School was over and I was both mentally and physically tired. I sat at the very front of the bus because of the to get home. Sitting at the front makes you out like a shiny coin in a pile of dull pennies.
Janie, the driver, tried to the uncomfortable atmosphere by striking the match of a conversation.
I tried to mind my manners and listen, but I was too busy thinking about my day. On this day, , her conversation was worth listening to.
“ My father’s sick, ” she said to no one in . I could see the anxiety and fear in her eyes. With a sudden of attitude and interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice tight from the tears, she responded, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes as she continued. “I’ve already lost my mum, so I don’t think I can losing him. ”
I couldn’t respond. I was shocked . My heart for her. I sat on the old, smelly seat thinking of the great my own mother was thrown into when my father died.
I saw how hard it was, still is, for her. I wouldn’t like anyone to go through that .
Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus driver. That was just her job. She had a world of family and concerns too. I had never thought of her as anything but a driver.
I suddenly felt very . I realized I had only thought of people as as what their purposes were in my life. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and her as unimportant.
For all I know, I’m just another person in else’s world, and may not even be important. I should not have been so selfish and self-centred. Everyone a place to go to, people to see and appointments to . Understanding people is an art.
A．determination B．decision C．attempt D．anxiety
A．make B．give C．stand D．find
A．hold B．break C．take D．control
A．devotedly B．carelessly C．sincerely D．politely
A．therefore B．instead C．otherwise D．however
A．common B．silence C．particular D．surprise
A．sense B．change C．wonder D．choice
A．removing B．clearing C．keeping D．fighting
A．lowered B．closed C．widened D．Opened
A．mind B．regret C．bear D．escape
A．hurt B．ached C．struck D．impressed
A．pain B．pity C．disappointment D．mercy
A．yet B．and C．or D．but
A．dark B．narrow C．whole D．bright
A．confused B．selfish C．worried D．sad
A．long B．much C．well D．far
A．regarded B．served C．made D．taken
A．someone B．anyone C．no one D．everyone
A．has B．gets C．finds D．needs
A．stay B．get C．keep D．Put
We come by business naturally in our family. Each of the seven children in our family worked in our father’s store. 11 we worked and watched, we learned that work was about more than 12 and making a sale.
One lesson stands out in my 13 . It was shortly before Christmas. I was in eighth grade and was working evenings, straightening the toy section. A little boy, five or six years old, came in. He was 14 a brown torn coat with dirty sleeves. His shoes were scuffed （磨破）and his one shoelace was torn. The little boy looked poor to me — too poor to 15 to buy anything. He looked 16 the toy section, picked up this item and 17 , and carefully put them 18 in their place.
Dad came down the stairs and walked over to the boy. His steel blue eyes 19 and the dimple（酒窝）in his cheek stood out as he asked the boy what he could do for him. The boy said he was looking for a Christmas _20____ to buy his brother. I was impressed that Dad treated him with the same respect as any adult. Dad told him to take his 21 and look around. He did.
After about 20 minutes, the little boy carefully picked up a toy 22 , walked up to my dad and said, “How much for this, Mister?”
“How much you got?” Dad asked.
The little boy held out his hand and 23 it. His hand was creased(起皱) with 24 lines of dirt from holding his 25 too tightly. In his hand 26 two dimes, a nickel and two pennies—27 cents. The price on the toy plane he’d picked out was $3.98.
“That’ll just 27 it,” Dad said as he 28 the sale. Dad’s reply still 29 in my ears. When the little boy walked out of the store, I didn’t notice the dirty, worn coat or the single torn shoelace. What I saw was a happy child with a 30 .
