The Johnson family from England believe they are lucky to be alive after surviving an incredible incident off the coast of Australia. The Johnsons had been ____ that they might see some whales when they were ____ a yacht—a large expensive boat for a 10-day sailing ____ around the Whitsunday Islands. ____, they had no clue just how ____ their viewing would be. Two hours into their journey a nine-meter-long humpback whale ____ out of the ocean and crashed into their boat before returning to the water.
Mark Johnson，the eldest son，was sailing the yacht when he heard an immense bang and a thud (重击声). He ____ thought the yacht had hit a rock. But when he looked up, he saw the whale ____ down the deck of the boat. He told the reporters, “We were staring into its right eye. It was a very ____ moment. The eye was about the ____ of a dinner plate. It was huge!”
____ for the Johnson family, no one was hurt, but the yacht suffered ____ damage. The whale had ruined the mast and rigging—the pole and ropes which hold the ____ —and so the family was left with no way at sea, 10 miles from the shore. The ____ equipment was also damaged, but fortunately they had a cell phone and were able to call for help.
Why the whale jumped onto the yacht is a ____，but the family thinks that maybe the boat had not ____ sailed between the whale and its baby calf. Perhaps the whale was trying to ____ its calf when it jumped, and hit the yacht by accident.
____ the reason, people are completely ____ that this incident happened. There is over 135 million square miles of ocean, so what are the ____ of a whale jumping onto a 30-foot-long yacht? The possibility of something like this happening is extremely small, but it just shows that life is full of surprises.
A．explained B．learned C．told D．taught
A．taking B．driving C．hiring D．running
A．competition B．game C．training D．trip
A．Moreover B．Thus C．Meanwhile D．However
A．exciting B．close C．vivid D．tense
A．swam B．leapt C．slipped D．stretched
A．suddenly B．occasionally C．immediately D．casually
A．drifting B．jumping C．falling D．sliding
A．surprising B．annoying C．frightening D．astonishing
A．size B．sample C．range D．form
A．Certainly B．Luckily C．Definitely D．Possibly
A．severe B．extreme C．actual D．special
A．boat B．beach C．sail D．journey
A．radio B．craft C．guide D．compass
A．problem B．mystery C．suspect D．question
A．carefully B．surely C．deliberately D．simply
A．see B．touch C．tend D．reach
A．Whenever B．Wherever C．Whoever D．Whatever
A．amazed B．worried C．interested D．touched
A．wonders B．chances C．predictions D．consequences
My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a Christmas after all.
, the neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in.
There was a on the door one evening. It was Jeff’s new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to us to town with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a on the porch (门廊). Apparently the doorbell wasn’t working in the cold snowy weather and we had a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies.
The feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.
As Jeff and I were clearing pre-Christmas from our driveway, Ernie Guzman came over from next door to us to dig out.
Then, we received an invitation to a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their —a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday.
Our Christmas Eve was quite merry, thanks to our . Our Christmas morning was special, thanks to the Smiths’ gift of bread. I was so for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.
This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The and work schedules just made things too difficult. that sense of Christmas isolation (孤立) all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were in the holidays.
Lonely people are all around us, but most of us notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest gesture can make a world of difference.
A．chance B．anxiety C．time D．ability
A．lonely B．free C．merry D．usual
A．Therefore B．However C．Somehow D．Meanwhile
A．sign B．knock C．card D．note
A．invite B．welcome C．drive D．send
A．tree B．flower C．mail D．package
A．forgot B．missed C．arranged D．received
A．warm B．deep C．true D．mixed
A．rubbish B．snow C．dust D．leaves
A．teach B．urge C．help D．forbid
A．prepare B．share C．taste D．exchange
A．guest B．aunt C．maid D．partner
A．folks B．relatives C．neighbors D．colleagues
A．call B．greeting C．meeting D．breakfast
A．sorry B．eager C．grateful D．ready
A．season B．expense C．distance D．situation
A．Knowing B．Showing C．Studying D．Discovering
A．happy B．busy C．alone D．active
A．always B．usually C．finally D．seldom
A．careful B．kind C．pretty D．patient
In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot of teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s lifestyle and said , “I don’t want your God . I am leaving !”
She left home .Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to money. Many years passed by , her father died , her mother grew , and the daughter became more and more entrenched (固执) in her way of life .
No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother , having her daughter’s whereabouts , went to the poor part of the city in of her daughter . She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple . “Would you allow me to this picture ?” It was a picture of the smiling , gray-haired mother with a handwritten at the bottom : “I love you still…come home !”
One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat listening to the service, all the while letting her wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?
She couldn’t until the service was over. She stood and went to look .It was her mother , and there were those words , “I love you still…come home !” she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too to be true.
It was night, but she was so by the message that she started walking home. the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and her way timidly. As she knocked, the door open on its own. She thought someone must have broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s , the young woman ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me ! It’s me ! I’m home!”
The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s arms . The daughter said , “I was so worried and someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently , “No, dear . From the day you left , that door has never been .”
