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Two old beggars were sitting on a busy corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely ___1___ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their __2__. Every so often, a __3__woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the __4__ which lay in front of them.

  As the crowd began to die down, they started to __5_ their things and head for their evening shelters. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a _ 6 man ----they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.

  The first beggar whispered to the second with _7____, “ He’s coming our way!”

  The two tried not to look ___8____ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t ___9__ gazing up with anticipation (期待) as he reached into his pocket and took something out.

  “Trunk” was the only sound they heard __10___ what looked like a piece of hard _11__, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man __12__ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.

“How insulting (侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have __13___ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks (嘲弄) us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are ----__14___? There’s no way we can even eat this ---------we have no __15___.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter(排水沟).

“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the _16_beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _17__ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet.”

With that, he _18_ the white tissue paper, but to his _19__, there was no hard rock candy inside. _20_, into his fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.

1. A. aiding    B. abusing    C. abandoning  D. ignoring

2. A. existence   B. situation   C. appearance  D. expressing

3. A. young     B. kind-hearted C. beautiful   D. police

4. A. hats     B. hands     C. pockets    D. bowls

5. A. give up    B. cover up   C. pack up    D. build up

6. A. healthy    B. wealthy    C. kind     D. generous

7. A. confusion   B. determination C. excitement  D. amazement

8. A. calmly    B. happily    C. sadly     D. directly

9. A. help     B. avoid     C. stop     D. prevent

10. A. because    B. as       C. since     D. though

11. A. cake     B. candy     C. coin     D. bill

12. A. quit     B. declined   C. turned    D. resigned

13. A. easily    B. hardly    C. suddenly   D. finally

14. A. students   B. children   C. adults     D. old men

15. A. hands     B. teeth     C. bowls     D. money

16. A. angry     B. second    C. old      D. wise

17. A. pocket    B. hand     C. mouth     D. hat

18. A. threw     B. undertook   C. unfolded   D. wrapped

19. A. satisfaction B. surprise   C. horror    D. disappointment

20. A. However    B. Fortunately  C. Therefore   D. Instead

 

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They met two men on the road20 said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's __21__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__22__, so he rode on the horse, __23__his son walked. ?
Then they met two old ladies. “__24__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__25__how tired your boy is?” __26__the farmer got down, and his son rode__27__. ?__28__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__29__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up  30__his son, and they__31__. __32__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't __33_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”
So the farmer, and his son, got down__34__.
It is a fact that you cannot please__35__the people all the time.

【小题1】
A.set outB.set upC.set downD.set
【小题2】
A.sellingB.buyingC.to sellD.to buy
【小题3】
A.soB.because C.thatD.when
【小题4】
A.very tiredB.too tiredC.quite tiredD.tiring
【小题5】
A.whichB.whoC.asD.where
【小题6】
A.a short wayB.a long wayC.the right wayD.the wrong way
【小题7】
A.real  B.trueC.trulyD.really
【小题8】
A.whileB.whenC.asD.during
【小题9】
A.WhatB.HowC.WhyD.When
【小题10】
A.seeB.watchC.lookD.notice
【小题11】
A.BecauseB.AsC.ForD.So
【小题12】
A.thusB.yetC.instead D.either
【小题13】
A.First  B.FinallyC.NearD.Next
【小题14】
A.Sit down B.Sit upC.Get upD.Get down
【小题15】
A.behindB.after C.besideD.above
【小题16】
A.walked on B.rode onC.moved on D.drove on
【小题17】
A.Some time laterB.A moment agoC.In no timeD.At once
【小题18】
A.near  B.longC.farD.short
【小题19】
A.once againB.on their ownC.the other dayD.all the same
【小题20】
A.bothB.each ofC.allD.none of

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【小题1】
A.proudB.happyC.sorryD.excited
【小题2】
A.moneyB.machinesC.technologiesD.information
【小题3】
A.cooperateB.tradeC.devoteD.believe
【小题4】
A.foundB.spottedC.sawD.discovered
【小题5】
A.southeastB.northeastC.northwestD.southwest
【小题6】
A.beingB.has beenC.wasD.is
【小题7】
A.richB.quietC.fastD.open
【小题8】
A.atB.beyondC.toD.from
【小题9】
A.walkedB.climbedC.droveD.ran
【小题10】
A.demandB.needC.wantD.hope
【小题11】
A.hardB.fierceC.violentD.unbearable
【小题12】
A.museumB.templeC.towerD.pyramid
【小题13】
A.stillB.yetC.thereforeD.then
【小题14】
A.brandB.trade-markC.landmarkD.footmark
【小题15】
A.sceneryB.landscapeC.historyD.location
【小题16】
A.forB.fromC.amongD.beyond
【小题17】
A.barelyB.hardlyC.rarelyD.easily
【小题18】
A.habitatB.homeC.birthplaceD.residence
【小题19】
A.writtenB.recordedC.composedD.painted
【小题20】
A.leaderB.teacherC.adviserD.guide


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【小题1】What's the purpose of writing the text?

