A little part of me thought about going to another checkout lineThis one had the shortest ? there was only one guy in itbut he was in a ? and there seemed to be some difficulties ?

??? We stepped in behind himAt first, he ? to be having difficulty getting his groceries onto the counterBut after a whileI realized that what he was actually doing was ? it into two parts

???? I offered to helpbut he and the checkout lady had it under ? He asked Julie if she would mind putting his ? basket awayThen he ? for his wallet which was in a bag on one side of his chairThe ? he was positioned and the fact he only had one usable arm ? this troublesome for himso I helped there

The checkout operator came around and gave him his ? and the goods he needed to have to handShe ? one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair

??? I offered to get the other bigger bag and he said“No? you could do me a favorTake that bag along to the entrance and give it to Angela"

??? Angelait ? was collecting food for people who might ? go hungry! I hadn’t even ? her before.

This guyin spite of the limitationshad bought more than twice as ? shopping as he needed—and given the bigger bag away to help ? people!

He didn’t let the fact that he needed help ? him from being a helpHe may have been limited ? but his heart was more than able to overcome all that

1.A? figure????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bspace????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Cqueue ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dtime

2.Asupermarket????????????? ????????????? ?? Bwheelchair????????????? ????????????? ?? Chelmet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Duniform

3.Agoing on????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? Bholding on????????????? ????????????? ?? Cpaying off????????????? ????????????? ??? Dsetting down

4.Ahappened????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?? Bused????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Cseemed ????????????? ????????????? ??? Dpretended

5.Aselecting????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Bwrapping????????????? ????????????? ?? Chanding????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dseparating

6.Acharge????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bcontrol????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cimprovement????????????? ??? Dsettlement

7.Aempty????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bheavy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Clarge????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Dbroken

8.Afelt????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bin search of????????????? ????????????? Cseized????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dreached

9.Aspot????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Bdirection????????????? ????????????? ??? Cdistance????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dway

10.Acaught????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bcarried????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cmade????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Dsolved

11.Abasket????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bbag????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cwallet????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dchange

12.Aarranged????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Bhung????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Cloaded ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dconnected

13.AAnd????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? BBut????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? CSo????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? DOr

14.Aturned out????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bfound out????????????? ????????????? ??? Cpointed out????????????? ????????????? Dput out

15.Aalready????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Balways????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cotherwise????????????? ????????????? ??? Dfairly

16.Anoticed????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bknown????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cunderstood????????????? ????????????? Dgreeted

17.Amany ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bmuch????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? Cfew????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dlittle

18.Awealthy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bordinary????????????? ????????????? ??? Cother????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dnormal

19.Astop????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Brequire????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Clead????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Dpersuade

20.Afinancially????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Bmorally????????????? ????????????? ????????????? Cmentally????????????? ????????????? Dphysically

 

Compassion is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register(收款机)with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash (现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Charge it to me,” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

1.The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits_________ .

A. hoped to have the food first and pay later 

B. promised to obey the store rules 

C. forgot to take any money with him

D. could not afford anything more expensive

2.Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A. kind and lucky       B. friendly and helpful  

C. poor and lonely     D. hurt and disappointed

3.The writer acted upon the store rules because_________ .

A. he felt no pity for the old gentleman

B. he considered the old man dishonest     

C. he expected someone else to pay for the old man

D. he wanted to keep his present job        

4.What does the writer learn from his experience?

A. Wealth is more important than anything else    

B. Experience is better gained through practice

C. Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

D. Helping others is easier said than done

 

Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman? His name was Laurent Clerc. He became a friend of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and together they founded America's first school for the deaf.

Laurent Clerc was born in a small village near Lyons, France, on December 26, 1785. When he was one year old, he fell into a fire, losing both his hearing and his sense of smell.

At 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he did well in his studies. After he graduated, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher.

Meanwhile, in America, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was studying to be a minister. He was very concerned about the lack of educational opportunities for the deaf. Therefore, in 1815, Gallaudet sailed to London, England to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. While he was there, he met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to go to Paris to spend three months learning at the Royal Institution for the Deaf, the school where Laurent Clerc was teaching. Gallaudet accepted the offer. The two worked and studied well together. When the time came for Gallaudet to return, he asked Clerc to come with him. Clerc accepted on one condition: that he would stay in America only a short time.

