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Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California’s Santa Ana Freeway. It was hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home. I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus. Not knowing the routes, I figured I’d just head east. A bus pulled up, and I asked the driver how far she was going. “Four more lights,” she said. There was another bus I could take from there. This clearly was going to be a long night. She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for. After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home. Then a bus pulled up. There was no lighted number above its windshield. It was out of service. But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver. “I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “This isn’t the nicest place. I will give you a ride home.” “You will drive me home in the bus?” I asked, perplexed. “No, I’ll take you in my car,” she said. “It’s a long way,” I protested. “Come on,” she said. “I have nothing else to do.” As we drove from the station in her car,, she began telling me a story. A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas. A good Samaritan(乐善好施者)picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car. “I’m just passing the favor along,” she said. When I offered her money as a thank you, she wouldn’t hear of it. “That wouldn’t make it a favor,” she said. “Just do something nice to somebody. Pass it along.”

1.Why did the writer say that he would have a long night?

A. He wondered how long he had to wait for the next bus.

B. No driver would give him a ride.

C. He didn’t know the routes.

D. He perhaps would have to take a taxi.

2.Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?

A. No bus would come at the time.

B.A taxi ride would be more comfortable.

C. He became impatient and a bit worried.

D. He knew the driver would never return

3.The bus driver drove the writer home later because________.

A. she happened to go in the same direction

B. she wanted to do something good for other people

C. her brother told her to do so

D. she wanted to earn more money

4.The bus driver hoped that the writer______.

A. would do as she did

B. would keep her in memory

C. would give the money to others

D. would do her a favor

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It was Thanksgiving morning. I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.

“Any old papers, lady?” asked one of them.

I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals(凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.

“Come in and I'll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”

They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.

The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you rich?”

“Am I rich? Pity, no!”

I looked at my worn?out slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer(茶碟)carefully and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.

Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.

I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular job, these matched, too.

I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.

1.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A.Lady, are you rich?

B.A story of Thanksgiving Day

C.Don't forget how rich you are

D.Does cups and saucers match well?

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The girl thought the writer was rich just because she wanted to make the writer happy.

B.The writer had thought she wasn't rich because her supplies were not expensive.

C.If cups and saucers match well, they are a best pair even though cheap.

D.After hearing what they said, the writer seemed to understand what a rich life was.

3.The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to________.

A.show that she was a kind?hearted lady

B.remind her that she shouldn't forget how rich she was

C.leave room for readers to think about what being rich is

D.prove that she had understood what meant being rich

4.It can be inferred from the text that whether you are rich depends on________.

A.how much money you have made

B.what attitude you have had towards life

C.the way you help others

D.your social relationship

阅读下面短文,从短文后面各题所给的四个选项(A、 B、C 和 D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An old woman had lost her eyesight completely, so she went to a to help her see again and made a bargain with him: if he could cure her, he would be paid well. But if he couldn’t, she would not pay him anything.

The doctor had a(an) ointment(药膏). When it was put on the eyes for a period of time, it restored the eyesight of anyone who was sightless.

The doctor began to his patient daily. But knowing that she couldn’t see, he started the valuables in her house. When there was nothing left, he decided to cure her and his payment.

When the woman recovered her eyesight, she saw that her valuables had gone and the doctor was the thief. So, saying that she was cured, she refused to pay him. The doctor was and he insisted on his fees. But the old woman refused and the two went to the .

The judge asked the old woman she refused to pay the doctor. She said, “I did to give him the money if I recovered my eyesight. However, if I remained blind, I was to give him . Now he that he has cured me, but I am blind.”

Everyone there looked at her . “ How can you say that? Everyone can see that your eyesight has been restored,” said the judge .

The old woman replied, “ I can’t see. Before I my eyesight, I had seen many valuable things in my house. But now, I am not able to see a thing of in it.”

The judge that she was indeed blind and let her go.

1.A. friend B. doctor C. teacher D. professor

2.A. special B. expensive C. regular D. poor

3.A. visit B. call C. expect D. question

4.A. cleaning B. counting C. stealing D. appreciating

5.A. depended on B. cared about C. gave up D. asked for

6.A. explained B. hoped C. guessed D. forgave

7.A. nearly B. once C. not D. well

8.A. ashamed B. surprised C. touched D. encouraged

9.A. playground B. street C. house D. court

10.A. why B. whether C. how D. when

11.A. pretend B. promise C. refuse D. manage

12.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

13.A. wished B. admitted C. realized D. declared

14.A. quite B. ever C. even D. still

15.A. in surprise B. in peace C. as usual D. on purpose

16.A. friendly B. seriously C. proudly D. carefully

17.A. slowly B. finally C. really D. almost

18.A. lost B. failed C. had D. hurt

19.A. price B. meaning C. use D. value

20.A. reported B. agreed C. worried D. doubt

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

This is my third story. When I was 17, I read a quote(引述) that something like,”If you live each day it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.” Since then, for the past thirty?three years,I've looked the mirror every morning and asked myself:“If today were the last day of my life,would I want to do what I am ____ to do today?”And whenever the answer has been ”No” for too many days in a row(连续),I know I need to change something.

About a year ago I was with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and get my in order,which is doctors' code for ”prepare to ”. Later that evening when the doctors the cells taken from my pancreas(胰腺)under a microscope,they started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is with surgery. I had the surgery and, , I'm fine now.

This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope it's the closest I get for a few more decades. Death is the we all share. No one has escaped it. And that is it should be,because death is very likely the single invention of life. It's life's change agent. It clears out the old to make for the new. Your time is , so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma(信条)—which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to your heart and intuition(直觉). They already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

1.A. said B. described C. went D. expressed

2.A. unless B. as if C. even if D. as long as

3.A. in B. at C. through D. in

4.A. about B. off C. out D. of

5.A. connected B. infected C. affected D. diagnosed

6.A. want B. dream C. expect D. imagine

7.A. duties B. businesses C. affairs D. life

8.A. work B. start C. talk D. die

9.A. looked B. viewed C. realized D. noticed

10.A. curable B. possible C. acceptable D. suitable

11.A. carefully B. thankfully C. anxiously D. hopefully

12.A. possession B. destination C. expectation D. position

13.A. ever B. even C. never D. still

14.A. when B. while C. as D. since

15.A. better B. worst C. worse D. best

16.A. use B. a difference C. sense D. way

17.A. endless B. repeated C. countless D. limited

18.A. others' B. others C. anyone's D. some others

19.A. listen B. follow C. take D. accept

20.A. however B. whatever C. somehow D. somewhat

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