I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 36 , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood 37 before me with his head down and said 38 , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and 39 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
40 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 41 and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s 42 I picked it. Here, it’s for you. ” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 43 it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I 44 . ” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 45 —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I 46 him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome. ” he smiled, and then ran off to 47 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, 48 I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been 49 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and 50 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
A．hopeless B．colourful C．simple(简单的) D．wonderful
A．just B．right C．straight D．along
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．sadly B．strictly C．angrily D．excitedly
A．dead B．fresh C．alive D．heavy
A．So B．Or C．However D．And
A．head B．nose C．ear D．neck
A．how B．when C．where D．why
A．buy B．sell C．accept D．break
A．admire B．dislike C．want D．have
A．forgave B．thanked C．paid D．hated
A．at most B．at times C．at first D．at last
A．cheerful B．useful C．blind D．deaf
John loved basketball. One day, as he was walking to a basketball game, he dreamed about playing basketball for the college team the next year. Suddenly a car hit him and he was thrown three meters (31) .
John woke up in a hospital room. When the doctor told him that both his legs were broken, he knew his college basketball (32) was over. John did what the doctors told him, but it (33) .When he left the hospital, John was sent to a rehab center(康复中心).
A week (34) he arrived there, he met Sunny Chen. Sunny used to be a coach（教练）.His legs were badly hurt in a skating accident.
Though he couldn't move his legs, Sunny became the coach of a basketball team called the Suns. It was an on-wheelchair basketball team, because (35) on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited John to (36) the game. John played badly, but for the (37) time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself.
After becoming a part of the Suns, John improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. John was much (38) than before. When John became unhappy, Sunny was there to comfort him. The day before John (39) the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he could be so happy even with his broken legs.
Sunny (40) and said, "It's really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows will fall behind."
A．away B．from C．out D．in
A．game B．dream C．team D．coach
A．worked B．affected C．didn't work D．didn't affect
A．until B．when C．before D．later
A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody
A．join B．show C．study D．watch
A．next B．last C．first D．early
A．worse B．better C．busier D．smarter
A．arrived B．got to C．went to D．left
A．smiled B．shouted C．cried D．turned
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland. In an interview, she talked about how she became a percussion soloist（打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of deafness.
“Early on I decided not to allow the 1 of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 2 piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion（酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to lose my 3 . Doctors told me that the nerve damage(神经损伤) was the 4 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never left me.”
“My 5 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I learned to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can 6 the pitch of a note（音调高低）by the vibrations（振动）I feel through my body and through my imagination. My sound world exists by making use of almost every 7 that I have.”
“I decided to be a musician even though I was deaf, and applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London. No other deaf student had 8 this before and some teachers disagreed with me. Because of my performance, I finally entered the academy and went on to 9 with the academy’s highest honors a few years later.”
“I’ve been a soloist for more than ten years. 10 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t mean that my passion couldn’t be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be limited by others. Follow your passion; follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go.”
A．conditions B．opinions C．advantages D．recommendations
A．enjoying B．choosing C．taking D．giving
A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．taste
A．evidence B．result C．excuse D．cause
A．job B．opinion C．promise D．goal
A．tell B．see C．hear D．smell
A．feeling B．effort C．sense D．idea
A．done B．accepted C．advised D．refused
A．study B．offer C．graduate D．educate
A．As B．Although C．Because D．Since
How old was I? I can’t remember. Maybe I was only 10. It was the first 16 without my father because he was away for something. He left me to fill that sad place in my mother’s heart. It was the Christmas when I stopped being a 17 and tried to play Father Christmas myself. I really wanted to make it happy and bright again. It was the Christmas of the 18 .
Mom first saw the coat at Tobias, a nice 19 shop in our town’s little shopping mall. It was dark green. And it was a 20 , heavy, wool dress coat. Mom pulled it out from the rack(架) and held it up. “Long enough,” she said in a low voice and 21 .
“I need a new coat,” Mom smiled before the mirror. She looked good on any clothes, 22 this coat suited her much better. She looked at the 23 , then hung the coat back on the rack, standing there once more to 24
Eighty-seven dollars. But I decided to buy it for her. As we moved on 25 the mall, I found some excuse to return and asked one of the Tobias ladies to 26 the coat.
I helped clean every yard(庭院) in our neighbourhood—some yards twice, and soon I got the coat. The store ladies helped me put it in their biggest 27 with bright blue paper and thick silver ribbon(丝带). I don’t remember 28 I got it home, but I can still feel the wonderful 29 and pride that filled me. I would imagine the big space which the box would take up under our tree. Here it was—joy, peace and 30 —all in the box, waiting for Mom’s surprise.
A．Easter B．Christmas C．Halloween D．Thanksgiving
A．child B．son C．student D．teacher
A．tree B．bag C．coat D．ribbon
A．children’s B．women’s C．girl’s D．men’s
A．big B．wide C．thin D．long
A．tried it on B．put it on C．kept it on D．turned it on
A．though B．or C．for D．and
A．price B．design C．color D．material
A．taste B．feel C．sound D．smell
A．through B．over C．past D．across
A．sell B．send C．keep D．wash
A．tank B．basket C．bag D．box
A．how B．why C．whether D．when
A．development B．excitement C．improvement D．advertisement
A．courage B．confidence C．love D．honesty
Rose didn’t see her school IC card at lunch time. She asked her classmates and looked for it everywhere. But she couldn’t 1 it. Later, one girl said that she saw Kate take a card from Rose’s desk. So Rose got very 2 .
When she met Kate in the afternoon, Rose 3 , “You have stolen(偷) my card!” Hearing this, Kate began to cry, “No, no, I didn’t steal it! I only took it by 4 .” But Rose didn’t think so and they began to fight.
Just then a teacher came up and 5 what had happened. Kate told the whole story. She said her pen pal came to see her in the morning. She was so 6 that she took the card carelessly. Then they went for lunch happily. “I used the card, but I had thought it was mine. I didn’t know it was Rose’s 7 she asked. I was too afraid to explain it to her. So I decided to put the 8 back with some money secretly. I am sorry, Rose.” Kate said in a low 9 .
“It’s just a misunderstanding（误会)！” said the teacher. Tears(泪水) came into Rose’s eyes. Then she said, “I was 10 sorry, Kate! I hope we are still good friends. ”A. find B. buy C. put
A. happy B. angry C. afraid
A. sang B. shouted C. read
A. card B. words C. mistake
A. asked B. understood C. allowed
A. sad B. excited C. interested
A. until B. after C. if
A. pen B. book C. card
A. voice B. sound C. noise
A. not B. also C. never
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