About 10 years ago I taught a group of children to sail. They were bright, enthusiastic and as eager
to 1 life as any other children. All, however, had a serious 2 . Three were in wheelchairs, one was
nearly blind and two walked with difficulty, and another two 3 a lot from Cerebral palsy (脑瘫).
Matthew was among them. His hands, arms, legs, and even his voice were all distorted (扭曲) from
the disease. To speak, Matthew had the help of a 4 . Slowly, and with determination, he would 5 with
distorted hands, letter by letter, what he wanted to say. Yet he was always bright and cheerful and loved
to 6 everything his classmates were doing, both in the boat and in the classroom.
They learnt fast and enjoyed every minute of the 7 . But I think that 1 was the one who learned the
greatest lesson. One day the sailing centre was 8 by a storm. Rather than 9 the activity we decided
to work in a classroom. All the children 10 . Just like other children they all wanted to answer the
questions I asked.
Often they would loudly 11 each other, trying to give an answer before one of the others. But when
Matthew wanted to answer a question it was 12 . All of a sudden they all 13 . Matthew whispered and moved his hands at his letter-board. They 14 with great patience. Matthew 15 with dogged
persistence (坚持) until the answer was 16 . When Matthew had answered his question the children
were, almost magically, transformed back into a group of 17 and enthusiastic children.
All of these children were heroes in their own way. But the 18 they afforded to Matthew with his
most severe disabilities was 19 . If only the rest of the world were able to learn to afford care, respect
and help to someone less 20 than themselves, violence and intolerance (不宽容) would possibly be gone. |
( )1. A. enjoy
( )2. A. shortcoming
( )3. A. learned
( )4. A. letter-board
( )5. A. show off
( )6. A. understand
( )7. A. days
( )8. A. blocked
( )9. A. complete
( )10. A. ran away
( )11. A. fight
( )12. A. hopeless
( )13. A. whispered
( )14. A. laughed
( )15. A. struggled
( )16. A. cried out
( )17. A. noisy
( )18. A. thank
( )19. A. relevant
( )20. A. fortunate | B. start
B. disability
B. changed
B. tape-recorder
B. point out
B. criticize
B. classes
B. hit
B. check
B. got tired
B. limit
B. funny
B. smiled
B. waited
B. thought
B. typed out
B. polite
B. praise
B. angry
B. exciting | C. acknowledge
C. injury
C. suffered
C. computer
C. give away
C. remember
C. treatment
C. occupied
C. escape
C. joined in
C. interrupt
C. difficult
C. quieted
C. continued
C. practiced
C. spelled out
C. hard-working
C. pleasure
C. accessible
C. responsible | D. lead
D. habit
D. spent
D. microscope
D. adapt to
D. try
D. life
D. flown
D. cancel
D. fell asleep
D. stop
D. different
D. left
D. recorded
D. waved
D. tested out
D. clumsy
D. patience
D. encouraging
D. careful | | 阅读理解。 | An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the
lives of more than two million babies.
James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma (血浆) that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a
form of severe anemia (贫血症). He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies,
including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father"s blood.
Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now added
up to a total of 984 donations. When he started donating, his blood was regarded so special that his life
was insured for one million Australian dollars.
He was also nicknamed the "man with the golden arm" or the "man in two million". He said, "I"ve never
thought about stopping. Never." He made a promise to be a donor aged 14 after taking major chest
surgery in which he needed 13 liters of blood. "I was in hospital for three months," he said. "The blood I
received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18."
Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in his blood. At
the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns
suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility
between the mother"s blood and her unborn baby"s blood. It stems from one having Rh-positive
blood and the other Rh-negative.
His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine (疫苗) called Anti-D. After his blood type
was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to have a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine.
"They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of," he said. "I
wasn"t scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away."
Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma
could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundreds of thousands of women. It has also
been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.
It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few
weeks now. | | 1. How old is James Harrison? | A. 56
B. 70
C. 74
D. 78 | | 2. Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because . | A. his daughter asked him to help her son
B. he has a golden arm worth a million dollars
C. a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed
D. someone else"s blood saved his life | | 3. The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 5) suggests that . | A. babies suffer permanent brain damage before their birth
B. the mother and the baby have different types of blood
C. Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage
D. all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood | | 4. What can we infer from the sixth paragraph? | A. Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.
B. His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.
C. Mr. Harrison was glad to help develop a new vaccine.
D. His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests. | | 完形填空。 | I devote myself to music because of my grandmother. My mom and I lived with grandparents from the
time I was two until I was eight. And even then, I was at their house before and after school every day
while my mother was 1 .
Grandma loved music. It was she that first 2 me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I
heard his music, I was truly in 3 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for 4 for birthdays, but I wanted
Elvis" albums. I would play them non-stop and 5 to the music in my grandma"s family room though my
movements didn"t look 6 .
