Our house was directly across the street from...

Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to the patients at the clinic.

One evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful-looking man. He’s hardly taller than my eight-year-old son. “Good evening. I’ve come to see if you’ve a room. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till morning.” He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess it’s my face…I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”

I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, I talked with him. He told me he fished for a living to support his five children, and his wife, who was hopelessly crippled (残疾的) from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. Next morning, just before he left, as if asking a great favor, he said, “Could I come back and stay the next time?” He added, “Your children made me feel at home.”

On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning. As a gift, he brought a big fish and the largest oysters (牡蛎) I had ever seen. I knew his bus left at 4:00 a.m. and I wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us.

In the years he came to stay overnight with us and there was never a time that he did not bring us vegetables from his garden. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune.

1.Why did the author agree to let the man spend the night in his house at last?

A. Because the man said others refused to accommodate him.

B. Because the man said he would not cause much inconvenience.

C. Because the man said he had come from the eastern shore.

D. Because the man said he had been hunting for a room since noon.

2. How long would it take the man to travel from his home to Baltimore by bus?

A. About 1 hour.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. About 2 hours.

C. About 3 hours.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. About 4 hours.

3.From the text we can know that __________.

A. the author’s children were kind and friendly to the man

B. the man was fed up with his hard-work and his family

C. John Hopkins Hospital provided rooms for the patients to live in

D. the author and his family were thought highly of by his neighbors

4.The author’s family were grateful to know the man because __________.

A. he often brought them fish and vegetables from his garden

B. he paid them money for his staying

C. he taught them how to accept the bad without complaint

D. he stayed only overnight with the writer’s family

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Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to the patients at the clinic.

One evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful-looking man. He’s hardly taller than my eight-year-old son. “Good evening. I’ve come to see if you’ve a room. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till morning.” He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess it’s my face…I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”

I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, I talked with him. He told me he fished for a living to support his five children, and his wife, who was hopelessly crippled (残疾的) from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. Next morning, just before he left, as if asking a great favor, he said, “Could I come back and stay the next time?” He added, “Your children made me feel at home.”

On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning. As a gift, he brought a big fish and the largest oysters (牡蛎) I had ever seen. I knew his bus left at 4:00 a.m. and I wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us.

In the years he came to stay overnight with us and there was never a time that he did not bring us vegetables from his garden. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune.

1.Why did the author agree to let the man spend the night in his house at last?

A. Because the man said others refused to accommodate him.

B. Because the man said he would not cause much inconvenience.

C. Because the man said he had come from the eastern shore.

D. Because the man said he had been hunting for a room since noon.

2.How long would it take the man to travel from his home to Baltimore by bus?

A. About 1 hour.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. About 2 hours.

C. About 3 hours.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. About 4 hours.

3.From the text we can know that __________.

A. the author’s children were kind and friendly to the man

B. the man was fed up with his hard-work and his family

C. John Hopkins Hospital provided rooms for the patients to live in

D. the author and his family were thought highly of by his neighbors

4.The author’s family were grateful to know the man because __________.

A. he often brought them fish and vegetables from his garden

B. he paid them money for his staying

C. he taught them how to accept the bad without complaint

D. he stayed only overnight with the writer’s family

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Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to the patients at the clinic.

One evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful-looking man. He’s hardly taller than my eight-year-old son. “Good evening. I’ve come to see if you’ve a room. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till morning.” He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess it’s my face…I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”

I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, I talked with him. He told me he fished for a living to support his five children, and his wife, who was hopelessly crippled (残疾的) from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. Next morning, just before he left, as if asking a great favor, he said, “Could I come back and stay the next time?” He added, “Your children made me feel at home.”

On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning. As a gift, he brought a big fish and the largest oysters (牡蛎) I had ever seen. I knew his bus left at 4:00 a.m. and I wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us.

In the years he came to stay overnight with us and there was never a time that he did not bring us vegetables from his garden. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune.

1.Why did the author agree to let the man spend the night in his house at last?

