On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to  41  in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she  42  a big bald(秃顶的)man running through the parking lot. Before she came to  43  what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window, “Get out!”

    Neilson  44.

Pulling open her door, the man seized her  45  the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed,  46  her purse and the keys.

Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a  47, heard the screams and began running .

When they  48  Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was  49  searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker  50  back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no  51  for the two athletic men.

Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to  52  the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.

With his arms  53  tight behind him, the prisoner looked up and said  54 , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves—— you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They  55  him and waited for the police.

Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the  56  carjacker (劫车者)and suspected murderer, whose  57—— but with a full head of hair—— had been recently printed in their own newspaper.

Neilson considers herself lucky  58  she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a  59  ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she said, “many people would  60  have done what they did, and that’ the real truth.”

41. A. bring            B. let              C. gather       D. send

42. A. recognized       B. watched          C. noticed      D. met

43. A. realize          B. understand       C. imagine      D. conclude

44. A. escaped          B. struggled        C. refused      D. obeyed

45. A. by               B. around       C. with             D. on

46. A. burying          B. forgetting   C. offering         D. grabbing

47. A. trip             B. visit        C. break            D. holiday

48. A. started          B. stopped      C. entered          D. reached

49. A. carefully        B. madly        C. disappointedly   D. patiently

50. A. fought           B. turned       C. jumped           D. shouted

51. A. match            B. target       C. equal            D. companion

52. A. remind           B. phone        C. invite           D. beg

53. A. rolled           B. folded       C. bent             D. tied

54. A. angrily          B. kindly       C. coldly           D. warmly

55. A. caught           B. thanked      C. comforted        D. ignored

56. A. ordinary         B. professional C. honest           D. outstanding

57. A. picture          B. background   C. character        D. story

58. A. and              B. but          C. though           D. when

59. A. ridiculous       B. similar      C. strange          D. different

60. A. sometimes        B. never        C. often            D. forever

On a warm Monday, Jenny Neilson bought a sandwich and parked her car under some trees. Rolling down the windows to  36  in fresh air, she settled back to enjoy her lunch. Suddenly she  37  a big bald(秃顶的)man running through the parking lot. Before she came to  38  what would happen, the man was there, shouting through her window. “Get out!”
Neilson  39 .
Pulling open her door, the man seized her  40  the neck and hair, and threw her out of the car onto the ground. She screamed,  41 her purse and the keys.
Two reporters of the local newspaper, Robert Bruce and Jeff Jackson, just outside their office building on a  42  , heard the screams and began running.
When they  43  Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was  44 searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker  45  back. But even in his cornered panic, he was no  46  for the two athletic men.
Reggie Miller, a worker of the local newspaper, heard the screams, too. He rushed back to the office to  47  the police, and then ran back with some plastic ropes —— used to tie up newspapers.
With his arms  48  tightly behind him, the prisoner looked up and said   49  , “I hope you guys feel good about yourselves – you just caught one of the most wanted men.” They 50  him and waited for the police.
Later, Bruce and Jackson were shocked to learn the man was the  51 carjacker(劫车者) and suspected murderer, whose  52 —but with a full head of hair – had been recently printed in their own newspaper.
Neilson considers herself lucky  53  she suffered injuries. She believes the story might have had a 54  ending if those good people had not come to her aid. “Unfortunately,” she says, “many people would   55  have done what they did, and that is the real truth.”

【小题1】
A.bringB.gatherC.letD.send
【小题2】
A.recognizedB.noticedC.watchedD.met
【小题3】
A.imagineB.understandC.realizeD.conclude
【小题4】
A.refusedB.struggledC.escapedD.obeyed
【小题5】
A.byB.aroundC.withD.on
【小题6】
A.buryingB.forgettingC.grabbingD.offering
【小题7】
A.tripB.visitC.holidayD.break
【小题8】
A.startedB.reachedC.enteredD.stopped
【小题9】
A.carefullyB.patientlyC.disappointedlyD.madly
【小题10】
A.foughtB.turnedC.jumpedD.shouted
【小题11】
A.targetB.matchC.equalD.companion
【小题12】
A.phoneB.remindC.inviteD.beg
【小题13】
A.rolledB.foldedC.tiedD.bent
【小题14】
A.angrilyB.kindlyC.warmlyD.coldly
【小题15】A. caught          B. ignored             C. comforted         D thanked.
【小题16】
A.ordinaryB.outstandingC.honestD.professional
【小题17】
A.characterB.backgroundC.pictureD.story
【小题18】
A.thoughB.butC.andD.when
【小题19】
A.ridiculousB.differentC.strangeD.similar
【小题20】
A.sometimesB.foreverC.oftenD.never

The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.
It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.
Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”
Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”
“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s hometown.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”
【小题1】The old man’s sons joined the army because_________.

A.they were all strongB.they loved their country
C.they wanted to be fullD.they had to do so
【小题2】The old man was sad because _________.
A.his three sons had to join the army
B.his three sons lost their lives during the war
C.he lived in the small town alone
D.he had neither food nor clothes
【小题3】From the passage we can infer that _________.
A.the old policeman would send the old man into prison
B.the old policeman hated Hitler, too
C.the old policeman thought Hitler was better than pigs
D.the old man found a friend at the police station
【小题4】In the old policeman’s opinion, _________.
A.Hitler was more foolish than pigs
B.the old man insulted(侮辱)their hometown
C.the old man had to say sorry to him
D.the old man had to fight with Hitler
【小题5】What would probably be the best title for this passage?
A.An Old Man and His Three SonsB.Hitler is a Foolish Pig
C.It’s Hitler’s HometownD.It’s Pigs’ Hometown

It’s Pigs’ Hometown

The story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and they all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didn’t have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didn’t know how to go on living.

It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldn’t go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice could be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.

Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldn’t give him anything. He was too hungry to go to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”

Out came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Don’t say so in our village, sir!”

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the old man. “I don’t know it’s Hitler’s home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “It’s pigs’ hometown!”

1.The old man’s son joined the army because ___________

A. they were all strong

B. they loved their country 

C. they wanted to be full

D. they had to do so

2.The villagers didn’t give the old man any food because _______.

A. they weren’t kind-hearted

B. his sons were in the army

C. they were also hungry

D. they hated him

3.The policeman thought _______.

A. Hitler was more foolish than pigs

B. the old man insulted(侮辱) their hometown

C. the old man had to say sorry to him

D. the old man had to fight with Hitler

 

Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.

It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:

An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get onto the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.

His house was dirty, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.

The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire (百万富翁). They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.

But the old man said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.

Clearly, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant (有意义的) for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.

1.The neighbor called the police because ______.

A.the old man kept begging money from them every day

B.there was something dangerous in the old man’s house

C.the old man wouldn’t buy tickets for the train

D.they couldn’t bear the smell from the old man’s house

2.When the old man knew he was a millionaire, he ______.

A.remained calm                         B.became excited

C.felt worried                            D.became nervous

3.What lesson do we learn from the story?

A.Make great plans for your life.

B.Keep on doing what you like.

C.Do something that is good to society.

D.Depend on yourself rather than others.

 

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