题目内容
I met an old friend of mine, from ________ I got the news that Mr. Zhang had gone to America.
- A.who
- B.whom
- C.that
- D.whose
It was raining as I got off the train in Nashville, Tennessee. I was tired so I went straight to my hotel.
A big, heavy man was walking up and down in the hotel lobby. Something about the way he moved made me think of a hungry dog looking for a bone. He had a big, fat, red face and a sleepy expression in his eyes. He introduced himself as Wentworth Caswell – Major Wentworth Caswell – from “a fine southern family”. Caswell pulled me into the hotel’s barroom and yelled for a waiter. We ordered drinks. While we drank, he talked continually about himself, his family, his wife and her family. He said his wife was rich. He showed me a handful of silver coins that he pulled from his coat pocket.
By this time, I had decided that I wanted no more of him. I said good night.
I was born in the south myself. But I live in New York now. I write for a large magazine. My boss had asked me to go to Nashville. The magazine had received some stories and poems from a writer in Nashville, named Azalea Adair. The editor liked her work very much. The publisher asked me to get her to sign an agreement to write only for his magazine.
I left the hotel at nine o’clock the next morning to find Miss Adair. It was still raining. As soon as I stepped outside I met Uncle Caesar. He was a big, old black man with fuzzy gray hair. Uncle Caesar was wearing the strangest coat I had ever seen. It must have been a military officer’s coat. It was very long and when it was new it had been gray. But now rain, sun and age had made it a rainbow of colors. Only one of the buttons was left. It was yellow and as big as a fifty cent coin.
Uncle Caesar stood near a horse and carriage. He opened the carriage door and said softly, “Step right in, sir. I’ll take you anywhere in the city.”
“I want to go to 861 Jasmine Street,” I said, and I started to climb into the carriage. But the old man stopped me. “Why do you want to go there, sir?”
“What business is it of yours?” I said angrily. Uncle Caesar relaxed and smiled. “Nothing, sir. But it’s a lonely part of town. Just step in and I’ll take you there right away.”
861 Jasmine Street had been a fine house once, but now it was old and dying. I got out of the carriage.
“That will be two dollars, sir,” Uncle Caesar said. I gave him two one-dollar bills. As I handed them to him, I noticed that one had been torn in half and fixed with a piece of blue paper. Also, the upper right hand corner was missing.
【小题1】The narrator (故事的叙述者)got to Nashville probably _______.
A.in the morning | B.at noon | C.in the afternoon | D.in the evening |
A.his appearance | B.his family | C.the way he talked and behaved | D.his wife |
A.to get a writer to sign an agreement for his magazine |
B.to collect some stories and poems from a writer |
C.to look for good writers for his magazine |
D.to visit his old friend Azalea Adair |
A.was worn by a military officer | B.was a new gray coat |
C.was an old yellow raincoat | D.had only one button left |
A.wanted to know why the narrator wanted to go there |
B.knew the place and was concerned about the narrator |
C.would charge two dollars for taking the narrator there |
D.must have lived in the neighbourhood before |
The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.
The other day, I met a man outside the gym who_16___a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular and he __17_to be on top of the world.
“How are you?” I _18___with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile _19___the parking garage . _20___as he walked up, I _21___his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane(手杖).“Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t _22___thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a _23___ voice too, as his broad smile __24__left his face. Multiple Sclerosis is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You _25___it very well. You seem like a happy man _26___ the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “ I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports _27___.”
It was ironic(讽刺的). Just _28___we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months although I was _29___ after an operation. Here’s a man with a __30__far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no _31___happiness. He went on with his enjoyment of life as usual, which moved me deeply.
It was also a wonderful reminder of that old _32___, “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” _33___ your problems, just keep in__34__that none of us goes through life __35__and like the man with MS, make the most of what you have. Count your blessings.
1.A. stared at |
B. talked about |
C. agreed with |
D. looked like |
2.A. conducted |
B. appeared |
C. performed |
D. pretended |
3.A. questioned |
B. advised |
C. complained |
D. greeted |
4.A. lit up |
B. put up |
C. held up |
D. kept up |
5.A. o |
B. And |
C. But |
D. Though |
6.A. diagnosed |
B. noticed |
C. examined |
D. checked |
7.A. want |
B. set |
C. wait |
D. help |
8.A. cheerful |
B. sad |
C. low |
D. painful |
9.A. sometimes |
B. regularly |
C. never |
D. always |
10.A. need |
B. handle |
C. demand |
D. deal |
11.A. in spite of |
B. in return for |
C. thanks to |
D. but for |
12.A. training |
B. coach |
C. coat |
D. car |
13.A. when |
B. until |
C. before |
D. since |
14.A. recovering |
B. suffering |
C. repairing |
D. benefiting |
15.A.direction |
B.location |
C. situation |
D. position |
16.A. fewer |
B. less |
C. further |
D. more |
17.A. story |
B. news |
C. saying |
D. lesson |
18.A. Whatever |
B. However |
C. Whichever |
D. Whenever |
19.A. head |
B. brain |
C. heart |
D. mind |
20.A. completely |
B. easily |
C. hardly |
D. lightly |