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。
Yesterday I heard about a single mom with two kids that I barely know. She was pleading for help to pay her 36 bill so it wouldn’t get disconnected. I have seen her help many others over the past months. She 37 to make ends meet but puts on a smile 38 her children won’t worry. She has no family near her so if she 39 her phone, her children or their school will have no way to get in 40 with her. After reading her plea（恳求）, I thought about it all night and it broke my heart.
This morning I 41 her that I wanted to help. And I 42 her phone bill so that she would not lose it. She wrote me one of the most 43 letters I have ever received, 44 me how thankful she was. She 45 and said that I would never know how 46 it meant to her that a stranger would be so 47 . She had nowhere to go and didn’t know where to turn. I 48 to her that she was a kind heart and it is especially important to me to help 49 people such as her.
I am very glad to have been able to help 50 . Her tears of joy and heartfelt 51 were more than enough thanks for me. Everything we do for someone else, big or small, makes such a big 52 . We can share some happiness and sorrows. Among all of us, we have the ability to 53 solutions to some problems that now 54 . Opening my heart and 55 for a friend in need makes me proud and I am thankful I was able to pay it forward today!
A．food B．school C．phone D．family
A．means B．struggles C．likes D．fails
A．but B．though C．however D．so
A．changes B．loses C．destroys D．sells
A．touch B．sight C．notice D．trouble
A．contacted B．realized C．asked D．invited
A．bought B．found C．asked D．paid
A．interesting B．important C．sincere D．fascinating
A．respecting B．telling C．praising D．encouraging
A．cried B．laughed C．discussed D．shamed
A．rich B．excellent C．much D．strange
A．moved B．amazing C．delighted D．kind
A．explained B．proved C．promised D．argued
A．humorous B．wonderful C．beautiful D．brave
A．in B．through C．out D．besides
A．congratulation B．conclusion C．hope D．appreciation
A．difference B．progress C．information D．behaviour
A．replace B．create C．compare D．work
A．disappear B．find C．exist D．settle
A．letter B．mouth C．door D．wallet
While attending a conference, I returned to my hotel room late one evening. The overhead light outside my door was burned out and I had finding the keyhole. When I to open the door, I around the wall for a light switch. I found a plate where a switch was installed... but no switch!
Not discouraged easily, I remembered a lamp by the bed when I deposited my luggage in the day. I found the bed in the and then the lamp, but when I switched it on, nothing ! I thought that perhaps if I opened the curtains I might be able to use whatever light comes in from the to find another lamp. So I my way slowly across the room to the curtains and... no drawstring（拉绳）! I finally stumbled（跌跌撞撞地走）around I found a desk lamp which actually !
That evening I discovered in a whole new way just how dark the world be and how necessary light is! But even more necessary than light is the light that shines from people --the light of and faith. Because, for many people, the world is a dark and place. For someone today just may be stumbling in discouragement or sadness or fear and in of some light. So let your light shine. Whatever light you may be a beacon（灯塔） of hope and encouragement. And if you feel that your light is a candle in a forest remember -- there isn’t enough darkness in all the world to the light of one small candle.
A．confidence B．respect C．admiration D．difficulty
A．managed B．failed C．wished D．meant
A．touched B．felt C．sensed D．looked
A．already B．never C．still D．once
A．equipping B．producing C．noticing D．removing
A．later B．earlier C．lower D．upper
A．light B．dark C．room D．corner
A．happened B．operated C．fired D．developed
A．machine B．street C．room D．car
A．wound B．forced C．made D．lost
A．after B．until C．while D．since
A．helped B．affected C．worked D．inspired
A．can B．shall C．will D．must
A．mental B．psychological C．electrical D．physical
A．existence B．love C．truth D．wisdom
A．lonely B．colorful C．friendly D．complex
A．short B．favor C．face D．need
A．make B．offer C．take D．contribute
A．not more than B．other than C．no more than D．rather than
A．putout B．giveout C．getover D．setup
There was once a group of young people searching everywhere for happiness but what they got was only annoyance, grief and misery.
So they Socrates for advice on where happiness . But giving any answers, Socrates asked them to help with building a first. The group of guys had to the task, laying aside their own business of seeking happiness. It took them a long time to cut down a tall tree, gouging out (挖空) the center. Through painstaking effort, they made a canoe out of the tree. They launched the canoe into a river, and then together in it, singing with .
Socrates asked, “My children, do you have happiness now?” They answered in chorus: “We be happier!” Socrates , “That’s it! you are too busy pursuing something to notice anything bitter, happiness will occur.”
From the story I got to know that happiness hides behind every tiny thing that you are involved in, and that you may only get pleasure through work and creativity.
We may have to pain in our daily life and in the process of happiness. Sometimes we tend to look for happiness in things, like a new car, clothes, etc. True long term happiness, however, comes from within our and spirit. So why not turn suffering into life, and tears into the light in your heart? Only in this way can we make it through and find true happiness.
So my dear friends, just remember happiness is a state of mind and a matter of , and I you all a life of happiness.
