As a child, I was afraid of everything. At the age of 8, I even became 1 of getting Halloween candy.
2 , on October 31, my twin brother and I went out and 3 to every house in the neighborhood. Most
of the houses only had a few steps to the door. It was easy. However, when we 4 one of the bigger
houses with 10 tall steps 5 to the front door, which were known to have the best candy, my fear 6
me. My brother was already up the stairs, while I stood 7 at the bottom.
It was 8 that I"d be able to climb all that way, for I was afraid that I might fall over in the dark and
9 my bag of candy. I might 10 my clothes on something. I wanted the candy, but there was no 11
I would go up those stairs to get it. I failed. I lost more than just candy. I lost my 12 .
Fear of the unknown 13 me for a long time. After six years in nursing, I was 14 with the career I
had chosen. I faced a 15 : step out into the unknown or 16 the rest of my life at the bottom of those
steps, never 17 the best candy.
Finally, with only $100 in my savings account, I started my own business. Whenever I would lose a
client (客户), the old fears 18 . However, I"d tasted the candy, and now I don"t 19 when I face difficulties.
I believe that, though 20 things can happen when we step out, worse things happen when we don"t. |
( )1. A. afraid
( )2. A. Hardly
( )3. A. pointed
( )4. A. knocked
( )5. A. pointing
( )6. A. encouraged
( )7. A. slightly
( )8. A. unlikely
( )9. A. fall
( )10. A. bury
( )11. A. way
( )12. A. bag
( )13. A. amused
( )14. A. excited
( )15. A. difficulty
( )16. A. save
( )17. A. presenting
( )18. A. disappeared
( )19. A. fear
( )20. A. big | B. happy
B. Normally
B. rushed
B. escaped
B. belonging
B. spread
B. frozen
B. unlucky
B. drop
B. break
B. need
B. life
B. controlled
B. concerned
B. cause
B. spend
B. buying
B. warned
B. cry
B. fortunate | C. fond
C. Certainly
C. moved
C. reached
C. opening
C. prevented
C. calmly
C. possible
C. forget
C. tear
C. doubt
C. way
C. helped
C. impressive
C. fear
C. change
C. making
C. returned
C. fail
C. bad | D. tired
D. Approximately
D. traveled
D. entered
D. leading
D. attracted
D. happily
D. pitiful
D. lose
D. catch
D. wonder
D. confidence
D. ruined
D. unsatisfied
D. choice
D. escape
D. tasting
D. reminded
D. complain
D. small |
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| 阅读理解。 | I found a website that has changed my life. The website is wishuponahero.com and it is all about people
helping others, not expecting anything in return.
I am a single mom with a son. My son"s 12th birthday was on October 29th, 2007. Knowing that I didn"t
have money to buy him a birthday gift had broken my heart. So, I decided to post a wish on wishuponahero.
com for people to send my son birthday cards.
Many cards just started coming in and my little son was very excited and this went on for about three
weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle (闪光) in his eyes brought me to tears.
Then, at the end of November, he started thinking about Christmas and he already knew that there would
not be a tree for him because we didn"t have enough money. However it didn"t matter to him. All he talked
about was how much he wanted to make other children smile. So he decided to earn money to buy Christmas
cards and send them to other children from poor families. My son went out daily and raked leaves and walked
some dogs to make money. Not only did he buy cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps
and lollipops to send with the cards. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this brought him the same smile and
sparkle in his eyes as the birthday cards that he received did. | | 1. The single mother posted a wish on wishuponahero.com because _____. | | [ ] | A. she wanted to send her son a card on the website
B. she liked the website very much
C. she was too poor to buy her son a birthday present
D. she thought her son would like the website very much | | 2. What did the son do for other poor children on Christmas? | | [ ] | A. He sent them his own Christmas tree.
B. He earned money to send them cards with candy.
C. He raked leaves and walked dogs for them.
D. He made some lollipops to make them smile. | | 3. Why was there sparkle in the son"s eyes at the end of the story? | | [ ] | A. He thought of his birthday cards and other good people.
B. He earned a lot of money by himself.
C. He thought of what his mother had done for him.
D. He was glad and excited to help other poor children. | | 4. What can we conclude from the story? | | [ ] | A. Surfing the Internet is of great use.
