2010-2023历年江苏淮安涟水县涟西中学高一下期期末考试英语卷（带解析）.docxVIP

2010-2023历年江苏淮安涟水县涟西中学高一下期期末考试英语卷（带解析）

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一.参考题库(共20题)

1.Afewyearsago,ItookasightseeingtriptoWashington,D.C．StandingoutsidetheRonaldReaganCenter,Iheardavoicesay,“Canyouhelpme?”WhenIturnedaround,Isawanelderlyblindwomanwithherhandextended．Inanaturalreflex(反应),Ireachedintomypocket,pulledoutallofmyloosechangeandplaceditonherhandwithoutevenlookingather．Iwasannoyedatbeingbotheredbyabeggar．Buttheblindwomansmiledandsaid,“Idon’twantyourmoney．Ijustneedhelpfindingthepostoffice.

Inaninstant,IrealizedwhatIhaddone．IjudgedanotherpersonsimplyforwhatIassumedshehadtobe．IhatedwhatIsawinmyself．Thisincidentre-awakenedmybeliefinhumility(谦恭),eventhoughI’dlostitforamoment．

ThethingIhadforgottenaboutmyselfisthatIamanimmigrant．IleftHondurasandarrivedintheU.S．attheageof15．Istartedmynewlifewithtwosuitcases,mybrotherandsister,andastrong,serious-mindedmother．Throughtheyears,Ihavebeenadishwasher,mechanicandpizzadeliverydriveramongmanyotherhumblejobs,andeventuallyIbecameanetworkengineer．

Inmyownlife,Ihaveexperiencedmanyopenactsofprejudice(偏见)．Irememberatime,atage17—Iworkedasawaiter,andIheardafathertellhislittleboythatifhedidnotdowellinschool,hewouldenduplikeme．Ihavealsowitnessedthesametreatmentofmyfamilyandfriends,soIknowwhatit’slike,andIshouldhaveknownbetter．

Butnow,livinginmyAmericanmiddle-classlifestyle,itistooeasytoforgetmypast,toforgetwhoIamandwhereIhavebeen,andtolosesightofwhereIwanttobegoing．ThatblindwomanonthestreetsofWashington,D.C.,curedmeofmyblindness．Sheremindedmeofmybeliefinhumilityandtoalwayskeepmyeyesandheartopen．Bytheway,Ihelpedthatladytothepostoffice．Andinwritingthisessay,Ihopetothankherforthepricelesslesson．

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