Human Relations
----- By Marion Williams
A boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and you can imagine how excited they were. Certainly the boy was 1 as the apple of their eyes.
One morning, the husband saw a medicine bottle 2 ．As he was late for work, he asked his wife to cap the bottle and ___3____. The mother, who was busy in the kitchen, 4 the matter. The boy playfully went to the medicine bottle, was 5 with its color,and drank it all. It 6 to be a poisonous medicine 7 adults in small dosages. When the child showed signs of poisoning, the mother took him to the hospital, 8 he died. The mother was stunned（使昏迷）.She was too 9 to face her husband. When the 10 father came to the hospital and saw the dead child, he 11 his wife and uttered just four words.
The husband just said “ 12 ”
The husaband was indeed 13 in human relationships.The child was dead. He could 14 be brought back to life. There was no 15 in finding fault with the mother. 16 , if only he had taken time to keep the bottle in the cupboard or other place, this would not have happened. No one is 17 . She had also lost her only child .What she needed at that moment was consolation(安慰，慰藉) and 18 from the husband. That was what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective（观点）, there would be much fewer problems in the world. Sometimes we spend time in asking who is 19 or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we 20 some warmth in human relationship .
1．A．treated B．thought C．ignored D．abandoned
2．A．shut B．close C．bare D．open
3．A．put it aside B．set it aside C．put it away D．leave it alone
4．A．completely forgetting B．wholly terrified
C．totally forgot D．absolutely remembered
5．A．satisfied B．fascinated C．puzzled D．calmed
6．A．happened B．seemed C．appeared D．uttered
7．A．stood for B．made for C．meant for D．called for
8．. A．when B．then C．but D．where
9．A．ashamed B．frightened C．annoyed D．worried
10．A．awful B．angry C．distraught D．patient
11．A．looked at B．stared at C．glared at D．amazed at
12．A．I hate you, now. B．How do you do?
C．How did this happen? D．I love you, Darling.
13．A．a idiot B．a genius C．a success D．a evil
14．A．never B．seldom C．even D．once
15．A．wonder B．point C．pleasure D．worry
16．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Besides D．However
17．A．to blame B．to be blamed C．to be accused D．to be noticed
18．A．explanation B．courage C．excuse D．sympathy
19．A．suitable B．believable C．accessible D．responsible
20．A．make out B．look out C．stand out D．miss out
It was the end of the week at the village school. The bell had rung, and the children had run out into the bright sunshine, wild with laughter and fun. All were happy but poor Davy. He came out last and very . He was in trouble, and the bright, golden sunlight did not make him . He walked across the yard, and sat down on a stone behind the old maple. A little bird on the highest branch sang just to make him . But Davy did not notice it. He was thinking of the words that had been said about his ragged clothes. The stole out of his eyes, and ran down his cheeks. Poor little Davy had no , and his mother had to work hard to keep him at school all by herself. He did not wish to trouble his mother; so he among the trees , and at last threw himself on the green moss under them. Just then his beloved teacher Mrs. Smith came . She saw who it was, smith stopped to ask what was the . Davy did not speak, but the tears began to start. Mrs. Smith waited patiently Davy told her all his trouble. When he ended, she said , “Davy. I have a plan which I think will help you.” “Oh , what is it ?” He said, sitting up with a look of while a tear fell upon a blue violet. “Well, how would you like to be a little flower ? And earn money?” “That would be jolly. But where shall I get my flowers?” he asked. “ , my boy, the answer to the question is just right in there .” said Mrs. Smith. “Here are lively blue violets, down by the brook are white ones, and among the rocks are ferns and mosses. them all to my house, and I will help you them.” Davy nodded and went home happily. Day after day. Davy hunted the woods for the flowers, and the most beautiful ferns and mosses. After his teacher had helped him with new clothes. But for the , and sold them. He soon carted enough money to buy new clothes. But for the of his teacher, he couldn’t have solved his problem. Now he could see the bright sunshine and hear the bird’s singing.
