题目内容
I know everything goes smoothly from his _________ voice on the phone.
satisfaction
satisfactory
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satisfying
I moved into a new house in July. Since then I have met a few of my neighbors who are very nice people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbors I know. There were nine neighbors whom I knew by name or spoke with often when I was out in my yard. I knew which houses they lived in.
I decided to add one more to my list. This lady I decided to add lives down the street from me. I meet her every morning walking to work as I drive down the street. She always smiles to me. But I had no idea who she was and which house she lived in.
I planned to make small fruit baskets and leave them on my neighbor’s front porches(门廊) on Christmas Eve. I signed the cards: "Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road."
I saved the last for the friendly lady. I finally decided on a house where I met her each morning and guessed that it was hers.
My neighbors really appreciated the baskets and would tell me as they saw me in the yard or they would call, and a couple even came by to thank me.
This morning I found a small note in the mailbox. It was addressed simply: Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road.
The Thank You card really caught me by surprise. I opened it and read the message, "Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you left on our porch. It was very thoughtful. Richard Kelly passed away last week. He talked a lot about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of illness. He really appreciated it."
I had no idea who Richard Kelly was and that he had been seriously ill. I had left that nice lady’s basket on his porch by mistake. I wanted to say sorry, but that would be wrong. I believe that Mr. Kelly was meant to have that basket because he was dying. I hate that the nice lady did not get to receive a fruit basket on Christmas, but I believe if she knew what had happened, she would be happy. I feel pleased to have helped Richard Kelly’s last days be more cheerful.
【小题1】How many Christmas gifts did the author intend to send?
| A.Nine. | B.Eight. | C.Ten. | D.Eleven. |
| A.She lived at the end of Northumberland Road. |
| B.Her address was 5104 Northumberland Road. |
| C.She was thought to share a house with Mr. Kelly. |
| D.The author was not sure about her address at all. |
| A.They liked the gifts very much and were thankful. |
| B.They were thankful that they wanted to be friends. |
| C.They all made phone calls to say “Thank You”. |
| D.They all visited him by person to show gratitude. |
| A.He was regretful that the nice lady didn’t receive his gift. |
| B.He was glad to have made Mr. Kelly’s life more pleasant. |
| C.He thought Richard Kelly deserved to receive that basket. |
| D.The old lady was happy to sacrifice to make Kelly happy. |
Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub(酒馆) for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, the night has a different meaning: helping beggars(乞丐) and the homeless(people without homes).
Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing’s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves(手套).
The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying “for the first time I feel respected(尊重)”.
Cai said, “A beggar’s life is very hard. That’s why I want to help them.”
Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, visiting 15 beggars in Beijing’s Haidian District.
They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.
“I know the activity can’t help much, but it’s meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun, head of the group. “And Christmas is a good time for that.”
【小题1】What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students?
| A.Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua. |
| B.Getting together with friends. |
| C.Showing care to the beggars and the homeless. |
| D.Selling bread and gloves to the beggars. |
| A.The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long. |
| B.The beggar hasn’t been shown care for so long. |
| C.The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time. |
| D.This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students. |
| A.Sad. | B.Amazed. |
| C.Frightened. | D. Proud. |
| A.protected | B.found |
| C.taken care of | D.given no enough care |
“I don’t believe in Santa Claus!” Trogmire announced.
Tremor looked shocked. “Why not?” he asked.
“Because he never leaves me any gifts at all,” Trogmire growled.
Tremor thought about the evidence for a few seconds. “Maybe,” he suggested, “it’s because when Santa checked his list, your name wasn’t in the ‘nice’ column.”
“So, he could at least bring me a lump of coal!” Trogmire replied. “And,” he went on, “Troubled doesn’t believe in Santa, either.”
“Right,” Tremor said, “because he saw his parents putting the ‘From Santa’ presents under the tree. But I know the truth about that. My mother found out from Troubled’s mother. When Troubled’s parents got an e-mail from Santa, saying that he would never bring Troubled another gift, they didn’t want to tell him the truth. So now they buy presents and pretend they’re from Santa.”
“What did Troubled do to get Santa so mad?” Trogmire questioned.
“I think it had something to do with the time he put glue paper all over the living room floor on Christmas Eve, and left a sign that said, ‘Trapped like a rat!’ hanging over the fireplace.” said Tremor.
“I guess Santa doesn’t have a sense of humour,” sighed Trogmire. “Well, at least I’m not the only one who Santa scratched off his name list.”
【小题1】Why doesn’t Santa leave presents for Trogmire or Troubled?
| A.Their parents won’t let him leave gifts. | B.He can’t find their homes. |
| C.He often forgets their names. | D.They have behaved badly. |
| A.Santa has no sense of humor | B.Santa doesn’t give them anything |
| C.they are too naughty to believe | D.Tremor convinced them he wasn’t real |
| A.told him about the message from Santa | B.loved him very much |
| C.cared about how he behaved | D.bought him anything |
| A.Misery(苦难,不幸) loves company | B.Easy come, easy go |
| C.Beauty is only skin deep | D.Love me, love my dog |