It amazed me—every time I saw Joe，he was smiling.It didn’t ____ whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he were the seventh person in ____ at the bank，and the service stopped just before he got there.Joe ___ smiled.It made me wonder why he seemed so ____ every day.

Having observed Joe with other people，I ____ something else also.Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their ____.If someone were hurting，he had __7__ for him and kind words，and offered to ____ in any way he could.

It made me think...What if I tried to smile more？A(n) ____ of sorts began when I went to the grocery store.I smiled as I went up and down the aisles...and people I didn’t even ___ smiled back at me.Some even ____！The little kid in the cart(购物车) who was giving his mother a ____ time saw me smile and ____ talking...and，you guessed it.He made a shy little attempt at a smile.The man in the handicapped(残疾的) cart ____ a person to reach something...I could get that for him.The smile even transferred over to him，and he ____me.

As I drove home，I was smiling.I ____ what I had just learned，and when someone passed me and gave me a(n) ____，I smiled at him.He looked puzzled.

Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how ___ I felt.Nothing in my life had changed，____ maybe it had.For what I learned was that such a small thing could ____ not only my spirits，but those around me as well.

1.A.work? B．happen

C．matter? D．last

2.A.order B．debt

C．hand? D．line

3.A.always B．eventually

C．immediately? D．still

4.A.naughty? B．happy

C．active? D．humourous

5.A.decided B．judged

C．noticed? D．considered

6.A.answers? B．complaints

C．excuses D．comments

7.A.guidance? B．respect

C．sympathy? D．protection

8.A.perform? B．attempt

C．bother? D．help

9.A.experiment? B．life

C．project? D．program

10.．A.meet? B．touch

C．know? D．contact

11.A.glared? B．greeted

C．approached? D．escaped

12.A.spare? B．long

C．hard? D．great

13.A.stopped? B．tried

C．kept? D．enjoyed

14.A.persuaded? B．accepted

C．supported? D．needed

15.A.thanked? B．changed

C．encouraged? D．invited

16.A.worried about? B．thought about

C．talked over? D．looked over

17.A.gesture? B．address

C．call? D．ticket

18.A.normal? B．great

C．reasonable? D．complicated

19.A.so B．for

C．but? D．till

20.A.release? B．admire

C．display? D．lift

It amazed me—every time I saw Joe he was smiling.It didn’t matter whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he was the seventh person in line at the bank，and the teller (出纳员) ended her job just before he got there.Joe always smiled.It made me wonder why he always seemed so happy.

Having observed Joe with other people，I noticed something else too.Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their answers.He showed pity to someone who was hurting，and had kind words，and offered to help in any way he could.

It made me think.What if I tried to smile more？An experiment began when I went to the supermarket.I smiled as I went up and down the supermarket and people I didn’t even know smiled back at me.Some even spoke！The little kid in the cart who was giving his mother a hard time saw me smile；he stopped talking and then made a shy attempt at a smile.The man in the cart for the disabled needed help to reach for something，and I got it for him.The smile even transferred (转移) over to him，and he thanked me.

As I drove home，I was smiling.Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we all tried to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how great I felt.Nothing in my life had changed，but maybe it had.What I had learned was that such a small thing could lift not only my spirits，but also the spirits of those around me.So smile!

60．What did the writer wonder?

A．Why bad things never happened to Joe.

B．What kind of person Joe was.

C．Why Joe always seemed so happy.

D．How to be as happy as Joe.

61．What do we know about Joe from Paragraph 2?

A．He has nothing to worry about.

B．He lives a very hard life.

C．He is kind and ready to help others.

D．He often asks others to smile.

62．What experiment did the writer do?

A．He smiled at others in the supermarket.

B．He bought people things in the supermarket.

C．He helped anyone who needed help.

D．He said kind words to others.

63．According to the passage，how was the writer’s experiment?

A．It was a failure.                                   B．It proved nothing.

C．It was unacceptable.                           D．It was quite satisfying.

It amazed me—every time I saw Joe he was smiling.It didn’t matter whether he had to stop at a stop light，or if he was the seventh person in line at the bank，and the teller (出纳员) ended her job just before he got there.Joe always smiled.It made me wonder why he always seemed so happy.

Having observed Joe with other people，I noticed something else too.Joe asked people how they were doing，and really seemed to listen to their answers.He showed pity to someone who was hurting，and had kind words，and offered to help in any way he could.

It made me think.What if I tried to smile more？An experiment began when I went to the supermarket.I smiled as I went up and down the supermarket and people I didn’t even know smiled back at me.Some even spoke！The little kid in the cart who was giving his mother a hard time saw me smile；he stopped talking and then made a shy attempt at a smile.The man in the cart for the disabled needed help to reach for something，and I got it for him.The smile even transferred (转移) over to him，and he thanked me.

As I drove home，I was smiling.Now I know a smile is a small thing，but what if we all tried to smile a few more times each day？I couldn’t believe how great I felt.Nothing in my life had changed，but maybe it had.What I had learned was that such a small thing could lift not only my spirits，but also the spirits of those around me.So smile!

50．What did the writer wonder?

A．Why bad things never happened to Joe.

B．What kind of person Joe was.

C．Why Joe always seemed so happy.

D．How to be as happy as Joe.

51．What do we know about Joe from Paragraph 2?

A．He has nothing to worry about.

B．He lives a very hard life.

