A king in Africa had a close friend with whom he had grown up. The friend had a habit of looking at every bad situation that occurred in his life and 1 , “This is good!”
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting 2 . The friend would 3 the guns for the king. But this time he had 4 done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.
Examining the 5 the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” to which the king replied, “No, this is NOT good!” and 6 imprisoned his friend.
About a year later, the king was hunting in an area where he should have known not to hunt. Cannibals(食人者) __7 him and took him to their village. They tied his hands, set up a wooden post and 8 him to it. As they came close to set fire to burn the king, they 9 that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So 10 the king, they sent him on his way.
As he returned home, he was 11 of the event that had taken his thumb and felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the 12 to speak with his friend. “You were right,” he said, “it was good that my thumb was blown off.” Then he 13 to tell the friend all that had just happened.
“I feel 14 for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”
“No,” his friend replied, “this is good!”
“What do you mean? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?”
“If I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you, and I would have been ___15 !”
A．joking B．remarking C．announcing D．whispering
A．expectation B．experience C．expedition D．experiment
A．prepare B．arrange C．carry D．hold
A．deliberately B．apparently C．naturally D．specially
A．thumb B．king C．gun D．situation
A．angrily B．calmly C．regretfully D．joyfully
A．caught B．warned C．robbed D．hunted
A．connected B．related C．wrapped D．fastened
A．observed B．understood C．noticed D．complained
A．untying B．forgiving C．overlooking D．beating
A．recalled B．accused C．informed D．reminded
A．house B．jail C．village D．kingdom
A．stopped B．hesitated C．continued D．refused
A．fortunate B．foolish C．guilty D．painful
A．burnt B．cooked C．fired D．eaten
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a dark day, one of depression, sorrow and anger. As I climbed out of the 36 , after witnessing my time in the 100 yard freestyle, I did not feel like speaking to anyone. I saw the bright smiles of swimmers who had just 37 a best time. 38 , I had failed. Or at least that is what I thought at the time.
I was lying on my cool bed when an idea 39 me. Success is the 40 to go from failure to failure without losing your 41 . At practice the next day, I told my swimming teammates about my goal time and they all either laughed or replied with a 42 similar response like, “You can’t do it” or “Probably not”. Believe it or not, these are the responses that make my goal 43 .
Finally came the day when I had to 44 to myself and others that with 45 there is no limit to your achievements.
With the starting gun 46 , I dived with perfect form into the pool. I felt the cool water running 47 my back. I swam like a fish, bouncing off each 48 at the wall as if it was a spring board. On the 49 turn, I came back to the wall with every piece of strength I had. I 50 the final wall with my fingertips and I knew that I had swum the 51 race.
I had done it! I had achieved my best time! Joy filled my 52 like water does a cup. I saw the 53 on all of my friend’s face as I 54 out of the pool; their jaws dropped to the ground. I began to laugh and gave them the thumbs up.
I have 55 in life that having belief in yourself opens all gates. Never forget that anything the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.
A．pond B．sea C．pool D．river
A．made B．achieved C．reached D．realized
A．Otherwise B．However C．Besides D．Overall
A．occurred B．broke C．came D．hit
A．opportunity B．action C．cause D．ability
A．enthusiasm B．interest C．strength D．friendship
A．somehow B．somewhat C．anyhow D．anywhere
A．available B．reasonable C．reliable D．achievable
A．promise B．provide C．present D．prove
A．consideration B．Impression C．belief D．desire
A．setting out B．going off C．breaking out D．getting off
A．through B．above C．across D．to
A．turn B．jump C．struggle D．shoot
A．next B．previous C．very D．last
A．pushed B．reached C．got D．touched
A．whole B．perfect C．first D．best
A．heart B．head C．mind D．mood
A．expressions B．emotions C．feelings D．responses
A．ran B．climbed C．stood D．jumped
A．acquired B．dreamed C．learned D．Remembered
“Scotty!” Mr. Brown, my Year 11 English teacher, called me by my nickname (绰号) across the classroom. His eyes were bright and a secret 36 was half hidden behind the beard.
