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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.

John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.

His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.

During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.

When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting -- 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.

I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured.

Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.

And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.

This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. “I'm Lieutenant（中尉）John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”

The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “And I will tell you who you are.”

1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?

A. They lived in the same city.

B. They were both interested in literature.

C. John knew Hollis's name from a library book.

D. John came across Hollis in a Florida library.

2.Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because _____.

A. she thought true love is beyond appearance

B. she wasn't confident about her appearance

C. she was only a middle-aged woman

D. she had never taken any photo before they knew

3.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was _____.

A. disappointed but well-behaved

B. satisfied and confident

C. annoyed and bad-mannered

D. embarrassed but concerned

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

A. Changeable Women　　　　　　　　 B. The Symbol of Rose

C. A Blind Love　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A Test of Love

高一英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Three kids to go until my turn to dive (跳水). At the front of the line, a girl in a pink swim suit is 36 and climbs onto the diving board. Will she change her 37, like I did last week, I wonder? Encouraged by the teacher, the Pink Girl 38. Only two kids to go. I feel very 39. You don’t have to do this, I tell myself. 40 next week is the pool party, my brain 41. You will be the 42 one who can’t go on the diving board.

As I am thinking, another girl dives into the 43. Then it’s my little brother Travis’ turn. I 44 my eyes, and then open them just in time to see him jump off the 45. He comes out of the water and smiles. I can’t help 46, too. Nothing scares that kid.

Then I realize it’s my 47. I climb onto the diving board. 48 are diving at the other end of the pool. Everywhere, everyone is 49. Except me.

“What are you 50?” asks the kid after my turn.

I step forward. Then I 51 Travis standing by the pool. “You can do it!” he shouts. That’s what I’ve 52 told him when he was 53 to tie his shoes or write his name.

I take a deep breath and step out into nothing. My body 54, and then I feel the water. I swim in the water for a while before I pull myself to the 55, where my face finds the sun. I DID IT!

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高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite 　　 because there is a short cut(捷径)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the 　　 . So I always try to 　　 through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual 　　 something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful 　　 by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white 　　 .

She was short and 　　 and had white hair. She was walking 　　 as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her 　　 ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.

She slowly placed her walking stick 　　 the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand. She bent down and 　　 the rubbish. She clearly found it 　　 and it took her a while. She 　　 some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to 　　 herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then 　　 walking. It all took her great effort（努力）.

There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does 　　 about it. I was moved to 　　 this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it 　　 ! I haven’t been able to 　　 thinking about that all day.

I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the 　　 if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.

1.A. hard　　 　　 B. early　　 　　 C. easily　　 D. late

2.A. rubbish　 　　 B. boxes　　 　　 C. bottles　 　　 D. paper

3.A. walk　　 　　 B. pass　　 　　 C. go　　 D. rush

4.A. so　　 　　 B. until　　 　　 C. when　　 D. because

5.A. back　 　　　　 B. act　　 　　　　　 C. mark　　 D. color

6.A. bike　　 　　 B. stick　　 　　 C. dog　　 D. umbrella

7.A. weak　 　　 B. rich　　 　　 C. clever　　 D. sad

8.A. quickly　 　　 B. happily　 　　　　　 C. angrily　 　　 D. slowly

9.A. at midnight　 B. at noon　 　　 C. at last　　 D. at first

10.A. in　　 B. around　　　　 　　 C. against　 　　 D. under

11.A. searched for　 　　 B. threw away　　　 　　 C. reached for 　　 D. looked at

12.A. unable　　 B. difficult　 　　 C. different　 D. impossible

13.A. picked up　 B. dropped down 　　 C. put in　　 D. lifted up

14.A. warm　　 B. help　　 　 　 C. support　 D. hide

15.A. continued　 B. started　　　　 　　 C. enjoyed　 D. remembered

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

17.A. feel　　 　　 B. see　　 　　 C. have　　 D. let

18.A. busy　　 B. beautiful　 　　 C. dirty　　 D. clean

19.A. keep　　 B. stop　　 　　 C. mind　　 D. regret

20.A. Wall　　　　　　　 B. Desk　　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　 D. classroom

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite 　　　 because there is a short cut(捷径)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the 　　　 . So I always try to 　　　 through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual　　　 something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful 　　　 by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white　　　 .

She was short and 　　　 and had white hair. She was walking　　　 as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her　　　 ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.

She slowly placed her walking stick 　　　 the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand. She bent down and 51 the rubbish. She clearly found it　　　 and it took her a while. She　　　 some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to　　　 herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then　　　 walking. It all took her great effort（努力）.

There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does 　　　 about it. I was moved to　　　 this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it 　　　 ! I haven’t been able to　　　 thinking about that all day.

I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the 　　　 if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.

