Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night.
“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ”“No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__.“What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.”
After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw.
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw.

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often  1   that he had been cheated by others．One day he told his wife he was so   2   with the city that he had to leave．

       So his family moved to another city．It was the   3   of a weekend．When Terry and his wife were busily occupied in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly   4  ．Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along   5   and had to wait   6   in a low mood．Just then he heard light, hesitant   7   on his door that were clearly audible （听到） in the   8  night．

       “Who’s it?” he wondered．Since Terry was a   9   in this city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be   10  ．So he went to the door and opened it   11  ．At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir．do you have candles? I’m your neighbor．” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door   12  ．“What a nuisance （讨厌）,” he complained over it with his wife．“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to   13   things．”

       After a while, the door was knocked again．He opened it and found the same girl outside．  14   this time she was   15  two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles．She   16   me here to give you these．” Terry was struck dumb （目瞪口呆） by what he   17  ．

       At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   18   in life．It was his   19   and harshness （刻薄） with other people．The person who had cheated him in life was   20   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred （蒙蔽） by his unsympathetic （无情的） mind．

1．A．complaining           B．reflecting             C．praying               D．pretending

2．A．inspired                B．disappointed         C．thrilled                D．encouraged

3．A．morning                B．moment            C．afternoon            D．evening

4．A．went on               B．went down       C．went out             D．went through

5．A．candles                 B．matches              C．lights                  D．flashlights

6．A．happily                  B．patiently              C．willingly              D．helplessly

7．A．steps                    B．words               C．knocks                D．screams

8．A．dark                     B．quiet                   C．noisy                  D．crowded

9．A．newcomer             B．guest                   C．neighbor              D．settler

10．A．offered                B．disturbed             C．embarrassed        D．surprised

11．A．cheerfully            B．confidently          C．impatiently        D．absurdly

12．A．gently                 B．deliberately       C．slightly                D．heavily

13．A．lend                    B．sell                      C．purchase             D．borrow

14．A．And                    B．But                     C．So                      D．For

15．A．holding                B．hiding               C．fetching              D．seeking

16．A．suggested            B．forbad              C．sent                    D．forced

17．A．felt                  B．smelt                 C．heard               D．saw

18．A．failure                 B．success               C．attempt               D．determination

19．A．warmth               B．coldness              C．kindness              D．influence

20．A．probably         B．hardly           C．actually           D．especially

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often   36   that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so   37   with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the   38   of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily occupied in tidying up their new home, the light suddenly   39  . Terry was regretful to have forgotten bringing along   40   and had to wait   41   in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant   42   on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the   43  night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered. Since Terry was a   44   in this city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be   45  . So he went to the door and opened it   46  . At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir. do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door   47  . “What a nuisance (讨厌),” he complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to   48   things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside.   49   this time she was   50   two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She   51   me here to give you these.” Terry was struck dumb (目瞪口呆) by what he   52  .

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his   53   in life. It was his   54   and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was   55   nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic (无情的) mind.

36. A. complaining        B. reflecting                 C. praying                    D. pretending

37. A. inspired             B. disappointed             C. thrilled                     D. encouraged

38. A. morning             B. moment                C. afternoon                 D. evening

39. A. went on             B. went down            C. went out                   D. went through

40. A. candles               B. matches                    C. lights                       D. flashlights

41. A. happily               B. patiently                   C. willingly                  D. helplessly

42. A. steps                   B. words                   C. knocks                     D. screams

43. A. dark                   B. quiet                        C. noisy                       D. crowded

44. A. newcomer           B. guest                        C. neighbor                  D. settler

45. A. offered               B. disturbed                  C. embarrassed              D. surprised

46. A. cheerfully           B. confidently               C. impatiently            D. absurdly

47. A. gently                 B. deliberately                  C. slightly                    D. heavily

48. A. lend                   B. sell                          C. purchase                   D. borrow

49. A. And                    B. But                          C. So                           D. For

50. A. holding               B. hiding                   C. fetching                   D. seeking

51. A. suggested            B. forbad                   C. sent                         D. forced

52. A. felt                 B. smelt                      C. heard                    D. saw

53. A. failure                B. success                     C. attempt                    D. determination

54. A. warmth               B. coldness                   C. kindness                   D. influence

55. A. probably             B. hardly                   C. actually                    D. especially

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.
So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand（犹豫的）knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.
“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled（嘟囔）over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”
He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”
At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness（刻薄）with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred（使模糊）by his cold mind.
63.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.
A.he wanted to earn more money there
B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place
C.he didn’t like the place where he lived
D.he thought he should change his job
64.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.
A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later
B.he had no friends in the new city
C.she was too young to play with candles
D.he was cheated at that time
65.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.
A.cold and harsh                                       B.lazy and negative
C.friendly and kind                                      D.crazy and rude
66.What would be the best title for this passage?
A.Help others to help yourself              B.Light the candle in your heart
C.Terry’s good neighbor                             D.God bless you

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand（犹豫的）knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.

