There were smiling children all the way. Charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Maiaysia. I was moved.

     I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.

     It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.

     From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.

     The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.

     I looked forward to the return journey.

1. The author expected the train trip to be

   A. adventurous  B. pleasant   C. exciting   D. dull

2. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?

    A. The friendly country people.         B. The mountains along the way.

    C. The crowds of people in the streets.    D. The simple lunch served on the train.

3. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second

     paragraph?    A. choose   B. enjoy    C. prepare for   D. carry on

4, Where was the writer going?

    A. Johore Baru,   B. The Causeway.   C. Butterworth,   D. Singapore.

5. What can we learn from the story?

    A, Comfort in traveling by train.    B. Pleasure of living in the country.

    C. Reading gives people delight.    D. Smiles brighten people up.

I arrived in the United States on February 6,1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane __1__ at Kennedy Airport at three o' clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was __2__ excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I __3__ a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared __4__ astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their __5__ beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then __6__ me because he __7__ go back to work. He __8__ to return the next day.

__9__ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I __10__ speak a word of English, I couldn't __11__ the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and __12__ to make some gestures, __13__ the waiter didn't understand me. Finally, I __14__ the same thing the man __15__ the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway __16__ I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge __17__ people. I didn't feel tired so I continued to walk __18__ the city.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't sleep because I __19__ hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛)during the night. I __20__ awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.

1. A. took off                B. landed              C. got out            D. took down

2. A. too               B. so                   C. very                       D. much

3. A. got               B. took up           C. got on             D. took

4. A. in                  B. at                   C. for                        D. to

5. A. old-made     B. man-made    C. newly-made  D. natural

6. A. had left       B. would leave    C. left          D. was leaving

7. A. must              B. had to             C. should       D. ought

8. A.                      B. said                C. told         D. promised

9. A. Shortly after  B. Long before    C. Shortly      D. Soon

10. A. couldn't      B. could                C. didn't         D. did

11. A. ask        B. say            C. tell         D. order

12. A. begun      B. started         C. had         D. started to

13. A. and            B. so                C. then             D. but

14. A. ordered        B. booked      C. asked         D. got

15. A. on              B. for         C. at          D. to

16. A. when      B. until        C. after        D. before

17. A. crowds of  B. groups of    C. crowd of    D. group of

18. A. around    B. in           C. by        D. near

19. A. was       B. went       C. kept        D. started

20. A. lain       B. lay        C. laid         D. was

It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor. On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues(同事)turned to me and said, “Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life.” At my request, he answered, “Because the students you have got to know have to leave.”
As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague’s words no longer existed. When I came across naughty students, I had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher. It obviously isn’t the money. Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change. He was working at Nintendo Corporation. His salary was higher than my present one, though I have more education and have worked for over 10 years. With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired, I thanked him, but refused his kind offer.
A few days before this graduation, while working on final grades, I found a note a student had slipped in with her homework. She thanked me for being her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class – not about math, but about life – would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away. As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher.
Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with a deeper sense of satisfaction – I will always be grateful that I am a teacher.
【小题1】Hearing his colleague’s description of graduation for the first time, the author ______.

A.quite agreed with his colleagueB.was very puzzled
C.thought it very funnyD.was very sad
【小题2】The computer science student called the author because he ______.
A.wanted to inform the author of his present job
B.wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction
C.tried to persuade the author to work with him
D.thought the author wasn’t fit to be a teacher
【小题3】The underlined phrase blue hats and gowns refers to ______.
A.the new graduatesB.the university colleagues
C.life memoriesD.decorations in the hall
【小题4】We can learn from the text that the author ______.
A.was only a young professor
B.didn’t do well in his work
C.taught his students more about life than math
D.was content with the job as a teacher

