Tears slid down Ken's cheeks. Their newbom baby was removed from life supprt, taken back to her and her , Charlie. who held their baby. Austin was bom at 12:17 p.m. three months than he should have been. The length of a school ruler. he weighed one pound. nine ounces. Doctors tried that technology and medicine could offer at the baby, but Austin did not respond well. Austin's lung tissue (组织) had probably developing four weeks before. even still . his mother, because of an accident Zero chance of . It was time to let him go, and let him leave in his mother's arms － at peace and in no pain.
In the next few hours, Charlie's parents, and Ken's mother came to meet and say Austin. Charlie and Keri their eyes on the baby as he snuggled(依偎) into Keri's chest. The end, they believed. was coming . Nurse Melissa walked in every so often to check Austin's . If it was time for him t0 . his heart rate would begin to slow. After four hours, , Austin was still breathing. His heart thumped(跳动) at a healthy 120 beats per . He moved his head and wrapped his fingers and toes around the fingers of his . Four hours became five, then six. Austin and his parents remained still . Word about this baby had spread out. Everyone was talking about him. As the minutes and hours ticked away, Austin was going strong The tests showed a(n) level of carbon dioxide in his blood. which meant he was enough oxygen into his body. The clock passed midnight. Austin had the next day. Miracle. a life miracle!
A．Melissa B．Charlie C．Austin D．Keri
A．husband B．nurse C．doctor D．wife
A．sooner B．faster C．later D．earlier
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．young B．tiny C．big D．sick
A．started B．stopped C．delayed D．continued
A．inside B．outside C．beside D．with
A．arrival B．approval C．death D．survival
A．hello to B．sorry to C．goodbye to D．yes to
A．put B．focused C．took D．had
A．steadily B．fast C．slowly D．soon
A．heartbeat B．mouth C．blood D．temperature
A．wash B．live C．die D．eat
A．however B．therefore C．meanwhile D．otherwise
A．second B．minute C．hour D．day
A．friends B．sisters C．relatives D．parents
A．crying B．waiting C．sitting D．sleeping
A．unsatisfied B．unacceptable C．normal D．excellent
A．losing B．getting C．making D．pouring
A．lived into B．waked up C．waited for D．suffered from
A strange thing happened to me last Sunday．It was such a beautiful day that I drove to go for a look in the country．
On the way back , my car stopped．It was gas on a lonely road far from a town．I decided to walk I found someone who could ome gas．
I had walked almost a mile I finally found a house near the road．I was glad to see it, it was getting dark．
I knocked at the door and a little old lady long white hair answered．She said,
“I waiting for you for a long time．Come in． is almost ready．”“But I only come some gas,”I answered．I couldn’t imagine she was talking about．“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You used to like tea．”
I quickly explained that my car was out of gas, she didn’t seem to hear me．She just calling me Alfred and talking about how long since she had seen me．She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to ． she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I could．
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed．When I told the man about my he said,“Oh, that’s Miss Emily．She lives herself in that big house．She’s out of her mind, but she wouldn’t hurt ．She is still waiting for the man she was supposed to marry thirty years ago．The day before their wedding he left home and came back because of the war．”
A．school B．home C．town D．country
A．run out of B．out of C．burning D．running out
A．until B．when C．so that D．because
A．fetch B．sell C．buy D．send
A．before B．so C．after D．since
A．if B．but C．because D．though
A．with B．of C．had D．wore
A．was B．am C．had been D．have been
A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch
A．for B．with C．without D．buy
A．when B．what C．why D．that
A．but B．though C．and D．so
A．suggested B．kept C．stopped D．enjoyed
A．had it been B．it had been C．has it been D．it has been
A．stay B．leave C．speak D．answer
A．Before B．As soon as C．As long as D．After
A．incident B．affair C．experience D．adventure
A．on B．for C．by D．with
A．anyone B．someone C．everyone D．none
A．Soon B．often C．never D．seldom
In a small village, there lived a potter(陶工) who had a donkey. Every day his donkey would carry soil from the ______ to his house. Since the field was quite far off, the potter would ______ under a tree midway, tying(拴) his donkey nearby.
One day, the potter ____ to take the rope with which he tied the donkey every day. When he reached the ____, he became worried and didn’t know what to do. At that time, a saint(圣人) ____ to be passing by. When the potter told the saint what his ____ was, he said, “Take the ____ to the place where you tie him every day. ____ to tie him using an imaginary rope. He won’t run away.” The potter did what the saint had said.
When he woke up, to his ___ and relief, he found the donkey standing in the ____ place. But to his frustration, when he prepared to leave for ____, the donkey did not move. ____, the potter saw the wise saint again and told him about the donkey’s ____ behavior. The saint said, “Go and pretend to untie the rope.” The potter ____ the saint’s advice.
Now the donkey was ready to leave for home. The potter thanked the wise saint and went home ____ his donkey.
