At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop. I thought the job
would be easy and stress-free. I 1 myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnut (炸面包圈),
and becoming friends with 2 customers.
But I wasn"t 3 the people with enormous orders, the women who 4 that the coffee was much too
creamy (全乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees 5 again and again until they reached
perfection. I couldn"t seem to 6 anyone.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking 7 . He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling
the 8 up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
9 he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was 10 , since he hadn"t ordered anything
but coffee, I had given him his favorite type of doughnut.
"It"s 11 me," I told him. "have a nice day."
He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the 12 .
The next day, it was still raining. I 13 my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their 14 .
I was completely wet and freezing cold. 15 , no one was tipping that day. Every time I looked into our 16
tip jar, I grew more depressed.
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose
and a 17 . He said that not many people took time to 18 others and he was glad there were still people like
me in the world. With a friendly wave, he drove away. I ran to the back of the shop and read the note.
It read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. It"s so nice to meet someone who"s genuinely
(真诚地) nice. Please don"t change your 19 ! Have a great day! —Hank
After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would
smile, hold my head up high, 20 my throat and ask politely, "How can I help you?" |
( )1.A.believed
( )2.A.particular
( )3.A.thinking
( )4.A.complained
( )5.A.repeated
( )6.A.fit
( )7.A.satisfied
( )8.A.hat
( )9.A.Before
( )10.A.embarrassed
( )11.A.on
( )12.A.crowd
( )13.A.spent
( )14.A.doughnuts
( )15.A.Better
( )16.A.old
( )17.A.letter
( )18.A.talk about
( )19.A.way
( )20.A.cut | B.hoped
B.regular
B.considering
B.praised
B.returned
B.please
B.happy
B.sheet
B.After
B.angry
B.in
B.street
B.took
B.coffees
B.Worse
B.full
B.bill
B.care about
B.job
B.force | C.pictured
C.special
C.guessing
C.doubted
C.recovered
C.suit
C.upset
C.coat
C.Until
C.surprised
C.for
C.shop
C.cost
C.orders
C.Further
C.broken
C.note
C.hear about
C.mind
C.raise | D.supposed
D.common
D.expecting
D.explained
D.remade
D.meet
D.anxious
D.pillow
D.While
D.glad
D.after
D.rain
D.wasted
D.bags
D.Later
D.empty
D.gift
D.know about
D.product
D.clear | | 完形填空。 | Two friends and I moved into a house off campus when I was a junior at Iowa State University. We were
all a bit 1 of our landlord, a rough middle-aged man. He gave us a lecture about paying the 2 on time and
maintaining the house and appliances.
During the fall semester, my housemates and I threw a 3 . We sent invitations to many friends and told
everyone to come to our house on Friday night. We 4 a large crowd and everyone had a great 5 . The
last guests left in the wee (凌晨一两点) hours of the morning.
Exhausted, we decided to sleep in and clean the house and yard the next morning. Well, you 6 it! We
were awakened about 7:00 a.m. by our 7 , who was knocking on the door. Sleepily, we let him in, 8 to
incur his wrath (招致他的怒气). Instead, he picked up a party invitation that had been 9 on the sidewalk
and asked, "Why didn"t you girls invite me?" He came into the house, 10 a minor repair, and spent a few
minutes helping us pick up trash from the yard. We weren"t quite sure what use to make of our unexpected
luck, but we were thrilled that our landlord had been so 11 .
A few months later, I made a mathematical error while balancing my checkbook and my bank soon
informed me that I had bounced (跳过) a 12 . I was ashamed when I discovered that it was my rent check
and 13 I had to let my landlord know. I figured that he 14 my housemates and I as irresponsible after the
party incident and this would 15 him right. I was certain that he would drive me away. 16 , I gathered the
courage to call him and explained what had happened. He said, "I have a daughter about your age, and the
same thing happened to her 17 . Would you like to wait until next month and send a 18 payment then?"
