The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the I-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 36 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky.“ 37 can’t it rain?” I thought. That would 38 things down.
I thought about my 39 , who were probably sitting in an air-conditioned 40 right now. I’d had some problems in school, 41 my parents decided to let me 42 full-time with my dad, We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 43 of a maintenance（道路养护）company. It was up to us to keep the roads 44 of rubbish. The job was 45 and dirty, especially on hot days 46 this. I wondered why I ever agreed to do it.
We continued our 47 route along the I-595, 48 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 49 were broken on the ground. It wasn’t like that before.
“Dad! Pull over! I want to 50 something out.”
I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 51 …there wasn’t much time. 52 I saw a Toyota that 53 upside down in the tree. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 54 there, I thought. Then, just at that 55 , I noticed something moving. It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window!
“Heeeelp!”a lady moaned.
36． A．wipe B．cut C．put D．send
37． A．When B．How C．Why D．Where
38． A．turn B．keep C．make D．cool
39． A．parents B．school-times C．friends D．school yards
40． A．office B．classroom C．restaurant D．living room
41． A．but B．or C．for D．so
42． A．work B．study C．stay D．spend
43． A．business B．possession C．position D．place
44． A．away B．from C．far D．clear
45． A．easy B．lonely C．smelly D．noisy
46． A．for B．like C．after D．as
47． A．regular B．common C．unusual D．normal
48． A．reaching B．going C．looking D．heading
49． A．cars B．bottles C．branches D．glasses
50． A．check B．help C．take D．bring
51． A．decide B．hurry C．consider D．stop
52． A．Above B．Behind C．Ahead D．Below
53． A．hung B．trapped C．caught D．fell
54． A．stored B．deserted C．lost D．hid
55． A．bridge B．tree C．moment D．way
Many years ago, I saw a homeless woman, who was wearing only thin clothes, coming in when I was working at a college. She started coughing as she sat down on a sofa in the student public room. , she wasn’t well. Without too much about it, I went to the Student Affairs Office where I knew I could find in the “Lost and Found” box. I gathered her up all clothes and made my way . A co-worker told me I should not help this person it would only lead to her wanting help. I ignored(忽视) her and carried on, in spite of the warnings.
Two weeks later a lovely elderly man came to my and asked to speak with me in private. Curious(好奇的), I gave him my full . He went on to tell me that he had overheard (无意听到) the with the co-worker about helping the woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people, and that was he wanted to give me a check for $1000! I burst into tears, because I really the money at the time, but also because I had been recognized in such a way for helping someone! We became good and, twenty years later, he called me up and told me he wanted to help me my first home! He gave me $ 120,000 to buy my house in my home town.
I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large . And he said it was because I was a “giver” and that I deserved it. I was able to the perfect little home for me, all because one day I a homeless woman without hesitation.
A．Luckily B．Clearly C．Truly D．Really
A．worrying B．joking C．thinking D．caring
A．clothes B．trousers C．socks D．coats
A．out B．back C．in D．off
A．so B．unless C．though D．because
A．more B．less C．much D．little
A．home B．bank C．office D．classroom
A．attention B．patience C．preparation D．satisfaction
A．argument B．conversation C．agreement D．warning
A．worried B．foolish C．painful D．sad
A．how B．whether C．when D．why
A．needed B．deserved C．liked D．gained
A．seldom B．never C．hardly D．always
A．students B．experts C．friends D．graduates
A．hopelessly B．unexpectedly C．carelessly D．unwillingly
A．buy B．select C．run D．build
A．favorite B．splendid C．dream D．large
A．present B．effort C．home D．friendship
A．live B．stay C．own D．go
A．found B．helped C．met D．respected
David grew up poor. He started working in the 7th grade and by high school he was only going to school half days, at 11 am to go to work.
Lack of money meant lack of educational opportunities, but he had a to learn. In his spare time he read books that he thought would him succeed somewhere down the road.
He was a hard worker, and rose above(克服) his of higher education to provide for his family, factory life had a bad effect on him physically, emotionally and . It was, in his mind, killing him like a slow poison.
In 1995 he bought his first computer and a few months later discovered the Internet. He wanted to be a part of it, and worked 48 or hours a week in the factory, and worked another 40 or more hours a week himself computer skills. He worked harder than he had in his life, surfing the Internet over 100 hours a week.
David began jobs in the Internet and computer fields. He was many times, but he never gave up. He had a goal and kept after it he didn’t feel like it because else seemed so hopeless. That kind of drive and perseverance almost always . David left the factory and took a job in the computing field.
This is a true story about , a story about believing in ; a story about finding what you love to do and your dreams.
My hope in writing this story is that, if you have a dream, you’ll be enough to see it through(进行到底). It’s up to you to it. Remember that even the farthest always starts with the first step.
A．starting B．leaving C．arriving D．studying
A．time B．hope C．hunger D．chance
A．let B．have C．see D．help
A．lack B．choice C．favor D．desire
A．and B．so C．but D．as
A．individually B．spiritually C．energetically D．evidently
A．more B．fewer C．smaller D．some
A．showing B．teaching C．improving D．acquiring
A．even B．never C．ever D．just
A．doing B．creating C．applying for D．taking up
A．turned off B．put down C．held up D．turned down
A．even when B．if only C．even D．as if
A．anywhere B．somewhere C．anything D．something
A．pays back B．puts off C．gets in D．pays off
A．wealth B．determination C．hardship D．love
A．yourself B．himself C．herself D．itself
A．developing B．following C．continuing D．reaching
A．demanded B．expected C．inspired D．attracted
A．get B．make C．conduct D．perform
A．journey B．distance C．life D．future
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I'm not good at it. I've had a basketball I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were allowed to play volleyball or badminton.
