In 1997, I found myself in a situation I never thought I'd be in: alone and begging for money in New York. My father had been separated from our family, and my mother had  recently died from complications related to AIDS. What I remember most about such nights is lying on the cold marble floor and using my backpack for a pillow.
Even though I had lost my family,  I made choices every single day to turn my life around. There was the haven for homeless teenagers called the Door, a non－profit organization that provided me with guidance, medical care and food, all of which kept me going while I completed my homework in train stations and under hallway lights. Perhaps the most surprising　help though, I did not seek out﹔it found me.  The New York Times told my story. In the weeks　that followed, dozens of strangers reached out to me from all across the United States. At my　high school, I began receiving handwritten letters of encouragement. Strangers showed up　bearing clothes, books, and even hugs. Since the article mentioned I was applying to Harvard, one woman knitted a blanket for me.  She attached this note to the box it was posted in: "It gets cold in those dorms. May you warm yourself knowing that people care about you".
With the help of these people, my life today bears no resemblance at all to my life then. I graduated not only from high school but also from Harvard University.
Before these people — some of them nameless— I just didn't realize how good people　could be. But now I do, and I can say that the people who helped me have forever changed me. They are the reason behind my decision to join the board at the Door so that I can be part of a small team of people opening a high school for homeless teenagers .They are the reason I dedicate my life to opening pathways for others. And they are the reason I travel around the　world helping people transform their own lives.
【小题1】According to the passage, the author______________.

A．tried to change her life

B．often slept m friends’ homes

C．felt lonely because of her illness

D．felt quite desperate for her father

【小题2】What can we learn about the Door?

A．It helps the homeless teenagers.

B．It is an organization seeking profits.

C．It provides entertainment for children.

D．It reports the stories about the homeless.

【小题3】The 3rd paragraph mainly tells about                       .

A．how the author applies to Harvard

B．how the author struggles for her ideal

C．how The New York Times helps the author

D．how people help the author in different ways

【小题4】Which of the following is the correct order to describe the author's life?
a. The newspaper reported her story.
b. She graduated from Harvard University.
c. She slept on the cold floor at night.
d. She joined the committee at the Door.           
e. Her mother died from the illness.

A．d→e→c→a→b	B．e→c→d→a→b
C．e→c→a→b→d	D．b→c→d→e→a

【小题5】What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A．Patience is a virtue.

B．Love can be passed on.

C．Time waits for no man.

D．Honesty leads to success.

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. He had wanted a beautiful  1  in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well   2  it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day came near, the young man expected   3   that his father had bought the gift.   4 , on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his own   5 . His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He   6  his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, and somewhat   7 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely leather bound Bible，with the young man’s name written in gold. Angry, he  8  his voice to his father, and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and  9   out of the house.
Many years passed and the young man was very   10  in business. He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but   11  his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to see him.   12  he could make arrangements, he received a telegram   13  him his father had passed away and willed all of his 14  to his son. When he arrived at his father’s, sudden sadness and regret   15 his heart. He began to   16  his father’s important papers and saw the still new gift-wrapped Bible, just as he had   17  it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully   18  a verse(诗), Matthew 7-11,“And if you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in Heaven, give to those who ask Him?”
As he read those words, a car key  19  from the back of the Bible. It had a tag(标签) with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the   20  of his graduation, and the words: PAID IN FULL.

【小题1】

A．computer B．bike C．car D．recorder

【小题2】

A．pay B．buy C．support D．afford

【小题3】

A．signs B．facts C．marks D．results

【小题4】

A．However B．Finally C．Quietly D．Actually

【小题5】

A．house B．room C．study D．office

【小题6】

A．gave B．handed C．showed D．presented

【小题7】

A．excited B．nervous C．interested D．disappointed

【小题8】

A．raised B．changed C．improved D．increased

【小题9】

A．ran B．went C．walked D．stormed

【小题10】

A．busy B．successful C．comfortable D．happy

【小题11】

A．remembered B．realized C．knew D．considered

【小题12】

A．When B．As C．After D．Before

【小题13】

A．informing B．announcing C．telling D．discovering

【小题14】

A．treasures B．possessions C．clothing D．eagerness

【小题15】

A．filled B．caught C．attacked D．beat

【小题16】

A．pick up B．remind of C．search through D．refer to

【小题17】

A．seen B．got C．left D．thrown

【小题18】

A．made B．written C．underlined D．designed

【小题19】

A．dropped B．appeared C．rolled D．showed

【小题20】

A．year B．date C．moment D．Day