I was having a bad week. Christmas was over and the weather was very cold. was piling up. Every teacher seemed to lots of homework. I walked home in the 18-degree cold, overwhelmed（压得喘不过气来）and a little sorry for myself. And then I him, a man obviously , pushing a shopping cart he no doubt “ ” from a local supermarket. It probably held most of his earthly possessions, which a disheveled sleeping bag and a few bottles to be returned for a nickel（5分钱） . He stood miserably, clapping his hands and stomping his feet, this action would replace central heating.
And then I how close I was to home and , eventually, I would be warm and safe. It made me about how lucky I was that my primary focus was not warmth or , but academics. so I thought, I have a lot to be thankful for.
I began an alphabetic list of the things I should be thankful for, like April vacation, apple pie, and . My spirits as I remembered barbecues, babies and birthdays. How glad I was had caring teachers, and chicken wings. As I slid my key into the door, I realized that I had only the letter C. I felt warm and grateful. I told myself the next overwhelming day, I would remember to begin the letter D.
A．Schoolwork B．Housework C．Farm work D．Brain work
A．give B．receive C．offer D．prepare
A．to feel B．felt C．feeling D．felt
A．watched B．found C．met D．noticed
A．worthless B．careless C．homeless D．priceless
A．bought B．owed C．lent D．borrowed
A．includes B．including C．to include D．included
A．every B．each C．per D．any
A．as if B．even if C．what if D．only if
A．reminded B．realized C．noted D．thought
A．where B．when C．why D．how
A．talk B．care C．think D．worry
A．water B．food C．money D．cold
A．And B．But C．However D．While
A．agreement B．autumn C．access D．attitude
A．raised B．rising C．raising D．rose
A．having B．had C．to have D．to be
A．arrived B．got C．reached D．approached
A．that B．how C．what D．whether
A．from B．with C．to D．at
I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early_____of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to _______my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with _____at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ______!” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something______to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found_______, I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily（百合花）seeds in the yard. But they failed to ______.I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ______ joy, I found the first rose bloom（开花）.One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. _____, I was touched by this land of wonder.
______, my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even______at me because he found it was ______to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s _____, I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds_______flowers.
Regardless of their ______,I kept on planting my garden and ______to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they_______to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ______my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents feel very____ . And now I could say it is my affection for______that makes me a real gardener.
A．memory B．dream C．intention D．design
A．please B．change C．help D．annoy
A．doubt B．appreciation C．surprise D．excitement
A．collect up B．care about C．clean up D．come in
A．equal B．similar C．superior D．opposite
A．painful B．valuable C．upsetting D．interesting
A．come up B．break out C．hold on D．get through
A．to B．with C．in D．by
A．Luckily B．Cheerfully C．Regularly D．Eventually
A．Instead B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．shouted B．laughed C．glanced D．jumped
A．convenient B．troublesome C．enjoyable D．dangerous
A．sadness B．displeasure C．delight D．relief
A．other than B．more than C．rather than D．less than
A．dislike B．encouragement C．threat D．suggestion
A．decided B．stopped C．continued D．struggled
A．devote B．turn C．respond D．lead
A．defeat B．satisfy C．respect D．challenge
A．proud B．comfortable C．strange D．disappointed
A．freedom B．life C．growth D．nature
A frail old man went to live with his______, daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. ______the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather_____. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, often milk spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in-law became_____the mess. So the husband and wife______a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate_____while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a_____bowl.
Sometimes when the family glanced in grandfather's______, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. Still, the only words the couple had for______were sharp warnings when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The four-year-old son watched it all______.
One evening_____supper, the father noticed his son playing ______ wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child______, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The words struck the parents so hard______they were speechless. Then______started to stream down their cheeks. ______no word was spoken, both knew_____must be done. That evening the husband took grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table.
For the rest of his days he______every meal with the family. And for some reason, ______ husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled. The wise parent______that every day is being laid for the child's future.
