When I was young, I was very embarrassed (尴尬) to be seen with my father. He was disabled and very
short, and he 1 with great difficulty. When we walked together, with his hand on my arm for balance, people
would 2 . I would be nervous about the unwanted 3 .
It was 4 for us to walk in step, and because of that, we didn"t say much as we went 5 But as we started
out, he always said," You set the pace (步幅). I will try to follow you."
Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was how he got to work. He never missed a day, and
would 6 it to the office even if others could not.
He 7 talked about himself as an unhappy man, nor did he show any envy (嫉妒) of the more fortunate
or able. What he 8 in others was a "good heart," 9 if he found one, the owner was good enough for him.
He has been gone many years now. I wonder if he felt I didn"t 10 to be seen with him during our walks.
If he did, I am sorry I never told him how 11 I was. I think of him when I complain about life, when I envy
another"s good fortune, and when I don"t have a "good heart".
At such times I put my hand on his arm to get back my 12 , and say, "You set the pace. I will try to
follow you." |
( )1. A. walked
( )2. A. listen
( )3. A. invitation
( )4. A. possible
( )5. A. along
( )6. A. try
( )7. A. only
( )8. A. thought of
( )9. A. and
( )10. A.care
( )11. A. proud
( )12. A. luck | B. spoke
B. look
B. information
B. important
B. away
B. get
B. never
B. learned about
B. but
B. enjoy
B. nervous
B. balance | C. played
C. talk
C. expression
C. difficult
C. alone
C. make
C. once
C. depended on
C. now
C. hate
C. sorry
C. chance | D. studied
D. stand
D. attention
D. necessary
D. around
D. keep
D. also
D. looked for
D. then
D. like
D. sad
D. purpose | | 阅读理解。 | In 2000, at the age of 56, Jeff was going to take a difficult and dangerous journey (旅行) in the Arctic
(北极地区). He was planning to walk to the North Pole all by himself, pulling his food, tent (帐篷) and
other things behind him in two sledges (雪橇). Because the Arctic is covered with ice and water, he would
sometimes have to sit on his sledges and use them like a boat!
Before he started his journey, to make himself stronger, Jeff spent 2 years practicing running and took
part in many boat races. He had also traveled in the Arctic for 28 years. All of this was good for him. But
there was still trouble.
Jeff was seven days into his journey in the Arctic. It was dark and terribly cold (-35℃). In face of this
terribly low temperature, he had made good progress across the ice. Suddenly, the ice broke and one of his
sledges fell into the sea. Jeff needed to get it back, so he had to put his hand into the ice-covered water.
Once he had got the sledge back, Jeff put up his tent, lit a fire and tried to warm up his cold hand. It was
no help-his hand was seriously hurt as it had been in the cold for so long. He radioed for help, and an airplane
was sent to save him. Finally, he arrived at a hospital in Canada. The doctors there said he hurt his left hand
in the icy water. They saved his hand and advised him not to travel to the North Pole alone any more.
But Jeff was an explorer and nobody could change his mind. It would be yet another long and difficult
challenge for Jeff soon. | | 1. Jeff started to travel in the Arctic in . | A. 1970
B. 1972
C. 1998
D. 2000 | | 2. Jeff for 2 years before his journey. | A. made a special tent
B. practiced running
C. had medical checks
D. took a long walk | | 3. After one of his sledges fell into the sea, what did Jeff do first? | A. He put his hand into water.
B. He lit a fire near the tent.
C. He warmed up his hand.
D. He put up his tent. | | 4. What can we infer (推断) from the last sentence of the article? | A. Jeff would practice more for the next journey.
B. Jeff would explore another part of the Arctic.
C. Jeff would try his best to realize his wish.
D. Jeff would refuse to take any advice. | | 完形填空。 | One day the bathroom door had slammed on Timmy"s finger. The doctor asked if we had found the tip
of Timmy"s finger. He said there was a small chance of 1 it if we could get it to him quickly. Pulling myself
out of a daze, I ran back to the bathroom. 2 , it had already turned blue. I knew from the look on the doctor"s
face that it was too late. I felt helpless, unable to take the pain away from my little boy. Then a(n) 3 came to
me. I whispered in his ear, "Timmy, did you know that lizards grow their tails 4 and little boys can grow
their fingers back too?" Timmy"s soft green eyes grew wide with 5 ,"They can?" he asked, obviously
surprised by the thought,"And 6 ?"
