阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. However, I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people whotheir way and parked in front of my house.

I was growing tired of helping so many people. Almost every I was awaken during a sound night’s sleep and had to someone out. Many times I was  by some penniless motorists who did not even thank me for the helps that they received and some even complained that I could have done .

One day, a young man with a week – old beard climbed out of a automobile. He had no money and no food. He asked if I could give him some , offering him gasoline and a meal. I told him that if he wanted to work for me, he could cut the grass, but the work wasn’t necessary.

Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard. After working all day, he sat to cool himself. I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he . I then offered him some money for a task particularly well done, but he , shaking his head.

I never saw him again. He probably thinks I helped him out that day, but that is not it was. I didn’t help him. He helped me to people again to repay their trust in me. He helped me to once again want to do something for those who are . I wish I could thank him for some of my belief in the basic  of others and for giving me back a little of the I had lost. Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of kindness that us to others.

I may have fed his body that day, but he fed my .

A．fought   B．found       C．made D．lost

A．morning B．afternoon  C．night D．evening

A．bring     B．help  C．carry D．drive

A．taken for granted  B．put up with      C．turned down     D．taken up with

A．less B．more C．worse       D．enough

A．fashionable    B．famous     C．flashy       D．shabby

A．money   B．food  C．water D．work

A．actually  B．specially   C．particularly      D．generally

A．in the sun      B．in the shade      C．in the field       D．in the car

A．asked   B．begged     C．needed      D．charged

A．old       B．extra C．small D．good

A．accepted      B．received    C．refused     D．denied

A．the condition      B．the thing   C．the issue   D．the way

A．believe in    B．watch over       C．look after  D．care about

A．in trouble    B．in danger  C．in tears     D．in fear

A．forgetting    B．losing       C．restoring   D．finding

A．goodness     B．happiness  C．pleasure    D．nature

A．weakness     B．strength    C．optimism  D．pessimism

A．adapts  B．adjusts      C．devotes     D．connects

A．heart    B．soul   C．head  D．mouth

Behind our house is the start of a fascinating trail (小径). This trail is one of the old roads that wind through untold miles of forest. My 　1 , Beans, and I walk the trail frequently. Normally, Beans sniffs alongside the 2　 to follow the smell of a deer track or 3 some cause known only to him.

　 Beans is a white dog, quite handsome and very 　4　 . He not only understands what

we tell him, but also often makes sounds as if he were trying to 　5 back.

　 One morning, we took a different route, which led us to a(n) 　6　 trail. I was sure this trail would eventually lead us to our familiar 　7　 . But, no. We seemed to be far off course. After two hours, I suddenly realized that Beans probably 　8　 the way home. So I urged, "Beans, take me home." He ran down a new trail. But it merely led to an intersection (岔道口) of trails.

　 Soon it became 　9　 that we were getting nowhere. I began to picture the rest of the day in the 　10 , without food or drink. We had walked about ten miles. But Beans seemed totally 　11　 . The sniffing and exploring was going well for him.

　 Finally, we 　12 a crossroad near a highway. Lady Luck suggested I should turn left. We did and 13　 　reached a cottage beside a field. I knocked on the door and explained my situation to an old man. He laughed and then 14　 us home.

　 Since our adventure, I 15 that Beans probably knew all along how to get home.

He was just having too much fan exploring new trails.

阅读理解

　　He lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He suffered from a mental illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two years later.

　　But after his death, he got world fame.

　　Today, Dutch artist Vincent Yan Gogh is regarded as one of the leading artists of all time. Postcards and posters of his paintings and drawings continue to sell like hot cakes.

　　Yan Gogh was the son of a pastor. He left school when he was just 15By the age of 27, ht had already tried many jobs including an art gallery salesman and a French teacher. Finally in 1880, he decided to begin his studies in art.

　　His masterpieces including portraits, sunflowers and landscapes were produced in just 10 years.

　　Yan Gogh was well-known for his ability to put his own emotions into his paintings and show his feelings about a scene. His style is marked by short, broad brushstrokes(笔画).

　　“Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use colour more freely, in order to express myself more forcibly,” he wrote in a letter to his brother, Theo, in 1888.

　　Van Gogh sold only one painting during his short life. He relied heavily on support from Theo, an art dealer who lived in Paris.

　　But now his works are sold for millions of dollars. His Portrait of Dr. Cachet sold for US $ 89.5 million in 1990It is the highest price ever paid for a painting.

　　“I thins his paintings are powerful and the brilliant colors in them are attractive to people,” said Molly Anderson, a Van Gogh fan.

1．The underlined words “hot cakes” here mean ________.

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A．cakes that are cooking

B．cakes that taste hot

C．things that are popular

D．things that cost less

2．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．Gogh killed himself in 1890

B．Gogh's painting styles are unique(独特)

C．Gogh's art was well received at his times

D．Theo, an art dealer got on well with Gogh

3．The passage suggests that ________.

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A．the author thinks highly of Gogh's painting

B．Molly Anderson knew little about Gogh's work

C．Gogh was not pleased with his work so that only sold one painting in his life

D．Gogh's interest in drawing formed at school

4．Why did the writer cite(引用) a part of a letter written by Van Gogh?

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A．To show Van Gogh's skill.

B．To show his style.

C．To show that he was an emotional person.

D．To show he was an unusual man.

5．The best title for the passage is ________.

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A．Gogh-A great artist

B．Artist's life is not easy

C．Owning Gogh's works means wealth

D．Artist's dream comes true after death

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