完型填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）
Good Work Ethics （规范）
When I was younger, about 14, I was already ready to work．My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life．For him, getting up at 5 a．m．and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then 36 more after school until there was not enough37 to see, were normal．
My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very 38 ．He began to show me these, not through 39 , but through his actions．He would not 40 a job until it was done．He 41 put his all into everything he did． 42 , he showed me this not just in working, but in everything．Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to 43 a game once．and he explained to me-that I had made a 44 and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not 45 to play the rest of the games．
So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was 46 to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to 47 . My entire 48 was to make my father proud of me. I knew that ___49 I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it．My first job was doing 50 for a company．As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so 51 _. When someone as young as I was started working, they would either __52 or get stronger．I got stronger．I worked the 53 I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had．In the end, my boss was impressed．He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents' eyes __54 ．From that day on I have worked every job to my full 55 , because that day defined （explain the truth of）my life．It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it．
A．going B．learning C．working D．playing
A．light B．time C．chance D．strength
A．ridiculous B．easy C．hopeless D．important
A．words B．truth C．facts D．practice
A．finish B．find C．do D．quit
A．might B．could C．would D．should
A．Finally B．However C．Therefore D．Thus
A．enjoy B．skip C．defeat D．dip
A．commitment B．improvement C．devotion D．conclusion
A．decide B．stop C．resist D．deserve
A．interested B．shocked C．surprised D．prepared
A．stick B．fail C．leave D．play
A．problem B．world C．trick D．goal
A．in case B．now that C．even if D．as though
A．construction B．negotiation C．communication D．reception
A．weak B．young C．old D．poor
A．break B．struggle C．pause D．work
A．manner B．moment C．method D．way
A．stared B．lifted C．shone D．closed
A．ambition B．skill C．spirit D．potential
Life is often like a game of cards—you can’t help the hand you’re dealt, but you can help the way you play it. It’s easy for us to do something without careful thinking, but it’s hard for us to take back what we have done.
There was once a who repeated a bit rumor(谣言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole community the story. The person it concerned was deeply and annoyed. Later, the woman responsible for the rumor learned that it was completely . She was very sorry and went to a old man to find out what she could do to the damage.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said, “and a chicken, and have it . Then on your way home, pluck its feathers and drop them along the road.” surprised by this advice, the woman did she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “Now, go and collect all those you dropped yesterday and them back to me.”
The woman the same road, but to her disappointment, the wind all the feathers away. After searching for , she returned with only three in her hand. “You see,” said the old man, “It’s easy to drop them, it’s impossible to get them back. So it is with rumor. doesn’t take much to spread a rumor, but you do, you can never completely make up for the wrong.”
A．boy B．man C．woman D．chicken
A．knew B．found C．realized D．recognized
A．wounded B．hurt C．injured D．attacked
A．collecting B．sparing C．spreading D．sharing
A．polite B．untrue C．suitable D．illegal
A．wise B．famous C．stupid D．noble
A．do B．ruin C．cause D．repair
A．provide B．charge C．bargain D．buy
A．bought B．dropped C．killed D．flown
A．one by one B．all in all C．day by day D．step by step
A．As B．Although C．Despite D．Instead
A．that B．it C．what D．which
A．feathers B．words C．action D．rumors
A．bring B．keep C．hold D．break
A．copied B．followed C．had D．instructed
A．blew B．should blow C．had blown D．blown
A．days B．times C．hours D．periods
A．but B．so C．and D．thus
A．He B．This C．That D．It
A．unless B．once C．until D．whether
Today my husband wanted to have McDonald’s, so I to go to the nearest one and take the food home together with my 10-year-old daughter.
Right behind me was an elder woman who wasn’t and seemed sad, I took out a piece of paper and wrote a note. On this note, it said, “ Everyone should to smile.” I pulled forward to pay for our with my debit card (借记卡), pulled out extra cash and the cashier to let me pay for the lady’s food me. My daughter looked at me , . But all that I told her was to turn around and what random(随意的) acts of kindness could do to someone. She turned around, watched and . I started to get our and the lady pulled forward and started to hand her cashier . The cashier shook her head , smiled, looked at us, and handed her the . The lady was so puzzled at this moment that it was almost . The lady read the note, smiled, and started to dry tears from her eyes.
We got our food and started to when my daughter turned around with tears in her eyes and said, “ Mom, you she was by herself? Maybe we were the ones today to show we cared. We didn’t do anything but just gave her a smile and a sandwich.
I told her that was why we should be because a smile may be all others have. Oh, random acts of kindness, thank you again for me that a smile can worth a million dollars.
