I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food festival”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
1.According to paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that .
A．they could spend happy times together with their family in it
B．they could grow vegetables and sell at the market
C．they could invite their neighbors and hold parties in it
D．they didn’t have to spend so much money on food
2. Which of the following is the same as the underlined word “bounty”?
A．Present. B．Kindness. C．Laughter. D．Happiness.
3.For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?
A．To ask them to attend a birthday party
B．To help them get to know each other.
C．To let them enjoy what they grew in the garden.
D．To ask them to share some interesting stories.
4.What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?
A．He thought it was too short but enjoyable.
B．He thought it was wonderful.
C．He thought it was not as good as he thought.
D．He thought it was too terrible.
5.We can infer that .
A．Happy and her husband Ben don’t like spending time with others
B．Happy and her husband Ben sometimes quarrel with each other
C．Happy and her husband Ben are a generous and warm-hearted couple
D．Happy and her husband Ben live on the food they grow in their garden
完形填空 (共15小题，计15分)
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
— William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of 1 for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would 2 the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a 3 kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at 4 , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad 5 .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a 6 . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the 7 of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers 8 turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and 9 people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist 10 .
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and 11 him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the 12 when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How 13 she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very 14 for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that 15 out.
1. A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
2. A．congratulate B．spend C．celebrate D．consider
3. A．good B．interesting C．exciting D．different
4. A．break B．rest C．desk D．first
5. A．noses B．hands C．faces D．eyes
6. A．gift B．person C．hand D．turkey
7. A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination
8. A．raise B．need C．buy D．show
9. A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
10. A．himself B．itself C．herself D．themselves
11. A．said B．asked C．talked D．spoke
12. A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times
13. A．much B．many C．often D．long
14. A．thankful B．helpful C．careful D．beautiful
15. A．moves B．holds C．reaches D．puts
— I’m sorry I broke your glass.
— .
A．Forget it B．Don’t worry
C．That’s right D．Don’t mentioned it
— What a heavy rain! Will it last long?
— . We’re getting into the rainy season now.
A．Of course not B．I’m afraid not
C．I’m afraid so D．That’s impossible
— Guess yesterday.
— I think you went to see the movie The Lion King.
A．where did I go B．when I did it
C．what did I do D．what I did
The girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous, for she before.
A．hasn’t flown B．hadn’t flown
C．didn’t fly D．wasn’t flying
