I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose husband unexpectedly died suddenly of a heart attack．About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students．

       As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there．With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, "Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very important．Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate and give of ourselves．None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end．It can be taken away at any moment．

       Perhaps this is God's way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single day．" Her eyes beginning to water, she went on, "So I would like you all to make me a promise．From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice．It doesn't have to be something you see - it could be a scent-perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground．Please look for these things, and cherish them．For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are "the stuff" of life．The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy．The things we often take for granted．We must make it important to notice them, for at any time．．．it can all be taken away．" The class was completely quiet．We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently．That afternoon,  noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester．Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook．So I hope you take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today．Go barefoot．Or walk on the beach at sunset．Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double-dip ice cream cone．For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do．Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away．

1.What is the purpose of the author’s writing the passage?

       A．To show his respect to his teacher

       B．To ask us to appreciate every moment of our life

       C．To ask us never to give in when facing difficulty

       D．to show the influence a teacher can have on her students

2.Why did the teacher talk about something unrelated to class?

       A．Because she had finished the class task

       B．Because she could hardly control her feelings

       C．Because she thought the class were not careful enough

       D．Because she wanted to share some of her views with the class

3.Why did the students leave the classroom silently?

       A．Because they were greatly moved

       B．Because they felt sorry for the teacher

       C．because they were thinking about their own life

       D．Because they were not allowed to make any noise

4.The author intends to _________in the last paragraph

       A．give an explanation                       B．make a suggestion

       C．give a warning                           D．draw a conclusion

 

This is a story  that happened 15 years ago but it has always stayed with me since then.On the way back from work every evening,more often than not there would be a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway.He always waved at every car,he was always happy and smiling and sometimes almost dancing.Every day after work when I got there，I would quickly roll down my window and give him the coins.Occasionally the red light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day.His answer would always be the same，“I’m blessed！”.
It amazed me that even in his situation of being homeless he was so positive，and his answer would remind me of how blessed I was.A single mother of four amazing kids,with a place to call home and with a job to provide for my kids.Then one day I was called into my boss’s office and was told that I was being laid off due to the economy.Needless to say that on my was home that day I was very sad and upset.I didn’t remember to look for my spare change and keep it ready like I usually did.I wasn’t feeling the joy as I got off the ramp where the homeless man would be.Yet there he was as alway，as l turned the ramp.He set his eyes on me，while still smiling and waving at others.
While I was waiting for the red light to turn，he strolled over to my car.He had a big smile he looked me straight in the eyes and said “today I will give you a dollar”.He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill.I was blown away.I burst into tears.I wanted to jump out of my car and hug him！
You see that day he gave me more than a dollar bill，he taught me a valuable lesson.No matter  what material things are taken  from you，no one can take away your choice to be joyful.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly concerned？

A．A dollar bill from a homeless person.

B．A blessing coming from a homeless person.

C．A woman who lost her job due to the economy.

D．A homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway.

【小题2】From the lst paragraph，we know the homeless man is         .

A．optimistic

B．brave

C．Iazy

D．kind-hearted

【小题3】After leaving the boss’s office，the author         .

A．felt relaxed to get rid of the tiring job

B．still felt joyful when coming off the ramp

C．took it for granted that she was fit for her job

D．didn’t put some change aside to give to the man

【小题4】The underlined phrase“blown away”in the 3rd paragraph most probably  means
       .

A．completely defeated	B．wholly blown down
C．really amazed	D．murdered by gunfire

【小题5】It can be inferred from the passage that         .

A．material things are the most important in life

B．people should be encouraged to beg by smiling

C．the author’s ride home that dog was smooth sailing

D．we should wait others’help when faced with challenges

I once had a teacher whose husband died suddenly of heart attack．About a week after his death, she    some of her thoughts with a classroom of students．As the late afternoon sunlight shone    the classroom windows, and when the class was nearly over, she    a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down.

    With a    look on her face，she paused and said，“   class is over，I’d like to share with all of you a deep    which I feel is very important．Each of us is put here on    to learn，share，love，appreciate and give of ourselves．   of us knows when this fantastic experience will   ．It can be taken away at any moment．Perhaps this is the God’s    of telling us that we must make the     of every single day.”

