Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese ___16___ at my face, but I pushed them aside. My mom believed I would learn when I was ready. But the ___17___ never came.
On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was ___18___ at him, confused, scratching my head. “Still can’t speak Chinese?” He ___19___me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”
“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some right now with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for ___20___.
“Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I ___21___ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.
I found the fish ___22___ surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I shouted to the fisherman. But he ___23___ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased with their impatience. With every ___24___, the breath of the dragons on my back grew stronger---my blood boiling---___25___ me to cry out, “Xian Sheng Yu， please.” “ Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd burst into laughter. My face turned ___26___ and I ran back home ___27___, expect for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.
Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I’m Chinese. I should feel right at ___28___. Instead , I was the joke , a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.
Sometimes, I laugh at my fish ___29___, but , in the end .the joke is on me. Every laugh is a culture ___30___; every laugh is my heritage (传统)fading away.
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的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。
Make the Most of What You Have Got
For Nick Vujicic, life was going to be difficult from the day he was born. When Nick arrived
into this world, he everyone. He was not like the other babies and it was obvious to his parents and to the doctors in the hospital.
There was no or answers for his condition. Nick was born without any limbs—that is he was born without any arms or legs. But despite being physically , he was mentally and the rest of his body was functioning fine.
he had loving parents, Nick would find school hard as he would often be looked down upon by the other children and at the young age of 10, he considered his life by drowning himself in a bathtub. These dark thoughts were by his negative attitude to being disabled and at the time, he thought that he would never be able to do by himself, that he would never have a job and that he would always have to on his parents for help.
Nick was wrong.
As an adult, Nick is a successful public speaker and is famous for his motivational which focus on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life worldwide. He so many people with the story of his life, how he has so many difficulties and most importantly how he is happy every day.
Despite having no arms or legs, Nick lives , even finding ways to do almost things like brushing his teeth on his own and swimming. He has to work harder than a full bodied person and he achieves his goals.
At the first impression, you may look at Nick and feel . You may feel sad that this man has no arms or legs and you might feel his and upset that he could find everyday situations difficult. But we should Nick, as he is extremely positive and he gets on with life. He every day and makes the best of what he has: a positive attitude, a creative mind and a powerful . He also has a very kind and very beautiful wife and they are truly happy and in love.
A．shocked B．pleased C．inspired D．accepted
A．nervously B．painfully C．hopefully D．cautiously
A．surprise B．worry C．explanation D．apology
A．active B．sick C．disabled D．abused
A．disturbed B．challenged C．calm D．normal
A．Since B．If C．Although D．Unless
A．changing B．ending C．risking D．sharing
A．expressed B．collected C．given D．driven
A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
A．call B．rely C．cheat D．look
A．lessons B．poems C．speeches D．posters
A．convinces B．touches C．puzzles D．judges
A．faced B．created C．met D．overcome
A．independently B．comfortably C．hopelessly D．lonely
A．impossible B．dangerous C．crazy D．regretful
A．pain B．guilt C．panic D．pity
A．annoyance B．selfishness C．courage D．confidence
A．encourage B．admire C．comfort D．correct
A．cries B．shouts C．smiles D．struggles
A．voice B．body C．family D．position
If it is possible to see red(get angry) about not seeing red, that is what I was doing. We had the timing of our autumn trip to see the changing in the Great Lakes States, and I was really . No matter how I strained my eyes(尽力注视), I couldn’t spot red anywhere. Not a bit of golden yellow broke through the dull greenery.
This vacation was a complete . I sat alone in the backseat of our rented car and got . as we drove north through the dull, dark green. In the seat my brother and my father chatted merrily, obviously .
Then a motto came to mind: “Happiness is a decision.” It must have been something my mother said. She was always passing on words of . When I was a child, She gave me a black book with pages. On the flyleaf(扉页) she had written, “Look for a beautiful thing and you’ll find it.” I was supposed to a record of the most beautiful thing I saw each day.
I remembered spending hours discussing what I’d . A baby’s smile? A stone shining with fool’s gold? Pictures in the clouds, or tulips tipping their heads? I found so many beautiful things that it was to pick just one.
Now, on the road, I played Mother’s game again. I took in the all-green . Thick forests lined both sides of the highway. The long hill pines and spruce were seen . Maple leaves danced in the gentle wind. I felt like a little girl again--- by beautiful things.
