A 36 thing happened 37 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __38_ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my 39 stopped. It was out of gas on a 40 road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone 41 could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 42 I finally found a house near the __43__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __44_. She said, “I’ve been __45__ for you here for a long time. Come in. 46 is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 47 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 48 tea,” said she.
I quickly 49 that my car was out of 50 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 51 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 52 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I 53 .
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 54 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 55 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
A．happy B．strange C．common D．bad
A．on B．in C．upon D．to
A．and B．so C．but D．that
A．car B．bus C．bike D．truck
A．narrow B．lonely C．crowded D．busy
A．what B．whom C．who D．how
A．before B．after C．while D．as
A．street B．path C．way D．road
A．came B．answered C．opened D．appeared
A．asking B．looking C．calling D．waiting
A．Gas B．Coffee C．Tea D．Lunch
A．consider B．understand C．accept D．think
A．like B．love C．used to like D．liking
A．answered B．explained C．refused D．promised
A．gas B．tea C．strength D．energy
A．calling B．call C．to call D．called
A．until B．before C．since D．when
A．could B．can C．would D．wanted
A．accident B．incident C．experience D．surprise
A．hit B．injury C．hurt D．frighten
We live in a fast-paced and anxiety-filled world that oftentimes seems to shift beneath our feet. Thus we are sometimes affected by fears or anxiety impacting our life. For as long as I could remember I had struggled with anxiety. After I left university, I made friends with a Moroccan woman at work. One day she invited me to her and her family back home. I wanted to, but I would have to travel there and I knew we would be in a very rural area. How would I cope with my ?
Then one day it to me that I had a life to live. I could choose to let anxiety me or I could go to Morocco and something different. I was 23 years old and had never been out of the UK alone. The journey to Morocco something inside me. I managed to cope with my anxiety. The sense of was overwhelming and still to this day when I get afraid of going somewhere alone, I remember how it felt when I arrived in Morocco.
Upon arrival I was so for the generous welcome I received. My friend’s family had arranged a welcome party. The people were so loving toward me. As a moment of felt in a faraway village, this reminded me that I was “good enough”, which helped to my anxiety.
Waking up the next day, in the morning light, I saw the area where we were. I was by how rural it was – and the realization that these people had very few .
In the days afterwards, I traveled around Morocco. We went to Marrakesh and the Atlas mountains. We had the most amazing food – lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.
At the end of my something inside me had changed. I realized I had not felt anxious for nearly two weeks.
Experiencing a different culture far away from home helped me to realize what is important in life, what really , and with that my anxiety . When I returned home I was much more active in my anxiety. Working with people, helping them their anxiety, is how I can share the love I found in Morocco.
A．send B．consult C．call D．visit
A．alone B．soon C．free D．safe
A．work B．curiosity C．homesickness D．worries
A．appeared B．hit C．struck D．occurred
A．impress B．control C．reach D．persuade
A．enjoy B．experience C．take D．experiment
A．changed B．moved C．supported D．impressed
A．achievement B．fear C．disappointment D．embarrassment
A．good B．ashamed C．afraid D．proud
A．sorry B．confused C．confident D．thankful
A．doubt B．luck C．love D．surprise
A．improve B．hold C．protect D．reduce
A．inspired B．moved C．pleased D．shocked
A．lands B．difficulties C．resources D．friends
A．discovered B．explored C．examined D．recognized
A．opportunity B．rush C．stay D．life
A．rules B．exists C．matters D．hurts
A．disappeared B．expanded C．remained D．removed
A．expressing B．challenging C．forgetting D．remembering
A．drop B．notice C．pass D．overcome
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have been blessed with the opportunity in my life. It took the near-death experience of my dad to make me realize that my purpose in life is to others. My dad suffered from leukemia(白血病) in 1998. the pain and treatment that he put up with inspired me to be a more kind and person. I realized life is just too and it was time for me to make some changes — do the things in life that I wanted to do without making why I couldn’t do them.
My dad a bone marrow transplant(骨髓移植) operation, and after that he was able to reuse his own “cleaned” marrow, so a donor(捐献者) was not needed. That was excellent because donors who are a match are hard to come by. That me to become a bone marrow donor and hopefully help someone else one day. I also money for the cancer patients. Yet, I was not satisfied with just that. I had to do more, I blood every other month and seek opportunities to do other acts of kindness daily. The opportunity, some days, presents itself very and some days I have to seek it out. Either way, it comes.
I would like to one of my favorite quotes（名言）with you all:
“In an average lifetime, a person about sixty-five thousand miles. That’s two and half times around the world. I wonder your steps will take you. I wonder how you’ll use the rest of the you’re given.”
I want to use my miles to create foot prints of love in this world.
A．advise B．ask C．help D．understand
A．Suffering B．Watching C．Discovering D．Bringing
A．stronger B．independent C．giving D．receiving
A．short B．wonderful C．dangerous D．boring
A．efforts B．promises C．excuses D．plans
A．refused B．had C．learned D．stopped
A．expression B．knowledge C．news D．sense
A．forced B．inspired C．allowed D．expected
A．raised B．kept C．paid D．hid
A．check B．test C．donate D．sell
A．secretly B．clearly C．peacefully D．wildly
A．share B．divide C．record D．repeat
A．conveys B．owns C．measures D．walks
A．where B．why C．when D．if
A．materials B．miles C．world D．wealth
My teenage son Karl refused to communicate with others after his father died. As a parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card during his junior year, it said that he had been 95 times from classes and had six grades for the year. At this rate he never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even him. Nothing worked.
