阅读理解 While I was waiting outside my wife's office building for her to get out of work.I saw a bu——青夏教育精英家教网—

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     While I was waiting outside my wife's office building for her to get out of work.I saw a bum (流浪乞丐) coming my way.
     "I hope he won't ask me for any money,  " I thought.
     He came and sat in front of the bus stop.After a few minutes he spoke."That's a very pretty car,  " he
said.He was in rags,  but he had an air of dignity (尊严) about him.
     I gave him a smile and continued cleaning my car.
     He sat there quietly as I worked.The expected asking for money never came.As the silence between
us widened,  it seemed that a voice inside me said,  "Ask him if he needs any help."
     "Do you need any help?" I asked.
     He answered in three simple but meaningful words that I shall never forget.We  often look for wisdom
in great men and women,  and we expect it from those of higher learning and achievements.I expected
nothing but an outstretched (伸出的) dirty hand from him,  but he said three words that shook me.
"Don't we all?" he said.
     I_was_feeling_high,  successful and_important above_a_bum_in_the_street,  until those three words
hit me like a shot.
     Don't we all?
     I needed help.Maybe not for a bus fare or for a place to sleep,  but I needed help.I reached in my
wallet and gave him not only enough for a bus fare,  but enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the
day.Those three little words still ring true.No matter how much you have,  you need help,  too.No matter
how little you have,  no matter how loaded you are with problems,  even without money or a place to
sleep,  you can give help.
     Maybe God looked down,  called an angel,  dressed him like a bum,  and then said,  "Go to that man
cleaning the car.That man needs help."
     Don't we all?

1. The writer was near the bus stop________.

A. to meet the bum
B. to wait for his wife
C. to wait for a bus
D. to clean his car

2. At the sight of the bum,  the writer________.

A. asked him if he needed any help
B. hoped to give the bum some money
C. wished the bum not to ask him for money
D. pretended to be cleaning his car

3. The underlined part in the passage means "________".

A. I thought I'm better in any way than the bum
B. I felt the bum is as good in some ways as I am
C. I felt I liked the bum very much
D. I thought I should respect the bum

4. What does the story mainly tell us?

A. Those who are poor are in greater need of help.
B. Anybody should give help to others.
C. Poor as a man may be,  he has dignity.
D. Whatever we are,  we need help.

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     Five and a half years ago my father was suddenly rushed to the hospital for an operation. At the time,
we had no idea that he was__1__ill. The operation did not go well and he remained__2__. Due to
the laws of our state, we were__3__to keep him on a ventilator (呼吸机) for 72 hours against his wish
of stopping medical treatment if he was too ill.
     At the end of day two, I was__4__in the waiting room and watching others walk their fathers
around who had had__5__. Typically, I am very happy for others that are__6__, but that evening,
I guess I was a little__7__because I finally realized I would__8__be able to hold my father's hand
and walk down the hall again.
     I had to jump up and run down the hall to__9__everyone. This was not in my nature but I just had
to be__10__. After running for what seemed like a long time, I went into a rest room.I sat in a stall
(小隔间) and__11__for at least five minutes.
     When I came out of the stall there was a__12__by the sink. I went to__13__on the water to wash
my face and she came to hug me though I didn't know her. She held onto me__14__I finally stopped
crying. Then she grabbed a paper towel, wet it and__15__it to me. She looked at me and smiled and
then left. She never spoke one word but she touched my__16__.
     She__17__me that you do not need to be a conversationalist to help__18__the hurt in others.
Never__19__to hug someone who may need it today. You can make a__20__in someone's life without
ever speaking one word.

(     )1. A. slightly
(     )2. A. uncomfortable
(     )3. A. inspired
(     )4. A. sitting
(     )5. A. dinners
(     )6. A. changing
(     )7. A. angry
(     )8. A. even
(     )9. A. catch up with
(     )10. A. single
(     )11. A. cried
(     )12. A. doctor
(     )13. A. turn
(     )14. A. but
(     )15. A. said
(     )16. A. face
(     )17. A. taught
(     )18. A. see
(     )19. A. learn
(     )20. A. choice

B. seriously
B. uneasy
B. trained
B. playing
B. doubts
B. recovering
B. pleased
B. still
B. adapt to
B. alone
B. shouted
B. manager
B. put
B. since
B. handed
B. hair
B. promised
B. remember
B. hesitate
B. mistake

