THE CHARM OF CHARITY
A poor young man lost his job and had no one to help him. Helpless, homeless and hopeless, he decided to commit suicide. He 36 all the coins he had with him and bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper. He opened the packet and started to eat his last food 37 an old beggar approached him. With trembling lips, the beggar told him that he hadn’t had anything to eat for several days and was too weak to walk. The young man felt 38 . So he didn’t eat the banana. 39 , he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and 40__ him. While leaving, the beggar gave him a very old coin, saying, “Thank you very much. You gave me everything you had. Kindly accept this coin as my gift 41 your kindness.”
After the old man left, he 42 glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a（n） 43 from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone 44 old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple 45 , he carried the coin to the agency after 46 it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who 47 the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a __48 ! It is very 49 and several centuries old. It is worth a（n） 50 !” Jumping with joy on receiving the 51 amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to 52 his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed 53 and enthusiasm about the future.
Kindness will be 54 . It always comes back! As William Wordsworth wrote,“ The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of 55 and love.”
1.A. collect B. spread C. spotted D. donated
2.A. while B. when C. before D. until
3.A. worried B. nervous C. pity D. guilty
4.A. Still B. Thus C. Besides D. Instead
5.A. scolded B. admired C. respected D. thanked
6.A. in search for B. in terms of C. in return for D. in favor of
7.A. carelessly B. purposely C. Immediately D. normally
8.A. suggestion B. advertisement C. appeal D. requirement
9.A.possessing B. seeing C. ordering D. deserving
10.A. distrust B. curiosity C. wonder D. hobby
11.A. replying B. repeating C. contacting D. begging
12.A. charged B. consisted C. attended D. managed
13.A. shame B. prize C. surprise D. pleasure
14.A. private B. fresh C. rare D. casual
15.A. value B. fortune C. wealth D. effort
16.A. unexpected B. unlucky C. unlimited D. unnoticed
17.A. hide B. share C. cover D. spare
18.A. wisdom B. chance C. hope D. luck
19.A.changed B. damaged C. lost D. rewarded
20.A. courage B. promise C. memory D. kindness
1.A
2.B
3.C
4.D
5.D
6.C
7.A
8.B
9.A
10.B
11.C
12.D
13.C
14.C
15.B
16.A
17.B
18.C
19.D
20.D
【解析】
試題分析：本文敘述了一個(gè)貧窮的年輕人因失業(yè)，找不到工作，而想自殺。在他臨死之前吃最后一頓飯時(shí)，遇到了一個(gè)乞丐，因?yàn)榭蓱z乞丐，把自己的食物給了乞丐。做為感謝，乞丐給了他一枚古老的硬幣。當(dāng)乞丐走了，他發(fā)現(xiàn)包食物的報(bào)紙上登了一則關(guān)于硬幣的廣告，他出于好奇去了收購古幣的代理處。結(jié)果，乞丐給他的古幣竟然值一大筆錢。體現(xiàn)了好人有好報(bào)的道理。
1.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. collected收集； B. spread伸展，傳播；C. spotted認(rèn)出；D. donated捐贈(zèng)。根據(jù)后文bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper.買了一個(gè)用舊報(bào)紙包裹的熟香蕉，可知用collecte先收集錢幣，再去買東西。句意為：他收集了所有他的硬幣,買了一個(gè)用舊報(bào)紙裹著的成熟的香蕉。故選A。
2.考查連詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. while在......期間;與持續(xù)性動(dòng)詞連用。 B. when當(dāng)......時(shí)候, 正在這時(shí)，與短暫性動(dòng)詞連用; C. before在......之前 D. until直到........根據(jù)前文 opened and started to eat與an old beggar approached同時(shí)發(fā)生。句意為：他打開包,開始吃他最后的食物，正在這時(shí)，一個(gè)老乞丐走近他。故選B。
3.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. worried擔(dān)心的；B. nervous緊張的；C. pity同情；D. guilty內(nèi)疚的。根據(jù)后文he gave the banana to the beggar，說明這個(gè)年輕人同情那個(gè)乞丐。句意為:他感到同情。故選C。
4.考查副詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. Still仍然；B. Thus因此； C. Besides此外，而且； D. Instead代替，反而。根據(jù)前文he didn’t eat the banana，他自己沒吃那個(gè)香蕉，反而自己沒吃。句意為：相反,他把香蕉給了乞丐。故選D。
