阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
Dad is a reserved man of few words but is always strict. What’s more, he is quite different from others in ideas and : beating or bringing to account his son in the presence of neighbors as he strongly believes in such a : a dutiful son is the of the rod, which is deeply impressed in his mind from his father. So I was emotionally upset and in spite of just a 10-year-old kid, who thought, “I was randomly beaten, so I would bring blows on other smaller kids”. And Dad would deal me a heavier the next time.
It that I completely lost control of this blow and found it impossible for me to on my lessons as I came to blows with other kids all day long. Everything went from bad to worse for me so much I couldn’t write out the English alphabet, could I do arithmetic (算术). , I was sent into a reformatory school(劳教所) where I stayed guilty for two and a half years. This time Dad shed bitter tears, saying, “Son, it is not that I don’t love you but that I should not have been so angry at your failure to my expectations!”
Retiring from the army, he gave me 10,000 US dollars for a trip around the world. getting back from this trip, he said to me, “Book knowledge is valuable but he who travels far and wide should know better at the time of your life. I guess you are now fully prepared to get started for work.” At 26, I started up Runhua Machinery Co., Ltd., which was later poorly and went bankrupt(破产); it was not long I started to engage in a dye-stuff plant which happened to be blown up. At all these, my father only gave me such words, “I will congratulate you on your god-given setbacks and failures, which will help you make mistakes in life.”
The Ph.D. graduation ceremony was grandly started and my parents were invited to . Dad didn’t say a single word me but cried bitterly again this time, and at this very moment, my mind was in a state of emotions and I stood on the stage with warm tears in my eyes.
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A few days ago, I was having a meeting in my company. After walking out, I 36 for my car keys in my pocket, only to discover they were not there. 37 , I gave myself a quick personal pat 38 my clothes, but they were not in 39 of my pockets. So, I went back to the meeting room and looked for them in every place where I had been. Suddenly it 40 to me that I must have left them in the car. Worried and frightened, I quickly 41 for the parking lot.
My wife, Diane, has 42 me many times for leaving the keys in the ignition（点火处）. My theory is the ignition is the 43 place so that I won’t lose them. Her theory is that the car will be 44 . As I rushed out of my company, I came to a terrifying 45 . Her theory was right. The parking lot was 46 .
Without hesitation, I called the 47 . I gave them my location（位置）and 48 that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen. Then I made the most 49 call of all.
“Honey,” I said in a low voice. I always call her “honey” in times like these. “I 50 my keys in the car, and it has been stolen.”
There was a period of 51 . I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard Diane’s 52 .
“Ken,” she shouted, “I dropped you off!”
Now it was my time to be silent. 53 , I said, “In that case, would you please come and 54
your dear husband?”
Diane answered, “I will... just as soon as I can have this policeman 55 I didn’t steal your car.”
A．reached B．ran C．searched D．asked
A．Hopefully B．Fortunately C．Worriedly D．Suddenly
A．up B．down C．away D．off
A．none B．each C．either D．any
A．turned B．happened C．occurred D．came
A．passed B．headed C．shook D．waved
A．beaten B．fooled C．scolded D．punished
A．proper B．regular C．common D．only
A．destroyed B．fined C．stopped D．stolen
A．shock B．answer C．conclusion D．expression
A．available B．empty C．full D．busy
A．police B．gatekeeper C．driver D．guard
A．asked B．proved C．regretted D．said
A．important B．difficult C．wonderful D．different
A．threw B．lost C．forgot D．left
A．silence B．disappointment C．sleep D．breath
A．song B．sound C．voice D．noise
A．Excited B．Embarrassed C．Angered D．Interested
A．get back B．take back C．give away D．pick up
A．teach B．persuade C．believe D．prove
There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) 36 came and said, "Please let me 37 a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall 38 . So he 39 the artist to work on one of the walls.
At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the 40 wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s 41 looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain 42 between the two walls 43 neither of them could see each other.
The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n) 44 supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a 45 and a bucket (桶).
A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is 46 too!"
The king went to 47 the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large 48 of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.
49 ! Each line was 50 the same as that on the opposite wall.
The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he 51 how the second man had made it.
"I just 52 the wall with the cloth," the man said 53 .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting 54 up on it!
The 55 is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.
A．editor B．artist C．server D．actress
A．put B．copy C．paint D．get
A．created B．destroyed C．founded D．Built
A．allowed B．realized C．persuaded D．Decided
A．same B．similar C．opposite D．ordinary
A．with B．under C．upon D．without
A．put up B．put back C．put away D．put on
A．even if B．so that C．as if D．only if
A．special B．strange C．extra D．regular
A．mirror B．cloth C．stick D．pen
A．present B．free C．ready D．useful
A．see B．touch C．research D．cover
A．number B．total C．amount D．many
A．Amazing B．Exciting C．Famous D．Valuable
A．probably B．exactly C．certainly D．hardly
A．knew B．warned C．noticed D．wondered
A．drew B．faced C．displayed D．wiped
A．briefly B．naturally C．safely D．correctly
A．set B．added C．showed D．took
A．story B．world C．king D．painter
Michel is a young girl who works for the police 21 a handwriting expert. She has helped 22 many criminals by using her special talents When she was fourteen, Michel was already 23 interested in the differences in her friends' 24 that she would spend hours 25 them. After 26 college she went to France for a 27 two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 28 for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover 29 of what she needs to know simply 30 looking at the writing with her own eyes, 31 she also has machines 32 help her make 33 different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often 34 great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good 35 of what kind of person the 36 is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow 37 I didn't like his handwriting.” She says. But she 38 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman 39 she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be 40 , however.