A．steadily B．slowly C．rapidly D．happily
A．upset B．worried C．glad D．tired
A．cry B．run C．think D．laugh
A．cruel B．kind C．generous D．scary
A．sweat B．tears C．water D．sunshine
A．classmates B．nephew C．father D．friends
A．jogged B．jumped C．marched D．wandered
A．about B．along C．after D．into
A．matter B．thing C．question D．time
A．after B．before C．when D．until
A．cheerily B．fluently C．gratefully D．casually
A．anxiety B．hope C．doubt D．disappointment
A．assistant B．farmer C．merchant D．teacher
A．Watch out B．Look around C．Cheer up D．Calm down
A．yards B．fields C．sunshine D．woods
A．Bring B．Leave C．Rate D．Pick
A．arrange B．adjust C．sell D．fade
A．wildest B．prettiest C．smallest D．strangest
A．remote B．crowded C．modern D．near
A．comfort B．aid C．connection D．warning
I knew I could sing but I had to prove it. I don’t care what life gives me; I’ll it. It was my ninth time in front of a music executive to try to get a record deal. The first eight interviews had cold refusals.When I found out the was at 6 a.m., I went a little crazy, for I had to get up very early in order to get to the audition (试唱) room on time. This audition was at the office of Sony Music’s president, John Grady. to sing songs for a man behind a desk, I was . It’s very hard to let someone whether you’re worthy of a commercial career in 10 minutes. But, in this business, it was something I had to do.I grew up in a rural area. farming, there wasn’t much of a local economy. If one wanted new horizons, he had to learn a(n) that could take him out of there. That’s how I my singing. I took up singing at an early age. When I was 15, I made money from singing. That was a huge for me.It was in the middle of my singing that John Grady didn’t appear at all. About halfway through, I saw him write something down. From where I stood, I could see him write the letter 'n’, by the letter 'o’. I guessed he didn’t me.As we said good-bye, Grady gave me a . Though my hands were , I found the to read the note. It didn’t say, "No." It said, "Now." Just then, I knew that my of becoming a professional musician was starting to come true.
A．handle B．operate C．encounter D．recall
A．recognizing B．accessing C．appearing D．Approaching
A．resulted from B．ended with C．turned down D．made up
A．appointment B．information C．reply D．competition
A．particular B．simple C．regretful D．amusing
A．Permitting B．Failing C．Welcoming D．Waiting
A．excited B．nervous C．hopeful D．helpless
A．finish B．judge C．solve D．persuade
A．Apart from B．Free from C．Absent from D．Far from
A．experience B．profession C．skill D．trick
A．viewed B．questioned C．required D．practiced
A．progress B．process C．stop D．step
A．interested B．embarrassed C．amazed D．puzzled
A．angrily B．clearly C．straightly D．hardly
A．proved B．supported C．hidden D．followed
A．appreciate B．understand C．trust D．refuse
A．record B．note C．chance D．promise
A．waving B．removing C．shaking D．Moving
A．courage B．patience C．imagination D．determination
A．plan B．dream C．preference D．tendency
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very . Some stories are told they were true. Real people who live in a world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not . They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only . How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than . Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of . When we read or write something, we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our -- which is real-- and our imagination-- which is real in a different way --- to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to make us think. When we read realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we that we are real and they are . It sounds , but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
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A．possible B．easy C．new D．different
A．that B．what C．whether D．as if
A．usual B．normal C．certain D．common
A．realistic B．reasonable C．moral D．instructive
A．difficult B．impossible C．important D．necessary
A．thinkable B．designed C．imagined D．planned
A．do B．make C．have D．are
A．lessons B．dreams C．experience D．magic
A．working B．thinking C．living D．understanding
A．knowledge B．skill C．words D．grammar
A．make B．get C．use D．have
A．a newspaper B．something C．everything D．a story
A．find B．learn C．know D．hope
A．too B．not C．all D．so
A．dangerous B．serious C．strange D．terrible
A．talk B．learn C．read D．think
A．telling B．pretending C．promising D．guessing
A．mind B．life C．world D．society
A．heart B．time C．money D．ourselves
A．what B．how C．when D．why
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Sophie was a ten-year-old girl. She loved . She drew before breakfast. She drew after breakfast. Sometimes she even drew on her way to .
One day Sophie arrived at school. “Why are you late, Sophie?” asked her .
