阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
When I was fifteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time I had been____. Like most English children I learned____at school I had often been to France, so I____speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English. ___when I went to America I was really looking forward to____a nice easy holiday without any____problems.
____wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a___telephone to give my American friend Danny a____and tell her I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked____he could help me. “Yes”， I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well, that's____，”he exclaimed. “Are you getting____？ But aren't you a bit____？” “Who is talking about marriage？”I replied. “I____want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me____there's a phone box？“Oh！”he said, “There's a phone downstairs.”
When at last we____meet each other, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don't worry，”she said to me. “I had so many____at first. There are lots of words which are Amercians____differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to all the____thing they say. Most of the____British and American people understand each other！”
A．out B．away C．outside D．abroad
A．Chinese B．Japanese C．French D．Italian
A．get used to B．was used to C．used to D．was able to
A．Once B．But C．So D．Then
A．having B．buying C．giving D．receiving
A．time B．human C．language D．money
A．Too B．Quite C．What D．How
A．cheap B．popular C．public D．good
A．letter B．ring C．news D．information
A．if B．that C．where D．when
A．well B．over C．nice D．ring
A．changed B．expected C．planned D．married
A．small B．little C．old D．young
A．ever B．just C．never D．always
A．where B．how C．why D．what
A．did B．do C．could D．had
A．wishes B．difficulties C．things D．ideas
A．write B．speak C．use D．read
A．terrible B．necessary C．useful D．funny
A．chance B．situation C．condition D．time
Have you ever not wanted to do something so badly? Well, that’s how I about joining Madcaps, a mothers and daughters’ club assisting philanthropies (慈善事业). , my feeling changed finally. Now I believe if you adopt an attitude, you might just enjoying it.
Six months ago, my mom told me the club asked us to work as at Saint Vincent de Paul Homeless shelter. That meant I had to in the dirty homeless shelter for at least 20 hours.
The first time we went there, a lady led us to the kitchen where we my five fellow Madcaps classmates they also wore the same expression. Since I’m usually socially , I had never talked with any of them earlier. Worse still, my mom was asked to help outside the kitchen, leaving me totally to serve food with them. Soon large numbers of homeless families in like rushing river. A little girl, around 5 years old, walked up to me. I her a cold sandwich. She took it and joined her family quickly. As she walked away, I she was wearing a coat, clearly too big for her, hanging on her thin body, and couldn’t help thinking how much I had with her. It suddenly struck me that how I am.
After that moment I had a of heart. Now I love Madcaps and don’t miss one meeting. I have awkwardness when communicating and have many friends. And this year I am sure I will do more than the 20 hours of philanthropies.
So that is how I have made a by doing one thing I don’t want to do. If you have an open
about things you can accomplish more and become a well-rounded (全面的) person.
A．heard B．worried C．felt D．brought
A．Otherwise B．However C．Therefore D．Besides
A．optimistic B．ordinary C．aggressive D．honest
A．keep on B．give up C．end up D．insist on
A．members B．volunteers C．friends D．clerks
A．wander B．walk C．teach D．serve
A．ran into B．cared about C．looked for D．passed by
A．excited B．awkward C．scared D．fragile
A．afraid B．doubtful C．alone D．patient
A．joined B．broke C．dropped D．poured
A．awarded B．returned C．handed D．bought
A．discovered B．guessed C．thought D．concluded
A．neatly B．carelessly C．constantly D．loosely
A．compared B．connected C．covered D．competed
A．eager B．lucky C．proud D．strong
A．relief B．loss C．surprise D．change
A．remembered B．realised C．overcome D．developed
A．allowed B．required C．included D．finished
A．difference B．promise C．sacrifice D．mistake
A．study B．plan C．mind D．question
A king once went to a master (大师)．He wanted to become more powerful than other ____ kings. He sat in front of the master and ____ telling him the purpose of his ____. The master listened ____ to the king.
He then told the king to go to the ____ where a rose plant and a cypress (柏树) plant were growing side by side. He told the king, “They are your ____. They can teach you what you want to ____.”
The king went into the garden, and ____ the two plants but could not ____ what he could learn from them. He went back to the master and asked, “What do you ____, master? I am not able to understand what and how these plants will teach me.”
The master took the king to the plants and ____, “This cypress plant has been next to the rose plant for so many years. Never once has it wanted to become a rose plant. ____, the rose plant has never wanted to become a cypress plant. If man had been the cypress plant, he would have ____ himself with the rose and felt jealous (忌妒的) at the ____ that the beautiful rose plant was getting from all the people. ____, if man were the rose plant, he would have____the cypress plant enviously (羡慕地) thinking how ____ the plant was without the ____ of being disturbed by people all day! Both of the plants grew very well because they ____ all their energy for their own ____ instead of using it to compete with the other.”
A．rich B．handsome C．western D．neighboring
A．forgot B．continued C．started D．suggested
A．transport B．visit C．goal D．education
A．patiently B．angrily C．happily D．worriedly
A．valley B．bank C．garden D．forest
A．enemies B．families C．friends D．teachers
A．design B．learn C．measure D．notice
A．saw B．planted C．cut D．watered
A．provide B．show C．understand D．remember
A．hear B．find C．say D．mean
A．ordered B．explained C．asked D．requested
A．Similarly B．Frequently C．Finally D．luckily
A．covered B．compared C．marked D．dressed
A．position B．pay C．attention D．expectancy
A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Or
A．looked at B．waited for C．figured out D．listened to
A．homeless B．useful C．peaceful D．poor
A．duty B．mistake C．interest D．trouble
A．lost B．used C．lent D．received
A．growth B．opinion C．fun D．victory
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Jack and his 11-year-old son, Tony, love basketball very much. On Tony’s birthday, Jack decided to drive him Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving in Chicago, they in the streets for two hours carrying a which said, “We need two tickets”. the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not it. They were about to leave when a man them. He pulled out two tickets and them to Jack. “How much do you want?” “ ! No money is needed!” said the man.
