阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
This was an unforgettable and wonderful experience.It happened about three years ago and it has had a 36 effect on me.I would like to show respect here for the two men I do not know 37 but whose actions gave a new 38 to the words — kind and generous.
I was walking down a busy street on a cold, windy day in early 39 , A homeless man, probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes , was 40 for change on a street corner.
A BMW car 41 on the other side of the street and an executive(主管)who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car.He was probably about 42 years old.He was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie.He walked 43 across the street and over to the homeless man.Without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of 44 and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves(手套), beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks.Then he 45 them to the homeless man.The homeless man took them and stared with a/an 46 mouth.
As he drove off, I couldn’t 47 thinking that it was probably the first time he had 48 the pedal(踏板)of that top-brand BMW car with a 49 foot! I stood there and the looks of 50 appeared on my face and the homeless man’s.
Two men of about the same age 51 very different lives had met and the one who was 52 in materials had offered 53 than his shoes.He had left this BMW car and 54 down from his high position.He lifted up the other man when he offered respect, 55 and real generosity.
A.strong B.bad C.light D.slow
A.officially B.personally C.similarly D.generally
A.benefit B.attitude C.meaning D.award
A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter
A.searching B.making C.blaming D.begging
A.called up B.broke up C.pulled up D.sped up
A.40 B.50 C.60 D.70
A.directly B.usually C.unwillingly D.fluently
A.money B.water C.sand D.oil
A.posted B.handed C.kicked D.threw
A.closed B.full C.open D.empty
A.stand B.delay C.forget D.help
A.bended B.cut C.repaired D.pressed
A.relaxed B.large C.bare D.single
A.excitement B.astonishment C.sadness D.pride
A.but B.or C.and D.before
A.successful B.careful C.useful D.helpful
A.rather B.more C.other D.better
A.broken B.fell C.stepped D.rolled
A.surprise B.disappointment C.anxiety D.kindness
What on earth does happiness mean? I can’t give you its exact definition, but I’m sure if you love and help 16., you’ll get it.
I’ll never forget an old lady. She lives in 17.small house alone. It is said that her husband and her son 18.(die)in a road accident years ago. Her life is bitter, but she often helps others 19 .a smile. Whenever it snows, she is always the first to clean the paths. She looks after several children living nearby. I am one of them. I often remember the stories she told us and her kind smile. Perhaps she is unlucky, but I think she is a happy person. Her life is full of 20.(laugh)and love.
But I’m sad to see some people getting their happiness in bad ways. They talk 21.(noisy)in cinemas and meeting rooms; they destroy trees to enjoy themselves and they laugh at others’ shortcomings. Perhaps they feel happy at that time, 22.they will never get true happiness because they 23.(lose)their personality already.
Now I know what happiness is. 24.means kindness, love and unselfishness. Above all, I have come to understand that 25.(bring)happiness to others is getting ourselves happiness.
The story happened years ago,when my daughter was still little.
I was driving across the country with my daughter to 1 my husband. Since I intended to get to my destination before supper time, I drove 2 for a long time without a stop. Then after driving for many miles, I became tired and needed to stop for a break to get 3 .
I found a rest area. It was mostly deserted, in a quiet area of the highway. I parked the car and carried my 4 into the restroom. When I came out I saw a middle-aged5 wandering around. Feeling6 about that, I asked the lady. What 7 me was: they were waiting for us!
The lady told me that she and her husband wanted to see us safely back into our 8 . She explained that sometimes rest areas could be a 9 place for a young lady like me. She told me that she had a daughter almost my age, so they wanted to make sure that I got safely back on my way.
I was very touched by their 10 . Being young, and probably naive to the potential 11 of rest areas, it had never occurred to me that there was any possibility of something going wrong. I 12 them for their kindness. My daughter and I continued our journey and 13 our destination safely.
I never got their names but years have passed and their kindness is still not 14 . Sometimes angels come in make-up and just because you can’t see their 15 it doesn’t mean they aren’t angels.
A.desert B.stop C.join D.save
A.slowly B.quickly C.safely D.quietly
A.excited B.bored C.interested D.refreshed
A.daughter B.luggage C.license D.car
A.lady B.man C.couple D.angel
A.angry B.curious C.jealous D.terrible
A.surprised B.worried C.annoyed D.upset
A.room B.car C.area D.park
A.quiet B.noisy C.dangerous D.safe
A.devotion B.honesty C.potential D.consideration
A.stops B.dangers C.mistakes D.changes
A.forgave B.asked C.thanked D.blamed
A.reached B.left C.missed D.passed
A.seen B.forgotten C.deserted D.recognized
A.kindness B.safety C.faces D.wings
As educators, we often never know the influence we have on our students. It is always wonderful to have ___35___ students visit us and share the successes they have achieved. And those glorious moments, when we can instantly see the influence we have on a student, fuel us to continue making connections hoping to ___36___ in the life of every child.
As a music teacher for twenty-seven years, I have always known that music ___37___ the soul. It can ___38___ all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way. It can be the ___39___ for each child to find their light. I would like to share a story about it.
