【(江苏省海安高级中学、南京外国语学校、南京市金陵中学三校2009届高三第三次调研)IrememberoneThanksgivingwhenourfamilyhadnomoneyandnofoodandsomeoneknockedonourdoor.Amanwastherewit】

　　(江苏省海安高级中学、南京外国语学校、南京市金陵中学三校2009届高三第三次调研)

　　IrememberoneThanksgivingwhenourfamilyhadnomoneyandnofoodandsomeoneknockedonourdoor.Amanwastherewithagiant 36 andsomeotherfood.Thestrangerannounced“I’mheretohelppeople 37 .HaveagreatThanksgiving.”

　　FromthenonIpromised 38 thatsomedayIwoulddothesameforothers.EveryThanksgivingsinceIwaseighteenIwouldbuyenoughfood 39 likeadeliveryboygotothe 40 neighborhoodandknockonadoor.Ialways 41 anoteexplainingmyThanksgivingexperienceasakid.Ihavereceived 42 fromitthanfromanyamountofmoney.

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　　LastThanksgivingIwasinahotelinNewYorkwithmynewwife.Shewassadbecausenormallyshe 43 behomedecoratingthehouseforChristmas.Isaid“Whydon’twedecoratesome 44 todayinsteadoftrees?”WhenItoldherwhatIalwaysdidonThanksgivingshegot 45 .

　　Wewentdowntothestreetto 46 avan.Wehaswavedtoabouttwentydriversbeforeonefinally 47 .Weaskedhim“Couldyoutakeustoadisadvantagedarea?We’llpayyou.”

　　Thedriversaid“Youdon’thaveto48 me.I’lltakeyoutoplacesyou’ve 49 thoughtofgoing. 50 firsttellmewhyyouwanttodothis.”

　　ItoldhimmystoryandthatIwantedtoshowgratitudebygivingsomething 51 .Weboughtfood 52 foratroop.ThenhetookustotheSouthBronxwheretherewerehalfadozenpeoplelivinginoneroomwithnoelectricityorheatinthedeadof 53 .Itwasbothan 54 realizationthatpeoplelivedthiswayandatrulyfulfillingexperiencetomakeevenasmall 55 .

　　36．A．chicken B．turkey C．pig D．sheep

　　37．A．invain B．inturn C．inreturn D．inneed

　　38．A．mywife B．thestranger C．myself D．him

　　39．A．dress B．work C．look D．behave

　　40．A．poorest B．nearest C．nicest D．best

　　41．A．included B．read C．contained D．took

　　42．A．much B．less