Scott and his four companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians had them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves they started the 950-mile journey back.
The journey was unexpectedly , and the joy and excitement about the Pole had gone out of them. The sun hardly . The snow storms always made it impossible to sight the stones they had to mark their way home. To make things , Evans, whom they had all thought of the strongest of the five, fell badly into a deep hole in the ice. Having along for several days, he suddenly fell down and died.
The four who were pushed on at the best speed they could . Captain Oates had been suffering for some time from his feet; at night his feet swelled(肿胀) so large that he could put his boots on the next morning, and he walked bravely although he was in great . He knew his slowness was making it less likely that could save themselves. He asked them to leave him behind in his sleeping-bag, but they refused, and helped him a few more miles, until it was time to put up the for another night.
The following morning, the other three were still in their sleeping-bags, he said, “I am just going outside and may be some time.” He was never seen again. He had walked out into the snow storm, hoping that his death would help his companions.
A．hit B．fought C．won D．beaten
A．growing B．putting C．planting D．laying
A．after B．until C．while D．before
A．safe B．fast C．short D．slow
A．rose B．set C．appeared D．disappeared
A．taken up B．cut up C．set up D．picked up
A．easier B．better C．bitter D．worse
A．to B．upon C．as D．in
A．battled B．struggled C．speeded D．waited
A．left B．lost C．defeated D．saved
A．manage B．try C．employ D．find
A．ached B．frozen C．harden D．harmed
A．hardly B．never C．seldom D．nearly
A．pain B．fear C．trouble D．danger
A．all others B．some others C．others D．the others
A．away B．with C．off D．on
A．bed B．tent C．blanket D．sleeping-bag
A．while B．since C．for D．once
A．missed B．separated C．passed D．gone
A．patiently B．lonely C．alone D．worriedly
My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina, to spend a week with my husband in Florida. We were about the trip because we hadn't seen him for five months, and she her Dad terribly. As usual on the Charlotte-toMiami flight, the plane was totally . Because we did not get our boarding passes until we at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were by the aisle (过道). I asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me, we could be together. They , saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats.
Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were in a several rows ahead of us. There had been a mistake in their boarding passes, and the whole family had been split up. The passengers in her row refused to move elsewhere. She was very about the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody to help her.
There were a troop of Boy Scouts on Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said, "Ma'am, I think we can help you." He then five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without , and the mother's relief was obvious.
Kallie, however, was beginning to panic at the of not being next to me. I told her. that there wasn't anything I could do. , the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, to me and asked, "Would you and your daughter like our seats?" to himself and the Scoutmaster. We traded seats and continued our trip, very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie's window seat.
A．worried B．excited C．anxious D．eager
A．loved B．considered C．imagined D．missed
A．full B．crowded C．empty D．overweight
A．reached B．arrived C．landed D．knocked
A．divided B．blocked C．separated D．connected
A．in case B．even if C．as if D．so that
A．prevented B．refused C．agreed D．promised
A．panic B．hurry C．rush D．seat
A．however B．otherwise C．therefore D．instead
A．too B．even C．ever D．also
A．concerned B．curious C．particular D．content
A．suggested B．offered C．provided D．supplied
A．duty B．watch C．board D．spot
A．took B．cost C．paid D．spent
A．convenient B．available C．probable D．comfortable
A．permission B．excuse C．apology D．complaint
A．thought B．end C．feeling D．sense
A．Immediately B．Puzzlingly C．Suddenly D．Amazingly
A．turned back B．turned around C．turned out D．turned away
A．sticking B．keeping C．waving D．Referring
Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel. Green said, "Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would ."
Blue interrupted, "You only think about the , but consider the sky and the sea. the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea. Without my peace, you would all be ."
Yellow chuckled (笑道), "You are all so serious. I bring laughter, fun, and into the world."
Orange started next to blow her trumpet, "I am the color of health and strength. I may be , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life. When I fill the sky , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another （8） to any of you."
