A lesson in caring
It was a cold evening. My daughter and I were walking up Broadway. I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box. But Nora    36    . She wasn’t even four, but she   37    at my coat and said, “That man’s cold. Daddy, can we take him home?”
I don’t remember my   38    . But I do remember a sudden   39    feeling inside me. I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her   40     , whether it was     41    flying or children playing. But now she was noticing   42    and beggary.
A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and   43     it to an elderly person. It was quick and easy. I signed us up. Nora was   44    about it. She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how   45    our job was. When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to    46    myself to leave the house to fetch the food package. On my way to the school, I fought an urge (强烈愿望) to turn    47    . The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home. Why do this?   48    , we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed. She   49    us right over.
The building was in a bad state. Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress. She took the package and asked us to come in. Nora ran inside. I unwillingly followed.   50     inside, I saw that the department belonged to someone poor. Our hostess showed us some photos. Nora played and when it came time to say goodbye, we three hugged. I walked home    51    .
Professionals call such a(n)   52    “a volunteer opportunity”. They are opportunities and I’ve come to see. Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something    53     that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and   54     clothes for the homeless. Yet, as I’ve    55     her grow over these past four years, I still wonder—which of us has benefited more?

A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which __36__ me because he’s not an artist.
"I   37  up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don’t have  38_ for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I _39__ it．Every few months I look at the list and decide what to focus on next． 40  I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was  41 _ in my life．Now I just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you’ll   42  what I mean．"
So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed （显露出） a whole lot about what was __43__ to me．It also revealed how _44___ behind I am at getting to the things I really want．
I filled up the first twenty __45__ quickly, but then began to think carefully．
Eventually I __46_ items I’ve thought about for years, and __47__ I’ve carried with me since I was young．When I  48  the list later, some entries surprised me．
First, I want to _ 49_ much more, particularly now that my children are   50_ and can go with me to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．
I’m also surprised to _51_ some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I’m going to learn to roller-blade （轮滑）, __52_, I’d better start before I turn 50．
Like my friend, I now have an alternative to __53__．When I’m bored with life, I take out my list．
My friend told me the _54_ was preparing the ground so that life could work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock （码头）," he said．
Thanks to my _55__, I’m working on some big docks．

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Everyone needs water and a diet  36   healthy foods. These foods should    37  some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.

   People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods   38    change into energy. Our bodies use different   39  of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里). The more  40  we take, the more calories we burn.  Even when you are   41  , you are using energy---about 65 calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is  42  up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On  43  Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as   44  as 650 calories an hour.

   The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world.  It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is   45  in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many   46  countries in the world. That is   47  lots of people in China have white teeth.

   People in the Western world do not eat   48  healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take   49  exercise. Because of this, they  50  very easily. In order to   51  with the quick pace(步伐) of their life and work, they eat a lot of fast food. They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisps, chocolate, butter and ice cream and so on,  52  are called  53  food by some epicureans（美食家）. The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid    54__ fat and   55  it is advisable(明智的) to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.

