英语阅读练习Passage 39

1、Passage 39One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods from door to door found that he had only had one dime (一角钱硬币) left. He was hungry so he decided to _1_ for a meal at the next house.However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. _2_ a

2、meal, he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked _3_ so she brought him a large glass of milk, After drinking it, the boy asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?”“You dont owe me _4_,” she _5_. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a _6_.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of m

3、y heart.” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger _7_, but it also increased his faith (信仰) in God and human race. He was about to give up before that.Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors finally sent her to the big city, where specialists can be ca

4、lled in to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the consultation (会诊). When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light _8_ his eyes. Immediately, he went down through the hospital hall into her room.Dressing in his doctors gown (制服) he went in to

5、see her, and _9_ her at once. He went back to the consultation room and _10_ his mind to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval

6、 (确认). He looked at it and then wrote something on the other side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was quite sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay it _11_. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these

7、 words“Paid in full with a glass of milk.”(Signed) Dr. Howard KellyTears of joy _12_ her eyes as she prayed silently. “Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.1. A. callB. makeC. begD. prepare2. A. As well asB. instead ofC. Thanks toD. With the help of3. A. thirstyB. slee

8、pyC. tiredD. hungry4. A. somethingB. anythingC. everythingD. nothing5. A. askedB. recordedC. repliedD. wished6. A. helpB. kindnessC. handD. value7. A. physicallyB. mentallyC. commonlyD. greatly8. A. fixedB. shoneC. filledD. appeared9. A. recognizedB. knewC. sawD. found10. A. set upB. took upC. made

9、upD. put up11. A. toB. onC. forD. off 12. A. arrivedB. wentC. droppedD. floodedPassage 40I was fifteen months old, a happy carefree kid until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a glass rabbit which _1_ my eye badly enough to blind it and left a big _2_ scar in the middle of my eye. My fr

10、ightening, sightless and cloudy eye lived on with me. And as I grew, this sightless eye in so many ways controlled me.I walked with my face looking at the _3_ so people would not see the ugly me. Yet Mama would say to me, at every turn, “Hold your head up high and face the world. If you hold your he

11、ad up high, it will be okay, and people will see your _4_ heart.” She continued the words _5_ I wanted to hide.Those words have meant different things to me over the years. As a teenager, even though I always looked down to _6_ my shame, I found that sometimes when I held my head up high and let peo

12、ple _7_ me, they liked me. My mamas words helped me begin to _8_ that by letting people look at my face, I let them see the kindness and beauty _9_ both eyes even if they couldnt see it on the surface.When I met the man who became my husband later, we looked each other _10_ in the eye, and he told m

13、e I was beautiful inside and out. He meant it. My mamas love and _11_ were the spark that gave me the confidence to deal with many difficulties in life. I had faced hard situations, met my problems head on, and learned not only to respect myself but to have deep compassion for _12_.“Hold your head u

14、p high,” has been heard many times in my home. Each of my children has felt its invitation. The gift my mama gave me lives on in another generation.1. A. cutB. hitC. pushedD. touched2. A. oldB. longC. lightD. ugly3. A. skyB. frontC. floorD. people4. A. honestB. beautifulC. lonelyD. joyful5. A. whene

15、verB. whereverC. whateverD. whichever6. A. protectB. hideC. avoidD. prevent7. A. missB. rememberC. watchD. know8. A. realizeB. noticeC. feelD. understand9. A. ofB. behindC. besideD. for10. A. straightB. hardC. proudlyD. kindly11. A. excitementB. decisionC. encouragementD. pride12. A. anyoneB. everyo

16、neC. anotherD. othersPassage 41On that day, in the hospital, I asked the doctor if he could test Jim again. The doctor _1_ so. To my sadness, it was the same score.Later that evening, I told Frank the _2_ news. After talking it over, we agreed that our _3_ was much better than an IQ test. We thought

17、 that Jims score must have been a _4_ and we should treat him as usual.We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Jim studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got good grades in the school, especially in biology and chemistry.Jim entered Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student. Soon a

18、fter that, his teacher _5_ him to take more courses. In 1968, he was _6_ by the School of Medicine, Yale University.In graduation day in 1972, Frank and I went to the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Jim about the _7_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, he sometimes looked

19、at us and said with a smile, “My dear mom and dad _8_ told me that I couldnt be a doctor. They didnt tell me until I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of _9_ us for the faith we had in him.A few days later, Jim _10_ another IQ test. We went to the same hospital. He had received t

20、he test there eighteen years before. This time he scored 126, an increase of 36 points. The result seemed to be impossible!Children often do as well as their parents or teachers _11_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “_12_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.1. A. thoughtB. refusedC. di

