In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon(蜡笔) when all that was left was the ugly black one.
In primary school your ___1___ of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you; ___2___ your hand as you walked through the scary(可怕的) halls; ___3___ their lunch with you when you left ___4___ on the bus; saved a ___5___ on the back of the bus for you; knew ___6___ you had a crush on(迷恋) and never understood why. In ___7___ school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you ___8___ their social studies homework; went to that “cool” party with you ___9___ you wouldn’t wind up(结束) being the only fresher there; did not let you lunch ___10___.
In pre-university your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you___11___ in their new car; comforted you when you broke up with Nick or Susan: found you a(n) ___12___ to the prom(舞会) or went to the prom with you(both without dates); helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into that ___13___; helped you deal with your parents who were having a ___14___ time letting you go.
On the threshold(开始) of ___15___ your idea of a good friend was the person who was there ___16___ you just couldn’t deal with your parents; assured you that now you and Nick or you and Susan were ___17___ together, you could make it through anything; just silently hugged you as you ___18___ through blurry(模糊的) eyes at 18 years of memories; and reassured you that you would ___19___ it in university as well as you had these past 18 years; and most importantly ___20___ you off to university knowing you were loved.
1. A. idea B. thought C. mind D. sight
2. A. placed B. shook C. held D. waved
3. A. cooked B. seized C. shared D. bought
4. A. ours B. hers C. his D. yours
5. A. ticket B. seat C. chair D. stand
6. A. what B. that C. who D. why
7. A. primary B. secondary C. college D. pre-university
8. A. do B. see C. check D. copy
9. A. and B. so C. as D. but
10. A. together B. far C. lonely D. alone
11. A. seat B. time C. money D. rides
12. A. car B. excuse C. friend D. date
13. A. school B. prom C. club D. university
14. A. good B. wonderful C. hard D. modern
15. A. boy B. baby C. child D. adulthood
16. A. where B. when C. how D. why
17. A. back B. happy C. up D. over
18. A. looked B. went C. came D. passed
19. A. have B. get C. make D. take
20. A. put B. got C. took D. sent
When I was growing up, my father always stopped what he was doing and listened while I'd breathlessly fill him in on my day. __36__ the time I graduated from college, I got a job teaching special education at a school about 170 miles from home. “__37__,” Dad warned me during my visit home. He was __38__ about my living alone.
One evening, I stayed after __39__ to rearrange my classroom. Finished, I realized the gate was __40__! Everyone else had gone home. After checking all the __41__, I found just enough room to squeeze (挤) under the gate. I lay on my back and __42__ edged through. Suddenly, I saw about several boys following me. Quickening my __43__, I reached into my shoulder bag to get my key ring. But the key ring wasn't there! “Hey! Let's __44__ the lady!” one boy shouted.
Suddenly, my fingers wrapped around a __45__ key in my purse. I did not even __46__ if it was for my car. I reached my car and the key __47__! I opened the door, slid in and locked it -- just as the teenagers surrounded the car. __48__, I started the engine and drove away. Some teachers went back to the school with me __49__. With flashlights, we found the key ring on the ground by the gate, __50__ it had fallen as I slid through.
When I returned to my apartment, the phone was ringing. It was __51__. “Oh, I forgot to tell you. I put a (an) __52__ car key into your purse” he said. “in __53__ you ever need it.” Today, I keep that key in my drawer and __54__ it. Whenever I hold it in my hand, I am __55__ of all the wonderful things Dad has done for me over the years.
A．At B．By C．On D．In
A．Be careful B．Watch out C．Look out D．Keep away
A．interested B．considered C．concerned D．scared
A．homework B．dinner C．job D．school
A．locked B．close C．fastened D．opened
A．classrooms B．departments C．doors D．exits
A．leisurely B．quickly C．hurriedly D．slowly
A．pace B．walk C．foot D．running
A．help B．send C．get D．avoid
A．tight B．loose C．light D．golden
A．trust B．doubt C．understand D．know
A．operated B．played C．worked D．managed
A．Trembling B．Laughing C．Crying D．Roaring
A．former B．later C．further D．earlier
A．where B．which C．that D．when
A．Mother B．Dad C．Headmaster D．Leader
A．original B．old C．new D．extra
A．case B．way C．order D．manner
A．respect B．treasure C．appreciate D．worship
A．thought B．informed C．reminded D．regarded
I was 15 when I walked into McCauley’s Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at titles(标题) on the shelves, the man behind the counter(柜台), 16 , asked if I'd like 17 . I needed to start 18 for college, so I said yes. I 19_ after school and during summers for the lowest wages(薪金), and the job helped 20 my freshman(or first) year of college. I would work many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid (or waitress) and 21 made maps for the U.S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying(令人满意的).
