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“Just sign here, Sir,” the deliveryman said as he handed Oscar Reyna a package.
The package consisted of a long, narrow box 1 wrapped in brown paper. 2 the box, Oscar saw an umbrella inside-a very old one with a beautifully carved wooden handle. Although he had not seen it in more than 20 years, he recognized it 3 .
Oscar was 16 when he first saw the 4 umbrella. He had gone to a concert with his grandparents. As they were leaving, he noticed an umbrella on an empty seat, impressed by its 5 , Oscar felt a strong desire to find its 6 .
Oscar 7 the manager to look in the record of advance ticket sales. Just as he thought, a name matched the seat where Oscar had found the umbrella. The name was Mrs Katie O’Brien.
Oscar talked his grandparents into going by Mrs O’Brien’s 8 on their way home. He rang the bell, the door opened, and an elderly woman appeared. “May I 9 you?” she asked.
“I’d like to return it if it’s yours,” Oscar said, holding out the umbrella as if presenting a 10 that had long been wished for.
“Why, yes! It’s mine,” replied Mrs O’Brien with a 11 smile and shining eyes. “It was given to me by my father years ago. Thank you so much for returning it. May I offer you a reward for your 12 ?”
“No, Ma’am,” he said. “My grandmother says that a good deed is its own reward.” “Well, that’s 13 what my father used to say. What is your name, young man?”
Years later Oscar was staring at the finely carved handle of the umbrella as he remembered Mrs O’Brien. It was in perfect condition, considering how 14 it was. Why had it arrived here today?
As if in answer, a note fell from the paper. It reads: Mrs O’Brien wanted you to accept this umbrella as a present for a kind, 15 gesture long ago. ( )1. A. strictly
B. carefully
C. roughly D. casually
D. Searching
( )2. A. Opening B. Seizing C. Observing
( )3. A. clearly B. fully C. immediately D. suddenly ( )4. A. average B. unusual C. plain D. typical ( )5. A. beauty B. shape C. origin ( )6. A. designer
B. seller
D. history
C. user D. owner C. encouraged
D. advised
( )7. A. convinced B. forced
( )8. A. family B. theater C. house D. neighborhood
( )9. A. invite B. help C. bother D. know
( )10. A. chance B. fact C. gift D. result ( )11. A. wide
B. confident
C. proud D. shy
( )12. A. patience B. kindness C. courage D. determination ( )13. A. obviously B. naturally
C. exactly D. probably
( )14. A. old B. rare C. precious D. nice
( )15. A. attractive B. significant C. sympathetic D. unselfish 二、 语法填空
When a lion was asleep, a little mouse began running up and down beside him, 16 made some noise. This soon wakened the lion. 17 (lose) his temper, he caught the mouse in his paws and was about to kill it. The mouse, terrified, pleaded to the lion to spare 18 life.
“Please let me go,” it cried, “and one day I will repay you for your 19 (kind).” The idea of so small a creature ever being able to do anything for him amused the lion so much 20 he laughed aloud. He thought, “How could this little mouse help me?” 21 , he lifted his paws and let it go.
But the mouse’s chance came after all. A few days later, when the lion was wandering in the forest, he 22 (catch) in a trap.
The hunter wanted to take him alive to the king, 23 he tied him to a tree, and went away to look for a wagon.
Just then the little mouse passed 24 , and saw the sad lion. It went
up to him and soon gnawed away(啃断) the ropes. “Was I right?” asked the little mouse. This lion 25 (nod) his head and thanked the little mouse.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 三、 阅读理解
A
As a preteen in New York, Whitney Johnson volunteered at soup kitchens and delivered clothes to the homeless. While at college, she started an English-language tutoring program for immigrant children. No one was surprised, then, when she chose to volunteer in an orphanage in Khayelitsha, one of South Africa’s poorest areas, during her junior year abroad.
At the orphanage, Johnson discovered most of the children infected with HIV at birth, many abandoned by parents too sick to care for them, or neglected by surviving relatives. Few were receiving the care needed to stay healthy. Many died. When she left, all she wanted to do was go back and change what she had seen.