I"ve never forgotten our landlord"s kindness and understanding. He also taught me an important lesson
about not judging a book by its 19 . I"m proud to say that I have not bounced a check 20 (though I have
thrown a few more parties)! | ( )1. A. tired
( )2. A. rent
( )3. A. table
( )4. A. enjoyed
( )5. A. time
( )6. A. guess
( )7. A. housemate
( )8. A. expecting
( )9. A. lain
( )10. A. took
( )11. A. understanding
( )12. A. card
( )13. A. that
( )14. A. knew
( )15. A. announce
( )16. A. Somehow
( )17. A. then
( )18. A. another
( )19. A. cover
( )20. A. after | B. ashamed
B. house
B. party
B. drew
B. fun
B. are guessing
B. neighbour
B. hoping
B. laying
B. gave
B. annoying
B. bill
B. which
B. viewed
B. show
B. Meanwhile
B. once
B. double
B. colour
B. since | C. fond
C. price
C. course
C. wanted
C. joy
C. guessed
C. parents
C. thinking
C. lying
C. made
C. careful
C. account
C. what
C. looked
C. prove
C. Moreover
C. again
C. same
C. content
C. ever | D. afraid
D. money
D. landlord
D. picked
D. trouble
D. had guessed
D. landlord
D. considering
D. laid
D. lad
D. fierce
D. check
D. 不填
D. thought
D. suggest
D. However
D. later
D. large
D. title
D. before | | 阅读理解。 | It was 3:00 a.m. Rain beat against the windows. Tamsen Bell"s cellphone began to ring so she jumped
out of bed quickly for she knew that someone was in trouble, and it was up to her and the other members
of the Marin Search and Rescue Team to help. The team has a motto: "Any time, any place, any weather."
Bell, 18, joined the search-and-rescue team when she was 14 years old, the youngest age at which a person
can join."I remember the first search I ever went on," Bell says. "I was very nervous." Thanks to the strict
training program, Bell now is no longer nervous and a lot more confident.
When Bell was 16 years old, she took a lead role in a tough search-and-rescue action that she says
changed her life. While hiking, a 60-year-old woman fell off a cliff and landed on a mountain ledge (岩石架).
Bell slid down in a seated position to get to where the injured woman lay. The situation was very dangerous
and she had to make a quick decision which could have endangered the woman"s life. Bell helped to lift the
woman onto a litter (担架), and her teammates then pulled the litter up the mountain using ropes. The rescue
took more than eight hours, the longest in the history of the team.
Afterwards, Bell said she realized that she could keep cool in stressful situations. The experience inspired
her to devote her life to helping others. She remains a search-and-rescue member and plans to study nursing
in college.
"Search-and-rescue work may be tough, but it is rewarding. The best part is the support, and the common
feeling that everyone on the team wants to make people"s lives better." Said Bell. | | 1. According to the passage, we know that Bell _____. | | [ ] | A. was the youngest member in the team
B. plays a leading role in every task
C. majored in nursing in college
D. learned a lot through the training program | | 2. Why does Bell say that the tough action changed her life? | | [ ] | A. She learnt to make quick decisions when in danger.
B. She learnt to transport the injured to safety through a litter.
C. The experience inspired her to devote herself to helping others.
D. The experience made her realize that she could calm down even in danger. | | 3. Which of the following is TURE about Bell"s tough task? | | [ ] | A. It was the toughest task in the history of the team.
B. Bell slid down the cliff seated in a litter.
C. It"s the first task Bell took part in after the training program.
D. Bell played a very important role in the action. | | 4. The passage is mainly about _____. | | [ ] | A. a tough task Bell carried out
B. Bell"s job as a young search-and-rescue member
C. how people keep cool in dangerous situations
D. what search-and-rescue tasks are | | 完形填空。 | When I was about 13, my father would take me on short outings on Saturdays. On the way home,
Dad 1 stopped at the Dairy Queen for 10-cent ice creams. I couldn"t 2 it, but I could pray from the
3 we started heading home to that corner where we would either go straight for the ice cream or 4
and go home empty-handed. That corner 5 either mouth-watering excitement or 6 .
One day, we were heading home, and again I was praying for the 7 sound of his offer. It 8 .
"Would you like an ice cream today?" "That sounds great, Dad!" But then he said, "Would you like to
9 today?"
"Twenty cents!" I thought to myself, "I can afford it. I got 25 cents" pocket money and some 10 for
odd jobs (零活). Well, 11 it is enough, ice cream isn"t a good use of it." 12 , I said, "Well, in that case,
I guess I"ll 13 ." My father just said, "Okay, Son."
But as we headed home, I realized how wrong I was and begged him to 14 . But he just said, "That"s
okay, we don"t really need one." I felt 15 for my selfishness and ungratefulness. He didn"t mind, or 16
act disappointed.
