When a rather dirty , poorly dressed person kneels at your feet and puts out his hands to beg for a few coins , do you hurry on , not knowing what to do , or do you feel sad and hurriedly hand over some money ? What should our attitude to beggars be ? There can be no question that the world is full of terribly sad stories. It must be terrible to have no idea where our next meal is going to come from. It seems cruel not to give some money to beggars .
Certainly , most of the world’s great religions (宗教) order us to be open-hearted and share what we have with those less fortunate than ourselves .But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally（道德方面）right in the old days ,when one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help ,is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars .Let us look at their arguments.
First ,some believe that many city beggars dress up on purpose to look pitiable and actually make a good living from begging .Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil(恶行).Secondly ,there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer ,wine or drugs .Thirdly ,there is the opinion that there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor ,but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of pride and self-dependence.
Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be dealt with by the government rather than ordinary people .Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and receive help.
It is hard to come to any final conclusion; there are various cases and we must deal with them differently .A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the giver.
1.What is mainly discussed in the passage?
A．Moral deeds of people. B．Religious activities of the church.
C．Moral goodness of the giver. D．Arguments on giving to beggars.
2.What can we infer from the sentence “But has the world changed?” in the second paragraph?
A．People no longer know who suffers misfortune in the village.
B．Some people will not do what was morally right in the past.
C．We don’t meet with those who need help any more.
D．Now it is the government’s duty to help the beggars.
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Some people dress up to pretend to be beggars.
B．Some beggars want money to help their children go to school.
C．Some beggars use the money to buy drugs.
D．Some beggars have no excuse for begging.
4.In the last paragraph ,the writer thinks that it is hard to come to any final conclusion ,because
.
A．the cases can be so different B．there are so many beggars
C．there is so much money wasted D．there are so many different arguments
He wishes the holiday season would end already. His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit, his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours —and still the kids keep coming and coming, like ants at a picnic. As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商业化) across the U. S. And Canada, so must Santas. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen.
The questions from children these days are harder than ever. Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the questions are as heart-breaking as they are unanswerable. For example, “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning?”
Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story: A Santa had a girl on his knee, and he commented, “You have nice eyes and nice hair.” The girl later said it was sexual harassment (骚扰) . When a Santa feels anxious, he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do: The Santas were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended. Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and don’t see other children again.
1.In the first paragraph, “spokesmen” refers to .
A．businessmen B．political leaders
C．organisers of the activities D．Santa Clauses
2.The passage implies that the job of Santa Claus is .
A．well-paid B．very hard C．worth doing D．dangerous
3.According to the third paragraph, Santas may sometimes be blamed for .
A．doing something against the law B．hanging around the dinner table
C．being lazy and sleeping in bed for days D．not playing their roles as expected
4.What would be the best title for the passage ?
A．Christmas : Not a Good Festival for Santas
B．Is Santa Claus Really Alive ?
C．A Christmas Story
D．What Does Santa Claus Do for Children ?
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the summer vacation of 1997, I was fixed with a job. I worked as a(n) 1at Mr. Breen’s fruit shop .The fruit shop did 2business . Most of the trade came from the housewives who lived in the neighborhood, 3he also had regular customers who arrived outside the shop in cars. Mr. Breen 4them all by name and they sometimes even had their order already made up, always 5me to carry it out to their car. They were clearly long-standing customers, and I 6they must have stayed faithful to him 7he had promised to sell good quality 8. He had a way with them —I had to 9that. He called every woman “madam” for a start , 10those who clearly were not, but when he 11it , it did not sound like flattery (奉承). It just sounded 12in an old-fashioned way. He was a great chatter 13. If he did not know them, he would greet them with a few 14about the weather, 15he did , he would ask about their families or make 16, always cutting his cloth 17his customers . Whatever their bills came to , he 18gave them back the few odd pence (零钱), and I am sure they thought he was very generous (慷慨). But I thought he was the opposite. He never 19anything away. He was always looking for 20for nothing.
1.A．operator B．assistant C．waiter D．secretary
2.A．good B．poor C．big D．usual
3.A．so B．when C．therefore D．but
4.A．sold B．knew C．gave D．sent
5.A．making B．letting C．getting D．keeping
6.A．wish B．insist C．declare D．suppose
7.A．when B．if C．because D．though
8.A．food B．fruit C．vegetables D．drink
9.A．admit B．expect C．announce D．promise
10.A．yet B．only C．just D．even
11.A．told B．said C．spoke D．talked
12.A．serious B．strange C．polite D．familiar
13.A．as well B．as usual C．either D．also
14.A．sayings B．questions C．words D．speeches
15.A．and then B．and so C．even if D．but if
16.A．preparations B．jokes C．repairs D．friends
17.A．according to B．due to C．instead of D．up to
18.A．never B．ever C．seldom D．always
19.A．took B．moved C．threw D．turned .
20.A．something B．anything C．somebody D．anybody
—Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.
—Oh! I thought they without me.
A．went B．are going C．have gone D．had gone
—Must I turn off the gas after cooking?
—Of course. You can never be careful with that.
A．enough B．too C．so D．very
The way he did it was different we were used to .
A．in which B．in what C．from what D．from which
