A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the   1  – five dollars was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would   2  almost a week’s food for his family.

But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n)   3 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could   4  the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.

Every day   5 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting   6  . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more   7 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had   8 .

Reuben ran down Water Street to the   9  . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks,   10  into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and   11  home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can   12 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had   13  .

Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner   14  . The man went to the window and   15  Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and   16  it to Reuben.

Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small   17  in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box   18 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had   19  received such a gift; she had no jewelry   20  her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

1.                A．price          B．cost            C．worth    D．value

 

2.                A．buy            B．offer           C．enjoy D．expect

 

3.                A．question        B．try             C．idea D．schedule

 

4.                A．sell            B．collect          C．fetch D．bury

 

5.                A．before dinner    B．in class         C．at church D．after school

 

6.                A．the money      B．the sacks        C．the paper D．the tin cans

 

7.                A．pleased        B．surprised       C．worried  D．tired

 

8.                A．passed         B．ended          C．come D．wasted

 

9.                A．hotel          B．school          C．bank D．store

 

10.               A．hid            B．reached        C．stole  D．put

 

11.               A．stayed         B．walked         C．got   D．ran

 

12.               A．when          B．which          C．while D．where

 

13.               A．none          B．enough         C．little  D．much

 

14.               A．calmly         B．honestly        C．proudly   D．angrily

 

15.               A．took out        B．gave out        C．set out    D．left out

 

16.               A．lent           B．threw          C．handed   D．took

 

17.               A．box           B．ring           C．book D．letter

 

18.               A．opened        B．dropped        C．appeared  D．broke

 

19.               A．often          B．never          C．just   D．ever

 

20.               A．including       B．with           C．as well as  D．except for

 

 

A 12-year-old boy saw something in a shop window that set his heart racing. But the 　36 – five dollars – was far beyond Reuben Earle’s money. Five dollars would 　37 almost a week’s food for his family.

But hearing the sound of hammering (捶打的声音) from a side street, Reuben had a(n) 　38 . He ran towards the sound and discovered he could 　39 the hessian sacks (麻袋) which were thrown away and sell them for five cents a piece.

Every day 　40 , Reuben walked down the town, collecting 　41 . On the day the school closed for the summer, no student was more 　42 than Reuben, for he had more time for his “work”. Then one day the time had 　43 .

Reuben ran down Water Street to the 　44 . “Please, Mister. I have to sell the sacks now.” The man took the sacks, 　45 into his pocket and placed four coins in Reuben’s hand. Reuben said a thank you and 　46 home. On arriving home, Reuben uncovered the tin can 　47 he kept the money. He poured the coins out and began to count. He had 　48 .

Then he headed for the shop. “I have the money,” he told the owner 　49 . The man went to the window and 　50 Reuben’s treasure. He wiped the dust off, carefully wrapped (包裹) it in brown paper and 　51 it to Reuben.

Racing home, Reuben shouted, “Here, Mom! Here!” He placed a small 　52 in her hands. She unwrapped it carefully. A jewel box 53 . Dora lifted the lid (盖子), tears beginning to fill her eyes. Dora had 　54 received such a gift; she had no jewelry 　55 her wedding ring. Speechless, she smiled and gathered her son into her arms.