A. above                    B. of                     C. at                     D. over

A. include               B. hold                  C. contain    D. make up

A. which                    B. what                 C. where        D. it

A. numbers             B. amounts            C. plenty        D. deal

A. exercise              B. exercises           C. sport          D. game

A. sleepy                B. running             C. working     D. asleep

A. running              B. adding                  C. burning      D. wasting

A. Children             B. Work                C. Sports        D. Sport

A. much                    B. many                C. few            D. little

A. poor                    B. low                   C. rich           D. plenty

A. more                   B. other                 C. rest            D. others

A. Why                    B. because             C. because of  D. since

A. so                    B. very                  C. much         D. such

A. a number of      B. too much           C. masses of   D. enough

A. lose weight       B. put on weight  C. die             D. stay healthy

A. keep up            B. carry on            C. keep on      D. go on

A. as                     B. these                 C. which        D. they

A. bad                         B. diseased            C. healthy       D. junk

A. to get                 B. becoming          C. to become  D. get

A. keep thin             B. keep fit             C. stay calm    D. fall ill

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist, a potter. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his oldest son   36  a severe stomachache and died suddenly. To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later,   37  him alone with his six-year- old younger son. The hurt and pain of the two situations were _ 38 _ Al could handle, and he _ 39  to alcohol. Al began to lose everything he possessed---his home, his land, his art objects, everything.   40  he died alone in a San Francisco motel room.
When I heard of Al’s death, I reacted with the same disdain（蔑视）the world shows for one who ends his life with nothing   41 _ left. “What a complete failure!” I thought. “What a totally   42__  life!”
As time went by, I began to re-evaluate my earlier _ 43  judgment. You see, I knew Al’s now adult son, Ernie. He is one of the kindest, most   44  most loving men I have ever known. I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free   45  of the love between them. I knew that kindness and caring had to come   46  somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talk much about his father. It is so hard to   47  an alcoholic. One day I get up my   48  to ask him. “I’m really puzzled by something,” I said. “I know your father was basically the only one to   49  you.   50  on earth did he do that you became such a special person?
Ernie sat _ 51 _ and thought for a few moments. Then he said, “From my  _52   memories as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a __53  and said, “I love you, son.”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to   54  Al as a failure. He had not left any material possession behind,   55  he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known.

【小题9】

A．handsome B．rich C．caring D．ordinary

【小题20】

A．so B．and C．but D．or

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Everyone needs water and a diet  36   healthy foods. These foods should    37  some fat, some fiber, a little salt and so on.

   People need energy to live. They eat all kinds of foods   38    change into energy. Our bodies use different   39  of energy. The energy is measured in calories(卡路里). The more  40  we take, the more calories we burn.  Even when you are   41  , you are using energy---about 65 calories an hour. While you are at school, or walking home, your body is  42  up 100 calories an hour. When playing football or basketball, you might be using 400 calories an hour. On  43  Day, during the relay race, you will use most of all, perhaps as   44  as 650 calories an hour.

   The Chinese diet is considered to be the healthiest in the world.  It contains a lot of fruit and green vegetables. It is   45  in fiber and low in sugar and fat. The Chinese eat less sugar than many   46  countries in the world. That is   47  lots of people in China have white teeth.

   People in the Western world do not eat   48  healthy foods. They eat too much fat and sugar and don’t take   49  exercise. Because of this, they  50  very easily. In order to   51  with the quick pace(步伐) of their life and work, they eat a lot of fast food. They eat a lot of sweets, soft drinks, potato crisps, chocolate, butter and ice cream and so on,  52  are called  53  food by some epicureans（美食家）. The result is that many of them become fat. In order to avoid    54__ fat and   55  it is advisable(明智的) to eat a balanced diet and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie rating.

1.A. above                           B. of                   C. at                            D. over

2.A. include                   B. hold                        C. contain    D. make up

3.A. which                           B. what                       C. where           D. it

4.A. numbers                B. amounts                C. plenty           D. deal

5.A. exercise                 B. exercises               C. sport             D. game

6.A. sleepy                     B. running                  C. working        D. asleep

7.A. running                  B. adding              C. burning         D. wasting

8.A. Children                 B. Work                      C. Sports           D. Sport

9.A. much                            B. many                      C. few                D. little

10.A. poor                           B. low                          C. rich                D. plenty

11.A. more                          B. other                      C. rest               D. others

12.A. Why                           B. because                 C. because of   D. since

13.A. so                          B. very                        C. much             D. such

14.A. a number of        B. too much               C. masses of    D. enough

15.A. lose weight         B. put on weight    C. die                 D. stay healthy

16.A. keep up                B. carry on                 C. keep on        D. go on

17.A. as                          B. these                      C. which            D. they

18.A. bad                       B. diseased                C. healthy         D. junk

19.A. to get                        B. becoming              C. to become   D. get

20.A. keep thin                  B. keep fit                  C. stay calm     D. fall ill