阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the check-out counter (柜台) said, “That’ll be five dollars __36__, please.” She then __37__ down at the paper I was __38__ and said, “I’m sick and __39__ all this negative(消极的) stuff on the front __40__. I want to read some __41__ news for a change.” She then said, “In fact, I think someone should just __42__ a Good News newspaper—a paper with wonderful, inspirational(鼓舞人心的) __43__ about people overcoming difficulty and doing good things for __44__. I’d buy one every day!” She then __45__ me for coming in and said, “Maybe we’ll get some good news,” and she laughed. She made my day.
The following day after my business appointments, I __46__ the same store again to __47__ bottled water and a piece of newspaper, but a __48__ young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out, I said, “Good afternoon,” and handed her my __49__. She said nothing — not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and __50__ a negative tone (语气) ordered, “Next!”
It hit me right between the eyes: Two people, the same age; __51__ made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced(给…带来不便) her by __52__.
Every morning, you should ask __53__ this important question: “Who do I want to be today? ‘The Grouch(不高兴的人)’ or ‘The Good News Girl’”? Your answer will do great good to __54__ the joy and happiness that you will experience in your __55__.
36. A. at all B. in all C. after all D. all for
37. A. stared B. smelled C. looked D. noticed
38. A. burying B. picking C. finding D. buying
39. A. tired of B. interested in C. concerned about D. fond of
40. A. column B. edition C. page D. part
41. A. bad B. good C. latest D. ugly
42. A. collect B. print C. sell D. publish
43. A. stories B. ideas C. positions D. customers
44. A. rewards B. the others C. others D. money
45. A. praised B. thanked C. observed D. punished
46. A. stood by B. took in C. put out D. stopped by
47. A. pick up B. take up C. bring up D. go up
48. A. beautiful B. active C. different D. stupid
49. A. card B. money C. dollar D. change
50. A. on B. for C. through D. in
51. A. one B. who C. what D. it
52. A. taking off B. going away C. showing up D.coming about
53. A. her B. them C. yourself D. themselves
54. A. warning B. determining C. enjoying D. damaging
55. A. home B. work C. study D. life
Times were tough in our household.My husband was out of work and there was no sign of anything for him.In addition to going to nursing school full-time,1 was working three part-time jobs to put food on the table for our family of five.
After a rather___ meal one night,I answered the ringing phone. With no ,a voice asked,’’Do you need food? Come to my place and I can help you.”Directions followed and he hung up the phone. No in-depth conversation or queries as to our situation. It was up to us to decide whether we a voice on the telephone.
1 was desperate. With food in the cabinet and no prospect of a job for my husband, I had to take a , swallow my pride, and accept the strange offer. Was there a ?When I uneasily got to a ranch home as ,I found there was no car in the garage. ,lined up in orderly rows were tables filled with varieties of food. A craggy (轮廓分明有皱纹的)gentleman me, not much different than our phone conversation!’’Look around. If you see what you want,__ yourself.”'He handed me paper bags and turned to another new arrival, passing along the same .This couldn't be real!
I guiltily filled the paper sacks with what we needed and gratefully thanked the elderly man.。’Be here next week. You’ll of the food by then “was his reply,
Then I learned the thing. Widowed and retired, he wanted to do something in his golden years to fill his time. Daily, he drove his pickup truck and begged for items and canned goods from local grocery stores and folks like us who had fallen on hard times.
I never knew what our weekly menus would be I had “shopped" in the garage, but I knew, with our bellies full, we could focus on paying necessary bills.
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You may be surprised to see “making sure children never suffer” as a mistake. The following ____ may help you understand how rescuing children from all suffering ____ weakness.
A little boy felt sorry for a butterfly struggling to emerge from its chrysalis(蛹). He decided to ____ the butterfly. So he peeled(剥开) the chrysalis open for the butterfly. The little boy was so ___ to watch the butterfly spread its ____ and fly off into the sky. Then he was horrified ____ he watched the butterfly fall to the ground and die because it did not have the muscle ___ to keep flying. In fact, the butterfly’s struggle to ____ the chrysalis helps the butterfly become stronger.
Like the little boy, ____ too often want to protect their children from struggle in the ____ of love. They don’t realize that their children need to struggle, to experience ____, to deal with disappointment, and to solve their own problems. Only in this way can children ____ their emotional strength, become ____ and develop the skills necessary for the even bigger struggles they will meet throughout their lives. Children experiencing sufferings can ____ the ups and downs of life.
However, it isn’t helpful either in this case when parents ____ blame and shame to what the child is experiencing. Mothers ____ to say, “Stop crying and acting like a spoiled boy. You can’t always get what you want.” These ____ words should be avoided.
Instead, parents can offer loving support. You can say, “Don’t lose ____. Be brave! You will succeed if you try again.” Then comes the tough part — no ____ and no lectures. Simply allow him to discover that he can ___ his disappointment and carry out what he can do to get what he wants in the future.
