题目内容
I hadn't thought my mother could buy many such books for me.
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A．I'm very sorry to hear that
B．Those books are too expensive for your mother to buy
C．Thanks to your mother, you've got them
D．I'm sure that you will get them some day
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Early this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats for my neighbor across the hall. She barely greets me when we see each other, and her sweet little boy, who's now four, has picked up her mother's manner and will not talk to me, either．
Last Monday, she had called the firefighters when a pan I'd forgotten on the stove caused my flat to fog up while I was out taking a walk. When I came home, the street in front of our apartment house was blocked by a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance! The instant I saw them, I remembered the pan! Luckily, nothing serious had happened, and all my neighbors agreed with the firefighter who said, "It could have happened to anyone．" When I thanked the neighbor who had called the firefighters-let's call her Ivy-and apologized for causing the trouble, she just asked if my cats were all right．When I said they were fine, she said, "Well, that's ok then," and turned into her flat．l felt strangely safe, knowing that even though we don't get along, she'd done the right thing and didn't blame me．So, the Rice Krispie Treats．
Last Christmas, my neighbor carelessly let it out that she was holding a grudge （怨恨） towards me because of an incident we'd had four years ago．I had particularly apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to improve our relationship. She would not accept my apology．
It had taken me a lot of courage to apologize and ask that question instead of insisting that we both shared responsibility for what had happened．Her flat-out refusal to make amends（补偿） really shocked and saddened me．After that, I decided I'd just leave her be-a relationship takes two to work．So, you see, I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again, leaving me standing on her doorstep, facing the closed door and holding my plate of treats． I know some people have a hard time understanding how the possibility of rejection can make an adult so afraid, but that's just the way I felt．
Then, I reminded myself of how loving and good I had felt yesterday when I'd done some random acts of kindness （thanks to helpothers．org）, after telling myself: Feet the fear, and do it anyway! So I put the squares of Rice Krispie Treats on a beautiful plate, opened my apartment door-and there she was, standing in the hallway．I smiled and said, "Hi," but when she saw me, she turned on her heels and went back inside, even though she seemed to have just stepped out．I went after her, regardless, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I've got something for you ! I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you were paying attention on Monday．" When she heard me speaking, she turned around． As I held the plate towards her, explaining these were very sweet American treats, and that she could just try and see whether she and her family would like them, her eyebrows winged up-and she took the plate．l was so happy and excited．We then talked a bit about how she'd become aware of the smoke in my flat, and parted ways．
Back in my place, I did a "happy dance", because I had dared to be kind even though I hadn't been sure at all my kindness would be welcome．I do hope that our relationship will slowly get better; I know I was and still am biased（存有偏见）towards her at times, but even if we don't make amends, I want to be able to be kind without depending on other people's behaviors and reactions .
【小题1】The neighbor held a grudge towards the writer most probably because_____．
| A．the writer's cats disturb her neighbor frequently |
| B．the writer didn't thank her for calling the firefighters |
| C．the writer never apologized to her for her misbehaviors |
| D．the writer had an unpleasant experience with the neighbor long ago |
| A．was afraid of being rejected again by her neighbor |
| B．didn't know how to get along with her neighbor |
| C．didn't admit it was her fault in the last incident |
| D．refused to forgive her neighbor's rude behavior |
| A．do an act of kindness |
| B．leave her neighbor be |
| C．apologize to her neighbor once more |
| D．do something to let her neighbor down |
| A．She was a professional dancer． |
| B．She often had quarrels with her neighbor． |
| C．She had a bias against her neighbor sometimes． |
| D．She had an unpleasant experience at Christmas this year． |
| A．Don't punish yourself because of other's mistakes． |
| B．We should be kind to others, regardless of their behavior． |
| C．We must keep a good relationship with our neighbors． |
| D．When we make a mistake, we should have the courage to admit it． |
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| My grandmother's eightieth birthday was approaching and I was at a loss as to what to give her. She had recently moved into a nursing home and didn't have room for 1 things. She insisted that she didn't need a thing. 2 , I came up with an idea. In her 3 card, I sent her a gift certificate (礼券) for "A letter a 4 for the next year!" It was a big 5 . I knew that she'd love to 6 what was going on in my life. The letter gift certificate was a big 7 . She got fifty-two letters that first year. Some were 8 and filled with homesickness. Others were short and newsy. More than once what she 9 was just a funny card with a few short 10 . All showed her that I was thinking of her regularly. 11 her next birthday came around, she asked for another letter gift certificate. 12 , that's also what she wanted next eight birthdays. For nine years I wrote her. She was rarely able to 13 back. I flew home annually to 14 and soon realized that the entire nursing home staff knew all the details of my 15 , as more and more often they were 16 the letters to her. My 17 letter arrived the day after her death. I felt I had given her the best gift I could. What I hadn't counted on (指望) was how her gift would come full circle to me. Months later, while 18 her things, my dad found a box full of letters from me. Those letters were filled with moments and pictures I had completely forgotten. She 19 those memories for me in my letters. Sometimes our gifts to others come back to us in 20 ways. | |||
| ( )1. A. lovely ( )2. A. Finally ( )3. A. invitation ( )4. A. month ( )5. A. lie ( )6. A. face ( )7. A. joke ( )8. A. long ( )9. A. sold ( )10. A. notes ( )11. A. Although ( )12. A. In fact ( )13. A. turn ( )14. A. work ( )15. A. life ( )16. A. writing ( )17. A. short ( )18. A. seeing through ( )19. A. saved ( )20. A. practical |
B. expensive B. Hopefully B. Christmas B. week B. deal B. feel B. hit B. boring B. sent B. questions B. As B. In general B. write B. hunt B. husband B. sending B. handwriting B. going through B. lost B. funny |
C. extra C. Fortunately C. greeting C. day C. problem C. hear C. mistake C. interesting C. received C. tips C. If C. After all C. step C. visit C. vacation C. handing C. open C. throwing away C. broke C. unexpected |
D. unimportant D. Surprisingly D. birthday D. season D. promise D. tell D. challenge D. formal D. held D. lines D. Unless D. Above all D. look D. cook D. business D. reading D. last D. taking away D. refreshed D. similar |