When Alesia Reuis was nine years old, she had an accident that left her unable to walk for years. Now Alesia is telling the story of the first day she again.
I remember the very first time I walked by myself. My sister Alexis was in high school then. She was on the basketball team, and she was going to take me to her practice. She went to drive the car to the front door for me while I was sitting in my room, but we were going to be late, so I said to myself, “Let me help her out a little.” I I would try to walk to the door.
else was at home, so I had to do it by myself. I was a little afraid, but I wanted to do it, so I pushed up off the arms of my wheelchair and . There wasn't going to be anything for me to hold on to 。 if I leaned over(倾身) to catch the table, I would fall. So I put my mind on walking and nothing else, and I just took a step, and another one, and then about three more, and I was at the door of my . I stood the wall and started smiling. I was so I'd made it that far. I to the sky and said, “Thank you.”
I stayed there for a minute. I was hoping I wouldn't have anything wrong with my , so I practiced it a little bit, and then I started across the living room. I looked straight ahead, and I made it to the next wall, and I said “ ” again. Then I had to walk just more steps to get to the door — and I did it! I said, "I made it, I made it, thank you!" I looked out to see where Alexis was. She was driving to the house. She was so surprised that I was standing there waving at her. She laughed and gave me a great big hug.
That’s to say: impossible is nothing.
A．stood B．walked C．played D．run
A．thought B．knew C．suggested D．hoped
A．very B．first C．back D．front
A．Nobody B．Anybody C．Somebody D．Everybody
A．sat down B．stood up C．looked up D．turned around
A．however B．but C．because D．so
A．wheelchair B．car C．room D．house
A．against B．on C．near D．beside
A．surprised B．nervous C．happy D．afraid
A．look at B．look down C．look for D．looked up
A．hand B．arm C．foot D．knee
A．move B．moving C．to move D．movement
A．Thank you. B．I can do it. C．I did it. D．I am sorry.
A．a little B．little C．a few D．few
A．happily B．quickly C．suddenly D．luckily
Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing ____ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her ____. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons ___ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __ found work in a big shop. The __ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice ____ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. But she __ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __ did anything at home. She didn’t love her ___ but she lived a city life.
Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few ___ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣赏）them. She ____ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were ____the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all ___. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”
The women looked at each other but they tried not to ___. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（流浪汉）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a___ man had no money to have a portrait taken（请人画像）!”
A．him B．himself C．her D．herself
A．classes B．English C．maths D．language
A．when B．while C．because D．after
A．hardly B．easily C．no longer D．happily
A．bookseller B．shopkeeper C．gatekeeper D．policeman
A．agreed B．hated C．preferred D．failed
A．sold B．was sold C．gave D．was given
A．always B．sometimes C．never D．often
A．husband B．son C．brother D．uncle
A．cheap B．expensive C．terrible D．strange
A．liked B．interested C．watched D．knew
A．looking up B．looking for C．talking about D．hearing from
A．old B．clean C．dirty D．thin
A．stop B．smile C．laugh D．lie
A．busy B．clever C．rich D．poor
I have a good friend and we are like sisters. But sometimes the things she does make me I’m independent and I don’t depend on others. I like to be different others. But she does everything the same I do. For example, I have friends from groups, because I want different friends. But she them and tries to make friends with them. Also, I got a nice hat and she got the same one. I want to color my hair and she wants to color ,too. There are more things that. I like her very much because she is a great friend, but I can’t the things she does sometimes. I don’t want to say to her because it ‘ll make things worse I don’t know to do. Can you give me some advice?
A．excited B． tired C．angry D． cool
A．with B． as C．from D．with
A．If B． as C．so D．and
A．necessary B．different C．important D．famous
A．meets B．watches C．beats D．forgets
A．she B．her C．she’s D．hers
A．of B．for C．about D．like
A．finish B．about C．afford D．stand
A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything
A．whom B．when C．where D．what
Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you..
Not long ago, a friend of mine decided to read a lot of books to get knowledge. So he went to the library and happily with several books. But after a few days, he felt bored. The idea of finishing all of the books seemed , because it was for him to sit quietly to read a whole book. He didn’t know what to do. Then one day, he suddenly thought of “Why not make reading fun?” It gave him again. Reading is a journey of spirit(心灵之旅). Every time when we a book, we are actually talking the writer. Since then, he tried to spend more time reading books, so he could feel all of the writer’s happiness and sadness. And reading is boring, but kind of interesting.
Attitude can make a great . Someone once said, “ the situation is bad, people are free to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about the situation. It helps . For example, one day the weather is fine. You and your friends want to go for a picnic. Just before you go, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).
Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and happy. Let’s smile to we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
A．seem B．taste C．sound D．smell
A．cry B．smile C．complain D．shout
A．more B．less C．many D．a lot
A．sang B．jumped C．returned D．danced
A．easy B．unnecessary C．possible D．impossible
A．hard B．interesting C．happy D．easy
A．money B．hope C．time D．knowledge
A．buy B．borrow C．read D．write
A．on B．about C．of D．with
A．of course B．no longer C．as usual D．in fact
A．decision B．difference C．discussion D．problem
A．Even though B．Because C．As if D．So
A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
A．comfortable B．nervous C．sad D．happy
A．wherever B．whenever C．however D．whatever
Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子). The king then told his people that one person each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be of milk.
After receiving the order(命令), everyone home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just hid a glass of water put that into the pond instead. Since it was dark night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and home.
In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his , the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea
that man. They all thought,“I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”
Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a .A. at B. from C. on
A. filled B. empty C. full
A. get B. went C. left
A. and B. then C. but
A. of B. at C. on
A. left B. came C. returned
A. surprise B. satisfaction C. joy
A. with B. to C. as
A. others B. the others C. none
A. face B. mistake C. difference
“It’s over! Thank goodness!” school was _ and I was tired. I _at the front of the school bus.
Janie, the driver, tries to the uncomfortable atmosphere(气氛,氛围) by striking the match of talks. I try to listen , but usually I am too thinking about my day. On this day, however, her talk was worth .
“My father’s ill ,” she said to no one in particular(特别地). I could see worry in her . I had never seen her like this before. She always meets students a smile.
With a sudden change of interest, I asked, “ What’s wrong with him?”
With her eyes wet and her voice , she answered, “Heart trouble.” Her eyes lowered as she continued. “I’ve already my mum, so I don’t think I can stand losing him.” I couldn’t answer. My heart ached for her.
I sat on the thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father died. I saw how hard it was, and still is, for her. I wouldn’t want anyone to go through that. Suddenly I realized Janie wasn’t only a bus , that was just her job. She had a whole world of family and cares .
I suddenly very selfish. I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver. I had judged her by her job and brushed her off as unimportant.
I shouldn’t have been so selfish and self-centered. people is an art.
A．in B．off C．over D．on
A．ran B．walked C．sat D．stood
A．rest B．break C．close D．open
A．polite B．rude C．politely D．quickly
A．busy B．free C．busily D．freely
A．looking at B．agreeing with C．talking to D．listening to
A．eyes B．face C．mouth D．ears
A．with B．within C．without D．for
A．usually B．usual C．unusual D．truly
A．remembered B．forgotten C．lost D．missed
A．seat B．house C．room D．desk
A．worker B．driver C．teacher D．doctor
A．also B．either C．too D．at all
A．felt B．feel C．thought D．was
A．Looking at B．Understanding C．Getting to know D．Watching
When I was 16 years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a .
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. a result, no one knew who I was. I was very , and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart . I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problems. And I didn’t want my parents to me.
Then one day, my classmates talked with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. , a boy came into the classroom. I didn’t know he was. He passed me and then turned back. He me, without a word, but a smile.
, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and .
That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he smiled, but he couldn’t remember at me!
I have been happy every day all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and smiles will come back to you.
A．kiss B．smile C．hug D．bow
A．For B．Because C．As D．Since
A．lonely B．happy C．hungry D．popular
A．heard B．listened C．listen to D．heard of
A．sing B．playful C．broken D．dance
A．look for B．worry about C．feel glad like D．know about
A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．happily
A．At present B．Just at that moment C．By the time D．For a moment
A．whose B．that C．which D．who
A．looked at B．looked for C．looked like D．looked after
A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Hurriedly D．Seriously
A．cold B．warm C．sad D．alone
A．near B．nearly C．closer D．closely
A．laughing B．looking C．meeting D．smiling
A．though B．because C．even if D．until
根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father's ____ story.
My father was ____ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu，in China. When he was a young boy，he went to school in the morning，then ___ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard，because they had no ___！
At the age of 14，my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold，the land where ____ people can become rich.
“____ don't I go to America？” he thought to himself，full of hope.
So，my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ____ money in America，” he told me. “But when I arrived there，I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke ____ English. Later，I worked in a small restaurant，cleaning up tables，____dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. I wanted to go to school to learn English，but it was impossible. I couldn't ____ the schooling(学费). ”
My father ____ working hard，and reached his goal.
“Alan，” he often says to me. “If you want something，you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come ____ in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.
A．disaster B．loss C．success D．pity
A．life B．fashion C．danger D．history
A．famous B．lucky C．rich D．born
A．taught B．worked C．studied D．slept
A．until B．towards C．for D．during
A．experience B．energy C．time D．money
A．kind B．poor C．strong D．lazy
A．What B．How C．Why D．When
A．discover B．make C．collect D．spend
A．little B．good C．much D．excellent
A．giving B．running C．washing D．receiving
A．comfortable B．cheerful C．nice D．hard
A．borrow B．need C．afford D．pay
A．kept B．finished C．minded D．stopped
A．really B．easily C．quietly D．slowly
通读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Although I love my life, it hasn’t been a lot of fun as I’ve been ill for 28 years.
Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s, when my was more manageable , I ten years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. that was years ago and times have changed. I live with mother on a country farm.
Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to make up for my disability pension (残疾抚恤金). I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited(限制) in my choices. I decided that I would consider to singing in restaurants.
My family are all musicians, so I was when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn’t have a lot of to get started. And often you find only three to four songs out of ten on a disc that you can use.
When I told the owner of the shop about my ; he gave me a long thoughtful . “This means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” he said. “Come with me.”
He led me the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand on his treasure(财宝) and said, “I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your pick and I’ll record them for you. That should get you started.”
I could have cried. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.
His still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.
A．loneliness B．sadness C．tiredness D．sickness
A．set B．enjoyed C．kept D．shared
A．Gladly B．Finally C．Unfortunately D．Surprisingly
A．Now B．Then C．Sometime D．Meanwhile
A．If B．As C．Though D．Before
A．reaching out B．living up C．getting on D．going back
A．recognized B．interviewed C．found D．invited
A．money B．time C．energy D．knowledge
A．actually B．hardly C．nearly D．mainly
A．job B．family C．idea D．offer
A．face B．view C．look D．sight
A．over B．along C．towards D．through
A．unhappily B．lovingly C．pitifully D．gratefully
A．more B．the ones C．few D．the rest
A．courage B．happiness C．kindness D．trust
A little boy invited his mother to his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To his surprise, she agreed. He felt . Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a scar(伤疤) that covered nearly the whole right side of her .
At the meeting, all the people were ____by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from ___.Suddenly, he heard his mother talking with his teacher.
“____did you get the scar on your face?” the teacher asked. She replied, “When my son was a boy, his room caught on fire one day. Everyone was too ____to go in, so I went in and ran towards his bed. Just then I saw a beam coming down and I placed myself over him trying to____ him. I was knocked but luckily, a fireman saved____ of us.” She touched the scar. “This scar will be here forever, ____ I will never regret doing what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running to his mother ____tears in his eyes. He hugged her and held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
A．worried B．happy C．angry D．proud
A．ear B．hand C．face D．arm
A．impressed B．followed C．agreed D．encouraged
A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．no one
A．Where B．How C．Why D．When
A．afraid B．quiet C．calm D．careful
A．prevent B．save C．protect D．hold
A．neither B．either C．all D．both
A．because B．however C．but D．although
A．for B．of C．with D．without
Is money everything? At present some people think that is everything. Some of them even their lives for it. Money has its most useful on the poor, but once a person has a rich life, a lot more money doesn't mean more .
If money was , all millionaires would have true love, true friendship, good health and a long life. , this is not always true.
Nothing else is more than the three words “I love you”. But can be bought？I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not to take. To every person, health and long life are the most valuable things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world, of them are millionaires. True friendship can't be bought . Many other things be bought with money: knowledge, life and happiness and so on. Just think, if a person these things at all, is the money still useful? No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough you a happy person if you have no one to laugh , no one to cry for. Now, do you think money is everything?
A．time B．health C．friend D．money
A．lose B．like C．save D．affect
A．affect B．effect C．effort D．influence
A．stress B．sadness C．happiness D．problems
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．If B．But C．While D．However
A．polite B．generous C．pleasant D．boring
A．life B．love C．health D．friends
A．probably B．perhaps C．maybe D．impossible
A．all B．few C．each D．none
A．also B．too C．yet D．either
A．cannot B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t
A．has B．doesn’t have C．will have D．won’t have
A．make B．makes C．to make D．making
A．at B．to C．for D．with
I was 15 months old, a happy and carefree kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I ____ on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. From then on, my ugly, sightless, cloudy grey eye lived on ____ me.
Sometimes people asked me embarrassing (使人难堪的) questions. Whenever the kids played ____, I was the "monster". I was always imagining that everyone looked down on me.
Yet mum would say to me, "Hold your head up high and face the world." I began to depend on that ____.
As a child, I thought mum meant, "Be careful, or you will fall down or run into something ____ because you are not looking." As a teenager, I usually looked down to ____ my shame. But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.
In high school I even became the ____, but on the inside I still felt like a monster. All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would ____ to my mum and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is ____ instead of your appearance (外貌).”
My mum's love was the ____ that made me bright. I had faced hard times, and learned not only to be ____ but also to have deep compassion (同情) for others.