A.saying B.proverb C.story D.experiment
A.appears B.creates C.burns D.works
A.kill B.feed C.rescue D.help
A.excited B.moved C.puzzled D.depressed
A.body B.feet C.wings D.feather
A.since B.as C.before D.until
A.power B.energy C.force D.strength
A.come up with B.break away from C.get along with D.do away with
A.teachers B.relatives C.parents D.friends
A.name B.charge C.case D.course
A.hardships B.friendships C.relationships D.scholarships
A.require B.lose C.strengthen D.fail
A.warm-hearted B.strong-willed C.absent-minded D.cold-blooded
A.survive B.predict C.expect D.avoid
A.reduce B.adapt C.devote D.add
A.pretend B.happen C.seem D.tend
A.interesting B.inspiring C.discouraging D.touching
A.sight B.face C.heart D.weight
A.parking B.rescuing C.drinking D.smoking
A.turn over B.get over C.come over D.take over
I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer on my newspaper route. Yet it in my memory that she taught me a lesson in that I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were stones onto the roof of the old lady's house near her garden. The was to observe how the stones changed to missiles as they to the roof’s edge and fell into the yard like comets(彗星)falling from the . I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too , however, so it slipped from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small . At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in . We ran faster than any of our stones flew off her roof.
I was too about getting caught that first night to be about the old lady with the broken window in winter. ,a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been discovered, I started to feel for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act when seeing her.
I decided that I would save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would the cost of her window and sent it to her in an envelope.
The next day, I the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits I continued my route.
After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the . When I opened the envelope, I was . Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that ,“I'm proud of you.”
A.fails B.fades C.impresses D.remains
A.forgiveness B.value C.honesty D.gratefulness
A.collecting B.putting C.throwing D.placing
A.subject B.theme C.topic D.object
A.shot B.rolled C.got D.dropped
A.earth B.ocean C.sky D.universe
A.smooth B.square C.heavy D.beautiful
A.ceiling B.door C.chimney D.window
A.danger B.trouble C.surprise D.comfort
A.scared B.excited C.disappointed D.confused
A.frightened B.depressed C.puzzled D.concerned
A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Furthermore
A.honored B.guilty C.pleased D.pressed
A.proud B.active C.comfortable D.energetic
A.include B.increase C.cover D.mend
A.handed B.turned C.passed D.sent
A.because B.where C.since D.as
A.paper B.pocket C.bag D.wallet
A.annoyed B.surprised C.amused D.delighted
A.attached B.said C.told D.wrote
It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification. It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn’t hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects. Knowing this, one year I to reach for something special just for Mike. The came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, attended a wrestling match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church shortly Christmas. These youngsters’ sneakers were in and the shoestrings seemed to be the only thing holding them , compared to our boys’ gold uniforms and shoes. I was even shocked to find they had no helmets.
Mike, seated beside me, his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but losing could take their dreams away.” That’s when the idea for his came.
That afternoon, I went to a local sports store and bought some wrestling helmets and and sent them anonymously(匿名地) to the inner-city . On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note telling Mike what I had done and that this was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year.
For each Christmas, I the tradition. The envelope became the most exciting part of our Christmas. It was always the thing opened on Christmas morning and our children, ignoring their unwrapped (打开的) new toys, would stand with wide-eyed as their dad lifted the envelope from the tree to exhibit its .
As the children grew, the toys more practical presents, but the envelope lost its temptation. The story doesn’t end there.
We lost Mike due to cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was in . But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, three more it. Each of our , had placed an envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand further with our grandchildren standing around the tree as their fathers take down the envelope with expectation. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.
A.decided B.urged C.struggled D.declared
A.story B.Christmas C.inspiration D.affection
A.after B.before C.during D.on
A.ruins B.styles C.chains D.rags
A.apart B.forever C.together D.around
A.nodded B.shook C.waved D.turned
A.word B.note C.envelop D.present
A.shoes B.shoestrings C.gifts D.sports
A.house B.school C.church D.store
A.inside B.outside C.between D.nearby
A.refused B.imagined C.followed D.missed
A.best B.first C.worst D.last
A.comfort B.patience C.satisfaction D.expectation
A.concepts B.contents C.shadows D.shapes
A.gave way to B.keep up with C.get away with D.fit in with
A.once B.never C.ever D.seldom
A.anger B.shock C.sadness D.annoyance
A.attended B.entered C.placed D.joined
A.grandchildren B.children C.friends D.relatives
A.watching B.singing C.smiling D.crying
A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a ____ to catch a train, she ____ a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said ____. “You don't think I know the best way to go?”
The woman tried to explain that she hadn't ____to annoy him, but the driver kept ____. She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be ____, so she changed her ____. “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem_____ for me not to think you know the best way ____the city.”
____, the driver glanced at his ____ in the rearview mirror(后视镜), turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn't say another word the rest of the ride,” she said. “_ ____I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”
When you find yourself ____with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to ____ your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or ____ marriages. I have discovered one simple ____extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from ____in a disaster.
The ____is to put yourself in the other person's shoes and look for the ____in what that person is saying. Find a way to ____, and the result may surprise you.
A.moment B.rush C.hurry D.way
A.Suggested B.made C.found D.chose
A.jokingly B.angrily C.anxiously D.curiously
A.supposed B.expected C.decided D.meant
A.apologizing B.driving C.Shouting D.asking
A.normal . B.thoughtful C.reasonable D.practical
A.road B.direction C.mind D.manner
A.strange B.stupid C.terrible D.wrong
A.through B.in C.across D.along
A.Annoyed B.Worried C.Surprised D.Disappointed
A.speaker B.rider C.helper D.comer
A.after B.until C.because D.since
A.faced B.concerned C.crowded D.satisfied
A.give up B.turn down C.point out D.stick to
A.destroy B.combine C.suffer D.divide
A.and B.that C.though D.but
A.lying B.leading C.setting D.resulting
A.problem B.key C.importance D.reply
A.fact B.truth C.expression D.meaning
A.explain B.argue C.agree D.escape