The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange. In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me. A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so. “Next stop, St. Patrick Station” — my stop was quickly coming up. I had few minutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or left it there.

In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions. Actually, they were just my own thoughts. Though I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret.

My thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrong. This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?

Just as the doors opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway. It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me or what they were thinking. Instead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside. I always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag. I was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought.

1.The gentleman kept staring at the author because _______.

A.  he wanted to talk to the author

B.  he might think the author dropped the bread

C.  the author appeared too nervous

D.  the author was going to get off

2.The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.

A. easily obtained              

B. strongly supported

C. deliberately created         

D. completely unaccepted

3.Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?

   A. He noticed that no one was looking at him.

   B. He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to waste.   

   C. He remembered a homeless man at that very moment.  

 D. He valued kindness more than his own pride.

 

_______ which way to take, the little boy behaved like a real gentleman who comforted his

sister from time to time.

A．Leaving to wonder	B．Having left to wonder
C．Left wondering	D．Left to wonder

 

We’ll all have a heart that is already accurately showing us how true things are.

Carmen’s mother Maria had just   1  a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant（移植）her life was in constant   2 .

Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very   3 : finding a donor heart that matched Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept   4  hospitals all over the country.

Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble walking from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital,   __5 .

“Are you okay?” a man asked.

Carmen sobbed（哭泣）as she told the stranger her   6 . This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   7  it through the night.   8 , an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to donate（捐獻(xiàn)）something from herself.

After reviewing the data, doctors   9  Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to   10  the transplant.

That cold night, when Cheryl was   11  dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was   12  for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen   13  Cheryl’s funeral（葬禮）with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria   14  with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was   15  in another loving mother’s chest.

1.                A．survived        B．suffered        C．died D．made

 

2.                A．change         B．danger         C．disorder  D．pain

 

3.                A．unlikely        B．big            C．slim  D．likely

 

4.                A．finding         B．interrupting     C．touring   D．phoning

 

5.                A．crying          B．sleeping        C．doubting  D．thinking

 

6.                A．idea           B．story           C．thought   D．a(chǎn)ccident

 

7.                A．put            B．support         C．make D．pass

 

8.                A．Hurriedly       B．Devotionally     C． Calmly   D．Suddenly

 

9.                A．informed       B．warned         C．congratulated  D．reminded

 

10.               A．give up         B．carry out       C．search after    D．put off

 

11.               A．noticed        B．predicted       C．declared  D．left

 

12.               A．singing         B．begging        C．decorating D．praying

 

13.               A．a(chǎn)ttended       B．joined          C．visited D．passed

 

14.               A．passed away     B．woke up        C．left behind D．dressed up

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)ctive          B．necessary       C．a(chǎn)live  D．lively

 

 

Amy and Mark Blaubach were very excited about adopting a child from an orphanage (孤兒院). They thought they would adopt a baby girl. After waiting one and a half years, the social worker asked them to consider adopting a six-year-old boy named Jerry.

After the adoption papers were signed, Amy asked if Jerry had a good friend at the orphanage. Jerry said his best friend was Zack. That was the first time that Amy heard about Zack.

Then Jerry went to his new home with Amy and Mark, where he lived happily and adjusted very well. However, Jerry kept talking about his best friend that he had left behind at the orphanage. So Amy became determined to try and find out more about Zack.

She came across a database specifically for families who had adopted children from the orphanage where she met Jerry. The database allowed parents to enter their child’s name and his or her adoption information. As Amy looked through the database, she found what appeared to be a possible match of her son’s best friend. After sending a new e-mails back and forth, Amy was sure to have the right Zack. He had adopted by Rae and Bruce Hostetler two weeks before. To her surprise, the two families were living in the same city. Then she decided to give these two friends a special reunion (重逢)

On a sunny Sunday, the two boys finally met each other again. When Jerry asked Zack, “Do you remember me?” Zack quickly answered, “Yes! Let’s go and play!” That led to hours of laughter and play. Rae and Amy were excited to see how well their sons got along, and what an amazing bond(聯(lián)系) they had. Thanks to both families, that special bond between Zack and Jerry can continue for the rest of their lives.

1.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A．Amy and Mark thought they would adopt a baby boy.

B．Amy and Mark were unwilling to adopt Jerry.

C．Amy had met Zack before he left the orphanage

D．Amy knew that Zack and Jerry were good friends.

2.After Jerry left the orphanage ________.

A．he wasn’t happy in his new home

B．he couldn’t adapt to his new environment

C．he missed his friend very much

D．he left guilty about leaving his friend behind

3.What can we learn about Zack from the fourth paragraph?

A．He was found at the orphanage by Amy.

B．He was living in the same city as Jerry.

C．He would be adopted by Amy and Mark.

D．The boy named Zack in the database wasn’t Jerry’s friend.

4.Which of the following is TURE according to the last paragraph?

A．The boys met again at Amy’s home.

B．The boys couldn’t get along with each other any longer.

C．When they met again, the boys didn’t recognize each other at first.

D．The boys can keep in touch with each other for the rest of their lives.

5.What is the best title for this text?

A．How to Adopt a Child

B．Amy and Her Adopted Child

C．A Story in an Orphanage

D．A Very Special Reunion

 

“You’ve left the light on.” “Oh, so I have. _____ and turn it off.”

A．I’ll go	B．I’ve gone
C．I go	D．I’m going