When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was __(1)___ along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the __(2)___ on purpose, __(3)___ that the driver might be too tired to drive,“When do you go back home in the evening?”

　　“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”

　　“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I __(4)___ another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.”His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the __(5)___ is only complaint（抱怨）. They complain that they __(6)___ work __(7)___, that it is __(8)___ to earn money, that they are bullied（欺侮）by the policemen, or that the corporation leaders are seated __(9)___ and enjoy the __(10)___ of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance（不满意）against everything. But this driver told me,“I find it __(11)___ to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I like driving, just for __(12)___. It's __(13)___ that I __(14)___ drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any __(15)___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes __(16)___, I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a __(17)___ street. In this way I always get customers.”

　　His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he __(18)___ in his job. Such feelings are __(19)___ among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying __(20)___,“Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks（挫折）.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

(1)A．driving		B．flying	C．running	D．rushing
(2)A．calmness			B．quietness
C．stillness			D．silence
(3)A．for fear			B．on condition
C．in order			D．in case
(4)A．gave out			B．threw out
C．let off			D．set off
(5)A．taxis			B．radios
C．passengers			D．drivers
(6)A．have to			B．must
C．need			D．should
(7)A．from night till morning			B．from morning till night
C．from morning till afternoon			D．from morning till dusk
(8)A．hard			B．easy
C．possible			D．impossible
(9)A．busy	B．busily		C．lazy	D．lazily
(10)A．results			B．achievements
C．gains			D．fruits
(11)A．tired			B．tiring
C．excited			D．exciting
(12)A．pleasure			B．money
C．work			D．interest
(13)A．unfortunate			B．fortunate
C．likely			D．wise
(14)A．often	B．usually		C．hardly	D．seldom
(15)A．trick	B．secret		C．skill	D．method
(16)A．southward			B．northward
C．eastward			D．westward
(17)A．wide	B．narrow		C．lonely	D．empty
(18)A．had	B．made		C．kept	D．took
(19)A．common	B．rare		C．much	D．little
(20)A．says	B．suggests		C．goes	D．talks

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　　When I came out of my office, it was dark. In order to get home as soon as possible, I hired a taxi. The car was___1__along the road, now well-lit, now sank in darkness. I broke the___2___on purpose,___3___that the driver might be too tired to drive：”When do you go hack home in the evening?”

　　“Nine o'clock. I'll go after this trip.”

　　“Then when do you come out in the morning?”I___4___another question.“Nine o'clock, too. And I go home for lunch and dinner, just as if I worked at an office.“His easiness surprised me, because every time I ride in a taxi, what I hear from the___5____are only complaint（抱怨）.They complain that they___6___work___7____,that it is____8____to earn money, that they are bullied（欺侮）by the policeman, or that the corporation leaders are seated ____9____and enjoy the ___10____of others' work. It seems that they have a grievance（不满意）against everything. But this driver told me, “I find it___11___to be a section chief as I was before. I don't like management work. I liked driving, just for___12___. It's ___13___that I___14____drive without a passenger. So I can earn two to three thousand yuan a month with ease. Any___15___? Yes, I never follow an empty taxi. If it goes___16___,I go northward. If it goes along the highway, I turn into a___17___street. In this way 1 always get customers.”

　　His words showed his satisfaction with his life and the pride he___18___in his job. Such feelings are ___19___among people nowadays as oxygen in high mountains. As an ancient saying ___20___, “Neither joy in material gains nor grieve over personal setbacks（挫折）.”How many people nowadays can show high ideals by simple living and go far with a calm mind? I couldn't help feeling curious when I found such a state of mind in a stranger on a cold winter night.

　

(1)A.driving	B.flying
C.running	D.rushing
(2)A.calmness	B.quietness
C.stillness	D.silence
(3)A.for 　　 fear	B.on 　　 condition
C.in 　　 order	D.in 　　 case
(4)A.gave 　　 out	B.threw 　　 out
C.let 　　 out	D.set 　　 off
(5)A.riders	B.people
C.passengers	D.drivers
(6)A.have 　　 to	B.must
C.need	D.should
(7)A.from 　　 night till morning	B.from 　　 morning till night
C.from 　　 morning till afternoon	D.from 　　 morning till dusk
(8)A.hard	B.easy
C.possible	D.impossible
(9)A.busy	B.busily
C.lazy	D.lazily
(10)A.results	B.achievements
C.gains	D.fruits
(11)A.tired	B.tiring
C.excited	D.exciting
(12)A.pleasure	B.money
C.work	D.interest
(13)A.unfortunate	B.fortunate
C.likely	D.luckily
(14)A.often	B.usually
C.hardly	D.seldom
(15)A.trick	B.secret
C.skill	D.method
(16)A.southward	B.northward
C.eastward	D.westward
(17)A.wide	B.narrow
C.lonely	D.empty
(18)A.was	B.made
C.kept	D.took
(19)A.common	B.rare
C.much	D.little
(20)A.says	B.suggests
C.goes	D.talks

　 I shook hands with my father in the truck，and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn’t say a word.But I knew he was going to say a little to me.“I can’t tell anything，” he finally said.“I never went to college，and none of your brothers went to college.I can’t say don’t do this and do that，because everything is different and I don’t know what is going to come up.I can’t help much with money either，but I think things will work out.”

