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
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I was shopping in the supermarket when I heard the young voice.
“Mom, come here! There’s this lady here like my !” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to . I smiled and told her: “It’s okay.” Then I talked to the boy, “Hi, I’m Darry Kramer. How are you?”
He me from head to toe, and asked: “Are you a little ? “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked.
“It’s the way I was ,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. I’m just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boy’s hand, and left.
My life as a little person is filled with like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.
It takes only one glance to see my . I stand 114 cm tall. I was born a dwarf（侏儒）. this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.
I didn’t how short I was until I started school. Some kids laughed at me. Then I began to the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I to climb the school bus stairs.
But I learned to smile and the fact that I was going to be my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I in personality.
I’m 47 now, and the stares have not as I've grown older. People are when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are , I remind myself: “Look what else I have—a great family, nice friends.”
It’s the children's questions that make my life . I enjoy answering their questions. My is that people will accept various peers（同龄人）, whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with .
A．weight B．size C．shape D．age
A．scold B．explain C．apologize D．respond
A．studied B．searched C．inspected D．checked
A．lady B．mommy C．person D．kid
A．raised B．taught C．treated D．born
A．excuses B．pains C．stares D．stories
A．shortcomings B．strangeness C．uniqueness D．shyness
A．Besides B．Despite C．Except D．Beyond
A．admit B．care C．fear D．realize
A．hate B．tolerate C．forget D．ignore
A．determined B．struggled C．managed D．learned
A．refuse B．enjoy C．consider D．accept
A．exposed B．pitied C．noticed D．avoided
A．made up for B．ended up with C．caught up with D．made use of
A．increased B．decreased C．improved D．changed
A．scared B．satisfied C．amazed D．puzzled
A．rude B．curious C．regretful D．cruel
A．disappointing B．meaningless C．embarrassing D．special
A．promise B．suggestion C．hope D．advantage
A．respect B．courage C．pity D．pride
Once there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He loved the tree and the tree loved to with him.
Time went by --- the boy had grown up and he played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and he looked .“Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I’m no longer a kid. I play around the tree any more.”the boy . “I want toys. I need to buy them.” “Sorry, I don’t have money. But you can all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy picked all the apples on the tree and left . The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.
After that the boy returned and asked the tree for again and again. First, he asked the tree for a house, and the tree gave the boy all its . Second, he told the tree he needed a to go sailing, the tree offered its trunk. , the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have for you any more. The only thing left is my dying ,” the tree said with tears.
“Good! Old tree root is the place to lean on and rest”. The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents. When we were ，we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up，we them，and come to them when we need something or when we are . No matter what，parents will always give everything they could to make us happy. We may think that the boy is to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents.
A．live B．chat C．fight D．play
A．not longer B．often C．always D．no longer
A．sad B．sorry C．delighted D．happy
A．can't B．wouldn't C．didn't D．mustn't
A．asked B．told C．replied D．required
A．apple B．money C．toys D．help
A．buy B．at C．cut D．pick
A．easily B．happily C．sadly D．peacefully
A．help B．house C．meal D．life
A．trunks B．leaves C．branches D．apples
A．car B．boat C．ticket D．sails
A．Then B．Finally C．Soon D．Last
A．all B．something C．anything D．what
A．root B．foot C．body D．tree
A．old B．worst C．best D．new
A．young B．old C．dying D．born
A．love B．leave C．know D．hate
A．always B．often C．only D．seldom
A．in condition B．in return C．in red D．in trouble
A．kindly B．commonly C．cruel D．justly
I often recall those good old days. At that time life was relatively simpler, and people were much more and gentler. Recently, to my surprise, I got the opportunity to experience that same warmth that I thought had from the fast-moving world.
I was out shopping the other day with my husband, two daughters and one . It was a burning hot day, and we were all visibly tired and hungry. We entered a restaurant, looking for some and comfort. To our disappointment, all the tables were and no one seemed in a hurry to . We waited, tired and . After quite some time, one table was vacated(空出), but that could only two of us. My daughter made me sit along with her father, while she and my other daughter alongside. My granddaughter sat on my as we looked all around us, waiting for another table to be soon.
