I was fifteen months old, a happy kid until the day I fell.It was a__1__fall.I landed on a glass rabbit
which cut my eye  badly enough to make it blind.Trying to save the eye, the doctors stitched (缝合) the
eyeball together where it was__2__, leaving a big ugly scar (疤痕) in the middle of my eye.The attempt
__3__, but my mother, in all of her wisdom, found another doctor who knew that if the eye were
removed__4__, my face would grow up badly distorted (扭曲), __5__my scarred, sightless, cloudy
and gray eye lived on with me.As I grew, this sight less eye in so many ways__6__me.
I walked with my face looking at the__7__so that people would not see the__8__me.Yet my mother
would say to me, at every turn, "Hold your head up high and__9__the world.If you hold your head up
high, it will be OK, and people will see your__10__soul." She continued this__11__whenever I was
trying to hide.
Mama"s words were of great help for me to face the world__12__.As a teenager, even though I
tended to look down to hide my shame, I found that sometime when I held my head up high and let
people know me, they__13__me.In high school, I was__14__both academically and socially.I was
__15__elected class presid ent.My mother"s words helped me begin to realize that by letting people look
at my face, I let them__16__the intelligence and beauty behind both eyes, even if they couldn"t see it on
the__17__.
Now I"m a happy wife and great mother.The message "Hold your head up high" has been__18__
many times in my__19__home.Each of my children has felt__20__invitation, and the gift my mother
gave me has lived on in another generation. |
( )1. A. surprising
( )2. A. separated
( )3. A. failed
( )4. A. quickly
( )5. A. then
( )6. A. protected
( )7. A. floor
( )8. A. shy
( )9. A. deal with
( )10. A. different
( )11. A. sentence
( )12. A. bravely
( )13. A. disliked
( )14. A. comfortable
( )15. A. nearly
( )16. A. touch
( )17. A. surface
( )18. A. discussed
( )19. A. brave
( )20. A. their | B. sudden
B. destroyed
B. tried
B. entirely
B. if
B. affected
B. world
B. elderly
B. see
B. beautiful
B. passage
B. proudly
B. liked
B. valuable
B. even
B. observe
B. outing
B. heard
B. peaceful
B. my | C. big
C. cut
C. succeeded
C. carefully
C. still
C. stopped
C. front
C. ugly
C. laugh at
C. lonely
C. opinion
C. simply
C. hated
C. successful
C. hardly
C. watch
C. head
C. talked
C. sweet
C. its | D. bad
D. hurt
D. managed
D. slowly
D. so
D. interrupted
D. people
D. strange
D. face
D. honest
D. message
D. fairly
D. noticed
D. special
D. still
D. recognize
D. scar
D. written
D. exciting
D. her |
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| 1-5: DCABD 6-10: BACDB 11-15: DABCB 16-20: DABCC |
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| 阅读理解 | Both my parents came from towns in Mexico.Then I was born in El Paso, Texas, and when I was
four, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles.
Even though we struggled to make ends meet, my parents stressed to me and my four brothers and
sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities.They influenced us
with the concepts of family, faith and nationalism.
I got my first real job when I was ten.My dad injured his back working in a cardboardbox factory
and was retrained as a hairstylist.He rented space in a little shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy
name of Mr Ben"s Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three
nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 a. m..To pick up rubbish, Dad used a little machine that
looked like a lawn mower.Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand.It took two
to three hours to clean the lot.I"d sleep in the car on the way home.
I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime.I acquired discipline and a
strong work ethic (道德), and learned at an early age the importance of balancing life"s competing
interests-in my case, school, homework and a job.This really helped during my senior year of a high
school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fastfood joint while taking a full load of
college preparation courses.
The hard work paid off.I attended the US Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees
in law and business from Harvard.Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the
California State Assembly (州议会). In these jobs and in everything else I"ve done, I have never
forgotten those nights in the parking lot.Theexperience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that
if people are working to provide for themselves and their families that is something we should honor.
1. Before my father got injured, we________.
A. didn"t like living in the USA
B. lived a poor but happy life
C. were lucky to move to the USA
D. had many ways to make money
2. When he recovered, to make a living my father________.
A. ran a small shopping mall
B. did a parttime job
C. worked as a barber
D. became a street cleaner
3. Working in the parking lot for two years had taught me________.
A. how to obey school discipline
B. how to do two things well at a tim e
C. that discipline and work were of equal value
D. that I must do as many things as possible at a time
4. The author tells us in the last paragraph that we should be proud of those who________.
A. have done all kinds of jobs
B. are cleaning the parking lot
C. have achieved a lot in their lives
D. are bearing their responsibilities | | 完形填空 | I first met her on the beach near where I live.I drive to this beach a__1__o f three or four miles,
whenever I"m feeling down.At that time she was__2__something.
Looking__3__, she said, "Hello." I nodded, not wanting to__4__with a small child.
