Many of us spend a great deal of time and energy trying to prove that we are right-and others are wrong. Many people believe that it’s their job to 36 others how their positions, statements, and points of view are 37 , and that in doing so, the person they are correcting is going to somehow 38 it, or at least learn something. Wrong!
Think about it. Have you ever been 39 by someone and said to him, “Thank you so much for showing me that I’m wrong and you’re right.”? Or, has anyone you know ever 40 you when you corrected them, or made yourself “right” at their 41 ? Of course not. The truth is, all of us 42 to be corrected. We all want our positions to be 43 and understood by others. Being listened to and heard is one of the greatest 44 of the human heart. And those who learn to 45 are the most loved and respected. Those who are in the 46 of correcting others are often resented and 47 .
A wonderful way for becoming more peaceful and loving is to practise 48 others the joy of being right- give them the glory. 49 correcting. When someone says, “I really feel it’s important to\:”, rather than jumping 50 and saying, “No, it’s more important to…:”, simply let it go and allow their statement to 51 . The people in your life will become less defensive and more 52 . They will appreciate you more than you could ever have 53. You’ll discover the joy of joining in and witnessing other people’s 54 , which is far more rewarding than a battle of egos (自我). Starting today, let others be “ 55 ”, most of the time?
36.A.show B.ask C.prove D.teach
37.A.unimportant B.unbelievable C.incorrect D.imperfect
38.A.consider B.appreciate C.understand D.refuse
39.A.fooled B.helped C.taught D.corrected
40.A.thanked B.rewarded C.cared D.accepted
41.A.side B.price C.expense D.cost
42.A.like B.hate C.prefer D.afford
43.A.admired B.received C.realized D.respected
44.A.shortcomings B.advantages C.desires D.wishes
45.A.talk B.praise C.help D.listen
46.A.habit B.form C.position D.purpose
47.A.punished B.avoided C.left D.scolded
48.A.letting B.lending C.allowing D.owing
49.A.Stop B.Continue C.Practise D.Try
50.A.out B.up C.in D.off
51.A.last B.go C.work D.stand
52.A.helpful B.loving C.careful D.popular
53.A.dreamed B.wanted C.asked D.demanded
54.A.sufferings B.worries C.successs D.happiness
55.A.happy B.right C.sorry D.proud
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,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。
I always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs.Some people,old and weak,cannot 36 by themselves.Others seem perfectly healthy, 37 in business suits,and wheel themselves around with strong determination.But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair,I only saw a 38 ,not a person.
Then I fainted(晕倒)at Euro Disney 39 low blood pressure.This was the first time I had ever fainted,and my parents said that I must 40 for a while after First Aid.I agreed to take it easy,but 41 I stepped toward the door,I saw my dad pushing a (n) 42 in my direction!Feeling the colour burn my cheeks,I asked him to wheel that thing right back to 43 he found it.
I could not believe this was happening to me.Wheelchairs were 44 for other people but not for me.As my father wheeled me out into the main street,people 45 began to treat me differently.
Little kids ran in front of me, 46 my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly. 47 set in as I was thrown back and forth.“Stupid kids—they have perfectly good 48 .Why can’t they watch where they’re going?”I thought.People 49 down at me,pity in their eyes.Then they would look away,maybe because they thought the 50 they forgot me,the better.
“I am just like you!”I wanted to scream.“The only 51 is that you’ve got legs,and I have wheels.”
People in wheelchairs are not 52 .They can see every look and hear each word.Looking out at the faces,I finally understood: I was once just like them.I 53 people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not 54 to be treated.I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are 55 disabled.
A.look around B.care about C.make out D.get around
A.dressed B.covered C.folded D.lost
A.beast B.disability C.passer-by D.failure
A.by way of B.as to C.due to D.in terms of
A.sleep B.break C.leave D.rest
A.before B.until C.because D.as
A.wheelchair B.carriage C.armchair D.bed
A.whom B.that C.where D.which
A.fine B.sad C.light D.cheap
A.gradually B.immediately C.finally D.rapidly
A.catching B.making C.preventing D.forcing
A.Bitterness C.Regret D.Amusement
A.space B.manners C.legs D.control
A.smiled B.stared C.handed D.pushed
A.happier B.faster C.sooner D.harder
A.advantage B.difference C.choice D.difficulty
A.healthy B.common C.stupid D.violent
A.treated B.ignored C.greeted D.injured
A.mean B.need C.enjoy D.want
A.generally B.truly C.mostly D.eventually
完形填空(共20小题;每小题l分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.
Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a 36 of about eighty miles. It was late and I was in a hurry. However, if anyone asked me how fast I was 37 ,I’d say I was not over-speeding. Several times I got 38 behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road, and I was holding my fists tightly with 39 .
At one point along an open highway, I 40 a crossroad with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but as I 41 the light, it turned red and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right and behind me. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, waiting for the light to 42 , the only human being for at least a mile in any 43 .
I started 44 why I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of being 45 , because there was obviously no policeman around, and there certainly would have been no 46 in going through it.
Much later that night, after I 47 a group of my friends in Lewisburg and climbed into bed near midnight, the question of why I’d stopped for that light 48 me, I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract(合同) we all have with each other. It’s not only the 49 , but it’s an arrangement we have, and we trust each other to 50 it: we don’t go through red lights. Like most of us, I’m more likely to be 51 from doing something bad by the social convention that 52 it than by any law against it.
