Charles Plumb, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb was and spent six years in prison in Vietnam. He survived and now about lessons learned from that experience.
One day, Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant when a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier (航空母舰) Kitty Hawk . You were !"
"How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb.
"I your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped（倒吸一口气） in surprise and .The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!"
Plumb assured him, "It did—if your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today."
Plumb couldn't sleep that night，thinking about that man. He says, "I wondered how many times I might have passed him the Kitty Hawk. I wondered how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you', or anything , you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a ."
Plumb thought of the many days the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels（深处）of the ship working on each chute, holding in his hands each time the of someone he didn't know.
Plumb asks his , "Who's packing your ? Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it the day." Plumb also says that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down—he needed his parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these before reaching safety. His experience reminds us all to and be kind to people who pack our daily parachutes, and strengthen us to go through times.
A．followed B．destroyed C．spied D．seen
A．released B．wounded C．captured D．killed
A．lectures B．gives C． studies D．hear
A．repaired B．made C．flew D．cleaned
A．taken down B．looked down C．set down D．shot down
A．bought B．checked C．found D．packed
A．gratefully B．suspiciously C．happily D．sadly
A．almost B．surely C．narrowly D．nearly
A．abroad B．in C．on D．at
A．so B．because C．unless D．though
A．sailor B． captain C．pilot D．technician
A．unwillingly B．immediately C．worriedly D．carefully
A．death B．fortune C．fate D．chance
A．wife B．children C．sailors D．audience
A．luggage B．bag C．parachute D．future
A．through B．to C．up to D．as
A．psychological B．physical C． imaginary D．safe
A．spirits B．emotions C．supports D．people
A．award B．recognize C．reward D．help
A．happy B．tough C．comfortable D．cosy
It is a very interesting story that I heard.
A young man longing to ____ the beautiful daughter of a farm owner came one day to the ____ to make the proposal(求婚)．
The farm owner looked at him ____，saying，“All right. Let's go to my pasture(牧场)．I'll ____ three bulls one by one. If you can catch any one's ____，you're qualified to marry my daughter.”
Then they ca me together to the pasture. The young man stood waiting ____ for the first bull to appear. A few minutes later the cattle shed(牛棚) opened and a bull rushed out ____ him. It was the largest and ugliest bull he had ever seen. He thought maybe the ____ one would be better，so he stepped aside to let it ____ the pasture to the back gate of the shed.
The shed ____ again and the second bull came rushing out. It was not only very big but also unusually ____.It stood with its hoofs(蹄子) kicking and its throat muttering(咕噜)．“How terrible it is！The next cannot be as ____ as this.”He was so scared that he hurried to ____ behind the railings(栏杆 )．It rushed away to the back gate.
Soon afterwards，the shed opened for the third bull to come out.____ it，the young man became very happy. It was not only small in ____ but also thin and weak in strength－the ____ type of a bull for him. When it rushed toward him he was ready to ____.With a jump he stretched his hands to catch its tail but ____－it simply had no tail at all.
It goes without saying that the young man ____ to marry the farmer's beautiful daughter. He had been given ____，but they had all gone in a flash.
A．meet B．know C．date D．marry
A．farm B．village C．town D．country
A．up and down B．here and there C．again and again D．little by little
A．set out B．give out C．let out D．take out
A．head B．leg C．body D．tail
A．anxiously B．sadly C．happily D．patiently
A．from B．over C．upon D．toward
A．last B．next C．other D．another
A．cross B．pass C．leave D．enter
A．closed B．locked C．opened D．turned
A．fierce B．gentle C．lovely D．cruel
A．exciting B．surprising C．frightening D．amazing
A．fall B．sit C．wait D．hide
A．Looking a t B．Seeing C．Watching D．Observing
A．size B．length C．weight D．number
A．just B．very C．only D．quite
A．act B．behave C．run D．perform
A．in astonishment B．in anger C．in trouble D．in vain
A．tried B．decided C．failed D．managed
A．luck B．chances C．bulls D．time
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For generations, people have dreamed of traveling to Mars to explore Earth's closest planetary neighbor. NASA and other space agencies have announced plans to send people to the Red Planet. But such a manned mission is years away.
In the United States, some volunteers are learning how people will react to months of separation from other humans on a Mars base.
What would it be like to live on the planet Mars? Volunteers are spending eight months in an area that looks much like the surface of Mars. But actually, they are living in Hawaii.
Six people are isolated high on top of Mauna Loa, a volcanic mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii. They are living on a simulated, or make-believe, Mars Base. The American Space Agency, NASA, has provided financial support for the work. The project is called HI-SEAS, or Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation.
The six member HI-SEAS crew is mostly self-sufficient. They take care of themselves. Food and supplies are brought to them. But the individuals bringing those supplies cannot communicate with volunteers inside the habitat, or base.
The current crew has been living in the habitat since October, and will stay until June. Two earlier crews lived there before them. Crew members communicate with the outside world through e-mail and blogs. They also produce videos on the YouTube website.
Crew members also are using a smartphone app, or program, that creates a 20-minute delay for communications. That would be the same as if you were communicating from Mars.