5.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. scolded責(zé)罵；B. admired羨慕，欽佩； C. respected尊敬 D. thanked感謝。根據(jù)后文乞丐說“Thank you very much.”可以判斷乞丐感謝年輕人給他香蕉吃。句意為：乞丐高興地吃著并表示感謝。故選D。
6.考查介詞短語及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. in search for 尋找； B. in terms of依照； C. in return for回報(bào)；D. in favor of贊同。根據(jù)前文Kindly accept this coin as my gift年輕人給乞丐香蕉，乞丐給年輕人一枚古幣，所以說是一種回報(bào)。句意為：為了回報(bào)你的好意，請接收這個(gè)硬幣作為禮物。 故選C。
7.考查副詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. carelessly粗心地，不經(jīng)意地； B. purposely故意地；C.Immediately立即，立刻； D. normally正常地。根據(jù)前文he decided to commit suicide他想自殺，所以glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit看包水果的報(bào)紙應(yīng)是無心的，不經(jīng)意地。句意為：那個(gè)老人走了之后，他不經(jīng)意的看了一眼用于包水果的那張報(bào)紙。故選A 。
8.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. suggestion建議；B. advertisement廣告； C. appeal呼吁D. requirement要求。根據(jù)前文glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit從報(bào)紙上看到的內(nèi)容，應(yīng)是一則廣告。句意為：他看到一則處理古幣經(jīng)營公司刊登的廣告。故選B。
9.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A.possessing擁有；B. seeing看見；C. ordering命令 D. deserving值得。根據(jù)后文receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot當(dāng)場為自己的古錢幣獲得一個(gè)合適的價(jià)格，說明應(yīng)是擁有古錢幣的任何人被邀請那個(gè)經(jīng)營公司。句意為：擁有古幣的任何人都可以到古幣經(jīng)營公司，當(dāng)場為自己的古錢幣獲得一個(gè)合適的價(jià)格�？梢怨蔬xA 。
10.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. distrust不信任； B. curiosity 好奇； C. wonder奇跡，驚奇； D. hobby業(yè)余愛好。根據(jù)后文he carried the coin to the agency看了廣告后，他拿著那枚硬幣去了那個(gè)經(jīng)營公司，說明他是出于好奇。句意為：出于好奇，他與古幣經(jīng)營共通過電話取得了聯(lián)系后，拿著那枚古幣去了經(jīng)營公司。故選B。
11.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. replying回答； B. repeating重復(fù)； C. contacting聯(lián)系；D. begging乞討，乞求。根據(jù)后文He showed the coin gifted他展示了他的硬幣，說明他去了經(jīng)營公司之前先同那個(gè)公司電話聯(lián)系。句意為：出于好奇，他與古幣經(jīng)營共通過電話取得了聯(lián)系后，拿著那枚古幣去了經(jīng)營公司。故選C
12.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. charged 充電； B. consisted組成；C. attended參加；D. managed管理。根據(jù)后文told him in excitement, It is worth a（n） !能夠告訴他硬幣值多少錢，證明這個(gè)人是這個(gè)公司的管理者。句意為：管理那家公司的人盯著那個(gè)硬幣，激動(dòng)地跟他說。故選D。
13.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. shame羞恥，羞愧； B. prize獎(jiǎng)品，獎(jiǎng)賞； C. surprise 驚奇；D. pleasure快樂。根據(jù)前文told him in excitement,他激動(dòng)地說，說明是What a surprise!多么令人驚奇的事。句意為：太令人吃驚了！故選C。
14.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. private私人的；B. fresh新鮮的； C. rare稀有的； D. casual 隨便的。根據(jù)后文several centuries old這枚硬幣有幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的歷史，所以這枚硬幣應(yīng)是稀有的。句意為：這枚硬幣非常稀有，有幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的歷史。故選C。
15.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. value價(jià)值；B. fortune財(cái)富；a fortune 一筆巨款；可數(shù)名詞
C. wealth財(cái)富，不可數(shù)名詞；D. effort 努力。根據(jù)后文他獲得amount of money一筆錢。所以這是一筆巨大的財(cái)富。句意為：它值一大筆錢。故選B。
16.考查形容詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. unexpected以外的，意想不到的； B. unlucky不幸的，倒霉的；C. unlimited無限制的； D. unnoticed被忽視的，未被注意的。根據(jù)前文the beggar gave him a very old coin,是那個(gè)乞丐給他的硬幣，沒想到這枚硬幣有幾個(gè)世紀(jì)的歷史。所以他得到的這筆錢是沒想到的。句意為：一收到這筆意想不到的錢，他高興地跳了起來。故選A。
17.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. hide隱藏； B. share分享；C. cover包括； D. spare節(jié)約。
根據(jù)前文searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin.他到處尋找給他硬幣的那個(gè)老人，說明他想與老人分享這筆錢和自己的快樂。句意為：他想與那個(gè)老人分享那筆錢故選B
18.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A. wisdom 智慧；B. chance 機(jī)會(huì)；C. hope 希望； D.luck 運(yùn)氣，幸運(yùn)。根據(jù)后文enthusiasm about the future他對生活重新充滿熱情，也就是說他對生活重新充滿了希望。故選C。
