We come by business naturally in our family.Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store.As we worked and watchedwe ____ that work was about more than ____ and making a sale.

One lesson stands out in my mind.It was shortly before Christmas.I was in eighth grade and was working eveningsstraightening the toy section.A little boyfive or six years oldcame in.He was wearing a brown torn coat with ____ sleeves.His shoes were scuffed(磨损) and his one shoelace was torn.The little boy looked poor to me—too poor to ____ to buy anything.He looked around the toy sectionpicked up this item and thatand ____ put them back in their place.

Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy.His steel blue eyes ____ and the dimple(酒窝) in his cheek stood out as he ____ the boy what he could do for him.The boy said he was looking for a Christmas ___ for his brother.I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same ____ as any adult.Dad told him to take his ___ and look around.He did.

After about 20 minutesthe little boy picked up a toy planewalked up to my dad and said, “How much for thisMister

“How much you ____” Dad asked.

The little boy held out his hand and ___ it.His hand was creased(起皱) with ____ lines of dirt from holding his ____ too tightly.In his hand lay only 27 cents.The ____ on the toy plane he’d ____ was $3.98.

“That’ll just ___ it” Dad said as he made the sale.Dad’s reply still ____ in my ears.When the little boy walked out of the storeI didn’t notice the worn coat or the ____ torn shoelace.What I saw was a happy child with a ____.

1.A.showed? Bheard

Clearned? Dguessed

2.A.survival? Bpleasure

Ctrouble? Dexpectation

3.A.short? Bdirty

Ctight Dcolorful

4.A.intend? Battempt

Cafford? Ddecide

5.A.suddenly? Bdifferently

Chappily? Dcarefully

6.A.closed? Bsmiled

Cshone? Dfocused

7.A.asked? Btold

Cshowed? Dcalled

8.A.tree? Bcard

Cpresent? Dcake

9.A.friendship? Brespect

Csupport? Dfavor

10.A.effort? Bword

Ctime? Dcourage

11.A.paid? Bearned

Clost? Dgot

12.A.cleaned? Bopened

Cgave? Dturned

13.A.lonBthin

Cwet Dflat

14.A.toy Bpocket

Chand Dmoney

15.A.price? Bnumber

Cquality? Dvalue

16.A.carried out? Bpicked out

Cput out? Dpulled out

17.A.change? Bcover

Cneed? Dtake

18.A.rings? Bstays

Cruns? Dpauses

19.A.clean? Bnormal

Csingle Ddouble

20.A.choice? Bhope

Cpackage? Dtreasure

 

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。

    A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   21   in the path a pair of old shoes, which they   22   belonged to a poor man who was employed in a field close by.

The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let us play the man a   23  : we will hide his shoes and wait to see his   24   when he cannot find them.”

“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never amuse ourselves at the   25   of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure   26   the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch   27   the discovery affects him.”

The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by.

The poor man soon finished his work, and came   28   the field to the path where he had left his shoes. While   29   his foot into one of his shoes, he   30   something hard,   31   he bent down and found the coin. Astonishment and   32   were seen upon his face. He then looked around himself on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and went on to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was   33   on finding the other coin. His feelings   34   him; he fell upon his   35  , looked up to heaven and thanked God aloud.

The student stood there   36   affected, and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better   37   than if you had played your   38   trick?” The youth replied, “You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the   39   of those words, which I never understood before: It is more blessed to   40   than to receive.”

1.A. sitting         B. lying      C. hiding   D. laying

2.A. imagined    B. expected       C. supposed      D. recognized

3.A. trick   B. role       C. part       D. game

4.A. impatience         B. puzzlement   C. pity        D. disappointment

5.A. expense     B. risk        C. need     D. poverty

6.A. in reply to  B. in response to       C. by means of  D. by way of

7.A. why   B. when    C. where   D. how

8.A. across         B. around C. through         D. towards

9.A. rising B. rushing C. slipping D. sliding

10.A. found       B. noticed C. kicked   D. felt

11.A. but  B. so C. as D. for

12.A. wonder    B. admiration    C. guilt       D. anxiety

13.A. advanced          B. improved      C. progressed   D. doubled

14.A. grasped   B. overcame      C. inspired         D. sank

15.A. knees       B. hands    C. feet       D. legs

16.A. generally B. fairly     C. deeply  D. naturally

17.A. excited    B. satisfied         C. touched         D. pleased

18.A. intended B. required        C. wanted D. interested

19.A. fact  B. truth     C. reality   D. faith

20.A. reward        B. win                C.give                 D. send

 