　 He gave me a new check?book.“If things get pushing，write a small check.But when you write one，send me a letter and let me know how much.There are some things we can always sell.” In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars.My part?time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers’ kids filled in the financial gaps.

　 “You know what you want to be，and they’ll tell you what to take，” my father went on.“When you get a job，be sure it’s honest，and work hard.” I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town，and I would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you.

　 Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old，broken Bible that he had read so often，the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbours.I knew he would miss it.I knew，though，that I must take it.

　 He didn’t say read this every morning.He just said，“This can help you if you will let it.”

　 Did it help? I got through college without being a burden on the family.I have been able to make money since.

1.What is the writer’s main purpose (目的) in writing this passage?

　 A.To tell the readers his life story.

　 B.To tell people what kind of person his father was.

　 C.To let people know how poor he was.

　 D.To tell the readers what present he got from his father.

　

2.Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that?

　 A.Because he felt quite confident of him.

　 B.Because he was born from a poor family.

　 C.Because he was a man of few words.

　 D.Because he didn’t want to be much too strict with him.

　

3.What would you learn from this passage?

　 A.How to live by oneself.

　 B.How to stand on one’s own feet.

　 C.What a good father should do.

　 D.What the self?important is like.

　

4.What may be the proper Chinese for the underlined part in the passage?

　 A.闲暇时光。 　　　　　　　 B.学费。

　 C.经济不足。 　　　　　　　 D.精神空虚。

　

5.What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer’s father?

　 A.It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others.

　 B.There were many good examples for you to copy in it.

　 C.It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future.

　 D.It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble.

 

“Good morning!” said a woman as she walked up to an old man sitting on the ground. The man slowly looked up. He was Jack, who had been begging around here for a couple of years.
“See that cafeteria（自助餐厅）over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get you something to eat and get you out of the cold for a while.”
She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently. “Jack, do you remember me?” Old Jack thought hard and said, “I think so--I mean you do look familiar.”
“I was thin and hungry,” she said. “Maybe I’ve filled out now more than when you worked here. That was when I was just out of college. I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked in the streets for days, cold and hungry. I saw this place and walked in hoping that I could satisfy my hunger.”
Jack lit up with a smile. “Now I remember,” he said. “I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said it was against company’s policy.”
The woman continued, “Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble. Then, I saw you put the price of my food in the cash register.”
“So you started your own business?” old Jack said. “I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. “When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons, the personnel director of my company. He’ll find something for you to do around the office.” She smiled, “If you ever need anything, my door is always open to you.”
There were tears in the old man’s eyes, “How can I ever thank you?” he said. “Don’t thank me;” the woman answered, “thank yourself. It was your kindness that let me know you.”
【小题1】Why did the woman invite the beggar to dinner?

A．The beggar was once her friend.

B．She felt very pity for the beggar.

C．The beggar once offered her a free meal.

D．She once worked with the beggar.

【小题2】What does the underlined phrase “fill out” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．wear a beautiful dress.	B．change one’s features.
C．have a very high position.	D．become larger or fatter.

【小题3】Years ago the woman walked into the place she caught sight of to __________.

A．find a job there	B．get herself out of cold
C．get something to eat	D．meet with the man

【小题4】What conclusion can you draw from this passage?

A．Kindness is an investment that never fails.

B．Nothing is difficult for the man who will try.

C．Don’t judge a person from his/her appearance.

D．God helps those who help themselves.

“Good morning!” said a woman as she walked up to an old man sitting on the ground. The man slowly looked up. He was Jack, who had been begging around here for a couple of years.

“See that cafeteria（自助餐厅）over there?” she asked. “I’m going to get you something to eat and get you out of the cold for a while.”

She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently. “Jack, do you remember me?” Old Jack thought hard and said, “I think so--I mean you do look familiar.”

“I was thin and hungry,” she said. “Maybe I’ve filled out now more than when you worked here. That was when I was just out of college. I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn’t find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked in the streets for days, cold and hungry. I saw this place and walked in hoping that I could satisfy my hunger.”

Jack lit up with a smile. “Now I remember,” he said. “I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said it was against company’s policy.”

The woman continued, “Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble. Then, I saw you put the price of my food in the cash register.”

“So you started your own business?” old Jack said. “I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered.” She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. “When you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons, the personnel director of my company. He’ll find something for you to do around the office.” She smiled, “If you ever need anything, my door is always open to you.”

There were tears in the old man’s eyes, “How can I ever thank you?” he said. “Don’t thank me;” the woman answered, “thank yourself. It was your kindness that let me know you.”

1.Why did the woman invite the beggar to dinner?

A．The beggar was once her friend.

B．She felt very pity for the beggar.

C．The beggar once offered her a free meal.

D．She once worked with the beggar.

2.What does the underlined phrase “fill out” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．wear a beautiful dress.                   B．change one’s features.

C．have a very high position.                 D．become larger or fatter.

3.Years ago the woman walked into the place she caught sight of to __________.

A．find a job there                         B．get herself out of cold

C．get something to eat                     D．meet with the man

4.What conclusion can you draw from this passage?

A．Kindness is an investment that never fails.

B．Nothing is difficult for the man who will try.

C．Don’t judge a person from his/her appearance.

D．God helps those who help themselves.