The passengers(乘客) on the bus watched with sympathy(同情) as Susan got on the bus carefully. She paid the driver and then, using her hands to he seats, seated in one of them.It had been a year since Susan became blind. She was suddenly thrown into a world of
because of an accident. Susan's husband decided to try his best to help his wife.
Finally, Susan felt ready to to her job, but how would she get there? She used to take the bus, but she was now too to get around the city by herself. Mark volunteered to ride the bus with Susan each morning and evening she could manage(对付) it by herself.
For two weeks, Mark accompanied(陪伴)Susan to and from work each day. He taught her how to rely on(依靠) her other , especially her hearing, to make sure where she was. At last, Susan decided that she was ready to try the trip . Monday morning arrived. She said good-bye to his husband, and for the first time, they went their separate(单独的)ways. Each day went perfectly, and a wild excitement took hold of Susan. She was doing it!
On Friday morning, Susan took the bus to work . As she was getting off the bus, the driver Said, “Miss, I sure envy you.” Curious, Susan asked the driver .
‘You know, every morning for the week, a fine-looking gentleman in uniform has been standing across the corner watching you until you enter your office building safely,’ the bus driver said.
Tears of happiness poured down Susan' s cheeks.
A.touch B.catch C.take D.feel
A.weakness B.sickness C.darkness D.sadness
A.return B.used C.reply D.go
A.tired B.surprised C.excited D.frightened
A.when B.as C.until D.after
A.feelings B.places C.skills D.senses
A.on her own B.with him C.of her D.on foot
A.as usual B.the same as C.as well D.as we know
A.what B.how C.why D.who
A.first B.past C.same D.next
Jenny, from Germany, spent some time traveling in India. While she was there, she stayed with her Indian friend, Leela. However, there was a language barrier(障碍) for her there. It was very for her to communicate in the new environment, which was very different from of her own country.
One day, together with Leela, Jenny went to an orphanage(孤儿院). All the children there were very young. At first, Jenny was not sure if she could have a way to communicate with them. She went over to the children and sat beside them. After some time, one of the children her. She felt a little relaxed and smiled back. Then she went close to the child. She slowly put her arm around the child and started a song in German. The child kept smiling and started repeating the words after her. The words that came from the little mouth were different from those that Jenny sang, but the rhythm(节奏) was the same. Jenny sang a little more and the child followed her again. Wanting to join in the , another child went up to Jenny and started singing the rhythm. Then more children joined. They many smiles together.
From the other side of the hall, Leela was smiling and watching them. Noticing Leela’s on her, Jenny had an exciting feeling from her heart: “See, I don’t have any language barriers here. We speak and communicate!” At that moment, she understood: we’re all simple human, and we have the ability to connect with each other.
A.nice B.dangerous C.difficult D.easy
A.these B.those C.this D.that
A.show B.visit C.build D.improve
A.slowly B.early C.hardly D.easily
A.looked at B.laughed at C.shouted at D.smiled at
A.singing B.writing C.saying D.playing
A.club B.talk C.fun D.dance
A.forgot B.remembered C.shared D.missed
A.hands B.eyes C.influence D.question
A.can B.must C.need D.should
A first-grade student named Vincent Butterfield has a best friend who gets cancer. He thought that hours of playing and jokes was not enough - he wanted to show how he understood the hard time he was going through.
Five-year-old Vincent decided the only way was to shave(剃光) his head to support his best friend Zac Gossage who lost his through chemotherapy(化疗).
When the little boy why he shaved his hair off, he answered, “To make Zac feel like he’s not the only one any hair.” Vincent has also been learning about cancer and raising money his best friend after learning how his treatments are.
He made over 20 and sold them, raising more than $200 to give to Zac. The little boy’s mom Karen Butterfield said, “We have been making more scarves and it would be cool if we could sell them . ”
When people asked him friendship was like, Vincent looked at his friend Zac and replied, “It’s a beautiful thing. Friends always each other.”
