阅读下面短文,撑握其大意,然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced 1 for a few days, I was 2 to wait tables on my own. All went 3 that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily 4 the tables not far from the kitchen. 5 , I still felt a little hard to carry the heavy trays (托盘)。
Before I knew it, the 6 was full of people. I moved slowly, 7 every step. I remember how 8 I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables, it looked different from the one I was 9 on. It had nice handles (手柄),which made it 10 to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to 11 I was a natural at this job.
Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved __12 you work. It seems your tray stand has been very 13 to you, but we are getting ready to 14 now, and my wife needs her 15 back.”
At first his 16 did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker (助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was 17 . I wanted to get into a hole and 18 .
Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just 19 , I have learned to be more 20 and not to be too sure of myself.
A.manager B.assistant C.cook D.waitress
A.promised B.invited C.allowed D.advised
A.well B.quickly C.safely D.wrong
A.left B.given C.brought D.show
A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Finally
A.kitchen B.street C.restaurant D.table
A.minding B.changing C.taking D.saving
A.fixed B.trained C.loaded D.waited
A.slower B.lighter C.quieter D.easier
A.believe B.agree C.regret D.pretend
A.letting B.making C.watching D.having
A.useful B.familiar C.unusual D.interesting
A.rest B.order C.eat D.leave
A.bag B.walker C.tray D.coat
A.idea B.praise C.message D.need
A.cold B.full of joy C.pale D.on fire
A.lie B.hide C.defend D.stay
A.repeated B.discovered C.corrected D.described
A.careful B.patient C.honest D.practical
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Four days ago, I was taking a taxi. On the way, I just had the ____ stop at a store to buy something. A woman _____me to let her hitchhike (免费搭车).
I_____ and picked this woman up. I thought she was too fat; she _____ about 120 kg. But she was very sweet and kind-hearted, so I didn’t_____.
She was talking to me _____ while going back to her place about how she got everything for her_____. So I thought to myself she must have a happy family. But nothing special _____ yet.
I got to her apartment ______ she needed help getting all the things she got to her place. I just helped her out and while I was ____ the stuff inside her house, I _____ that her husband walked in from the back of the apartment. So she was talking to him in her _____ voice, “Honey, I got you this; Honey, I got you that.” But what I came to notice was that her husband was _____. And then I looked close to how they were together and I knew for that moment I was seeing “TRUE ____.
They cared for each other so____ and what they looked like was not at all.
I was just deeply _____ by the true love between them.
Sometimes I think about going back to the apartment and tell them what I _____in them and to thank them for sharing their ____with me, even it is for a few _____. I like the blind couple care about each other; it is a very happy and romantic thing.
A.Stranger B.Waiter C.Passenger D.driver
A.reminded B.allowed C.asked D.helped
A.nodded B.promised C.hesitated D.explained
A.carried B.weighed C.supported D.lifted
A.remember B.mind C.worry D.leave
A.gladly B.nervously C.slowly D.calmly
A.friend B.husband C.daughter D.neighbor
A.stayed B.continued C.stopped D.happened
A.unless B.if C.because D.although
A.moving B.searching C.arranging D.observing
A.imaged B.noticed C.believed D.expected
A.polite B.tired C.high D.sweet
A.painful B.foolish C.blind D.ill
A.LOVE B.FRIENDSHIP C.JUDGMENT D.STORY
A.frequently B.deeply C.thankfully D.quietly
A.useful B.clear C.secret D.important
A.encouraged B.surprised C.touched D.shocked
A.hid B.built C.put D.saw
A.lives B.troubles C.food D.memory
A.days B.hours C.minutes D.seconds
When I was 17, I met a famous doctor named Paul Bragg. He gave me one of the most valuable of my life; a statement that was filled with words of . To this very day, I still it; I am a genius (天才) , and I apply my wisdom.
,I was a high school dropout (辍学学生) and was living in a tent in Hawaii. I had a very limited vocabulary and had never reading a single book. When Dr Bragg taught me this statement, he held me to say it with feeling it were true and present. To do so seemed so far away from that it was funny. After saying it many times, . I began to feel what those powerful words meant. every day I continued to say it, and it became to believe; I am a genius, and I apply my wisdom.
