When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai. One day he   16   a picture of a tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the   17   of an American, who asked, “How much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too   18   and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No,” Then he tore(撕)it to pieces. In great   19  ,the foreigner said, “Young man, are you __20__?” “No, sir. I’m not angry. I sold it   21   500 dollars because I thought it was worth the   22__  . But you wanted a __23__ price. It means you didn’t think   24   and it is not good enough. I’ll go on   25   until my customers are satisfied.” At that time,   26   Liu Kaiqu was not famous at all, he never   27_  his dream. Now he is well-known all over the world as a great artist.

1.A. stole      B. picked       C. drew            D. saw

2.A. attention  B. education C. decision            D. discussion

3.A. terrible       B. big          C. old             D. expensive

4.A. fear      B. difficulty       C. surprise        D. excitement

5.A. happy        B crazy          C. angry           D cry

6.A. over         B. for            C. about           D. among

7.A. size       B. price            C. weight          D. position

8.A low              B high           C higher           D lower

9.A. me     B. about            C. so              D. it

10.A. selling       B. watching      C. buying          D. working

11.A. though        B. because      C. whether         D. until

12.A. broke off   B. gave in        C. gave up         D. sent off

 

He was struggling(费劲) to tie his shoes. I was struggling with whether I should help him.

   I did, and he was grateful.

   “Thank you,” he said.

   “I’m glad I could help. I just thought it would be easier for me to reach,” I said.

   He was a disabled man, and forced to look down most of the time. His arms and legs were twisted(扭曲的) terribly, and he couldn’t do what the rest of us would consider easy tasks. He always managed to look up to see how you reacted(反应) to his words, however. He had a big smile, making me feel comfortable.

I was still on my knees by his wheelchair.

“ Nice shoes,” he said.

“Thanks. No one ever complimented me on them before,” I said.

“No one has the same view of the world as I do,” he replied.

“Tell me about the world as you see it,” I said smiling.

“Most people can see if someone is comfortable with them or not in their eyes. I see it in their feet.” he said. “If people keep moving their feet, I just let them go, because I know they’re impatient with me. I don’t want to make people uncomfortable.

“What about me? I asked.

“I could see your compassion. And then you came down to my level. I was the one who was nervous.” he said. “I don’t normally have someone look me in the eye.”

“They don’t know what they’re missing,” I told him.

“My old face is nothing to brag(自夸) about.” he said.

“But that smile is so big.”

Yes, and it’s not only a big smile but an attitude.

1.The disabled man knew people were impatient mostly by their _________.

 A. words             B. eyes             C. feet             D. smile

2.The unlined word compassion is the closet in meaning to ___________.

 A. attention           B. pity              C. trust            D. duty

3.We learn that the disabled man _________.

 A. had great difficulty looking after himself

B. always asked people for help

 C. couldn’t have a big smile

D. liked to talk about people’s shoes

4.The writer felt comfortable because _________.

 A. he had a nice talk to the man

B. the man looked him in the eye

 C. he didn’t move his feet before the man

D. the man had a big smile on the face

5.We can infer from the passage that _________.

 A. the disable man had something wrong with his mind

 B. not many people went down to the man’s level

 C. the man was good at telling people about the world

 D. the writer would not give the man move help

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late, and I was driving _________.

At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was _________ on the road by now, but as I came near the light, it turned _________, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, _________ there I sat, waiting for the light to _________, the only human being, for at least a mile in any _________.

I started wondering why I _________ to run the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was _________ no policeman anywhere around and there certainly would have been no _________ in going through it.

Much later that _________, after I’d met with a group in Lewisburg and had climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light _________ me. I think I stopped _________ it’s part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other. It’ s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we trust each other to follow _________: we don’t go through red lights.

We do _________ we say we’ll do. We show up when we say we’ll show up.

I was so _________ of myself for stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known what a good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, I had to tell s someone.