One day,four lawyers were riding their horses along a country road. There had been a rain. Water was dripping (滴) from the trees,and the grass was wet. They rode slowly,talking and laughing. Suddenly they heard some noises from the tree above them. “What is the matter?” asked the first lawyer. “Oh, it's only some old birds!” said the second lawyer. “The storm made one of the babies fall out of the nest. It is too young to fly, and the mother bird is very worried.” “What a pity! It’ll die down there in the grass,” said the third lawyer. “It doesn't matter. It's only a bird,” said the second lawyer. Then they rode on, talking and laughing as before. But the fourth lawyer, whose name was Abraham Lincoln, stopped. He got down from his horse and took the little one in his big warm hands.

“Never mind, my little fellow ,” said Mr. Lincoln. “I will put you back in your little nest.” He climbed up the tree and put the bird softly into their warm little home. A few minutes later, Mr. Lincoln joined them again. His shoes were covered with mud and he was wet. Then the other three laughed at him. They thought it was foolish for a strong man to do so much just for a young bird. “Gentlemen,” said Mr. Lincoln, “I could not sleep tonight if I had left the helpless bird in the grass.” Later Abraham Lincoln became very famous as a lawyer. He also became the president of America. He was one of the greatest American presidents.

1.The reason why the mother bird was worried was that __________.

A.there was a rain

B.the lawyers were under its tree

C.one of its babies fell out of the nest

D.it could not fly

2.The underlined phrase “little fellow” in paragraph 2 means __________.

A.the mother bird

B.Lincoln's little friends

C.the other three lawyers

D.the baby bird

3.The other three lawyers laughed at Lincoln because __________.

A.he climbed the tree

B.he was wet

C.his shoes were covered with mud

D.they thought it foolish for him to do so

4.From the passage we know Lincoln __________.

A.liked riding horses

B.was very kind and loved birds and animals

C.liked being laughed at

D.wanted to be the president of America then

 

A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly __36_ the students’ friend. As they went  37, they saw lying in the path a pair of old 38_, which they supposed to belong to  a poor man who was working in a 39 . The student turned to the professor, saying: “Let us play the man  40: we will hide his shoes, and 41ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his 42 when he cannot find them.”  

“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never  43  ourselvesat the 44of the poor. But you are  45, and may give yourself a much greater 46 by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and 47 how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work and came   48the field to the path  49 he had left his coat and shoes. While  50his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 51, he bent down to feel  52 it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe; but his53was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and said aloud a fervent(热烈的) thanksgiving, in which he  54 his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply55, and his eyes filled with tears. 

1.                A.held           B.kept           C.named   D.called

 

2.                A.along          B.on             C.over D.back

 

3.                A.socks          B.gloves          C.shoes    D.trousers

 

4.                A.field           B.factory         C.company  D.shop

 

5.                A.a game         B.a trick          C.a joke    D.a word

 

6.                A.hide           B.have           C.let   D.make

 

7.                A.pleasure        B.sorrow         C.disappointment D.anxiety

 

8.                A.make          B.treat           C.amuse    D.laugh

 

9.                A.price          B.expense        C.value D.pay

 

10.               A.poor           B.kind           C.honest    D.rich

 

11.               A.pleasure        B.money         C.thought   D.good

 

12.               A.notice         B.watch          C.realize    D.find

 

13.               A.about          B.across          C.into  D.by

 

14.               A.where         B.that           C.there     D.which

 

15.               A.wearing        B.dressing        C.putting on D.pulling

 

16.               A.soft           B.terrible         C.strange    D.hard

 

17.               A.what           B.how           C.whether   D.why

 

18.               A.confidence      B.embarrassment   C.surprise   D.joy

 

19.               A.mentioned      B.remembered    C.recommended  D.reminded

 

20.               A.amazed        B.defeated       C.puzzled   D.affected

 

 

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