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, I 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.
I 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 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.
A．worrying B．boring C．confusing D．promising
A．just B．even C．ever D．also
A．delicious B．necessary C．simple D．ordinary
A．information B．communication C．introduction D．instruction
A．physical B．financial C．educational D．social
A．trusted B．accepted C．recognized D．satisfied
A．certainly B．originally C．actually D．barely
A．chance B．step C．decision D．measure
A．future B．possibility C．trap D．kindness
A．appointed B．directed C．guided D．requested
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．However
A．discovered B．greeted C．reminded D．examined
A．help B．enjoy C．behave D．seat
A．welcome B．supply C．assistance D．message
A．mostly B．eventually C．absolutely D．accidentally
A．leave out B．drop out C．run out D．get out
A．interesting B．worthwhile C．mysterious D．astonishing
A．usable B．additional C．acceptable D．valuable
A．recalled B．sought C．identified D．inspected
A．although B．since C．before D．Until
Elaine was a saleswoman，who drove all over the city five days a week. When all the freeway lanes were at a dead stop，she would drive quickly along the emergency lane. While driving she usually____on her cellphone，drinking a soda or eating a sandwich—her hands, legs and mouth were always____while she was driving.
Last night she got____in Friday evening rush hour. She was going to be ____for her date. She was already____when things seemed to be getting worse and all the traffic stopped. Elaine drove____over to the emergency lane. Soon she saw the red flashing lights in the mirror. She had to____her car. A goodlooking officer walked up.
“Officer，my boyfriend left me after he got me pregnant. I have constant morning sickness. I’m just trying to get to the nearest store to buy my____.” She looked at the officer with____eyes.
He looked at her pitifully，then said____，“Okay，ma’am. Take the first exit. I hope you’ll be feeling better.”
The officer walked back to his car and Elaine drove on. This was the second time that____had worked for her. She had one more thing to do before she got home. She had to mail a package. When she got to the shopping mall at 7 pm, no parking was____，except for the handicapped (残疾的) space. Elaine drove right into it. She would only be a minute，she told____.All she had to do was ____the post office，get the package____，and pay the clerk.
Fortunately，there was no____in the store. Everything was done so ____that she was whistling while she walked back out to her car. Then she stopped____.There was an envelope on the windshield (挡风玻璃)．She opened it slowly. She knew____it was，but not how much it was. She screamed when she saw the____.A dog started barking.
A．depended B．carried C．talked D．sold
A．full B．open C．free D．busy
A．stuck B．hurt C．annoyed D．punished
A．late B．ready C．excited D．mad
A．satisfied B．angry C．exhausted D．calm
A．reluctantly B．immediately C．guiltily D．gratefully
A．stop B．start C．discard D．speed
A．gas B．ticket C．medicine D．package
A．innocent B．aggressive C．addicted D．proud
A．softly B．rudely C．skeptically D．strictly
A．officer B．excuse C．driver D．mistake
A．adoptable B．accessible C．acceptable D．available
A．the clerk B．the guard C．the worker D．herself
A．take out B．get out C．run into D．push into
A．weighed B．printed C．repaired D．paid
A．car B．line C．police D．service
A．quickly B．slowly C．strangely D．quietly
A．talking B．driving C．thinking D．whistling
A．how B．why C．what D．that
A．invitation B．order C．amount D．letter
It was the summer I was eight. I visited my grandma in New York City.
Grandma had something planned every day. She had saved a few so we could go to a picture show. One day we threw bread to pigeons（鸽子）; Another day we watered the trees. At the end of the week Grandma to curl（使卷曲）my hair. She told me I was going to Shirly Temple, the most popular American child star.
She spent a long time on each curl, and I could tell she enjoyed my hair. When she was finished she sighed with . She was so proud that she had me stand on a chair to look in the mirror. My heart sank. I looked
“You can go out and play now,” Grandma said, smiling. I and slowly walked down the stairs. Reaching the vestibule(门厅), I looked out of the small window and could see the playing games. My best friend, Ducky, me and began to jump up and down. She at me to ask me to come outside, but I couldn’t move. I knew everyone would the curls. At the same time I couldn’t go back and tell Grandma how I felt.
Finally I went . I could hear my heart pounding with every step. I began to feel . I knocked on Grandma’s door. When she opened it, I said in a voice, “Grandma, my hair is too and I can’t stand it.”
She never said a word. She placed a in water, combed(梳理) out all the curls, then stood me back on the chair I could see myself in the mirror. Afterwards I went off to play.
It was when Grandma took out the curls that I knew she me. She had put my before hers. That is the kind of love I try to pass on today.
A．important B．special C．familiar D．humorous
A．chances B．stamps C．photos D．Coins
A．decided B．managed C．threatened D．failed
A．deal with B．make use of C．look like D．catch up with
A．washing B．cutting C．pulling D．styling
A．respect B．delight C．fear D．anger
A．ridiculous B．serious C．honest D．attractive
A．cheered B．succeeded C．disagreed D．nodded
A．boys B．women C．kids D．adults
A．admired B．spotted C．praised D．accepted
A．stared B．sang C．aimed D．waved
A．laugh at B．dry out C．play with D．worry about
A．downstairs B．outside C．upstairs D．forward
A．lucky B．sick C．proud D．calm
A．tired B．clear C．pleasant D．scared
A．curly B．long C．short D．thick
A．plate B．flower C．comb D．mirror
A．until B．though C．so D．but
A．hated B．loved C．ignored D．cheated
A．feelings B．difficulties C．benefits D．joys
完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Life can seem unfair, even in the land of opportunity. You have a dream but find yourself ____ without any hope. You are depressed, and in your depression you cannot get the ____ to pull yourself up. You become unwilling to believe that there ____ is a “cure” for your failure.
