“A child in the street is a child that has been exposed(暴露)to a lot of bad things. And this child has no love at all. This child has no respect(尊重)for himself or herself. He sees everybody as an enemy, and he can’t trust anyone.”

Who is Moses Zulu talking about? Are there even people who live like that? Sadly, in truth, there are. They happen to be the Zambian children that Moses Zulu helps to improve their lives. Zulu does his best to give many children the hope to live even though they might have AIDS. Without his continuous work through his organization called Children’s Town, many Zambian children would have been forced to survive(生存)in an African city by getting a job as a street vendor(街头小贩), or hurting other people.

In 1990, Moses Zulu founded Children’s Town in Zambia, where one million children have no parents, largely because of AIDS. Children’s Town teaches children the basic life skills needed for their future. Each child goes through a five-year training program where they’re taught responsibility(责任), values, and self-care. Zulu’s Children’s Town provides hope for less fortunate children.

As we all know, a hero is any person who is respected for their qualities and achievements. There are not many people who are willing to help others in need. Zulu’s contribution to today’s modern society teaches us to lend a helping hand to others who are not as lucky as we are. He teaches us to make a difference in the world by helping others.

And from now on, if ever you throw away your banana just because it looks bad, well, remember that a group of people suffering from AIDS, homelessness, or other causes, would fight each other just to get their hands on a single bad banana.

68. Which of the following CANNOT describe Moses Zulu according to the passage?

A. Devoted                   B. Easy-going

C. Determined                D. Kind-hearted

69. In Children’s Town, children will learn ______.

A. how to fight against AIDS

B. how to get a job as a street vendor

C. how to survive by themselves

D. how to avoid fighting in the street

70. In the opinion of the author, he considers Moses Zulu ______.

   A. a teacher        B. a doctor        C. a hero     D. a fighter

71. In the last paragraph, the author advises us to ______.

A. plant more bananas                      B. make use of bad food

C. invent medicine for AIDS                 D. help poor people

Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his   36 to let my mother   37  her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the   38 . One evening, our father came home and there was no   39 , not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as   40  as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything.
  41  I knew from the expressions on my father’s face that he could not   42  us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he   43  and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn’t know where he got the money for the food but somehow he   44  to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children   45  .
My father did not eat and had   46  all day but he sat there and felt   47  at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my   48 . At that moment, I felt   49  knowing that he tried his best not to let us   50 , and he wanted us to know he was always there with us.
In   51  times, I think, it is important not to   52  weakness but strength.   53  the mother is the cement(黏合剂)that   54  a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and   55  that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.

【小题1】
A.car
B.ticket
C.savings
D.right
【小题2】
A.call
B.visit
C.bring
D.invite
【小题3】
A.classroom
B.office
C.house
D.farm
【小题4】
A.food
B.drinks
C.electricity
D.gas
【小题5】
A.poor
B.hungry
C.angry
D.sleepy
【小题6】
A.So
B.Till
C.But
D.Since
【小题7】
A.hear
B.let
C.remember
D.prevent
【小题8】
A.lost
B.hid
C.found
D.returned
【小题9】
A.managed
B.forgot
C.needed
D.refused
【小题10】
A.something
B.nothing
C.anything
D.everything
【小题11】
A.bargained
B.worked
C.searched
D.prepared
【小题12】
A.lucky
B.sorry
C.pleased
D.regretful
【小题13】
A.mouth
B.teeth
C.mind
D.chest
【小题14】
A.excited
B.moved
C.surprised
D.frightened
【小题15】
A.change
B.share
C.wait
D.suffer
【小题16】
A.difficult
B.dangerous
C.interesting
D.comfortable
【小题17】
A.admit
B.show
C.discuss
D.understand
【小题18】
A.Unless
B.If
C.Though
D.Until
【小题19】
A.designs
B.places
C.takes
D.holds
【小题20】
A.permission
B.hobbies
C.actions
D.attitudes

In the dining room of my grandfather’s house stood a massive grandfather clock. Meals in that dining room were a time for three    36  to become one. The table was always spread with    37   containing love as the main ingredient (成分). And that grandfather clock stood like an old family friend, watching over the    38   that was a part of our lives.

As a child, the old clock fascinated me. I    39  and listened to it during meals. Even more wonderful to me was my grandfather’s ritual (老习惯). He wound (上发条) that clock with a(n)    40   key carefully each day. I remember watching   41   my grandfather took the key from his pocket and opened the hidden door in the clock. He inserted the key and wound — not too much, nor too    42  . He never let that clock wind down and    43 . He showed us grandchildren how to open the door and let us each take    44    winding the key.

After my grandfather died, it was days after the funeral    45  I remembered the clock! The tears    46   freely when I entered the dining room. The clock stood there quiet.

Some time later, my grandmother gave me the key. The old house was   47 . No laughter over the dinner table, no ticking or chiming of the    48   — all was still. I took the key in my shaking hand and    49   the clock door. All of a sudden, I was a    50   again, watching my grandfather with his silver-white hair and blue eyes. He was there,    51   at me, at the secret of the clock's magic, at the key that held so much power.

I stood there,    52   in thought for a long time. Then slowly and    53   I inserted the key and wound the clock. It sprang to life. Tick-tock, tick-tock, life and chimes were breathed into the dining room, into the house and into my    54  . With the movement of the hands of the clock, my grandfather    55   again.

1.

A.persons

B.generations

C.families

D.stages

 

2.

A.water

B.soup

C.rice

D.food

 

3.

A.embarrassment

B.sorrow

C.laughter

D.depression

 

4.

A.sang

B.laughed

C.ate

D.watched

 

5.

A.big

B.special

C.black

D.ugly

 

6.

A.since

B.unless

C.as

D.until

 

7.

A.little

B.fast

C.high

D.hard

 

8.

A.talk

B.run

C.break

D.stop

 

9.

A.turns

B.trouble

C.pains

D.action

 

10.

A.once

B.when

C.before

D.that

 

11.

A.exposed

B.flowed

C.expressed

D.spread

 

12.

A.cold

B.different

C.quiet

D.full

 

13.

A.table

B.house

C.door

D.clock

 

14.

A.locked

B.opened

C.turned

D.closed

 

15.

A.man

B.father

C.child

D.god

 

16.

A.winking

B.shouting

C.glaring

D.glancing

 

17.

A.lost

B.lived

C.missed

D.interrupted

 

18.

A.nervously

B.excitedly

C.steadily

D.carefully

 

19.

A.account

B.heart

C.anxiety

D.pocket

 

20.

A.died

B.disappeared

C.lived

D.smiled

 

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