It was two and a half years later when I really saw the of the statement. I was sitting in a college library by fellow students whom I was helping with higher mathematics. I heard one of the students speak to another, “John is really a ! At the moment, I what Dr Bragg had taught me, and I to say this statement for the rest of my life.
I can’t quite put into words what a(n) this statement has made in my life. it, I was able to change from a dropout to the top of my college classes. I think that the key to is putting your true feelings into a statement you and saying it over and over every day.
A.enjoyments B.parts C.gifts D.knowledge
A.idea B.comfort C.praise D.power
A.like B.need C.say D.use
A.At the time B.For a while C.All at once D.For the moment
A.advised B.finished C.minded D.admitted
A.as if B.so that C.in case D.now that
A.history B.hope C.life D.reality
A.moreover B.however C.otherwise D.anyhow
A.Until B.Since C.So D.After
A.easier B.funnier C.more unusual D.more impossible
A.evidence B.purpose C.details D.results
A.followed B.surrounded C.assisted D.invited
A.loudly B.kindly C.softly D.directly
A.star B.spokesman C.kid D.genius
A.read B.remembered C.showed D.doubted
A.decided B.asked C.expected D.learned
A.difference B.problem C.improvement D.impression
A.Except for B.More than C.Instead of D.Because of
A.love B.success C.happiness D.understanding
A.think about B.look for C.believe in D.dream up
Father’s Day is a fairly new celebration in the British calendar compared with Mother’s Day, which has been a very popular and well celebrated festival in the UK for a very long time.
Father’s Day was first celebrated by Americans it was inspired by the actions of a man named William Smart.He was a veteran of the US Civil War and his wife away giving birth to their sixth child.He six children alone without remarrying, which was undoubtedly back in those days.
His daughter, Sonora Dodd, when she was an adult what her father had sacrificed for his .It was in the early 1900s and she was actually one day, listening to a sermon on .She thought there should be a Father’s Day celebration.
And so the was born, on the third Sunday every June, close to the anniversary of Sonora’s father’s death.Britain took the idea of Father’s Day from the American celebration and it has been celebrated since the 1970s.
Father’s Day is never quite such a big commercial event Mother’ s Day is, probably because it hasn’t been in for so long.But what do British people do for Father’s Day? Well, most people would buy their fathers a card.The card would probably have nice message in it what a great Dad their father is.Some people do buy presents as well.
gifts for Dads are probably ties, chocolates or socks because there are things that Dads can use even if they don’t want them.In the run-up to Father’s Day, or indeed Mother’s Day, there will be advertisements on TV giving ideas of CDs or gadgets(小玩意) we can buy.Card shops will be full of mugs or pens and similar goods with “ World’s Greatest Dad” on them.
Some families do things together to celebrate Father’s Day like going for a meal.As a special treat, British people might give their Dad a bit of a rest, him a cup of tea, or even wash his car and mow the lawn to make him feel really appreciate.
A.and B.so C.or D.but
A.gave B.went C.died D.passed
A.brought B.fed C.raised D.educated
A.unusual B.unnatural C.unfair D.untrue
A.noticed B.found C.heard D.realized
A.wife B.children C.son D.daughter
A.at school B.at home C.at work D.at church
A.Mother’s Day B.Father’s Day C.Christmas Day D.New Year’s Day
A.still B.too C.also D.as well
A.attraction B.tradition C.position D.congratulation
A.special B.officially C.especial D.greatly
A.like B.that C.as D.which
A.existence B.use C.effect D.power
A.writing B.saying C.speaking D.telling
A.Regular B.Popular C.Normal D.Moral
A.always B.sometimes C.seldom D.never
A.you B.them C.us D.people
A.placed B.put C.laid D.written
A.must B.can C.might D.should
A.cook B.boil C.steam D.make
Learning experiences happen to us throughout our lives. Not long ago, I had one that I would like to .
