A young man was getting ready to graduate from college．He had wanted a beautiful  1 in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well   2  it．He told his father that was all he wanted.

As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected  3   that his father had bought the gift．  4    , on the morning of' his graduation, his father called him into his own 5   ．His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him．He   6   his son a beautifully wrapped gift box．

Curious, and somewhat 7  , the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather-bound Bible （圣经）, with the young man's name written in gold．Angry, he 8   his voice to his father, and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and  9 out of the house.

Many years passed and the young man was very   10   in business．He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but  11  his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him．   12   he could make arrangements, he received a telegram  13   him his father had passed away and willed all of his    14    to his son．When he arrived at his father's, sudden sadness and regret   15    his heart, he began to  16  his father's important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had   17   it years ago．With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages． His father had carefully    18    a verse （诗）, Matthew 7 - 11  , "And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts lo your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask him?"

As he read those words, a car key    19   from the back of the Bible．It had a tag （标签） with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired．On the tag was the  20   of his graduation, and the words: PAlD IN FULL

1．A．computer          B．bike               C．car                D．recorder

2．A．pay              B．buy               C．support           D．afford

3．A．signs             B．facts             C．marks             D．results

4．A．However       B．Finally               C．Quietly            D．Actually

5．A．house             B．room             C．study            D．office

6．A．gave              B．handed            C．showed           D．presented

7．A．excited            B．nervous          C．interested          D．disappointed

8．A．raised              B．changed          C．improved          D．increased

9．A．ran               B．went             C．walked           D．stormed

10．A．busy            B．successful         C．comfortable       D．happy

11．A．remembered       B．realized            C．knew             D．considered

12．A．When              B． As               C．After             D．Before

13．A．informing        B．announcing        C．telling              D．discovering

14.A．treasures          B．possessions      C．wealths           D．eagerness

15．A．filled             B．caught           C．attacked          D．beat

16．A．pick up           B．remind of         C．search through  D．refer to

17．A．seen              B．got              C．left               D．thrown

18．A．made            B．written            C．underlined        D．designed

19．A．dropped          B．appeared          C．rolled             D．showed

20．A．year              B．date              C．moment           D．day

Once many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.
That got me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone’s life?
Today I looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.
That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very important. And I remembered what happened to me years ago.
After my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.
The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we will also become "heroes".
【小题1】The main idea of the passage is _______________.

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　　A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful 1 in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well 2 it, he told him that was all he wanted.

　　As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected 3 that his father had bought the gift. 4 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own 5 . His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He 6 his son a beautifully wrapped gift box.

　　Curious, and somewhat 7 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather-bound Bible (经), with the young man's name written in gold. Angry, he 8 his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and 9 out of the house.

　　Many years passed and the young man was very 10 in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but 11 his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him. 12 he could snake arrangements, he received a telegram 13 him his; father had passed away and willed all of his 14 to his son. When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret 15 his heart. He began to 16 his father's important papers and saw the still gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had 17 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully 18 a verse (诗), Matthew 7－11, “And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?"

　　As he read those words, a car key 19 from the back of the Bible. It had a tag (标签) with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the 20 of his graduation, and the words: PAID IN FULL.

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Once many years ago, I pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in Wyoming. Last week I received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.
That got me thinking about what a hero is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car? If so, how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone’s life?
Today I looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.
That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very important. And I remembered what happened to me years ago.
After my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition. I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.
The many stories I kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we will also become "heroes".

1. 1.

   The main idea of the passage is _______________.

   1. A.
      why the writer should be a hero
   2. B.
      whether the writer is a hero
   3. C.
      what a hero exactly is
   4. D.
      that everyone is a hero
2. 2.

   Why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call?

   1. A.
      Because he was cute and kind to everybody
   2. B.
      Because he saved a family from a burning car.
   3. C.
      Because he asked her son not to kill himself.
   4. D.
      Because his story saved her son’s life.
3. 3.

   What does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence of Paragraph 5 refer to?

   1. A.
      The wonderful card the writer received.
   2. B.
      The action of sending the card.
   3. C.
      The fact that the sender helped the writer.
   4. D.
      The fact that the sender was a friend of the writer.
4. 4.

   According to the writer, who can be considered as a hero?

   1. A.
      A person who helps someone in trouble.
   2. B.
      A person who writes wonderful stories.
   3. C.
      A person who can hold a door for others.
   4. D.
      A person who is brave.