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When one loves one’s Art, no service seems too hard.
Joe was a man with a genius(天才) for art. Delia did things in six octaves(音阶) promisingly.
Joe and Delia became in love with one of the other, or each of the other, as you please, and in a short time were married – for (see above), when one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
They began housekeeping in a flat. It was a lonesome(无人迹的) flat, but they were happy; for they had their Art, and they had each other.
Joe was learning painting in the class of the great Magister – you know his fame. His fees are high; his lessons are light – his high-lights have brought him fame. Delia was studying under Rosenstock – you know his reputation as a disturber of the piano keys.
They were mighty(非常地) happy as long as their money lasted.
After a while, Art flagged(减退). Everything going out and nothing coming in, money was lacking to pay Mr. Magister and Rosenstock their prices. When one loves one’s Art, no service seems too hard. So, Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.
For two or three days she went out looking for pupils. One evening she came home overjoyed.
“Joe, dear,” she said, cheerfully, “I’ve a pupil. And, oh, the loveliest people! General – General Pinkney’s daughter Clementina – on Seventy-first street.”
“That’s all right for you, Dele,” said Joe, “but how about me? Do you think I’m going to let you work while I play in the regions of high art? ”
Delia came and hung about his neck.
“Joe, dear, you are silly. You must keep on at your studies. It is not as if I had quit my music and gone to work at something else. While I teach I learn. I am always with my music.”
“All right,” said Joe. “But I may sell some of my pictures as well.”
The next few weeks, they both busied themselves with their own business and brought back a ten, a five, a two and a one – all legal tender notes – and laid them beside each others’ earnings.
One Saturday evening Joe reached home first. He spread his $18 on the table and washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.
Half an hour later Delia arrived, her right hand tied up in a shapeless bundle(束) of wraps and bandages(绷带).
“How is this?” asked Joe. Delia laughed, but not very joyously. “Clementina,” she explained, “insisted upon a Welsh rabbit(一种奶酪) after her lesson. In serving the rabbit she spilled a great lot of it, boiling hot, over my wrist. Nothing serious, dear.”
“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Dele?”
“Five o’clock, I think,” said Dele. “The iron – I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time.”
“Sit down here a moment, Dele,” said Joe. “What have you been doing for the last few weeks, Dele?” he asked.
She braved it for a moment or two with an eye full of love and stubbornness, but at last down went her head and out came the truth and tears.
“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she wept. “I got a place ironing shirts in that big Twenty-fourth street laundry(洗衣店). A girl in the laundry set down a hot iron(熨斗) on my hand this afternoon. I think I did very well to make up both General Pinkney and Clementina. What made you ever suspect that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”
“I didn’t,” said Joe, “until toni
ght. And I wouldn’t have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron. I’ve been firing the engine in that laundry for the last few weeks.”
“And then you didn’t …” said Delia
And then they both looked at each other and laughed, and Joe began:
“When one loves one’s Art no service seems …”
But Delia stopped him with her hand on his lips. “No,” she said – “just ‘When one loves.’”
1.What can we know about the couple from the story?
A. They both became famous for their talents in art.
B. They turned out to be working at the same laundry.
2.What qualities of the couple’s are best conveyed in the story?
A. intelligent and economical B. faithful and romantic
C. considerate and giving D. hardworking and loyal[
3.Which of the following does NOT give readers a clue(线索) that the couple were telling white lies?
A. Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.
B. Joe washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.
C. Delia’s right wrist was tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages.
D. “The iron – I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time” said Dele.
4.Why does the author repeat “When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.”?
A. To reveal the theme of the story.
B. To explain the author’s writing purpose.
C. To indicate the sad mood of the story.
D. To assist with the development of the story.
5.What can serve as the best title of this story?
A. A Service of Love B. A Service of Art
C. No Art No Love D. The Love for Art
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When one loves one’s Art, no service seems too hard.
Joe was a man with a genius(天才) for art. Delia did things in six octaves(音阶) promisingly.
Joe and Delia became in love with one of the other, or each of the other, as you please, and in a short time were married – for (see above), when one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.
They began housekeeping in a flat. It was a lonesome(无人迹的) flat, but they were happy; for they had their Art, and they had each other.
Joe was learning painting in the class of the great Magister – you know his fame. His fees are high; his lessons are light – his high-lights have brought him fame. Delia was studying under Rosenstock – you know his reputation as a disturber of the piano keys.
They were mighty(非常地) happy as long as their money lasted.
After a while, Art flagged(减退). Everything going out and nothing coming in, money was lacking to pay Mr. Magister and Rosenstock their prices. When one loves one’s Art, no service seems too hard. So, Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.
For two or three days she went out looking for pupils. One evening she came home overjoyed.
“Joe, dear,” she said, cheerfully, “I’ve a pupil. And, oh, the loveliest people! General – General Pinkney’s daughter Clementina – on Seventy-first street.”
