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完形填空     "Two books per visit per week,"said the unsmiling librarian as she handed a library card.Neither the
limits nor her attitude _1_ me, a 9yearold Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the 1950s.I needed those
visits.The books were filled with stories in which, however_2_ things seemed, everything_3_ well in the
end, _4_ justice, bravery, and wisdom-a striking contrast (对比) to my everyday experiences.
     Thirty years later, I, a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 13, stood in front of another
librarian.This librarian was__5__.
     "What did she say?" I asked my daughter, who already knew a little English and often _6_as my
interpreter.
     "She said "Can I help you?""
     "Ask if they have any books in_7_," I requested.
     "No, they don"t." translated my daughter.
     While hunting for a job, I was told that the library needed people to_8_ books.The interview was
short－the job didn"t require much English, just a_9_ of the alphabet.I started the next day.Every day, I
handled hundreds of books whose meaning was 10   from me, mentally dividing them by size and color.     One day, while shelving, I found English for Beginners and began studying it on my own.  11 English
letters started forming words I could  12 , words combined into phrases, and-oh,  13 !-I was reading.It
was a slow process, supported by dictionaries and  14   by tears, but it was progress.Afterwards I got
promoted to the front desk-  15 books in and out and answering simple questions.
     Every day I receive dozens of people.Sometimes I spot new immigrants.They come from all over the
world, so they look different, but the hesitant expression on their faces and their  16   manners are similar. My heart goes out to them,  17 they are people like me.I fully understand the   18 roads on which they
have stepped."They"ve come to the right place," I think to  19 .Then I smile and say-just the    20 a
librarian said to me a long time ago-"Can I help you?"

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举一反三

(     )1. A. surprised
(     )2. A. attractive
(     )3. A. went out
(     )4. A. rewarding
(     )5. A. chatting
(     )6. A. introduced
(     )7. A. Spanish
(     )8. A. shelve
(     )9. A. list
(     )10. A. vague
(     )11. A. All of a sudden
(     )12. A. recognize
(     )13. A. challenge
(     )14. A. inspired
(     )15. A. checking
(     )16. A. rough
(     )17. A. though
(     )18. A. difficult
(     )19. A. me
(     )20. A. means

B. comforted
B. dull
B. turned out
B. affecting
B. staring
B. instructed
B. French
B. register
B. knowledge
B. simple
B. In no time
B. realize
B. wonder
B. accompanied
B. classifying
B. elegant
B. until
B. smooth
B. myself
B. approach

C. puzzled
C. terrible
C. ended in
C. completing
C. reading
C. guided
C. Russian
C. record
C. line
C. hidden
C. Step by step
C. define
C. opportunity
C. blocked
C. borrowing
C. polite
C. for
C. endless
C. them
C. method

D. shocked
D. strange
D. came up
D. denying
D. smiling
D. served
D. German
D. mark
D. competence
D. clear
D. Now and then
D. interpret
D. news
D. excited
D. lending
D. shy
D. unless
D. straight
D. themselves
D. way

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     By the third year of teaching I"d begun to expect Christmas break more for the school holiday and less
for the excitement of the children. I was teaching fourth grade and my students had made me__1__. I just
had to get through one of the hardest days of the school year.
     The morning bell rang. I walked__2__through the cold into the overly heated school building. Twenty
two smiling faces__3__me at the school bus stop. I forced myself to __4__ their smiles. Back into the
classroom, they__5__, comparing plans for the__6__. I had to remove one student from each arm__7__
I could take a seat at my desk for my morning duties. Before I could find my roll book(点名册) my desk
was covered with__8__and gifts followed by a__9__of "Merry Christmas" wishes.
     "Oh, thank you," I must have  10   a million times. Each gift was truly special to me, except my    11
mood(情绪). It was kind of them to  12   me. After a while, I heard a small nervous  13 say my name. I
looked up to see Brandon standing    14 by my desk, holding a small, round gift. "This is for you."
     "Thank you, Sweetheart." I laid it on my desk with the others."Um, could you  15   it now?"
     I gently tore at the paper and tape. "   16 ," he said, "it"s breakable." Slowly I opened a small, green
Christmas tree ornament(装饰物), complete with a hook already  17 . It dawned on me what he had
done. Then a nearby student said that he just pulled that off his own tree. I tried to keep my 18   back.
     Later that day, I sat  19 the ornament in my hands. Was I really so important to this child that he had
searched for something to give me? Now every year as I  20   pull a green Christmas ball from my
ornament box, I remember the deep influence my students have on me.

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(     )1. A. excited
(     )2. A. eagerly
(     )3. A. watched
(     )4. A. return
(     )5. A. calmed
(     )6. A. study
(     )7. A. before
(     )8. A. letters
(     )9. A. knowledge
(     )10. A. confirmed
(     )11. A. pleased
(     )12. A. talk about
(     )13. A. call
(     )14. A. shyly
(     )15. A. classify
(     )16. A. Careful
(     )17. A. exposed
(     )18. A. trees
(     )19. A. looking into
(     )20. A. anxiously

B. tired
B. aimlessly
B. greeted
B. forget
B. settled
B. weekend
B. when
B. books
B. collection
B. assessed
B. low
B. think of
B. sound
B. bravely
B. collect
B. Dangerous
B. adapted
B. hooks
B. turning over
B. hurriedly

C. amazed
C. gently
C. delighted
C. ignore
C. chatted
C. vacation
C. after
C. chalks
C. series
C. responded
C. thrilled
C. turn to
C. shout
C. rudely
C. open
C. Patient
C. adjusted
C. gifts
C. giving away
C. delicately

