I spotted (發現;認出) him at the checkout counter, bagging at No.14. His arms shook violently as he placed a carton (紙板箱;紙盒) of eggs into a plastic bag. He wore a yellow plastic name tag on which he had written “Jerry” in kindergarten penmanship (書法). He looked middle-aged but his mental age must have been about 12.
Ever since I smiled at him the first time he bagged my groceries at my local supermarket, Jerry has followed me around like an adoring fan. His lack of boundaries makes me uncomfortable. I don’t know how to avoid being noticed by him. I don’t want to speak to the manager — my complaint could get him fired. So I start avoiding him.
There are other grocery stores, but I choose this one because it employs people with disabilities, from which my brothers have also suffered.
Last Wednesday after I finished choosing what I wanted, I turned around and drove my cart to Checkout No.3, hoping Jerry would not notice me and stay at No.14.
“Paper or plastic, ma’am?” Jerry’s soft voice surprised me from behind. “Paper, please.” I noticed that the checkout stand created plenty of space between Jerry and the clerk. In this situation, he knew where to stand. The clerk said to me: “＄27.30, please.” I handed my own cart, signed my receipt and stepped around the counter, where Jerry was holding my last packet of biscuits. He came towards me, stopping an inch from me. He was too close. I wanted to dash out of the store and leave behind the packet. Instead, I stood with my hand frozen on the cart. His eyes looked lonely — I knew they would follow me after I left the store. I wanted to apologize for my coldness. “I’m …I’m sorry.” A tiny voice inside me said. I tapped my head with my hand as if I had forgotten something. “Forgive me. I’m from New York City. I’m not used to people being so helpful.”
He laughed. I laughed. His eyes brightened. “It’s my job, ma’am. I like it.” he said. When he offered to push my cart, I didn’t care but nodded deeply.
44. The author feels uncomfortable because _______________ .
A. Jerry is like an adoring fan to her
B. Jerry is mentally younger
C. Jerry’s handwriting is terrible
D. Jerry is too close to her without proper distance
45. At the checkout stand, _______________ .
A. Jerry offered to pay my biscuits
B. Jerry was left behind with a packet of biscuits.
C. Jerry knew the social importance of distance.
D. Jerry was not close to me.
46. From the passage we can infer that _______________ .
A. Jerry liked his job
B. the author was afraid of Jerry
C. the author’s brothers were disabled
D. Jerry saw the author as his close friend
47. What would be the best title for this passage?
A. Too Close for Comfortable
B. Don’t Look Down upon the Disabled
C. How to Keep a Good Relation
D. Don’t Smile at Strangers
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My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time. It was hanging at a （an） 21 clothing store. The coat had a black velvet collar, delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label （標簽） and a （an） 22 price of $ 28.
We looked at 23 , saying nothing, 24 John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with 25, but could 26 several hundred dollars new.
John 27the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 28that soon changed into a smile. The 29 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it.” He said, carefully 30 it over the chair and smoothing it flat.
Over the next few weeks, the 31came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion was 32 argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to 33. “Good dinner, Mum,” he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said, “You are right, and I guess I will.”
When I 34 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know 35 caused the changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his coat!” At the library, we 36 to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time. “ 37 this be John?” He asked, looking up to John’s new height and coat, and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both knew we should never 38 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for 39 a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standard of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and for 40 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.
21．A．second-hand B．expensive C．big D．cheap
22．A．reasonable B．unbelievable C．special D．average
23．A．each other B．one another C．the other D．others
24．A．therefore B．however C．but D．thus
25．A．adults B．people C．parents D．teenagers
26．A．spend B．cost C．pay D．take
27．A．touched B．buttoned C．held D．obtained
28．A．gesture B．expression C．attitude D．feeling
29．A．color B．price C．fit D．style
30．A．pressing B．taking C．hanging D．folding
31．A．happiness B．satisfaction C．change D．generosity
32．A．because of B．instead of C．aware of D．full of
33．A．please B．understand C．complain D．apologize
34．A．mentioned B．wrote C．reported D．explained
35．A．when B．how C．what D．that
36．A．happened B．came C．intended D．decided
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It was a beautiful Sunday morning, and Maggie and I were returning from our walk through the woods．We were only a couple of blocks from home when I spotted a cell phone and a credit card sitting on the road．We took them home．We always find amazing things on the street and she looks upon them as a movable feast-a chicken wing here or a barbecue rib （肋骨）there．
I found another cell phone a few years back, too, and called a number in its phone book．I explained the situation to the guy who answered．He said it was his sister’s and that he’d come to pick it up, which he did．
And that was that．No verbal thank-you, no written thank-you, no “here’s a box of chocolates” thank-you．
I didn’t have time to call anyone on my latest found cell phone．I was pouring myself coffee when it started to shake and dance across the kitchen counter．
“Who’s this?” someone asked when I picked up．
“Who’s this?” I countered（反問）．“Sarah?”