A．agreed B．promised C．decided D．advised
A．standing B．smiling C．reading D．laughing
A．so B．though C．but D．for
A．try B．want C．like D．mean
A．meal B．tickets C．vegetable D．clothes
A．ordered B．asked C．persuaded D．begged
A．by B．around C．behind D．without
A．shocked B．disappointed C．educated D．puzzled
A．guess B．believe C．watch D．record
A．ate B．talked C．sat D．waited
A．idea B．message C．present D．order
A．money B．equipment C．a list D．a place
A．card B．note C．menu D．number
A．upset B．mean C．different D．funny
A．discuss B．search C．leave D．look
A．announced B．explained C．understood D．noticed
A．rich B．stupid C．only D．brave
A．big B．equal C．fair D．necessary
A．unique B．kind C．special D．smart
A．praising B．teaching C．challenging D．warning
I was both excited and a little scared in my first day of kindergarten. The large classroom was full of books and , two kinds of things that I loved. But it was also full of kids all than me. Because my was in late September, I was in at only 4 years old, and this meant I was destined(注定的) to be smallest kid in my until the 7th grade.
I think my mom sensed I was a little . That was why she was always there to pick me up right after school when I could have ridden the bus. I would sit in the front seat her and tell her all about my . Sometimes we would even read a book and until all the cars and the buses had left before we home. I felt so safe and peaceful when we sat in the car together. I those special times when I had my mom all to myself. Beginning the new challenge of school didn’t seem so when I knew I could talk about it with her. Being a tiny, little kid in a big scary wasn’t so bad either. I knew my mom loved me and that was all I to be loving, joyful, and strong.
I look back on those happy times, I can see now that they also me for what I would find later in life. Even after she too soon, I could still feel her love flowing down from Heaven.
The next time this world seems too scary or hard, then don’t . Instead, invite love to the of your soul, close the doors, and spend some time alone together.
A．tools B．toys C．animals D．fruits
A．politer B．cleverer C．bigger D．richer
A．celebration B．holiday C．program D．birthday
A．allowed B．shown C．pushed D．guided
A．village B．class C．home D．Neighborhood
A．afraid B．tired C．hungry D．excited
A．faithfully B．easily C．luckily D．happily
A．under B．behind C．next to D．in front of
A．trip B．day C．plan D．experiment
A．perform B．play C．argue D．wait
A．drove B．moved C．rushed D．stepped
A．imagined B．ignored C．valued D．forgot
A．clear B．dangerous C．difficult D．strange
A．community B．factory C．city D．world
A．afforded B．offered C．agreed D．needed
A．As B．Until C．Although D．Since
A．forgave B．prepared C．praised D．rewarded
A．built up B．came back C．set off D．passed away
A．turn up B．look around C．run away D．break in
A．car B．way C．side D．part
The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the _____ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had _____ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. White, _____ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against _____. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the _____. From the back of the _____the parents were shouting at him to _____, since Ally had almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to ____, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking to his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows _____, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not _____the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight on into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see how little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of _____on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is _____ again.”
“It must have been the crash.” said her husband. “It _____ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to _______, and she was crying in a loud but healthy _____.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
A．worried B．angry C．happy D．surprised
A．little B．some C．no D．few
A．opened on B．turned on C．turned off D．sped up
A．police B．life C．lights D．time
A．empty street B．busy traffic C．large crowds D．deserted place
A．street B．cars C．traffic D．ambulance
A．hurry B．slow C．stop D．drive
A．think B．ignore C．lose D．miss
A．open B．clean C．up D．down
A．hear B．see C．find D．notice
A．pleasure B．anger C．fear D．surprise
A．crying B．breathing C．smiling D．speaking
A．took B．picked C．knocked D．made
A．usual B．common C．ordinary D．normal
A．sound B．voice C．tone D．noise
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually, on holidays, Mother me to sleep in. And I would certainly take full advantage of it. On this particular morning, ______,I felt like getting up early.
I stood by my window overlooking the ______, having nothing better to do. But as it turned out, I was soon to learn about something ______ in life.
As I watched several people go by, get into their cars and drive off, I ______ an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its ______ and a basket rags and bottles on its back-carriage. He ______ from one car to another, washing and cleaning them. From the water on the ground, it seemed that he had already ______ washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars. He must have begun to work quite early in the morning.
Several thoughts ______my mind as I watched him work. He wasn’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) ______ T-shirt. The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern ______would want to be seen riding on. But he seemed______ with life. There he was, working hard at his small business, ______ at passers-by and stopping to chat now and then ______ elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby.
There was a noticeable touch of______ in the way he seemed to be doing things— ______the windscreen (挡风玻璃), then standing back to admire it; scrubbing (擦净) the wheels and ______, standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a ______ to learn, I felt. At no age need one have to beg for a _____if one has good health and is willing to work hard. For a while I felt _____ of myself. Young as I am—just sixteen, and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon.
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