题目内容
— Who’s still in the classroom?
— It ________be John. He always leaves early.
A. can’t B. must C. may D. might
A
When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’ d sit on the edge of the dock(码头), feet dangling(摇晃), and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.
【小题1】 We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.
| A.relaxed | B.worried | C.hungry | D.proud |
| A.They ate it in a polite way. | B.They only ate its best part. |
| C.They ate every part of it. | D.They shared only one piece. |
| A.was just a rich businessman | B.worked hard all the time |
| C.lived a rich but healthy life | D.knew how to make money |
| A.the best part of the watermelon | B.the writer’s busy life |
| C.the writer’s decision of making money | D.the writer’s hope of enjoying life |
| A.one has to work hard to reach his goal | B.a friend in need is a friend in deed |
| C.watermelon is the healthiest fruit | D.one should keep work-life balance |
“Excuse me,” said a young man, standing shyly at the open church door. “I’m here to pick up an Easter basket for my daughter. Am I in the right place?” Well, we have baskets, but they’re not Easter baskets for kids; they’re food baskets,” I explained.
That morning I arrived at St. Micheal’s Church in Carmichael, California, to help give out the baskets to needy families for Easter. To make sure every family would receive one, we had handed out numbers to them that matched the basket they were supposed to receive. Each one contained a whole ham, potatoes, bread, vegetables, and a pie --- enough food to help feed a family for a week.
“Why don’t you come in?” I said to the man. He looked disappointed. He shook his head and said, “I can’t... My daughter is waiting for me over there. I’m grateful for the food, but when I heard you were giving away baskets for Easter ... well, I thought they would be Easter baskets for children.” He continued, “I promised my daughter one, and I wanted to surprise her.”
I felt bad, but there was nothing I could do. The man handed me his number, and I walked over to the baskets. A bulge(凸起) in one of the baskets caught my eye. “What is that?” I wondered. Leaning over and looking more closely, I could see, unmistakably, an Easter basket --- filled with candy, chocolate, and Easter eggs. One of the volunteers must have added it by mistake! I thought. Then I looked at the man’s number in my hand. Well, he’ll be....
“Happy Easter,” I said to the man, handing him the only food basket with an Easter basket inside --- the very same basket with his number on it. “Someone knew just what you needed.”
【小题1】The young man had thought that ____________.
| A.he would have an Easter basket and a food basket |
| B.there would be Easter baskets for children. |
| C.there would be children’s toys in the food basket |
| D.he would get enough food for the whole year. |
| A.He worked there as a churchman. |
| B.He was called in to give out Easter baskets. |
| C.He went there to meet the young man. |
| D.He was a volunteer who helped there. |
| A.he was told not to take a food basket |
| B.there was little food in the Easter basket |
| C.he came so late that all the basket had been given out |
| D.he was told that he wouldn’t get what he wanted |
| A.there was an Easter basket in the food basket |
| B.someone knew what the young man needed |
| C.one of the baskets was filled with more bread than others |
| D.he found that the young man’s name was on the basket |
| A.sad | B.satisfied | C.angry | D.surprised |