It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia. The old man’s beard was 11 by winter’s frost while he waited for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. Then he heard the weak sound of hooves(马蹄) advancing along the frozen path. 12 , he watched as several horsemen rounded the bend. He let the first one pass by, then another. As the last rider drew near where the old man sat, the old man 13 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side of the river?” Reining(勒住) his horse, the rider replied, “Sure thing.” Seeing the old man unable to 14 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman helped the old man onto the horse and took him to his 15 . On the way, the horseman said: “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders pass by. I'm 16 why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider.”The old man looked at the rider and replied, “I know people pretty good. When I 17 the eyes of the other riders, I immediately saw there was no 18 for my situation. But when I looked into yours, kindness and compassion(同情) were obvious. I knew that your gentle spirit would give me help in my time of 19 .”Those heart-warming comments 20 the horseman deeply. “I'm most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”
A．marked B．covered C．equipped D．filled
A．Happily B．Anxiously C．Appreciatively D．Confidently
A．stared B．looked C．caught D．attracted
A．lift B．carry C．rise D．jump
A．home B．company C．destination D．office
A．afraid B．excited C．delighted D．curious
A．got into B．ran into C．looked into D．broke into
A．concern B．worry C．envy D．doubt
A．trouble B．need C．danger D．difficulty
A．amazed B．promoted C．touched D．benefited
Children find meanings in their old family tales.
When Stephen Guyer’s three children were growing up, he told them stories about how his grandfather, a banker, 33 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 34 his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 35 , he loaded his family into the car and 36 them to see family members in Canada with a 37 ,“there are more important thins in life than money. ”
The 38 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 39 house from a more expensive and comfortable one. He was 40 that his children ,a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his surprise, they weren’t. 41 , their reaction echoed （共鸣） their great-grandfather’s. What they 42 was how warm the people were in the house and how 43 of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 44 hard times. Storytelling expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 45 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events and festivals.
A university 46 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids’ ability to 47 parents’ stories was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The 48 is telling the stories in a way children can 49 . We’re not talking here about the kind of story that 50 , “When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow. ” Instead, we should choose a story suited to the child’s 51 , and make eye contact（接触）to create “a personal experience”. We don’t have to tell children5u 52 they should take from the story and what the moral is . ”
A．missed B．lost C．forgot D．ignored
A．when B．while C．how D．why
A．friendless B．worthless C．penniless D．homeless
A．hope B．promise C．suggestion D．belief
A．tale B．agreement C．arrangement D．report
A．large B．small C．new D．grand
A．surprised B．annoyed C．disappointed D．worried
A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．Otherwise
A．talked about B．cared about C．wrote about D．heard about
A．much B．many C．little D．few
A．beyond B．over C．behind D．through
A．argument B．skill C．interest D．anxiety
A．study B．design C．committee D．staff
A．provide B．retell C．support D．refuse
A．trouble B．gift C．fact D．trick
A．perform B．write C．hear D．question
A．means B．ends C．begins D．proves
A．needs B．activities C．judgments D．habits
A．that B．what C．which D．whom
A 25-five-year student from Hubei was admitted into Tsinghua University, China’ most famous university, after an eight-year ___21___．Li Jun comes from a small village of Hubei Province．He first ____22____ going to college in year 2000 ___23__he was admitted by a local school after __24___ from a secondary technical school at 17．As a ___25___ art student, he passed the exam again the next year but __26_____ school due to economic pressure in September 2002．Life seemed ___27___ but Li didn’t give in．He earned a _28_____ by working part-time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of __29___ the Academy of Arts & Design of Tsinghua University．Li __30____ the college entrance examination for five continuous years from 2003．____31___, he missed making the cut one mark last year．
In 2008, his fifth try, Li’s efforts ___32_____．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major in Tsinghua University．Every year, Li took art __33___ in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June．The rest of the year he spent on __34____ work．Li said he hadn’t ____35___any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his __36_____ through knowledge．
_____37___ by his contribution, Li Jun’s university __38____ him 9,000 yuan out of his tution fees of 11,450 yuan．An eight-year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun, but a new ___39__ has now begun．Li said he would not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and __40___ more scholarships．
A．research B．struggle C．service D．expectation
A．talked of B．told of C．dreamt of D．knew of
A．where B．when C．that D．since
A．learning B．separating C．dating D．graduating
A．gifted B．surprised C．interested D．easy-going
A．went on with B．watched out for C．dropped out of D．looked forward to
A．unfair B．happy C．practical D．busy
A．value B．respect C．freedom D．living
A．entering B．visiting C．supporting D．pursing
A．turned to B．applied for C．called for D．adapted to
A．Instead B．At times C．However D．Besides
A．took off B．paid off C．gave off D．sent off
A．ways B．programmes C．success D．courses
A．full-time B．part-time C．out-of door D．all
A．asked for B．looked for C．prayed for D．waited for
A．plan B．ideal C．fate D．opinion
A．Encouraged B．Influenced C．Accused D．Impressed
A．funded B．gave C．paid D．cost
A．challenge B．life C．case D．relationship
A．spend B．win C．care D．use
One winter morning I bought a copy of the New York World and turned its pages until I got the “Help Wanted Unskilled” section．A small advertisement held my 36 .It read, “Easy job．Good wages．No experience 37 .” It sounded like the job I was 38 ．Easy job．Good wages．Those four words 39 now and then in my brain as I was traveling to the address indicated in the 40 ．Easy job．Good wages．Easy job．Good wages．Easy ...