1.A. hard　　　　　　 B. early　　　　 C. easily　　 D. late

2.A. rubbish　　　　 B. boxes　　　　 C. bottles　　　　 D. paper

3.A. walk　　　　 B. pass　　　　 C. go　　 D. rush

4.A. so　　 B. until　　　　 C. when　　 D. because

5.A. back　　　　　　 B. act　　　　 C. mark　　 D. color

6.A. bike　　　　 B. stick　　　　 C. dog　　 D. umbrella

7.A. weak　　 B. rich　　　　 C. clever　　 D. sad

8.A. quickly　　 B. happily　　　　 C. angrily　 D. slowly

9.A. at midnight　 B. at noon　　　　 C. at last　　 D. at first

10.A. in　　 B. around　　　　　　 C. against　 D. under

11.A. searched for　　　　 B. threw away　　 C. reached for　　　 D. looked at

12.A. unable　　 B. difficult　　　　 C. different　 D. impossible

13.A. picked up　 B. dropped down　　　 C. put in　　 D. lifted up

14.A. warm　　 B. help　　　 　 C. support　 D. hide

15.A. continued　 B. started　　　　　　 C. enjoyed　 D. remembered

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

17.A. feel　　　　 B. see　　　　 C. have　　 D. let

18.A. busy　　 B. beautiful　　　　 C. dirty　　 D. clean

19.A. keep　　 B. stop　　　　 C. mind　　 D. regret

20.A. Wall　　 B. Desk　　　　　　　　　 C. ground　　　 D. classroom

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

III. Cloze test 完形填空 1’ * 20 = 20’

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26－45各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the  36  300 years, there were  37  many changes in  38  places that now people can  39  tell an English person  40  an American in the way he or she talks.

Many old words  41  in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a

“faucet”, a “spigot”, or a “tap”. All these words are  42  heard in different parts of America, but only “tap” is still common in  43 . Americans often made up new words or changed old  44 . “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and  45  in England.

Also, over the last three centuries the English language  46  thousands of new words for things that weren’t known  47 . And often, American and English people used two  48  names for them. A tin can (洋铁罐头) is called “tin” for short in England, but a “can” in America. The word “radio” is  49  all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a “wireless”. And almost anything having something to do  50  cars, railroads, etc.  51  different names in British and American English．

But now American and British English may be growing closer together. One  52  is the large amount (数量) of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or  53  travelers.  54  this, Americans seem to be influencing (影响) the British more and more. So some day, English may even be  55  on both sides of the Atlantic (大西洋).

36．A. following     B. recent       C. oldest        D. last

37．A. such              B. too                C. so                 D. great

38．A. either            B. both               C. neither          D. two

39．A. hardly            B. difficulty        C. clearly          D. easily

40．A. with              B. from                C. to               D. and

41．A. disappeared   B. were disappeared   C. spoke   D. were spoken

42．A. not                B. hardly              C. yet             D. still

43．A. America         B. the two countries   C. England     D. British

44．A. word              B. forms              C. ones             D. ways

45．A. another           B. also planted     C. a plant        D. a kind of food

46．A. added          B. has added            C. discovered     D. has discovered

47．A. anywhere    B. in some countries  C. before     D. for centuries

48．A. new              B. short                 C. different      D. surprising

49．A. produced       B. made                 C. developed      D. used

50．A. to                B. away                 C. with             D. from

51．A. has              B. have                 C. has given       D. was given

52．A. thing           B. cause                C. reason           D. expression

53．A. from            B. through             C. on                D. by

54．A. For              B. Because             C. Besides         D. Because of

55．A. different         B. more different   C. the same         D. more useful

高一英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On a Friday , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin.The music was , and many people  and put some money into the  of the young man.

The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of  and laid it on the ground. Then he began . The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the  on that paper. “Last night, a gentleman put a(n)

thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to  what it could be. After about half an hour, a man  there in a hurry and said, “It can’t be true！You ...you ...”

The young violinist asked, “Did you  something?”

“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered .

The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it？”he asked.

The man was too  to say a word ...George Sang  a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he  50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would  to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Someone asked the violinist  he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “  I don’t have much , I live happily; but if I lose  I won’t be happy forever.”

1.A. morning  B. afternoon  C. noon     D. night

2.A. quiet         B. beautiful  C. familiar D. exciting

3.A. slowed down   B. speeded up    C. passed by     D. went away

4.A. wallet   B. bag        C. hat      D. box

5.A. paper    B. glass      C. plastic  D. cloth

6.A. working  B. waiting    C. singing  D. playing

7.A. poems    B. articles   C. words    D. texts

8.A. important     B. fantastic  C. dangerous     D. interesting

9.A. argue    B. care       C. expect   D. guess

10.A. came    B. rushed     C. walked   D. left

11.A. get     B. find       C. forget   D. lose

12.A. quickly      B. anxiously    C. seriously    D. carefully

13.A. confused     B. anxiously    C. excited      D. surprised

14.A. bought  B. made       C. found    D. sold

15.A. handed out   B. took out   C. hunted for   D. picked up

16.A. forget       B. remember   C. return       D. picked up

17.A. where        B. why     C. when         D. how

18.A. If     B. While     C. Because     D. Although

19.A. money    B. food      C. time     D. luck

20.A. friendship   B. hope    C. love         D. honesty

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

第二节  完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

More good things e from small things

About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me.

I never heard any  36  from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.

We  37  often in the hallways when we were ing or going. I  38  spoke, but the only   39  I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.

