In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while
walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 2
the mother would"t return to her eggs and she 3 to take them home. There she carefully 4 the eggs in the
heat of a lamp. Several days 5 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 6 .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 7 ,to these young geese, the girl
was their mother.
As they 8 ,the girl was able to 9 her birds to run across the grass, but she could"t teach them to 10 . the
girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 11 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 12 :She would
pilot a plane to guide them in 13 . She asked her father for a plane and she assembled (组装)a small aircraft
for her.
Caring about 14 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did"t 15 or
follow him, and 16 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 17 into the plane, started it and soon left the 18 .Seeing their mother take to the air, the
birds 19 flapped (拍打)their wings and 20 .she flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following. |
( )1. A. managed
( )2. A. realised
( )3. A. helped
( )4. A. placed
( )5. A. ago
( )6. A. family
( )7. A. But
( )8. A. increased
( )9. A. ask
( )10. A. fly
( )11. A. asleep
( )12. A. idea
( )13. A. sky
( )14. A. his
( )15. A. respect
( )16. A. so
( )17. A. climbed
( )18. A. house
( )19 A. secretly
( )20. A. looked away | B. attempted
B. expected
B. decided
B. protected
B. out
B. lake
B. Also
B. improved
B. lead
B. race
B. away
B. opinion
B. heaven
B. her
B. remember
B. instead
B. looked
B. floor
B. disappointed
B. set out | C. happened
C. imagined
C. afforded
C. treated
C. later
C. home
C. Thus
C. rose
C. want
C. swim
C. around
C. explanation
C. flight
C. their
C. recognise
C. hardly
C. reached
C. water
C. patiently
C. went by | D. supposed
D. admitted
D. meant
D. examined
D. long
D. world
D. Still
D. grew
D. allow
D. sing
D. awake
D. excuse
D. plane
D. its
D. receive
D. too
D. fell
D. ground
D. eagerly
D. turned back | | 阅读理解。 | Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own.
My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen.
While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love.
Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, "Kemmons, you are
certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it."
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother
spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again
if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year
later, I returned to school - walking on my own!
When the Great Depression (大萧条) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support the both
of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on
a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available
for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for the
average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽车旅馆) for families that would
never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly, mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even
designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother"s
words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest
hotel system in the world-Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries
with an income of $ 1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for
and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you. | | 1. What Kemmons" mom often told him during his childhood was ______. | A. caring
B. moving
C. encouraging
D. interesting | | 2. According to the author, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again? | A. Doctors.
B. Nurses.
C. Friends.
D. Mom. | | 3. What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself? | A. His terrible experience in the hotel.
B. His previous business success of various levels.
C. His moms support.
D. His wife"s suggestion. | | 4. Which of the following best describes Kemmons" mother? | A. Modest, helpful, and hard-working.
B. Loving, supportive and strong-willed.
C. Careful, helpful and beautiful.
D. Strict, sensitive and supportive. | | 5. Which of the following led to Kemmons" success according to the passage? | A. Self-confidence, hard work, higher education and a poor family.
B. Mom"s encouragement, clear goals, self-confidence and hard work.
C. Clear goals, mom"s encouragement, a poor family and higher education.
D. Mom"s encouragement, a poor family, higher education and opportunities. | | 完形填空。 | Another person"s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person
was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 1 me to her with these
words:"I would like you to meet the fellow who is 2 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably
start throwing rocks at you no 3 than tomorrow morning."
My stepmother walked over to me, 4 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she
looked at my father and replied, "You are 5 . This is not the worst boy at all, 6 the smartest one who hasn"t
yet found an outlet (释放的途径) for his enthusiasm."
That statement began a(n) 7 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had
built me up in my 8 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She 9 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors.
She moved our family into the county seat, where my father"s career could be more 10 and my brother and I
could be better 11 .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 12 and told me that she believed that I could become
a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I 13 it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 14 and began to write
for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 15 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and
received the task which became my life"s work later. I wasn"t the 16 beneficiary (受益者). My father became
the 17 man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college
president.
What power 18 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one"s purpose and is 19
strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible (不可抗拒的) force which poverty and temporary defeat can
never 20 .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do
with your enthusiasm. | ( )1. A. rushed
( )2. A. distinguished
( )3. A. sooner
( )4. A. dragged
( )5. A. perfect
( )6. A. but
( )7. A. agreement
( )8. A. opinion
( )9. A. begged
( )10. A. successful
( )11. A. treated
( )12. A. camera
( )13. A. considered
( )14. A. belief
( )15. A. teaching
( )16. A. next
( )17. A. cleverest
( )18. A. enthusiasm
( )19. A. deliberately
( )20. A. win | B. sent
B. favored
B. later
B. shook
B. right
B. so
B. friendship
B. image
B. persuaded
B. meaningful
B. entertained
B. radio
B. suspected
B. request
B. writing
B. same
B. wealthiest
B. sympathy
B. happily
B. match | C. carried
C. mistaken
C. longer
C. raised
C. wrong
C. and
C. gap
C. expectation
C. ordered
C. helpful
C. educated
C. bicycle
C. ignored
C. criticism
C. studying
C. only
C. strongest
C. fortune
C. traditionally
C. reach | D. introduced
D. rewarded
D. earlier
D. bent
D. impolite
D. or
D. relationship
D. mind
D. invited
D. useful
D. respected
D. typewriter
D. appreciated
D. description
D. reading
D. real
D. healthiest
D. confidence
D. constantly
D. doubt | | 完形填空。 | June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into
the water. 1 else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which 2 her to
continue doing some laps there.
Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of 3 , June began to tire 4 ."Ah, no
pains, no gains," June thought to herself. June 5 to swim, realizing her head was 6 . Breathing became
7 . Her sight wasn"t so 8 . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool.
She did not want to bother anyone. She continued. She found 9 in the middle of the pool. Deciding not
to ask for help, she continued to swim. 10 , she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness
and exhaustion(精疲力竭) 11 it difficult for June to get out of the pool. 12 she stood, her body slowly
shook back and forth, losing her 13 .
Realizing she needed help but 14 to even say anything, she 15 the pool side and stood there. Several
minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool. 16 at the side of the pool with
her feet in the water she felt that someone was 17 at her. It was the 18 . June was just able to 19 her
hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a(n) 20 where you"re in trouble and you don"t ask for help? There is
nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did. | ( )1. A. Someone
( )2. A. encouraged
( )3. A. mind
( )4. A. hardly
( )5. A. remained
( )6. A. hurting
( )7. A. difficult
( )8. A. sure
( )9. A. one
( )10. A. Lastly
( )11. A. found
( )12. A. Since
( )13. A. life
( )14. A. unable
( )15. A. came across
( )16. A. Sitting
( )17. A. laughing
( )18. A. policeman
( )19. A. hold
( )20. A. atmosphere | B. No one
B. advised
B. time
B. easily
B. stopped
B. hurt
B. loose
B. clean
B. it
B. Finally
B. let
B. As
B. courage
B. ready
B. lay on
B. Standing
B. staring
B. nurse
B. lend
B. condition | C. Anyone
C. allowed
C. shape
C. falsely
C. happened
C. suffering
C. easy
C. clear
C. her
C. Suddenly
C. made
C. Until
C. chance
C. proud
C. leaned against
C. Jumping
C. glimpsing
C. doctor
C. move
C. situation | D. Everyone
D. forced
D. fashion
D. unexpectedly
D. continued
D. suffered
D. tight
D. poor
D. herself
D. Surprisingly
D. felt
D. Unless
D. balance
D. afraid
D. fought with
D. Walking
D. shrugging
D. lifeguard
D. wave
D. environment | | 阅读理解。 | Last week, while visiting my dad with my daughter, we went to a restaurant for dinner. When we were
seated, my dad asked the waitress if there were any soldiers eating at the restaurant. Then waitress said there
was a soldier having dinner with his friend. My dad told the waitress to tell the soldier and his friend that their
dinner was paid for! He also said that he did not want to be known as the benefactor (施主).
Then waitress later commented on my dad"s thoughtful behavior saying that she had never seen anything
like this before. At a local college, she had studied opera and so she used this to thank my dad by performing
a piece from The Pearl Fisherman. Her voice brought me to tears because it sounded perfect!
After a while, the soldier appeared at our table (I don"t know how he knew my dad paid the bill for him.)
and said that he would be sent to the front the next morning and that he could not leave this country without
saying"thanks" to my dad. My dad replied that it was he who wanted to say"thanks". They shook hands as the
soldier left.
Before we left, the waitress came by again. She did a magic show as another way to show her"thanks" to
my dad. Her show was really great. My dad left her a note with email address asking for her next performance
time in addition to a $ 50 tip.
Everyone witnessed something exemplary (可作榜样的) in the human spirit that night. I can only hope to
see more of this in the future. | | 1. My dad offered help to the soldier and his friend in the restaurant probably because _____. | A. he wanted to thank them for all they had done
B. he wanted to know more about them
C. he wanted the waitress to thank him
D. he wanted the soldiers to know his kindness | | 2. The waitress performed The Pearl Fisherman in the restaurant because _______. | A. she was asked to perform to the guests
B. she wanted to show off her wonderful skills
C. she wanted to show her respect and thanks to the author"s dad
D. she wanted to attract more and more guests | | 3. What did the soldier do in response to the author"s father"s kindness? | A. He gave something to author"s dad.
B. He gave a big tip to the waitress.
C. He did a magic show for the author and her father.
D. He said thanks to the author"s dad in person. | | 4. The passage mainly tells us that we should _______. | A. find ways to thank others
B. learn to be grateful to others
C. try to learn from each other
D. respect soldiers and waitresses | 最新试题
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