Back in the fifteenth century in Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. They were so poor that two children, who wanted to pursue their talent for 26 knew their father would never be 27 able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
So they tossed (掷) a coin. Albrecht Durer, the younger, 28 the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous 29 and for the next four years, financed his brother, who did so well that his works were even better than those of most of his 30 . By the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn 31 fees by drawing for wealthy people. When the young artist returned home, at dinner he drank a 32 to his beloved brother for the years of 33 that had enabled him to fulfill his 34 .He said, “Albert, my blessed brother, now it is your 35 to go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you.”
With tears in his eyes, Albert held his hands close to his right cheek and said, “No, brother, I cannot go. Look... look what four years in the mines have done to my 36 !The bones in every finger have been 37 at least once. Lately I have been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a 38 to return your toast, much less make delicate （细腻的）lines with a pen or a brush. No, brother..., for me it is too 39 .”
Deeply moved, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother’s 40 hands with palms（手掌） together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing 41 “Hands”, to which the entire world immediately opened their hearts and later they 42 it “ the Praying Hands”.
The next time when you see a copy of that 43 creation, take a second look. Let it be your 44 , if you still need one, that no one ever makes it 45 !
A．assistance B．art C．science D．dreaming
A．fundamentally B．frequently C．financially D．flexibly
A．won B．lost C．ended D．started
A．mountains B．oceans C．deserts D．mines
A．classmates B．colleagues C．professors D．brothers
A．convenient B．considerable C．considerate D．confident
A．beer B．drink C．drop D．toast
A．selfish donation B．no education C．hard work D．rich experience
A．attempt B．ambition C．appointment D．assessment
A．turn B．dream C．kindness D．hope
A．health B．body C．mind D．hands
A．injured B．strengthened C．sharpened D．used
A．knife B．spoon C．glass D．pen
A．urgent B．unnecessary C．messy D．late
A．overused B．dark C．wide D．fragile,
A．seriously B．simply C．carefully D．gently
A．sold B．bought C．found D．renamed
A．longing B．touching C．challenging D．disturbing
A．reminder B．aid C．guide D．coach
A．along B．aside C．alone D．aware
When I was growing up, I was to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled (瘸) and very short, and when we walked together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly(内心) feel uncomfortable at the unwanted , he never on.
It was difficult to coordinate(协调) our ---his halting(蹒跚)， mine impatient--- and because of that, we didn’t much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “you set the pace. I will try to you.”
Our walk was to or from the subway, which was he got to work. He went to work sick, and despite nasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would it to the office even if others could not.
He never talked about himself as an of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more or able. What he looked for others was a “good heart”.
Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper by which to judge people, even though I don’t know precisely what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he my reluctance(unwillingness) to be seen with him during our .If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how I it. I think of him I complain about trifles(轻视)，when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.
At such times I put my hand on his arm to my balance, and say, “You the pace, I will try to adjust to you.”
A．embarrassing B．surprised C．willing D．embarrassed
A．attention B．care C．friendship D．situation
A．let B．showed C．found D．liked
A．bodies B．steps C．minds D．eyes
A．see B．pay C．walk D．say
A．adjust B．follow C．catch D．keep
A．usual B．common C．ordinary D．often
A．when B．how C．why D．where
A．get B．take C．walk D．make
A．aim B．purpose C．person D．object
A．successful B．rich C．hardworking D．fortunate
A．in B．on C．at D．with
A．method B．standard C．value D．level
A．missing B．died C．loss D．gone
A．agreed B．recognized C．sensed D．smelled
A．stays B．walks C．visits D．talks
A．thought B．recall C．regretted D．annoy
A．when B．though C．since D．that
A．regain B．find C．fill D．keep
A．take B．set C．put D．run
完型填空1（共12小题；满分18）
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
There are many kinds of friends. Some are always with you, but don't understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall (回忆）the autumn and the girl with the . I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves on the cool wind. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, to the sound of them.
Autumn is a season and life is uninteresting. The free days always make me sad. But one day, the sound of a violin into my ears like a stream (小溪) flowing in the mountains. A young girl, standing in the wind, was in playing her violin.
I had never seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn't know that I had been there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building when I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became . Though we didn't know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believed she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly . To my astonishment (惊讶), the girl came over to me.
"You must like violin." she said.
"Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?" I asked.
Suddenly, a expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
"I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that me." she said.
"In fact, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered. "Let's be friends." The girl smiled, and so did I.
A．young B．true C．new D．old
A．sound B．song C．play D．violin
A．shaking B．hanging C．falling D．floating
A．watching B．listening C．seeing D．hearing
A．lively B．lovely C．harvest D．lonely
A．flowed B．grew C．entered D．ran
A．lost B．active C．busy D．interested
A．waiting B．stopping C．standing D．hearing
A．interesting B．moving C．encouraging D．exciting
A．changed B．began C．gone D．stopped
A．happy B．sad C．strange , D．surprised
A．surprised B．excited C．encouraged D．interested
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his was cut off.
Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. We were walking light heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, _ _ day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.” I wanted to him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.
