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什么是幸福?什么是快乐?是年轻?是健康?是她,一位风烛残年的老人给了我们答案｡
Like most July days, it was hot. I 1 into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream. It was a very 2 store with little round tables and chairs.
As I entered, I found a very old woman bent 3 a table near the door. Her 4 was so badly bent by some sadness that her face nearly 5 the table-top. I sat down facing her a couple of 6 away.
“Poor woman,” I thought. “What does she get 7 life? Why does God let people live so 8 past their youth?”
As I thought, another lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about 9 . They talked of how little the shop had 10 in 70 years ... In minutes, the two of them were shaking with laughter.
I looked again at the first woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, 11 a picture of myself. I was 12 a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her 13 shining with gold rings. I was 14 . She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the 15 of my life together. She had millions of wonderful memories to recall. I sat alone. She was 16 the day with a good friend. I was secretly worried about getting old. She was old, but it was not 17 her.
As I left the shop, I 18 my foolish question about God letting people live so long past their youth. Why, that woman was more 19 , more sensitive to life than I was. Age has not bent her 20 .
1. A. looked B. knocked
C. stepped D. came
2. A. old B. modern
C. pretty D. ugly
3. A. under B. below C. over D. above
4. A. head B. chest C. neck D. back
5. A. connected B. touched
C. hit D. joined
6. A. tables B. miles
C. kilometers D. inches
7. A. for B. off
C. away from D. out of
8. A. hard B. long C. slowly D. rapidly
9. A. old history B. recent history
C. the present day D. childhood days
10. A. changed B. became
C. increased D. reduced
11. A. watching B. taking
C. searching D. catching
12. A. dressing B. wearing
C. putting on D. pulling on
13. A. hands B. neck
C. arms D. head
14. A. happy B. surprised
C. poor D. sad
15. A. periods B. pieces
C. points D. masses
16. A. sharing B. spending
C. killing D. sparing
17. A. pleasing B. hurting
C. leaving D. punishing
18. A. realized B. wondered
C. gave up D. thought of
19. A. lively B. happy
C. useful D. powerful
20. A. courage B. spirit
C. beauty D. fortune
答案与解析:
1. C｡step vi. 走进｡2. A｡下文有一句“the shop changed little in 70 years.”可知这店很旧了｡3. C｡腰弯得厉害, 背拱在桌子的上方｡4. D｡5. B｡因为背弯得厉害, 脸都快碰到桌子｡6. A｡相隔两三张桌子｡7. D｡out of相当于from, 此句的意思是: 她从生活中得到了什么?8. B｡此句的意思是: 上帝为何让人过了鼎盛时期还要活那么久?9. D｡从后面句中可以看出她们在谈到孩提时代｡10. A｡11. D｡catch: 抓到; 这里表示很快看到｡12. B｡13. A｡14. D｡我悲伤, 而她在笑｡15. B｡pieces of life: 生活的片断｡16. A｡词组shares sth. with. sb. 与某人分享……17. B｡年老没使她悲伤｡18. D｡think of想起; laugh at ... 嘲笑,对……一笑置之｡19. A｡lively: 有活力的｡20. B｡spirit: 表示“精神”｡
Like most July days, it was hot. I 1 into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream. It was a very 2 store with little round tables and chairs.
As I entered, I found a very old woman bent 3 a table near the door. Her 4 was so badly bent by some sadness that her face nearly 5 the table-top. I sat down facing her a couple of 6 away.
“Poor woman,” I thought. “What does she get 7 life? Why does God let people live so 8 past their youth?”
As I thought, another lady entered the shop and sat down with her. Soon the two of them were talking about 9 . They talked of how little the shop had 10 in 70 years ... In minutes, the two of them were shaking with laughter.
I looked again at the first woman, then in the mirror on a nearby wall, 11 a picture of myself. I was 12 a dirty shirt. She was well dressed in white, her 13 shining with gold rings. I was 14 . She was laughing, smiling. I was putting the 15 of my life together. She had millions of wonderful memories to recall. I sat alone. She was 16 the day with a good friend. I was secretly worried about getting old. She was old, but it was not 17 her.
As I left the shop, I 18 my foolish question about God letting people live so long past their youth. Why, that woman was more 19 , more sensitive to life than I was. Age has not bent her 20 .
1. A. looked B. knocked
C. stepped D. came
2. A. old B. modern
C. pretty D. ugly
3. A. under B. below C. over D. above
4. A. head B. chest C. neck D. back
5. A. connected B. touched
C. hit D. joined
6. A. tables B. miles
C. kilometers D. inches
7. A. for B. off
C. away from D. out of
8. A. hard B. long C. slowly D. rapidly
9. A. old history B. recent history
C. the present day D. childhood days
10. A. changed B. became
C. increased D. reduced
11. A. watching B. taking
C. searching D. catching
12. A. dressing B. wearing
C. putting on D. pulling on
13. A. hands B. neck
C. arms D. head
14. A. happy B. surprised
C. poor D. sad
15. A. periods B. pieces
C. points D. masses
16. A. sharing B. spending
C. killing D. sparing
17. A. pleasing B. hurting
C. leaving D. punishing
18. A. realized B. wondered
C. gave up D. thought of
19. A. lively B. happy
C. useful D. powerful
20. A. courage B. spirit
C. beauty D. fortune
答案与解析:
1. C｡step vi. 走进｡2. A｡下文有一句“the shop changed little in 70 years.”可知这店很旧了｡3. C｡腰弯得厉害, 背拱在桌子的上方｡4. D｡5. B｡因为背弯得厉害, 脸都快碰到桌子｡6. A｡相隔两三张桌子｡7. D｡out of相当于from, 此句的意思是: 她从生活中得到了什么?8. B｡此句的意思是: 上帝为何让人过了鼎盛时期还要活那么久?9. D｡从后面句中可以看出她们在谈到孩提时代｡10. A｡11. D｡catch: 抓到; 这里表示很快看到｡12. B｡13. A｡14. D｡我悲伤, 而她在笑｡15. B｡pieces of life: 生活的片断｡16. A｡词组shares sth. with. sb. 与某人分享……17. B｡年老没使她悲伤｡18. D｡think of想起; laugh at ... 嘲笑,对……一笑置之｡19. A｡lively: 有活力的｡20. B｡spirit: 表示“精神”｡