One night I felt so that I got down on my knees and prayed for help. “Please God, I can’t do anything for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you.”
I was at work when I got a phone call. A man himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just don’t know what to do. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has . It’ s out of my hands.” For a moment there was on the other end of the line. The headmaster said, “Thank you for your time, ” and hung up.
Karl’s next report card showed a marked in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I . “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really me how much I was hurting you. That's I knew I had to make you proud.”
A．confident B．wise C．single D．busy
A．arrived B．finished C．returned D．proved
A．naughty B．troublesome C．absent D．present
A．failing B．satisfying C．disappointing D．surprising
A．must B．need C．would D．should
A．convinced B．forced C．persuaded D．begged
A．powerless B．useless C．homeless D．meaningless
A．better B．worse C．less D．more
A．described B．regarded C．introduced D．explained
A．Before B．When C．After D．While
A．speaking B．pouring C．running D．putting
A．continued B．operated C．affected D．worked
A．silence B．anger C．sadness D．surprise
A．painfully B．happily C．seriously D．jokingly
A．progress B．advance C．improvement D．encouragement
A．attended B．joined C．arranged D．organized
A．concerned B．disturbed C．embarrassed D．astonished
A．shook B．nodded C．smiled D．replied
A．beat B．hit C．frightened D．confused
A．when B．how C．why D．where
Music to My Ears
Robby was 10 for his first piano lesson in my class. Much as he tried, he ____ even the basic rhythm. However, he dutifully reviewed the pieces that I required.
Over the months he tried and tried while I ____ and encouraged him. At the end of each lesson he'd always say, "My mom's going to hear me play some day." ____ it seemed hopeless.
I only knew his mother from a ____as she waited in her aged car to pick him up. Then one day Robby stopped coming. I was secretly ____ that he stopped because of his lack of ability.
Weeks later I informed the students, including Robby, of the coming recital（独奏）. To my ____, Robby asked me if he could be included. I told him he really did not qualify because he had ____ out. He said his mom had been sick and unable to take him to lessons but he was still ____ .
“I've just got to play!" he ____. Something inside me let me allow him to.
Then came the recital night. The gym was ____ with parents. I put Robby up ____, thinking that I could save his poor performance through my “curtain closer（谢幕）.”
The recital went off smoothly. Then Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair was ____. "Why didn't his mother at least make him comb his hair for this special night?" I thought.
Robby pulled out the piano bench and began. I was not ____ for what I heard next. His fingers were ____ on the keys. Never had I heard Mozart played so well by people of his age. After he ended, everyone was ____ their feet in wild applause.
In ____ I ran up on stage and put my arms around Robby. "I've never heard you play like that, Robby! How did you ____ it?"
Robby explained, "Well, Miss Hondorf…remember I told you my mom was sick? …____ she had cancer and passed away yesterday. She was born deaf, so tonight she could hear me play in heaven. I wanted to make it special."
There wasn’t a ____ eye in the house. That night I felt he was the teacher and I was the pupil, for it was he who taught me the meaning of perseverance and ____.
A．had B．lacked C．showed D．got
A．learned B．checked C．listened D．played
A．And B．But C．So D．Or
A．conversation B．performance C．distance D．picture
A．guilty B．anxious C．glad D．sad
A．surprise B．relief C．pleasure D．satisfaction
A．stepped B．worn C．run D．dropped
A．acting B．practicing C．performing D．recording
A．insisted B．suggested C．complained D．threatened
A．packed B．lined C．piled D．covered
A．least B．most C．first D．last
A． cool B．messy C．neat D．dull
A．eager B．concerned C．prepared D．grateful
A．hesitating B．crawling C．touching D．dancing
A．over B．under C．in D．on
A．chaos B．return C．silence D．tears
A．find B．feel C．make D．like
A．Gradually B．Suddenly C．Frequently D．Actually
A．bright B．curious C．dry D．wet
A．love B．talent C．regret D．courage
When I was little, my mother sold flowers at Camden Market in London, She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. As I grew older, I began to give my mom a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Things changed when I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas, which was all about making candles . I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my surprise, they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mom gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.
Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mom and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun. and my friends worked with me in the market.
When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop on Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficult times. At the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designing furniture to paintings.
The sentence "I began to give my mom a hand" means"".
A．I began to give my mom some gifts B．I began to help my mom sell flowers C．I began to wash my hands before working D．I began to get along better with my morn
A．She talked with her mother at the market. B．She played with her school friends at home. C．She read all kinds of books about Christmas D．She made candles of different shapes and sizes.
A．bdeac B．bedac C．adbec D．dbeac
A．buying her a shop B．teaching her basic skills C．lending her some money D．working together with her
A．spend all your free time on developing your interests B．have your own idea and work hard to make it succeed C．get as much support as you can from your family D．hold on to your dreams and never give up