A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 1 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor.
“Frank!” I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t 2 , as I knew, but all the time 3 his foot against mine.
My 4 raced back more than thirty years to the 5 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The 6 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.
7 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to 8 each other very well. Frank West 9 me because he wasn’t 10 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had 11 of a mind than a baby has. His “ 12 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and 13 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 14 on her entirely. He needed all the 15 of a baby.
One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 16 nearly everything she owned.
When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the 17 ones. So before we 18 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 19 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 20 to me was always the same.
( )1. A. work B. stay C. live D. expect
( )2. A. answer B. speak C. smile D. laugh
( )3. A. covering B. moving C. fighting D. pressing
( )4. A. minds B. memories C. thoughts D. brains
( )5. A. better B. dark C. younger D. old
( )6. A. cave B. place C. sight D. scene
( )7. A. Discussing B. Solving C. Sharing D. Suffering
( )8. A. learn from B. talk to C. help D. know
( )9. A. needed B. recognized C. interested D. encouraged
( )10. A. normal B. common C. unusual D. quick
( )11. A. more B. worse C. fewer D. less
( )12. A. word B. speech C. sentence D. language
( )13. A. not B. no C. something D. nothing
( )14. A. fed B. kept C. lived D. depended
( )15. A. attention B. control C. treatment D. management
( )16. A. lost B. needed C. destroyed D. left
( )17. A. troublesome B. unlucky C. angry D. unpopular
( )18. A. separated B. went C. reunited D. returned
( )19. A. pushed B. tried C. showed D. measured
( )20. A. nodding B. greeting C. meeting D. acting
It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely . I looked around but not a single table was . One of the waiters recognized me. He came over and the situation. "A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. " Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly manage. "
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. "The people there are about to "he said, "Just and you'll find a place there." He was right. Fifteen minutes later,he people at the corner table paid their , got up and left. I led my friends and we all sat down.
Unluckily our table was almost out of . We tried to call the attention of the waiter sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, was with the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were leaving and looking very with life. The waiter now very tired, appeared at our table. I my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our order.
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had for us. Looking a little , he told us that there was no meat fish left. "All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !"
A.remember B.celebrate C.memorize D.congratulate
A.quiet B.calm C.busy D.silent
A.hard B.often C.hardly D.always
A.necessary B.possible C.important D.certain
A.as before B.as a matter of fact C.as usual D.as is known to all
A.empty B.full C.noisy D.quiet
A.busy B.crowded C.free D.double
A.changed B.improved C.faced D.explained
A.start B.finish C.end D.pay
A.never mind B.come on C.hold on D.no problem
A.menu B.bill C.order D.note
A.over B.across C.beyond D.between
A.sight B.place C.reach D.control
A.whom B.which C.he D.who
A.satisfied B.busy C.happy D.strict
A.exciting B.tired C.pleased D.disappointing
A.calmed B.advised C.ignored D.warned
A.bad news B.good dishes C.useful tips D.nice presents
A.friendly B.surprised C.sorry D.tiring
A.and B.but C.so D.or
完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
Water costs money.In some places water is hard .What when a town
has these problems?A small town in California found a happy .
Very rain ever fell there.The town had no water .The water it used was from a river 300 miles away.As more people live in the town water was needed.Now water to be brought in from 600 miles away.All these cost money.
The town a plan.It found to clean its “dirty” water.Once the cleaned water was reused many ways.Five lakes were built.Here people could swim and fish and go .They have picnics in their new parks.Farmers had more water their crops.New factories can be built,now that they have the promise of .
In most places,water is used and thrown .The town that saved water
has saved the town!
A.supplying B.getting C.to get D.to supply
A.happens B.happening C.is happened D.happened
A.key B.answer C.answering D.way
A.little B.a little C.few D.a few
A.of itself B.of its own C.for its own D.for itself
A.fetch B.take C.brought in D.guided
A.come to B.came to C.coming to D.came for
A.many B.plenty of C.more D.many more
A.has B.had C.must D.needed
A.many B.a few C.a great many D.a lot of
A.put B.made C.supply D.noticed
A.a way B.ways C.an answer D.a key
A.for B.by C.at D.in
A.man-making B.man-make C.man-made D.man made
A.boating B.to boat C.to boating D.on boating
A.must B.could C.needed D.had to
A.as B.with C.for D.to
A.water enough B.enough water C.crops enough D.enough crops
A.off B.of C.away D.out of
A.it’s B.its C.one’s D.his
Scientists find that hard-working people live longer than average men and women.Career women are _ _ than housewives.Evidence shows that _ _are in poorer health than the job-holders.A study shows that _ _the unemployment rate increases by 1%,the death rate increases correspondingly by 2%.All this comes down to one point:Work is helpful to health.
Why is work good for health? It is because work _ _ people busy,_ _ loneliness and solitude. Researches show that people feel unhappy,_ _and lonely when they have nothing to do.Instead,the happiest are those who are _ _ .Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when they are working hard . Work serves as _ _ between man and reality.By work,people_ _ each other.By collective activity,they find friendship and warmth.This is helpful to health.The loss of work _ _ the loss of everything.It affects man spiritually and _ _ him liable to disease.
