It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago.The old man’s beard was glazed by winter’s frost while he waited. He was waiting for a across the river. The wait seemed so that his body became numb and stiff. He watched as several horsemen rounded the bend.
He let the first one without an effort to get his attention. Then another, and another. Finally, as the last rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man caught the rider’s and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side?”
Stopping his horse, the rider , “Sure.” Seeing the old man was to lift his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse.
The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination. As they neared the tiny but cozy cottage, the horseman’s caused him to ask,“Sir, I noticed that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) to get a ride. Then I came up and you asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. I had refused and left you there?”
The old man himself slowly down from the horse, looked at the rider straight in the eyes and replied, “I’ve been here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no for my situation. It would have been even to ask them for a ride. But when in your eyes, kindness and compassion were . I knew, , that your gentle spirit would welcome the opportunity to give me help in my time of need.”
Those heart-warming touched the horseman deeply.“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get busy in my own affairs that I fail to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.
A．drive B．horse C．ride D．bridge
A．urgent B．freezing C．careless D．endless
A．quickly B．anxiously C．luckily D．eventually
A．come over B．get off C．pass by D．take off
A．hand B．horse C．eye D．leg
A．rejected B．hesitated C．replied D．continued
A．afraid B．eager C．unable D．sorry
A．honesty B．courage C．enthusiasm D．curiosity
A．choice B．stop C．effort D．contribution
A．immediately B．hurriedly C．friendly D．strongly
A．What about B．What if C．How come D．If only
A．lowered B．dropped C．located D．climbed
A．in B．out C．around D．beyond
A．concern B．bitterness C．chance D．interest
A．confused B．helpful C．meaningful D．pointless
A．representative B．evident C．reliable D．important
A．then and there B．for a moment C．all of a sudden D．sooner or later
A．thoughts B．complaints C．movements D．comments
A．too B．so C．very D．not
A．aim at B．respond to C．bring up D．ask for
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this principle at in people of all ages. For example, on Christmas morning, children are about playing with their new toys. But their interest soon off and by January those same toys can be found put in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s passing . When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, , the burden of caring the animal is handed over to the . Adolescent enter high school with great excitement but soon looking forward to graduation. The same is of the young adults going to the college. And then, how many adults, who complain about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first obtained their drivers’ ? Before people retire, they usually plan to do a lot of great things, which never had time while working. But soon after , the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as as the jobs they left. And, like the child in January, they go searching for new.
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I came to Shawshank when I was just twenty，and I am one of the few people in the ______ who is willing to admit what he did．I ______ murder．I put a large insurance policy on my wife，who was three years older than I was，and then I fixed the brakes of the car her father had given us ______ a wedding present． It worked out ______ as I had planned， ______that I hadn’t planned on her stopping to pick up the neighbour woman and the woman’s son on the way down Castle Hill and into town．The brakes let go and the car crashed through the bushes，_____ speed．Bystanders said it must have been doing fifty or better when it hit the base of the Civil War statue in the town and burst into ______．
I ______ hadn’t planned on getting caught．My state has no death penalty，but I was tried for all three ______ and given three life sentences，to run one after the other．That fixed up any ______ of parole(假释)I might have，for a long，long time．The judge ______ what I had done‘an extremely evil crime’, and it was ,but it is also in the past now．
Have I ______ myself，you ask? I don’t know what that word means，at least as far as prisons and corrections go．I think it’s a politician’s word．It may have some other ______，and it may be that I will have a chance to find out，but that is the ______．．．
I was young，good—looking，and from the ______ side of town．I met a pretty，headstrong girl who lived in one of the fine old houses on Carbine Street．She got pregnant later．Her father was agreeable to the ______ if I would take a job in the company he owned and _____ my way up．I found out that what he really had in mind was keeping me in his house and under his thumb，like a disagreeable ______ that has not quite been housebroken and which may bite．Enough hate ____54__ piled up to cause me to do what I did．
______ a second chance I would not do it again，but I'm not sure that means I am transformed．
A．prison B．town C．city D．situation
A．attempted B．committed C．made D．admitted
A．for B．with C．over D．as
A．eventually B．roughly C．exactly D．especially
A．besides B．except C．beside D．despite
A．reducing B．building C．gathering D．rising
A．flames B．crying C．laughter D．ruins
A．even B．ever C．therefore D．also
A．murderers B．deaths C．persons D．crimes
A．chance B．choice C．case D．ability
A．assumed B．regarded C．ensured D．called
A．transformed B．skipped C．enjoyed D．resigned
A．responsibility B．aspect C．meaning D．occasion
A．case B．future C．problem D．dream
A．rich B．other C．poor D．wealthy
A．marriage B．relationship C．ownership D．engagement
A．wind B．come C．work D．walk
A．animal B．dog C．cat D．pet
A．occasionally B．eventually C．permanently D．cautiously
A．Given B．Considering C．Having D．Assuming
My earliest bee experience took place at a summer camp. One day our teacher told us to head up the hill nearby. As little kids do, we all began to race to our .The girls took the concrete stairs the boys ran straight up the grassy hill, at the top of which sat a long wooden fence（围墙）. fear the boys ahead of me vaulted（跳跃）over the fence bravely.