Once he finished joking over my unbearable 37 , I realized he was going to read my story aloud to the class. I turned red, feeling at once both embarrassed and 38 . I had my very 39 reading audience! Though my classmates were a ‘passive audience’, it didn’t weaken my feeling of being 40 .
After that, I came to 41 those Year 11 English classes. Throughout school I had always studied hard and achieved well in my school subjects. But creative 42 was a passion, and it was not an assignment, but a way of understanding the world and of 43 my thoughts and feelings about events and attitudes.
Mr. Brown was the first to 44 me for my writing so openly. My scores were always 19/20 or 20/20. My stories were often read out to the class. He even 45 one with the respected Head of English teachers, which was the most 46 part that is impressed on my memory. But 47 that, he offered a belief in me that no other teacher had.
My school 48 often stated, ‘Candice is a quiet achiever.’ I thought it was meant as a(n) 49 for being hard-working. I was someone that no one really 50 before, but Mr. Brown managed to 51 all that by bringing me to the attention of the world. Though it was the relatively 52 world of school, it put the seed of belief in myself that some day I could be an 53 person rather than the person who faded into the background.
I 54 touch with my teacher long ago, as we do when we move away from the school system and enter life. I wish I could tell him now how much he 55 me.
A．trick B．fear C．surprise D．smile
A．sadness B．shyness C．weakness D．kindness
A．ashamed B．calm C．thrilled D．depressed
A．unfriendly B．devoted C．small D．first
A．special B．intelligent C．famous D．diligent
A．love B．hate C．attend D．miss
A．thinking B．reading C．writing D．speaking
A．organizing B．collecting C．expressing D．hiding
A．train B．recommend C．criticize D．acknowledge
A．compared B．shared C．composed D．exchanged
A．interesting B．shocking C．challenging D．exciting
A．more than B．other than C．instead of D．in spite of
A．days B．efforts C．books D．reports
A．praise B．urge C．reason D．competition
A．believed B．noticed C．supported D．respected
A．forget B．compensate C．change D．prove
A．developed B．limited C．preserved D．disturbed
A．important B．educated C．honest D．optimistic
A．sought B．regained C．lost D．ignored
A．owed B．influenced C．satisfied D．attracted
I graduated from a small public school in Michigan. One day，Mr. Ledy，our football coach，asked me to play football. I couldn’t help 36 ：me，play football? I was six feet tall and was not much __37__ a hundred pounds in weight. I thought that they might just need 38 fool to increase the number of the players. However，he was persistent(坚持的) and __39__I joined the football team. That 40 to be one of my best decisions as a kid.
Our worst game __41__ was the one against Crystal Falls. They beat us 56 to 6. Yeah! That was a football not a basketball _42__. We played them again when we were seniors. They __43__ us again but the score was much more _44_，30 to 20.
Coach Ledy would not let that __45__ again. He encouraged us to beat them，to pay them back. And we did so in the last game we played before __46__. I had scored 6 points alone in the game. Coach Ledy praised me. It was a huge _47 for me.
Was I a football hero? Ha! Ha! No，I couldn’t __48__ it without our team. The thing I learned through football was __49__. We won as a team and we __50__ as a team.
I think Mr. Ledy would be __51__ of me if he knew that I had broken the athletic __52__ at the University of Michigan. I’m __53__to him as I would not have today’s honor without him. I’ll __54__life’s final war with pain to win the victory；I’ll seek the lights of glory wholeheartedly and I’ll __55__ working hard so as not to let him down.
