Charlie Boswell has always been a great hero. He has inspired thousands of peopl
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Charlie Boswell has always been a great hero. He has inspired thousands of people to rise above circumstances and live out true meaning of life.
He was blinded during World War II while rescuing his friend from a tank that was under fire. He was a great athlete before the accident. In order to prove his talent and determination, he decided to try a brand new sport, a sport he never imagined playing, even with his eyesight – golf! Through determination and a deep love for the game he became the National Blind Golf Champion! He won that honor 13 times.
One of his heroes was the great golfer Ben Hogan, so it truly was an honor for Charlie to win the Ben Hogan Award in 1958.
Upon meeting Ben Hogan, Charlie was respectful and stated that he had one wish and it was to have one round of golf with the great Ben Hogan. Mr. Hogan agreed that playing a round together would be an honor for him as well, as he had heard about all of Charlie’s accomplishments and truly admired his skills.
“Would you like to play for money, Mr. Hogan?” asked out Charlie.
“I can’t play you for money, it wouldn’t be fair!” said Mr. Hogan.
“Aw, come on Mr. Hogan…$ 1,000 per hole!”
“I can’t, what would people think of me, taking advantage of you and your circumstance?” replied the sighted golfer.
“Chicken, Mr. Hogan?”
“Okay,” replied the embarrassed Hogan, “but I am going to play my best!”
“I wouldn’t expect anything else,” said the confident Boswell.
“Now that you’re on. Mr. Boswell, you name the time and the place!”
The very self – assured Boswell responded, “10 o’clock … tonight!”
小题1:Why didn’t Mr. Hogan want to play Charlie for money?| A．He was worried he would lose the match. | | B．He thought it was unfair for Charlie. | | C．He didn’t care about money. | | D．He preferred chicken to money. |
小题2:According to the text, what does the underlined word “self - assured” probably mean?| A．ignorant | B．selfless | C．confident | D．sincere |
小题3:It can be inferred from the text that .| A．Mr. Hogan was not good at playing golf | | B．Charlie did well in other sports before playing golf | | C．Mr. Hogan didn’t try his best to play | | D．Charlie Boswell was born blind |
小题4:What would be the result of the match?| A．Charlie won. | B．Hogan won. | | C．Neither of them won. | D．Not mentioned. |
小题5:Which of the following can best describe Charlie?| A．Competitive and generous | B．Energetic and reliable | | C．Careful and considerate | D．Confident and smart |
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答案
小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D |
解析
小题1:细节题：从文章的句子：“I can’t play you for money, it wouldn’t be fair!” said Mr. Hogan.可知Hogan认为这么做不公平。选B
小题1:猜词题：从后面的回答和前文的暗示confident，可知是confident 自信的。选C
小题1:推理题：从文章第二段的句子：In order to prove his talent and determination, he decided to try a brand new sport, a sport he never imagined playing, even with his eyesight – golf! 可知他以前擅长其他运动。选B
小题1:推理题：从后面的句子：“I wouldn’t expect anything else,” said the confident Boswell.
可推断出是Boswell赢了。选A
小题1:从文章最后三行可知他是聪明的自信的。选D |
举一反三
Six people were traveling in a compartment (包厢) on a train. Five of them were quiet and well behaved(举止文明), but the sixth was a rude young man who was causing a lot of trouble to the other passengers.
At last this young man got out of the station with his two heavy bags. None of the other passengers helped him, but one of them waited until the rude young man was very far away, and then opened the window to him, “ You left something behind in the compartment!” Then he closed the window again.
The young man turned around and hurried back with his two bags. He was very tired when he arrived, but he shouted through the window, “ What did I leave behind?”
As the train began to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, “ A very bad impression!”
小题1: Of the six passengers in the compartment ___.| A．five of them were rude and badly behaved | B．one of them was rude and badly behaved | | C．five were always causing trouble on the train | D．only one was quiet and well behaved |
小题2:When the rude young man got off the train ___.| A．he left his two bags behind | | B．he was thrown out through the window | | C．the other five passengers didn’t help him | | D．one of the other passengers opened the window for him |
小题3:The passenger who had called him back wanted| A．to punish him for his bad behavior | | B．to have a word with him about his behavior | | C．to help him with his behavior | | D．to return him the things he had left on the train |
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A thief entered the bedroom of the 30th President of the United States, who met him and helped him escape punishment.
The event happened in the early morning hours in one of the first days when Calvin Coolidge came into power, late in August, 1923. He and his family were living in the same third-floor suite(套房) at the Willard Hotel in Washington that had occupied several years before. The former President’s wife was still living in the White House.
Coolidge awoke to see a stranger go through his clothes, remove a wallet and a watch chain.
Coolidge spoke, “ I wish you wouldn’t take that.”
The thief, gaining his voice, said, “ Why?”
“ I don’t mean the watch and chain, only the charm(表坠). Take it near the window and read what is impressed on its back,” the president said.