“I’m sorry, Miss. I was drawing a big house on the way to school. I forgot about the .”
“Oh, Sophie,” said her teacher. “You must think about your drawing and more about school. Can you give me your now please?”
“I’m sorry, Miss, I don’t have it finished.”
“ , Sophie?”
“Yesterday I was in town. I saw a running down the road. He had a(n) face so I drew him.” The teacher gave Sophie a strange look. “But Sophie, there was a robbery (抢劫案) in town yesterday...”
“Perhaps that was the man I ,” said Sophie. “Perhaps I have drawn a picture of the robber!”
After school, Sophie went to the police station. She her picture to a policeman. “Where did you this picture?” asked the policeman.
“I drew it,” said Sophie. “I drew it yesterday in .”
“This is a picture of Ronnie the Robber,” the policeman. “So Ronnie robbed the bank! Thank you Sophie. Now we can him.”
A week later, the policeman a letter to Sophie’s school. “Sophie’s drawing us catch Ronnie the Robber,” he said. “She is a very clever girl.” Now her teachers were very of Sophie, the girl who loves to draw.
A．math B．art C．music D．writing
A．home B．park C．library D．school
A．late B．early C．happily D．slowly
A．father B．teacher C．friend D．classmate
A．exam B．date C．class D．time
A．little B．much C．less D．more
A．homework B．picture C．textbook D．notebook
A．Why B．Why not C．What happened D．So what
A．thief B．robber C．man D．boy
A．angry B．handsome C．lovely D．interesting
A．bus B．shop C．bank D．street
A．saw B．heard C．described D．stopped
A．explained B．showed C．introduced D．sold
A．draw B．buy C．get D．borrow
A．table B．school C．countryside D．town
A．roared B．guessed C．answered D．cried
A．fine B．find C．arrest D．fight
A．wrote B．replied C．took D．brought
A．recorded B．helped C．let D．had
A．proud B．tired C．careful D．confident
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When my family moved to Ohio over the summer, I feared attending another new school and knowing no one because I was able to expect what was coming. I had bright red hair and enormous glasses. In addition, I was and not very sociable. Boarding the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the “She’s huge!” Obviously, the kids on the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus in silence.
The following day was even . I did not notice that a few boys had tied a shoelace across the aisle(走道) and thus fell face first on the bus, everything I was carrying. I was embarrassingly gathering my supplies, I could hear the laughter, and then the “That felt like an earthquake!” Anyway, I to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I the tears welling up in my eyes.
It was then that I sank into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would wander through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a about two miles down the road, where I would chat silently with God. I began the afternoon school bus , walking home instead. Then, , I started losing weight. And as I became _______ with myself, I began making friends.
One of my newly-found friends also with her weight, wanting to be a “perfect” cheerleader. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and together. This became a daily routine with talking and laughing the way — different from the lonely walks I had taken. My friend said that I didn't have to be . I just had to be me, and be happy with myself.
While I would not want to relive that time of loneliness, sadness and embarrassment, I am I made it through. Whenever I am struggling with any other problem in life, I always remember the proverb “This too shall pass.” If you can find a path with no obstacles or challenges, it probably doesn’t anywhere.
A．outgoing B．intelligent C．overweight D．friendly
A．whistles B．whispers C．screams D．laughs
A．ride B．lift C．drive D．travel
A．duller B．longer C．funnier D．worse
A．missing B．losing C．dropping D．leaving
A．While B．Though C．Since D．Because
A．arguments B．comments C．statements D．discussions
A．determined B．attempted C．managed D．pretended
A．kept away B．took back C．put away D．held back
A．garden B．church C．market D．library
A．escaping B．stopping C．delaying D．missing
A．on purpose B．by chance C．in reality D．at ease
A．uninterestedly B．uncertainly C．unexpectedly D．unfortunately
A．concerned B．content C．angry D．disappointed
A．struggled B．competed C．dealt D．lived
A．run B．study C．walk D．play
A．along B．across C．by D．in
A．thin B．perfect C．sociable D．pessimistic
A．excited B．upset C．regretful D．proud
A．lead B．stretch C．exist D．stay