It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His c...

It happened to a very young pastor (牧师).His church was very old and what's worse, a storm knocked a hole in the wall of the church.

One day the pastor1_____an auction(拍卖）and bid a beautiful tablecloth for six dollars. Hecarried the cloth back to the church and put it up on the wall. It completely hid the 2_____!

Just before noon of Christmas Eve, the pastor noticed a woman standing in the cold at the bus stop. “The 3 _____won’t be here for 40 minutes!” he called, and he invited her into the church to get 4_____ .She told him that she had come from the city to be interviewed for ajob as governess to the children of one wealthy family in town but she had been turned down.

The woman saw the tablecloth and rose suddenly. The pastor smiled and started to tell her about the storm 5_____, but she didn’tseem to 6_____“It is mine!” she said. “My husband had the cloth made 7_____ for mc !

She explained that she and her husband decided to go separately in the War II. They planned that he would 8_____ her. But she never saw him again. Later she heard that he had died. The pastor tried to 9_____ her, advising her to take the cloth with her. She 10_____ . Then she went away.

On Christmas Eve, after the service in church, one middle-aged man—the local clock-and-watch repairman—looked rather 11_____.‘‘It is strange，”he said in his soft accent.

^“ Many years ago, my wife and I owned such a cloth.

The pastor suddenly became very 12_____ . He told him about the woman who had been in church 13_____ in the day.Together the two got in touch with the 14_____ who had interviewed her. And this man and his wife -who had been separated through so many saddened 15_____were reunited.

1.                A．had            B． attended       C． held D． took

2.                A．wall           B． church        C． hole D． table

3.                A．boss           B． company       C． train    D． bus

4.                A．warm          B． ready         C． cool D． calm

5.                A．damage        B． story          C． fact D． truth

6.                A．work           B． believe        C． listen    D． understand

7.                A．carefully        B． attentively      C． finally   D． especially

8.                A．join            B． write          C． bring    D． leave

9.                A．amuse         B． comfort        C． please   D． help

10.               A．cried          B． accepted      C． refused  D． continued

11.               A．puzz led        B． delighted      C． determined   D． disappionted

12.               A．sad            B． shocked       C． hopeful  D． excited

13.               A．later           B． earlier        C． warmer  D． colder

14.               A．woman         B． manager       C． husband  D． family

15.               A．weeks         B． countries      C． Christmases   D． centuries

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A man claiming to be a pastor(牧师) apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that his work for God allowed him not to leave one.

A photo of the receipt, posted to Reddit.com, shows a bill for $34.93 with an automatic 18 percent gratuity(小费) (or $6.29) added above a blank space for an additional tip.

“I give God 10%,” the diner wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip. “Why do you get 18?” He then wrote “Pastor” above his signature, and an emphatic “0” where the additional tip would be. (The automatic gratuity, however, had already been added to the total.)

The Reddit user who submitted the image explained in the comments section that the receipt was part of a total bill for a party of 20, which is why the gratuity was automatically added.

“Parties up to eight ... may tip whatever they’d like, but larger parties receive an automatic gratuity," the server wrote. "It’s in the computer; it’s not something I do.”

The server added: “They had no problem with my service, and told me I was great. They just didn’t want to pay when the time came.”

Scribbling(乱涂) notes on receipts has become something of a trend. Earlier this month, the manager of a North Carolina Red Robin surprised an overdue pregnant woman by comping her meal.

“Once seated, a manager came up to us and started talking,” the woman's husband told Consumerist. “He was extremely friendly and jokingly asked my wife if this was her last meal before heading to the hospital.”

When the check came, a note from the manager next to her portion of the bill read: “MOM 2 BEE GOOD LUC.”

“It was a pleasant surprise and made my tired-of-being-pregnant wife a little more cheery,” the man said.

1.What did the pastor mean by saying, “I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?”

A. He was bargaining with the waiter.

B. He didn’t mean to pay the gratuity at all.

C. God gave him the privilege not to pay a gratuity.

D. The gratuity had already been paid by his friends.

2.What do you learn from the article?

A. The pastor paid ten percent gratuity of the meal to God.

B. A party of six diners can choose whatever gratuity they want to pay.

C. According to the husband, the wife enjoyed the process of being pregnant.

D. The pastor paid $34.93 in total for the meal.

3.What does the underlined word “stiff” mean?

A. amuse                     B. abuse             C. persuade                D. fail to pay

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It was at a concert that I happened to find David. He was holding his head at a strange ______ as if he were staring down at something. Then the truth struck me. He was blind. The last thing he remembers _____ was his daughter being born. Then the world went ______.

