On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three, ___36___ my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it ___37___ over a fence. Chris was paralyzed(瘫痪) from the chest down, ___38___ to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of ___39___with lots of unexpected challenges(挑战). We went from the “haves” to the “have-nots”. Or so we thought.
___40___ what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of ___41___ difficulties. We came to learn that something ___42___could happen in a disaster. All over the world people ___43___Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week in a ___44___center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of ___45___ had been received and sorted.
As ___46___, we opened letter after letter. They gave us ___47___ and became a source of strength for us. We used them to ___48___ ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with “Funny” if we needed a ___49___, or to the “Disabled” box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or ___50___in bed living happily and ___51___.
These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so ___52___ we offer one of them to you.
Dear Chris,
My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your___53___ accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this ___54___ challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you ___55___.
Yours Sincerely,
Nancy Reagan
36.A.since B. before C. when D. while
37. A. walked B. climbed C. pulled D. jumped
38. A. able B. unable C. suitable D. unsuitable
39. A. disability B. possession C. convenience D. experience
40. A. So B. For C. Or D. Yet
41. A. sharing B. separating C. fearing D. exploiting
42. A. terrible B. similar C. wonderful D. practical
43. A. wrote for B. cared for C. hoped for D. sent for
44. A. medical B. postal C. experimental D. mental
45.A. news B. paper C. equipment D. mail
46. A. patients B. a family C. nurses D. a group
47. A. effect B. effort C. comfort D. explanation
48. A. encourage B. express C. control D. treat
49. A. cry B. laugh C. chat D. sigh
50. A. much B. never C. even D. seldom
5l. A. bitterly B. fairly C. weakly D. successfully
52. A. here B. there C. therefore D. forward
53. A. driving B. flying C. running D. riding
54. A. technical B. different C. difficult D. valuable
55. A. nearby B. close C. busy D. alive
Even at the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST), a top-ranked high school in the US, senior Pooja . She has got a 4.57 grade-point average, a 2390 (out of 2400) on the SAT, and earned all 13 of her Advanced Placement (先修课程)exams. She a national non-profit program that encourages middle-school girls to in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. She has developed a mobile app that analyzes speech patterns and predicts with 96 percent accuracy a person has Parkinson’s disease（帕金森氏病）.
Oh, and she’s 17.
Pooja earned admission to all eight Ivy League schools. Ivy League schools are generally as the best universities worldwide. Earning an letter from one Ivy League school is a rare achievement for most high school students. It is rare for a student to get into all eight, a few each year manage to do so. This year, Long Island student Harold Ekeh announced that he, too, had been accepted to all the Ivies.
Pooja’s adviser, Kerry Hamblin, said that she worked very hard to herself in the classroom, which helped her to be the best among her classmates. “She’s taking the hardest courses, the most that we offer, and has succeeded beyond anyone’s in all of them,” Hamblin said.
“She is really outstanding as a TJHSST kid has taken the mission(任务,使命) of the school as as it can go,” said principal Evan Glazer. “She’s a STEM superwoman who her interests in curious ways.”
Pooja has taken classes in computing, artificial intelligence and DNA science. Pooja wrote one of her college application essays being a woman interested in a career in computer science, a field strongly mainly by men for a long time. She said she’s often one of just girls in her technology classes. “I want to encourage in the field,” she said.
A．sticks out B．pushes out C． stands out D． puts out
A．scored B．graded C．bet D．arrived
A．found B．founded C．set D．based
A．undertake B．enjoy C．practice D．participate
A．also B．either C．ever D．never
A．whether B．what C．why D．how
A．sighted B．thought C．viewed D．looked
A．appointment B．acceptance C．acquirement D．allowance
A．fully B．hopefully C．badly D．extremely
A．though B．if C．even D．then
A．make B．push C．remind D．help
A．interesting B．tiring C．challenging D．disturbing
A．exceptions B．respects C．thoughts D．expectations
A．who B．as C．which D．where
A．good B．far C．low D．well
A．went B．progressed C．approached D．moved
A．about B．in C．for D．to
A．committed B．required C．existed D．influenced
A．a handful of B．a lot of C．a large number of D．an amount of
A．similarity B．diversity C．imbalance D．excellence
On a summer evening, I was reading a newspaper in my garden. Then my 18-year-old son，Max , wandered out to me. We spent about an hour chatting together, . Then he went out to have another night out with his .
