School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of my ____1___ to get home. Sitting at the front makes you __2_____ out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tries to break the ____3____ atmosphere by striking the match of ___4_____ . I try to mind my manners and ____5____ listen, but usually I am too busy thinking about my day. On this day, ___6_____, her conversation was worth listening to.
“My father’s sick,” she said to no one in ___7___. I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden change of attitde and interest, I asked, “What’s wrong with him?” With her eyes wet and her voice tight from ____8____ the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she ____9____. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.”
I couldn’t respond. I was ____10____. My heart ached for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great ____11____ my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, ____12____ still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go ____13___ that.
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was ____14____ her job. She had a whole world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as __15______ but a driver.
I suddenly felt I was very ___16____. I realized I had only thought of people as__17____as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by job and brushed her off as ____18_____.
For all I know, I’m just another person in ____19_____ else’s world, and may not even be important. I ___20_____ not have been so selfish and self-centered. Everyone has places to go, people to see and appointments to keep. Understanding people is an art.
1.A. anxiety B. determination C. decision D. attempt
2.A. find B. make C. think D. stand
3.A. unpopular B. uncomfortable C. unusual D. unforgettable
4.A. fire B. topic C. conversation D. discussion
5.A. politely B. devotedly C. carelessly D. sincerely
6.A. however B. therefore C. thus D. otherwise
7.A. surprise B. common C. silence D. particular
8.A. fighting B. avoiding C. clearing D. keeping
9.A. told B. lasted C. repeated D. continued
10.A. for sure B. at ease C. in shock D. in despair
11.A. mercy B. pain C. pity D. disappointment
12.A. but B. yet C. and D. or
13.A. over B. round C. through D. without
14.A. almost B. nearly C. ever D. just
15.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
16.A. sad B. embarrassed C. selfish D. worried
17.A. far B. long C. much D. well
18.A. unfit B. unselfish C. unnecessary D. unimportant
19.A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. no one
20.A. must B. may C. can D. should
The great 46 scientist, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His father was a well-known doctor, and 47 that his son also would become a doctor.
As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and 48 , 49 nature and comparing what he saw with everything he had read in natural science books. He was fond 50 collecting animal and plant specimens 51 insects, birds, flowers and leaves.
At sixteen, Charles 52 Edinburgh University 53 . But he was interested in 54 . Then he was sent to Cambridge University, 55 he graduated in1831.
56 he heard that the ship Beagle(贝格尔号) was 57 to South America and wanted a naturalist. His biology professor advised him to go. He said the journey would be just the thing for Charles. So the Beagle left England in December 1831, Charles Darwin was 58 .
The expedition 59 almost five years. The Beagle 60 the waters near the east and west 61 of South America, and many other places. He 62 all kinds of plants and animals, which he sent home from the 63 he visited.
After returning from the expedition, Darwin continued his studies of changes in nature. Darwin understood that plants and animals do no
t 64 the same, that they always change.
By 1859 Darwin had finished his famous book “The Origin of Species”. It made a great noise in the word of science. Darwin was attacked by the 65 and even by some scientists. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.
Darwin tirelessly continued his scientific studies until he died on April 19,1882.
A．American B．British C．German D．Italian
A．hoped B．wanted C．wished D．required
A．woods B．forests C．mountains D．countryside
A．noticing B．watching C．looking over D．seeing
A．at B．of C．with D．in
A．for example B．like as C．such as D．like
A．had been sent to B．was sent to C．was sent for D．had been sent for
A．to find machine B．to study medicine C．to make medicine D．to study machine
A．nature scene B．social history C．natural history D．biological lives
A．from where B．in which C．from which D．at which
A．Late B．Later C．After that D．From then on
A．going on a trip B．traveling about C．about to a journey D．making a journey
A．at board B．in ship C．on board D．on trip
A．was lasted B．had lasted C．lasted D．had kept
A．parts B．land C．coasts D．beaches
A．got B．collected C．caught D．fed
A．ports B．cities C．places D．towns
A．remain B．show C．mean D．make
A．government B．relatives C．Church D．professors
It’s a small gas station that has snacks,drinks,cigarettes,and candies.The young man behind the counter(柜台) knows his 16 by name and what they normally want to buy.He treats children and adults with equal 17 .He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is 18 .
One day , three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could , 19 not intending to pay for it . He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and 20 the front door . It was obvious that they were homeless, and equally obvious that they were’t going 21 with their ill-gotten gains (不义之财).They 22 the food and simply crowded together in panic-knowing the police were 23 the way.
Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that 24 . “We have food in the back expired(到期) but still 25 to eat . If you need food , you 26 have some .”
They were told to 27 what they had dropped and put it back , and then asked to straighten out the mess. They were doing just that 28 the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer 29 .
This wasn’t what they had 30 . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done. Shocked , they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up.
Soon three 31 people walked out with all the 32 their arms could hold. They were 33 that , if they needed to come back aga
in , they were to ask and not just grab.
