My grandfather worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some crates（木箱）for the clothes his church was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in Brazil. On his way home, he found his glasses were gone. When he mentally replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket and fallen into one of the crates. His new glasses were heading for Brazil!

The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for those glasses that very morning.

“It’s not fair,” he thought as he walked home angrily. “I’ve been very faithful in giving my time and money to my work, and now this.”

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to the United States. He wanted to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to my grandfather’s small church in Chicago.

He began by thanking the people for their kindness in supporting the orphanage. “But most of all, ” he said, “I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year. You see, some people had just come to the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate. Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my coworkers and I were very worried about this. Then your crates arrived. When I removed the covers, I found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

He paused long enough to let his words sink in. Then, he continued, “When I tried on the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened, happy for the miraculous glasses. But they thought it was strange because there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.

Sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, my grandfather, an ordinary carpenter realized his glasses had found a good place to go.

We know from the text that           .

A. the author’s grandfather got his glasses back from the director of the orphanage

B. the author’s grandfather found that his glasses were at home at last

C. the author’s grandfather’s burden of supporting his family was very heavy

D. the author’s grandfather worked as a carpenter in a school in Chicago

From the text we can infer that the author’s grandfather was very          after

hearing what the director of the orphanage had said.

A. surprised          B. disappointed       C. pitiful         D. proud

The underlined word “miraculous” （Paragraph 7） can be replaced by           .

A. practical    B. wonderful    C. necessary    D. important

One very cold day，a snowstorm blew into our area. Needing firewood，I quickly set out with my best friend，Bruce，to look for a tree to cut down. I was glad to have Bruce along with. Cutting down a tree in a snowstorm can be dangerous. So it was important to have a friend who could warn me of danger.
When I chose a big tree about 23 meters tall and prepared to cut it down，my best friend suddenly warned me，“Don’t cut down that tree！It’s too close to the power line！﹙电线﹚”I wasn’t sure about it. So I decided to disregard his warning. I wanted to finish the job quickly and go home. So I began cutting down the tree. When the tree fell，there was no longer any doubt that my friend was right.
The tree caught the power line，bringing it to the ground. I considered cutting the tree off the line. After all，electricity can’t travel through wood，so I could safely remove the tree. As I reached out my finger to touch the tree，pain ran up my arm and through my head. I was shocked!
After I returned home and told my mother what had happened，she quickly called the power company. The workers from the power company soon arrived on the scene. One of them asked if I had touched the tree，and when I told him I had，his face turned pale.
“You should have been killed，” he said.
So why am I still alive？It was my boots that saved my life.
Within two hours，the workers removed the tree. Soon the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother.
Even though she was glad I wasn’t hurt，my mother was still serious. After all，I shouldn’t have brushed off my friend’s warning.
Through this experience，I learn it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective. Taking time to listen might actually save a lot of time and trouble. It certainly would have kept me from getting the “shock” of my life.
【小题1】The underlined word “disregard” in the second paragraph means “________”．

A．pay no attention to

B．take notice of

C．consider

D．follow

【小题2】Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．But for his boots，the author would have died.

B．The author regretted having brushed off his friend’s warning.

C．The author knew nothing about electricity.

D．When the tree was cut down，the author realized his friend was right.

【小题3】The underlined part “the snowstorm calmed down—but not my mother” means “________”．

A．my mother was still angry with me for not listening to my friend’s warning

B．my mother was still in fear of the terrible accident

C．my mother was still comforting me

D．my mother was still worried about my safety

【小题4】The author wrote the passage mainly to________.

A．give an account of one of his terrible experiences

B．make us know it’s important to listen to people who offer a different perspective through his experience

C．tell us not to cut trees down any more

D．remind us to be careful while we are working

Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to have a seat by myself．Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind   26   your seat? A couple would like to sit together．” The only 27 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts（石膏），a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression．“  28  am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately．But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help．” Finally, I  29  to move to that seat．

The girl was named Kathy．She  30  in a car accident and now was on her way for  31  When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to  32  that Kathy would not be able to  33  herself．I considered  34  to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too  35  to offer a service to a  36  ．But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more  37  than any of my discomfort．I offered to help her eat, and  38 she was uncomfortable to accept, she  39  as I expected．We became closer and closer in a short period of time．By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart  40  , and the  41  was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself．

I was glad I had reached  42  my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and feed her．Love  43  flows beyond human borders and remove the fears that keep us  44 ．When we  45  to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world．

