I agree with the saying that some people “see old memories as a chance to deal with the past and unite past and present.” Many people are so ___1___ by things that happened in their past that they are not able to focus on the ___2___ . For example, in the book Ceremony, the main character, Tayo, cannot concentrate on the present because he can’t forget his troubled childhood and ___3___ continues to relive things that happened during that time.
However, past memories can help people to ___4___ in the present. A ___5___ example of people learning from the past would be the Marshall Plan. After the ___6___ of World War II there were many war-torn countries around the world in need of ___7___ assistance to help rebuild their countries, and the United States would have to be the one to ___8___ that assistance. Many American politicians thought it was ___9___ for the US government to spend money abroad on countries that would not be able to repay it for a long time. However, George Marshall, a former US general, remembered how the exact same ___10___ of "why should we spend money on war-torn nations that really owe us reparations (赔款)?" had been used after World War I towards Germany. The ___11___ of assistance towards Germany after World War I had caused a gigantic economic depression in Germany that had made the Mark (German money) virtually ___12___ . The German people became so desperate that they started ___13___ an extreme German nationalist named Adolf Hitler, who eventually started World War II. Marshall knew that if the US did not ___14___ war-torn Germany and, especially, Japan, we could ___15___ have a World War III on our hands.
A．shocked B．troubled C．punished D．annoyed
A．memory B．situation C．present D．future
A．constantly B．innocently C．ridiculously D．rarely
A．forget B．recover C．enjoy D．compare
A．personal B．scientific C．historical D．commercial
A．conclusion B．decision C．invasion D．extension
A．medical B．political C．economic D．lawful
A．need B．provide C．find D．prevent
A．reasonable B．necessary C．difficult D．foolish
A．statement B．argument C．suggestion D．introduction
A．intension B．request C．influence D．lack
A．hopeless B．worthless C．worldwide D．valuable
A．refusing B．employing C．supporting D．charging
A．stop B．warn C．resist D．help
A．similarly B．simply C．regularly D．unlikely
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Many parents expect their children to be perfect. By giving up this myth (神话，不可能的事), we may gain something better—the good childhood. Tameka Watkins, ___36__, seems to have a natural skill for___37__. She sits with her ten-year-old ___38___ Cornelious—nicknamed C.D.— each night as he sets about doing his homework, but she doesn’t do it for him. ___39__ he tells her what he is learning, she listens with___40___. An investigation of the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that students like C.D. who __41___ their studies at home have __42__ average reading scores. The opportunity to talk about and to reflect on (思考) what he knows will ___43__ this honor student well through his school years.
While C.D. helps his mother clear the table, they talk about what’s on his__44__. Sometimes it’s his dream of being a police officer. Tameka encourages her son’s “what if” thinking, asks about his idea for the __45__, and ties it to his current (当前的) achievements. “You know, the police __46__solve problems,” she might tell him, “just like you did in ___47__.” And when he visits his mom, who works as an exercise technician, his mother’s liking for her job___48___an example of satisfaction in a self-chosen task.
Takema is___49__ Robert Brooks call “a charismatic (有魅力的) ___50__”, one who helps the child learn about himself. “Children gather ___51___ strength and a resilient (适应能力强的) mind from this loving notice,” he says.
Not overpraised, not __52__ , not constantly rescued—__53___listened to, understood, and supported, C.D. is ___54__ the best possible gift of childhood from his __55___. It is the chance to be himself.
A．that is B．in other words C．for example D．such as
A．parenting B．working C．teaching D．exercising
A．daughter B．son C．student D．granddaughter
A．Whether B．Unless C．Though D．When
A．doubt B．satisfaction C．interest D．surprise
A．analyze B．discuss C．like D．write
A．higher B．lower C．less D．fewer
A．benefit B．make C．do D．trust
A．study B．brain C．mind D．thought
A．homework B．teacher C．future D．family
A．can B．might C．shall D．have to
A．your play B．science class C．language class D．the room
A．takes B．makes C．sets D．gets
A．what B．that C．which D．who
A．teacher B．technician C．adult D．friend
A．inner B．outside C．strong D．full
A．overworked B．overweighted C．overslept D．overprotected
A．nor B．but C．and D．also
A．receiving B．refusing C．giving D．buying
A．class B．school C．society D．mom
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Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need 36 ,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was 37 his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.” 38 a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly 39 .He decided that he didn’t want to be a 40 any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano. 41 , his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 42 some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 43 that he could show others that he had talent 44 . That day he told his father 45 he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 46 that point on, everything turned around.