At the next table, two young girls were sitting at a table for four and enjoying their meal. We decided to move to their table, they were finished with their lunch. Since the girls had just got their , I knew it would be a wait. As we were deciding on what to eat, one of the girls got up and their table to us. She said they would move to our table so that my family could sit together.
We were very appreciative of their kind . We thanked them and moved to their table. The girls quickly their plates and glasses and went to sit at our table.
That day, I to myself there still were some kind, civil and helpful youngsters in this non-caring world, and my faith in humanity(人道) was .
A．friendly B．generous C．careful D．sensitive
A．prevent B．removed C．lost D．disappeared
A．niece B．granddaughter C．nephew D．son
A．tea B．food C．fruit D．vegetable
A．fixed B．covered C．occupied D．set
A．start B．wait C．give up D．get up
A．impatient B．nervous C．awkward D．embarrassed
A．serve B．seat C．lay D．hold
A．sat B．followed C．stood D．watched
A．shoulder B．feet C．lap D．table
A．blank B．free C．available D．clean
A．unless B．once C．before D．until
A．order B．bill C．note D．menu
A．long B．short C．boring D．exciting
A．left B．pushed C．shared D．offered
A．treat B．expression C．movement D．gesture
A．personally B．properly C．publicly D．sincerely
A．picked up B．raised up C．put up D．given up
A．turned B．came C．thought D．pointed
A．lost B．rebuilt C．found D．shaken
I used to be a very selfcentered person，but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people before I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my change started when I was at Palomar College. At first，I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else，so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester，I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing，and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year，I had several new friends，and two of them are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new ，however，came when I took a parttime job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room，she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never visited her，so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died，I was ，but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be，and I hope I will not forget these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today，and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．heartbroken C．badtempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．Expect
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My father left for our native place on Thursday. In fact, he had never traveled by ____ before, so I just took this opportunity to let him ____ his first flight. In spite of being asked to book a ticket by train, I got him a ticket on Jet Airways. The moment I _____ over the ticket to him, he was surprised. The ____ was very apparent on his face as we waited for the time of the ____. Just like a schoolboy, he was ____ himself on that day, using the trolley (手推车) for his luggage and asking for a window seat. He was ____ enjoying himself and I, too, watching him experience all these things with ____. As he was about to go in for the security check-in, he walked up to me with tears in his eyes and ____ me. He became very ____ for what I had done meant a great deal to him. I told him there was no need to thank me.
Later, I looked back on my life. As a child, how many _____ had our parents made come true? Without ____ the financial situation, we asked for dresses, toys, outings, etc. They tried to ____ all our needs. Did we ever say thanks for all they had done for us? Today when it comes to our _______, we always think we should give them the best. But we tend to ____ that our parents have sacrificed a lot to see us happy, so it is our ____ to make sure their dreams are realized.
Old age is like a second childhood and just as we take care of our children, the same ____ needs to be given to our parents. I want to say sorry for making my father ____ so long for this small dream to be realized.
Just the fact that they are old does not mean that they will have to ____ everything and keep sacrificing. They have ____, too.
Take care of your parents. They are precious.
A．bus B．train C．ship D．air
A．catch B．miss C．experience D．change
A．gave B．handed C．took D．put
A．pride B．excitement C．admiration D．ambition
A．appointment B．dream C．travel D．show
A．encouraging B．warning C．teaching D．preparing
A．thoroughly B．slowly C．immediately D．suddenly
A．anger B．joy C．shyness D．curiosity
A．helped B．patted C．thanked D．praised
A．honest B．childish C．nervous D．emotional
A．successes B．purposes C．things D．dreams
A．understanding B．describing C．solving D．improving
A．avoid B．meet C．record D．check
A．parents B．friends C．children D．leaders
A．learn B．express C．promise D．forget
A．ability B．responsibility C．freedom D．fortune
A．song B．advice C．attention D．thing
A．struggle B．wait C．rest D．stand
A．hand in B．pick up C．pay off D．give up
A．wishes B．jobs C．plans D．suggestions
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