36. A. price　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　　　　 C. worth　　　　　　　 D. value

37. A. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. offer　　　　　　　　 C. enjoy　　　　　　　 D. expect

38. A. question　　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　 D. schedule

39. A. sell　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. collect　　　　　　　 C. fetch　　　　　　　　 D. bury

40. A. before dinner　　　　　　 B. in class　　　　　　 C. at church　　　　 D. after school

41. A. the money　　　　　　　　 B. the sacks　　　　　 C. the paper　　　　　 D. the tin cans

42. A. pleased　　　　　　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　 D. tired

43. A. passed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ended　　　　　　　 C. come　　　　　　　 D. wasted

44. A. hotel　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. school　　　　　　　 C. bank　　　　　　　　 D. store

45. A. hid　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. reached　　　　　　 C. stole　　　　　　　　 D. put

46. A. stayed　　　　　　　　　　　 B. walked　　　　　　 C. got　　　　　　　　　 D. ran

47. A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. which　　　　　　　 C. while　　　　　　　 D. where

48. A. none　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. enough　　　　　　 C. little　　　　　　　　 D. much

49. A. calmly　　　　　　　　　　　 B. honestly　　　　　 C. proudly　　　　　　 D. angrily

50. A. took out　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gave out　　　　　 C. set out　　　　　　　　　　 D. left out

51. A. lent　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. threw　　　　　　　 C. handed　　　　　　 D. took

52. A. box　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. ring　　　　　　　　　 C. book　　　　　　　　 D. letter

53. A. opened　　　　　　　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　 C. appeared　　　　　 D. broke

54. A. often　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. never　　　　　　　 C. just　　　　　　　　　 D. ever

55. A. including　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　 C. as well as　　　　 D. except for

    A certain student passed all his examinations．Then he went to college to continue his   1   ．There he put down his name for a course in geography．but after the first   2   ，he did not go to it any more．

    The geography lecturer   3   that this student was always   4   and thought that the student had changed to another course，so he was   5   when he saw the boy’s name on the   6   of students who want to take the geography   7   at the end of this year．

    The lecturer had prepared a   8   examination paper，which followed his lectures very closely，and he was   9   to see how this student would answer the questions．He   10   that the boy’s answers would be very bad，but when they   11   him soon after the exam and he examined them   12   ，he was able to find only one small mistake in them．   13   this surprised him very much，he examined the paper again and again but was   14   not able to find more than that one small mistake so he   15   for the student to question him about his work．

    When the student came into the room and sat down，the lecturer said to him，“I   16   that you came to my first lecture and you have been absent from all the others．But now I have examined your   17    very carefully and I have been able to find one small mistake in it．I am   18   to know your explanation for that．”

    “Oh，I am very   19   about that mistake。” answered the student．“After the examination，I realized what I ought to have   20   ．I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused(搞乱) by your first lecture．”

1．A．classes

B．studies

C．researches

D．work

2．A．week

B．lecture

C．time

D．sight

3．A．heard

B．noticed

C．wondered

D．believed

4．A．absent

B．late

C．lazy

D．careless

5．A．surprised

B．angry

C．pleased

D．regretful

6．A．exam papers

B．list

C．desk

D．letters

7．A．subject

B．test

C．cotes

D．course

8．A．simple

B．difficult

C．secret

D．strange

9．A．sure

B．worried

C．glad

D．eager

10．A．hoped

B．discovered

C．expected

D．checked

11．A．showed

B．gave

C．handed

D．reached

12．A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．anxiously

D．quickly

13．A．So

B．But

C．Though

D．As

14．A．still

B．certainly

C．even

D．luckily

15．A．eared

B．searched

C．sent

D．looked

16．A．promise

B．know

C．advice

D．guess

17．A．lessons

B．paper

C．notebook

D．exercises

18．A．disappointment

B．easy

C．satisfied

D．curious

19．A．sorry

B．sad

C．nervous

D．worried

20．A．done

B．made

C．written

D．got

 

    A certain student passed all his examinations．Then he went to college to continue his   1   ．There he put down his name for a course in geography．but after the first   2   ，he did not go to it any more．

    The geography lecturer   3   that this student was always   4   and thought that the student had changed to another course，so he was   5   when he saw the boy’s name on the   6   of students who want to take the geography   7   at the end of this year．

    The lecturer had prepared a   8   examination paper，which followed his lectures very closely，and he was   9   to see how this student would answer the questions．He   10   that the boy’s answers would be very bad，but when they   11   him soon after the exam and he examined them   12   ，he was able to find only one small mistake in them．   13   this surprised him very much，he examined the paper again and again but was   14   not able to find more than that one small mistake so he   15   for the student to question him about his work．