“That’s all right for you, Dele,” said Joe, “but how about me? Do you think I’m going to let you work while I play in the regions of high art? ”
Delia came and hung about his neck.
“Joe, dear, you are silly. You must keep on at your studies. It is not as if I had quit my music and gone to work at something else. While I teach I learn. I am always with my music.”
“All right,” said Joe. “But I may sell some of my pictures as well.”
The next few weeks, they both busied themselves with their own business and brought back a ten, a five, a two and a one – all legal tender notes – and laid them beside each others’ earnings.
One Saturday evening Joe reached home first. He spread his $18 on the table and washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.
Half an hour later Delia arrived, her right hand tied up in a shapeless bundle(束) of wraps and bandages(绷带).
“How is this?” asked Joe. Delia laughed, but not very joyously. “Clementina,” she explained, “insisted upon a Welsh rabbit(一种奶酪) after her lesson. In serving the rabbit she spilled a great lot of it, boiling hot, over my wrist. Nothing serious, dear.”
“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Dele?”
“Five o’clock, I think,” said Dele. “The iron – I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time.”
“Sit down here a moment, Dele,” said Joe. “What have you been doing for the last few weeks, Dele?” he asked.
She braved it for a moment or two with an eye full of love and stubbornness, but at last down went her head and out came the truth and tears.
“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she wept. “I got a place ironing shirts in that big Twenty-fourth street laundry(洗衣店). A girl in the laundry set down a hot iron(熨斗) on my hand this afternoon. I think I did very well to make up both General Pinkney and Clementina. What made you ever suspect that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”
“I didn’t,” said Joe, “until tonight. And I wouldn’t have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron. I’ve been firing the engine in that laundry for the last few weeks.”
“And then you didn’t …” said Delia
And then they both looked at each other and laughed, and Joe began:
“When one loves one’s Art no service seems …”
But Delia stopped him with her hand on his lips. “No,” she said – “just ‘When one loves.’”
1.What can we know about the couple from the story?
A. They both became famous for their talents in art.
B. They turned out to be working at the same laundry.
C . Art helped them out of the poverty they were faced with.
D. Studying from famous teachers contributed most to their poverty.
2.What qualities of the couple’s are best conveyed in the story?
A. intelligent and economical
B. faithful and romantic
C. considerate and giving
D. hardworking and loyal
3.Which of the following does NOT give readers a clue(线索) that the couple were telling white lies?
A. Delia said she must give music lessons to make the ends meet.
B. Joe washed what seemed to be a great deal of dark paint from his hands.
C. Delia’s right wrist was tied up in a shapeless bundle of wraps and bandages.
D. “The iron – I mean the rabbit came off the fire about that time” said Dele.
4.Why does the author repeat “When one loves one’s Art no service seems too hard.”?
A. To reveal the theme of the story.
B. To explain the author’s writing purpose.
C. To indicate the sad mood of the story.
D. To assist with the development of the story.
5.What can serve as the best title of this story?
A. A Service of Love B. A Service of Art
C. No Art No Love D. The Love for Art
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I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and expanding my comfort zone was not something I like. In fact, I wouldn’t have become a runner if it weren’t for my husband Charles. He had been a serious competitive ______ for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t stop talking about how much he ______ it. So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to ______ him at the track. Just a few weeks later, Charles signed us ______ up for a five-kilometer race. I ______ about doing it because it was too soon.
The ______ sent a signal. Thousands of runners pushed forward. The first kilometer was ______. I was already breathing heavily and painfully aware of the group of runners ______ me. Charles was trying to ______ me, to get me focused on something _______my discomfort.
After another minute I saw the three-kilometer ______. “Painful” couldn’t _____describe how I felt. And there was pain, so much pain. I rounded a ______, and saw both sides of the street ______ with people watching the race, all ______ the runners up. I tried to keep my ______ going. I knew that if I actually ______ this race I would have achieved something. So, I ______ up and went on.
Finally I passed through the finish line. A volunteer put a medal around my neck. I ______ held my medal, walking to the post-race celebrations with Charles. My lungs and my ______ zone both expanded.