When asked, the man , “I am working for Joe, who hasn’t a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only he set is to give the tickets to people I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very and you made me my Dad and myself when I was a child. I wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the …”
How important and the game was to Jack and his son! Here is Jack said, “It’s the most worth thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game. I can’t forget that night.”
A．in B．to C．through D．for
A．tickets B．cards C．passes D．money
A．rode B．ran C．walked D．cried
A．book B．photo C．magazine D．sign
A．But B．And C．Or D．So
A．offer B．afford C．keep D．hold
A．invited B．asked C．stopped D．beat
A．handed B．sent C．left D．threw
A．Cheap B．Expensive C．Terrible D．Free
A．agreed B．explained C．examined D．appeared
A．delayed B．won C．lost D．missed
A．record B．time C．rule D．point
A．lend B．sell C．tear D．make
A．boring B．interesting C．smart D．anxious
A．think of B．care for C．give up D．belong to
A．really B．very C．well D．nearly
A．ability B．right C．chance D．dream
A．unpleasant B．funny C．disappointing D．unforgettable
A．which B．what C．that D．how
A．hating B．discussing C．remembering D．playing
If you have ever driven in the mountains on a cool autumn morning, then you know what fog is. Today , I just drove right into a of fog. I quickly slowed down and my headlights. Seeing the road ahead was a . I felt as if I had been transported into a shadow world. I looked was only dark grayness. Even the trees the road had become frightening, me of some frightening stories. I drove on and on through the waves of dark and wondered it would end.
After a while, , the sun broke through the fog and the world was transformed. The golden light beams the landscape. The red and yellow leaves shone on the . The river along the road shone in the sunshine. Everything seemed full of and joy again. I smiled and drove, singing a song in my heart. I thanked God for both the sunshine and the 32 , because he reminded me again of just how this world can be.
In our lives the fog can roll in sometimes too. Things can go . Problems can appear. Difficulties, pains and troubles can seem to us and block out all the light in our life.
When this happens and the world seems in gray, we need to remember that we can break through the fog. We can the shadows away with love. We can transform the world with our joy. We also can light a way the dark for others to follow. God is willing to our souls with his love and light. All he asks is that we share their shine. May all of your foggy days be then. May your soul shine brightly. And may you forever struggle to live in God’s light.
A．photo B．sea C．picture D．drop
A．turned on B．put on C．turned off D．put off
A．challenge B．disappointment C．devotion D．pain
A．Nowhere B．Somewhere C．Anywhere D．Everywhere
A．ranging B．lining C．standing D．planting
A．warning B．informing C．accusing D．reminding
A．why B．what C．if D．unless
A．otherwise B．though C．besides D．therefore
A．bathed B．changed C．broke D．impressed
A．mountains B．roads C．headlights D．trees
A．light B．smile C．heat D．smoke
A．weather B．air C．fog D．dark
A．peaceful B．beautiful C．small D．quiet
A．smooth B．mad C．well D．wrong
A．surround B．remove C．encourage D．improve
A．moved B．touched C．covered D．attracted
A．knock B．drive C．beat D．pour
A．across B．over C．through D．above
A．replace B．conduct C．match D．fill
A．lasting B．endless C．brief D．late
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。
The sun was shining when I got on No. 151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That's one of the rules, which we take for granted. we see the same faces every day, we prefer to behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their .
As the bus came near the Mile, a suddenly rang out." ! This is your driver speaking." We looked at the back of the driver's head. "Put your papers down. All of you." The came down. "Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go ."
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an old woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾). I saw her every day. Our eyes met. We waited for the next from the driver. "Now repeat after me. Good morning, neighbor!"
Our voice were . For many of us, these were the words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like , to the strangers beside us. We couldn't help . There was the feeling of relief that we were not being held up. But more, there was the sense of ice being ." Good morning, neighbor." It was not so after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands, many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn't to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in .
When I reached my stop, I said to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was off better than most.
A．unwritten B．strict C．bus D．city
A．As B．Because C．Although D．When
A．read B．hide C．talk D．sit
A．ways B．methods C．respect D．distance
A．voice B．warning C．suggestion D．message
A．Attention B．Minding C．Help D．Listen
A．driver B．passengers C．papers D．tears
A．on B．round C．ahead D．down
A．still B．nearly C．even D．hardly
A．turn B．talk C．order D．remark
A．loud B．neat C．slow D．weak
A．first B．last C．best D．only
A．passengers B．citizens C．patients D．schoolchildren
A．smiling B．crying C．shouting D．wondering
A．formed B．heated C．broken D．frozen
A．sad B．hard C．ordinary D．shy
A．need B．want C．like D．begin
A．my life B．other words C．public D．No. 151 Bus
A．good morning B．good-bye C．hello D．thanks
A．starting B．seeing C．taking D．turning
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