_ _ ,work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of _ _.Work makes one feel his value and status in society.When _ _ finishes his writing or a doctor successfully _ _a patient or a teacher sees his students _ _,they are happy _ _.
From the above we can _ _ to the conclusion that the more you work, _ _and healthier you will be.Let us work hard,study well and _ _ a happy and healthy life.
A.richer B.healthier C.weaker D.worse
A.the old B.the busy C.the jobless D.the hard-working
A.whenever B.whether C.though D.since
A.keeps B.forces C.needs D.require
A.in charge of B.in lack of C.in touch with D.away from
A.interested B.joyful C.concerned D.worried
A.busy B.free C.lazy D.dull
A.a guard B.a gap C.a channel D.a bridge
A.come across B.come into contact with C.look down upon D.watch over
A.means B.stands C.helps D.matches
A.forces B.orders C.finds D.makes
A.Besides B.Then C.However D.Yet
A.disappointment B.achievement C.regret D.apology
A.a worker B.a farmer C.a writer D.a manager
A.makes friends with B.has a talk C.operates on D.deals with
A.raise B.grow C.rise D.increase
A.in a word B.without a word C.at a word D.beyond words
A.come B.reach C.arrive D.draw
A.the lonelier B.the weaker C.the stronger D.the happier
A.lead B.make C.earn D.share
I saw the old man, with his untidy clothes and messy hair, as he dashed between the rows of the department store. He was trying to be ordinary but he was hard not to __ .
He the saleswoman and with a slight , possibly German, asked where the women’s shoes were sold. “Fourth floor.” She responded in a voice I could hear 10 miles away. “Pardon? Where did you say they were?” he asked again, apparently . Clearly the old man was somewhat “Fourth floor, sir,” the friendly saleswoman replied patiently, this time so that customers turned to see what was causing the .
I continued watching as the man thanked the saleswoman and for what I assumed was the fourth floor. But rather than walk to the or the lift, he dashed behind a shelf, took out a notebook and started writing hurriedly, with an almost mad on his face. Then he went straight up to another saleswoman and asked where the women’s shoes were sold. Again he asked her to the answer and once more he walked away and took down some notes.
He did this three more times before a department store , thinking him mad, removed him from the store. But rather than be , the old man departed with a huge smile on his face. Although the incident was , it was not until a year later, during my first year of university, that I gave it any further . I walked into my language classroom and met my professor. It was that very same man.
A.see B.notice C.neglect D.find
A.followed B.interviewed C.chose D.approached
A.doubt B.voice C.accent D.smile
A.confused B.amused C.annoyed D.tired
A.silly B.shy C.deaf D.weak
A.angrily B.loudly C.suddenly D.quickly
A.disturbance B.accident C.pleasure D.quarrel
A.put away B.passed away C.pulled away D.headed off
A.shoes B.stairs C.exit D.sign
A.confusion B.appearance C.pain D.expression
A.reply B.recite C.repeat D.retell
A.security-guard B.customer C.saleswoman D.policeman
A.excited B.embarrassed C.relaxed D.moved
A.unusual B.serious C.dangerous D.unforgettable
A.wonder B.sense C.thought D.idea
The moment happened 20 years ago but it was still fresh in my memory. I was a college freshman and had up most of the night before, laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first of the day my eyelids(眼皮)were feeling heavier and heavier and my was drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a pillow. A few minutes’ nap(小睡)time before class wouldn’t , I thought.
BOOM! I lifted my head suddenly and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my beating wildly trying to find the cause of the . My young professor was looking at me with a boyish smile on his face. He had dropped the textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning!”, he said still . “I am glad to see everyone is . Now let’s get started. ”
For the next hour I wasn’t sleepy at all. It wasn’t from the of my professor’s textbook alarm clock either. It was from the fascinating discussion he led. With knowledge and good he made the material come . His insight was full of both wisdom and loving-kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he with were contagious(有感染力的). I the classroom not only wide awake, but a little and a little better as well.
I learned something far more important than not in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life,do it well,do it with . What a wonderful place this would be if all of us did our work joyously and well. Don’t sleepwalk your way through then. Wake up! Let your love fill your work. Life is too not to live it well.
A.stayed B.took C.spent D.picked
A.stage B.image C.test D.class
A.head B.hand C.cheek D.throat
A.inspect B.hurt C.disturb D.bend
A.wrist B.mind C.heart D.forehead
A.voice B.incident C.noise D.trouble
A.purposely B.frankly C.Constantly D.appropriately
A.panicking B.sighing C.complaining D.smiling
A.loose B.awake C.curious D.committed
A.defence B.shock C.interruption D.comfort
A.instead B.beneath C.thus D.otherwise
A.design B.humor C.assumption D.comprehension
A.strange B.natural C.positive D.alive
A.spread B.associated C.instructed D.reflected
A.grasped B.enclosed C.left D.escaped
A.securer B.clearer C.stronger D.smarter
A.bothering B.obeying C.judging D.sleeping
A.joy B.religion C.Strength D.determination
A.journey B.college C.life D.work
A.hard B.short C.casual D.Independent