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He told me a customer had left without paying the bill,$79,nor leaving her new address. So it meant that
he had to cover the loss.
"She was a pretty woman,"he said, with six children and another on the way. She was always saying.
"I"m going to pay you soon when my husband gets a second job." I believed her,but she left. Isn"t it annoying?"
"Give her the milk. Make it a Christmas present to the kids who need it." I said.
The holidays came and went. On a sunny January morning two weeks later,Ben was rushing to deliver
milk when he saw a woman running down the street,waving money. He recognized her immediately--the
woman who didn"t pay her bill.
"I"m so sorry." she said. "I really have been meaning to pay you."
She explained that her husband had come home one night and announced he" d found cheaper apartment.
He" d also got a new job. With all that happened, she" d forgotten to leave the new address."But I"ve been
saving," she said."Here"s $20 toward the bill.
"That" s all right," Ben replied. "It"s been paid."
"Paid!" she exclaimed (惊叫)."What do you mean? Who paid it?"
"I did," Ben said,"It went to the children as a Christmas present!"
B. he lost $ 79 on the way of the delivery
C. he had to buy a present for the children
D. he was going to lose his job
B. the debtor" s new address
C. some money to cover the loss
D. a suggestion to cheer him up
B. moved to escape paying back the debts
C. was a person with honesty
D. wanted to give her children a Christmas gift
B. An Unusual Present
C. A Poor Couple"s Life
D. A Helpful Customer
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试题【阅读理解。 When Ben delivered milk to my home one morning before Christmas,he was】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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thought of blankets, food and clothing. Our aim was not to find things we no longer wanted, but things
we use every day and would be useful to others.
We made up boxes with the things and added some small toys. Inside the boxes a simple letter was
placed, reading:
"Please take these items and know that your life is important. Times are difficult but they will pass.
We share what we have, believing it will matter. Use the blanket to stay warm. Be safe and know that the
human spirit can overcome anything. Don"t hold your head down. Someday please do the same when you
can. How you do it and when, your heart will tell you.
This kind act was not because the phone rang or for any reason. It was simply because it was the right
time to do. We have often seen homeless people at the park where we left the belongings. The city would
say that it isn"t a problem but I see the lives walking to and from it.
I noticed that my wife had put her favorite green coat into one of the boxes. I asked if she was sure
about it and she simply replied that it had a hood (风帽). She liked the coat but knew the hood could shelter
(遮挡)someone from the rain.
We don"t know where these gifts of compassion (同情) will go. We never go back and see what
happens. It"s unimportant. The right things will find the right people and that is all that counts. On the way
my wife started to cry. When I asked why, she said because some things felt so right.
B. They often threw the useless daily items away
C. They liked helping others by sharing their things
D. They often gave away the daily items they didn"t use
B. let the poor know who gave away the things
C. tell the poor how to use the items correctly
D. tell the poor to pass on the spirit to others
B. they had a good habit of saving things
C. they often received telephone calls for help
D. they hated being troubled by homeless people
B. Good behavior leading to happiness
C. The most important thing in our life
D. Happiness coming from sharing things
the time I was two 1 I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day
while my mother was 2 .
Grandma loved music. It was she that first 3 me to Elvis Presley (猫王) as a very young child, and
once I heard his music, I was truly in 4 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for 5 for birthdays, but I
wanted Elvis" albums. I would play them non-stop and 6 to the music in my grandma"s family room though
my movements didn"t look good.
Grandma played the piano and 7 me to sing"America the Beautiful" and"Somewhere over the Rainbow".
I 8 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to 9 piano lessons from a
lady living in the 10 . I would come home from 11 and walk three houses down for my lesson. I 12 took
about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a foundation (基础) and 13 me to continue to
teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I 14 my guitar with me. She was in a
lot of pain, but the music seemed to 15 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing
"Somewhere over the Rainbow", her weakened voice 16 in with mine for a few lines. That experience was
one of the most 17 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music career and
she was very 18 and said,"That"s wonderful!" I 19 to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every 20 I write
or sing in my life.