A. Because the man said others refused to accommodate him.

B. Because the man said he would not cause much inconvenience.

C. Because the man said he had come from the eastern shore.

D. Because the man said he had been hunting for a room since noon.

2.How long would it take the man to travel from his home to Baltimore by bus?

A. About 1 hour.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. About 2 hours.

C. About 3 hours.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. About 4 hours.

3.From the text we can know that __________.

A. the author’s children were kind and friendly to the man

B. the man was fed up with his hard-work and his family

C. John Hopkins Hospital provided rooms for the patients to live in

D. the author and his family were thought highly of by his neighbors

4.The author’s family were grateful to know the man because __________.

A. he often brought them fish and vegetables from his garden

B. he paid them money for his staying

C. he taught them how to accept the bad without complaint

D. he stayed only overnight with the writer’s family

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Our house was directly across the street from the clinic entrance of John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. We lived downstairs and rented the upstairs rooms to the patients at the clinic.

One evening as I was fixing supper, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful-looking man. He’s hardly taller than my eight-year-old son. “Good evening. I’ve come to see if you’ve a room. I came for a treatment this morning from the eastern shore, and there’s no bus till morning.” He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but with no success. “I guess it’s my face…I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…” For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.”

I told him we would find him a bed. When I had finished the dishes, I talked with him. He told me he fished for a living to support his five children, and his wife, who was hopelessly crippled (残疾的) from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. Next morning, just before he left, as if asking a great favor, he said, “Could I come back and stay the next time?” He added, “Your children made me feel at home.”

On his next trip he arrived a little after seven in the morning. As a gift, he brought a big fish and the largest oysters (牡蛎) I had ever seen. I knew his bus left at 4:00 a.m. and I wondered what time he had to get up in order to do this for us.

In the years he came to stay overnight with us and there was never a time that he did not bring us vegetables from his garden. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned how to accept the bad without complaint when facing the misfortune.

1.Why did the author agree to let the man spend the night in his house at last?

A. Because the man said others refused to accommodate him.

B. Because the man said he would not cause much inconvenience.

C. Because the man said he had come from the eastern shore.

D. Because the man said he had been hunting for a room since noon.

2. How long would it take the man to travel from his home to Baltimore by bus?

A. About 1 hour.　　　 B. About 2 hours.

C. About 3 hours.　 　 D. About 4 hours.

3.From the text we can know that __________.

A. the author’s children were kind and friendly to the man　

B. the man was fed up with his hard-work and his family

C. John Hopkins Hospital provided rooms for the patients to live in

D. the author and his family were thought highly of by his neighbors

4.The author’s family were grateful to know the man because __________.

A. he often brought them fish and vegetables from his garden

B. he paid them money for his staying

C. he taught them how to accept the bad without complaint

D. he stayed only overnight with the writer’s family

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The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break. She seemed so small as she pushed her way 　　　 the crowd of boys on the playground. She 　 from them all.

I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing 　　　 . She would practice dribbling (运球) and shooting over and over again, sometimes until　　　 . One day I asked her 　　　 　 she practiced so much. She looked 　　　 in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can 　　　 　 is if I get a scholarship, I am going to play college basketball. I want to be 　　　 . My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”

Well, I had to give it in to her—she was 　　　 　 . One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 　　　 　 in her arms. I walked toward her and quietly asked what was 　　　 　 “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply. “I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably 　　　 get to play for a top ranked team,　　　 offered a scholarship. So she 　　　 　 stop dreaming about college.

She was 　　　 　 and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not 　　　 　 the power of a dream. He told her　　　 　 she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship,　　　 could stop her except one thing — her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员). She was indeed offered a 　　　 . She was going to get the college education that she had 　　　 　 and worked toward it for all those years.

