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A mother and daughter living in my community are two of the most unfriendly people I have ever come across in my life. They are totally separated, mixing with   36 . As they drive past   37  they keep their eyes looking away and make no sign of acceptance. The only fame they have is making a nuisance of themselves to the local police station by   38  music played too loud, dogs barking more than once a day and any other pretty   39  gripe (把柄).
On moving into this neighborhood, I was   40  of these two but decided I would make up my own mind. This proved quite a   41  to me as more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast (猛烈抨击) me with some   42  or other.
I   43  answered politely and made sure I   44  as they went past my place and also made the effort now and then to make a kind remark about their garden or pets.
Time passed and in October, as part of the kindness rock give (送爱心石活动), Maureen and I   45  to place a kindness rock in their garden. Their   46  remained unchanged, however, and I continued to be as friendly as possible. During the Easter give, we decided once again to   47  these two unhappy ladies to our list and left a packet of cookies on their   48 . Imagine my   49  when two days later they   50  at my gate and jokingly said they are considering hanging their Christmas stockings on their gate, and they   51  me a bunch of flowers!
So, my fellow gifters , do not   52  on your random(随意的) gifts of kindness. You may never know just what this   53  to others, nor how many broken or   54  hearted people you may just change with a simple act of   55 .
小题1:
A.nobodyB.someoneC.anyoneD.nothing
小题2:
A.ladiesB.neighborsC.friendsD.relatives
小题3:
A.composingB.requestingC.reportingD.explaining
小题4:
A.importantB.easyC.interesting D.little
小题5:
A.accusedB.warnedC.remindedD.convinced
小题6:
A.challengeB.jobC.taskD.matter
小题7:
A.jokesB.adviceC.explanationD.complaint
小题8:
A.seldomB.neverC.alwaysD.sometimes
小题9:
A.wavedB.staredC.noticedD.laughed
小题10:
A.startedB.continuedC.mentionedD.decided
小题11:
A.smileB.attitudeC.decisionD.anger
小题12:
A.addB.recommendC.reduced D.drove
小题13:
A.placeB.roofC.gateD.fence
小题14:
A.interestB.smileC.surpriseD.face
小题15:
A.whisperedB.stoppedC.shoutedD.wandered
小题16:
A.broughtB.wishedC.threwD.expected
小题17:
A.take inB.take upC.give inD.give up
小题18:
A.refersB.meansC.relatesD.contributes
小题19:
A.kindB.lightC.hardD.warm
小题20:
A.sorrowB.hopeC.imaginationD.kindness

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小题1:.B
小题1:.C
小题1:.D
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小题1:.D
小题1:.C
小题1:.A
小题1:.D
小题1:.B
小题1:.A
小题1:.C
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小题1:.B
小题1:.A
小题1:.D
小题1:.B
小题1:.C
小题1:.D

小题1:选A。根据mixing with nobody 可知她们不与任何人来往,完全与别人隔离了。
小题1:选B。acknowledgement 意为“致意;打招呼”。
小题1:选C。根据music played too loud, dogs barking. . . 等信息可知她们向当地警局反映情况,故用reporting。
小题1:选D。“petty little affairs”意为“琐事”。event 大事,体育赛事;incident 事件,(尤其指不寻常的 事)如暴力事件,issue 问题,都不合语境。
小题1:选B。邻居们非常不喜欢这对母女,作者一搬到这里就有人告知他这些情况。warn sb. of sth. (警告某人某事)符合语境。
小题1:选A。根据more than once either the mother or the daughter would knock on my door and blast me可知,作者要和她们好好相处是个挑战。
小题1:选D。上文讲到这对母女喜欢投诉,可知她们找作者来抱怨。
小题1:选C。根据下文,作者想用自己的行动感动这对母女,故总是很有礼貌地同她们讲话。
小题1:选A。当她们经过时,作者向她们打招呼。
小题1:选D。make a kind remark 意为“说好话;赞扬”。这也是作者友善的示意。
小题1:选B。尽管作者一再表示友好,她们的态度仍然没有改变。
小题1:选A。add. . . to. . . “把……加到……中”。作者决定把她们也列入要送礼物的名单中。
小题1:选C。根据语境,作者把饼干放在她们家门口。
小题1:选C。根据. . . at my gate and jokingly said. . . 可知她们出现在作者家门口,说话态度很好,让 作者感到惊讶。
小题1:选B。根据上下文,她们在作者家门口停留。
小题1:选C。她们从作者的善意中受到了感悟,开玩笑说正在“考虑”在即将到来的圣诞节在门口挂上 圣诞袜来接收更多的礼物。
小题1:选D。根据You may never know just what this. . . to others 可知,不要放弃对别人的善意,不经 意的善意会对人产生很大影响。
小题1:选B。一个人的善意对别人意味着很多。
小题1:选C。文章告诉我们,这对母女开始很固执,铁石心肠,后来在作者的感化下态度发生了改变。
小题1:选D。用善意之举改变别人,故用介词with。
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小题2:
Near the end of the passage, “something very special” refers to          .
A.the gifts from friendsB.the strength of making decision
C.our own starfishD.the ability of shaping one’s own future
小题3:
From the last two paragraphs, we can learn that          .
A.the wise man realized something new and important
B.the wise man thought it was foolish of the young man to throw starfish into the ocean
C.the young man had the ability to make a difference
D.it is necessary for us to save starfish on the beach
小题4:
The writer told this story in order to show us          .
A.how and where we can write a good article
B.everyone can do something for the future
C.wise men are sometimes stupid
D.young people are actually wiser than old people

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