I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother
and his friends were all 36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they 37 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought 38 for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother 39 me the ticket. I was really 40 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our 41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became 42 . I could barely make out the stage in the 43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band 44 the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t 45 what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as 46 as a jet engine. I could 47 the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just 48 that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to 49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50 and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51 from a long sleep. My ears were still 52 with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54 , I listen to one of their songs and 55 I’m back at that first show.
A.members B.fans C.friends D.volunteers
A.guessed B.thought C.discovered D.predicted
A.flowers B.drinks C.clothes D.tickets
A.offered B.booked C.returned D.found
A.relaxed B.excited C.embarrassed D.encouraged
A.seats B.entrance C.spots D.space
A.comfortable B.serious C.nervous D.quiet
A.silence B.darkness C.noise D.smoke
A.fell upon B.got through C.stepped onto D.broke into
A.forget B.bear C.repeat D.hear
A.loud B.hard C.sweet D.fast
A.enjoy B.touch C.feel D.digest
A.realize B.understand C.believe D.remember
A.continue B.finish C.delay D.change
A.theatre B.party C.opera D.stage
A.escaped B.traveled C.woken D.benefited
A.aching B.burning C.rolling D.ringing
A.competition B.performance C.interview D.celebration
A.besides B.otherwise C.instead D.though
A.decide B.regret C.imagine D.conclude
完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 37 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 38 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated people 39 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing straight and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 40 and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).
My friends found me distant because I didn’t let others get 41 to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 42 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would 43 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” she asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No idea.”
“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our 44 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my situation — until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, she saw my 45 . She just stared.
My heart sank. What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 46 me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 47 your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be sentenced(审判). I begged in my heart for
her to 48 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered weakly.
She bent and 49 my ears.
“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was 50 .I looked into her eyes and her kindness touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 51 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.
A.them B.it C.myself D.me
A.shorter B.taller C.weaker D.slower
A.looking B.smiling C.aiming D.glaring
A.street B.sun C.mirror D.corner
A.closely B.close C.near D.nearly
A.after B.while C.until D.unless
A.disturb B.seek C.comfort D.ignore
A.games B.performance C.conversation D.competition
A.face B.back C.eyes D.wings
A.look up to B.catch up with C.look down upon D.put up with
A.that B.why C.whether D.how
A.relax B.stop C.leave D.forbid
A.said B.spoke C.whispered D.shouted
A.worried B.astonished C.ashamed D.upset
A.control B.hate C.forgive D.like
I hadn’t even got a chance to enter the store before an African American woman approached me and asked if I would help her return an item. The item she had 36 was intended for her daughter, but she had already received a 37 one. The lady 38 to exchange the item for something else in the store but she was told she needed an ID 39 the deal could not take place.
I went to the 40 with the woman so we could use my ID. The sales associate immediately started 41 her of asking the first 42 person she saw to help her. Although that was 43 , I didn’t understand why it 44 . After all, not everyone is given the opportunity to 45 an ID in this country.
Then, we asked to speak with a manager, who explained that there was no 46 to return the item without a receipt and then went on to say the woman could not 47 she purchased the item.
“ 48 I, a young white female, were to enter the store and request you to make an exchange without a receipt, I would not be 49 the privilege — as I have proof from the past.” I said. He must have realized at that moment what he had done, because he 50 to exchange the item.
There are many valuable lessons in the story. The first is to help a stranger in need. I 51 when the woman asked for my help, but 52 in my head I asked myself, “Why not? What valid 53 do I actually have?” I had none, so I helped her.
The second lesson is not to judge a book by its 54 . The woman looked poor, but she 55 _ the same treatment as anyone else does.
