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One morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the worn-out clothes, walked from afar, his dark small hands holding a piece of stolen bread.
John stopped for a moment at the entrance to the sacred church and then left tightlyholding the bread,
He was an orphan(弧儿), whose parents were killed in World War Illeaving him alonein the orphanage for five years, Like many children in the orphanage, he had a lot of free time. Mostly no one took care of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they wanted.
John believed the existence of God, so every Sunday morning in any case be would go to the cburch to have a look and listen to those people singing inside or reciting the Bible.He felt only at this moment he was the child of God and so close to God. But he couldn'tenter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.
John was quietly counting. This was his 45th Sunday at the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe for a while and walked away.
As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was thesmall boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.
On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by the pastor's friendly smile.
The pastor walked up to his side, clearly seeing John's small hands tremble.
"Are you John?"
John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded.
"Do you believe in God?" the pastor petted John on his head stained with dust.
"Yes,l do!" This time John told him loudly.
"So you believe in yourself?"
John looked at the pastor, without a word.
The pastor went on saying, "At the first sight of you, I find you're different from other kids because you have a good heart."
His face tunung red, John said timidly, "In fact, I'm a thief." With that, he loweredhis head.
The pastor didn't speak, but held John's dark small hands, slowly opened them andput them against his wrinkled face.
"Ah:" Just at the same time, John shouted and was about to take out his dark smallhands. Yet the pastor tightly held his small hands and spread them out in the sun.
"Do you see, John?"
"What?"
"You're cupping the sunshine in your hands."
John blankly looked at his hands: when did they become so beautiful?
"In God's eyes, all cluldren are the same. When they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness." With that, the pastor led him into the church. It was the first time that John went into this sacred place, and at this moment he didn't feel inferior, but the unspeakable warmth.
On that morning embracing the sunshine, John found himself again, along with the confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams he had never had.
Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous chefin Philadelphia and made many popular dishes.
Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.
Because they all knew when we are willing to spread out our hands to greet thesunshine, the sun will naturally shine on us.
【小题1】The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph lis
A.presenting contrasts | B.showing causes |
C.offering analyses | D.providing explanations |
A.He was frightened to be recognized by the pastor |
B.He was not welcomed by those singing in the church. |
C.He was ashamed of his dirty clothes and identity as a thief. |
D.He was left alone in the orphanage and nobody cared for him. |
A.excited | B.nervous | C.satisfied | D.angry |
A.6'Are you John?" | B."Do you see, John?" |
C."So you believe in yourself?" | D."Do you believe in God?" |
A.John became a famous chef. |
B.John admitted his bad behavior. |
C.John believed the existence of God. |
D.John spread warmth to other orphans. |
A. cheers and confidence B, dreams and imagination
C. courage and lindness D. orgiveness and satisfaction 查看习题详情和答案>>
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
As a young man, Al was a skilled artist.He had a wife and two fine sons.One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache.Thinking it was only some 36 intestinal (肠内的)disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously.But the boy 37 suddenly that night.
Knowing the death could have been 38 if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重负) of his 39 .To make matters worse his wife 40 him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son.The hurt and pain of the two 41 were more than Al could handle, and he 42 to alcohol(烈酒).In time Al became an alcoholic.
43___ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 44 — his home, his land, his art objects, everything. 45 Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete 46 .
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment.I knew Al's now 47 son, Ernie.He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known.I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free 48 of love between them.I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his 49__.One day I worked __50_ my courage to ask him."I'm really _51__ by something," I said."I know your father was 52 _ the only one to raise you.What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _53__ for a few moments.Then he said, "From my earliest _54_ as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son.' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __55_ Al as a failure.He had not left any material possessions behind.But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.
36.A.certain B.common C.rare D.basic
37.A.dead B.passed away C.starved D.worsened
38.A.cured B.prevented C.forbidden D.saved
39.A.disease B.debt C.guilt D.duty
40.A.left B.scolded C.quarreled D.forgave
41.A.disasters B.adventures C.conflicts D.situations
42.A.got B.drank C.turned D.sank
43.A.As B.Though C.Because D.If
44.A.needed B.shared C.benefited D.owned
45.A.Eventually B.Gradually C.Therefore D.Meanwhile
46.A.trouble B.hardship C.failure D.waste
47.A.teen B.adult C.old D.adolescent
48.A.win B.fall C.space D.flow
49.A.mother B.brother C.father D.child
50.A.up B.with C.on D.through
51.A.worried B.puzzled C.interested D.attracted
52.A.especially B.basically C.hardly D.specially
53.A.argued B.searched C.analyzed D.thought
54.A.thoughts B.ideas C.minds D.memories
55.A.treat B.call C.judge D.feel
阅读下列材料, 从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E 和 F)中, 选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。
A. Prepare for Rainy Days B. Watch Your Spending
C. Get Aggressive D. Start Saving
E. Set the Goal F. Save More
Steps to Retire a Millionaire
Having a million-dollar portfolio is a retirement dream for many people. Making that dream come true requires some serious effort. While success is never a sure thing, the steps outlined below will go a long way toward helping you achieve your objective.
61. ____
Vacations, car, kids and all of life's other expenses take a big chunk out of your paycheck. To maximize your savings, you need to minimize your expenses. Buying a home you can afford and living a lifestyle that is below your means and not funded by credit cards are all necessities if you want to boost your savings.
