题目内容
I ________ get up late in the past, but now I ________ getting up early in order to keep fit.
- A.used to;am used to
- B.is used to;used to
- C.used to be;used to
- D.be used to;be used to be
used to do过去常常做某事。be used to doing习惯于做某事。
I promised Michael I wouldn’t mention this until the season was over.Now l think it's time.
Early last season, I wrote a column about an art of kindness I had seen Jordan do to a disabled child outside the stadium.After it ran,I got a call from a marl in the western suburbs.He said,“I read what you wrote about Jordan.but I thought I should tell you another thing I saw.”
Here it comes, I thought. It always does. Write something nice about a person, and people call you up to say that the person is not so nice.
A few weeks later Jordan and I were talking about something else before a game, and I brought up what the man had said. Was the man right? Had Jordan really been talking to those two boys in that poor and dirty .neighborhood?
"Not two boys," Jordan said. "But four."
And he named them. He said four names. And what did they talk about?
"Everything,” Jordan said. " Anything. I’ve asked to see their grades so that I can check to see if they're paying attention to their study. If it turns out that one or two of them may need teaching, I make sure they get it."
It's just one more part of Michael Jordan's life one more thing that no one knows about, and one more thing Jordan does fight for. The NBA season is over now, and those boys have their memories. So do J! When the expert reviewers begin to tuna against Jordan as they surely will, I'll think about those boys under the streetlight, waiting for the man they know to come. For someone they can depend on.
【小题1】The writer wrote this story about Jordan and his young friends because _______
A.he thought highly of Jordan's deeds |
B.he hated to see Jordan do something bad |
C.he believed it was time to help the disabled |
D.he felt sure he needn't keep the promise then |
A.know why Jordan stopped in a bad area |
B.get a chance to become famous himself |
C.let the writer know Jordan was not that nice |
D.offer an example to show how Jordan helped others |
A.needed their support |
B.had promised to do so |
C.liked to teach them to play basketball |
D.wanted to make sure they all studied well |
A.an excellent basketball player |
B.good at dealing with problems of life |
C.always ready to make friends with young people |
D.willing to do whatever he can for the good of society |
Early this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats for my neighbor across the hall. She barely greets me when we see each other, and her sweet little boy, who's now four, has picked up her mother's manner and will not talk to me, either.
Last Monday, she had called the firefighters when a pan I'd forgotten on the stove caused my flat to fog up while I was out taking a walk. When I came home, the street in front of our apartment house was blocked by a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance! The instant I saw them, I remembered the pan! Luckily, nothing serious had happened, and all my neighbors agreed with the firefighter who said, "It could have happened to anyone." When I thanked the neighbor who had called the firefighters-let's call her Ivy-and apologized for causing the trouble, she just asked if my cats were all right.When I said they were fine, she said, "Well, that's ok then," and turned into her flat.l felt strangely safe, knowing that even though we don't get along, she'd done the right thing and didn't blame me.So, the Rice Krispie Treats.
Last Christmas, my neighbor carelessly let it out that she was holding a grudge (怨恨) towards me because of an incident we'd had four years ago.I had particularly apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to improve our relationship. She would not accept my apology.
It had taken me a lot of courage to apologize and ask that question instead of insisting that we both shared responsibility for what had happened.Her flat-out refusal to make amends(补偿) really shocked and saddened me.After that, I decided I'd just leave her be-a relationship takes two to work.So, you see, I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again, leaving me standing on her doorstep, facing the closed door and holding my plate of treats. I know some people have a hard time understanding how the possibility of rejection can make an adult so afraid, but that's just the way I felt.
Then, I reminded myself of how loving and good I had felt yesterday when I'd done some random acts of kindness (thanks to helpothers.org), after telling myself: Feet the fear, and do it anyway! So I put the squares of Rice Krispie Treats on a beautiful plate, opened my apartment door-and there she was, standing in the hallway.I smiled and said, "Hi," but when she saw me, she turned on her heels and went back inside, even though she seemed to have just stepped out.I went after her, regardless, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I've got something for you ! I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you were paying attention on Monday." When she heard me speaking, she turned around. As I held the plate towards her, explaining these were very sweet American treats, and that she could just try and see whether she and her family would like them, her eyebrows winged up-and she took the plate.l was so happy and excited.We then talked a bit about how she'd become aware of the smoke in my flat, and parted ways.
Back in my place, I did a "happy dance", because I had dared to be kind even though I hadn't been sure at all my kindness would be welcome.I do hope that our relationship will slowly get better; I know I was and still am biased(存有偏见)towards her at times, but even if we don't make amends, I want to be able to be kind without depending on other people's behaviors and reactions .
【小题1】The neighbor held a grudge towards the writer most probably because_____.
A.the writer's cats disturb her neighbor frequently |
B.the writer didn't thank her for calling the firefighters |
C.the writer never apologized to her for her misbehaviors |
D.the writer had an unpleasant experience with the neighbor long ago |
A.was afraid of being rejected again by her neighbor |
B.didn't know how to get along with her neighbor |
C.didn't admit it was her fault in the last incident |
D.refused to forgive her neighbor's rude behavior |
A.do an act of kindness |
B.leave her neighbor be |
C.apologize to her neighbor once more |
D.do something to let her neighbor down |
A.She was a professional dancer. |
B.She often had quarrels with her neighbor. |
C.She had a bias against her neighbor sometimes. |
D.She had an unpleasant experience at Christmas this year. |
A.Don't punish yourself because of other's mistakes. |
B.We should be kind to others, regardless of their behavior. |
C.We must keep a good relationship with our neighbors. |
D.When we make a mistake, we should have the courage to admit it. |