A.purchased B.shown C.lost D.mended
A.same B.popular C.similar D.different
A.managed B.wanted C.refused D.promised
A.for B.or C.and D.so
A.counter B.department C.market D.window
A.warning B.informing C.reminding D.accusing
A.fair B.familiar C.impossible D.random
A.wrong B.true C.reasonable D.meaningful
A.mattered B.happened C.passed D.worked
A.leave B.pay C.find D.obtain
A.request B.place C.way D.need
A.answer B.prove C.support D.admit
A.Unless B.And C.Instead D.If
A.ordered B.asked C.denied D.given
A.agreed B.prepared C.failed D.remembered
A.struggled B.wondered C.hesitated D.nodded
A.totally B.gradually C.hardly D.quickly
A.feelings B.goals C.reasons D.ideas
A.design B.cover C.content D.price
A.deserved B.required C.received D.appreciated
Life in the twenty-first century will be very 50 . Many changes will take place, but 51 will the changes be.
The population is growing 52 . There will be many 53 in the world and most of them will live 54 than people in the twentieth century.
Computers will be much smaller and 55 and there will be at least one in every 56 . And 57 studies will be one of the important subjects in school then.
People will work 58 and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. 59 will be much easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to 60 countries for holidays.
There will be changes in our 61 , too. Maybe no one will eat meat every day, instead, they eat more fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be 62 . Work in the future will be different, too. 63 and hard work can be done by robots. Because of this, 64 will not have enough work to do .This will be a problem.
A.interesting B.hard C.different D.beautiful
A.why B.how C.when D.what
A.slowly B.fast C.quietly D.suddenly
A.people B.workers C.scientists D.doctors
A.long B.longer C.happy D.lucky
A.more useful B.useful C.helpful D.less useful
A.hospital B.factory C.home D.town
A.science B.maths C.English D.computer
A.fewer hours B.more hours C.eight hours D.more than eight hours
A.Seeing doctors B.Going to the cinema C.Shopping D.Travelling
A.rich B.other C.poor D.small
A.food B.clothes C.fruit D.drinks
A.fatter B.thinner C.healthier D.more pleased
A.Safe B.Easy C.Simple D.Dangerous
A.a few people B.all the people C.many people D.some people
Directions: For each blank in the passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Many years ago I was on a bicycle trip through some exceedingly picturesque (如画的) countryside. Suddenly, dark clouds piled up overhead and rain began to fall, but strange to ___50___, several hundred yards ahead of me the sun shone brilliantly. Riding, however, as rapidly as I could, I found it ___51___ to get into the clear. The clouds with their rain kept advancing faster than I could race forward. I continued this unequal contest for an exhausting half hour, ___52___ realizing that I could not win my way to the bright area ahead of me.
Then it dawned upon me that I was wasting my strength in unimportant hurry, while paying no attention whatsoever to the landscape ___53___ which I was making the trip. The storm could not last forever and the discomfort was not unendurable. Indeed, there was much to look at which might ___54___ have escaped me. As I gazed about with sharpened ___55___, I saw colours and lines and shapes that would have appeared differently under brilliant light. The rain mists (薄雾) which now ___56___ the wooded hills and the fresh clearness of the different greens were entrancing (迷人的). My annoyance at the rain was gone and my eagerness to ___57___ it disappeared. It had provided me with a new view and helped me understand that the ___58___ of beauty and satisfaction may be found close at hand within the ___59___ of one’s own sensibilities.
It made me think, then and later, about other matters to which this incident was related. It helped me realize that there is no sense in my ___60___ ever to flee from circumstances and conditions which cannot be avoided but which I might bravely ___61___ and frequently mend and often turn to good account. I know that half the battle is won if I can face trouble with courage, __62__ with spirit, and triumph with humility. It has become ever clearer to me that danger is far from disaster, that defeat may be the forerunner of final ___63___, and that, in the last analysis, all achievement is dangerously weak ___64___ based on enduring principles of moral conduct.
