At least thirty times Bobby had attempted to climb the big snowy mountain, but he had never reached the
top. His friend old Peeper, who knew a lot about his failures, 1 Bobby to try again. He gave Bobby a pair
of 2 and said, "If it starts clouding over, put on the glasses, or if your feet start hurting, put them on too.
The glasses are very 3 . They"ll help you." Bobby accepted the gift without much thought.
The day came when he was to have another try. About two hours after he started, he felt his feet hurting.
Then he 4 what Peeper had said, and put on the glasses. The pain was pretty bad, but 5 the sunglasses
he could clearly see the snow-covered mountain top, so he went on.
6 , clouds were gathering. But this time Bobby could still see the 7 through the clouds. He kept climbing,
leaving the clouds behind, forgetting his pain, and finally arriving at the top. It was certainly worth it. His feeling
of 8 was extremely good, almost as great as that 9 view. The mountain below was surrounded by a sea
of clouds. He couldn"t believe that the clouds were as 10 as that, so he looked more closely at the sunglasses,
and discovered the secret. Peeper had engraved (镌刻) the snow-covered mountain top on the sunglasses, 11
Bobby could see it when he was looking upwards!
Bobby 12 that the only obstacle (障碍) to reaching the top had been losing 13 when he couldn"t see the
mountain top. He was thankful that Peeper had used that little 14 to help him see that his 15 was never
impossible, and that it was still there, where it had always been. |
( )1.A. encouraged
( )2.A. gloves
( )3.A. real
( )4.A. remembered
( )5.A. under
( )6.A. Happily
( )7.A. friend
( )8.A. success
( )9.A. strong
( )10.A. cool
( )11.A. and
( )12.A. suggested
( )13.A. love
( )14.A. trick
( )15.A. position | B. ordered
B. trousers
B. safe
B. expressed
B. with
B. Hopefully
B. top
B. decision
B. popular
B. natural
B. or
B. realized
B. help
B. word
B. lesson | C. allowed
C. shoes
C. special
C. shouted
C. for
C. Unfortunately
C. climber
C. freedom
C. familiar
C. thick
C. if
C. expected
C. face
C. plan
C. aim | D. warned
D. sunglasses
D. expensive
D. regretted
D. about
D. Unnecessarily
D. village
D. friendship
D. wonderful
D. wide
D. though
D. announced
D. heart
D. opinion
D. story | | 完形填空。 | An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was
very 1 and only a very expensive operation could save him. They were a poor family and no one would
lend them the 2 .
One day, her daddy said to her tearful mother, "Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now." 3 this, the
little girl went to her bedroom and 4 her money from its hiding place and counted it 5 . Then she hurried
to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
"My brother Andrew has 6 bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save
him. So how much does a miracle 7 ?"
"We don"t sell a miracle here, child. I"m sorry," the salesman said with a smile. Just then, a well-dressed
man heard it and asked,"What kind of miracle does your brother 8 ?"
"I don"t know," she answered with her eyes full of 9 . "He"s really sick and Mum says he needs an
operation. But my daddy can"t 10 it, so I have brought all my money."
"How much do you have?" asked the man.
"$1.11, but I can try and get some more," she answered.
"Well, what luck," smiled the man. "$1. 11, the 11 of a miracle for your little brother." He took up the
girl"s hand and said, "Take me to where you 12 . I want to see your brother and meet your 13 . Let"s see
if I have the kind of miracle you need."
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a 14 doctor who had saved many people"s lives. The
operation was 15 and it wasn"t long before Andrew was home again. | ( )1. A. sad
( )2. A. money
( )3. A. Seeing
( )4. A. pulled
( )5. A. nervously
( )6. A. nothing
( )7. A. take
( )8. A. have
( )9. A. hope
( )10. A. afford
( )11. A. prize
( )12. A. study
( )13. A. parents
( )14. A. rich
( )15. A. unusual | B. mad
B. food
B. Reading
B. picked
B. carefully
B. anything
B. cost
B. need
B. anger
B. offer
B. value
B. work
B. teachers
B. poor
B. successful | C. sick
C. chance
C. Realizing
C. pushed
C. politely
C. everything
C. spend
C. know
C. tears
C. support
C. price
C. play
C. neighbours
C. handsome
C. difficult | D. dangerous
D. medicine
D. Hearing
D. placed
D. patiently
D. something
D. pay
D. like
D. thanks
D. provide
D. bill
D. live
D. friends
D. famous
D. expensive | | 阅读理解。 | It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I approached her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway.
She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, struggling to put socks on her swollen (肿胀的) feet.
I entered, spoke quickly to the nurse, and examined her chart. She was getting better.
