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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk，Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day．
However，her _________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere．The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light．In hospital，when told she would never ________ again，she couldn’t believe it．Three months later，she was _______ out of hospital on a wheelchair．Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’s storybook．A bookmark in it made her ________ to page 117．The name of the ________ was‘The Day Clara Walked’．She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost．
_________，after a year’s hard exercise，Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics．While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Stadium，memories ________：first，the pain and the tears，the book under her pillow，the words of relatives full of advice and comfort，and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________for her talent．Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on________，their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder，______she could balance the hoop（健身圈）as well as her teammates．She registered for 2004 Olympic Games，and finally she received________from the Olympic Committee．
Her _________was interrupted by the attendant who said，“It’s time”，two words that she had been_______ to hear for so long．Smoothing her dress，she walked into the stadium，each_________firm and steady．Everything was_________，and the applause rang loud in her ears，her heart________violently against her chest．
Later that night，Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old _________on the shelf，which opened to page 117，to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’，tears________her vision．
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It is well known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time, but I think he was also a really great person. I’ve done some research on him and 1. _______ something interesting.
When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him what he needed. He said he needed a desk, some 2. _______ and a pencil. He also asked for a big wastepaper basket to 3. _______ all of his mistakes. This shows that he knew even the 4. _______ man in the world can only learn by making mistakes.
Einstein was also very modest(谦虚的). Many children wrote letters to ask him for help with their homework. One day, he wrote a letter to a young girl to tell her not to 5. _______ about her maths homework because he thought maths was difficult too.
Einstein regarded time as very valuable. He never wore socks, because he thought 6. _______ socks was a waste of time as people already wore 7. _______. He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could be found in a book. That’s 8. _______ he never remembered his own phone number, which was in the phone book. He knew what was worth 9. _______. It is true that if we are going to do 10. _______ things in our lives, we can’t waste time.
A．put out B．found out C．carried out D．made out
A．paper B．food C．water D．air
A．hold B．take C．carry D．bring
A．kindest B．coolest C．cleverest D．coldest
A．think B．talk C．worry D．set
A．putting on B．waiting on C．riding on D．getting on
A．suits B．shoes C．trousers D．clothes
A．how B．why C．when D．where
A．remembering B．seeing C．writing D．saying
A．useless B．terrible C．small D．great
When Sang Lan got to the Goodwill Games held in New York, she felt very happy. She was a devoted athlete, who had spent many years practising her sport. Her strongest 31 was the vault and she was the best in China. She hoped to win this event at the games. However, during a practice vault, this young girl made a small mistake. Her mistake 32 her the ability to walk. Instead of landing on her feet, Sang landed on her head and broke her neck. She was 33 to a top hospital, and doctors said she would never walk again.
While in hospital, Sang had many 34 , including Christopher Reeve, an actor who once played Superman. Reeve could not 35 either, due to an unfortunate horse riding accident. He 36 Sang to stay positive and told her that being 37 wouldn’t help her get better. Sang already knew this and 38 the sympathy and admiration of people across the world with her good 39 and beautiful smile.
Sang 40 to China, and hosted a sports programme about the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Sang Lan works hard at everything she does. She is a role model for young people nationwide!
A．wish B．event C．point D．happiness
A．spent B．took C．cost D．moved
A．forced B．told C．persuaded D．rushed
A．thoughts B．visitors C．partners D．players
A．walk B．work C．live D．play
A．asked B．taught C．encouraged D．reminded
A．sad B．positive C．cheerful D．frightened
A．gave B．showed C．won D．needed
A．friendship B．attitude C．figure D．reaction
A．came B．returned C．went D．Flew
My husband and I sat outside. A small child about three came up the street, accompanied by her mother. As she saw another girl a few feet away, she gave her admiring comment, “Mommy, I like her dress.” Her mom 21 , “Well, why don’t you go and tell her?”
The little girl walked 22 toward the girl wearing the pretty dress. The other one,
23 the same age, was standing with her 24 turned, alongside her parents. They had not heard the compliment (赞美). Receiving no answer, this little one 25 . My husband said to the other girl, “ 26 wants to tell you something.” As she turned around, connection was made. Once again, the little one 27 “I like your dress,” and upon hearing those words, the other one gave her a big smile and excitedly 28 “Look, it’s a spinning (旋转) dress!”, at which moment she began to spin in 29. Both of them smiled widely.