A.ask B.relate C.understand D.call
A.easy B.likely C.impossible D.comfortable
A.before B.after C.as D.while
A.in front of B.on account of C.for the sake of D.atthe convenience of
A.therefore B.consequently C.accordingly D.otherwise
A.puzzle B.appreciation C.wisdom D.shock
A.crowned B.covered C.swept D.floated
A.enjoy B.embrace C.surround D.escape
A.resources B.sources C.causes D.courses
A.distance B.help C.range D.comprehension
A.requesting B.waiting C.attempting D.expecting
A.meet B.avoid C.decline D.change
A.happiness B.joy C.disappointment D.surprise
A.failure B.victory C.relief D.decision
A.if B.though C.until D.unless
I first went to hear a live rock concert when I was eight years old. My brother
and his friends were all 36 of a heavy metal group called Black Wednesday. When they 37 that Black Wednesday were going to perform at our local theatre, they all bought 38 for performance. However, at the last minute, one of the friends couldn’t go, so my brother 39 me the ticket. I was really 40 !
I remember the buzz (嘈杂声) of excitement inside the theatre as we all found our 41 . After a few minutes, the lights went down and everybody became 42 . I could barely make out the stage in the 43 . We waited. Then there was a roar from the crowd, like an explosion, as the first members of the band 44 the stage. My brother leaned over and shouted something in my ear, but I couldn’t 45 what he was saying. The first song was already starting and the music was as 46 as a jet engine. I could 47 the drum beats and bass notes in my stomach.
I can’t recall any of the songs that the band played. I just 48 that I really enjoyed the show and didn’t want it to 49 . But in the end, after three encores (加演), the show finished. We left the 50 and walked unsteadily out onto the pavement. I felt a little dizzy, as if I had just 51 from a long sleep. My ears were still 52 with the beat of the last song.
After the 53 , I became a Black Wednesday fan too for a few years before getting into other kinds of music. Once in a while, 54 , I listen to one of their songs and 55 I’m back at that first show.
A.members B.fans C.friends D.volunteers
A.guessed B.thought C.discovered D.predicted
A.flowers B.drinks C.clothes D.tickets
A.offered B.booked C.returned D.found
A.relaxed B.excited C.embarrassed D.encouraged
A.seats B.entrance C.spots D.space
A.comfortable B.serious C.nervous D.quiet
A.silence B.darkness C.noise D.smoke
A.fell upon B.got through C.stepped onto D.broke into
A.forget B.bear C.repeat D.hear
A.loud B.hard C.sweet D.fast
A.enjoy B.touch C.feel D.digest
A.realize B.understand C.believe D.remember
A.continue B.finish C.delay D.change
A.theatre B.party C.opera D.stage
A.escaped B.traveled C.woken D.benefited
A.aching B.burning C.rolling D.ringing
A.competition B.performance C.interview D.celebration
A.besides B.otherwise C.instead D.though
A.decide B.regret C.imagine D.conclude
Two men, both seriously ill, were in the same hospital room. One man was allowed to 46 in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment. His 47 was next to the room's only window. The other man 48 spend all his time flat on his back. Every 49 when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he 50 pass the time by describing(描述) to his 51 all the things he could see outside the window. The window overlooked(远眺) a 52 with a lovely lake. Ducks played on the water while children 53 their model boats. Young lovers walked 54 among flowers. As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and 55 the scene.
One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 56 body of the man by the window, who had died 57 in his sleep. She was sad and 58 the hospital attendants (服务员) to take the body away. 59 it seemed appropriate (合适的), the other man asked if he could 60 next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch(调换), and after 61 he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his 62 look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the 63 of seeing it for himself. He strained (紧张地) to slowly turn to 64 the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.
