"Were you 10 to bring this home?" she asked.
"No, ma'am," I 11 with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. There was 12 stuck all over. I brushed and cried, but it would not come off.
I hid the table in my clot and never 13 it. A year later while cleaning up, I gave the table to Mother Henderson, my houparent, thinking that she would 14 it away.
steve什么意思Thirty years lar at a reunion, I 15 that Mother Henderson was living nearby, so I drove up to e her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to 16 , she asked me to come down to her bament to get something important. I followed her. 17 into a dark comer. She picked something up.18 _ she turned around, I could c that she was holding a little
table.
2016高考真题Mother Henderson kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 19 to Mother Henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to 20 .
1. A. bed B. door C. table D. coat
2. A. tired B. ashamed C. aware D. proud
3. A. design B. invent C. complete D. paint
4. A. gift B. reward C. fee D. souvenir
5. A. satisfied B. strict C. patient D. angry
6. A. lucky B. confident C. amazed D. excited
7. A. called 13. gave C. looked D. rushed
8. A. washing B. obrving C. admiring D. repairing
9. A. into B. across C. above D. after
10. A. suppod 13. embarrasd C. encouraged D. persuaded
11. A. agreed B. sighed C. whispered D. argued
12. A. dirt B. glue C. paint D. paper
13. A. considered 13. touched C. shook D. split
14. A. put B. drive C. take D. throw
15. A. learned B. expected C. remembered D. recommended
16. A. move B. laugh C. leave D. shout
17. A. curiously B. silently C. doubtfully D. worriedly
18. A. Before B. Since C. As D. Until
19. A. hopes B. thanks C. sympathy D. regret
20. A. adapt B. study C. perform D. plea
【参考答案】1—20、CDCAB DDCBA CACBD CABDA
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It was Thanksgiving morning. In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together inside the storm door on the top step.
"Any old papers, lady?" asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” __come up with36__looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin
scandals (凉鞋),wet with heavy snow.
“Come in and I'11 37 you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet shoes left 38 on the floor．I ilunch 39__ 手机英汉翻译器下载>英语手抄报的内容 them cocoa and toast with jam 40 the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started again on my houhold budget. The silence in the front door __41__me. I looked in. The girl__42 the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat 43 ," Lady ．．． are you rich?"韵文
"Am I rich? Mercy, 44 !" I looked at my shabby slipcover(家具套)．The girl put her cup back in its saucer（茶碟） 45 .
“Your cups match your saucers．”
Her voice was ___46__with a need that no amount of food could supply．They left after that, holding their 47 against the wind．They hadn't said thank you．