After graduation, Johnson began a fund-raising effort that eventually collected enough money to found UBA, a non-profit organization intended to provide services for HIV-positive(阳性的) kids aged 4 to 18 in Khayelitsha. Now UBA is housed in a church big enough for offices and the children. The staff includes counselors(咨询师), a social worker, a nurse, a cook, and a handful of volunteers, ensuring that each child has access to proper care,
a free healthy meal, and emotional support. Once a week, she makes sure the children receive age-appropriate lessons about AIDS. The social worker sees to it that the kids are enrolled(注册) in school and have safe living conditions-especially those without parents.
Johnson plans to soon relocate UBA to an even larger location with more medical staff and a field “so the kids can run around and just feel like kids”. She’s also working with the South African Department of Health so that the new center can distribute drugs and give blood tests.
“Many people think that HIV means death, but it doesn’t,” Johnson says. “There’s so much that can be done.” In the five years since the center opened, not one of the 200 kids in the program has died. “It’s so emotional to see the strong, independent people they become.” One teenage girl who had received help at UBA even announced that she wanted to become a nurse. ( )26. What is the text mainly about? A. A kind girl caring for children with HIV. B. A poor area stricken by poverty and disease.
C. A non-profit organization providing services for kids. D. Abandoned children infected with HIV.
( )27. After graduating from college, Whitney Johnson . A. volunteered at soup kitchens in New York B. went to study abroad for a year
C. started an English-language tutoring program D. began collecting money to found UBA
( )28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Johnson was infected with HIV at birth.
B. Johnson opened UBA during her junior year. C. Johnson majored in English at college. D. Johnson began to volunteer at an early age. ( )29. According to the passage, UBA . A. distributes drugs and give blood tests B. is located in South Africa C. is an orphanage in Khayelitsha D. trains girls to be nurses
( )30. What can we learn from the passage? A. Kids in the UBA program are all without parents.
B. The orphanage also provides school lessons for the kids. C. Johnson is happy about what she is doing. D. HIV can be cured with the help of UBA.
B
Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will
be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.
Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.
People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!
( )31. What’s the main difference on dinner table between China and West? A. You have your own plate of food in West while in China everyone shares the dishes.
B. On the Chinese dinner table, chopsticks replace knife and fork. C. You’re treated to a formal dinner for the first time.
D. The host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
( )32. If you have a dinner in a Chinese home, in which order will the food be served in China?
a. a set of four cold dishes
b. staple food such as rice, noodles or dumplings c. the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes d. serving soup A. acbd B. cabd
C. acdb D. cadb
( )33. According to the passage, we can infer that . A. Chinese think it impolite for guests to leave food in the plates B. Chinese think it polite to put food into the plates of the guests with their own chopsticks
C. people in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed
D. Chinese all think it impolite for guests to ask for a pair of knife and fork
( )34. The sentence “you should say so in good time” in Paragraph 2 means “ ”.
A. you should say so early B. you should say so happily C. you’d better say so D. you should say so kindly ( )35. The “public chopsticks and spoons” are used to . A. show the politeness to the guests B. share the food together
C. show the genuine friendship and politeness D. put food into the plates of their guests
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本文记叙了一个人拾金不昧,捡到别人的伞之后专程还给失主,很多年之后又收到失主赠送伞的故事,启迪我们“善有善报”这样一个朴实的真理和美德。 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. D 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D 二、 语法填空
本文讲述了一个老鼠知恩图报的故事。 16. which 17. Losing 18. its 19. kindness 20. that
21. However 22. was caught 23. so 24. by 25. nodded 三、 阅读理解
A
Whitney Johnson从十几岁起至上大学期间就积极参加志愿者活动。国外留学毕业后回到非洲,筹款成立UBA,帮助染上HIV的孩子,并取得了很大成就。 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. C
B
中式宴会与西式宴会的不同不仅仅是用筷子和用刀叉的区别,本文详细介绍了中式宴会与西式宴会在程序和内容上的不同之处。 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D
