Early this morning, I got up to make a batch of Rice Krispie Treats for my neighbor across the hall. She barely greets me when we see each other, and her sweet little boy, who's now four,  has picked up her mother's manner and will not talk to me, either．
Last Monday, she had called the firefighters when a pan I'd forgotten on the stove caused my flat to fog up while I was out taking a walk. When I came home, the street in front of our apartment house was blocked by a police car, a fire truck and an ambulance! The instant I saw them, I remembered the pan! Luckily, nothing serious had happened, and all my neighbors agreed with the firefighter who said, "It could have happened to anyone．" When I thanked the neighbor who had called the firefighters-let's call her Ivy-and apologized for causing the trouble, she just asked if my cats were all right．When I said they were fine, she said, "Well, that's ok then," and turned into her flat．l felt strangely safe, knowing that even though we don't get along, she'd done the right thing and didn't blame me．So, the Rice Krispie Treats．
Last Christmas, my neighbor carelessly let it out that she was holding a grudge （怨恨） towards me because of an incident we'd had four years ago．I had particularly apologized and asked if there was anything I could do to improve our relationship. She would not accept my apology．
It had taken me a lot of courage to apologize and ask that question instead of insisting that we both shared responsibility for what had happened．Her flat-out refusal to make amends（补偿） really shocked and saddened me．After that, I decided I'd just leave her be-a relationship takes two to work．So, you see, I was really scared she was going to refuse my offer again, leaving me standing on her doorstep, facing the closed door and holding my plate of treats． I know some people have a hard time understanding how the possibility of rejection can make an adult so afraid, but that's just the way I felt．
Then, I reminded myself of how loving and good I had felt yesterday when I'd done some random acts of kindness （thanks to helpothers．org）, after telling myself: Feet the fear,  and do it anyway! So I put the squares of Rice Krispie Treats on a beautiful plate, opened my apartment  door-and there she was, standing in the hallway．I smiled and said, "Hi," but when she saw me, she turned on her heels and went back inside, even though she seemed to have just stepped out．I went after her, regardless, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I've got something for you ! I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that you were paying attention on Monday．" When she heard me speaking, she turned around． As I held the plate towards her, explaining these were very sweet American treats, and that she could just try and see whether she and her family would like them, her eyebrows winged up-and she took the plate．l was so happy and excited．We then talked a bit about how she'd become aware of the smoke in my flat, and parted ways．
Back in my place, I did a "happy dance", because I had dared to be kind even though I hadn't been sure at all my kindness would be welcome．I do hope that our relationship will slowly get better; I know I was and still am biased（存有偏见）towards her at times, but even if we don't make amends, I want to be able to be kind without depending on other people's behaviors and reactions .
小题1:The neighbor held a grudge towards the writer most probably because_____．

A．the writer's cats disturb her neighbor frequently

B．the writer didn't thank her for calling the firefighters

C．the writer never apologized to her for her misbehaviors

D．the writer had an unpleasant experience with the neighbor long ago

小题2: From Paragraph 4, we can learn that the author_____.

A．was afraid of being rejected again by her neighbor

B．didn't know how to get along with her neighbor

C．didn't admit it was her fault in the last incident

D．refused to forgive her neighbor's rude behavior

小题3: After the writer said "Feel the fear, and do it anyway!", she decided to_____.

A．do an act of kindness

B．leave her neighbor be

C．apologize to her neighbor once more

D．do something to let her neighbor down

小题4:What can we learn about the writer?

A．She was a professional dancer．

B．She often had quarrels with her neighbor．

C．She had a bias against her neighbor sometimes．

D．She had an unpleasant experience at Christmas this year．

小题5: What does the author try to tell us?

