It was a sunny winter day. I had gone down the tower when a blind man came toward me. He kept close to the wall, touching it lightly with his arm. I stood still and looked at him walking toward the tower.
"What does a blind man want to climb up the tower for?" I wondered, "Not the view (景色) certainly, perhaps he wants to jump. "Thinking of this terrible reason, I thought I should follow him.
He went up slowly and stopped from time to time. I followed him a few steps behind. When he got to the first corner of the bell tower, I came close to him. "Excuse me," I said as politely as I could, "but I wonder why you came up."
"You'd never guess." he said.
"Not the view or the fresh air on this winter day?"
"No." he said.
"Tell me, then."
He smiled, "Perhaps climbing up the tower. You have noticed - and yet, not being blind, perhaps you won't - how the sun shines into the tower through the windows here and there, so that one can feel the cool steps suddenly become quite warm, even in winter. But behind the wall there is shade (阴影). There is no place so good as this for feeling the difference between light and darkness. Though I'm blind, I also want to feel the happiness brought by the sunlight. In fact, it isn't my first time to be here." He said and seemed as pleased as a child.
I had never thought that even a blind man could have his way to enjoy the beautiful life. But we often paid no attention to its value because we never lost it.
We went down the tower together and I left him. From then on, I began to treasure what life has given me.
1.The winter met the blind man on .
A. a sunny winter day B. a rainy winter day
C. a sunny summer day D. a rainy summer day
2.The writer thought the blind man wanted to .
A. see the view B. breathe the fresh air
C. warm himself D. jump off the tower
3.What did the writer learn from the blind man?
A. To take exercise B. To feel happiness
C. To enjoy sunlight D. To treasure life
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It was a sunny winter day. I had gone down the tower when a blind man came toward me. He kept close to the wall, touching it lightly with his arm. I stood still and looked at him walking toward the tower.
"What does a blind man want to climb up the tower for?" I wondered, "Not the view (景色) certainly, perhaps he wants to jump. "Thinking of this terrible reason, I thought I should follow him.
He went up slowly and stopped from time to time. I followed him a few steps behind. When he got to the first corner of the bell tower, I came close to him. "Excuse me," I said as politely as I could, "but I wonder why you came up."
"You'd never guess." he said.
"Not the view or the fresh air on this winter day?"
"No." he said.
"Tell me, then."
He smiled, "Perhaps climbing up the tower. You have noticed - and yet, not being blind, perhaps you won't - how the sun shines into the tower through the windows here and there, so that one can feel the cool steps suddenly become quite warm, even in winter. But behind the wall there is shade (阴影). There is no place so good as this for feeling the difference between light and darkness. Though I'm blind, I also want to feel the happiness brought by the sunlight. In fact, it isn't my first time to be here." He said and seemed as pleased as a child.
I had never thought that even a blind man could have his way to enjoy the beautiful life. But we often paid no attention to its value because we never lost it.
We went down the tower together and I left him. From then on, I began to treasure what life has given me.
1.The winter met the blind man on .
A. a sunny winter day B. a rainy winter day
C. a sunny summer day D. a rainy summer day
2.The writer thought the blind man wanted to .
A. see the view B. breathe the fresh air
C. warm himself D. jump off the tower
3.What did the writer learn from the blind man?
A. To take exercise B. To feel happiness
C. To enjoy sunlight D. To treasure life
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had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang.It was a strange farmer.I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him.He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything.Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident.I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go.
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way.I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place.He was standing there, waiting for me.It seemed that Milly had died.“She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said.I could see that he had been crying.I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻).I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩).“I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said.Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his.I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door.He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.
“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again.
1.The farmer wished that the writer might .
A.look into the matter
B.bring Milly back to life
C.free him from a scandal
D.keep the whole thing a secret[
2.The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “ ”.
A.expect B.understand C.see clearly D.hear clearly
3.Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying .
A.on the ground of a barn B.on the floor of a room
C.in bed in a room D.in bed in a barn
4.What do we know about Milly for the story?
A.She had met with an accident. B.She had caused a scandal.
C.She was seriously ill. D.She was hidden somewhere.
5.The person who told the story is probably a .
A.farme B.policeman C.country doctor D.newspaper re5-6porter
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I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was a strange farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go.
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed that Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩). “I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said. Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.
“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again.
