During a recent holiday I visited Dusseldorf, a city in the former West Germany. The nine-day trip left a deep impression 1 me. I arrived at Dussedorf airport at 7 pm. It was already 2 outside. The first thing I needed to do was to find a place to 3 . I decided to telephone the youth hotel. But to use the phone I needed some 4 , I asked a lady for help. To my 5 she gave me three coins to use. But all the phones in the 6 needed phone cards. And phone cards could only be bought at post offices during the 7 . I was 8 I would not be able to call the hotel. An old gentleman helped me. He couldn’t speak English 9 understand that I needed to 10 a phone call. He showed me where the phone was and inserted 11 phone carD. I called the youth hotel and found a place to stay that night.
The 12 of the German people made me feel that I was not 13 my first day in Germany wasn’t as 14 as I expecteD. Whenever I went, I asked people for 15 . It surprised me that 16 every young German could speak English fluently. Older Germans couldn't speak English very well, but they would try to help me 17 they coulD. One middle-aged man I asked for directions even 18 me to the place I was looking for.
My 19 in Germany totally changed my impression of Germans. Now I think the people couldn't be more 20 .
1. A. on B. for C. to D. about
2. A. late B. dark C. light D. early
3. A. visit B. eat C. stay D. keep
4. A. cards B. information C. money D. coins
5. A. joy B. disappointment C. emotion D. surprise
6. A. hotel B. airport C. city D. pavement
7. A. night B. daytime C. trip D. rush-hour
8. A. afraid B. sure C. glad D. eager
9. A. or B. but C. and D. so
10. A. make B. have C. do D. answer
11. A. another B. a C. my D. his
12. A. use B. success C. care D. kindness
13. A. really B. nearly out of C. far from D. close to
14. A. interesting B. good C. bad D. busy
15. A. direction B. distance C. travel D. serve
16. A. almost B. even C. only D. already
17. A. whenever B. whatever C. wherever D. however
18. A. drove B. reached C. moved D. came
19. A. experience B. victory C. visit D. memory
20. A. friendly B. unfriendly C. cold-hearted D. valuable
Maureen stood by the lake. Suddenly the children came running through the trees with sharp cries of ___1___. They rushed up to the ___2___, leaning over the clear water, watching the crowds of tiny fish. Some children demanded loudly to go to the boats, but ___3___ those who had been left behind at the ice-cream stall(小摊) came running up to make some announcement or other, and they all ___4___ the water and dashed back the ___5___ they had come. With growing excitement, Maureen ___6___ them.
When she ___7___ what had been running for, she stopped running. They were ___8___ things again. The toy stall was ___9___ and they were crowded around it. Behind the ___10___ a calm middle-aged woman was selling a great variety of small rubbish. She took ___11___ from the forest of small hands in exchanging for little boats, plastic dolls, yellow pencils, anything. Maureen leaned against a ___12___, looking on. The idea of ___13___ washed against her face like a strong current(流), trying to draw her in.
Nona Parker pushed out to the edge of the group and ___14___ what she had bought on the ground so that she could see what money she had left in her white purse. Under Maureen’s ___15___ lay a boat, a mouth organ(口琴) and a brown load of bread. Maureen was so full of the ___16___ for the things like that she couldn’t bear to look at it. She turned her ___17___ sharply. Her face was against the tree. She shut her eyes and ___18___ eagerly for some money, for the price of a set toy plates. In a moment, she opened her eyes, ___19___ she didn’t turn back to the stall. It was too ___20___ to see the others buying whatever they wanted. She rubbed almost round the tree, her eyes on the ground.
1. A. fright B. surprise C. shout D. excitement
2. A. space B. hill C. lake D. river
3. A. what’s worse B. all at once C. all the time D. more or less
4. A. left B. polluted C. painted D. entered
5. A. street B. way C. boat D. restaurant
6. A. ran after B. searched for C. glared at D. got rid of
7. A. blamed B. saw C. praised D. helped
8. A. destroying B. stealing C. buying D. eating
9. A. closed B. tall C. dull D. open
10. A. toy B. stall C. building D. mirror
11. A. fish B. advice C. money D. food
12. A. tree B. wall C. stall D. car
13. A. leaving B. running C. sleeping D. spending
14. A. laid B. let C. drew D. tasted
15. A. feet B. eyes C. shoulder D. hands
16. A. edge B. tiredness C. wish D. relation
17. A. friend B. suggestion C. way D. head
18. A. went B. stood C. prayed D. searched
19. A. even if B. if C. so D. but
20. A. painful B. nervous C. enjoyful D. near-sighted
Jane was walking round the department store. She remembered how difficult __1___ was
to choose a suitable Christmas present for her father. She wished that he was as easy __2___ (please) as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume.
