That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother   36  me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning,  ___37___,I felt like getting up early.

I stood by my window overlooking the ___38___, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ___39___ in life.

As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and go off, I ___40___ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ___41___ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He ___42___ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ___43___ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.

Several thoughts ___44___my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ___45___ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ___46___would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed___47___ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ___48___ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then ___49___ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.

There was a noticeable touch of___50___ in the way he seemed to be doing things— ___51___the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and ___52___, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.

It was a ___53___ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a ___54___if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt ___55__ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.

1.

A.forces

B.allows

C.causes

D.forbids

 

2.

A.otherwise

B.therefore

C.however

D.besides

 

3.

A.parking lot

B.bus stop

C.school

D.market

 

4.

A.interesting

B.surprising

C.awful

D.useful

 

5.

A.noticed

B.recognized

C.called

D.assisted

 

6.

A.back

B.handle

C.wheel

D.seat

 

7.

A.searched

B.left

C.moved

D.wandered

 

8.

A.stopped

B.started

C.intended

D.finished

 

9.

A.crossed

B.slipped

C.disturbed

D.inspired

 

10.

A.attractive

B.shiny

C.simple

D.expensive

 

11.

A.repairmen

B.businessmen

C.drivers

D.cyclists

 

12.

A.busy

B.content

C.careful

D.bored

 

13.

A.waving

B.looking

C.laughing

D.pointing

 

14.

A.about

B.for

C.with

D.like

 

15.

A.worry

B.respect

C.sympathy

D.pride

 

16.

A.cleaning

B.fixing

C.replacing

D.covering

 

17.

A.still

B.yet

C.again

D.soon

 

18.

A.lesson

B.subject

C.skill

D.fact

 

19.

A.business

B.living

C.success

D.right

 

20.

A.tired

B.doubtful

C.fearful

D.ashamed

 

My aunt Edith was a widow of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors discovered what was then thought to be a very serious heart disease.

Aunt Edith doesn’t accept defeat easily .She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart surgeon, Dr. Michael DeBekey, of Houston, Texas.He had saved the life of someone with the same illness .The article said Dr. DeBekey’s fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldn’t possibly pay them .But could he tell her of someone whose fee she could pay?

So Aunt Edith wrote to him .She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own in three or four more years, her little - girl dreamt of traveling and seeing the world .There wasn’t a word of self-pity-only warmth and humor and the joy of living .She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.

A few days later, my doorbell rang .Aunt Edith didn’t want to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud. “Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply .If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation. Signed Michael DeBekey.”

That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world .Her three children are happily married. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most alive people I know – all because of an open heart surgeon who knew how to honor his profession, and how to open his own heart.

56.Aunt Edith wrote a letter to Dr. Debakey to         .

A.ask for his advice       B.beg him to operate on her

C.ask him to introduce another doctor         D.ask for his sympathy

57.The underlined phrase “open heart” in the last paragraph means          .

A.open – minded  B.kind – hearted   C.patient       D.skillful

58.What can we conclude from the passage?

A.Dr. DeBakey is willing to operate on anyone free of charge.

B.Dr. DeBakey is expert in getting along with his patients.        

C.My aunt Edith is very poor and mean.

D.My aunt Edith is optimistic and strong – minded.

 

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