1.A. through　　 　　 B. across　　 C. over　　　 D. into

2.A. brought out　 　 B. showed out　 C. stood out　 D. worked out

3.A. only　　　　 B. lonely　　 C. simply　　 D. alone

4.A. dark　　　　 B. dawn　　 C. midnight　 D. daybreak

5.A. how　　　　 B. when　　 C. why　　 　　 D. what

6.A. worriedly　 　　 B. shyly　　 C. quietly　　 D. directly

7.A. go　　　　 　 B. meet　　 C. enter　　 D. attend

8.A. worse　　 　　 B. better　　 C. the best　　 D. the worst

9.A. determined　 　 B. encouraged　 C. fixed　 　　　 D. fascinated

10.A. covered　　　　 B. enclosed　 C. dropped　　 D. buried

11.A. the affair　　 　　 B. wrong with C. the thing　 　　 D. the matter

12.A. ever　　 　　 B. even　　 C. once　　 D. never

13.A. far more　　　　 B. much less　 C. more less　 D. many more

14.A. should　　 B. must　　 C. can　　 D. may

15.A. overjoyed　　 　　 B. moved　 C. embarrassed　 D. heartbroken

16.A. understand　 　　 B. experience　 C. learn　　 D. believe

17.A. even if　　 B. as if　　 C. that if　　 D. only if

18.A. anything　　　 B. nothing　 C. something　 D. everything

19.A. prize　　 　 B. medal　　 C. scholarship　 D. position

20.A. dreamed of 　 B. relied on　 C. thought of　 D. looked forward

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The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played on the playground. She seemed so small as she pushed her way 36  the crowd of boys on the playground. She 37 from them all. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing 38. She would practice dribbling（运球）and shooting over and over again, sometimes until 39. One day I asked her 40 she practiced so much. She looked 41   in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, “ I want to go to college. The only way I can   42 is to get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My daddy told me if the dream is 43 enough, the facts don’t count.”

Well, I had to give in to her—she was 44. One day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head 45   in her arms. I walked toward her and   46 asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply, “ I am just too short.” The coach told her that at her height she would probably 47 get to play for a top ranked team, 48 offered a scholarship. So she49 stop dreaming about college.

She was 50 and I sensed her disappointment. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not 51 the power of the dream. He told her 52 she really wanted to pay for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, 53 could stop her except one thing---her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”

The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was 54 by a college recruiter(招聘人员). She was indeed offered a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had 55and worked for all those years.

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The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during the break．She seemed so small as she pushed her way the crowd of boys on the playground．She　 from them all．

I began to notice her at other times，basketball in hand，playing ．She would practice dribbling (运球) and shooting over and over again，sometimes until．One day I asked her　 she practiced so much．She looked in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said，“I want to go to college．The only way I can is if I get a scholarship，I am going to play college basketball．I want to be．My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”

Well，I had to give it in to her—she was．One day，I saw her sitting in the grass，head　 in her arms．I walked toward her and quietly asked what was　 “Oh，nothing，” came a soft reply．“I am just too short．” The coach told her that at her height she would probablyget to play for a top ranked team，offered a scholarship．So she stop dreaming about college．

She was and I sensed her disappointment．I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet．She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong．They just did not　 the power of a dream．He told her she really wanted to play for a good college，if she truly wanted a scholarship，could stop her except one thing — her own attitude．He told her again，“If the dream is big enough，the facts don’t count．”

The next year，as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game，she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员)．She was indeed offered a．She was going to get the college education that she had and worked toward it for all those years．