Several months ago I was to catch a bus. As I put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter , the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh that bus five minutes ago. “ Dreams of head-cutting!
It’s not the that makes someone angry, it’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper . A doctor advising a patient that she need an operation does it in a caring way. A boss an employee he didn’t get the job a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.
Unfortunately, many people are not of this. When youare tired a long flight, has a hotel clerk said that your room isn’t ready yet? It makes you as want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.
Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming. Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的）person is sure to have.
A．head B．arm C．leg D．hand
A．packed B．picked C．made D．turned
A．while B．when C．as D．though
A．friendly B．warm-hearted C．smiling D．considerate
A．worried B．bad C．lucky D．good
A．stick B．touch C．kiss D．strike
A．racing B．walking C．moving D．skipping
A．hopefully B．breathlessly C．helplessly D．thoughtlessly
A．arrived B．left C．stopped D．stayed
A．news B．smile C．act D．deed
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．give B．receive C．produce D．have
A．words B．behavior C．attitude D．action
A．warning B．reminding C．accusing D．informing
A．adapts B．adjusts C．adopts D．adores
A．clear B．reliable C．aware D．certain
A．of B．from C．as D．out
A．sadly B．fortunately C．angrily D．cheerfully
A．travelers B．buyers C．bosses D．diners
A．rainstorm B．snow C．cold D．heat
One night, when I was eight, my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget. “Sweetie, my company wants to promote(升职) me; , it needs me to work in Brazil. This is like your teacher telling that you’ve done and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级), but you’ll have to your friends. Would you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about it. I was puzzled. The question kept me for the rest of the night. I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the decisions adults had to make.
For almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every day. Every evening I’d wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my day. A phone call, however, could never replace her and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.
During my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit her. Looking at her large apartment, I how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself. It was then I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on family and work. difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldn’t know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with passion and a attitude.
Back home, I myself that what my mother could do, I could, too. If she to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be . I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable .
My mother is now back with us. But I will never forget what the has really taught me. Sacrifices（牺牲） in the end. The separation between us has proved to be a for me.
A．besides B．however C．otherwise D．therefore
A．little B．much C．well D．wrong
A．leave B．refuse C．contact D．forgive
A．explaining B．sleeping C．wondering D．regretting
A．poor B．timely C．final D．difficult
A．anxiously B．politely C．nervously D．curiously
A．patience B．company C．intelligence D．influence
A．comfortable B．expensive C．empty D．modern
A．reacted B．realized C．doubted D．frightened
A．when B．where C．which D．that
A．abandoning B．balancing C．comparing D．mixing
A．Depending on B．Supplied with C．Faced with D．Concentrating on
A．different B．friendly C．positive D．general
A．afforded B．informed C．warned D．reminded
A．managed B．offered C．attempted D．expected
A．grateful B．energetic C．independent D．practical
A．examples B．limits C．rules D．goals
A．question B．experience C．history D．occasion
A．pay off B．come back C．go up D．turn up
A．treasure B．gathering C．failure D．pleasure
I was recently invited to dinner by a friend. During the meal, the manager of the restaurant came and said that our meal was free. He stood there at me and he seemed a little to me but I couldn’t quite remember him. I asked him if he knew me. He laughed and said I had probably him, but that I’d changed his life. My friend was quite and asked him how I’d done this.
He said that twelve years ago he a stress management class that I was giving. I asked the group what their greatest was and most of them, including him, said it was their bosses.
He said I listened and then took a chair and placed it in the center of the room. I on the chair for a few moments and then I everyone to come and do the same. I wanted them to look at the room from up there. After everyone had done it, I asked the group to how the room looked different when they changed their perspective（角度）.
Then I asked them to their bosses. Was this the same person who had seen their good and hired them? Did they remember how happy they were to be for the job? But how did these wonderful people become terrible bosses?
He said I looked at him and asked if he had said thank you to his boss for the to earn a living. He answered he hadn’t. Then I asked him why he hadn’t tried being to his boss.
He told us his changed that night. He went back to work the next day with a thank-you card to his boss. He said I’d him to look at life from different perspectives and express thanks.
A．out B．back C．over D．on
A．smiling B．glaring C．knocking D．shouting
A．similar B．attractive C．strange D．familiar
A．Immediately B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Firstly
A．disliked B．known C．ignored D．forgotten
A．curious B．anxious C．happy D．calm
A．missed B．prepared C．attended D．heard
A．hero B．stress C．liking D．trouble
A．regretfully B．disappointedly C．doubtfully D．carefully
A．stood B．lay C．sat D．rested
A．forced B．stopped C．invited D．warned
A．work on B．think about C．look into D．fill out
A．remember B．dislike C．respect D．consider
A．qualities B．personalities C．experiences D．looks
A．meant B．refused C．chosen D．forgiven
A．still B．actually C．never D．ever
A．right B．opportunity C．solution D．ability
A．polite B．friendly C．grateful D．gentle
A．life B．job C．luck D．company
A．ordered B．taught C．allowed D．persuaded
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