A strange thing happened to me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day that I decided to go for a 11 in the country. On the way back home，my car stopped. It was out of 12 on a lonely road far from a town. I decided to walk until I found someone who could 13 me a gallon（加仑） or two of petrol. I had 14 almost a mile before I finally found a big house near the road. I was 15 to see it because it was starting to get dark. I 16 at the door and a little old lady with long white hair answered. She said, “I have been 17 for you a long time. Come in. Tea is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some petrol.” I answered. I couldn’t 18 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Petrol? You used to 19 tea.”
I quickly 20 that I needed some petrol, but she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Alfred and talking about how long it had been since she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was 21 to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could. 22 , there was another house down the road and I was able to buy several gallons of petrol. When I told the man about my 23 . He said,“Oh, that is Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s 24 but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago. The day before their 25 he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．walk B．holiday C．drive D．picnic
A．work B．petrol C．order D．sight
A．buy B．borrow C．sell D．send
A．rested B．stopped C．stepped D．walked
A．amazed B．pleased C．surprised D．tired
A．beat B．stood C．knocked D．struck
A．waiting B．searching C．longing D．looking
A．order B．hear C．imagine D．remember
A．like B．have C．drink D．make
A．explained B．realized C．noticed D．discovered
A．excited B．anxious C．worried D．amazed
A．Fortunately B．Lately C．Immediately D．Personally
A．expression B．idea C．schedule D．experience
A．kind B．funny C．strange D．angry
A．marriage B．journey C．plan D．wedding
In high school I had a math teacher, Mrs. Davies, who took her job seriously and expected her students to put forth the same degree of commitment. Strict but fair, she held our attention with her time-proven approach. One of her was for students who were more advanced academically. I chose to it and soon realized that the course was a bit over my head. I with the complex problems that others seemed to learn without much effort.
One Friday we were tested our ability to use a theorem（定理）that no one in the class thoroughly understood. The teacher would our papers based on our ability to progress through the problem which easily filled two pages of formulaic notations（公式符号）. I was absolutely . Finally, I didn't use the required theorem. Instead, I decided to use more familiar theorems to arrive at an . I knew I had failed because I hadn't done the assignment. I became resigned to my fate．
Our test papers were back the following Monday. Everyone received a "C" except for me. To my surprise, I received an "A". I that there must be a mistake. I watched as the teacher approached my desk, smiled, and asked for my test back．She then went back to copy my work onto the blackboard, the class how I had arrived at the correct answer．"Mathematics is meant to be a creative tool, pushing our minds to a rewarding answer," she said with confidence. I didn't use the required theorem, she seemed genuinely proud of how I'd worked through the problem. The class saw her fold my test paper and put it into her textbook. She announced that it would be with future classes.
My teacher would have been justified in giving me a grade. Instead, she used the to deeply influence a student who often struggled. And after forty years, I still cherish the ．It helped change my self-image. I up to a broad boundary of possibilities which has made my life an adventure. She understood that teaching went beyond strict demands and could be used to . Thank you, Mrs. Davies．
A．ways B．tasks C．tests D．classes
A．run B．take C．teach D．like
A．compared B．struggled C．connected D．argued
A．on B．at C．of D．for
A．explain B．collect C．print D．grade
A．tired B．curious C．lost D．content
A．effect B．end C．answer D．interest
A．completed B．proved C．fixed D．required
A．handed B．held C．thrown D．dated
A．hoped B．assumed C．declared D．dreamed
A．angrily B．regretfully C．Disappoint D．nervously
A．paper B．score C．question D．method
A．helping B．following C．showing D．praising
A．Since B．Unless C．Though D．Because
A．shared B．exchanged C．practiced D．checked
A．friendly B．failing C．corrected D．wrong
A．Possibility B．creation C．intention D．opportunity
A．change B．memory C．school D．life
A．opened B．kept C．made D．looked
A．learn B．survive C．inspire D．manage
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced for a few days, I was to wait tables on my own. All went that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily 14 the tables not far from the kitchen. , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).