Besides, shopping at this time of the year was not ___3___ pleasant experience：people stepped on your feet or ___4___ (push) you with their elbows(肘部), hurrying ahead to get to a bargain.
Jane paused in front of a counter ___5___ some attractive ties were on display. “They are real silk,” the assistant tried to attract her. “Worth double the price.” But Jane knew from past experience that her ___6___ (choose) of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
Jane stopped where a small crowd of men had gathered. She found some good quality pipes ___7___ sale. She did not hesitate for long: although her father smokeda pipe only once in a while, she knew that this was a present which was bound to please __8___.
When Jane got home, with her small but well-chosen present in her bag, her parents were already ___9___ table having supper. Her mother was excited. “Your father has at last decided to stop smoking,” Jane ___10___ (inform).
Stand Beside You Forever永远站在你身后
题材：感人故事难度：＊＊＊＊词数：272标准时间：15分钟完成时间：______ 正确数：______
The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She 1 the driver and, using her hands to feel the 2 of the seats, walked down and found the 3 which the driver had told her was empty. Then she settled in.
It had been a year since Susan, 34, 4 a medical misdiagnosis(误诊), was suddenly thrown into a world of 5 . Mark, her husband, was an Air Force officer and he loved Susan with all his heart. He 6 her how to rely on her other 7 , specifically her hearing, to determine where she was and 8 to adapt herself to the new environment. He helped her befriend the bus drivers who could 9 for her, and save her a seat.
10 , Susan decided that she was ready to try the 11 on her own. Monday morning, she said good-bye and for the first time, they went their 12 ways.
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work as usual. As she was 13 the bus, the driver said, “Boy, I 14 envy you.” Susan had no 15 what the driver was talking about, and asked, “What do you 16 ?”
The driver answered, “You know, every morning for the 17 week, a fine-looking gentleman 18 a military uniform has been standing across the corner 19 you as you get off the bus. He 20 you cross the street safely and he watches until you enter your office building. You are one lucky lady.”
Tears of gratitude poured down Susan’s cheeks.
A．thanked B．asked C．discovered D．paid
A．location B．shape C．size D．cost
A．ticket B．bus C．seat D．bag
A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．due to
A．anger B．darkness C．happiness D．light
A．asked B．encouraged C．taught D．praised
A．feelings B．sights C．senses D．abilities
A．how B．when C．where D．who
A．make out B．watch out C．find out D．work out
A．Finally B．Luckily C．However D．Besides
A．visit B．trip C．bus D．work
A．opposite B．separate C．difficult D．usual
A．getting on B．getting in C．getting off D．getting up
A．must B．may C．will D．do
A．idea B．opinion C．way D．thought
A．want B．mean C．say D．suggest
A．next B．old C．past D．following
A．by B．on C．with D．in
A．searching B．watching C．calling D．noticing
A．looks out B．takes up C．believes in D．makes sure
My Forever Valentine我永远的“情人”
Valentine’s Day was the time my father chose to show his love for the special people in his life. Over the years I fondly (天真的) thought 1 him as my “Valentine man”.
My first recollection of the 2 he could bring to Valentine’s Day came when I was six. That morning at the breakfast table I found a card and a gift-wrapped package at my chair. The card was 3 “Love, Dad” and the gift was a ring with a small piece of red glass to 4 my birthstone, a ruby (红宝石). There is 5 difference between red glass and rubies to a child of six, and I remember 6 that ring with pride that all the cards in the world 7 not surpass (超越).
8 I grew older, the gifts gave 9 to heart-shaped boxes filled with my 10__ chocolate and always included a 11 card signed “Love, Dad”. In those years my thank-you became 12 of a perfunctory (敷衍) response. The cards seemed less 13 , and I took for granted that the Valentine would 14 be there. I had 15 my hopes and dreams in receiving cards and gifts from “significant others” and “Love Dad” just didn’t seem quite 16 .