Bernie Kopell was a ____ as a vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) salesman. He had come to California to be a (n) ____, but for even the few parts he was able to ____, he received no pay. He ____ that was what he deserved. Then, one day as Bernie was cleaning in the back room of the vacuum cleaner store, the owner put on a record. “What a (n) ____ job,” Bernie thought. But he heard the sentences ____ as he was trying to ignore the ____, “Your mind is like the ____. Whatever you plant in it ____. If you plant potatoes you get potatoes. If you plant roses you get roses.” Bernie began to ____.
Soon he was paying attention to the record, ____ it wasn’t long before he began reading and attending lectures. Bernie began to ____ that he was given talent, and he became ____ to be who he was and considered himself worthy of success. Acting parts and paying roles began to ____ his way. He got his first public television show in 1961 on The Brighter Day. He ____ on Get Smart, That Girl, and on other television comedy programs. His big ____ came when he was ____ the role of Dr Adam Bricker on The Love Boat. The Popular show aired (播放) from 1977 until 1986 and made Bernie Kopell a well-known star.
A．shy B．sad C．angry D．bored
A．energy B．advice C．right D．time
A．just B．almost C．really D．hardly
A．success B．failure C．hero D．fool
A．writer B．teacher C．cleaner D．actor
A．get B．learn C．plan D．enjoy
A．agreed B．hoped C．thought D．remembered
A．tiring B．bad C．exciting D．common
A．frequently B．in turn C．carefully D．by chance
A．job B．owner C．record D．cleaner
A．sun B．air C．water D．earth
A．begins B．grows C．helps D．happens
A．listen B．read C．speak D．write
A．and B．but C．or D．since
A．expect B．believe C．notice D．guess
A．powerful B．pleasant C．popular D．proud
A．feel B．know C．come D．make
A．stood B．appeared C．remained D．rested
A．increase B．difference C．break D．game
A．offered B．shown C．taught D．returned
完型填空1（共12小题；满分12）
As a teacher, my daily activity involves driving to a new school almost every day.
On one particular day during my lunch break, I drove to a nearby square to get a coffee. Upon returning to the , I realized I had locked my phone and my inside! I had about 15 minutes to get back to the . So I hurried into a McDonald’s in the same square, and asked the man at the counter, who happened to be the , to call a taxi for me. After I explained my situation to him, he rushed inside to make the phone while I waited anxiously in the restaurant. I had less than 10 minutes to to my school at this point.
A moment later, the manager returned only to tell me that the line was , and that he had not been able to the taxi yet. I think both and fear could be seen in my face.
Without a thought, he grabbed his coat and to drive me to the school. Without hesitation, I followed him into his car and got back to the classroom with two minutes to before the bell rang!
This experience made me that out of every seemingly hopeless situation, there is the opportunity for acts of kindness to happen, which has an unimaginable influence on those who receive them.
A．shop B．bar C．counter D．car
A．textbooks B．cards C．keys D．gloves
A．home B．school C．party D．restaurant
A．manager B．secretary C．guest D．waiter
A．slowly B．briefly C．effectively D．successfully
A．get across B．get around C．get back D．get over
A．busy B．broken C．full D．ready
A．take B．repair C．drive D．get
A．excitement B．anger C．hopelessness D．surprise
A．offered B．refused C．wanted D．hesitated
A．wait B．go C．waste D．spend
A．doubt B．argue C．regret D．realize
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
If you ever feel as if you are being knocked about by life, think about the amazing bird called the Water Ouzel. I can’t imagine this waterbird knows what it is to have a day. The little creature is often found living next to waterfalls and rivers rushing fast. And however threatening the weather, however the water, in snow and rain, the tough and cheerful Water Ouzel can be chirping and singing. What's more, while the of most songbirds, however melodious in warm weather, fall over long winter months, the hearty Water Ouzel on through all seasons and every kind of . I have to wonder: does this little creature know anything I don't?
It's as if the knows that every violent storm will eventually sunshine; every dark night will finally fade into . And isn't it true? Even our bleakest and stormiest times do not forever. Like the poor man in the cement mixer(混凝土搅拌机), there is almost always an end to the .
As the incredible humanitarian novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe said, “ you get into a tight place and everything you till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will .” I have had that more times than I can remember.
Maybe this is one of those days you feel as if you are the cement mixer. If so, do you need to a little longer?
A．dull B．long C．bad D．wonderful
A．violent B．distant C．calm D．slow
A．deep B．cold C．clear D．dirty
A．recorded B．kept C．taught D．heard
A．sizes B．colors C．voices D．shapes
A．silent B．sleepy C．ill D．deaf
A．lives B．sings C．survives D．flies
A．time B．river C．music D．storm
A．bird B．novelist C．man D．farmer
A．take place of B．get away from C．give way to D．catch up with
A．dawn B．dusk C．noon D．night
A．come B．last C．stay D．go
A．concerned B．cared C．complained D．puzzled
A．party B．story C．trouble D．day
A．when B．because C．although D．whether
A．takes in B．goes against C．gets over D．cuts off
A．end B．go C．rise D．turn
A．experience B．memory C．idea D．sight
A．beside B．on C．in D．with
A．take up B．hold on C．put off D．bring in