It was a cold winter afternoon before Christmas. My parents and I sat on the beach in Washington, D.C’s Union Station, waiting for the train. Inside the waiting hall were many people.
A boy sat nearly. His worn jacket, pale face, dirty hands all seemed to tell me that he was homeless.
“He must be cold and hungry. Maybe I should help him,” I said to myself.
Just at that moment, a well- dressed young couple walked towards him.
“Excuse me,” the man bent down. “My wife and I thought two meal boxes but one was enough for us. We hate to waste good food. Can you help us out and put this to use?” He handed the boy a meal box.
The boy thanked them and opened the box with joy and care. Suddenly he stopped. In the direction to which he looked, I saw an old man in rags(衣衫褴褛) – in a worn sweater, worn trousers and open shoes, entering the hall.
Putting the meal box aside, the boy stood up and helped the old man to his seat. He took off his jacket and covered the old man’s shoulders, saying, “A gentleman brought me this warm meal but I just finished eating. I hate to waste good food. Can you help me out?” He placed the still—warm meal box in the old man’s hands without waiting for an answer.
“Sure, son, but if only you share that sandwich with me. It’s too much for a man at my age.”
We were all touched. Dad went away and soon returned with cups of hot chocolate and a big pizza. Mum and Dad went up to those in rags, “Excuse me…”
I rushed into a KFC and took out my pocket money.
It was so cold that afternoon but I felt much warmer than I had ever though possible.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.When did the story happen?
A. After Christmas afternoon.
B. On Christmas afternoon.
C. On Christmas Day
D. On Christmas Eve afternoon.
2.Who gave the boy a meal box?
A. The young man.
B. The old man
C. The young woman.
D. Mum and Dad.
3.Why don’t the boy have the meal?
A. He was not hungry.
B. He wanted to help the old man.
C. He didn’t like the food.
D. He saw a sandwich in the meal box.
4.What did the writer most probably do at the end of the story?
A. He bought some food for the homeless.
B. He told his story to people in the KFC.
C. He gave his pocket money to the homeless.
D. He asked the other passengers to help the homeless.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. A Poor Boy. B. A Worn Jacket.
C. A Big Pizza. D. A Warm Meal Box
There was a young man named Bill in England. Before leaving school, he began to look for a job. Few companies needed new clerks due to the financial crisis (金融危机) at that time. It became harder and harder to find a job. Luckily, a chance came up to him. A company wanted to employ one person. He and the other twenty people joined in the first interview. After that, three persons were allowed to enter the final test which would decide one person to be employed in the end. Bill was lucky to be among them. On the day of the second interview, Bill and the others arrived at the company on time. To their surprise, the interview was very easy. The interviewer only had a free talk with them, and then asked them to go back home waiting for the result. The next morning, Bill received a letter from the company which said he wasn’t accepted. Certainly, he felt disappointed. On the evening of that day, Bill surprisingly received another letter, which said he was employed. But why was he accepted? As a matter of fact, the first letter sent to Bill was also part of the test. Every one of them got a letter which had the same meaning that morning. Only Bill replied with “ thank you “ while the others said nothing.
Life isn’t all fun. There is always something making us unhappy. When you feel disappointed, please say “Thank you” to the person who disappoints you. That shows your great generosity（宽容） and politeness to others. If you do so, you’ll have more chances than others.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误(F)。
1.Bill was a student during the financial crisis.
2.Twenty people wanted to get the job.
3.Bill felt amazed when he received the second letter.
4.All the three people were employed by the company.
5.From the passage, we know that to the generous and the polite can help you get more chances.
完形填空
从A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The next building was only a few feet away from _______. There were a woman living there, and I had never met her, yet I could see she sat ________ her window each afternoon, sewing and reading. After several ___________ had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I ________ why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks __________.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Later in the afternoon _________ I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a (an ) __________! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible（看得见）. Her window was clean.
Then it dawned（明白）on me. I had been criticizing （批评）her dirty window, ________ all the time I was watching her through my dirty window. That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized ________ through my own shortcomings?
Since then, whenever I want to judge someone, I try to clean the window of my own in order that I may see the_______ about me more clearly.
1.A. hers B. mine C. ours
2.A. in B. for C. by
3.A. minutes B. months C. hours
4.A. know B. imagine C. wonder
5.A. terrible B. nice C. lively
6.A. before B. unless C. when
7.A. fun B. surprise C. shame
8.A. but B. however C. and
9.A. myself B. others C. herself
10.A. ability B. world C. truth
Everything will come right in the end.
A. 一切都在右边的尽头 B.一切到最后都会正确的
C.一切到最后都在右边 D.一切到最后都会好起来的
What’s wrong? Please keep me in the picture.
A给我一张图 B.让我知道实情
C.让我买张地图 D.给我一些暗示
We take pride in being a basketball player on our school team.
A. take part in B. take much effort in
C. am interested in D. am proud of