The two men set sail on June 18, 1816. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean took 52 days; however, Clerc and Gallaudet put the time to good use. Clerc studied English, and Gallaudet studied sign language. They discussed the school for the deaf which they planned to open. On the long trip, they had many conversations about education and deafness. The year after they arrived, they founded a school for the deaf in Harford, Connecticut.

At the school, Clerc led a busy life. He taught signs to Principal Gallaudet; he taught the pupils; and he taught hearing men who came to the school to study deaf education.

In 1819, Clerc married Eliza Crocker Boardman, one of his pupils. They had six children. He retired from teaching in 1858. Although he had intended to return to France, he never did. He died on July 18, 1869 in the United States.

1.Why did Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet sail to London?

A. He needed to finish his studies to become a minister.

B. It was the easiest way to get to France.

C. He wanted to study their system of deaf education.

D. He wanted to marry Alice Cogswell.

2.From the information in this passage we can infer that__________.

A. Laurent Clerc was an intelligent man

B. Clerc had difficulties learning language

C. Clerc married Eliza in order to get his Green Card

D. Clerc was paid well because he made such important contributions to society

3.On their trip from Paris to America, Clerc and Gallaudet ___________.

A. played cards and socialized

B. studied and discussed their plans for a deaf school

C. founded a school for the deaf

D. Gallaudet studied English and Clerc studied Sign Language

4.Which is the right order of the things Clerc did?

A. met Gallaudet, moved to America, got married, went to school in Paris.

B. met Gallaudet, went to school in Paris, moved to America, got married.

C. went to school in Paris, met Gallaudet, moved to America, got married.

D. got married, went to school in Paris, met Gallaudet, moved to America.

5.The main idea of this passage could best be stated as_________.

A. Clerc managed his time well, succeeding in his career.

B. Thomas Gallaudet was indebted to Clerc for all that he taught him.

C. Clerc preferred teaching deaf students to hearing students.

D. Clerc, an educated Frenchman, had a great impact on American Deaf Education.

 

Every morning at eleven, a bright new car drove through the central park in New York.Inside the car  36   a driver and his boss, a well-known millionaire(百万富翁).

Each morning the millionaire   37    a poorly-dressed man   38  on a park bench(长凳).The man always sat  39    staring at the hotel in which the rich man lived.One day the millionaire was so  40   in the man that he asked his driver to stop the car and he  41   to the bench.He said to the poor man, “Excuse me,  42    I just have to know why you sit staring at my hotel every morning.” “Sir, ”said the poor man, “I’m a failure.I have no job, no family and no 43   .I sleep on this bench and every night I dream that  44   day I will sleep in this hotel.” The rich man had  45 .He said to the poor man, “Tonight your dream will come  46 . I’ll 47    for the best room in that hotel for you for   48   .” The millionaire smiled and felt 49    of himself.

A few days  50    , the millionaire went by the poor man’s room to ask him how he 51     himself.To his great  52    , he found that the poor man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench.When the millionaire asked why, the man said, “You see, when I’m 53    here sleeping on the bench.I always dream I’m up there in the hotel.It’s a wonderful dream.But when I was up there in the hotel, I dreamed I was  54   here on this cold bench.It was  55    dream and I could not get any sleep at all.”

1.                A.stayed          B.stood          C.sat   D.seated

 

2.                A.had            B.noticed         C.laughed  D.heard

 

3.                A.thinking        B.lying           C.sitting    D.resting

 

4.                A.down          B.up             C.there D.here

 

5.                A.interested      B.surprise        C.strange   D.nervous

 

6.                A.rushed         B.swam          C.raced    D.walked

 

7.                A.but            B.so             C.and  D.because

 

8.                A.food           B.bed            C.home    D.shoes

 

9.                A.each           B.one            C.that  D.every

 

10.               A.a talk          B.an advice       C.a friend   D.an idea

 

11.               A.easy           B.here           C.true  D.real

 

12.               A.pay            B.look           C.work D.prepare

 

13.               A.the first time    B.two days        C.two times  D.a whole month

 

14.               A.pleased        B.proud          C.glad  D.sorry

 

15.               A.past           B.ago            C.later  D.before

 

16.               A.liked           B.enjoyed        C.treated    D.satisfied

 

17.               A.joy            B.surprise        C.anger D.sorrow

 

18.               A.down          B.below          C.up   D.under

 

19.               A.much          B.still            C.even D.besides

 

20.               A.a terrible       B.a surprised      C.a moving  D.an exciting

 

 

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