1.A．losing             B．changing         C．taking           D．giving

2.A．comfortable B．suitable                C．available        D．favorable

3.A．No problem         B．No way           C．Nowhere          D．No doubt

4.A．decided            B．wanted           C．regretted        D．promised

5.A．was                B．would be         C．used to be       D．had been

6.A．treatment          B．travel           C．pleasure         D．business

7.A．know               B．say              C．realize          D．recognize

8.A．eat                B．feed             C．choose           D．support

9.A．offering           B．needing          C．stopping         D．trying

10.A．impolite          B．far              C．close            D．fast

11.A．girl              B．neighbor         C．passenger        D．stranger

12.A．unusual           B．direct           C．important        D．shameful

13.A．when              B．although         C．since            D．as

14.A．refused           B．wondered         C．cried            D．did

15.A．had warmed B．had jumped              C．had broken       D．had cheered

16.A．life              B．money            C．time             D．energy

17.A．below             B．through          C．across           D．beyond

18.A．seldom            B．never            C．hardly           D．sometimes

19.A．separate          B．independent      C．silent           D．upset

20.A．happen            B．stretch          C．wait             D．continue

 

Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to __16__.

       I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph __17_ we realized we were __18_. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so __19_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on __20__ seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. __21__ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I __22_ I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just __23__ out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.

       My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t __24__ over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and __25__ for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I __26__ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for __27__ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why not you use the change __28__ the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so __29__ of my cash now. For the next two years, whenever I was __30__ of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it…”

       I have learned two things from this __31__. Maybe I was a fool for __32__ in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a __33__ pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away with what you have done, your conscience will __34__ up with you.

       This reflects the saying, “Coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “__35__” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only one, or maybe twice.

A. say                 B. talk                  C. share                        D. explain

A. as                  B. while                C. then                         D. when

A. lost                B. tired                 C. hungry                     D. angry

A. excited           B. eager                C. glad                         D. anxious

A. rest                B. food                 C. travel                       D. drink

A. Luckily          B. Finally              C. Immediately             D. Actually

A. thought          B. recognized      C. noticed                     D. realized

A. walked           B. left                   C. worked                    D. found

A. look               B. get                    C. turn                         D. think

A. ask               B. pay                   C. apologize                 D. send

A. refused         B. wanted              C. hoped                   D. meant

A. hope             B. surprise             C. anger                       D. fear

A. into              B. with                  C. for                           D. from

A. sure              B. upset                 C. proud                    D. pleased

A. warned         B. reminded           C. thought                    D. told

A. experience    B. experiment     C. story                        D. talking

A. turning         B. talking                  C. handing                    D. giving

A. free              B. cheap                C. plain                        D. delicious

A. make            B. wake                 C. catch                        D. put

A. coward     B. fool           C. loser                       D. hero

I’d been proud that I’d never lost my cellphone until my husband Jack got a call one evening.

We went to visit a friend in hospital last year. When Jack’s  36  rang, it was my mother calling from my  37 . She asked if I had  38  my mobile. I checked my purse. It was  39 !

I used Jack’s phone to call my number. Then a boy, whom I’ll call Rhys,  40  it. “I found your phone!” he said, excitedly. “I have been trying to find you, but  41  it was getting late, I decided to leave.” He gave me the address of a  42  near his home.

Later that evening, I went to  43  him there. I didn’t dare to go  44 , worrying this was some cheater. So Jack came along. After  45  10km, we got to the coffee shop which Rhys  46 .

My  47  were gone. Rhys was just a young boy. “How did you  48  my mum?” I asked. He  49  that when he found my mobile by the roadside, he started calling people in my list of contacts. But all they  50  was my mobile phone number—which didn’t    51  . He’d called many names, starting with the letter A. Finally he got Adam, one of my friends, who  52  my house.

I was  53  to get my phone back with all the contacts, messages and photos I could have lost for ever. I was so  54  to Rhys and offered him some money, but he  55 .

As we drove back, we praised Rhys for his honesty.

1.                A．electric car      B．mobile phone    C．radio D．doorbell

 

2.                A．hospital        B．company        C．school    D．home

 

3.                A．found          B．changed        C．lost  D．bought

 

4.                A．gone           B．new           C．busy D．broken

 

5.                A．accepted       B．returned        C．got  D．answered

 

6.                A．before         B．because        C．after D．if

 

7.                A．coffee shop     B．post office       C．hotel D．supermarket

 

8.                A．follow          B．meet           C．catch D．punish

 

9.                A．slowly          B．back           C．alone D．finally

 

10.               A．driving         B．running        C．walking    D．riding

 

11.               A．talked about     B．looked for      C．heard of   D．knew about

 

12.               A．difficulties      B．fears           C．diseases   D．hopes

 

13.               A．remember      B．know          C．tell   D．understand

 

14.               A．realized        B．repeated       C．explained  D．believed

 

15.               A．had           B．noticed         C．expected  D．finished

 

16.               A．happen        B．matter         C．help  D．fit

 

17.               A．called          B．visited         C．shared    D．sold

 

18.               A．sorry          B．glad           C．sad   D．proud

 

19.               A．useful          B．strange         C．grateful   D．polite

 

20.               A．missed         B．appeared       C．agreed    D．refused

 

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