21、dD. worried2. A. badB. goodC. luckyD. strange3. A. friendB. sonC. doctorD. student4. A. hopeB. jokeC. magicD. mistake5. A. orderedB. encouragedC. arguedD. sent6. A. acceptedB. rememberedC. askedD. required7. A. highB. sameC. lowD. different8. A. sometimesB. everC. oftenD. never9. A. tellingB. asking

22、C. thankingD. showing10. A. looked forB. revised forC. waited forD. asked for11. A. expectB. hearC. learnD. speak12. A. cleverB. shyC. friendlyD. stupidPassage 42It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadnt cured from an earlier injury. I had wondered whether or not I should attend the meet.

23、 But there I was _1_ for the 3000-meter race.“Readyset” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed in front of me. I felt _2_ as I fell farther and farther behind.“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest _3_ I had ever heard at the meet. The first-place runner was two laps ahead o

24、f me when she crossed the finish line.“Maybe I should _4_,” I thought as I moved on. _5_, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran in pain and decided not to _6_ track next year. It wouldnt be worth it, _7_ my foot did cure.When I finished, I heard a cheer - _8_ than the one Id heard

25、 earlier. I turned around and _9_ enough, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.”I was leaving _10_ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you have got courage!” One of them told me.“Courage? I just _11_ a race!” I thought.“I would have given up on the first lap,” s

26、aid another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”Suddenly I regained _12_. I decided to attend track again next year. I realized strength and courage arent always measured in medals and winnings, but in the fighting we overcome. The strongest people are not always the people who win, bu

27、t the people who dont give up when they lose.1. A. lateB. eagerC. readyD. thirsty2. A. ashamedB. excitedC. frightenedD. pleased3. A. cheerB. shoutC. cryD. noise4. A. slow downB. drop outC. go onD. speed up5. A. SoB. OtherwiseC. BesidesD. However6. A. playB. arriveC. raceD. attend7. A. even ifB. only

28、 ifC. unlessD. until8. A. weakerB. longerC. lowerD. louder9. A. wellB. sureC. surprisinglyD. strangely10. A. whileB. whenC. asD. since11. A. finishedB. wonC. passedD. lost12. A. cheerB. hopeC. interestD. experiencePassage 43It all started a year before when my daughter Suzanne and I were shopping in

29、 Sydney. In the window of a sports shop I noticed a photo of a group of young people climbing the rock _1_ in a canyon. “Thats what Im going to do next _2_,” I said. Suzanne laughed. “Sure, Mum! Dont forget youre 65 years old!”I didnt feel I was that age! I _3_ a club and trained weekly. Each day I

30、felt my physical energy _4_ and, along with it, my confidence. Then Suzanne pointed out, “Its good, but how can you clear away the _5_ of height?” “Ive got it all worked out,” I replied bravely. “Were going to the indoor climbing centre.”While I was going up the high wall, I was afraid to look down

31、as if a terrible animal was after me. Some time later, as I reached the ground, I sat down _6_ on the floor. Later that night, as I lay in bed, I encouraged myself, “You had climbed the wall! You will certainly make it!”We set off with our packages to the Grand Canyon. When we reached it, I found th

32、e canyon was a huge black hole - far _7_ than I had imagined. As the guide clipped me onto the rope, my heart _8_ double-time and I wondered why I had got myself into this. Time lost all meaning _9_ I pushed my body forward. Only the strong rope kept me from _10_ hope. I began to think it would neve

33、r end when everyone had stopped. “This is as far as we go, and we can climb out after a few steps,” the guide said finally. Two and a half hours later, we returned to the car park at last. I began to shake, one hard step after another.Getting onto the bus, I _11_ into the seat I had left so confiden

34、tly a lifetime before. Then, while I was in the seat catching my breath, a feeling of great happiness spread _12_ me. I had done it, at 66 years of age.1. A. sideB. topC. faceD. back2. A. weekB. monthC. seasonD. year3. A. joinedB. foundC. gotD. visited4. A. appearB. changeC. riseD. increase5. A. sen

35、seB. ideaC. fearD. worry6. A. quicklyB. quietlyC. suddenlyD. heavily7. A. higherB. deeperC. longerD. lower8. A. hitB. beatC. jumpedD. knocked9. A. asB. sinceC. beforeD. after10. A. droppingB. forgettingC. losingD. missing11. A. climbedB. fellC. steppedD. sat12. A. throughB. aroundC. fromD. alongPass

36、age 44I would often watch the kids as they played during breaks. She seemed so small as she _1_ her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. A sea of children, and yet to me, she _2_ from them all.I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles a

