Don’t look down upon the ugly little worm. In a few weeks , it ________into a beautiful big butterfly.

A．transforms        B．would transform    C．have transformed   D．will transform.

 

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）

Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   37 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   38  than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people   39  at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   40  and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).

My friends found me distant because I didn’t let others get   41  to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   42  Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would   43  me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No idea.”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our   44  started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my situation — until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my   45 . She just stared.

My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would  46  me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know   47  your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced(审判). I begged in my heart for

her to   48  , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered weakly.

She bent and   49  my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”  

I was    50   .I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   51   myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.                A．them          B．it              C．myself    D．me

 

2.                A．shorter         B．taller           C．weaker   D．slower

 

3.                A．looking         B．smiling         C．aiming    D．glaring

 

4.                A．street          B．sun            C．mirror    D．corner

 

5.                A．closely         B．close           C．near D．nearly

 

6.                A．after           B．while           C．until D．unless

 

7.                A．disturb         B．seek           C．comfort  D．ignore

 

8.                A．games          B．performance     C．conversation   D．competition

 

9.                A．face           B．back           C．eyes D．wings

 

10.               A．look up to       B．catch up with    C．look down upon D．put up with

 

11.               A．that           B．why           C．whether   D．how

 

12.               A．relax           B．stop           C．leave D．forbid

 

13.               A．said           B．spoke          C．whispered D．shouted

 

14.               A．worried        B．astonished      C．ashamed  D．upset

 

15.               A．control         B．hate           C．forgive    D．like

 

 

Two years after the First World War (1914-1918), a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their hometown in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Clinton. Once a year they had supper in Barton’s house. Barton was very rich.

One evening Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone. At the same time they were talking and talking. They soon forgot about the coin. After supper, Barton asked for his coin, but nobody could tell where it was. It was lost. One man said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned their pockets inside out. Only Clinton refused, however. “I didn’t steal the coin, and I will not be searched,” he said. After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him. He grew poorer. Soon his wife died.

A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Clinton to apologize. “But,” he asked, “you knew the coin was not in your pocket. Why did you refuse to be searched?” “Because I was a thief,” Clinton answered. “My pockets were full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry to my hungry wife and children.”

1.The story took place ________.

A. in 1920　　　    B. after 1945　　　 C. in 1950　　  D. 1916

2.The coin was passed and praised because ________.

A. Clinton was rich　　　　　                       B. the supper was good

C. it was a large gold coin　                           D. they were happy

3.Everyone was to be searched because _________.

A. they were thieves　　　                          B. the gold coin was lost

C. Clinton stole the gold coin                      D. they stole the gold coin

4.Clinton refused to be searched because _________.

A. he was afraid to be found that there was some food in his pockets

B. he didn’t steal the coin　

C. he was poor enough

D. the gold coin was in his pocket

5.“After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him.” From the sentence we know that _____.

A.  people thought of him as a beggar　

B.  people took no notice of him

C.  people look down upon him　　　

D. Clinton refused to see his friends

 

 No matter what you have achieved, you have no reasons to _____others in your field.

A．look on

B．look up to

C．look forward to

D．look down upon

 

My husband and children think they are very lucky that they are living and that it’s Christmas again. They can’t see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who aren’t much good. But Johnny and children can’t see this. What a pity it is that our neighbours have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decided that my children must get out of this. The money that we’ve saved isn’t nearly enough.

The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy(糖果)while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldn’t eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer(下水道). Why, is it only because they have money ? There is more to happiness than money in the world, isn’t there?

Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn’t rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. She can read your mind. I’d like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grow up.

1.This passage mainly suggests that the writer _______.

A. is easy to get along with　　　　　　                 B. is unhappy with the life they are living

C. is good at observing and understanding　　           D. is never pleased with her neigbours

2.What do you think of McGarity girl?

A. She is proud and hungry.                                     B. She is selfish and cruel.

C. She is lonely and friendless.                                 D. She is unhappy and misunderstood.

3.In this text, the writer tries to tell us that _______.

A. money is the key to everything　　

B. the more money you have, the less happy you’ll be

C. there is something more important than money

D. when talking to people we should look into their eyes

4. Pick out the one that does NOT describe the writer’s view on money.

A. Why, is it only because they have money?      B. There is more to happiness than money.

C. Miss Jackson isn’t rich, but she knows things. D. The money we saved isn’t nearly enough.