19.考查動(dòng)詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。A.changed改變； B. damaged損害； C. lost 遺失；
D. rewarded獎(jiǎng)賞。根據(jù)后文It always comes back，好心有好報(bào)的事情總是循環(huán)的。故選D。
20.考查名詞及上下文的呼應(yīng)。 A. courage勇氣； B. promise許諾； C. memory記憶； D. kindness好意，善良。根據(jù)前文Kindness will be 54 rewarded .善良總會(huì)得到回報(bào)。句意為：一個(gè)好的人生中最好的部分就是那些微小的，不記名的，容易遺忘的充滿愛心與善良的行為。故選D。
考點(diǎn)：人生百味類短文。
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A. a hunter B. a farmer
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A. Magic And Hunting.
B. Magic And Farming.
C. Why Magic Works?
D. Why People Believe in Magic?
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A. magic words B. magic events
C. words or expressions D. magicians
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D. magic can bring good results
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A. Even though magic fails, believers in magic will explain the reason.
B. Believers in magic usually overstate the power of magic.
C. People use magic to reduce their uncertainty and give them extra confidence.
D. Magic can solve problems people can’t deal with in a natural way.
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科目：高中英語 來源：廣東省2010屆高三下學(xué)期第二次階段性考試試題（英語） 題型：閱讀理解
Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?
Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics that instruct and inspire people.
A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.
Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves. Like high-voltage(電壓) transformers, heroes take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it can be used by ordinary people.
The hero lives a life worthy of imitation. Those who imitate a genuine hero experience life with new depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom do they serve? What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?
Heroes are catalysts (催化劑) for change. They have a vision from the mountaintop. They have the skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have segregated(隔離的) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for large-scale change to occur without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.
1. Although heroes may come from different cultures, they _______.
A. generally possess certain inspiring characteristics
B. probably share some weaknesses of ordinary people
C. are often influenced by previous generations
D. all unknowingly attract a large number of fans
2. According to the passage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that ____.
A. they have a vision from the mountaintop
B. they have warm feelings and emotions
C. they can serve as concrete(具體的) examples of noble principles
D. they can make people feel stronger and more confident
3. Madonna and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because ________.
A. they are popular only among certain groups of people
B. their performances do not improve their fans morally
C. their primary concern is their own financial interests
D. they are not clear about the principles they should follow
4. Gandhi and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who ___.
A. are good at demonstrating their charming characters
B. can move the masses with the skill and the charm
C. are capable of meeting all challenges and hardships
D. can provide an answer to the problems of their people
5. The author concludes that historical changes would ______.
A. be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities
B. not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices
C. take place if there were heroes to lead the people
D. produce leaders with attractive personalities
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