The train shakes back and forth, its wheels making a loud noise against the tracks. Outside the window the freezing cold of winter rules. The carriage is filled with cold, ___1___ passengers.
Suddenly a little boy ___2___ his way through the grown-up legs and sits down by the window. He is all alone among the ___3___ grown-ups. What a brave child, I think. His father ___4___ very strange happens suddenly. The ___5___ little boy slides down from his seat and leans his hand on my knee. ___6___, I think that he wants to ___7___ me and return to his father, so I help him to stand up. But instead he leans forward and holds his ___8___ up towards mine. He wants to say something to me, I think. I lower my head to receive the ___9___. Wrong again! What I do receive is a ___10___ kiss on the cheek.
The boy calmly returns to his seat, leans back and continues looking out of the window. I am ___11___. What just happened? A child is kissing ___12___ grown-ups on the train. How can anybody want to kiss such a man that has so much beard? Soon enough, all of my neighbors are certainly ___13___. Nervous and a little surprised, we ___14___ at the father. When he sees our questioning ___15___ as he gets ready for his stop, he offers a clue(线索).
“He’s so happy to be alive,” the father says. “He has been very sick.”
Father and son ___16___ into the crowd moving toward the exit. The doors close and the train goes on. On my cheek I can still ___17___ the child’s kiss—a kiss that has triggered(触发) some soul-search inside me. How many ___18___ kissing each other from the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege(特权)of ___19___?
The little kisser had taught us a sweet but serious lesson: Be careful you don’t let yourself ___20___ before your heart stops!
小题1: | A.excited | B.tired | C.pleased | D.surprised |
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小题2: | A.feels | B.fights | C.pushes | D.picks |
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小题3: | A.unfriendly | B.friendly | C.angry | D.kind |
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小题4: | A.likes | B.promises | C.chooses | D.agrees |
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小题5: | A.impolite | B.serious | C.lucky | D.ugly |
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小题6: | A.In no time | B.For a moment | C.In a while | D.Once in a while |
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小题7: | A.kick | B.strike | C.kiss | D.pass |
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小题9: | A.news | B.message | C.kiss | D.fortunate |
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小题10: | A.loud | B.foolish | C.strange | D.interested |
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小题11: | A.pleased | B.shocked | C.satisfied | D.familiar |
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小题12: | A.well-known | B.smart | C.unknown | D.persuaded |
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小题13: | A.praised | B.kissed | C.scolded | D.whisper |
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小题14: | A.stare | B.smile | C.warn | D.whisper |
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小题15: | A.glances | B.anger | C.mouths | D.feeling |
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小题16: | A.appear | B.get | C.disappear | D.follow |
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小题17: | A.touch | B.trust | C.smell | D.feel |
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小题18: | A.go around | B.come at | C.keep on | D.insist on |
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小题19: | A.a child | B.a kiss | C.living | D.death |
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