Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order to keep food on file table, the father, a goldsmith（金匠）by , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade. Despite their seemingly condition, two of the eldest children had a dream. They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, they knew well that their father would never be able to either of them to study at the Academy.
After many long discussions at night in their bed, the two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss（掷）a coin. The would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, his winning brother for the academy. Then, in four years, he would support the other one. Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轰动）- By the time he graduated, he was beginning to considerable fees for himself.
When the young artist home and said to his brother, “And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will you. ”Albert rose and wiped tile from his cheeks. “No, brother. I cannot go to Nuremberg. It is too for me. Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas （画布） __ a pen or a brush.”
More than 450 years have . By now, among Albrecht Durer’s hundreds of masterful portraits, “The Praying Hands” is one creation that can catch the world’s hearts.
A．fully B．merely C．completely D．entirely
A．heart B．profession C．method D．words
A．hopeless B．promising C．demanding D．careless
A．so B．but C．however D．and
A．study B．give C．send D．offer
A．crowded B．separated C．new D．unusual
A．winner B．old C．loser D．younger
A．expect B．advertise C．support D．require
A．flew away B．left behind C．set aside D．went off
A．deserted B．financed C．desired D．envied
A．earn B．save C．draw D．spend
A．arrived B．returned C．regained D．got
A．fate B．time C．top D．turn
A．take care of B．make up for C．make use of D．take charge of
A．smiles B．tears C．sweats D．laughs
A．tense B．nervous C．tiring D．late
A．eyes B．pictures C．hands D．mines
A．with B．of C．upon D．in
A．changed B．kept C．remembered D．passed
A．strange B．surprising C．touching D．terrible
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My 36 began when I was just a kid. I 37 becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic. Through her work, she observed that 38 people spent a lot more time reading than they 39 watching television. She announced that my brother and I 40 watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and 41 her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later, we realized her marks were a 42 . My mother was Illiterate(不识字的，文盲的)。
When I entered high school I was a(n) 43 , but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to 44 the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from 45 her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I’ll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy 46 food and pay the bills. With everything 47 , you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very 48 with that arrangement but once I got through distributing money, there was 49 left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to 50 our heads and any kind of food on the table, 51 buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn’t going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my 52 and became an A-student again, and eventually I 53 my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother’s story—a woman with 54 formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job 55 than parenting.（养育） This I believe.
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When we talk about a bad man, we like to call him a “wolf”. But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness？
Have you read the book “The Wolf Totem” by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 36 the wolves' world? If you had, you would 37 the wolves.
In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland. They know more about 38 than humans. They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers. They also know how to 39 full use of the shape of land to 40 sheep. I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be 41 experts good at fighting.
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand 42 . Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul. A 43 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves 44 nothing. All the wolves obey the rules. 45 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork 46 makes wolves powerful.
The wolves also have great self-respect and won't 47 to anyone. The writer, who wrote the book “The Wolf Totem”, 48 stole a one-month-old baby wolf and raised it very carefully. To his 49 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with 50 wolves. He bit through the iron chain that limited him. The wolf was 51 and he never gave in, fighting 52 his death. The little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of 53 : wolves are one of the most respected creatures on earth. I want everyone to look at wolves in a 54 way. They are our teachers. They show us how to survive and 55 in this not simple and dangerous world. Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
A．talked about B．walked into C．thought about D．cared for
A．hunt B．admire C．draw D．watch
A．space B．spot C．food D．survival
A．make B．take C．have D．get
A．fight C．trap D．discover
A．special B．imaginative C．outstanding D．creative
A．operation B．teamwork C．lifestyle D．control
A．single B．brave C．lonely D．fair
A．fight B．struggle C．fear D．fail
A．As for B．As though C．Even so D．Even if
A．what B．he C．that D．one
A．turn in B．give in C．take in D．break in
A．once B．just C．soon D．only
A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．pleasure D．sorrow
A．rest B．others C．another D．the other
A．proud B．satisfied C．willing D．eager
A．until B．although C．before D．unless
A．selflessness B．self-confidence C．self-respect D．self-protection
A．curious B．different C．strange D．humorous
A．walk B．hand C．get D．succeed
He drove after drinking alcohol, having a severe accident and had to get his arms removed．Since then, he has had to __31__ on his younger brother, who became his shadow, never leaving him alone for years. Except for writing with his toes, he was totally unable to do __32__ else. As the two brothers grew up together, they had their own problems and w
ould often __33__. Finally, his younger brother went away and lived __34__, leaving him heartbroken and at a loss what to do.
