The Guardian newspaper once printed a story about a man who tripped over his shoelace in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Falling down some steps, he ___21____ three priceless Qing Dynasty vases, which fell to the ground and broke into more than 400 pieces. He was sitting there in ___ 22___ when the museum staff arrived. Everyone stood around in silence --- only the man kept pointing to the ___23___, saying, “There it is! That’s what made me fall.”
Man has been blaming others at least since Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent(蛇). Roman emperors liked to kill ____ 24___ who brought bad news; and in the Middle Ages a prince would often be given a “whipping boy” --- an unlucky servant who could be ___25____ whenever his master had misbehaved. Today, you’ll see how blaming others has turned into big __26_____ business. In one famous case, McDonald’s was ordered to pay $2.7 million to a woman who ____27____ burned herself with hot coffee. Although the amount was later ___28_____ to $480,000, this case ____29___ businesses so much that they began to create 30 for their products that even an idiot（傻子）would understand. For example, “Hot coffee can be dangerous” (take away coffee cups) and “Don’t pour liquids into your television set” (instruction booklet).
A．broke down B．knocked over C．crashed into D．slid down
A．terror B．amazement C．sadness D．shock
A．shoelace B．vase C．steps D．pieces
A．servants B．ministers C．messengers D．slaves
A．killed B．sentenced C．rewarded D．beaten
A．legal B．public C．lawless D．legendary
A．deliberately B．accidentally C．carelessly D．attentively
A．increased B．reduced C．raised D．dropped
A．surprised B．excited C．inspired D．terrified
A．advertisements B．posters C．warnings D．instructions
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
I still remember my first job in the city center. The was large, dark and old the physics lecture room was on the second floor. , it wasn’t a lecture room at all, it was an ordinary room, but it had “LECTURE ROOM’ on the . The students were sixteen or seventeen years old, several years younger than me. , some of them looked and acted older than me sometimes.
The room was directly the street, and had the window looking out over the street and many houses. One day, I was some words on the blackboard when I heard a sudden change in the noise behind me. There was a man standing in the room with an apple in his hand. He looked .
“Who threw this?” he asked, looking round the class.
“I beg your pardon? What is the matter?” I said. “ threw this apple out of the window,” he said. “It on my car.”
“Who threw an apple out of the window?” I to the class. There was no answer.
“I the fellow who threw this.” said the man. “I will be outside for you.” And then he left, closing the door behind him.
was silence and I continued with the lesson. At the end of every lesson, usually the class were all before the bell finished ringing, leaving me saying “That’s all for today” to an empty . This time, when the bell went for the end of the lesson, no one . “That’s all for today,” I said. “You go first, sir,” said one of the boys. It made a nice change, I being out first.
A．room B．building C．floor D．city
A．and B．as C．so D．but
A．Happily B．Luckily C．Properly D．Actually
A．floor B．ground C．door D．window
A．over B．only C．up D．almost
A．In fact B．In the end C．After all D．As a result
A．more B．less C．very D．even
A．on B．above C．below D．in
A．getting B．making C．taking D．putting
A．hardly B．almost C．half D．such
A．angry B．kind C．sorry D．happy
A．Anyone B．One C．Who D．Someone
A．hit B．defeated C．landed D．arrived
A．asked B．said C．talked D．told
A．hate B．find C．get D．want
A．waiting B．looking C．finding D．seeing
A．It B．There C．This D．That
A．walked B．left C．gone D．ended
A．lesson B．class C．room D．lecture
A．heard B．finished C．spoke D．moved
In 1970, at the age of 35, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. There was not much done at that time and my father had to rely on the medication and treatment that were at that time. But one thing was , my father was not a quitter. He was a teacher who children with special educational needs in Chicago Public High School. Every day we would hear about “his kids”. These “kids” did not usually my sister and I.
One day, my father arrived at his school and walked up the for his first period. He was having a very day because the disease was really taking everything out of him. He once and bruised (擦伤) his knee but he still kept going. did he know that someone was watching.
As the day his steps began to get a little lighter. At the end of the day, he was about to leave a young girl entered his office. He had met her in the hallway but she was not one of his . He asked what he could do for her and she said, “I just wanted to thank you for my life.”
He looked at her and couldn’t what he had done. She then went on . “When I got up this morning, I felt as if I was at the end of my and ready to kill myself. But when I saw you trying to go up the stairs and then you fell, I felt and the feeling of sadness just kept getting . And now you are walking as as ever. It’s really true that everything will get better as the days go on.”
A．information B．research C．knowledge D．experience
A．favorable B．believable C．reasonable D．available
A．obvious B．special C．natural D．strange
A．abandoned B．followed C．taught D．attended
A．stories B．jokes C．songs D．humors
A．connect B．change C．mean D．defeat
A．mountains B．stairs C．ladders D．streets
A．normal B．pleasant C．simple D．difficult
A．fell B．stood C．happened D．appeared
A．Few B．Little C．Seldom D．Never
A．arrived B．progressed C．broke D．stopped
A．until B．before C．when D．while
A．students B．friends C．teachers D．workers
A．losing B．giving C．passing D．saving
A．write down B．figure out C．cut off D．put up
A．responding B．admitting C．explaining D．complaining
A．rope B．wall C．road D．work
A．sorry B．bad C．lucky D．proud
A．lower B．weaker C．higher D．stronger
A．carefully B．quickly C．lightly D．slowly
One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with and fear.
