Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know whether you think you are a 36 person or a coward (懦夫). But you will never really know the answer to this question 37 you are tested in real life. Some people think they are brave, but when they come face to face with real 38 , they act like cowards. Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like heroes.
Lenny had always thought of himself as a 39 person. He got worried before examinations. He worried about his job and health. All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy. Then on January 15th, 2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington. Lenny happened to see a woman in the ice-cold water. He did not feel afraid. He 40 very calm and did a very dangerous thing. He jumped into the Potomac, 41 to the woman, and kept her head 42 the water. Seventy-eight people died that day. Thanks to Lenny, it was not 43 .
When you are in a very dangerous situation and feel afraid, the body automatically(自动地) produces a chemical called adrenalin in the blood. With adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are 44 to fight or run away. However, when you are terrified greatly, the body can produce too much adrenalin. 45 this happens, the muscles become very hard. You are then paralyzed (麻木) with fear. This is why when we are extremely frightened, we sometimes say we are “petrified”. This word 46 a Greek word “petros”, which means “stone”. We are 47 frightened that we become stonelike.
A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain
A．when B．until C．after D．once
A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger
A．useful B．brave C．nervous D．terrible
A．had B．kept C．let D．made
A．went B．ran C．spoke D．swam
A．in B．under C．above D．from
A．an accident B．a mistake C．seventy-eight D．seventy-nine
A．ready B．unable C．afraid D．anxious
A．Before B．When C．Unless D．While
A．comes from B．comes back C．comes on D．comes across
A．such B．very C．so D．really
Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also 46 on her career road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a 47 , she didn’t give up. In the48 months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的) 49 made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So 50 she wanted to go back to 51 after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in 52 and could realize her dream, 53 she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing — 54 to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.
After every public recital (个人表演), she 55 ask her dad about her performance. “You 56 have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get 57 . In January 1984, Sudha made a historic 58 by giving a public recital (舞蹈表演) in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it 59 everyone to tears and this60 pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the 61 question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.
Sudha’s comeback was 62 moving an event that a film producer 63 to make the story into a hit film.
When someone asked Sudha how she had 64 to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” 65 is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.
A．left alone B．cut off C．kept out D．put out
A．top B．height C．point D．stop
A．unforgettable B．painful C．busy D．free
A．flower B．leg C．gift D．box
A．strangely B．gradually C．heavily D．strongly
A．home B．school C．dancing D．walking
A．the doctor B．the stage C．herself D．her dad
A．however B．even C．since D．therefore
A．starting B．remembering C．wanting D．learning
A．could B．would C．should D．might
A．yet B．ever C．also D．still
A．in return B．in turn C．in surprise D．in anger
A．change B．movement C．comeback D．promise
A．made B．moved C．let D．forced
A．story B．performance C．decision D．accident
A．usual B．new C．normal D．interesting
A．such B．this C．very D．so
A．allowed B．pretended C．refused D．decided
A．tried B．managed C．thought D．imagined
A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something D．Everything
Face adversity(逆境 )with a smile
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route．He 36 , "You mean fortunately." He explained that I should be glad of the 37 exercise that the hill provided.
My 38 to the hill has now changed．I used to 39 as I approached it but now I tell myself the following．This hill will exercise my heart and lungs．It will help me to 40 and get fit．It will mean that I live longer．This hill is my friend． 41 , I have a smile of 42 as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and 43．We cannot achieve anything with a/an 44 life．Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to 45 an University degree．She wrote, "Character cannot be 46 in ease and quiet．Only through 47 of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved."
One of the main 48 of success in life is our attitude towards adversity．At times we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties． 49 we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated(截肢)following a flying accident．He was 50 to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces．He was a/an 51 to others during the war．He said, "Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that．That's nonsense． 52 your mind, you'll never 53 crutches(拐杖)or a stick, then have a go at everything．Go to school, join in all the games you can．Go 54 you want to．But never, never let them 55 you that things are too difficult or impossible."