A．Because B．Since C．As D．After
A．survival B．labor C．hardship D．entertainment
A．way B．mind C．life D．time
A．putting on B．dressing C．having D．wearing
A．try B．attempt C．afford D．manage
A．for B．around C．up D．over
A．that B．one C．it D．this
A．up B．away C．back D．off
A．opened B．smiled C．shone D．looked
A．tree B．card C．present D．cake
A．effort B．word C．time D．courage
A．car B．gift C．plane D．section
A．showed B．opened C．gave D．turned
A．long B．straight C．wet D．main
A．toy B．pocket C．hand D．money
A．lay B．had C．held D．laid
A．work B．cover C．need D．take
A．took B．returned C．made D．offered
A．rings B．stays C．remains D．gets
A．bag B．treasure C．package D．thing
As we all know “ The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” and “ 26 every successful man there is a woman.” Both these 27 mean the same things. Men rule the 28__ , but their wives rule them.
Chinese people and other foreigners often say, 29_ of the American women like making their husbands and sons successful, but some of them want 30__ for themselves. They want good 31 . When they work they want to 32__ better paid. They want to be as 33__ as men.
In the 1960s, the American women’s liberation 34 was started by women who don’t want to 35 behind successful men. They want to stand beside them, with the same 36__ for success. They don’t want to be told that certain jobs or 37__ are closed to them. They refused to work side by side with men who do the 38 work for higher pay.
In America, a liberation woman must be 39 of being a woman and have confidence in herself. If somebody says to her, “ You have come a long 40 , baby”, she will 41 and answer, “Not nearly as 42 as I am going to go, baby.”
On the other hand , this movement is quite 43 and many American women do not agree. 44__ it has already made some important 45__ in women’s lives.
A．Before B．Beside C．Behind D．Near
A．writings B．words C．letters D．sayings
A．family B．world C．earth D．society
A．most B．few C．all D．none
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．jobs B．clothes C．food D．houses
A．have B．make C．receive D．be
A．good B．successful C．wonderful D．much
A．activity B．affairs C．movement D．incident
A．cooperate B．work C．help D．stand
A．work B．job C．position D．chance
A．offices B．schools C．shops D．places
A．better B．same C．less D．important
A．tired B．afraid C．proud D．fond
A．place B．walk C．way D．journey
A．smile B．cry C．sob D．laugh
A．long B．far C．soon D．much
A．new B．good C．important D．pleasing
A．So B．And C．But D．Or
A．progress B．improvement C．decisions D．changes
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 36 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 37 work.
I was 38 a school bus to make ends meet and 39 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 40 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 41 the job. “Why has my life become so 42 ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to 43 a little girl, she handed me an earring 44 I should keep it 45 somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it 46 me – I had been giving all of my 47 to what was going wrong with my 48 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 49 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 50 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 51 from a lady who was a director at a larger 52 . She asked me if I would 53 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My 54 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 55 that I completely changed my life.
A．As B．Though C．If D．When
A．successful B．extra C．satisfying D．convenient
A．driving B．repairing C．taking D．designing
A．working B．travelling C．discussing D．living
A．prepared for B．attended C．asked for D．held
A．lose B．like C．find D．get
A．hard B．busy C．serious D．short
A．wave at B．drop off C．call on D．look for
A．ordering B．promising C．saying D．showing
A．in case B．or else C．as if D．now that
A．hurt B．hit C．caught D．moved
A．feelings B．attention C．strength D．interests
A．opinions B．education C．experiences D．life
A．list B．book C．check D．copy
A．connect B．turn C．keep D．add
A．her B．a passenger C．me D．my friend
A．hospital B．factory C．restaurant D．hotel
A．listen to B．review C．give D．talk about
A．plan B．choice C．day D．tour
A．operation B．speaking C．employment D．thinking
I'm glad you showed great interest in what is happening in China. You are right. I am very 21 of the great achievement that the Long March-2F carrier rocket successfully sent China's manned Shenzhou-9 spacecraft into space on June 16, 2012. Now, China is the third country in the world to use its own 22 to send a female into space.
