题目内容
John had to go to work. So he set off half an hour 36 than usual and arrived at the library before anybody else. The 37 to come was Mr. Steele, who thought, “This must be a wonder. John is 38 the first here. If he came as 39 as this every morning, he would get a lot more 40 done.” John began to get on with his work and by half past nine he had 41 all the postcards he had to write. It was a quarter to ten, and Mary had not arrived 42. He wondered 43 she was ill or if she had taken the day 44. But Mr. Steele came and 45 him if he knew where Mary was. If she were ill, she would 46, he said. It’s not like her. She’s usually 47. John said that he had no 48 where Mary was. But 49 the door opened and there was Mary. She was looking very 50 and tired. She apologized to Mr. Steele and explained that she had been 51 most of the night. She hadn’t 52 to sleep until five in the morning and had overslept. Mr. Steele was very 53 and suggested that she take the day off. She 54 him and said she would stay, but she 55 said a word for the rest of the morning. John, on the other hand, was feeling happy so at one o’clock he suggested to Mary that they go and have lunch together, and she agreed.
1...A. later B. faster C. slower D. earlier
2...A. next B. last C. third D. first
3...A. almost B. about C. actually D. finally
4..A. soon B. early C. late D. quick
5..A. job B. book C. work D. thing
6...A. taken B. sold C. finished D. ended
7..A. too B. yet C. still D. already
8...A. whether B. why C. when D. either
9..A. on B. over C. off D. up
10...A. told B. warned C. answered D. asked
11...A. telephone B. drive C. ride D. stay
12...A. later for work B. absent C. ill D. the first to come
13...A. question B. idea C. thought D. mind
14..A. at that moment B. for a moment C. long before D. after work
15..A. happy B. pale C. red D. excited
16...A. asleep B. away C. alone D. awake
17..A. got B. wanted C. hoped D. begun
18..A. cruel B. kind C. angry D. glad
19...A. taught B. told C. laughed at D. thanked
20...A. hardly B. nearly C. mostly D. immediately
1.. D
2..A
3..C
4..B
5..C
6..C
7..B
8..A
9..C
10..D
11..A
12..D
13..B
14..A
15..B
16..D
17..A
18..B
19..D
20..A
【解析】 略
One morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the worn-out clothes, walked from a far place, his dark small hands holding a piece of stolen bread.
John stopped for a moment at the entrance to the church and then left tightly holding the bread,
He was an orphan(孤儿), whose parents were killed in World War II leaving him alone in the orphanage for five years, Like many children in the house, he had a lot of free time. Mostly no one took care of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they wanted.
John believed God to be real, so every Sunday morning in any case he would go to the church to have a look and listen to those people singing inside or reading the Bible. He felt only at this moment he was the child of God and so close to God. But he couldn’t enter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.
John was quietly calculating the times. This was his 45th Sunday at the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe(踮着脚尖) for a while and walked away.
As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was the small boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.
On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by the pastor's friendly smile.
The pastor walked up to his side, clearly seeing John's small hands shaking.
"Are you John?"
John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded.
"Do you believe in God?" the pastor patted John on his head with dust.
"Yes, I do!" This time John told him loudly.
"So you believe in yourself?"
John looked at the pastor, without a word.
The pastor went on saying, "At the first sight of you, I find you're different from other kids because you have a good heart."
His face turning red, John said nervously, "In fact, I'm a thief." With that, he lowered his head.
The pastor didn't speak, but held John's dark small hands, slowly opened them and put them against his wrinkled face.
"Ah" Just at the same time, John shouted and was about to take out his dark small hands. Yet the pastor tightly held his small hands and spread them out in the sun.
"Do you see, John?"
"What?"
"You're cupping the sunshine in your hands."
John blankly looked at his hands: when did they become so beautiful?
"In God's eyes, all children are the same. When they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness." With that, the pastor led him into the church. It was the first time that John went into this sacred place, and at this moment he didn't feel inferior, but the unspeakable warmth.
On that morning greeting the sunshine, John found himself again, along with the confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams he had never had.
Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous cook in Philadelphia and made many popular dishes.
Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.
Because they all knew when we are willing to spread out our hands to greet the sunshine, the sun will naturally shine on us.
【小题1】The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph is ______________
A.presenting contrasts (对比) | B.showing causes (原因) |
C.offering analyses | D.providing explanations |
A.He was frightened to be recognized by the pastor |
B.He was not welcomed by those singing in the church. |
C.He was sorry for his dirty clothes and identity as a thief. |
D.He was left alone in the orphanage and nobody cared for him. |
A.“Are you John?" | B."Do you see, John?" |
C."So you believe in yourself?" | D."Do you believe in God?" |
A.John became a famous cook. |
B.John admitted his bad behavior. (行为) |
C.John believed God to be real |
D.John spread warmth to other orphans. |
A.cheers and confidence | B.dreams and imagination |
C.courage and kindness | D.forgiveness and satisfaction |