    When the student came into the room and sat down，the lecturer said to him，“I   16   that you came to my first lecture and you have been absent from all the others．But now I have examined your   17    very carefully and I have been able to find one small mistake in it．I am   18   to know your explanation for that．”

    “Oh，I am very   19   about that mistake。” answered the student．“After the examination，I realized what I ought to have   20   ．I would not have made that mistake if I had not been confused(搞乱) by your first lecture．”

1．A．classes

B．studies

C．researches

D．work

2．A．week

B．lecture

C．time

D．sight

3．A．heard

B．noticed

C．wondered

D．believed

4．A．absent

B．late

C．lazy

D．careless

5．A．surprised

B．angry

C．pleased

D．regretful

6．A．exam papers

B．list

C．desk

D．letters

7．A．subject

B．test

C．cotes

D．course

8．A．simple

B．difficult

C．secret

D．strange

9．A．sure

B．worried

C．glad

D．eager

10．A．hoped

B．discovered

C．expected

D．checked

11．A．showed

B．gave

C．handed

D．reached

12．A．hurriedly

B．carefully

C．anxiously

D．quickly

13．A．So

B．But

C．Though

D．As

14．A．still

B．certainly

C．even

D．luckily

15．A．eared

B．searched

C．sent

D．looked

16．A．promise

B．know

C．advice

D．guess

17．A．lessons

B．paper

C．notebook

D．exercises

18．A．disappointment

B．easy

C．satisfied

D．curious

19．A．sorry

B．sad

C．nervous

D．worried

20．A．done

B．made

C．written

D．got

 

I’d just got in a taxi at the railway station when suddenly I found one of my suitcases missing. Just then, I saw a young fellow about 30 walking away with it, opening it and drawing out the valuables. “Stop thief! Stop thief!” I shouted and threw open the car door and rushed out to him, followed by the driver and half a dozen passers-by. Very soon the thief was cornered at the turn of the road. My driver caught the thief by the neck and put his hand into his trouser pocket, drawing out money, credit card, telephone book and so on and put them back into my suitcase.
Half an hour later, the car was running at full speed on the express highway. I sat back and breathed a long sigh of relief (松口气). But as I pulled out those stolen things from the suitcase and started to check them, I became dumbfounded (惊呆了). Before my eyes were 200 yuan instead of 100. And a blood test report of a 58-year-old woman appeared. I suddenly realized that the taxi driver must have mistaken the thief’s belongs and put his into my suitcase. The pitiful and begging look of the poor young man flashed across my mind again. My heart began to sink.
Two years has passed since then. But this event keeps coming back to me. Was the young man a habitual robber or a dutiful son who had been driven to desperation (铤而走险) to find money to save his mother’s life? My heart aches for him. How I wish I had gone back that summer afternoon to return the 200 yuan and say sorry to him. For the first time in my life, I realized that hate and love are very close.
【小题1】Why was the writer dumbfounded when he opened his suitcase?

A．Because he was now searching a different suitcase.

B．His own blood test report has changed into an old woman’s.

C．An old woman had put her savings into his suitcase.

D．He was facing things that did not belong to himself.

【小题2】Who helped the writer catch the thief?

A．No one. He caught the thief all by himself.

B．The driver with several other people.

C．Some policemen.

D．The thief came back and gave back the suitcase to him.

【小题3】What was one of the reasons for the young man to steal in the writer’s opinion?

A．The young man was a born thief.

B．The young man couldn’t afford to pay for his old mother’s medical treatment.

C．The young man’s mother asked him to do so.

D．Young people are likely to steal when they are poor.

【小题4】The major purpose for the writer to write this passage is ______.

A．to describe what hate and love are like

B．to entertain the readers with an interesting story

C．to impress the readers with an interesting story

D．to encourage the readers to help him find the thief