A．wife B．brother C．son D．sister
A．And B．So C．Or D．But
A．easy B．difficult C．interesting D．happy
A．angry with B．satisfied with C．concerned about D．tired of
A．built B．bought C．set D．gave
A．lonely B．tiredly C．alone D．happily
A．woolen B．wooden C．golden D．plastic
A．action B．direction C．attraction D．attention
A．him B．her C．me D．you
A．in need B．in case C．in silence D．in all
A．after B．when C．while D．before
A．with B．in C．for D．on
A．strictly B．loudly C．sweetly D．sadly
A．that B．what C．which D．who
A．sweat B．rain C．tears D．water
A．Because B．When C．Until D．Though
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．cooked B．ate C．prepared D．drank
A．both B．neither C．either D．all
A．recognized B．thought C．realized D．agreed
A light drizzle (小雨) was falling as my sister Jill and I ran out of the Methodist Church, eager to get home and play with the presents that Santa had left for us and our baby sister, Sharon. the street from the church was a gas station. It was for Christmas, but I noticed a standing outside the locked door, huddled(挤在一起) under the narrow overhang in an attempt to keep . I wondered briefly why they were there but then about them as I raced to keep up with Jill.
Once we got home, there was barely time to our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents’ house for our Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was there, standing outside the closed gas station.
My father was driving very slowly down the highway. The closer we got to the turnoff for my grandparents’ house, the the car went. , my father U-turned in the middle of the road and said, “I can’t it!”
“What?” asked my mother.
“It’s those people back there at the gas station, standing in the . They’ve got . It’s Christmas.”
When my father into the service station, I saw that there were five of them: the parents and three children — two girls and a small boy.
My father down his window. “Merry Christmas. You are on the bus?” my father asked.
The man said that they . They were going to Birmingham, where they would have a family .
“Well, that bus isn’t going to come along for several hours and you’re getting standing here. Why don’t you all get in the car and I’ll 60 you up there.”
A．Across B．Over C．Through D．Past
A．checked B．kept C．closed D．opened
A．man B．family C．group D．team
A．active B．close C．warm D．dry
A．talked B．forgot C．cared D．wondered
A．enjoy B．touch C．count D．collect
A．grand B．pleasant C．rich D．annual
A．forever B．still C．already D．always
A．slower B．faster C．farther D．closer
A．Actually B．Quickly C．Suddenly D．Naturally
A．understand B．miss C．control D．stand
A．wind B．outside C．rain D．cold
A．luggage B．trouble C．children D．worries
A．hurried B．turned C．pushed D．pulled
A．rolled B．took C．pressed D．forced
A．catching B．waiting C．expecting D．riding
A．did B．had C．have D．were
A．plan B．celebration C．reunion D．party
A．anxious B．wet C．lost D．helpless
A．run B．send C．help D．find
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Brother James Kimpton, an Englishman, has been planting trees for a lifetime and doesn't plan on ___ now. The __ of Reaching the Unreached (RTU) has been serving among the poorest and most ___ communities of India for the last 50 years.
It's difficult to ___ Brother Kimpton's work. He digs wells, builds homes, run schools, dresses wounds, helps the disabled, feeds the hungry, trains the unskilled, and shelters the ___ . At 27, he was sent on foreign duty to Sri Lanka. For 12 year, he taught in the slums(贫民窟). In 1964 when the government ordered all foreigners to leave the country, he caught a ship to India and travelled to the city of Madurai. “The_ I got there I knew I’d come home.”
Brother Kimpton founded an orphanage(孤儿院)in Madurai, a huge ___ modeled after Nebraska's Boys Town. But this was only a __ The suffering and ___ he saw in India led him to start RTU. What began as a single, modest medical ___ has today developed into a diverse network of highly efficient programs __ at comprehensive and sustainable (可持续的)rural development.
There're many ___ at RTU. As an architect, artist, educator，economist, medical worker, James did a lot: over 2000 ____ have been dug in this area bringing clean, safe water to the villages; over 6000 homes have been built and __ to the very poor; daycare centers have been______ that now feed and treat close to 2000 poor children every day; over 2000 receive ___ education in the schools he built and runs...