B. One should take care of his or her children.
C. People can ask for help from wishuponahero.com.
D. Learning to give makes one"s life more meaningful. | | 完形填空。 | Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish
service.
Because the entire village lived on fishing, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of emergency. One
night, the winds 1 , the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in
trouble 2 the SOS. The captain of the rescue rowboat team 3 the alarm and the villagers 4 in the town
square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the
villagers waited 5 on the beach, holding lamps to 6 the way back.
An hour later, the rescue boat reappeared through the fog and the 7 villagers ran to greet them.
Falling 8 on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more 9 and they had
to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely 10 the rescue boat and all would have
been lost.
11 , the captain called for another volunteer team to 12 the survivor. Sixteen -year-old Hans stepped
forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "please don"t go. Your father 13 in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10
years ago and yo ur elder brother, Paul, has been lost 14 for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left."
Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go. 15 everyone said I can"t go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time
I have to do my duty. When the call for service 16 , we all need to take our turn and do our part. Hans kissed
his mother, joined the team and 17 into the night."
Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans" mother like a century. 18 the rescue boat dashed through the
fog with Hans standing up in the bow. 19 his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?" 20 able
to control himself, Hans excitedly cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it"s my elder brother, Paul!" | ( )1. A. stilled
( )2. A. set about
( )3. A. sounded
( )4. A. gathered
( )5. A. nervously
( )6. A. hope
( )7. A. promising
( )8. A. uncomfortable
( )9. A. villagers
( )10. A. pushed
( )11. A. Anxiously
( )12. A. look after
( )13. A. died
( )14. A. in the fire
( )15. A. How about
( )16. A. comes
( )17. A. appeared
( )18. A. Therefore
( )19. A. Making
( )20. A. Hardly | B. screamed
B. sent out
B. set
B. followed
B. angrily
B. light
B. hoping
B. exhausted
B. sailors
B. pulled
B. Strangely
B. look for
B. pulled
B. at sea
B. What for
B. goes
B. disappeared
B. Firstly
B. Keeping
B. Only | C. stopped
C. came up with
C. took
C. fought
C. fearfully
C. expect
C. cheering
C. disturbed
C. captains
C. overturned
C. Unexpectedly
C. lookout
C. went
C. on strike
C. What if
C. flies
C. came
C. when
C. Showing
C. Seldom | D. calmed
D. took over
D. made
D. struggled
D. happily
D. try
D. standing
D. painful
D. passengers
D. settled
D. Doubtfully
D. look on
D. interrupted
D. in the war
D. What with
D. climbs
D. went
D. Finally
D. Cupping
D. Always | | 阅读理解。 | A gentle breeze blew through Jennifer"s hair. The golden red sun was setting. She was on the beach,
looking up at the fiery (火红的) ball. She was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into
yellow. She could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky.
The atmosphere relaxed her. After all she had been through, this was what she needed. "It"s getting late,"
she thought, "I must go home. My parents will be wondering where I am."
She wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing.
She kept on walking, directing herself where she spent every summer holiday. The road was deserted. She
walked slowly and silently. Just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house.
It was really getting dark now. The sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold too. She
wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm. She imagined having it with her. This thought
disappeared when she finally saw her front door. It seemed different. Nobody had taken care of the outside
garden for a few days. She was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and
tidy, and now... It all seemed deserted. She couldn"t understand what was going on.
She entered the house. First, she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. It said:"
Dear Ellen, there is some coffee ready. I went looking." Ellen was her mother but－where was she? On the
right side of the hallway was her parents" room. She went in. Then she saw her. Her mother, lying on the bed,
was sleeping. Her face looked so tired, as if she hadn"t slept for days. She was really pale. Jennifer would have
wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. So Jennifer just fell asleep beside her. When Jennifer woke
up, something was different－she wasn"t in her mother"s room and she wasn"t wearing the old clothes she ran
away in. She was in her cozy bed in her pajamas.
It felt so good being back home. Suddenly she heard a voice, "Are you feeling better now, dear? You know
you got us very, very scared." | | 1. Three days later Jennifer came back home _____. | | [ ] | A. at sunrise
B. at sunset
C. at night
D. at midday | | 2. What does the underlined phrase "This thought" most probably mean? | | [ ] | A. The idea of going back home.
