A Leap(跳跃)to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter, a 13－year－old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola ____ for four hours a day, five days a week.At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That's especially impressive，____she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly.She often sees double and can't ____ how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom ____ that even though she couldn't see ____ , she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the ____ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more ___ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit.She doesn't let her ____ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest ____ is the balance beam.Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine.Sometimes she even closes her eyes.“You have to ____ your mind that it'll take you where you want to go，” says Lola.
To be a top－level gymnast, one must be brave.The beam is probably the most ____ for anyone because it's four inches wide.At the state competition, Lola didn't fall ___ the beam.In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10——her highest score yet.
Lola doesn't want to be ____ differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions, the judges don't know about her vision ____.She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her ____ attitude.
Lola never thinks about ____.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her ____ is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids ____ she grows up.
Lola is____of all her hard work and success.She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her ___ for others is “just believe in yourself”．
A．runs B．teaches C．trains D．dances
A．since B．unless C．after D．though
A．tell B．guess C．assume D．predict
A．suspected B．remembered C．imagined D．noticed
A．deeply B．well C．ahead D．closely
A．task B．sport C．event D．show
A．boring B．enjoyable C．difficult D．satisfactory
A．talent B．quality C．nature D．condition
A．doubt B．advantage C．challenge D．progress
A．examine B．express C．open D．trust
A．fearful B．harmful C．unfair D．inconvenient
A．to B．on C．off D．against
A．greeted B．treated C．served D．paid
A．pains B．stresses C．injuries D．problems
A．positive B．friendly C．flexible D．cautious
A．defending B．quitting C．winning D．bargaining
A．standard B．range C．view D．goal
A．until B．as C．when D．before
A．proud B．tired C．ashamed D．confident
A．plan B．advice C．reward D．responsibility
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Perhaps you’re someone who all of your dolls, action figures, and stuffed animals in front of a mini-chalkboard when you were a kid. You read to them and taught themhow to solve math problems. Maybe when older, you became an after-school and thought, “Hey, I’d like to do that full-time.”
The to become a teacher hits some people when they’re young while become teachers later in life. you want to study to be a teacher right out of high school or you from another career into teaching, the best teachers a few things in common. Of course, teachers have to have an undergraduate degree, and many districts require teachers to a graduate teaching degree. Many school districts have begun requiring a master’s degree. However, education, good teachers also display some common that help to inspire and motivate their students.
Some teachers prefer to teach in a very structured style others prefer assigning group work, encouraging class discussions, and letting students do independent projects. Both types of teachers can be very well-organized as long as they have a reason for they doand they’ve carefully planned their lessons. If you’re good at making material not only fun but memorable and if you can it in a brief way, then you probably have the organizational skills to become a teacher.
Great teachers know the that they teach inside and out. They can explain thehistory, current development, and trends of the subjects. Also, they understand the basic theories of their fields. Elementary school teachers need to have a(n) of various subjects, while middle school and high school teachers usually focus on a subject area and they develop in-depth knowledge of that subject.
If you decide to become a teacher, you should yourself to learning everything that you can while in high school and college. You also should develop good study habits that you to remember information about your field.
A．piled up B．lined up C．put up D．picked up
A．tutor B．worker C．singer D．writer
A．opinion B．inspiration C．encouragement D．destination
A．the others B．others C．another D．the other
A．Unless B．If C．Whether D．Before
A．change B．vary C．range D．benefit
A．afford B．carry C．hold D．share
A．at most B．at least C．in the least D．for the most
A．admire B．affect C．attach D．earn
A．by way of B．in place of C．on top of D．in case of
A．purposes B．figures C．characteristics D．quantities
A．while B．since C．as D．when
A．how B．which C．what D．that
A．receive B．present C．correct D．find
A．objects B．titles C．majors D．subjects
A．present B．future C．past D．ancient
A．command B．order C．chance D．belief
A．serious B．complex C．single D．strange
A．assess B．promise C．devote D．attempt
A．expect B．force C．warn D．allow
Dad taught me a lot about life, especially its hard times. I remembered one of his one night when I was ready to quit(退出) a political movement I was losing, and wrote about it in my diary.
Tired, feeling the many months of struggle, I went up to my study to make some notes. I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer when I up one of Dad’s old business cards that he was so proud of. Then I thought about how he with difficult situation. A lot of pictures appeared into my idea, but one scene came sharply into view.
We had just moved to Hollywood, New York. We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it, even . One, in particular, was a great blue spruce(云杉) that must have been 40 feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in, there was a terrible . We came home from the store that night to find the spruce almost totally from the ground and thrown onto the street. When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce, our heart . But not Dad’s.
