题目内容

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.

【小题1】
A．studyingB．planningC．holdingD．taking
【小题2】
A．fullB．freeC．extraD．long
【小题3】
A．helpedB．waitedC．appearedD．washed
【小题4】
A．orderedB．boughtC．cookedD．finished
【小题5】
A．withB．fromC．byD．in
【小题6】
A．demandedB．neededC．collectedD．requested
【小题7】
A．wantedB．hadC．ownedD．enjoyed
【小题8】
A．decisionsB．wishesC．friendsD．changes
【小题9】
A．asB．likeC．exceptD．besides
【小题10】
A．struckB．filledC．seizedD．provided
【小题11】
A．habitsB．worriesC．difficultiesD．problems
【小题12】
A．luckB．painC．experienceD．loss
【小题13】
A．soB．againC．thenD．thus
【小题14】
A．goodB．freshC．skilledD．new
【小题15】
A．oldB．poorC．sickD．dull
【小题16】
A．ifB．becauseC．so thatD．in case
【小题17】
A．wentB．movedC．cameD．worked
【小题18】
A．alsoB．stillC．almostD．even
【小题19】
A．blockB．cottageC．buildingD．flat
【小题20】
A．afraidB．shyC．shockedD．mad


【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】A
【小题6】B
【小题7】D
【小题8】C
【小题9】B
【小题10】B     
【小题11】D
【小题12】A
【小题13】C
【小题14】D
【小题15】A
【小题16】C
【小题17】A
【小题18】B
【小题19】D
【小题20】A

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C. human’s hibernation needs no energy

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C. not say a word to the customers while they read 　　

D. not stand behind the bookshelf all the time

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【小题1】Homeless people suffer from all the following except __________.

A．violent activitiesB．disease attack C．moving a lotD．heavy work
【小题2】The homeless are usually treated as __________.
A．having mental problems B．a danger to society
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【小题3】Which of the following are mentioned to help solve the problem of the homeless?
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A．①②③B．①③④C．①②④D．②③④
【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?
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Before long, a tow truck(拖车) happened to pass by the street. The driver kindly offered to help me. At that moment, I really needed car pulled out quickly, so I trusted the stranger. He pulled my car and drove me home. After he had dropped my car off, he also helped me check the engine. He said the engine was most likely flooded, but fortunately there was no water inside the car.

Although many years have passed, I still remember that stormy day and the warm-hearted stranger clearly.

1.How was the weather when the author got up?

A. Rainy.                                B. Cloudy.                    C. Windy.                     D. Sunny.

2.Which of the following is the correct order about the things that the author did?

① Drove to work.                                                  ② Drove to the doctor’s office.

③ Ran to a shelter.                                             ④ Called 911 for help.

A. ②①④③                        B. ②③①④                        C. ①②④③                        D. ①③②④

3.What did the author do after her car had got stuck in the water?

A. She turned off her flashers.

B. She tried to restart the engine.

C. She went to the police station nearby.

D. She got out of her car.

4.How did the stranger help the author?

A. He lent his car to her.                     

B. He pulled her car out of the water.

C. He drove her to school.                  

D. He helped her fix her engine.

 

This is a true story of how my car got stuck in water and how a stranger helped me during the worst rain storm.

Last Sunday, the sky was grey when I woke up. The weather report said rain was coming, but I couldn’t stay home just because of rain.

Around 8:00 am I had a doctor’s appointment. It wasn’t raining then. At 9:00 I left the doctor’s office to drive to work, and it was raining hard. I just had to go about 5-6 miles down one main road to get to a nearby school, where I could stay until the rain ended. Unfortunately, the road in front of the school was flooded, and my car stopped in the middle.

“Who is going to save me?” I wondered. I shut off the engine and turned on my flashers (车灯). I called 911. They were not helpful. I called my husband, even though he couldn’t come and help me. I was also very close to a police station. But I never saw even one police car. I decided to get out of the car, since it was still pouring.

My best decision of the day had been to wear rain boots. I took my umbrella and quickly got out and ran across the street to a shelter.

Before long, a tow truck(拖车) happened to pass by the street. The driver kindly offered to help me. At that moment, I really needed car pulled out quickly, so I trusted the stranger. He pulled my car and drove me home. After he had dropped my car off, he also helped me check the engine. He said the engine was most likely flooded, but fortunately there was no water inside the car.

Although many years have passed, I still remember that stormy day and the warm-hearted stranger clearly.

1.How was the weather when the author got up?

A. Rainy.                                B. Cloudy.                    C. Windy.                     D. Sunny.

2.Which of the following is the correct order about the things that the author did?

① Drove to work.                                                  ② Drove to the doctor’s office.

③ Ran to a shelter.                                             ④ Called 911 for help.

A. ②①④③                        B. ②③①④                        C. ①②④③                        D. ①③②④

3.What did the author do after her car had got stuck in the water?

A. She turned off her flashers.

B. She tried to restart the engine.

C. She went to the police station nearby.

D. She got out of her car.

4.How did the stranger help the author?

A. He lent his car to her.                     

B. He pulled her car out of the water.

C. He drove her to school.                  

D. He helped her fix her engine.

 

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