Before I knew it, the was full of people. I moved slowly 17 every step. I remember how I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was on. It had nice handles, which made it to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved your work. It seems your tray stand has been very to you, but we are getting ready to now, and my wife needs her back.”
At first, his did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was I wanted to get into a hole and .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just . I have learned to be more and not to be too sure of myself.
A．manager B．assistant C．cook D．waitress
A．promised B．invited C．allowed D．advised
A．well B．quickly C．safely D．wrong
A．left B．given C．brought D．shown
A．Therefore B．However C．Otherwise D．Finally
A．kitchen B．street C．restaurant D．table
A．minding B．changing C．taking D．saving
A．angry B．calm C．sad D．happy
A．fixed B．trained C．loaded D．waited
A．slower B．lighter C．quieter D．easier
A．believe B．agree C．regret D．pretend
A．letting B．making C．watching D．having
A．useful B．familiar C．unusual D．interesting
A．rest B．order C．eat D．leave
A．bag B．walker C．tray D．coat
A．idea B．praise C．message D．need
A．cold B．full of joy C．pale D．on fire
A．lie B．hide C．defend D．stay
A．repeated B．discovered C．corrected D．described
A．careful B．patient C．honest D．Practical
Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. -- Jonathan Swift
I walked into a wild third-grade classroom. Music was playing __ , children were under tables applying make-up, kids were throwing a football indoors, and students were __ _ wherever they could find ___ . I was a mid-year __ . The previous ___ said he could no longer manage these children and ___ without notice during the holiday break.
As soon as I walked in the room, I realized why he __ . I sat down ___ _ in my chair and began reading their __ softly. After each name, I ___ _, asking God to help me understand that child. I then nailed a__ _ to the wall next to the chalkboard and began ___ my name and a reading assignment on the board. I then asked each child to come to me, and tell me their names and what they wanted to learn. It was a __ _ task, because only two children there wanted to learn something! Rules were ___ , boundaries established, parents contacted. But the mirror saved the day -- no, the year! Unbeknownst(不知的) to the children, the mirror allowed me to see their every ___ _ while I was writing on the board. They soon became __ _ as to how I knew who was misbehaving while I was writing on the board. When one student finally asked me, I told him I had a special teacher’s eye in the back of my head that my hair ___ . At first they did not believe me. ___ they did begin to exhibit better behavior, especially while I wrote on the board, thinking I had magical __ _. I never told them differently. Why __ a good thing?
A．softly B．clearly C．loudly D．peacefully
A．speaking B．laughing C．standing D．dancing
A．space B．music C．partner D．joke
A．representative B．replacement C．reference D．reward
A．teacher B．headmaster C．director D．leader
A．retired B．remained C．resigned D．returned
A．went B．came C．left D．disappeared
A．angrily B．restlessly C．indifferently D．quietly
A．names B．faces C．figures D．minds
A．prepared B．prayed C．protected D．preferred
A．board B．mirror C．cross D．picture
A．noting B．copying C．writing D．drawing
A．difficult B．different C．distant D．direct
A．dated B．written C．worked D．set
A．make B．move C．matter D．mind
A．pleased B．puzzled C．known D．worried
A．covered B．hooked C．hung D．displayed
A．So B．However C．And D．But
A．view B．scene C．eyes D．vision
A．mix up B．bring up C．mess up D．burn up
Studies have shown it takes a physician about 18 seconds to interrupt a patient after they begin talking.
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, to put socks on her swollen feet. I crossed the threshold(门槛), spoke to the nurse, and scanned her chart noting she was in stable condition. I was almost in the clear.
I leaned on the bedrail looking at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks.
, I began a monologue that went something like this: “How are you feeling? Your sugars and blood pressure were high but they’re today. The nurse mentioned you’re anxious to see your who’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have a family visit from far away. I bet you really look forward to seeing him.”
Each story is . Some are detailed; others are vague. Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander without a clear . Some are true; others not. Yet all those things do not really . What matters to the storyteller is that the story is —without interruption, assumption or judgment.
