Here’s a quick reminder to all of you when you get stuck in a moment. Yesterday I skipped breakfast because I got up late. Because of the busy school work, I forgot my lunch. When I was finally thinking of buying my lunch, a person in need asked me if I could spare him some cash, so I decided to give him some money.

Then later in the evening, I was heading home anxiously for dinner. However, I got a call from my mom. She said that she had to work late and wouldn’t be able to prepare dinner for me. Even though there was no food in the house, I told my mom not to worry as I would surely find myself something to eat.

While I was still processing this sudden set of changes in my food choice for the day, I passed a young man with a broad smile handing out samples of crackers(薄脆饼干) at the gate of a supermarket. He gave me a packet and then said, “How about you taking some more for school tomorrow?” In response to that, I returned a warm smile to him and opened up my bag. He gladly filled it. I was excited.

Whether you call it luck or fate, I just wanted to say that somewhere out there somebody came along carrying a pocket of hope in his heart and shared a piece of with me! Somebody out there will one day do the same for you.!

1. The author anxiously went home for dinner in evening because __________.

A. his mother was waiting for him to have dinner

B. his mother promised to prepare dinner for him

C. he hadn’t had breakfast or lunch

D. he didn’t like food in restaurants

2. What’s the time order of the following events that happened to the author?

a. Gave money to person in need

b. Learn he had to organize his own dinner

c. Went home hurriedly for dinner

d. Got a lot of crackers

A. b—d—a—c    B. a—c—b—d      C. a—d—b—c     D. d—c—a—b

3. The purpose of the passage is to _________.

A. advise us to study hard at school.     B. show that life is full of unexpected things

C. suggest that people take three meals every day   D. tell us there is always hope

Here’s a quick reminder to all of you when you get stuck in a moment. Yesterday I skipped breakfast because I got up late. Because of the busy school work, I forgot my lunch. When I was finally thinking of buying my lunch, a person in need asked me if I could spare him some cash, so I decided to give him some money.

Then later in the evening, I was heading home anxiously for dinner. However, I got a call from my mom. She said that she had to work late and wouldn’t be able to prepare dinner for me. Even though there was no food in the house, I told my mom not to worry as I would surely find myself something to eat.

While I was still processing this sudden set of changes in my food choice for the day, I passed a young man with a broad smile handing out samples of crackers(薄脆饼干) at the gate of a supermarket. He gave me a packet and then said, “How about you taking some more for school tomorrow?” In response to that, I returned a warm smile to him and opened up my bag. He gladly filled it. I was excited.

Whether you call it luck or fate, I just wanted to say that somewhere out there somebody came along carrying a pocket of hope in his heart and shared a piece of with me! Somebody out there will one day do the same for you.!

1. The author anxiously went home for dinner in evening because __________.

A. his mother was waiting for him to have dinner

B. his mother promised to prepare dinner for him

C. he hadn’t had breakfast or lunch

D. he didn’t like food in restaurants

2. What’s the time order of the following events that happened to the author?

a. Gave money to person in need

b. Learn he had to organize his own dinner

c. Went home hurriedly for dinner

d. Got a lot of crackers

A. b—d—a—c    B. a—c—b—d      C. a—d—b—c     D. d—c—a—b

3. The purpose of the passage is to _________.

A. advise us to study hard at school.     B. show that life is full of unexpected things

C. suggest that people take three meals every day   D. tell us there is always hope

I have a strong faith that families are not only relatives，but sometimes people who turn up and love you when no one else will.

  In May l987, I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate l0 in Houston. My dad and I 31 a room with two double beds and a bathroom. It was too 32 for a 15-year-old girl and her father．Dad’s second marriage was 33 and my stepmother had 34 us both out of the house．Dad had no 35 what to do with me．And that was when my other family 36 .

Barbara and Roland Beach took me into their home37 their only daughter, Su，my best friend，asked them to. I 38 with them for the next seven years．

   Barbara washed my skirts just as she did Su’s. She 39 I had lunch money, doctors’ appointments，help with homework and nightly hugs．Barbara and Roland Beach attended every football game where Su and I were being cheerleaders．40 I could tell，for the Beaches there was no 41 between Su and me；I was their daughter, too.