"I"m Wendy and I "m building something, " she said.
"I see.But what is it?" I asked, not__5__.
"I don"t know.I just like the__6__of sand."
A sandpiper (矶鹞鸟) flew by.
"That"s a__7__.Mum says sandpipers come to bring us joy."
"Goodbye, joy, " I thought to myself, "hello, __8__." and walked away.My life then seemed
completely out of__9__.
"Come again, " she called, "and have another__10__day."
But the days and weeks that followed__11__to other people:naughty boys and a__12__mother.
One morning I suddenly realized I needed my__13__and headed for the beach.The breeze was cool,
but I walked along, trying to recapture (捕捉) the inner peace I needed.I had almost__14__the child
so I was surprised when she appeared.
"__15__do you live?" I asked.She pointed toward a summer cottage.
Then one day, I rushed to my beach in great pain, even in no__16__to greet the girl."If you don"t
mind, " I said coldly, "I"d rather be__17__today." She seemed unusually__18__ and out of breath.
"Why?" she asked.
"My mother died!"
"Did it hurt when she died?"
"Of course it hurt!" I shouted, misunderstanding her.
When I next went to the beach, she wasn"t there.Feeling__19__, and admitting I__20__her, I went
up to the cottage.A woman answered the door."Wendy, my daughter, died last week.She had
leukemia (白血病). Maybe she didn"t tell you." | ( )1. A. length
( )2. A. ob serving
( )3. A. up
( )4. A. work
( )5. A. caring
( )6. A. feel
( )7. A. sorrow
( )8. A. comfort
( )9. A. balance
( )10. A. sad
( )11. A. added
( )12. A. kind
( )13. A. party
( )14. A. searched
( )15. A. How
( )16. A. mood
( )17. A. alone
( )18. A. happy
( )19. A. sorry
( )20. A. cheated | B. distance
B. drawing
B. out
B. play
B. seeing
B. sense
B. joy
B. pleasure
B. sight
B. happy
B. led
B. poor
B. sandpiper
B. known
B. What
B. time
B. lonely
B. pale
B. excited
B. lost | C. space
C. building
C. down
C. say
C. wanting
C. smell
C. pity
C. kindness
C. mind
C. busy
C. belonged
C. lonely
C. chance
C. noticed
C. Where
C. way
C. unique
C. good
C. cold
C. troubled | D. reach
D. collecting
D. over
D. talk
D. worrying
D. comfort
D. lie
D. pain
D. range
D. fine
D. related
D. sick
D. holiday
D. forgotten
D. Which
D. place
D. special
D. powerful
D. puzzled
D. missed | | 完形填空 | Once there was a very brilliant, creative and educated man.He gained much __1__ while traveling
throughout the world.Unfortunately he lost his legs and left arm in a tragic accident, leaving only a finger
and thumb on his right hand.He became so __2__ that he was afraid he would spend his life __3__ and
would no longer be able to use his life in a(n)__4__ way.
One day, he remembered how he had always loved getting __5__.He realized that he still had partial
__6__ of his right hand and could write with __7__.Then, he had an idea, "Why not write to other people who need encouragement?"
He __8__ where he could find those who could be encouraged if they read his letters.He thought of
people in __9__.Many of them had hope of regaining their __10__.Others would keep feeling depressed
and remain put away for the rest of their lives.He decided that he must try to __11__ them.So he wrote
to a prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners.The prison minister replied that writing to the
prisoners would be __12__.However, it would be against prison rules for the prisoners to write back.
__13__ with the intention, the man began sending __14__ messages of God"s love, hope, strength, and
encouragement.He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the __15__.He poured his
heart and soul into his words,  __16__ his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.
It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of any __17__.Frequently, he felt
discouraged, wondering if anyone __18__ read his letters.However, this was his __19__ chance, so he
determined to continue.
At last, he received a letter from the prison officer, which said, "Please write on the best paper you
can afford.Your letters  are passed from cell (小牢房)to cell until they almost fall to __20__!"
We all have unique experiences, abilities and talents.We can discover ways to reach others in need of
encouragement and strength. | ( )1. A. wealth
( )2. A. depressed
( )3. A. writing
( )4. A. abnormal
( )5. A. presents
( )6. A. sense
( )7. A. affection
( )8. A. estimated
( )9. A. hospitals
( )10. A. families
( )11. A. release
( )12. A. acceptable
( )13. A. Faced
( )14. A. holy
( )15. A. point
( )16. A. sharing
( )17. A. success
( )18. A. curiously
( )19. A. only
( )20. A. ruin | B. faith
B. embarrassed
B. suffering
B. regular
B. e-mails
B. strength
B. caution
B. doubted
B. churches
B. letters
B. reach
B. reasonable
B. Filled
B. daily
B. worst
B. learning
B. reply
B. patiently
B. better
B. pieces | C. experience
C. ashamed
C. weeping
C. comfortable
C. letters
C. shape
C. diffi culty
C. assumed
C. prisons
C. freedom
C. defend
C. prohibited
C. Satisfied
C. one-way
C. degree
C. gaining
C. help
C. carefully
C. extra
C. the ground | D. confidence
D. thrilled
D. wandering
D. meaningful
D. prizes
D. function
D. confidence
D. wondered
D. charities
D. conscience
D. know
D. considered
D. Impressed
D. round-way
D. limit
D. enriching
D. progress
D. actually
D. lost
D. the bottom | | 完形填空 | My brother, Mark, died in a traffic  accident four years ago.He was my big brother and__1__looked
after me.I am__2__today for all of the special times we had as running partners, and times__3__driving
to different races, where we had so many__4__about life in general.I__5__these talks terribly at this time
of the year.