His final card remains on my desk today. It’s a 17 of how special fathers can be and how important it has been to me over the years to know that I had a father who continued a 18_ of love with simple acts of understanding and an ability to express happiness over the people in his life.
Those things never 19 , nor does the memory of a man who never 20 being my Valentine.
A．of B．about C．up D．over
A．memory B．magic C．puzzle D．presents
A．read B．written C．shown D．signed
A．recover B．resemble C．represent D．replace
A．much B．little C．great D．less
A．having B．owning C．wearing D．watching
A．could B．did C．must D．should
A．Because B．Since C．When D．As
A．room B．way C．honour D．seat
A．favorite B．lovely C．dear D．precious
A．usual B．common C．strange D．special
A．less B．little C．more D．much
A．important B．beautiful C．familiar D．standard
A．surely B．always C．regularly D．often
A．let B．kept C．placed D．remembered
A．suitable B．enough C．effective D．sacred
A．signal B．certificate C．consequence D．reminder
A．tradition B．hobby C．habit D．custom
A．lose B．die C．miss D．appear
A．thought B．wanted C．tried D．stopped
The Abominable Snowman喜马拉雅雪人
He has been called the “missing link.” Half-man, half-beast. He is supposed to live in the highest mountain in the world-Mount Everest.
He is known as the Abominable Snowman. The 1 of the Snowman has been around for __2 . Climbers in the 1920s reported finding marks like those of human feet high up on the side of Mound Everest. The native people said they 3 this creature and called it the “Yeti,”and they said that they had 4 caught Yetis on two occasions 5 none has ever been produced an evidence（证据）.
Over the years, the story of the Yetis has 6 . In 1951, Eric Shipton took photographs of a set of tracks in the snow of Everest. Shipton believed that they were not 7 the tracks of a monkey or bear and 8 that the Abominable Snowman might really 9 .
Further efforts have been made to find out about Yetis. But the only things people have ever found were 10 footprints. Most believe the footprints are nothing more than 11 animal tracks, which had been made 12 as the melted（融化）and refroze in the snow. 13 , in 1964, a Russian scientist said that the Abominable Snowman was 14 and was a remaining link with the prehistoric humans. But, 15 . no evidence has ever 16 been produced.
These days, only a few people continue to take the story of the Abominable Snowman __17 . But if they ever 18 catching one, they may face a real 19 : Would they put it in a 20 or give it a room in a hotel?
A．event B．story C．adventure D．description
A．centuries B．too long C．some time D．many years
A．heard from B．cared for C．knew of D．read about
A．even B．hardly C．certainly D．probably
A．as B．though C．when D．until
A．developed B．changed C．occurred D．continued
A．entirely B．naturally C．clearly D．simply
A．found B．declared C．felt D．doubled
A．exist B．escape C．disappear D．return
A．clearer B．more C．possible D．rare
A．huge B．recent C．ordinary D．frightening
A．strange B．large C．deep D．rough
A．In the end B．Therefore C．After all D．However
A．imagined B．real C．special D．familiar
A．so B．besides C．again D．instead
A．rightly B．actually C．normally D．particularly
A．lightly B．jokingly C．seriously D．properly
A．succeed in B．insist on C．depend on D．join in
A．decision B．situation C．subject D．problem
A．zoo B．mountain C．museum D．laboratory
The Quiet Hero 沉默的英雄
It was Mother’s Day, the day we celebrate everything mothers are and everything we do. But I’ll 1 that Sunday in 2000 was bittersweet for me. As a single mother I 2 to think of my shortcomings — how many evenings I couldn’t spend with my children, and how many things I couldn’t 3 my waitress’ salary to buy.
But what 4 kids I had! My daughter Maria was a senior in college, and Denny was home visiting from his freshman year at Harvard University. They were 5 impolite enough to complain, but there was so much more I 6 I had done for them. I just hoped they ___7 .
