My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants．题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

The World War II ended in 1910 and then the next year Helen and Polly went to Europe to help the blind there.

One evening in Rome , Helen felt the quick excitement of Polly's hand . Polly was spelling __1_ news . Their house in Westport had been burned .Everything was lost . _2_ , a book Helen __3_ about Teacher had burned . It had been nearly finished . “The very first thing I will do is to start the book __4 _ , ” Helen said . __5_ in Westport , Helen's friends helped build a new __6_. The day when Helen and Polly moved into their new home ,huge boxes arrived . Helen's friends in Japan _7__ her loss .They had sent gifts of tables and lamps and other furniture . Helen ran her fingers _8_the china and carvings (瓷器和雕刻品).

She had lived through two __9_ . She had always hoped for world peace . Now it made her happy to know that people of different countries and __10__ would work together to help children. Helen saw more and more blind and deaf people educated to do useful work and part of the __11_. Much of the help had come from her . _12___ most people retired , Helen Keller was busy . “I cannot _13__ old white there is so much work to do ,” she said , “ and so many children _14_”

When Helen was 75 , she traveled thousands of miles around the world . She _15_ many speeches and many new friends .

Now Helen could __16_ travel herself .But her spirit of courage and the words of her books __17_ around the world . Helen never _18__ that all her work and all her 19_ and all the light in her life come from first from her beloved Teacher .One of Helen Keller's most beautiful books is the story of Anne Sullivan Macy's life .In a little _20_ Helen wrote :

“Teachers— and was all .

It will be my answer

In the dark

When death calls.”

1. A.interesting B. terrible C. good D. secret

2. A. After all B. Worst of all C. After that D. Above all

3. A. had received B. had written C. bought D. had been writing

4. A.over again B.over and over C.again and again D.at once

5. A. Coming B. Returning C. Arriving D. Back

6. A. office B. study C. house D. family

7. A.had heard of B. had heard C. had paid for D. had seen

8. A. into B. above C. by D. over

9. A. terrible world wars B. centuries C. long civil wars D. hard years

10. A. rivers B. races C. enemies D.worlds

11. A. world people B. their friends C. whole world D. living world

12 A. Long after B. Long before C. shortly after D. Soon

13. A. help to grow B. help growing C. stop to grow D. stop growing

14. A. to help B. to go to school C. to study D.to work together

15. A. attended B. gave C. had D. made

16. A. already B. no longer C. also D. never

17. A. won't B. soon C. still D. can

18. A. forgot B. realized C. remembered D. understood

19. A. riches B. inventions C. honors D. scholars

20. A. while B. girl C. passage D. poem

The World War II ended in 1910 and then the next year Helen and Polly went to Europe to help the blind there.

One evening in Rome , Helen felt the quick excitement of Polly's hand . Polly was spelling __1_ news . Their house in Westport had been burned .Everything was lost . _2_ , a book Helen __3_ about Teacher had burned . It had been nearly finished . “The very first thing I will do is to start the book __4 _ , ” Helen said . __5_ in Westport , Helen's friends helped build a new __6_. The day when Helen and Polly moved into their new home ,huge boxes arrived . Helen's friends in Japan _7__ her loss .They had sent gifts of tables and lamps and other furniture . Helen ran her fingers _8_the china and carvings (瓷器和雕刻品).

She had lived through two __9_ . She had always hoped for world peace . Now it made her happy to know that people of different countries and __10__ would work together to help children. Helen saw more and more blind and deaf people educated to do useful work and part of the __11_. Much of the help had come from her . _12___ most people retired , Helen Keller was busy . “I cannot _13__ old white there is so much work to do ,” she said , “ and so many children _14_”

When Helen was 75 , she traveled thousands of miles around the world . She _15_ many speeches and many new friends .

Now Helen could __16_ travel herself .But her spirit of courage and the words of her books __17_ around the world . Helen never _18__ that all her work and all her 19_ and all the light in her life come from first from her beloved Teacher .One of Helen Keller's most beautiful books is the story of Anne Sullivan Macy's life .In a little _20_ Helen wrote :

“Teachers— and was all .

It will be my answer

In the dark

When death calls.”

