It was five days before Christmas. Holiday music played over the sound system and my co-workers excitedly 1__ their plans. "Doing anything special? "they asked me. I shook my head 2 . I was 3 ,000 miles from my family in Hawaii, pursuing my lifelong 3 of becoming a nurse. I attended classes all day, then went straight to my full-time 4 job at night. My weekly plan left me extremely tired and homesick.
I had 5 looked forward to the holidays. But this December I felt unable to go on. In my prayers(祷告) I told 6 that I could just get home to see my mum, dad and brothers. I could survive the next two years until I graduated. But 7 ? Rent, textbooks and other expenses left me with no 8 cash. Money to go home? I barely had money to eat. "I'm on my 9 .Cover for me, will you? "asked Maribelle, another waitress, as she passed me 10 her way to the employee' s room. 11 , there' s this guy at Table Five, "she said. "He' s been sitting there for more than an hour, not making any trouble but not 12 anything either." She paused, "It's like he's... 13 somebody".
I looked in the corner. 14 enough, there was a slim, pleasantly-looking man 15
in a worn shirt, and a black baseball cap, just sitting, 16 .I went over, trying to force a smile. "I'm Cory," I said, "please let me know if you want anything. "
I was turning to walk away 17 the man spoke. He had a soft, low voice, but somehow I could hear it clear and plain in the 18 restaurant. "I'd like an order of chips," he said, "and a glass of water. "My heart 19 .Chips were the cheapest thing on the menu, which meant I wouldn’t get much of a 20 . But maybe this guy was broke, and I sure know how that felt. So I tried my best to make him feel okay.
1.A. expressed B.changed C.discussed D.announced
2.A. okay B.yes C.not D.no
3.A. plan B.dream C.hope D.demand
4.A. waitress B.waiter C.assistant D.maid
5.A. seldom B.always C.never D.hardly
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7.A. how B.when C.why D.where
8.A. other B.rest C.enough D.extra
9.A. way B.duty C.break D.work
10.A. to B.by C.on D.at
11.A. By the way B.On the contrary C.Above all D.After all
12.A. saying B.eating C.drinking D.ordering
13.A. looking for B.waiting for C.waiting on D.longing for
14.A. Good B.Lucky C.A11 D.Sure
15.A. dressed B.wore C.devoted D.seated
16.A. angrily B.alone C.sadly D.enjoyably
17.A. before B.when C.as D.while
18.A. quiet B.large C.noisy D.wonderful
19.A. sank B.beat C.broke D.lost
20.A. praise B.tip C.dollar D.prize
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科目:高中英语 来源:河北省冀明中学10-11学年度高二上学期10月考 题型:阅读理解
When I met him, I had a lot of anger inside of me.I‘ve lived my whole life in Spanish Harlem, but in my neighborhood, there are shoot-ups all the time.I know kids who have been shot or beaten up.I have friends who ended up in prison.I could have ended up that way, too, but Mr.Clark wouldn’t let that happen.
Mr.Clark worked long hours, making sure I did my work.My grades rose.In fact, the scores of our whole class rose.One day, he took our class to see The Phantom of the Opera, and it was the first time some kids had ever been out of Harlem.Before the show, he treated us to dinner at a restaurant and taught us not to talk with our mouths full.We did not want to let him down.
Mr.Clark was selected as Disney‘s 2000 Teacher of the Year.He said he would draw three names out of a hat; those students would go with him to Los Angles to get the award.But when the time came to draw names, Mr.Clark said, “You’re all going.”
On graduation day, there were a lot of tears.We didn‘t want his class to end.In 2001, he moved to Atlanta, but he always kept in touch.He started giving lectures about education, and wrote a bestselling book based on his classroom rules, The Essential 55.In 2003, Mr.Clark took some of us on a trip to South Africa to deliver school supplies and visit orphanages (孤儿院)。 It was the most amazing experience of my life.It’s now my dream to one day start a group of women‘s clubs,
helping people from all backgrounds.
1.Without Mr.Clark, the writer _________.
A.might have put into prison B.might not have won the prize
C.might have joined a women‘s club D.might not have moved to Atlanta
2.The Essential 55 is ___________.
A.a show B.a speech
C.a classroom rule D.a book
3.How many students‘ names were finally drawn out of a hat by Mr.Clark?
A.None B.Three C.Fifty-fiv D.All
4.In the passage, the writer intends to tell us that ___________.
A.Mr.Clark went to South Africa because he liked traveling
B.Mr.Clark helped to set up a group of women‘s clubs
C.a good teacher can raise his or her students‘ score
D.a good teacher has a good influence on his or her students
5.What is the writer‘s attitude towards Mr.Clark?
A.He speaks highly of Mr.Clark.
B.He looks down upon Mr.Clark.
C.He doesn‘t show his attitude towards Mr.Clark.
D.He takes a neutral (中立的) attitude towards Mr.Clark.
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