题目内容
Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton, a social worker, always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. This year, Kinzie, Ann’s seven-year-old daughter, was __16__that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a young mother named Ashley who worked in a factory and was___17_____ her 12-month-old son, Evan, and her 12-year-old brother, Kenny, by herself.
At a ___18____ dinner, the phone rang. A representative from a local charity was calling to say that the ___19____Ann had requested for Ashley had been cancelled. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. Ann saw the cheer fade away from her children's faces at the news. Without a word, she___20____down from her chair and ran from the room. Now, it didn't feel much ___21____ Christmas anymore. Kinzie returned, her face set with determination. She had opened up her piggy ___22____, and now she counted out the coins and broken dollar ____23___ , one by one, onto the dining table: $3.30. Everything she had.
“Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it's not much.____24___ , maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”
Then___25____everyone was reaching into pockets and purses. Adding to Kinzie's gift became a game, with everyone ___26____for loose change. By the time the search ended, there was a small mountain of bills and a neat pile of coins. The___27____ : $130, plenty for a Christmas for three. “God multiplied your gift,” Ann said to Kinzie.
That evening, Kinzie went with her mother and sister to ____28____the money.
On Christmas Eve, Ann ____29___through the pouring rain to the small cottage where the family lived. When Ashley opened the door, Ann stood under her umbrella and___30_____the astonished woman a merry Christmas. Then she began to ___31____the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one. Ashley laughed in disbelief, and still the presents came. Ann abandoned the umbrella, and the young woman joined her in the rain, passing gifts ___32___to Kenny. “Please, can I open up just one tonight?” he begged.
Soon both women were ___33__ to the skin, and surprise had turned to something ____34___, the kind of joy that brought them close to tears.
Reflecting on a little girl's generosity, Ashley says she hopes she'll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in ___35____. “Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away,” Ashley says. “She's the type of kid I'd like my son to grow up to be.”
16. A. disappointed B. pleased C. surprised D. puzzled
17. A. raising B. teaching C. helping D. protecting
18. A. sorrowful B. joyful C. pitiful D. grateful
19. A. reward B. job C. aid D. prize
20. A. knelt B. fell C. rolled D. slipped
21. A. like B. at C. over D. for
22. A. pocket B. case C. basket D. bank
23. A. checks B. bills C. receipts D. signs
24. A. So B. And C. But D. or
25. A. hopefully B. luckily C. obviously D. suddenly
26. A. hunting B. struggling C. rushing D. trading
27. A. goal B. budget C. total D. maximum
28 A. spend B. save C. distribute D. collect
29. A. looked B. drove C. wandered D. walked
30. A. owed B. offered C. brought D. wished
31. A. unload B. separate C. divide D. choose
32. A. out B. inside C. down D. up
33. A. wet B. excited C. close D. familiar
34. A. sadder B. heavier C. wilder D. deeper
35. A. vain B. store C. need D. touch
16-20BABCD 21-25 ADBCD 26-30 ACABD 31-35 ABADC
Outside our hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, a seemingly ancient woman waited beside the door with her hand outstretched. Every day I put my hand in hers as our eyes met. She never failed to return my smile, my grasp, and my greeting.
On the last day of our visit, I found myself alone on a busy corner across the street from our hotel. Bicycles and motorbikes rushed in front of me. As I hesitated on the sidewalk, I felt a hand on my elbow and looked down to see the smile of my small beggar friend looking up at me. She nodded her head toward the street, indicating that she would take me across. Together, we moved slowly into the chaos.
Then we moved on toward the sidewalk, where she pulled my face down to hers, kissed me on both cheeks, and then left, still smiling and waving back to me.
Traveling in poorer nations, I have witnessed a variety of ways to deal with beggars. The most common response of tourists faced with the poverty-stricken is to ignore them and focus their eyes elsewhere. I have seen people push away an outstretched hand in angry annoyance. A few may drop a few coins into the hand in a hurry, hoping that other ragged pursuers won’t immediately appear on the scene.
For many reasons, giving money is not the best response to an outstretched hand. Many world travelers have discovered that the greatest gift they can give is their time and respect. Everyone needs recognition, to be seen as worthy of being known, to feel appreciated and loved. And I believe that everyone is worthy and worth knowing.
【小题1】The woman beggars helped the author go across the busy street because __________.
| A.the author gave her material assistance |
| B.the author treated her kindly and friendly |
| C.the author would help her as a reward |
| D.the author was a foreigner |
| A.equal | B.superior | C.lower | D.valuable |
| A.pretending to see nothing |
| B.handing out some money |
| C.refusing them angrily |
| D.greeting them normally |
| A.mercy and pity | B.money and food |
| C.smile and greeting | D.attention and respect |
| A.show how poor the beggars are in Vietnam |
| B.offer some advice on dealing with begging |
| C.express what we should offer the beggars |
| D.describe an experience with a beggar |