I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I fumbled (searched) in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which 41 their search. I found 42 and because of my shaking hands, I could 43 get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked 44 the bars at my jailer（看守监狱的人）. He did not make eye contact with me. I 45 to him “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. 46 he came close and lit the match, his eyes inadvertently（无意中）locked with mine. At that moment, I 47 . I don't know why I did that. Perhaps it was 48 , perhaps it was becau
se, when you get very close, one to another, it is very 49 not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was 50 a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn't want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but 51 , looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.
I 52 smiling at him, now aware of him as a(n) 53 and not just a jailer. And his looking at me seemed to have a new 54 too. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the 55 of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes filled with tears. I said that I feared that I'd never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. 56 without another word, he 57 my cell (牢房) and silently led me out．Out of the jail，quietly and by back routes，out of the town. There, at the edge of tow
n, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.
“My life was 58 by a smile.” Yes, the smile—the unaffected, unplanned, 59 connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could 60 each other, we wouldn't be enemies. We couldn't have hate or envy or fear.
A．had lost B．had given D．had reached
A．them B．it C．that D．one
A．barely B．quickly C．possibly D．1ikely
A．on B．through C．at D．up
A．gave out B．let out C．called out D．screamed out
A．As B．before C．after D．until
A．cried B．shook C．refused D．smiled
A．anger B．nervousness C．bitterness D．sympathy
A．easy B．hard C．glad D．embarrassed
A．even though B．as well as C．as though D．as long as
A．went away B．dropped out C．stayed far D．stayed near
A．kept B．stopped C．began D．forgot
A．stranger B．enemy C．opponent D．person
A．dimension B．suggestion C．impression D．concept
A．cigarettes B．bags C．pictures D．wallet
A．Intentionally B．Unconsciously C．Unwillingly D．Suddenly
A．unfolded B．unlocked C．uncontrolled D．undefended
B．destroyed C．saved D．ignored
A．surprising B．natural C．different D．frequent
A．like B．expect C．notice D．recognize
Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship．The father believed in encouragement．
Though Michael was the 36 of the class when he entered high school, his 37 continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 38 if he didn’t want to．
However, Michael loved football and was 39 to try his best at every practice．All through high school, he never 40 a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer（替补队员） all four years．His 41 father was always in the stands, with words of 42 for him．
It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly 43 the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram．Michael 44 the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for 45 immediately．
In the third quarter, when the team was ten points 46 , a silent young man eagerly 47 onto the sidelines．The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so 48 ．
“Coach, please let me 49 ．I have to play today,” said Michael．Feeling sorry for him, the coach 50 ．Before long, nobody could believe their eyes．This small bench warmer played like a（n） 51 ．He helped his team win finally．
When the team was cheering for their 52 , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone．The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me 53 you did it?”
Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He 54 a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could 55 me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”
A．strongest B．smallest C．biggest D．youngest
A．coach B．players C．classmates D．father
A．football B．games C．practices D．basketball
A．required B．determined C．satisfied D．reminded
A．failed B．lost C．missed D．won
A．sympathetic B．upset C．faithful D．optimistic
A．encouragement B．judgment C．wisdom D．amusement
A．after B．since C．towards D．before
A．went through B．turned over C．got over D．tore up
A．school B．home C．field D．class
A．ahead B．beside C．behind D．away
A．walked B．ran C．stepped D．slipped
A．quietly B．sadly C．punctually D．soon
A．go B．fight C．work D．play
A．left B．refused C．agreed D．cried
A．star B．son C．amateur D．trainer
A．victory B．award C．memorial D．unity
A．why B．when C．where D．how
A．spread B．skipped C．forced D．stopped
A．hear B．see C．feel D．make
IF and WHEN often had lunch together．Their conversation always focused 36 the things they hoped to achieve and they loved to talk about them．
This particular Saturaday when they met for lunch, WHEN 37 IF wasn’t in a great mood （心情）. After they sat at the usual table_ 38 _ for them, WHEN asked IF, "You don't seem your usual 39 _self（样子）?" IF replied, "Yesterday I saw a course I wanted to take．If only I 40 the time．"
WHEN knew exactly how IF felt and said, "I too saw a 41 _and I' m going to register when I get 42 money．" WHEN then questioned IF, "What about the new job you were going to apply for?" IF answered, "I would have applied, but my 43 broke down．I couldn't type my resume（简历）．"
"Don't worry．I've been thinking about looking for another job also, 44 _I'll wait and when the weather gets 45 _．I will look then．I hate this awful weather．"
The man sitting nearby heard them talking about when this and if that．When he couldn't 46 __it any more, he went to them and said, "I think I know 47 _ you could solve your problems．"
IF smiled and thought that even if he knew the 48 __they faced, there was no way he could help! 49 _, IF asked the man for advice．The man said, "Your conversation reminds me of an old 50 _ .IF and WH
EN were planted, and nothing 51 _．"
IF and WHEN both looked surprised and began to feel 52 of living their life for the "ifs" and "whens"．Finally, they came to a（n）_ 53 _: next time they met, there would be no "ifs" or "whens"; they would 54 _ talk about what they had 55 _ !
