One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting . I was expecting a quiet of the splendid artwork.
A young viewing the paintings ahead of me nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s for putting up with her stream of words. by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved the various rooms of art, Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a when the couple approached the . Before they left, the man into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He it into a long sick and then his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He′s a man.” The clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age, During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?”I asked .“He can’t see.”
“Can’t see? You’re . He sees a lot, More than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without and the courage of a husband who would not blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
A．view B．touch C．wander D．scenery
A．lady B．man C．couple D．clerk
A．yelled B．argued C．screamed D．chatted
A．attempt B．patience C．wisdom D．independence
A．vivid B．constant C．casual D．exciting
A．Adopted B．Adapted C．Conducted D．Disturbed
A．towards B．to C．through D．from
A．anxiously B．slowly C．quickly D．sensibly
A．comment B．decision C．purchase D．profit
A．entrance B．queue C．front D．exit
A．plugged B．reached C．held D．bent
A．lengthened B．made C．brought D．broadened
A．led B．found C．forced D．tapped
A．brave B．rough C．smart D．generous
A．wherever B．whatever C．whenever D．whichever
A．wrong B．silly C．equal D．unique
A．describes B．draws C．shows D．decorates
A．kindness B．courage C．enthusiasm D．pride
A．support B．expectation C．sight D．confidence
A．allow B．hope C．get D．Cause
Mother’s Day was coming，but John had been visiting customers．He was now in a small town just outside a flower shop and he knew what to do．
He went into the shop and saw a young man 36 the clerk to sell him some roses for six dollars，but the clerk just explained that roses were 37 and that his money was not enough. The clerk looked up at John, 38 her head．Something inside of John was 39 by the boy’ s voice．John had been 40 with his business，so he looked at the clerk and 41 mouthed that he would pay for the roses．
The clerk told the young man to get the roses for six dollars. The young man almost jumped into the 42 and ran from the store with the 43 ．It was 44 the extra dollars just to see that kind of excitement．
John ordered his own flowers and made sure that the 45 would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her．He drove away from the shop，feeling very 46 ．He caught a traffic light about two blocks away． 47 he waited at the light，he saw the young boy walking down the sidewalk．He watched him cross the street and enter a park through two huge gates．Suddenly，he 48 that it wasn’t a park but a cemetery（公墓）．
Soon, The light 49，and John slowly crossed the intersection．He 50 and on an impuise（冲动）got out and began to follow the boy．The young man stopped by a small monument and went to his 51 . He began to cry after he carefully 52 the roses on the grave．He stared at the little boy’s heaving body and listened to his crying．
John turned with 53 _，and walked back to his car．He drove 54 to the shop and told the clerk he would take the flowers 55 ．He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her．
A．begging B．ordering C．forcing D．urging
A．cheap B．worthwhile C．expensive D．special
A．shaking B．waving C．nodding D．holding
A．sensed B．touched C．hurt D．lightened
A．influenced B．ruined C．buried D．blessed
A．loudly B．silently C．gently D．calmly
A．river B．air C．lake D．hole
A．money B．basket C．flowers D．cards
A．worth B．cost C．saved D．wasted
A．delivery B．message C．transportation D．export
A．inspired B．disappointed C．good D．relaxed
A．Before B．As C．Since D．After
A．remembered B．found C．discovered D．realized
A．flashed B．changed C．disappeared D．shone
A．drove back B．pulled over C．broke down D．settled down
A．arms B．palms C．feet D．knees
A．laid B．removed C．set D．decorated
A．laughter B．astonishment C．tears D．happiness
A．slowly B．quickly C．carefully D．excitedly
A．in turn B．in return C．in future D．in person
I’ll never forget my first daughter, who died too early from a bad accident. During those years, life was 36 . One Christmas I found my 3-year-old daughter 37 with a roll of golden wrapping paper. I had bought the paper to finish a rather important project. So I became 38 and scolded her loudly, “You are not good. And you are 39 your father’s money. You don’t know how hard your parents are working.” She was 40 and cried bitterly, running away.
41 , she brought a gift, a golden 42 made of golden wrapping paper to me the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” I was 43 of my earlier hurting words, but my anger rose again when I found out the box was 44 . I shouted at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” She 45 at me with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I blew 46 into the box. They’re all for you, Daddy.”
I was completely 47 . I put my arms around her and begged for her 48 . A year later, a serious 49 took the life of my daughter. I was so sad that I 50 in bed for three days and three nights, saying nothing with tears rolling down my cheek. From then on, I hated cars and kept the golden box by my bed for many years. Whenever I was 51 , I would take out an imaginary kiss and 52 the love of my daughter who had put it there.
In a very real 53 , each one of us, as humans beings, has been given a golden container 54 with unconditional love and kisses ... from our children, family members, friends, and God. There are 55 no other possessions that anyone could hold more precious than this.