A．led to B．stuck to C．belonged to D．turned to
A．hold B．lay C．stood D．laid
A．apart from B．other than C．instead of D．in case of
A．boat B．room C．bridge D．hospital
A．set down B．set about C．set out D．set up
A．run B．stood C．rowed D．made
A．sadness B．joy C．appointment D．hope
A．mustn’t B．shouldn’t C．needn’t D．couldn’t
A．explained B．said C．announced D．added
A．Unless B．Whenever C．Until D．However
A．never B．always C．ever D．seldom
A．careful B．limit C．hard D．effective
A．experience B．escape C．appreciate D．delay
A．seeking B．searching C．creating D．improving
A．spiritual B．good C．fresh D．material
A．body B．brain C．soul D．heart
A．blaming B．praising C．criticizing D．accusing
A．turn B．put C．divide D．draw
A．time B．energy C．fact D．choice
A．promise B．wish C．take D．demand
Mrs. Ohama spoke to the graduates of Martin luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencemenl (毕业典礼）speech this year. The ceremony___1____in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.
'The first lady told her 170 ___2_____ that she spent too much of her time in college _____3___ on acadamic achievements. While her success in college and law school ____4____ a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t ____5______ a minute living someone else’s dream”she said. “It ______6___ a lot of real work to discover what brings you___7____ and you won’t find what you love simply by _____8_____ mailboxes or surfing the net."
She said MLK reminded her of her own high school ______9____ in Chicago. “My No. 1 _____10__ was to go to a high school that would push me and___11______me,” she said: “I wanted to go somewhere that would ____12_____achievement. ___13_____ schools like this don't exist for every kid,” she said. “You are blessed.”
The first lady told graduates that__14____ may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond ___15_____ what they will became. “That’s when you ___16_____what you are really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position ____17_____ you might fail.” Overcoming diffcultie has been the ____18_____of many great people，she said, “Oprah was demoted (降职)from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey.And then there’s this guy Barack Obama. I could ____19______a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He ___20____ his first race for Congress”.the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.
A．happened to B．took place C．occurred to D．came across
A．graduates B．teachers C．students D．teenagers
A．depending B．focusing C．deciding D．living
A．led to B．referred to C．looked forward to D．occurred to
A．spend B．spoil C．enjoy D．waste
A．demand B．takes C．spend D．benefit
A．energy B．power C．joy D．laughter
A．opening B．checking C．writing D．designing
A．experience B．memory C．failure D．events
A．task B．goal C．homework D．wish
A．disappoint B．encourage C．satisfy D．challenge
A．celebrate B．congratulate C．apply D．analyse
A．Unfortunately B．Fortunately C．Occasionally D．Unexpectedly
A．happiness B．sadness C．failure D．success
A．affects B．determines C．dedicates D．donates
A．find out B．pull out C．beak out D．hold out
A．what B．which C．where D．that
A．mark B．shortcoming C．point D．advantage
A．turn on B．take on C．turn up D．take up
A．abandoned B．lost C．won D．obtain
I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she has ___ __ was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a similar one. The lady ___ __ to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID or the deal could not take place.
I went to the __ __ with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started ___ ___ her of asking the first random person she saw to help her. Although that was true , I didn’t understand why it mattered. After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to __ __ an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no way to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not ___ ___ she purchased the item.
“If I , a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be ___ __ the privilege--- as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he ___ __ to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I hesitated when the woman asked for my help, but ___ ___ in my hand I asked myself, “ Why not? What valid reasons do I usually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its cover. The woman looked poor, but she ___ __ the same treatment as anyone else does.
A．purchased B．shown C．lost D．mended
A．managed B．wanted C．refused D．promised
A．counter B．department C．market D．window
A．warning B．informing C．reminding D．accusing
A．leave B．pay C．find D．obtain
A．answer B．prove C．support D．admit
A．ordered B．asked C．denied D．given
A．agreed B．prepared C．failed D．remembered
A．totally B．gradually C．hardly D．quickly
A．deserved B．required C．received D．appreciated
My wife Julie and I were out on the road that______around where we live, when we saw a（n）______ worn-out dog stumbling (蹒跚) painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked __38____to the dog and patted it. I______ and there was a collar with a phone number. I called ______ no one answered.
The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog’s ______ while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk ______ our new friend made short work of the food. ______we got her home.
After trying for many times we got a ______from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She ______ that Tara had been her father’s dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was ______returned home.
Here is the _____of the story:
Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to______me to come back, but I wasn’t hearing ______ that made that sound likely.
I was ______ to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more______than our problem to worry about. There was a creature ______ right before us and we had to work together to help it.
We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.
In the______ “Love Is Not a Fight” Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, “And if we try to leave, ______ God send angels (天使) to guard the door.”
Sometimes angels come ______ as dogs.
A．flows B．reaches C．runs D．walks
A．young B．old C．tired D．ugly
A．gently B．carefully C．angrily D．slowly
A．comforted B．touched C．tested D．checked
A．or B．and C．but D．so
A．clothes B．food C．toys D．basket
A．while B．when C．until D．though
A．Gradually B．Successfully C．Eventually D．Surprisingly
A．letter B．phone C．note D．response
A．explained B．declared C．suggested D．insisted
A．happily B．safely C．quickly D．loudly
A．secret B．point C．truth D．background
A．advise B．allow C．urge D．persuade
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
A．going B．about C．supposed D．used
A．important B．influential C．effective D．foolish
A．in order B．in danger C．in need. D．in use
A．song B．story C．film D．book
A．should B．may C．would D．could
A．treated B．regarded C．worked D．disguised.
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