Plant a Row for the HungryIt was a cold night...

Plant a Row for the Hungry

It was a cold night and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I'd read the signs:＂Don't give money to beggars." So I　 _______ my head and kept walking.

I wasn't _______for a reply, but with submission, he said, "I really am homeless and I really am hungry! You can come with me and watch me _______!"But I kept on walking.

The_______bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have _______ me to hand over a buck or two even if he had been_______. On a freezing night I assumed the _______of a fellow human being.

On the flight back home, I couldn't help thinking of him. I tried to explain my _______to help by assuming government agencies, churches and charities were there to_______him. Besides, you're not supposed to give money to ________

One day, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News as usual. Out of the blue, an idea ________my mind. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens dedicated to the ________?

We didn't keep records back then, but the idea began to ________.As more and more people started ________the Plant a Row for the Hungry concept, new ways and variations________ up, if you will pardon the pun (双关语）。Today, the program continues to flourish and ________ flowers for the spirit, and comfort for my________.

I am shocked that millions of Americans are________by hunger. If every gardener in America plants one row for the hungry, we can make a________in the number of neighbors who don't have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about________ a hungry man I could have helped.

1.A.nodded B.shook C.turned D.lowered

2.A.intended B.meant C.motivated D.prepared

3.A.eat B.shop C.live D.drink

4.A.accident B.situation C.incident D.condition

5.A.pleased B.confused C.saved D.killed

6.A.starving B.lying C.begging D.watching

7.A.best B.better C.worst D.worse

8.A.failure B.responsibility C.hope D.willingness

9.A.adopt B.feed C.house D.free

10.A.churches B.charities C.beggars D.readers

11.A.caught B.crossed C.changed D.slipped

12.A.hungry B.homeless C.poor D.generous

13.A.show up B.take up C.show off D.take off

14.A.paying for B.working with C.advertising for D.messing with

15.A.sped B.showed C.cropped D.broke

16.A.grow B.increase C.decline D.appear

17.A.conscience B.explanation C.assumption D.dedication

18.A.ruined B.infected C.threatened D.depressed

19.A.sense B.link C.difference D.leap

20.A.supporting B.discouraging C.abusing D.abandoning

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It was a cold night in Washington, D. C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. he asked if I would give him some money so he could get something to eat. I’d read the signs in the hotel: “Don’t give money to beggars.” So I shook my head and kept walking.

The incident bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn't have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying. Back home, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. All of a sudden, I thought of Bean’s Café, the soup kitchen in Anchorage, which feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day. why not try to get all my readers to plant a row of vegetables in their gardens and donate them to Bean’s Cafe?

In April 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning of Anchorage’s program, Plant a Row for Bean's became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The original idea was to have every member of the Garden Writers Association of America write or talk about planting a row for the hungry sometime during the month of April.

Garden editor Joan Jackson, backed by The San Jose Mercury News and California’s nearly year-round growing season, raised more than 30,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables the first year, and showed how the program could really work. Today program continues to boom and grow.

1.Why didn’t the writer give money to the man?

A. Because he was afraid that the man was a liar

B. Because he had no money on him at that time

C. Because he was in a hurry to get back to his hotel

D. Because he didn’t know that man

2.What inspired the writer to think of the program to help the poor?

A. A beggar　　 B. A hotel

C. the Garden Writers Association　　 D. Bean’s Café

3.How does the author feel about the effect of the Plan a Row program?

A. It’s discouraging　　 B. It’s satisfying

C. It’s doubtful　　 D. It’s challenging

4.Which might be the best title of the passage?

A. Everybody Can Make a Big Difference to the World

B. A Campaign to Remove Poverty

C. Plant a Row for the Hungry

D. How to Help People in Need

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It was a cold night in Washington, D.C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked me for some money so he could get something to eat. I’d read the sign: “Don’t give money to beggars.” So I shook my head and kept marching.
I wasn’t prepared for a reply, but he said, “I am really homeless and I am really hungry! You can come with me and watch me eat!” But I kept on marching.

