B
When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his
pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents for those he loved.
The third Saturday in December Mark said that he had made his list and had twenty
dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand
basket and went off on his own while I waited patiently reading a book in the
car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. The clerk rang in his
purchases(把他所购物品输入现金出入记录器) as
I politely looked the other way. Mark kept within his budget(预算)and reached into his pocket for his
money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark
stood in the middle of the store holding his basket, tears(眼泪) rolling down his cheeks. His whole body
was shaking with his sobs. Then an amazing thing happened. A customer in the store came up to
Mark. She knelt down and took him in her arms.
“You would do me the greatest favour if you let me replace(补还)your money,” said the woman. “It would be
the most wonderful present you could ever give me. I only ask that one day you
pass it on. One day, when you are grown-up, I would like you to find someone
you can help. When you help this other person, I know you will feel as good
about it as I do now.”
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran to the checkout
counter as fast as he could. I think we all enjoyed our gifts that year almost
as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say “thank you” to that very kind woman. I
would like to tell her that four years later Mark went house to house collecting blankets and clothes for
the homeless people in the Oakland fire－and he thought of her. And I want to promise her
that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
Choose the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (共7分)
78.( ) Mark saved all his pocket
money to _____.
A.
make his list B.
buy holiday presents
C.
have his money in his pocket D.
shop in a nearby supermarket
79.( ) What was Mark’s parent doing
when he was in the supermarket?
A.
Reading a book. B.
Looking the other way.
C.
Choosing presents. D.
Ringing in his purchases.
80.( ) Why was his tears rolling
down his cheeks?
A.
Because he wanted to buy too many things.
B.
Because he didn’t keep within his budget.
C.
Because his money was missing.
D.
Because there was a hole in his pocket.
81.( ) What does the underlined word
“sobs” mean?
A.
抽泣 B.
怒骂 C.
拳打脚踢 D.
点头
82.( ) What did the woman want to
do? She wanted to _____.
A.
ask for a favour B.
replace his money
C.
took Mark in her arms D.
knelt down
83.( ) What did the woman ask Mark
to do? She asked Mark to _____.
A.
give her a wonderful present B.
give her love
C.
feel good about himself D.
help others in need like her
84.( ) What’s the best title of the
passage?
A.
Love is great. B.
Love between Mark and a kind woman.
C.
Love is for giving. D.
Love between Mark and his parent.
C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the
passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语 完成短文):(共14分)
Sim
Jae-duck is 74 years old and the founder(创始人) of the World
Toilet Association(厕所协会). He was born in
a restroom. “My mother followed advice from my grandmother that people born in
restrooms will ___85___ long lives,” Sim said. Now he plans to live and die in
a toilet-shaped house.
The large glass building was
built in Suweon, a Korean city. There are two bedrooms and two guest rooms
___86___ the rooms. The house, of course, has three expensive toilets.
“There is a display bathroom
behind glass for all to see. The other toilets have water saving features,” Sim
said. “My family has ___87___ agreed to keep this house as a symbol(象征)of South Korea’s new toilet ____88___ after my death. The
house will be remembered as an example of saving people from diseases and
protecting the environment.”
The main bathroom has a
machine that produces a mist(液体喷雾) ___89___others
can’t see the people in the bathroom. That can make users feel ____90____.The
toilet seat will be raised as people enter and music will play.
Sim’s advice has changed
public toilets into clean and beautiful resting places. Now the public toilets
in Suweon are ____91____ paintings, fresh flowers or even small gardens. They
are places that protect human health.
85. A. take B. enjoy C.
welcome D.
show
86. A. besides
B. behind C.
among D.
ahead
87. A. nearly B.
already C.
almost D.
yet
88. A. process B.
gift C.
culture D.
manner
89. A. so that B.
because C.
unless D.
although
90. A. excited B.
terrible C.
tired D.
safe
91. A. covered with B.
made of
C.
used to D.
decorated with
D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper
words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):(14分)
The
government employs(雇佣) many
people to help take care of our society. However, they cannot help out every
one just by themselves. They need our help! Consider Volunteering!
What
Is Volunteering?
Volunteering
is when we regularly go and do nice things for other people. There are many
t__92__ of volunteers. Volunteers may help out in local retirement homes, or in
hospitals. Some volunteers work with poor people and other volunteers help
teach orphaned children to read.
Volunteering
Teaches Mature(成熟)
Thinking
Volunteering
is something that really helps us. It gives us a chance to stop complaining
about our own lives, and realized e__93__ how lucky we are. We are able to see
the people who really need help. Volunteering also teaches us more a__94__ responsibility,
patience, empathy(同情心),
and above all, compassion(爱心).
Ways
to Start Volunteering
There
are many places that you can go to try to start volunteering. Here are just a
few places you can go and what you can do at each place.
Hospital－ask if you can go and visit people who are
really s__95__. Sometimes all they need is just someone who will t___96___ with
them, or someone to give them hope.
Orphanage(孤儿院) －the children living here really need someone to
p__97__ with them.
Whatever
you decide to do, just do the b__98__you can.
E. Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题): (共14分)
When Robert was about two years old, he tried to remove a
bottle of milk from the refrigerator but it fell, spilling (洒出) milk all over the kitchen floor.
When
his mother came into the kitchen, instead of shouting at him or punishing him,
she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! I have rarely
seen so much milk. Well, the damage has already been done. Would you like to
get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed,
he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “You know, Robert, whenever you
make a mess like this, eventually you have to clean it up and restore
everything to its proper order.”
After
they cleaned up the spilled milk, his mother then said, “You know, what we have
here is a failed experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with
two hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see
if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it.”
The
little boy learned that if he grasped the bottle at the top near the lip with
both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. At that moment he knew he
didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes
were just good chances for learning something new, which is, after all, what
scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't work”, we
usually learn something valuable from it.
99. What happened to the bottle when
Robert tried to remove it form the refrigerator?
_______________________________________________________________.
100. Did his mother shout at him or punish him?
_______________________________________________________________.
101. Would Robert like to get down and
play in the milk for a few minutes before cleaning it up?
_______________________________________________________________.
102. Who cleaned up the spilled milk?
_______________________________________________________________.
103. What did his mother encourage him to do in
the back yard?
_______________________________________________________________.
104. How could he carry the bottle without
dropping it?
_______________________________________________________________.
105. After reading the story, what do you think
of making mistakes?
_______________________________________________________________.