阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
There is a beautiful story about a child playing with a vase his mother had left on the table for a few moments. When the mother turned 16 the sound of her son’s crying she saw that his 17 was in the vase and was apparently stuck. She 18 to help him and pulled and pulled until the child cried out 19 . But the hand was stuck fast（牢固地）. How would they get it out? The father suggested 20 the vase but it was quite valuable and the child’s hand might be cut in the 21 _. Yet he knew that if all else 22 there would be no other alternative.
So he said to the boy, “Now, let’s make one more 23 . Open your hand and stretch your 24 out straight, as I’m doing, and then pull!” “ 25 Dad,” said the boy, “if I do that I’ll 26 my penny!”
The boy had had a coin in his hand 27 and was holding it 28 in his tight little fist. And he wasn’t 29 to open his hand and lose it. But 30 he opened his hand it came out of the vase easily.
The father said to the boy, “What are you holding onto so tightly as to hinder (阻碍) your walk with God? That vase can be 31 to the entrance to the Kingdom of God. It is narrow yet quite 32 to pass in, but first you must open your hand to God and 33 earthly（世俗的）things to fall. If we keep our fists 34 and hold fast to what we have and keep it for ourselves, we will be unable to 35 hold of the hand of God. Open your hand to the hand of God and you will see great things take place.”
A．in B．at C．from D．on
A．foot B．hair C．hand D．head
A．tried B．refused C．completed D．separated
A．in fun B．in general C．with fear D．in pain
A．abandoning B．selling C．burning D．breaking
A．time B．state C．process D．record
A．failed B．lost C．impressed D．tried
A．chance B．choice C．try D．force
A．lip B．fingers C．nails D．thumb
A．But B．And C．Though D．When
A．touch B．hit C．employ D．lose
A．all the time B．in time C．at one time D．for some time
A．apparently B．securely C．stupidly D．normally
A．hesitated B．accepted C．excited D．prepared
A．yet B．since C．once D．although
A．seemed B．compared C．looked D．related
A．difficult B．safe C．easy D．quiet
A．allow B．admit C．forbid D．make
A．open B．urgent C．closed D．intended
A．bring B．take C．have D．come
Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 36 _____ had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t 37 _____, they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 38 _____, but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 39 _____ just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 40 _____ about her. She went to bed too 41 _____. The night before the first exam, Barbara 42 ____ that she have an early night and take a 43 ____ pill. She promised to wake 44 _____ up in the morning.
As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 45 _____ kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 46 ____, she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 47 _____, but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. 48 _____ around her was writing pages and pages. 49 _____ she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write 50 _____. She kept looking at her 51 _____. Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 52 _____ and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 53 ____. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 54 ____ up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 55 _____ dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.
A．teachers B．students C．classmates D．schools
A．prepare B．miss C．join D．pass
A．succeeded B．failed C．ended D．called
A．but B．so C．and D．because
A．excited B．frightened C．worried D．pleased
A．early B．late C．heavily D．eagerly
A．insisted B．hoped C．ordered D．wished
A．sleeping B．resting C．exciting D．breathing
A．him B．her C．them D．herself
A．hand B．eye C．mind D．body
A．her sister B．her parents C．the lessons D．the medicine
A．result B．marks C．desk D．paper
A．The teacher B．The students C．No one D．Everyone
A．If B．Though C．So D．How
A．with B．about C．on D．to
A．watch B．textbook C．sister D．subject
A．gave up B．put off C．look around D．think over
A．examining B．leaving C．copying D．crying
A．raised B．woke C．stood D．cheered
A．nice B．wonderful C．terrible D．special
Tim Becker and his neighbors are doing something to make their neighborhood a trouble-free area.
When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 36 drive to a store and back home. He always looks 37 up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 38 such as strange cars, loud noises, 39 windows , or people gathering on street corners.
Tim 40 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville Indiana, USA. The neighborhood watch group 41 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s 42 Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community 43 . Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 44 their homes , streets, and families safe.
Tina Stedman , president of 45 neighborhood watch group , agrees with Tim . “People seem to think that crime(犯罪) happens to other people but not 46 them. Well , it’s never happened to me,” she said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 47 to steal from other people or to make them feel 48 sitting in their own homes.
Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors 49 out for one another. “We 50 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends .Usually a 51 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 52 . For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 53 , or someone destroying property（财产）, we report to the police.”
Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 54 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they don’t do 55 .”