The incident bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldn’t have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been lying. On a freezing cold night, I still assumed the worst of the fellow human being.

Flying back to Anchorage, I couldn’t help thinking of him. I tried to seek excuses for my failure to help by assuming government agencies, churches and charities were there to feed him. Besides, you’re not supposed to give money to beggars.

Somewhere over Seattle, I started to write my weekly garden column for the Anchorage Daily News. Out of the blue, I came up with an idea. Bean’s Café, a soup kitchen in Anchorage, feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant one row in their gardens devoted to Bean’s Café?

Before long my idea took off. People would fax me or call when they took something in. Those who only grew flowers donated them. Food for the spirit. And relief for my conscience.

As more and more people started working with the “Plant a Row” concept, many companies gave free seeds to customers and displayed the logo, which also arose in national gardening publications. Row markers with the “Plant a Row” logo were distributed to gardeners to set apart their “Row for the Hungry”.

It is unexpected that millions of Americans are threatened by hunger. If every gardener in America—and we’re seventy million strong—plants one row for the hungry, we can lower the number of neighbors who don’t have enough to eat. Maybe then I will stop feeling guilty about abandoning a hungry man I could have helped.

1.Why did the author turn down the beggar’s request?

A. He was previously reminded not to do so.

B. He was eager to march back to the hotel.

C. He thought that it was beyond his duty.

D. He was short of money at that moment.

2.Which of the following is the closest to the underlined phrase “took off” (Paragraph 6)?

A. We eventually took off at 11o’clock and landed in Seattle safely.

B. To take off pounds, you have to cut down the number of calories.

C. On hearing the news, he took off at once and headed back to the hotel.

D. His business has really taken off owing to his advanced management.

3.What did the author do after the beggar’s incident?

A. He felt guilty but couldn’t help him.

B. He started a project to help the hungry.

C. He ran a blue kitchen to supply the hungry with soup.

D. He still supposed it was unwise to give the hungry with soup.

4.What can be a suitable title for the passage?

A. Plant a Row for the Hungry

B. Lend a Hand to Beggars

C. Never Hesitate to Help Others

D. Plan a Gardening Project

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It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36.

I worked in a 37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 39 home and my husband, being the 40 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 41 I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to 42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 44 a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be 45 in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 46. One of them was 47 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48?”

A look of 49 crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50 since I had just made up my mind to do 51 that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53. I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late.”

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It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36.

I worked in a 37 doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38 than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 39 home and my husband, being the 40 person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 41 I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to 42 for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43 to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 44  a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be 45  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making   46. One of them was 47 trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48?”

A look of 49 crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50 since I had just made up my mind to do 51 that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52 me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53. I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s 55 to be late.”

1.                A．break          B．fever           C．cold D．headache

2.                A．foreign         B．common        C．busy     D．noisy

3.                A．earlier         B．later           C．easier    D．simpler

4.                A．getting         B．cooking         C．calling    D．working

5.                A．tough          B．punctual        C．generous D．careful

6.                A．as             B．since           C．while D．if

7.                A．pay            B．change         C．wait D．search

8.                A．opinions        B．trouble         C．directions D．money

9.                A．reached        B．visited          C．called    D．left

10.               A．skilled         B．helpful         C．experienced   D．active

11.               A．comments      B．promises       C．jokes D．offers

12.               A．only           B．still            C．even D．ever

13.               A．station         B．office          C．hospital   D．hotel

14.               A．panic          B．relief          C．sadness   D．peace

15.               A．duty           B．fact            C．reason    D．lie

16.               A．partly          B．properly        C．exactly    D．perfectly

17.               A．across         B．before         C．beside    D．behind

18.               A．go up          B．die down       C．speed up  D．turn down

19.               A．teased         B．shouted        C．burst D．laughed

20.               A．possible        B．special         C．good D．safe

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It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight 36 .