A．shouting B．screaming C．laughing D．applauding
A．up B．over C．more D．out
A．another B．other C．some D．any
A．immediately B．secretly C．personally D．finally
A．took out B．turned out C．gave off D．gave out
A．never B．once C．ever D．again
A．game B．team C．story D．score
A．won B．met C．beat D．fought
A．accessible B．comfortable C．sensitive D．acceptable
A．happen B．succeed C．spread D．develop
A．liberation B．closing C．graduation D．school
A．honor B．hope C．success D．surprise
A．take B．manage C．solve D．explain
A．courage B．devotion C．teamwork D．contribution
A．united B．appeared C．prepared D．lost
A．proud B．fond C．full D．kind
A．time B．record C．date D．ability
A．pleased B．grateful C．hopeful D．loyal
A．fight B．join C．desire D．enjoy
A．take on B．put on C．rely on D．keep on
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 36 . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, and give an oral (口头的) report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I 39 print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 40 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some 41 ?” I shook my head again.
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Finally, I thought he realized I was too 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll 44 into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 45 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't 46 me. They just reminded me how 47 the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my 48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 50 stories from murders to airplane 51 and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories 52 me and I realized that had it not been 53 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just wish I could 55 her.
A．cautious B．mad C．optimistic D．enthusiastic
A．universities B．families C．professions D．lives
A．interview B．describe C．admire D．face
A．considered B．rejected C．expected D．picked
A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly
A．preparations B．newspapers C．drink D．paper
A．reliable B．grateful C．tense D．amazed
A．student B．journalist C．candidate D．writer
A．look B．turn C．break D．run
A．called B．remembered C．recognized D．evaluated
A．answer B．urge C．stop D．persuade
A．funny B．competitive C．ordinary D．mysterious
A．blood B．body C．life D．opinion
A．coming in B．coming out C．going up D．going on
A．creating B．recalling C．covering D．writing
A．flights B．crashes C．budgets D．schedules
A．hit B．caught C．impressed D．seized
A．for B．with C．of D．to
A．hurt B．realized C．adjusted D．asked
A．respect B．support C．thank D．envy
I have learnt a lot about Chinese life and culture while teaching in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province and found them very interesting．
First, family life is quite 1 in China． In the USA, many young people 2 home after they finish their education and start working． However, in China, it is 3 for people to live with their parents until they get married． 4 , many of my Chinese friends told me that their 5 lived with them and helped take care of them when they were children． It seems that Americans think independence is more important 6 the Chinese think family relationships are more important．
Bargaining is another 7 that I have tried to learn． In the USA, prices are 8 and you can’t ask for a lower price． However in some small Chinese stores and tourist places, you are 9 to bargain． My Chinese friends taught me to ask for 40 percent or 50 percent 10 the original price． If the salesperson doesn’t agree to my price, I should 11 to leave and he might let me come back and sell me the item． It is a skill that you have to 12 if you live in China．
Tipping hasn’t been easier to 13 ． In the USA, many people in the service 14 want to get 15 money for serving customers． Tipping is not a part of Chinese culture． 16 I tried to tip a taxi driver． He looked a little 17 and refused to take the money．
In dinners, perhaps what surprises an American visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their 18 ． Actually, this is a 19 of true friendship and politeness． My Chinese friend told me if I didn’t want to eat it, I should just 20 the food in the plate．
A．unique B．different C．private D．harmonious
A．come B．build C．leave D．abandon
A．regular B．true C．common D．usual
A．Also B．However C．Therefore D．Although
A．parents B．relatives C．babysitters D．grandparents
A．while B．since C．when D．as
A．way B．custom C．lesson D．habit
A．made B．agreed C．charged D．set
A．expected B．taught C．suggested D．required
A．up B．away C．off D．on
A．promise B．pretend C．decide D．hope
A．tolerate B．understand C．practise D．consider
A．adjust to B．turn to C．refer to D．stick to
A．area B．department C．branch D．industry
A．easy B．extra C．pocket D．prize
A．Often B．Once C．Sometimes D．Before
A．excited B．satisfied C．frightened D．confused
A．own B．children C．neighbors D．guests
A．signal B．mark C．sign D．feature
A．leave B．remain C．put D．taste
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