62. ____
If you don't save, you'll never reach your goal. As obvious as this might seems, far too many people never even start to save. If your employer offers a 401(k) plan, enrolling in the plan is a great way to put your savings on autopilot. Simply sign up for the plan and contributions will be automatically taken out of your paycheck, increasing your savings and decreasing your immediate tax liability.
If your employer offers to match your contributions up to a certain percentage, be sure to contribute enough to get the full match. It's like getting a guaranteed return on your investment. Finding the cash to stash may be a challenge, particularly when you're young, but don't let that stop you from pursuing future riches.
63. ____
Studies have shown that the majority of the returns generated by an investment are dictated by the asset-allocation decision. If you are looking to grow your wealth over time, fixed-income investments aren't likely to get the job done, and inflation can take a big chunk out of your savings.
Investing in equities entails more risk, but is also statistically likely to lead to greater returns. For many of us, it's a risk we have to take if want to see our wealth grow. Asset-allocation strategies can help you learn how to make picking the right mix of securities the core of your investing strategy.
64. ___
Part of long-term planning involves accepting the idea that setbacks will occur. If you are not prepared, these setbacks can put a stop to your savings efforts. While you can't avoid all of the bumps in the road, you can prepare in advance to mitigate the damage they can do.
65. ____
Your income should rise as time passes. You'll get raises, you'll change jobs, and maybe you'll get married and become a two-income family. Every time more cash comes in to your pocket, you should increase the amount that you save. The key to reaching your goal as quickly as possible is to save as much as you can.
Americans have contributed to many art forms, but jazz, a type music, is one of the art form that was started in the United States. Black Americans, who sang and played the music of their homeland, created jazz.
Jazz is a mixture of the music of Africa, the work songs the slaves sang, and religious(宗教) music. Improvisation is an important part of jazz. This means that the musicians make the music up as they go along, or create the music on the spot. This is why a jazz song might sound a little different each time it is played.
Jazz bands formed in the late 1800s. They played in bars and clubs in many towns and cities of the South, especially New Orleans. New Orleans is an international seaport, and people from all over the world come to New Orleans to hear jazz.
Jazz became more and more popular. By the 1920s, jazz was popular all over the United States. By the 1940s, you could hear jazz not only in clubs and bars, but in concert halls as well. Today, people from all over the world play jazz. Jazz musicians from the United States, Asia, Africa, South America, and Europe meet and share their music at festivals on every continent. In this way jazz continues to grow and change.
【小题1】What can be the best title of the passage?
A.American art forms. | B.The development of jazz. |
C.The music of black Americans. | D.The birthplace of jazz. |
A.Jazz is now popular all over the world. |
B.Jazz is now a kind of religious music. |
C.Jazz is now played only in bars and clubs. |
D.Jazz is now played a little differently sometimes. |
A.New Orleans is the place where jazz was first produced |
B.the American people are all jazz lovers |
C.jazz is merely sung by the black when working |
D.jazz may become more popular as time goes on |
A.200 | B.120 | C.80 | D.140 |
第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
"Daddy" Bruce Randolph was around five-feet-eight and slightly built.At the age of sixty-one, he 36 Daddy Bruce's Barbecue Restaurant in the "Five Points" area, a 37 section of Denver.There is debate about 38 his ribs(排骨) were the best in town but no debate on the man himself.He fed people - not just his 39 , but the poor and the homeless.Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began 40 for the crowds of the homeless.He wanted them to have a great 41 on the one day this country celebrates Thanksgiving.
In the 42 years of his project, he paid for everything out-of-pocket.But as time went by, the 43 sky-rocketed as the crowds grew.That's when Daddy's admirers, athletes, politicians, policemen 44 others stepped in to 45 .They donated tons of turkeys, potatoes and ribs and even donated their 46 to stand beside the old man and volunteered to cook and 47 .
It seemed there was an endless 48 of food to feed the crowds.No one ever walked away 49 from Daddy Bruce.It was Daddy who started the whole thing and managed it 50 a few year ago when he edged toward ninety.He had become too 51 to work anymore.He was one of die few people who lived to see a city street 52 in his honor—“Bruce Randolph Boulevard".A couple of years later.Daddy Bruce died.When asked why he 53 to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years, his 54 was simple, "You can't beat love.If you give just one thing, you get more things 55 .That’s why I do it."
36.A.built B.opened C.passed D.sold
37.A.poor B.rich C.beautiful D.lonely
38.A.what B.why C.where D.whether
39.A.customers B.admirers C.friends D.volunteers
40.A.cooking B.looking C.caring D.waiting
41.A.holiday B.surprise C.dinner D.thank
42.A.early B.later C.past D.recent
43.A.prices B.foods C.customers D.costs
44.A.as soon as B.as many as C.as far as D.as well as
45.A.pay B.buy C.interview D.help
46.A.money B.time C.dinner D.food
47.A.serve B.pay C.eat D.share
48.A.supply B.hope C.exchange D.production
49.A.happy B.angry C.thankful D.hungry
50.A.before B.after C.until D.since
51.A.long B.old C.hopeless D.discouraged
52.A.named B.rememberedC.built D.praised
53.A.helped B.supported C.expected D.volunteered
54.A.question B.love C.reply D.plan
55.A.away B.back C.out D.down