One Bite at a Time
Stephen was on campus（校园）to register when I first met him.
One summer day I was headed over to the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my , Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be “hard”. Would he be able to pass? I he was concerned about failing before the day of classes. We talked about what the class would and I saw Stephen’s eyes getting big with .
Then I remembered a bit of classical dialog:
Question: “How do you eat an elephant?”
Answer: “One bite at a time.”
I told him to his work that way. To do his assignment（作业）, all of them, and to get them in on time. I added that most students I knew made a timetable of all the assignment so they could their workload.
As time went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. He had in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a . Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much .
Stephen didn’t become an “A” student. He didn’t make any honor rolls. Still, he managed to most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignment on time and breaking down his studying into digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was the school’s cross-country team.
Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, “One bite at a time.” Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was when he was supposed to be failing. His , he said, was that he was what I taught him before classes ever started: “Take it one bite at a time.”
A．after B．when C．until D．once
A．turned B．sat C．moved D．went
A．jobs B．tests C．classes D．projects
A．innocent B．angry C．inspired D．pained
A．sensed B．imagined C．heard D．admitted
A．gathering B．parting C．closing D．opening
A．change B．adjust C．cover D．produce
A．interest B．anger C．fear D．excitement
A．avoid B．continue C．present D．approach
A．quiet B．optimistic C．energetic D．successful
A．plan B．increase C．reduce D．measure
A．fitted B．hesitated C．struggled D．progressed
A．cheat B．failure C．winner D．leader
A．experience B．information C．potential D．honor
A．pass B．begin C．take D．design
A．full-sized B．bite-sized C．pocket-sized D．medium-sized
A．in B．on C．at D．of
A．changing B．recovering C．concentrating D．succeeding
A．secret B．skill C．reply D．theory
A．spreading B．considering C．practicing D．expressing
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选项。
One day last month after I received my salary, I went shopping with my little son. __41_in the crowded store, I had my money __42_ and my whole salary was gone with it. I was so angry that I almost lost __43_ of myself. What could I do? We were not very __44_. The money was really not a small sum for my family. It would __45_ our life greatly. How could I tell my wife?
I felt very sad and even _46_for losing the money when I got home. To make up for my __47__ mistake, I gathered all my strength to give our house a thorough cleaning and then __48__ a wonderful meal and cooked a special dish my wife loved to ___49__ her.
When she came home, I __50__ a smile to greet her. She was 
__51__ to see the neat house and the __52__ meal. We sat at the table and began to eat. I told my story __53__. She did not respond. It was as if she had not heard my words.
“ I’ve __54__ my salary,” I murmured to her again.
“ I see,” she did not shout at me as I had __55__. She didn’t lose her __56__. So I was afraid she was trying hard to __57__ her anger.
A moment later, my wife was still __58__ and seemed to be enjoying her favorite dish. At last I could not help asking, “ I’ve lost my money. Why not shout at me?” she __59__ her eyes, looking at me and said, “ Oh, on the contrary, I am thinking about how to comfort you. It’s the __60__ who is to blame.”
A．Luckily B．Unfortunately C．Surprisingly D．Secretly
A．robbed B．stolen C．caught D．gone
A．control B．heart C．interest D．habit
A．happy B．poor C．healthy D．wealthy
A．enrich B．improve C．affect D．please
A．guilty B．ashamed C．frightened D．worried
A．careless B．unforgivable C．unforgettable D．unbelievable
A．prepared B．served C．provided D．chose
A．comfort B．meet C．surprise D．please
A．gave B．pretended C．forced D．made
A．satisfied B．surprised C．pleased D．interested
A．delicious B．excellent C．cool D．attractive
A．gladly B．calmly C．excitedly D．nervously
A．spent B．wasted C．donated D．lost
A．hoped B．desired C．expected D．wished
A．way B．temper D．control
A．hide B．express C．maintain D．show
A．unhappy B．silent C．worried D．surprised
A．moved B．shut C．raised D．opened
A．store B．policeman C．society D．thief
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The subway train moved back and forth, its wheels producing more loud sounds than ever against the tracks. Outside the window was just the 21 cold of winter. The carriage was filled with frozen self-centered, bored 22 .
Suddenly a little boy 23 his way in between grown-up legs. 24 his father stayed by the door, the boy sat next to the window, surrounded by 25 , half-awake adults. What a brave child, I thought. As the train entered a tunnel (隧洞), something totally 26 happened. The little boy slid down from his seat and put his 27 on my knee. For a moment, I thought that he wanted to go 28 me and returned to his father, so I moved a bit. But instead of moving on, the boy held his 29 up towards me. He wanted to tell me something, I thought. I 30 to listen to what he had to say. Wrong 31 ! He kissed me softly on the cheek.
Then he returned to his 32 , settled down and cheerfully started looking out of the window. But I was 33. What happened? A kid kissing an unknown grown-up on the train? To my amazement, the kid 34 to kiss all my neighbors.
Nervous and puzzled, we looked questioningly at his father. “He’s so happy to be 35 .” the father said. “He’s been very sick.”
The train stopped and the father and son got down and 36 into the crowd. The doors closed. On my cheek I could still 37 the child’s kiss -- a kiss that had caused 38 soul-searching. How many grown-ups go around kissing each other 39 the joy of being alive? How many even give much thought to the privilege of living? What would happen 40 we all just started being ourselves?
The little boy has given us a sweet but serious lesson: Don’t let yourself die before your heart 
stops!
