Poor, but so rich at heart
Two years ago, my parents died in a car accident. __(A)__then, my elder brother and I have had to work part-time to make a living. I have been working as a part-time waiter in a restaurant for six months, and now I’ve just got my salary(薪水).
I was walking back to school and saw the notice board in the lobby(大厅). There was a notice __(B)___ for donations for the earthquake. A girl called Amanda was reading the same notice.____(C)____. You could see that easily from her fancy clothes and gadgets(小玩意儿).
“Aren’t you going to donate?” I asked, (D)“People there must be having a really hard time. All their houses have been destroyed by the earthquake. They’ve got nothing ____(E)____, no place to live, nothing to eat or…”
“Sorry, I don’t have money to spend on that!” she laughed. “I have 10 new dresses to buy. I need to get a new phone. And then I’m ____(F)___ to fly to Paris for the weekend.” (G)With these words, she walked away.
I took the money from my pocket and walked to Mrs. Tawreen’s office.
“Excuse me, ma’am.” I said. “I don’t have too much for a donation, just 300 yuan. Could I just donate this?”
Mrs. Tawreen smiled: “Wow, 300 yuan, my dear? Well, (H)I have to tell you that, of all the donations we’ve received from our students so far, it’s the largest amount. And yes, you may donate right now.”
I put the notes into the donation box. Maybe my brother and I would have to miss a few meals this month, but it would make a difference to the lives of those less fortunate(幸运的) than us.
任务一：从方框中选择单词并用其适当形式填入B、E、F
plan         ask         leave
【小题1】B _____________ 【小题2】E_____________  【小题3】F_____________
任务二：将文中D、G、H划线部分翻译成汉语。
【小题4】D ___________________________________________________________
【小题5】G___________________________________________________________
【小题6】H ___________________________________________________________
任务三：在A处空格中填入适当的词或短语。
【小题7】 ______________
任务四：选择适当的句子还原到文中C处。
【小题8】______________
A. She came from a poor family.
B. She couldn’t afford the donation.
C. She came from a very wealthy family
任务五：根据短文内容回答下列问题。
【小题9】Why would the writer and his brother have to miss a few meals that month?
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【小题10】Is the writer rich or poor at heart?
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  I still remember the day I was driving to the supermarket I own. When I came out, I found a boy cleaning my car with a brush. I went over and patted (拍) him  31  the shoulder, which surprised him very much. In no time he began to   32   at me, so I was sure he  33  some money. From the shoes he was wearing I could hardly imagine how poor he was. So I offered him a $100 bill. To my great surprise, he  34   to take it. When I was wondering what he was doing, he said,“I was waiting here for 4 hours, waiting for you. Your  35  is so beautiful and I like it. But I don’t need that.” I knew he was mentioning the  36 .

   As he refused the money, I offered to drive him around the town. The boy became so  37  that he got into the car at once,“Would you please drive me office? It is only about 3miles.” What the boy wanted to do was to show off to his friends and his family.  38  I stopped, he jumped out and ran into an old building, telling me to wait there for some time. Very soon he came out, Saying to a little girl on his back,“Look at this beautiful car, I will buy you  39  some day.”

I noticed his sister had a pale (苍白的) face,  40  ,her legs were too thin, and she was unable to  41.

After that day, I went to his home several times. And I got to know more about him and his family. Poor as they were, the boy  42  refused my money, and said,“I can  43  money by myself, thank you.”

Soon I told my manager of the supermarket that a boy would go to 44   here the next day.

No matter how poor we are, we would 55  give in (屈服) to ourselves.

31 A. over    B. off    C. in     D. on

32 A. shout   B. cry    C. smile   D. throw

33 A. lost     B. got    C. received   D. needed

34 A. begged      B. agreed     C. allowed   D. refused

35 A. car         B. shoes       C. suitcase   D. clothes

36 A. box        B. wheel      C. paper     D. bill  

37 A. unhappy     B. scared      C. excited   D. unfriendly

38 A. As soon as  B. As long as   C. as well as  D. So far as

39 A. one         B. it          C. this      D. that

40 A. So         B. However    C. What’s worse   D. In general

41 A. run         B. jump       C. climb        D. walk

42 A. no longer    B. at last       C. at first     D. once again

43 A. spend       B. save        C. make      D. borrow

44 A. shop        B. work       C. sleep       D. buy

45 A. always       B. often       C. ever       D. never

Mr. Green was clever three years ago．And few men could trouble him．But one day he was hit down by a car and his head got badly hurt．And now he often forgets something and thinks in a different way from ours．

One morning，Mr. Green woke up early．He put on his coat and began to walk in the street while people were sleeping．He wanted to buy newspapers but the post office was still closed．He had to go back and go to bed again．Before he took off his clothes，someone knocked at the door．He got up and opened it．Two hunters（猎人）came in．They looked at him carefully and then said，“We saw a dead man just now．We thought it was you．”

“Really?” Mr. Green said in surprise．“Where?”

“In the forest．”

“It’s impossible!” said Mr. Green．“I didn't go there at all this morning．”

“But he died last night．”

“I haven't been there for nearly a week．”

“But he looks like you．”

“What clothes does he wear，then?”

”A blue coat like yours and brown pants．”

“And what color are his socks?”

“Black．”

Mr. Green became happy．He showed his socks to them and said，“Look! Mine are white．”

1．Why does Mr. Green often forget things'?

A．Because his head got badly hurt．             B．Because he often drove cars．

C．Because he was too clever．                       D．Because few men could trouble him．

2．What did Mr. Green want to do when he walked in the street?

A．He wanted to have breakfast．                  B．He wanted to buy newspapers．

C．He wanted to post a letter．                         D．He wanted to go back to sleep．

3．Who knocked at Mr. Green's door?

A．A man from the forest．                          B．Two hunters．

C．A postman．                                              D．A policeman．

4．Where did the two hunters find the dead man?

A．In the street．                                         B．Behind Mr. Green's house．

C．In the forest．                                           D．Near the post office．

5．What color were Mr. Green's socks?

A．Brown．             B．White．               C．Black．               D．Blue．

阅读理解

　　Mr and Mrs Jones seldom (很少) go out in the evening, but last Saturday, Mrs Jones said to her husband, “There is a good film at the cinema tonight. Can you go and see it?” Mr Jones was quite happy about it, so they went, and both of them enjoyed the film.

　　They came out of the cinema at 11 o'clock, got into their car and began driving home. It was quite dark. Then Mrs Jones said, “Look, Bill. A woman is running along the road very fast, and a man's running after her. Can you see them?” Mr Jones said, “Yes, I can.” He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, “Can we help you?”

　　“No, thank you,” the woman said, but she didn't stop running. “My husband and I always run home after the cinema, and the last washes the dishes (餐具) at home!”

1．Mr and Mrs Jones went out to see a good film ________.

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2．The Jones went back ________.

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3．When did the film end?

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4．________ ran home after the film.

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5．They ran home as quickly as possible because ________.

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A．both of them enjoyed washing dishes

B．one of them was afraid of falling behind

C．they wanted to catch up with Jones' car

D．neither of them enjoyed doing the housework