The day was Thankful Thursday. It's a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive contribution. On this particular Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do. At noon, I drove to a McDonald’s with my daughters because they kept complaining that they hadn’t had enough to eat at breakfast. There we saw some homeless people in the street and we bought lunch for them.
We were about to complete when we found a small woman standing at the corner, asking for change. We handed her some food, and then started to head home. Suddenly from the mirror of the car, I saw the woman waving at us, so I had to turn around and stopped where the small woman stood. She walked to our car, and said, "Thank you, lady! No one has ever done anything like this for me before." I replied, "Well, I'm glad that we were the first." Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, "So, when do you think you'll eat your lunch?"
She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, "Oh honey, I'm not going to eat this lunch." I was confused, but before I could say anything, she continued. "You see, I have a little girl of my own at home and she just loves McDonald's, but I can never buy it for her because I just don't have the money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald's!"
I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our Acts of Kindness were too small to have effect on those poor people. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of Mother Teresa's words: "We cannot do great things — only small things with great love."
【小题1】
According to this passage, the small woman was ______.

The day was Thankful Thursday. It's a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive contribution. On this particular Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do. At noon, I drove to a McDonald’s with my daughters because they kept complaining that they hadn’t had enough to eat at breakfast. There we saw some homeless people in the street and we bought lunch for them.

We were about to complete when we found a small woman standing at the corner, asking for change. We handed her some food, and then started to head home. Suddenly from the mirror of the car, I saw the woman waving at us, so I had to turn around and stopped where the small woman stood. She walked to our car, and said, "Thank you, lady! No one has ever done anything like this for me before." I replied, "Well, I'm glad that we were the first." Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, "So, when do you think you'll eat your lunch?"

    She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, "Oh honey, I'm not going to eat this lunch." I was confused, but before I could say anything, she continued. "You see, I have a little girl of my own at home and she just loves McDonald's, but I can never buy it for her because I just don't have the money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald's!"

    I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our Acts of Kindness were too small to have effect on those poor people. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of Mother Teresa's words: "We cannot do great things — only small things with great love."

1.

 According to this passage, the small woman was ______.

A. too happy to stand at the corner       

B. too eager to ask for more food

C. too poor to buy McDonald’s             

D. too busy to care for her daughter

2.

What can we know from the passage?

A. The author finally realized what she did was of use to the poor.

B. The author would stop doing her acts of kindness to the poor.

    C. The author’s daughters found their mother cried at the end of the day.

    D. The author’s daughters would make friends with the woman’s daughter.

3.

What would be the best title of the passage?

A. No Pains No Gains                           

B. No Pleasure Without Pain

C. No Small Act of Kindness                

D. No Sweet Without Sweat

三、完形填空（总计20小题，每小题1.5分）

It was a sunny day．A city man was driving along a country road with a new wagon（马车）and a beautiful pair of horses．He didn’t pay a lot of 36 to where he was going．Pretty soon he 37 that he was lost， but he 38 to drive， expecting to   

refind his way or to 39 someone who could tell him how to get back to the 40．

It was a long 41 road．For many hours he kept on driving．When it was almost 42，he saw in a 43 a tall farmer ploughing the land． He stopped his 44 team of horses near the fence and called out，“Hello， farmer．”

    “Hello，yourself，”the farmer replied，45  ploughing．

    “Where does the horse 46？”he asked without knowing his language errors（错误）．

    “I haven’t seen it go anywhere．It 47 stays right where it is，”said the farmer，48 stopping his work．

    “How far is it to the next town？” said the city man，speaking a little 49．

    “Don’t know．I never 50 it，” replied the farmer． By this time the city man was getting 51．“What do you know？ You’re the biggest fool I 52 saw．”

    53 stopping the farmer turned and looked for a long time 54 at the city man．Then he said，“Maybe I don’t know much．55 I am a fool． But at least I’m not lost！” 

36. A. signs         B. orders         C. attention       D. direction

37. A. realized      B. recognized     C. accepted        D. received

38. A. stopped       B. used           C. wanted          D. continued

39. A. miss          B. meet           C. look            D. lose

40. A. town          B. country        C. capital         D. village

41. A. lonely        B. busy           C. dirty           D. crowded

42. A. at noon       B. at night       C. raining         D. dark

43. A. truck         B. pile           C. field           D. store

44. A. strong        B. tired          C. weak            D. tiring

45. A. but           B. went on        C. stopped         D. still

46. A. go            B. lead up        C. get             D. show

47. A. always        B. often          C. sometimes       D. seldom

48. A. began         B. still          C. without         D. already

49. A. clearly       B. lower          C. more loudly     D. more politely

50. A. judged        B. measured       C. saw             D. studied

51. A. sad           B. lovely         C. friendly        D. angry

52. A. ever          B. often          C. even            D. never

53. A. Still         B. Not            C. With            D. Finally

54. A. gladly        B. immediately    C. in silence      D. excitedly

55. A. Really        B. Perhaps        C. Certainly       D. Fortunately

The day was Thankful Thursday. It's a weekly tradition that my two little girls and I began years ago. Thursday has become our day to go out and make a positive contribution. On this particular Thursday, we had no idea exactly what we were going to do. At noon, I drove to a McDonald’s with my daughters because they kept complaining that they hadn’t had enough to eat at breakfast. There we saw some homeless people in the street and we bought lunch for them.
We were about to complete when we found a small woman standing at the corner, asking for change. We handed her some food, and then started to head home. Suddenly from the mirror of the car, I saw the woman waving at us, so I had to turn around and stopped where the small woman stood. She walked to our car, and said, "Thank you, lady! No one has ever done anything like this for me before." I replied, "Well, I'm glad that we were the first." Feeling uneasy, and wanting to move the conversation along, I asked, "So, when do you think you'll eat your lunch?"
She just looked at me with her huge, tired brown eyes and said, "Oh honey, I'm not going to eat this lunch." I was confused, but before I could say anything, she continued. "You see, I have a little girl of my own at home and she just loves McDonald's, but I can never buy it for her because I just don't have the money. But you know what…tonight she is going to have McDonald's!"
I don't know if the kids noticed the tears in my eyes. So many times I had questioned whether our Acts of Kindness were too small to have effect on those poor people. Yet at that moment, I realized the truth of Mother Teresa's words: "We cannot do great things — only small things with great love."

1. 1.

   According to this passage, the small woman was ______.

   1. A.
      too happy to stand at the corner
   2. B.
      too eager to ask for more food
   3. C.
      too poor to buy McDonald’s
   4. D.
      too busy to care for her daughter
2. 2.

   What can we know from the passage?

   1. A.
      The author finally realized what she did was of use to the poor.
   2. B.
      The author would stop doing her acts of kindness to the poor.
   3. C.
      The author’s daughters found their mother cried at the end of the day.
   4. D.
      The author’s daughters would make friends with the woman’s daughter.
3. 3.

   What would be the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      No Pains No Gains
   2. B.
      No Pleasure Without Pain
   3. C.
      No Small Act of Kindness
   4. D.
      No Sweet Without Sweat