1.A. walker B. runner C. climber D. swimmer
2.A. missed B. regretted C. forbade D. selected
3.A. upset B. tolerate C. join D. encourage
4.A. either B. none C. both D. all
5.A. worried B. complained C. wondered D. hesitated
6.A. gun B. watch C. player D. candidate
7.A. unbelievable B. easy C. extraordinary D. difficult
8.A. falling behind B. passing by C. laughing at D. looking after
9.A. impress B. encourage C. comfort D. upset
10.A. except B. besides C. including D. like
11.A. line B. notice C. mark D. end
12.A. once B. ever C. sometimes D. even
13.A. corner B. field C. playground D. river
14.A. crowded B. covered C. carried D. faced
15.A. pushing B. holding C. cheering D. turning
16.A. heads B. eyes C. legs D. back
17.A. stopped B. lost C. failed D. finished
18.A. came B. straightened C. gave D. broke
19.A. carelessly B. proudly C. unwillingly D. foolishly
20.A. sports B. energy C. health D. comfort
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Nate suffered a hard blow when he lost his job. His boss had spoken rudely, “Your services are no longer needed.”Nate left the building filled with despair. By the time he reached home, he was in deep sadness. When he entered his house, he blurted out to his wife Sophia,“I lost my job. I am a complete, utter failure.”A tense silence followed. Then a smile crept across Sophia’s face.“What great news!”she responded.“Now you can write the book you have always wanted to write.”
“But I have no job and no prospect of a job,”he objected, completely without hope. “If I struggle to be an author, then what will we live on? Where will the money come from?”
Sophia took her husband by the hand and led him to the kitchen. Opening a drawer, she took out a box that was full of cash.“Where on earth did you get this?” Nate gasped.“To whom does it belong?”
“It’s ours!” Sophia replied.“I always knew that one day you would become a great writer if only you were given the chance. From the money you gave me for housekeeping every week, I have saved as much as I could so you would have your chance. Now there is enough to last us a whole year.”
What a surprise! What encouragement! What a wife! The unemployed husband did concentrate on writing that year, and the novel he wrote became a literary masterpiece（文学名著）. The book is The Scarlet Letter. Sophia had an even greater achievement, and she turned Nathaniel Hawthorne from a poor clerk into a world famous master.
1.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Sophia’s achievement B. A great writer’s struggle to success
C. Great encouragement in hard times D. Failure is the mother of success
2.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph seems to tell us that __________.
A. Sophia was very disappointed to hear the news
B. Nate was too sad to speak any more
C. Sophia was thinking of how to encourage Nate
D. both husband and wife had no idea what to do
3.Sophia saved money because __________.
A. she knew her husband would lose his job one day
B. she knew their life would be in difficulty
C. she was very careful with money
D. she was trying to help her husband in every possible way
4.From the passage we learn that Sophia was __________.
A. kind and brave B. careful and encouraging
C. helpful and warm-hearted D. clever and determined
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When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific 36 that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless 37 in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.
I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to 38________________. She wanted to help, 39 she made many chocolate chip cookies for me to 40________________ and hand out to people. When getting to the shelter, I began making sandwiches and 41________________ them with the crowd. I had the containers with my sister’s cookies in them and began to 42________________ around, offering them to anyone near me.
I approached an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes watered a little bit and said, “No one has 43 called me sir.’ He was completely moved.
It 44 me.
I explained I had been raised that regardless of color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It 45 me to think that just because he was homeless, no one 46 him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand 47 no one ever called him sir. I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every 48 person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the 49 it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can 50________________ make a difference in someone’s life.
1.A. case B. chance C. event D.accident
2.A. out B. far C. away D. off
3.A. participate B. decide C. choose D. attend
4.A. however B. but C. yet D.so
5.A. enjoy B. eat C. collect D. take
6.A. shared B. provided C. helped D.returned
7.A. walk B. turn C. run D. show
8.A. never B. ever C. still D. yet
9.A. encouraged B. attracted C. struck D.defeated
10.A. persuaded B. saddened C. frightened D.moved
11.A. handed B. offered C. reminded D.promised
12.A. what B. how C. whether D. why
13.A. single B. usual C. ordinary D.normal
14.A. lesson B. class C. truth D.reality
15.A. possibly B. nearly C. really D.usually
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— Jack said the paper was too hard when he was asked why he failed the exam again..
— Well, _____.
A. a bad penny always turns up B. a bad workman always blames his tools
C. an early bird catches the worm D. an apple a day keeps the doctor away
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— Jack said the paper was too hard when he was asked why he failed the exam again..
— Well, _____.
| A．a bad penny always turns up | B．a bad workman always blames his tools |
| C．an early bird catches the worm | D．an apple a day keeps the doctor away |
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When my friends volunteered to help with a service project in my town, I had no idea what it was about. I was always ____ to be a volunteer and because of that I had been greatly honored. I ____ my friends thinking that I would also win honor through the volunteer work. _____, after knowing that there wouldn’t be any kind of honor and they might gather to help ____one family’s garden on Saturdays for more than 10 hours. I felt bored.
When I arrived at the house, I was ____ to see that many people were there, working happily to make the garden more beautiful. The house was ____ by an elderly lady, Mrs. Johnson, who was very thankful for our help and tried to do anything to ____ us.