1.A． through　　　　 B． across　　　　 C． over　　　　　　 D． into

2.A． brought out　　 B． showed out　　 C． stood out　　 D． worked out

3.A． only　　　　　　 B． lonely　　　　 C． simply　　　　 D． alone

4.A． dark　　　　　　 B． dawn　　　　　　 C． midnight　　　 D． daybreak

5.A． how　　　　　　　 B． when　　　　　　 C． why　　　　　　 D． what

6.A． worriedly　　　 B． shyly　　　　　 C． quietly　　　　 D． directly

7.A． go　　　　　　　　 B． meet　　　　　　 C． enter　　　　　 D． attend

8.A． worse　　　　　　 B． better　　　　 C． the best　　　 D． the worst

9.A． determined　　 B． encouraged　　 C． fixed　　　　　 D． fascinated

10.A． covered　　　　 B． enclosed　　　 C． dropped　　　　 D． buried

11.A． the affair　　 B． wrong with　　 C． the thing　　 D． the matter

12.A． ever　　　　　　 B． even　　　　　　 C． once　　　　　　 D． never

13.A． far more　　　 B． much less　　 C． more less　　 D． many more

14.A． should　　　　 B． must　　　　　　 C． can　　　　　　 D． may

15.A． overjoyed　　 B． moved　　　　　 C． embarrassed　 D． heartbroken

16.A． understand　　 B． experience　　 C． learn　　　　　 D． believe

17.A． even if　　　　 B． as if　　　　　 C． that if　　　　 D． only if

18.A． anything　　　 B． nothing　　　　 C． something　　 D． everything

19.A． prize　　　　　 B． medal　　　　　 C． scholarship　 D． position

20.A． dreamed of　　 B． relied on　　 C． thought of　　 D． looked forward

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THE OLD FISHERMAN

Our house was directly across a popular hospital. We rented the upstairs rooms to outpatients at the clinic. One summer evening, there was a knock at the door. I opened it to see a truly awful looking man, his face lopsided from swelling, red and raw. He told me he’d been hunting for a room since noon but he had no success. “I guess it’s my face. I know it looks terrible, but my doctor says with a few more treatments…”

For a moment I hesitated, but his next words convinced me: “I could sleep in this rocking chair on the porch. My bus leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed, but to rest on the porch. It didn’t take a long time to see that this old man had an oversized heart crowded into that tiny body. He told me he fished for a living to support his daughter, her five children, and her husband, who was hopelessly crippled from a back injury. He didn’t tell it by way of complaint. He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease.

At bedtime, we put a camp cot in the children’s room for him. When I got up in the morning, the bed linens were neatly folded and the little man was out on the porch. Before he left for his bus, haltingly, he said, “Could I please come back and stay the next time I have a treatment? I can sleep fine in a chair.” He paused a moment and then added, “Your children made me feel at home. Grownups are bothered by my face, but children don’t seem to mind.” I told him he was welcome to come again.

In the years he came to stay overnight with us. There was never a time that he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden. When I received these little remembrances, I often thought of a comment our next-door neighbor made after he left that first morning. “You can lose roomers by putting up such people!”

Maybe we did lose roomers once or twice. But oh! If only they could have known him, perhaps their illnesses would have been easier to bear. I know our family always will be grateful to have known him; from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with gratitude.

1.When the old fisherman stayed overnight, the author’s children ________________.

A.were bothered B.were terrified

C.felt normal D.felt at home

2.Which of the following statement is true about the fisherman?

A.He is both tall and strong.

B.He has five grandchildren.

C.He is pessimistic about life.

D.He suffers from a back injury.

3.The old fisherman gave the author fishes and oysters because he________.

A.wanted the author to buy them.

B.wanted to pay the rent with them.

C.had fished too many fishes and oysters.

D.wanted to show his thankfulness to the author.

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.Never judge a book by its cover.

B.Little strokes fell great oaks.

C.Stay positive, stay grateful.

D.Honesty is the best policy.

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My family and I lived across the street from Southway Park since I was four years old. Then just last year the city put a chain link fence around the park and started bulldozing (用推土机推平) the trees and grass to make way for a new apartment complex. When I saw the fence and bulldozers, I asked myself, “Why don't they just leave it alone?”

Looking back, I think what sentenced the park to oblivion (被遗忘) was the drought (旱灾) we had about four years ago. Up until then, Southway Park was a nice green park with plenty of trees and a public swimming pool. My friends and I rollerskated on the sidewalks, climbed the trees, and swam in the pool all the years I was growing up. The park was almost like my own yard. Then the summer I was fifteen the drought came and things changed.

There had been almost no rain at all that year. The city stopped watering the park grass. Within a few weeks I found myself living across the street from a huge brown desert. Leaves fell off the park trees, and pretty soon the trees started dying, too. Next, the park swimming pool was closed. The city cut down on the work force that kept the park, and pretty soon it just got too ugly and dirty to enjoy anymore.

