a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar
(美洲豹) XKE, which was only two months old. He was watching for kids rushing out from between
parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came
out, but a brick sailed out and - WHUMP! - It hit the Jag"s shiny black side door! SCREECH…!!!
Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car.
He shouted at the kid, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!"
Building up a head of steam, he went on. "That"s my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you
a lot of money. Why did you throw it?" "Please, mister, please…I"m sorry! I didn"t know what else to
do!" begged the youngster. "I threw the brick because no one else would stop!" Tears were streaming
down the boy"s face as he pointed around the parked car. "It"s my brother, mister," he said, "He rolled
of the curb(路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can "t lift him up." Sobbing, the boy asked the
businessman, "Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He"s hurt and he"s too
heavy for me." Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling
lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handker
chief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then
watched the younger brother push him down the side - walk toward their home. It was a long walk
back to the black, shining 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE - a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side
door of his Jaguar. He kept the dent(凹痕)to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone
has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.
B. he envied the brand - new car very much
C. he wanted to ask for some money
D. he wanted to get help from the driver
a. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh"s car.
b. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.
c. The younger brother begged Josh for help.
d. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.
e. Josh shouted at the younger brother.
B. a, c, d, b, e
C. b, a, c, e, d
D. a, c, b, e, d
B. The two kids were Josh"s neighbors.
C. Josh was a kind - hearted man.
D. Josh"s new car broke down easily.
B. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous
C. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble
D. protecting oneself from being hurt
me who was one hundred and two years old. "There"s a__1__in my upper jaw, "she said. "I told my
own dentist it"s nothing, but he__2__I come to see you."
Her eightyyearold son accompanied her. He would__3__to add something, but she stopped him.
She wanted to tell everything herself. I found a large cancer that spread over much of the __4__of her
mouth. A careful examination later__5__that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer.
During her next appointment, I explained to her the__6__of the problem. She clasped my hand in
hers and said, "I know you"re worried about me, but I"m just__7__."
I thought otherwise. After considerable__8__on my part, and kindness on her part because she
wanted to__9__me, she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon. She saw him, but as I
expected, 10 treatment.
About six months later she returned to my office, still energetic and 11 .
"How are you?" I asked.
"I"m just fine, honey, " she responded 12 high spirits. "When can I get started on fixing my
dentures(假牙)?"
Surprised to see her at all, I answered 13 , "Let me take a look in your mouth and we"ll see
about it."
I couldn"t believe my eyes. The cancer that had 14 nearly the entire roof of her mouth was
gone-only one small area of redness 15 .
I had read of such things happening, but had 16 seen them with my own eyes. That was my first
miracle. Since then I"ve seen many others, because they keep getting 17 to see. In fact, miracles
are daily events for me now. And people are a miracle, 18 through them we have a chance to know
ourselves and to 19 the miracles of one another.
Since my first miracle, I"ve come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 2- we
choose to find it.
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Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5:30, and at 6:30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club. At last, the traffic was moving. She swung quickly racing to her house. As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba. "Hey, Sheba, " she said, "I"ve got no time for you now, but I"ll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club."Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking. Obviously, she could hardly breathe. Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet(兽医). When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr. Sterne brought her quickly into his office. "Listen, doctor, I"m really in a rush to get to a meeting-can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I"ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I"ll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?" "Sure, " said the doctor. Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes. As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring. "This is Dr. Sterne, "said an anxious voice. "I want you to get out of that house immediately, " said the doctor. "I"m coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now. Wait outside!" At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house. Two policemen got out and ran into the house. Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened. Then the doctor arrived. "Where"s Sheba? Is she OK?"shouted Joanne. "She"s fine, Joanne. I took out the thing which was choking her, and she"s OK now." Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, halfcarrying a whitefaced man, who could hardly walk. There was blood all over him. "My God, "said Joanne, "How did he get there? And how did you know he was there?" "I think he must be a burglar."said the doctor. "I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba"s throat; it turned out to be three human fingers." 1. What was Joanne supposed to do at 6:30? A. To walk her dog. B. To see her doctor. C. To attend a club meeting. D. To play tennis with her friends. 2. Joanne wanted to get back to her home again________. A. to dress up for the meeting B. to phone the police station C. to catch the badly hurt burglar D. to wait for her dog to be cured 3. From the passage, we can infer that________. A. Sheba fought against the burglar B. the police found the burglar had broken in C. Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting when she was stuck in the traffic jam D. the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog 4. In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is________. A. clever B. friendly C. frightening D. devoted | ||||||||||||||||||
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Recently, I stopped by a convenience store to get a newspaper and a bottle of drink. The young woman at the checkout counter said, "That"ll be five dollars __1__ please." She then __2__ down at the paper I was __3__ and said, "I"m sick and __4__ all this negative (消极的) stuff on the front __5__. I want to read some __6__ news for a change." She then said, "In fact, I think someone should just __7__ a Good News newspaper-a paper with wonderful, inspirational __8__ about people overcoming difficulty and doing good things for __9__. I"d buy one every day!" She then 10 me for coming in and said, "Maybe we"ll get some good news, " and she laughed. She made my day. The following day after my business appointments, I 11 the same store again to 12 bottled water and a piece of newspaper, but a 13 young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out I said, "Good afternoon" and handed her my 14 . She said nothing-not a word, not a smile or not a gesture. She just handed me my change and 15 a negative tone ordered…"Next!" It hit me right between the eyes: Two people, the same age; 16 made me feel great, and the other, well, made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by 17 . Every morning, you should ask 18 this important question: "Who do I want to be today? "The Grouch (不高兴的人)" or "The Good News Girl""? Your answer will do great good to 19 the joy and happiness that you will experience in your 20 . | ||||||||||||||||||
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