A．Don't punish yourself because of other's mistakes．

B．We should be kind to others, regardless of their behavior．

C．We must keep a good relationship with our neighbors．

D．When we make a mistake, we should have the courage to admit it．

Last Christmas was a very difficult time for me. My family and all of my close friends were back home in Florida, and I was all alone in a rather cold California. I was working too many hours and became very sick.
I was working a double shift at the Southwest Airlines ticket counter, it was about 9:00 PM on Christmas Eve, and I was feeling really miserable inside. There were a few of us working and very few customers waiting to be helped. When it was time for me to call the next person to the counter, I looked out to see the sweetest-looking old man standing with a cane. He walked very slowly over to the counter and in the faintest voice told me that he had to go to New Orleans. I tried to explain to him that there were no more flights that night and that he would have to go in the morning. He looked so confused and very worried. I tried to find out more information by asking if he had a reservation or if he remembered when he was supposed to travel, but he seemed to become more confused with each question. He just kept saying, “She said I have to go to New Orleans.”
After much time, I was able to at least find out that this old man had been dropped off at the curb on Christmas Eve by his sister-in-law and told to go to New Orleans, where he had family. She had given him some cash and told him just to go inside and buy a ticket. When I asked if he could come back tomorrow, he said that she was gone and that he had no place to stay. He then said he would wait at the airport until tomorrow. Naturally, I felt a little ashamed. Here I was feeling very sorry for myself about being alone on Christmas, when this angel named Clarence MacDonald was sent to me to remind me of what being alone really meant. It broke my heart.
Immediately, I told him we would get it all straightened out, and our Customer Service agent helped to book him a seat for the earliest flight the next morning. We gave him the senior citizen’s fare, which gave him some extra money for travelling. About this time he started to look very tired, and when I stepped around the counter to ask him if he was all right, I saw that his leg was wrapped in a bandage. He had been standing on it that whole time, holding a plastic bag full of clothes.
I called for a wheelchair. When the wheelchair came, we all stepped around to help him in, and I noticed a small amount of blood on his bandage. I asked how he hurt his leg, and he said that he had just had bypass surgery and an artery was taken from his leg. Can you imagine? This man had had heart surgery, and then shortly afterward, was dropped off at the curb to buy a ticket with no reservation to fly to New Orleans, alone!
I never really had a situation like this, and I wasn’t sure what I could do. I went back to ask my supervisors if we could find a place for him to stay. They both said yes, and they obtained a hotel voucher for Mr. MacDonald for one night and a meal ticket for dinner and breakfast. When I came back out, we got his plastic bag of clothes and cane together and gave the porter a tip to take him downstairs to wait for the airport shuttle. I bent down to explain the hotel, food and itinerary (行程) again to Mr. MacDonald, and then patted him on the arm and told him everything would be just fine.
As he left he said, “Thank you,” bent his head and started to cry. I cried too. When I went back to thank my supervisor, she just smiled and said, “I love stories like that. He is your Christmas Man.”
小题1:Last Christmas the writer had a miserable time because ______.

A．there were more customers than usual waiting to be helped

B．it was freezing cold in California at Christmas time

C．she was working all alone at the ticket counter

D．she was far away from her family and friends

小题2:The writer’s first impression of the old man was that he was ______.

A．gentle-looking and weak	B．tired out and worried
C．confused and very sick	D．sad and anxious

小题3:The old man wanted to fly to New Orleans to ______.

A．see his friends there

B．spend the Christmas with his family

C．visit his sister-in-law

D．undergo heart surgery

小题4:On hearing the old man say that he would wait at the airport the whole night, the writer felt a bit ashamed. This is because ______.

A．she felt sorry that she couldn’t do the old man a favor

B．she realized that someone was even more miserable than she felt

C．it took her a long time to find out how helpless the old man was

D．the old man was like an angel in the writer’s eyes

小题5:The writer called for a wheelchair for the old man because ______.

A．the old man had broken his leg when he was dropped off at the curb

B．the old man could spend the whole night on it at the airport

C．the old man was carrying a whole lot of clothes

D．the old man had had surgery just before and was very weak by then

小题6: By calling the old man the writer’s Christmas Man, the writer’s supervisor implied that ______.

A．the old man had told the writer a love story on Christmas

B．the old man had caused a lot of trouble for the writer on Christmas

C．the old man was the best gift the writer could have received on Christmas

D．the old man was the only customer the writer had served on Christmas

 Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames．Some people called him Bagamo．They said his mouth looked like a large bag． Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music．
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians．Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth．Armstrong often said, "Jazz and I grew up together．"
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy's home．In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician．He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River．At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians．Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal．   
In 1922 he went to Chicago．There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins．From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went．Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song．
His cornet playing had a deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, "Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over．" He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world．His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world．
小题1:Armstrong was called Pops because he     ．

A．looked like a musician

B．was a musician of much influence

C．showed an interest in music

D．traveled to play modern music

小题2:Which statement about Armstrong is true?

A．His tale begins in New Orleans．

B．He was born before jazz was invented．

C．His music was popular with his listeners．

D．He learned popular music at a boy's home．

小题3:Which would be the best title for the text?

