One day I was doing a big cleanup when I a knotted handkerchief with an old dark brown coin inside.I took one look and immediately a forgettable time.
In 1991,I had spent five months in Niger,with sandstorms and great heat.Its and beggars were my biggest and most constant complaint.Street beggars would continually reached out their hands,shouting “Gift!Gift!”
One day,I for neighboring Burkina to work in a health clinic.
Arriving by taxi at our destination in Burkina,we began to .Out of the darkness,a motorbike with two men approached slowly.Without ,one of the men grabbed my daypack as the motorbike swept close by.Within seconds,the two were out of sight, up by the night.
The bag had my passport,money,traveler’s cheques,camera,an airline ticket and other things to me.I was in deep trouble.
In the weeks that followed,I guarded the rest of my valuables and regarded all with suspicion.All I wanted was to leave this place.
Then,walking through Burkina’s streets,I met with an old woman.“Gift!Gift!” she cried.I’d had enough.I was of the country:its poverty,its thieves,the heat,and the dust.I told her angrily,“A thief stole all my money and now I can’t out of your country.I cannot give you anything.”
The beggar woman listened attentively and my words.Then she reached the folds of her dress.
“Then I will give you a gift,”she announced.Kindly,she placed an old,dark brown coin in my hand.I looked at it in .It was a very small amount of money but for this woman,the coin a meal.At that moment,I felt a shame.In spite of the ,she was able to give me something priceless.
I saw then the beauty of the people of Burkina—and appreciated deeply the quiet of the poor.With the old woman’s gift,I hope never to part with the coin she gave me.With one small coin,she my concept completely.
【小题1】A.cared aboutB.came acrossC.looked forD.focused upon【小题2】A.presentedB.gaveC.recalledD.reminded【小题3】A.trafficB.dustC.noiseD.climate【小题4】A.headedB.madeC.stoodD.came【小题5】A.moveB.unloadC.hideD.pass【小题6】A.warning B.planningC.thinkingD.arranging【小题7】A.hungB.putC.swallowed D.cleared【小题8】A.obviousB.expensiveC.familiarD.precious【小题9】A.elegantlyB.cautiouslyC.dependently D.frequently【小题10】A.localsB.thievesC.beggarsD.motorbikes【小题11】A.proudB.consciousC.sickD.aware【小题12】A.getB.runC.comeD.rush【小题13】A.attended toB.looked upC.thought aboutD.wrote down【小题14】A.forB.intoC.outD.at【小题15】A.orderB.vainC.caseD.shock【小题16】A.meantB.madeC.servedD.suggested【小题17】A.dirtinessB.povertyC.kindnessD.safety【小题18】A.updatedB.unfoldedC.brokenD.unexpected【小题19】A.momentB.actionC.dignityD.life【小题20】A.changedB.damagedC.foundD.acceptedB
One day I was doing a big cleanup when I a knotted handkerchief with an old dark bro
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- 提问者网友:献世佛
- 2021-04-06 00:16
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- 五星知识达人网友:山有枢
- 2021-04-06 00:37
(答案→)B 解析:【小题1】 B解析 care about担心,关心;come across偶遇,无意中发现;look for寻找;focus upon集中于。句意为:有一天我正在大扫除,就在这时,我无意中发现了一个打结的手帕……。【小题2】 C解析 recall回忆。【小题3】 D解析 根据上句中的“great heat”可知,此地气候炎热。【小题4】 A解析 head for...前往……。【小题5】 B解析 unload卸货,指的是坐出租到达目的地以后下车。【小题6】 A解析 without warning毫无预兆。【小题7】C解析 swallow up吞进……,卷进……。句意为:几秒钟内,那两个人不见了,消失在夜色中。【小题8】 D解析 obvious明显的,显而易见的;expensive昂贵的;familiar熟悉的;precious宝贵的,珍贵的,贵重的。句意为:还有其它对我来说贵重的东西。【小题9】 B解析 elegantly优雅地;cautiously谨慎地,小心地;dependently依赖地;frequently频繁地。句意为:接下来的几周,我小心地看护着其它的贵重物品……【小题10】 A解析 local当地人;thief小偷;beggar乞丐;motorbike摩托车。因为自己的贵重物品被抢,所以作者怀疑地看待所有当地人。【小题11】 C解析 be sick of...厌恶……,厌倦……。【小题12】 A解析 get out of the country逃离这个国家。【小题13】 C解析 聚精会神地听着并且思考我的话。think about sth.思考……。【小题14】 B解析 reach into...伸手去拿……。【小题15】 D解析 in shock震惊地。 我震惊地看着它。【小题16】 A解析 这枚硬币意味着一顿饭。mean(meant是其过去式)意味着。【小题17】 B解析 尽管贫穷,她能够给我无价的东西。【小题18】 D解析 我看到了当地人出乎预料的美。unexpected未预料到的。【小题19】 C解析 the dignity of the poor穷人的尊严。【小题20】 A解析 她彻底的改变了我的观念。
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