Wishing to encourage her young son"s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski concert. After they were seated, the mother 1 a friend and walked down the aisle to greet her. Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, th Qe little boy rose and went 3 a door marked" NO ADMITTANCE". When the house lights dimmed (变暗) and the concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her 4 and discovered that the child was missing. Suddenly, the curtains 5 and spotlights focused on the stage. In horror, the mother saw her little boy sitting at the keyboard, 6 out"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". At that moment, the great piano master 7 his entrance, quickly moved to the piano, and 8 in the boy"s ear,"Don"t 9 . Keep playing." Then leaning over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began 10 in a bass (低音 ) part. Soon his right arm reached 11 to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). 12 ,the old master and the young boy 13 a frightening situation into a wonderfully creative 14 . That"s the way it is in life. 15 we can accomplish (完成 ) on our own is 16 noteworthy. We try our best, but the 17 aren"t exactly graceful flowing music. 18 when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our life"s work truly can be beautiful. Next time you set 19 to accomplish great feats, listen carefully. You can hear the 20 of the Master, whispering in your ear," Don"t quit. Keep playing." |
( )1. A. made ( )2. A. chance ( )3. A. over ( )4. A. car ( )5. A. parted ( )6. A. looking ( )7. A. made ( )8. A. shouted ( )9. A. perform ( )10. A. filling ( )11. A. forwards ( )12. A. However ( )13. A. charged ( )14. A. experience ( )15. A. What ( )16. A. hard ( )17. A. failures ( )18. A. So ( )19. A. down ( )20. A. sound | B. spotted B. performance B. above B. seat B. drew B. taking B. asked B. cried B. stop B. getting B. down B. Together B. became B. play B. That B. hardly B. successes B. And B. about B. noise | C. accompanied C. piano C. across C. room C. pulled C. picking C. forgot C. whispered C. go C. breaking C. up C. Luckily C. transformed C. concert C. Which C. always C. causes C. But C. away C. voice | D. called D. lesson D. through D. table D. divided D. getting D. delayed D. looked D. give D. taking D. around D. Hurriedly D. grew D. film D. When D. usually D. results D. Though D. out D. song | 完形填空。 | Mrs Jones was very fond of singing. She had a good voice, 1 some of her high notes sounded like a gate which someone had forgotten to 2 . Mrs Jones was very conscious (清楚的) of this 3 , and took every 4 she could find to 5 these high notes. As she lived in a small house, where she could not practise without 6 the rest of the family, she 7 went for a long walk along the country roads 8 she had time, and practiced her high notes there. Whenever she 9 a car or a person coming along the road, she stopped and 10 until she could no longer be heard 11 she started singing again. One afternoon, however, a fast open car came up behind her 12 and so fast that she didn"t hear it until it was 13 a few meters from her. She was singing her highest and most difficult notes at the time, and as the car 14 her, she saw an 15 expression suddenly come over 16 driver"s face. He put his brakes (刹车) on, and as soon as the car stopped, jumped out and began to 17 all his tyres (轮胎) carefully. Mrs Jones did not dare to tell him 18 the noise he had heard had really been, 19 he got back into his car and drove off as 20 as he had been when he stopped. | ( )1. A. except ( )2. A. close ( )3. A. weakness ( )4. A. place ( )5. A. practise ( )6. A. stopping ( )7. A. seldom ( )8. A. since ( )9. A. knew ( )10. A.sang ( )11. A.before ( )12. A.silently ( )13. A.quite ( )14. A.hit ( )15. A.obvious ( )16. A.her ( )17. A.mend ( )18. A.that ( )19. A.for ( )20. A.sad | B. except that B. shut B. trouble B. time B. sing B. disturbing B. almost B. when B. watched B. danced B. while B. quickly B. about B. passed B. angry B. his B. check B. what B. yet B. puzzled | C. except for C. repair C. matter C. chance C. learn C. interrupting C. hardly C. unless C. heard C. hid C. after C. directly C. only C. left C. important C. its C. examine C. about C. but C. frightened | D. except when D. oil D. mistake D. way D. write D. worrying D. usually D. whenever D. was told D. waited D. when D. loudly D. still D. struck D. anxious D. it"s D. repair D. why D. so D. disappointed | 完形填空。 | My dad was a used car salesman. Every 1 on Thursday, he would head off to Shreveport, LA to the auction (拍卖). Once, I was riding with him on the highway when he 2 a hitchhiker (搭便车的旅行者) with a backpack. As soon as Dad saw him, he pulled the car over and offered him a 3 . Dad asked him where he was going. The hitchhiker in front of me said he headed out to the west. Dad told him we were heading to Shreveport so that was as far as we could take him. I can"t remember 4 but he told Dad lots of things that made him decide to go to the west. I sat in the 5 seat and watched the scene with 6 . I could see the hitchhiker changed his 7 as he could feel someone was really 8 him. It was quite an exchange and I watched it carefully as if I were 9 notes in order not to miss one word. I did know it was quite cold outside and the hitchhiker was very 10 to be able to stay in our car. We drove another forty-five minutes before we had to 11 the highway. We pulled over and Dad told him to keep his head 12 and things would start getting better for him soon. He 13 his pocket and handed the hitchhiker a twenty- dollar bill. The guy was very pleased now. His face 14 right there on the 15 , dark highway. We 16 on and my dad didn"t say a single thing. I was 17 completely amazed by what I had just seen. I was always told by everyone to never 18 up a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one. He