With a group of colleagues, I travelled to the north of Thailand. I loved the heat, the streets, the
busy markets and the smell of Thai food.
One day, I set off from my _1_ to find a temple that interested me. When I walked past some
buildings, I was 2 as I glanced between two unfinished buildings. There, an old woman in 3
clothing lay on the dusty stones. The terrible thought crossed my mind 4 she might be dead.
Feeling quite helpless, I 5 her. She looked quite beautiful but very ill. As an instant 6 , I
reached into my pocket to find some money. 7 , I pushed it into her hand. It was enough money
for her to 8 for a few months.
At this moment she opened her large, brown eyes filled with tears and 9 the money I"d given
her. I felt like the "kind stranger".
10 a common language, she looked at me with the 11 and pity that could burn into a soul.
She 12 pushed back the money. I was left shocked. Her eyes were 13 me. It took at least a
kilometre of walking to 14 I was quite the fool. She didn"t 15 money. She needed covers, a
bottle of water and possibly some human comfort. She was the one to teach me a valuable lesson.
That evening, I sat analysing my material version of "_16_". I knew I had to 17 my Western
values. This beautiful woman had given me something that I will 18 for the rest of my life. When I
look back upon the 19 , I hope my face carries the same wise smile that 20 laughed at me. |
( )1. A.hotel
( )2. A.interested
( )3. A.traditional
( )4. A.unless
( )5. A.greeted
( )6. A.failure
( )7. A.Carefully
( )8. A.save
( )9. A.accepted
( )10. A.Without
( )11. A.wisdom
( )12. A.naturally
( )13. A.depending on
( )14. A.explain
( )15. A.need
( )16. A.sadness
( )17. A.offer
( )18. A.look
( )19. A.experience
( )20. A.still | B. office
B. excited
B. clean
B. though
B. approached
B. warning
B. Strangely
B. survive
B. won
B. In
B. comfort
B. proudly
B. caring for
B. realise
B. enjoy
B. loneliness
B. share
B. carry
B. trade
B. hardly | C. home
C. disappointed
C. expensive
C. that
C. nursed
C. reaction
C. Hopelessly
C. value
C. discussed
C. Except
C. luck
C. nervously
C. laughing at
C. agree
C. make
C. kindness
C. follow
C. stand
C. pleasure
C. often | D. school
D. shocked
D. beautiful
D. when
D. moved
D. reward
D. Unhappily
D. work
D. examined
D. Like
D. courage
D. weakly
D. quarrelling with
D. remind
D. waste
D. business
D. challenge
D. forget
D. adventure
D. once | | 完形填空 | The car, running along the welllit road now sank in darkness. I broke the 1 on purpose, 2
that the driver was too tired to drive. "When do you go back home in the evening?" "9 o"clock after
this 3 ." "Then when do you come out in the morning?" I 4 another question. "9 o"clock,
too-just as if I worked at an office." His 5 surprised me, because every time I ride a taxi, what I
6 from the driver are only complaints that they have to work from morning till night, it"s hard to
earn money, they"re often 7 by the police, or that their leaders are seated lazily, 8 the fruits.
But this driver told me, "I find it 9 to be a section chief as I was before. I like driving just for 10 .
It"s fortunate that I hardly drive 11 a passenger. So I earn two or three thousand yuan a month with
ease. Yes, I never 12 an empty taxi. If it goes southward, I go northward. If it goes along a 13 ,
I turn into a narrow street..."
His words showed his 14 with his life and the pride he 15 in his job. Such feelings are so rare
among people nowadays as oxygen in high 16 . As an ancient saying goes, "Neither joy in material
17 nor grieve (悲痛) over personal setbacks." How many people nowadays can show high ideals
by 18 living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn"t help feeling 19 when finding such a state of
mind in a stranger on a cold 20 . | ( )1. A. window
( )2. A. on condition
( )3. A. night
( )4. A. threw out
( )5. A. character
( )6. A. suffer
( )7. A. detected
( )8. A. keeping
( )9. A. exciting
( )10. A. freedom
( )11. A. without
( )12. A. follow
( )13. A. route
( )14. A. intelligence
( )15. A. made
( )16. A. buildings
( )17. A. gains
( )18. A. special
( )19. A. angry
( )20. A. morning | B. stillness
B. for fear
B. trip
B. gave away
B. confidence
B. request
B. ordered
B. tasting
B. disappointing
B. pleasure
B. with
B. admire
B. path
B. satisfaction
B. held
B. mountains
B. concerns
B. happy
B. content
B. night | C. silence
C. in belief
C. cycle
C. made up
C. attitude
C. benefit
C. fined
C. enjoying
C. tiring
C. hobby
C. behind
C. envy
C. railway
C. competition
C. caught
C. standard
C. supports
C. simple
C. dangerous
C. moment | D. quietness
D. in order
D. process
D. led to
D. easiness
D. hear
D. seized
D. choosing
D. amazing
D. company
D. beside
D. meet
D. highway
D. honesty
D. took
D. heaven
D. loss
D. original
D. curious
D. season | | 阅读理解 | On the first day of my new high school, I almost had a nervous breakdown. Everything about
the school seemed so difficult. When I got home, my parents said, "You"re nervous and that"s okay.
Everyone is afraid of high school." I denied it. I wanted to be strong, so I refused to let anyone know
about my fear, even my closest friends.
On the first day I was late for every class and was constantly lost. The school seemed like a puzzle
that I couldn"t figure out. Was this how the whole year was going to be? I didn"t think I could rise to
this challenge, especially carrying a huge backpack that I could hardly lift. It was so big that I could
knock someone out with it! The schoolmates seemed to regard me as a fool, and they were probably
right.
