A young man was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   36  in the path a pair of old shoes. They guessed the shoes belonged to a poor man who had   37  finished his day’s work in a field close by.
　　The student   38  the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a(n)   39 : we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes to see his   40  when he cannot find them.”
　　“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never   41  ourselves in that way. You are   42 , and may give yourself a greater pleasure by helping the poor man. Perhaps we put a   43  into each shoe, and watch his reaction.”
　　The student did so, and they both   44  themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came   45  the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While   46  his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something   47 , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin.
He was   48 , and looked at the coin again and again. He then looked around   49  on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and began to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was   50  on finding the other coin.
　　His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his   51 , looked up to heaven and preyed, He spoke of his wife, sick and   52 , and his children without bread. The timely giving, from some unknown hand, would   53  from dying.
　　The student was moved and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your   54  trick?”
The youth replied, “Thank you! Sir! I feel now the   55  of those words, which I never understood before: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

【小题18】

A．support B．learn C．treat D．save

 A young man was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw   36   in the path a pair of old shoes. They guessed the shoes belonged to a poor man who had   37   finished his day’s work in a field close by.

　　The student   38   the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a(n)   39  : we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes to see his   40   when he cannot find them.”

　　“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never   41   ourselves in that way. You are   42  , and may give yourself a greater pleasure by helping the poor man. Perhaps we put a   43   into each shoe, and watch his reaction.”

　　The student did so, and they both   44   themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came   45   the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While   46   his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something   47  , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin.

He was   48  , and looked at the coin again and again. He then looked around   49   on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and began to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was   50   on finding the other coin.

　　His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his   51  , looked up to heaven and preyed, He spoke of his wife, sick and   52  , and his children without bread. The timely giving, from some unknown hand, would   53   from dying.

　　The student was moved and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your   54   trick?”

The youth replied, “Thank you! Sir! I feel now the   55   of those words, which I never understood before: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

1.A．hanging         B．lying            C．sitting               D．hiding

2.A．nearly       B．seemingly      C．closely         D．equally

3.A．looked back      B．referred to      C．turned to        D．puzzled over

4.A．fun              B．amusement    C．entertainment    D．trick

5.A．opinion          B．reaction         C．emotion           D．reply

6.A．treat        B．dedicate         C．amuse         D．occupy

7.A．healthy          B．cool             C．mean              D．rich

8.A．coin         B．penny           C．dollar             D．pound

9.A．performed    B．placed       C．played        D．proved

10.A．around          B．across           C．into               D．toward

11.A．taking on   B．looking on       C．putting on        D．hanging on

12.A．hard        B．tight           C．soft                    D．loose

13.A．surprised       B．excited          C．joyful            D．satisfied

14.A．that            B．it               C．themselves    D．himself

15.A．decreased   B．accelerated      C．doubled           D．improved

16.A．hands       B．knees            C．feet             D．legs

17.A．beautiful   B．merciless        C．hopeful           D．helpless

18.A．support      B．learn           C．treat           D．save

19.A．intended    B．required         C．wanted        D．interested

20.A．faith       B．fact             C．truth             D．reliability

A young man was one day taking a walk with a professor. As they went along, they saw 　36 in the path a pair of old shoes. They guessed the shoes belonged to a poor man who had 　37 finished his day’s work in a field close by.

　　The student 　38 the professor, saying, “Let’s play the man a(n) 　39 : we will hide his shoes, and we stay behind those bushes to see his 　40 when he cannot find them.”

　　“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never 　41 ourselves in that way. You are 　42 , and may give yourself a greater pleasure by helping the poor man. Perhaps we put a 　43 into each shoe, and watch his reaction.”

　　The student did so, and they both 　44　 themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came 　45 the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes. While 　46 his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 　47 , he bent down to feel what it was, and found the coin.

He was 　48 , and looked at the coin again and again. He then looked around 　49 on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and began to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was 　50 on finding the other coin.

　　His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his 　51 , looked up to heaven and preyed, He spoke of his wife, sick and 　52 , and his children without bread. The timely giving, from some unknown hand, would 　53 from dying.

　　The student was moved and his eyes filled with tears. “Now,” said the professor, “are you not much better pleased than if you had played your 　54 trick?”