I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I  40  they were just ing from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door   41  for the others. I  42  in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed（冷落）. The parents were   43  her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was   44  holding the door open,  45  for me.

I hurried as much as I could and   46  her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I   47  the little girl and said to myself, “I   48  she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note   49  how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s   50  .

The next day there was a   51  on the door and   52  was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I   53  her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.

Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a   54  manner, I might add.  55  time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.

36．A．sound         B．noise C．conversation      D．crying

37．A．met    B．saw    C．visited        D．gathered

38．A．never B．sometimes         C．seldom       D．always

39．A．reward       B．action         C．answer       D．prize

40．A．moved        B．returned    C．started       D．drove

41．A．open  B．closed         C．fit       D．active

42．A．stopped     B．kept   C．worked       D．remained

43．A．suggesting         B．telling         C．forcing        D．making

44．A．ever   B．even  C．still     D．yet

45．A．waiting       B．calling         C．leaving       D．asking

46．A．  replaced  B．encouraged        C．ignored      D．thanked

47．A．thought about   B．thought of C．thought over      D．thought out

48．A．decide        B．am lucky    C．am sure     D．doubt

49．A．saying         B．stating       C．reporting   D．writing

50．A．mind  B．body  C．thought      D．heart

51．A．hit      B．knock C．drop   D．beat

52．A．she     B．it         C．they   D．he

53．A．noticed       B．watched    C．recognized         D．felt

54．A．kindly B．politely       C．coldly D．friendly

55．A．When          B．Since  C．As       D．While

高一英语完形填空简单题查看答案及解析

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项

Have you ever run in the rain?

It was raining outside．We all stood near the door of the  1, waiting．Suddenly I heard a sweet voice．“Mom, let’s  2the rain,” said a six-year-old girl, with beautiful red hair, who had been shopping with her mum in Wal-mart．

“What? No, honey．We’ll __3__until it stops raining so hard,” the mother replied．The girl waited about one minute and repeated, “Mom, let’s run through the rain．”

“We’ll 4if we do,” the mother said．“No, we won’t, mom．That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 5out of her mom’s arm．

“This morning?” “Yes, when you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!’”

The whole crowd became 6．We couldn’t hear anything but 7．We all stood there silently．Her mom__8___ for a moment and said, “Honey, you’re right．Let’s run through the rain．If God lets us get wet, well, maybe we just need __9__．”

Then off they ran．We all stood there, watching and smiling as they ran through the rain．They held their shopping bags over their __10__just in case．Yes, they got wet．But they were followed by many __11__ who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars．

Memory is a fortune, a precious gift．I believe that somewhere down the road in life, the mother will  12herself looking back on this moment and she will smile．So Don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day and take the time to run through the rain．

1.A．cinema                   B．school               C．supermarket        D．park

2.A．run through           B．go through          C．look through        D．get through

3.A．leave                       B．wait                  C．imagine            D．jump

4.A．get tired                 B．get confused      C．get paid               D．get wet

5.A．pushed                   B．pulled                C．carried                D．monitored

6.A．noisy               B．calm              C．silent                D．thrilled

7.A．her mum                B．the girl               C．laughter               D．the rain

8.A．thought               B．claimed          C．asked                  D．cared

9.A．running                  B．waiting           C．walking               D．washing

10.A．hands               B．backs                C．heads                 D．coats

11.A．adults                B．children             C．parents          D．drivers

12.A．stop                     B．find                  C．make                  D．impress

高一英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.

His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued（感兴趣的）, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin（空白处）.The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.

During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding（发芽）. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.

When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting -- 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel（翻领）.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.

I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured.

Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump（微胖的）, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.

And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped（紧握）the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.

This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared（挺直身子）my shoulders and saluted（敬礼）and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness（痛苦）of my disappointment. “I'm Lieutenant（中尉）John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”

The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “And I will tell you who you are.”

1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?

A. They lived in the same city.

B. They were both interested in literature.

C. John came across Hollis in a Florida library.

D. John knew Hollis's name from a library book.

2.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was _____.

A. disappointed but well-behaved　　 B. satisfied and confident

C. annoyed and bad-mannered　　 　　 D. shocked but inspired

3.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Don't Judge a Book by its Cover　　 B. The Symbol of Rose

C. Love is blind　　 D. A Test of Love

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John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.

His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.

During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.

When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting -- 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.

I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured.

Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.

And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.

This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. “I'm Lieutenant（中尉）John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”

The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “And I will tell you who you are.”

1.How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?

A. They lived in the same city.

B. They were both interested in literature.

C. John came across Hollis in a Florida library.

D. John knew Hollis's name from a library book.

2.Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because _____.

A. she thought true love is beyond appearance

B. she wasn't confident about her appearance

C. she was only a middle-aged woman

D. she had never taken any photo before they knew

3.When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was _____.

A. disappointed but well-behaved　　 B. satisfied and confident[

C. annoyed and bad-mannered　　 D. shocked but inspired

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

A. Don't Judge a Book by its Cover　　 B. The Symbol of Rose

C. Love is blind　　 D. A Test of Love

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