One day, when I went shopping with Julie, we came across something special. Waiting in a long checkout line, I thought about going to another, which had the shortest queue. There was only one guy in it, but he was in a wheelchair. Well, we stepped in behind him. At first, he seemed to be having difficulty getting his groceries onto the checking desk. But after a while, I realized that what he was actually doing was separating them into two piles.

However, doing that job was no easy task in itself. I offered to help, but he and the checkout lady had it under control. He asked my wife if she would mind putting his empty basket away. What must it be like, I wondered, to be so dependent on other people like that? The checkout operator came around and gave him his change and the items he needed to have to hand. She hung one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair. I offered to get the other, bigger, bag and he said, “No. But you could do me a favour. Take that lot along to the entrance and give it to Angela.”

As I was told, I did that, leaving Julie with our shopping. Angela, as turned out, was collecting food for people who might otherwise go hungry! I hadn't even noticed her before. This guy, despite the limitations that his physical condition imposed on him, had bought more than twice as much shopping as he needed – and given the bigger bag away to help other people! He didn't let the fact that he needed help stop him from being a help. He may have been limited physically, but his heart was more than capable of overcoming all that. And it changed my idea of dependence when I realized that the help he had given was more than the help he had received.

So … what’s holding the rest of us back?

1. From the first paragraph, we know that______.

A. the writer was obviously a disabled person

B. the man in a wheelchair was a shopper

C. the writer and Julie jumped the queue

D. only three people were shopping then

2. The man put the things he bought into two piles, probably because______.

A. his shopping bags were too small to hold all the groceries

B. he hoped to keep the balance of his wheelchair

C. he intended to help the people in need

D. it would be easy for him to carry

3. From the passage, we can learn that Angela was probably______.

A. the disabled person’s wife

B. the girl at the checking desk

C. a hungry and homeless beggar

D. a kind-hearted and helpful woman

4. Which of the following can best describe the man in the wheelchair?

A. kind, energetic and determined

B. positive, dependent and easy-going

C. active, optimistic and open-minded

D. helpful, generous and strong-hearted

 

Monday: Here I am, in the middle of nowhere. this camping trip idea is not getting off to a very good start.It is raining and the tent leaks. The hiking seemed to take forever, and I still can't understand how it could all have been up hill! How did I ever let my brother talk me into this? When we get home--if we ever get home-- he's going to have to do something great to get back on my good side. Maybe he should sponsor a shopping spree at the mall!

Tuesday:Things are looking up. The sun came out today, so we were able to leave the tents and dry out. We are camped at the edge of a small lake that I couldn't see before because of the rain and fog. The mountains are all around us, and the forest is absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the day dragging everything out of our backpacks or tents and putting it where the sun could dry it out. Later in the afternoon we tried to catch the fish for dinner, but the fish were smarter than we were. At night we built a fire and sang songs happily

Wednesday: We hiked to the far side of the lake and climbed to the top of a small peak. From there we could see how high the other mountains were and how far the forest spread around us. On the way up we passed through a snowfield!

Thursday: I caught my first fish! We followed the stream that fed the lake. After about two miles, we came to a section that Carol said looked "fishy". She had a pack rod, which can be carried in a backpack. I asked to cast it, and I caught a fish on my first try. Carol caught a few more. but they were just too pretty to eat for lunch, so we put them back in the stream.

Friday: I can't believe we are going home already. It will be nice to get a hot shower, sleep in a real bed, and eat junk food, but the trip has been wonderful. We're already talking about another camping adventure next year where we canoe down a river. it's hard to believe, but I think this city girl has a little country blood in her veins.

60. The whole morning of Tuesday, the writer ________.

　　 A. hiked along the lake 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. caught the fish for dinner

　　 C. dried out her belongings 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. climbed the mountain

61. The writer went on this camping trip because ________.

　　 A. she was tired of staying home 　　　　　　　　　　 B. she wanted to go fishing

　　 C. she enjoyed camping 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. she was influenced by her brother

62. It can be inferred that Carol had a pack rod with her because ________.

　　 A. she needed it to get their main source of food

　　 B. she thought the writer of the journal might need it

　　 C. she could not afford to buy a regular fishing pole

　　 D. she expected to go fishing while they were hiking

63. It is likely that the writer will ________.

　　 A. go on another camping trip B. invite Carol to go fishing together

　　 C. make her brother buy her something D. convince her brother to go camping

Monday: Here I am, in the middle of nowhere. this camping trip idea is not getting off to a very good start.It is raining and the tent leaks. The hiking seemed to take forever, and I still can't understand how it could all have been up hill! How did I ever let my brother talk me into this? When we get home--if we ever get home-- he's going to have to do something great to get back on my good side. Maybe he should sponsor a shopping spree at the mall!