The youth replied, “Thank you! Sir! I feel now the 　55 of those words, which I never understood before: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

36．A．hanging　 　 　B．lying　　　　　　　　　 C．sitting　　　　 　 　 D．hiding

37．A．nearly　　　 B．seemingly　　 C．closely　　　　　 　 D．equally

38．A．looked back　　 B．referred to　　 C．turned to　　　 D．puzzled over

39．A．fun　　　　　　　　 B．amusement　 C．entertainment 　 D．trick

40．A．opinion　　　　　 B．reaction　　　 C．emotion　　　 　 D．reply

41．A．treat　　　　 B．dedicate　　　 C．amuse 　　　 　 D．occupy

42．A．healthy　　　　　 B．cool　　　　　　　　　 C．mean　　　　　　　　 　 D．rich

43．A．coin　　　　 B．penny　 　　　　 C．dollar　　　　　　　　　 　 D．pound

44．A．performed B．placed　　　　 　　 C．played　　　　 　 D．proved

45．A．around　　　　　　 B．across　　　　 　　 C．into　　　　　　 　 　　　 D．toward

46．A．taking on B．looking on　 　　 　C．putting on　　 　　　 D．hanging on

47．A．hard　　　 B．tight　　　　　 C．soft　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．loose

48．A．surprised 　B．excited 　　　 　　　 　C．joyful　　 　　　 　 D．satisfied

49．A．that　　　　　　　　 B．it　　　　　　　　 　 C．themselves　　 　 D．himself

50．A．decreased B．accelerated　 C．doubled　　　 　 D．improved

51．A．hands　　　　　　 B．knees　　　　　　　　 C．feet　　　　　　 　 　 D．legs

52．A．beautiful　 B．merciless　　　　　　 C．hopeful　　　 　 D．helpless

53．A．support　　 B．learn　　　　　 C．treat　　　　　 D．save

54．A．intended　 B．required　　　 C．wanted　　　　 　 D．interested

55．A．faith　　　　 B．fact　　　　　　　　　　 C．truth　　　　　　　　　 　 D．reliability

A little old couple walked slowly into McDonald’s one cold winter evening. They looked out of place among the young families and young couples eating there that night.
Some of the customers looked admiringly at them. You could tell what the admirers were thinking. “ Look, there is a couple who has been through a lot together, probably for 60 years or more !”
After paying for the meal, the couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man carefully cut the hamburger in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.
As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger the crowd began to get restless. Again you could tell what they were thinking, “ That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two Of them.”
As the man began to eat his French fries one young man stood and came over to the old couple’s table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.
Then the crowd noticed that the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite. She just sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.
Again the young man came over and begged them to let him buy them something to eat. This time the lady explained that, no, they were used to sharing everything together.
As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.
After being politely refused again, he finally asked a question of the little old lady. “ Ma’am, why aren’t you eating? You said that you shared everything. What is it that you are waiting for?” She answered, “The teeth”.

1. 1.

   Why did some of the customers look at them with admiration when the old couple entered the McDonald’s?

   1. A.
      Because old people were rarely seen eating at McDonald’s.
   2. B.
      Because the couple ate out at McDonald’s though they were poor.
   3. C.
      Because the couple had been married for so many years.
   4. D.
      Because the couple liked to eat at McDonald’s at such an old age.
2. 2.

   The underlined phrase “out of place” is closest in meaning to        .

   1. A.
      in the wrong direction
   2. B.
      not suitable
   3. C.
      everywhere
   4. D.
      very untidy
3. 3.

   What did the old lady mean at the end of the passage?

   1. A.
      She was growing new teeth.
   2. B.
      She was waiting for her husband to finish using the false teeth.
   3. C.
      She was waiting for someone to fetch her false teeth from home.
   4. D.
      She was suffering from toothache.
4. 4.

   Which word can best describe the young man in the story?

   1. A.
      impatient
   2. B.
      rude
   3. C.
      impolite
   4. D.
      Warm-hearted

While watching a swimming competition one night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.
The event started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. In fact, it is difficult enough, not having anyone to race against.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was obvious that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.
I listened to the crowd beginning to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.
This young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in swimming history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to the competition.
In a competition, we usually watch the brilliant athletes competing for medals, but it is nice to watch an underdog.
【小题1】From the passage we learn that the young man _____.