A.speaking B.saying C.telling D.talking
A.hair B.hands C.parents D.friends
A.was asking B.was asked C.asked D.had asked
A.with B.has C.without D.off
A.to help B.for helping C.to helping D.in helping
A.cheap B.expensive C.high D.low
A.gloves B.sweaters C.toys D.scarves
A.in B.on C.off D.out
A.why B.how C.what D.that
A.cheer up B.give up C.put up D.set up
When you hear about a super star, what do you think he or she is like? Good-looking? Beautiful? Smart? Well, as soon as you see Susan Boyle, you may find that you were completely .
Susan Boyle was born in a little town in Scotland in 1961. In April, 2009, 48-year-old Susan took part in Britain’s Got Talent(达人秀), a TV like Super Girl in China. At first when she was on the stage, almost everyone at her. Because she looked so far from a singer or a star —— just like any old you might see in a market!
everyone changed when Susan began to sing the song I Dreamed a Dream. People couldn’t believe their . Susan took the second place in the competition at last. Her talent over everyone and she became a super star overnight. Millions of people all over the world saw the video on the Internet and became her fans.
about her talent, Susan said, “I was kind of at school. I was not clever and I was not good at learning. So keeping singing was a good way of gaining confidence.”A. angry B. wrong C. right
A. program B. advertisement C. culture
A. singing B. dancing C. appearing
A. looked B. laughed C. smiled
A. lady B. volunteer C. leader
A. If B. And C. But
A. ears B. eyes C. nose
A. went B. won C. took
A. Talking B. Asking C. Thinking
A. wild B. smart C. slow
Li Yue used to be a happy girl. She used to ________ every day and wanted to be a dancer. But everything ________ in 2008.
The year of 2008 was a(n) ________ year for Li Yue. She was trapped (使困住) under some stones during the Wenchuan earthquake (地震). After some time, Li Yue was saved. However, she lost one of her ________ .
Can a girl dance with one leg? Yes, but it is really difficult. Li Yue is so ________ that she has never stopped dancing. During the opening ceremony (仪式) of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (残奥会), she ________ a ballet (芭蕾舞) performance to people all over the world.
Now Li Yue is a student in a school in Beijing and she is very happy. Her ________ even have a special volunteer team “Li Yue Assistance Team” to help her move ________ . The boys and girls in her class take turns to ________ her wheelchair and that makes Li Yue more cheerful.
“Now the most important thing for me is to study hard. But I will continue to dance. ________ can stop me!” said Li Yue. She is braver than everyone ever expected.
A. sing B. dance C. run
A. happened B. dropped C. changed
A. unlucky B. successful C. unimportant
A. arms B. legs C. ears
A. tired B. scared C. brave
A. gave B. watched C. liked
A. teachers B. classmates C. parents
A. completely B. differently C. easily
A. find B. push C. use
A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing
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Edward is a 14- year- old boy. He comes from the UK, but he lives in Beijing ________ his parents.
Before Edward came to China, he knew ________ about Beijing Opera(京剧). Like most teens, Edward liked pop music. When he first listened to Beijing Opera, he didn't like it and thought it was too slow and ________ .
One week later after that, Edward started ________ in a middle school in Beijing. He had music lessons twice a week. He started to learn Beijing Opera in the ________ class . His school asked some great Beijing Opera singers to ________them. Edward couldn't understand it well, ________ it sounded much more interesting than before and he ________ interested in it. Now Edward loves Beijing Opera very much.
" I really love Beijing Opera and I want to be a ________ when I grow up," Edward said. "I hope more people can understand and love it. Everyone who is learning Beijing Opera should try hard and ________ give up (放弃)!"
Maybe one day we will see a foreign young man standing on the stage (舞台) as a great Beijing Opera singer.
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“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of life. It has brought me success. I learned the law from my father's famous 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 during 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 collect 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 really in life. ” That is what I learned from my father.
