As I turned around I smelled a terrible “dirty body” smell, and there standing behind me were two poor 4 men. As I looked down at the short gentleman, he was “ 5 ”. His beautiful sky blue eyes were full of God’s Light as he searched for acceptance. He said, “Good day.” as he counted the few 6 he had been holding.
The young lady at the counter(柜台) asked him what they 7 He said, “Coffee is all Miss.” because that was all they could afford. He just needed to be warm.
Then I really 8 it—the compulsion(冲动) was so great that I almost 9 out and hugged the little man with the blue eyes.
That is when I noticed all eyes in the restaurant were set on me, judging my every action. I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give 10 two more breakfast meals on two plates. I then picked up the plates and walked around the counter to the 11 that the men had chosen as a resting place. I put the plates on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s 12 hand. He looked up at me, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Thank you.”
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn：acceptance without condition. 1．
A．friendly B．healthy C．proud D．careful 2．
A．treated B．served C．welcomed D．greeted 3．
A．give B．put C．throw D．move 4．
A．happy B．careless C．homeless D．pleasant 5．
A．smiling B．crying C．thinking D．nodding 6．
A．apples B．flowers C．books D．coins 7．
A．hated B．wanted C．learnt D．ate 8．
A．made B．felt C．got D．took 9．
A．put B．took C．went D．reached 10．A．her B．him C．me D．it
11．A．corner B．door C．kitchen D．table 12．A．cold B．warm C．clean D．dirty Ⅲ. 语法填空
12、Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给)
More play and less work makes for more talented(有才能的) children. Some officials suggested that school hours for children aged 7 to 12 should be reduced, and that they should be1．to spend at least an hour a day on team sports.
All work and no play makes children depressed. Becky, an 8-year-old girl, used to be happy when she finished classes every day, but now, life has become unhappy. To make sure she has enough time for the lessons, she has to study until 11 at night to finish her homework.
Some ideas are offered for helping cultivate(培养) kids’ talents. The ideas2．cutting down classroom hours, introducing more team sports for children, getting parents to stop putting too much pressure on children and some other suggestions. It is believed that all these can help train young people to be confident. “I used to go to the park with my parents on weekends before because I like playing tennis with my dad and I can play well,” a boy said, “But now, I3．have time to do that any more.”
“I would like to try other things, such as drawing,” Nara said. She was interested in drawing, but her parents thought it was not a bright way for her.
Children now spend more time doing homework than playing, and we all know it’s quite4．for them to have plenty of sleep. A lot of homework and heavy school bags are driving more young children away from a joyful childhood.
Parents believe that5．well in school is a sure way to make their children have a bright future. The study showed that about 80 percent of parents said they expected their children to get a university degree or some form of higher education. About 15 percent of students in primary school and 40 percent in middle school said they thought their parents were not6．with their marks.
“Parents must always be willing to talk to their children and make them happy,” an educator advised, “Encourage him or her to be confident when he or she faces7．. Parents should know what their children like and what they want.”
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
A
13、 Last summer holiday, I got a job working at a coffee shop.
One rainy day, one of my regular customers(顾客）came in. He looked upset. He said he wanted to get in bed, pull the sheets(被单) up over his head, and stay there for a few years. I knew that he was unhappy. Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He was surprised, since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee. I had given him his favorite type of doughnut(油炸圏饼). ＂It’s on me,＂ I told him. ＂Have a nice day. ＂ He smiled and thanked me before heading into the rain.
The next day, it was still raining. I spent my afternoon hanging out the window handing people their orders. I was wet and cold. Worse, no one was tipping(给小费） that day.
In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window. He handed me a pink rose and a note. He said that not many people took time to care about others today. With a friendly wave, he drove away.
I ran to the back of the shop and read the note. It read： Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who’s so nice. Please don’t change your ways! Have a great day! —Hank
After that, whenever I felt upset, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, ＂How can I help you?＂
1．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 means the customer was . A．excited
B．angry
C．sad
D．worried
2．The customer ordered that day. A．an iced coffee
B．a doughnut
C．a bag
D．nothing
3．The writer felt upset the next day mainly because . A．it was a rainy day C．she had nothing to eat
B．no one gave her tips D．she was sick of coffee
4．Hank gave the writer a rose and a note to . A．show he is happy C．pay her back
B．cheer her up D．show his thanks
5．We can tell from the story that . A．the writer likes roses
C．the writer is really warm-hearted
B．the customer doesn’t come to the shop often D．no one likes to care others
B
14、Imagine that you are the first person ever to see Hawaii. What would be the first thing you would set foot on?
The beach, naturally. There are hundreds of miles of beaches on the twenty islands of Hawaii. These islands cover 1,600 miles and are about 2,300 miles west of California. Most of them are covered with fine white sand. They are thought to be among the finest beaches in the world.
Another wonderful thing about the beaches of Hawaii is the water temperature. The year-round average (平均)temperature of the water at the famous Waikiki Beach is 230C!
The same is true of air temperature. In fact, there are no real seasons in Hawaii. There is a difference of only two or three degrees between the hottest day of summer and the coldest day of winter. That’s why the Hawaiians don’t have a word for weather in their language.
Perhaps the nicest thing about Hawaiian beaches are the waves. The earliest settlers (定居者) in Hawaii, the Polynesians, quickly learned how much fun it was to ride the waves. They developed a sport which is now very popular on the islands called body surfing. You go out into the ocean, wait for a big wave to come towards you, jump on it, and ride it all the way to the beach.
Now imagine once again that you are the first person ever to set foot in Hawaii. What do you think would be the second beautiful thing you would notice?
Would it be those strange triangles (三角形状物) rising out of the water hundreds and hundreds of meters high? What are those beautiful things? They are volcanoes (火山), of course. These volcanoes are not just a part of the islands. They made the islands at first. Because of them the islands are still growing. The most famous volcano on Hawaii is Mauna Loa. It is the world’s most active volcano. It has been erupting (喷发) for thousands of years. Even when it isn’t erupting, smoke comes out of the earth from a thousand little holes.
In 1950 Mauna Loa erupted for twenty-three days. That erupting produced the greatest amount of lava (熔岩) in modern history. In 1960 it erupted again. That time it added a kilometer of beach to the island. Because Mauna Loa has erupted so often, it has become the biggest (but not the tallest) mountain in the world.
These volcanoes could be dangerous to the population of Hawaii. In fact, Hilo, the second largest city in Hawaii, is built just under Mauna Loa. The volcano could erupt at any time. Most people believe that it will erupt sometime in the next twenty-five years. But the people of Hilo do not seem worried. They live with the danger as part of their lives.
1．According to the passage, what are the two most beautiful things in Hawaii? A．Waves and cities. B．Beaches and language.
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