The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to 65 those wonderful things outside this window. The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”
A.stand up B.lie down C.sit up D.sit down
A.room B.table C.seat D.bed
A.had to B.would rather C.prefer to D.rather than
A.morning B.evening C.afternoon D.dawn
A.will B.would C.should D.might
A.nurse B.workmate C.roommate D.doctor
A.park B.street C.farm D.field
A.played B.made C.started D.sailed
A.face to face B.shoulder to shoulder C.arm in arm D.back to back
A.describe B.tell C.hear D.imagine
A.strong B.warm C.sick D.lifeless
A.peacefully B.sadly C.secretly D.completely
A.looked B.found C.called D.saw
A.Before B.As soon as C.Although D.As far as
A.changed B.sit C.be moved D.be taken
A.making sure B.depending on C.making up D.accounting for
A.next B.first C.last D.another
A.surprise B.feeling C.try D.joy
A.look out B.look at C.glare at D.stare at
A.remember B.describe C.write D.talk
Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, wanted to show 36 at a party but the song you’d practised so many times suddenly 37 more difficult?
I've had both these 38 .As a Senior 3 student, I have to 39 many exams. Each time I enter one thinking “I 40 fail this time.” , I get a low mark.
But don't be surprised --- it's not 41 we don't try, or do enough preparation, or take it 42 . On the contrary, it is because we put ourselves under too much 43 . It is thinking ‘I must…’ that makes us taste the terrible flavor of 44 .
We often 45 to our friends, “Don't be too hard 46 yourself!”. But when we 47 our own goals, we may not listen to our own advice.
In doing so, we are making our path to success increasingly difficult.
So why not 48 this crazy pursuit(追求) to get the best? Just face the problem 49 before you with a calm mind, enjoy the hard work and you will succeed.
In my opinion, 50 a calm state of mind is a skill for life. For people who want to succeed, 51 this is a very important lesson.
So 52 time when you're trying to draw a straight line or 53 a performance, tell yourself, “If I can just do it better than last time, it's a 54 . ”
Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy 55 you succeed or fail.
A.up B.off C.out D.in
A.assumes B.appears C.listens D.becomes
A.experiences B.chances C.times D.reviews
A.finish B.measure C.take D.join
A.shouldn't B.may C.can't D.haven't
A.why B.since C.when D.because
A.necessarily B.seriously C.personally D.sharply
A.care B.power C.pressure D.attention
A.exams B.difficulty C.marks D.failure
A.say B.speak C.tell D.talk
A.off B.on C.to D.for
A.share B.achieve C.weigh D.set
A.throw away B.get away C.take away D.let away
A.waiting B.sitting C.lying D.laying
A.staying B.keeping C.remaining D.making
A.trying B.realizing C.using D.training
A.last B.what C.next D.high
A.put on B.play on C.give on D.show on
A.success B.task C.lesson D.trial
A.if B.either C.neither D.whether
Whenever we do something wrong, Jesus Christ sees it. He loves us and doesn’t say it. Perhaps he’s wondering how long we’ll keep our mind suffering. A little boy named Johnny was visiting his grandparents on their farm and he was given a slingshot(弹弓) to play with out in the woods. He 36 for some time but he could never hit the target he had set for himself. Getting a little 37 , he walked back to the farmhouse for dinner. As he was _ 38 back, he saw Grandpa’s pet duck. Just out of 39 , he let the slingshot fly , hitting it in the head ,and killed it. In a panic, he 40 the dead duck in the woodpile, only to see his sister Sally 41 be watching him. Sally had seen all this, but she said _42 . After lunch that day Grandma said, “Sally, it’s your turn to wash the dishes.” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen.” And then she spoke _43 to him, “Remember the duck?” So Johnny did the dishes. Later that day, Grandpa asked if 44 wanted to go fishing, but Grandma said, “I’m sorry but I need Sally to help me make supper.” But Sally just smiled and said, “Well, that’s all right because Johnny told me he was too 45 to help you. And she whispered again, “Remember the duck?” So Sally went fishing and Johnny 46 to help make supper. After several days of doing both his 47 and Sally’s, Johnny finally couldn’t 48 it any longer. He came to his Grandma and told her that he had killed the duck .Grandma smiled and gave him a big 49 . “Sweetheart, I know. You see, I was watering the flowers at the window 50 I saw you shoot my duck with the slingshot, and I saw the whole thing. But because I love you, I 51 you. I was just wondering how long you would let Sally 52_ of you.”