I looked down at her. She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I said something like this."How
are you feeling? Your sugars "and blood pressure were high but they"re better today. The nurse mentioned you
were anxious to see your son who"s visiting you today. I bet you really look forward to seeing him."
She Stopped me with a serious voice, as if she was giving an order."Sit down, Doctor. This is my story,
not your story."
I was surprised and embarrassed. I sat down. I helped her with the socks. She began to tell me that her only
son lived around the corner from her, but she had not seen him in five years. She believed that her health proble
ms really had something to do with it. After hearing her story and putting on her socks, I asked if there was
anything else I could do for her. She shook her head and smiled. All she wanted me to do was to listen.
Later on, I often thought of what that woman taught me. Everyone has a story and each story is different.
Some have a beginning, middle and end. Others wander without a clear conclusion. Yet all those things do not
really matter. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard-without interruption or judgment. | | 1. The writer went to visit the older woman to _____. | A. listen to her story
B. tell her good news
C. help her put on her socks
D. see if she was getting better | | 2. What problem did the older woman have? | A. She ate too much sugar.
B. She had high blood pressure.
C. She had too many visits.
D. She liked telling others stories. | | 3. The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refers to the older woman"s _____. | A. not having seen her son for long
B. having no one to look after her
C. serious voice when giving orders
D. struggling to put socks on her feet | | 4. According to the text, we know that the writer was _____. | A. serious
B. honest
C. patient
D. humourous | | 5. What does the story mainly tell us? | A. Everyone should learn to listen to others.
B. Children had better stay with their parents.
C. We all have a story and each one is different.
D. Older women are good at telling their stories. | | 完形填空。 | Talk about a real-life hero! Ten-year-old Larry Champagne from St. Louis, Missouri, 1 the brake on a
runaway (失控的) school bus. He saved himself and 20 other kids on board from disaster.
It all happened in one terrible 2 . On the way to school, the bus driver, Ernestine Blackman, suddenly fell
asleep. Seeing the bus was running away, the other kids started to 3 , but Larry ran to the 4 and stopped
the bus.
"At first I thought, "We"re going to die"," says Larry, "but after I hit the brake, I felt 5 ."
Larry"s quick action made news all over the country. He appeared on TV shows as a 6 . The bus company
gave Larry a big 7 . And his school gave him a medal of honor.
"My grandmother 8 tells me to do what"s right," says Larry. 9 did he know how to stop the bus? Larry
is something of a mechanic (机械师). He 10 his grandfather to work on his old truck. "He gets his hands dirty,"
says his grandfather. One thing is for certain: Larry knows where to find the brakes. | ( )1. A. hit
( )2. A. play
( )3. A. shout
( )4. A. left
( )5. A. sick
( )6. A. hero
( )7. A. book
( )8. A. seldom
( )9. A. What
( )10. A. asks | B. beat
B. movie
B. leave
B. right
B. safe
B. boy
B. photo
B. never
B. When
B. helps | C. attacked
C. accident
C. sleep
C. front
C. terrible
C. student
C. smile
C. always
C. Where
C. advises | D. knocked
D. story
D. run
D. back
D. dangerous
D. teacher
D. gift
D. almost
D. How
D. orders | | 阅读理解。 | My son Karl talked little after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But
the more I tried, the more withdrawn he became. His report card arrived, saying that he had been absent 95
times from classes and failed in the exams. I sent him to the school advisor, and I even begged him. Nothing
worked.
One day, I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to
talk to you about Karl"s absences." Before he could say another word, all my disappointment and sadness over
Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I love my son but I just don"t know what to do. I"ve tried
everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It"s out of my hands." For a moment there
was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung
up.
Karl"s next report card showed marked (显著的) improvement in his grades. Last week I attended a parent-
teacher meeting with Karl. His teachers praised him a lot and were amazed at the way he had turned himself
around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That
was me. I thought I"d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you.
That"s when I knew I had to make you proud." | | 1. The word "withdrawn" in the first paragraph probably means _____. | A. 好奇
B. 孤僻
C. 害羞
D. 脆弱 | | 2. The phone call the mother got was made by _____. | A. Karl
B. a stranger
C. her husband
D. the headmaster | | 3. There was silence on the other end of the line because _____. | A. the line was busy at that time
B. something might be wrong With the line
C. the speaker was too moved to say anything
D. the speaker waited for her to finish speaking | | 4. Karl turned himself around because _____. | A. his teachers asked him to do so
B. he failed many times in the exams
C. he wanted to make his mother proud
D. the headmaster had phoned his mother | | 5. What is the main idea of this passage? | A. Children in single-parent families often have problems.
B. Mother"s love plays an important role in children"s life.
C. Being understood by parents is very important to children.
D. School education doesn"t work without support from parents. | 最新试题
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