As the drought lasted into the fall, the park got worse every month. The rubbish piled up or blew across the brown grass. Soon the only people in the park were beggars and other people down on their luck. People said drugs were being sold or traded there now. The park had gotten scary, and my mother told us kids not to go there anymore.

The drought finally ended and things seemed to get back to normal, that is, everything but the park. It had gotten into such bad shape that the city just let it stay that way. Then about six months ago I heard that the city was going to “redevelop” certain worn-out areas of the city. It turned out that the city had planned to get rid of the park, sell the land and let someone build rows of apartment buildings on it.

The chain-link fencing and the bulldozers did their work.  Now we live across the street from six rows of apartment buildings. Each of them is three units high and stretches a block in each direction. The neighborhood has changed without the park. The streets I used to play in are jammed with cars now. Things will never be the same again. Sometimes I wonder, though, what changes another drought would make in the way things are today.

1. How did the writer feel when he saw the fence and bulldozers.'?

A．Scared.             B. Confused.         C. Upset.        D. Curious.

2. Why was the writer told not to go to the park by his mother?

A．It was being rebuilt.                          B. It was dangerous.

C. It became crowded.                            D. It had turned into a desert.

3. According to the writer, what eventually brought about the disappearance of the park?

A. The drought.                                   B. The crime.

C. The beggars and the rubbish.                   D. The decisions of the city.

4. The last sentence of the passage implies that if another drought came,         .

A. the situation would be much worse

B. people would have to desert their homes

C. the city would be fully prepared in advance

D. the city would have to redevelop the neighborhood

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My family and I lived across the street from Southway Park since I was four years old. Then just last year they city put a chain link fence around the park and started bulldozing (用推土机推平) the trees and grass to make way for a new apartment complex. When I saw the fence and bulldozers, I asked myself, “Why don’t they just leave it alone?”

Looking back, I think what sentenced the part to oblivion (别遗忘) was the drought (旱灾) we had about four years ago. Up until then, Southway Park was a nice green park with plenty of trees and a public swimming pool. My friends and I rollerskated on the sidewalks, climbed the tress, and swam in the pool all the years I was growing up. The park was almost like my own yard. Then the summer I was fifteen the drought came and things changed.

There had been almost no rain at all that year. The city stopped watering the park grass. Within a few weeks I found myself living across the street from a huge brown desert. Leaves fell off the park tress, and pretty soon the trees started dying, too. Next, the park swimming pool was closed. The city cut down on the work force that kept the park, and pretty soon it just got too ugly and dirty to enjoy anymore.

As the drought lasted into the fall, the park got worse every month. The rubbish piled up or blew across the brown grass. Soon the only people in the park were beggars and other people down on their luck. People said drugs were being sold or traded there now. The park had gotten scary, and my mother told us kids not to go there anymore.

The drought finally ended and things seemed to get back to normal, that is, everything but the park. It had gotten into such bad shape that the city just let it stay that way. Then about six months ago I heard that the city was going to “redevelop” certain worn-out areas of the city. It turned out that the city had planned to get rid of the park, sell the land and let someone build rows of apartment buildings on it.

The chain-link fencing and the bulldozers did their work. Now we live across the street from six rows of apartment buildings. Each of them is three units high and stretches a block in each direction. The neighborhood has changed without the park. The streets I used to play in are jammed with cars now. Things will never be the same again. Sometimes I wonder, though, what changes another drought would make in the way things are today.

1.How did the writer feel when he saw the fence and bulldozers?

A. Scared.        B. Confused.      C. Upset.           D. Curious.

2.Why was the writer told not to go to the park by his mother?

A. It was being rebuilt.                 B. It was dangerous.

C. It because crowded.                 D. It had turned into a desert.

3.According to the writer, what eventually brought about the disappearance of the park?

A. The drought.                    B. The crime.

C. The beggars and the rubbish.       D. The decisions of the city.

4.The last sentence of the passage implies that if another drought came, ______.

A. the situation would be much worse

B. people would have to desert their homes

C. the city would be fully prepared in advance

D. the city would have to redevelop the neighborhood

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