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23, but he wasn"t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn"t have to. Jack
decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave some of his money to a charity (慈善机构) to help
poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car
only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each
$ 200 a mouth. The money was used for the children"s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a
report each year on the children"s progress (进步). They can write to each other, but usually the children
do not speak English.
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. "It was nothing special," he said.
"Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn"t know anything about their life."
Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. "When I met her.
I felt very, very happy." He said. "And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me
happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children."
B. Only in England
C. Only in Africa
D. Only in Washington
B. getting a report every year
C. staying with them
D. talking to them in English
B. 怜悯
C. 行善
D. 赏赐
B. it"s necessary to write letters to poor children
C. live a simple life, and you can give others help
D. help others, and you will feel happy
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试题【阅读理解。 Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Miss Smith said: "I"m afraid I"d have to 2 him."
"Now, Alice," said her friend Mrs. Jackson, "is he such a terrible student?"
"That"s just the 3 ," the other woman replied. "Tom is my best student. The problem is that he"s now
so lazy that he never gets his 4 done. He hasn"t handed me 5 of his homework for three weeks and
I"d be surprised 6 he did now." 7 before had Mrs. Jackson seen Miss Smith look so unhappy. "Have
you 8 with him about it?" she asked.
"Why should I? He knows he has to prepare his lessons and do his homework. I 9 that clear the first
day for class. When the course started, he did so 10 that I considered asking the 11 to give him a
scholarship (奖学金). But now he even 12 in class! I"ve never seen such a 13 in a student."
"You should have a 14 with him. Give him a chance to tell his side of story."
Miss Smith spoke to Tom and 15 all about it. He was studying all day and 16 most of the night in a
factory to pay for his education. Of course he was tired in the 17 and sometimes could hardly keep 18 .
Miss Smith soon arranged for him to have a 19 and he was able to give up his 20 and concentrate
(集中精力) on his studies.
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| Since her husband died, Mrs. Jackson has lived alone in their big old suburban (郊区的) house. The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago. For the sake of safety (为安全起见), her son has tried hard to ask her to sell the house and buy a new and small one in the town, But Mrs. Jackson doesn"t like the idea. She says that she has to look after her husband"s old house. But recently she often hears stories about unknown people stealing things around here. That was a cold day before Christmas Eve. Around four o"clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music when someone knocked at the door. She heard the sound but didn"t move. Another knock. Who could it be? Mrs. Jackson was a bit afraid. She decided not to answer the door but keep waiting. One minute another minute and yet another minute. Nothing happened and no more knocks, She walked quietly to the door, and listened. She heard nothing but the wind outside. She slowly unfastened the door and peeped (窥视) through the crack (小缝). She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open! At the door she saw a tall, beautiful Christmas tree! In the tree stood a Christmas card with these words: Merry Christmas! Your new neighbor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The house bought by Mr. Jackson is ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. in the town B. small but new C. outside the town D. fifty years old | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Mrs. Jackson doesn"t want to sell the house because ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. it is almost fifty years old B. it is big and old C. she likes to live alone in it D. her husband left it to her | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Why didn"t she move when she heard the knock at the door? Because ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. she was enjoying the Christmas music B. she thought it might be an unknown person C. it was not her son D. she hadn"t decided to answer the door | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. When she found it was a Christmas tree, she ______. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. cried in surprise and pushed the door wide open B. was very surprised to cry C. threw the door away D. went out to stand in the tree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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?" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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