There is one word that is on the lips of Americans , day and night -"Sorry."
Once as I was walling on the street, a young man ran by ,brushing against my handbag. Even as he continued on his .way, he back and said "sorry" to me. Even in a rush, he didn't forget to apologize.
One day, after I bought some apples, the salesman was giving me the change, but I wasn't ready for it And a dropped on the ground. "I'm sorry," he said while bending down to pick it up. I was -why would he apologize when it was my .
Another time ,I stepped a man's foot in a lift At the same time, we both said "sorry"．I thought it interesting at first - was it really for him to apologize?
Later on, an American friend to me that according to the American ideas, the lift is a place everyone should be able to stand in. After someone occupies （占据） a position in the lift, making it for someone else to find a place to stand in ,isn't it necessary to an apologize?
During my stay in America ,I gradually that when friction（摩擦）happen in daily life, Americans don't care much about who is responsible. Someone is troubled, a "sorry" is always necessary. The "sorry”would cool tempers（脾气） the other person is hurt. Perhaps this is why I saw anyone quarreling on the buses, subways or street in America.
A．excitedly B．hurriedly C．happily D．hopefully
A．drove B．held C．watched D．turned
A．coin B．handbag C．wallet D．bill.
A．impressed B．moved C．annoyed D．puzzled
A．duty B．attitude C．fault D．business
A．over B．on C．in D．at
A．necessary B．important C．surprising D．polite
A．lied B．explained C．pointed D．admitted
A．crowded B．common C．public D．free
A．unfit B．impossible C．narrow D．difficult
A．express B．receive C．expect D．tell
A．realized B．remembered C．agreed D．meant
A．Although B．What C．Unless D．If
A．as if B．even if C．as soon as D．before
A．always B．often C．never D．sometimes
阅读下面短文，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。
When I worked in a large city, passing by someone experiencing homelessness wasn’t an uncommon sight. The difficult situation of those I saw touched me , and I often felt, “I would be one of them the kindness of God.”
I felt forced to do something, and as a single mom and newcomer to my field, I decided to __ a plan that fit my limited budget. I began by five to ten dollar bills each payday, and during the week, passing out to those I met on the street.
Though a dollar felt like a small , I realized how _ it was to give the gift of being seen: for me to recognize that those I passed by were people just like me. we would joke a bit and smile together. On some occasions, I was able to more. I’ll never know how and if the dollars , but I know that the connections we made did.
One day after I had started this weekly practice, I had enough to buy myself a new winter coat. With my recent purchase wrapped around my shoulders, I that my old coat could still be put to use by someone who had little or nothing to them from the cold. However, at that moment, I felt inspired to pass on this opportunity for . I turned to the salesman who had helped me, and asked if he would feel taking my old coat, walking to the corner, and offering it to someone . Slightly taken aback, he smiled. “I will as soon as I get a break,” he said. “Thanks for your .”
I can’t help but feel that my with kindness have moved me to pass it on, and in this way, I feel I’ve helped more than just those I by on the street. Kindness touches many hearts, and I am grateful for the way it has mine.
A．surprisingly B．happily C．seriously D．deeply
A．but for B．together with C．apart from D．because of
A．put up with B．keep up with C．come up with D．link up with
A．setting off B．setting aside C．setting out D．setting about
A．it B．him C．them D．that
A．amount B．tip C．quality D．guard
A．careful B．successful C．thankful D．powerful
A．Sometimes B．Never C．Hardly D．Seldom
A．accept B．receive C．refuse D．give
A．attended B．helped C．made D．afforded
A．put up B．saved up C．picked up D．held up
A．realized B．explained C．admitted D．agreed
A．prevent B．stop C．pull D．protect
A．connection B．communication C．kindness D．relationship
A．disappointed B．comfortable C．depressed D．wise
A．in need B．in doubt C．in detail D．in anger
A．compromise B．comprehension C．consideration D．ambition
A．hobbies B．experiences C．habits D．favorites
A．judge B．go C．stand D．pass
A．interested B．excited C．touched D．entertained
阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I still remember my first job in the city center. The was large, dark and old the physics lecture room was on the second floor. , it wasn’t a lecture room at all, it was an ordinary room, but it had “LECTURE ROOM’ on the . The students were sixteen or seventeen years old, several years younger than me. , some of them looked and acted older than me sometimes.
The room was directly the street, and had the window looking out over the street and many houses. One day, I was some words on the blackboard when I heard a sudden change in the noise behind me. There was a man standing in the room with an apple in his hand. He looked .
“Who threw this?” he asked, looking round the class.
“I beg your pardon? What is the matter?” I said. “ threw this apple out of the window,” he said. “It on my car.”
“Who threw an apple out of the window?” I to the class. There was no answer.
“I the fellow who threw this.” said the man. “I will be outside for you.” And then he left, closing the door behind him.
was silence and I continued with the lesson. At the end of every lesson, usually the class were all before the bell finished ringing, leaving me saying “That’s all for today” to an empty . This time, when the bell went for the end of the lesson, no one . “That’s all for today,” I said. “You go first, sir,” said one of the boys. It made a nice change, I being out first.
