Last July, Angela Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon located at the Walmart shopping center in Burton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her nails. But Peters, who has cerebral palsy（脑瘫）, was turned away. The salon (which is not owned by Walmart), she says, told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly do the job given that her hands shook. What was meant to be a day of beauty bliss for Peters was now a disappointment.
Watching the interaction from a few feet away was a Walmart cashier about to go on her break. Ebony Harris, 40, recognized Peters as a Walmart regular. Now what she recognized in Peters was a kindred spirit. “She’s just like you, me, my daughter, anybody,” Harris told ABC News, “She wants to look pretty. So why can’t she?”
Harris approached Peters. “Do you want me to do your nails?” she asked. A smile spread across Peters’ face. “Yeah!” Having found a table for two, Harris gently took Peter’s hand into hers and carefully began painting her nails.
“I was a little nervous and was shaking because I didn’t want to mess her nails up,” Harris admitted. “I told her she’s a blessing to anybody, not just me. She makes me look at life and appreciate it much more than I have.”
Watching it all with amazement and admiration was Subway employee Tasia Smith. What struck her most was the ease and gentleness displayed by Harris as she painted Peters’ nails, all the while chatting as if they were old friends. Smith was so taken by the scene that she wrote about it on Facebook. “They were so patient with her,” she wrote. “Thanks to the Walmart worker for making this beautiful girl’s day!”
Peters, who runs a poetry website, harbors no bitterness toward the nail salon that turned her away. “When people do us wrong, we must forgive,” Peters wrote on Facebook. “I just want to educate people that those with different challenges, like being in a wheelchair, can have our own business and get our nails done like anyone else.”
1.Why was Peters declined when she wanted to have her nails painted?
A.She insisted on sitting in a wheelchair.
B.She was not a regular customer of the salon.
C.Her hands shook involuntarily due to disability.
D.There was no need for her to have nails painted.
2.It can be inferred from “a kindred spirit” in Paragraph 2 that _______.
A.Peters was in high spirits just like others around her.
B.Peters was approached with special attention and care.
C.Peters was more tolerant of the denial than normal people.
D.Peters was no different from the people around her.
3.In Paragraph 4, Harris referred to Angela Peters as “a blessing” because _______.
A.Peters deserved to be happy and be treated kindly.
B.Harris was reminded why she should be grateful.
C.Harris felt obliged to offer her a hand on a voluntary basis
D.Peters got her nails done despite the previous rejection.
4.What may well be Angela Peters’ guiding principle in life?
A.Beauty is about having a pretty mind, a pretty soul, as well as pretty poetry.
B.Forgive others who have wronged us, and we are likely to enjoy our life more.
C.Being grateful is a way to sing for our life which comes just from our love and hope.
D.Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.
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Last July, Angela Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon located at the Walmart shopping center in Burton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her nails. But Peters, who has cerebral palsy（脑瘫）, was turned away. The salon (which is not owned by Walmart), she says, told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly do the job given that her hands shook. What was meant to be a day of beauty bliss for Peters was now a disappointment.
Watching the interaction from a few feet away was a Walmart cashier about to go on her break. Ebony Harris, 40, recognized Peters as a Walmart regular. Now what she recognized in Peters was a kindred spirit. “She’s just like you, me, my daughter, anybody,” Harris told ABC News, “She wants to look pretty. So why can’t she?”
Harris approached Peters. “Do you want me to do your nails?” she asked. A smile spread across Peters’ face. “Yeah!” Having found a table for two, Harris gently took Peter’s hand into hers and carefully began painting her nails.
“I was a little nervous and was shaking because I didn’t want to mess her nails up,” Harris admitted. “I told her she’s a blessing to anybody, not just me. She makes me look at life and appreciate it much more than I have.”
Watching it all with amazement and admiration was Subway employee Tasia Smith. What struck her most was the ease and gentleness displayed by Harris as she painted Peters’ nails, all the while chatting as if they were old friends. Smith was so taken by the scene that she wrote about it on Facebook. “They were so patient with her,” she wrote. “Thanks to the Walmart worker for making this beautiful girl’s day!”
Peters, who runs a poetry website, harbors no bitterness toward the nail salon that turned her away. “When people do us wrong, we must forgive,” Peters wrote on Facebook. “I just want to educate people that those with different challenges, like being in a wheelchair, can have our own business and get our nails done like anyone else.”
1.Why was Peters declined when she wanted to have her nails painted?
A.She insisted on sitting in a wheelchair.
B.She was not a regular customer of the salon.
C.Her hands shook involuntarily due to disability.
D.There was no need for her to have nails painted.
2.It can be inferred from “a kindred spirit” in Paragraph 2 that _______.
A.Peters was in high spirits just like others around her.
B.Peters was approached with special attention and care.
C.Peters was more tolerant of the denial than normal people.
D.Peters was no different from the people around her.
3.In Paragraph 4, Harris referred to Angela Peters as “a blessing” because _______.