A．in B．on C．at D．against
A．sensed B．insisted C．declared D．promised
A．cleaned B．made C．used D．reserved
A．sensitive B．honest C．cheerful D．clumsy
A．had B．spent C．seized D．valued
A．notice B．job C．course D．chance
A．lucky B．pocket D．paper
A．computer B．fridge C．camera D．recorder
A．or B．but C．for D．after
A．drier B．colder C．wilder D．nicer
A．take B．decline C．support D．watch
A．if B．where C．why D．how
A．changes B．expenses C．challenges D．possibilities
A．Sadly B．Curiously C．Calmly D．Stubbornly
A．saying B．story C．habit D．fiction
A．rose B．grew C．removed D．remained
A．tired B．proud C．ashamed D．aware
A．ambition B．conclusion C．description D．agreement
A．even B．only C．still D．thus
A．discussed B．promised C．arranged D．achieved
Flying first class was a new experience for us. We were happy to join the other few passengers who 36 fly in such luxury（奢侈）. It was almost as if we had a sense of 37 to be sitting with the group of people that 38 us.
As we chatted away about our travel, I could hear people around us talked about 39 business meetings. It wasn’t long before I __40 that these people were used to flying in luxury. They are 41 people I thought.
We noticed that the stewardess（女乘务员）was working non-stop to ensure the 42 of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving a(n) 43 . I thought how much she must love her job, 44 she smiled kindly at each person while 45 to their needs.
As the stewardess walked by our seats near the 46 of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you’ll have a great night.”She stopped at our seats with a look of 47 , bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me?” I 48 my words and she smiled in a rather 49 way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer. After a few moments she said, “I can 50 you work with the public.”“Why do you think so?” I asked. She answered very quietly, “Because you are the _51 pass
enger here to say thank you and I really 52 your kindess.
The sense of belonging to the elite（精英）group of people in first cl
ass 53 as we heard her words. Our seats in luxury offered us 54 a comfortable 
ride. We were reminded that without 55 we would be flying in no class.