It’s amazing that we ever 53 each other to do the right thing, isn’t it? And we do, too, Trust is our 54 preference.
I was so 55 of myself for stopping for the red light that night.
A.flight B.distance C.road D.length
A.thinking B.driving C.complaining D.running
A.stopped B.changed C.stuck D.lost
A.horror B.strength C.understanding D.impatience
A.ran off B.came to C.passed by D.left behind
A.passed B.watched C.approached D.found
A.stop B.change C.turn D.die
A.way B.side C.city D.direction
A.wondering B.suspecting C.struggling D.regretting
A.abused C.injured D.killed
A.danger B.sign C.time D.record
A.met with B.got over C.got rid of D.called back
A.turned out to B.came back to C.referred to D.occurred to
A.virtue B.suggestion C.law D.order
A.honor B.solve C.break D.judge
A.stopped B.protected C.rejected D.frightened
A.speaks of B.stands by C.takes in D.disapproves of
A.suspect B.trust C.teach D.care
A.only B.first C.lucky D.living
A.sorry B.doubtful C.sure D.proud
Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we 26 realize that those challenges are the very things that 27 us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with 28 .
When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two 29 : we can try to 30 it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the 31 and call it quits. Although there are 32 times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most 33 all that is needed is commitment and 34 .
When we are devoted to 35 , it means that no matter how 36 or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to 37 it instead of running away from it. Communication is making a 38 for discussion and talking about how you feel instead of just saying what the other person did wrong. 39 you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” 40 “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for 41 they are: small hurdles(障碍) you need to jump or 42 on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only 43 to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will 44 on all of this and say, “ 45 as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing
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A.seem to B.come to C.hope to D.try to
A.design B.promote C.direct D.shape
A.success B.pressure C.friendship D.difficulty
A.opportunities B.expectations C.choices D.aspects
A.beat B.show C.take D.fall
A.comment B.loss C.trouble D.expense
A.hardly B.certainly C.consequently D.exactly
A.issues B.cases C.events D.affairs
A.communication B.confidence C.courage D.consideration
A.everything B.anything C.something D.nothing
A.doubtful B.shameful C.harmful D.painful
A.keep B.control C.face D.catch
A.chance B.plan C.topic D.room
A.If B.As C.While D.Unless
A.other than B.rather than C.or rather D.or else
A.what B.who C.where D.which
B.come across C.get through D.run over
A.serves B.means C.aims D.attempts
A.look into B.look for C.look out D.look back
A.Interesting B.Surprising C.Complicated D.Hard
One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet 21 of the splendid artwork.
A young 22 viewing the paintings ahead of me 23 nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s 24 for putting up with her 25 stream of words. 26 by their noise, I moved on.
I met them several times as I moved 27 the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 28 .
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a 29 when the couple approached the 30 . Before they left, the man 31 into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He 32 it into a long stick and then 33 his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.
“He’s a 34 man,” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in 35 there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art?” I asked. “He can’t see.”
“Can’t see! You’re 36 . He sees a lot. More than you and I do,” the clerk said. “His wife 37 each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, 38 and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without 39 and the courage of a husband who would not 40 blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
A.view B.touch C.wander D.stare
A.lady B.couple C.man D.clerk
A.yelled B.argued C.screamed D.chatted
A.attempt B.independence C.patience D.wisdom
A.constant B.vivid C.casual D.vague
A.Adopted B.Adapted C.Disturbed D.Conducted
A.from B.to C.towards D.through
A.anxiously B.quickly C.urgently D.sensibly
A.comment B.purchase C.decision D.profit
A.exit B.entrance C.front D.queue
A.plugged B.reached C.held D.bent
A.lengthened B.made C.brought D.broadened
A.led B.found C.tapped D.forced
A.generous B.rough C.smart D.brave
A.wherever B.whatever C.whenever D.whichever
A.unique B.silly C.equal D.wrong
A.decorates B.draws C.shows D.describes
A.kindness B.pride C.courage D.enthusiasm
A.sight B.support C.expectation D.confidence
A.get B.allow C.hope D.cause
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
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。
Jame’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 21 the coins that lay on the bed . $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! 22 on earth was he going to get the 23 of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 24 to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no 25 asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to 26 .
There was only one way to get money, and that was to 27 it. He would have to find a job. 28 who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice ,who usually had 29 on most things.
“Well, you can start right here, ”said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the 30 of James’ s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the 31 of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the 32 of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the 33 increased and he knew that he would soon have 34 for the bicycle he longed for.
The day 35 came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He 36 no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 37 home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard 38 for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more 39 he had bought it with his own money. He had 40 what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even than the bicycle.
A.cleaned B.covered C.counted D.checked
A.How B.Why C.Who D.What
A.amount B.part C.sum D.rest
A.brave B.hard C.smart D.unfair
A.point B.reason C.result D.right
A.split B.spend C.spare D.save
A.borrow B.earn C.raise D.collect
A.Or B.So C.For D.But
A.decisions B.experience C.opinions D.knowledge
A.beginning B.introduction C.requirement D.opening
A.similarity B.quality C.suitability D.variety
A.brand B.number C.size D.type
A.effort B.pressure C.money D.trouble
A.all B.enough C.much D.some
A.finally B.instantly C.normally D.regularly
A.gave B.left C.took D.wasted
A.patiently B.proudly C.silently D.tiredly
A.applying B.asking C.looking D.working
A.since B.if C.than D.though
A.deserved B.benefited C.achieved D.learned