Polly never foresaw she would one day be help...

Polly never foresaw she would one day be helped by an old, blind man. At 4 o’clock that afternoon, she left work and tried to go home　 　　 　 as usual, but the bus conductor told her there would be no bus　 　　 the thick fog. She had to change to a Metro to Park Street, then to her house. It was so　　　 that she felt a bit frightened. On the bus she 　　　 that she was being watched by a tall man. Walking in Park Street, she heard footsteps and felt a man’s rough hand brush her face. Her heart was beating with fear. 　　　 , when she heard another man’s footsteps, how she wished to run, but　　 　　　 held her still. Much to her joy, this time an old man carrying a stick 　　　 out his hand, led her to her street, chatting all the way.

, Polly got to know that the old man was 　　　 ! Why do that on such a day? The old man wanted to pay back the help he received when it was sunny. Polly felt so warm.

Everyone needs help and should　 　 　 the help one receives.

1.A. by bus　　　　 B. on foot　　　　　 C. by car　　　　　 D. by bike

2.A. in case of　　　 B. according to　　 C. due to　　　　　 D. learners

3.A. rainy　　　　　 B. snowy　　　　　　 C. sunny　　　　　　 D. foggy

4.A. sensed　　　　 B. knew　　　　　　 C. understood　　 D. glanced

5.A. However　　 B.Therefore　　　　 C. Besides　　　　 D. Yet

6.A. joy　　　　　　 B. surprise　　　　　 C. fear　　　　　　 D. excitement

7.A. reached　　　　 B. shook　　　　　　 C. waved　　　　　 D. lifted

8.A. In addition　　　 B. In the end　　　　 C. In fact　　　　 D. In no time

9.A. deaf　　　　　　 B. foolish　　　　　　 C. dumb　　　　　 D. blind

10.A. hear of　　　　 B. believe in　　　　　 C. make up　　　 D. pay back

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Angela Erdmann aged 62, who lives in Berlin, never thought that one day she would received a letter from her grandfather who had been dead for 69 years. So she felt astonished and moved

More than 100 years ago, a young German man named Richard Platz put a message into a brown beer bottle, then threw the bottle into the Baltic Sea during a nature hike, Platz, the 20-year-old son of a baker, had no way of knowing that his message would survive more than a century.

Last month, some fishermen in the Baltic Sea pulled the old beer bottle out of the water, along with their catch. Inside they found a postcard, dated 17 May 1913, from Richard Platz asking for his message to be forwarded （转交） to his address ported in The local website. The fishermen thought it was such a miracle（奇迹） that it should be handed to the addressee（收信人）, They handed it in the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg. Researchers were then able to locate his granddaughter, Angela Erdmann. She visited the museum last week and was able to hold the bottle.

"That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my cheeks," she told German news agency. Erdmann also said she never knew her mother's father. who reportedly died in 1946 when he was 54 years old. But she said the discovery of his message had inspired her to find out more about him.

Some authorities believe that— at 101 years of age-it may be the world's oldest message in a bottle.

1.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the message?（　　 ）

a. Fishermen pulled the old beer bottle out of the water.

b. The bottle was thrown into the Baltic Sea.

c. Angela Erdmann got the message.

d. The message was sent to the International Maritime Museum.

A.b, d, a, c B.c, b, d, a

C.b, a, d, c D.c, a, b, d

2.According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?

A.Richard Platz's father was a baker.

B.Richard Platz died at age of 69.

C.Angela Erdmann was moved to tears by the message.

D.There was a postcard in the bottle.

3.We can infer from the passage that the fishermen and the researchers in the museum were very_______.

A.warm-hearted B.hard-working

C.selfless D.brave

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.The Story of a Fisherman and His Granddaughter

B."World's Oldest Message" in a Bottle Arrived Home

C.How to Make a Message in the Bottle

D.A Message Can Last a Long Time

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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining（发光） in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious（宝贵） stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”

The young man felt ashamed（羞愧） and left silently.

1.How did the young man find the precious stone?

A．He found it in his food.                   B．He dug it out in a valley.

C．He saw it in the woman’s bag.             D．He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Money.           B．Worry.            C．Health.           D．Trouble.

3.The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A．he found the stone was not precious

B．he understood the real meaning of joy

C．he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D．he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．A special stone                         B．The joy of giving

C．A woman and a young man                D．An experience in the mountains

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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!” The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

1.How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.

B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag.

D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

2. What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Money.　　　　 B. Worry.　　　　 C. Health.　　　　 D. Trouble.

3.The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D. he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone

B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man

D. An experience in the mountains

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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!” The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

1. How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.

B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag.

D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Money.　　　　 B. Worry.　　　　 C. Health.　　　　 D. Trouble.