B. Her anxiety about her parents.
C. The feeling of being warm in her favorite sweater.
D. The feeling of getting back home safely. | | 3. Her father didn"t take care of the garden because _____. | | [ ] | A. he was busy looking for her
B. he had to look after his wife
C. he was not strict with his job
D. he no longer enjoyed working in the garden | | 4. What can we infer from this passage? | | [ ] | A. In fact Jennifer"s mother had been sick for days.
B. As Jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared.
C. When she found the garden deserted, she realized she was wrong.
D. Having experienced a lot outside, Jennifer felt home was safest for her. | | 完形填空。 | Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker (搭便车的人) who was having no luck
getting a ride. I rolled down my 1 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was 2 and he
told me he needed a 3 to his doctor"s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to 4 and he
gratefully did so.
5 he got in he told me that he was a 6 and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for
his nerves and 7 to get another prescription (处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈
祷) 8 would stop for him so he could be there before the 9 office closed. With some 10 driving we
managed to make it there in about 10 11 . I then asked him how he 12 on getting back home and he said he
could walk. "I"ll patiently 13 for you and bring you back," I told him. He 14 me and said he should only be
about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my 15 and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money,
even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I 16 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to
help someone else the next time he had a 17 . I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 18 one
more "thank you" he was on his way.
I feel that the universe 19 provides us with what we need. In the man"s 20 it was a ride, in mine the
opportunity to help someone else. | ( )1. A. wheel
( )2. A. heading
( )3. A. walk
( )4. A. go out
( )5. A. As far as
( )6. A. farmer
( )7. A. needed
( )8. A. someone
( )9. A. teacher’s
( )10. A. good
( )11. A. days
( )12. A. focused
( )13. A. look
( )14. A. doubted
( )15. A. car
( )16. A. politely
( )17. A. dream
( )18. A. before
( )19. A. never
( )20. A. opinion | B. window
B. working
B. talk
B. run away
B. As soon as
B. pianist
B. stopped
B. nobody
B. doctor’s
B. normal
B. hours
B. depended
B. call
B. thanked
B. home
B. angrily
B. problem
B. until
B. always
B. way | C. engine
C. living
C. trip
C. get in
C. Even if
C. doctor
C. agreed
C. anyone
C. manager’s
C. wrong
C. minutes
C. turned
C. wait
C. greeted
C. office
C. immediately
C. chance
C. besides
C. sometimes
C. case | D. door
D. studying
D. ride
D. lie down
D. Just before
D. fisherman
D. preferred
D. everybody
D. captain’s
D. fast
D. weeks
D. planned
D. drive
D. accepted
D. shop
D. surprisingly
D. choice
D. after
D. seldom
D. condition | | 阅读理解。 | At two o"clock a bank robber stole in. "This is a holdup," the man said rudely. He took a gun from under
his jacket, pointing to George. "Hand it over!" George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from
the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber snatched them and turned to leave.
Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills
from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.
The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted (晕倒).
As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand
dollars. He was very happy.
The next morning, while the others were examining the bank"s records, George was called into Mr. Burrow"s
office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
"Good morning, George, I was sorry, to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being
robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too. I have
retired (退休), but I’m always thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to
keep everyone on his toes (保持警觉). Now, I have put the money back in your money-box— all six
thousand." | | 1. This passage tells us _____. | | [ ] | A. a serious case
B. one part of a play
C. a humorous story
D. a meaningful story | | 2. Which of the following do you think is true? | | [ ] | A. George wanted to protect the money for the bank.
B. George had been thinking of taking money away.
C. This bank had been robbed several times.
D. Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day. | | 3. Why was George called into Mr. Burrow"s office? | | [ ] | A. His stealing money was disclosed.
B. Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.
C. Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.
D. Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back. | | 4. In this article "to keep everyone on his toes" means "_____". | | [ ] | A. to make everyone work hard
B. to keep everyone standing straight
C. to make everyone do a kind of exercise
D. to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger | | 5. Which sentence can be used to end the story? | | [ ] | A. George turned cold with fear.
B. George turned red with anger.
C. George was pleased with the end.
D. George was disappointed with the end. | 最新试题
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