James was a curious young man. Everywhere he went, he liked to observe things and to 1 people-what
they did, what they said and what they wore. Subconsciously, he was making quick 2 all the time. He
couldn"t really 3 it; it just happened.
For example, he once saw a man whose body was 4 with tattoos (纹身). That man was strong and
walked proudly. James imagined his 5 people up, sometimes with sticks and sometimes with his hands,
speaking 6 words each time he opened his mouth. A troublemaker, perhaps, James 7 to himself.
Sometimes James felt 8 for judging others this way, but that feeling was 9 and never really lasted.
Then, one day, he saw a woman seated alone in a café. The woman was 10 , quite fat, and although she
was not 11 , James could tell she was a short lady. 12 , James glanced across at her, looking at her from
top to bottom. As his eyes reached her 13 , he got a shock.
There she was, on her left foot, wearing a platform shoe that was at least 3 inches high. 14 could such a
little middle-aged lady who was average-looking at best be so vain as to wear high platforms? Look beautiful?
In that short moment of time, 15 thoughts flowed through James" mind.
A second later, James" eyes naturally moved across to the lady"s right foot. And there, he got an even
bigger 16 -It was a flat shoe. She was not vain; she had a birth defect (缺陷)-uneven length of her legs. If
anything, she deserved 17 and understanding, certainly not blame, not even mental ones.
James was 18 with guilt. It was a(n) 19 lesson he learned about not 20 conclusions, about not judging
people, especially so quickly. |
( )1. A. greet
( )2. A. mistakes
( )3. A. help
( )4. A. faced
( )5. A. cheering
( )6. A. humoro us
( )7. A. thought
( )8. A. curious
( )9. A. temporary
( )10. A. young
( )11. A. speakin g
( )12. A. Therefore
( )13. A. feet
( )14. A. When
( )15. A. inspiring
( )16. A. pleasure
( )17. A. love
( )18. A. hit
( )19. A. new
( )20. A. denying | B. watch
B. progress
B. get
B. covered
B. dressing
B. modest
B. proved
B. guilty
B. strange
B. middle-aged
B. standing
B. However
B. hands
B. Why
B. blaming
B. honor
B. award
B. started
B. valuable
B. reaching | C. meet
C. judgments
C. accept
C. filled
C. beating
C. bad
C. explained
C. excited
C. permanent
C. old
C. sitting
C. As well
C. eyes
C. How
C. persuading
C. comfort
C. sympathy
C. equipped
C. interesting
C. leading to | D. cheat
D. promises
D. keep
D. charged
D. holding
D. cautious
D. told
D. happy
D. deep
D. pretty
D. walking
D. As usual
D. legs
D. What
D. defending
D. shock
D. respect
D. struck
D. difficult
D. jumping to | | 完形填空。 | I work as a postal letter carrier in Charlotte. One day several years ago, I drove up to a 1 . Christy, the
young divorcee (离了婚的人)who lived there, was waiting by the roadside. She said that she had a 2 to
tell me.
About six months 3 it seemed that I had 4 a letter to her which had her street 5 on it but was
addressed to another house with the 6 number on a different street in her neighborhood. She decided to
drop off the letter to the correct house.
It turned out that the letter had been 7 for Johnson, who happened to be 8 . They talked for a little
while and later on he 9 . Then they started dating (约会) and had been going 10 together ever since.
I felt sorry for delivering the letter wrong, but I was 11 that I had brought these nice people together.
A few months later a(n) 12 sign went up in Christy`s yard. and then the wedding 13 were sent out.
Soon the house was sold,the wedding happened, 14 Christy, with her kids, moved into Johnson`s house.
A few months later, I saw a For Sale sign in 15 yard. I feared the 16 might be trouble, so I made up a(n)
17 to go to their door and check on them.
Christy opened the door,smiled broadly, and 18 to her huge stomach "We are having twins!" she said,
"This house won`t be big enough, so we have to 19 ."
I suddenly realized that my one 20 letter was now giving two little yet-to-be-born people a shot at life.
Great! | ( )1. A. telephone
( )2. A. story
( )3. A. after
( )4. A. sent
( )5. A. mark
( )6. A. correct
( )7. A. provid ed
( )8. A. simple
( )9. A. left
( )10. A. out
( )11. A. amazed
( )12. A. At Sale
( )13. A. arrangements
( )14. A. but
( )15. A. her
( )16. A. friendship
( )17. A. apology
( )18. A. pointed
( )19. A. change
( )20. A. described | B. mailbox
B. notice
B. earlier
B. written
B. sign
B. wrong
B. prepared
B. single
B. invited
B. in
B. pleased
B. At Sales
B. preparations
B. and
B. his
B. connection
B. trouble
B. attended
B. settle
B. misdelivered | C. school
C. fact
C. later
C. delivered
C. board
C. same
C. inferred
C. lonely
C. called
C. away
C. surprised
C. On Sale
C. invitations
C. while
C. my
C. marriage
C. excuse
C. contributed
C. separate
C. lost | D. shop
D. message
D. before
D. given
D. number
D. different
D. intended
D. free
D. introduced
D. off
D. interested
D. For Sale
D. announcements
D. until
D. their
D. wedding
D. regret
D. tried
D. move
D. delayed | | 阅读理解。 | Ellen and Bill County are both teachers. They met in college and became good friends because of their
shared love for children. Two years after the couple got married, Ellen saw a huge change in the life of one
of her students, a 9-year-old girl. Three years earlier both of the little girl"s parents had died and there was
no one to take care of her. She was taken away to live in a government office. But finally she was taken in
and adopted by a family and became their daughter. Ellen said that she noticed the difference in the child"s
life after she was placed in a permanent home and thought that maybe she and her husband could help a
child in a similar way.