A．would B．should C．could D．must
A．success B．disappointment C．shame D．pride
A．watched B．accompanied C．surrounded D．welcomed
A．boring B．busy C．pleasant D．tiring
A．heard B．realized C．remembered D．asked
A．brave B．kind C．important D．fortunate
A．note B．order C．suggestion D．tip
A．when B．while C．for D．though
A．attending B．looking C．taking D．turning
A．side B．middle C．end D．front
A．dislike B．happiness C．kindness D．disbelief
A．repeated B．wrote C．showed D．explained
A．happy B．lovely C．kind D．funny
A．help B．hear C．make D．tell
A．best B．only C．simple D．usual
A．doubt B．appreciate C．remember D．misunderstand
A．lost B．rose C．disappeared D．showed
A．rather than B．better than C．less than D．more than
A．happiness B．money C．kindness D．trust
It was so cold that I couldn’t feel my legs. There was going to be a racing contest that night so I was 36 my horse, Skippy, up. I was simply running laps(跑道的圈) around the ring. The 37 cold air had been blowing past me, freezing my limbs, but every second I 38 it. You could hear the faint 39 of the people up at the clubhouse eating their dinner. My parents were also there, not knowing that my little sister had slowly wandered her way down to the ring. It was 40 because there was no moon or stars. Nobody else was in the ring at the time. I was really enjoying the 41 and I was able to 42 what Skippy was doing. As I took my last lap it 43 . Everything rapidly slowed down as I saw my little sister step 44 the ring. I saw true fear on her face because she knew she wouldn’t be 45 to move out of the way fast enough. She knew that she was going to get hit. She tried to 46 but nothing came out of her fear-dried throat. When my horse got to her, he was still in a full out run. 47 , miraculously(奇迹般地), he slid so hard on his back feet that he 48 . It really made the 49 seem absolutely unreal. I thought that maybe I was 50 . I had 51 in my mind that I wasn’t seeing what was happening. I knew I had hit my sister. There was no way I could have 52 her. My horse was rising straight up and while he was in the air I couldn’t breathe. It’s like I forgot 53 . As all of this happened I watched my sister’s face transform (变形) through many different 54 : terror, confusion, curiosity, and then a sort of relief. Then she was laughing.
As I held my sister into my arms, Skippy stood right behind me knowing that I actually owed him my life 55 he saved my sister’s.
A．picking B．warming C．catching D．setting
A．bitterly B．hardly C．gently D．perfectly
A．challenged B．witnessed C．enjoyed D．hated
A．ceremony B．tradition C．victory D．laughter
A．windy B．bright C．dark D．cloudy
A．quiet B．quality C．impression D．significance
B．focus on C．insist on D．put on
A．let out B．held on C．participated in D．took place
A．close to B．out of C．into D．towards
A．able B．frightened C．content D．proud
A．evaluate B．worry C．scream D．escape
A．Accidentally B．Normally C．Generally D．Somehow
A．sped up B．rose up C．broke down D．wore out
A．moment B．contest C．comment D．technique
A．advancing B．breathing C．concluding D．dreaming
A．that B．none C．neither D．it
A．hit B．recognized C．missed D．acknowledged
A．how B．what C．when D．why
A．actions B．emotions C．attitudes D．thoughts
A．if B．because C．as if D．so that
We have known for a long time that flowers of different plants open and close at different times of day. This is so 1 that there seems to be no need to ask the reason for it. Yet no one 2 understands why flowers open and close like this at particular times. The process is not as 3 as we might think, as recent experiments have shown. In one study, flowers were kept in constant 4 . We might expect that the flowers, without any information about the time of day, did not open as they 5 do. As a matter of fact, they 6 to open at their usual time. This suggests that they have some mysterious(神秘的) way of k
nowing the 7 . Their sense of time does not 8 information from the outside world; it is, so to speak, inside them, a kind of “inner clock”.
This 9 may not seem to be very important. However, it was later found that not just plants but also 10 , including man, have this “inner clock” which 11 the working of their bodies and influences their activities. Men, then, are also influenced by this mysterious 12 . Whether we wish it or not, it affects such things in our life as our need for sleep, our need for food.
In the past, this did not really 13 because people lived in natural condition. In
the 14 world, things are different; now there are spacemen, airplane pilots and, in ordinary life, a lot of people who have to work at night. It would be very 15 , then, to know more about the “inner clock”. Such things as flowers might help us understand more about ourselves.
A．familiar B．strange C．similar D．special
A．partly B．personally C．really D．willingly
A．complex B．simple C．mature D．meaningful
A．quietness B．darkness C．loneliness D．sadness
A．finally B．completely D．normally
A．refused B．decided C．continued D．failed
A．time B．secret C．process D．study
A．deal with B．add to C．give away D．depend on
A．discovery B．activity C．invention D．method
A．beasts B．animals C．strangers D．humans
A．controls B．studies C．measures D．destroys
A．world B．flower C．power D．experiment
A．happen B．exist C．matter D．work
A．ancient B．modern C．wonderful D．peaceful
A．hard B．expensive C．convenient D．important
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