The rain was . Then he announced, “Ok, we’re going to push him up!” “What are you talking about, Dad? The roots are out of the ground !” “Shut up; we’re going to push him up; he’s going to .” We couldn’t say no to him. So we followed him into the house and we got what rope there was and we tied the rope around the top of the tree that lay on the street and he stood up by the house, with me on the rope and Frankie in the street in the rain, helping to up the great blue spruce. In no time at all, we had it standing up straight again! Dad stakes(木桩) in the ground, tied rope from the trunk(树干) to the stakes, and said, “Don’t worry, he is going to grow again...”
I looked at the card and wanted to cry. I couldn’t wait to get back into the movement.
A．talks B．lessons C．lectures D．classes
A．came B．took C．picked D．turned
A．dealt B．kept C．helped D．worked
A．field B．yard C．trees D．flowers
A．rain B．snow C．weather D．storm
A．pulled B．put C．stuck D．pushed
A．rose B．sank C．fell D．dropped
A．going B．coming C．falling D．stopping
A．plant B．grow C．die D．stay
A．fixing B．holding C．pushing D．pulling
A．push B．take C．pull D．put
A．shook B．cut C．drove D．made
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Three packs of cigarettes were lying there on the pavement. I went down from Shubentsov’s office doorstep, picked them up and pocketed them. Later, in a bar, when I opened the first pack, I found – to my – the twenty cigarettes were there.
I’m still at the bar, telephone in one and the cigarettes in the other. I’m dialing Shubentsov, who told me to call him the moment I felt the urge to . I feel it, feel it even than I felt Shubentsov’s healing(恢复) energy. That’s saying something, since Shubentsov is known around the world for smokers of their nasty habit, using a method. He sent his healing energy from his fingertips, he tells me – something he picked up from another man in Russia. "I help you for free," he told me in his muddy accent. "Just call me ."
I went to see Shubentsov. I think it’s time to because I’m getting old, and I can’t keep doing this to myself. But here’s the real problem. I should quit, but like a lot of you with the same habit, I really don’t want to.
Smoking has been very good to me. Cigarettes have never let me down, never abandoned me on , desperate nights. Smoking my head, helps me . Smoking has started conversations, driven away annoying people. Smoking helps me celebrate victories, get over losses, and comfort the comfortless. It also chases away the mosquitoes.
I will . Soon. My body and my mind are demanding that daily.
I claim to smoke for pleasure, but I realize that slowly I’m losing control of this close, special friend. I that. I realize it’s not just a "habit". I’m .
So here I am, attempting to again, at Shubentsov’s place. I’ve tried all the other quitting techniques . Anytime the urges to smoke , he said, just call him immediately and he’ll help. The funny thing is that I realize I’m not phoning him to stop me from lighting up. I’m phoning him so I can. If I call, I’ll have done my part. Then I can smoke this cigarette. Besides, I know that at 9.30 on a Friday night, I’ll get the answering machine. I do. "The office is open from ten to four. Call me back then. This machine does not take messages."
I put the phone down and I can honestly say I’m . You see, it’s not Shubentsov’s fault or anyone else’s fault that I’m still . It’s mine.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to smoke this cigarette. Whether I’ll really enjoy it, though, is another story.
A．sadness B．disappointment C．delight D．inspiration
A．pack B．bar C．pocket D．hand
A．smoke B．talk C．drink D．dial
A．weaker B．faster C．stronger D．harder
A．accusing B．helping C．developing D．curing
A．popular B．mysterious C．frightening D．dangerous
A．whenever B．whatever C．however D．whichever
A．start B．continue C．stop D．keep
A．struggling B．beating C．hitting D．playing
A．lovely B．friendly C．lonely D．daily
A．destroys B．hurts C．cuts D．clears
A．breathe B．smile C．see D．think
A．begin B．quit C．report D．study
A．hate B．love C．ignore D．miss
A．ill B．excited C．addicted D．fascinated
A．give out B．give up C．give off D．give away
A．available B．alike C．abnormal D．additional
A．strikes B．attacks C．indicates D．continues
A．disappointed B．unhappy C．satisfied D．relieved
A．living B．working C．smoking D．smiling
This is a true story of Mother’s Sacrifice during the Japan Earthquake. After the earthquake, the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house. They saw her dead body through the cracks. However, her was strange as she knelt on her knees; her body was forward, and her two hands were supported by an object. The collapsed house had on her back and head.