C. probably
C. unfortunate
C. forced
C. chatting
C. ideas
C. returning
C. curious
C. never
C. play jokes on
C. negative
C. laughed
C. stranger
C. take
C. when
C. lent
C. heart
C. reminded
C. describe
C. continue
C. difference

D. simply
D. unconscious
D. forbidden
D. reading
D. operations
D. leaving
D. foolish
D. always
D. get away from
D. impolite
D. complained
D. nurse
D. try
D. until
D. sold
D. leg
D. introduced
D. heal
D. dream
D. decision

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                                                                   Love in a Box
     When I was a little girl, I found love in a box all because of a class assignment.On a Friday night I
__1__at the dinner table, "My teacher said we have to bring a box, a special box, for our Valentines
(情人节) on Monday."
    Mother said

, "We'll see", and she continued eating.
    What did "We'll see" mean?I had to have that box__2__my second grade Valentine's Day would be
a disaster.Maybe they didn't love me enough to help me with my__3__.
    All Saturday I waited__4__and with Sunday arriving, my concern increased, but I__5__an enquiry
about the box might__6__anger or loud voice, for in my house children only ask once.More than that
__7__trouble.
     Late Sunday afternoon, my father called me into the kitchen.The table was covered with colorful
__8__of different kinds.A(n)__9__shoebox rested on top of it.__10__flooded through me when
Daddy said, "Let's get started__11__your project."
     In the next hour my father__12__the

shoebox into an impressive valentine box.Colorful paper
covered the ugly cardboard with red hearts__13__to what I considered all the right places.He sang
while he worked.When he finished, he was so delighted that a__14__smile spread over his face."What
do you think of that?" he asked.
     I answered him with a hug.
     But inside, __15__danced all the way to my heart.It was the first time that my father devoted so
much__16__to me, for his world consisted of work only.
     The holiday party arrived, and my classmates put cards, and presents into the valentine boxes.
Laughter filled our classroom until dismissal time__17__.
     On the way home, I held out my valentine box for the world to__18__.The love that filled it meant
more to me than all inside.
     The valentine box became a symbol of his love that__19__through decades of other Valentine's
Days.He gave me other gifts through the years, but none__20__compared with the love I felt within the
limits of the old, empty shoebox.

(     )1. A. announced
(     )2. A. and
(     )3. A. design
(     )4. A. sadly
(     )5. A. found
(     )6. A. start
(     )7. A. invited
(     )8. A. boxes
(     )9. A. new
(     )10. A. Relaxation
(     )11. A. by
(     )12. A. folded
(     )13. A. joined
(     )14. A. slight
(     )15. A. joy
(     )16. A. money
(     )17. A. reached
(     )18. A. accept
(     )19. A. carried
(     )20. A. ever

B. appeared
B. however
B. plan
B. anxiously
B. realized
B. cause
B. took
B. gifts
B. big
B. Relief
B. at
B. packed
B. attached
B. brief
B. fun
B. time
B. set
B. respect
B. kept
B. even

C. served
C. or
C. idea
C. disappointedly
C. knew
C. mark
C. saved
C. paper
C. attractive
C. Cheer
C. in
C. changed
C. linked
C. broad
C. interest
C. support
C. spent
C. admire
C. spread
C. yet

D.  sat
D.  so
D.  project
D.  patiently
D.  imagined
D.  produce
D.  had
D.  food
D.  empty
D.  Calm
D.  on
D.  pressed
D.  connected
D.  confident
D.  amusement
D.  hope
D.  came
D.  recognize
D.  lasted
D.  still

