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I am a mother of three children and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was social study. The last project of the term was called “Smile”. The last class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.
Soon after we were given the project, my husband, my youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one cold March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.
We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back way. I turned around and found there standing behind me were two poor homeless men with a horrible “dirty body” smell. The short gentleman, close to me, was “smiling”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of light as he searched for acceptance. The second man played with his hands uneasily as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation (救赎). The short man just asked for a coffee because that was all they could afford.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the men’s table. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and said “Thank you”.
I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, “That’s why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope.”
On the last evening of class, I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and we all knew that we need to heal people and to be healed.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. “LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS---NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.”
【小题1】 Why did the people around the author back away?
| A．Because both men were poorly dressed and mentally ill. |
| B．Because the short gentleman was smiling to everyone around. |
| C．Because two homeless men were also waiting in line, with a bad smell. |
| D．Because the second man stood playing with his hands. |
| A．talked with them for a while. | B．went back to her husband and son |
| C．turned in her project | D．regretted and cried |
| A．Over-curious | B．Caring | C．Mature | D．Lovely |
| A．Giving is a gesture of love, which people will understand and appreciate. |
| B．If you need help from others, you’d better present them with gifts. |
| C．If you want to get something from somebody, you should please him with gifts. |
| D．Don’t be greedy with money or ask people to do things for you. |
| A．The author’s husband was very proud of her. |
| B．What the author did to the men touched many people. |
| C．Poor as the homeless men were, they had their dignity. |
| D．The author felt we should know how to heal people. |
I am a mother of three children and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was social study. The last project of the term was called “Smile”. The last class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.
Soon after we were given the project, my husband, my youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one cold March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.
We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back way. I turned around and found there standing behind me were two poor homeless men with a horrible “dirty body” smell. The short gentleman, close to me, was “smiling”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of light as he searched for acceptance. The second man played with his hands uneasily as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation (救赎). The short man just asked for a coffee because that was all they could afford.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray. I then walked around the corner to the men’s table. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and said “Thank you”.
I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down my husband smiled at me and said, “That’s why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope.”
On the last evening of class, I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and we all knew that we need to heal people and to be healed.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. “LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS---NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.”
1. Why did the people around the author back away?
A. Because both men were poorly dressed and mentally ill.
B. Because the short gentleman was smiling to everyone around.
C. Because two homeless men were also waiting in line, with a bad smell.
D. Because the second man stood playing with his hands.
2.After the author handed the meals to the homeless men, she _________.
A. talked with them for a while. B. went back to her husband and son
C. turned in her project D. regretted and cried
3. What kind of woman do you think the author is?
A. Over-curious B. Caring C. Mature D. Lovely
4. What does the author try to tell us with the last sentence?
A. Giving is a gesture of love, which people will understand and appreciate.
B. If you need help from others, you’d better present them with gifts.
C. If you want to get something from somebody, you should please him with gifts.
D. Don’t be greedy with money or ask people to do things for you.
5. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The author’s husband was very proud of her.
B. What the author did to the men touched many people.
C. Poor as the homeless men were, they had their dignity.
D. The author felt we should know how to heal people.
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I keep a two dollar bill in my wallet that was given to me by my mother when I was six years old.
The 31 goes with me wherever I go. My mother gave it to me so that 32 would follow me. She looked at me and said, “I want you to carry this two dollar bill for extra good luck.”
“Thanks, mom,” I replied, “I will keep it 33 to me always.”
My mother passed away when I was seven years old. I remember I took out my two dollar bill and held it in my hand for the longest time, knowing that she would 34 me the rest of my life.
Each time I felt I had a crisis, I would 35 for my two dollar bill and set it on the table. I would 36 at it for several hours and could always 37 a solution. When I applied for my first job, I was thirty years old and very shy. The thought of being interviewed for a job was 38 but I had to work. I saw one of the interviewers well dressed with 39 purse and shoes. I also knew the chance of being chosen was 40 when looking at the length of others’ resumes.
“What makes you feel you are 41 for this job?” The well－dressed woman asked. “I really need this job and there is nothing I can not do” I responded. She then asked me a series of questions and the interview was over. As I left, I 42 and said “Please give me a chance. I learn quickly and can be a very 43 member of your team.”
I went home, 44 . That evening I received a phone call. “Gina” she said, “we decided to give you a chance to 45 yourself.” “Thank you, you will not regret this decision.” I 46 the phone and yelled. At that instant, I remember my mom once said to us “You are 47 in my mind. Don’t 48 failure. It is a way to get us to try harder.”
How 49 this gift from Mom! It had built up 50 in me.
1. A．money B．check C．bill D．paper
2. A．luck B．happiness C．wealth D．wisdom
3. A．close B．near C．hard D．firm
4. A．look out for B．watch over C．see to D．come across
5. A．get B．stretch C．hold D．reach
6. A．stare B．glance C．observe D．glare
7. A．come up with B．put forward C．set up D．pull through
8. A．exciting B．amazing C．nervous D．scary
9. A．suitable B．matching C．fancy D．exaggerating（夸张的）
10. A．slim B．terrible C．few D．abundant
11. A．born B．qualified C．stable D．grateful
12. A．turned around B．turned back C．put up D．raise up
13. A．productive B．additional C．concise（简洁） D．effective
14. A．terrified B．exhausted C．sound D．cautious
15. A．test B．challenge C．prove D．strengthen
16. A．hung up B．got through C．set aside D．got off
17. A．brilliant B．awesome C．careful D．unbelievable
18. A．stand B．bend C．fear D．ruin
19. A．rare B．special C．relative D．primary
20. A．confidence B．perseverance C．model D．intelligence
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听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共8小题；每小题1.5分，满分12分)
A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。
M：Do you have any trouble with your pronunciation, Mary?