From that I 17 generosity (慷慨) goes two ways and gratefulness (感谢) sometimes costs more than
"thank you". On that day gratefulness would have cost 20 cents and it would have been the 18 ice cream
I"d ever had.
I"ll tell you one more thing. We 19 another trip the next week. As we 20 the corner, I said, "Dad,
would you like an ice cream today? My treat." | ( )1. A. suddenly
( )2. A. expect
( )3. A. month
( )4. A. finish
( )5. A. showed
( )6. A. anger
( )7. A. interesting
( )8. A. came
( )9. A. serve
( )10. A. extra
( )11. A. since
( )12. A. However
( )13. A. accept
( )14. A. turn back
( )15. A. unsatisfied
( )16. A. even
( )17. A. recognized
( )18. A. dearest
( )19. A. made up
( )20. A. came over | B. hardly
B. mention
B. day
B. drive
B. meant
B. shame
B. surprising
B. spoke
B. treat
B. limited
B. as
B. Therefore
B. pay
B. carry on
B. ashamed
B. never
B. learned
B. worst
B. prepared for
B. came left | C. frequently
C. wait
C. weekend
C. turn
C. suggested
C. happiness
C. beautiful
C. rung
C. buy
C. little
C. when
C. Besides
C. pass
C. stop by
C. shameful
C. only
C. realized
C. cheapest
C. went on
C. came out | D. strangely
D. get
D. time
D. return
D. instructed
D. disappointment
D. funny
D. flew
D. provide
D. easy
D. although
D. Instead
D. forbid
D. give in
D. crazy
D. somehow
D. found
D. best
D. took on
D. came near | | 完形填空。 | Louise was 72 years old and she lived by herself. The first thing she noticed when she came downstairs
that Sunday morning was that her 1 window was open. In fact, it was so wide open that she had 2
closing it. Then she realized that things were not in their proper 3 . Finally, when she found her empty
4 on the kitchen table,she realized the awful 5 . At first, she didn"t know what to do. Then she decided
to 6 her son, Derek.
Derek"s wife Sybil answered the phone, "It"s your mother," she 7 him coldly. Louise told Derek about
the open window, about things being in the wrong places and about the 8 missing from her purse.
"All right," said Derek, "Don"t 9 anything. I"ll be 10 in half an hour."
Louise 11 and made herself a pot of tea and some toast. Then she went from room to room wondering
12 anything else was missing.
When Derek arrived, he was content to 13 her looking so calm. "Have you rung the 14 ?" he asked.
"No? Then I"ll do that straight away." So he rang the police.
As it was Sunday, 15 the only detectives were out.However, the police were polite, but vague
(含糊的). "We"ll send 16 round as soon as possible," they said.
Derek telephoned his wife. "I"m not sure when I"ll be home, love." he told her, "I"ve got to 17 for the
police." While Derek and his mother waited, Derek 18 the catches (挂钩) on the windows and locks on the
doors. All of them were old and some of the catches hardly 19 at all.Derek felt 20 . His mother was an old
woman, after all. "I"ll have to change all these," he told her. | ( )1.A.kitchen
( )2.A.strength
( )3.A.positions
( )4.A.purse
( )5.A.mistake
( )6.A.visit
( )7.A.invited
( )8.A.money
( )9.A.say
( )10.A.round
( )11.A.sighed
( )12.A.how
( )13.A.realize
( )14.A.hospital
( )15.A.generally
( )16.A.someone
( )17.A.hope
( )18.A.tested
( )19.A.locked
( )20.A.excited | B.bedroom
B.trouble
B.situations
B.vase
B.message
B.ask
B.informed
B.coin
B.move
B.here
B.relaxed
B.why
B.find
B.neighbour
B.luckily
B.anyone
B.ask
B.repaired
B.worked
B.silly | C.washroom
C.reason
C.directions
C.pot
C.news
C.ring
C.stated
C.note
C.touch
C.off
C.whispered
C.if
C.know
C.police
C.considerably
C.everyone
C.wait
C.fixed
C.helped
C.worried | D.bathroom
D.puzzle
D.places
D.envelope
D.truth
D.punish
D.scolded
D.bill
D.prepare
D.away
D.hurried
D.where
D.sense
D.friend
D.unfortunately
D.none
D.call
D.examined
D.opened
D.guilty |
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