__6__, I am so happy he shared with me the__7__of his faith.He was always so__8__to people,
and I had been with him many times__9__we pulled over to help someone in need, __10__a smile and
helping them get back on the road.So I was not__11__when he told me of the time when he was__12__
in college:It was the end of the month.To make matters worse, it was Friday and he had no__13__in his
pocket for the weekend.Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to__14__my dad
and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others__15__helping yourself.
On his way home from classes that day, as he was driving along, he noticed a guy ahead of him
__16__his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner.Mark__17__right over and helped
him load the lumber back into his truck.The guy was so thankful and__18__his hand to Mark, and in it
was one hundred dollars.Mark couldn"t believe his__19__.He told him that was unnecessary but the man
__20__and off he drove.
I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story, with tears in his eyes, and how faithful he was. | ( )1. A. hardly
( )2. A. successful
( )3. A. spared
( )4. A. questions
( )5. A. miss
( )6. A. However
( )7. A. record
( )8. A. harmful
( )9. A. because
( )10. A. sharing
( )11. A. pleased
( )12. A. never
( )13. A. food
( )14. A. change
( )15. A. means
( )16. A. carry
( )17. A. pushed
( )18. A. raised
( )19. A. eyes
( )20. A. complained | B. never
B. thankful
B. wasted
B. arguments
B. recite
B. So
B. belief
B. helpful
B. while
B. forcing
B. worried
B. yet
B. money
B. attend
B. follows
B. lose
B. moved
B. held
B. ears
B. apologized | C. seldom
C. cheerful
C. spent
C. quarrels
C. keep
C. Then
C. story
C. powerful
C. until
C. recognizing
C. surprised
C. even
C. paper
C. see
C. explains
C. arrange
C. pulled
C. offered
C. mind
C. regretted | D. always
D. hopeful
D. saved
D. conversations
D. fear
D. If
D. secret
D. grateful
D. when
D. understanding
D. excited
D. still
D. key
D. persuade
D. agrees
D. place
D. walked
D. shook
D. feeling
D. insisted | | 阅读理解 | My Best Enemy
Once again, I was in a new school.So was a girl in my class named Lisa.That"s where the similarity
ended.
I was tall and she was small.My thick black hair had been recently cut short into an untidy style.Her
natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great.I was 12 and one of the oldest in the class while
she was 11 and the youngest.I was awkward and shy.She wasn"t.I couldn"t stand her, considering her my enemy.But she liked me and wanted to be friends with me.
One day, she invited me over and I said yes-I was too shocked to answer any other way.My family
had moved six times in six years, and I had never managed to develop any friendships.But this girl who
wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school.
She lived in a fun part of town that had two pizza places, an all night bookstore, a movie theater and a
park.As we walked from the school bus stop through her neighborhood, I tried to guess which house
might be hers.Was it the white one with the perfect lawn or the threestory house with a front porch?I got
very surprised when she led me into an old apartment building.She lived on the fourth floor in a tworoom
place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister.
When we got into the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies, which was
my next surprise.I had never played with them.We sat on the floor, laughing as we made up crazy stories
about the Barbies.We found out that we both wante d to be writers when we were older and both had
wild imaginations.We had a great time that afternoon.
Lisa was loved by the whole neighborhood.The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines; the
movie theater gave her free tickets...Soon I was included in her magic world.We slept over at each
other"s house and spent every free moment together.
Lisa, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the rough years of early adolescence (青春期) and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends:your worst enemy can
turn out to be your best friend.
1. The writer and Lisa were similar in the way that________.
A. they were both new students
B. they had the same hairstyle
C. they were both tall
D. they were of the same age
2. One day Lisa invited the writer________.
A. to go to the movie
B. to go to her home
C. to go to walk in a park
D. to go to a pizza place
3. In the passage the writer described Lisa as a girl who was________.
A. awkward and shy
B. rich and happy
C. quiet and lonely
D. friendly and lovely
4. Which of the following did the write r learn from Lisa?
A. How to make up stories.
B. How to deal with enemies.
C. How to make friends.
D. How to live a better life. | 最新试题
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