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It was a busy morning,approximately 8?30 a．m.,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s arrived to have stitches (手术缝线)__1__from his thumb.He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9?00 a．m.. I took his vital signs (健康状况征兆) and had him take a seat,__2__it would be over an hour__3__someone would be able to see him.I saw him look at his__4__and decided, since I was not busy with another patient,I would__5__his wound. On exam,it well healed,so I talked to one of the doctors,got the needed__6__to take his sutures (缝合线) away and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound,we began to__7__in conversation.I asked him if he had another doctor's__8__this morning,as he was in such a hurry.The gentleman told me no, but he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I then asked about her__9__.He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a__10__of Alzheimer's Disease (老年痴呆症)．As we talked,I asked if she would be__11__if he was a bit late.He replied that she had not__12__him for five years. I was surprised,and asked him,"And you still go there every morning,__13__she doesn't know who you are?" He__14__as he patted my hand and said,"She doesn't know me, __15__I still know who she is." I had to__16__tears as he left,thinking," That's the kind of love I want in my__17__." True love is not just romantic.True love is an acceptance of all that is,has been,will be and will not be.The happiest people don't__18__have the best of everything；they just __19__the best of everything they have. Life isn't about how to__20__the storm,but how to dance in the rain.
( )1.A.moved ( )2．A.knowing ( )3．A.unless ( )4．A.wound ( )5．A.cover ( )6．A.supplies ( )7．A.join ( )8.A.appointment ( )9．A.information ( )10．A.victim ( )11．A.serious ( )12．A.realized ( )13．A.as if ( )14．A.smiled ( )15．A.and ( )16．A.burst into ( )17．A.work ( )18．A.completely ( )19．A.take ( )20．A.compete	B．protected B．hoping B．until B．watch B．cure B．medicine B．engage B．remark B．treatment B．loser B．curious B．seen B．even though B．agreed B．so B．shut down B．experience B．necessarily B．make B．prevent	C．separated C．expecting C．before C．thumb C．check C．services C．include C．warning C．position C．winner C．upset C．recognized C．now that C．shouted C．as C．hold back C．life C．steadily C．share C．obey	D．removed D．imaging D．when D．hand D．heal D．operations D．break D．advice D．health D．model D．happy D．minded D．in case D．whispered D．but D．take back D．day D．generally D．give D．survive

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     At eighteen years of age,I flew up to San Francisco to meet a pen pal who I had written
to for over a year.The first thing we did when we got home was to bake (烘焙) chocolate
chip cookies,and our strong_ties were formed.From laughing at the burnt cookies,to eating
the chocolate chips instead of putting them in the dough (生面团),it was fantastic.We became
best friends.Twelve years later,we still reflect on that moment,and laugh with silliness and joy.
     Fast forward to 2003,I was in my first month of training in radiation oncology (放射肿瘤学),
and scared.I was in a new city,alone,and afraid of having to make a new start.One patient
that we were treating used to come into the department with freshly baked goods for everyone
once a week with a smile on her face.She was treated with a really tough regimen (疗法) for
her cancer,yet she still overcame the pain and exhaustion (精疲力竭) to bake for the
department.I once asked her why,and she said it gave her purpose and meaning.
     This purpose was far greater for me than a simple cookie.I really didn't know how to
bake,and I told her that.She then invited me to her home for lessons.With her as a guide
I learned some of the art of baking.While baking we talked about life,regrets,and dreams.
We soon became very close friends.
     A few weeks later,her husband came to the department and gave me a large box with
a handwritten note.I opened the box.Inside was a Kitchen Aid mixer,and the note saying,
"Please remember me when you bake,keep at it and you'll change the world." He told me
that her cancer had spread.She was in her final stages of life.I cried and cried.It was simply
the most generous gift that I had ever received.

1．What do the underlined words "strong ties" in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．Cooking skills.
B．Close friendship.
C．First impression.
D．Exercise program.

2．Which of the following can be used to describe the patient?

A．Honest and loyal.
B．Clever and active.
C．Warmhearted and generous.
D．Confident and independent.

3．The underlined word in Paragraph 2 refers to________.

A．the tough regimen
B．baking for the department
C．the pain and exhaustion
D．the cancer

4．After receiving the gift,the author probably felt________.

A．very pleased and honored
B．a bit disappointed and confused
C．quite excited and satisfied
D．deeply moved and sad

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

A．Baking can build a friendship
B．A friend is a second self
C．When your friends face difficulty
D．Fine art of making friends

