A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside cardboard box. But Nora did. She wasn’t even four, but she 1 at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy. 2 we take him home?”
I don’t remember my reply. But I do remember a sudden 3 feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her 4 , whether it was birds 5 flight or children playing. But now she was noticing 6 and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and 7 it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy .I 8 us up. Nora was 9 about it .She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how 10 our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to 11 myself to leave the house. On the way to the school, I fought an urge(强烈愿望) to turn 12 .The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting at home. Why do this? 13, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She 14 us right over.
The building was in a sad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed. 15 inside, I saw the apartment belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged(拥抱). I walked home in tears.
Professionals call such a(n) 16 a “volunteer opportunity.” They are opportunities, I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something 17 that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and 18clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve 19her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has 20 more?
1．A．pulled B．glanced C．waved D．aimed
2．A．Would B．Can C．Need D．Must
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4．A．area B．part C．eyesight D．world
5．A．for B．within C．on D．in
6．A．coldness B．illness C．suffering D．ignorance
7．A．delivered B．returned C．devoted D．posted
8．A．held B．hurried C．signed D．lined
9．A．casual B．sorry C．astonished D．excited
10．A．creative B．valuable C．shocking D．simple
11．A．warn B．stop C．allow D．push
12．A．back B．away C．up D．out
13．A．Therefore B．Obviously C．Still D．Also
14．A．called B．promised C．invited D．helped
15．A．As B．Once C．Because D．Though
16．A．stay B．visit C．adventure D．challenge
17．A．fair B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable
18．A．collect B．make C．order D．wear
19．A．let B．made C．watched D．noticed
20．A．improved B．benefited C．tried D．seized
科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年福建罗源县第一中学高一下学期月考英语卷（带解析） 题型：完型填空
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to__36__ water to the runners, I remember being so __37__ to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I __38__ up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an __39 _. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. __40__ , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的)__ 41__ .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt __42__ because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt __43_ for a second.
But then I __44__ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had__45_ abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my _46_ was only to finish.
After a minute, it_47__ me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself at that moment. I turned my embarrassment into __48__ .
I __49__ that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare __50__ and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my __51 __.
In life we all have those moments when we __52__ ourselves with others. It’s only__53 .__ Don’t allow those moments to __54___ you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to __55__ anything you want in life.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2013届浙江临海白云高级中学高三第三次模拟英语卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
What separates me from everyone else? The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside.
Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling（摔跤）. I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite "Superstars." As I grew older, I got a lot of flak for watching this "fake" sport. My peers（同龄人） would laugh at me for following what was called a "man's soap opera." So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique. I yearned to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn't until freshman year that I realized I wasn't being myself.
That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with 48 athletes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I am not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn't a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself.
After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way. I came across a quote: "Don't Dream It, Be It." When I read this, my friend Dan had the same idea I had.
"What if we build a wrestling ring（拳击场）?" we asked. We acquired the necessary wood and equipment for its construction. The following weekend, we met at his house. We saw our dream in a pile in his backyard. We worked from dawn to dusk to build our great establishment. By Sunday night, our mission was complete. Our hard work (combined with a little creativity) had paid off. We had a real ring. We decided to hold an "event." We practiced for hours, trying to improve every aspect of our wrestling ability. The date was May 24th. Our show had a start time of 9: 00 p.m. To our surprise, about one hundred family, friends and fans showed up to support us. It was the most important night of my life and a complete success. Since that time, we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out. We continue to live this dream. We accomplished what we set out to do. We are now well known throughout school. When I walk down the halls, I am respected by my peers. Some are the same peers who ridiculed me for watching wrestling when I was younger. When they approach me, they often say, "Good match, Chris." I humbly say, "Thank you," knowing I did something I believed in.
As my senior year winds down, I'll remember all of my high school memories. But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished my goal. I lived my dream.
【小题1】What makes the writer different from the others is __________.
| A．the different sports he loves |
| B．the different clothes he wears and the different music he listens to |
| C．that he is younger than the others. |
| D．the different ideas he has |
| A．I practiced wrestling secretly in my spare time. |
| B．I put the clothes for wrestling on the shelf. |
| C．I decided to quit following wrestling. |
| D．I began not to watch wrestling on TV. |
| A．knew he couldn’t be a good football player | B．realized he was being himself |
| C．was still sociable | D．built a wrestling ring |
| A．play football there | B．make his dream realized |
| C．be a professional player | D．have parties there. |
| A．Optimistic | B．Pessimistic | C．Doubtful | D．Surprised |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2015届江西省高一第二次月考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
There was once a famous king whose name was Tamerlane. Like Alexander the Great, he _36__ to become the master of the whole world. So he raised a great _37__ and made war on other countries. He conquered(征服，打败） many kings and __38__ many cities. But at last his army was beaten; and Tamerlane escaped alone from the field of __39__ .
For a long time he wandered in __40__ from place to place. His enemies were __41__ him. He was about to lose all hope.
One day he was __42__ under a tree, thinking of his failure. He had now been a wanderer for twenty days. He couldn’t __43___ any longer. Suddenly he saw a small object climbing up the trunk (树干) of the tree. He looked more __44__ and saw it was an ant, __45__ a grain of wheat（麦粒）as large as itself.
There was a __46__ in the tree only a little way above, and that was the home of the ant.
