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wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price
of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their
homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift-$7,000, a legacy (遗产) form their
neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. "It really made a difference when we were going
under financially." says Dave.
But the Fusses weren"t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected
legacy from the Hatches. Doxens of other families were touched by the Hatches" generosity. In some cases,
it was a few thousand dollars; in other, it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million-they were an
elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They thrived own
(喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a
new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn"t
afford it. "Ish and Arlene never asked you needed anything," says their friend Sand Van Weelden, "They could
see things they could do go make you happier, and they would do them."
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches" wish that
their legacy-a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cent-should enrich the whole community (社
区) and Ish and Arlene Hatch"s story. Neighbors helping neighbors-that was Ish and Arlene Hatch"s story.
B. were in financial difficulty
C. worked in a school cafeteria
D. lost their home
B. They left the family farm to live in an old house
C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors
D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs
B. They wanted to save money
C. They couldn"t afford expensive things
D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids
B. optimistic
C. childlike
D. curious
B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents
C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy form the Hatches
D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example
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I thought for a minute, and then I said, "I"ll explain, 1 you can just wait until we make a quick 2
at the grocery store. I have something 3 to show you."
At grocery store, we 4 some apples-red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, "It"s time
to 5 your question." I put one apple of each 6 on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 7
look on his face.
"People are like apples. They come in all 8 colors, shapes and sizes. On the 9 , some of the apples
may not 10 look as the others." As I was talking, Adam was 11 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled (削皮) them, 12 them back on the table, but 13 a different
place.
"Okay, Adam, tell me which is which."
He said, "I 14 tell. They all look same now." "Take a bite of 15 . See if that helps you 16 which one
is which."
He took 17 , and then a huge smile came cross his face. "People are 18 like apples! They are all different,
but once you 19 the outside, they"re pretty much the same on the inside."
He totally 20 it. I didn"t need to say or do anything else.
( )1. A. although ( )2. A. stop ( )3. A. expressive ( )4. A. bought ( )5. A. check ( )6. A. size ( )7. A. worried ( )8. A. ordinary ( )9. A. outside ( )10. A. still ( )11. A. examining ( )12. A. keeping ( )13. A. on ( )14. A. mustn"t ( )15. A. each one ( )16. A. admit ( )17. A. big bites ( )18. A. just ( )19. A. put away ( )20. A. made | B. so B. start B. encouraging B. counted B. mention B. type B. satisfied B. normal B. whole B. even B. measuring B. placing B. toward B. can"t B. each other B. consider B. deep breaths B. always B. get down B. took | C. because C. turn C. informative C. saw C. answer C. shape C. proud C. different C. table C. only C. drawing C. pulling C. for C. shouldn"t C. the other C. decide C. a firm hold C. merely C. hand out C. got | D. if D. stay D. interesting D. collected D. improve D. class D. curious D. regular D. inside D. ever D. packing D. giving D. in D. needn"t D. one another D. believe D. close look D. seldom D. take off D. did | ||||||||
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It was the first snow of winter-an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, I had been old enough to dress myself, but today would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher, had been through first snow days many times, but I think she may still remember this one. I managed to get into my wool snow trousers. But I struggled won my jacket because it didn"t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and if made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes, At least my hat and scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots (靴子). In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will all be able to put on your own boots." I didn"t realize at the at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence (信心). I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected grown-ups to do all the work. After much pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too. I announced, "They"re on the wrong feet." She struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again. "They"re my brother"s boots, you know," I said. "I hate them". Somehow, from long years of practice, she managed to act as though I wasn"t an annoying (烦人的) little girl, She struggle with me, she asked, "Now, where are your mittens (连指手套)?" I looked into her eyes and said, "I didn"t want to lose them, so I hid them in the toes of my boots." | |||||||||||
1. The little girl was more satisfied with her _____. | |||||||||||
A. trousers B. jacket C. boots D. hat | |||||||||||
2. Miss Finlayson had difficulty with the girl"s boots mainly because _____. | |||||||||||
A. the girl got them from her brother B. the girl put something in them C. they were on the wrong feet D. they did not fit the girl well | |||||||||||
3. Why does the author Miss Finlayson would remember that first snow day? | |||||||||||
A. Because the little girl was in her brother"s clothes. B. Because it was the most exciting day of the winter. C. Because the little girl played a trick on her. D. Because the little girl wore a pretty scarf. | |||||||||||
4. We can learn from the text that Miss Finlayson _____. | |||||||||||
A. was losing confidence in the little girl. B. gradually lost patience with the little girl. C. became disappointed with the little girl. D. was getting bored with the little girl. | |||||||||||
阅读理解。 | |||||||||||
Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn"t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package. "Give this package to Jean-Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily," Tony said. "You don"t have any luggage, right?" "Only this backpack," Brian answered. "You said I could bring one carry-on bag." "That"s right, one carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip." "Thanks." Is Brian a criminal (犯罪)? Not at all. He is an air courier. And he paid only $110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an air-courier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air courier, but it is quick. Every year about 80, 000 people worldwide travel as air couriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn"t for everyone. But if you have very little money, can be flexible (灵活的) about your travel plans, and don"t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation! | |||||||||||
1. Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel? | |||||||||||
A. Because they were the uniform for air couriers. B. Because that made him easier to be recognized. C. Because his backpack had no room for his clothes. D. because he did not have any luggage with him. | |||||||||||
2. An air courier is a person who _____. | |||||||||||
A. manages a business company in foreign countries B. organizes international flights for tourists C. travels around the world with cheap tickets D. delivers papers and packages to foreign countries | |||||||||||
3. Businesses choose the air-courier service because _____. | |||||||||||
A. it costs less B. it is flexible C. it saves time D. it grows fast | |||||||||||
4. One of the disadvantages of traveling as an air courier is that he _____. | |||||||||||
A. cannot decide when and where to travel B. cannot take any luggage with him C. has to wear two pairs of jeans D. saves little money from the travel | |||||||||||
5. The author of the text mainly _____. | |||||||||||
A. describes the activities of a law-breaker B. suggests an ideal way to travel C. argues against the air-courier travel D. tells us about a developing business | |||||||||||
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. | |||||||||||
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