A.Peters deserved to be happy and be treated kindly.
B.Harris was reminded why she should be grateful.
C.Harris felt obliged to offer her a hand on a voluntary basis
D.Peters got her nails done despite the previous rejection.
4.What may well be Angela Peters’ guiding principle in life?
A.Beauty is about having a pretty mind, a pretty soul, as well as pretty poetry.
B.Forgive others who have wronged us, and we are likely to enjoy our life more.
C.Being grateful is a way to sing for our life which comes just from our love and hope.
D.Life is a mirror and will reflect back to the thinker what he thinks into it.
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Last Sunday afternoon, a truck rolled into the Animal League on Long Island, carrying more than four dozen homeless cats and dogs that lost their homes in the hurricane hit on South Carolina. These animals were ________ new homes to be offered.
After communicating ________ the Rescue Center in South Carolina, the truck from Long Island ________ for South Carolina on Tuesday. It was full of ________ dog and cat food, toys and clean-up supplies. An Animal League member, Ted Moriates said. “We ________ this truck with donations from the warm-hearted people on the island. Thanks to them for donating these supplies ________.”
Moriates and another member ________ to four shelters (避难所) along the coast in South Carolina after Hurricane Dorian hit. They ________ up the animals and delivered the supplies — creating ________ for creatures moved by the storm. “We must ________ the homeless animals,” said Moriates. “These animals would have been killed if we had ________ them,” he said.
The return trip with 53 cats, kittens, dogs and puppies, ________ stops for dog walking. Some of the animals needed extra ________ on the trip because they were ________ or not used to human touch. “With a little bit of love these animals can make a ________ change and become the loving pets that everyone ________.” Moriates said.
Hours before the truck ________, the Animal League on Long Island had been full of people hoping to ________ pets. However, the animals from South Carolinas won’t be ________ for adoption for a few days because they still have to go through medical ________.
1.A.building B.expecting C.buying D.losing
2.A.from B.through C.with D.by
3.A.left B.came C.moved D.opened
4.A.donated B.sold C.wasted D.reused
5.A.stopped B.controlled C.reached D.filled
6.A.immediately B.eventually C.gradually D.suddenly
7.A.led B.flew C.drove D.called
8.A.picked B.looked C.climbed D.held
9.A.belief B.fortune C.program D.space
10.A.train B.return C.watch D.rescue
11.A.approached B.abandoned C.kept D.protected
12.A.received B.included C.avoided D.counted
13.A.energy B.attention C.chance D.response
14.A.delighted B.moved C.excited D.frightened
15.A.little B.hard C.complete D.false
16.A.admires B.ignores C.desires D.carries
17.A.arrived B.joined C.fell D.escaped
18.A.see B.adopt C.save D.observe
19.A.practical B.difficult C.reasonable D.available
20.A.skills B.supports C.examinations D.records
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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The City Bike program rolled into New York last spring and proved a hit, with nearly 12,000 New Yorkers signing up for annual memberships. Since 2010, over a dozen US cities have introduced bike-share programs.
There’re plenty of bike stations near parks and other car-free areas. The programs we looked at in major cities work the same way. You buy a 24-hour pass. During the time, you get an unlimited number of 30-minute rides. If you go over your given half-hour ride time, you start paying fees for each following 30-minute period. Here are some of the biggest bike-share program in America.
Minneapolis: Nice Ride Minnesota
Station : Minnehaha Ave. & Minnehaha Pkwy
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 1.50 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4.50 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 6 for every half an hour.
Chicago: Divvy Bikes
Station : Lakeshore Drive and Monroe St; also Museum Campus
How much: $ 7 for a 24-hour pass, with unlimited 30-minute trips.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 6 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
New York City: Citi Bike
Station : Central Park So. & 6th Ave; also Broadway & W.57th St.
How much: $ 9.95 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 4 for the second 30 minutes; $ 9 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 12 for every half an hour.
Boston: Hubway
Station : Tremont St. & West St.
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
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1.According to the text, the City Bike program _______.
A. was first set up in New York
B. is very popular in American cities
C. has a long history in America
D. develops very fast all over the world
2.Which of the following bike-share programs costs the riders most?
A. Nice Ride Minnesota B. Divvy Bikes
C. Citi Bike D. Hubway
3.If you visit Boston by riding Hubway bike for 3 hours, you have to pay ______.
A. $6 B. $ 30
C. $ 20 D. $ 36
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The stone under her feet rolled; and as she was into the river, she called out for help.
A．being jumped B．jumped C．pulling D．being pulled
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The stone on the river bank rolled under her feet; she was _____into the river，and she called out for help.
| A．being jumped | B．jumped | C．pulled | D．being pulled |
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Last July 4th, three police officers went into a supermarket to get something cold to drink.
Once inside, the cops were __ by a store security guard who asked for __ with a suspected thief. The woman in question didn’t have the look of an __ criminal. She was obviously scared, and her cheeks were wet with ___.