With growing I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely ours. This would be a good opportunity to my children, so I explained their difficult to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.
“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously the boys and I filled one box with canned food.
While I our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.
“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.
The boys placed the toys they had to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll tightly to her chest. She in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh, honey,” I said. “You to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”
I stared at Meghan for a long moment, how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.
It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but to let go of things we cherish, isn’ t it? , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.
A．off B．up C．down D．round
A．smile B．confusion C．joy D．anger
A．happiness B．friendship C．puzzle D．interest
A．matched B．equaled C．compared D．suited
A．help B．complain C．change D．teach
A．experience B．problem C．situation D．process
A．give B．share C．send D．spare
A．as B．since C．though D．because
A．came through B．broke through C．sorted through D．got through
A．donate B．leave C．keep D．sell
A．hopefully B．anxiously C．depressingly D．quietly
A．separated B．chosen C．bought D．confirmed
A．hugged B．tied C．grasped D．caught
A．settled B．regretted C．paused D．cried
A．precious B．final C．hearty D．lovely
A．wouldn’t like B．ought not C．had better not D．don’t have
A．Also B．Yet C．Maybe D．Though
A．knowing B．wondering C．realizing D．expecting
A．available B．necessary C．important D．hard
A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Moreover
About one year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any noise form the children, but I often heard the parents shouting at the kids, not in a nice tone, but in a (n) one.
We often in the hallway. I always greeted them, the only answer I ever got was a “hello” from the eight-year-old girl. I usually to see my doctor and one day when I returned they were just their apartment and the little girl was the outside door open for the others. I in the car doing things because I wasn’t eager to be snubbed (冷落) again. Finally I got out of my car and walked towards the door. The parents were telling her to to get into the car, but the little girl was still holding the door, me! I hurried although I was still in pain from my injury.
I forgot to tell her how I was for her kindness. I wrote a note saying how much her act of kindness had an old man’s heart.
The next day there was a (n) on my door and it was the little girl and her father. She was quite of her behavior and thanked me. Then I noticed her mother was there, too. Her parents me, too.
Now when we meet in the hall way we always greet each other, in a friendly .
Last night there was a heavy snow. I looked out at my car and how I was going to keep my doctor’s because I could only walk for a short time. This morning when I opened the front door, all the snow was removed.
Isn’t it that the small kind act of an 8-year-old girl can change so many things for the better? It is said that good tings come from small acts.
A．quietly B．strangely C．quickly D．angrily
A．frightening B．exciting C．sincere D．kind
A．quarreled B．met C．chatted D．argued
A．when B．so C．but D．or
A．went out B．set out C．took out D．gave out
A．decorating B．cleaning C．returning D．leaving
A．breaking B．operating C．holding D．unlocking
A．kept B．remained C．insisted D．left
A．favorite B．important C．unnecessary D．curious
A．hurry B．drive C．stay D．greet
A．hunting for B．asking for C．waiting for D．calling for
A．beneficial B．influential C．anxious D．grateful
A．strengthened B．broken C．touched D．saved
A．note B．knock C．invitation D．picture
A．proud B．aware C．afraid D．sure
A．understood B．recognized C．praised D．thanked
A．manner B．appearance C．statement D．announcement
A．found B．doubted C．remembered D．wondered
A．advice B．appointment C．suggestion D．attention
A．amazing B．confusing C．disappointing D．challenging
I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was to me. We liked each other the first instant we met. , I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me to an Ivy League (常春藤联盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞会). It was understood that we had about where we would dance and drink and party together.
This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.
There was no that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was down south and I had offers for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family .
One week the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a to make--- one that went beyond the choice of to attend university.
In August, I and drove north to Providence. It took several months to that my life was moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.
A．confusing B．disturbing C．appealing D．amusing
A．Unfortunately B．Actually C．Luckily D．Originally
A．leave B．start C．finish D．attend
A．in B．at C．on D．from
A．special B．crazy C．wrong D．normal
A．talked B．looked C．lied D．argued
A．description B．rejection C．application D．acceptance
A．constructed B．assessed C．assisted D．informed
A．point B．use C．doubt D．need
A．left B．sent C．exposed D．employed
A．waiting B．asking C．hoping D．searching
A．tradition B．connection C．reputation D．expectation
A．before B．after C．at D．since
A．plan B．decision C．rule D．promise
A．out B．away C．far D．deep
A．when B．where C．whether D．how
A．got up B．packed up C．looked up D．turned up
A．foresee B．imagine C．realize D．consider
A．chances B．position C．equipment D．tools
A．surprises B．adventures C．opportunities D．choices