Sudan Chandran， a classical dancer from India， was cut off in the best of her career when her right leg had to be cut off after a car accident.
Though the accident her bright career to a stop， she didn’t give up.
In the painful months that followed， she met a who developed an artificial limb (假肢) made of rubber filled with sponge(海锦).
So strong was her will that she decided to go to dancing after she had been fitted with an artificial leg.
Sudan knew if she believed in herself she could make her dream come true. She began her courageous journey back to the of dancing－learning to balance， bend， stretch， walk， turn， twist(旋转)and finally .
After every show， she would ask her dad about her performance. “You still have a long way to go” was the answer she to get in return.
In January 1984， Sudan made a historic comeback by a public show in Bombay. She performed in such a wonderful manner that it everyone to tears.
That evening when she asked her dad the usual question， he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet which was a way to a great artist.
Sudan’s comeback was heart-warming that a film producer decided to make the story into a film. When someone asked Sudan how she had to dance again， she said quite simply. “You don't need to dance.”
Nothing is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win， you can anything
A．made B．fed C．brought D．wanted
A．teacher B．manager C．engineer D．doctor
A．ahead B．straight C．along D．back
A．that B．what C．whether D．how
A．place B．world C．class D．stage
A．perform B．dance C．sing D．show
A．wonderful B．special C．private D．public
A．used B．wanted C．liked D．learned
A．taking B．providing C．giving D．losing
A．made B．moved C．influenced D．sent
A．praise B．thank C．flatter D．like
A．very B．too C．rather D．so
A．decided B．managed C．wished D．dreamed
A．heart B．body C．feet D．time
A．achieve B．try C．succeed D．have
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25.
I was the nurse on duty that day. I didn't think there would be any patients. Just then five bodies at my desk, a pale woman and four small children.
“Are you all sick?” I asked.
“Yes,” she said , lowering her head.
But when they described their problems, things got a little strange. Two of the children had headaches, but they didn’t show any of headaches at all. Two children had earaches, but only one could tell me which ear was affected. The mother of a cough but seemed to work to produce it.
I didn't say anything, I explained that they might wait for a little while before a doctor saw her. She answered, “Take your time; it's warm here.”
I checked the chart after another nurse had finished registering(登记) the family. No —they were homeless. The waiting room was warm.
I looked at the family by the Christmas tree. The littlest one was pointing at the television and saying something to her mother. The oldest one was looking at lights on the Christmas tree.
I went back to the nurses' station and mentioned we had a homeless family in the waiting room. The nurses who felt bored with Christmas, turned to compassion((怜悯) for the family just trying to get warm on Christmas. The team went into action. We began to prepare a party for our Christmas . We needed presents. We put together oranges and apples in a basket. We collected from different departments candies, crayons and other things available that could be presents.
, as the family walked to the door to leave, the four-year-old child came running back, gave me a hug and , “Thanks for being our angels today.”
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When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ You are going to college.” I was very when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage is even !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard I could get into a good college. I studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
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完形填空（共15题，每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短文，然后从所给的选项中，选出一个最佳选项.
Last summer we went on an exciting trip to Sarawak in Malaysia, a part of the island of Borneo (婆罗洲). Borneo is famous for its rainforest, which 427,500 square kilometers of the island. This rainforest is 130 million years old, making it one of the rainforests in the world.
When we were in Sarawak, we were lucky enough to go hiking the jungle. In the jungle we came across many wild . Our favorite animals were orangutans (猩猩). We watched them swing tree to tree. The graceful and gentle animals made us feel even closer to .
The told us many stories of fantastic spitting cobras (啐毒眼镜蛇). He said that they were more of us than we were of them! Another interesting feature of Sarawak is that there are many tribes (部落), which still in the rainforest today.
we visited one of these tribes, people there told us about their long history. We were really in their stories and traditions. Besides, we also enjoyed their , such as pansoh, which was chicken cooked in bamboo.
In Sarawak, there are also rivers and many different birds. , we didn’t have time to visit Turtle Island. It’s a wonderful place you can swim in with the turtles.
This holiday has been a life-changing that we will never forget.
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The United States is full of automobiles (机动车). There are still many families without cars. But some families have two or more cars. However, cars are used for more than pleasure. They are a part of life.
Cars are used for They are driven to offices and factories by workers who have no other way to their jobs. When salesmen are sent to parts of the city, they have to drive in order to their products.
Farmers have to drive into the city in order to shop for necessities.
Sometimes, small children must be driven to . In some cities, school buses are used only when children more than a mile from the school. When the children are too to walk that far, their parents take driving them to school. One drives on Mondays, taking her children and the neighbors' children as well.
Another mother drives on Tuesdays, another on Wednesdays and so on. This is forming a car pool (拼车).
Working people also form car pools, with three or four people taking turns driving to the place they work.
More car pools should be formed in order to put cars on the road and to use less oil. is a great problem, and so is the traffic in and around cities. Too many cars are being driven. Something should be done about the use of cars.
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There are many ways for us to reduce (减少) waste. For example, we can reuse paper and plastic bags. We can also recycle newspapers, glass, and cans (易拉罐) new things. Here are some useful to reduce waste.
Write on both sides of paper
Many people write on only one side of their paper. Why not try using both sides? Some students only use half the pages of their before getting new ones. Try to use up all the paper. People often give cards on birthdays or festivals. How about trying to e-cards (电子贺卡) instead?
Don’t throw away your old batteries (电池)
Maybe you do not know that old batteries make the soil . This is because they have poisonous (有毒的) parts in . So, don’t throw away batteries. them together. Try to use rechargeable (充电的) batteries for your games and CD players.
Give all your unwanted clothes
There are many poor families in China. You may ask your mother to keep your unwanted clothes. Then you can pass them on to those poor children. You will feel happy that you are someone else. Also, you can see your friends or relatives (亲戚) want them before throwing them away.
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