1.A. fast                           B. slowly                       C. carefully                    D. hard

2.A. late                           B. alone                        C. worried                      D. afraid

3.A. green                       B. yellow                       C. red                              D. dark

4.A. and                           B. or                     C. so                                D. but

5.A. return                      B. change            C. start                            D. continue

6.A. attention                 B. background             C. direction                    D. information

7.A. refused                   B. decided          C. prepared                   D. forgot

8.A. hardly                      B. luckily                   C. usually                D. clearly

9.A. danger                     B. excuse                      C. space                    D. energy

10.A. moment                B. night                         C. afternoon                  D. morning

11.A. depended on       B. looked forward to C. stayed away from   D. came back to

12.A. though                  B. unless                       C. because                     D. until

13.A. me                         B. it                                C. him                             D. us

14.A. what                            B. how                         C. why                             D. that

15.A. tired                            B. ready                       C. proud                D. sorry

 

    

    Reading letters from the children he has    1    , and in the letters they call him "Dad", is the most enjoyable and happiest thing for singer Cong Fei, who now    2    .stay in bed.

   The 36-year-old singer has used nearly all his   3  from business performance, to   4   the tuition fees (学费) of 178 children in poor areas over the past 11 years.

   He has diagnosed (诊断) with stomach cancer in May. One of the first things he asked for after being diagnosed was that his friends and family  5   to help the 178 students finish  6   .

   “   7   they can't keep on studying, what they can expect is a   8   future. You must find   9   to let them continue their education." Cong said.

   Cong ’s first    10   began at a charity performance for children who returned to school after dropping out in Southwest China's Chongqing in 1994. He was then 11  to learn that his 2,400 yuan could help 20 children complete two years' education and realized how   12  the donation (捐赠 ) was to the children. From then on, he   13   took part in more than 20 charity performances in poor areas in Guizhou, Hunan and Sichuan provinces.

In the past two months, much  14  has come to Cong and his story because of lots of reports on him. Li Hongzhong, Part, Secretary of Shenzhen, visited him in June and encouraged him to fight the disease so that he could, as his name suggests, "   15   again."

1. A. visited           B. known             C. supported          D. wanted

2. A. has to            B. used to             C. must              D. can

3. A. things            B. time               C. gifts              D. money

4. A. change           B. pay                C. plan              D. check

5. A. offered           B. hoped              C. continued          D. refused

6. A. school            B. work               C. dream            D. childhood

7. A. While            B. Unless             C. As                D. If

8. A. good             B. hopeless            C. comfortable        D. possible

9. A. books            B. families            C. ways              D singers

10. A. donation          B. action             C. idea               D. success

11. A. moved            B. encouraged         C. asked             D. surprised

12. A. possible           B. important          C. interesting         D. exciting

13. A. rightly            B. happily            C. actively           D. seriously

14. A. attention           B. information        C. pressure           D. news

15. A. sing              B. walk               C. help              D. fly

Reading letters from the children he has  1  ，and in the letters they call him "Dad". is the most enjoyable and happiest thing for singer Cong Fei. who now  2  stay in bed The 36–year--old singer has used nearly all his  3  from business performance. To  4  the tuition fees (学费) of 178 children in poor areas over the past 11 years He has diagnosed(诊断) with stomach cancer in May. One of the first thing he asked for after being diagnosed was that his friends and family  5  to help the 178 students finish  6 

      7  they can't keep on studying. what they can expect is a  8       future, You must find 9  to let them continue  their education " Cong said. Cones first  10  began at a charity performance for children who returned to school !after dropping out in Southwest China's Chongqing in 1994. He was then  11  to learn that his2.4.00 yuan could  help children complete  two years'  education and realized how  12  the donation (捐赠) was to the children. From then on, he  13  took park in more than 20 charity performances in poor areas in Guizhou, Hunan and Sichuan provinces

In the past two months ,much  14  has come to Cong and his story because of lots of report s on him LiHongzhong Party Secretary of Shenzhen, visited him in June and encouraged him to fight the disease so that he could ,as his name suggests “  15   again”

1. A visited    B known      C supported   D wanted

2. A has to    B used to       C must       D can

3. A things    B time         C gifts        D money

4.A change    B pay         C plan         D check

5.Aoffered    B hoped        C continued    D refused

6.A.school    B work          C dream        D childhood

7.A While    B Unless         C As           Dif

8.Agood     B hopeless        C comfortable    D possible

9.A books    B families        C ways          D singers

10.A donation  B action          C idea          D success

11. A moved   B encouraged     C asked          D shocked

12. A possible  B important      C interesting      D exciting

13.A righting   B happily        C actively       D creatively

14. A attention  B. information    C pressure       D news

15. A sing   B walk   C help     D fly