题目内容
Doctor Godwin says that ________ what forceful arguments against cigarette harm there are, many people insist on smoking.
A.though
B.however
C.no matter
D.even if
解析:
从语意上讲,此处只能是“无论”。B.不能引导一个句子,而C则常与wh一句子连用。 |
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry so he decided to 21 for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve 22 a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she 23 . “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a 24 .” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger 25 , but it also increased his faith in God and human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.
Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be called 26 to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now 27 , was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light 28 his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.
Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He 29 her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave 30 attention to her case.
After a long 31 the battle was won. Dr. Kelly 32 the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was 33 that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her 34 . She read these words…
“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she 35 silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread trough human hearts and hands.”
21. A. call | B. make | C. beg | D. prepare |
22. A while | B. when | C. though | D. unless |
23. A. announced | B. shook | C. replied | D. doubted |
24. A. reward | B. kindness | C. hand | D. value |
25. A. physically | B. mentally | C. normally | D. properly |
26. A. up | B. for | C. on | D. in |
27. A. rich | B. famous | C. observant | D. vivid |
28. A. fixed | B. consulted | C. filled | D. concentrated |
29. A. recognized | B. knew | C. spared | D. regained |
30. A. special | B. ordinary | C. normal | D. no |
31. A. decision | B. preparation | C. struggle | D. debate |
32. A. ordered | B. requested | C. confused | D. compressed |
33. A. negative | B. uncertain | C. positive | D. obvious |
34. A. presentation | B. preference | C. attention | D. arrangement |
35. A. praised | B. pretended | C. pressed | D. prayed |
My mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.
When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I didn’t care.
One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”
I was very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.
I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.
Over the years my mother’s changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was going to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.
My story is really my mother’s story -a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.
【小题1】 The underlined word “ruse” in the first paragraph probably means .
A.discovery | B.success | C.trick | D.pleasure |
A.advised him to earn money by himself |
B.asked him to try to manage their money |
C.persuaded him not to buy them patiently |
D.agreed to buy them for him immediately |
A.He now works as a doctor. |
B.He disliked watching TV as a kid. |
C.He received little formal education. |
D.He often did housework when young. |
A.God’s throwing me away |
B.my own medical illness |
C.the operation on my spine |
D.my mother’s changeless faith in God |
A.the happy relationships in his family |
B.the benefits of reading for young children |
C.the importance of formal education for adults |
D.his mother’s great influence on his development |
Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30 and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door , she nearly tripped over (被绊倒)Sheba.
“Hey, Sheba,” she said, “I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club.” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet (兽医).
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office.
“Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”
“Sure.” said the doctor.
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring.
“This is Dr. Sterne,” said an anxious voice. “I want you to get out of that house immediately, ”said the doctor's voice. “I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched (发出尖锐的声音)to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived.
“Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?” shouted Joanne.
“She’s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now. ”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white—faced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him.
“My God, ” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar.” said the doctor. “I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat:it turned out to be three human fingers.”
【小题1】What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30?
A.To walk her dog. |
B.To see her doctor. |
C.To attend a club meeting. |
D.To play tennis with her friends. |
A.to dress up for the meeting |
B.to phone the police station |
C.to catch the badly hurt burglar |
D.to wait for her dog to be cured |
A.Sheba fought against the burglar |
B.the police found the burglar had broken in |
C.Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting |
D.the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog |
A.clever | B.friendly | C.frightening | D.devoted |
A.a cleaner | B.a physician | C.a thief | D.a murderer |