D. relaxed
D. heavily
D. warned
D. refuse
D. argued
D. lesson
D. because
D. cards
D. bunch
D. explained
D. angry
D. connect with
D. voice
D. sadly
D. arrange
D. Hasty
D. attached
D. tears
D. packing up
D. casually

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     One day I pulled up to my apartment building and noticed there was a father and daughter _1_ some
things from a moving truck. Normally I"m shy away from contact with _2_.That particular day, though,
something was in me; I can"t explain _3_, but I felt like I should just help these people, even _4_
something as seemingly unimportant as unloading a truck. So I _5_ and introduced myself, welcomed
them to the town, and asked them to give me a(n) _6_ to put some proper shoes on. After I had flipflops
(夹趾拖鞋)on, I went over and helped them move all of their _7_ into the apartment.
     After we finished, we talked some and I got to know my new _8_. It might seem unimportant, but it
seems like people are less _9_ and friendly to their neighbors these days; I wanted to   10 that, at least
in my small   11 block. So we did talk,and they"re from Florida, just like me.
     At that   12 time in my life, I was going through a really difficult   13 with my girlfriend of 7 years. I
didn"t feel like helping anyone or doing anything  14 , but I figured why not?And I"m glad I did. Also, as
   15 would have it, their daughter is my age(college student)and we each had a mutual(相互的)  16
in one another. This developed into a friendship, and in the coming months, probably more.
     The   17 was the act itself, though. I got to know my new neighbors and made some new friends in
the  18 . And I felt really good about it. Since then, I"ve tried   19 my comfort zone to perform other
unplanned acts of  20 . So far, so good.I"d encourage everyone else to do the same!

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     Anthony Horowitz was miserable (痛苦的) as a child.He was, as he puts it, "not very bright" and
couldn"t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his "clever" older brother.At age 8,
Horowitz was sent away to an abusive (虐待的) boarding school in his native England, even though he
screamed and pleaded (恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him."The thought was, "It"ll be
good for him" ," Horowitz recalls (回忆).
     It was not.Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years.
"My teachers couldn"t have had a lower opinion of me," he said."I wasn"t even smart enough to rebel
(反抗). One thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write.When I was 10 years
old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a
writer."
     Now, at 55, Horowitz is one of the world"s most successful children"s book authors.His Alex Rider
series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month.
     The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14yearold Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence
agency MI6.
     Horowitz said he doesn"t try to write for kids; it just comes out that way."I have a feeling it"s to do
with purity and simplicity.I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in
the room, and get on with the action," he said.
     That style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grownups.In both cases, it"s all about
entertaining people with a good story.
     Now, Horowitz couldn"t be happier with his life.He sums up his success: "…you can be anything you
want to be if you just believe in yourself.I do believe it completely."

1. The text is mainly about________.

A. Horowitz"s popular book-Alex Rider
B. Horowitz"s miserable childhood
C. Horowitz, a successful children"s writer
D. Horowitz"s special writing style

2. In his childhood, Anthony Horowitz________.

A. was more intelligent than his brother
B. was paid more attention by his parents
C. couldn"t understand why he was sent to the boarding school
D. led a miserable life because of poverty

3. Which of the following is TRUE of Anthony Horowitz?

A. He was the beloved child of his family.
B. He benefited a lot from boarding school.
C. He emphasizes the plot rather than character in stories.
D. Although he is successful, he isn"t very happy.

4. What advice does Horowitz have for readers?

A. Confidence is the key to success.
B. Hardship teaches valuable lessons.
C. Interest is the best teacher.
D. Diligence is the parent of success.

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      Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl
(1)________ (name) Lisa who was suffering from a rare and serious disease.Her only chance of
recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion (2)________ her fiveyearold brother, (3)________
had miraculously (奇迹般地) survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies (抗体)
needed to fight the (4)________ (ill).
     The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing
to give his blood to his sister.I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking (5)________ deep
breath and saying, "Yes, I"ll do it (6)________ it can save Lisa."
     As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and (7)________ (smile), as we
all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks.Then his face grew pale (8)________ his smile faded.
He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"
(9)________ (be) young, the boy had (10)________ (understand) the doctor; he thought he was going
to have to give her all his blood.

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     An eightyearold child heard her parents talking about her little brother.All she knew was that he was
very __1__ and they had no money left.When she heard her daddy say to her __2__ mother with
whispered desperation (绝望), "Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now, " the little girl went to her
bedroom and took out her piggy bank.She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully.
Then she __3__ her way six blocks to the local drugstore (药店).
     "And what do you want?" asked the chemist.
    "It"s for my little brother, " the girl answered back."He"s really, really sick and I want to buy a __4__.
His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and my __5__ says only a
miracle can save him."
     "We don"t sell miracles here, child.I"m sorry, " the chemist said, smiling __6__ at the little girl.
     In the shop was a __7__ customer.He stooped down and asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle
does your brother need?"
     "I don"t know, " she replied."He"s really sick and mommy says he needs a(n) __8__.But my daddy
can"t pay for it, so I have brought my __9__."
     "How much do you have?" asked the man.
     "One dollar and eleven cents, but I can try and get some more, " she answered quietly.
     "Well, what a coincidence (巧合), " smiled the man."A dollar and eleven cents? The __10__ price of
a miracle for little brothers.__11__ me to where you live.I want to see your brother and meet your parents."
    That welldressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon (外科医生).  The operation was
completed without __12__ and it wasn"t long before __13__ was home again and doing well.
     The little girl was __14__.She knew exactly how much the miracle cost...one dollar and eleven
cents...plus the __15__ of a little child.

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