More good things come from small things

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any 36 from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We 37 often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I 38 spoke, but the only 39 I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I 40 they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door 41 for the others. I 42 in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed（冷落）. The parents were 43　 her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was 44 holding the door open, 45 for me.

I hurried as much as I could and 46 her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I 47 the little girl and said to myself, “I 48 she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note 49 　how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s 50 .

The next day there was a 51 　on the door and 52 　was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I 53 her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a 54 　manner, I might add. 55 　time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.

36. A．sound 　 　　B．noise 　 　　C．conversation　 　D．crying

37. A．met　 　 　　B．saw　 　　　 C．visited　　 　 　　D．gathered

38. A．never 　 　　 B．sometimes C．seldom　　 　　D．always

39. A．reward　 　　B．action 　 C．answer　　 　 　　D．prize

40. A．moved　　　 　 B．returned　 　 C．started　　 　 　　 D．drove

41. A．open 　　　B．closed　　　 　 C．fit　　 　　　　　 D．active

42. A．stopped 　　　 B．kept　 　　　 C．worked　　　 　D．remained

43. A．suggesting 　　 B．telling　　　 　 C．forcing　　 　　　 D．making

44. A．ever　 　 　　 B．even 　 　　C．still　　　　　 D．yet

45. A．waiting 　　　 B．calling　　　 　 C．leaving　　 　　　 D．asking

46. A．replaced B．encouraged　　 C．ignored　 　　　 D．thanked

47. A. thought about　　 B．thought of　 C．thought over　　 D．thought out

48. A．decide　　　 　 B．am lucky　 　 C．am sure　 　　 　D．doubt

49. A．saying　　　 　 B．stating　　 　 C．reporting　 　 　　D．writing

50. A．mind 　　 　B．body 　 　　C．thought　　 　　 D．heart

51. A．hit　　　　　 B．knock　　　 　 C．drop 　　　 　　D．beat

52. A．she　　　　 B．it　　　 　　　 C．they 　　 　　 D．he

53. A．noticed　　 　 B．watched　 　　 C．recognized　　 　 D．felt

54. A．kindly 　 B．politely　　 　　 C．coldly　　 　　　　 D．friendly

55. A. When 　　 　B．Since 　　 　　C．As　 　　　 　　D．While

More good things come from small things

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any   51   from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We   52   often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I  53  spoke, but the only   54  I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I   55   they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door   56  for the others. I  57  in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed（冷落）. The parents were   58   her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was   59  holding the door open,  60  for me.

I hurried as much as I could and   61   her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I   62   the little girl and said to myself, “I   63   she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note   64   how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s   65  .

The next day there was a   66    on the door and   67  was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I   68   her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a   69   manner, I might add.  70   time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.

51.  A．sound          B．noise         C．conversation      D．crying

52.  A．met            B．saw          C．visited           D．gathered

53.  A．never          B．sometimes     C．seldom           D．always

54.  A．reward         B．action         C．answer           D．prize

55.  A．moved         B．returned        C．started           D．drove

56.  A．open           B．closed         C．fit               D．active

57.  A．stopped         B．kept          C．worked           D．remained

58.  A．suggesting      B．telling         C．forcing           D．making

59.  A．ever            B．even         C．still              D．yet

60.  A．waiting         B．calling        C．leaving           D．asking

61.  A．replaced        B．encouraged     C．ignored           D．thanked

62.  A. thought about     B．thought of      C．thought over       D．thought out

63.  A．decide          B．am lucky      C．am sure           D．doubt

64.  A．saying          B．stating        C．reporting          D．writing

65.  A．mind           B．body          C．thought           D．heart

66.  A．hit             B．knock         C．drop              D．beat

67.  A．she            B．it              C．they             D．he

68.  A．noticed         B．watched        C．recognized        D．felt

69.  A．kindly          B．politely        C．coldly            D．friendly

70.  A. When           B．Since          C．As               D．While

Good evening. I have come to Jerusalem today as a novelist, which is to say as a professional

spinner of lies.

Today, however, I have no intention of lying. I will try to be as honest as I can. There are only a few days in the year when I do not engage in telling lies, and today happens to be one of them.

So let me tell you the truth. In Japan a fair number of people advised me not to come here to accept the Jerusalem Prize. Some even warned me they would instigate a boycott of my books if I came. The reason for this, of course, was the fierce fighting that was raging in Gaza.

Finally, however, after careful consideration, I made up my mind to come here. One reason for my decision was that all too many people advised me not to do it. Perhaps, like many other novelists, I tend to do the exact opposite of what I am told. If people are telling me-- and especially if they are warning me-- “Don’t go there,” “Don’t do that,” I tend to want to “go there” and “do that”. It’s in my nature, you might say, as a novelist. Novelists are a special breed. They cannot genuinely trust anything they have not seen with their own eyes or touched with their own hands.

And that is why I am here. I chose to come here rather than stay away. I chose to see for myself rather than not to see. I chose to speak to you rather than to say nothing.

