A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying?” “Because I’m a woman,” she told him.
“I don’t understand,” he said. His mum just hugged him and said, “You 36 will.”
Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does my mother seem to cry for no reason?” “All women cry for no reason,” 37 so much could his dad say.
The little boy grew up and became a man, still 38 why women cry. 39 he gave a call to God, and when God got on the phone, he asked, “God, why do women cry so 40 ?”
God said, “When I made the woman she had to be 41 . I made her shoulders 42 enough to carry the weight of the world; yet, gentle enough to give 43 .”
“I made her 44 childbirth and the rejection that many times comes from her children. I gave her hardness that allows her to keep going when everyone else 45 , and to take care of her family in spite of sickness and fatigue (劳累) without 46 . I gave her the sensitivity to 47 her children under any and all circumstances, 48 her child has hurt her very badly. I gave her wisdom to carry her husband through his 49 . I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never 50 his wife, but sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him 51 . And finally, I gave her a tear to shed. She can use it whenever it is needed.”
“You see, the beauty of a woman is not in the 52 she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she 53 her hair. The 54 of a woman must be seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart and the place where love 55 .”
A．surely B．never C．probably D．seldom
A．only B．even C．almost D．hardly
A．hoping B．knowing C．wondering D．expecting
A．Actually B．Generally C．Luckily D．Finally
A．easily B．rarely C．simply D．excitedly
A．clever B．beautiful C．special D．ordinary
A．thick B．fat C．wide D．strong
A．sympathy B．comfort C．kindness D．mercy
A．stand B．load C．accept D．burden
A．gives in B．gives away C．gives up D．gives out
A．difficulty B．danger C．rest D．complaining
A．control B．love C．respect D．satisfy
A．even if B．in case C．so that D．as though
A．disagreements B．misunderstandings C．faults D．quarrels
A．minds B．helps C．refuses D．hurts
A．nervously B．tiredly C．determinedly D．unselfishly
A．clothes B．smile C．hair D．glasses
A．washes B．dyes C．cuts D．combs
A．figure B．intelligence C．beauty D．appearance
A．hides B．lives C．stores D．comes
I lay there buried alive under our house when the bomb hit our city. The great 21 started by the bomb came nearer and nearer to us as workers tried to 22 us. “Hurry!” they cried to one another as the flames (火焰) came nearer. At last they reached us and 23 me and my mother out from under everything 24 the flames reached us.
Later, as I thought of the pilot of the plane that 25 the bomb on our city, I cried, “I hate him. I hate him.” The people with marked faces from the 26 of the bomb made me cry, “I hate him.” I saw people suffering (遭受) a terrible, 27 death. Again and again I cried as I saw these people, “I hate him!”
Some time later, that man appeared in a meeting I 28 .As I looked at him, I 29 him very much. Then I listened to what he told us of his 30 the day when he dropped the bomb on our city. I heard him say, “When I flew over the city 31 we dropped the bomb, I cried, ‘Oh, God, what have I 32 ’.” I could see that he found it 33 to speak of that day.
As this happened I suddenly 34 my hatred (仇恨) of him was 35 . It only made me unhappy also. As I did this, it was as if a heavy load (负担) 36 my shoulders. Then I decided to 37 him. I did so and my life was 38 .
I now help those who suffer from 39 other people. I try to help them to 40 everyone, as I am now able to do.
A．sound B．heat C．fire D．light
A．call B．reach C．find D．help
A．put B．sent C．pulled D．brought
A．after B．as C．when D．before
A．made B．dropped C．attacked D．set
A．noise B．energy C．effect D．power
A．slow B．serious C．sad D．hard
A．joined B．took C．attended D．gave
A．hated B．feared C．honored D．believed
A．activity B．idea C．experience D．opinion
A．when B．after C．as D．before
A．got B．heard C．done D．seen
A．difficult B．easy C．useless D．proud
A．imagined B．realized C．knew D．thought
A．right B．funny C．necessary D．wrong
A．took away B．took off C．fell off D．fell on
A．forgive(原谅) B．kill C．defeat D．accept
A．balanced B．changed C．continued D．ruined
A．punishing B．hurting C．disliking D．hating
A．respect B．love C．consider D．move
One day around 5:30 pm, I was going home on a bus and everybody on the bus was quiet. People had just 36 from work, students had just finished their 37 class and everybody was a little 38 from a long day. I was just looking outside of the 39 without any specific（具体的）thought in my mind. It was the same 40 I have seen many times before, people hurrying home.
In front of me, there was a guy who didn’t look very clean. 41 he was looking out of the window, he suddenly 42 to me and pointed at something outside. “Hey, look! ”He had a big smile on his face. I turned to the 43 he was pointing in and there it was the beautiful Catalina mountains burning with a beautiful 44 . He turned to other people on the bus and told them to look at the mountains. He 45 “Wow” and “It’s so beautiful” again and again. Everybody on the bus 46 the view indeed.
