Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register (收款机) with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash, had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

What does the word “compassion” underlined in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. pity for the sufferings of others

B. feeling or expression of sorrow

C. liking for each other produced in people who have similar opinions or tastes

D. something for which to be thankful

The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits _____.

A. promised to obey the store rules        

B. forgot to take any money with him

C. hoped to have the food first and pay later

D. could not afford anything more expensive

Which of the following best describes the first old gentleman?

A. kind and lucky            B. poor and lonely

C. friendly and helpful        D. hurt and disappointed

The writer acted upon the store rules because _____.

A. he wanted to keep his present job    

B. he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C. he considered the old man dishonest

D. he expected someone else to pay for the old man

What does the writer learn from his experience?

A. Wealth is more important than anything else.

B. Helping others is easier said than done.

C. Experience is better gained through practice.

D. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

When I was in the 8th grade in Ohio, a girl named Helen in my class had a terrible accident. As she was   36  to the bus in order not to miss it, she slipped on the ice and fell under the back wheels of the bus. She   37  the accident but was paralyzed from the waist down. I went to see her, in my 13-year-old   38  thinking that she wouldn’t live   39  from then on.
Over the years, I   40  and didn’t think much about Helen after that. Three years ago, in Florida, my oldest son was hit by a car while riding his bike,   41  a terrible brain injury. While I was looking after my son, a lady who said she was the hospital’s social worker called. It was a (an)   42  trying day. I burst into tears for no reason and rang   43 .
A short time 1ater, a beautiful woman, in a wheelchair,   44  into my son’s room with a box of   45 . After 16 years, I still   46  Helen. She smiled, handed me the tissues and hugged me. I told her who I was, and after we both went through the shock of that, she began to tell me about   47  since we last saw each other. She married, had children and got her degree so that she   48  the path for those people who were less   49  than her. She told me that if there was anything she could give me, it would be   50 .
Looking at this wonderful, giving person, I felt   51 . But I also felt the first hope I had since learning that my son was   52 . From this person that I thought would have no   53  of life, I learned that where there is life, there is hope. My son miraculously   54  and we moved north, but I owe Helen   55  that I can never repay.

【小题1】
A.walkingB.ridingC.runningD.driving
【小题2】
A.livedB.survivedC.existedD.escaped
【小题3】
A.mindB.brainC.headD.thought
【小题4】
A.equallyB.calmlyC.quietlyD.normally
【小题5】
A.studiedB.movedC.workedD.1ived
【小题6】
A.sufferingB.causingC.bearingD.catching
【小题7】
A.normallyB.particularly C.necessarilyD.eventually
【小题8】
A.upB.offC.backD.down
【小题9】
A.ranB.walkedC.rolledD.moved
【小题10】
A.tissuesB.presentsC.pillsD.candies
【小题11】
A.realizedB.knewC.recognizedD.reminded
【小题12】
A.her lifeB.her sonC.her familyD.her work
【小题13】
A.clearedB.smoothedC.cleanedD.opened
【小题14】
A.richB.healthyC.strongD.fortunate
【小题15】
A.moneyB.hopeC.pityD.medicine
【小题16】
A.smallB.pitifulC.weakD.shameless
【小题17】
A.admittedB.beatenC.hurtD.hospitalized
【小题18】
A.useB.valueC.meaningD.quality
【小题19】
A.treatedB.worsenedC.relievedD.recovered
【小题20】
A.some moneyB.some tissuesC.a debtD.a hope

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。

Love in a Box

When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment(a piece of work). On a Friday night I   32   at dinner table, “MY teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our valentines (情人节) on Monday”.

Mother said, “We’ll see,” and she continued eating.

What did “We’ll see” mean? I had to have that box   33   my second grade Valentine’s Day would be a disaster. Maybe they didn’t love me   34   to help me with my assignment.

All Saturday I waited   35   and with Sunday arriving, my worry increased, but I   36   an enquiry(询问) about the box might   37   anger or loud voice, for in my house children only asked once. More than that   38   trouble.

Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen. The table was covered with colorful   39   of different kinds. A (n)   40   shoebox rested on top of it.   41   flooded through me when Daddy said, “Let’s get started   42   your assignment.”

In the next hour my father   43   the shoebox into impressive valentine box. Colorful paper covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts   44   to what I considered all the right places. He sang while he worked. When he finished, he was so delighted that a   45  smile spread over his face. “What do you think of that?” he asked.

I answered him with a hug.

But inside,   46   danced all the way to my heart. It was the first time that my father devoted so much   47   to me, for his world consisted of work only.

The holiday party arrived   48  , and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes. Laughter filled our classroom until it was over.

On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to   49  . The love that filled it meant more to me than all the valentines inside.

The valentine box became a symbol of his love that   50   through years of other Valentine’s Days. He gave me other gifts through the years, but none   51   compared with the love I felt within the limits of the old, empty shoebox.

32.A.announcedB.appeared   C.served      D.sat

33.A.and      B.however   C.or        D.so

34.A.more     B.much     C.greatly      D.enough

35.A.sadly     B.anxiously  C.disappointedly  D.patiently

36.A.found       B.realized    C.knew     D.imagined

37.A.start     B.cause     C.mark     D.produce

38.A.invited     B.took     C.saved     D.had

39.A.boxes       B.gifts     C.paper     D.food

40.A.new     B.big       C.attractive  D.empty

41.A.RelaxationB.Relief       C.Cheer       D.Calm

42.A.by        B.at         C.in         D.on

43.A.folded      B.packed      C.changed    D.pressed

44.A.joined      B.attached    C.linked       D.connected

45.A.slight          B.brief     C.broad          D.confident

46.A.joy       B.fun       C.interest     D.amusement

47.A.money      B.time     C.support     D.hope

48.A.reached    B.set        C.spent     D.came

49.A.accept      B.respect      C.admire      D.recognize

50.A.carried     B.kept     C.spread      D.lasted

51.A.ever     B.even     C.yet       D.still

 

It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and Maggie and I were returning from our walk through the woods.We were only a couple of blocks from home when I spotted a cell phone and a credit card sitting on the road.We took them home.We always find amazing things on the street and she looks upon them as a movable feast-a chicken wing here or a barbecue rib (肋骨)there.

I found another cell phone a few years back, too, and called a number in its phone book.I explained the situation to the guy who answered.He said it was his sister's and that he'd come to pick it up, which he did.

And that was that.No verbal thank-you, no written thank-you, no “here's a box of chocolates” thank-you.

I didn't have time to call anyone on my latest found cell phone.I was pouring myself coffee when it started to shake and dance across the kitchen counter.

“Who's this?” someone asked when I picked up.

“Who's this?” I countered(反问).“Sarah?”

She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card.“Could you send them to me?” she asked.

She lives in Arlington, which is 2 miles from my house.

“Hmm, no, ”I replied, adding that I thought she could come to get them, and that if I wasn't at home, they would be in my mailbox.

A day later, when I was out for a run, someone got them back.There wasn't even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it.In this age of e-mail and cell phone, there's really no excuse.Years ago, I found something more precious than a $100 bill on the street:a driver's license.I saw  that its owner lived a couple of blocks from me, so I called him up.He asked whether I could slip the license through his front door.

“I guess I could, ”I replied.

And that was that.

1.What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?

A.Wife and husband       B.Daughter and father

C.Teacher and student    D.Master and pet dog

2..How many experiences are mentioned by the writer to return things to the losers?

A.3    B.4    C.5 D.6

3.How did the writer know Sarah's telephone number?

A.From her telephone's phone book      B.From her credit card

C.From her e-mail                    D.From her driver's license

4.The writer wants to tell us through the unusual stories,

A.we should return the things we picked to the losers

B.people don't know how to appreciate others in the age of e-mail and cell phone

C.people would learn to appreciate persons who provide help for you

D.the advance of society makes people lose some virtues

 

 

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