60. The farmer wished that the writer might .
A. look into the matter B. bring Milly back to life
C. free him from a scandal D. keep the whole thing a secret
61. The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “ ”.
A. expect B. understand
C. see clearly D. hear clearly
62. Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying .
A. on the ground of a barn B. on the floor of a room
C. in bed in a room D. in bed in a barn
63. What do we know about Milly for the story?
A. She had met with an accident. B. She had caused a scandal.
C. She was seriously ill. D. She was hidden somewhere.
64. The person who told the story is probably a .
A. farmer B. policeman
C. country doctor D. newspaper re5-6porter
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Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could _____ the smoke, and it was getting_____. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department _________. “The storm drain is _____ fire!” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th street. They said they would be right there to investigate the situation. Frank needn't to go anywhere, so he waited for the _____ to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasn't anything beneath the street _____ concrete(混凝土). And everyone knows that concrete doesn't _____.
A fire truck arrived a few ____ later. “Are you the man who _____?” asked the driver. “Yes.” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the _____ but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didn't seem to______ it an emergency. “What do you think it could be?” Frank asked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to ______ a problem like this every few months. It's the homeless people in their ‘______’.”
Homeless people have been living under the streets for years._____ their knowledge of the storm drain system, they ______ their own “houses” beneath the streets. These living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to ______ their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this ______ electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire.
Frank watched ______ some firemen lifted a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the ______ smoke turned white. Shortly afterward, the firemen reappeared with a ______ person who seemed to have just been woken up.
1.A. touch B. hear C. smell D. taste
2.A. thicker B. thinner C. colder D. warmer
3.A. slowly B. immediately C. hardly D. nearly
4.A. in B. at C. to D. on
5.A. policeman B. firemen C. postmen D. powermen
6.A. in spite of B. regardless of C. besides D. except
7.A. crack B. burn C. burst D. shake
8.A. seconds B. hours C. minutes D. quarters
9.A. called B. smelt C. investigated D. saw
10.A. fire B. smoke C. storm D. sound
11.A. consider B. make C. bring D. take
12.A. suffer B. solve C. survive D. survey
13.A. flats B. apartments C. houses D. sections
14.A. Learning B. Taking C. Using D. Giving
15.A. set down B. set aside C. set about D. set up
16.A. power B. shape C. force D. heat
17.A. bought B. brought C. booked D. borrowed
18.A. for B. as C. whether D. since
19.A. black B. red C. blue D. brown
20.A. careless B. selfless C. helpless D. homeless
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Miss Gao asked her mother if she _______ to the hospital the day before when she was out.
A.had gone | B.would go | C.went | D.was going |
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It was a beautiful, sunny day. I had just finished my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight. My sons and I went to a fast-food place for before heading back home. After eating, we all got into the car and pulled out of the . The restaurant was at the very top of a hill. At the bottom of the hill was a sign, so we found ourselves at the end of a line of traffic waiting while the cars at the bottom turned onto the road one at a time.
As I looked down to the bottom of the hill, my eyes saw an elderly man standing the stop sign. His clothes were and shabby (破旧的). He held a cardboard sign with the words “ Help Please!” written on it. My heart went out to him and I myself in his situation. As car after car turned onto the main road without for him, I reached for my wallet to look for whatever was left in it. As I was pulling it out of my wallet, , I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road. She was carrying a bag full of taken out from the restaurant I was just at. I watched as the old man the young girl and smiled as she reached out her arms to give him a hug.
Suddenly a honk (喇叭声) from the car behind me made me realize that I hadn’t been forward because this simple choice for had captured (attracted) my attention and my heart. By the time I reached the of the hill, both the man and the lady who had helped him were gone. Yet, as I drove home, the sun seemed to shine even brighter and Heaven felt a bit closer to Earth.
