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I was reading a notice at the entrance to my college dormitory, when a girl came up to me and said, “Do you _26_ a quarter? I’m one short of putting my laundry(刚洗好的衣物) in the dryer(烘干机). ”
I _27_ to think about it for a few seconds and considered whether I’d be _28_ to give a quarter away. I found myself _29_ her, thinking about why she didn’t _30_ four quarters down from her room with her, as if she had _31_ to be one short so she could ask someone else for it. (Later I knew _32_ that was not the case.)
But I didn’t have any reason to _33_her. Then I responded, “Yeah, I think I have the only one,” though fully _34_ that I had three. “Here you go,” I said with a smile. “Thanks,” she responded, _35_ that she could have clean clothes to wear the next morning.
A few moments later the girl _36_ and gave a dollar bill to me. “Why are you giving this to me?” I asked, _37_. “Oh, because you were kind to me, so I’m just giving back the _38_.”
It’s just a dollar, but I felt it was _39_. More so because I hadn’t given that quarter with such nice _40_, the way she gave that dollar to me. I felt like it was the first time I ever _41_ something greater in return for something so_42_ that I had given. I saw the power of kindness and generosity in a _43_way.
I thought it was so worth giving that quarter away. Giving and _44_ don’t usually happen hand-in-hand, _45_ when it does, like it did this time, it makes one think about why generosity is so powerful in the first place.
小题1:
A.loseB.haveC.findD.pay
小题2:
A.stoppedB.agreedC.triedD.continued
小题3:
A.anxiousB.satisfiedC.willingD.quick
小题4:
A.dislikingB.lovingC.trustingD.judging
小题5:
A.borrowB.collectC.fetchD.bring
小题6:
A.neededB.preparedC.managedD.planned
小题7:
A.actuallyB.obviouslyC.strangelyD.possibly
小题8:
A.helpB.refuseC.believeD.doubt
小题9:
A.ashamedB.awareC.uncertainD.concerned
小题10:
A.hopingB.worryingC.choosingD.mentioning
小题11:
A.leftB.finishedC.calledD.returned
小题12:
A.excitedB.surprisedC.angryD.embarrassed
小题13:
A.benefitB.changeC.favourD.interest
小题14:
A.valuableB.enoughC.attractiveD.reasonable
小题15:
A.resultsB.thoughtsC.memoriesD.manners
小题16:
A.metB.providedC.sawD.received
小题17:
A.expensiveB.importantC.smallD.difficult
小题18:
A.shortB.newC.normalD.strange
小题19:
A.gettingB.rejectingC.supportingD.appreciating
小题20:
A.thenB.orC.butD.thus

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:C
送人玫瑰,手留余香!我们要在别人失意的时候给予别人帮助,也许会有与众不同的结果。
小题1:动词辨析。A失去;B有;C发现;D付;由句意可知那个女孩问我身边有没有25美分?
小题2:动词辨析。A停止;B同意;C尝试;D继续;我停下来思考我是否愿意给他25美分。
小题3:形容词辨析。解析同上。
小题4:动词辨析。A不喜欢;B爱;C信任;D判断;由句意可知我在判断她说的是不是真话。
小题5:动词辨析。A借;B收集;C去取,去拿;D带来;由句意可知我是想知道她为什么不带1美元下来?好像就是打算好了向别人借钱一样的。
小题6:动词辨析。A需要;B准备;C设法;D计划,打算;解析同上。
小题7:上下文串联。A实际上;B明显地;C奇怪地;D可能地;由下文可知实际上她不是这样的。
小题8:动词辨析。A帮助;B拒绝;C相信;D怀疑;根据句意:我没有任何理由拒绝她。
小题9:形容词辨析。A羞愧的;B知道的,意识到;C不确定;D担心的;由句意可知我给了她25美分,但是我知道我有75美分。
小题10:动词辨析。A希望;B担心;C选择;D提到;根据句意可知她边向我表示感谢,边提到明天上午有干净的衣服穿了。
小题11:动词辨析。由上下文可知那个女孩回来还钱给我了!我感觉非常惊讶。
小题12:形容词辨析。解析同上。
小题13:名词辨析。A好处;B改变;C帮忙;D兴趣;根据句意可知那个女孩给我1美元是为了感谢我给她的帮助。
小题14:形容词辨析。A珍贵;B足够;C有吸引力的;D合理的;根据句意可知虽然只有1美元,但是对我来说去很珍贵。因为我给她25美分的时候并没有要对方报答的想法,。
小题15:名词辨析。A结果;B想法;C记忆;D礼貌;解析同上。
小题16:动词辨析。根据句意:这是我第一次收到如此好的事情作为那么小的事情的回报。
小题17:形容词辨析。解析同上。
小题18:形容词辨析。根据上下文可知这是一种新的方法。
小题19:词义辨析,根据上下文可知给予和收获并不是经常一起发生的。
小题20:上下文串联。根据句意上下文是转折关系。
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A.takeB.bringC.wish D.welcome
小题18:
A.stolen B.burnedC.flownD.taken
小题19:
A.toB.with C.about D.on
小题20:
A.aboutB.likelyC.supposedD.known

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科目:高中英语 来源:不详 题型:阅读理解


Two traveling angels(天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied: “Things aren’t always what they seem.”
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor but very hospitable(好客的) farmer and his wife. After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen?” Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused. “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”
“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied. “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal(封口) the wall so he couldn’t find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. Things aren’t always what they seem.”
小题1:Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?
A.Because she didn’t like the greedy owner.
B.Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.
C.Because the basement was too cold to stay in.
D.Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.
小题2:In paragraph two, “the pair” refers to_____________.
A.The poor coupleB.the rich couple
C.the guestsD.the angels
小题3:The story tries to tell the reader that_________________.
A.angels are always ready to help the poor
B.sometimes things are not what they seem
C.angels are always ready to help the rich
D.the young should always learn from the old.

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