Several dollars equal nothing for some people, but make a difference for others. Steve has just lost his wife to cancer and everything they had is gone due to the treatment. He now lives in the shelter for the homeless. So we know each other.
Just like other homeless people, he didn’t think he needed anything. But once he mentioned to me he needed eye glasses. His voice hesitated a bit, he looked down, and it appeared like he thought such a request was just a dream. Too much to hope for? It was as if his wish were known by me only.
I submitted an application for him to a program that is supposed to provide a free eye examination and glasses. Three months later, I phoned to ask what was up with the appointment but they told me there was a cash flow problem until late summer.
Steve showed disappointment, thanked me and started to walk away. I said, “Hold on, I will figure out a way to get you an eye examination and glasses.” His face lit up a tiny bit. He had seen some of the things I have done for other people in our shelter and to me it looked like he might have a line of hope.
I took a picture of him and posted his picture and his story in the Twitter. In about 4 days, eight people from around the world donated $25 each and one person donated $40 and I made up the rest to get him an eye exam and glasses.
Steve picked up his glasses on Wednesday: May 11th, 2011. Today Steve has returned to a previous job he had in a nearby car wash. Because he now has glasses he will be able to see what he is doing while cleaning the vehicles. He is starting a second job at a pet center next week!
1.We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ______.
A. it took a long time to treat Steve’s wife
B. homeless people never ask for anything
C. Steve was too embarrassed to ask for help
D. the author and Steve have been friends for years
2.The program failed to satisfy Steve because ______.
A. it was already out of business
B. it had some trouble in finance
C. Steve didn’t submit the application himself
D. it’s not designed for people like Steve
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The program was closed three months ago.
B. Steve used to work as a salesman in a car factory.
C. Steve got $240 in total from kind-hearted people.
D. The author might be a volunteer in the shelter.
4.The best title for the passage is probably ______.
A. Money can sometimes talk
B. Small help can really count
C. Two heads are better than one
D. God helps those who help themselves
假如你是李华，你进入郑州四中开始了新的高中生活。请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文，谈谈你如何迎接你的高中生活。内容要点应包括：
1.尽快适应高中生活，不要过于担心。.
2.处理好与同学的关系.
3.参加各种课外活动.
注意：（1）短文的内容要连贯、完整；
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线， 并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2.只允许修改10处, 多者 ( 从第11处起 ) 不计分。
Mr. Wang and his wife went to the last Sunday. They arrived home very lately. On the way upstairs, Mrs. Wang said, “Listen! I can hear someone talk in kitchen.” Then they went downstairs and quiet stood there outside the room. “Yes, you are right,” said Mr. Wang. “There are two boy. They are talking!” Then they call out. “Who’s there?” And no one answered. Mr. Wang opened the door quickly and turned on the light. The room is empty. When they saw the radio, they laughed. The radio was still on. “Oh, dear,” he said, “I forgot to turn it off when they left.”
1.I am not _________ (完全地) satisfied with the colour of the suitcase.
2.He was very thirsty, so he made a ____________ (要求) for some water.
3.Jerry ________ (毕业) in physics from Cambridge University last year.
4.Don’t mention it again, or it will remind her of the _______(痛苦) she has gone through.
5.His sister ran away from home and went abroad because of family ______ (暴力).
Two things I did may have caused people 1. (think) that something is wrong with me. The first was when my wife asked me to have the sitting room clock 2. (repair). I drove into the market place of our little town and, clock under arm, entered a shop. Only it was the meat shop, 3. my thoughts far away, I stood staring into the shopkeeper's eyes. I 4. (be) his customer for a long time and the good man smiled at me.
This went on for several very long seconds before I realized where I was. There is no doubt that I should have calmly bought a pound of meat, 5. I merely nodded briefly and left.
The other man in my town who probably thinks I am mad is Mr. Smith. Some years ago he was manager of Mead's Shop, and he and I knew each other quite well. One day he 6. (stand) in the doorway of his shop when I passed.My brain was on some distant problem and my eyes stared into space.
“Hello, Mr. Herriot.” I heard his voice. I turned a blank gaze on him — I just had no idea 7. he was though his face was familiar. Then I saw8._ word “MEAD” in foothigh letters above the shop window.
“Good morning, Mead，” I cried heartily and continued my way. I had gone only a few steps before I realized that my greeting had been 9._(polite). I turned back and said to him again, “Good morning, Mister Mead.”
It was only when I has turned the corner of the street that I realized, too late, 10.__ his name was Tony and the time was late afternoon.
My friend Michelle is blind, but you'd never know it. She makes such good use of her other ____, including her "sixth Sense", that she rarely gives the impression she's ______ anything.
Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us, ________ that she doesn't push too hard on them, ________ really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often ________ don't realize she's blind.
I ________ this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very ________ about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was _______ excited about her finger-painting project.
"Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles "I learned how to ________ colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle ________ with us."
To my great ________, my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!
Then Kayla continued. "Michelle told me my ________ showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really ________ what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt _______ Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never ________ in conversation.
When I told her, she was _______ for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla _______. And I knew my child was ________ because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's ________ in her work,
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did 'see' my picture. She just used my ________."
Indeed, she uses a special type of "vision" that all mothers have.
1.A. ways B. means C. methods D. senses
2.A. enjoyed B. found C. missed D. seen
3.A. and B. except C. even D. but
4.A. who B. it C. she D. which
5.A. guests B. family C. children D. friends
6.A. realized B. witnessed C. recognized D. regretted
7.A. excited B. sad C. satisfied D. enjoyed
8.A. especially B. not so C. a little D. not at all
9.A. paint B. draw C. create D. mix
10.A. stayed B. painted C. talked D. watched
11.A. excitement B. encouragement C. delight D. surprise
12.A. attitude B. color C. picture D. paper
13.A. touched B. got C. saw D. understood
14.A. after B. since C. until D. when
15.A. referred to B. turned out C. come up D. thought about
16.A. curious B. quiet C. puzzled D. disappointed
17.A. cried B. insisted C. complained D. informed
18.A. right B. wrong C. worded D. uncertain
19.A. shortcomings B. difficulties C. pride D. description
20.A. paper B. pens C. hands D. eyes