A.born B.lucky C.rich D.famil
A.taught B.worked C.studied D.slept
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.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
Once a man and his wife worked for an old man. There was a big in the old man’s living room. The old man pointed to the box and said, “There’s only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he left his home.
The woman said to her husband, “There must be something in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said no to her. the woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she decided to out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her. She opened the box and looked . To her surprise, she found nothing in the box. She tried hard to close it, but she .
That evening the old man came home and found the box was open. He was very angry and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home.
“But there was in the box,” the woman said. “We haven’t taken anything at all.” The old man shouted at them , “the box is not important, but I cannot believe you. That’s important!”. A. mirror B. box C. suitcase
. A. expensive B. dangerous C. terrible
. A. So B. But C. And
. A. carry B. put C. find
. A. inside B. outside C. through
. A. agreed B. accepted C. failed
. A. something B. nothing C. somebody
. A. angrily B. happily C. freely
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Many parents want their children to be famous(著名的) one day. But do children have the same ?A new , Hi, Ke’ai, is on at Beijing Children’'s Art Theatre(剧院). It tells the story of a boy called Ke’ai. His parents would like him to become a painter(画家) or a one day. So they teach him to and to play the violin, but Ke’ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke’ai’s parents see Mo Yan won an award (奖)for his works, and they want him to be a writer, too.
“ do they want me to be someone else?” Ke'ai asks and says, “I want to be myself.”
The play(话剧) shows us that it is for parents to learn to understand their children. It helps parents to what kids really want to be in the future.
Young audiences(观众)enjoy the story, and also the in the play(话剧). There are two songs in the play. One of them, Ke’ai’s Song, is very easy to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home the play!
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On a Friday night, a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance(入口处) of the subway station. The music was so that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his .
The next morning, the violinist came to the entrance again. He his hat as usual. Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it. It said, “A George Sang has put an thing into my hat by mistake. Welcome to claim(认领) it.” Soon the people were all by the words and wondered what it could be. After a while, a man rushed through the crowd, took the violinist’s shoulders and said, “I knew you would come here.” The violinist asked, “Did you lose ?” “Lottery(彩票).” The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it. Sang took it and danced happily.
Sang was an office worker. He the lottery and won a prize of $500,000. But when he gave $50 to the violinist for his wonderful music, the lottery ticket was thrown in, too. The violinist was a college student. That morning, he was going to fly to Vienna(维也纳) for high . However, when he found the ticket, he cancelled(取消) the flight and returned to the entrance.
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay tuition fee(学费). He said, “ I don’t have much money, I live happily. If I lost honesty(诚实),I won’t be happy forever.”A. loud B. terrible C. great
A. bowl B. bag C. hat
A. put off B. put down C. put away
A. important B. interesting C. annoying
A. attracted B. excited C. surprised
A. hardly B. certainly C. never
A. something B. nothing C. everything
A. borrowed B. bought C. sold
A. business B. vacation C. education
A. Because B. However C. Although
The ideal teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. He should his subject very well and like learning something about other subjects. The ideal teacher must be full of strong feelings of wonder or interest. He must teach anything he himself is not in. He should be like a man who can act and should not be afraid to his feelings and tell other people what he likes and what he doesn’t like clearly. He must like his students and respect them, and he must also respect himself and be proud of his work. he doesn’t, he cannot respect his students and respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an of his students and be able to get on well with them. He needs students’ understanding, too. The ideal teacher should be kind and and he should give hope to his students to learn knowledge. The ideal teacher should see his students’ so that he can know how to encourage the growth of of his students. The ideal teacher is one who grows, learns, and makes himself better along with his students.
So what about the teacher around you?
