I was nineteen years old the first time I saw my own true character.
My trip to and from work each day included a ten-minute walk through the heart of downtown, where the 36 often gathered. Like most busy citizens, I learned to 37 those nameless faces. When it came to homeless beggars, my 38 life experience had led me to one 39 that they are on the street because they choose to be, probably due to alcohol or drugs.
It was an extremely cold day. When I passed the groups of beggars as usual, I heard a shaky voice target me.
“Spare some change?” he asked.
I didn’t even 40 looking up at his nameless face. I briefly 41 him walking into a liquor store and buying whiskey with the money we spared him. Like most teenagers, it took me only moments to 42 him.
“I have no money on me,” I said quickly
Looking back now, I feel as if God had set out that day to teach me a lesson. And God 43 . Just a few feet past him, I managed to find the only ice patch on the sidewalk. I 44 and landed heavily on my right knee. The 45 was almost killing me as I tried to get up. Then I heard a shaky voice only inches above me.
“Are you all right?” he asked.
I knew immediately this was the man I had just rushed past. Even in pain, I 46 took a quick moment to sniff for the smell of alcohol on his breath. There was none. He wasn’t 47 . I saw the 48 in his eyes.
I 49 to get to my feet. He held my arm as I walked difficultly to the nearby bus stop.
“My name is Mike,” he said. “That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,” he said with deep 50 .
“This bus goes past the hospital,” I said.
Mike paused, and a look of sudden 51 crossed his face. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cup. He took out all the change and held it out toward me.
“I think there’s just enough here for you to take the bus,” he said,
I was highly embarrassed as I remember my 52 . I reached for my purse and took out my change. At least ten dollars. I offered Mike all my change.
“Thank you and take care of yourself,” I said. Both of us knew that few minutes earlier I couldn’t have 53 what happened to him.
Mike held his cup tightly, 54 it as if it were the first gift he had ever received.
A half cup of change seemed too small a gift for the man who gave a 55 to every nameless face I’ve ever seen.
1. A．doctors B．beggars C．citizens D．sellers
2. A．pity B．observe C．forgive D．ignore
3. A．limited B．painful C．meaningful D．rich
4. A．fact B．rule C．assumption D．suggestion
5. A．mind B．bother C．avoid D．bear
6. A．imagined B．followed C．noticed D．heard
7. A．judge B．stop C．tease D．blame
8. A．signed B．succeeded C．responded D．approached
9. A．skipped B．dashed C．slipped D．hesitated
10. A．regret B．scare C．cold D．pain
11. A．still B．ever C．yet D．also
12. A．honest B．reliable C．drunk D．shabby
13. A．greed B．surprise C．sorrow D．sympathy
14. A．failed B．struggled C．hurried D．chose
15. A．relief B．satisfaction C．understanding D．concern
16. A．confusion B．realization C．excitement D．sadness
17. A．lie B．injury C．promise D．experience
18. A．known B．predicted C．cared D．accepted
19. A．treasuring B．protecting C．making D．showing
20. A．lesson B．name C．chance D．fortune
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.A
7.A
8.B
9.C
10.D
11.A
12.C
13.D
14.B
15.D
16.B
17.A
18.C
19.A
20.B
【解析】
试题分析：作者本来对街上的乞丐是不理睬的，甚至是有些偏见，但是一次经历让他改变了看法。
1.考查名词：A. doctors医生B. beggars乞丐C. citizens公民D. sellers销售员，从后面的When it came to homeless beggars,可知商业中心经常聚集一些乞丐。选B
2.考查动词：A. pity同情B. observe观察C. forgive原谅D. ignore忽略，句意：向很多繁忙的市民一样，我学会忽视这些没有名字的脸。选D
3.考查形容词：A. limited有限的B. painful痛苦的C. meaningful有意义的D. rich富有的，指“有限的人生经历”，选A
4.考查名词：A. fact事实B. rule规则C. assumption假设 D. suggestion建议，我有限的人生经历让我假设他们选择这么生活是因为酒精或吸毒。选C
5.考查动词：A. mind介意B. bother麻烦C. avoid避免D. bear忍受，我甚至懒得看这个没有名字的脸。选B
6.考查动词：A. imagined想象B. followed 跟随C. noticed注意D. heard听见，我只是想象他走进酒店，用我给他的钱买了威士忌。选A
7.考查动词：A. judge判断B. stop停止C. tease嘲笑D. blame责备，象很多年轻人一样，我花了几分钟就判断了他。选A
8.考查动词：A. signed签名B. succeeded成功C. responded回复D. approached靠近，现在回想起来，那天上帝出来是要给我一个教训，上帝成功了。选B
9.考查动词：A. skipped跳跃B. dashed冲C. slipped滑倒D. hesitated犹豫，从后面的heavily on my right knee. 可知作者是滑倒了，选C
10.考查名词：A. regret后悔B. scare害怕C. cold冷D. pain疼痛，我起来的时候疼痛几乎要了我的命。选D
11.考查副词：A. still仍然B. ever曾经C. yet然而D. also也，即使很疼，我还是用一会儿去嗅他呼吸里面的酒味。选A
12.考查形容词：A. honest诚实的B. reliable可靠的C. drunk喝醉的D. shabby破烂的，从前面的There was none.可知他并没有喝醉。选C
13.考查名词:A. greed贪婪B. surprise惊讶C. sorrow悲伤D. sympathy同情，我看见他眼睛里面的同情。选D
14.考查动词：A. failed失败B. struggled努力C. hurried匆忙D. chose选择，我挣扎着站起来。选B
15.考查名词：A. relief缓解B. satisfaction 满意C. understanding理解D. concern关心，从前面的That’s quite a fall you took, and you really need to get it checked by a doctor,可知乞丐很关心作者。选D
16.考查名词：A. confusion困惑B. realization意识到C. excitement兴奋D. sadness难过，这里指乞丐突然意识到什么，因为前面作者说他没有零钱。选B
17.考查名词：A. lie谎言B. injury受伤C. promise诺言D. experience经验，我想起自己的谎言感到尴尬。选A
18.考查动词：A. known知道B. predicted预测C. cared关心D. accepted接受，我们两个几分钟前都知道我是不会关心他发生了什么的。选C
19.考查动词：A. treasuring珍惜B. protecting保护C. making制作D. showing展示，从前面的句子：Mike held his cup tightly,可知迈克很珍惜这些钱。选A
20.考查名词：A. lesson 功课B. name名字C. chance机会D. fortune运气，半杯零钱对于给我这些没有名字的脸一个名字来说似乎太少了。选B
考点：考查故事类短文
点评：作者本来对街上的乞丐是不理睬的，甚至是有些偏见，但是一次经历让他改变了看法。本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。
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(2007年普通高等学校夏季招生考试英语（江苏卷）)E
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later I returned to school-walking on my own!