1. A.interesting B. terrible C. good D. secret

2. A. After all B. Worst of all C. After that D. Above all

3. A. had received B. had written C. bought D. had been writing

4. A.over again B.over and over C.again and again D.at once

5. A. Coming B. Returning C. Arriving D. Back

6. A. office B. study C. house D. family

7. A.had heard of B. had heard C. had paid for D. had seen

8. A. into B. above C. by D. over

9. A. terrible world wars B. centuries C. long civil wars D. hard years

10. A. rivers B. races C. enemies D.worlds

11. A. world people B. their friends C. whole world D. living world

12 A. Long after B. Long before C. shortly after D. Soon

13. A. help to grow B. help growing C. stop to grow D. stop growing

14. A. to help B. to go to school C. to study D.to work together

15. A. attended B. gave C. had D. made

16. A. already B. no longer C. also D. never

17. A. won't B. soon C. still D. can

18. A. forgot B. realized C. remembered D. understood

19. A. riches B. inventions C. honors D. scholars

20. A. while B. girl C. passage D. poem

I believe the best heroes are often the ones who haven’t been publicly recognized. They’re someone’s hero just by living their life as 36, not necessarily struggling for anything particular outside of survival. They’re everyday ordinary people.
37, my greatest hero without doubt isn’t a famous person or someone who has a rags-to-riches (白手起家的) story. In fact, this person isn’t a 38 at all, but a heroine: my mother, who has been my greatest source of inspiration（鼓舞）.
A brief glance (一瞥) into this 39 woman’s life makes it clear. My mother was married to a man who drank like a fish almost every day. As Mother 40 to us later in life, she simply didn’t want us to be 41 by my father. So, one day she packed her seven kids into an old wagon (马车), and headed back down south to Montgomery, Alabama.
At five foot three, she was a black lady with a small figure, with no college education. She did whatever she had to do to 42 as a single(单身的) parent and to successfully 43 all her children to adulthood.
By high school I had started to 44 my mother had achieved something 45 as a single parent. Then, when I was seventeen years old, I signed up(报名) for the Marine Corps. The day I 46 for basic training, my mother told me, a very thin and nervous black kid, four 47 words: “Just do your best.” That 48 may be a cliché (套话), but coming from her , it has given me a lifetime of powerful inspiration.
I’ve had my 49 of ups and downs in my life. Whenever meeting with any difficulty, I would 50 to myself, “If Mother overcame her challenges, I have no 51 not to do the same.” 52 I grew, I admired her for what she had achieved.
I graduated from community college with highest 53, and now I’m a student at Columbia University. Every step of the 54, I’ve been encouraged by the inspiration of my mother — my heroine. I’ve never 55. I’ve tried to do my best.

Long ago, near the village of Hedley, there lived a strange and playful trickster(骗子), known as the Hedley Kow. Sometimes it looked like an ordinary object. Sometimes it looked like a donkey or a goat.

One evening, as an old woman went along the path, she saw an old iron pot lying in the ditch. “Fancy that,” she said. “Nobody seems to want this old pot. I will take it home and plant pretty flowers in it.”

When she tried to lift it, she saw that it was full of gold pieces. “Well, now, if that doesn’t beat all,” she said. “I’m rich! I can buy a fine house and fancy clothes.”

The pot was heavy, so she tied her shawl around it and began to drag it home. After a while, she stopped to rest. When she looked in the pot, she was amazed to see that it was full of silver pieces!

“Oh, my god!” she said. “Aren’t I the lucky one ! If it were gold, thieves would have been after me. My friends might have been jealous. But I can hide these silver pieces, take out a few at a time, and live like a queen.”

On she went, pulling the pot after her. She was nearing home now. At her gate, she looked into the pot. What a surprise! The silver had changed into a lump(块) of iron. “Iron,” she said. “Well, now! No one will be jealous or want to steal this from me. I can use this iron to prop my door open and let in fresh air and sunlight. Lucky me!”

As soon as she said that, the pot began to grow and later it became a goat. Then it jumped up and ran off down the road laughing.

“Fancy that!” said the old woman. “I believe I have seen the Hedley Kow! Not many folks can say that, and that’s a fact. I’ll just sit up by my fire tonight thinking about how lucky I was to see it for myself. I truly must be the luckiest person in the world!”

1. Which of the following sayings can best describe this story?

A. All good things come to an end. B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. Content is better than riches. D. All bad luck goes away.

2.What does “the Hedley Kow” stand for in the eyes of the old woman?

A. Glory B. Honor C. Misfortune D. Luck[来源:Zxxk.Com]

3. From this passage we can know the old woman is _________.

A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. strange D. mindless

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. The woman B. The Hedley Kow C. The pot D. The Effort

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