“You are __47__, Mr. Ant,” he said, “but you are carrying something that is too heavy for you.” Just as he __48__, the ant lost its footing and fell to the ground. But it __49__ held on to the grain of wheat. Tamerlane _50__ the little insect. It tried the second time, the third time ... the twentieth time — but always with the same __51__. Then it tried the twenty-first time. __52__, one little step at a time, it climbed across the rough place where it had __53__ so often. The next minute it climbed __54__ into its home, carrying the grain of wheat. “Well done!” said Tamerlane, “you’ve taught me a lesson. I, too, will try, try again, __55__ I succeed.”
And this he did.
1. A．failed B．learned C．chose D．wished
2. A．party B．family C．army D．group
3. A．burned B．defended C．rebuilt D．developed
4. A．business B．battle C．sports D．wheat
5. A．peace B．relief C．puzzlement D．fear
6. A．fighting against B．looking for C．caring about D．calling on
7. A．lying B．singing C．sleeping D．practicing
8. A．grow up B．get around C．carry on D．stay up
9. A．quickly B．excitedly C．seriously D．closely
10. A．eating B．carrying C．discovering D．picking
11. A．hole B．cave C．leaf D．flower
12. A．hungry B．small C．brave D．smart
13. A．discussed B．explained C．complained D．spoke
14. A．only B．still C．also D．even
15. A．watched B．touched C．helped D．guided
16. A．goal B．method C．result D．reason
17. A．Hurriedly B．Gently C．Slowly D．Sadly
18. A．stopped B．appeared C．prepared D．fallen
19. A．worriedly B．safely C．freely D．calmly
20. A．till B．after C．if D．because
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012-2013学年青海省片区高三大联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：完型填空
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 36 water to the runners, I remember being so 37 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 38 up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an 39 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. 40 , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的) 41 .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 42 because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 43 for a second.
But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 45 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 46 was only to finish.
After a minute, it 47 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself at that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 48 .
I 49 that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare 50 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 51 .
In life we all have those moments when we 52 ourselves with others. It’s only 53 . Don’t allow those moments to 54 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 55 anything you want in life.
1. A．bring out B．pass out C．take out D．pick out
2. A．excited B．worried C．concerned D．anxious
3.A gave B. made C. signed D. dressed
4. A．achievement B．encouragement C．interest D．experience
5. A．At times B．In time C．In all D．At all
6. A．victory B．decision C．moment D．conclusion
7. A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．moved D．thrilled
8. A．relaxed B．defeated C．puzzled D．inspired
9. A．realized B．lost C．noticed D．remembered
10. A．necessary B．evident C．common D．different
11. A．motto B．plan C．goal D．direction
12. A．worried B．hit C．reached D．hurt
13. A．attraction B．devotion C．inspiration D．expectation
14. A．hoped B．promised C．decided D．suggested
15. A．slightly B．hardly C．clearly D．properly
16. A．excitement B．accomplishment C．movement D．judgement
17. A．introduce B．relate C．present D．compare
18. A．important B．natural C．strange D．ridiculous
19. A．weaken B．wound C．amuse D．cheer
20. A．prevent B．deliver C．achieve D．abandon
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011吉林省延吉市高一下期末考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
You have the ability to decide whether you are happy or not. Happiness is a choice.
You can’t depend on someone else to make you happy. That is a lesson I learned early in my marriage. I realized that I couldn’t rely on my husband as my source of happiness. I learned that my happiness depended on myself and not my husband’s actions. I learned that you have to choose to be happy.
You can choose your emotions. True happiness comes from within, and it can’t be forced by outside force. So how do you choose happiness? The same way, you choose to smile or choose to wear a certain outfit（一套衣服）. You choose it because that’s what you want to experience in you life.
You want to buy a new pair of shoes so you choose a pair that you like and feels good. You wouldn’t buy a pair of shoes that you don’t like or that doesn’t fit well, right? So why do we keep choosing emotions and feelings that don’t make us feel good?
Choosing to be happy after you realize your anger has shown up (or even choosing to be calm) can be beneficial. We choose our feelings; no one else can do that for us. If we let others get to us, influence our emotions — we are giving them power over us. When others cause us anger or pain, we are giving them our power.
We need to keep our feelings in check and not to react（反应） automatically to what is thrown at us. We need to think our actions out instead of just reacting to what someone says or does.
Remember that we can always choose happiness. At first it will be difficult to just switch（使转变）your thoughts and feelings from anger, self-doubt, or fear to joy and happiness. But it is only a thought away. Don’t dwell on（细想） what happens to you unnecessarily but realize what is causing you to feel that way. Realize that thoughts, feelings and emotions can change. Then move on and choose to be happy.
1. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Pretend to Be Happy
B. Choose Your Emotions
C. Choose to Be Happy
D. Find Happiness
2. The lesson the writer learned in her marriage is .
A. one can’t depend on someone else to make himself or herself happy
B. balancing the relationship between husband and wife is an art
C. she can depend on her husband to find happiness
D. happiness can be influenced by outside force
3.Why did the writer mention buying shoes?
A. To offer advice on how to choose comfortable shoes.
B. To use it as an example to illustrate（阐述）her point of view.
C. To compare choosing shoes and choosing an outfit.
D. To help move to the next paragraph easily.
4.The writer suggests that we should .
A. let others control our feelings
B. respond immediately to others’ words
C. hold back our feelings properly
D. pay more attention to words than actions
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