I was successful at my job. I worked very hard, but it 36 me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. 37 , one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was 38 explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there 39 they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve 40 .” I’d been so well respected, but 41 I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very 42 place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸). I could 43 things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive (积极的) in everything 44 me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I 45 the same final, so he was 46 when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me 47 him on was unbelievable, From then on, I spent the summer enjoying my some and their passions (激情). I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band — I 48 went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so 49 . My life had been so much devoted to 50 for so long, and I felt 51 that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
52 , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose --- I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being 53 Again. Now I feel more positive about my professional 54 and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how 55 it is to achieve real balance in life.
A．promised B．afforded C．showed D．left
A．Therefore B．Anyhow C．Otherwise D．However
A．quickly B．gently C．partly D．easily
A．until B．after C．as D．so
A．failed B．finished C．tried D．changed
A．suddenly B．finally C．immediately D．shortly
A．secret B．quiet C．lonely D．dark
A．see B．get C．suggest D．understand
A．defended B．directed C．deserted D．disturbed
A．watched B．missed C．lost D．won
A．disappointed B．worried C．honored D．delighted
A．cheering B．taking C．leading D．passing
A．just B．even C．still D．almost
A．hopeful B．meaningful C．difficult D．strange
A．work B．family C．matches D．performances
A．successful B．thoughtful C．thankful D．peaceful
A．Naturally B．Doubtfully C．Disagreeably D．Unexpectedly
A．employed B．comforted C．valued D．encouraged
A．education B．experience C．relationship D．future
A．important B．interesting C．simple D．surprising
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting( attracting) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, __36_ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, 37, as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __38__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, _39_as high as he could, but even at his tallest __40__he was unable to touch it. He began to __41__ up and down, as high as he could, at the _42 of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of _43_.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to 44 on. His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to 45 the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil box, pencil case, and Gameboy. Looking 46 , he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, 47 luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighbourhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think to do. 48 seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk 49 . At first, he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his 50 , and how he really wanted that apple. The more he 51 like this, the more unhappy he became.
52 , the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t get what he wanted. He started to say to himself, “ This isn’t 53 . I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling sad as well. There is 54 more I can do to get the apple— that is unchangeable —but we are supposed to be able to 55 our feelings. If that is the case, what can I do to feel better.
A．preferring B．offering C．receiving D．allowing
A．jump B．look C．walk D．glance
A．tip B．stage C．top D．level
A．hope B．hand C．sight D．reach
A．put B．stand C．get D．hold
A．break B．shake C．take D．strike
A．up B．forward C．down D．around
A．back B．away C．up D．down
A．wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
A．thought B．imagined C．tried D．claimed
A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
A．skilful B．cheerful C．harmful D．helpful
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at 36. When I made my first visit 37 the Unites States, I was 38 I could have a nice easy holiday without any 39 problem. But how 40 I was!
At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to 41 my friend Jenny I had 41 . A worker asked if he could 43 me. “Yes,” I said. “I want to give my friend a ring.” “Well, that’s nice. Are you getting married?” he asked. “No,” I answered. “I just want to tell her 44 the phone I have arrived.” “Oh,” he said, “there is a 45 downstairs on the first floor.” “But we’re on the first floor now,” I said. “Well, I don’t know what you are 46 about. Maybe you aren’t feeling too well after your 47,” he said. “You just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better.” And he went 48 , 49 me wondering where on earth I was: at home we wash up after a 50 to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?
At last we did 51. She 52 the misunderstanding(误会): American say “to give someone a 53 ”, but we English say “ to give someone a ring”. When we say “to wash your hands”, they say “to wash 54”. And Englishmen start numbering from the floor, so the 55 floor is the second for Americans.
A．work B．school C．home D．table
A．to B．by C．from D．on
A．afraid B．worried C．wondering D．sure
A．food B．life C．language D．travel
A．late B．wrong C．right D．early
A．say B．tell C．mean D．call
A．got B．worked C．spoken D．arrived
A．help B．stay with C．lift D．drive
A．by B．in C．with D．on
A．policeman B．shop C．phone D．gate
A．listening B．talking C．saying D．coming
A．phoning B．arriving C．journey D．drive
A．off B．back C．inside D．down
A．watching B．learning C．bringing D．leaving
A．walk B．sleep C．rest D．meal
A．meet B．quarrel C．get out D．phone
A．showed B．called C．explained D．pardoned
A．visit B．present C．call D．meal
A．down B．up C．out D．back
A．one B．first C．another D．down
One night recently, I was driving down a highway at about 60 miles an hour. A car came from the _21_ direction at about the same speed. As we _22_ each other, I looked into the driver’s eyes for a second. I 23 whether he might be thinking, as I was, how 24 we were on each other at that moment. I was relying on him not to fall 25 , not to cross over into my lane (车道) and bring my 26 to a sudden end. He relied on me in just the same way without doubt.
I believe that is the way the world _27 . At some level, we all depend upon one another. Sometimes that dependence requires us simply not to cross over the double yellow line. Sometimes it requires us to _28 cooperatively, with friends or even 29 .