As I walked into the 8 quietly to start breakfast, I was greeted by a vase 9 a dozen red roses! When had Denny possibly slipped down to leave them? But even their delicate beauty was overshadowed by the note sitting beside them, in the quick, manly 10 of an eighteen-year-old. It was about a story that happened between Denny and me long ago. It 11 :
She took a day off from her busy 12 to take the boy to see his hero in the flesh at the stadium. It took 3.5 hours just to get there, and they had to be there early 13 he could see his hero take batting practice. 14 their arrival, she took her hard-earned money to buy an overpriced T-shirt on which was 15 his hero making a diving catch. After the game, of course he had to 16 his hero’s signature, so she stayed with the little boy 17 one in the morning…
It took me long enough to 18 it, but I finally know who the 19 hero is. Mom, I love you!
And suddenly, it was a 20 Mother’s Day, after all.
A．admit B．adopt C．deny D．refuse
A．intended B．liked C．tended D．hesitated
A．stress B．spare C．strengthen D．spend
A．poor B．great C．faithless D．pretty
A．merely B．usually C．never D．often
A．wished B．hoped C．expected D．desired
A．supported B．understood C．approved D．disgusted
A．1iving-room B．kitchen C．bed loom D．study
A．including B．containing C．possessing D．pinning
A．handwriting B．description C．tone D．scratch
A．wrote B．recorded C．memorized D．read
A．event B．content C．schedule D．circumstance
A．or B．for C．but D．so
A．At B．In C．On D．By
A．impressed B．printed C．presented D．pressed
A．buy B．abandon C．get D．swap
A．before B．until C．after D．when
A．see B．hear C．realize D．tell
A．actual B．true C．imaginary D．visual
A．sad B．bitter C．happy D．exciting
Stacy had recently moved from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut. It was ___1___ for her to make new friends but she finally had three when she joined the Babysitters Club to ___2___ little children whose parents were busy. Claudia, Kristy, and Mary were in her class at school and also the other ___3___ of the club. The girls met at five o’clock on Fridays and waited for the ___4___ to ring. So far they had been busy, in spite of the ___5___ that they couldn’t stay out late and were under 13.
___6___, the girls’ world was invaded(侵犯) by a second group ___7___ themselves the Babysitters Agency. They were ___8___ and the group also included a few boys. The Babysitters Club tried to think of ways to ___9___ with the older group. They could clean and work for less money, however, they ___10___ it would be difficult to compete. The shock was even greater than they had ___11___ when most of their best customers started to call the new group. They ___12___ to get only a few jobs.
To try a new ___13___ Kristy recruited(招收) a few older kids who told the club they didn’t want to ___14___ their money with the other group. The club ___15___ only too quickly that these older girls joined only as spies and didn’t ___16___ for their job assignments(分派). Thus, more parents were ___17___ with the club.
Finally, the girls realized that the ___18___ in the other group were not good babysitters. They watched television, talked on the phone, and invited boyfriends to the house ___19___ they were sitting. When the children of the families started to ___20___, and a near accident almost occurred, the club went to the parents to tell them what was happening.
1. A. active B. thoughtful C. easy D. hard
2. A. take care of B. run into C. go through D. take advantage of
3. A. children B. members C. circles D. players
4. A. alarm B. traffic C. phone D. neighbor
5. A. fact B. degree C. question D. demand
6. A. Therefore B. Suddenly C. Regularly D. Unwillingly
7. A. attracting B. finding C. calling D. matching
8. A. younger B. cleverer C. taller D. older
9. A. compete B. fight C. do D. meet
10. A. heard B. knew C. promised D. shot
11. A. damaged B. caught C. expected D. forced
12. A. hoped B. liked C. refused D. seemed
13. A. chance B. possibility C. power D. policy
14. A. share B. give C. provide D. mark
15. A. put down B. paid off C. found out D. come through
16. A. check up B. end up C. look up D. show up
17. A. satisfied B. unhappy C. curious D. helpful
18. A. kids B. adults C. systems D. situations
19. A. that B. when C. where D. how
20. A. blow B. complain C. appreciate D. spread
A boy walked along Carver Street, singing a sad song. He walked with his head down. Once he looked up and noticed the sign across the empty street, painted on the side of an old house. On the sign a big woman with yellow hair and a five-mile smile held out a big bottle. “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-Cola,” the sign said.
“Boy!” the silence was cut by a sudden cry. He turned around quickly to see who had called.
An old woman was standing at her door.