As he left to meet his friends, I on how our evening together had been one of my life’s golden moments. , such treasured times were drawing to a . In less than a week, Max will go off to Israel, where he will study art for three years. Of course, Max’s is part of the natural order. Life is rushing in, and he is moving on. I’m that my son has the drive and energy to plan his own , which is the most important thing.
To , we’ll have the phone and e-mail, but why do it happen so ? I wondered how Max felt about leaving. He isn’t the one to his inner thoughts, and he prefers to use rather than noise to make his point. However, on my birthday last week, he gave me a card as a(n) . Inside, he had placed a scratch card(刮刮卡)with a top of $100,000, as well as a message. His message read, “Dear Mum, I discovered on the Internet that the average cost of a child until adulthood is $106,428, so I want to show my . I hope you win. Then you can go on holiday to all the places you love.” Reading his words, I , cried and gave him a huge hug.
I’m going to my boy. But he’s no longer a boy, is he? I’m going to miss this lovely young man. I didn’t a bean on the scratch card, but looking at Max, I know I’ve been a winner anyway.
A．wake B．join C．disturb D．call
A．tired B．delighted C．shocked D．moved
A．friends B．teachers C．classmates D．parents
A．reminded B．revised C．recovered D．reflected
A．Besides B．Therefore C．However D．Then
A．close B．wonder C．trick D．past
A．regretting B．maturing C．studying D．leaving
A．worried B．proud C．sad D．curious
A．happiness B．luck C．future D．business
A．keep in touch B．live out C．start with D．go through
A．quickly B．strangely C．generally D．hardly
A．hide B．bury C．ignore D．show
A．chances B．dreams C．wisdom D．wealth
A．memory B．gift C．praise D．honor
A．class B．remark C．grade D．prize
A．delivering B．adopting C．raising D．educating
A．gratitude B．doubt C．action D．opinion
A．puzzled B．broke C．complained D．laughed
A．thank B．miss C．admire D．lose
A．find B．plant C．win D．buy
Waiting eagerly for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by the window. Just then, a flight stewardess me and asked, “Would you mind your seat with the woman over there？They are a couple and would like to sit together.” The only other seat was next to a woman with both arms in casts(石膏), a blackandblue face, and a depressed emotion.“ am I going to sit there.” was my immediate . But then a deeper, quieter voice spoke, “Opportunity.” Eventually I took my new seat and after a short conversation, I that Kathy had been in a car crash, and she was on her way for .
When the snack of nuts and juice arrived， did not take me long to realize that Kathy would not be able to help herself. I offering to feed her but hesitated，as it seemed close a service to offer to a stranger. At last I decided that Kathy’s need was more important than my . I offered to help her eat，and although she too felt uncomfortable about accepting it，she . The flight turned out and she and I close in a short period of time. By the end of the fivehour trip, my heart was full of , and the time was definitely better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached beyond my comfort zone to sit next to Kathy and offer to feed her. Love sometimes beyond human borders and overcomes the fears that keep us . When we reach out our hands to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more world.
Help me move beyond the small self so I can with the hearts of others.
When I give to another, I feed my own soul.
