.A.What about B.What if C.How come D.If only
13.A.in B.out C.around D.beyond
14.A.concern B.doubt C.chance D.reason
15.A.meaning B.kindness C.seriousness D.help
16.A.then and there B.for a moment C.all of a sudden D.sooner or later
17.A.offer B.create C.find D.welcome
18.A.need B.danger C.fortune D.happiness
19.A.influenced B.excited C.touched D.hit
20.A.happen B.try C.disagree D.fail
1-5 BDACD 6-10 BCCDC 11-15 ABCAB 16-20 ADACD
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It was a normal summer night, humidity(潮湿)hung in the thick air. The only sound was my sister’s heavy __36__ from the bed next to me.
I couldn’t go to _37__, partly because of my cold and partly because of my __38__ for the next day. My mum had said that tomorrow was going to be a __39__ .
Sweat stuck to my aching body. Finally, I gathered enough __40__ to sit up. I looked out of my small window into the night. There was a big bright __41__ hanging in the sky, giving off a magic glow.
My sister turned over as though she was as light as air. Why could she sleep soundly? Why wasn’t she __42__ too? Did she know about tomorrow?
I couldn’t stand the __43__ anymore, so I did what I always do to make myself feel better. I went to the __44__ and picked up my toothbrush and toothpaste. Pouring the red paste onto the brush, I cleaned back and forth, up and down.
Then I walked downstairs to look for some __45__of movement, some life. Gladiator, my cat, __46__ me as he meowed(猫叫)his sad song. He was on the old orange couch (长沙发), sitting up on his front legs, 47 something to happen. He looked at me as if to say, “I’m __48__, pet me. I need a good hug.” Even the couch begged me to sit on it.
In one movement I settled down onto the soft 49 . This couch represented my birth, my parents’ marriage, and hundreds of other little __50__.
As I held Gladiator, my heart started beating heavily. My mind was __51__ with questions: What’s life? Am I really alive? Are you listening to me? Every time I moved my hand down Gladiator’s body, I had a __52__ thought; each touch sang a different song.
I forgot all about the __53__ and the next day’s surprise. The __54__ was so full of warmth and silence that I sank into its arms. Falling asleep with the big cat in my arms, I felt all my worries __55__ move away.
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Betty and Harold have been married for years .But one thing still puzzles (困扰) old Harold .How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa ,talking ,go out to a ballgame ,come back three and a half hours later ,and they’re still sitting on the sofa ? Talking ?
What in the world ,Harold wonders ,do they have to talk about ?
Betty shrugs .Talk ? We’re friends .
Researching this matter called friendship ,psychologist Lillian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men .No matter what their age ,their job ,their sex ,the results were completely clear :women have more friendships than men ,and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable .”
More than two –thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend. Those who could were likely to name a woman .Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend ,and almost always it was a woman .More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend ,most trusted person ,or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress (感情危机).“Most women ,”says Rubin ,“identified (认定) at least one ,usually more ,trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment ,and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives .”
“In general,”writes Rubin in her new book ,“women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support ,but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.” For the most part ,Rubin says ,interactions (交往)between men are emotionally controlled –a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior .”
“Even when a man is said to be a best friend ,”Rubin writes ,“the two share little about their innermost feelings .Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage ,it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa .”
【小题1】What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that .
A.he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband |
B.women have so much to share |
C.women show little interest in ballgames |
D.he finds his wife difficult to talk to |
A.a male friend | B.a female friend | C.her parents | D.her husband |
A.Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves. |
B.Women are more serious than men about marriage. |
C.Men often take sudden action to end their marriage. |
D.Women depend on others in making decisions. |
A.happy and successful marriages |
B.friendships of men and women |
C.emotional problems in marriage |
D.interactions between men and women . |
Every object tells a story. Even the most ordinary objects can present to us powerful images. Sometimes it is the ordinary nature of these objects that actually makes them so extraordinary. Such is the case with an old leather shoe in a museum in Alaska. At first glance it does not look like much. It is a woman’s shoe of a style popular in the 1890s. But what is unique(独特的) about this shoe is where it was found. It was discovered on the Checkout Pass, the famous trail used by the people seeking gold in Alaska. Who it belonged to or why it was left there is not known. Was it perhaps dropped by accident as the woman climbed up the 1500 stairs carved outface? Or did she throw away goods that she didn’t need in order to travel lighter?
Over 100, 000 people with “gold fever” made this trip hoping to become millionaires. Few of them understood that on their way they would have to cross a harsh wildness. Unprepared for such a dangerous journey, many died of starvation and exposure to the cold weather.
The Canadian government finally started requiring the gold seekers to bring one ton of supplies with them. This was thought to be enough for a person to survive for one year. They would carry their supplies in backpacks(背包) each weighing up to fifty pounds; it usually took at least 40 trips to get everything to the top and over the pass. Whoever dropped the shoe must have been a brave and determined woman. Perhaps she was successful and made it to Alaska. Perhaps she had to turn back in defeat. No one will ever know for sure, but what we do know is that she took part in one of the greatest adventures in the 19th century.
【小题1】The ordinary woman’s leather shoe is considered unusual because ______.
A.it was an important clue to life in the past |
B.it was found on a famous trail |
C.it at one time belonged to a VIP |
D.it was a fashionable shoe at that time |
A.eventually became millionaires |
B.brought with them many shoes |
C.had conflicts with the Eskimos |
D.were not properly equipped |
A.they would not die of hunger and cold |
B.the army would have enough food for fighting a war |
C.they would change these goods with the Eskimos |
D.the supplies would make Alaska rich |
A.she must have lived a happy life |
B.she certainly dropped the shoe on purpose |
C.her adventurous spirit is definitely admired |
D.her other shoes were equally fashionable |