1.A. forcing B. driving C. cheating D. asking
2.A. thenB.stillC. thusD. first
3.A. coffeeB. teaC. breakfastD. lunch
4.A.living room B.parking lotC. gardenD. yard
5.A. restB.turning C. stopD. slowing
6.A. quiet B.single C. longD. strange
7.A. oppositeB. mainC.downwardD. slim
8.A. on B. with C. over D. by
9.A. looseB. formalC. oldD. clean
10.A. Offer B.Call C.Need D. Refuse
11.A. hid B.remindedC. regretted D.imagined
12.A. stopping B. begging C. reachingD.praying
13.A. card B. numberC. cash D. information
14.A. therefore B. insteadC.anyway D. however
15.A.foodB. money C. hopeD. paper
16.A.rewardedB.admittedC. thanked D. paid
17.A. soft B. shortC. loud D. gentle
18.A. jumping B. pushingC.wanderingD. moving
19.A.courage B. trust C.kindness D. success
20.A. back B. topC. middle D. bottom
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It was a beautiful sunny day. I had just finished ____ my daughter to the airport to catch an early morning flight. My sons and I ____ went to a fast-food place for ____ before heading back home. After eating, we all got into the car and pulled out of the ____. The restaurant was at the very top of a hill. At the bottom of the hill was a ____ sign, so we found ourselves at the end of a ____ line of traffic waiting while the cars at the bottom turned onto the ____ road one at a time.
As I looked down to the bottom of the hill, my eyes saw an elderly man standing ____ the stop sign. His clothes were ____ and shabby (破旧的). He held a cardboard sign with the words “____ Help Please!” written on it. My heart went out to him and I ____ myself in his situation. As car after car turned onto the main road without ____ for him. I reached for my wallet to look for whatever ____ was left in it. As I was pulling it out of my wallet, ____. I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road. She was carrying a bag full of ____ taken out from the restaurant I was just at. I watched the old man ____ the young girl and smiled as she reached out her aims to give him a hug.
Suddenly a ____ honk (喇叭声) from the car behind me made me realize that I hadn’t been ____ forward because this single choice for ____ had captured (attracted) my attention and my heart. By the time I reached the ____ of the hill, both the man and the lady who had helped him were gone. Yet, as I drove home, the sun seemed to shine even brighter and Heaven felt a bit closer to Earth.
1.A. forcing B. driving C. cheating D. asking
2.A. then B. still C. thus D. first
3.A. coffee B. tea C. breakfast D. lunch
4.A. living room B. parking lot C. garden D. yard
5.A. rest B. turning C. stop D. slowing
6.A. quiet B. single C. long D. strange
7.A. opposite B. main C. downward D. slim
8.A. on B. with C. over D. by
9.A. loose B. formal C. old D. clean
10.A. Offer B. Call C. Need D. Refuse
11.A. hid B. reminded C. regretted D. imagined
12.A. stopping B. begging C. reaching D. praying
13.A. card B. number C. cash D. information
14.A. therefore B. instead C. anyway D. however
15.A. food B. money C. hope D. paper
16.A. rewarded B. admitted C. thanked D. paid
17.A. soft B. short C. loud D. gentle
18.A. jumping B. pushing C. wandering D. moving
19.A. courage B. trust C. kindness D. success
20.A. back B. top C. middle D. bottom
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It was a sunny summer day last year when I got the news that I was admitted by the university.
Soon the news spread all over the village. Hearing the news, my parents were more than(不止) happy: big smiles formed on their faces. But behind their happiness and pride for my success, I noticed my parents worries about the heavy financial burden on their shoulders. I kept being calm.
In order to prepare for my study expenses, my parents worked hard day after day all that summer. And the day finally came when I had to go to school which was far away from my hometown. I still remember it was in the morning that we arrived at the bus station. My parents had helped me get everything ready. It was so hot that day: the scorching sun baked the ground dry. The heated air was filled with the crowds’ noise and all kinds of smells coming from the station. Sweat streamed down my parents’face. I took my seat on the 11 AM bus and looked at my parents through the window, waiting for the bus to start. Two minutes to 11:00! My heart leapt (强烈跳动). I suddenly recalled all the efforts they made for me, all the energy and all the sweat they spent on me. They were so selfless! I almost burst into tears! While I kept my tears back, I turned around, for I didn’t want them to see me crying…
The last moment came. The bus started and was moving further away from my parents. They waved at me and I turned toward them, watching their shadows disappearing gradually into the sea of people. I, an 18-year-old girl, who had never left my hometown, began my long trip to my school.
I didn’t know what would the future be, but I knew that I would have a long way to go, and I believe I could be brave enough to take up all the challenges in my future life with my family’s love, their wordless and selfless love.
I will be always thankful for this love.
1.From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A.her parents are very rich and generous
B.her parents wouldn’t support the writer to further study
C.her parents think high education is very important for their child
D.her parents have been always happy on hearing the news
2.The writer’s parents have the following feelings except _______ according to the passage.