Tuesday:Things are looking up. The sun came out today, so we were able to leave the tents and dry out. We are camped at the edge of a small lake that I couldn't see before because of the rain and fog. The mountains are all around us, and the forest is absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the day dragging everything out of our backpacks or tents and putting it where the sun could dry it out. Later in the afternoon we tried to catch the fish for dinner, but the fish were smarter than we were. At night we built a fire and sang songs happily

Wednesday: We hiked to the far side of the lake and climbed to the top of a small peak. From there we could see how high the other mountains were and how far the forest spread around us. On the way up we passed through a snowfield!

Thursday: I caught my first fish! We followed the stream that fed the lake. After about two miles, we came to a section that Carol said looked "fishy". She had a pack rod, which can be carried in a backpack. I asked to cast it, and I caught a fish on my first try. Carol caught a few more. but they were just too pretty to eat for lunch, so we put them back in the stream.

Friday: I can't believe we are going home already. It will be nice to get a hot shower, sleep in a real bed, and eat junk food, but the trip has been wonderful. We're already talking about another camping adventure next year where we canoe down a river. it's hard to believe, but I think this city girl has a little country blood in her veins.

60. The whole morning of Tuesday, the writer ________.

　　 A. hiked along the lake 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. caught the fish for dinner

　　 C. dried out her belongings 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. climbed the mountain

61. The writer went on this camping trip because ________.

　　 A. she was tired of staying home 　　　　　　　　　　 B. she wanted to go fishing

　　 C. she enjoyed camping 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. she was influenced by her brother

62. It can be inferred that Carol had a pack rod with her because ________.

　　 A. she needed it to get their main source of food

　　 B. she thought the writer of the journal might need it

　　 C. she could not afford to buy a regular fishing pole

　　 D. she expected to go fishing while they were hiking

63. It is likely that the writer will ________.

　　 A. go on another camping trip B. invite Carol to go fishing together

　　 C. make her brother buy her something D. convince her brother to go camping

阅读理解

　　Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer（扫盲志愿者）．The training I received，though excellent，did not tell me how it was to work with a real student，however．When I began to discover（发现）what other people's lives were like because they could not read，I realized the true importance of reading．

　　My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single（单身的）mother of three．In the first lesson，I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take．When I told her I would get her a bus schedule（时刻表），she told me it would not help because she could not read it．She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed．Since she did not know words，she could not write out a shopping list．Also，she could only recognize（认出，识别）items by sight，so if the product had a different label（标识），she would not recognize it as the product she wanted．

　　As we worked together，learning how to read built Marie's self-confidence（自信心），which encouraged her to continue in her studies． She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket．After this successful trip，she reported how self-confident she felt．At the end of the program，she began helping her youngest son，Tony，a shy first grader，with his reading．She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories．When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read，pride was written all over her face，and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off．As she described（描述）this experience，I was proud of myself as well．I

found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding（值得做的）than anything I had ever done before．

　　As a literacy volunteer，I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others．In fact，I may have learned more form the experience than Marie did．

1．What did the author do last summer？

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A．She worked in the supermarket．

B．She helped someone to learn to read．

C．She gave single mothers the help they needed．

D．She went to a training program to help a literacy volunteer．

2．Why didn't Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first？

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A．Because she liked to walk to the supermarket．

B．Because she lived far away from the bus stop．

C．Because she couldn't afford the bus ticket．

D．Because she couldn't find the right bus．

3．How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket？

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A．She knew where the goods were in he supermarket．

B．She asked others to take her to the right place．

C．She managed to find the goods by their looks．

D．She remembered the names of the goods．

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Marie？

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A．Marie could do things she had not been able to do before．

B．Marie was able to read stories with the help of her son．

C．Marie decided to continue her studies in school．

D．Marie paid for her own lessons．