Her eyes were beginning to   ，but she went on，“So I would like you all to make me a   ：From now on，on your way to school，or on your way home，find something beautiful to   ．It doesn't have to be something you see．It could be a    of freshly baked  bread  floating  out  of  someone’s house，  or  it  could  be  the  sound  of  the soft    rustling(沙沙作响)the leaves in the trees…．Please look for these things， and     them，for at anytime it can all be taken away．’’

The class was completely   ．We all picked up our books and went out of the room silently．That   ，I observed many more beautiful things on my way home from school than usual．

Remember：Life is not    by the number of breaths we take，but by the moments that take our breath away．

1.A．learned        B．shared             C．argued                D．discussed

2.A．onto              B．into                   C．across                D．through

3.A．moved          B．brushed            C．swept                  D．pulled

4.A．surprised              B．worried            C．gentle                 D．strange

5.A．After             B．Unless      C．Before                D．If

6.A．feeling          B．understanding    C．love                     D．memory

7.A．business       B．time                 C．duty                     D．earth

8.A．None            B．All                     C．Each                    D．Neither

9.A．happen        B．begin     C．end            D．gain

10.A．way                      B．signal     C．plan                     D．joke

11.A．least           B．worst     C．lowest                 D．most

12.A．ache           B．water     C．shine                   D．dry

13.A．promise              B．choice              C．wish                     D．rule

14.A．buy                      B．enjoy     C．take                     D．learn

15.A．smell          B．gift                    C．taste                    D．sight

16.A．wind           B．hand       C．light                     D．color

17.A．get                       B．appreciate         C．hide                     D．follow’

18.A．puzzled     B．excited            C．quiet                   D．anxious

19.A．morning              B．night                  C．noon                   D．afternoon

20.A．wasted       B．measured          C．saved                  D．lost

 

【2011·山东淄博市模拟】A

This is a story  that happened 15 years ago but it has always stayed with me since then．On the way back from work every evening,more often than not there would be a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway．He always waved at every car,he was always happy and smiling and sometimes almost dancing．Every day after work when I got there，I would quickly roll down my window and give him the coins．Occasionally the red light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day．His answer would always be the same，“I’m blessed！”．

It amazed me that even in his situation of being homeless he was so positive，and his answer would remind me of how blessed I was．A single mother of four amazing kids,with a place to call home and with a job to provide for my kids．Then one day I was called into my boss’s office and was told that I was being laid off due to the economy．Needless to say that on my was home that day I was very sad and upset．I didn’t remember to look for my spare change and keep it ready like I usually did．I wasn’t feeling the joy as I got off the ramp where the homeless man would be．Yet there he was as alway，as l turned the ramp．He set his eyes on me，while still smiling and waving at others．

While I was waiting for the red light to turn，he strolled over to my car．He had a big smile he looked me straight in the eyes and said “today I will give you a dollar”．He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill．I was blown away．I burst into tears．I wanted to jump out of my car and hug him！

You see that day he gave me more than a dollar bill，he taught me a valuable lesson．No matter  what material things are taken  from you，no one can take away your choice to be joyful．

56．What is the passage mainly concerned？

 A．A dollar bill from a homeless person．

 B．A blessing coming from a homeless person．

 C．A woman who lost her job due to the economy．

 D．A homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway．

57．From the lst paragraph，we know the homeless man is         ．

 A．optimistic  B．brave  C．Iazy   D．kind-hearted

58．After leaving the boss’s office，the author         ．

 A．felt relaxed to get rid of the tiring job

 B．still felt joyful when coming off the ramp

 C．took it for granted that she was fit for her job

 D．didn’t put some change aside to give to the man

59．The underlined phrase“blown away”in the 3rd paragraph most probably  means         ．

 A．completely defeated   B．wholly blown down

 C．really amazed   D．murdered by gunfire

60．It can be inferred from the passage that         ．

 A．material things are the most important in life

 B．people should be encouraged to beg by smiling

 C．the author’s ride home that dog was smooth sailing

 D．we should wait others’help when faced with challenges