A．factory B．garden C．field D．village
A．stand B．rest C．sing D．dance
A．forgot B．decided C．expected D．agreed
A．stone B．tree C．bridge D．house
A．failed B．attempted C．happened D．managed
A．animal B．plant C．problem D．result
A．bird B．flower C．donkey D．rope
A．Believe B．Learn C．Wish D．Pretend
A．surprise B．disappointment C．anger D．regret
A．similar B．special C．same D．wrong
A．field B．school C．home D．hospital
A．Quickly B．Luckily C．Unfortunately D．Badly
A．funny B．foolish C．proper D．strange
A．offered B．followed C．refused D．received
A．happily B．sadly C．seriously D．casually
Joy in the journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the !” one of the brothers volunteered .
The older boys began to , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was . After a long silence, one of the picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He the lid and showed the wonderful to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is a goal is for — to cause us to move in the we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ! But not every goal will be fully . Not every job will end . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be . But when you fall of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly .
A．rest B．work C．watch D．laugh
A．house B．earth C．wall D．road
A．calmly B．patiently C．excitedly D．impatiently
A．laugh B．think C．stare D．smile
A．important B．difficult C．impossible D．interesting
A．passers-by B．watchers C．visitors D．diggers
A．moved B．removed C．broke D．pushed
A．contents B．scenes C．pictures D．jars
A．properly B．confidently C．carefully D．happily
A．in B．along C．to D．out
A．what B．how C．where D．which
A．way B．direction C．life D．sight
A．thinking B．moving C．digging D．living
A．made B．prepared C．kicked D．achieved
A．hopelessly B．pleasantly C．surprisingly D．successfully
A．come true B．realized C．made D．treasured
A．short B．lost C．out D．behind
A．breaking into B．turning to C．coming into D．holding to
A．when B．where C．which D．that
A．matters B．happens C．appears D．exists
This is the story of two lovers, who finally got married. Both of them were romantic at first, on the walk of life, problems, quarrels, profession came into their life.
One day, she finally decided, “I want to break up.”
“Why?” he asked.
“I am ”She answered.
He kept silent the whole night, seemingly in deep . Finally he asked, “What can I do to
your mind?”
Looking into his eyes she said, “Answer my question. If you can my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower on the face of a mountain cliff (悬崖), we are both sure that picking the flower will cause your . Will you do it for me?”
He said, “I will give you my tomorrow.”
She woke up the next morning, found him gone, and saw a piece of paper on her bed, which , “My dear, I would not pick that flower for you. The are …”
“When you use the computer you always the software, and you cry in front of the screen. I have to save my fingers so that I can help to the programs. You always leave the house keys behind, so I have to save my to rush home to open the door for you. You love traveling but always lose your way in a (n) city. I have to save my eyes to show you the way. You always at the computer, and that will do nothing good for your eyes. I have to save my eyes when we grow old, I can help to clip your nails and help to remove those white hairs.”
“Thus, my dear, I am sure that there is someone who loves you more than I do … I can not pick that flower yet, and die …”
That’s life, and . Flowers, and romantic moments are only used and appear on the of the relationship. Under all this, the pillar of true love stands.
A．while B．and C．but D．so
A．lonely B．dead C．worn out D．awesome
A．sorrow B．thought C．shade D．anger
A．speak B．change C．blow D．keep
A．represent B．expand C．warm D．convince
A．grown B．planted C．living D．growing
A．injury B．hurt C．wound D．death
A．decision B．answer C．opinion D．choice
A．wrote B．informed C．printed D．went
A．answers B．messages C．reasons D．purposes
A．run out B．put up C．use up D．mess up
A．repair B．restore C．fix D．mend
A．legs B．life C．energy D．strength
A．big B．new C．modern D．strange
A．glance B．look C．glare D．stare
A．as if B．now that C．so that D．in case
A．annoying B．emerging C．rough D．refreshing
A．although B．even if C．unless D．if
A．friction B．love C．couple D．power
A．surface B．way C．course D．nature
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was that they could, at any time, break free, strangely enough, they didn’t. I asked a trainer the for this.
He said, “When they were very young we used the size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can hold them, so they never try.”
Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you once before? Do you often tell “I cannot dance” or “I’m not good at math”?
These are of self limiting beliefs. You must realize you’re for them. A limiting belief that says you’re poor at math may have as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which you. The cool thing is that because you create the you can choose to change it! Here is how:
First, it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your , your subconsciousness will make this by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online help, etc. Gradually you’ll really see your math skills are .
This is such a simple process that you can it today. Don’t be like the poor elephant and make your life at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.
A．excited B．confused C．discouraged D．worried
A．impossible B．doubtful C．uncertain D．obvious
A．but B．or C．and D．so
A．case B．result C．reason D．choice
A．same B．bigger C．smaller D．different
A．narrowly B．almost C．still D．hardly
A．did B．failed C．tried D．succeeded
A．yourself B．others C．your teacher D．your partner
A．causes B．stories C．results D．examples
A．conscious B．honest C．responsible D．depended
A．stopped B．referred C．changed D．originated
A．interested B．disappointed C．bored D．inspired
A．belief B．experience C．embarrassment D．remark
A．represent B．compare C．mix D．replace
A．action B．thought C．aim D．plan
A．come true B．run out C．on guard D．keep cool
A．at B．by C．for D．in
A．improved B．judged C．realized D．recognized
A．finish B．continue C．keep D．begin
A．involved B．stuck C．unfinished D．changed
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