“Good morning!” said a woman as she walked up to an old man sitting on the ground. The man slowly looked up. He was Jack, who had been begging around here for a couple of years.
“See that cafeteria(自助餐厅)over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get you something to eat and get you out of the cold for a while.”
She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently. “Jack, do you remember me?” Old Jack thought hard and said, “I think so--I mean you do look familiar.”
“I was thin and hungry,” she said. “Maybe I’ve filled out now more than when you worked here. That was when I was just out of college. I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked in the streets for days, cold and hungry. I saw this place and walked in hoping that I could satisfy my hunger.”
Jack lit up with a smile. “Now I remember,” he said. “I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said it was against company’s policy.”
The woman continued, “Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble. Then, I saw you put the price of my food in the cash register.”
“So you started your own business?” old Jack said. “I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. “When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons, the personnel director of my company. He’ll find something for you to do around the office.” She smiled, “If you ever need anything, my door is always open to you.”
There were tears in the old man’s eyes, “How can I ever thank you?” he said. “Don’t thank me;” the woman answered, “thank yourself. It was your kindness that let me know you.”
【小题1】Why did the woman invite the beggar to dinner?

A.The beggar was once her friend.
B.She felt very pity for the beggar.
C.The beggar once offered her a free meal.
D.She once worked with the beggar.
【小题2】What does the underlined phrase “fill out” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?
A.wear a beautiful dress.B.change one’s features.
C.have a very high position.D.become larger or fatter.
【小题3】Years ago the woman walked into the place she caught sight of to __________.
A.find a job thereB.get herself out of cold
C.get something to eatD.meet with the man
【小题4】What conclusion can you draw from this passage?
A.Kindness is an investment that never fails.
B.Nothing is difficult for the man who will try.
C.Don’t judge a person from his/her appearance.
D.God helps those who help themselves.

Many Tuesday mornings. I have coffee with my father. Although my father is a man of few words, I really   1 the time along with him.

One recent Tuesday, I found it a bit  2 when I rang the doorbell, no one seemed to be home. I climbed in through the window, noticing the lights that shone from the kitchen, and  3 that my dad must be there, but he wasn’t. I  4 through his home, checking every room. I tried not to   5 . Yet, upstairs, downstairs, no Dad anywhere.

I was worried .   6 , my father was seventy-one years old. Anything could have happened to him. Then, I got in my car and drove to my mother’s aerobics(有氧运动)class.

On the drive, I thought a lot about my father and our  7 together. Suddenly, I was three years old and he was   8 me up to the living room window to see the Christmas lights. In his  9 , I was safe and secure. At age ten, he used to wake me up with warm breakfast in bed. Then I was twelve and my dad was   10 all the kids at my birthday party with his magic tricks. I was so   11 of my father for being so  12 and talented. He’d made my party a  13 .

As I entered my mother’s class. I was nervous. My mom looked at me in   14.

“Mom, where’s Dad?” I asked, “He’s working in the   15 on the side of the house!” she answered.

And I hurried to my car and   16 back to the yard. “Hey, Dad!” I yelled out and told him about my fears of the last half hour. My dad  17 laughing his typical laugh that was always  18 . I was so thankful that I still had my daddy. And so , as I  19 the door to my father’s house, we went inside for our usual cup of coffee.

Thanks, Daddy, for all the   20 and more importantly, for all your love.

1.                A.dislike          B.share          C.get  D.enjoy

 

2.                A.dangerous      B.unusual         C.joyful D.relaxing

 

3.                A.decided        B.hoped          C.expected D.wondered

 

4.                A.lived           B.pulled          C.hurried   D.came

 

5.                A.cry            B.panic           C.believe   D.confirm

 

6.                A.Above all       B.In all           C.After all  D.For all

 

7.                A.journey        B.family          C.interest   D.past

 

8.                A.holding         B.picking         C.calling    D.bringing

 

9.                A.heart          B.chest           C.eyes D.arms

 

10.               A.amazing        B.cheating        C.inviting    D.providing

 

11.               A.sure           B.aware          C.proud D.afraid

 

12.               A.honest         B.special         C.lucky D.practical

 

13.               A.feast           B.prize           C.secret D.success

 

14.               A.anger          B.worry          C.sorrow    D.surprise

 

15.               A.yard           B.kitchen         C.room D.home

 

16.               A.fought         B.raced(疾驰)     C.looked    D.fled

 

17.               A.kept           B.remembered    C.began D.stopped

 

18.               A.bitter          B.simple         C.familiar    D.tight

 

19.               A.closed         B.unlocked       C.kicked D.knocked

 

20.               A.memories       B.chances        C.assistance  D.advice

 

 

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