A．The Invention of the Jazz Music

B．The Father of the Jazz Style

C．The Making of a Musician

D．The Spread of Popular Music

“Your honor(法官大人)！Let me say a few words for myself. What they have told you is just not true. I was not trying to kill anyone, and it was hardly possible to try to kill three strong young men at the same time. I didn't have anything to tell people that night and was quite alone. I didn't know them and needn't hate them. I was attacked by them, and I knocked one of them down. It's true, but I was made to do it, or I might be killed by them. I did this not because I hated the white men as they said. I just had to do so. While I was beaten in the dark street by the three men, a policeman came, caught me and took me here. I know why I was beaten. I have just moved into a house next to these three white men. I have felt that I am not welcome and I have tried to be quiet. I think, as an American, I have the right to choose where to live. I am guilty. What makes me guilty is my color opposite to theirs and I can't enjoy justice(公正). Yes, I'm not guilty. This is all I want to say. Thank you, your honor.”
小题1:Why did he speak for himself?

A．He wanted to live in the house next to the whites.

B．He wanted to have the right to choose where to live.

C．He wanted to show he was not guilty.

D．He wanted to show he didn't hate the whites.

小题2:The speaker was caught because________.

A．the policeman wanted to save him

B．he was black and was fighting with the whites

C．he killed the three men in a dark street

D．he lived in a house next to the whites

小题3:What's the right order of the story?
a. The speaker said something for himself.
b. The three men said something.
c. The speaker knocked down one of the three men.
d. The speaker was beaten by the three men.
e. He was caught by the policeman.
f. The speaker moved into a house near the whites.

A．a­b­f­d­c­e

B．b­a­f­c­d­e

C．f­d­c­e­b­a

D．f­c­d­e­a­b

Years ago people could hardly accept the ideas of a woman's being a doctor.In order to get into medical school in 1847，Elizabeth Blackwell was asked to keep it a secret that she was a woman.This was contrary to her beliefs，and she refused to do it.After entering medical school，Elizabeth often had to summon(鼓起) all her courage to free the unkindness of teachers and classmates.By her great efforts，she was able to complete her studies.Many people came to her graduation just to have a look at a woman doctor.Doctor Blackwell soon found that most people were not as ready as to go to a woman doctor.She had to struggle to make a living.Then came the great day when she was offered a job as a doctor in a hospital.She did so well that she was asked to organize a new hospital and medical college.The United States can now be proud of thousands of women doctors.
小题1:How do you think Elizabeth was treated in the medical school?

A．Kindly.

B．Unfairly.

C．Normally.

D．Cruelly.

小题2:Many people came to see Elizabeth when she graduated ______.

A．because they wanted to congratulate her on being a doctor

B．because they didn't believe she would be famous in the future

C．because they wanted to find out the secret of her success

D．because they weren't sure that she could manage to finish her schooling

小题3:The underlined word “contrary” most probably means______.

A．against

B．familiar

C．wrong

D．similiar

小题4:When she was at the medical school，Blackwell ______.

A．had to pretend to be a boy student in class

B．was discouraged by the others' critical looks

C．felt sorry that she was a woman

D．made great efforts to do well in her lessons

There were a family of nine: the father, the mother, two boys and five girls. The father worked as a kitchen cleaner at a local school and the rest of the family did the same job-----clean people’s yards.  小题1:     
Then one day, the father lost his job at the school. He asked me if I could allow him to clean my yard.   小题2:    He and his family came to our house three times a week to clean the yard.
One Sunday morning, the father suffered a stroke and died in the hospital two days later. The poor family had lost their main bread-winner. The eldest boy had just completed high school and was getting ready to go to college.   小题3:   
For the following years, Andrew, my husband and I did all our best to help make sure the family got their education, and provided some daily needs, like clothes.
   小题4:   . They didn’t have a toilet in their home! Imagine! A mother, a fifteen-year-old girl, and four smaller children without a toilet or bathroom!
The next morning, my friend Peter came to my house. Then I told him I wanted to do something for the poor family. As a helpful man, he promised to offer some money. So together we built a bathroom and a toilet for this family in three days.   小题5:   . And we felt happy, too.

A．Clearly, they lived a poor life.

B．The others were just little kids

C．Realizing his situation, I offered him the job at once.

D．This brought a lot of smiles and happiness to the family.

E.Every day we gave her some pocket money.
F.We visited the family once and one thing made us greatly surprised.
G.You would be surprised to know that this poor family lived in just two rooms!