My parents did not me play basketball at home. "Basketball is not fit for girls," they said. I went to play basketball with my friends, boys at me on the court as if I were an alien.
I was feeling and had lost hope of playing basketball. , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, "Go your own , let others talk." This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about with me almost every day.
I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, for me, even the sky is boundless（无垠的）.
Basketball has become an important part of my . I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also a lot.
I've heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, "Nothing is impossible." It is from an advertisement on TV. I have to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an . After that, just be confident and going. Never give up and you'll make it sooner or later.
I love the motto of the NBA. It can my strong feelings for basketball, "I love this game!"
A．ever B．often C．never D．always
A．when B．before C．after D．since
A．struggled B．cared C．enjoyed D．joined
A．only B．almost C．hardly D．not
A．encourage B．agree C．let D．permit
A．Still B．Yet C．Just D．Even
A．looked B．glared C．glanced D．stared
A．up B．down C．excited D．satisfied
A．Unluckily B．Naturally C．Unexpectedly D．Clearly
A．encouraged B．forbade C．ensured D．explored
A．effort B．way C．business D．direction
A．basketball B．sports C．interests D．dreams
A．stuck B．referred C．turned D．returned
A．but B．though C．and D．however
A．wish B．life C．work D．study
A．experience B．grow C．learn D．play
A．come B．turned C．refused D．happened
A．idea B．aim C．opinion D．effort
A．insist B．remain C．keep D．last
A．inform B．express C．ignore D．connect
Once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant(商人) owner. He was very happy with her . Before he left for a business trip one day, he asked if she had a wish: “I will go through the forest where you were born. What should I take for the birds there?” The bird said, “Tell them I am full of sorrow in a cage singing my captive (被监禁的）song and I’m cut off from all of life’s sweet things. I hope it won’t be long before I can fly _ through the trees with them again.”
When the merchant reached the forest, he stopped and said, “Dear birds! to you all from my pretty bird locked in her cage. She asks for a from you. She wants to join you, but I would her beautiful song and cannot let her go.” Suddenly one bird screamed and to the ground.
Nothing else could be more shocking. The merchant thought it was dead. He continued on to the city and his goods. On returning home, the merchant said, “I do not know what happened. I told them your message. Then, one of them fell down dead.”
Suddenly the bird a terrible scream and fell on her head to the bottom of the cage. The merchant was terrified and wept in . He opened the cage door and took her into his hands carefully. The bird suddenly flew up, then out of the window and on the nearest tree. She turned to him and said gratefully,” I really appreciate your delivering my message. That bird instructed me how to my freedom. All I had to do was to pretend to be dead.”
A．cry B．poem C．speech D．song
A．report B．conversation C．message D．invitation
A．carefully B．proudly C．luckily D．freely
A．Thanks B．rewards C．Greetings D．Congratulations
A．reply B．story C．joke D．letter
A．avoid B．miss C．ignore D．quit
A．flew B．ran C．fell D．jumped
A．afforded B．served C．offered D．traded
A．let out B．worked out C．thought out D．found out
A．surprise B．interest C．hopelessness D．curiosity
A．hid B．started C．hit D．landed
A．fight B．treat C．win D．strike
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I live in a big city with a lot of homeless people. Luckily there’re small ways of helping them and you needn’t have a lot of . One way to help is to buy their monthly magazine. doing this one day, I got to a young homeless man. He was often the magazine at the train station.
He was a poor farmer from another country. After a while, I discovered that his was close to mine. It that we were born in the same month.
I met him last year after his birthday. and after congratulating(祝贺)him, without ,I asked if he had had a good day. He and said that he hadn’t really celebrated. I felt so .
I just couldn’t bear the thought of (不敢想)this nice, young man being on his 25th birthday with no presents, no cake, nothing ! So I went home and looked in my yarn(纱线)basket. for me, I had enough yarn .I set to work and knitted(编织)a for the young man. The yarn had become a little dirty I didn’t knit very often. Then I washed the yarn so the scarf would be when he got it.
I met him on my own birthday as I was going shopping. I had to meet him so I had the scarf and a piece of my own birthday around with me. He was very happy with these gifts and so was I .The in his eyes was the best present he could have given me!
A．work B．energy C．money D． experience
A．In B．On C．Besides D．By
A．realize B．ignore C．know D．recognize
A．selling B．reading C．covering D．buying
A．birthday B．house C．height D．hobby
A．said B．found C．guessed D．meant
A．long B．shortly C．ever D．even
A．stopping B．helping C．praising D．thinking
A．looked up B．turned up C．looked down D．got down
A．foolish B．excited C．clever D．worried
A．calm B．happy C．alone D．hungry
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Badly D．However
A．used B．done C．left D．produced
A．scarf B．cap C．sock D．glove
A．when B．because C．so D．and
A．different B．dry C．wet D．clean
A．liked B．hoped C．promised D．agreed
A．made B．thrown C．received D．carried
A．cake B．present C．song D．party
A．light B．pain C．sight D．tear
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