When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra$2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the word-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an in income of $ 1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.
71.What Kemmons’mom often told him during his childhood was_______.
A.caring B.moving C.encouraging D.interesting
72.According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?
A.Doctors. B.Nurses. C.Friends. D.Mom.
73.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?
A. His terrible experience in the hotel.
B. His previous business success of various levels.
C. His mom’s support.
D. His wife’s suggestion.
74.Which of the following best describes Kemmons’mother?
A. Modest ,helpful and hard-working. B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.
C. Careful, helpful and beautiful. D.Strict, sensitive and supportive.
75.Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?
A. Self-confidence, had work, higher education and a poor family
B. Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.
C. Clear goals, mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education.
D. Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities.
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That statement 
began a(n) 27 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 28 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She 29 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more 30 and my brothers and I could be better educated.
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accepted her 33 and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 34 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the 35 beneficiary (受益者). My father became the 36 man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power 37 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 38 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 39 .
You can communicate that power to 40 who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
【小题1】.
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| A．rushed | B．sent | C．carried | D．introduced |
| A．distinguished | B．favored | C．mistaken | D．rewarded |
| A．sooner | B．later | C．longer | D．earlier |
| A．backward | B．forward | C．upward | D．downward |
| A．talked | B．replied | C．cried | D．answered |
| A．but | B．so | C．and | D．or |
| A．agreement | B．friendship | C．gap | D．relationship |
| A．opinion | B．image | C．expectation | D．mind |
| A．begged | B．persuaded | C．ordered | D．invited |
| A．successful | B．meaningful | C．helpful | D．useful |
| A．camera | B．radio | C．bicycle | D．typewriter |
| A．considered | B．suspected | C．ignored | D．appreciated |
| A．belief | B．request | C．criticism | D．description |
| A．teaching | B．writing | C．studying | D．reading |
| A．next | B．same | C．only | D．real |
| A．cleverest | B．wealthiest | C．strongest | D．healthiest |
| A．enthusiasm | B．sympathy | C．fortune | D．confidence |
| A．deliberately | B．happily | C．traditionally | D．constantly |
| A．win | B．match | C．reach | D．doubt |
| A．everyone | B．someone | C．anyone | D．nobody |
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Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school—walking on my own!
When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred（出现）on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel(汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.
【小题1】What Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was_______.
| A．caring | B．moving | C．encouraging | D．interesting |
| A．Doctors. | B．Nurses. |
| C．Friends. | D．Mom. |
| A．His mom’s support. |
| B．His previous business success of various levels. |
| C．His terrible experience in the hotel. |
| D．His wife’s suggestion. |
| A．Modest, helpful and hard-working. |
| B．Careful, helpful and beautiful. |
| C．Loving, supportive and strong-willed. |
| D．Strict, sensitive and supportive. |
| A．Self-confidence, hard work, higher-education and a poor family. |
| B．Mom’s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities. |
| C．Clear goals,mom’s encouragement, a poor family and higher education. |
| D．Mom’s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work. |
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I was 15 when my father died．He took his secret away with him, having never spoken about AIDS to___35____, even me．He didn’t want to call attention to AIDS．I do.
1. A．as B．though C．as if D．even if
2. A．dangerous B．careful C．calm D．confident
3. A．difficulty B．shyness C．secret D．weight
4. A．unhappily B．lonely C．separately D．alone
5. A．could B．must C．should D．need
6. A．broken B．worsened C．damaged D．destroyed
7. A．pay B．spend C．afford D．offer
8. A．family B．everyday C．medical D．school
9. A．lost B．nervous C．disappointed D．worried
10. A．suffering B．burden C．pressure D．sadness
11. A．treated B．cared C．reacted D．feared
12. A．different B．nervous C．sensitive D．cruel
13. A．moved B．retreated C．returned D．recovered
14. A．leaving B．keeping C．stopping D．preventing
15. A．uneasy B．unabsorbed C．unprepared D．uncomfortable
16. A．due B．relaxing C．profound D．final
17. A．Curious B．Strange C．Terrified D．Sad
18. A．encountered B．visited C．called D．contracted
19. A．lucky B．dramatic C．romantic D．magical
20. A．anyone B．someone C．nobody D．none
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