37、round the other kids. She managed to _3_ jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could.I began to _4_ her, basketball in had, playing alone. She would practice shooting over and over again. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She sai

38、d, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is that I get a scholarship (奖学金). I like basketball. _5_ I am good enough, I will get a scholarship. Im going to play college basketball. Daddy often says to me that if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.”I watched her through those juni

39、or high years and into high school. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass, head in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down beside her._6_ I asked what was wrong. “Oh, nothing. Im just too _7_. The coach told me that at 5.5 feet, I would probably never get to play for a

40、 top-ranked team - much less given a scholarship - so I should stop dreaming about college.”She was heartbroken and I felt my own throat tighten (喉咙发紧) as I sensed that she was very _8_. I asked her if he had talked to her father about it yet. She lifted her head and told me that her father said tho

41、se coaches just didnt understand the _9_ of a dream. He said if she really wanted to play for a good college, and wanted a scholarship, _10_ could stop her except one thing - her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.”The next year, as her _11_ went to th

42、e Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter (招聘人员). She was _12_ a scholarship. She got the college education she had dreamed of.Its true that if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.1. A. pulledB. drewC. pushedD. ran2. A. ran outB. stayed awayC. stood outD.

43、 jumped away3. A. putB. throwC. getD. shoot4. A. noticeB. knowC. studyD. hear5. A. BecauseB. AsC. IfD. While6. A. QuietlyB. QuicklyC. SuddenlyD. Surprisingly7. A. weakB. shortC. heavyD. tall8. A. anxiousB. excitedC. angryD. disappointed9. A. aimB. factC. rightD. power10. A. everythingB. nothingC. so

44、methingD. anything11. A. teamB. schoolC. groupD. college12. A. affordedB. offeredC. donatedD. lentPassage 45Learning experiences happen to us in our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to share.I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the high-way at _1_

45、 we realized we were hungry. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $20 bill. I was so _2_ because I had never had that kind of cash before. By spending it on food seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. _3_ I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. Ab

46、out halfway through the meal, I _4_I had not handed any money to the cashier (收银员). I had just walked out, and _5_ had noticed. I felt terrible.My conscience (良心) opened its mouth and swallowed (吞) me in one big bite. I couldnt _6_ over it. I just couldnt go back to the cashier and pay for my stolen

47、 pizza. I was so upset (不安的) that I _7_ to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream for _8_ that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why dont you use the change from the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so _9_ of my cash now.For the next two years, whenever the “pizza thing” came into

48、 my mind, I would say to myself, “Dont think about it”I have learnt two things from this _10_. Maybe I was a fool giving in to my conscience, and being too stupid to have a free pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will _11_ you.This goes w

49、ith the saying, “A coward (懦夫) dies a thousand deaths, a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible _12_ that at least a thousand times. If I had been a “hero” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.1. A. beforeB. wh

50、ileC. afterD. when2. A. excitedB. satisfiedC. interestedD. relaxed3. A. ImmediatelyB. LuckilyC. FinallyD. Easily4. A. noticedB. thoughtC. knewD. realized5. A. nobodyB. somebodyC. a teammateD. the cashier6. A. lookB. getC. turnD. think7. A. wantedB. hopedC. refusedD. meant8. A. hopeB. surpriseC. ange

51、rD. fear9. A. sureB. pleasedC. proudD. upset10. A. experienceB. storyC. thingD. mistake11. A. get toB. catch up withC. go away fromD. fall behind12. A. ofB. forC. withD. atPassage 46It seems school children all over the world complain about their school food. Cherie Blair, the wife of Prime Minister

52、 Tony Blair, said that she would prepare a packed lunch for her son if school dinners do not improve. So what do students of your age eat for lunch at school? Japan High schools have canteens, which serve everything from noodles to rice, but not burgers and chips. Other children bring food from home

53、 such as cold rice balls, meat or fish, pickles and vegetables. Students take home a menu for the coming month containing notes on nutrition（营养） value. Twice a year parents are invited to have a taste of the food. The class with the fewest leftovers（剩饭） at the end of the month receives a prize. The

54、United States A typical menu from a US school is made up of a hamburger with fried potatoes or roast chicken, lettuce and pickles, fruit and cookies. School lunches must also provide at least one-third of the daily dietary allowances（定量） of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium , and calories

55、（卡路里）. Australia Meat pies, sausage rolls and hotdogs are all traditional dishes in Australian school shops. But as the nation pays more attention to childrens health, healthier foods have started to find their way onto school menus. Many schools have used a traffic light system. The sale of red-labelled foods, including pastries, chocolate and soft drinks, is served only twi