河北省唐山市 2014 届高三年级第二次模拟考试英语试卷(带解 析) It was during those hard days in a small community. Food was in short supply. I used to stop by Mr.Miller's stand for One particular day, while Mr.Miller was some potatoes for me I noticed a small boy admiring a basket of green peas. Soon I was also to the fresh green peas. The boy left. Mrs.Miller _ to me and said, There are two other such boys in our _, all from poor families. Jim always offers to our produce for their marbles ( 弹 珠 ). He somehow makes them believe he likes red marbles .Sometimes he even sends them home with some peas for . I left the stand, with this man. Years later, I went back to visit some in that community and while I was there I learned Mr . Miller had died . I agreed to my friends to see Mrs.Miller. Upon our arrival, we offered whatever words of . Ahead of us were three young men. They moved to the casket(棺椁) . Mrs.Miller's eyes followed them each young man placed his own hand over the cold pale hand and then left. Our turn came to meet Mrs.Miller.I told her who I was and mentioned the of the marbles. She said, Those three young men were the boys. They told me how they Jim's kindness. We've never had much , she said, but right now, Jim would consider himself the man . Then she lifted her husband's lifeless fingers. beneath the hand were three shining, red marbles ! 1.A. flowers B. grains C.vegetables D. fruits 2.A. bagging B. digging C.selling D. cooking 3.A. happily B. hungrily C.curiously D. seriously 4.A. carr