阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

    I was at a coffee shop last night taking in a wonderful folk music performance, and was busy tapping my feet,and  32  along to the relaxing tunes!

    WhenI got up to get a cup of coffee and a  33  ,I noticed a middle-aged woman nearby.She had  34  been caught in a fire of some sort. Her face had been seriously  35  ,so that the skin looked very tight.She almost had no nose.and her eyes were tiny.I took a deep

breath,and went back to my  36  ,thinking how brave she was to come out and  37  in public.I also felt  38  of myself for shuddering(战栗)and looking down while I   39  back to my seat,unable to send even a weak  40  her way

    As I was sipping(啜饮)my coffee and eating my cookie,I kept thinking about  41  I should ignore this moment and just  42  my own business,or do something about my feelings.I couldn’t let it go.I went for a refill of coffee and to get another cookie,  43  this time I made my way slowly  44  the wonan,said,“Isn’t he a wonderful performer?”and gave her a largest smile I was able to give.To my  45  ,she looked right at me and gave me a huge SMILE in return!

I’m sure it took this woman a   46  time to find her smile after her terrible  47  .I believe that my smile  48  her day,and hers also made me very happy.She seemed to have

  49  to find peace with herself,and I was  50  ,because her smile had made her beautiful

    Sometimes it takes  51  to smile,considering how hard life can be.

A.speaking        B.singing                C.watching                D.listening

A.tea                 B.dish                     C.sweet                   D.cookie

A.obviously          B.naturally              C.suddenly              D.regularly

A.cut                   B.burned                 C.beaten                 D.wounded

A.space                B.shop                    C.stage                   D.seat

A.appear              B.perform               C.suffer                         D.express

A.satisfied            B.tired                    C.ashamed              D.proud

A.looked              B.headed                 C.carried                 D.pushed

A.chance              B.message               C.word                   D.smile

A.whether           B.how                    C.when                   D.where

A.understand       B.mind                   C.organize              D.control

A.but                 B.though                 C.or                       D.so

A.out                 B.toward                 C.around                 D.through

A.surprise           B.sorrow                 C.joy                      D.regret

A.good               B.hard                    C.short                   D.long

A.accident          B.dream                  C.slate                             D.journey

A.marked                  B.praised                C.brightened              D.reminded

A.forgot             B.determined           C.failed                     D.managed

A.anxious           B.puzzlad                C.glad                       D.worried

A.courage           B.ability                 C.strength                 D.patience

A few years ago, I was with a close woman friend in a grocery store in California.As we walked along the aisle (过道), we saw a mother with a small boy moving in the opposite direction and met us head-on (正面的) in each aisle.The woman barely noticed us because she was so angry with her little boy, who wanted to pull items off the lower shelves.As the mother became more and more annoyed, she started to yell at the child and several aisles later had progressed to shaking him by the arm.k+s-5#u 

At this point my friend spoke up.A wonderful mother of three and founder of a progressive school, she had probably never once in her life treated any child so harshly(严厉地).I expected my friend would give this woman a solid mother-to-mother talk about controlling herself and about the effect this behavior has on a child.Instead, my friend said, “What a beautiful little boy.How old is he?” The woman answered cautiously, “He’s three.” My friend went on to comment on how curious he seemed and how her own three children were just like him in the grocery store, pulling things off shelves, so interested in all the wonderful colors and packages.“He seems so bright and intelligent,” my friend said.

The woman had the boy in her arms by now and a shy smile came upon her face.Gently brushing his hair out of his eyes, she said, “Yes, he’s very smart and curious, but sometimes he wears me out.” My friend responded sympathetically(表示同情地), “Yes, they can do that; they are so full of energy.”

As we walked away, I heard the mother speaking kindly to the boy about getting home and cooking his dinner.“We’ll have your favorite — macaroni(通心面) and cheese,” she told him.