A．reached B．deserved C．approached D．greeted
A．sharing B．exchanging C．giving D．quitting
A．acceptable B．comfortable C．bearable D．available
A．In no way B．In a way C．In one way D．By no way
A．reply B．reaction C．choice D．faith
A．discovered B．found C．informed D．saw
A．holidays B．sightseeing C．interview D．treatment
A．that B．which C．it D．what
A．suggested B．considered C．advocated D．teased
A．too B．so C．much D．still
A．guilt B．discomfort C．inconvenience D．ambition
A．refused B．laughed C．did D．made
A．embarrassing B．desperate C．ridiculous D．agreeable
A．kept B．grew C．remained D．developed
A．warmth B．sorrow C．pleasure D．fun
A．pushes B．touches C．goes D．fits
A．close B．allergic C．tough D．separate
A．rewarding B．demanding C．encouraging D．inspiring
A．help B．connect C．affect D．withdraw
A．care B．sympathy C．love D．kindness
A king wanted to give a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many tried. The king all the pictures. But there were only he really liked, and he had to between them. One picture had a lake. The lake was a perfect for peaceful mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy（绒毛状的） clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a picture of peace.
The picture had mountains, too. they were bare. Above was a(n) sky, and in it there were rain and . Down the side of the mountain tumbled(翻滚) a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful .
But when the king looked , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her . There, in the midst of the bush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think will win the prize? The king chose the picture. Do you know why? “Because,” the king, “peace does not to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your . That is the real meaning of peace.”
A．singers B．writers C．citizens D．artists
A．looked at B．looked back C．looked into D．looked around
A．one B．three C．two D．four
A．make B．count C．choose D．correct
A．clean B．calm C．deep D．shallow
A．water B．picture C．mirror D．waterfall
A．colorful B．white C．heavy D．thick
A．meaningful B．hard C．modern D．wonderful
A．other B．beautiful C．old D．last
A．But B．And C．So D．As
A．nice B．angry C．fine D．lovely
A．planes B．kites C．lightning D．birds
A．easily B．at last C．at least D．at all
A．meaningfully B．politely C．curiously D．carefully
A．growing B．falling C．playing D．dying
A．room B．hole C．body D．nest
A．first B．second C．perfect D．real
A．ordered B．explained C．thought D．suggested
A．mean B．have C．come D．happen
A．nest B．picture C．heart D．home
Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burned down or a bridge was destroyed? Have you seen films in which two trains crashed or a ship into the ocean? If , you may have wondered how these things could happen without the actors and actresses in the film.
The man who knows the is the “special-effects” man. He has one of the most important in the film industry. He may be ordered to a flood or to make a battlefield explode. But he may also be told to create a effect which is much less exciting, just as important to the success of the film.
In a for one movie there was a big glass bowl filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The director of the movie the fish to stop swimming suddenly they seemed to stare at (盯着看) an actor. Then the director wanted the fish to staring and swim. But fish can’t be ordered to do anything. It was quite a .
The special-effects man thought about the problem for a long time. The result was an idea for the fish with a harmless use of electricity. he applied electricity to the fish bowl causing the fish to be absolutely . Then he rapidly reduced the amount of , allowing the fish to be free. Thus he got the humourous effect the wanted.
In other parts of movie making there are also special-effects men who have developed skills in creating certain kinds of effects. Jim White, who has been a special- effects man for thirty-two years, is best known for his with ships and airplanes.
A．buried B．sank C．fell D．dropped
A．so B．such C．possible D．necessary
A．telling B．harming C．protecting D．organizing
A．news B．question C．message D．secret
A．films B．jobs C．factories D．companies
A．prevent B．fight C．pour D．create
A．terrible B．peaceful C．funny D．special
A．or B．as C．though D．only
A．scene B．step C．stage D．room
A．ordered B．wanted C．decided D．doubted
A．while B．since C．so that D．even if
A．return B．continue C．stop D．start
A．success B．failure C．problem D．disappointment
A．controlling B．operating C．driving D．lighting
A．As a result B．Above all C．First D．Immediately
A．pure B．interesting C．still D．quiet
A．fish B．water C．electricity D．bowl
A．actor B．actress C．director D．special-effects man
A．fast B．particular C．humorous D．careful
A．imagination B．work C．repair D．design