One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could — he taught me so much.

       We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked on the customer’s door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didn’t say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us.

       After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go out to the truck and write the bill.

       Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldn’t be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”

       As usual, my father taught me something important that time, which was to be kind to the poor.

According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writer’s father                        .

     A. often taught the writer how to work                            

B. worked several jobs at the same time

C. had a very big family to support                                        

D. brought up his children alone

The description in Paragraph 2 shows that the old couple                        .

       A. had no job

       B. led a very poor life

       C. didn’t know how to save money

       D. were not very friendly to strangers

What can we infer from the passage?

       A. The old couple had no children in America.

       B. The old man didn’t plan to pay money.

       C. The old woman felt very embarrassed all the time.

       D. The old couple were not native Americans.

The writer’s father didn’t charge for his work because                         .

       A. he didn’t need that money

       B. he felt pity for the old couple

       C. he was not satisfied with his work

       D. he wanted to set a good example to others

One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could — he taught me so much.
We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked on the customer’s door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didn’t say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us.
After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go out to the truck and write the bill.
Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldn’t be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”
As usual, my father taught me something important that time, which was to be kind to the poor.
【小题1】According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writer’s father                        .

One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could — he taught me so much.

We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked on the customer’s door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didn’t say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us.

After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go out to the truck and write the bill.

Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldn’t be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”

As usual, my father taught me something important that time, which was to be kind to the poor.

1.According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writer’s father                        .

2.The description in Paragraph 2 shows that the old couple                        .

3.What can we infer from the passage?

4.The writer’s father didn’t charge for his work because                         .

One day before Christmas, all of us children from the Children's Home Society Orphanage(孤儿院) were taken to the Mayflower Hotel in downtown to attend a Christmas party.
After the man on the stage said a prayer(祈祷), we were told to1 . Within minutes we were 2a meal which was fit for a king. I ate 3I could eat no more. As we ate, Santa Clause came walking out onto the4. The kids cheered with5. Everyone began clapping their hands and yelling as6as they could.
I too was excited7but I knew better than to yell(叫喊)out loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron, sat only three seats from me. She had8it very clear to everyone that we were tobehaveourselves in "a proper manner" and that there was to be "no yelling or shouting".
One orphan9was led up onto the stage and each kid was handed a10by Santa Claus himself.
As the line became shorter and shorter my11finally came. He smiled at me. Then he reached over and handed me a12box which had two gold ribbons(丝带) on it. As I leaned(向前倾) to take the box I tripped and I13to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet.
"Move14Kiser." called out Mrs. Winters.
I was now leaning against Santa Claus' leg and I was looking15into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine.
"Can I16you Santa?" I asked him.
The next thing I knew Mrs. Winters had caught me up by my shirt collar and was17me away from the line of children.
I sat down in my chair just crying. Once in a while I would18at the stage to see if my gift was still sitting by Santa Claus.
When we all lined up waiting, I19"HO HO HO" coming from behind me.
As I20, there stood Santa Claus holding my large box. Then he knelt down and he hugged my neck as hard as he could.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      stand up
   2. B.
      go out
   3. C.
      sit down
   4. D.
      keep silent
2. 2.
   1. A.
      taken
   2. B.
      served
   3. C.
      brought
   4. D.
      supplied
3. 3.
   1. A.
      until
   2. B.
      unless
   3. C.
      before
   4. D.
      after
4. 4.
   1. A.
      table
   2. B.
      hotel
   3. C.
      seat
   4. D.
      stage
5. 5.
   1. A.
      encouragement
   2. B.
      excitement
   3. C.
      disappointment
   4. D.
      astonishment
6. 6.
   1. A.
      loud
   2. B.
      big
   3. C.
      high
   4. D.
      low
7. 7.
   1. A.
      outside
   2. B.
      beside
   3. C.
      aside
   4. D.
      inside
8. 8.
   1. A.
      took
   2. B.
      made
   3. C.
      demanded
   4. D.
      warned
9. 9.
   1. A.
      at a time
   2. B.
      at one time
   3. C.
      at time’s
   4. D.
      at time
10. 10.
    1. A.
       favor
    2. B.
       box
    3. C.
       gift
    4. D.
       medal
11. 11.
    1. A.
       turn
    2. B.
       way
    3. C.
       chance
    4. D.
       gift
12. 12.
    1. A.
       golden
    2. B.
       yellow
    3. C.
       small
    4. D.
       large
13. 13.
    1. A.
       sat
    2. B.
       fell
    3. C.
       dropped
    4. D.
       turned
14. 14.
    1. A.
       by
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       in
    4. D.
       out
15. 15.
    1. A.
       quickly
    2. B.
       directly
    3. C.
       immediately
    4. D.
       finally
16. 16.
    1. A.
       tell
    2. B.
       call
    3. C.
       hug
    4. D.
       leave
17. 17.
    1. A.
       pushing
    2. B.
       keeping
    3. C.
       stopping
    4. D.
       pulling
18. 18.
    1. A.
       look
    2. B.
       jump
    3. C.
       put
    4. D.
       stand
19. 19.
    1. A.
       watched
    2. B.
       found
    3. C.
       heard
    4. D.
       observed
20. 20.
    1. A.
       turned around
    2. B.
       turned up
    3. C.
       turned away
    4. D.
       turned down

One cold January evening in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, America, I went with my father on an oil burner service call. My father was in his forties at that time and I was about twelve years old. He was always working hard trying to support us seven kids. I enjoyed hanging out with him whenever I could — he taught me so much.
We arrived at the call and after walking over snow and ice, we knocked on the customer’s door. A senior citizen opened the door and let us into her very cold home. She was wearing an old, worn-out brown coat that went down to her knees. On her head, covering her gray hair, was an old and worn hat. The home wasn’t furnished very well and was quite dark, except for a single light bulb over the dining room table. Below the light was an older man counting change from several old coffee cans. He looked up at us as we passed by to get to the kitchen where my dad would fix the oil burner. He didn’t say anything. He just looked up at us. He couldn’t speak English, nor could his wife. She only pointed to the kitchen and smiled at us.
After a short while, my father had the heater up and running, and it began to heat their cold home. The lady asked my dad in poor English how much she owed him for fixing the heater. My dad looked around the house and said that he had to go out to the truck and write the bill.
Once in the truck he marked the bill “no answer at home, no charge”, so they wouldn’t be charged for his work. He looked over at me and said, “He was counting his change to pay me. They need their money more than I do.”
As usual, my father taught me something important that time, which was to be kind to the poor.

1. 1.

   According to Paragraph 1, we know that the writer’s father                        

   1. A.
      often taught the writer how to work
   2. B.
      worked several jobs at the same time
   3. C.
      had a very big family to support
   4. D.
      brought up his children alone
2. 2.

   The description in Paragraph 2 shows that the old couple                      

   1. A.
      had no job
   2. B.
      led a very poor life
   3. C.
      didn’t know how to save money
   4. D.
      were not very friendly to strangers
3. 3.

   What can we infer from the passage?

   1. A.
      The old couple had no children in America.
   2. B.
      The old man didn’t plan to pay money.
   3. C.
      The old woman felt very embarrassed all the time.
   4. D.
      The old couple were not native Americans.
4. 4.

   The writer’s father didn’t charge for his work because                         .

   1. A.
      he didn’t need that money
   2. B.
      he felt pity for the old couple
   3. C.
      he was not satisfied with his work
   4. D.
      he wanted to set a good example to others