2014高考英语(暑假基础训练(6)附答案
Ⅰ.完形填空
I’m an American.Years ago, I traveled to the north of Thailand.I __1__ the heat, the noisy streets, the busy markets and the smell of Thai dishes.I enjoyed my __2__ there very much.However, there is one thing that I wish I hadn’t done.
One day, I set off from my hotel to a temple that interested me.It was a very __3__ day.As I walked past some buildings, I glanced between two __4__ buildings.There, an old woman in traditional clothing __5__ on the dusty rubble (碎石).The terrible thought crossed my mind that she might be __6__.Feeling quite helpless, I went up to her.Her face was sunkissed.She looked quite beautiful but very ill.I __7__ reached into my pocket to find some __8__.Then I pushed it into her hand.It was enough for her to __9__ for a few months.At this moment, she opened her large, brown eyes and looked at the prize I’d given her.I felt like the“__10__ stranger”.
Without a common language, she looked at me with the wisdom and pity that could burn into a soul.She weakly __11__ the money.She stood up and walked away.I was __12__, with the money in my hand.It took me at least a kilometer of walking to __13__ I was quite the fool.She didn’t need money.Maybe she needed shade, a bottle of water or just some comfort.She was the one who taught me a good __14__.
That evening, I sat thinking over my “kindness”.This beautiful woman made me know that not everyone would __15__ someone else’s money.We should be kind to others, but we should choose the right way.
【文章大意】 在泰国的一次好心行为让作者明白, 做好事要用对方法.
1. A.preferred B.loved