He started 47 competitions (比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 48 that Lang Lang had won, he was too 49 to hold back his tears. Soon 50 was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big 51 . In 1997 Lang Lang 52 again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 53 performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln center and Carnegie hall started 54 in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him, and lets him 55 .
A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth
A．whether B．why C．when D．that
A．Like B．With C．To D．As
A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened
A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player
A．Hopefully B．Impatiently C．Wisely D．Painfully
A．play B．sing C．write D．study
A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized
A．in all B．above all C．after all D．at all
A．that B．what C．which D．when
A．From B．At C．Since D．After
A．receiving B．accepting C．winning D．beating
A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized
A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied
A．this B．it C．that D．what
A．concerts B．tours C．competitions D．stages
A．started B．left C．moved D．performed
A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful
A．pulling B．breaking C．falling D．pouring
A．brighten B．shine C．admire D．develop
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Many years ago, I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.
One very cold, wet night at about 3:30 a.m., there was a1on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from2to toe, explained that he had3 out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant（怀孕的）wife and his two children 4at the car and said that he would hitchhike（搭便车）back.
Once I had 5a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both6, saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he7 me back.
Before leaving, I had turned the heater8 in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and9. While the little ones played and ran10, I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the11.
It was about 5 a. m. before they12.The young fellow asked me how much he 13 me and I told him that the petrol pump（加油泵）had14$ 15. He offered to pay"call-out fee", but I wouldn't accept it.
About a month later, I received a15from interstate, a large bus company that we bad been trying to16to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time, It17out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most18person in the company.
In his letter, he thanked me again and19me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station, In this20, a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.
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Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to1. Now she was Portia, a strong-willed2 in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing3 form her.
4, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She5 being in front of other people. She was very6 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to7 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making8 friends. She had excellent grades,9 she always thought that something was missing.
Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa's mother had heard about it and10her to join in.
"I can't think of anyone else better suited to11 the part. Remember all the plays you used to act our for us?"
Her mother wouldn't let the12drop. "You're just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you13 do it. The trick is to look past the14to find the love of what you're doing."
So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the15of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia's part,16the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn't hard; she17every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new18 of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.
On the day of the audition, she19 two of Portia's famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the20was hers.
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Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we 36 realize that those challenges are the very things that 37 us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with 38 .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two 39 . We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing 40 the challenge isn’ t worth the 41 and call it quits. Although there are certainly 42 when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most 43 all that is needed is 44 and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how 45 or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to 46 it and work it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a 47 for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. 48 you can say to a friend, “ I got my feeling hurt,” 49 “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with the many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for 50_ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or 51 on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is 52 to get over, and hurt only 53 to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it 54 to everyone, and some day you will 55 all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”
A．seem to B．come to C．hope to D．try to
A．design B．promote C．direct D．shape
A．confidence B．pressure C．friendship D．difficulty
A．opportunities B．expectations C．choices D．aspects
A．demanding B．deserving C．predicting D．presenting
A．comment B．loss C．trouble D．expense
A．spans B．times C．dates D．ages
A．cases B．fields C．parts D．occasions
A．assessment B．commitment C．encouragement D．adjustment
A．doubtful B．shameful C．harmful D．painful
A．keep B．control C．face D．catch
A．space B．plan C．topic D．room
A．If B．As C．While D．Unless
A．other than B．rather than C．or rather D．or else
A．what B．who C．where D．which
A．pass by B．come across C．get through D．run over
A．unnecessary B．necessary C．impossible D．possible
A．serves B．means C．aims D．attempts
A．opens B．appeals C．goes D．happens
A．look down on B．look back on C．look forward to D．look up to
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