For a few years I was blessed with the opportunity to teach ___40___ students one afternoon a week. One of my most ___41___ students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa, who had difficulty walking, and could not speak. We ___42___ sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to sit on my lap. One of her favorite songs was “John the Rabbit.” It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students ___43___ twice while singing the repeating phrase, “Oh, yes!” Vanessa liked to ___44___ her hands together with mine and clap with me. We probably performed that song during every class, Vanessa and I clapping together. But she ___45___ said or sang a word.
One day late in the school year, when the song was finished, Vanessa turned around, looked me dead in the eye, clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words “Oh, yes!” I opened my mouth in ___46___ and for that moment I was the one who could not speak. When my heart ___47___ started beating again, I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also ___48___. Through music, we had made an awesome connection.
Several years later, I passed Vanessa on the street in town. I stopped my car and waved to say hello. She waved back with a big ___49___ on her face and then clapped her hands twice, imitating the song we had ___50___ so many times in our music class. This precious little girl, ___51___ her connection with music, left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the ___52___ to learn and grow. It is up to us as educators to ___53___ the way to reach each and every one of our students. We all must find each child’s ___54___.
【题文1】A. late B. former C. recent D. present
【题文2】A. make it B. make sense C. make a mess D. make a difference
A.touches B.saves C.abandons D.feels
A.get across B.cut down C.take over D.break through
A.means B.direction C.process D.companion
A.disabled B.normal C.outgoing D.junior
A.awful B.elegant C.memorable D.sensitive
A.partly B.hardly C.nearly D.mostly
A.sang B.whispered C.yelled D.clapped
A.strike B.put C.hit D.shake
A.ever B.never C.still D.even
A.horror B.delight C.astonishment D.embarrassment
A.immediately B.completely C.slowly D.finally
A.scared B.breathless C.speechless D.clumsy
A.greeting B.smile C.expression D.affection
A.performed B.operated C.trained D.recorded
A.upon B.through C.from D.beyond
A.desire B.talent C.ability D.urge
A.discover B.change C.test D.make
A.strength B.dream C.light D.dignity
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 36a handwriting expert (专家). She has helped 37 many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents (天才).
When she was fourteen, Michel was already 38 interested in the differences in her friends' 39 that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a 42 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 44 of what she needs to know simply 45 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 46 she also has machines 47 help her make 48 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 49 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 50 of what kind of person the 51 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 52 I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she 53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 54 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 55 , however.
A.with B.by C.like D.as
A.search B.follow C.catch D.judge
A.so B.too C.quite D.extra
A.books B.letter C.tongues D.handwriting
A.writing B.studying C.settling D.uncovering
A.attending B.finishing C.starting D.stepping into
A.powerful B.natural C.special D.common
A.main B.safe C.easy D.impossible
A.most B.nothing C.little D.sight
A.with B.by C.of D.about
A.so B.for C.thus D.but
A.they B.in which C.that D.those
A.up B.out C.for D.into
A.of B.to C.with D.for
A.test B.sign(标记) C.means D.habit
A.thief B.criminal C.writer D.policeman
A.whether B.unless C.if D.after
A.adds B.tells C.repeats D.cries
A.before B.after C.so D.and
A.necessary B.all right C.important D.quite easy
As a single mother,I had to do two jobs,which kept me very busy.
Two months ago,I went to a _36__ with Alice. Since I __37__went out with her,she seemed very happy. Many parents were there with their children. I sat down on a bench,_38__Alice playing with other children. About half an hour later,a man of about forty years old came and _39__beside me. As I had to go back to work,I stood up and told Alice that we had to __40__.
“Can I stay here a little longer?”Alice pleaded.
“No,we must go now,”I said,__41__ Alice just didn’t move.
“Just ten more minutes,”she pleaded again,and I became _42__.
“Go now,”I__43__,and Alice started to cry.__44__ that,the man sitting on the __45__stood up and came to us.
“Why don’t you just let her__46__ten more minutes?”he asked. Then he told me a _47__.He used to be very busy,too. Every time his little son wanted to go out and play,he told him he was __48__.One day,his son went out and played __49__,and he didn’t come back again—he was hit by a _50__driver of a car. The father regretted what he had done to his son,but he never had the __51__to play with him again. Hearing the story,I __52__.I knelt down and said to Alice,“OK,ten more minutes,and Mom will play __53__you.”
__54__is all about making priorities(优先).What are your priorities?Give someone you__55__ten more minutes of your time today.
A.park B.school C.sea D.cinema
A.sometimes B.often C.usually D.hardly
A.keeping B.hearing C.finding D.watching
A.got off B.sat down C.broke in D.turned up
A.go B.shop C.change D.eat
A.because B.as C.but D.so
A.sad B.pleased C.angry D.excited
A.whispered B.wished C.begged D.shouted
A.Knowing B.Seeing C.Hoping D.Thinking
A.ground B.chair C.bench D.stone
A.run B.play C.do D.laugh
A.story B.joke C.way D.lie
A.busy B.lonely C.boring D.ill
A.suddenly B.alone C.happily D.crazily
A.blind B.kind C.drunken D.good
A.energy B.interest C.heart D.chance
A.stayed up B.took part C.calmed down D.came back
A.behind B.with C.for D.under
A.Choice B.Joy C.Work D.Life
A.appreciate B.dislike C.admire D.love