A few years ago， I took a sightseeing trip to Washington，D．C．Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center，I heard a voice say， “Can you help me?” When I turned around， I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended．In a natural reflex （反应），I reached into my pocket， pulled out all of my loose change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her．I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar．But the blind woman smiled and said， “I don’t want your money．I just need help finding the post office．”

     In an instant，I realized what I had done．I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be．I hated what I saw in myself．This incident re-awakened my belief in humility（谦恭），even though I’d lost it for a moment．

     The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant．I left Honduras and arrived in the U．S．at the age of 15．I started my new life with two suitcases，my brother and sister，and a strong，serious-minded mother．Through the years，I have been a dishwasher， mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other humble jobs，and eventually I became a network engineer．

     In my own life，I have experienced many open acts of prejudice（偏见）．I remember a time， at age 17 ----- I worked as a waiter， and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school，he would end up like me．I have also witnessed the same treatment of my family and friends，so I know what it’s like，and I should have known better．

     But now，living in my American middle-class lifestyle， it is too easy to forget my past， to forget who I am and where I have been，and to lose sight of where I want to be going．That blind woman on the streets of Washington，D．C．，cured me of my blindness．She reminded me of my belief in humility and to always keep my eyes and heart open．By the way，I helped that lady to the post office．And in writing this essay，I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson．

1．We can learn from the first two paragraphs that __________ ．

       A．the author regretted his act of prejudice

       B．the blind woman needed the money badly

       C．the author was as poor as the blind woman

       D．the author was a native American

2．According to Paragraph 4， hearing the father’s words， the author was probably _____ ．

       A．rather hurt          B．very excited       C．deeply moved     D．greatly inspired

3．According to the passage， the author probably agrees that one should ________ ．

       A．be nice to the elderly and the disabled

       B．try to experience different kinds of life

       C．treat others equally with love and respect

       D．think about one’s past as often as possible

4．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

       A．Learn from your past                          B．How my dream comes true

       C．A belief that will never change               D．A priceless lesson in the street

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This   36   father of five children had deeply known his   37   of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the   38   by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra   39   her sight．As a result of his sister’s   40  , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.

       On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get   41   the train when something   42   happened．An old blind man, who had   43   the space between two carriages for a door while   44   his way with a stick, suddenly fell   45   the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and   46   the blind man to safety．He   47   all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly   48   all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people   49   sent money and food to Andrews.

       Andrews had been at the station   50   he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a   51   thing.

       Andrews, however, received   52   attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active   53   to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews   54   start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was   55   to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This   36  father of five children had deeply known his   37  of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the   38  by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra   39  her sight．As a result of his sister’s   40 , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.

On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get   41  the train when something   42  happened．An old blind man, who had   43  the space between two carriages for a door while   44  his way with a stick, suddenly fell   45  the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and   46  the blind man to safety．He   47  all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly  48  all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people   49  sent money and food to Andrews.

Andrews had been at the station   50  he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a   51  thing.

Andrews, however, received   52  attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active   53  to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews   54  start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was   55  to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Reginald Andrews had been out of work for more than a year．This   36   father of five children had deeply known his   37   of family heartaches．A few years earlier, his sister Kedra had been shot in the   38   by a young man who robbed the place where she was working．The young man was caught, but Kedra   39   her sight．As a result of his sister’s   40  , Mr．Andrews cared about blind people.

       On December 20, 2001, Mr．Andrews was waiting for a train in New York City．The train pulled into the station and stopped．Andrews was getting ready to get   41   the train when something   42   happened．An old blind man, who had   43   the space between two carriages for a door while   44   his way with a stick, suddenly fell   45   the train．Seeing this, Andrews quickly jumped down to the tracks and   46   the blind man to safety．He   47   all the people on the spot with his courage．The news rapidly   48   all over the country．Messages began to pour in．Some people   49   sent money and food to Andrews.

       Andrews had been at the station   50   he was returning from a job talk．He probably would have been hired, and the public praise made it a   51   thing.

       Andrews, however, received   52   attention from the public after about a week of newspaper stories and active   53   to his family．Although most people supposed that the story had come to a happy end, it didn’t quite happen that way．Andrews   54   start his new job, but the factory moved to New Jersey．Andrews didn’t have any way to get to work, so he had to leave．It wasn’t long before he was   55   to job hunting again．Few newspapers, however, would tell their readers what happened to Mr．Andrews after he became a hero.

36．A．homeless  B．careless     C．friendless  D．jobless

37．A．truth B．share C．danger      D．delay

38．A．arm   B．leg    C．face   D．stomach

39．A．lost   B．hurt   C．kept  D．destroyed

40．A．age   B．death C．problems  D．shortcoming

41．A．on     B．to      C．off    D．up

42．A．disappointed    B．important  C．funny       D．unexpected

43．A．chosen     B．reached     C．mistaken   D．forgotten

44．A．forcing     B．feeling      C．leading     D．touching

45．A．into B．from C．under       D．off

46．A．threw       B．pushed      C．drove       D．pulled

47．A．shocked    B．frightened C．impressed D．left

48．A．grew B．brought    C．carried      D．spread

49．A．yet    B．even  C．still   D．ever

50．A．though     B．before      C．because     D．till

51．A．sure  B．correct      C．popular     D．necessary

52．A．close B．little  C．much D．enough

53．A．help  B．ideas C．reading     D．reports

54．A．might       B．could C．would       D．did

55．A．ready       B．about C．back  D．worried