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来源：《时代英语·高三》2020年第05期

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的

最佳选项。

1

When I was 14， I got tired of school and left my hometown in search of my fortune in big cities.

One day I was in the street when I noticed an old beggar at the corner. After me for some time he

asked me， “Boy， come with me and I have something good for you.” Feeling and puzzled I

followed him to a small house.

The beggar first asked me to wait for a moment. A few moments later， he returned with a

couple of old . “There are two things that I want to you， young man，” said he. “The first is to never

a book by its cover， for it can fool you.” He ， “I bet you think I’m a ， don’t you， young man？”

I said， “Well， uh， yes. I guess so， sir.” “You are ， but I’m sure you are a dropout，” he said .

I got shocked.

“Well， young man， I’ve got a little for you. I am one of the men in the world. I have probably

everything any man could ever want. A year ago， my wife passed away. I there were certain things I

had not yet in life， one of which was what it would be like to live a beggar on the streets. For the

past year， I have been going from city to city and doing just that.”

“The second is to learn how to . There is only one thing that people can’t take away from you，

your .” Then， he reached forward， caught my and put them upon the books.

The beggar then me back on the streets near where we first met. His parting for me was to never

forget what he taught me. I headed for my home that very day and returned to my school the next day.

1. A. shopping B. wandering C. running D. singing

2. A. watching B. questioning C. following D. helping

3. A. scared B. nervous C. curious D. impatient

4. A. bags B. gifts C. photos D. books

5. A. show B. teach C. lend D. give

6. A. buy B. judge C. admire D. borrow

7. A. went on B. held on C. kept up D. ended up

8. A. guide B. seller C. beggar D. writer

9. A. perfect B. smart C. confident D. wrong

10. A. naturally B. anxiously C. firmly D. happily

11. A. surprise B. test C. lesson D. joke

12. A. greatest B. wealthiest C. saddest D. kindest

13. A. doubted B. remembered C. realized D. explained

14. A. caught B. enjoyed C. used D. experienced

15. A. like B. for C. with D. by

16. A. survive B. cheat C. read D. research

17. A. health B. wisdom C. appearance D. money

18. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders D. hands

19. A. pushed B. led C. forced D. drove

20. A. image B. movement C. request D. figure

2

Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder （焊） copper pipes together or light a pilot

light. These are I’ve learned as an assistant to my in his plumbing （管道） business.

My summer job deals with that constantly cause physical and mental discomfort， and the work

an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt. Each morning， I myself

into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my

classmates begin their babysitting or selling groceries， my dad and I carry toolboxes and work in the

dark basements. I often get in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is

beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing

summer homework. Yet as much as I the mess of plumbing， I look down upon myself for being so

easily annoyed by disorder. ， the world was built by people willing to get their hands .

Five such summers have me that the messy parts of people’s houses the messy parts of their lives.

As I learn to the mess， I also learn to handle the and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a

process of accepting and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in

each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express ， I understand that， in a

small way， we bring to their lives.

1. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules

2. A. brother B. dad C. teacher D. friend

3. A. messes B. customers C. noises D. exercises

4. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks

5. A. wrestle B. lower C. squeeze D. hide

6. A. need B. adapt C. refuse D. choose

7. A. shifts B. studies C. meetings D. travels

8. A. fancy B. tidy C. expensive D. heavy

9. A. injured B. absorbed C. lost D. interested

10. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember

11. A. see B. clean C. hate D. create

12. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition

13. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free

14. A. taught B. promised C. advised D. guaranteed

15. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect

16. A. sort out B. care about C. hunt for D. give up

18. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders D. hands

19. A. pushed B. led C. forced D. drove

20. A. image B. movement C. request D. figure

2

Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder （焊） copper pipes together or light a pilot

light. These are I’ve learned as an assistant to my in his plumbing （管道） business.

My summer job deals with that constantly cause physical and mental discomfort， and the work

an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt. Each morning， I myself

into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my

classmates begin their babysitting or selling groceries， my dad and I carry toolboxes and work in the

dark basements. I often get in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is

beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing

summer homework. Yet as much as I the mess of plumbing， I look down upon myself for being so

easily annoyed by disorder. ， the world was built by people willing to get their hands .

Five such summers have me that the messy parts of people’s houses the messy parts of their lives.

As I learn to the mess， I also learn to handle the and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a

process of accepting and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in

each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express ， I understand that， in a

small way， we bring to their lives.

1. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules

2. A. brother B. dad C. teacher D. friend

3. A. messes B. customers C. noises D. exercises

4. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks

5. A. wrestle B. lower C. squeeze D. hide

6. A. need B. adapt C. refuse D. choose

7. A. shifts B. studies C. meetings D. travels

8. A. fancy B. tidy C. expensive D. heavy

9. A. injured B. absorbed C. lost D. interested

10. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember

11. A. see B. clean C. hate D. create

12. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition

13. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free

14. A. taught B. promised C. advised D. guaranteed

15. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect

16. A. sort out B. care about C. hunt for D. give up

18. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders D. hands

19. A. pushed B. led C. forced D. drove

20. A. image B. movement C. request D. figure

2

Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder （焊） copper pipes together or light a pilot

light. These are I’ve learned as an assistant to my in his plumbing （管道） business.

My summer job deals with that constantly cause physical and mental discomfort， and the work

an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt. Each morning， I myself

into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my

classmates begin their babysitting or selling groceries， my dad and I carry toolboxes and work in the

dark basements. I often get in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is

beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing

summer homework. Yet as much as I the mess of plumbing， I look down upon myself for being so

easily annoyed by disorder. ， the world was built by people willing to get their hands .

Five such summers have me that the messy parts of people’s houses the messy parts of their lives.

As I learn to the mess， I also learn to handle the and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a

process of accepting and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in

each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express ， I understand that， in a

small way， we bring to their lives.

1. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules

2. A. brother B. dad C. teacher D. friend

3. A. messes B. customers C. noises D. exercises

4. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks

5. A. wrestle B. lower C. squeeze D. hide

6. A. need B. adapt C. refuse D. choose

7. A. shifts B. studies C. meetings D. travels

8. A. fancy B. tidy C. expensive D. heavy

9. A. injured B. absorbed C. lost D. interested

10. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember

11. A. see B. clean C. hate D. create

12. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition

13. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free

14. A. taught B. promised C. advised D. guaranteed

15. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect

16. A. sort out B. care about C. hunt for D. give up

18. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders D. hands

19. A. pushed B. led C. forced D. drove

20. A. image B. movement C. request D. figure

2

Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder （焊） copper pipes together or light a pilot

light. These are I’ve learned as an assistant to my in his plumbing （管道） business.

My summer job deals with that constantly cause physical and mental discomfort， and the work

an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt. Each morning， I myself

into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my

classmates begin their babysitting or selling groceries， my dad and I carry toolboxes and work in the

dark basements. I often get in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is

beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing

summer homework. Yet as much as I the mess of plumbing， I look down upon myself for being so

easily annoyed by disorder. ， the world was built by people willing to get their hands .

Five such summers have me that the messy parts of people’s houses the messy parts of their lives.

As I learn to the mess， I also learn to handle the and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a

process of accepting and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in

each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express ， I understand that， in a

small way， we bring to their lives.

1. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules

2. A. brother B. dad C. teacher D. friend

3. A. messes B. customers C. noises D. exercises

4. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks

5. A. wrestle B. lower C. squeeze D. hide

6. A. need B. adapt C. refuse D. choose

7. A. shifts B. studies C. meetings D. travels

8. A. fancy B. tidy C. expensive D. heavy

9. A. injured B. absorbed C. lost D. interested

10. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember

11. A. see B. clean C. hate D. create

12. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition

13. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free

14. A. taught B. promised C. advised D. guaranteed

15. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect

16. A. sort out B. care about C. hunt for D. give up

18. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders D. hands

19. A. pushed B. led C. forced D. drove

20. A. image B. movement C. request D. figure

2

Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder （焊） copper pipes together or light a pilot

light. These are I’ve learned as an assistant to my in his plumbing （管道） business.

My summer job deals with that constantly cause physical and mental discomfort， and the work

an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt. Each morning， I myself

into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my

classmates begin their babysitting or selling groceries， my dad and I carry toolboxes and work in the

dark basements. I often get in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is

beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing

summer homework. Yet as much as I the mess of plumbing， I look down upon myself for being so

easily annoyed by disorder. ， the world was built by people willing to get their hands .

Five such summers have me that the messy parts of people’s houses the messy parts of their lives.

As I learn to the mess， I also learn to handle the and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a

process of accepting and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in

each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express ， I understand that， in a

small way， we bring to their lives.

1. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules

2. A. brother B. dad C. teacher D. friend

3. A. messes B. customers C. noises D. exercises

4. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks

5. A. wrestle B. lower C. squeeze D. hide

6. A. need B. adapt C. refuse D. choose

7. A. shifts B. studies C. meetings D. travels

8. A. fancy B. tidy C. expensive D. heavy

9. A. injured B. absorbed C. lost D. interested

10. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember

11. A. see B. clean C. hate D. create

12. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition

13. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free

14. A. taught B. promised C. advised D. guaranteed

15. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect

16. A. sort out B. care about C. hunt for D. give up

18. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders D. hands

19. A. pushed B. led C. forced D. drove

20. A. image B. movement C. request D. figure

2

Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder （焊） copper pipes together or light a pilot

light. These are I’ve learned as an assistant to my in his plumbing （管道） business.