Red could stand it and he shouted out, "I am the ruler of all of you. I am the color of danger and of bravery. I am willing to truth. I am also the color of passion and of love."
Then came Purple and Indigo (深蓝) ……
The colors went on boasting, each convinced ofhis or her own . Their quarreling became louder and louder. Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder. Rain started to pour down . The colors crouched (蜷缩) down , drawing close to one another for comfort.
In the midst of the clamor (叫嚷), rain began to speak, "You foolish colors, fighting (14) yourselves, each trying to dominate . Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, ? Join hands with and come to me." Doing as they were told, the colors and joined hands. They formed a colorful rainbow. From then on, whenever a good rain the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They remember to one another.
A．stay B．leave C．go out D．die
A．earth B．moon C．star D．sun
A．That is B．I am C．It is D．This is
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
A．warmth B．sadness C．depression D．anxiety
A．usual B．normal C．common D．scarce
A．at midnight B．at noon or at night C．at sunrise or sunset D．during the day
A．gift B．honor C．thought D．respect
A．for more B．any more C．very much D．no longer
A．turn to B．fight for C．struggle with D．bend over
A．superiority B．disadvantages C．inferiority D．weakness
A．gently B．quietly C．violently D．peacefully
A．with care B．in fear C．by chance D．on purpose
A．amongst B．by C．for D．against
A．others B．themselves C．the other D．the rest
A．equal and simple B．ordinary and similar C．more or less D．unique and different
A．each other B．me C．one another D．them
A．combined B．separated C．united D．divided
A．cleans B．washes C．brightens D．dampens
A．appreciate B．quarrel with C．ignore D．Praise
When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one when my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely toast (吐司) in front of my dad. I remember to see if anyone noticed! all my dad did was reach for his toast, at my mom and ask me how my day was at school.
When I from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom to my dad for burning the toast. And I'll forget what he said, "Baby, I love burnt toast." Later that night, I went to dad good night and I asked him if he really his toast burnt. He wrapped me up in his and said, "Debbie, your mom had a day at work today and she's really tired. And besides, a little burnt toast never anyone! "In bed that night, I thought about the scene at dinner and the my dad showed to my mom.
To this day, it's a cherished (珍贵的) from my childhood that I'll never forget. And it's one that came to just recently when Jack and I sat down to eat dinner.
As I the plate in front of Jack, I waited for a (n) about the burnt toast. But all I got was, "Thank you, dear! This is . I know you had a hard day!" Just then, I thought about my parents, and was quietly thankful for having a where burnt toast wasn't a deal-breaker either!
A．noon B．afternoon C．morning D．night
A．expected B．burnt C．sweet D．delicious
A．being encouraged B．being allowed C．waiting D．refusing
A．Yet B．Although C．So D．Until
A．laugh B．smile C．shout D．stare
A．got up B．got back C．broke away D．put forward
A．report B．shout C．apologize D．complain
A．almost B．never C．often D．hardly
A．ask B．greet C．tell D．kiss
A．liked B．got C．cooked D．made
A．head B．heart C．arms D．hands
A．boring B．hard C．disappointing D．sad
A．hurts B．comforts C．invites D．hates
A．interest B．surprise C．kindness D．satisfaction
A．life B．mind C．an end D．a conclusion
A．set down B．took away C．finished up D．washed up
A．answer B．question C．comment D．suggestion
A．possible B．true C．terrible D．great
A．condition B．future C．situation D．Marriage
Eating the Cookie
One of my patients, a successful businessman, tells me that before his cancer he would become depressed unless things went a certain way. was "having the cookie". If you had the cookie, things were good. If you didn't have the cookie, life was .
Unfortunately, the cookie kept . Some of the time it was money, and sometimes power. At time, it was the new car, the biggest contract—A year and a half after his diagnosis of prostate (前列腺) cancer, he sits his head regretfully. "It seems that I stopped learning how to after I was a kid. When I give my son a cookie, he is happy.
