阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55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。
Learning to Accept
I learned how to accept life as it is from my father. 36 , he did not teach me acceptance when he was strong and healthy, but rather when he was 37 and ill.
My father was 38 a strong man who loved being active, but a terrible illness 39 all that away. Now he can no longer walk, and he must sit quietly in a chair all day. Even talking is 40 . One night, I went to visit him with my sisters. We started 41 about life, and I told them about one of my 42 . I said that we must very often give things up 43 we grow --- our youth, our beauty, our friends --- but it always 44 that after we give something up, we gain something new in its place. Then suddenly my father 45 up. He said, “But, Peter, I gave up 46 ! What did I gain?” I thought and thought, but I couldn’t think of anything to say. 47 , he answered his own question: “I 48 the love of my family,” I looked at my sisters and saw tears in their eyes, along with hope and thankfulness.
I was also 49 by his words. After that, when I began to feel irritated (愤怒的) at someone, I 50 remember his words and become 51 . If he could replace his great pain with a feeling of love for others, then I should be 52 to give up my small irritations. In this 53 , I learned the power of acceptance from my father.
Sometimes I 54 what other things I could have learned from him if I had listened more carefully when I was a boy. For now, though, I am grateful for this one 55 .
A．Afterwards B．Therefore C．However D．Meanwhile
A．tired B．weak C．poor D．slow
A．already B．still C．only D．once
A．took B．threw C．sent D．put
A．impossible B．difficult C．stressful D．Hopeless
A．worrying B．caring C．talking D．asking
A．decisions B．experiences C．ambitions D．beliefs
A．as B．since C．before D．till
A．suggests B．promises C．seems D．requires
A．spoke B．turned C．summed D．opened
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．Surprisingly B．Immediately C．Naturally D．Certainly
A．had B．accepted C．gained D．enjoyed
A．touched B．astonished C．attracted D．warned
A．should B．could C．would D．might
A．quiet B．calm C．Relaxed D．happy
A．ready B．likely C．free D．able
A．case B．form C．method D．way
A．doubt B．wonder C．know D．guess
A．award B．gift C．lesson D．word
Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Reader’s Choice.
The book 36 many types of selections on a wide 37of topics. These selections provide practice on 38 different reading skills to get the 39of the writer. They also give students 40 in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for 41comprehension, and critical reading.
Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. This kind of rapid reading is 42when you are trying to decide 43 careful reading is desirable or when there is not44to read something carefully.
Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading. 45 , in this case the search is more46.To scan is to read quickly in order to47specific information. When you read to find a 48 date, or number you are scanning.
Reading for thorough comprehension is 49 reading in order to understand the total 50of the passage. 51 this level of comprehension the reader is 52 to summarize the author’s ideas but has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideas.
Critical reading demands that a reader 53 judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reedit54posting and answering questions such as “Does my own experience support that of the author?”, “Do I 55 the author’s point of view?” And “Am I convinced by the author’s arguments and evidence?
36.A.contains B.uses C.put D.writes
37.A.sense B.variety C.kind D.subject
38.A.making B.understanding C.speaking D.employing
39.A.message B.secret C.content D.nature
40.A.power B.point C.practice D.opinion
41.A.better B.basic C.general D.thorough
42.A.suitable B.interesting C.wrong D.true
43.A.that B.if C.when D.why
44.A.interest B.habit C.time D.desire
45.A.Moreover B.Anyway C.However D.Therefore
46.A.funny B.concentrated C.perfect D.important
47.A.deal with B.get in C.go over D.find out
48.A.common B.different C.fine D.particular
49.A.carefully B.slowly C.quickly D.perfectly
50.A.design B.explanation C.meaning D.feeling
51.A.To B.On C.At D.In
52.A.impossible B.able C.difficult D.simple
53.A.makes B.finds C.puts D.offers
54.A.lacks B.requires C.demands D.affords
55.A.tell B.express C.share D.argue
It is universally known that friendship is one of the permanent themes in the literature of all languages. Friends are people who willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show36for us when we are in misery. This is 37 human beings were born to need the warmth and laughter of friends. Some of us like 38friends, while others different friends. Personally,I prefer both.