always gave them money even if he did not have very much of his own. I learned a lot about my dad and 19 . I learned that just one single kind act can 20 someone"s life. | ( )1. A. afternoon ( )2. A. guided ( )3. A. meal ( )4. A.why ( )5. A. first ( )6. A. patience ( )7. A. plan ( )8. A. laughing at ( )9. A. taking ( )10. A.sorry ( )11. A. choose ( )12. A.off ( )13. A. turned into ( )14. A. lit up ( )15. A. cold ( )16. A. lived ( )17. A. often ( )18. A. set ( )19. A. cost ( )20. A. change | B. Christmas B. persuaded B. ride B. when B. back B. smile B. language B. running after B. comparing B. happy B. find B. in B. reached into B. fell down B. cool B. drove B. never B. bring B. travel B. push | C. morning C. spotted C. map C. where C. last C. delight C. attitude C. falling behind C. reading C. sad C. exit C. down C. thought of C. gave in C. new C. talked C. still C. put C. life C. decide | D. night D. invited D. present D. how D. front D. amazement D. seat D. listening to D. sending D. proud D. enter D. up D. came across D. grew up D. narrow D. held D. also D. pick D. news D. start | 阅读理解。 | One year ago today, seven patients shared their stories of illness and recovery on the New York Time Well (a blog), according to a report published in April,2009. They were the first Patient Voices, a regular series that offers a first person (第一人称的) description of the challenges patients face as they deal with different kinds of health problems. Since the first Patient Voices appeared, New York Times producer Karen Barrow has continued to give a voice to a lot of patient stories. We heard from Jacqueline Castine of Bloomfield Hills, Mich,who had bipolar disorder (躁郁症), and whose son also suffered from mental (精神的) illness."I could not save him," she said."I could not fix (惩罚 ) him. He leaves a beautiful daughter and a very sad mother." And there is runner Alyssa Johnson,43,who was training for the Boston Marathon in 2003 when she began showing the first signs of Parkinson"s disease." Sometimes when I"m running I"ll come to a long downhill, and my legs work the way they used to work and my arm swings (摆动) the way it used to. It"s like running before Parkinson"s, and that"s the best feeling. And then there"s the voice of Robin Grinsted, 50, of Swansea, S. C.,who has H. I. V. She is refused by her church and feels lonely."They"re not accepting," she said." But I know there will be people putting their arms around me some day." To hear more from these patients and the many others wh. have taken part in the series, explore the links (链接) below to all the Patient Voices we"ve heard from in the past 12 months. | 1. When did the seven patients begin to share their stories of illness? | A. In 2009. B. In 2008. C. In 2003. D. In 2002. | 2. According to the passage, Patient Voices refers to ______ . | A. a series of suggestions from patients B. a magazine published by patients C. a series of patients" stories D. a blog shared by patients | 3. From what Jacqueline Castine said, we know her son _____. | A. might have killed himself B. died of bipolar disorder C. was killed in an accident D. didn"t want to stay at home | 4. What do we know about Alyssa Johnson? | A. She tried hard to fight Parkinson"s disease. B. She is preparing for the Boston Marathon. C. She was depressed at the thought of Parkinson"s disease. D. She didn"t like running before she had Parkinson"s. | 完形填空。 | Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty. I have been taking 1 of him for years and years: he always wears an old red hat and carries a 2 bag. He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to 3 the unused tins around. Once I saw him by his 4 ,with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum (铝) tins. He threw them into the back of his car and then 5 the car. Being very curious, I got into my car to 6 him. He drove 7 he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more. Today, I was 8 one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this "tin man" came along with his bag. As usual, he 9 the tins around the place. My 10 ,who was worried about how the 11 caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me. When I finished my job, my manager asked the"tin man" about what he would 12 the tins that he had collected. I had 13 even thought about asking this kind of question, 14 I had always thought that this "tin man" would sell the 15 to the recycling place. 16 ,this "tin man" answered, "I will give them to my neighbor, 17 has epilepsy (癫痫症) and is unable to work."I was 18 to hear this, and I asked him," you 19 you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?" "I know it doesn"t help very much," he said," 20 try my best to help him."It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble (卑微的). | ( )1. A. hold ( )2. A. plastic ( )3. A. collect ( )4. A. house ( )5. A. got out of ( )6. A. follow ( )7. A. since ( )8. A. decorating ( )9. A. turned up ( )10. A. manager ( )11. A. power ( )12. A. do with ( )13. A. seldom ( )14. A. unless ( )15. A. machines ( )16. A. Certainly ( )17. A. who ( )18. A. shocked ( )19. A. announce ( )30. A. instead | B. care B. rubbish B. find B. store B. broke up B. block B. until B. performing B. put up B. workmate B. delay B. deal with B. always B. because B. cars B. Briefly B. whom B. interested B. mean B. however | C. charge C. paper C. hide C. machine C. jumped into C. inspect C. when C. repairing C. set up C. neighbor C. signal C. go with C. nearly C. though C. tins C. Surprisingly C. which C. satisfied C. say C. but | D. notice D. metal D. spread D. car D. settled down D. catch D. after D. selecting D. picked up D. friend D. harm D. put up with D. never D. if D. bags D. Fortunately D. that D. concerned D. declare D. and |
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