A．shabby B．religious C．awful D．simple
A．earn B．win C．offer D．approach
A．lonelier B．slower C．elder D．older
A．told about B．heard of C．learned from D．informed of
A．sight B．charge C．search D．want
A．request B．remark C．question D．speech
A．bring up B．lay off C．drop out D．put up
A．record B．advice C．message D．notice
A．constantly B．absent-mindedly C．frequently D．carefully
A．eyes B．hands C．thoughts D．imaginations
A．help B．evaluate C．wait D．consult
A．After B．Since C．Until D．As
A．lucky B．good C．skeptical D．coincidence
A．astonished B．touched C．blamed D．ashamed
A．By B．At C．During D．Before
A．walked B．led C．made D．held
A．seemed B．blew C．proved D．flew
A．safety B．anxiety C．danger D．relief
A．observed B．realized C．found D．thought
A．adopted B．opened C．locked D．Fixed
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the________ that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he does not understand how to make the ________ of his mental faculties(官能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of _________ anything new because of their age.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real _________ , because he feels that it _________ be useless, he won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for success, and he won’t work his hardest, even though he may_________ he is doing so. He is _________ likely to fail, and the failure will ________ belief in his incompetence(无能). Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had a (an) _________ like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor ________ in maths. His teacher told his _________ he had no ability in maths in order that they would not ________ too much of him._________he too accepted _________ mistaken thinking of his ability, and he felt that it was useless to ________, and was very poor at maths, ________ as they expected.
One day he worked out a problem which _________ of the other students had been able to solve. Adler succeeded in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now ________ with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at ________. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may _________ himself as well as others by his ability.
A．belief B．way C．fact D．condition
A．biggest B．most C．highest D．deepest
A．teaching B．learning C．accepting D．using
A．decision B．success C．effort D．trouble
A．would B．should C．must D．could
A．forget B．think C．guess D．understand
A．nevertheless B．moreover C．however D．therefore
A．lead to B．add to C．take to D．contribute to
A．experience B．example C．thought D．story
A．state B．mind C．start D．ending
A．classmates B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．blame B．expect C．get D．win
A．Virtually B．Totally C．Fortunately D．Especially
A．it B．her C．its D．their
A．manage B．succeed C．try D．act
A．only B．almost C．just D．nearly
A．none B．all C．many D．most
A．lived B．worked C．played D．graduated
A．1essons B．medicine C．subjects D．maths
A．encourage B．love C．astonish D．disappoint
The family had just moved．The young woman was feeling a little ．It was Mother's Day—and 800 miles separated her from her parents．
She had called them that morning，and her mother had how colorful their backyard was spring had arrived． Later，she told her husband how she those lilacs(丁香)in her parents’yard．“I know where we can find some，”he said．“Get the and come on．”So off they went．
Some time later，they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all round．The young woman rushed up to the nearest and buried her face in the flowers．Carefully，she some．Finally，they returned to their car for the home．The woman sat smiling，surrounded by her ．
When they were near home，she shouted“stop”，got off quickly and to a nearby nursing home．She went to the end of the porch(门廊)，where a(n) patient was sitting in her wheelchair，and put the flowers into her lap．The two ，bursting into laughter now and then．Later the young woman turned and ran back to her ．As the car pulled away，the woman in the wheelchair with a smile，and held the lilacs ．
“Mom，”the kids asked，“ did you give her our flowers?”“It is Mother's Day，and she seems so while I have all of you．And anyone would be by flowers．”
This satisfied the kids，but not the husband．The next day he some young lilacs around their yard．
I was the husband．Now，every May，our yard is full of lilacs．Every Mother’s Day our kids purple lilacs．And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman．
A．moved B．worried C．angry D．depressed
A．1earned B．imagined C．mentioned D．realized
A．now that B．so that C．as if D．even if
A．missed B．grew C．watered D．showed
A．cars B．kids C．clothes D．1ilacs．
A．bush B．hill C．yard D．door
A．bought B．picked C．set D．raised
A．break B．holiday C．trip D．dinner
A．friends B．memory C．flowers D．honor
A．responded B．pointed C．drove D．hurried
A．1oving B．elderly C．serious D．sensitive
A．hesitated B．waited C．sat D．chatted
A．family B．mother C．path D．home
A．nodded B．waved C．1eft D．continued
A．sadly B．politely C．quickly D．tightly
A．why B．when C．how D．where
A．quiet B．confused C．alone D．patient
A．calmed B．persuaded C．disappointed D．cheered
A．arranged B．dried C．planted D．hid
A．find B．gather C．receive D．buy
A man was bitterly envious of his neighbour．He spent long hours in prayer，wanting to be to his neighbour in every aspect of life．
One night，God appeared before him in a dream and said，“I am pleased with your ．Ask for a gift your neighbour will get the same gift in double amount．”
He was glad but sad that his enemy would get a greater gift．He requested，“God， the sight in one of my eyes．”
With his single eye，he peeped at his neighbour but was to see his neighbour's sight was not lost! Confused，he to God，“Why don’t you keep your word?”
God said，“Son，I always keep my word． is not a gift，but a curse．You have the gift of sight in only one eye now，as asked by you．But your neighbour has sight in both of his eyes．I the gift．”
He suddenly from his dream and was sure that it was a message from God．Englightened by the dream，he went to his neighbour and begged his pardon for thinking and acting him．They embraced each other and were good friends thereafter．
A．cleverer B．previous C．stronger D．superior
A．prayer B．envy C．sorrow D．pity
A．Otherwise B．But C．Therefore D．Besides
A．finish B．cut C．move D．destroy
A．delighted B．terrified C．surprised D．worried
A．blamed B．complained C．yelled D．hurried
A．Blindness B．Envy C．Disability D．Promise
A．relieved B．awarded C．kept D．doubled
A．awoke B．burst C．cried D．frightened
A．towards B．for C．against D．on
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