One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful (or much afraid). I showed her almost 22 we had at that time in store and found other books we could order (定货). She left the store less 23 . I’ve always remembered the 24 I felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a 25 in Los Angeles, I heard about an immigrant (移民) child who was born 26 his fingers connected (or joined together), web-like. His family could not afford (or pay for) a corrective(矫正;整形) operation, and the boy lived in 27 , hiding his hand in his pocket.
I 28 my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the 29 for free.
I visited the boy in the recovery(康复) room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his 30 hand and say, "Thank you." I felt a sense (感觉) of 31 .
In the past, while I was 32 , I always sensed (or felt) I was working for the customers(顾客), not the store. Today it’s the 33 . NBC News pays my salary(工资), 34 I feel as if I work for the 35 , helping them make sense of (or find the meaning of) the world.
A．the reader B．the college student C．the shop owner D．the customer
A．a book B．a job C．some tea D．any help
A．planning B．saving C．preparing D．studying
A．read B．studied C．cooked D．worked
A．pay for B．fit for C．run for D．enter for
A．so B．yet C．even D．still
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．worried B．satisfied C．excited D．puzzled
A．pride B．failure C．sadness D．surprise
A．doctor B．store owner C．bookseller D．TV reporter
A．in B．with C．by D．for
A．shame B．honor C．terror(恐怖) D．danger
A．advised B．forced C．persuaded D．allowed
A．action B．program C．treatment D．operation
A．repaired B．connected C．hurt D．improved
A．pleasure B．sadness C．interest D．disappointment(失望)
A．at the TV station B．in the Students’ Union C．at the U.S. Forest Service D．at McCauley’s Bookstore
A．difference B．same C．usual D．request
A．so B．and C．but D．because
A．readers B．viewers C．customers D．passengers
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn't healed(痊愈)from a(n) 16 injury. I had 17 whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 18 for the 3,000-meter run.
"Ready... set..." The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed19 me. I felt 20 as I fell farther and farther behind.
"Hooray! "shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 21 I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
"Maybe I should 22 , "I thought as I moved on. 23 ,I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 24 and decided not to 25 in track next year. It wouldn't be worth it, 26 my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer--27 than the one I'd heard earlier. I turned around and28 ,the boys were preparing for their race. "They must be cheering for the boys."
I was leaving 29 several girls came up to me. "Wow, you've got courage! "one of them told me.
"Courage? I just 30 a race! "I thought.
"I would have given up on the first lap, "said another girl.
"We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?"
Suddenly I regained 31 . I decided to32 track next year. I realized strength and courage aren't always 33 in medals and victories, but in the34 we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, 35 the people who don't give up when
they lose.
A．slighter B．worse C．earlier D．heavier
A．late B．eager C．ready D．thirsty
A．from behind B．ahead of C．next to D．close to
A．ashamed B．astonished C．excited D．frightened
A．cheer B．shout C．cry D．noise
A．slow down B．drop out C．go on D．speed up
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However
A．with delight B．with fear C．in pain D．in advance
A．play B．arrive C．race D．attend
A．even if B．only if C．unless D．until
A．weaker B．longer C．lower D．louder
A．well enough B．sure enough C．surprisingly enough D．strangely enough
A．while B．when C．as D．since
A．finished B．won C．passed D．lost
A．cheer B．hope C．interest D．experience
A．hold on B．turn to C．begin with D．stick with
A．measured B．praised C．tested D．increased
A．sadness B．struggles C．diseases. D．tiredness
A．or B．nor C．and D．but
Sea turtles are found in all warm waters throughout the world. Sea turtles are the___36____ of the turtles. The largest kind of sea turtle can grow as long as eight feet and ___37___ 1,500 pounds. Even the smallest kind, Kemp’s-Ridley, can ___38___ to 28 inches long and weigh almost 100 pounds. Many other turtles are small enough to___39___ in your hand. It is difficult to find population numbers for sea turtles because they do not___40____ shore once they hatch and reach the ocean, which makes it hard to ___41___ them. Sea turtles___42___ in the water because they are safer there. They cannot___43___ their heads and feet into their shells like other turtles can. Sea turtles cannot hide inside their shells __44___ other animals that want to eat them. They need to move quickly to stay safe.
