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I stopped at a grocery store the other day because I was about to go on a long drive and I wanted to buy my favorite for the trip. It wasn’t the store I go to, just one I passed along the way.
As I walked up to the entrance, I a man and a boy who was about 10 or 12 years old at the front of the store. The man handed half-sheets of white paper as customers walked past. I walked up to them with , wondering what cause they . As I got closer, I saw that they had two carts (购物车) starting to fill with .
I said hello and the man greeted me and me one of the pieces of paper, that they were collecting donations for the homeless. On the paper was a simple of food items: peanut butter, noodles, pasta sauce, canned fruits and vegetables. It also included a short story about the boy and his to collect food donations since the age of 8.
I was really that someone so young would be so interested in helping others. I told him it was a(n) idea and that he should be proud of himself. He smiled.
Then, I went inside to get my drink. , the store didn’t have it. , I wasn’t upset, because by then I felt I had another mission. I went through the store, things from the list, then brought them back out to the boy and put them in the cart. They thanked me and offered me a(n) (candy, I think).
As I walked back to my car, the boy’s well-intentioned spirit with me. How inspiring to a young boy with a resolve to do good deeds, and the courage to act on it.

小题1:	A．cigar B．beer C．drink D．snack

小题2:	A．hardly B．normally C．intentionally D．consciously

小题3:	A．noticed B．watched C．felt D．recognized

小题4:	A．sitting B．lying C．hiding D．standing

小题5:	A．customers B．salesmen C．children D．drivers

小题6:	A．astonishment B．curiosity C．concern D．anxiety

小题7:	A．presented B．devoted C．disapproved D．represented

小题8:	A．money B．clothes C．groceries D．vegetables

小题9:	A．sold B．showed C．brought D．handed

小题10:

A．whispering B．explaining C．advising D．analyzing

小题11:

A．advertisement B．poster C．menu D．list

小题12:

A．efforts B．attempts C．plans D．puzzles

小题13:

A．convinced B．touched C．discouraged D．reminded

Yesterday my son and I went to the grocery store. In front of us was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking broke the mother’s heart. “I’m sorry, honey, but we have no money to buy it.”
My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking leaves in our garden to himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the , he ran to the candy counter and bought a box of Smarties with his money. Then he ran out after the little girl and her mother, and gave them the . He came back and told me what he told them, “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you .”
I was so excited I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity because he gave his own Smarties to others. Quickly, he , “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it.” I explained, “When you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t get anything, but when you do get something you should be very .”

小题1:	A．in order B．in line C．in place D．in control

小题2:	A．almost B．hardly C．seldom D．never

小题3:	A．buy B．pay C．provide D．raise

小题4:	A．store B．house C．mall D．centre

小题5:	A．money B．box C．leaves D．bike

小题6:	A．happy B．smart C．sweet D．lovely

小题7:	A．and B．as C．that D．but

小题8:	A．replied B．told C．lied D．talked

小题9:	A．answer to B．apply to C．expect to D．turn to

小题10:

A．hopeful B．wonderful C．thankful D．helpful

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You’ve bought what you need. The grocery cashier asks, “Will that be paper or plastic? You reply “Plastic, please.”
This seems like a simple question and there are plenty of reasons we choose plastic: easier to carry, lighter than paper bags, possibly less damaging to the environment, less expensive to the shop owners, able to be used as trash bag, and so on. There are different opinions on plastic and paper. Now let’s follow the travels of 3 plastic bags. It begins at the grocery store with the customer’s choice.
Plastic Bag 1: As the waste engineer come by and pick up the trash, the first plastic bag falls out. It sits on a small street for a couple of hours until a car comes along and takes it down to the road. Then a gust of wind blows it across the road, then another car, then another gust of wind finally makes its way to the beach. Water fills the plastic bag and makes it look like a jellyfish. A seal(海豹) swims by, thinking it looks very interesting, and swallowed it. The plastic bag may stay in the seal’s stomach for months, maybe years. You see, our lovely animals have been living thousands of years in a world where everything can be eaten.
Plastic Bag 2: This bag does make its way to landfill(垃圾场). Before they have a chance to cover up the thousands of pounds of daily waste, a strong wind comes up and blows these plastic bags out of the landfill. Once the wind stops, workers will be sent to collect thousands of bags around. But they can’t possibly get them all. So our little bag continues his adventure getting caught in trees, eaten by birds or making its way to our lakes or rivers.
Plastic Bag 3: The last bag also blows away but is caught in a landfill where it sits for many years, as all the trash is wrapped in a big plastic bag, making natural degradation(降解) impossible. Although workers do much work to make sure water and air system won’t be polluted, some do. Guess what, plastic bags are made from petrol, a harmful waste material, which in one way or another makes its way to the environment.
Another problem with putting plastic bags in out trash is that our landfills for most cities may be filled in about 20 years. More importantly, since we are running out of land to build homes, you might have the pleasure of one day living on top of your plastic bags!
One of the best suggestions is not to use a bag at all or bring your own cloth bags. If you must, please choose paper bags, which, though not suggested, can be eaten by animals. And there are more opportunities recycle paper bags. It does take a little extra effort. But please have a thought about the little seal next time you say, “Plastic please.”
小题1:According to the passage, what is NOT the reason for a customer to choose plastic bags?

A．He can use plastic bags to carry trash later.

B．He finds paper bags heavier than plastic bags.

C．He finds plastic bags more convenient to carry.

D．He can save money for plastic bags are cheaper.

小题2:The author describes the travel of Plastic Bag 1 to show ______.

A．seals like eating plastic bags around them.

B．seals really have a good stomach.

C．seals are potential victims of plastic bags.

D．seals are not able to differ plastic from food.

小题3:Wrapped in a big plastic bag, Plastic Bag3_____.

A．still does harm to the environment

B．can hardly be harmful to the environment

C．is much safer than Plastic Bag2

D．will end up being eaten by seals or some fish

小题4:What will the following part of this passage talk about?

A．Suggestions on reducing harm of plastic bags.

B．Disadvantages of using too many plastic bags.

C．Persuading people into using paper bags.

D．Other potential victims of plastic bags.

小题5:What is the overall tone of this passage?

A．Excited

B．Serious

C．Ironical

D．Casual

Yesterday my son, daughter and I went to the grocery store. In front of us in line was a little girl with her mother. The little girl was asking her mother for a box of Smarties. The polite way she was asking almost broke the mother’s heart, “I’m sorry, Honey, but we have no money to buy it ”
My son was watching that dialogue. By the way, he had been raking(用耙子耙)leaves our garden to raise himself some money to buy a bike. As he watched the mother and daughter leave the store, he ran to the candy counter(柜台)and bought a box of Smarties with the money .
He turned to look at me and I just nodded. He ran out after the little girl and her mother and he gave them the box. He came back and told me what he told them. “Every kid should have a pack of Smarties because they can make you smart.”
I was so excited that I bought a pack of Smarties for my son. I told him that I was proud of him, and that was for his act of generosity(慷慨)because he gave his own Smarties to others Quickly, he replied, “But you do nice things for people and you never get anything for it .”explained, “when you do something nice for someone, you shouldn’t expect to get anything, when you do get something you should be very thankful.”
小题1:When the writer and her children went to the grocery store, they saw a little girl asking ____.

A．her mother for a nice toy

B．her mother for a box of Smarties

C．where she could find a box of Smarties

D．her mother if she could had enough money

小题2:From the passage we know Smarties are ____.

A．a beautiful doll

B．an interesting story book

C．a kind of candy

D．some leaves of a nice tree

小题3:The writer was____to see her son buy a pack of Smarties for the little girl.

A．sad

B．excited

C．angry

D．proud

小题4:What can we learn from the story above?

A．Every kid should have a pack of Smarties..

B．Everyone should have a good mother.

C．Everyone should do nice things for others.

D．Every mother should often do something for her children.

Many grocery stores use misting, a process ________ vegetables are sprayed with water, to keep vegetable fresh.

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．where

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