If I take the cookie away or it , he is unhappy. But he is two and a half and I am forty three. It's taken me this long to understand that the will never make me happy for long.
The you have the cookie it starts to fall to pieces or you start to （10） about it crumbling (弄碎) or about someone trying to take it away from you. You know, you have to a lot of things to take care of the cookie, to keep it from crumbling and be that no one takes it away from you. You may not even get a chance to eat it you are so busy just trying not to lose it. the cookie is not what life is about. ”
My patient laughs and says has changed him. For the first time he is . No matter if his is doing well or not, no matter if he wins or loses at golf. "Two years ago, cancer me, ‘What is really important?’Well, life is important. Live any way you can have it, life with the cookie, life without the cookie. Happiness does not have anything to with the cookie: it has to do with being ."
A．Happiness B．Success C．Business D．Love
A．normal B．common C．worthless D．useless
A．increasing B．changing C．decreasing D．recovering
A．one B．a C．no D．other
A．shaking B．nodding C．knocking D．raising
A．grow B．learn C．live D．work
A．burns B．breaks C．shares D．throws
A．disease B．change C．kid D．cookie
A．hour B．time C．second D．minute
A．think B．come C．worry D．doubt
A．give up B．add up C．use up D．call up
A．brave B．curious C．aware D．sure
A．unless B．because C．though D．until
A．Eating B．Protecting C．Having D．Making
A．death B．energy C．life D．cancer
A．happy B．weak C．upset D．sad
A．result B．fortunate C．business D．behavior
A．deal B．do C．connect D．link
A．alone B．alive C．ambitious D．Active
For many people today, reading is no longer relaxation. To keep up their work they must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, not to mention newspapers and magazines—a never-ending flood of words. In a job or advancing in one, the ability to read and comprehend
can mean the difference between success and failure. Yet the unfortunate fact is that most of us, are
readers. Most of us develop poor reading
at an early age, and never get over them. The main deficiency
in the actual stuff of language itself—words. Taken individually, words have
meaning until they are strung together into phrases, sentences and paragraphs.
, however, the untrained reader does not read groups of words. He laboriously reads one word at a time, often regressing (退回) to
words or passages. Regression, the tendency to look back over
you have just read, is a common bad habit in reading. Another habit which
down the speed of reading is vocalization—sounding each word either orally or mentally as
reads.
To overcome these bad habits, some reading clinics use a device called an , which moves a bar (or curtain) down the page at a predetermined (预先确定的) speed. The bar is set at a slightly faster rate
the reader finds comfortable, in order to "stretch" him. The accelerator forces the reader to read fast,
word-by-word reading, regression and subvocalization (默读) practically impossible. At first
is sacrificed for speed. But when you learn to read ideas and concepts, you will not only read faster,
your comprehension will improve. Many people have found
reading skill drastically improved after some training.
Charles Au, a business manager, for instance, his reading rate was a reasonably good 72 words a minute
the training, now it is an excellent 128 words a minute. He is delighted that how he can
a lot more reading material in a short period of time.
A. applying B. doing C. offering D. getting
A. quickly B. easily C. roughly D. decidedly
A. good B. curious C. poor D. urgent
A. training B. habits C. situations D. custom
A. lies B. combines C. touches D. involves
A. some B. a lot C. little D. dull
A. Fortunately B. In fact C. Logically D. Unfortunately
A. reuse B. reread C. rewrite D. recite
A. what B. which C. that D. if
A. scales B. cuts C. slows D. measures
A. some one B. one C the one D. reader
A. accelerator B. actor C. amplifier D. observer
A. then B. as C. beyond D. than
A. enabling B. leading C. making D. indicating
A. meaning B. comprehension C. gist D. regression
A. but B. nor C. or D. for
A. our B. your C. their D. such a
A. Look at B. Take C. Make D. Consider
A. for B. in C. after D. before
A. master B. go over C. present D. get through
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