Out came a policeman at once．He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea．Then he said, "Don't say that in our ________, sir!"
"I'm sorry, sir, " said the old man, "I don't know it's Hitler's hometown．"
"No, no, sir, " the policeman said in a hurry, "It's the pig's hometown!"
（1）Why was the old man heartbroken？________
It is love that makes life worth living．It is love that gives life meaning．
（1）

（2）
A.simplyB.exactlyC.widely
（3）
A.seriousB.wiseC.proud
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二、完形填空（共1小题，共10分）
1. "What's the meaning of life? " This is a question we all ask（1）_______at one point or another．The best answer that I came across was written by the great psychologist, Viktor Frankl．He wrote that "The meaning of life is to give life meaning"．
（9）_______I grew older, I began to understand meaning isn't something that comes and goes．We can give meaning to every moment of our life．We can bring meaning to the thoughts we have．We can bring meaning to the things we do．We can bring meaning to the hearts we（10）_______．All we have to do is to love．
One cold winter night, the old man couldn't go to sleep．He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold that ice could be seen in his room．He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the ground．The next morning he had to beg from door to door．He had been to a lot of cities ever since．
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A.Because he was made to join the army．
B.Because he had nothing to support his three sons．
C.Because all his three sons lost their lives in the war．
（2）Finally，the old man got things to eat by________．
A.shouting to the police station．B.asking the villagers for help．
C.begging from door to door．
（3）Actually the policeman________．
A.didn't want to help the old man．
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When I was working as a teacher, I found meaning in helping to open young minds to new（6）_______and old wisdom．
When I married and had kids, I found meaning in protecting and watching over those I loved．When I found out（7）_______of my sons were mentally handicapped（智障）, I found meaning in loving them,（8）_______them and learning so much from them about life, love, patience, faith and joy．
A.Because it is very busy．
B.Because the food there is cheap and delicious．
C.Because all kids can eat at half price on Wednesdays there．
（3）If Susan wants to work as an assistant at Dicken's Books，she________．
A.the pigs'．B.the old man's．C.Hitler's．
（5）The passage above is________．
A.a funny story．B.a science fiction．
C.a fairy tale．
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When I was a teenager, I found meaning in playing sports,（4）_______out with my friends and trying to impress girls．
In college, I found my life meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career（职业）I would（5）_______for．
（4）
A.bringingB.hangingC.giving
（5）
A.prepareB.provideC.cheer
（6）
A.adviceB.idtherC.both
（8）
A.caring forB.growing upC.taking after
When I was a young boy, I gave my life meaning by（2）_______playing, running, jumping, swimming, laughing and riding my bike．
When I went to school, I gave my life meaning by learning, studying hard, getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad（3）_______．
（9）
A.UnlessB.AsC.Since
（10）
A.touchB.feelC.beat
三、阅读理解（共5小题，共35分）
2. There lived an old man in a small town of Germany．He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked．After the Second World War began, his sons were all made to join the army and all of them died in the battle（战争）．The old man was heartbroken．He didn't have enough food and often went hungry．Nobody helped him and he didn't know how to go on living．