I worked in a 37  doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run 38  than usual. It seemed I was going to be late 39  home and my husband, being the 40  person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe 41  I hurried, I could still make it home.

I was heading inside to 42  for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for 43  to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just 44  a few minutes ago.

The young man at the counter was trying to be 45  in explaining how to get there, with two other people making 46 . One of them was 47  trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the 48 ?”

A look of 49  crossed the woman’s face.

“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an) 50  since I had just made up my mind to do 51  that.

I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right 52  me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to 53 . I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

Later, as I arrived home, my husband 54 , “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

I said, “Sometimes it’s 55  to be late.”

1.A. break      B. fever            C. cold         D. headache

2. A. foreign       B. common       C. busy         D. noisy

3.A. earlier        B. later            C. easier           D. simpler

4. A. getting       B. cooking      C. calling          D. working

5. A. tough     B. punctual     C. generous     D. careful

6.A. as         B. since            C. while            D. if

7.A. pay        B. change           C. wait         D. search

8.A. opinions   B. trouble          C. directions       D. money

9.A. reached        B. visited          C. called           D. left

10.A. skilled       B. helpful          C. experienced      D. active

11.A. comments  B. promises     C. jokes            D. offers

12. A. only     B. still            C. even         D. ever

13.A. station       B. office           C. hospital     D. hotel

14.A. panic     B. relief           C. sadness      D. peace

15.A. duty      B. fact         C. reason           D. lie

16.A. partly        B. properly     C. exactly      D. perfectly

17.A. across        B. before           C. beside           D. behind

18.A. go up     B. die down     C. speed up     D. turn down

19.A. teased        B. shouted      C. burst            D. laughed

20.A. possible      B. usual            C. good         D. safe

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It was________cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across________night sky.                    　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 (2013·山东，22)

A．/；a　                         B．a；the

C．the；a　                         D．the；/

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(2013·山东，22)It was________cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across________night sky.

A．/；a　 B．a；the　 C．the；a　 D．the；/

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It was ______ cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across ____ night sky.

A．不填；a          B．a; the             C．the; a             D．the; 不填

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It was a cold winter. The wind blew all night and the snow was blinding. When morning came, my three children and I got up and made our way to the windows. As we looked out the window, we saw that the henhouse was gone. Our three hens had been blown away.

I looked at the emptiness outside. Then I saw all three chickens sat around the edge of a white bucket. How was this violent wind not blowing them into the field beyond? I quickly pulled on long snow pants and heavy winter coat, wrapped a scarf and stuck my feet into very large boots .

I shouted at the wind as it blew. I was alone, save for my children. They stared out the window into the vast white sea of snow, their eyes peeled for any sign of movement. Outside I heard the sound of my boots as I walked against the wind.

The snow circling around me, I steadily made my way to the soft cluck-cluck-cluck sound my hens always made. When I reached them, I saw that their little feet were holding on to the edge of the bucket, heads bent forward and away from the wind. I gently lifted each hen and put it carefully into the warm inside. Then I began the freezing walk back to the small shed directly behind our house. One by one I laid my chickens on the cold floor, and they began to cluck softly.

As I shut the shed doors, my eyes went directly to the window where my children were watching. They jumped up and down cheering, and so did I! I wasn’t some dragon slayer (屠龙者) from a fairy tale. I was simply a mom, but the look on my children’s faces told me that they thought I was a hero mom.

1.Seeing all three chickens sitting around the bucket ,the author felt ______.

A. incredible　　 B. worried

C. shy　　 D. confident

2.How does the author reach the hens ?

A. By searching for the white bucket.　　 B. By wearing protective clothes.

C. By following the sound of the hens.　　 D. By shouting at the henhouse.

3.From the story, we know that _________.

A. the author’s children liked dragon slayers

B. the children watched their mother all the way

C. the author struggled to be a hero

D. the author enjoyed herself in the snow

4.What might be the best title for the text?

A. Weather in extreme.　　 B. Hens in trouble.

C. Kindness in need.　　 D. Hero in the snow.

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