“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. I tell ____ to my children. The gift my mum gave me will live on. 286
A．stood B．landed C．found D．worked
A．for B．like C．by D．with
A．games B．jokes C．toys D．sports
A．glass B．topic C．reply D．saying
A．immediately B．accidentally C．continuously D．expectedly
A．show B．meet C．behave D．hide
A．president B．teacher C．teenager D．adult
A．write B．add C．cry D．face
A．beside B．outside C．inside D．alongside
A．suggestion B．experience C．sunshine D．introduction
A．confident B．unusual C．similar D．ordinary
A．it B．them C．that D．those
As a teenager, I am often asked what I am going to be in the future. A lawyer? A doctor? Or a scientist? No, my ideal career is to be a teacher. One of the for that is I want to be a teacher like Mr. Chen.
“Look! Do you know what it is? A-ha, it’s the ! And it will always move around the sun.” Mr. Chen said and pointed to his head. He then touched the nose and , “Can you tell me the name of this mountain? It is the highest mountain on Earth! What’s the of it? Yes, it’s 8844.43 metres…” I’ll never forget my first geography lesson. He was humorous that we all fell in love with his lessons . It’s Mr. Chen who opened the door of geography for us.
Generally speaking, most of the teachers are strict students and sometimes a little bit demanding（苛求的）, not so with Mr. Chen. He is a lighthouse, showing us the way to the treasure of knowledge. He is a friend and easy to get with, always encouraging us to speak out loud without our shyness and other disadvantages. He is an example, volunteering his time to students and other teachers.
One day I happened to meet him in the hospital. Seeing the cut on his arm, I realized he was donating his . I was moved and was another lesson, a lesson of love and devotion.
Every time I see my globe（地球仪）, it would me of Mr. Chen. He is the most unforgettable teacher I have met and he will always be. Someday I hope I am to be a teacher like him.
Thank you, Mr Chen, thank you for making learning not a job but a joy.
Thank you for helping me to discover what I do best and to do it even .
Thank you for understanding all of us and giving us the time and care each of us needs.
A．replies B．reasons C．rewards D．results
A．moon B．earth C．star D．sun
A．advised B．announced C．added D．answered
A．distance B．weight C．size D．height
A．very B．too C．really D．so
A．at present B．at once C．at times D．at first
A．with B．to C．in D．for
A．away B．together C．angry D．along
A．thinking B．caring C．considering D．supposing
A．money B．blood C．clothes D．time
A．taught B．given C．taken D．had
A．remembers B．represents C．warns D．reminds
A．just B．never C．ever D．yet
A．able B．about C．allowed D．available
A．well B．good C．better D．best
Happiness is for everyone, and you don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with and swimming pools or those who have nice cars a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in at school, your friends will help you; when you study at your lessons, your parents are always good care of your life and your health; when you get , your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel , too. All these are your happiness. If you notice those things, you can see that happiness is always you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are , you can also say you are very happy because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy because you have more chances to yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor or you have bad luck. As the saying goes: Life is like a revolving(转动的)door. When it , it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
A．trees B．flowers C．gardens D．cars
A．and B．with C．but D．for
A．be B．feel C．seem D．live
A．wrong B．trouble C．problem D．danger
A．making B．talking C．feeling D．taking
A．regret B．trouble C．decision D．success
A．correct B．forget C．change D．know
A．lonely B．sorry C．happy D．beautiful
A．before B．around C．follow D．for
A．poor B．lucky C．healthy D．angry
A．develop B．progress C．challenge D．exercise
A．goes B．sleeps C．moves D．closes
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后请从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When are you an adult?
When do you think you are an adult? Maybe different have different ideas.
Now let's see what some American teenagers say.
Sam: In idea, you are an adult at the of 18. That's when you can vote(投票）. You can help to who rules the whole country. That's also a grown-up does! My grandfather couldn't vote he was 21. They changed it to 18 in 1971.
Jenny: I don't it's hard to say. I can drive a car at 16, can't I? When you have a driver's license, you can it to people to tell them your age for all kinds of things. sixteen must be the age when you change from a person to an adult. Because you can tell others you are not a any more.
Suzie: Well, I think there is wrong with American laws for when young people can things. I can vote at 18 and drive at 16. So you would think that 18 is a grown-up, 16 isn't. But then I can't drink wine until I'm 21! If I'm an adult at 18, how can people stop me from a cup of beer in a bar?
A．teenagers B．adults C．drivers D．grandfathers
A．his B．my C．her D．your
A．age B．end C．front D．number
A．make B．keep C．teach D．choose
A．after B．until C．when D．if
A．hope B．want C．like D．think
A．show B．send C．ask D．pass
A．But B．And C．So D．Or
A．old B．young C．little D．tall
A．baby B．grown-up C．boy D．kid
A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
A．do B．buy C．like D．borrow
A．as if B．even though C．ever since D．above all
A．already B．still C．also D．yet
A．selling B．making C．drinking D．giving
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