They decided to become temporary parents and to take a child into their home just on the weekends
when the real parents could not take care of him or her. The pair planned to have their own children in a
few years, but decided that this would be a way to give to the community in the meantime.
The couple quickly grew to love one of the children they looked after. When he became legally available,
Billy became the first child they took in permanently. Six months after adopting Billy, Ellen was told by her
doctor that she was unable to have children naturally. Ellen says she knew then that adoption was the way
she was meant to have a family.
Since adopting Billy, now 17, Ellen and Bill have adopted five more children-Rose, 16; Albert, 11; Joshua,
5 and in June 2003, they added biological brother and sister Tyler and Rylee to the County family. The County
family has been recognized for their work on adoption, and has received many awards for their efforts. Last
June, the family was even interviewed on the television show,"Adoption Stories".
Ellen says she would like to encourage other families to adopt children. She adds that the best part of being
a mother of six is: "Giving Josh a bath, putting a band-aid on a cut knee or just the everyday Mom things,
that makes motherhood such an honor and a privilege." | | 1. What is the passage mainly about? | A. How a couple first met at college.
B. Where you can adopt a child.
C. The benefits of adoption to the community.
D. How adoption created a happy family. | | 2. Why did Ellen and Bill first decide to adopt a child? | A. Because they had always loved students very much.
B. Because they saw the benefits of adoption for a child.
C. Because they were not able to have children of their own.
D. Because they want to receive awards for their community work. | | 3. Which of the children are related to each other by blood? | A. Rylee and Tyler.
B. Billy and Tyler.
C. Albert and Joshua.
D. Rose and Albert. | | 4. The last paragraph _____. | A. tells the reader how they can adopt a child
B. describes the things that make Ellen happy
C. says what Ellen does every day
D. lists the problems Ellen has with the kids | | 阅读理解。 | Freda Bright says," Only in opera do people die of love." It"s true. You really can"t love somebody to
death. I"ve known people to die from no love, but I"ve never known anyone to be loved to death. We just
can"t love one another enough.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All
day she felt nervous and late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To
her delight, the boss agreed to the raise.
The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were
softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festival meal. She wondered if someone
from the office had tipped him off, or-did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down
to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read: "Congratulations,
darling! I knew you"d get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card
had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read:" Don"t worry about not getting the raise! You
deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Someone has said that the measure of love for his wife is love without measure. What this man feels for
his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and
soothes her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to promote world peace?
Go home and love your family. And love your friends. Love them without measure." | | 1. The sentence in the first paragraph "Only in opera do people die of love." means ______. | A. no love in the world is believable
B. love is one thing, and life is another
C. love in operas is truly touching
D. love can survive forever, though people die at different ages | | 2. That the husband prepared her a second letter about her raise suggests that ______. | A. he loves her because he believes that she is sure to receive a raise
B. he has a great way to promote his wife"s love towards him
C. he has a false love for people even if the person is his wife
D. he loves his family members truly, whether they are in good conditions or not | | 3. From the text, we might say the author ______. | A. refuses any spiritual emotions as embraced and kissed
B. criticizes the attitude of suspicion of the love
C. doesn"t believe there is true love in the world
D. thinks the true love does not expect repayment | | 完形填空。 | They crowded inside the storm door-two children in torn coats.
"Any old 1 , lady?" I was busy. I wanted to say 2 - until I looked down at their feet. Thin little shoes,
wet with snow.
" 3 and I"ll make you a cup of hot coffee."
There was no conversation. Their wet 4 left marks upon the floor of the fire place. I served them coffee
and toast with jam to keep the 5 out. Then I went back to the kitchen and started 6 on my household
budget.
The silence in the front room 7 me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, 8 it. The
boy asked in a flat voice, "Lady... are you rich?"
"Am I rich? Mercy, no!" I looked at my 9 slipcovers (沙发套). The girl put her cup back in its saucers
(茶托) - 10 .
"Your cups match your saucers."
Her voice was old, with a 11 that was not of the stomach. They left then, holding their bags of papers 12
the wind. They hadn"t said thank you. They didn"t 13 to. They had done 14 that. Plain blue pottery cups and
saucers. But they 15 .
I tested the potatoes and tasted the gravy. Potatoes and brown gravy, a roof over our heads, my 16 with
a good steady job-these things matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and 17 the living room. The dirty prints of small shoes were 18
wet upon my floor. I let them be. I want them there 19 I ever forget again how very 20 I am. | ( )1. A. papers
( )2. A. cheese
( )3. A. Go away
( )4. A. snow
( )5. A. danger
( )6. A. later
( )7. A. surprised
( )8. A. drinking from
( )9. A. small
( )10. A. carefully
( )11. A. anger
( )12. A. out of
( )13. A. manage
( )14. A. more than
( )15. A. mattered
( )16. A. daughter
( )17. A. designed
( )18. A. too
( )19. A. in case
( )20. A. rich | B. food
B. goodbye
B. Come in
B. clothes
B. visitors
B. again
B. broke
B. filling
B. shabby
B. disappointedly
B. hunger
B. against
B. care
B. anything but
B. changed
B. husband
B. decorated
B. then
B. even if
B. selfish | C. rubbish
C. yes
C. Turn up
C. umbrellas
C. cold
C. too
C. followed
C. looking at
C. clean
C. naturally
C. patience
C. by
C. need
C. rather than
C. counted
C. mother
C. painted
C. still
C. so that
C. empty | D. books
D. no
D. Shut off
D. shoes
D. air
D. even
D. comforted
D. warming
D. wet
D. completely
D. confidence
D. like
D. want
D. other than
D. matched
D. sister
D. tidied
D. already
D. until
D. well |
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