Although in 1947 we were still very new to the atomic age, we knew about mushroom clouds. A huge crack (裂缝) spread across the library wall upstairs, sending teachers and __31__ screaming down the hall.
Had a new world war started? Palefaced, our young science teacher quickly__32__us for a fire drill. We huddled (卷缩) in little groups on the beach side of the school grounds and__33__the spreading cloud darken the bright spring sky.
Rumors flew every which way，__34__two hours would pass before we got the full story. One rumor we heard was that the Texas City Monsanto Chemical plant had__35__； children whose parents__36__there began to cry.
I__37__—that was where my father was working that day.
The school bell called us back inside, and we were dismissed (解散) to__38__our way home the best way we could. I'd walked a quarter of the threemile trip to my home__39__a car horn frightened me to__40__. My Uncle Barney__41__alongside me in his old Ford. The instant I saw him, I knew my father__42__. Otherwise, Papa would have__43__for me himself.
As if in slow motion from a great distance, Uncle Barney motioned for me to__44__. Numb with grief, I crawled into the back__45__. I barely took notice of the man sitting there, and didn't recognize him until he__46__me. When Papa put his strong arms around me, I forgot for a moment that Cherokees aren't supposed to__47__.
Many of my fellow students lost their__48__in the explosion. Tragedy would one day come to our__49__， as it inevitably (不可避免地) comes to all, but one day Texas City blew up, it miraculously (奇迹般地) passed us by. Because he lost his keys on that April morning, as he explained, my father lived for__50__32 years—we were to have a second lifetime forever.
A．headmaster B．students C．workers D．books
A．organized B．ordered C．made D．asked
A．heard B．smelled C．watched D．felt
A．when B．as C．as if D．although
A．blown up B．been closed C．been opened D．been on fire
A．lived B．worked C．studied D．visited
A．smiled B．frightened C．froze D．worried
A．make B．feel C．push D．find
A．when B．while C．as D．for
A．decision B．attention C．feeling D．expression
A．pulled up B．pulled out C．pulled in D．pulled off
A．was there B．was here C．was gone D．was alone
A．gone B．come C．left D．stopped
A．get off B．get over C．get through D．get in
A．seat B．chair C．stool D．bag
A．looked at B．helped C．reached for D．called on
A．cry B．laugh C．excite D．shout
A．teachers B．relatives C．friends D．parents
A．class B．family C．school D．house
A．other B．others C．another D．the other
I live in a big city．It is noisy and dirty and I always feel very______．At the weekends, I like to leave the city and get some ______air and have a good rest．A few weeks ago, I decided__43___ to see my_______ ．I was really looking forward to ________ them as soon as possible．
My parents live a long way away．I went to see them with James, a friend of________．And we drove there_______ Friday night．In the middle of the road it began to rain．
The roads became very wet and it was difficult to________．We _____ home just after midnight, feeling very tired．The next morning it was still______．James took his car to a garage（汽车修理厂）________ was very good．
In the afternoon the_______ got better．We wanted to go for a drive．My parents______ us their car．But their car was not very good．It didn’t______on the way．How ______ we were! We had to call up the garage．“Oh”, they said, “your car won’t ______ until tomorrow．” So it wasn’t ______for us to go for drive．We had to stay at my parents’ home all day．On Sunday my mother ______ a heavy box on her foot and we had to hire（雇佣）a taxi _____ her to hospital．When James and I drove back home on Sunday afternoon, we got stuck in a car accident．Oh, my God! Next time if I want a rest, I will stay in the_____．
A．exhausted B．energetic C．amazed D．happy
A．cold B．dry C．fresh D．cool
A．to go B．going C．gone D．to be going
A．comrades B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．to meet B．met C．meeting D．being met
A．mine B．I C．my D．me
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．ride B．drive C．walk D．run
A．arrived at B．arrived C．got to D．arrived in
A．blowing B．snowing C．raining D．shining
A．that B．where C．whose D．who
A．sky B．earth C．water D．weather
A．lent B．borrowed C．sold D．bought
A．move B．run C．work D．start
A．lucky B．amused C．unlucky D．pleased
A．be repaired B．repaired C．been repairing D．repair
A．easy B．possible C．necessary D．right
A．put B．threw C．dropped D．fell
A．to bring B．to take C．bring D．take
A．country B．city C．mountain D．village
Robeson was born in a very poor family. At seven, he had to pick coal in a deserted mine near his home, then he sold he had picked and earned a few coins to help his parents. He had schooling, for being so poor, how could they school fees?
