摘要: It to me that the boy might be in danger, so I asked Bob to help me look for him. A. happened B. occurred C. rushed D. struck

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Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas Plans. With each day passing, everyone became more __1___ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ___2___ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.

David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often ___3___ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __4__ for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __5___. I can still remember he was always _6__ a smile and willing to help. He always __7__ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He ___8___ just simply smile and ask what else he could do, then thank me for letting him stay and slowly __9__ home.

Weeks passed and the __10__ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of __11__ before the holiday break. I smiled in __12__ as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David __13__ standing by my desk.

“ I have something for you,” he said and __14__ from behind his back a small box __15__ it to me, he said anxiously, “open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my __16__ saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’s __17__.”

“Oh no it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”

Tears filled my eyes__18__ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given __19__ to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning __20__ the little empty box set on my desk.

1.                A.anxious         B.courageous      C.serious   D.cautious

 

2.                A.warning        B.ringing         C.calling    D.yelling

 

3.                A.scolded        B.wondered       C.realized  D.learned

 

4.                A.modestly        B.naturally        C.inaccurately   D.inappropriately

 

5.                A.popular        B.upset          C.special   D.funny

 

6.                A.expressing      B.delivering       C.wearing  D.sharing

 

7.                A.practiced       B.wandered       C.studied   D.stayed

 

8.                A.would          B.should          C.might D.could

 

9.                A.aim at          B.turn to         C.put off   D.head for

 

10.               A.argument       B.excitement      C.movement D.judgment

 

11.               A.school         B.year           C.education  D.program

 

12.               A.relief          B.return         C.vain  D.control

 

13.               A.weakly         B.sadly           C.quietly    D.helplessly

 

14.               A.searched       B.found          C.raised D.pulled

 

15.               A.holding         B.handing        C.sending   D.leaving

 

16.               A.delight         B.expectation     C.appreciation    D.surprise

 

17.               A.cheap          B.empty          C.useless    D.improper

 

18.               A.as             B.until           C.because   D.though

 

19.               A.advice         B.support        C.attention  D.command

 

20.               A.from           B.behind         C.over  D.towards

 

 

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This is the age of the quick action. We have instant satisfaction, fast food, speed reading, mobile phones; even the stress management books have titles like “Stress Management in 60 Seconds”.
Canadian Classics Professor Margaret Visser points out that the perception that we have “no time” is one of the most strict concepts of Western culture. Visser says that “no time” is used as an excuse and also as a spur(刺激); it both stimulates us and forces us, just as a concept such as ‘honour’ did for the ancient Greeks. According to Visser, the feeling that Westerners have “no time” is abstract, quantitative, amoral(非道德性的), unarguable, bringing pressure on each person as an individual. At the same time, the “no time” excuse escapes censure by claiming to be a condition created entirely out of our good fortune.
Life offers “so many pleasures, so many choices”.
The fact that women now work outside the home has contributed to the “no time” trend. But more important, Visser says, is the fact that feeling rushed has become an important component(成分) of our economy. Marketing of “time-saving” products causes people to buy more and work longer. So we eat out or buy prepared food to save time. The fax-it-to-my-car technology only contributes to the constant hurry. In our rushed and exhausted state, even the obligation(义务) to sit down to casual meal with family seems like a pressure. In comparison with the decision to act on a sudden whimz (一时的兴致) to consume a microwave mug of soup, the act of eating together and not getting up from the table until everyone else has finished seems an incredibly time-consuming event. Being in one’s own personal hurry in the West is somehow “free and preferable”
【小题1】The word “censure” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to “            

A.examinationB.forceC.blameD.pressure
【小题2】Which of the following doesn’t contribute to feeling rushed?
A.Marketing of time-saving products.
B.The fax-it-to-me-car technology.
C.Eating together and not getting up until everybody has finished
D.Longer working hours.
【小题3】We can learn from the passage that “no time” trend ___________.
A.brings pressure on the individual
B.is very desirable to the individual
C.is not harmful if you have no control of events
D.has caused heart diseases and psychological problems

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