  When Su and I 42 college they kept my room the same for the entire four years I attended school. Recently, Barbara presented me with an insurance policy they bought when I first moved in with them and had continued to pay for 23 years．

   The Beaches knew 43 about me when they took me in：They had heard the whole story from Su．When I was seven，my mother died and from then on my father relied on other people to 44 his kids. Before the time I went to live with the Beaches I believed that life was entirely 45 and that love was shaky and untrustworthy，I believed that the only person who would take care of me was me.

   46 the Beaches，I would have become a bitter, cynical(愤世嫉俗的)woman．They gave me a(n) 47 that allowed me to grow and change．They kept me from being paralyzed by my 48 and they gave me the confidence to open my heart.

  I 49 the family．For me，it wasn’t the family that was there on the day I was 50 ，but the one that was there for me when I was living in a Howard Johnson’s motel off Interstate 10.

31．A．lived       B．shared     C．possessed  D．bought

32．A．cheap      B．noisy      C．small      D．limited

33．A．in trouble   B．in sight    C．in place    D．in parts

34．A．struck      B．removed   C．kicked     D．knocked

35．A．plan        B．choice    C．chance     D．idea

36．A．look after    B．showed up C．turned over  D．came across

37．A．so          B．because   C．until        D．while

38．A．worked      B．traveled   C．lived       D．learned

39．A．worked  out  B．called up  C．watched out  D．made sure

40．A．As long as    B．As far as   C．As soon as   D．As much as

41．A．change       B．problem   C．conflict     D．difference

42．A．set off        B．1eft for    C．entered into  D．admitted into

43．A．all           B．little      C．something   D．nothing

44．A．supply        B．teach     C．encourage   D．raise

45．A．different       B．unfair     C．stressful     D．hopeful

46．A．Thanks to      B．In spite of  C．Except for   D．But for

47．A．home         B．house      C．ability      D．1esson

48．A．choice         B．failure     C．past        D．present

49．A．doubt about    B．care about   C．center on    D．believe in

50．A．born          B．accepted    C．educated    D．deserted

Here’s a quick reminder to all of you when you get stuck in a moment. Yesterday I skipped breakfast because I got up late. Because of the busy school work, I forgot my lunch. When I was finally thinking of buying my lunch, a person in need asked me if I could spare him some cash, so I decided to give him some money.
Then later in the evening, I was heading home anxiously for dinner. However, I got a call from my mom. She said that she had to work late and wouldn’t be able to prepare dinner for me. Even though there was no food in the house, I told my mom not to worry as I would surely find myself something to eat.
While I was still processing this sudden set of changes in my food choice for the day, I passed a young man with a broad smile handing out samples of crackers(薄脆饼干) at the gate of a supermarket. He gave me a packet and then said, “How about you taking some more for school tomorrow?” In response to that, I returned a warm smile to him and opened up my bag. He gladly filled it. I was excited.
Whether you call it luck or fate, I just wanted to say that somewhere out there somebody came along carrying a pocket of hope in his heart and shared a piece of with me! Somebody out there will one day do the same for you.!

1. 1.

   The author anxiously went home for dinner in evening because __________.

   1. A.
      his mother was waiting for him to have dinner
   2. B.
      his mother promised to prepare dinner for him
   3. C.
      he hadn’t had breakfast or lunch
   4. D.
      he didn’t like food in restaurants
2. 2.

   What’s the time order of the following events that happened to the author?
   a. Gave money to person in need
   b. Learn he had to organize his own dinner
   c. Went home hurriedly for dinner
   d. Got a lot of crackers

   1. A.
      b—d—a—c   
   2. B.
      a—c—b—d     
   3. C.
      a—d—b—c    
   4. D.
      d—c—a—b
3. 3.

   The purpose of the passage is to _________.

   1. A.
      advise us to study hard at school.    
   2. B.
      show that life is full of unexpected things
   3. C.
      suggest that people take three meals every day   
   4. D.
      tell us there is always hope

Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman（随身听）. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
【小题1】When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _______.