When he was fifteen, he worked a servant in a school. Looking at other children studying in the classroom, he felt for himself. How he to have the same chance ！ He decided to study by In the daytime, after the sweeping and cleaning was over, he stand by the window outside the classroom trying to catch what the teacher said. At night, he tried his best to remember what he during the day. He worked hard at his lessons that he sometimes had just three or four hours to sleep. The more he learned, the greater he showed in his lessons. A maths teacher discovered him and came to like this diligent boy and him to sit at the back of the class. In one exam, he was the one in the whole school who reached the highest grade. He would have been given the scholarship if he a regular student of the school.
Robeson rough six long years with his study of maths and wrote several articles which captured the of some university professors. They admired his talent his diligence. To give him a good chance, they hired him as a librarian and him free guidance. Robeson felt ，for he was sure that before him there was a broad road success.
A．whether B．which C．that D．what
A．many B．few C．little D．much
A．buy B．afford C．send D．read
A．as B．like C．for D．by
A．angry B．ashamed C．proud D．sorry
A．hated B．decided C．wished D．regretted
A．the teacher B．himself C．his parents D．his schoolmates
A．could B．ought to C．should D．would
A．had learned B．has been taught C．has heard D．had been written down
A．very B．so C．too D．quite
A．joy B．interest C．time D．taste
A．allowed B．agreed C．let D．refused
A．worst B．only C．last D．laziest
A．had been B．has been C．is D．was
A．learned B．listened C．mastered D．struggled
A．notice B．influence C．eyes D．attention
A．except for B．according to C．as well as D．in spite of
A．taught B．offered C．lent D．sent
A．sad B．angry C．happy D．disappointed
A．leading to B．coming from C．made of D．covered with
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know you think you are a person or a coward （儒夫）. But you'll never really know the answer to this question you are tested in real life. Some people they are brave but when they come face to face with real ，they act like cowards. Other people think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like Lenny Sputnik had always thought of himself as a person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. ，on January 15th，1982，a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny went to the river to see what was happening. He saw a woman in the water. Lenny did not feel afraid. He kept very and did a very courageous thing. He jumped into the Potomac， to the woman, and kept her head the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny Sputnik, it was not .
When you are in a very situation and feel afraid, the body automatically（自动地）produce a chemical in the blood. This chemical is called adrenalin（肾上腺素）. adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are to fight or run away. However, when you're absolutely（完全）terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin. When this ，the muscles （肌肉）become very hard and you find you move at all. You are then paralyzed （瘫疾）with fear. That is when we're very frightened, we sometimes say we're " petri——fied". This word comes from the Greek word "petros"，which means"stone". We are frightened that we become stonelike.