What should I do? Take the stairs and look like a girl, or jump the fence and look ? Then I took my chances with the .
Standing in front of the fence, I placed both hands on the top and .The moment of truth had arrived. If I made it, then I would be as cool as all the other guys. If I didn’t make it…I it. As I jumped, my foot caught on the top of the fence. I went! But I landed on my backside. to laugh off the accident. But then I something moving under me. Just then I saw what seemed like hundreds of bees flying towards me. I had a beehive（蜂窝）! I jumped and as fast as I could. But bees flew faster than I ran. At that moment, all the kids at the camp ran after me, too. What a（an） situation I was in!
When the teacher caught me in the camp parking lot, my were covered with bees. With all the other campers standing around, he all my clothes but my underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and out of my mouth!
I had gained the of the entire camp, but I did not feel very cool. When all was said and done, I found that I had been given almost 45 bee stings（蜇）all over my body. I learned a most lesson that day. When we are led by the to look cool, we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive. I have stopped trying to be cool since then.
A．home B．trip C．destination D．village
A．but B．therefore C．because D．as
A．With B．Without C．For D．Out of
A．brave B．cool C．strong D．lively
A．stairs B．girls C．boys D．fence
A．hesitated B．watched C．jumped D．trembled
A．made B．almost made C．wouldn’t make D．didn’t make
A．Down B．Up C．Through D．Out
A．managed B．failed C．continued D．intended
A．caught B．felt C．saw D．heard
A．pulled down B．broken into C．landed on D．knocked over
A．hid B．walked C．crawled(爬行) D．rushed
A．exciting B．fearful C．embarrassing D．funny
A．clothes B．arms C．legs D．classmates
A．put on B．took off C．found out D．took away
A．also B．nearly C．even D．hardly
A．sympathy B．attention C．strength D．help
A．valuable B．humorous C．satisfying D．interesting
A．consideration B．way C．curiosity D．desire
A．Still B．So C．Yet D．However
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，并标在答题卡的相应位置。
One day Mozart saw an old blind street performer (卖艺人) playing the violin in the street corner ____ a hat in front of him. He found out the old man was ____ one of his compositions (作品).The old man played for ____ , but still nobody put any money into his hat. Mozart asked the old man, "Do you often play compositions by Mozart?" "Yes, ____ ," answered the old man. "Now, everybody knows Mozart and likes his music." "Do you ____ a living by playing the violin?" The old man said he ____. Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play.
He played so well ____ all the passers-by stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt very ____ that the man could play so well. He asked Mozart, "Who are you, sir?" "Your colleague (同行) , a poor ____ like you." Then Mozart gave the ___ back to the old man and went away.
A．on B．by C．with D．to
A．writing B．playing C．reading D．listening
A．sometime B．sometimes C．some time D．some times
A．you B．it is C．Mr. D．sir
A．make B．buy C．give D．take
A．certainly B．did C．yes D．sorry
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．happy B．worried C．disappointed D．surprised
A．musician B．artist C．scientist D．writer
A．money B．violin C．food D．hat
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。
Four days ago, I was taking a taxi. On the way, I just had the ____ stop at a store to buy something. A woman _____me to let her hitchhike (免费搭车).
I_____ and picked this woman up. I thought she was too fat; she _____ about 120 kg. But she was very sweet and kind-hearted, so I didn’t_____.
She was talking to me _____ while going back to her place about how she got everything for her_____. So I thought to myself she must have a happy family. But nothing special _____ yet.
I got to her apartment ______ she needed help getting all the things she got to her place. I just helped her out and while I was ____ the stuff inside her house, I _____ that her husband walked in from the back of the apartment. So she was talking to him in her _____ voice, “Honey, I got you this; Honey, I got you that.” But what I came to notice was that her husband was _____. And then I looked close to how they were together and I knew for that moment I was seeing “TRUE ____.
They cared for each other so____ and what they looked like was not at all.
I was just deeply _____ by the true love between them.
Sometimes I think about going back to the apartment and tell them what I _____in them and to thank them for sharing their ____with me, even it is for a few _____. I like the blind couple care about each other; it is a very happy and romantic thing.
A．Stranger B．Waiter C．Passenger D．driver
A．reminded B．allowed C．asked D．helped
A．nodded B．promised C．hesitated D．explained
A．carried B．weighed C．supported D．lifted
A．remember B．mind C．worry D．leave
A．gladly B．nervously C．slowly D．calmly
A．friend B．husband C．daughter D．neighbor
A．stayed B．continued C．stopped D．happened
A．unless B．if C．because D．although
A．moving B．searching C．arranging D．observing
A．imaged B．noticed C．believed D．expected
A．polite B．tired C．high D．sweet
A．painful B．foolish C．blind D．ill
A．LOVE B．FRIENDSHIP C．JUDGMENT D．STORY
A．frequently B．deeply C．thankfully D．quietly
A．useful B．clear C．secret D．important
A．encouraged B．surprised C．touched D．shocked
A．hid B．built C．put D．saw
A．lives B．troubles C．food D．memory
A．days B．hours C．minutes D．seconds