“You boy! Come here this minute!”
Slowly the boy ___1___ onto the cold flat stones leading to the old woman’s house. When he arrived at her house, she ___2___ out her hand and wrapped(缠住) her ___3___ old fingers around his arm.
“Help me inside, boy”, she said, “Help me ___4___ to my bed. What’s your name?”
“Joseph,” he said.
The old woman on the bed tried to ___5___ up, raising herself on her elbow(肘). Water ___6___ from her eyes and mouth. The sight of her made Joseph feel ___7___.
“I am dying, Joseph. You can see that, can’t you? I want you to write a ___8___ for me. There’s paper and pencil on the table there.”
Joseph looked down at the ___9___, and then looked out the window. He saw the sign again: “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-cola.”
“I want my silver pin to ___10___ to my daughter.”
Joseph bent his small body over the table and ___11___ the pencil slowly across the paper.
“There’s my Bible(圣经),” the old woman said. “That’s for my daughter, too. I want a ___12__ Christian burial(基督葬礼) with lots of singing. Write that down, too. That’s the last ___13__ of a poor old woman.”
The boy labored over the paper. Again he looked out the window.
“Here. Bring it here so I can ___14___ it.”
Joseph found the Bible, and ___15___the paper inside, laid it next to the bed.
“___16___ me now, boy,” she sighed. “I’m tired.”
He ran out of the house.
A cold wind blew through the ___17___ window, but the old woman on the bed ___18___ nothing. She was dead. The paper in the Bible moved back and forth in the wind. ___19___ on the paper were some childish letters. They ___20___ the words “Coca-Cola. Drink Coca-cola.”
1. A. rushed B. struggled C. hurried D. stepped
2. A. reached B. let C. pushed D. pointed
3. A. firm B. smooth C. dry D. fresh
4. A. back B. over C. away D. ahead
5. A. sit B. get C. stand D. wake
6. A. rolled B. burnt C. burst D. ran
7. A. ill B. sick C. unpleasant D. funny
8. A. letter B. note C. will D. message
9. A. table B. pen C. paper D. woman
10. A. send B. go C. belong D. come
11. A. moved B. drew C. used D. pulled
12. A. great B. merry C. splendid D. real
13. A. hope B. chance C. opinion D. wish
14. A. sign B. read C. remember D. copy
15. A. setting B. hiding C. placing D. laying
16. A. Hold B. Leave C. Excuse D. Pardon
17. A. large B. open C. small D. pretty
18. A. did B. saw C. felt D. knew
19. A. Described B. Printed C. Recorded D. Written
20. A. formed B. spelled C. organized D. repeated
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个
选项中，选出最佳选项。
Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was
ready for new 16 in high school. 17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to
tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and
she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a
second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, she walked home
carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.
The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.
Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”
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George had stolen some money, and had been caught by the police. Now his ___1___ was about to begin. He felt ___2___ that he would be sent to prison for a long time. Then he ___3___ that his friend Jim was one of the members of the jury(陪审团). He succeeded in seeing him ___4___. He said to him, “Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I can’t hope to be found ___5___ of taking it. But I should be grateful ___6___ you if you could ___7___ the other members of the jury to ___8___ some strong ___9___ for me to their statement that they consider me seriously guilty.”
“Well, George,” answered Jim, “I shall ___10___ try to do what I can for you as an old friend, ___11___ I cannot promise you will be highly ___12___ with the result. The other eleven members of the jury are not ___13___ good terms with me.” Of course, George was very ___14___, but he did not have a ___15___ to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, ___16___, Jim visited him in prison. George ___17___ him very much for what he had done.
“Well, George,” Jim told him, “___18___ I thought, those eleven men were very ___19___ to persuade, but I managed it in the end ___20___ tiring them out. You know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!”
