改编（十五）
My name is Jane Eyre and my parents died when I was a baby. For ten years I lived a ___1___ life with my aunt and cousins who treated me unfairly. My cousins teased me and my aunt never showed me any ___2___. The only person who cared about me was the maid, Bessie. One day my cousin John 3me: “You should go and beg, not live with rich folks like us!” After fighting with him I was locked in a room, where I ___4___ for hours crying.
Things ___5___ the same until a tall gentleman called Mr Brockehurst came to visit. My aunt told me that I was going to a school ___6___ by the gentleman. “Train her to be useful and humble,” said Aunt. Two days later I ___7___ my home.
At first my ___8___ at Lowood School was easy. The food was bad and I was often cold but I made ___9___ and enjoyed studying. But after an illness killed several students, new owners ___10___ the school and life improved. Six years later I ___11___ a teacher and was very happy. But eventually(最后) I felt that I should explore more of the world and found a job as a private teacher in a ___12___.
Before I left Lowood, I was ___13___ by Bessie, who told me that seven years ago my father’s brother had come ___14___ me but left again to go abroad. “He looked like quite a gentleman,” said Bessie. I wondered if he would ever look for me again.
My new life ___15___ at Thornfield Hall, a large country house, ___16___ a little girl called Adele. She was the adopted(被收养的) daughter of the owner of the house, Mr Rochester. He ___17___ stayed at Thornfield and ___18___ my time was mainly spent with Adele and the servants. My life was quite happy now although there was something ___19___ about my new home. Often I heard odd(奇怪的) sounds ___20___ from the top floor of the house.
1. A. happy B. long C. sad D. comfortable
2. A. food B. love C. method D. schooling
3. A. shouted at B. cried over C. found out D. talked with
4. A. lived B. stayed C. studied D. beat
5. A. appeared B. worked C. seemed D. remained
6. A. built B. designed C. owned D. opened
7. A. built B. reached C. left D. sold
8. A. food B. life C. book D. study
9. A. noise B. friends C. mistakes D. faces
10. A. took over B. took up C. took off D. took away
11. A. turned B. met C. became D. found
12. A. school B. home C. library D. country
13. A. taught B. visited C. brought D. required
14. A. looking for B. looking after C. looking into D. looking at
15. A. stopped B. continued C. started D. remained
16. A. showing B. teaching C. searching D. wanting
17. A. often B. hardly C. happily D. quietly
18. A. yet B. so C. still D. though
19. A. interesting B. good C. instructive D. strange
20. A. come B. drop C. fall D. Go
One summer day my father sent me to buy wire for our farm. At 16, I liked 36 better than driving our truck, 37 this time I was not happy. My father had told me I’d have to ask for credit(赊账) at the store.
Sixteen is a 38 age, when a young man wants respect, not charity. It was 1976, and the ugly 39 of racial discrimination was 40 a fact of life. I’d seen my friends ask for credit and then stand, head down, while the store owner 41 whether they were “good for it.” I knew black youths just like me who were 42 like thieves by the store clerk each time they went into a grocery.
My family was 43 . We paid our debts. But before harvest, cash was short. Would the store owner 44 us ?
At Davis’s store, Buck Davis stood behind the cash desk, talking to a farmer. I nodded 45 I passed him on my way to the hardware shelves. When I brought my 46 to the cash desk, I said 47 , “I need to put this on credit.”
The farmer gave me an amused, distrustful 48 . But Buck’s face didn’t change. “Sure,” he said 49 . “Your daddy is 50 good for it.” He 51 to the other man. “This here is one of James Williams’s sons.”
The farmer nodded in a neighborly 52 . I was filled with pride. James William’s son. Those three words had opened a door to an adult’s respect and trust.
That day I discovered that the good name my parents had 53brought our whole family the respect of our neighbors. Everyone knew what to 54 from a Williams: a decent person who kept his word and respected himself 55 much to do wrong.
36. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
37. A. and B. so C. but D. for
38. A. prideful B. wonderful C. respectful D. colorful
39. A. intention B. shadow C. habit D. faith
40. A. thus B. just C. still D. ever
41. A. guessed B. suspected C. questioned D. figured
42. A. watched B. caught C. dismissed D. accused
43. A. generous B. honest C. friendly D. modest
44. A. blame B. excuse C. charge D. trust
45. A. until B. as C. once D. since
46. A. purchases B. sales C. orders D. favorites
47. A. casually B. confidently C. cheerfully D. carefully
48. A. look B. stare C. response D. comment
49. A. patiently B. eagerly C. easily D. proudly
50. A generally B. never C. sometimes D. always
51. A. pointed B. replied C. turned D introduced
52. A. sense B. way C. degree D. mood
53. A. earned B. deserved C. given D. used
54. A. receive B. expect C. collect D. require
55. A. very B. so C. how D. Too
One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranch（牧场） house in a large valley. 36 seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy.The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud that he buried his 40 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He 41 .There before him stood a tall, white 42 . An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 43 . “Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 51 him. “we have been52 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53.”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I 54my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
36. A.Something B.Everything C.Anything D.Nothing
37.A.dropped B.fell C.rolled D.covered
38.A.Suddenly B.Strongly C.Quickly D.Hardly
39.A.beating B.blinding C.burning D.touching
40.A.nose B.hair C.neck D.head
41.A.looked up B.woke up C.lay down D.sat down
42.A.tiger B.horse C.lion D.elephant
43.A.lazily B.angrily C.coldly D.slowly
44.A.natural B.common C.strange D.bad
45.A.around B.beside C.through D.above
46.A.yet B.for C.so D.or
47.A.walking B.leading C.heading D.returning
48.A.them B.themselves C.him D.himself
49.A.shook B.waved C.held D.took
50.A.gone B.left C.followed D.lost
51.A.see B.meet C.beat D.ask
52.A.waited B.thought C.worried D.excited
53.A.yard B.wind C.grass D.rain
54.A.believe B.consider C.doubt D.forget
55.A.defeated B.caught C.damaged D.struck
While I studied at school，I felt a great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very36 in using a dictionary，and 37it most difficult，while to other boys it seemed no 38.