When I got to the place I saw a series of large 41 half filled with water, out of which I noticed 42 the necks of many bottles of various sizes and shapes． 43 these basins there were a number of workers sitting on small wooden benches．All had their 44 in the water of the basin, the left hand holding a 45 and the thumb nail of the right hand scratching（刮;擦） the labels on 46 .
I sat down on a 47 beside one of the basins and started to work on one bottle．As the minutes went by I noticed that the 48 of the water started to 49 from my hand to my body．But 50 still, the delicate thumb of my right hand was 51 by the minute into a full blown tomato colored finger．A numb（麻木的）pain began to be felt 52 from my right thumb．Then I began to feel as if the pain was coming from a finger bigger than all my body.
After three hours of this I told the manager I’d 53 .He figured I had 54 69 cents at 23 cents an hour．With the money, I left the working place．“Easy job．Good wages.” came to my brain again．Looking at my hands, I 55 myself, “Can easy job get good wages？”
A．eyes B．attention C．decision D．breath
A．necessary B．relevant C．practical D．primitive
A．running after B．looking for C．heading for D．looking after
A．circled B．moved C．flashed D．attacked
A．letter B．sign C．advertisement D．post
A．baskets B．bowls C．pots D．basins
A．hiding B．sticking C．rising D．breaking
A．In B．Above C．Under D．Around
A．arms B．hands C．legs D．feet
A．knife B．snail C．bottle D．brush
A．that B．those C．them D．it
A．chair B．bench C．bottle D．sofa
A．smell B．coldness C．color D．steam
A．spread B．travel C．recycle D．accelerate
A．worse B．better C．more D．rather
A．going B．finding C．growing D．becoming
A．now and then B．here and there C．one by one D．little by little
A．adapt B．equip C．bargain D．quit
A．taken B．offered C．earned D．created
A．thought B．asked C．found D．hated
There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36 a few of them are very 37 .English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the U.S.A., but in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 38 language. Many millions are 39 to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 40 Have you ever 41 ads of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? "Learn English in six weeks, or your 42 back..." "Easy and funny! Our records and tapes 43 you master your English in a month. 44 the first day your 45 will be excellent. Just send …"Of course, it never 46 quite like this.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should 47 that we all learned our own language well when we were 48 . If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. 49 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, 50 in it all the time. Just imagine how much 51 that gets!
So it is 52 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 53 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and 54 much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 55 . But they cannot do the student's work for him.（词数278）
A．not B．quite C．only D．very
A．difficult B．important C．necessary D．easy
A．native B．foreign C．useful D．mother
A．learning B．enjoying C．trying D．liking
A．questions B．problems C．ideas D．answers
A．found B．watched C．noticed D．known
A．knowledge B．time C．money D．English
A．make B．help C．let D．allow
A．From B．On C．Since D．After
A．spelling B．grammar C．English D．pronunciation
A．happened B．looked C．seemed D．felt
A．know B．remember C．understand D．think
A．students B．children C．babies D．grown-ups
A．Imagine B．Mind C．Do D．Think of
A．using B．thinking C．trying D．practicing
A．time B．money C．language D．practice
A．hard B．easy C．funny D．silly
A．depends B．tries C．has D．takes
A．uses B．takes C．gets D．costs
A．do B．work C．help D．master
Water costs money．In some places water is hard 36 ．What 37 when a town has these problems？A small town in California found a happy 38 ．
Very 39 rain ever fell there．The town had no water 40 ．The water it used was 41 from a river 300 miles away．As more people 42 live in the town， 43 water was needed．Now water 44 to be brought in from 600 miles away．All these cost 45 money．
The town 46 a plan．It found 47 to clean its “dirty” water．Once the cleaned water was reused 48 many ways．Five 49 lakes were built．Here people could swim and fish and go 50 ．They 51 have picnics in their new parks．Farmers had more water 52 their crops．New factories can be built，now that they have the promise of 53 ．
In most places，water is used and thrown 54 ．The town that saved 55 water
has saved the town！
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