1. A. punishment B. trial C. sentence D. arrest
2. A. doubtful B. firm C. sure D. uncertain
3. A. wondered B. imagined C. explained D. discovered
4. A. secretly B. rarely C. often D. openly
5. A. guilty B. moral C. not moral D. not guilty
6. A. for B. with C. to D. of
7. A. please B. try C. persuade D. advise
8. A. add B. add up C. increase D. increase up
9. A. feeling B. mercy C. care D. excuse
10. A. difficulty B. easily C. certainly D. uncertainly
11. A. so B. but C. thus D. then
12. A. surprised B. supposed C. satisfied D. separated
13. A. in B. by C. on D. of
14. A. lucky B. unlucky C. pleased D. disappointed
15. A. time B. hope C. chance D. reason
16. A. moreover B. however C. therefore D. thus
17. A. complained B. criticized C. thanked D. envy
18. A. as B. like C. if D. though
19. A. foolish B. easy C. clever D. difficult
20. A. in B. by C. with D. after
Norman Cousins was a businessman from the United States who often traveled around the world on business. He enjoyed his ___1___ and traveling.
Then, after returning to the United States from a ___2___ trip to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic(USSR), Mr. Cousins got sick. Because he had pushed his body to the ___3___ of its strength on the trip, a change began to take place ___4___ him. The material between his bones became ___5___.
In less than one week after his return, he could not ___6___. Every move that he ___7___ was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told him that they did not know how to cure Mr. Cousins’ problem and he might never ___8___ over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up ___9___ Mr. Cousins thought that ___10___ thoughts were causing bad chemical changes in his body. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. ___11___, he felt that happy thoughts or ___12___ might cure his illness.
He began to ___13___ on himself while still in the hospital by watching funny shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that 10 minutes of real laughter during the ___14___ gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night. ___15___ the doctors could not help him, Mr. Cousins left the hospital and checked into a hotel room where he could ___16___ his experiments with laughter. For eight days, Mr. Cousins rested in the hotel room watching funny shows on television, reading funny books, and sleeping ___17___ he felt tired. Within three weeks, he felt well ___18___ to take a vacation to Puerto Rico where he began running on the beach for ___19___. After a few months, Mr. Cousins returned to work. He had laughed himself back to ___20___.
1. A. time B. holiday C. sleep D. work
2. A. boring B. tiring C. dangerous D. pleasant
3. A. top B. degree C. problem D. limit
4. A. from B. around C. inside D. beside
5. A. weak B. ill C. false D. painful
6. A. speak B. breathe C. stand D. see
7. A. made B. did C. took D. gave
8. A. look B. get C. turn D. think
9. A. effort B. hope C. treatment D. arrangement
10. A. foolish B. unusual C. funny D. unhappy
11. A. Instead B. however C. Therefore D. Otherwise
12. A. sleep B. travel C. laughter D. television
13. A. rescue B. operate C. try D. experiment
14. A. day B. week C. month D. year
15. A. Promising B. Deciding C. Doubting D. Recognizing
16. A. invent B. begin C. continue D. prove
17. A. until B. whenever C. unless D. so that
18. A. soon B. completely C. slowly D. enough
19. A. exercise B. illness C. rest D. pleasure
20. A. power B. sense C. health D. happiness
Christopher Reeve is best known as the man who played Superman always fighting against the forces of evil(邪恶). He came to ___1___ the victory of good over bad. Now he has taken on his ___2___ fight.
In 1995, ___3___ riding his horse, Christopher Reeve was thrown to the ground. He broke his ___4___ and has been paralyzed ever since. He cannot move a muscle ___5___ his shoulder level and for six months after his accident he could not even ___6___ without help. ___7___, in spite of his terrible injuries, his goal is to carry on as ___8___ a life as he can. He now spends a lot of time traveling around America ___9___ for people who are in the same ___10___ as he is.
Over 215, 000 Americans suffer from spinal cord(脊髓) injuries, but 90% of them survive(幸存) and live to a great age. Almost ＄9 billion is spent every year ___11___ for these people, yet only ＄5 million is spent on the ___12___ to find a cure. Christopher Reeve is a very ___13___ man who, at the age of 9, will not accept that he will ___14___ walk again. He and many others believe that the only thing stopping ___15___ from finding a cure for their injuries is ___16___ for research.
In 1996, he founded the Christopher Reeve Foundation(CRF) to raise funds(资金) for medical research to treat and find a cure for spinal cord injuries, and also to support programs that improve the quality of life for ___17___ people. Christopher Reeve makes the best of his ___18___. He has conquered his ___19___. He has even returned to the ___20___ world with a ＄5, 000 wheelchair that can be controlled by sucking or puffing on a straw.