_30 technology makes our world smaller, the need increases for cooperation. In 2003, doctors in five nations were encouraged to find the causes of SARS, saving thousands of lives. The 31 of international terrorism has shown itself to be a similar problem, one requiring the 32 across the world. We must 33 that our future is not controlled by ourselves alone.
I’ve come to believe that one must rely upon the good faith and judgment of others. So, while 34 alone down a dark road, we must know the coming light may not be a danger, but a 35 moment of trust.
A．same B．opposite C．near D．far
A．passed B．caught C．blamed D．reminded
A．asked B．searched C．repeated D．wondered
A．friendly B．strange C．dependent D．confident
A．ill B．asleep C．away D．apart
A．car B．trip C．journey D．life
A．forms B．runs C．works D．appears
A．act B．walk C．stay D．travel
A．strangers B．relatives C．colleagues D．animals
A．But B．If C．As D．After
A．arrival B．organization C．development D．threat
A．efforts B．practice C．fighting D．forces
A．hope B．decide C．recognize D．face
A．sitting B．standing C．flying D．driving
A．closed B．shared C．broken D．concerned
American cities are 1 other cities around the world. In every country, cities reflect the 2 of the culture. Cities contain the very 3 side of a society: opportunities for education, employment and so on. They also 4 the very worst parts of a society: violent crime, racial discrimination and poverty. American cities are changing, just 5 American society.
After World War Ⅱ， the population of 6 large American cities decreased; ___7 , the population in many Sun Belt cities increased. Los Angeles and Houston are cities 8__ population increased. These population moving to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society.
During this time, in the 9 1940s and early 1950s, city people became wealthier. They had more children. They needed more 10 . They moved out their flats in the city to buy their own houses. They bought houses in the 11 , areas near a city where people live. These are areas without many offices or factories. During the 1950s the American “dream” was to have a house on the outskirts.
Now things are changing. The children of the people who 12 the cities in the 1950s are now adults. They, 13 their parents, want to live in the cities. 14 continue to move to cities in the Sun Belt. Cities are 15 and the population is increasing in 16 states as Texas, Florida and California. Others are moving to more 17 cities of the Northeast and Midwest, such as Boston, Baltimore and Chicago.
Many young professionals, doctors and lawyers are moving back into the city. They prefer the city 18 the suburbs because their jobs are there; they are afraid of the fuel shortage; or they just 19 the excitement and opportunities which the city offers. A new class is moving into the cities---a wealthier, 20 mobile class.
A．different from B．similar to C．better than D．worse than
A．values B．worth C．importance D．expenses
A．well B．good C．better D．best
A．maintain B．obtain C．contain D．sustain
A．likely B．as C．while D．when
A．all B．most C．few D．much
A．but B．and C．however D．although
A．its B．which C．where D．that
A．late B．later C．lately D．latter
A．space B．spots C．time D．food
A．outskirts B．downtown C．districts D．suburbs
A．moved to B．left C．reached D．entered
A．likely B．like C．dislike D．unlike
A．Some B．All C．Several D．Lots of
A．stretching B．widening C．expanding D．prolonging
A．such B．these C．those D．many
A．organized B．famous C．official D．established
A．than B．better than C．rather than D．to
A．win B．enjoy C．earn D．acquire
A．very B．and C．more D．or
In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she 36 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American 37 was from the textbooks she had read. “I had a 38 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy 39 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend.”
Atsuko 40 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her 41 world. “People were struggling with problems and often seemed 42 ,” she said. “I felt very alone.”
One of her hardest 43 was physical education. “We played volleyball.” she said. “The other students were 44 it, but I wasn’t.”
One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to 45 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it 46 the net. No problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face 47 she failed.
A young man on her team 48 what she was going through. He walked up to her and 49 , “Come on. You can do that”
“You will never understand how those words of 50 made me feel…Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness.”
She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 51 .
Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. “I have 52 forgotten the words.” she said. “When things are not going so well, I think of them.”
She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness 53 to her. “He probably doesn’t even remember it,” she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind—you have no idea how long the words will 54 . She’s all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four 55 words: You can do that.
A．learned B．spoke C．heard D．dreamed
A．way B．education C．life D．spirit
A．photo B．painting C．picture D．drawing
A．baking B．frying C．steaming D．boiling
A．hoped B．arranged C．liked D．attempted
A．described B．imagined C．created D．discovered
A．tense B．relaxed C．cheerful D．deserted
A．question B．times C．projects D．classes
A．curious about B．good at C．slow at D．nervous about
A．kick B．pass C．carry D．hit
A．through B．into C．over D．past
A．after B．if C．because D．until
A．sensed B．considered C．believed D．wondered
A．warned B．sighed C．ordered D．whispered
A．excitement B．encouragement C．persuasion D．suggestion
A．interested B．doubtful C．puzzled D．sure
A．seldom B．never C．already D．almost
A．meant B．applied C．seemed D．happened
A．continue B．stay C．exist D．live
A．merciful B．bitter C．simple D．easy
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