I agree with you that if we work together and 23, the future will be ours, the two old civilizations will rejuvenate(焕发青春). The last thirty years has 24 great changes that have taken place in both India and China. We are lucky we are living in this great period.
You wanted to know more about Xi’an. Let me tell you: Xi’an is the biggest city in the 25 of China, with a population of over 9 million. Xi'an 26 the capital of China for over 13 dynasties. It was perhaps the most 27 and culturally advanced city in the entire world. 28 this place silk roads went westwards through Asia to Europe and Africa. Along one of the silk roads, over 1300 years ago, a great thinker called XuanZang 29 all the way from Xi'an to India with the 30 of getting true spirit of Buddha(佛). He succeeded after many 31 difficulties. After that, some new ideas from India spread over China, Japan and Korea. A 65-meter-high 32 called Dayan Pagoda was built for him for what he had done for the nation after he died, which 33 stands in the south of Xi'an, the most famous 34 of the city.
Xi'an is a city with splendid 35. A lot of historical interests attract millions of visitors from both China and all over the world, 36 which the Terra Cotta Warriors and the Old City Walls are the most well-known, whose details you can 37 find through the Internet.
Today's Xi'an is modern and even more beautiful, 38 to film-makers, IT experts, and business people of every description. Here in this city, famous for calligraphy(书法), a new chapter in China's history is being 39
I think you may have some idea of where I'm living. If you want to know more, come to China, I'll be your 40.
Tell me more about your city. Maybe my next long journey is India.
Hope to get your reply.
Liu Shaowen
A．proud B．happy C．sorry D．excited
A．money B．machines C．technologies D．information
A．cooperate B．trade C．devote D．believe
A．found B．spotted C．saw D．discovered
A．southeast B．northeast C．northwest D．southwest
A．being B．has been C．was D．is
A．rich B．quiet C．fast D．open
A．at B．beyond C．to D．from
A．walked B．climbed C．drove D．ran
A．demand B．need C．want D．hope
A．hard B．fierce C．violent D．unbearable
A．museum B．temple C．tower D．pyramid
A．still B．yet C．therefore D．then
A．brand B．trade-mark C．landmark D．footmark
A．scenery B．landscape C．history D．location
A．for B．from C．among D．beyond
A．barely B．hardly C．rarely D．easily
A．habitat B．home C．birthplace D．residence
A．written B．recorded C．composed D．painted
A．leader B．teacher C．adviser D．guide
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。、
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy named Tom in my class. I can’t remember what it was about, 21 I have never forgotten the 22 I learned that day.
I was 23 that I was right and he was wrong--and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The 24 decided to teach us a very important lesson. My English teacher, Ms Green 25 both of us up to the 26 of the class and 27 him on one side of her desk and me on 28 . In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could 29 see that it was black. She asked the boy what 30 the object was. “White,” he answered.
I couldn’t believe he said the object was white, 31 it was obviously black! Another 32 started between my classmate and me, this time about the 33 of the object.
The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed 34 and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I 35 answer, “White.” It was an object with two 36 colored sides, and from his side it was white. 37 from my side was it black.
My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day: You must 38 in the other person’s shoes and look at the 39 through their eyes in order to 40 understand their view.
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．text B．lecture C．class D．lesson
A．told B．wished C．convinced D．allowed
A．officer B．worker C．doctor D．teacher
A．told B．came C．brought D．woke
A．front B．back C．middle D．side
A．planted B．placed C．had D．fixed
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
A．clearly B．fortunately C．happily D．nearly
A．width B．shape C．color D．size
A．if B．unless C．until D．when
A．fight B．argument C．conversation D．game
A．color B．shape C．size D．weight
A．places B．seats C．attitudes D．glasses
A．needed to B．was able to C．hoped to D．had to
A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly
A．Still B．Also C．Since D．Only
A．seat B．stand C．lie D．put
A．movement B．situation C．condition D．behavior
A．truly B．suddenly C．quietly D．unexpectedly
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