The thief read, “ Presented to Calvin Coolidge.”
“ Are you President Coolidge?” he asked.
The president answered, “ Yes, and the House of Representatives（众议院）gave me the watch charm. I’m fond of it. It would do you no good. You want money. Let’s talk this over.”
Holding up the wallet, the young man said in a low voice, “ I’ll take this and leave everything else.”
Coolidge, knowing there was 80 dollars in it, persuaded the young man to sit down and talk. He told the President he and his college roommate had overspent during their holiday and did not have enough money to pay their hotel bill.
Coolidge added up the roommate and two rail tickets back to the college. Then he counted out 32 dollars and said it was a loan(借款).
He then told the young man, “ There is a guard in the corridor.” The young man nodded and left through the same window as he had entered. |
Last Tuesday I took two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain 36 , so I decided I would leave the children in the car 37 I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to 38 anything and told them I would be back within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left 39 happily out of the window.
I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had 40 ! I could hardly believe my eyes. The car doors were 41 locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat were only two coats. Being 42 , I ran to the corner of the street 43 there was no sign of them. I rushed up to an old lady nearby and asked 44 _she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.
Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and went to stop trembling (发抖). Suddenly, I heard a merry laugh 45 me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot (车尾行李箱) and inside were two very red-faced and 46 children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, climbed behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. 47 tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.
| 小题1: | | A．heavy | B．hard | C．big | D．quick |
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| 小题2: | | A．before | B．since | C．after | D．while |
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| 小题3: | | A．talk | B．reach | C．hear | D．touch |
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| 小题4: | | A．them | B．her | C．herself | D．themselves |
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| 小题5: | | A．discovered | B．disappeared | C．described | D．delivered |
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| 小题6: | | A．even | B．again | C．already | D．still |
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| 小题7: | | A．foolish | B．proud | C．frightened | D．pleased |
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| 小题8: | | A．where | B．which | C．that | D．when |
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| 小题9: | | A．what | B．when | C．whether | D．how |
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| 小题10: | | A．behind | B．over | C．before | D．with |
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| 小题11: | | A．worried | B．excited | C．surprised | D．interested |
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When my father was dying, I traveled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days. It was far more heartbreaking than I’d expected, one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away I stayed alone in his apartment. There were so many things to deal with. It all seemed endless. I was lonely. I hated the silence of the apartment.
But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps. He was thin and poor. He looked the way I felt. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then almost immediately fell sound asleep.
The next morning I checked with neighbors and learned that the cat had been abandoned by his owner who’s moved out. So the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to figure out what to do with him. Having something else to take care of seemed like the very last thing I needed. But as soon as I opened the apartment door he came running and jumped into my arms. It was clear from that moment that he had no intention of going anywhere. I started calling him Willis, in honor of my father’s best friend.
From then on, things grew easier. With Willis in my lap time seemed to pass much more quickly. When the time finally came for me to return home I had to decide what to do about Willis. There was absolutely no way I would leave without him.
It’s now been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have commented on how nice it was of me to rescue the cat. But I know that we rescued each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.
小题1: When the author first saw the cat, she_____________.| A．was very happy | B．felt sympathy for him | | C．didn’t know what to do | D．was angry with his crying |
小题2: The underlined sentence in the third paragraph implies that the author___________.| A．needed something to fill the empty apartment | | B．was too busy and tired to keep a cat | | C．loved to stay alone in the apartment | | D．needed something to take care of to kill time |
小题3: The cat rescued the author by ____________.| A．making her feel better in her hard times | | B．giving her courage to go on with her life | | C．helping her tidy the department | | D．telling her what life is |
小题4: We can learn form the passage that _________.| A．Willis was named after his previous owner | | B．Willis didn’t like staying in the apartment | | C．the author and Willis were both homeless | | D．time passed quickly after the author adopted Willis |
小题5: What’s the best title for the passage?| A．A little cat | B．A painful experience | | C．How to take care of animals | D．What I got from a little cat |
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Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity(默默无闻).
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.
Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joey’s paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked(邪恶的) stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
“The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “The focus is firmly on following your dream.”
小题1:The first paragraph is mainly to ____________.| A．build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream | | B．remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years | | C．inform us of the main topic of the whole passage | | D．tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is |
小题2:In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _____________. | A．is brave in expressing her love | | B．is attended badly by the stepmother | | C．has a dream of meeting a prince | | D．is embarrassed by the pop singer |
小题3: What can we infer from the passage?| A．Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class. | | B．Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing. | | C．Not many people have a dream to be realized. | | D．The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary. |
小题4:The passage is mainly about ___________.| A．an introduction to a film | | B．a review about a film | | C．an essay about dreams | | D．an advertisement of Cinderella |
小题5:According to the passage, Another Cinderella Story ________. | A．follows Cinderella with nothing new | | B．pays more attention to the looks of the actors | | C．encourages young people to follow their dreams | | D．focuses more on materialism than other films |
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