It goes without saying that having similar friends has many 39, We can feel a renewed sense of 40when we have a group of old friends who would 41 our sufferings and happiness.42, old friends always know how to 43mutual trust（互信）and how to avoid 44 conflicts. I always feel 45when I meet an old friend after a long 46. Immediately, hearty laughter 47 the atmosphere.
Nevertheless I believe that a mixture of friends is 48advantageous.One can ___49___ various sorts of friends in three aspects. First,frequent 50with different friends broadens my world 51．Just as various kinds of nutriments keep you healthy, making a 52 of friends keeps you lively. Secondly , I have found that the 53friends cannot only 54new adventures but alse show me new 55to success in life. Thirdly, they can help me with whatever difficulties I encounter in life.
To conclude, I prefer to have both types of friends and as many as possible. Of course, I will not forget friends wisely.
36．A．direction B．respect C．sympathy D．anxiety
37．A．because B．why C．how D．What
38．A．true B．right C．same D．similar
39．A．problems B．advantages C．disadvantages D．duties
40．A．tension B．challenge C．strength D．oppression
41．A．share B．convey C．guarantee D．cause
42．A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．However D．Moreover
43．A．lack B．abandon C．bear D．maintain
44．A．obvious B．impossible C．impressive D．hidden
45．A．stressed B．worried C．delighted D．confused
46．A．experience B．departure C．work D．discussion
47．A．fills B．weakens C．ruins D．buries
48．A．eagerly B．equally C．bitterly D．rarely
49．A．make with B．benefit from C．result from D．appeal to
50．A．quarrel B．contact C．argument D．view
51．A．attitude B．position C．outlook D．ambition
52．A．range B．series C．quantity D．variety
53．A．strange B．doubtful C．available D．different
54．A．result from B．stick to C．attend to D．lead to
55．A．avenues B．appeal C．benefit D．attitude
Whohasdeprivedthechildren'shappinessoflearning???
Children are born with a natural desire of learning. They are curios and concerned about 36around them. They are 37to learn anything that amazes them. They have so many 38 that they keep on asking. They can bore the 39all day long with many 40questions which they will never feel bored with. Why? This is because learning is their 41, perhaps an instinct of human beings. They just can't help. But 42, they feel bored with learning, especially when learning becomes a boring 43for them, especially after school has become a 44of their life, especially when they have to 45teachers who tell them again and again to 46 to recite and memorize things they don't want to learn, and especially47 they realize school is not what they once 48to be but something that, according to their parents, they must rely on in order to 49a good fame or a good job or a good future. That is to say, learning has become a 50, which they are forced or 51 to face. So it is the teachers and parents who have thrown the heavy 52on the children. And meanwhile, the competitive society is also to blame. The children have been 53 of their pleasure and happiness that they could have enjoyed from the natural learning.
Therefore, my 54to the students’ learning is that they 55 enjoy learning, enjoy the pleasure that they could feel from learning itself. Find back the long lost desire and curiosity of learning in their childhood.
36．A．nothing B．anything C．everything D．something
37．A．curious B．proud C．nervous D．eager
38．A．questions B．reactions C．problems D．troubles
39．A．students B．adults C．parents D．teachers
40．A．funny B．boring C．bored D．practical
41．A．ability B．excuse C．characteristic D．nature
42．A．gradually B．eventually C．however D．therefore
43．A．duty B．exercise C．task D．remark
44．A．pleasure B．part C．occasion D．success
45．A．face B．follow C．escape D．imitate
46．A．repeat B．copy C．report D．reply
47．A．before B．since C．after D．when
48．A．forbidden B．attracted C．intended D．expected
49．A．require B．achieve C．earn D．indicate
50．A．promise B．service C．must D．choice
51．A．pleased B．recommended C．obliged D．experienced
52．A．burden B．confidence C．difficulty D．challenge
53．A．informed B．deprived C．accused D．approved
54．A．Encouragement B．persuation C．suggestion D．decision
55．A．must B．should C．might D．could
It is not so much what happens to each of us that determines our quality of life, but rather our reaction to what happens. Though we may have no 36 in unexpected events that happen to us, we most certainly have choice in 37we interpret what happens, and in whatwe choose to do about it. These choices make all the 38 in how we experience our world and very much determine our39of life.
