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Each day I took the same route to work and passed by a security guard (保安）.1 greeted everyone walking by and made small talk with many of the passers-by and wishing them well. His simple “hello” made people feel 2. His cheerful smile became a part of my day. When he was absent, many people noticed it, and I felt a little bit empty.
The first few times, I didn’t say hello back to him when he greeted me. I was 3 in my own world. On Monday the security guard asked me:“How was your weekend?” I told him about my visit to California, to see my mother, who had colon cancer. I 4how I visited her each month. “The time with my mother is so precious(珍贵的), 5 I know that each time may be the last.”
He listened like a close friend I’d known for years. He felt my 6and my love. He shared how he had lost his father to cancer two years before. He said, “I understand what you are going through. My father passed away while I was serving in Germany. Because of some reasons I was unable to fly back in time. I was unable to say goodbye to him. I wish I could have been with him, given him a hug, and told him I loved him. You are really lucky to have the gift of 7.”
As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his name. The following day, on my way to work, I said: “After we spent all that time 8 yesterday, I still don’t know your name.” He answered, “Gary.” I responded back, “I’m Deborah.”
After that, we talked and shared stories about our weekends, dreams and families.
Later, Gary got 9 a new job and moved away. It’s been several years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday. Gary reached out to me, 10 me and made my morning the best part of the day. I experienced the beauty of friendship and love.
In the business of life, we often forget to wish a stranger hello although how easy it is, and how great and lasting a 11 it can make. When you say hello to a stranger you become like a pebble(鹅卵石) thrown into a pond. With each ripple (波纹）you create, you spread love that continues to 12. Make a point of saying hello to a stranger today. You will give the gift that keeps on giving.
1. A．She B．They C．He D．I
2. A．nervous B．funny C．special D．surprised
3. A．lost B．left C．missed D．dropped
4. A．wondered B．shared C．realized D．found
5. A．because B．so C．and D．but
6. A．weakness B．illness C．sorriness D．sadness
7. A．god B．time C．nature D．friendship
8. A．thinking B．calling C．crying D．talking
9. A．offered B．afforded C．invited D．chosen
10. A．moved B．touched C．told D． helped
11. A．progress B．sense C．trouble D．difference
12. A．receive B．send C．give D．create
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It is Mother's Day. John is busy with his work during the day. When he passes by a flower shop in the evening, he thinks, ‘I'll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).’ While John is looking at the flowers, a young man comes inside. ‘How many roses can I buy for only five dollars , madam?’ he asks. The shopkeeper tells him that a dozen of roses(一打玫瑰) is forty dollars. Maybe he can buy some carnations (康乃馨). They are much cheaper.
‘No, I only want to have red roses,’ he says. ‘My mum was badly ill and I didn't spend much time with her. Now I want to give her something special, it must be roses because rose is her favorite.’
After hearing it, John says he can help him pay for the rest (其余) of the money. The shopkeeper is moved (感动的) and says, ‘Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.’ Taking the roses, the young man almost jumps into the air and runs out of the shop. Then John pays for his dozen of roses and tells the shopkeeper to send them to his mother.
As he walks out, he feels nice. Suddenly he sees the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John knows it is not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully puts down the roses, ‘Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.’
Seeing this, John turns and quickly walks to the shop. He will take the flowers home himself.
1.The shopkeeper asks the young man to buy carnations because ________.
A．carnations are nicer than roses
B．John buys all the roses.
C．roses are cheaper than carnations
D．carnations are cheaper than roses
2.The young man is crying at the cemetery because he ________.
A．can’t tell his mother he loved her himself
B． spends all his money on the roses
C．feels sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
D．has no money for his sick mother
3.Finally John takes the flowers home himself because he wants to ________.
A．tell his mother he loved her himself
B．ask his mother for more money
C．tell his mother the young man's story
D．ask his mother if she likes roses
4.What is the main idea of the article?
A．Buy roses for mother when she is ill．
B．Let mother know how much you love her．
C．Work hard to make money for mother．
D．Send mother flowers on Mother's Day．
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It is Mother's Day. John is busy with his work during the day. When he passes by a flower shop in the evening, he thinks, ‘I'll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).’ While John is looking at the flowers, a young man comes inside. ‘How many roses can I buy for only five dollars , madam?’ he asks. The shopkeeper tells him that a dozen of roses(一打玫瑰) is forty dollars. Maybe he can buy some carnations (康乃馨). They are much cheaper.
‘No, I only want to have red roses,’ he says. ‘My mum was badly ill and I didn't spend much time with her. Now I want to give her something special, it must be roses because rose is her favorite.’
After hearing it, John says he can help him pay for the rest (其余) of the money. The shopkeeper is moved (感动的) and says, ‘Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.’ Taking the roses, the young man almost jumps into the air and runs out of the shop. Then John pays for his dozen of roses and tells the shopkeeper to send them to his mother.
As he walks out, he feels nice. Suddenly he sees the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John knows it is not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully puts down the roses, ‘Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.’
Seeing this, John turns and quickly walks to the shop. He will take the flowers home himself.
1.The shopkeeper asks the young man to buy carnations because ________.
A．carnations are nicer than roses
B．John buys all the roses.
C．roses are cheaper than carnations
D．carnations are cheaper than roses
2.The young man is crying at the cemetery because he ________.
A．can’t tell his mother he loved her himself
B． spends all his money on the roses
C．feels sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers
D．has no money for his sick mother
3.Finally John takes the flowers home himself because he wants to ________.
A．tell his mother he loved her himself
B．ask his mother for more money
C．tell his mother the young man's story
D．ask his mother if she likes roses
4.What is the main idea of the article?