The 47 view also helped me to 48 my long tiring day with a good feeling in my heart. But, more 49 , I was so inspired to see that this man wanted to 50 the beautiful view with everybody on the bus, totally strangers. His 51 act made me accidentally find something that I had lost which I didn’t even know I had lost. He made me 52 that I had lost the feelings and the 53 I used to have every day. In my daily life, many things had 54 their color and movement, but he 55 me that things are still there—they never get lost.
A. given up B. got off C. gone on D stopped by
A． morning B． important C． last D． boring
A． excited B． tired C． puzzled D． disappointed
A． window B． classroom C． mountain D．city
A． bus B． guy C． trouble D． view
A． If B． So C． As D． But
A． adapted B． attended C． turned D． adjust
A． finger B． object C． direction D． sky
A． sunset B． memory C． tree D． sunrise
A． wrote B． discussed C． followed D． repeated
A． enjoyed B． proved C． described D． recorded
A． amazing B． full C． same D． simple
A． save B． hate C． challenge D． end
A． naturally B． honestly C． beautifully D． importantly
A． share B． compare C． remember D． praise
A． final B． kind C． violent D． hard
A． agree B． decide C． realize D． fear
A．excitement B． friends C． chances D．hope
A． used B． increased C． showed D． lost
A． advised B． reminded C． promised D． told
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources（资源） seemed to be 26 .
Today things are 27 , the world has become too 28 . We are using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 29 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not 30 .
Everyone 31 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 32 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, 33 will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 34 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 35 more and more trees.
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die. ___36, in most countries wastes are 37 put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 38 laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the 39 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food. What can we do to 40 these problems ?
If we eat more vegetables and less 41 , there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops 42 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will 43 longer if we learn to recycle them. The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 44 .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 45 in the future.
A．beautiful B．unlimited C．rare D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．breathe B．survive C．drink D．move
A．wonders B．realizes C．considers D．discovers
A．poles B．boats C．methods D．ideas
A．mountains B．the sea C．trees D．forests
A．continue B．stop C．keep D．go on
A．grow B．plant C．save D．cut down
A．Thus B．However C．But D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．too many B．a few C．some D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．pronunciation
A．work B．deal C．solve D．serve
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．plan D．reward
A．nature B．sea C．planet D．forest
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn't "normal". Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 37 than others. I hated going to school and I hated others 38 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 39 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly hunchback(驼背).
My friends found me 41 because I didn't let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would 43 me. That's when I first heard your voice. "Hi. Can I sit down?"
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face. "What are you looking at?" you asked. "Ants." "What are they doing?" "No 44 ." "I bet they're playing games and make friends. Don't you think so?" That was how our 45 started and it didn't stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset. Then suddenly, you saw my 46 . She just stared. My heart 47 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 48 me now. She stood up, pointed at my back and said, "I know 49 your back is hunched." I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 50 . I begged in my heart for her to 51 , but she just kept on going. "I know what you've got there. Do you?" "No," I answered 52 . She bent and whispered in my ears. "Your back is bunched because you've got a pair of wings from the angels."I was 53 . I looked into her eyes and her 54 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 55 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind_hearted friend.
A．them B．it C．me D．her
A．sadder B．shorter C．weaker D．slower
A．looking B．smiling C．aiming D．glaring
A．still B．alone C．straight D．together
A．street B．sun C．corner D．mirror
A．distant B．stubborn C．hopeless D．unfortunate
A．after B．before C．since D．until
A．disturb B．seek C．interrupt D．ignore
A．wonder B．idea C．sign D．action
A．connection B．competition C．conversation D．comprehension
A．face B．back C．eyes D．shoulders
A．sank B．beat C．broke D．ached
A．care for B．rely on C．look down upon D．put up with
A．that B．how C．whether D．why
A．accused B．arrested C．punished D．sentenced
A．relax B．leave C．stop D．pause
A．shyly B．weakly C．proudly D．firmly
A．astonished B．ashamed C．annoyed D．amused
A．wisdom B．generosity C．honesty D．kindness
A．control B．like C．comfort D．enjoy
The simplest way to say it is this：I believe in my mother．My 31 began when 1 was just a kid . I 32 be coming a doctor．
My mother was a domestic．Through her work，she observed that 33 people spent a lot more time reading than they 34 watching television．She announced that my brother and I 35 watch two to three pre—selected TV programs during the week． With our free time，we each had to read two books from the Detroit Public Library and 36 written book reports to her. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a 37 ．My mother was a domestic
When I entered high school I was a(n) 38 ，but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to 39 the guys．I went from being an A -student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from 40 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said ,“Okay，I’ll give you all the money I make this week by scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms， and you can buy 41 food and pay the bills．With everything 42 ，you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．”I was very 43 with that arrangement，but once I got through allocating money，there was 44 left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 45 our heads and any kind of food on the table， 46 buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my 47 and became an A-student again，and eventually I 48 my dream and became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story — a woman with 49 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job 50 than parenting．This I believe .
A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
A．1azy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
A．read at B．present to C．teach D．explain to
A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
A．making B．stopping C．doing D．getting
A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
A．1eft over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．put an idea into B．give an impression on C．have a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
A．let alone B．1et out C．let in D．leave alone
A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
A．1ittle B．much C．few D．high
A．more interesting B．1ess important C．more important D．1ess interesting
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