A. pride B. happiness C. worry D. regret
3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Her parents worked hard day and night in order to prepare for the study cost.
B. Her parents had helped her get everything ready before she arrived at the station in the morning.
C. It was so hot and windy and they feel comfortable.
D. The writer took her seat on the 11 PM bus and looked at her parents through the window.
4.Which of the following is the closest in the meaning to the underlined word?
A. Provided. B. Understood. C. Offered. D. Remembered.
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It was the end of my first day as a waitress in a busy New York restaurant. My cap had gone away, and my feet hurt. The loaded plates I carried seemed to be heavier and heavier. Tired and discouraged, I didn’t seem able to do anything right. As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their ice-cream order a dozen times, I was ready to stop. Then the father smiled at me as he handed me my tip. “Well done,” he said, “you’ve looked after us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness disappeared. I smiled back, and later, when the manager asked me how I’d liked my first day, I said, “Fine!” Those few words of praise had changed everything. Praise is like sunlight to human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold criticism(批评), but are unwilling to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise. Perhaps that is why one word of praise can bring such pleasure.
It’s strange how chary we are about praising. Perhaps it’s because few of us know how to accept it. It’s especially rewarding to give praise in areas in which effort generally goes unnoticed.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture,a cook for a perfect meal.But do you ever tell your laundry (洗衣房)manager how pleased you are when the shirts are done just right? In fact,to give praise costs the giver nothing but a moment’s thought and a moment’s effort.
1.Which of the following can’t describe the writer’s situation before she got her tip?
A. She was tired. B. She was busy.
C. She was sorry. D. She was confident.
2.According to the passage,which of the following is least likely to be given praise?
A.An artist. B.A cook.
C.A waitress. D.A laundry manager.
3. The underlined word “chary” in Paragraph 2 means_________.
A. careless B. cautious
C. unwilling D. greedy
4.What is the best title of the passage?
A.Why Do You Praise Others?
B.Why do You Criticize Others?
C.Be Generous to Give Others Praise!
D.Don’t Criticize Others!
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It had been a nice and sunny day. I stepped slowly towards the edge of the cliff and looked out. The __ was wonderful. I could __ the gentle wind coming from the coast while watching the brilliant sunset.
My dad and I used to enjoy the sunset together on that very __. We would also watch the waves crash into the __ below. My mother would always annoy us how __ it was. I was never worried, __ I always felt safe next to my father, who spent most of his life out __ in his boat.
I remember one time on his boat: I had __ off the back and into the cold water accidentally. My dad immediately jumped off to __ me. I would never forget that day, and from that point I knew __ would prevent my dad protecting me if I was in danger.
As I __ there on top of the cliff, I remembered the times I spent with my dad. I looked down sorrowfully at the urn (骨灰瓮) __. My father was my rock, someone I could __ when I needed him most. But now he was gone, and I felt sorrowful and __.
It had always been my father's last __ to have his ashes scattered out at sea. I __ the urn, said a __ farewell (告别) and then slowly twisted off the lid. The wind started to change __. I looked last time down at my father's ashes and then __ for a moment, I scattered the contents out over the cliff.
I wiped away a tear, but it was perfect happiness rather than sadness, because I finally knew the man who __ so much to me, my father, was finally at peace.
1.A. journey B. condition C. view D. food
2.A. see B. feel C. hear D. smell
3.A. spot B. river C. day D. moment
4.A. wind B. rubbish C. walls D. rocks
5.A. embarrassing B. interesting C. famous D. dangerous
6.A. because B. when C. if D. though
7.A. at peace B. at rest C. at sunset D. at sea
8.A. jumped B. fallen C. dived D. swam
9.A. comfort B. protect C. rescue D. follow
10.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
11.A. stood B. lay C. hanged D. slept
12.A. under my arm B. in my hands C. on my shoulder D. around my neck
13.A. care for B. learn from C. depend on D. turn down
14.A. fearless B. hopeless C. careless D. shameless
15.A. chance B. behavior C. ambition D. wish
16.A. looked back on B. looked out for C. looked down at D. looked up to
17.A. silent B. surprising C. sudden D. strange
18.A. speed B. distance C. force D. direction
19.A. screamed B. hesitated C. laughed D. complained
20.A. helped B. meant C. owed D. did
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