In reality, no matter how 53__or how uncomfortable it is to admit our wrongdoing, we should always choose to 54 it and work it through instead of running away from it. Hard as it is, it 55 us and makes us who we are.
A.promoted B.exercised C.practiced D.consumed
A.delighted B.upset C.amazed D.scared
A.running B.rushing C.heading D.leaving
A.sympathy B.pride C.impulse D.politeness
A.hung B.presented C.protected D.hid
A.should B.shall C.must D.might
A.nothing B.everything C.something D.anything
A.loudly B.softly C.guiltily D.innocently
A.Sally B.Johnny C.the children D.Grandma
A.reluctant B.willing C.curious D.cautious
A.kept up B.held back C.left behind D.stayed behind
A.chores B.homework C.games D.sports
A.accept B.stand C.withdraw D.allow
A.hug B.blow C.reward D.award
A.whereas B.as C.while D.when
A.appreciate B.admire C.forgive D.force
A.put the blame B.make friends C.put pressure D.make a slave
A.doubtful B.grateful C.harmful D.painful
A.reject B.control C.face D.witness
A.develops B.shapes C.ruins D.prepares
Columbus returned home with the news of his discovery of “Indian” 36 Columbus called it. Then he was considered as the hero who had given a new world to Spain. Never had so great __37__ been shown to any __38__man.But there were some who were jealous of the __39__.”Who is this Columbus?” they asked, “and what has he done? Isn’t he a poor sailor from Italy?And could __40__ other seamen sail across the ocean just as he has done?”
One day Columbus was at 41 and several of these fellows were __42__ too. They tried to make Columbus __43__.”You have discovered strange lands __44__ the sea,”they said.“But we don’t see why there __45__ be so much said about it. Anybody can sail across the ocean and anybody can coast along the islands __46__ ,just as you have done. It is the __47__ thing in the world.”
Columbus made no answer, but after a while he took an egg from a dish and said to the people at the table, “Who __48__ you, gentlemen, can make the egg stand __49__ ?” One by one they tried the __50__.When the egg had gone __51__ around and everyone had failed, all said that it could not be done, Then Columbus took the egg and __52__the shell of the egg’s small end a little upon the table. After that there was no trouble in making it stand __53__.“Gentlemen,”said he, “what is easy than to do this __54__ you said was impossible ? It is simplest thing in the world. Anybody can do it-----AFTER HE HAD BEEN SHOWN __55__.”
A. so B. when C as D. that
A.respect B.response C.reward D.request
A.great B.common C.usual D.noble
A.discovery B.inventor C.discover D.bravery
A.some B.any C.no D.every
A.palace B.hotel C.counter D.dinner
A.friendly B.present C.rude D.angry
A.uncomfortable B.happy C.satisfied D.disappointed
A.beyond B.in C.along D.on
A.could B.would C.should D.might
A.on another side B.on other side C.on the other side D.on one side
A.easiest B.simplest C.content D.convenient
A.besides B.among C.including D.except
A.on end B.in end C.by end D.to end
A.egg B.experiment C.method D.way
A.entirely B.eventually C.fluently D.frequently
A.supported B.hit C.broke D.stuck
A.downward B.upward C.backward D.inward
A.that B.what C.how D.why
A.WHAT B.WHEN C.WHY D.HOW
Last week, I took a sales class for female business owners. The 36 thing the instructor did was ask if anyone had been the victim of a 37 sales experience. Every person in the room 38 her hand.
When she knew details, we learned that the 39 situations had one thing in common. It 40 that whenever a class member had a bad sales experience, it involved the 41 promising something he wouldn’t or couldn’t deliver.
The example I 42 with the class was a current one. I bought a summer membership at our community pool 43 because it advertised a lovely baby pool to which I could escape with my active one and four year-olds. However, every time I’ve used the pool this summer, the baby area has been 44 . Too much chlorine(氯气), 45 one manager.