Bad luck is no stranger to this 44-year-old man. His mother died of cancer, and his weak father had to ______ 11-year-old David to the care of the state. Things seemed always to go from bad to ______. Two years ago, his beloved guide dog pulled him out of the ______ of a truck. David was not hurt. The dog ______.      But David does not feel sorry for himself. "These are just little obstacles (障碍) you have to _____ in your life," he said. He has to make a daily two-hour trip to his working place---the X-ray department of an ______ room. It was a hard job to ____. Before he got it, David was determined to escape the workshop run by the Lighthouse, an organization ____ to help blind people. He wanted a job of developing X-ray film,, something ____, not just he, must do in the dark, including people with ____ eyesight. The Lighthouse called many hospitals, with no result, ____ they offered to pay his first three months' salary.

David works alone in a dark room that ____  chemicals. He cannot wear gloves. ____, he could not feel. Since this is an emergency room, lives can be ____ or out of danger. His directress says she trusts him 100 percent.  He makes $ 20 000 a year. But his motivation (动机) goes ___ money. "By working, I can actualize my own ____. That's the most important!" he said.

What a shining example for us to ____!

1.A. ankle　　 B. direction　　 C. angle　　 D. altitude

2.A. doing　　 B. feeling　　 C. seeing　　 D. hearing

3.A. blank　　 B. colorful　　 C. empty　　 D. silent

4.A. bring up　　 B. bring in　　 C. give up　　 D. give in

5.A. worse　　 B. good　　 C. better　　 D. mad

6.A. bottom　　 B. path　　 C. wheel　　 D. back

7.A. killed　　 B. sacrificed　　 C. died　　 D. injured

8.A. seek　　 B. overcome　　 C. surround　　 D. search

9.A. upstairs　　 B. emergency　　 C. information　　 D. underground

10.A. deal with　　 B. get through　　 C. take up　　 D. come by

11.A. intended　　 B. planned　　 C. offered　　 D. devoted

12.A. everyone　　 B. nobody　　 C. someone　　 D. none

13.A. common　　 B. poor　　 C. normal　　 D. actual

14.A. because　　 B. if　　 C. in case　　 D. even though

15.A. consists　　　 of　　 B. smells　　 of　　 C. tastes like　　 D. feels like

16.A. However　　 B. Unfortunately　　 C. Otherwise　　 D. Besides

17.A. put at risk　　 B. put up with　　 C. taken hold of　　 D. taken in charge

18.A. into　　 B. beyond　　 C. onto　　 D. below

19.A. blindness　　 B. income　　 C. value　　 D. experience

20.A. set　　 B. take　　 C. study　　 D. follow

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—You seemed to be very surprised at the news that he won.

—Not exactly.It was his courage________his skill________really struck me.

A．as well as；that　    B．other than；that

C．rather than；which　    D．and；which

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Although he _______ the danger to his own health, he found it difficult to quit smoking.

A．was very aware of   B．well awared of      C．was well aware of   D．very awared of

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Scott was very nervous at the beginning, but finally he _____ his courage to speak it out, and the teacher accepted his apology and forgave him．

A．made up                                             B．brought up

C．worked up                                          D．lived up

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Scott was very nervous at the beginning, but finally he _____ his courage to speak it out, and the teacher accepted his apology and forgave him.

A. made up            B. brought up        C. worked up         D. lived up

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Years ago，there was a very wealthy man who，with his devoted young son，shared a passion for art collecting ．Together，they traveled around the world，adding only 　 　 　 art treasures to their collection．

One year，as winter approached，　 　 engulfed（吞没） the nation，and the young man left to 　　 in the army．After only a few short weeks，his father received a telegram．His beloved son was 　　 in action．The art collector　 　 awaited more news，　 　　 he would never see his son again．Within days，his fears were　　 　 ．The young man had died while rushing a fellow soldier to a doctor．

Upset and 　　 　 ，the old man faced the coming Christmas holidays with sadness．On Christmas morning，a knock on the door awakened the 　　 　 old man．As he opened the door，he was greeted by a 　 　 　 with a large package in his hands．

He introduced himself to the old man by saying，“I was a 　　 of your son .I was the one he was　　 　 when he died．May I come in for a few moments? I have something to show you．”

As the two began to　 　 ，the soldier told of how the man’s son had told everyone of his，not to mention his father’s，　　 　 of fine art．“I am no　 　 ，”said the soldier，“but I want to give you this．”

As the old man unwrapped the package ，he saw a portrait （画像）of his son．Though the world would　　 　　 consider it the work of a genius，the painting featured the young man’s face 　 　　 detail．

Overcome with emotion，the man　　 　　 the soldier．After the soldier had left，the old man put the painting above the fireplace，pushing 　 　 thousands of dollars worth of art．His task completed，the old man sat in his chair and spent Christmas gazing at the 　　 　　 he had been given．