Neither does what we own 40a major role in quality of life. One person with all the money and possessions in the world may have a41life, while another in the lowest income classes may 42love their life. It is what we do with what we own that 43our level of satisfaction and joy in life. It's not what you44or what happens to you in life that 45, but rather what you do with it.
Every 46something is happening in our lives. And every moment we 47or a judgment about what happens. By choosing to become more48of how we react to what happens, we can 49towards what we really want in our lives. 50following habitual, reactive patterns which 51more of the same, we can recognize and 52our old habits to move powerfully in the53of creating the life we really want. Yet to do this, we must first find the 54 to look at some of the disempowering, often unconscious 55which get in the way and don't serve to increase our quality of life. But by continually reminding ourselves of our intention to be creators, we can transform our life.
36．A．need B．courage C．choice D．necessity
37．A．what B．whether C．that D．how
38．A．difference B．troubles C．decisions D．measures
39．A．type B．quality C．amount D．level
40．A．take B．play C．make D．get
41．A．miserable B．accessible C．acceptable D．adaptable
42．A．practically B．privately C．absolutely D．adequately
43．A．creates B．investigates C．affects D．handles
44．A．lack B．need C．reserve D．possess
45．A．means B．exists C．works D．matters
46．A．time B．period C．date D．moment
47．A．make a mistake B．make a discovery
C．make a decision D．make a fortune
48．A．conscious B．sensitive C．reasonable D．active
49．A．alter B．shift C．differ D．distinguish
50．A．Other than B．Rather than C．As well as D．According to
51．A．lead to B．lie in C．call for D．appeal to/ equal to
52．A．transplant B．transform C．transport D． transmit
53．A．edge B．way C．direction D．center
54．A．hope B．interest C．chance D．courage
55．A．patterns B．frames C．landscape D．examples
Our family finally managed to get together, but in a few days we scattered again to the ends of the earth, and I will begin my new job in a new city. My family has never been ___1 _ in this way . When I think about the 2 future, my heart felt grayish.
When I 3 in the morning, it was raining outside and the sky was as 4 as my mood. My daughter 5 the new skirt that her uncle bought and she flew around the departure hall in the 6 and drew a small and beautiful picture in the dim crowd.
The airplane had a good 7 of newspapers, magazines, television programs, food and drinks. The meal even 8a serving of Haagen-Dazs ice cream. This small present brightened me up 9 . The gentle smile of the stewardess（空姐）was as beautiful as the 10 after the rain.
When I 11 the airport, the language that entered my 12was completely different from what I was 13 three hours ago. Although the street lights were as 14as Allentown’s, the different clothes and expressions of the people 15 me that I am in a new world. I stood in the busy streets like Alice 16the world in a fairy tale. My heart was 17 with puzzlement about the uncertain future and longing for the new life. When I 18being able to do what I like once more, that I will make new 19 and that I can enjoy the fun of exploration. I could not 20to think about starting my new life.
1.A.separated B.gather C.divided D.surprised
2.A.bright B.exciting C.uncertain D.unusual
3.A.stood up B.got up C.stayed up D.woke up
4.A.clear B.high C.dark D.gray
5.A.dressed B.wore C.liked D.had
6.A.station B.airport C.port D.house
7.A.offer B.number C.supply D.amount
8.A.included B.contained C.followed D.matched
9.A.successfully B.especially C.eventually D.fortunately
10.A.rainbow B.ground C.sky D.flower
11.A.got on B.got off C.left away D.took off
12.A.mouth B.eyes C.mind D.ears
13.A.finding B.learning C.hearing D.listening
14.A.long B.well C.brilliant D.mamy
15.A.told B.reminded C.suggested D.explained
16.A.visiting B.traveling C.wandering D.exploring
17.A.full B.filled C.satisfied D.pleased
18.A.set about B.set out C.thought over D.thought about
19.A.friends B.enemies C.mistakes D.progress
20.A.wait B.help C.decide D.afford