I’m sure the pool director was very apologetic that his 46 had been inconvenienced, and that’s nice, but the 47 is that I did not get what I paid for. When the baby pool was closed, I had to swim with my 48 in the adult pool, which did not 49 me the control I wanted and as such, was quite stressful. I would have rather stayed home.
The pool has 50 a customer. I will not be buying a pass next summer.
In work and in life, it is really important not to 51 something you can’t deliver, because at best, it will improve your 52 . At worse, you could lose your job. 53 , before you assure a co-worker or customer that you can get something done, make sure that your boss or someone higher-up isn’t going to step in and force you to 54 your plan. You are not God, so don’t lead people to believe that you 55 the universe.
A.last B.first C.latest D.only
A.good B.miserable C.bad D.wonderful
A.raised B.rose C.arose D.aroused
A.negative B.supportive C.positive D.pessimistic
A.appeared B.noticed C.seemed D.presented
A.seller B.buyer C.shopper D.assistant
A.told B.shared C.held D.spoke
A.roughly B.correctly C.naturally D.precisely
A.closed B.turned C.switched D.forbidden
A.announced B.claimed C.declared D.exclaimed
A.colleagues B.fellows C.customers D.children
A.point B.subject C.sense D.truth
A.friends B.students C.kids D.cousins
A.supply B.afford C.provide D.undertake
A.gained B.acquired C.hurt D.lost
A.promise B.serve C.accommodate D.explain
A.mood B.relationships C.feelings D.learning
A.However B.Instead C.Therefore D.Besides
A.abandon B.continue C.change D.conduct
A.command B.demand C.contain D.control
It was a busy morning,about 8:30,when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to the hospital .I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for all appointment(约会)at 9:30
The nurse had him take a 36 in the waiting area, 37 him it would be at least 40 Minutes 38 someone would be able to see him I saw him 39 his watch and decided, since I was 40 busy—my patient didn’t 41 at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound .While taking care of his wound.I asked him if he had another doctor’s appointment
The gentleman said no and told me that he 42 to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his 43 . He told me that she had been 44 for a while and that she had a special disease I asked if she would be 45 if he was a bit late. He replied that she 46 knew who he was,that she had not been able to 47 him for five years now. I was 48 , and asked him,“And you 49 go every morning,even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said.“She doesn’t know me but I know who she is” I had to hold back 50 as he left.
Now I 51 that in marriages,true love is 52 of all that is The happiest people don’t 53 have the best of everything;they just 54 the best of everything they have 55 isn’t about how to live through the storm,but how to dance in the rain.
A breath B.test C seat D break
A persuading B promising C understanding D telling
A if B before C since D after
A taking off B.fixing C looking at D winding
A very B also C seldom D not
A turn up B show off C come on D go away
A needed B forgot C agreed D happened
A daughter B wife C mother D sister
A. late B well C around D.there
A lonely B worried C doubtful D hungry
A so far B neither C no longer D already
A recognize B answer C believe D expect
A moved B disappointed C surprised D satisfied
A only B.then C.thus D still
A curiosity B tears C words D judgment
A realize B suggest C hope D prove
A agreement B expression C acceptance D exhibition
A necessarily B completely C.naturally D frequently
A. learn B make C.favor D.try
A Adventure B Beauty C Trust D Life
My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other __1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s 2__ anything. It’s really amazing.
Michelle 3 her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her 4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.
I 6 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very 7 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was 8 excited about her finger-painting project.
“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle 10 with us”.
To my great 11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my 12 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really 13 what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt 14 Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.
I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come 15 in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was 16 for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla __17 . I knew my child was _18 because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.
We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.