A．nice B．hard C．instructive D．dull
A．tearing B．littering C．cutting D．busy
A．disappointed B．curious C．angry D．anxious
A．using B．spending C．sparing D．wasting
A．confused B．frightened C．amazed D．calm
A．Therefore B．However C．Thus D．Though
A．box B．tie C．car D．pen
A．scared B．happy C．ashamed D．satisfied
A．full B．broken C．cheap D．empty
A．looked around B．looked away C．looked up D．looked down
A．kisses B．love C．hearts D．prays
A．glad B．touched C．upset D．confident
A．thanks B．gifts C．forgiveness D．explanation
A．event B．illness C．operation D．accident
A．lay B．stood C．knelt D．sat
A．lost B．hungry C．discouraged D．sick
A．realize B．remember C．recognize D．respond
A．way B．state C．direction D．sense
A．decorated B．filled C．covered D．linked
A．only B．naturally C．simply D．actually
Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 36 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 37 of animals.
For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 38. But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 39 he was fifteen.
He and Bill drove to the farm which 40 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 41 the night there, so that they could 42 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.
It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 43 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 44 he was. He turned over 45 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 46 that he was at the 47 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 48 quickly.
He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 49. Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 50 good.
They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 51, because they didn’t want to 52 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 53 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 54 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 55 and started out.
A．busy B．spare C．enough D．limited
A．foods B．drawings C．paintings D．pictures
A．trips B．buses C．holidays D．mountains
A．after B．when C．until D．unless
A．led B．stuck C．got D．belonged
A．cost B．spent C．slept D．took
A．start B．begin C．walk D．step
A．telephone B．machine C．bell D．clock
A．where B．how C．who D．what
A．quickly B．sleepily C．quietly D．suddenly
A．imagined B．pronounced C．forgot D．remembered
A．mountain B．town C．farm D．station
A．dressed B．ordered C．eaten D．prepared
A．bathroom B．kitchen C．dining-room D．sitting-room
A．seemed B．felt C．tasted D．smelled
A．many B．soundly C．much D．highly
A．wake B．go C．put D．come
A．of B．with C．in D．by
A．that B．what C．after D．before
A．cover B．supply C．operator D．equipment
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In every cultivated language there are two greet classes of words which, taken together, comprise the whole vocabulary. First, there are those words 1 which we become acquainted in daily conversation, which we 2 ,that is to say, from the 3 of our own family and from our familiar associates, and 4 we should know and use we could not read or write. They 5 the common things of life, and are the stock in trade of all who 6 the language. Such words may be called “popular”, since they belong to the people 7 and are not the exclusive of a limited class. On the other hand, our language 9 a multitude of words which are comparatively used in ordinary conversation. Their meanings are known to every educated person, but there is little 10 to use them at home or in the market-place. Our 11 acquaintance with them comes not from our mother's or from the talk of our school-mates, from books that we read, lectures that we 12 ,or the more 13 conversation of highly educated speakers who are discussing some particular 14 in a style appropriately elevated above the habitual of everyday life. Such words are called “learned”, and the 15 between them and the “popular” words is of great importance to a right understanding of linguistic process.
A．at B．with C．by D．through
A．study B．imitate C．stimulate D．learn
A．mates B．relatives C．members D．fellows
A．which B．that C．those D．ones
A．mind B．concern C．care D．involve
A．hire B．apply C．adopt D．use
A．in public B．at most C．at large D．at best
A．consists B．comprises C．constitutes D．composes
A．seldom B．much C．never D．often
A．prospect B．way C．reason D．necessity
A．primary B．first C．principal D．prior
A．hear of B．attend C．hear from D．listen
A．former B．formula C．formal D．formative
A．theme B．topic C．idea D．point
A．diversion B．distinction C．diversity D．similarity
Growing old is something that nobody can understand until they experience it for themselves．I may not be "old" but I am certainly beginning to 36 it? turned 18 just over a week ago．I am now an adult．
As a child you 37 adults—or "grown-ups" as I used to call them—to always be in control．to know what is right and wrong． 38 as a teenager, I thought that when I reached 18 I would be far more 39 in many aspects of life．But now that I am 18, 1 know that is not true．
It is clear to me now that you do not 40 learning when you are 18．Every day you learn
something 41 , no matter what your age．However, I do understand when you become an adultyou have to 42 more responsibility．
Whereas before I seldom had to clean the dishes, set the table or help out around the house, now I do all of those．I have already 43 myself the nickname "housekeeper"．
I can even drive now, which is pretty 44 , because of the frequency of accidents．But that's not to say that 18 is not 45 to be．Not only can I drink alcohol, but I can also 46 ．In fact, being 18 has made me really interested in politics because it now means that I can change things on 47 Day．More and more of my friends want to become politicians, and it is great to
think that they can change things for the better．
A．dislike B．feel C．learn D．love
A．expect B．criticize C．deny D．know
A．Even B．But C．So D．Since
A．comfortable B．interested C．assured D．contented
A．continue B．desire C．stop D．refuse
A．interested B．unique C．valuable D．new
A．take on B．put on C．take up D．put up
A．honored B．chosen C．earned D．won
A．scary B．amazing C．fascinating D．difficult
A．adventurous B．tough C．good D．annoying
A．elect B．vote C．volunteer D．involve
A．Labor B．Independence C．Christmas D．Election
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