A．with B．as C．by D．like
A．search B．follow C．judge D．catch
A．too B．quite C．so D．extra
A．handwriting B．books C．letter D．tongues
A．studying B．writing C．settling D．uncovering
A．attending B．starting C．stepping into D．finishing
A．powerful B．special C．natural D．common
A．impossible B．main C．safe D．easy
A．nothing B．most C．little D．sight
A．with B．of C．about D．by
A．so B．but C．for D．thus
A．they B．that C．in which D．those
A．up B．for C．out D．into
A．to B．of C．with D．for
A．sign B．test C．means D．habit
A．thief B．writer C．criminal D．policeman
A．if B．whether C．unless D．after
A．tells B．repeats C．cries D．adds
A．after B．before C．so D．and
A．necessary B．important C．quite easy D．all right
It was early in the morning, on a lonely road. It's 36 heavily. A 9-year-old boy was in the car with his mother, who was 37 him to school. Suddenly, the car went off the road, 38 several times, and came to rest upside down in a ditch (沟渠) filled with water.
Luckily, both the mother and son were 39 seatbelts. The mother suffered a blow to her head and was unable to move. The boy was frightened but 40 . As water came through broken windows in the car, he 4 1 unbuckled (解开) himself, climbed out of the 42 window, made his way around to the driver's side, and reached inside the 43 to free his trapped mother. With great effort, he managed to 44 her, pull her through the window and up to the road, where they were soon 45 .
His mother later recalled her experience of the 46 . Being unable to move or even 47 to offer instructions (指导) or encouragement to her son, she was 48 by her little son's action. She recalled 49 her boy saying out loud as he pulled her through the water, “I think I can, I think I can!”
It seemed 50 that this little boy's act of courage was from one of his favourite books: The Little Engine that Could. In that 51 , when everyone else had 52 hope, the Little Engine carried the heavy load of toys and good things to eat over the hill to the children waiting on the other side. He had 53 and took action. Obviously this book had left a 54 impression before the accident that rainy 55 and motivated (激励) the son to take action if the terrifying moments.
A．snowing B．smoking C．blowing D．raining
A．ordering B．driving C．pushing D．flying
A．rolled B．fell C．moved D．stopped
A．making B．watching C．wearing D．missing
A．afraid B．dead C．tired D．unhurt
A．quickly B．carefully C．nearly D．happily
A．student B．passenger C．family D．worker
A．box B．room C．car D．ditch
A．respect B．introduce C．recognize D．free
A．accepted B．rescued C．welcomed D．fed
A．accident B．experiment C．travel D．fire
A．listen B．sleep C．speak D．look
A．excited B．frightened C．wounded D．amazed
A．seeing B．hearing C．smelling D．feeling
A．clear B．sorry C．useful D．necessary
A．poem B．notice C．story D．dream
A．realized B．waken C．kept up D．given up
A．courage B．food C．space D．time
A．bad B．deep C．false D．general
A．afternoon B．night C．morning D．evening
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race.My 36 was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of 37 who passed by and 38 a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the 39 and gave it a shot.
The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t 40 if I could finish.
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very 41 , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt 42 for a second.
But then I 43 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 44 capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my 45 was only to finish.
After a minute, it 46 me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned 47 about myself in that moment. I turned my 48 into inspiration.
I decided that I would not 49 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and 50 properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I 51 the finishing line, I was proud 52 my accomplishment.
In life we all have those moments when we 53 ourselves to others. It’s only 54 . Don’allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into 55 and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.
A．position B．direction C．decision D．target
A．trainers B．runners C．fans D．volunteers
A．begged B．drank C．dropped D．grabbed
A．project B．service C．race D．experience
A．doubt B．know C．answer D．promise
A．slowly B．fast C．quietly D．carefully
A．surprised B．satisfied C．amused D．defeated
A．forgot B．realized C．remembered D．abandoned
A．different B．wonderful C．valuable D．proper
A．dream B．plan C．goal D．job
A．happened B．hit C．occurred D．attracted
A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something
A．disappointment B．embarrassment C．agreement D．achievement
A．sign up B．pick up C．give up D．keep up
A．predict B．behave C．prepare D．pretend
A．found B．crossed C．held D．left
A．in B．upon C．of D．for
A．combine B．control C．compare D．contribute
A．natural B．frequent C．important D．terrible
A．condition B．motivation C．situation D．protection
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