1. A. show B. play C. stand for D. win
2. A. hard B. serious C. interesting D. own
3. A. when B. before C. after D. by
4. A. shoulder B. arm C. back D. hand
5. A. above B. below C. from D. of
6. A. stand B. work C. breathe D. think
7. A. And B. however C. Still D. So
8. A. normal B. pleased C. easy D. ordinary
9. A. caring B. writing C. looking D. speaking
10. A. country B. illness C. situation D. part
11. A. treating B. caring C. serving D. curing
12. A. research B. patients C. hospital D. medicine
13. A. strong B. young C. determined D. handsome
14. A. later B. possibly C. hardly D. never
15. A. hospitals B. scientists C. chemists D. patients
16. A. money B. equipment C. time D. views
17. A. sick B. disabled C. ordinary D. poor
18. A. spinalcord B. illness C. position D. spirit
19. A. fear B. spinalcord C. disability D. victory
20. A. business B. movie C. sports D. pleasant
I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most __1__ and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and ___2___ we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an ___3___ victory. After all, Ed’s idea of ___4___ has always been nothing more ___5___ than lifting a fork to his mouth. ___6___ I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and ___7___ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often ___8___ about that, Ed refused to buy a ___9___ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed ___10___ for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly ___11___, I was so surprised that I was ___12___. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. ___13___, at the point in our game when I’d have predicted(预计) the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was ___14___ 7 to 9 — and Ed was ___15___. The sudden realization was painful. We ___16___ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious ___17___ about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone ___18___ that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to ___19___. In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my ___20___.
1. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular
2. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested
3. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early
4. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness
5. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making
6. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since
7. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly
8. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked
9. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker
10. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned
11. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure
12. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless
13. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last
14. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally
15. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting
16. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. decided
17. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems
18. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping
19. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move
20. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor
Trudy, an American girl, tried swimming across the English Channel. That was August 6, 1962. Her father had ___1___ her two things. One was not to pull her out of the water ___2___ she asked. The other was to give her a red sports ___3___ if she made it.
In gay spirits Trudy ___4___ out, swimming strongly. All the swimmers started at 7:09 in the morning. Her father and the trainer were going along in a boat beside her. At ten o’clock, rain began falling.
___5___, Trudy trod(踩) water while drinking and eating a chicken leg. Then she started swimming ___6___. The wind was ___7___ and the sea became rougher. Late ___8___ the wind became even worse. The trainer ___9___ it was useless trying to finish. He called to Trudy to ___10___.
“No human being could do it in this weather,” he said. “It’s ___11___ to go on. “however, her father shouted, “Don’t grab her. Let her ___12___. “At seven o’clock the tides(潮水) turned ___13___ her. It was more difficult to move a- head. But Trudy still swam on. She ___14___ victory was possible now, for the English coast was in ___15___.
It was getting dark. A sound could be heard ___16___ the wind；hundreds of car horns(喇叭) were cheering her on. With ___17___ strength, she finished the last 200 yards. At 9:35p. m., Trudy got out of water. She had swum some 35 miles in ___18___ the 21-mile-wide Channel ___19___ a strong storm. But she had made it in 14 hours and 30 minutes. “Well, Pop,” she said to her father. “I ___20___ I get my car this time, don’t I?”
1. A. given B. refused C. allowed D. promised
2. A. as B. unless C. even if D. when
3. A. suit B. shoe C. hat D. car
4. A. rushed B. left C. started D. worked
5. A. At midday B. In the morning C. In the evening D. In the late afternoon
6. A. faster B. better C. again D. across
7. A. stopping B. rising C. changing D. increasing
8. A. morning B. afternoon C. evening D. night
9. A. thought B. considered C. decided D. felt
10. A. keep up B. slow down C. give up D. take a rest
11. A. difficult B. stupid C. impossible D. unnecessary
12. A. go B. decide C. come out D. go on
13. A. towards B. with C. at D. against
14. A. realized B. noticed C. found out D. thought
15. A. the distance B. reach C. sight D. hand
16. A. over B. in C. with D. from
17. A. fresh B. greater C. weakening D. remaining
18. A. flying B. swimming C. crossing D. passing
19. A. in spite of B. because of C. against D. during
20. A. demand B. am afraid C. hope D. guess
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