W：Not too much．I can pronounce English words well, but I write them poorly．
1．－Do you have any trouble ________, ________?
－________．I can ________ English words well, but write them ________．
M：Why don’t you go and ask the man sitting in the chair?
W：Oh, thank you very much．
2．Why ________ and ask the man ________?
John, a quite ordinary playwriter, is now in high debts．
3．John, ________, is now in high debts．
B．听下面五段对话，从A、B、C中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。
M：Mondays are the worst．Our timetable is full of difficult subjects．
W：Like what?
M：Well, like English, French and geography in the morning．
W：What’s your favorite day of the week?
M：Oh, the day after Tuesday without doubt．We have an easy morning：just art and music, followed by sports all the afternoon．
W：That sounds nice．
4．What’s their favorite day of the week?
A
B
C
M：I’d like to see Mr．Stone．I hear he is an expert on heart disease．
W：I’m sorry, Mr．Stone will be busy the whole afternoon．He is having a medical conference．Can you manage at 10∶30 tomorrow morning?
5．Who is Mr．Stone?
A．A doctor．
B．A nurse．
C．A secretary．
M：I’m so tired．I’ve spent the entire morning in selling my car．
W：Selling your car?Don’t you like it or isn’t it new?
M：No, my company is moving me to Europe next month．So I intend to buy a new one over there．
6．Why did the man sell his car?
A．He doesn’t like it．
B．He is going abroad．
C．It’s too old．
W：What’s the matter, Tom?You look unhappy．
M：No, not really．I’m only worrying about my maths exam．
7．What makes the man worried?
A．Maths test．
B．An English exam．
C．His headache．
W：I find listening most difficult．What can I do?
M：Don’t worry．Listen to English tapes every day, and you will make great progress．The more you listen, the easier you will find．
8．What does the man advise her to do?
A．Listen more．
B．Speak more．
C．Write more．
第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)
听第9段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Food is a subject that interests me．I like food that is good and well-cooked．I dislike watery cabbage, soup that looks and tastes like water, and beef or mutton that is burned or not cooked enough．But when you get real English beef and mutton, bread and cheese, or eggs and bacon, there is nothing like it．I didn’t know any apple that has a better taste than a good English one, and no other cup of tea ever tastes as good to me as the tea that we make in England．
I know that coffee is not good in many English hotels．But it is good in many English homes when it is made with fresh coffee by people who know how to make it．My wife is going to make some coffee for us tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock．You’ll see then that English coffee can be good．
9．The speaker is interested in food, especially in English food．
10．According to the speaker, soup that looks and tastes like rain interests him．
11．The speaker likes to have a cup of tea made in England．
12．The speaker thinks coffee made in English homes is not better than in English hotels．
13．The speaker wants his friends to enjoy his wife’s coffee tomorrow morning．
听第10段材料，填空。
Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand clothes bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the owner of the store how much he thought the jacket was worth．
The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”
“What?” said Jim．“But I was thinking you would say at least five．”
“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．
“Are you sure?”
“Sure!” said the man．
“Well,” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his pocket, “Here’s the money．This jacket was hanging outside your store with a price-tag that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the store with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．
14．Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand (1) bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the (2) of the store how much he thought the jacket was (3) ．
The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”
“What?” said Jim, “But I was thinking you would say at least five．”
“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．
“Are you sure?”
“Sure!” said the man．
15．“Well, ” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his (4) , “here’s the money．This jacket was (5) outside your store with a price-tag(价格标签)that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the (6) with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．
听第11段材料，完成第16～17题。
At the Cafe
Attendant：Good afternoon．
Tom：I’m Tom, Zhang．We made a reservation for tea this afternoon．
Attendant：Yes, sir．This way, please．Here’s your table．Is this all right?
Tom：Yes, it’s nice, indeed．Thank you．
Attendant：I’m so glad you like it．What would you like?We serve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks．Please look under the plate-glass at the menu for afternoon tea．
Tom：What would you like, Mike?
Mike：I’ll try a chicken salad sandwich and have a cup of coffee with cream．
Attendant：How about you, Mr．Zhang?
Tom：I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of Swiss roll．
Attendant：Anything else?
Tom：What’s your specialty today?
Attendant：We have strawberries with cream today．I suggest you try them．
Tom：Good, I will．
16．How many people are there in the dialogue?
A．Four．
B．Three．
C．Two．
17．Where is the menu?
A．On the plate-glass．
B．Beside the plate-glass．
C．Under the plate-glass．
听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Check, please!
Waiter：Are you through with your meal?
Tom：Yes, we are．Could we have the check, please?
Waiter：Here is your check, 85 dollars in all．I can take care of it here when you’re ready．
Tom：Do you accept cheque?
Waiter：No, I’m sorry we don’t．We accept credit cards and cash．
Tom：Well, I don’t have any cash with me．So I’ll have to put it on credit．Here’s 90 dollars．Please keep the change．
Waiter：Thank you．I will be right back．
Tom：Oh, please wait for a minute．I want to go with the food left．
Waiter：I see．I will bring some to-go boxes for you．
Tom：Thank you．
18．The waiter preferred to be paid by cheque．
19．The waiter received 4 dollars for his tip(小费)．
20．The customer took away his left food with to-go boxes．