When the weather ___45___ warm, sea turtles leave the ocean to___46___ their eggs on the beach. This is the only time they will ever leave the water. Most___47____ turtles spend part of the time in water___48___ part of the time on land. It is easy to understand___49____ sea turtles stay in the water. Their___50___ to swim is greater than their ability to walk. Their heavy bodies and unusual feet make it hard for them to ___51___ on land. They are better___52___ for life in the water. They are well suited for life in the sea because of__53___ their bodies are made.
The way their feet are made helps sea turtles swim very quickly. Their feet look like long __54___. When they swim, they flap their feet like a bird flaps its wings. This ___55___ way of swimming benefits sea turtles. It allows them to escape from their enemies.
A． dwarfs B． giants C． mammals D． ancestors
A． measure B． weigh C． sell D． sound
A． grow up B． bring up C． take up D． go up
A． suit B． fit C． match D． seize
A． go to B． turn to C． back to D． return to
A．keep up with B． keep track of C． keep in touchwith D． keep to
A． swim B． hide C． sleep D． stay
A． push B． draw C． drag D． pull
A． away B． from C． for D． to
A． becomes B． turns C． changes D． leads
A． lay B． lie C． laid D． lain
A． the other B． another C． other D． others’
A． but B． and C． or D． so
A． when B． where C． why D． as
A． technique B． talent C． ability D． opportunity
A． walk B． travel C． wander D． play
A． adopted B． adapted C． adequate D． admitted
A． the way B． the manner C． the method D． the shape
A． paddles B． sticks C． wings D． tails
A． abnormal B． unusual C． ordinary D． unbelievable
I am used to taking a bus home, but last night it was __21__ and I decided to ride in a taxi. I stood on the side-walk _22__ to each car that passed. I _23_ each one to __24__, but none would. Then I __25__ that it was the time of day when one group of taxi drivers stopped and another began work. I began to wish that I hadn’t had the idea of taking a _26___. I was all wet. I __27_ my hat to pour __28__ the water that had collected in the brim（帽边）.
At that moment, a taxi stopped in front of me and the driver said something that I didn’t _29__. I quickly jumped in and sat down. “Where do you want to go ?” he asked me. I gave him my __30__. “That’s uptown （向住宅区）, sir,” he said. “I’m __31__ duty now. I was just to __32__ you up if you were going my __33_. “__34__ this time it was raining harder. Cars were stopped __35__ the taxi. Their knocking horns（喇叭）were beginning to __36__ that we move. I __37_ I had known what to do! I felt like insisting that the taxi driver __38__ me home. But at the same time, I knew that I __39_ have gotten into the taxi without understanding what the driver had said to me. Two more blasts（鸣笛）from somebody’s horn made the driver demand that I make up my mind. I got out, _40__ I didn’t want to.
A．late B．dark C．raining D．snowing
A．signing B．showing C．shaking D．nodding
A．hoped B．thought C．considered D．expected
A．pass B．pause C．stop D．stand
A．remembered B．forgot C．imagined D．thought
A．walk B．car C．bus D．taxi
A．put on B．took off C．put away D．picked up
A．off B．out C．away D．into
A．understand B．notice C．hear D．listen
A．place B．house C．home D．address
A．from B．off C．to D．on
A．take B．bring C．pick D．keep
A．direction B．road C．path D．way
A．By B．On C．During D．In
A．at B．in front of C．behind D．beside
A．order B．demand C．suggest D．encourage
A．wished B．hoped C．hated D．regretted
A．get B．send C．take D．fetch
A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．shouldn’t D．mightn’t
A．as if B．although C．so D．and