“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled（嘟囔）over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”

He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness（刻薄）with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred（使模糊）by his cold mind.

63.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.

A.he wanted to earn more money there

B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place

C.he didn’t like the place where he lived

D.he thought he should change his job

64.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.

A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later

B.he had no friends in the new city

C.she was too young to play with candles

D.he was cheated at that time

65.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.

A.cold and harsh                                       B.lazy and negative

C.friendly and kind                                      D.crazy and rude

66.What would be the best title for this passage?

A.Help others to help yourself              B.Light the candle in your heart

C.Terry’s good neighbor                             D.God bless you

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand（犹豫的）knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.

“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled（嘟囔）over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”

He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness（刻薄）with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred（使模糊）by his cold mind.

1.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.

  A.he wanted to earn more money there

B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place

C.he didn’t like the place where he lived

D.he thought he should change his job

2.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.

  A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later

B.he had no friends in the new city

C.she was too young to play with candles

D.he was cheated at that time

3.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.

  A.cold and harsh                  B.lazy and negative

C.friendly and kind               D.crazy and rude

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

  A.Help others to help yourself        B.Light the candle in your heart

C.Terry’s good neighbor          D.God bless you

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failures in career made him a bad-tempered and disappointed man, often complaining that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so disappointed with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily engaged in tidying up their new home, the lights suddenly went out and they were forced to stop work. Terry regretted to have forgotten to bring along candles and had to wait helplessly in a bad mood. Just then he heard light,hesitand（犹豫的）knocks on his door that were clearly heard in the quiet night.

“Who’s it?”he wondered. Terry didn’t know anybody in the new city, and this was the moment he especially hated to be disturbed. He went to the door and opened it impatiently. At the door was a little girl, asking in a shy voice,“Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor.”“NO,”answered Terry rudely. He shut the door.“What a nuisance!”he grumbled（嘟囔）over it with his wife.“No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to borrow things. What’ll be the next? How bothering!”

He was angry about it when the door was knocked at again. He opened it and found the same little girl outside. But this time she was holding two candles. She said, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She sent me here to give you these.”Terry was struck by what he saw. When he became fully aware, he said,“Thank you and your grandma. God bless you!”

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his failure in life. It was his coldness and harshness（刻薄）with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was actually nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred（使模糊）by his cold mind.

63.Terry decided to move to another city because___________.

  A.he wanted to earn more money there

B.he found it more challenging to live in a new place

C.he didn’t like the place where he lived

D.he thought he should change his job

64.Terry treated the little girl rudely because he thought_________.

  A.the neighbor would often borrow things from him later

B.he had no friends in the new city

C.she was too young to play with candles

D.he was cheated at that time

65.It can be concluded that Terry realized that he used to be_________.

  A.cold and harsh                                       B.lazy and negative

C.friendly and kind                                   D.crazy and rude

66.What would be the best title for this passage?

  A.Help others to help yourself              B.Light the candle in your heart

C.Terry’s good neighbor                         D.God bless you

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项（Ａ、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Terry was a middle-aged leather trader whose repeated failure in career made him a depressed man, often __36__ that he had been cheated by others. One day he told his wife he was so __37__ with the city that he had to leave.

So his family moved to another city. It was the evening of a weekend. When Terry and his wife were busily __38__ up their new home, the light suddenly __39__. Terry was regretful to have forgotten to bring along __40__ and had to wait __41__ in a low mood. Just then he heard light, hesitant __42__ on his door that were clearly audible (听到) in the __43__ night.

“Who’s it?” he wondered, since Terry was a __44__ to this city. And this was the moment he especially hated to be __45__, so he went to the door and opened it __46__. At the door was a little girl, shyly asking, “Sir, do you have candles? I’m your neighbor. ” “No,” answered Terry in anger and shut the door __47__. “What a nuisance!” He complained over it with his wife. “No sooner had we settled down than the neighbor came to __48__ things.”

After a while, the door was knocked again. He opened it and found the same girl outside. __49__ this time she was __50__ two candles, saying, “My grandma told me the new neighbor downstairs might need candles. She __51__ me here to give you these.” Terry was very __52__ by what he saw.

At that moment he suddenly realized what caused his __53__ in life. It was his __54__ and harshness (刻薄) with other people. The person who had cheated him in life was __55__ nobody else but himself, for his eyes had been blurred (蒙蔽) by his unsympathetic mind.