1.A．poorest　　　　         B．richest　　　　         C．finest　　　　         D．cheapest

2.A．flood　　　　         B．fire　　　　　　         C．storm　　　　         D．war

3.A．save　　　　　         B．protect　　　　         C．serve　　　　　         D．build

4.A．missing　　　         B．acting　　　　         C．fighting　　　　         D．dying

5.A．calmly　　　　         B．anxiously　　　     C．quietly　　　　         D．secretly

6.A．fearing　　　　         B．doubting　　　         C．wondering　　         D．expecting

7.A．completed　　         B．doubled　　　　         C．removed　　　　     D．confirmed

8.A．nervous　　　         B．tired　　　　　　　     C．lonely　　　　　     D．frightened

9.A．sad　　　　　　     　　 B．puzzled　　　　　     C．angry　　　　　　     D．worried

10.A．farmer　　　          B．soldier　　 　　　     C．painter　　　　　     D．seller

11.A．guard　　　　         B．photographer　　     C．partner　　　　　     D．friend

12.A．rescuing　　　         B．commanding　　     C．guarding　　　　     D．hiding

13.A．argue　　　　         B．move　　　　　         C．talk　　　　　　　     D．eat

14.A．description　　　 　     B．love　　　　　　     C．sense　　　　　　     D．understanding

15.A．artist　　　　　         B．businessman　　     C．hero　　　　　　     D．reporter

16.A．sometimes　　　 　　     B．never　　　　　　     C．often　　　　　　     D．still

17.A．for　　　　　　　 　　     B．of　　　　　　　　     C．in　　　　　　　　     D．on

18.A．thanked　　　　     　　 B．questioned　　　     C．welcomed　　　　     D．treated

19.A．down　　　　　         B．up　　　　　　　　     C．aside　　　　　　     D．off

20.A．treasure　　　　 　　     B．gift　　　　　　　     C．souvenir　　　　     D．package

高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

完形填空

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。

A pastor (牧师) had a kitten (小猫) , which once climbed up a tree and was afraid to come down. He coaxed (哄诱), but failed. The tree was not 　 　 　 enough to climb, so he decided to 　　 a rope to his car and pull it to make the tree 　 　　 　 down, and then he could get the kitten.

That’s 　 　　 he did. After checking his progress, he 　 　　 　 the car a little further forward, but unluckily the rope broke. The tree went “boing!” and the kitten instantly 　 　　 through the air —out of 　 　 　 .

The pastor felt 　 　　 . He walked all over the neighborhood looking for the kitten, but in vain. So he 　 　　 , “Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping,” and went on about his　 　　 　 .

A few days later he met a church member at a store. He 　　 to see cat food in her shopping cart. “Why are you buying cat food 　 　　 you hate cats so much?” He asked her. “You won’t believe this,” She replied, and then told him how her little 　　　 had been begging her for a cat, but she kept　 　　 　 .

Then a few days before, the child had 　　 again, so the Mom finally told her, “Well, if 　　 　 gives you a cat, I’ll let you keep it.”

“I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her 　　 　 , and ask God for a cat. You won’t believe this, but I saw a kitten 　　 came flying out of the blue sky, and 　 　　 　 right in front of her.”

　　　　 learned... Never underestimate (低估) the Power of God and His Unique Sense of Humor.

1.A. tall　　　　　 B. young　　 　 C. strong　　 D. long

2.A. fix　 　　　 　 B. wind　 　　 　 C. roll　 　　 D. tie

3.A. bend　　　 　 B. break　　 　 C. lie　　 　　 D. fall

4.A. how　　　　 　 B. why　　 　　 C. that　　 　　 D. what

5.A. pushed 　　 　 B. moved　 　 　 C. pulled　　 D. dragged

6.A. sailed　　 　　 B. threw　　 　 C. floated　　 D. flowed

7.A. reach　　　　 B. mind　　 　　 C. sight　　 　 D. touch

8.A. frightened B. terrible　　 C. confused D. angry

9.A. asked　　　　 B. wondered　　 C. doubted　 D. prayed

10.A. business　 B. way　　 　　 C. research　　 D. prayer

11.A. seemed　 　 B. decided　 C. happened 　 D. came

12.A. unless　 　 B. when　　 　　 C. because　 D. though

13.A. boy　　　　 B. baby　　 　　 C. girl　 　　 　 D. pet

14.A. thinking 　 B. waiting　 C. hating　　 D. refusing

15.A. appeared B. begged　　 　 C. argued　　 D. cried

16.A. God　　　　 B. anyone　　 　 C. Pastor　　 D. somebody

17.A. stomach　　 B. legs　　 　　 C. knees　　 　 D. head

18.A. suddenly 　 B. slowly　　 C. gradually　 D. obviously

19.A. rushed　 　 B. rested　　 C. dropped　　 D. landed

20.A. Knowledge　 B. Lesson　　 　 C. Ability　　 D. Skill

高三英语完形填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

(2014·银川一中第四次考试)When I was very young，I was terribly frightened of school，but I soon________it.

A．got off　    B．got across

C．got on　    D．got over

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析