My childhood and adolescence were a joyous outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience. was only a background to the great delight of lessons in music, dance, and dramatics.
Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my , injured my youthful happiness: “That girl, what a pity she is blind.” Blind! A(n) word that implied everything dark, blank and helpless. I turned and called out, “Please don’t feel sorry for me, I’m having lots of fun.” the fun was not to last.
In college years, I began to struggle with the problem of earning a living. Part-time teaching of piano and occasional giving concerts proved only sources of economic support. In terms of time and effort involved, the financial return was . Self-doubt and dark moods sparked within me. to my misery was the repeated experience of knowing my sisters and friends dating excitedly. How I was to my piano, I could dissolve my frustration, accompanied by Chopin, Brahms, and Beethoven.
Then one day, I met a girl, an army nurse, whose faith was to change my life. As our acquaintance into friendship, she sensed my . She said, “Stop knocking on closed doors. I know your opportunity will come. You’re trying too hard. Why don’t you relax? And have you ever tried ?” The idea was strange to me. I had always believed that if you wanted , you had to go and get it for yourself. Yet, my sincerity and hard work had yielded poor returns, so I was to try anything else. Self-consciously, I performed the daily practice of prayer. I said, “God, show me the for which You sent me to this world.
In the years to follow, the answers began to arrive, satisfying my most optimistic expectation. One of the answers was Enchanted Hills, where my friend and I had the privilege of seeing blind children come alive in God’s out-of-doors. are the sources of pleasure and comfort I have found in friendship, and most important of all, I closer to God and, through Him, to immortality (永生).
A．School B．Society C．Family D．College
A．mind B．direction C．eyes D．ears
A．rude B．ugly C．dirty D．strange
A．quickly B．slowly C．gently D．quietly
A．Thus B．And C．But D．Though
A．adequate B．partial C．full D．rich
A．discouraging B．uninspiring C．encouraging D．convincing
A．Referring B．Contributing C．Adapting D．Adding
A．grateful B．excited C．proud D．sensitive
A．who B．which C．what D．where
A．jumped B．ran C．grew D．became
A．joy B．depression C．pleasure D．pity
A．practicing B．nursing C．praying D．volunteering
A．anything B．everything C．nothing D．something
A．able B．willing C．eager D．devoted
A．destination B．purpose C．meaning D．answer
A．with B．off C．beyond D．from
A．doctor B．teacher C．nurse D．prayer
A．Other B．Others C．Another D．Either
A．draw B．arrive C．drag D．pull
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had loved a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well 16 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As 17 drew near, the young man expected 18 that his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of the special day, his father called him into his study. His father told him how 19 he was to have such a fine son, and how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped (包装好的) gift box. Curious, but a little bit 20 , the young man opened the box and found a lovely Bible (圣经).
Angrily, he raised his 21 to his father and said, “Is a Bible 22 you can give me with all your money?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years 23 and the young man was very successful in business, but 24 his father was very old, he thought perhaps he 25 go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. 26 he could make the arrangements (安排), he received a telegram which 27 him of his father’s death, and all the possessions (财产) willed (立遗嘱) to him.
28 arriving at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to 29 through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had 30 it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to 31 . As he was reading, a car 32 dropped from the back of the Bible.
How many times do we 33 blessings (祝福) because they are not wrapped as we expected? Do not spoil (搞糟) what you have by desiring (渴求) what you have not; but remember what you now have was once 34 the things you hoped for. What may appear as bad fortune (运气) may 35 be the door that is just waiting to be opened.
A．offer B．pay C．buy D．afford
A．his birthday B．graduation day C．sports meet D．examination day
A．signs B．notes C．warnings D．marks
A．upset B．crazy C．comfortable D．proud
A．excited B．disappointed C．worried D．satisfied
A．hand B．head C．voice D．sound
A．all B．that C．all what D．that all
A．past B．gone C．passed D．spent
A．learning B．realizing C．hearing D．understanding
A．could B．would C．should D．ought
A．After B．Before C．Since D．Until
A．informed B．required C．reported D．introduced
A．By B．On C．As D．At
A．put B．push C．search D．pass
A．kept B．bought C．left D．expected
A．turn over B．turn on C．turn up D．turn down
A．picture B．model C．key D．toy
A．miss B．get C．forget D．avoid
A．of B．among C．between D．along
A．surely B．actually C．mainly D．naturally
Three 21 ago, my family got our first computer. 22 the beginning of this summer, I found it was too old and I wanted to get a 23 one. After my father. and I talked for a long time, he 24 . We went to many shops and read many ads. 25 we bought an HP computer.
During the first week, I noticed 26 our computer had some problems. I spent many hours 27 to fix it, but it 28 work. So I 29 to phone the HP company and ask them 30 to work out my problem. They told me to wait until the next morning because all their workers were 31 that day.
The next morning two workers came. It took them many hours to mend it, but the computer 32 did not work. My dad had no other way but to return the whole thing.
A few days later, we decided that I should go on the Internet and order some parts to build a new computer by 33 .
It was not an easy job for me to build a new computer. I tried many times, and in the end I was successful. From these setbacks(挫折), I have learned a lot. Now I believe that if the HP computer hadn't had any problems, 34 I would not have learned how to build the new one. Even though I spent lots of time on it, I know it wasn't 35 .