A．how B．why C．if D．either
A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain
A．when B．until C．after D．once
A．realize B．find C．think D．agree
A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger
A．soldiers B．mice C．heroes D．cowards
A．useless B．brave C．nervous D．dangerous
A．So B．Therefore C．Then D．Actuall
A．fresh B．poisonous C．warm D．ice-cold
A．nervous B．calm C．frightened D．excited
A．go B．helped C．spoke D．swam
A．in B．under C．above D．from
A．an accident B．a mistake C．seventy-eight D．seventy-nine
A．dangerous B．comfortable C．different D．favourable
A．With B．Without C．For D．Like
A．afraid B．unable C．ready D．anxious
A．gets B．disappears C．happens D．goes
A．needn't B．cannot C．mustn't D．shouldn't
A．so B．how C．because D．why
A．really B．very C．such D．so
After 10 months in office, Barack Obama pardoned （赦免）a bird from the National Turkey Federation （全国火鸡联盟）. It is a holiday tradition that back to 1947. It is said the Obama pardoned that day， "Courage"，weighed 20 kg. Be-cause of his pardon，" Courage" would the Thanksgiving dinner. "But I heard that Presidents Eisenhower and Johnson pardoned their turkeys, they ate them in fact，" Obama said，" I understand them; the turkey looks really . "
On the Thanksgiving holiday, the Thursday in November, many Americans have turkey for lunch or dinner. Obama joked about also wanting to the tradition and eat "Courage". "If my daughters hadn't me, I would have tasted ‘Courage’.”he said.
Obama said he all the American people at home and abroad a happy Thanksgiving Day. He also talked about the first family's to celebrate the coming festival. " Just like millions of other families across our country, we'll give our thanks to God for the we have，" Obama said. "We also remember that many members of our American family are still . "
Obama noted that President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a（n） in the midst of the Civil War in the 1860s. "Today we are facing many new risks and difficulties，" he added. " So on this American holiday, as we give thanks to God for what we've ，let's also give a hand to those who are less . "After his speech，" Courage " was lifted to a table and Obama his hand over the turkey's head, pretending to be very ，and said，"You are pardoned. " Because of Obama, s pardon，"Courage" would spend the rest of its life at a Disney-land amusement park.
A．turns B．holds C．dates D．looks
A．duck B．pig C．cow D．turkey
A．named B．told C．ordered D．believed
A．forget B．stop C．enjoy D．survive
A．since B．although C．if D．because
A．jokingly B．secretly C．suddenly D．surprisingly
A．strong B．fat C．ugly D．delicious
A．first B．second C．fourth D．last
A．break B．exchange C．follow D．remember
A．frightened B．disappointed C．supported D．prevented
A．gave B．wished C．sent D．passed
A．question B．explanation C．solution D．plan
A．happiness B．energy C．excitement D．surprise
A．moving B．working C．hurting D．dreaming
A．honor B．record C．holiday D．exception
A．thought B．got C．borrowed D．given
A．successful B．beautiful C．fortunate D．popular
A．raised B．washed C．warmed D．found
A．glad B．serious C．calm D．handsome
A．alone B．safely C．quickly D．patiently
In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police have the power that they do.
What does a policeman actually do? It is not job to de-scribe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in . A policeman often has to control traffic, either foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop motorists and help when there is an accident.
A policeman has to help keep the ，too. If there is a fight or some other disturbances, we the police to come and restore order. And they often have to situations at great risk to their own .
We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary policeman， he is not a detective （侦探），will often have to help and arrest criminals.
And do we call when there is an emergency-an air crash, a ，a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. a policeman has to be to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the world.
The police do an absolutely necessary job; they do it well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could do the job of a policeman.
A．dislike B．join C．appreciate D．admire
A．should B．would C．could D．must
A．a funny B．a pleasant C．an interesting D．an easy
A．it B．one C．his D．them
A．on B．by C．under D．with
A．walking B．driving C．wandering D．searching
A．resting B．tired C．speeding D．drunken
A．peace B．silence C．situation D．condition
A．wait for B．invite C．think of D．expect
A．turn to B．avoid C．deal with D．treat
A．safety B．families C．future D．friends
A．although B．as if C．however D．even if
A．get rid of B．question C．look for D．sentence
A．how B．where C．what D．who
A．power failure B．fire C．thunder storm D．thief
A．Yet B．Then C．As D．So
A．provided B．promised C．prepared D．presented
A．future B．modern C．real D．whole
A．extremely B．specially C．surprisingly D．particularly
A．hardly B．forever C．ever D．never
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