My summer job deals with that constantly cause physical and mental discomfort， and the work

an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt. Each morning， I myself

into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my

classmates begin their babysitting or selling groceries， my dad and I carry toolboxes and work in the

dark basements. I often get in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is

beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing

summer homework. Yet as much as I the mess of plumbing， I look down upon myself for being so

easily annoyed by disorder. ， the world was built by people willing to get their hands .

Five such summers have me that the messy parts of people’s houses the messy parts of their lives.

As I learn to the mess， I also learn to handle the and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a

process of accepting and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in

each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express ， I understand that， in a

small way， we bring to their lives.

1. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules

2. A. brother B. dad C. teacher D. friend

3. A. messes B. customers C. noises D. exercises

4. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks

5. A. wrestle B. lower C. squeeze D. hide

6. A. need B. adapt C. refuse D. choose

7. A. shifts B. studies C. meetings D. travels

8. A. fancy B. tidy C. expensive D. heavy

9. A. injured B. absorbed C. lost D. interested

10. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember

11. A. see B. clean C. hate D. create

12. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition

13. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free

14. A. taught B. promised C. advised D. guaranteed

15. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect

16. A. sort out B. care about C. hunt for D. give up

18. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders D. hands

19. A. pushed B. led C. forced D. drove

20. A. image B. movement C. request D. figure

2

Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder （焊） copper pipes together or light a pilot

light. These are I’ve learned as an assistant to my in his plumbing （管道） business.

My summer job deals with that constantly cause physical and mental discomfort， and the work

an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt. Each morning， I myself

into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my

classmates begin their babysitting or selling groceries， my dad and I carry toolboxes and work in the

dark basements. I often get in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is

beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing

summer homework. Yet as much as I the mess of plumbing， I look down upon myself for being so

easily annoyed by disorder. ， the world was built by people willing to get their hands .

Five such summers have me that the messy parts of people’s houses the messy parts of their lives.

As I learn to the mess， I also learn to handle the and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a

process of accepting and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in

each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express ， I understand that， in a

small way， we bring to their lives.

1. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules

2. A. brother B. dad C. teacher D. friend

3. A. messes B. customers C. noises D. exercises

4. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks

5. A. wrestle B. lower C. squeeze D. hide

6. A. need B. adapt C. refuse D. choose

7. A. shifts B. studies C. meetings D. travels

8. A. fancy B. tidy C. expensive D. heavy

9. A. injured B. absorbed C. lost D. interested

10. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember

11. A. see B. clean C. hate D. create

12. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition

13. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free

14. A. taught B. promised C. advised D. guaranteed

15. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect

16. A. sort out B. care about C. hunt for D. give up

18. A. arms B. legs C. shoulders D. hands

19. A. pushed B. led C. forced D. drove

20. A. image B. movement C. request D. figure

2

Not many 17-year-old girls know how to solder （焊） copper pipes together or light a pilot

light. These are I’ve learned as an assistant to my in his plumbing （管道） business.

My summer job deals with that constantly cause physical and mental discomfort， and the work

an attitude of determination and patience that I frequently struggle to adopt. Each morning， I myself

into large-thick men’s jeans most girls would to wear and climb into the plumber truck. As my

classmates begin their babysitting or selling groceries， my dad and I carry toolboxes and work in the

dark basements. I often get in messy storage boxes looking for the water meter. Nothing around is

beautiful or tidy.

Sometimes I why I stand the dust and sweat when I could be in my air-conditioned house doing

summer homework. Yet as much as I the mess of plumbing， I look down upon myself for being so

easily annoyed by disorder. ， the world was built by people willing to get their hands .

Five such summers have me that the messy parts of people’s houses the messy parts of their lives.

As I learn to the mess， I also learn to handle the and contradictions in my adolescence. Life is a

process of accepting and learning to put it in order. Plumbing work is no different. You can see it in

each newly soldered group of copper pipes. And when customers express ， I understand that， in a

small way， we bring to their lives.

1. A. manners B. skills C. facts D. rules

2. A. brother B. dad C. teacher D. friend

3. A. messes B. customers C. noises D. exercises

4. A. offers B. develops C. demands D. lacks

5. A. wrestle B. lower C. squeeze D. hide

6. A. need B. adapt C. refuse D. choose

7. A. shifts B. studies C. meetings D. travels

8. A. fancy B. tidy C. expensive D. heavy

9. A. injured B. absorbed C. lost D. interested

10. A. know B. question C. imagine D. remember

11. A. see B. clean C. hate D. create

12. A. Or rather B. At least C. After all D. In addition

13. A. full B. dirty C. firm D. free

14. A. taught B. promised C. advised D. guaranteed

15. A. examine B. divide C. reduce D. reflect

16. A. sort out B. care about C. hunt for D. give up