The homeless boy was hungry and cold, for attention. A. starving B. making C. leaving D. looking 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

A Shelter for the Homeless
Last summer I was a volunteer (志愿者) at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep at night. I wasn’t working that summer and was 36  only two classes in summer school, so I had some 37  time.
Three nights a week, I 38 in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We planned and 39 for 45 people hot meals 40 vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless people 41 this good food because many of them usually didn’t eat well.
I 42 this volunteer work, making 43 with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,   44 me.
I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories 45 me with sympathy (同情). Some of them had 46 with alcohol (酒) or drugs while others only had bad 47 . One woman worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and 48 she lost her job. She looked for a 49 job,but couldn’t find one, for she was too 50 . She could do nothing but sell her furniture — sofas, chairs, and tables 51 she could pay for her food.The woman 52 on job hunting, but she 53 couldn’t find one.She had no money for her 54 and had to sleep in her car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone,   55 , and homeless, she finally came to the shelter.

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。?
I was in Tokyo last spring，walking in the street with my friend Kirsten．Right about the time the sun was setting，we heard the    21    of a jazz band coming from an alley．It was a group of four local   22    college students playing their hearts out for anyone who would  23  ．?
But not everyone was enjoying the music．In the middle of the second song，an old homeless man broke    24   the crowd and started   25    at the band．The musicians did their best to ignore（无视）him   26    obviously the old man would not go away．It seemed he was   27    about the loud noise．?
There were probably two dozen of us   28   the scene-none of us knowing what we could or should do．I remember feeling very   29  ，because first，I don’t speak much Japanese，and second，the homeless man was starting to get more and more violent．At one point，he picked up a stick and started beating the drum．?
This was more than the young drummer could   30   and he finally stopped playing，stood up and pulled the old man to the   31  ．?
It was then that a young Japanese man made his way through the crowd very   32  ．He knelt down next to the old man，took hold of his hand and   33    him if he was all right．I couldn’t   34    what was being said，but I’ll never forget the way this young man helped bring the fallen man to his   35 ．And I’ll never forget the way he carefully placed his arm around the old man’s shoulders and quietly walked him away．?
21．A．speech      B．crash       C．sound         D．news?
22．A．Japanese    B．Chinese     C．French        D．Russian?
23．A．sing        B．listen       C．join          D．dance?
24．A．down       B．with        C．through       D．up?
25．A．shouting    B．pointing     C．looking        D．shooting?
26．A．and        B．so          C．but           D．or?
27．A．angry      B．sorry        C．happy         D．excited?
28．A．breaking   B．making      C．enjoying       D．watching?
29．A．helpless    B．lonely      C．nervous         D．crazy?
30．A．think      B．stand       C．react          D．play?
31．A．stage      B．ground      C．crowd         D．street?
32．A．strangely   B．proudly     C．quietly         D．carelessly?
33．A．greeted     B．showed     C．told           D．asked?
34．A．understand B．imagine    C．realize          D．remember?
35．A．seat       B．friend      C．feet            D．home?

Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the 31 is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a 32 country like Germany?

Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 33 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 34 one long hot summer when most Germans were 35 on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 36 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t 37 . “What these people also need is warmth and 38 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t 39 to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita 40 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 41 to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

The couple were soon 42 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 43 donations. Today, over thirty companies 44 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to 45 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 46 new shoes.

Kurt and Rita receive no 47 for their hard work. “ We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t 48 money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 49 , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 50 in the world.

1.A. result B. truth C. reason D. idea

2.A. traditional B. developing C. typical D. wealthy

3.A. preparations B. houses C. meals D. suggestions

4.A. began B. met C. called D. left

5.A. asleep B. alone C. across D. away

6.A. brought up B. set up C. put aside D. gave away

7.A. enough B. necessary C. helpful D. expensive

8.A. fame B. freedom C. courage D. caring

9.A. hesitate B. agree C. pretend D. intend

10.A. made sense B. found out C. made sure D. worked out

11.A. open B. crowded C. noisy D. near

12.A. costing B. wasting C. taking D. spending

13.A. pay for B. ask for C. look into D. carry out

14.A. completely B. calmly C. regularly D. roughly

15.A. advertise B. sell C. deliver D. lend

16.A. donates B. produces C. designs D. collects

17.A. permission B. payment C. direction D. support

18.A. borrow B. raise C. save D. expect

19.A. surprised B. excited C. tired D. amused

20.A. profit B. difference C. decision D. rule

I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give a homeless person money, because I could never be sure what that money would be used for. Instead, I decided, I would buy them a sandwich, a cold drink on a hot day, a cup of coffee, whatever I could manage.

I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a Starbucks. I decided I would buy this man lunch. I bought a sandwich and soda.

Just as I was leaving the store, two policemen were approaching the man. Obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts. Just as they were about to wake him, I asked one of the officers if it was all right if I just gave the man something before he went. I was not sure why I asked the permission but the policeman said sure and I just left the bag in the man’s cart, got in my car and drove off.

As I was driving off I remember thinking “I hope people saw that”. Then I had to seriously ask myself why I hoped people had seen me give the man a sandwich from Starbucks. Was it because I wanted people to think, “She’s such a nice person!”? Why did I hope others had seen me do it? I continued to wonder this all evening.

The next morning, it came to me that I wanted people to have witnessed that small act of kindness not so that I would receive credit and praise but so that they might be inspired to do the same and in so doing that others still would witness their acts of kindness. Thus the whole spirit of pity and giving would be lasting.

1.The underlined word “Starbucks” in the second paragraph is the name of a _________.

A. shop B. bookstore C. bank D. man

2.When the author saw the homeless man, he was __________.

A. begging outside B. buying goods

C. staying awake D. falling asleep

3. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To show the author is great.

B. To encourage people to help others.

C. To introduce an experience that changed the author.

D. To call on people not to give money to a homeless man.

4.The author can be best described as __________.

A. bad-tempered B. hard-working

C. kind-hearted D. self-confident

I am a mother of three children and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was social study. The last project of the term was called “Smile”. The last class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.

Soon after we were given the project, my husband, my youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one cold March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.

We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back way. I turned around and found there standing behind me were two poor homeless men with a horrible “dirty body” smell. The short gentleman, close to me, was “smiling”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of light as he searched for acceptance. The second man played with his hands uneasily as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation (救赎). The short man just asked for a coffee because that was all they could afford.

I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the men’s table. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and said “Thank you”.

I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, “That’s why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope.”

On the last evening of class, I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and we all knew that we need to heal people and to be healed.

I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. “LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS---NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.”

1. Why did the people around the author back away?

A. Because both men were poorly dressed and mentally ill.

B. Because the short gentleman was smiling to everyone around.

C. Because two homeless men were also waiting in line, with a bad smell.

D. Because the second man stood playing with his hands.

2.After the author handed the meals to the homeless men, she _________.

A. talked with them for a while. B. went back to her husband and son

C. turned in her project D. regretted and cried

3. What kind of woman do you think the author is?

A. Over-curious B. Caring C. Mature D. Lovely

4. What does the author try to tell us with the last sentence?

A. Giving is a gesture of love, which people will understand and appreciate.

B. If you need help from others, you’d better present them with gifts.

C. If you want to get something from somebody, you should please him with gifts.

D. Don’t be greedy with money or ask people to do things for you.

5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The author’s husband was very proud of her.

B. What the author did to the men touched many people.

C. Poor as the homeless men were, they had their dignity.

D. The author felt we should know how to heal people.

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