A． days B． weeks C． months D． years
A． At B．On C．To D．For
A． big B．new C．cheap D．small
A． won B． paid C． agreed D． received
A． At first B．At last C．At once D． At times
A． if B． that C．what D． how
A． try B．tried C． to try D．trying
A． do B． did C． don't D． didn't
A． hoped B． have C．had D．liked
A． how B． what C． why D． where
A．free B．sad C． busy D．exciting
A．already B．always C． still D． usually
A．themselves B． himself C． itself D． myself
A． or B． then C． so D．and
A．a waste of time B．a successful job C． a good computer D． a bad company
Have you ever imagined that you could be cloned(克隆) like Dolly, the sheep, in the not too distant future?
The news that a human embryo(胚胎) has been 16 cloned for the first time has caused mixed reactions(反应).
The 17 was carried out by scientists from the Advanced Cell Technology Inc(ACT), in Massachusetts, US. The group 18 the news on November 25.
This is 19 human being. A clone is alive, it walks, it breathes, said Jamie Grifo, a(n) 20 on the study of cloning at New York University School of Medicine.
“This is a set of cells in a lab that will be used to 21 someone’s life.”
Such research could lead to treatment for 22 such as heart disease, AIDS and even cancer, 23 scientists.
Despite high hopes from other scientists, the news raised concerns immediately from religious and political leaders. Several 24 in the US do not allow human cloning. President George W. Bush also made it clear that he is 25 any type of human cloning. However, the scientists at ACT said they have no interest at present in 26 an early embryo into 27 .
Animal have been cloned repeatedly since Dolly, the sheep 28 in 1997. And there were no real technical 29 to stand in the way of scientists making a cloned human embryo.
This time the research group used traditional cloning technology with a human 30 . 31 it was given DNA from an adult cell, the egg began to 32 . 33 it was stopped from becoming a baby-at a stage in which it was 34 a ball of cells. The 35 technology has been used to clone sheep , cattle and monkeys.
A．in failure B．never C．successfully D．not
A．research B．report C．works D．task
A．made known B．made C．said D．had
A．a cloned B．a man-made C．a D．not a cloned
A．worker B．head C．expert D．assistant
A．save B．rescue C．cure D．treat
A．patients B．health C．diseases D．things
A．according to B．including C．besides D．argued
A．countries B．nations C．peoples D．states
A．for B．against C．researching for D．praising
A．developing B．building C．inventing D．discovering
A．a baby B．a man C．a woman D．a white man
A．died B．appeared C．turned up D．was no more
A．questions B．affairs C．business D．problems
A．egg B．bless C．meat D．cell
A．Before B．After C．While D．And
A．grow B．die C．change D．grow up
A．And B．But C．However D．Yet
A．yet B．still C．not D．/
A．different B．usual C．ordinary D．same
It was always thought that Treasure Island(金银岛) was the product（产物） of Robert Stevenson’s imagination（想像）. 36 ，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work .
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years .In 1881 he returned to Scotland to spend 38 .With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .
Each morning they would go out for a 40 over the hills .They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd, Stevenson’s son, felt the days 42 .To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some 43 .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 46 treasure”, said the boy. Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure(冒险) story in the boy’s 48 .While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd .But who would be molded(塑造) into the hero — a pirate(海盗)?
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked with the 50 of a wooden leg , Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story. 52 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .
So thanks to a 54 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest 55 stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．warm B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．lost B．buried C．discovered D．invented
A．saw B．drew C．made D．looked
A．book B．reply C．map D．letter
A．singer B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．up
A．praise B．produce C．mold D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．So
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．travel D．adventure
A boy, about 10 years old, got to my clinic with his sick cat for cure. Thc cat was a tiny beautiful thing, about the boy's own 36 . I could see she was 37 very strong and lovely with the fur of a 38 and Tigress was her name. She 39 me with a friendly nub against my hand.
I 40 her and found a tumor(肿瘤). She had no 41 of recovery. I looked at the fresh-faced boy and back at Tigress. I began to 42 pity on the boy. At such a young age, he had to face to part with his beloved one.
I told him as 43 as I could what I had found, and what it meant. The boy's face twisted (扭曲) and turned away. I sat down and 44 Tigress to give the boy some time to recover. I felt Tigress's old beautiful fur 45 we discussed the possible choice with him: I could give her an operation, which would be very 46 and would not make her live longer than a month, or an injection and put her to sleep.
After some time, the boy accepted the reality. "I've seen her 47 recently, so I'd like her to die peacefully." I could see how 48 it was costing him in making such a 49 .
I asked if he wanted to take her home overnight to say goodbye. He said he just wanted to be 50 with her for a few minutes. I went to get the 51 which I would use to put her to sleep. I could not control the 52 streaming down my face.
She fell asleep, her head 53 in his hand, lovely and quiet, but her owner now had all the 54 . "This is the finest 55 you could give. You bear the pain so that the loved one might rest." The boy nodded and he understood.
A．age B．child C．baby D．size
A．always B．now C．once D．often
A．tiger B．animal C．cat D．dog
A．nodded B．greeted C．looked at D．saw
A．saw B．felt C．rubbed D．examined
A．give B．want C．feel D．take
A．possible B．gently C．long D．soon
A．turned away B．turned to C．turned down D．turned in
A．after B．before C．while D．because
A．expensive B．simple C．cheap D．quick
A．starve B．change C．play D．suffer
A．long B．often C．much D．soon
A．way B．effort C．leap D．decision
A．lonely B．alone C．sad D．glad
A．gift B．knife C．medicine D．operation
A．tears B．heart C．feeling D．emotion
A．shaking B．nodding C．turning D．lying
A．relief B．suffering C．sleep D．fun
A．gift B．injection C．examination D．treatment
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