In his last ___ , Brother Kimpton has requested to be buried at Anbu Illam. Speaking to the audience gathered to ___ his 50th year of service in Asia, he said, “I'm an Indian ____ .”
He's smiling, but there's something in his words.
A．expecting B．stopping C．continuing D．insisting
A．sponsor B．assistant C．founder D．settler
A．disadvantaged B．disappointed C．miserable D．unconcerned
A．subscribe B．describe C．depress D．represent
A．abandoned B．occupied C．respected D．abused
A．point B．stage C．minute D．time
A．community B．department C．team D．organization
A．pausing B．beginning C．ending D．developing
A．loneliness B．carefulness C．hopelessness D．helplessness
A．clinic B．center C．office D．branch
A．ashamed B．aimed C．astonished D．delighted
A．dreams B．advantages C．wonders D．ambitions
A．wells B．streams C．ponds D．lakes
A．pick out B．figure out C．get away D．given away
A．get out B．build up C．set up D．seek out
A．strange B．free C．similar D．familiar
A．will B．step C．process D．plan
A．treat B．convey C．congratulate D．celebrate
A．by choice B．by accident C．by chance D．by mistake
A．guiding B．touching C．caring D．encouraging
I got aboard and sat down in my seat．It was going to be a long flight． Around me were some "Where are you headed?" I asked．
"Lakes Air Base．We'll be there for special training, and then to the front．"
After about an hour, an announcement was made that box lunches were for five dollars． The journey would be several hours, and I decided to buy one．
As I for my wallet, I heard a soldier ask his buddy if he would buy lunch．"No, that seems a lot of money for just a box lunch．" I looked around at the other soldiers．
were buying lunch．I walked to the back of the plane and
the flight attendant a fifty-dollar bill．
"Take a lunch to all those soldiers．" I said．She seized my arms tightly．Her eyes wet with tears, she me, " My son is a soldier in the front．．．it's almost like you are doing it for him．"
Picking up ten boxes, she headed to the soldiers．
After eating, on my way to the rest room I was by a man．"I saw what you did and I want to be
of it．" With this, he handed me twenty-five dollars．
Soon after I returned to my seat, I saw the Flight Captain coming, looking at the seat numbers he walked．When he got to my row he stopped, smiled, held out his
, and said, "I want to
your hand．" I stood and took his hand．With a loud voice he said, "I was a soldier．
, someone bought me a lunch．It was such an act of
that I never forgot．" I was a little bit
when applause rang out from all of the passengers．These soldiers were giving their all for our country．I could only give them a couple of meals．
Later, when I walked to the front of the plane to stretch my legs, a man another twenty-five dollars in my hand．
When we , I gathered my belongings and started to leave．A man stopped me, put something in my pocket, and walked away
a word．Another twenty-five dollars! Seeing the soldiers
at the terminal, I walked over to them and handed them seventy-five dollars．As I walked
to my car, I prayed for their safe
.
A．strangers B．soldiers C．attendants D．passengers
A．available B．reasonable C．convenient D．special
A．prepared B．sent C．reached D．paid
A．None B．Some C．Many D．All
A．lent B．showed C．handed D．charged
A．advised B．greeted C．inspired D．thanked
A．praised B．stopped C．attracted D．discovered
A．one B．kind C．part D．much
A．as B．though C．till D．unless
A．tongue B．arm C．head D．hand
A．feel B．seize C．shake D．check
A．Once B．Later C．Recently D．Frequently
A．performance B．kindness C．bravery D．wisdom
A．embarrassed B．relieved C．overjoyed D．satisfied
A．threw B．found C．took D．left
A．separated B．landed C．paused D．chatted
A．in B．for C．through D．without
A．training B．shouting C．gathering D．marching
A．casually B．anxiously C．disappointedly D．lightheartedly
A．arrival B．return C．flight D．escape