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Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.

When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.

His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.

One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” She said kindly, smiling.

A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.

“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” He repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog.” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.

“Hmm! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tige waved its tail happily.

The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.

After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed（种子）of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!”

1.How old was Jim when his parents died?

2.Did he help a young lady when her bags dropped?

3.Why did the boy repeat the words “Thank you, dear! You’re a nice little boy”?

4.What made the boy start his new life?

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

 

A young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him round. Thinking nothing of it, he continued.
Finally, he went to the check-out line, but the old lady got in front of him. "Excuse me," she said, "I'm sorry if my staring at(盯着看) you has made you feel uncomfortable,it's just because you look like my son, whom I haven't seen for a long time"
"What a pity," replied the young man, "is there anything I can do for you?"
"Yes," she said, "as I'm leaving, can you say 'Good bye, mother’? It would make me feel so much better."
"Sure," answered the young man. So, when the old woman was leaving, he called out, "Goodbye, mother !"
As he stepped up to the check-out counter(收银台), he saw that his total was $127. 50. "How can that be?" he asked, "I only buy a few things!"
The clerk replied, "Your mother said that you would pay for her. "
【小题1】The young man was __ that day.
A. doing some shopping     B. having a walk         C. visiting his mother
【小题2】The old lady stood__ the young man on the check-out line.
A.beside         B.behind           C.before
【小题3】__ wasn't an honest person in this story?
A. The clerk          B. The old lady          C. The young man
【小题4】 At last, what the young man had to pay was __ what he expected.
A. more than          B. less than                 C. as much as
【小题5】 We know from the story that the old lady__
A. liked shopping       B. had a son             C. paid nothing

Mr. Smith worked in a big computer company. He had no wife, and of course, had no child,   41  . He lived in an old house   42  . He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all of his money   43  drinks.

One night, Mr. Smith met a friend of his on his way home. The man asked him to have dinner in a   44 . He was happy and drank a lot. When they   45  the meal, Mr. Smith could hardly walk. His friend had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him   46 .

Soon the taxi arrived at Mr. Smith’s house. With the help of the   47 , he got out of the taxi.

“Thank you, sir,” said Mr. Smith. “And I can   48  the door by myself.”

The taxi driver then went away. But Mr. Smith couldn’t put the key into the key hole. He tried many times   49  he still failed. At that time, a policeman passed there.

“Can I help you open the door, sir?” asked the policeman.

“Thank you, sir. But I don’t think you can.” said Mr. Smith. “My house is circling (转圈) now. If you can stop it from   50  , I can open the door by myself.”

1.	A．too B．either C．also D．neither

 

2.	A．lonely B．alone C．herself D．heself

 

3.	A．for B．to C．on D．with

 

4.	A．restaurant B．bookshop C．hospital D．theater

 

5.	A．began B．was having C．finished D．stop

 

6.	A．to a hotel B．to a hospital C．to his office D．home

 

7.	A．policeman B．driver C．doctor D．waiter

 

8.	A．open B．close C．break D．make

 

9.	A．and B．so C．but D．or

 

10.	A．walking B．traveling C．running D．moving

 

After graduating from school, I didn’t go directly to university. Instead, I spent a year travelling round the world.

I started my trip in London, the UK. I saw theBig Ben and visited the amazing churches.From there, I flew to Paris, and went down to the south of France, which is famous for its lovely beaches.

Next, I flew to India, and traveled round the country for about three months. Although the cities were crowded, the countryside was the beautiful. I stayed in a small fishing village by the sea and it was the happiest time of my life.

I then came to China, a country I had always wanted to visit. I saw Beijing, of course, and climbed up the Great Wall. I also took a trip to see some villages where I learned a lot about Chinese local customs.

Then, at last, I flew all the way home. It had been a great experience, but, yes, it was good to be home again!

1.The writer travelled round the world ____________.

A．after he graduated from school

B．when he was in university

C．before he graduated from school

D．After graduated from university

2.The right order of the writer’s trip is _____________.

a. He went to Paris.

b.He saw the Big Ben.

c. He visited China.

d. He stayed in India for 3 months.

A．c-d-a-b           B．a-b-c-d            C．b-a-d-c           D．d-c -b-a

3.Which part of the trip did the writer enjoy most?

A．Climbing up the Great Wall in China.

B．Staying in the fishing village in India.

C．Visiting the amazing churches in the UK.

D．Walking on the lovely beaches in the south of France.

 

It was three o'clock. A man was walking down a high street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and he and he had lived away from home for twenty years. In fact he was in prison(监狱),

Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown had changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born had dis appeared and in its place,  ironically(具有讽刺意味地)， was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school,   but it had become a fast food restaurant. He entered it,   sat down,   and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he had seen.

While paying for the coffee he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he had taken to be repaired the day before the bank robbery 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned the cor ner of the steet, he couldn't believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.

"Were they dark brown,   Italian shoes,   size 42?"he asked slowly.

"Yes!nsaid Terry,   excitedly.

"I haven't repaired them，”the shoe repairer said slowly. “You can take them tomorrow afternoon. ”

1.How long had Terry been away from home?

A. Ten years.         B. Five years.              C. Twenty years.    D. Fifteen years.

2.Where was Terry before he went back home?   A prison in________.

A. Australia            B. England            C. America           D. London

3.Why was Terry sent to prison?   Because he________.

A. killed a man  B. hit a woman    

C. cheated(欺骗) others-       D. robbed a bank

4.The words "totally depressed" in the second paragraph(段落) means "________".

A. very happy       B. very unhappy     C. very excited       D. very nervous

5.What's the best title(标题) for the passage?

A，Some things never change 

B.Everything have changed

C,A kind shoe repairer        

D,A longly man