Now, the one stopped spinning and said, “It’s my favorite dress and I have (a) 30 that match!” She 31 running toward a stroller (婴儿车) parked nearby.
The mom and the daughter started to 32 down the street, 33 the encounter (邂逅) had ended. Moments later, the “spinning dress girl” reappeared, shoes in hand, 34 her new friend who had seemingly disappeared. Now, an elderly couple, seated on a bench, had obviously been 35 of all this. The man 36 the child, saying, “There’s someone coming behind you.” Then we saw one showed and the other 37 the beautiful shoes.
If you can make a 38 better, do it. I have no idea how many others that evening might have 39 this act, hoping to help good things to happen. But such brief moments, 40 together, make up what might very well be the important times in our lives.
A．replied B．scolded C．laughed D．required
A．secretly B．shyly C．heavily D．suddenly
A．usually B．hopefully C．likely D．luckily
A．back B．head C．nose D．hand
A．shouted B．left C．cried D．hesitated
A．Anyone B．Someone C．Everyone D．No one
A．suggested B．apologized C．explained D．announced
A．turned B．shared C．jumped D．agreed
A．circles B．lines C．directions D．rows
A．shoes B．socks C．shirt D．hat
A．took off B．turned down C．put on D．made up
A．lead B．look C．head D．get
A．remembering B．hoping C．saying D．thinking
A．coming across B．looking for C．shouting at D．calling on
A．watchful B．careful C．proud D．fond
A．calmed B．comforted C．stopped D．seated
A．wore B．admired C．compared D．bought
A．moment B．life C．girl D．dress
A．learned B．performed C．praised D．observed
A．seized B．spent C．threaded D．lost
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C.D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my 21 , it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _22 _ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _23_ much better than an IQ test. We 24 that Michael’s score must have been a _25 and we should treat him __26___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 27 grades in the school, especially 28 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _29_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _30_ . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 31 the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _ 32_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _33 , “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _34 _ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _35 _ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _36 _ the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _37 _ .
Children often do as _38 _ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _39_ of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _40_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.
A．joy B．surprise C．dislike D．disappointment
A．tearfully B．fearfully C．cheerfully D．hopefully
A．student B．son C．friend D．doctor
A．argued B．realized C．decided D．understood
A．joke B．mistake C．warning D．wonder.
A．specially B．strictly C．naturally D．carefully
A．poor B．good C．average D．standard
A．in B．about C．of D．for
A．visited B．chose C．passed D．entered
A．allowed B．described C．required D．offered
A．missed B．held C．delayed D．attended
A．high B．same C．low D．different
A．curiously B．eagerly C．calmly D．jokingly
A．faith B．interest C．pride D．delight
A．looked for B．asked for C．waited for D．prepared for
A．received B．accepted C．organized D．discussed
A．imperfect B．impossible C．uncertain D．unsatisfactory
A．honestly B．much C．well D．bravely
A．hear B．learn C．expect D．speak
A．wise B．rude C．shy D．stupid
One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, “__26___ would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 27___.”As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 28 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt, His glasses went 29 and landed in the grass.
My 30 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 31 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!”
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 32 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.
Kyle was the 33 __student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 34 to prepare a 35 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 36 .So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, big guy, you’ll be 37 !” He looked at me and smiled.
He cleared his throat, and began. “Graduation is a time to 38 those who helped you make it through those 39 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends, I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 40 you can give him.”
I just looked at my friend with 41 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 42 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. “Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 43 me from doing the unspeakable.”
Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate(低估) the 44 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 45 a person’s life. For better or for worse.
A．How B．When C．Why D．Where
A．stupid B．clever C．wonderful D．anxious
A．throwing B．knocking C．taking D．snatching
A．lost B．sending C．broken D．flying
A．heart B．head C．hands D．thought
A．While B．As C．Because D．Once
A．passed by B．came up C．went on D．turned out
A．top B．hardest C．favorite D．luckiest
A．pride B．honor C．pleasure D．chance
A．class B．school C．graduation D．college
A．excited B．nervous C．proud D．crazy
A．great B．famous C．praised D．honored
A．reward B．remember C．thank D．congratulate
A．happy B．exciting C．old D．tough
A．chance B．gift C．help D．favor
A．wonder B．anxiety C．disbelief D．pride
A．kill B．enjoy C．test D．hurt
A．protected B．freed C．warned D．saved
A．price B．use C．power D．meaning
A．destroy B．change C．save D．understand
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