| ( )1. A. unless ( )2. A. at work ( )3. A. sent ( )4. A. debate ( )5. A. music ( )6. A. wave ( )7. A. forced ( )8. A. generally ( )9. A. observe ( )10. A. hotel ( )11. A. school ( )12. A. exactly ( )13. A. ask ( )14. A. gave up ( )15. A. comfort ( )16. A. joined ( )17. A. surprising ( )18. A. sad ( )19. A. refused ( )20. A. project | B. until B. in trouble B. left B. love B. space B. sleep B. prepared B. eventually(最后) B. make B. apartment B. hospital B. only B. make B. gave away B. blame B. poured B. touching B. calm B. expected B. article | C. after C. on board C. remembered C. agreement C. gifts C. dance C. enabled C. suddenly C. take C. neighborhood C. street C. completely C. let C. brought along C. attract C. moved C. puzzling C. bored C. continued C. book | D. when D. in danger D. introduced D. doubt D. toys D. play D. taught D. fortunately(幸运地) D. enjoy D. countryside D. office D. seldom D. allow D. brought up D. find D. fell D. tiring D. pleased D. pretended (假装) D. song | ||||
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| My granddaughter, Shari, owns The Berry (莓果) Factory in Sacramento, California, and her mother, Joan, and I were helping with the Valentine"s Day rush. We"d dipped (浸泡) hundreds of berries, arranged gift baskets and packaged orders to be shipped around the country. By the end of the day, the two middle-aged women, Joan and I, were exhausted. Shari didn"t seem tired. That was typical Shari. Though she was very busy, I"d seen her give away berries to everybody -parking attendants, mail carriers and hairdressers."For me?" they would say, bursting into a smile. As a"thank you", Shari took us out for dinner. But there was a 45-minute wait at her favorite restaurant. "No big deal. There"s another place just up the road," she said, driving us there. This time we walked right in. When the waitress came to take our drink orders, Shari reached into her handbag, pulling something out. "I want you to have these," she said, handing the waitress a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries."She will love those berries!" I thought. But the waitress seemed startled. She only let out a "thank you" before grabbing the box and rushing into the kitchen. A few minutes later, the waitress returned with our iced tea."I apologize," she said. "My best friend and I had promised to send each other something every Valentine"s Day. But she passed away last year. I didn"t know how I"d get through this day without her. Then you handed me that box.""I"m so sorry to hear that," said Shari. "It"s not much, but I hope you can enjoy them." "Oh, I will," the waitress said."See, every year we always sent each other the same thing; a box of chocolate-dipped strawberries bought from our favourite store, The Berry Factory." | |||||||
| 1. What can be inferred in the first paragraph? | |||||||
| A. The Berry Factory is a gift store B. The Berry Factory has few shop clerks C. The Berry Factory has many branches around the country D. The Berry Factory has customers from different parts of the country. | |||||||
| 2. Which of the following words can best describe Shari? | |||||||
| A. Talkative B. Creative C. Kind-hearted D. Well-known | |||||||
| 3. The underlined word "startled" in Paragraph 4 probably means _______. | |||||||
| A. shocked B. excited C. tired D. frightened | |||||||
| 4. We can learn from the last paragraph that _______. | |||||||
| A. the waitress" best friend didn"t like chocolate B. the waitress" best friend broke up with her C. the waitress" best friend worked for Shari D. the waitress" best friend was Shari"s customer | |||||||
| 完形填空。 | |||||||
| After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. By the time I got home, I was sweaty, 1 and hungry. I threw my things on the couch and grabbed something from the kitchen to 2 . I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my 3 would take me the whole night. I grabbed my schoolbag and went 4 to my room, feeling defeated. I tried to understand chemistry and 5 sleepiness at the same time. I was stressed out and 6 . I wanted something to cheer me up. Later in the evening, I 7 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it-the sound of my mom singing. 8 she sings off-key (跑调), it made me excited that she was here. I ran down the stairs to greet my mom. We 9 and I ran back upstairs to do homework again. I like it when my mom was happy. Her 10 flowed down to me and I got the strength to 11 the stress again. Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be 12 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up 13 in the morning to go to work and spends an hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a 14 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns for clothes over and over. After work, she gets stuck in 15 for two hours on her way back home. When I 16 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to 17 . At least I have some fun things to do at school, while one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I 18 that my mom has a positive attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart even though there may be 19 . Seeing her happy makes me feel 20 , too. | |||||||
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