Last year．I took a sightseeing trip to Washington, DC．I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended．Immediately, I pulled out all of my change and placed it on her hand without even looking at her．But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money．I just need help finding the post office．”
In an instant, I realized what I had done．I acted with prejudice―I judged another person simply for what I assumed she had to be．I hated what I saw in myself．
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant．I left Honduras and arrived in the US at the age of 15．I started my new life with two suitcases, my brother and sister．Through the years, I have been a doorkeeper, cashier and pizza delivery driver among many other humble(卑微的)jobs, and eventually I became a network engineer．
In my own life, I have experienced prejudice．I remember a time―at the age of 17―when I was a busboy, I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well in school, he would end up like me．
But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am, where I have been ,and to lose sight of where I want to be going．That blind woman on the streets cured me of my blindness．She reminded me of my belief in humility(谦虚)．By the way, I helped that lady to the post office．I hope to thank her for the priceless lesson．
1.How did the writer give the blind woman money?
A．In a modest way B．In a polite way
C．In an impatient way． D．In a painful way
2.According to the text, the writer__________．
A．still lives a poor life
B．was busy with his work
C．was born in Honduras
D．was a native of Washington D．C．
3.According to the text, the author most probably agrees that one should__________．
A．be nice to the elderly and the disabled
B．try to experience different kinds of culture
C．treat others equally with love and respect
D．think about one’s past as often as possible
4.What would be the best title of the text?
A．A priceless lesson B．An act of prejudice
C．A sightseeing trip D．A humble moment
Temperature is part of my married romance. 36 to New York from Baltimore——where there is just one small snowstorm each year——I was seated by a fireplace in my new home, with fires 37 all day, just as what ancient people did at a wedding.
My husband, Peter, comes from northern Ontario（加拿大的安大略省）, where winter 38 from September to May and cold wind is 39 . “When Canadians have -30℃, they 40 it bravely,” he says, “Cold wind is for crybabies.（爱哭的人）”
So to marry this man I had to learn to 41 for serious cold. To get me from Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to Albany’s frozen Hudson, Peter piled me 42 jackets and sweaters, scarves and gloves, even a hat with earflaps. The gift of Sorel boots——comfortably warm at Canada’s 30 below, was a 43 meaning getting serious.
That first winter together, living in upstate New York, I thought I’d 44 . My boots were good below freezing, but my fingers could 45 tie them. Physical adaptation is real, but it came slowly. And there is also emotional 46 to cold. Some days I tell myself that I have enough beach memories to stick to on 47 days and other days I am reminded that living cold does indeed build 48 .
49 , having a warm house is important. After my first marriage ended, for years I 50 went on a second date with a man whose response to my “I’m cold.” was, “Put on a sweater.” Now I’m married to a man who 51 that cold hands do not mean a warm heart, and that a big oil bill is better than roses. But surprisingly, I’ve grown, too. I am 52 , in this new life and climate, to go and look for that cost-saving sweater.
The word comfortable did not 53 refer to being satisfied. It’s from Latin, comfortare, meaning to strengthen. The Holy Spirit is Comforter；not to make us comfortable, but to make us 54 . We 55 not be warm but we are indeed comforted.
1.A. Coming B. Having been coming
C. To come D. Came
2.A. lightning B. burning C. going D. flashing
3.A. appears B. starts C. keeps D. runs
4.A. something B. everything C. nothing D. none
5.A. suggest B. face C. neglect D. love
6.A. drink B. receive C. dress D. ride
7.A. under B. over C. inside D. with
8.A. remark B. sign C. comment D. show
9. A. sleep B. forget
C. die D. continue
10. A. hardly B. easily C. tightly D. loosely
11.A. health B. reaction
C. feelings D. adaptation
12.A. rainy B. freezing C. sunny D. happy
13.A. character B. love
C. hope D. hardship
14.A. Meanwhile B. However
C. Therefore D. Besides
15.A. merely B. ever C. never D. just
16.A. wonders B. knows C. states D. decides
17.A. unable B. accustomed
C. interested D. willing
18.A. originally B. exactly C. actually D. namely
19.A. wild B. cold C. strong D. warm
20.A. will B. must C. can D. may
—If you don’t hurry, I’ll go without you.
---_________ I’m nearly ready.
A. I don’t get it B. Get a move on
C. That’s a good point D. Hang on a minute
______ by his grandparents in the countryside, he isn’t used to _______ in the city.
A. Having brought up, live B. Grown up, living
C. Growing up, live D. Brought up, living
Now that he has missed his ，he’ ll have to wait for the next round．
A．chance B．turn C．duty D．class
I know nothing about the match I read in the newspaper．
A．besides B．expect
C．except that D．except what