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 In Africa, listening is a guiding principle .It’s a principle that’ been lost in the constant chat of the Western world .From my own past experience , I noticed how much faster I had to answer a question during a TV interview .It is as if we have completely lost the ability to listen .We talk and talk , and we end up frightened by silence .

Everywhere, people on the African continent write and tell stories. Even the nomads(流浪者)who still live in the Kalahari Desert are said to tell one another stories on their daylong wanderings, during which they search for roots and animals to hunt.

A number of years ago I sat down on a stone bench outside the Teatro Avenida in Maputo, Mozambique, where I worked as an artistic consultant. It was a hot day, and we were taking a break, hoping that a cool gentle wind would move past. Two old African men were sitting on that bench, but there was room for me, too. In Africa people share more than just water. Even when it comes to shade, people are generous.

I heard the two men talking about a third old man who had recently died. One of them said, “I was visiting him at his home. He started to tell me an amazing story about something that had happened to him when he was young. But it was a long story. Night came, and I decided that I should come back the next day to hear the rest. But when I arrived, he was dead.”

The man fell silent. I decided not to leave that bench until I heard how the other man would respond to what he’d heard. Finally he, too, spoke. “That’s not a good way to die—before you’ve told the end of your story.”

What separates us from animals is the fact that we are storytelling creatures and we can listen to other people’s dreams, fears, joys, sorrows, desires and defeats—and they in turn can listen to ours.

Many people make the mistake of confusing information with knowledge. They are not the same thing. Knowledge involves the interpretation of information. Knowledge involves listening.

Many words will be written on the wind and the sand, or end up in store. But the storytelling will go on until the last human being stops listening. Then we can send the great record of human out into the endless universe.

Who knows? Maybe someone is out there, willing to listen…

1.From the very beginning of the passage, we can know Europeans ________.

A. actually lose the ability to listen

B. seldom chat constantly with each other

C. feel frightened when they are alone and silent

D. tend to talk more and listen less

2. It can be inferred from the passage that if you are in Africa, you will _______.

A. suffer hot weather and lack of water      

B. be certainly helped when in trouble

C. often hear the stories told by strangers    

D. have no choice but to listen during a talk

3.According to the last three paragraphs, we can know _________.

A. no one knows exactly why Africans are willing to listen

B. information is hard to understand without interpretation

C. listening makes the difference between information and knowledge

D. the existence of humans’ recordings totally depends on the way of storytelling

4.The passage mainly talks about __________.

A. the experience of the author         

B. the art of listening in Africa

C. the importance of storytelling        

D. the life styles of Africans

 

Once there was an old farmer, with a horse which was almost as old as himself. He __26__ one morning with his young son, __27__the horse before it died. Father and son walked, __28__the farmer did not want the horse to be__29__. ?

They met two men on the road__30__said: “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's __31__to market.” The farmer knew that this was__32__, so he rode on the horse, __33__his son walked. ?

Then they met two old ladies. “__34__are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you__35__how tired your boy is?” __36__the farmer got down, and his son rode__37__. ?__38__, three old men stopped them. One said: “Why are you walking, farmer?__39__. It's too hot for an old man like you to walk today.” So the farmer got up  40__his son, and they__41__. __42__, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?” she asked. “It isn't __43_ to market. Give your poor old horse a rest.”

So the farmer, and his son, got down__44__. ?

It is a fact that you cannot please__45__the people all the time. ?

1.

A.set out

B.set up

C.set down

D.set?

 

2.

A.selling

B.buying

C.to sell

D.to buy?

 

3.

A.so

B.because

C.that

D.when?

 

4.

A.very tired

B.too tired

C.quite tired

D.tiring?

 

5.

A.which

B.who

C.as

D.where?

 

6.

A.a short way

B.a long way

C.the right way

D.the wrong way

 

7.

A.real

B.true

C.truly

D.really?

 

8.

A.while

B.when

C.as

D.during?

 

9.

A.What

B.How

C.Why

D.When?

 

10.

A.see

B.watch

C.look

D.notice?

 

11.

A.Because

B.As

C.For

D.So?

 

12.

A.thus

B.yet

C.instead

D.either?

 

13.

A.First

B.Finally

C.Near

D.Next?

 

14.

A.Sit down

B.Sit up

C.Get up

D.Get down?

 

15.

A.behind

B.after

C.beside

D.above?

 

16.

A.walked on

B.rode on

C.moved on

D.drove on?

 

17.

A.Some time later

B.A moment ago

C.In no time

D.At once?

 

18.

A.near

B.long

C.far

D.short?

 

19.

A.once again

B.on their own

C.the other day

D.all the same?

 

20.

A.both

B.each of

C.all

D.none of?

 

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