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and39 read Latin as easily as English .My friend for his part was almost as 40troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was 41these Latin words. We agreed together that he should 42 me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement 43 wonderfully . The headmaster seemed quite 44 with my work，and I had more time to myself in the morning .On the other hand，once a week 45I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty46，but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon，the headmaster 47 my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this 48you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me 49 you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this 50 for some time to fear of my friend. However the headmaster，not wishing to 51 an occasion of praise into52 of fault-finding，finally 53 him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow54 and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my55.
36. A. quick B. slow C. hard D. good
37. A .madeB. got C. found D. left
38. A. trouble B. difference C. labor D. worry
39. A. might B. would C. should D. could
40. A. very B. little C. much D. few
41. A. for B. by C. in D. to
42. A. change B. take C. forgive D. tell
43. A. worked B. tried C. happened D. developed
44. A. angry B. satisfied C. frightened D. sad
45. A. or so B. or else C. as usual D. as far
46. A. became B. seemed C. lay D. appeared
47. A. called B. taught C. arranged D. sent
48. A. aim B. goal C. point D. opinion
49. A. why B. how C. which D. what
50. A. excitement B. way C. meaning D. disappointment
51. A. turn B. leave C. grow D. become
52. A. none B. one C. either D. some
53. A. ordered B. asked C. took D. let
54. A. surprise B. escape C. hope D. chance
55. A. reading B. writing C. translations D. essays
I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria ,after college graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister.
Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored.She said, “Here’re the car keys.Go and buy some fruit.” 36,I jumped into the car and speeded off.
Seeing me or rather my 37,a boy sprang up(跳起来). 38to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 300 naira.Peanut 200 naira! ”
Looking at his black-striped bananas,I 39to 200 total for the fruit and nuts.He 40 .I handed him a 500 naira note.He didn’t have 41.So I told him not to worry.He was 42and smiled a row of petfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I 43this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian soeicty.I should 44 this country as the son of a 45.But it was hard to find pleasure in a place where it was so 46to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.
“What’s up?”I asked. He answered in 47English, “I…I no get money to buy book. ”I took out two 500 naira notes.He looked around 48 before sticking his hand into the car 49the bills.One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 50only 50,000 each year.
The next morning,security officers told me, “In this place,when you give a little,people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会).”
51it’s right,but this happens everywhere in the world.I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 52 .
After six months’work in northern Nigeria,I returned and saw him again standing on the road.
Are you in school now?”
He nodded.
A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 53what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “ Take this.”
He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 54hurt.
“It’s a gift. ”I said.
Shaking his head again,he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts, “I’ve been waiting to 55these to you.”
36.A.Encouraged B.Disappointed C.Delighted D.Confused
37.A.car B.mother C.driver D.keys
38.A.willing B.afraid C.eager D.ashamed
39.A.got down B.bargained down C.put down D.took down
40.A.explained B.promised C.agreed D.admitted
41.A.change B.notes C.checks D.bills
42.A.troubled B.regretful C.comfortable D.grateful
43.A.ran after B.ran into C.ran over D.ran to
44.A.proteet B.enjoy C.help D.support
45.A.minister B.headmaster C.manager D.president
46.A.lucky B.amazing C.funny D.common
47.A.old B.broken C.traditional D.modern
48.A.proudly B.madly C.curiously D.nervously
49.A.for B.with C.at D.upon
50.A.spends B.pays C.makes D.affords
51.A.Possibly B.Actually C.Certainly D.Fortunately
52.A.joys B.nuts C.books D.bananas
53.A.asked B.imagined C.reminded D.realized
54.A.when B.as if C.even if D.after
55.A.send B.provide C.sell D.give
In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki When she was a teenager, she 36of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a 38in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room,Mummy 39cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."
Atsuko 40to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world.'"People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42," she said. "I felt very alone."
One of her hardest 43was physical education. "We played volleyball." she said."The other students were 44 it, but I wasn't."
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 45the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46 the net.No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47she failed.
A young man on her team 48What she was going through." He walked up to me and49 , 'Come on. You can do that'".
"You will never understand how those words of 50made me feel…Four words: You can do that I felt like crying with happiness."
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 51 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have 52forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 53to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 54 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55words: You can do that.
36. A. learned B. spoke C. dreamed D. heard
37. A. way B. life C. education D. spirit
38. A. photo B. painting C. picture D. drawing
39. A. baking B. frying C. steaming D. boiling
40. A. hoped B. arranged C. liked D. attempted
41. A. described B. imagined C. created D. discovered
42. A. tense B. cheerful C. relaxed D. deserted
43. A. times B. question C. classes D. projects.
44. A. curious about B. good at C. slow at D. nervous about
45. A. kickB. pass C. carry D. hit
46. A. through B. into C. overD. past
47. A. after B. if C. becauseD. until
48. A. believed B. consideredC. wondered D. sensed
49. A. warned B. sighed C. ordered D. whispered
50. A. excitement B. encouragement C. persuasion D. suggestion
51. A. interested B. doubtful C. puzzled D. sure
52. A. never B. already C. seldom D. almost
53. A. happened B. applied C. seemed D. meant
54. A. continue B. stay C. exist D. live
55. A. merciful B. bitter C. simple D. easy