Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman（随身听）. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of troubles with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
【小题1】When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _______.

A．to have a basketball game	B．to his classroom
C．to see Mark	D．back home

【小题2】 From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he _______.

A．was a good student	B．liked sports and music
C．liked all the subjects in school	D．was a good friend

【小题3】Mark and Bill _______.

A．were in the same middle school and high school

B．were in the same middle school but not in the same high school

C．often had lunch together at school

D．had known each other before they began to study in middle school

【小题4】In this passage, the phrase “break up” means _______.

A．相处很好

B．和好如初

C．关系破裂

D．保持联系

【小题5】When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he _______.

A．knew he could save Bill’s life

B．knew who Bill was and wanted to help him

C．didn’t know why he was going to help him

D．didn’t know what he was doing was very important to Bill

Mark was walking home from school one day when he saw the boy in front of him fall over and drop all of the books. He was carrying, along with two sweaters, a basketball and a walkman（随身听）. Mark stopped and helped the boy pick up these things. Since they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of his things. As they walked, Mark knew that the boy’s name was Bill, that he loved computer games, basketball and history, and that he was having lots of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.
They arrived at Bill’s home first and Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed happily with a few laughs and some small talk, and then Mark went home. They often saw each other at school, had lunch together once or twice, and then they both finished middle school. They ended up in the same high school where they sometimes saw and talked with each other over the years. At last just three weeks before they finished high school, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.
Bill asked Mark if he still remembered the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever think why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill. “You see, I cleaned out my locker(锁柜) because I didn’t want to leave anything for anyone else. I had put away some of my mother’s sleeping pills and I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I began to understand that if I killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life.”
【小题1】 When Mark met him the first time, Bill was going _______.

A．to have a basketball game	B．to his classroom
C．to see Mark	D．back home

【小题2】From what Bill was carrying, we can know that he _______.

A．was a good student	B．liked sports and music
C．liked all the subjects in school	D．was a good friend

【小题3】 Mark and Bill _______.

A．were in the same middle school and high school

B．were in the same middle school but not in the same high school

C．often had lunch together at school

D．had known each other before they began to study in middle school

【小题4】In this passage, the phrase “break up” means _______.

A．相处很好

B．和好如初

C．关系破裂

D．保持联系

【小题5】When Mark helped Bill to pick up some of his things, he _______.

A．knew he could save Bill’s life

B．knew who Bill was and wanted to help him

C．didn’t know why he was going to help him

D．didn’t know what he was doing was very important to Bill

Three years ago, I had a job in a retail store (零售店). I    21   to talk to everybody and know what was going on in their    22  . I remember a girl who started    23   there a few months after me. We seldom talked but we always    24   each other and smiled.

She always smiled in a really happy way    25   one day when we got to work in the    26   department. She smiled as if she was the    27   girl in the world. I went up to her and asked, “What’s wrong with you?” She answered, “Why?” I said, “I could feel you’re very    28  , but you’re always trying to    29   it.”

Her mouth just dropped as if I had    30   her deepest secret, so we started talking. She told me    31   she was feeling unhappy and why she was trying to    32   that nothing was wrong. Time went by and we became good friends. She’d always tell me I had   33   her life in so many ways.

Today that girl is one of my best   34  . I really don’t know what I would do    35   her. She has been there for me in every    36   way a friend could be.

What I’m trying to say is that you never know    37   you’re helping yourself. I helped this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a    38   friend.

So the next time you see a    39   and he needs someone who will    40   to him, wait and let him say what he wants to say. You never know, you might just end up helping yourself.

1.                A．managed       B．intended        C．remembered  D．liked

 

2.                A．lives           B．jobs            C．studies   D．marriages

 

3.                A．shopping       B．talking          C．going     D．working

 

4.                A．assisted        B．looked at        C．realized  D．stared at

 

5.                A．though         B．since           C．until D．unless

 

6.                A．similar         B．nearby         C．same D．different

 

7.                A．quietest        B．happiest        C．busiest   D．luckiest

 

8.                A．sad            B．angry          C．happy    D．surprised

 

9.                A．keep           B．stop            C．hide D．show

 

10.               A．caught         B．discovered      C．controlled D．checked

 

11.               A．when          B．how           C．why  D．what

 

12.               A．pretend        B．become        C．make D．admit

 

13.               A．protected       B．recovered      C．supported D．changed

 

14.               A．customers      B．friends         C．neighbors  D．classmates

 

15.               A．without        B．for            C．upon D．with

 

16.               A．simple         B．possible        C．strange    D．perfect

 

17.               A．before         B．since          C．because   D．when

 

18.               A．truthful        B．useful          C．hopeful   D．careful

 

19.               A．stranger        B．worker         C．passenger D．visitor

 

20.               A．belong         B．refer          C．listen D．turn