A.ways B.means C.methods D.senses
A.enjoyed B.found C.missed D.held
A.comes across B.looks after C.picks out D.learns from
A.relaxed B.nervous C.anxious D.secret
A.parents B.family C.guests D.friends
A.realized B.heard C.forgot D.witnessed
A.sad B.calm C.excited D.puzzled
A.especially B.seldom C.frequently D.hardly
A.paint B.draw C.create D.mix
A.stayed B.painted C.talked D.competed
A.excitement B.encouragement C.delight D.surprise
A.attitude B.color C.picture D.paper
A.touched B.considered C.saw D.understood
A.after B.unless C.until D.if
A.up B.down C.back D.on
A.curious B.quiet C.angry D.worried
A.whispered B.insisted C.introduced D.informed
A.right B.wrong C.worried D.uncertain
A.shortcomings B.difficulties C.pride D.disappointment
A.paper B.pens C.hands D.eyes
I never thought about the dangers of growing up during the war because I was only six then. My parents were 36 and both were busy with their work at a hospital. I was often left in the care of my grandmother. Grandma gave Aunt Tracy and I the 37 of taking lunch to my grandfather, her estranged (
分居的) husband, who lived 38 in an apartment at the other side of the village.
As usual, 39 we left, Grandma repeated, "There may be war at any time, so stay on the side of the road. Be 40 not to spill (
溢出) the food." Aunt Tracy and I 41 the lunch box and hurried to Grandpa’s place.
"Keep down and take cover!" Tracy cried out as we heard some 42 . As we squatted (
蹲) at the roadside, I started to feel 43 . Grandpa preferred his food served 44 . If we couldn’t get there on time, his lunch would turn cold! Not wanting the war to slow us down, I said, "Let’s just run for it!"
We tried all the ways we could think of to cross the road, but 45 seemed to work. Suddenly Tracy said, "Bullets travel in a straight line, so we can run in a zigzag (
之字形)."Taking a deep breath, we set off again and ran wildly back and forth across the road., 46 we managed to reach Grandpa’s apartment.
As an adult, I now know what my young mind couldn’t understand then: it’s impossible to go through life without 47 . We may come across difficulties in our life, but we need to be brave, face the problem and carry on.
A.workers B.soldiers C.doctors D.patients
A.project B.trouble C.job D.career
A.sadly B.madly C.alone D.abroad
A.until B.before C.after D.since
A.careful B.still C.proud D.Valuable
A.rose B.lifted C.touched D.prepared
A.noises B.Shots C.Voices D.Cries
A.disappointed B.scared C.encouraged D.worried
A.safe B.nice C.hot D.quick
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
A.Suddenly B.Finally C.Actually D.Gradually
A.illnesses B.failures C.struggles D.changes
This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept 36 why those who had so much money were never 37 and were always desiring more.
“As far as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to 38 and to wear, I would not want anything more.”
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the 39 saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to 40 you for a long time. Now, open your 41 and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this 42 : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the 43 shall become dust. Do you understand?
“I see,” said the beggar.
“Then you should 44 ! It’s obvious that your wallet is a(an) 45 one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly 46 to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a 47 of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough?” Isn’t it cracking?” asked Fortune.
“Never fear. It’s still 48 enough now.” answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to 49 . “Ah, if only the golden stream would 50 forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “ 51 just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will 52 .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “It will 53 a little more, just a little more.”
One more piece was added and the wallet split. The 54 fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now 55 but his broken bag.
A.showing B.explaining C.proving D.wondering
A.relaxed B.satisfied C.worried D.depressed
A.learn B.watch C.eat D.play
A.street B.bridge C.yard D.forest
A.praise B.forgive C.help D.comfort
A.coat B.pocket C.box D.wallet
A.occasion B.suggestion C.situation D.condition
A.hand B.feet C.ground D.beggar
A.look out B.look after C.look up D.look down
A.rich B.empty C.worn D.full
A.stand B.wait C.breathe D.think
A.stream B.piece C.pair D.variety
A.weak B.strong C.poor D.rich
A.spread B.close C.loose D.shake
A.pour B.end C.dry D.melt
A.take B.add C.lend D.borrow
A.flow B.burst C.disappear D.change
A.attract B.permit C.include D.hold
A.present B.food C.treasure D.water
A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something