I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway at 85 mph we realized we were . Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand- new (崭新的)$20 bill. I was so because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. I got a pizza and a drink, and walked to my table. About halfway through the meal, I I had not actually handed any money to the cashier. I had just out, and nobody had noticed. I felt terrible.
My conscience(良心) opened its mouth and swallowed me in one big bite. I couldn’t over it. I just couldn’t go back to the cashier and for my stolen pizza. I was so upset that I to give myself the pleasure of an ice cream in that someone would say, “Hey, Jeff, why don’t you use the change the pizza instead of that nice, new $20 bill?” I was not so of my cash now.
For the next two years, whenever I was of the “pizza incident”, I would say to myself, “Don’t think about it....”
I have learned two things from this . Maybe I was a fool for in to my conscience, and being too stupid to appreciate a pizza. But the real lesson is that even if you get away from what you have done, your conscience will up with you.
This reflects(反映) the saying, “A coward(懦夫) dies a thousand deaths; a hero dies one.” I was a coward and have felt terrible about that incident at least a thousand times. If I had been a “ ” and gone back to pay for the pizza, I would have felt a little uncomfortable about it only once, or maybe twice.
A.say B.talk C.share D.explain
A.as B.while C.then D.when
A.lost B.tired C.hungry D.anxious
A.excited B.eager C.satisfied D.encouraged
A.rest B.food C.travel D.drink
A.Luckily B.Finally C.Immediately D.Actually
A.thought B.recognized C.noticed D.realized
A.walked B.left C.worked D.found
A.look B.get C.turn D.think
A.ask B.pay C.apologize D.send
A.refused B.wanted C.hoped D.meant
A.hope B.surprise C.anger D.fear
A.into B.with C.for D.from
A.sure B.upset C.proud D.pleased
A.warned B.reminded C.thought D.told
A.experience B.experiment C.story D.mistake
A.turning B.taking C.handing D.giving
A.free B.cheap C.plain D.delicious
A.make B.wake C.catch D.put
A.coward B.fool C.loser D.hero
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
More than I realized,Dad has helped me keep my balance.
When I was growing up,I was embarrassed(尴尬的) to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very__ __,and when we would walk together,his hand on my arm for___ ____,people would stare. I would inwardly(内心地)feel uncomfortable at the unwanted____ ____.If he ever noticed or was bothered,he never____ ___that he knew.
It was____ __to coordinate(协调)our steps—his hesitant,mine impatient—and because of that,we didn’t___ ___much as we went along. But as we started out,he always said,“You set the____ ____.I will try to follow you.”
Our usual walk was to or from the subway,which was___ ____he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day,and would____ ____it to the office even if others could not. A matter of____ ____.
He never talked about himself as an object of pity,nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or____ ___.What he looked for____ ___others was a “good heart”,and if he found one,the____ ____was good enough for him.
Now that I am older,I believe that his idea is a proper___ ____by which to judge people,even though I___ ____don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is.__ ___ I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been gone many years now,but I think of him often. I wonder if he___ ____I was unwilling to be seen with him during our__ ____.Now that I am older,I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling____ ___to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles(琐事),when I am envious of another’s good fortune,and when I don’t possess a “good heart”.
At such times I put my hand on his arm to____ ____my balance,and say,“You set the pace. I will try to follow you.”
A.strong B.energetic C.short D.handsome
A.balance B.strength C.comfort D.courage
A.care B.attention C.situation D.friendship
A.hoped B.found C.liked D.showed
A.easy B.difficult C.possible D.necessary
A.see B.pay C.say D.give
A.rule B.time C.step D.pace
A.how B.why C.when D.where
A.get B.make C.take D.walk
A.sorrow B.thought C.energy D.pride
A.helpful B.interesting C.successful D.encouraging
A.on B.in C.at D.with
A.owner B.another C.winner D.other
A.method B.value C.standard D.level
A.never B.also C.ever D.still
A.And B.But C.Now D.Then
A.sensed B.smelled C.agreed D.hoped
A.walks B.talks C.stays D.visits
A.afraid B.proud C.ashamed D.disappointed
A.find B.remain C.refill D.regain