Despite my fears, after the first week I finally had my schedule figured out. With the exception of
falling up and down the stairs a couple of times and getting laughed at, high school was turning out to
be not so bad. It was actually much better than middle school and much more challenging.
Since then, I"ve been elected vice monitor of my class, which wasn"t much of a victory since only
three people ran for the four positions.
It is normal to be scared about a new school. Take a deep breath and relax. High school is
something that any student can overcome. Make sure you participate in some outofclass activities
because you"ll find it easier to make friends. Try to do your best, even if it isn"t straight A"s.
Most important of all, be who you are, whether you"re a "fool", an athlete, or a lower grader.
Don"t try to pretend to be someone you"re not. Now you know the true secrets of high school. | | 1. The main reason for the author"s fear on his first day is that ________. | A. he was unable to work out the puzzle
B. his schoolmates were unfriendly to him
C. he was not familiar with the new surroundings
D. his schoolbag was too heavy for him to carry | | 2. From the author"s first day experience we can infer that ________. | A. his home was far from the school
B. he got to school after classes began
C. he didn"t get any school schedule
D. he didn"t know the right way to class | | 3. After his first week at school, the author ________. | A. was still not accustomed to the schedule
B. gradually adjusted himself to the new school
C. found high school not so challenging as he had imagined
D. ran for monitor of his class against three other students | | 4. According to the passage, the secret of the author"s success lies mainly in ________. | A. making more friends
B. getting more A"s at school
C. being who he really is
D. joining in outofclass activities | | 完形填空 | A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly 1 the students"
friend. As they went 2 , they saw lying in the path a pair of old _3 , which were supposed to belong
to a poor man who was working in a 4 close by. The student turned to the professor, saying, "Let"s
play the man a 5 : We will hide his shoes, and 6 ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see
his 7 when he cannot find them."
"My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never 8 ourselves at the 9 of the
poor. But you are 10 , and you may give yourself a much greater 11 by means of the rich man.
Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and 12 how the discovery affects him."
The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished
his work, and came 13 the field to the path 14 he had left his coat and shoes. While 15 his
coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 16 , he bent down to feel 17
it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He then looked around
him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and continued
to put on the other shoe; but his 18 was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees,
looked up to heaven and said aloud a fervent (热诚的) thanksgiving, in which he 19 his wife, sick
and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply 20 , and his eyes were
filled with tears. | ( )1. A. held
( )2. A. along
( )3. A. socks
( )4. A. field
( )5. A. game
( )6. A. hide
( )7. A. excitement
( )8. A. make
( )9. A. price
( )10. A. poor
( )11. A. pleasure
( )12. A. notice
( )13. A. about
( )14. A. where
( )15. A. wearing on
( )16. A. soft
( )17. A. what
( )18. A. confidence
( )19. A. mentioned
( )20. A. amazed | B. kept
B. on
B. gloves
B. factory
B. trick
B. have
B. sorrow
B. treat
B. expense
B. kind
B. money
B. watch
B. across
B. that
B. dressing up
B. terrible
B. how
B. embarrassment
B. remembered
B. defeated | C. named
C. over
C. shoes
C. company
C. joke
C. let
C. disappointment
C. amuse
C. value
C. honest
C. thought
C. realize
C. into
C. there
C. putting on
C. strange
C. whether
C. surprise
C. recommended
C. puzzled | D. called
D. back
D. trousers
D. shop
D. word
D. make
D. anxiety
D. laugh
D. pay
D. rich
D. benefit
D. find
D. by
D. which
D. pulling in
D. hard
D. why
D. joy
D. reminded
D. affected | | 阅读理解 | A girl became a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, which meant visiting and taking
care of a patient suffering from an incurable disease with days numbered.
The girl was assigned to look after an old man suffering from cancer whose children lived abroad.
Their living conditions were not satisfactory while the old man had a lot of savings. She was expected
to comfort him and keep up his spirits.
Every Saturday the girl came on time to keep him company, telling him stories. When he was
having an intravenous drip (静脉滴注), she would help massage his arms. The doctor found the
patient much improved mentally. The old man began to involve himself actively in the medical
treatment and he seldom shouted at others.
But something that happened made the doctor uneasy and puzzled. Each time the girl left, the
old man would give her some money. The doctor did nothing to interfere (干涉), unwilling to
offend the old man. A month later the old man showed evident signs of decline after suffering
coma (昏迷) a few times.
When rescued from the latest coma, the old man told the doctor his last wish, "I have deep
sympathy for the girl. Will you be kind enough to help her finish her studies?"
But the doctor knew that her family was welloff and she had no difficulty pursuing her studies.
Sometimes she even came to the hospital in her father"s car.
When the girl came at the weekend after the death of the old man, the doctor told her the bad
news. She was very sad and burst into tears. Then she handed $ 500 to the doctor, saying, "The
old man had all along thought I came to do the job because of poverty. He gave me money so that
I could continue my schooling." Now he got the answer to the puzzle. In the last period of his life, the
old man found it a real pleasure to be able to help a girl badly in need. | | 1. If you"re a volunteer in the activities of Deathbed Care, what kind of people do you have to attend to? | A. The patients in need of help.
B. The people suffering from cancer.
C. The patients without many days left.
D. The people suffering from diseases. | | 2. What can we infer about the old man? | A. He had a lot of savings.
B. He was suffering from cancer.
C. He often lost his temper before meeting the girl.
D. He asked the doctor to help the girl finish her study. | | 3. What can we know from the passage? | A. The doctor told the old man the truth.
B. The old man"s children were wealthy.
C. The girl"s father encouraged her to accept the money.
D. The girl didn"t accompany the old man when he died. | | 4. What is the real reason resulting in the old man"s mental improvement? | A. The girl"s comfort and care.
B. The pleasure of being helpful to people in need.
C. People"s understanding.
D. His children"s progress. |
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