And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in . He would be the 34 person in the world to claim he was a hero . But he gave three people something they were in desperate need of –a 35 amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.A frends B neighbors C customers D passengers
A respect B pride C wisdom D right
A slow B busy C heavy D swift
A bravely B reasonably C hardly D obviously
A opened B locked C closed D broke
A nowhere B somewhere C anywhere D everywhere
A hid B lifted C swallowed D dropped
A in B on C off D by
A anxious B cautious C courageous D hungry
A safe B easy C sweet D unique
A must B can C should D need
A hold up B hand out C pick up D hand in
A when B after C before D since
A popular B necessary C reliable D admired
A wanted B desired C expected D admired
A dirtier B cleaner C cleverer D quicker
A money B cigarettes C drinks D food
A reminded B warned C ordered D persuaded
A first B last C best D worst
A large B fair C small D full
Mom, Dad, I’m going to college! Can you believe it? I never thought it could happen. 16 middle school and p
art of high school, I 17 to keep up. I was not a bad student，but I just didn’t understand 18 they were teaching because I have a 
learning 19 . I wanted to show everyone I could graduate and go to 20 . I wanted to make something of myself, and 21 I wasn’t a failure.
22 the time came to choose a college, I wasn’t sure which would be the best for me. I knew I didn’t 23 to go to a big school, which narrowed (缩小) my 24 to a small college which could be 25 for me with a learning disability. I looked in Florida and found three schools. I 26 two, but they just didn’t 27 . Then I visited Beacon College. Beacon is mainly for students who have learning disabilities and it has small classes.
The day when I was 28 by Beacon College was the happiest day of my life. I received the call from the school 29 me I was accepted just as I was sitting down for dinner. My family was so 30 , and I was ready to pack that night and move to Florida. The expectation of going to college 31 the rest of my senior year.
The closer the time came, the more nervous I became about being in a(n) 32 place. Finally my
parents and I packed the car and 33 Florida. After a two-day drive, we arrived. “Welcome to Beacon College! It is so nice to see you!” I heard 34 from the teachers and students, as we were introduced. I felt so 35 to hear those cheerful voices. I knew I had found a perfect（理想的）school. I had found my home for the next four years.
A．During B．Through C．Until D．Under
A．struggled B．started C．forgot D．turned
B．that C．why D．what
A．experience B．advantage C．disability D．habit
A．work B．college C．hospital D．home
A．believe B．prove C．feel D．imagine
A．Because B．After C．When D．Before
A．want B．manage C．decide D．refuse
A．plans C．choices D．purposes
A．honorable B．imaginable C．suitable D．comfortable
A．expected B．left C．visited D．dreamed
A．work B．fit C．match D．satisfy
A．asked B．invited C．admitted D．attracted
A．telling B．warning C．advising D．reminding
A．worried B．surprised C．frightened D．excited
A．stopped B．lasted C．saw D．held
A．old B．famous C．familiar D．new
A．cared for B．looked for C．headed for D．asked for
A．day and night B．over and over C．more or less D．up and down
A．warm B．cold C．sad D．sorry
Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to 36 that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to 37 the bird.
Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous 38 bird. Now 39 people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. The bird opened its huge 40 and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it 41 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to 42 it.
The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did 43 his grandfather had done, but the bird 44 to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle 45 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less 46 . Sam asked his uncle to come out before 47 . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with 48 , but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is 49 .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.
Before Sam found the bird was 50 , two angry men arrived in a car. They 51 his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked 52 and said, “I have spent it. 
But… don’t worry!” He 53 at Sam, “Sam will show you 54 to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the 55 . It flew away and disappeared forever.
A．feed B．buy C．wash D．sell
A．know C．keep D．buy
A．singing B．sleeping C．eating D．hunting
A．some B．no C．many D．few
A．mouth B．wings C．tail D．eyes
A．dealt B．returned C．met D．parted
A．watch B．search C．eat D．help
A．as B．for C．since D．after
A．fell B．rose C．walked D．ran
A．shouted B．cried C．laughed D．nodded
A．attractive B．pleasant C．poor D．strong
A．bed B．supper C．lunch D．breakfast
A．patience B．surprise C．joy D．sadness
A．harmful B．strange C．cheap D．useless
A．leaving B．gone C．dying D．cooked
A．shouted at B．smiled at D．took after
A．impressed B．worried C．satisfied D．bored
A．waved B．pointed C．aimed D．jumped
A．what B．why C．where D．how
A．money B．coat C．bird D．everything
My neighbor Jennifer is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other 36 , including her "sixth sense", that she hardly gives the impression that she has 37 anything. Jennifer looks after her children much like the rest of us, 38 that she doesn’t push too hard on them, 39 really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 40 often don't realize she's blind.
I 41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 43 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Jennifer 45 with us”. To my great 46 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Jennifer told me my 47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment（成就感）. She really _48 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt 49 Jennifer showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn't know that Jennifer was blind. It had just never 50 in conversation. When I told my daughter that Jennifer was blind, she was 51 for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. “But Mommy, Jennifer knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla 52 . And I knew my child was 53 because Jennifer had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Jennifer had also heard Kayla's 54 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Jennifer really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my 55 .”
Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A．senses B．means C．methods D．ways
A．enjoyed B．found C．missed D．got
A．instead B．except C．since D．but
A．which B．it C．she D．who
A．children B．family C．guests D．friends
A．witnessed B．heard C．recognized D．realized
A．sad B．satisfied C．excited D．sorry
A．not at all B．not so C．a little D．especially
A．mix B．draw C．write D．paint
A．stayed B．painted C．talked D．studied
A．surprise B．encouragement C．delight D．excitement
A．attitude B．picture C．homework D．paper
A．understood B．found C．saw D．touched
A．after B．unless C．until D．when
A．talked about B．turned out C．referred to D．come up
A．curious B．quiet C．puzzled D．worried
A．cried B．insisted C．required D．informed
A．uncertain B．wrong C．worried D．right
A．shortcomings B．difficulties C．pride D．description
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