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I was fifteen months old,a happy kid until the day I fell.It was a__1__fall.I landed on a glass rabbit which cut my eye badly enough to make it blind.Trying to save the eye,the doctors stitched (缝合) the eyeball together where it was__2__,leaving a big ugly scar (疤痕) in the middle of my eye.The attempt__3__,but my mother,in all of her wisdom,found another doctor who knew that if the eye were removed__4__,my face would grow up badly distorted (扭曲),__5__my scarred,sightless,cloudy and gray eye lived on with me.As I grew,this sightless eye in so many ways__6__me. I walked with my face looking at the__7__so that people would not see the__8__me. Yet my mother would say to me,at every turn,"Hold your head up high and__9__the world. If you hold your head up high,it will be OK,and people will see your__10__soul." She continued this__11__whenever I was trying to hide. Mama's words were of great help for me to face the world__12__.As a teenager,even though I tended to look down to hide my shame,I found that sometime when I held my head up high and let people know me,they__13__me.In high school,I was__14__both academicallyand socially.I was__15__elected class president.My mother's words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look at my face,I let them__16__the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes,even if they couldn't see it on the__17__. Now I'm a happy wife and great mother.The message "Hold your head up high" has been__18__many times in my__19__home.Each of my children has felt__20__invitation, and the gift my mother gave me has lived on in another generation.
( )1.A.surprising ( )2.A.separated ( )3.A.failed ( )4.A.quickly ( )5.A.then ( )6.A.protected ( )7.A.floor ( )8.A.shy ( )9.A.deal with ( )10.A.different ( )11.A.sentence ( )12.A.bravely ( )13.A.disliked ( )14.A.comfortable ( )15．A.nearly ( )16．A.touch ( )17．A.surface ( )18．A.discussed ( )19．A.brave ( )20．A.their	B．sudden B．destroyed B．tried B．entirely B．if B．affected B．world B．elderly B．see B．beautiful B．passage B．proudly B．liked B．valuable B．even B．observe B．outing B．heard B．peaceful B．my	C．big C．cut C．succeeded C．carefully C．still C．stopped C．front C．ugly C．laugh at C．lonely C．opinion C．simply C．hated C．successful C．hardly C．watch C．head C．talked C．sweet C．its	D．bad D．hurt D．managed D．slowly D．so D．interrupted D．people D．strange D．face D．honest D．message D．fairly D．noticed D．special D．still D．recognize D．scar D．written D．exciting D．her

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I first met her on the beach near where I live.I drive to this beach a__1__of three or four miles,whenever I'm feeling down.At that time she was__2__something. Looking__3__,she said,"Hello." I nodded,not wanting to__4__with a small child. "I'm Wendy and I'm building something," she said. "I see.But what is it?" I asked,not__5__. "I don't know.I just like the__6__of sand." A sandpiper (矶鹞鸟) flew by. "That's a__7__.Mum says sandpipers come to bring us joy." "Goodbye,joy," I thought to myself, " hello, __8__." and walked away. My life then seemed completely out of__9__. "Come again," she called,"and have another__10__day." But the days and weeks that followed__11__to other people:naughty boys and a__12__mother.One morning I suddenly realized I needed my__13__and headed for the beach.The breeze was cool,but I walked along,trying to recapture (捕捉) the inner peace I needed.I had almost__14__the child so I was surprised when she appeared. "__15__do you live?" I asked.She pointed toward a summer cottage. Then one day,I rushed to my beach in great pain,even in no__16__to greet the girl."If you don't mind," I said coldly,"I'd rather be__17__today." She seemed unusually__18__ and out of breath. "Why?" she asked. "My mother died!" "Did it hurt when she died?" "Of course it hurt!" I shouted,misunderstanding her. When I next went to the beach,she wasn't there.Feeling__19__,and admitting I__20__her,I went up to the cottage.A woman answered the door."Wendy,my daughter,died last week.She had leukemia (白血病)．Maybe she didn't tell you."
( )1. A.length ( )2．A.observing ( )3．A.up ( )4．A.work ( )5．A.caring ( )6．A.feel ( )7．A.sorrow ( )8．A.comfort ( )9．A.balance ( )10．A.sad ( )11. A.added ( )12. A.kind ( )13. A.party ( )14. A.searched ( )15. A.How ( )16. A.mood ( )17. A.alone ( )18. A.happy ( )19. A.sorry ( )20. A.cheated	B．distance B．drawing B．out B．play B．seeing B．sense B．joy B．pleasure B．sight B．happy B. led B. poor B. sandpiper B. known B. What B. time B. lonely B. pale B. excited B. lost	C．space C．building C．down C．say C．wanting C．smell C．pity C．kindness C．mind C．busy C. belonged C. lonely C. chance C. noticed C. Where C. way C. unique C. good C. cold C. troubled	D．reach D．collecting D．over D．talk D．worrying D．comfort D．lie D．pain D．range D．fine D. related D. sick D. holiday D. forgotten D. Which D. place D. special D. powerful D. puzzled D. missed