A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly __36_ the students’ friend. As they went  37, they saw lying in the path a pair of old 38_, which they supposed to belong to  a poor man who was working in a 39 . The student turned to the professor, saying: “Let us play the man  40: we will hide his shoes, and 41ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his 42 when he cannot find them.”  
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never  43  ourselvesat the 44of the poor. But you are  45, and may give yourself a much greater 46 by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and 47 how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work and came   48the field to the path  49 he had left his coat and shoes. While  50his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 51, he bent down to feel  52 it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe; but his53was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and said aloud a fervent(热烈的) thanksgiving, in which he  54 his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply55, and his eyes filled with tears. 

小题1:	A．held B．kept C．named D．called

小题2:	A．along B．on C．over D．back

小题3:	A．socks B．gloves C．shoes D．trousers

小题4:	A．field B．factory C．company D．shop

小题5:	A．a game B．a trick C．a joke D．a word

小题6:	A．hide B．have C．let D．make

小题7:	A．pleasure B．sorrow C．disappointment D．anxiety

小题8:	A．make B．treat C．amuse D．laugh

小题9:	A．price B．expense C．value D．pay

小题10:

A．poor B．kind C．honest D．rich

小题11:

A．pleasure B．money C．thought D．good

小题12:

A．notice B．watch C．realize D．find

小题13:

A．about B．across C．into D．by

小题14:

A．where B．that C．there D．which

小题15:

A．wearing B．dressing C．putting on D．pulling

小题16:

A．soft B．terrible C．strange D．hard

小题17:

A．what B．how C．whether D．why

小题18:

A．confidence B．embarrassment C．surprise D．joy

小题19:

A．mentioned B．remembered C．recommended D．reminded

小题20:

A．amazed B．defeated C．puzzled D．affected

Every morning at eleven, a bright new car drove through the central park in New York．Inside the car  36   a driver and his boss, a well-known millionaire（百万富翁）.
Each morning the millionaire   37    a poorly-dressed man   38  on a park bench(长凳)．The man always sat  39    staring at the hotel in which the rich man lived．One day the millionaire was so  40   in the man that he asked his driver to stop the car and he  41   to the bench．He said to the poor man, “Excuse me,  42    I just have to know why you sit staring at my hotel every morning.” “Sir, ”said the poor man, “I’m a failure．I have no job, no family and no 43   ．I sleep on this bench and every night I dream that  44   day I will sleep in this hotel.” The rich man had  45 ．He said to the poor man, “Tonight your dream will come  46 . I’ll 47    for the best room in that hotel for you for   48   .” The millionaire smiled and felt 49    of himself.
A few days  50    , the millionaire went by the poor man’s room to ask him how he 51     himself．To his great  52    , he found that the poor man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench．When the millionaire asked why, the man said, “You see, when I’m 53    here sleeping on the bench．I always dream I’m up there in the hotel．It’s a wonderful dream．But when I was up there in the hotel, I dreamed I was  54   here on this cold bench．It was  55    dream and I could not get any sleep at all.”

小题1:	A．stayed B．stood C．sat D．seated

小题2:	A．had B．noticed C．laughed D．heard

小题3:	A．thinking B．lying C．sitting D．resting

小题4:	A．down B．up C．there D．here

小题5:	A．interested B．surprise C．strange D．nervous

小题6:	A．rushed B．swam C．raced D．walked

小题7:	A．but B．so C．and D．because

小题8:	A．food B．bed C．home D．shoes

小题9:	A．each B．one C．that D．every

小题10:

A．a talk B．an advice C．a friend D．an idea

小题11:

A．easy B．here C．true D．real

小题12:

A．pay B．look C．work D．prepare

小题13:

A．the first time B．two days C．two times D．a whole month

小题14:

A．pleased B．proud C．glad D．sorry

小题15:

A．past B．ago C．later D．before

小题16:

A．liked B．enjoyed C．treated D．satisfied

小题17:

A．joy B．surprise C．anger D．sorrow

小题18:

A．down B．below C．up D．under

小题19:

A．much B．still C．even D．besides

小题20:

