阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
We rented our upstairs rooms to the out-of-town patients of Johns Hopkins Hospital. One evening, a bad-looking man, who was even shorter than my 8-year-old son, knocked at the door;  36 , his voice was pleasant as he said, “Good  37 . I come to see if you’ve a room. I came for (a)  38  this morning from the eastern shore”.
He told me he’d been  39  a room since noon but with no  40 ; no one seemed to have one. “I guess it’s my  41  face…” I know why they  42  him away! It was clear that they would  43  roomers by putting up such people. For a moment, I  44 , but his next words convinced me, “I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch(门廊). My  45  leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch.
He told me he fished for a living to  46  his daughter, her five children and her husband, who was  47  in a terrible accident so that he couldn’t work. He didn’t tell it by way of  48 ; in fact, he was grateful that no pain  49  his disease, which was apparently a form of skin cancer. He thanked God for giving him the  50  to keep going. The next morning, the bed linen was  51  folded and the little man thanked me and waited for his bus.
Three months later when I almost  52  the man, we received packages in the  53 , with fish and oysters in it and a note  54 , “Thank you for having kept my father a night. He just  55  because of skin cancer. Before his death, he asked me to post these as gifts. Thank you again, sir.” All this happened long ago — and now, I imagined, in God’s garden, how tall this lovely soul must stand.
36. A. otherwise    B. though      C. however    D. unless
37. A. luck        B. evening     C. job        D. morning
38. A. treatment    B. travel       C. meeting     D. prayer
39. A. dealing with    B. dreaming of     C. hunting for     D. living with
40. A. money      B. patience      C. success     D. help
41. A. serious      B. terrible       C. happy       D. long
42. A. took        B. sent          C. drove       D. turned
43. A. lose        B. discourage    C. impress      D. attract
44. A. doubted     B. believed      C. wondered    D. hesitated
45. A. doctor       B. bus         C. daughter     D. graduation
46. A. educate      B. support      C. encourage     D. protect
47. A. unfriendly     B. ugly       C. sad          D. disabled
48. A. complaint     B. inspiration    C. humor      D. joke
49. A. removed      B. accompanied     C. avoided       D. suffered
50. A. fantasy       B. time           C. disease        D. strength
51. A. formally      B. expectedly      C. neatly          D. messily
52. A. forgot        B. missed         C. called          D. forgave
53. A. hospital       B. envelope       C. air             D. mail
54. A. reading       B. writing         C. speaking        D. drawing
55. A. gave up      B. stayed out       C. passed away     D. lay down


I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum (乞丐). “I hope he doesn’t ask me for any money,” I thought.
He didn’t. He came and sat on the curb (路边) in front of the bus stop but he didn’t look like he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke,“That’s a very pretty car.” He was ragged (衣衫褴褛的) but he had an air of dignity.
I said “Thanks” and continued wiping off my car. He sat there quietly as I worked. “Do you need any help?” I asked.
He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget.
“Don’t we all?” he said.
I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the street, until those three words hit me like a shotgun.
Don’t we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to minister to a soul too comfortable with himself.
Don’t we all? Those three little words still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have accomplished, you need help too. And you never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They are waiting for you to give them what they don’t have.
1. What was the writer doing when he met the homeless person?
A. Shopping.       B. Cleaning his car.       C. Admiring his car.      D. Parking his car.
2. What does the underlined phrase “high and mighty” mean?
A. Tall.   B. On top of the world.C. Strong and powerful.  D. Filled with false pride.
3. Which of the following can best describe the writer’s feelings about himself after the encounter?
A. He felt a new sense of pride.                  B. Inspired and humble.
C. Great and wise.                            D. Successful and important.
4. What does the article tell us?
A. We should help those less fortunate than ourselves.
B. Helping a person indirectly is preferable to direct, obvious help.
C. All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need help from others and should offer help ourselves.
D. Money is all important in life.

An 8-year-old girl was dragged about 900 feet by a school bus today in Livingston County.

According to State Police, the incident occurred about 2:40 pm on State Route 436 in the town of Ossian after three sisters were dropped off the bus.

As the last sister was leaving the bus, driver John Coley, 62 , of Wayland, Steuben County, told the police that he was not paying attention when he closed the door and trapped her backpack inside. Coley then continued 900 feet before he realized the girl was being dragged, State Police said.

The girl was hurt and was transported to Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville,Livingston County, by Dansville Ambulance.

Another 8-year-old child on the bus said he hit his head on the seat in front of him when the bus came to a sudden stop, causing an earache.

●Conservation staff in New Zealand have put down 33 stranded(搁浅的)whales after several attempts to refloat them failed.

The whales were shot on Farewell Spit on the South Island. Department of Conservation area manager John Mason says staff and hundreds of volunteers had tried all week to get the whales refloated.

He says they thought they were successful on Wednesday when they got the whales into deep water——but were saddened on Thursday to find that they had swum back ashore. He says the condition of the whales had significantly become worse.

As well as the 33 whales that were shot,36 had died naturally since Monday and 17 were successfully refloated. 13 remain unknown.

1.The last sister was dragged by the bus because______________.

A.she stood too close to the bus when getting off

B.the bus driver stopped the bus suddenly

C.something was wrong with the bus door

D.her backpack was stuck in the closed door

2.It can be inferred from the first news that______________.

A.three sisters were dragged about 900 feet by a school bus

B.the driver stopped the bus immediately he realized his mistake

C.two children were hurt and sent to hospital

D.a boy was hurt when the bus started suddenly

3.How many whales were trapped ashore in total?

A.33.

B.36.

C.99.

D.13.

4.The 33 refloated whales returned ashore on______________.

A.Monday

B.Tuesday

C.Wednesday

D.Thursday

 

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