__35__, a misfortune befell（降临）a girl. One night she was preparing dinner when the kerosene light on the stove was overturned, __36__ in a fire which took her hands away. Having decidedly __37__ her sister’s willingness to help her, she determined to be thoroughly __38__. At school, she always studied hard．Most of all she learned to be self-reliant. “I am lucky. Though my __39__ are broken, my heart can still fly.” she wrote in her blog.
One day, the young man and the girl were both invited to a（n）__40__ programme. The boy told the television hostess about his __41__ future, whereas the girl was full of __42__ for her life. They were both asked to write something on a piece of paper with their __43__. The boy: My younger brother’s arms are my arms. The girl: Broken wings, flying heart.
They had both gone through the same ordeal（痛苦经历）, but their different __44__ determined the nature of their lives. As seems the case, __45__ disasters can strike our life at any time. How you handle the __46__ when faced with it is the true __47__ of your character. If you choose to __48__ or escape from the ordeal, it will follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be strong, the __49__ will turn out to be a fortune on which new __50__will arise.
A．live B．stand C．rely D．assist
A．something B．everything C．nothing
A．quarrel B．share C．support D．dislike
A．happily B．lonely C．separately D．disappointedly
A．Unfortunately B．Unexpectedly C．Similarly D．Naturally
A．leading B．bringing C．causing D．resulting
A．turned to B．turned down C．turned off D．turned against
A．alone B．free C．independent D．successful
A．arms B．wings C．dreams D．promises
A．interview B．radio C．sports D．health
A．hopeful B．uncertain C．bright D．miserable
A．calmness B．enthusiasm C．patience D．excitement
A．hands B．strength C．toes D．mouths
A．characters B．desires C．opinions D．attitudes
A．unexpected B．passive C．rough D．serious
A．emergency B．misfortune C．difficulty D．accident
A．test B．reflection C．display D．problem
A．ignore B．resist C．complain D．suffer
A．problem B．result C．failure D．hardship
A．solutions B．ways C．rewards D．hopes
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer for short stories. His 36 name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, 37 he managed to 38 himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry 39 to Texas, where he tried different 40. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have 41 it. Because of that, he was sent to 42. During the three years in prison, he learned to 43 short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and 44 writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there.
Most of O. Henry's 45 are set in his own time, the early years of the 20th century. Many take place in New York City, and deal for the most part with ordinary 46: clerks, policemen, waitresses. O. Henry's short stories are well known 47 their wit, wordplay, warm characterization and clever twist endings. And his stories were 48 more playful and optimistic. People like his stories, 49 simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the 50, to the reader's surprise.
A．real B．middle C．first D．last
A．or B．and C．for D．but
A．learn B．teach C．allow D．turn
A．went B．lived C．stayed D．left
A．stories B．books C．banks D．jobs
A．defended B．stolen C．preserved D．reacted
B．homeland C．neighbourhood D．jungle
A．read B．write C．tell D．take
A．liked B．believed C．continued D．stopped
A．families B．stories C．fantasies D．deeds
A．things B．writers C．people D．readers
A．like B．as C．to D．for
A．very B．less C．so D．much
A．when B．how C．because D．so
A．end B．last C．first D．beginning
At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery: we are built not just of flesh(肌肉) and blood but also of time. They were 21 to show that we all have a ‘body clock’ 22 us, which controls the 23 and fall of our body energies, 24 us different from one day to the next.
The 25 of a ‘body clock’ should not be too 26 since the lives of most living things are controlled 27 the 24-hour night-and-day cycle(循环). We feel 28 and fall asleep at night and become 29 and energetic during the day. If the 24-hour cycle is 30 most people experience unpleasant 31 . For example, people who are not 32 to working at night can find that 33 of sleep causes them to 34 badly at work.
35 the daily cycle of sleeping and 36 , we also have other cycles which 37 longer than one day. Most of us would 38 that we feel good on some days and not so good on 39 ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they 40 do not exist.
A．anxious B．careful C．able D．proud
A．around B．inside C．between D．on
A．rise B．supply C．use D．movement
A．showing B．treating C．changing D．making
A．idea B．opinion C．story D．invention
A．difficult B．exciting C．interesting D．surprising
A．from B．over C．by D．during
A．dull B．dreamy C．tired D．peaceful
A．regular B．excited C．clear D．lively
A．shortened B．disturbed C．reset D．troubled
A．moments B．senses C．feelings D．effects
A．used B．allowed C．expected D．prevented
A．miss B．none C．need D．lack
A．show B．perform C．manage D．control
A．With B．Except C．As well as D．Rather than
A．waking B．moving C．living D．working
A．repeat B．remain C．happen D．last
A．believe B．agree C．realize D．allow
A．others B．the other C．all other D．other
A．only B．just C．still D．yet
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