3. The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D. he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone

B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man

D. An experience in the mountains

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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”

The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

1.How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.    B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag. D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Money.          B. Worry.        C. Health.        D. Trouble.

3.The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D. he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone             B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man  D. An experience in the mountains

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1.As Polly _______ the passengers on the train, she had a feeling that she was being watched by a tall man in a dark overcoat. At last the train arrived at Green Park station.

2.When Polly got to the station entrance, it was empty. Outside, _______ she looked the fog _______ like a thick, grey cloud. … The man moved away. She could feel her heart _______ with fear.

3.“Here we are. King Street.” He stopped.

“Thank you so much for coming to my _______,” said Polly in _______. “Would you like to come in and rest for a _______?”

4.Before the middle of the 5^th century, people in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic. Then two Germanic groups from the European _______—the Angles and the Saxons—_______ Britain. … Both the English language and the English people are _______ after the Angles; the word Angle was _______ Engle in Old English.

5.Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16^th century. Because of this, Modern English includes many Latin and Greek words. _______ also went _______ huge changes during this period. Of course, this was not the end of the changes in the English language.

6.People started to dig in the area for treasure, which caused much damage. Thus, in 1860, the area was put under _______ protection so it could be _______ and studied.

7.I saw several houses which were _______ with wall paintings. I also saw the people who had been _______ alive.

8.A _______ from the local _______ institute, Professor Zhang, told us that around the year 1900 the European explorer Sven Hedin discovered the _______ of the Loulan Kingdom.

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day, an old monk named Wisdom, followed by two young monks, was walking from one town to another__1.__ they caught sight of a lake. Tired and thirsty, they stopped to have a rest. __2.__old monk, pointing to the lake, asked the __3.__ (young) one to get him some water.

When the little monk reached the lake, a cart__4.__ (draw) by an ox started crossing the lake, ___5.___made the water very muddy. The little monk thought, “How can I give this muddy water to my master to drink!” So he came back__6.___ any water, saying, “The water is very muddy. I don’t think__7.__is suitable to drink.”

After a while, the same monk __8.___(ask)to get water again. When he went back to the lake, he found that the mud _9. (settle) down already, so he collected back a pot of water. Wisdom looked at the water happily and then up at the monk, “To make the water clean, __10.__you need to do is just to let it be and the mud would settle down on its own.”

It is also the same with your mind. When it is disturbed, just let it be. Give it a little time and it will settle down itself.

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I never thought that little help would turn out to be the most satisfying thing I have ever done. He was tired, in pain and struggling to climb farther. With a broad smile, he asked me 1. I could help him with some money. He was paralyzed(残疾)in both 2.(leg) and was raising money for an operation. He said if doctors operated 3. (success), he could attend a training for a job. I was full of doubts. I even asked him 4. (show) his legs. In the end, I gave him some money. After a few days, he came back asking for more money. This time I was sure that he was cheating 5.(I). However, I gave him some.

A year later, I got a call from him. What he said was 6. (move). He said the operation was successful and he had got a job. He wanted to return my money so that I wouldn’t feel 7. (cheat) and would continue to help people who are 8. need in the future. I don’t know whether he guessed my facial expression that day, but tears 9.(run) down my face. That day I　 promised him I would continue to help people when I got an opportunity—small 10. big.

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I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be 36  Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought, “What would I say when the other kids asked what I’d 37  ?” Just when I started to 38  that there would not be a Christmas that year, three women 39  at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of  40  that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn’t 41 . Somebody had thought 42  of me to bring me a gift.

Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my 43  Christmas there special and memorable, I 44  remembered the women’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of 45  for as many children as I could possibly reach.

So I 46  a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans(孤儿) at the Christmas party. For every child, we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys, clothes, and school supplies, 47   with a child’s name. We wanted all of them to know they were 48 . Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts. I 49  them that they couldn’t open their presents 50 every child had come forward. Finally the 51 they had been waiting for came as I called out, “One, two, three . Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages, their faces beamed and their bright smiles 52  up the room. The 53  in the room was obvious, and  54  wasn’t just about toys. It was a feeling—the feeling I knew 55  that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn’t forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.

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10.A. strength             B. independence      C. importance          D. safety

11.A. kept up with         B. caught up with     C.came up with      D. put up with

12.A. none               B. few               C. some                D. each

13.A. fine                B. special            C. helpful              D. normal

14.A. reminded           B. guaranteed         C. convinced           D. promised

15.A.after                B. until              C. when               D. since

16.A.chance              B. gift               C. moment             D. reward

17.A. lit                 B. took               C. burned             D. cheered

18.A.atmosphere          B. sympathy          C. calmness            D. joy

19.A. it                  B. such               C. something          D. everybody

20.A.by                 B .till                 C. for                D. from

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