A．Buy roses for mother when she is ill．
B．Let mother know how much you love her．
C．Work hard to make money for mother．
D．Send mother flowers on Mother's Day．
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Rose and Minnie ________ each other pretty well before they worked in the same bank.
A. knows B. know C. have known D. had known
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His parents are _______ English teachers and work in the same school.
A.each B.both C.all D.either
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I took the bus to work for many years. No one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent. One of the passengers was a small gray-haired man who took the bus to the center for senior citizens. Almost no one paid very much attention to him.
One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly（小心翼翼地点头）. The rest of us were silent. The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice: “ A very good morning to you all!” Some of us looked up amazed, and murmured（低声说） “Good Morning” in reply. In the following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smiling and asked: “Have you got yourself a girlfriend, Charlie?” We never got to know if his name really was “Charlie”, but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled（吹口哨）and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat. Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some passengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place. Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn’t waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn’t there the next day and the day after that, we started wondering if he was sick or on holiday somewhere.
When we came nearer to the center for senior citizens, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. We all held our breaths when he went to the door. The old gentle man was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were on the rest of the way to work! The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, bending（腰弯）a bit more, a little bit more gray, and without a tie. Inside the bus was silent. Even though no one had talked about it, all of us sat there silently, our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.
1.Was the small gray-haired man young or old?
2.Why did the small gray-haired man take the usual bus?
3.Why did the other passengers whistled and clapped at the man one morning?
4.What happened to Charlie one autumn morning?
5.What do the underlined words “bending（腰弯）a bit more, a little bit more gray and without a tie in the last paragraph refer to
6.According to the passage, what do the passengers on the bus think of Charlie? Why do they like him?
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阅读理解
For years I went to school by bus，so I met many“familiar”strangers．We took the same bus but didn’t know each other’s names．I used to think it was impossible for us to be true friends．How wrong I was！Smiles from the“nameless”people have changed my thoughts．
The first time I got on the bus，I saw different faces．We met，greeted and cold faces turned into smiling faces．As days went on，we chatted like old friends．
But I felt it a pity that I was unable to set up the same friendship with a silent girl in the front of the bus．Her old clothing suggested that she didn’t have much money，but she always took a cup of water for the driver．I guessed she was a kind girl．But why did she sit in silence instead of talking with us？Why did she never reply to our friendly greetings？Couldn’t she smile？
Then，one evening，I got the answer．I walked to the park nearby and found the girl sitting alone under a tree，lonely and sad．I greeted her with the same warm smile that I had shown to her all these months，but this time her face turned red，then a shy smile appeared．As soon as she began her first words，I understood why she hadn’t spoken to us before．Talking was hard for her．
I learnt her story：Her parents worked hard somewhere．She lived with her disabled grandparents．She said，“I can’t express(表达)myself very well．Most of the time，I can’t say what I want to say．I have no friends but…you always smile to me like an angel…so I also want to smile．”That evening，we exchanged our names and we said goodbye like old friends．
Smile is the key to opening the door of the heart；it can break the cold walls in front of us．
1.All the following words can describe the girl except________．
A．silent
B．kind
C．proud
D．poor
2.The writer often met the girl________．
A．on the bus
B．in the park
C．at school
D．under the tree
3.The girl had difficulty in________．
A．listening
B．singing
C．writing
D．talking
4.Which of the following is TRUE？
A．The girl is very rich．
B．Smile is the key to closing the door of the heart．
C．The writer knew the name of the girl that evening．
D．The writer can’t make friends with those nameless people on the bus now．
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I took the bus to work for many years.___________ knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and quiet.
One of the passengers was a small old man _____________ gray hair. He took the bus to the center for the old every morning. None of us ever paid ______________ attention to him.
One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded without any expressions. The rest of us kept in ______________.
The next day, the old man got on with a big smile again and said in a ___________ voice: "And a very good morning to you all!" Some of us ___________, amazed, "Good morning." in reply. We ___________ began to nod and talk to each other.
One morning he _____________ a nice suit and tie. He even had a bunch of（一束）flowers in his hand. The driver turned around and asked: "Have you got yourself a ___________, Charlie?" We _____________ got to know if that was his name, but he nodded his head shyly and said yes. The _____________ passengers clapped（拍手叫好）at him.
Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn't _____________ at the stop. When we came __________ to the center, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. He went in to ask about "Charlie".
The old gentleman was fine, _____________ one of his close friends had died at the weekend. The next Monday Charlie was at the stop as usual. His hair had turned grayer. We were silent as he walked onto the bus. We each handed him a bunch of _____________.We wanted to be there for this man who brought us together that summer.
1.A.Nobody B.Someone C.Anyone D.Everyone
2.A.in B.with C.under D.of
3.A.many B.much C.less D.most
4.A.silence B.excitement C.surprise D.shame
5.A.weak B.loud C.strong D.low
6.A.looked out B.looked down C.looked up D.looked after
7.A.suddenly B.carefully C.finally D.gradually
8.A.dressed B.hurt C.found D.worn
9.A.teacher B.girlfriend C.classmate D.friend
10.A.always B.seldom C.often D.never
11.A.few B.many C.other D.all
12.A.talking B.waiting C.looking D.checking
13.A.longer B.shorter C.farther D.nearer
14.A.for B.and C.but D.so
15.A.cakes B.books C.flowers D.gifts
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— How did Jim pass the exam?
—He worked day and night for two months. ______, he passed it.
A．in the way B．by the way
C．on the way D．in this way
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I ______ use a clock to wake me up because at six o’clock each morning the first train passes by my house.
A. couldn’t B. mustn’t
C. shouldn’t D. needn’t