Listening to someone’s story costs than expensive diagnostic testing but is key to healing and diagnosis.
I often thought of the woman taught me, and I reminded myself of the of stopping, sitting down and truly listening. And, not long after, in an unexpected , I became the patient, with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis(诊断为多发性硬化症)at age 31. Now, 20 years later, I sit all the time —in a wheelchair.
For I could, I continued to see patients from my chair, but I had to resign when my hands were . I still teach medical students and other health care professionals, but now from the perspective of and patient.
I tell them I believe in the power of . I tell them I know firsthand that immeasurable healing takes place within me someone stops, sits down and listens to my story.
A．entered B．stepped C．passed D．approached
A．hoping B．wishing C．struggling D．pulling
A．quickly B．slowly C．carefully D．carelessly
A．away B．up C．around D．down
A．However B．Instead C．Therefore D．Moreover
A．good B．better C．more D．well
A．son B．daughter C．friend D．sister
A．unique B．similar C．different D．wonderful
A．way B．direction C．conclusion D．instruction
A．attract B．exist C．appeal D．matter
A．appreciated B．told C．enjoyed D．heard
A．less B．more C．higher D．cheaper
A．which B．how C．what D．that
A．pleasure B．difference C．behavior D．importance
A．twist B．accident C．occasion D．thing
A．as good as B．as long as C．as soon as D．as well as
A．wounded B．affected C．injected D．hurt
A．physician B．hospital C．teacher D．school
A．stopping B．talking C．listening D．sitting
A．before B．when C．until D．unless
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
It was a freezing day when I came across her at some point on my life course. She was a small woman, ______ to catch the bus at a deserted bus stop.
“Where are you going now?” the woman asked.
“Well, I don’t know. I just want to see what it will be like at the _____. You know I ______ it all. We were going to get _____ after four years’ ups and downs. And he came one day, with nothing to say, just to show me a ______ on his finger.”
The woman gave a ______ of sympathy. She seemed to well understand my pain. “Now, do you want to ______ my life story while we’re waiting for the bus?” the woman asked me in a low voice. I gave her a ______ look and nodded my head.
“Exactly thirty-five years ago, my husband took me and my three children to America. The moment we arrived, he left us _____ with a wish for good luck, to ______ his own happiness. Yet how could I ______ my three children in a strange land, with no money, no relatives and a ______ heart? Then I took the kids to the beach one afternoon. However, the kids were scared and they cried ______. Their desperation suddenly woke me up from a long nightmare. How ______ I was!”
She continued, “I hugged them tightly, feeling a sudden strength ______ me. Then, I did all the things that brought me ______ a penny. Days in, days out, we ______ each other to gather enough encouragement to go ahead. My kids grew up into good, responsible citizens. Later, I found a man with the same pain. I feel _____ has paid me off.”
The woman stopped for a while. She ______ my eyes and whispered in my ears, “Now stand up, little girl. Don’t go to the terminal because there’s nothing to see. Why don’t you get cheered up and enjoy the ______ on the way?”
A．pretending B．designing C．waiting D．trying
A．stop B．road C．place D．terminal
A．lost B．made C．abandoned D．ruined
A．paid B．married C．promoted D．deserted
A．flower B．gift C．ring D．necklace
A．sigh B．whistle C．reply D．touch
A．tell B．hear C．cover D．make
A．blank B．cold C．innocent D．fresh
A．out B．off C．over D．behind
A．rescue B．seek C．share D．own
A．shelter B．educate C．command D．attend
A．delighted B．frightened C．torn D．excited
A．deliberately B．wildly C．causally D．occasionally
A．curious B．proud C．brave D．selfish
A．inside B．alongside C．beneath D．over
A．also B．almost C．even D．still
A．fought against B．argued with C．depended on D．complained to
A．life B．career C．friendship D．money
A．glared at B．looked into C．searched for D．saw through
A．conversation B．vehicle C．scenery D．love
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