When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific__16_ that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to  17  . She wanted to help, 18  she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to  19  and hand out to people. When _20_ to the homeless shelter, I passed out the _21_ meals. I began making sandwiches and   22   them with the crowd. I had the containers with my  23  cookies in them and began to  24  , offering them to anyone near me.

I  25  an old gentleman and said, “ Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me rightly and said, “ What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I __26_, and his eyes   27   a little bit and said,  “ No one has  28   called me sir.’ So he was completely moved.

It __29_  me.

I explained I had been raised that  30  color and social status, everyone deserved(应得) respect. It   31   me to think that just because he was homeless, no one  32   him the honor. It broke my heart. I just didn’t understand   33 no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   34   person deserves to be treated with respect. Years later, I still carry that memory and the __35__ it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

1.                A．accident        B．incident         C．event    D．affair

 

2.                A．participate      B．join            C．choose   D．go

 

3.                A．however        B．but            C．yet D．so

 

4.                A．bring          B．fetch           C．collect    D．take

 

5.                A．arriving         B．getting         C．reaching D．coming

 

6.                A．remained       B．remaining       C．remain   D．left

 

7.                A．shared         B．gave           C．helped   D．assisted

 

8.                A．classmate’s    B．schoolmate’s   C．sister’s  D．family’s

 

9.                A．walk around     B．knock around    C．come around D．stand around

 

10.               A．went          B．came          C．approached    D．met

 

11.               A．had           B．called          C．would D．do

 

12.               A．watered        B．cried          C．tore D．dropped

 

13.               A．already         B．ever           C．still   D．yet

 

14.               A．hit            B．occurred       C．struck D．beat

 

15.               A．in spite of       B．regardless of    C．concerned about    D．for fear of

 

16.               A．strengthened    B．saddened       C．frightened D．pleased

 

17.               A．handed         B．offered         C．provided D．supplied

 

18.               A．what           B．when          C．whether   D．why

 

19.               A．single          B．poor           C．ordinary   D．normal

 

20.               A．lesson          B．class           C．truth D．reality

 

 

Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a   16  shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   17  . She wanted to help,    18  she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to    19   and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my   20  cookies in them and began to   21  , offering them to anyone near me.

I    22   an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me    23  in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes    24   a little bit and he said, “No one has    25   called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.

It struck me. 

I explained I had been raised that    26   color and social status, everyone deserved     27   . It made me    28   to think that just because he was homeless, no one    29  him the honor. It broke my   30  , and I couldn’t help   31  cry. I just didn’t understand    32  no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every    33  person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the    34  it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can    35  make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

1.	A．useless B．careless C．homeless D．hopeless

 

2.	A．participate B．involve C．choose D．go

 

3.	A．however B．but C．yet D．so

 

4.	A．bring B．fetch C．collect D．take

 

5.	A．classmate’s B．schoolmate’s C．sister’s D．family’s

 

6.	A．walk around B．knock around C．come around D．stand around

 

7.	A．went B．came C．approached D．met

 

8.	A．right B．even C．still D．just

 

9.	A．watered B．cried C．tore D．dropped

 

10.	A．already B．ever C．still D．yet

 

11.	A．in spite B．regardless of C．concerned about D．for fear of

 

12.	A．happiness B．truth C．respect D．help

 

13.	A．strong-minded B．sad C．frightened D．pleased

 

14.	A．handed B．afforded C．provided D．supplied

 

15.	A．eyes B．mind C．opinions D．heart

 

16.	A．but B．and C．until D．or

 

17.	A．what B．when C．whether D．why

 

18.	A．single B．poor C．ordinary D．normal

 

19.	A．stories B．lessons C．experiences D．tears

 

20.	A．equally B．hardly C．really D．finally

 

 When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community sevice work．There was one specific event that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   36  . She wanted to help,   37   she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to  38  and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter  39  passed out the remaining meals.  40  , I began making sandwiches and  41  them with the crowd. I had the containers with my  42  cookies in them and began to  43  , offering them to anyone near me.

I  44  an old gentleman and said, “sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around,   45   me right in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I  46  , and his eyes   47  a little bit and he said, “No one has   48  called me sir.” So he  49  .

It struck me. 

I explained I had been raised that   50  color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It   51   me to think that just because he was homeless, no one  52  him the honor. It broke my heart, and I   53  .I just didn’t understand   54  no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyon e was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   55  person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

1.A．participate    B．involve       C．choose       D．go

2.A．however      B．but       C．yet        D．so

3.A．bring      B．fetch      C．collect       D．take

4.A．I       B．you        C．she            D．he

5.A．First       B．Next      C．Third        D．Finally

6.A．shared     B．gave      C．helped       D．assisted

7.A．classmate’s B．schoolmate’s C．sister’s D．family’s

8.A．walk around  B．knock around   C．come around   D．stand around

9.A．went      B．came       C．approached      D．met

10.A．glanced    B．stared    C．glared    D．looked

11.A．had     B．called     C．would       D．do

12.A．watered   B．cried   C．tore     D．dropped

13.A．already   B．ever     C．still    D．yet

14.A．was complet ely frightened      B．was not a little confused

C．was completely taken aback     D．was not a bit surprised

15.A．in spite B．regardless of C．concerned about D．for fear of

16.A．strengthened B．saddened C．frightened D．pleased

17.A．handed   B．afforded  C．provided   D．supplied

18.A．had no choice but to cry    B．couldn’t help to cry

C．had no right to cry        D．couldn’t help but cry

19.A．what  B．when   C．whether  D．why

20.A．single   B．poor    C．ordinary   D．normal

 

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was young, I belonged to a club that did community service work. There was one specific event that was unusual for me. I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a homeless shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   31  . She wanted to help,   32   she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to   33  and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter   34  passed out the remaining meals.   35  , I began making sandwiches and   36  them with the crowd. I had the containers with my   37  cookies in them and began to   38  , offering them to anyone near me.

I   39   an old gentleman and said, “sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around,   40   and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I   41  , and his eyes   42  a little bit and he said, “No one has   43  called me sir.” He   44  .

It struck me.  

I explained I had been raised that   45  color and social status, everyone deserved respect. It   46   me to think that just because he was homeless, no one   47  _him the honor. It broke my heart, and I   48  .I just didn’t understand   49  no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every   50  person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the lessons it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can really make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

31．A．participate           B．involve         C．choose     D．go

32．A．however       B．but        C．yet   D．so

33．A．bring    B．fetch    C．collect     D．take

34．A．I           B．you       C．she   D．we

35．A．First      B．Next      C．Third       D．Finally

36．A．shared          B．gave      C．helped     D．assisted

37．A．classmate’s           B．schoolmate’s  C．sister’s     D．family’s

38．A．walk around         B．knock around         C．come around   D．stand around

39．A．went    B．came    C．approached      D．met

40．A．looked at me rightly           B．stared at me with difficulty

C．glared at me in anger      D．looked me right in the eye

41．A．had       B．called           C．did          D．do

42．A．watered        B．cried    C．tore         D．dropped

43．A．already         B．ever      C．still         D．yet

44．A．was completely frightened          B．was not a little confused

C．was completely taken aback   D．was not a bit surprised

45．A．in spite         B．regardless of    C．concerned about             D．for fear of

46．A．strengthened        B．saddened       C．frightened              D．pleased

47．A．handed         B．afforded       C．provided         D．supplied

48．A．had no choice but to cry      B．couldn’t help to cry

C．had no right to cry   D．couldn’t help but cry

49．A．what    B．when    C．whether          D．why

50．A．single           B．poor      C．ordinary          D．normal