Grandma played the piano and 7 me to sing "America the Beautiful" and "Somewhere over the
Rainbow". I 8 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano
lessons from a lady living in the 9 . I would come home from 10 and walk there for my lesson. I 11
took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n) 12 and allow me to continue to
teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She
was 13 , but the music seemed to 14 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing "Somewhere over the Rainbow", her weakened voice 15 in with mine for a few lines. That experience
was one of the most 16 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music
career and she was very 17 and said, "That"s wonderful!" I 18 .
to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma 19 two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every 20 I write or
sing in my life. | ( )1. A. at home
( )2. A. sent
( )3. A. debate
( )4. A. music
( )5. A. wave
( )6. A. funny
( )7. A. forced
( )8. A. generally
( )9. A. hotel
( )10. A. school
( )11. A. exactly
( )12. A. explanation
( )13. A. in deep sorrow
( )14. A. comfort
( )15. A. joined
( )16. A. genuine
( )17. A. energetic
( )18. A. refused
( )19. A. passed away
( )20. A. song | B. at school
B. left
B. love
B. benefit
B. sleep
B. balanced
B. prepared
B. finally
B. apartment
B. hospital
B. only
B. celebration
B. in great pain
B. spot
B. poured
B. impressive
B. calm
B. expected
B. died away
B. poem | C. at work
C. remembered
C. agreement
C. gifts
C. dance
C. good
C. enabled
C. fortunately
C. neighborhood
C. street
C. completely
C. translation
C. in high spirits
C. attract
C. mixed
C. puzzling
C. exhausted
C. continued
C. passed by
C. article | D. in hospital
D. introduced
D. doubt
D. toys
D. play
D. interesting
D. taught
D. suddenly
D. hospital
D. office
D. seldom
D. foundation
D. in big trouble
D. terrify
D. combined
D. unbelievable
D. pleased
D. pretended
D. died out
D. composition | | 阅读理解。 | The old man walked with a cane (拐杖) slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched (打补丁的) trousers, and worn-out shoes made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. Unforgettable were his pale blue eyes that sparkled like diamonds, large rosy cheeks, and thin lips that
held a steady smile.
He walked toward a table by the window. A young waitress watched him and ran over to him, saying, "Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair."
Without a word, he smiled and nodded a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table.
Supporting him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she pushed the table up close to him, and leaned his cane against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss."
"You"re welcome, Sir." She replied. "My name is Mary. I"ll be back in a moment. If you need anything, just wave at me."
After he had finished a hearty meal of pancakes, bacon, and hot lemon tea, Mary brought him the change, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, Sir!"
He nodded a thank you and said softly with a smile, "You are very kind!"
When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under his plate she found a business card and a note written on the napkin, under which was a $ 100 bill.
The note on the napkin read, "Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It
shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine
through those who meet you."
The man she had served was the owner of the restaurant. This was the first time that she, or any of his
employees, had seen him in person. | | 1. Mary ran over to the old man because _____. | A. the old man was the boss of the restaurant
B. she was worried that the old man might cause trouble to the restaurant
C. she saw the old man had some difficulty moving and taking a seat
D. the old man had asked her to wait on him | | 2. The man came to the restaurant ______. | A. to have breakfast
B. to see his employees
C. to find out how his restaurant was working
D. to see how Mary served customers | | 3. The words the man left on the napkin suggested that _____. | A. respecting others means respecting oneself
B. serving others is a respectable job
C. Mary would get a rise as a result of her kindness
D. Mary"s kind service would bring in more money for her | | 4. Which of the following titles goes best with the story? | A. A kind- hearted Girl
B. Shining Kindness
C. Kindness Means Opportunities
D. A Special Customer | | 完形填空。 | When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I
remember one night in particular 1 she had made breakfast after a long , 2 day at work.
On that 3 so long ago ,my mom 4 a plate of eggs ,sausage and extremely 5 biscuits front of my
dad .I remember 6 to see if anyone noticed! Yet all my dad did was 7 for his biscuit ,smile at my mom
and ask me how my day was at school…I don"t 8 what I told him that night ,but I do remember watching
him 9 biscuits happily!
When I got up from the table that evening ,I remember hearing my mom 10 to my dad for burning the
biscuits." And I"ll never 11 what he said :"Honey ,I love burned biscuits."
Later that night ,I went to kiss Daddy 12 night and I asked him if he 13 liked his biscuits burned.
He wrapped me in his arms and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she"s really
14 . And besides, a burned biscuit never 15 anyone!"
Life is full of imperfect things …and imperfect people. I"m not the 16 at hardly anything, but what
I"ve 17 over the years is that learning to accept each other"s faults, which is one of the most important
keys to 18 a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.
We could extend this to any relationship. In fact, 19 is the base of any relationship, be it a
husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!
God Bless You … Now, and always… | ( )1. A. while
( )2. A. interesting
( )3. A. noon
( )4. A. treated
( )5. A. fresh
( )6. A. planning
( )7. A. reach
( )8. A. remember
( )9. A. preparing
( )10. A. suggest
( )11. A. punish
( )12. A. good
( )13. A. really
( )14. A. kind
( )15. A. replace
( )16. A. richest
( )17. A. held
( )18. A. settling
( )19. A. understanding
( )20. A. express | B. when
B. hard
B. afternoon
B. planned
B. sweet
B. operating
B. look
B. observe
B. eating
B. explain
B. receive
B. golden
B. gently
B. tired
B. roast
B. cleverest
B. shared
B. creating
B. confidence
B. transform | C. where
C. full
C. evening
C. placed
C. delicious
C. puzzling
C. leave
C. perform
C. counting
C. apologize
C. realize
C. cool
C. normally
C. happy
C. hurt
C. worst
C. considered
C. rolling
C. help
C. pass | D. why
D. fruitful
D. morning
D. launched
D. burned
D. waiting
D. fight
D. overlook
D. mailing
D. announce
D. forget
D. nice
D. regularly
D. excited
D. recover
D. best
D. learned
D. skipping
D. relief
D. wander |
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