One day a famous speaker gave a speech to a crowd of people. He held up a   21   bill. He asked, “Who would like this $20 bill ? ” Hands were   22  . Then he said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first let me do this.” He began to crumple（弄皺）the   23 . He then asked the audience, “   24  still wants it ?” Still the hands went  25  in the air.
“ What   26  I do this? ” He asked, and he  27  it on the ground, and started to step on it. He  28  it up. Now the bill was  29  and crumpled. “ Now who still wants it?” Still the hands went up.
“My friends,” He continued, “You have all  30   a good lesson . No matter   31  I did to the money, you still wanted it because the bill did not lose its  32 . It was still worth $20. Many times in our   33 , we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on, because we sometimes  34  wrong decisions, or we may   35  with something we do not   36 .When that happens, we feel depressed and think we are   37 . But in fact no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. The worth of our life comes not   38  what we do or whom we know, but in who we are! Don’t forget ‘the worth of a thing does not depend on its outside   39  , but on its inner value.’ This is the   40  of life.
小題1:
A．20 dollar B．20 dollars C．20-dollarsD．20-dollar.
小題2:
A．risenB．putC．raised D．held
小題3:
A．billB．paperC．cashD．change
小題4:
A．SomebodyB．NobodyC．AnybodyD．You
小題5:
A．upB．downC．a(chǎn)boveD．a(chǎn)round
小題6:
A．shouldB．canC．ifD．Whether
小題7:
A．threwB．droppedC．fellD．put
小題8:
A．showedB．liftedC．broughtD．picked
小題9:
A．goodB．cleanC．largeD．dirty
小題10:
A．givenB．learnedC．taughtD．taken
小題11:
A．thatB．howC．whatD．Why
小題12:
A．valueB．priceC．effectD．part
小題13:
A．studiesB．workC．fieldsD．lives
小題14:
A．doB．makeC．giveD．take
小題15:
A．meetB．dealC．talkD．get
小題16:
A．likeB．hopeC．wishD．Expect
小題17:
A．worthlessB．weakC．poorD．careless
小題18:
A．fromB．inC．a(chǎn)boutD．a(chǎn)t
小題19:
A．beautyB．faceC．looksD．impression
小題20:
A．lessonB．truthC．sayingD．story

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:D
小題14:B
小題15:A
小題16:D
小題17:A
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:B

試題分析：
小題1:D根據(jù)句子結構此處應填一個形容詞，a 20-dollar bill一張20美元的支票。20-dollar是復合形容詞，不加s. 如：an eight-year-old girl一個八歲的小女孩。             
小題2:C從上文的held up及下文的Still the hands went up可知，“舉著手”，若選B或D要加up,答案A是不及物動詞，應排除。
小題3:A從上下文可知，他開始弄皺了支票。
小題4:C 此處是疑問句，排除A，B，D。.A.somebody用于肯定句，C.Anybody 用于否定句或疑問句。句意：還有人想要嗎？
小題5:A.根據(jù)下文Still the hands went up可知答案
小題6:C.What if ....要是。。。又怎么樣，如果。。。該怎么辦。
小題7:B從下文第三段第三句we are dropped可知是‘丟在地上開始踩’
小題8:D pick up撿起來，結合上下文可知，丟在地上踩了之后撿起來。B.lift up 舉起來
小題9:D根據(jù)常識，支票丟在地上踩了之后，應該是“臟的”
小題10:B. Learn a lesson 吸取一個教訓，
小題11:C根據(jù)語法結構，do 后面缺賓語，故用what ,no matter what無論什么。句意：無論我對這張錢做些什么，你們還是會要它。。。
小題12:A聯(lián)系上下文可知，支票沒有失去它的價值。
小題13:D從下文The worth of our life可知，作者從支票聯(lián)系到實際，聯(lián)系到我們的生活
小題14:B固定短語，make decisions做決定
小題15:A . meet with 遇到，遭遇到。
小題16:D從下文feel depressed可知遇到我們沒料到的的事情。Expect期望，料想
小題17:A聯(lián)系上下文,我們覺得沮喪，認為我們毫無價值。
小題18:B聯(lián)系上下文，注意not....but...這一并列結構，but后接介詞in+從句，便可知答案
小題19:C根據(jù)上文中提到即使那張支票被弄得又皺又臟，還是有它自身的價值。說明：一件東西的價值不在于外表而是內在的價值。
小題20:B名詞辨析。A教訓B真相，事實C諺語，格言D故事，根據(jù)句意這是生活的本質。
點評：答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關系，與前后單詞的關系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內容體現(xiàn)出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。
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C．her best friend travelled to Florida
D．her best friend lost her life on a trip
小題4:“I knew we would be best friends forever.” is a sentence from the passage and should be put at the end of _______．
A．Paragraph 2B．Paragraph 3C．Paragraph 4D．Paragraph 5
小題5:We can infer (推斷) from the passage that______.
A．Laura is outgoing
B．Laura helps Donna a lot
C．Laura and Donna are of the same age
D．Judy moved to New Jersey because of Lillian’s death

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