She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card．“Could you send them to me?” she asked．
She lives in Arlington, which is 2 miles from my house．
“Hmm, no, ”I replied, adding that I thought she could come to get them, and that if I wasn’t at home, they would be in my mailbox．
A day later, when I was out for a run, someone got them back．There wasn’t even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it．In this age of e-mail and cell phone, there’s really no excuse．Years ago, I found something more precious than a $100 bill on the street：a driver’s license．I saw that its owner lived a couple of blocks from me, so I called him up．He asked whether I could slip the license through his front door．
“I guess I could, ”I replied．
And that was that．
【小題1】What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?
| A．Wife and husband | B．Daughter and father |
| C．Teacher and student | D．Master and pet dog |
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．6 |
| A．From her telephone’s phone book | B．From her credit card |
| C．From her e-mail | D．From her driver’s license |
| A．we should return the things we picked to the losers |
| B．people don’t know how to appreciate others in the age of e-mail and cell phone |
| C．people would learn to appreciate persons who provide help for you |
| D．the advance of society makes people lose some virtues |
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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time in a second-hand clothing store. It stood out among big and old coats. It had beautiful tailoring and an unbelievable price: $28. I looked at my son and we both said nothing, but John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular with teenage boys, but they could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better. John tried it on and turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror. The fit was perfect.
John wore the coat to school the next day and came home with a big grin. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said.
Over the next few weeks, John changed. He was polite, less argumentative, more thoughtful, and on the whole much happier. “Good dinner, mom,” he would say every evening. Without a word of objection he would carry in wood for the stove. One day when I suggested that he might start on his homework before dinner, John, who always put things off, said: “You’re right. I guess I will.” When I mentioned this incident to one of his teachers, she joked that the coat must have changed him.
John and I both know we should never mistake a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standards of excellence in thought, speech, and behavior, and for matching what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
1.What does the author try to express in the first paragraph?
A. The coat looked like a magical coat.
B. They were good at shopping.
C. The coat was a real bargain.
D. They had the same taste in clothes.
2.What does the underlined word “grin” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. A wide smile. B. A worried look.
C. A jealous spirit. D. A joking tone.
3.After John wore the new coat, the author found he _______.
a. was happier and better-behaved
b. received more praise from his teachers
c. was willing to follow suggestions
d. made rapid progress in study
e. would say sweet words to please her
A. a, b, c B. a, c, e C. b, d, e D. c, d, e
4.What message does the author intend to deliver in the article?
A. We should not judge people by their appearance.
B. Life is full of possibilities when we are young.
C. It’s beneficial to try different things in our lives.
D. What we wear could help shape who we are inside.
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My l4-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat which was hanging at a secondhand clothing store in Northampton Mass. While the other coats drooped(低垂), this one looked as if it were 36 itself up. The coat had beautiful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label and a(an) 37 price of $28, which was popular just then with 38 , but could cost several hundred dollars new. This coat was even better, bearing that 39 of classic elegance（優雅）. John tried it on and the fit was perfect.
John 40 the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “Did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They loved it,” he said, 41 folding it over the back of a chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, a 42 came over John. Agreement replaced contrariness (作對) and reasoned discussion replaced fierce 43 . He became more mannerly and 44 , eager to please. He would generously loan his younger brother his tapes and lecture him 45 his behavior.
When I mentioned this incident to his teacher and 46 what caused the changes, she said laughing. “It 47 be his coat!” Another teacher told him she was giving him a good 48 not only because he had earned 49 but because she liked his coat. At the library, we ran into a friend “Could this be John?” he asked surprisingly, 50 John’s new height, assessing the cut of his coat and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.
John and I both know we should never 51 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. 52 there is something to be said for wearing a standard of excellence for the world to see and for 53 what is on the inside to what is on the outside.
For John it is a time when it is as easy to try on different approaches to 54 as it is to try on a coat. The whole world, the whole future is stretched out ahead, a vast landscape 55 all the doors are open. And he could picture himself walking through those doors wearing his wonderful, magical coat.
1. A．turning B．showing C．holding D．hanging
2. A．unreasonable B．expected C．acceptable D．unbelievable
3. A．adults B．teenagers C．women D．strangers
4. A．color B．style C．price D．size
5. A．wore B．carried C．lent D．sent
6. A．carefully B．comfortably C．casually D．quickly
7. A．happiness B．matter C．smile D．change
8. A．doubt B．argument C．fight D．war
9. A．thoughtful B．handsome C．hopeful D．curious
10. A．of B．with C．on D．at
11. A．discovered B．confirmed C．concluded D．wondered
12. A．can B．should C．will D．must
13. A．present B．mark C．word D．result
14. A．it B．them C．this D．one
15. A．taking up B．looking down to C．checking up D．looking up at
16. A．trust B．exchange C．mistake D．regard
17. A．Though B．But C．Since D．So
18. A．matching B．attaching C．relating D．connecting
19. A．career B．life C．study D．success
20. A．how B．why C．where D．when
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He ________ as the tallest boy in the crowd, so I spotted him easily.
A. stood out B. picked out C. tried out D. let out
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