Later in the , after we crossed the Upper Peninsula and drove into Canada, I found the bright plants I had been looking for. But by then I’d already seen a million shades of , the infinite variety and beauty that only our heavenly Father can . And that we can always find---if we look closely enough.
A．kept B．missed C．misjudged D．seized
A．situation B．weather C．plants D．leaves
A．upset B．excited C．happy D．sorry
A．yet B．even C．still D．ever
A．success B．time C．waste D．pleasure.
A．sleepy B．mad C．patient D．angry
A．front B．back C．right D．left
A．unconcerned B．disappointed C．worried D．surprised
A．order B．advice C．apology D．help
A．nice B．common C．missing D．empty
A．set B．break C．keep D．put
A．brought in B．put down C．got through D．referred to
A．impossible B．valuable C．necessary D．strange
A．forests B．leaves C．hills D．scenery
A．nowhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．somewhere
A．wondered B．surrounded C．waken D．treated
A．trip B．autumn C．course D．game
A．leaf B．hill C．highway D．fall
A．red B．trees C．green D．plants
A．observe B．produce C．discover D．provide
You have waited 40 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can’t how quickly time has passed.
If you are familiar with this scene, you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and how slowly time goes when you are . Now scientists have a reason.
Scientists have found that patterns(模式) of activity in the brain according to how we pay our attention to a task. When we feel uninterested, we pay more attention to how time is passing. And this our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.
It is thought that the brain is busy focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to spread its energy, and pays less attention to the clock. Therefore, time passes without us really it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so , it concentrates its full energies on the passing of time. As a result, time seems to slow.
A．expect B．understand C．believe D．doubt
A．bored B．excited C．interested D．surprised
A．thought over B．made up C．put up with D．come up with
A．change B．develop C．grow D．stop
A．tells B．makes C．asks D．shows
A．though B．since C．unless D．if
A．facing B．watching C．noticing D．counting
A．sleepy B．active C．tired D．Enthusiastic
Monty owns a horse ranch(牧场) in San Sedro. Once when he was asked about his , he told the story about a young man, son of a horse trainer.
One day at high school the boy was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his dream of someday a horse ranch. He about his dream in great detail and even drew a diagram (简图) of a very large ranch, showing the location of everything important there.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a that read, “See me after class.”
The boy went to the teacher. The teacher said, “This is an impossible dream for a young boy like you. You come from a family. Having a ranch requires a lot of money. There’s no way you could ever do it.” Then he , “If you rewrite this paper with a more practical goal, I will your grade .”
The boy went home and thought about it long and . Finally, the boy turned in the same paper, making no at all. He said, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my .”
Monty then said, “I was that boy. And the best part of the story is that two summers ago that teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When he was leaving, the teacher said, ‘When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Luckily, you had enough not to give up yours.’”
A．life B．success C．family D．education
A．buying B．selling C．owning D．building
A．thought B．argued C．reported D．wrote
A．suggestion B．letter C．note D．notice
A．special B．poor C．rich D．successful
A．replied B．nodded C．explained D．added
A．remind B．react C．reconsider D．reflect
A．far B．hard C．wide D．late
A．answers B．exchanges C．changes D．mistakes
A．dream B．paper C．picture D．decision
A．same B．friendly C．rude D．familiar
A．reasons B．encouragement C．courage D．Respect
For many years the earth has been unable to provide enough food for these rapidly expanding populations, and the situation is steadily getting worse since the fertility of some of our richest ____ has been lost and vast areas that were once fertile lands have turned into____. And the trouble with deserts is that they____ to spread outwards on to the fertile soils. What is now the northern Sahara Desert much of the civilized world 2,500 years ago.
Even at this moment, many of the earth’s natural treasures are being_____, many valuable animals and plants are being killed off , and it is becoming ____difficult to grow enough food to prevent much of the earth's population from____. The situation is getting out of hand. Time is running out. ____, with your help, we may be able to reverse(逆转) the trends which____our very existence.
A．treasure B．soils C．countries D．farms
A．factories B．cities C．deserts D．forests
A．pretend B．like C．prefer D．tend
A．brought B．lived C．fed D．grew
A．lost B．protected C．increased D．destroyed
A．increasingly B．rapidly C．properly D．perfectly
A．starvation B．poverty C．suffering D．disease
A．Besides B．Moreover C．However D．Therefore
A．protect B．threaten C．benefit D．rebuild