A．great B．freezing C．strong D．strange
A．drivers B．boys C．adults D．passengers
A．pushed B．left C．got D．felt
A．As B．Since C．If D．While
A．polite B．unfriendly C．rude D．strange
A．interesting B．nervous C．unexpected D．exciting
A．hand B．face C．finger D．mouth
A．before B．beyond C．with D．past
A．hand B．luggage C．head D．ticket
A．got off B．bent down C．fell down D．stood up
A．again B．too C．even D．more
A．father B．carriage C．home D．seat
A．frightened B．excited C．shocked D．worried
A．kept on B．went on C．moved on D．tried on
A．alive B．active C．young D．awake
A．lost B．joined C．disappeared D．rushed
A．get B．find C．know D．feel
A．some B．any C．every D．no
A．for B．from C．at D．by
A．after B．unless C．if D．when
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The subject of what separates art and design has been debated for a long time. Artists and designers both create visual works using a/an 1 knowledge background, but their reasons for doing so are 2 different. Some designers consider themselves artists, but few artists consider themselves 3 .
So what exactly is the difference between art and design? Perhaps the most fundamental difference that we can all agree on is their 4 . Typically, the process of creating a work of art starts with nothing, a blank sheet of paper. A 5 of art is born from a view or value that the artist holds within himself or herself. They create the art to share that feeling with others, to 6
the viewers to relate to it, learn from it or be 7 by it. The most renowned and successful art today is something that establishes the strongest 8 connection between the artist and their
9 .
By contrast, when a designer sets out to 10 a new piece, they almost always have a
11 starting point, whether a message, an image, an idea or an action. The designer’s job isn’t to invent something 12 , but to communicate something that already exists, for a purpose. That purpose is almost always to motivate the audience to do something: buy a product, use a
13 , visit a location, or learn certain information. The most 14 designs are those that most effectively 15 their message and motivate their consumers to carry out a task.
A．unique B．separate C．shared D．accepted
A．entirely B．occasionally C．hardly D．unnecessarily
A．inventors B．designers C．writers D．viewers
A．purpose B．product C．interest D．cost
A．love B．type C．part D．work
A．stop B．allow C．require D．move
A．understood B．fooled C．inspired D．discouraged
A．political B．social C．physical D．emotional
A．supporters B．audiences C．buyers D．enemies
A．sell B．imagine C．create D．draw
A．fixed B．good C．strange D．positive
A．surprising B．special C．creative D．new
A．phone B．service C．language D．name
A．important B．creative C．successful D．unusual
A．learn B．receive C．confuse D．communicate
Mrs. Green, including her husband and three children, lived in a city, 41_was very near the countryside. She worked 42 a teacher and gave music lessons at a school. Of course she was fond of 43__. Mrs. Green had a good voice and she 44 her classes exciting. But she had a 45 point. Some of her notes (音调) were so high that they sounded like a door which needed 46 . In order to improve her notes, she took 47 chance that she could find to practise.
As her house was not big, she couldn’t practise 48__ in it. So she usually left home, walking and singing 49 the country road. She practised her high notes 50 walking. However, each time she heard a person or a car 51 along the road, she 52 singing. She did not want her high notes to be 53 , for she was shy.
One afternoon a fast open car came up to her so 54 and so fast that she didn’t 55 it until the car was only a few meters. She was practising some of her 56 and most difficult notes at that time. As the car passed by, she saw a 57 expression come over the driver’s face. He stopped suddenly to 58 all the tires (轮胎) carefully.
Mrs. Green felt it shy to tell the driver what the 59 he had heard really was. The driver found 60 wrong, got back into the car and drove off.
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A young boy loved football with all his heart. But being half the size of the other boys, this hopeful athlete 36 the bench and hardly ever played.
This young man was still the 37 of the class when he entered high school. He decided to try his best at every 38 , and perhaps he could play later. All through high school he 39 neither a practice nor a game, but 40 a bench-warmer all four years.
When the young man went to 41 , the coach kept him on the roster(候选名单) 42 he always put his heart and soul to every practice, and at same time, 43 the other members with the spirit they badly needed. But during his four years at college, he never 44 to play in a game,
In the last football match, the game was not going 45 . When the team was ten points 46 , the silent young man came to the coach and said “Coach, please let me 47 . Believe me.” The coach pretended not to hear him . There was no 48 he wanted the worst player in this close playoff(决赛) game.
But the young man 49 , and finally the coach, feeling sorry for him, 50 . “All right,” he said. “You can go in.” Soon, the coach, the players and everyone in the 51 could not believe their eyes. This little 52 man, who had never played before, was doing everything right. The opposing team could not 53 him. He ran, he passed, blocked like a star.
The 54 was(were) soon tied, In the closing seconds of the game, he intercepted(拦截) a 55 and ran all the way for the winning touchdown(触地得分). The fans applauded(鼓掌) and his teammates raised him onto their shoulders. Such cheering he never heard.
A．stood by B．sat on C．carried up D．moved away
A．smallest B．smartest C．bravest D．biggest
A．risk B．step C．practice D．match
A．missed B．hated C．joined D．watched
A．forgot B．earned C．displayed D．remained
A．his hometown B．his coach’s C．college D．school
A．before B．though C．when D．because
A．charged B．applied C．provided D．changed
A．managed B．persuaded C．promised D．wanted
A．any more B．badly C．well D．anyway
A．later B．above C．behind D．over
A．go B．play C．stay D．think
A．idea B．doubt C．way D．need
A．won B．tolerated C．scared D．insisted
A．took in B．broke in C．sent in D．gave in
A．families B．stands C．corners D．queues
A．puzzled B．unknown C．boring D．polite
A．accept B．believe C．defeat D．stop
A．ball B．judges C．score D．fans
A．fly B．jump C．pass D．pause
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