A．room B．building C．floor D．city
A．and B．as C．so D．but
A．Happily B．Luckily C．Properly D．Actually
A．floor B．ground C．door D．window
A．over B．only C．up D．almost
A．In fact B．In the end C．After all D．As a result
A．more B．less C．very D．even
A．on B．above C．below D．in
A．getting B．making C．taking D．putting
A．hardly B．almost C．half D．such
A．angry B．kind C．sorry D．happy
A．Anyone B．One C．Who D．Someone
A．hit B．defeated C．landed D．arrived
A．asked B．said C．talked D．told
A．hate B．find C．get D．want
A．waiting B．looking C．finding D．seeing
A．It B．There C．This D．That
A．walked B．left C．gone D．ended
A．lesson B．class C．room D．lecture
A．heard B．finished C．spoke D．moved
In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There was not much done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment that were at that time. But one thing was , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School. Every day we would hear about “his kids”. These “kids” did not usually my sister and I.
One day, my father arrived at his school and walked up the for his first period. He was having a very day because the disease was really taking everything out of him. He once and bruised (擦伤) his knee but he still kept going. did he know that someone was watching.
As the day his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day, he was about to leave a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his . He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for my life.”
He looked at her and couldn’t what he had done. She then went on . “When I got up this morning, I felt as if I was at the end of my and ready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell, I felt and the feeling of sadness just kept getting . And now you are walking as as ever. It’s really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”
A．information B．research C．knowledge D．experience
A．favorable B．believable C．reasonable D．available
A．obvious B．special C．natural D．strange
A．abandoned B．followed C．taught D．attended
A．stories B．jokes C．songs D．humors
A．connect B．change C．mean D．defeat
A．mountains B．stairs C．ladders D．streets
A．normal B．pleasant C．simple D．difficult
A．fell B．stood C．happened D．appeared
A．Few B．Little C．Seldom D．Never
A．arrived B．progressed C．broke D．stopped
A．until B．before C．when D．while
A．students B．friends C．teachers D．workers
A．losing B．giving C．passing D．saving
A．write down B．figure out C．cut off D．put up
A．responding B．admitting C．explaining D．complaining
A．rope B．wall C．road D．work
A．sorry B．bad C．lucky D．proud
A．lower B．weaker C．higher D．stronger
A．carefully B．quickly C．lightly D．slowly
One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with and fear.
With growing I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely ours. This would be a good opportunity to my children, so I explained their difficult to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.
“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously the boys and I filled one box with canned food.
While I our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.
“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.
The boys placed the toys they had to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll tightly to her chest. She in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh, honey,” I said. “You to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”
I stared at Meghan for a long moment, how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.
It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but to let go of things we cherish, isn’ t it? , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.
A．off B．up C．down D．round
A．smile B．confusion C．joy D．anger
A．happiness B．friendship C．puzzle D．interest
A．matched B．equaled C．compared D．suited
A．help B．complain C．change D．teach
A．experience B．problem C．situation D．process
A．give B．share C．send D．spare
A．as B．since C．though D．because
A．came through B．broke through C．sorted through D．got through
A．donate B．leave C．keep D．sell
A．hopefully B．anxiously C．depressingly D．quietly
A．separated B．chosen C．bought D．confirmed
A．hugged B．tied C．grasped D．caught
A．settled B．regretted C．paused D．cried
A．precious B．final C．hearty D．lovely
A．wouldn’t like B．ought not C．had better not D．don’t have
A．Also B．Yet C．Maybe D．Though
A．knowing B．wondering C．realizing D．expecting
A．available B．necessary C．important D．hard
A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Moreover
About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise form the children, but I often heard the parents shouting at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a (n) one.
We often in the hallway. I always greeted them, the only answer I ever got was a “hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just their apartment and the little girl was the outside door open for the others. I in the car doing things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door, me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.
I forgot to tell her how I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had an old man’s heart.
The next day there was a (n) on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother was there, too. Her parents me, too.
Now when we meet in the hall way we always greet each other, in a friendly .
Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and how I was going to keep my doctor’s because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.
Isn’t it that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good tings come from small acts.
A．quietly B．strangely C．quickly D．angrily
A．frightening B．exciting C．sincere D．kind
A．quarreled B．met C．chatted D．argued
A．when B．so C．but D．or
A．went out B．set out C．took out D．gave out
A．decorating B．cleaning C．returning D．leaving
A．breaking B．operating C．holding D．unlocking
A．kept B．remained C．insisted D．left
A．favorite B．important C．unnecessary D．curious
A．hurry B．drive C．stay D．greet
A．hunting for B．asking for C．waiting for D．calling for
A．beneficial B．influential C．anxious D．grateful
A．strengthened B．broken C．touched D．saved
A．note B．knock C．invitation D．picture
A．proud B．aware C．afraid D．sure
A．understood B．recognized C．praised D．thanked
A．manner B．appearance C．statement D．announcement
A．found B．doubted C．remembered D．wondered
A．advice B．appointment C．suggestion D．attention
A．amazing B．confusing C．disappointing D．challenging