A.like B.know C.choose D.remember
A.never B.ever C.even D.still
A.weak B.well C.interested D.strict
A.hold B.show C.pass D.keep
A.Since B.As C.If D.Because
A.give B.lose C.change D.win
A.understanding B.idea C.exercise D.excuse
A.forgetful B.helpful C.quick D.lucky
A.lists B.mistakes C.cards D.differences
A.each B.every C.one D.either
On Friday I have a busy day. I _____ at half past six in the morning. Then I __________ my hands and face, and have ____________ at seven. At half past seven, I go to school and __________ work at eight. There ___________ four lessons in the morning. At twenty to ten, we have a __________ for twenty minutes. We go to the playground and I ___________ with my friends. We have lunch in the school dining hall. In the afternoon, we have two ___________ and go home at half past three. I don’t do ___________ on Friday evening. I do it ________ Saturday.
A.go to bed B.get up C.go home D.do homework
A.eat B.smell C.wash D.look
A.breakfast B.lunch C.dinner D.lessons
A.finish B.start C.close D.open
A.am B.is C.are D.be
A.break B.dog C.apple D.football
A.talk B.sleep C.look D.listen
A.lessons B.schools C.students D.teachers
A.something B.homework C.nothing D.everything
A.at B.in C.on D.for
Mr. Green lives in a village. He has a big and a strong dog. He has no work in winter, so he goes to a city and work there.
When New Year is coming, he his home to see his wife and children. But something is wrong with his eyes. When he his door, his dog comes out and bites(咬) him. His wife to drive it away(驱赶).
He goes to see the doctor. The doctor gives him some medicine(药). Before he , he tells him about his dog. The doctor and says, “Something is wrong with its eyes, too, I .”
When he gets home, he tells his wife about what the doctor said. The woman says. “I’m it’s true. If a thief(小偷)comes in, it won’t see him and he’ll steal(偷) something.”
Mr. Green has to make the dog take his medicine.
A.ground B.family C.room D.floor
A.do B.to do C.does D.doing
A.wants B.hopes C.finds D.begins
A.lands B.telephones C.returns to D.gets ready for
A.hits B.does C.looks D.knocks at
A.hurries B.laughs C.jumps D.walk
A.falls asleep B.goes to bed C.leaves D.falls behind
A.cries B.laughs C.writes D.works
A.see B.understand C.wish D.think
A.afraid B.sorry C.angry D.happy
Once there was a poor woman. She lived by herself in a little house in a village. She didn’t have much money_ _ she was very kind and happy.
One day a young man named Smith came to her door. He was a little thin and tall. He was very _ and asked the old woman for help.
The old woman said, “Come in and have dinner with me, but I only have __.” They had dinner together. After dinner, the old woman told Smith to _some potatoes with him. He __ her and then left.
Ten years later, Smith came back to the old woman’s door again and _ her a bag of money. She was very _.
Smith said, “Ten years ago you gave me some potatoes. I _some potato plants on my farm. From those plants, I grew some more plants. Now I am a _farmer because I have enough money to live, but I never _ how kind you are to me.”A. so B. or C. but
A. full B. hungry C. tired
A. potatoes B. meat C. apples
A. buy B. take C. plant
A. thanked B. helped C. loved
A. threw B. asked C. gave
A. surprised B. sad C. interested
A. ate B. grew C. found
A. busy B. happy C. rich
A talked B. forget C. wrote
完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Several years ago, I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man people for money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception(例外) though: an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved this elegant lady, she turned and looked straight into his eyes and asked, “How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched the old man pulled several bills(纸币) from her wallet and them in the young man’s hands.
I don’t know whether the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions(反应) to the same . I saw people who were either afraid or annoyed or distrustful(猜疑的). And then I saw this old lady who the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that, even though we have to be in this world, I would rather be like her.
Every day may bring us many chances for . The key is to do it or not.
A.asking B.calling C.disturbing D.kidnapping
A.guests B.audience C.neighbours D.travelers
A.from B.after C.before D.over
A.softly B.sadly C.loudly D.hopefully
A.because B.unless C.as D.although
A.cheeked B.put C.covered D.threw
A.location B.survey C.situation D.programme
A.ordered B.treated C.required D.recommended
A.famous B.creative C.careful D.successful
A.richness B.happiness C.fitness D.Kindness