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1 Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He 1 advertised for hired hands. 2 people were reluctant to work on farms along the 3 . They dreaded （v.惧怕, 担心）the awful storms that raged 4 the Atlantic, destroying the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants (申请者) for the job, he received a steady 5 of refusals. Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached (v.接近) the farmer. Are you a good 6 ? the farmer asked him. Well, I can 7 when the wind blows, answered the little man. 8 puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for (v.急需) help, 9 him. The little man worked well 10 the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt 11 with the man's work. Then one 12 the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer 13 a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters （n.住处, 岗位）. He 14 the little man and yelled, Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow 15 ! The little man rolled over in bed and said 16 , No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows. Enraged (激怒) by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot ( 当场). 17 , he hurried outside to 18 the storm. To his 19 , everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away.
The farmer then 20 what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.
1. A. often 2. A. Most 3. A. ocean 4. A. upon 5. A. flow 6. A. worker 7. A. stand 8. A. But 9. A. fired 10. A. in 11. A. proud 12. A. morning 13. A. grabbed 14. A. searched 15. A. up 16. A. angrily 17. A. Instead 18. A. fight with 19. A. joy 20. A. thought B. constantly B. Every B. river B. through B. flood B. employer B. farm B. Although B. accepted B. on B. honorable B. noon B. took B. shook B. away B. doubtfully B. Meanwhile B. wait for B. pleasure B. understood C. occasionally C. Few C. lake C. beyond C. stream C. application C. sleep C. How C. hired C. over C. satisfied C. afternoon C. carried C. waked C. out C. firmly C. Otherwise C. prepare for C. surprise C. memorized D. seldom D. No D. land D. across D. rush D. farmhand D. fight D. Despite D. dismissed D. around D. happy D. night D. found D. criticized D. off D. sacredly D.Understandingly D. prevent from D.disappointment D. recalled
2 One of the most basic moral values (道德价值) for Americans is honesty. The well-known 1 about George Washington and the cherry tree 2 this value clearly. Little George cut down his father's favorite cherry tree while 3 his new hatchet. When his father asked him about it, George said, I 4 tell a lie. I did it with my hatchet. Instead of punishment, George received 5 for telling the truth. Americans still believe that honesty is the best 6 . 7 virtue Americans respect is perseverance (毅力). 8 about a story telling of a little 9 that had to climb a steep hill? The hill was so 10 that the little train had a 11 time trying to get over it. 12 the train just kept pulling, 13 saying, I think I can, I think I can. At last, the train was 14 the top of the hill. I thought I could, I thought I could, chugged （发出 轧轧声) the 15 little train. Compassion (同情) may be the 16 of American virtues. The story of The Good Samaritan (撒马利亚人.) 17 the Bible describes a man who 18 compassion. On his way to a certain city, a Samaritan man found a poor 19 lying on the road. The traveler had been beaten and 20 . The kind Samaritan, instead of just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. 1. A. legend B. fiction C. myth D. fairy tale 2. A. directs B. makes C. guides D. teaches 3. A. trying on B. trying out C. trying up D. try over 4. A. can not B. may not C. must not D. should not 5. A. blame B. praise C. criticism D. courage 6. A. policy B. program C. procedure D. course 7. A. The following B. The Second C. The other D. Another 8. A. Tell B. Imagine C. Remember D. Read 9. A. boy B. train C. car D. plane 10. A. high B. rough C. slip D. steep 11. A. easy B. hard &nbs