A．yet B．still C．just D．rather
A．carefully B．clearly C．nervously D．coldly
A．curtained B．open C．old D．broken
A．attends B．belongs C．goes D．turns
A．meets B．quarrels C．sings D．searches
A．where B．why C．when D．how
A．politics B．wealth C．health D．safety
A．keep B．hold C．let D．protect
A．its B．his C．their D．your
A．round B．on C．about D．to
A．right B．change C．courage D．mind
A．unlucky B．unsafe C．disappointed D．discouraged
A．set B．let C．hold D．look
A．care B．enter C．watch D．manage
A．group B．set C．number D．crowd
A．judges B．police C．fireman D．doctors
A．work B．burden C．service D．trouble
A．produce B．find C．get D．help
A．anything B．everything C．harm D．wrong
At the age of 15，I paid my first visit to Disneyland in America. It wasn't the first time for me to be ___36___ . Like most English children I learned French ___37___school and I had often been to France，and I ___38___ speaking English to people who didn't understand ___39___ . So ___40____ I went to America，I was really looking forward to ____41___ a nice easy holiday without any ___42____problems. ___43___ wrong I was! The misunderstanding ___44___at the airport. I was looking for a ___45___ telephone to give my friend Danny a ___46____ and tell her that I had arrived. A___47___ old man saw me looking lost and asked ___48___ he could help me.“Yes，”I said，“I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well，that's nice，”he said，“Are you getting ____49____ ? But aren't you a bit young?” “ ___50___ is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to call her to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me ___51___ there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “there's a phone downstairs.” When at last we did meet up，Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don't worry，”she said to me，“I had so many ___52___ at first. There are lots of words which the Americans ___53___ differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to ___54___ funny things they say. Most of the ___55___, British and American people understand each other!”
A．out B．away C．abroad D．outside
A．from B．during C．after D．at
A．get used to B．was used to C．used to D．used
A．English B．French C．Russian D．Latin
A．when B．while C．if D．for
A．buying B．having C．giving D．receiving
A．time B．human C．1anguage D．money
A．Too B．What a C．What D．How
A．beginning B．begun C．begin D．began
A．cheap B．popular C．public D．good
A．letter B．ring C．news D．information
A．friendly B．stranger C．stupid D．kindly
A．that B．if C．where D．when
A．to marry B．to be married C．marrying D．married
A．You B．She C．Who D．He
A．where B．in which C．over there D．that
A．trouble B．difficulties C．things D．fun
A．write B．speak C．use D．read
A．every B．these C．some D．all the
A．chance B．situation C．condition D．time
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can 41 on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll 42 that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”
Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had designed myself for a 43 announcer(播音员). So I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station and got 44 every time.
In one station, a kind lady told me that 45 stations wouldn’t risk employing a person without 46 since I had just graduated. “Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance,” she said.
I returned to Dixon, 47 I had finished my high school education and had 48 in the school football team. My father said that our town had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to 49 its sports department(部门). The job sounded just 50 for me but I wasn’t hired.
My 51 had shown as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,” Mum 52 me. Dad offered me his car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired a/an 53 . 54 I left his office, my frustration boiled over(发怒).I asked aloud, “ 55 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer 56 he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
Suddenly, I heard the director 57 .“What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to 58 an imaginary game.
It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 59 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 60 Saturday.
A．put B．take C．get D．carry
A．recognize B．realize C．react D．respond
A．news B．sports C．weather D．TV
A．invited B．promised C．refused D．accepted
A．large B．all C．good D．small
A．experience B．examination C．agreement D．degree
A．which B．where C．there D．here
A．played B．joined C．taken D．fought
A．own B．manage C．report D．enter
A．possible B．successful C．right D．important
A．disappointment B．delight C．pleasure D．interest
A．woke B．advised C．demanded D．reminded
A．manager B．clerk C．worker D．announcer
A．While B．As C．Until D．So
A．What B．How C．Whenever D．Wherever
A．because B．but C．if D．once
A．calling B．answering C．broadcasting D．announcing
A．make B．act C．broadcast D．play
A．moved B．sorry C．thankful D．satisfied
A．future B．coming C．last D．later
There was a boy in India who was sent by his parents to a boarding school. Before being sent away this boy was the 26 student in his class. He was at the top in every 27 . He was a champion.
But the boy 28 after leaving home and attending the boarding school. His 29 started dropping. He hated being in a group. He was 30 all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like 31 himself. All of this because he felt 32 and that no one loved him.
His 33 started worrying about the boy. But 34 they did not know what was wrong with him. 35 his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and talk with him.
They sat 36 the bank of the lake near the school. The father started asking him 37 questions about his classes, teachers and 38 . After some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, 39 I am here today?”
The boy 40 , “to check my grades?”
“No, no” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for me. I want to see you happy. I don’t care about grades. I care about 41 . I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY 42 .”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He 43 his dad. They didn’t say anything to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this 44 who cared for him deeply. He 45 the world to someone. And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
A．richest B．prettiest C．laziest D．brightest
A．game B．school C．competition D．group
A．changed B．died C．arrived D．regretted
A．hair B．tears C．love D．grades
A．worried B．careless C．lonely D．busy
A．teaching B．killing C．helping D．enjoying
A．cold B．worthless C．well D．sick
A．parents B．classmates C．teachers D．companions
A．even B．now C．yet D．then
A．And B．But C．Or D．So
A．toward B．along C．opposite D．on
A．serious B．casual C．personal D．difficult
A．work B．study C．sports D．education
A．when B．where C．how D．why
A．turned away B．answered back C．whispered anxiously D．cried out
A．it B．you C．myself D．us
A．LIFE B．ANXIETY C．CARE D．NEED
A．forgave B．hit C．hugged D．begged
A．side B．earth C．trip D．day
A．meant B．owed C．moved D．left
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