This is not the only group of volunteers with sights set on Mars. A group called Mars One has appealed for would-be Mars astronauts from around the world. Mars One is a private, non-government project based in The Netherlands.
Others believe the American or European space agencies are the most likely to put people on Mars, maybe in the 2030s, or later.
For now, on a mountaintop in Hawaii, volunteers are getting a taste of life on a future Mars base.What's the main idea of the Paragraph 1__________?
| A．people have dreamed of traveling to Mars to explore it |
| B．ther are plans to send people to the Red Planet |
| C．such a manned mission is years away |
| D．people dream of traveling in space |
What is HI-SEAS___________?
| A．volunteers are spending eight months in an area |
| B．six people are isolated and are living on a simulated Mars Base |
| C．six people are living in Hawaii |
| D．NASA has provided financial support for the work |
How do the six member HI-SEAS crew live in the Mar Base__________?
| A．they can not communicate with the outside world |
| B．they are not self-sufficient |
| C．they take care of themselves |
| D．individuals can communicate with volunteers |
Which of the following is TRUE__________?
| A．HI-SEAS is the only group of volunteers with sights set on Mars |
| B．Mars One has not appealed for would-be Mars astronauts from around the world |
| C．Mars One is a government project |
| D．the American or European space agencies are the most likely to put people on Mars |
What’s the main idea of the passage__________?
| A．a program which allows volunteers to experience the life on Mars |
| B．people are dreaming of traveling to Mars |
| C．the life on Mars |
| D．six member HI-SEAS crew’s life |
It was Mother’s Day morning and I was doing some shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson.
As we were leaving, we found that an elderly woman had fallen over at the ______ and had hit her head on the concrete. Her _______ was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly _______.Walking _____ the scene, Tenyson became very upset about _____ had happened to the couple. He said to me, “Mum, it’s not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”
At the front of the supermarket, a charity(慈善) group had set up a _____ selling cooked sausages and flowers to _____ funds. Tenyson _____ that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel _____,” he said. I was _____ that he’d _____ such a sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her _____ we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she ______. “I can’t take your money for such a wonderful gesture.”
As we walked up to ______, my son became frightened by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too _______ to go up to her.
_______, I gave the flower to the woman’s husband and told him, “My son was very upset for your wife and wanted to give her this flower to make her feel better.”
______that, the old man started crying and said, “Thank you so much, you have a wonderful son. Happy Mother’s Day to you.”
The man then bent down and gave his wife the flower, ______ her who it was from. _______ badly hurt and shaken, the old lady looked ______ at Tenyson with love in her eyes and gave him a little smile.
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The way to be happy
A few years ago, a little boy who was six years old from Corvallis, Oregon suffered burns over 85% of his body. His condition was bad that several doctors gave him up and one hospital would not him because they thought he die anyway.
His life was saved, , by eight courageous people — his parents, three and three doctors. The nurses appeared the true heroines in this real-life story. After other nurses had quit, these women took eight-hour shifts with the boy, him through skin grafts (移植), operations, crucial (关键性的) periods in which death almost gained victory, and dull days of rehabilitation (康复). The boy grew to dislike them, as he thought they caused his pain.
His room 12 feet by 12 feet. The door was shut, and shades were drawn. The nurses stayed with him, in caps, masks and gloves they were assisting an operation. Within an hour they got . For 14 long months the nurses gave their all to the boy. Then, one day, he finally climbed from his and walked.
It was a great day! The nurses were for their tireless efforts. Their sense of satisfaction was so great after fighting off the thought of for 14 months that each said they’d make the effort again.
What them to feel so satisfied? I think it was more than simply the fact that the boy survived. Together they attempted something nearly impossible, but also truly .
It is like something American educator Booker T. Washington once said, “Those are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
these nurses did was significant. They worked hard and selflessly. And in doing so, they found .
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“They’re going to kick me out of my own home,” said Karl Berger, 86 years old. Karl is a widower with no living children. When Karl’s wife died a couple of years ago, he told the Social Security Administration to stop monthly checks to his wife. But the agency to send the checks. Karl called again; a clerk said not to 33 . He told Karl to mail a follow-up that included his wife's of death. But the checks continued to come. Karl needed the money, he cashed his wife’s checks.
When SSA realized its mistake, it sent Karl a letter saying that he SSA $5,900 plus interest. Karl receives only $12,000 a year, which is slightly poverty level. The only that he ever had--$5,000--was on his wife’s funeral. He fought on Iwo Jima, site of one of the most furious battles of World War II. The battle left him in one ear and almost blind in one eye.
His small house used to be in a good neighborhood. He takes the bus once a week to visit his wife's . The rest of his time is spent at home, where he carves military figures that he donates to a local charity. The charity the carvings and uses the money to help feed the homeless.
SSA gave Karl six months to pay the debt in . Otherwise, the SSA letter said, the agency would seize his home. Karl wrote back, asking if it would be okay to $30 a month. That was all he could .
“That’s insufficient,” said William Shatner, an SSA agent. “We know that he is a war veteran, but that doesn’t entitle him to . He knew that his wife was dead, yet he cashed her monthly . That is fraud, pure and simple.”
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