The mother was angry with her baby because      

A.the mother was very tired k+s-5#u 

B.the baby asked for more things

C.the baby ran madly in the store

D.the baby was pulling the goods off the shelves

We can learn from the passage that the author’s friend       

A.treated her children well only     

B.was probably good to any child

C.liked the boy very much         

D.always wanted to help others

The author’s friend talked with the mother in that way to      

A.show her sympathy for the woman

B.know something about the boy first

C.show her anger with the woman k+s-5#u 

D.make the woman realize children’s natural quality

With the story, the author most probably intends to tell us that     

A.we should respect a child’s nature

B.we should never blame a child

C.mothers usually share the same interest

D.mothers should try to be gentle and polite k+s-5#u 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every fast-food employee knows that the drive-through window is the worst position. The window sticks with constant ice; the roar of engines hurts your ? ; your words are lost in the howling wind.

On a ? ? ? afternoon, everything changed.

Every once in a while, the sub-zero temperatures seal a ? ? ? windows shut. Drivers don’t exactly enjoy having to stand outside in the cold,? ? ? their orders into a speaker box, when they expect to drive through on their heated leather seats. In such cases, most customers tend to show their annoyance to the employees.

This woman was ? ? ? .

“I’ll get the next car’s ? ? ? as well,” she said as she came up to the window to pay. She stood outside, ? ? ? much snow on her hair. Though she was obviously freezing, her bright ? ? ? lit up her face like a fire.

“You can’t ? ? ? their drinks,” I said, confused and tired.

“No, but I’ll buy them,” she said. “Pay it forward and all that.”

Completely puzzled, I charged her as ? ? ? , and when the next customer arrived at the window I explained what had just happened. I watched as his ? ? ?? changed — first angry to be out in the cold, then? ? ? ? at the random act of kindness, and finally, delighted by his? ? ? .

“I suppose I’ll pay for the next order then,” he replied, nodding and waving at the impatient driver ? ? him. He ? ? ? over the cash and received his pre-paid hot drink.

The trend continued. Customers arrived annoyed, only to leave ? ? ? and pleased. Some were shocked to spend much more than they had expected, ? ? ? others ended up receiving their order for less than half the price.

Five vehicles passed, then ten, then twenty. No one refused to pay. Customers stood at my window ?? ? ?? a fist-full of change to buy drinks for a complete stranger. Cars drove off, honking (鸣笛) and ?? ? ?? their thanks.

It only takes one customer, one person, to change the entire ? ? ? of traffic. It only takes one moment, one smile, to warm up even the coldest of days.

1.A. ears????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. hands????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. feet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. back

2.A. freezing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sunny????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. warm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. usual

3.A. truck’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. vehicle’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. car’s????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. lorry’s

4.A. offering????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. throwing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. screaming????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. cancelling

5.A. polite????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. angry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. popular????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. different

6.A. number????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. coffee????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. fee????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. order

7.A. covering????????????? ????????????? B. increasing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. gathering????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. falling

8.A. eyes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. smile????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. hair????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. annoyance

9.A. pay????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. take????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. buy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. bring

10.A. instructed????????????? ????????????? B. requested????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. directed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. suggested

11.A. gesture????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. expression????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. figure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. feeling

12.A. inspired????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. upset????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. surprised????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. disappointed

13.A. turn????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. sense????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. deed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. luck

14.A. beyond????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. before????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. beside????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. behind

15.A. took????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. looked????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. handed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. thought

16.A. shy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. calm????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. anxious????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. regretful

17.A. while????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. since????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. as????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. unless

18.A. making????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. emptying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. lying????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. holding

19.A. explaining????????????? ????????????? B. sending????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. introducing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. casting

20.A. jam????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. row????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. flow????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. line

 

Anna lived on the side of a valley.One summer, there was a very big       , and a lot of houses down below Anna's were washed away.Anna's house was     enough to escape the flood, so when the water had      and the other houses were      there with no roof and no walls and all covered with mud(泥), her house was just all right.