C．He is kind and ready to help others.

D．He often asks others to smile.

52．What experiment did the writer do?

A．He smiled at others in the supermarket.

B．He bought people things in the supermarket.

C．He helped anyone who needed help.

D．He said kind words to others.

53．According to the passage，how was the writer’s experiment?

A．It was a failure.                                   B．It proved nothing.

C．It was unacceptable.                           D．It was quite satisfying.

Smiles

It amazed me ------every time I saw Joe he was smiling．It didn’t matter whether he had to  1  at a stop light, or if he were the seventh person in  2  at the bank , and the teller closed her window just  3  he got there．Joe always smiled．It made me wonder why he always seemed so   4 

Having observed Joe with other people, I also noticed something else．Joe   5  people how they were doing, and really seemed to listen to their answers．He was   6 if someone was hurt , and had kind words, and   7 to help in any way he could．

It made me think ……what if I tried to smile more? An   8 of sorts began when I went to a grocery store．I   9  as I went up and down the aisles（ 过道   ）…… and people I didn’t even  10  smiled back at me．Some even   11  ! The little kid in the cart who was giving his mother a   12  time saw me smile and stopped talking…and, you guessed it --- he made a little  13   attempt at a smile．The man in the handicapped cart   14  a person to reach something…… I could get that for him．The smile even   15 to him, and he thanked me and smiled at me ．

As I  16  home, I was smiling．I thought about what I had just  17  , and when someone passed my car and gave me a gesture, I smiles at him．He looked  18  ．

Now I know a smile is a  19  thing , but what if we were all to try to smile a few more times each day? I couldn’t believe how great I felt．  20   in my life had changed ---but maybe it had．For what I learned was that such a small thing could lift not only my spirits, but those around me as well．

1．A．wait                  B．suffer            C．look                  D．slide

2．A．advance               B．addition             C．total              D．line

3．A．though                B．before              C．while            D．because

4．A．patient                 B．active               C．happy           D．wise

5．A．asked                 B．observed          C．recorded       D．analyzed

6．A．angry                B．nervous           C．fearful             D．sympathetic

7．A．agreed                B．offered             C．refused        D．used

8．A．example              B．experiment        C．instance           D．arrangement

9．A．sang                  B．nodded            C．smiled         D．talked

10．A．welcome           B．greet               C．recognize         D．know

11．A．spoke             B．laughed             C．whispered         D．shouted

12．A．pleasant            B．hard                C．smooth          D．good

13．A．weak               B．polite              C．shy             D．sincere

14．A．required            B．demanded         C．ordered          D．needed

15．A．spread              B．approached       C．advanced           D．reached

16．A．walked             B．drove             C．ran            D．moved

17．A．learned              B．paid              C．wasted          D．sacrificed

18．A．scared             B．disappointed      C．puzzled           D．annoyed

19．A．funny               B．worthy            C．valuable          D．small

20．A．Nothing             B．Everything        C．Something        D．Anything 

On my first day of teaching，I found that I spent 85 percent of my energy disciplining and 15 percent teaching knowledge.Of course I had some wonderful，serious students who would do well wherever they were in life，but others worked hard to push themselves to the limit (限度)．At night I went home exhausted，often near tears.What gave me the idea I wanted to teach?

And then there was Matthew.

After school Matthew would come into my classroom to dust erasers or empty the wastepaper basket.

“Why do you come in to visit me？” I asked him one night.

“Because at home no one listens to me，” was his reply.Later I found out that there were eleven children in his family，with Matthew near the middle.

One time when he came to see me，he said，“Miss Ausmus，the kids are saying that you and Mr D．like each other.”

“Matthew，Mr D．is a nice man and we both teach some of the same students.He is not my boyfriend，and it’s not something the children should be talking about anyway.”

Another time，he said，“Will you wait for me so I can marry you when I grow up？”

“Sorry，Matthew，but that won’t work，” I answered in a gentle way.

When my birthday arrived，his mother made me a cake.She delivered (递送) it after school，and as Matthew was carrying it up the school steps，he tripped (绊倒)，dropping the cake.I found him in tears.I told him that bringing me a cake was very，very special，whether I was able to eat it or not.

After my second year of teaching，I said “goodbye” to Matthew and his family.

Years passed and in 1992，I went back to the little town to visit.Matthew’s parents still lived in the same house.His mother greeted me warmly.“Janet，”she said，“Thanks for all the time you spent encouraging Matthew.You taught him to believe in himself.You are the reason he went to college.”

I had made a difference in the life of a young boy.But I wonder...did Matthew ever know the difference he made in mine?

56．By saying “others worked hard to push themselves to the limit”，the author meant other students________.

A．were forced to challenge themselves

B．made efforts to challenge their classmates

C．needed to be encouraged to learn

D．did everything they could to do well

57．Why did Matthew visit the author after school?

A．Because he had less communication at home.

B．Because he wondered if she liked Mr D.

C．Because he decided to marry her when he grew up.

D．Because he was going to celebrate her birthday.

58．Under the influence of the author，Matthew became________.

A．honest                                                B．sincere 

C．confident                                            D．hard­working

59．What difference did Matthew make to the author?

A．He encouraged her to win Mr D．’s love.

B．He made her become enthusiastic about disciplining.

C．He gave her the courage to continue teaching.

D．He got her to understand what was true love.