Please do allow me to deliver a message, one very personal message. It is something that I always keep in mind while I am writing fiction. I have never gone so far as to write it on a piece of paper and paste it to the wall: rather, it is carved into the wall of my mind, and it goes something like this:

 “Between a high, solid wall and an egg that breaks against it, I will always stand on the side of the egg.”

I have only one reason to write novels, and that is to bring the dignity of the individual soul to the surface and shine a light upon it. The purpose of a story is to sound an alarm, to keep a light trained on the System in order to prevent it from tangling our souls in its web and demeaning them. I truly believe it is the novelist’s job to keep trying to clarify the uniqueness of each individual soul by writing stories--stories of life and death, stories of love, stories that make people cry and quake with fear and shake with laughter. This is why we go on, day after day, concocting fictions with utter seriousness.

46．What made the writer decide to come to Jerusalem?

       A．He wanted to accept the Jerusalem Prize.

       B．A fair number of people advised him to.

       C．too many people advised me not to do it and he chose to some here rather than stay away.

       D．He wanted to write novels in Jerusalem.

47．From the passage, we can know the writer is man who_____________

       A．is afraid of others’ opinions.

       B．braves to express his opinions.

       C．trusts anything others talk.

       D．hates anything and writes to the pubic.

48．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

       A．the purpose of writing for the writer is to bring the dignity of the individual soul to the

surface and shine a light upon it.

       B．Novelists hardly trust anything they have not seen with their own eyes or touched with

their own hands.

       C．The writer’s writing stories just wanted to make people cry and quake with fear and shake

with laughter.

       D．The writer comes from Japan and chose to speak to the public.

49．What did the writer mean by saying : “I always stand on the edge of the egg?”

       A．He thought he was so weak.

       B．He wanted to be an egg.

       C．He didn’t like the wall.

       D．He wanted to fight with the strong society for his dream.

50．Where does this passage come from?

       A．a speech from awarding meeting

       B．a discussion from a novelist

       C．a debate from Japanese

       D．a warning from a meeting

　　 When other teens were studying or going out, she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street. But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University. And her amazing story has inspired a movie, “Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story”, shown in late April.
　　 Liz Murray, a 22-year-old American girl, has been writing a real-life story of willpower and determination. Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug-addicted parents. There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house. Liz was the only member of the family who had a job. Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz was just 15 years old. The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life. Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died, she decided to do something about it.
　　 Liz went back to school. She threw herself into her studies, never telling her teachers that she was homeless. At night, she lived on the streets.“What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding, by understanding that there was a whole other way of being. I had only experienced a small part of the society,”she wrote in her book Breaking Night.
　　 She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on. She used the benefits that come easily to others, such as a safe living environment, to encourage herself that “next to nothing could hold me down”. She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University. But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to take care of her father, who has also developed AIDS. “I love my parents so much. They are drug addicts. But I never forget that they love me all the time.”
　 Liz wants moviegoers to come away with the idea that changing your life is “as simple as making a decision”.
69. In which order did the following things happen to Liz?
　　a. Her mother died of AIDS.
　　b. She worked at a petrol station.
　　c. She got admitted into Harvard.
　　d. The movie about her life was put on.
　　e. She had trouble finding a place to sleep.
　　A．b, a, e, c, d　　　 B．a, b, c, e, d　　 C． e, d, b, a, c　　 D．b, e, a, d, c
70. The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．how Liz managed to enter Harvard University

B．the hard time Liz had in her childhood
　　 C．why Liz loved her parents so much
　　 D．how Liz struggled to change her life

71. What decision did Liz make that changed her life?

　 A. To write Breaking Night　 　 　　　B. To go to the best university.

　C. To live through the difficult time.　 D. To live a different life from her parents’.
72. When she wrote “What drove me to live on...I had only experienced a small part　　　

of the society”, she meant that ________.
　　A．she had little experience of social life
　　B．she could hardly understand the society
　　C．she would do something for her own life
　　D．she needed to travel more around the world

Today, when a man steps on to the moon, or something new and important happens, the world learns about it immediately. What did the newspapers say about that first flight in 1903? Strangely enough, they said hardly anything about it at all. There are only a few reports about it in the papers. These reports said very little. Some of the things they said were not even correct.
In 1904 the Wrights built a second machine. They called it “Flyer No. Two”. They invited some reporters to a field near Dayton to watch them fly. Unfortunately, there was some mechanical(机械的) trouble with the plane and it did not fly at all that day. The newspapermen went away. They were disappointed and did not come back. The Wrights went on with their work. In 1905, they built an even better machine, “Flyer No Three”. They were able to stay upon the air for half an hour and more in the machine. Farmers and travelers on the road around the Dayton often saw them flying, but when three people told newspapermen about it, they refused to believe them.
The Wrights offered “Flyer No. Three” to the United States government. The government was not interested. They seemed to think the Wrights wanted money in order to build a plane. They did not understand the Wrights had already done this, and flown it as well. Experts were still saying that mechanical flight was impossible. At the end of 1905, the two brothers took their planes to pieces. The parts were put into a huge wooden box. It seemed nobody was interested.
【小题1】The reporters were disappointed in 1904 because________.