Jimmy was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught physics in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. Luckily his sister took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough, they grew up but they lived a hard life. His sister was so sad that she became a nun(修女). After he finished middle school, he was introduced to and owner of a hotel and began to work there.
One day the young man fell to ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor. One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital. He said to the nurse, “I’m a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward(病房) for me, please.”
“Can’t anybody help you?”
“No, madam,” answered Jimmy. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s poor, too.”
“I don’t think so,” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And God is the richest in the world, you know!”
“Well, then,” Jimmy said with a smile. “Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law.”
1.  Jimmy’s parents died           .
A. in an accident   B. in a war   C. in an earthquake   D. from a disease
2.  Jimmy and his sister escaped from the earthquake because          .
A. they played outside        B. they were in a safe place
C. their parents saved them    D. the aunt saved them
3.  The sister and brother lived a hard life because         .
A. they lost all                    B. they were too young
C. they were hurt in the earthquake    D. they had to look after themselves
4.  Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The nurse would arrange a third-class ward for Jimmy.
B. Jimmy’s sister became a nun because of her illness.
C. The nurse would post Jimmy’s bill to God.
D. Jimmy had a rich brother-in-law.

完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tried and exhausted, I came back home from work. I found the front door was   36  open and I felt a little scared. Did I carelessly forget to lock it after I left? I looked around  37  to see what could be   38  . Why would someone come into my home only to  39  with nothing? After searching every inch, I realized that everything was  40  I had left it. No   41  cushions, broken lamps, or   42  emptied out on the carpet. Feeling much   43  . I looked out my oversized window of my dinning room at Ms. Sullivan’s house. Jimmy, the little boy next door was visiting her. Jimmy cared a lot about Ms. Sullivan and was very concerned with her health after she became ill. She used to   44  Jimmy when he was just a baby.

Forgetting about the   45  with my front door, I decided to walk over to Ms. Sullivan’s house to see how she was   46  . With a warm hello, she invited me into her home. I noticed twelve beautiful roses delicately presented on the table next to her bed. They looked exactly like the   47  on my dinning room table in front of my oversized window. With a pleasant smile, she told me Jimmy brought them to her as a “get-well gift”. Suddenly Jimmy  48  out of his seat in an instant and said that he had to go home for a while to do some homework but he promised to be back to   49  up on Ms. Sullivan.

Talking for a while, Ms. Sullivan began to get very tired so I gave her my phone number in case she  50  needed help, and left her home. I thought about how  51  it was for little Jimmy to be so concerned for Ms. Sullivan. I got home, laughing at how  52  I was that morning about what had happened over  53  . I walked passed the dinning room and noticed my roses  54  in the vase were missing. Without a second   55  , I glanced out the window at Ms. Sullivan’s house and with a smile on my face I turned off the light in the room and went to sleep.

The next morning my door bell rang. I opened the door Jimmy was there…

1.A.easily             B.slowly           C.slightly         D.silently

2.A.tensely            B.patiently        C.eagerly          D.calmly

3.A.burning            B.losing           C.lacking          D.missing

4.A.get                B.deal             C.steal            D.leave

5.A.what               B.where            C.that             D.how

6.A.worn               B.changed          C.unwashed         D.overturned

7.A.lockers            B.kettles          C.drawers          D.coats

8.A.eased              B.angry            C.surprised        D.curious

9.A.watch              B.guard            C.follow           D.visit

10.A.accident          B.experience       C.incident         D.condition

11.A.working           B.doing            C.sleeping         D.acting

12.A.lamps             B.vases            C.roses            D.gifts

13.A.stood             B.ran              C.stepped          D.jumped

14.A.look              B.check            C.pick             D.call

15.A.ever              B.still            C.only             D.just

16.A.smart             B.sensitive        C.sweet            D.thankful

17.A.strange           B.nervous          C.careless         D.wrong

18.A.everything        B.something        C.anything         D.nothing

19.A.growing           B.sitting          C.lying            D.arranging

20.A.thought           B.intention        C.expectation      D.delay

 

 

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