A．a terrible B．a surprised C．a moving D．an exciting

Many of us learn valuable lessons from our patients. I was  36  to learn one early in my career as a nurse. I have  37  her name, but she has influenced the way I treat many other patients.
I was working the 3-11 pm shift at a small hospital at that time. The patient was a 42-year-old woman who had  38  a heart attack. She was expected to stay in  39  for about two weeks before being sent home. She was  40  that she could not see her three young children. We did not  41  children into a hospital in those days.
Every evening, we would  42  our children. I had one daughter and I loved her so much that I could not  43  not seeing her every day. The patient was getting  44  and we both knew it wouldn’t be long before she would be home  45  her little ones again.
About a week later, she  46  me to sit with her for a while. I held her hand and she told me she was  47  and thought she might not see her kids again. I tried to let her know that her  48  so far had been great. It was 10:30 pm, almost time for the  49  of my work. I told her I had to hand in my 50  and that I would come back to her room.
Then I  51  with my friends. It wasn’t until I had got home that I realized I had forgotten to keep my promise. “That’s OK,” I thought, “I will spend  52  time with her tomorrow.”
The next day I was told that she had  53  at midnight. She wanted company and I let her down. She left the world quietly. If I had stayed in her room, would she be home surrounded by her  54  right now? I would never know. What I do know is this: I have  55  every patient’s request since that night.

小题1:	A．fortunate B．afraid C．smart D．brave

小题2:	A．replaced B．spread C．asked D．forgotten

小题3:	A．treated B．suffered C．checked D．damaged

小题4:	A．town B．school C．room D．hospital

小题5:	A．delighted B．calm C．upset D．hopeful

小题6:	A．need B．allow C．pull D．force

小题7:	A．talk about B．look after C．play with D．deal with

小题8:	A．imagine B．avoid C．enjoy D．practice

小题9:	A．fatter B．better C．warmer D．older

小题10:

A．between B．against C．with D．on

小题11:

A．asked B．paid C．permitted D．ordered

小题12:

A．relaxed B．scared C．confident D．honest

小题13:

A．attitude B．method C．progress D．idea

小题14:

A．development B．period C．change D．end

小题15:

A．homework B．report C．design D．drawing

小题16:

A．argued B．arrived C．boarded D．left

小题17:

A．extra B．useful C．valuable D．little

小题18:

A．died B．disappeared C．escaped D．agreed

小题19:

A．kids B．patients C．nurses D．doctors

小题20:

A．learned from B．looked for C．cared about D．made up

One day, Nancy came home from school crying. Taking her in her arms, Mummy tried to   36  her. After a while, she stopped crying and asked, “Mummy, am I  37  ?” “No, you are not,” said Mummy, “but let us discuss this after you  38  , OK?”
Several minutes later, Nancy began to have supper with Mummy.
“Who   39  that you are bad?” asked Mummy.
“Phillips, my friend. He asked me for help with his maths but I   40   because I wanted to read the new book Daddy gave me. He got   41  and said I was a bad girl,” said Nancy.
“You are   42  ,” said Mummy. “Phillips has often helped you with your English. You should have helped him. Why don’t you phone him and say   43  to him?”
“But he called me bad and   44  with me. I don’t want to go,” Nancy cried.
“Though you have done   45   bad, it does not make you a bad person. You are  46   a good person.”
Nancy showed a  47   look on her face. “How can that be, Mummy?” she asked.
“Our   48  is always good. So never believe that you are bad,” Mummy replied with a smile.
  49   flooded on Nancy’s face. “Am I  50  good, Mummy?” she asked.
“Yes, you are good, and always will be so. But that does not mean that you should not  51  the wrong that you do. You will have to call and   52  to Phillips. Do you understand me?”
“Yes, Mummy,” said Nancy slowly. “Thank you for telling me this. I feel much better now,” said Nancy  53 . “I am going to   54  Phillips right away, and I am never going to   55  that I am always good.”

小题1:	A．calm B．protect C．trick D．praise

小题2:	A．shy B．foolish C．bad D．strong

小题3:	A．get up B．grow up C．wash up D．turn up

小题4:	A．said B．saw C．heard D．doubted

小题5:	A．cried B．refused C．admitted D．allowed

小题6:	A．excited B．comfortable C．nervous D．angry

小题7:	A．wrong B．brave C．wise D．careful

小题8:	A．goodbye B．sorry C．thank you D．hello

小题9:	A．competed B．lived C．worked D．argued

小题10:

A．everything B．anything C．something D．nothing

小题11:

A．always B．sometimes C．ever D．never

小题12:

A．worried B．puzzled C．confident D．satisfied

小题13:

A．chance B．choice C．condition D．nature

小题14:

A．Fear B．Patience C．Shock D．Joy

小题15:

A．really B．hardly C．already D．gradually

小题16:

A．account for B．pay for C．look forward to D．rely on

小题17:

A．devote B．apologize C．introduce D．turn

小题18:

A．coldly B．sadly C．gratefully D．pitifully

小题19:

A．consult B．change C．teach D．call

小题20:

A．agree B．explain C．forget D．confirm