I was getting ready to plant flowers in the garden ____ I heard the house owner, Johnson, said, “Honey, could I help you with it?” I nodded gratefully and we _____ together for a while. During the ____, I sat on a stone to rest and looked around, seeing the volunteers chatting ____ with their faces covered with sweat. I was deeply ____ and cried, feeling sorry for what I had ____ about helping before. Mrs. Johnson saw my ____ and asked. “Are you OK? I know there are ____ things you could do on a Saturday.”
I ____ her the reasons why I had come were to stay together with my ____ and win honor. After watching all these generous volunteers, I learned that every one of them was ready to ____ without thinking what they could get. I came to realize that receiving isn’t ____ but helping someone out is always a ____ thing!
1.A.serious B.afraid C.slow D.willing
2.A.thanked B.remembered C.left D.joined
3.A.Therefore B.However C.Moreover D.Instead
4.A.build B.remove C.improve D.repair
5.A.surprised B.guilty C.eager D.delighted
6.A.owned B.swept C.offered D.built
7.A.praise B.follow C.encourage D.assist
8.A.after B.when C.since D.until
9.A.played B.discussed C.worked D.learned
10.A.planting B.break C.gathering D.talk
11.A.slowly B.excitedly C.bitterly D.tiredly
12.A.attracted B.hurt C.knocked D.touched
13.A.talked B.read C.thought D.complained
14.A.tears B.smile C.sweat D.hands
15.A.worse B.better C.harder D.easier
16.A.told B.asked C.found D.reminded
17.A.friends B.family C.relatives D.classmates
18.A.rest B.donate C.help D.receive
19.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
20.A.difficult B.great C.new D.rare
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My parents influenced us with the concepts of family, faith and love for one’s motherland when l was young．Even though we struggled to make ends meet, they stressed how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities．
I got my first real job when l was ten．My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard - box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist．He rented space in a little mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr．Ben's Coiffure．
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a.m. to pick up rubbish. Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower．Mom and I emptied rubbish cans and picked up rubbish by hand．It took two to three hours to clean the lot．I'd s1eep in the car on the way home. I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime, I acquired discipline(自制力) and a strong work morality(道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life's competing interests---in my case, school, homework and a job．This really hel
ped during my senior year of high school, when l worked 40 hours a week flipping hamburgers at a fast–food joint while taking a full load of college-prepared courses．The hard work paid off．I attended the U．S．Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degree in law and business from Harvard．Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state committee．In these jobs and in everything else I’ve done, I have never forgotten those nights in the parking lot．The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor．
1.According to the text, the author thinks .
A．he is lucky to have many chances to get a job
B．it is difficult to find a job to make ends meet
C．his parents are full of complaint about their life
D．it is not acceptable to live in such bad conditions
2. In order to get a discount on rent, .
A．his father had to work as a hairstylist
B．his father had to work in a cardboard - box factory
C．they had to clean the-parking lot three nights a week
D．his father had to pick up litter by hand three hours a day
3.Which of the following is NOT true of the author?
A．He got the graduate degrees from Harvard．
B．He took a college - prep courses at high school．
C．He took a part-time job during his senior year．
D．He regretted having worked in the parking lot．
4.What does the underlined sentence "The hard work paid off" mean?
A．The author got a high pay by working hard．
B．The author complained of the hard work．
C．The effort which he made had no effect．
D．The hard work was worthwhile for the author．
5.We can learn from the text that _
A．it is unimaginable for a child to help his family
B．it is honored to work for one's family as a member
C．it is unnecessary to keep work rules-of behavior
D．the harder the work is, the more interest one shows
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When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called “Brownie”. My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her. One of us would walk her, another would feed her, then there were baths, playing catch and many other games, Brownie, in return. loved each and every one of us. One thing that most touched my heart was that she would go to whoever was sick and just be with them .We always felt better when she was around.
One day, as I was getting her food, she chewed up(咬破)one of Dad’s shoes, which had to be thrown away in the end. I knew Dad would be mad and I had to let her know what she did was wrong. When I looked at her and said, ”Bad girl,” she looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw a tear in her eyes.
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet, she went everywhere with us .People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she’d let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times when we’d be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. she never barked(吠) or tried to get away. Funny thing is she would smile. This frightened people because they thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she lovely everyone.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age. I still miss days when she was with us.
1.What would Brownie do when someone was ill in the family?
| A．Look at them sadly. | B．Touch them gently. |
| C．Play games with them. | D．Keep them company. |
2.We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Brownie__________.
| A．world eat anything when hungry |
| B．felt sorry for her mistake |
| C．loved playing hide-and-seek |
| D．disliked the author’s dad |
ght. And I wouldn’t have then, only I sent up this cotton waste and oil from the engine-room this afternoon for a girl upstairs who had her hand burned with a smoothing-iron. I’ve been firing the engine in that laundry for the last few weeks.”
ped during my senior year of high school, when l worked 40 hours a week flipping hamburgers at a fast–food joint while taking a full load of college-prepared courses．