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1、阅读训练636373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475完形填空On a freezing-cold February morning in Indiana, Jhaqueil Reagan, 18, left home to walk to a job interview ten miles away, over muddy roads.Reagan had been looking for work for months. His parents had died two ye
2、ars earlier, and he was the only 36 of his younger brother, Cole, 16, and sister, Jazzlyn, seven. He was 37 for a regular salary 38 cutting lawns and doing other temporary jobs.Three hours later, Reagan had covered only three miles. He paused outside a 39 called Papa Roux to ask for directions from
3、40 Art Bouvier, who was clearing ice and snow from the parking lot. “I told him to get on the bus,” says Bouvier. “He 41 me and went on his way.”Fifteen minutes later, Bouvier 42 in his car beside Reagan as he walked along. “Youve 43 got to be on the bus,” he told Reagan. “I dont have money for the
4、bus,” Reagan replied. Bouvier offered him a 44 . On the way, he asked the boy about his job search.“I thought, This is the kind of kid I want working for me,” says Bouvier. He got the teens 45 number and dropped him off for his 46 .Later that day, Bouvier 47 about Reagan on Facebook. “He doesnt know
5、 it yet, but he 48 on Monday,” Bouvier wrote. “Its been a while since Ive met someone so 49 !” A few hours later, Bouvier called to offer Reagan a job. 50 , the teen accepted on the spot. A television reporter caught wind of the 51 and interviewed the pair on camera that night.Today, Reagan is washi
6、ng dishes, filling orders, and greeting Papa Roux 52 for $8.50 an hour. The publicity has brought in so many 53 customers that Bouvier plans to open a second restaurant by the end of the year. Reagan has 54 enough money to move into a new apartment.Now, when the weather is 55 , he takes the bus to w
7、ork.36.A. relativeB. friendC. teacherD. caretaker37.A. gladB. sorryC. nervousD. desperate 38.A. beforeB. untilC. afterD. since39.A. hotelB. restaurantC. hospitalD. store40.A. ownerB. waiterC. consumerD. assistant41.A. comfortedB. refusedC. movedD. thanked42.A. cheered upB. threw upC. pulled upD. loo
8、ked up43.A. normallyB. alwaysC. reallyD. finally44.A. chanceB. liftC. carD. ticket45.A. phoneB. busC. identityD. account46.A. partyB. jobC. conferenceD. interview47.A. wroteB. talkedC. heardD. cared48.A. finishesB. returnsC. startsD. leaves49.A. strong-mindedB. poorC. healthyD. kind-hearted50.A. Tir
9、edB. EncouragedC. ConfusedD. Shocked51.A. storyB. reasonC. jokeD. truth52.A. bossesB. passengersC. reportersD. customers53.A. regularB. privateC. newD. big54.A. borrowedB. earnedC. spentD. collected 55.A. warmB. badC. coolD. beautiful阅读理解A“Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth” is a story about a Korean
10、girl named Ji-su who lived many years ago. Ji-sus mother, Eomma, is honored by being chosen by the Korean king, Yongjo, to come and be a seamstress(女裁缝) at the royal palace in Hanyang where she will sew wrapping cloths, or bojagi. Ji-su is heartbroken at her mothers leaving, for she will not get to
11、see her again. Realizing that the only way to be reunited with her mother is to become an equally gifted and outstanding seamstress, Ji-su makes up her mind to do just that, despite many difficulties. Eommas parting gift to Ji-su is a sewing box. In it Ji-su finds the tools of her mothers trade: a n
12、eedle, thread, a ruler, a pair of scissors, and a small iron called an indoor. Ji-su wipes her tears and asks her aunt, Gomo, if she can teach her to stitch(缝) bojagi now that her mother is gone. Her aunt begins to teach her the very next day. From then on Ji-su works very hard to become an artist a
13、s well as a seamstress, for that is the only way she will be reunited with her mother.Ji-su carefully stitches a bojagi full of good luck fabric bats she has made to send her mother a message of good fortune, cheer, safety and happiness. The story continues, and despite disappointments and defeats,
14、Ji-su eventually achieves her goal of being chosen to sew for the king and being reunited with her mother, although she gives up many hours of normal childhood pleasure to achieve her goal.Beautiful paintings of delicate scenes in Korea accompany every page of “Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth,” and
15、 examples of creative bojagi or wrapping cloths from the San Francisco Asian Art Museum are shown after a list of Korean terms used in the story. “Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth” is a beautiful multicultural studies book for children, filled with many lovely teaching moments.56. Ji-su decides to learn to stitch bojagi _.A. because her aunt asks her to do soB. because she becomes interested in itC. in order