I told him, "Inside your head you have a little voice telling your finger how much you love it and how
much you 7 it." I could see Timmy"s little face focused in deep concentration. Then I continued, "Now just
say, grow for me finger, grow. I love you and I need you."A few days later, Timmy said to me quietly, "I"m
talking to my finger every day, 8 it well." Weeks later, with a joyful burst of 9 , Timmy ran towards me.
"See," he said, "It"s growing back really good!" A year later, Timmy"s finger grew back and became well
again just as any finger 10 be.
Timmy remains forever in my heart as a constant reminder of the 11 of miracles. He also inspires me
to 12 beyond the accepted knowledge of the times, and to remember that all things are possible if you truly
believe. | ( )1. A. putting
( )2. A. Unfortunately
( )3. A. plan
( )4. A. long
( )5. A. interest
( )6. A. how
( )7. A. thank
( )8. A. getting
( )9. A. hope
( )10. A. should
( )11. A. chance
( )12. A. work | B. saving
B. Clearly
B. idea
B. short
B. pleasure
B. why
B. give
B. wishing
B. speed
B. could
B. strength
B. look | C. keeping
C. Possibly
C. dream
C. back
C. wonder
C. when
C. help
C. making
C. energy
C. might
C. importance
C. reach | D. losing
D. Strangely
D. answer
D. up
D. excitement
D. where
D. need
D. knowing
D. mind
D. would
D. possibility
D. think | | 阅读理解。 | Ever since we became pen pals, Julien has sent me strange things. Once, she sent her sneeze in a jar. ("I
have a cold, can you tell?" she wrote. ) Then she sent her fingerprint. ( "So you"ll recognize me in a crowd.")
Julien sent me breakfast, all right: cornflakes. Soggy, milky, grainy, crumbly, limp cornflakes scraped from
the bottom of her cereal bowl. I lost my appetite, but I read the letter.
Dear Caitlin,
These cornflakes were so nutritious that, wanted to share this high-fiber, low-sodium,
just-three-calories, balanced breakfast with you.
Enjoy,
Julien
P. S. Next week I"m sending you a sunset, | | 完形填空。 | Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer. One day he was handed a piece of paper, a block of wood
and four wheels; he was told to go home and 1 them all to "dad". However, Gilbert"s mom knew that his
dad wasn"t good at making things and decided that she would read the 2 and let Gilbert do the work. A
fewdays later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert 3 named "Blue Lightning". Then he and
his mother went to a car race together. But when they 4 there, Gilbert found that his car was the only one
that had not been made by a "father-son" partnership (合作).
The race began. One by one the cars were knocked out until it 5 to the final between Gilbert and Jimmy.
Just before the race, Gilbert asked 6 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish. After a long
minute, Gilbert said that he was 7 .
People cheered as the race began. Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down, the
road while Gilbert was surprised at the great 8 of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a
second 9 Jimmy"s. Gilbert jumped up and down with 10 .
Soon the club manager came over and asked him, "So, Gilbert, your wish was to 11 , right?" "Oh no, sir,"
he replied. "I just wished that I wouldn"t cry if I lost."
Children sometimes 12 adults with unexpected ideas. When Gilbert first saw the other cars, he didn"t cry
out, "Not fair! Other children had their fathers help!" Gilbert didn"t wish for victory in the race; instead he
wished for courage. | ( )1. A. send
( )2. A. instructions
( )3. A. easily
( )4. A. lived
( )5. A. ran
( )6. A. whether
( )7. A. sure
( )8. A. effort
( )9. A. past
( )10. A. excitement
( )11. A. change
( )12. A. satisfy | B. return
B. passage
B. carefully
B. got
B. moved
B. why
B. ready
B. energy
B. over
B. enjoyment
B. break
B. surprise | C. lend
C. message
C. proudly
C. met
C. came
C. when
C. tired
C. speed
C. after
C. agreement
C. leave
C. please | D. give
D. explanations
D. kindly
D. passed
D. rushed
D. where
D. sorry
D. value
D. before
D. achievement
D. win
D. encourage |
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