 Her house was quite small, her husband was dead, and she had four children,     Anna took in one of the families that had lost     in the flood and she      her home with them until it was      for them to rebuild their house.

 Anna's friends were    when they saw Anna do this.They could not understand why Anna wanted to give   so much more work and trouble when she already had quite a few children to     .

 “Well,” Anna       her friends, “at the end of the First World War, a woman in the town where I then lived found herself very      , because her husband had been killed in the        and she had a lot of children I have now.The day before Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to        only one present to all of us.Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back with a       who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents.‘Here’s our     ,she said to her children.

 The children were     and happy to get such a present.They     the little girl, and she grew up as their sister.Such was that Christmas present.”

1.A.accident    B.flood         C.fire            D.earthquake

2.A.below       B.big           C.high           D.small

3.A.reduced     B.come         C.disappeared      D.appeared 

4.A.rising       B.standing       C.flowing         D.falling    

5.A.so         B.for            C.but             D.since

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

7.A.gave       B.shared        C.found           D.built

8.A.necessary  B.important      C.obvious          D.possible

9.A.worried    B.disappointed   C.satisfied          D.puzzled

10.A.them      B.him          C.herself           D.us

11.A.supply     B.grow         C.support          D.educate

12.A.asked for  B.talked with     C.turned up         D.explained to

13.A.sad       B.rich           C.poor            D.happy

14.A.storm     B.rain           C.war            D.flood

15.A.because   B.which         C.that            D.as

16.A.get       B.make         C.send             D.buy          

17.A.boy      B.student        C.teacher          D.girl

18.A.child     B.daughter       C.present          D.sister        

19.A.angry     B.lovely         C.excited          D.sorry

20.A.disliked   B.gained         C.led             D.welcomed

 

John Blanchard was studying the crowd making their way through the station. He was looking for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.

When reading a book in a Florida library a year before, John became interested not in the contents of the book, but in the notes penciled in the margin((空白处). The handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and beautiful mind. He discovered the former owner’s name in the front of the book: Miss Hollis Maynell.

He located her address and wrote a letter introducing himself. The next day he was shipped overseas to serve in the army. During the next year,they grew to know each other through the mail and their friendship developed. John requested a photograph, but she refused, saying if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what

she looked like. When the day finally came for him to return home, their first meeting was suggested-7:00 p.m. at the Grand Central Station in New York.

She wrote, “You’ll recognize me by the red rose I wear on my coat.” So now John was in the station to meet the girl with a rose.

As a pretty and slim girl in green came over, John noticed her blue eyes like flowers in spring. He walked directly towards her, entirely forgetting she was not wearing a rose. As John came closer to her, he saw another woman with a red rose stood nearby. Well past 40, this woman had graying hair done under a worn hat. Seeing the girl in green walk quickly away, John felt as if he were split(劈开) in two. He desired to follow that girl, but longed for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned and supported him.

The woman looked gentle and sensible. John went to her, saying, “I’m Captain John Blanchard. You must be Miss Maynell. I am glad to meet you here. May I take you to dinner?”

She replied with a smile, “I don’t know what this is about. But the lady in green who just went by, begged me to wear this rose on my coat. She said if you asked me out to dinner, I’d tell you she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

1.

John was eager to know the former owner of the book because      .

A.he was very interested in the contents of the book

B.he was impressed by the notes written by the owner

C.the book offered him practical and valuable advice

D.there was address of the former owner in the book

2.

What happened to John after getting in touch with Miss Hollis Maynell?

A.He began to serve the army abroad.

B.He was seriously wounded in the war

C.He went on a business tour in Europe

D.He asked Miss Maynell for a photo

3.

What do we know about the woman with a rose?

A.She was Miss Maynell’s close companion

B.She was a conductor working in the station

C.She knew nothing about John’s appointment

D.She was paid to carry out a love test on John

4.

Which would be the best title of the text?

A.The Meeting in the Station

B.The Girl with a Rose

C.A Soldier and a Girl

D.A Meeting of the Heart

 

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