With many difficulties, the leader of the rescue team put his hand a narrow gap on the wall to reach the woman’s body. He was that this woman would be still alive. However, the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away .
He and the rest of the left the house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reason, the team leader was by a force to go back to the house for the dead woman. This time, he carefully passed his hand through the cracks to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with , “A child! There is a child!”
The whole team worked together. They carefully the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a three-month-old boy in his mother’s body. , the woman had used her body to protect her son when the house collapsed. The little boy was still sleeping when the team leader picked him up.
The medical doctor came quickly to examine the little boy. he opened the blanket, he saw a cellphone inside the blanket. There was a text on the screen. It said, “If you , you must remember that I love you.” This cel
lphone was passed around from one hand to another among the rescuers. Everybody that read the message . As is known, it is mother’s love that protects us from cold and hunger, but at certain points, it is mother’s love that shelters us from danger and death.
A．expression B．position C．pose D．behavior
A．placing B．leaning C．falling D．relying
A．stood B．covered C．slipped D．crashed
A．across B．beyond C．through D．beneath
A．hoping B．confirming C．determining D．predicting
A．in advance B．for sure C．on purpose D． in honour
A．team B．villagers C．doctors D．volunteers
A．arouse B．attacked C．grasped D．driven
A．broad B．smooth C．narrow D．deep
A．sorrow B．excitement C．satisfaction D．disappointment
A．removed B．discovered C．wrapped D．folded
A．delivered B．blocked C．held D．treasured
A．Unfortunately B．Obviously C．Coincidently D．Hopefully
A．helplessly B．unconsciously C．peacefully D．bitterly
A．Until B．Since C．Before D．After
A．telephone B．letter C．information D．message
A．survive B．wake C．live D．spot
A．relieved B．sighed C．signed D．wept
A．unconditional B．permanent C．fundamental D．unbearable
A．mean ingful B．critical C．controversial D．influential
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The Little Angel
Sally jumped up the moment she saw the surgeon come out of the operating room. She asked, “How is my little boy?” The surgeon said, “I’m ____ . We did all we could, but your boy didn’t ____ it.”
Sally __ __ into the chair. The surgeon asked, “Would you like some time with your son before he was transported to the __ __?” Sally nodded. While saying goodbye, she ran her fingers ____ through his thick curly hair. “Would you like a lock of his hair?” the surgeon asked. Sally nodded yes. The surgeon cut a few hairs, and handed them to Sally. The mother said, “It was Jimmy’s idea to ____ his body to the university for study. He said it might ____ somebody else. “I said no at first, ____ Jimmy said, ‘Mom, I won’t be using it after I die. Maybe it will help some other little boy spend one more day with his Mom.’”
“My Jimmy had a heart of ____, always thinking of someone else, always wanting to help others if he could.” she went on.
Sally walked out of the hospital. She put the bag with Jimmy’s ___ _ on the seat beside her in the car. The drive home was ___ _. It was even harder to enter the ___ _ house. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the lock of his hair to her son’s room. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room ___ _ where he had always kept them. She lay down across his bed and, hugging his pillow, ___ _ herself to sleep.
It was around midnight when Sally ___ _. Lying beside her on the bed was a letter. The letter said,
“Dear Mom,
I know you’re going to ___ _ me, and me too. I will always love you, Mom, even more ___ _ each passing day. Someday we will see each other again. Until then, if you want to ___ _ a little boy so you won’t be so lonely, that’s OK with me. He can have my room and old toys to play with.
Don’t be sad thinking about me. I don’t hurt any more. The cancer is all ___ _. I don’t have to stand that ___ _ any more. The angels in Heaven are so tender. They say I’m a Special Angel! I love you, Mom.”
A．worried B．happy C．sorry D．grateful
A．make B．pass C．win D．like
A．knocked B．looked C．got D．sank
A．house B．church C．hospital D．university
A．lovingly B．anxiously C．patiently D．angrily
A．donate B．move C．show D．lend
A．affect B．help C．protect D．impress
A．for B．but C．so D．and
A．gold B．stone C．wisdom D．bravery
A．toys B．clothes C．belongings D．letters
A．long B．smooth C．difficult D．dangerous
A．empty B．familiar C．big D．old
A．roughly B．exactly C．especially D．possibly
A．put B．cried C．sent D．buried
A．wrote B．spoke C．slept D．awoke
A．understand B．forgive C．leave D．miss
A．with B．around C．on D．in
A．save B．host C．adopt D．visit
A．lost B．gone C．cured D．spotted
A．depression B．sadness C．pain D．stress
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