The cops looked __ her bag. “We just saw containers of ___. Nothing else,” Mike told CBS New York.
“I’m hungry,” she explained ___.
Being caught, the woman no doubt expected to be taken to jail for the __ of being hungry while poor. __ the cops had other ideas. “We’ll __ for her food,” Sojo told the __ security guard.
The three men had no discussion at all. It went ___. Instead, each of them __ out 10 dollars to pay the tab. She would not be arrested today.
The woman wept in ___. Drying her eyes with a kerchief, she ___, “Thank you, thank you.”
She wasn’t the only one touched by this act of ___. “It was a very beautiful,____moment,” says Paul, who was at the store. He was so __ by what he’d seen that he posted a photo on Twitter for all to see.
But attention was __ what the officers wanted. They were driven by a far more common emotion. As Sojo told CNN, “When you look at someone’s face and see that they need you and they’re actually hungry, it’s pretty __ as a human being to walk away from something like this.”
1.A.questioned B.examined C.approached D.required
2.A.help B.information C.permission D.trouble
3.A.unskilled B.experienced C.intelligent D.active
4.A.paint B.water C.rain D.tears
5.A.outside B.inside C.around D.down
6.A.food B.fruit C.drinks D.sweets
7.A.anxiously B.shamelessly C.fearfully D.angrily
8.A.action B.mistake C.habit D.crime
9.A.And B.But C.So D.Still
10.A.pay B.look C.apologize D.account
11.A.annoyed B.excited C.surprised D.confused
12.A.unchanged B.uninformed C.unsaid D.uncalled
13.A.took B.brought C.worked D.pointed
14.A.delight B.sorrow C.regret D.gratitude
15.A.recalled B.repeated C.responded D.requested
16.A.thinking B.choosing C.sharing D.caring
17.A.brave B.genuine C.painful D.terrible
18.A.moved B.amazed C.bored D.influenced
19.A.sometimes B.finally C.never D.always
20.A.simple B.natural C.complex D.difficult
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As the temperature approached as high as 90 °F last July 4th, three police officers went into a Foods Market to get something _______ to drink. Once inside, they were asked by a security guard to help with a _______ woman. The woman in question was obviously _______, and her cheeks were wet with tears. The officers looked inside her bag. All they saw were containers of _______.
“I’m hungry,” she explained _______. Caught red-handed, the woman no doubt expected to be treated as a _______. But the police had other _______. “We’ll pay for her food.” One of them told the _______ security guard. She would not be _______.
Drying her wet __________, the woman repeated, “Thank you, thank you.” She wasn’t the only one touched by this act of __________. Customers at the store were so impressed by what they’d __________ that some even posted a photo on Twitter. __________, attention was never what the officers sought. They were __________ by a far more common emotion. When we look at someone’s face and see that they need you, it’s pretty __________ as a human being to walk away from something like this.
1.A.safe B.sweet C.clean D.cold
2.A.wounded B.suspected C.reported D.wronged
3.A.scared B.disappointed C.puzzled D.annoyed
4.A.clothes B.medicine C.toys D.food
5.A.politely B.loudly C.seriously D.helplessly
6.A.thief B.beggar C.victim D.customer
7.A.facts B.secrets C.ideas D.reasons
8.A.rude B.surprised C.patient D.embarrassed
9.A.arrested B.employed C.kept D.doubted
10.A.bag B.hands C.packet D.cheeks
11.A.caution B.sympathy C.justice D.faith
12.A.ignored B.expected C.witnessed D.recognized
13.A.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.Instead
14.A.attracted B.controlled C.required D.driven
15.A.typical B.amazing C.difficult D.silly
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She knows nothing about her new neighbor________he moved into the building last Sunday.
A．except that B．except
C．apart from D．besides
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Charlie's wheelchair ______ out of power. He drove it into my office and looked for a place to charge it.
A.run B.have run C.had run D.was running
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Eleven-year-old Angela was stricken with a disease involving her nervous system．The doctors did not hold out much hope of her ever recovering __1.__ this illness．They predicted she’d spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair．2._ Angela firmly believed that she was definitely going to be walking again someday．The doctors were charmed by her __3.__（defeatable）spirit．They taught her about imaging—about seeing herself _4.（walk）．Angela would work as hard as possible in physical therapy(理疗），lying there faithfully doing her imaging，visualizing herself moving，moving，moving!
One day，__5.__ she was straining with all her might to imagine her legs moving again，__6._ seemed as though a miracle happened: the bed moved! She screamed out，“Look what I __7._（do）! Look! Look! I can do it! I moved，I moved！” Of course，__8.__ this very moment everyone __9.__ in the hospital was screaming，too．It was the San Francisco earthquake．But don’t tell _10.__ to Angela．She’s convinced that she did it．And now only a few years later，she’s back in school．On her own two legs．No walking sticks，no wheelchair．
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