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Ricky didn’t help much around the house, so his parents bought him a butler (管家) robot. As soon as it arrived, off it went, cooking, cleaning, and 36 dirty clothes from Ricky’s bedroom 37 . On that first day, when Ricky went to sleep, he had left his bedroom in a 38 . When he woke up the next morning, 39 was perfectly clean and tidy.
But now Ricky couldn’t 40 his favorite T-shirt, nor his favorite toy. However much he searched, the two items didn’t 41 , and the same was starting to happen with other things. 42 the butler robot, Ricky thought of a plan to 43 on it, and finally caught it red-handed (正在作案的), picking up one of his toys to “ 44 ” it.
He told his parents that the butler was 45 and asked them to have it 46 . But his parents didn’t believe him at all for they were 47 with the butler for its good service. Ricky kept on telling them how much good stuff the butler was hiding, until one day the butler heard the boy’s 48. Then it returned some of the boy’s toys and clothes to him.
“Here, sir. I did not know it was 49 you,” said the butler.
“How could it not, you thief?! You’ve been stealing my stuff for weeks!” the boy answered 50. “The objects were left on the floor; 51 I thought that you did not like them. I am programmed to collect all that is not 52 , and at night I send them to those who can use them. I’m a highly efficient machine,” the bulter said.
Ricky started feeling 53 . Since then, Ricky decided to put real 54 into how he treated his things. He also often bought things and took them to help out those who are 55 -- along with his good friend, the butler of course.
A．tearing up B．gathering up C．dressing up D．sewing up
A．doorway B．furniture C．window D．floor
A．mess B．row C．way D．moment
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．buy B．wash C．try D．find
A．respond B．appear C．come D．function
A．Remembering B．Understanding C．Suspecting D．Believing
A．look B．spy C．call D．work
A．fix B．hide C．play with D．tidy away
A．intelligent B．busy C．lost D．broken
A．changed B．thrown C．closed D．arrested
A．familiar B．delighted C．strict D．friendly
A．complaints B．quarrels C．dialogues D．questions
A．disappointing B．worrying C．boring D．bothering
A．honestly B．calmly C．shyly D．angrily
A．otherwise B．besides C．therefore D．however
A．paid B．devoted C．wasted D．wanted
A．ashamed B．nervous C．hurt D．puzzled
A．trust B．respect C．effort D．care
A．in charge B．in danger C．in need D．in debt
I've spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that 36 is an occupational disease．But one year, my 37 gave me the cure for my homesickness．
It had black bright eyes, a red bow tie and orange feet—a stuffed penguin（企鹅）that 38 about five inches tall．Attached to its left wing 39 a little sign with the hand-painted declaration "I Love My Dad! "．I 40 the penguin at once on my table．
On my next trip, I put the penguin in my suitcase．That night when I 41__ home, my daughter Jeanine was 42 because the penguin had disappeared．"Honey, he's here with me, " I explained, "I brought him 43 ."
44 , the penguin came with me—as necessary as my briefcase．And we __45 along the way．In Albuquerque, I checked into a 46 , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting．When I returned, the maid had 47 the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow．
One night, I discovered the penguin 48 , and after a mad phone call, I learned I' d 49 it in my previous hotel room, 50 it had been rescued by a maid．I __51 a hundred miles to get it, and when I arrived at midnight, the penguin was waiting at the front desk．In the hotel lobby（大厅）, other tired business travelers were __52 at the reunion of my penguin and me---I think with a bit of 53 ．
Jeanine is in college now, and I don't travel 54 . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion．All those years on 55 , it was the one thing I never left home without．
A．cold B．hunger C．loneliness D．fever
A．wife B．daughter C．friend D．mother
A．stood B．lay C．jumped D．climbed
A．wrote B．turned C．was D．had
A．threw B．lost C．ordered D．placed
A．drove B．called C．wrote D．went
A．upset B．happy C．glad D．excited
A．up B．off C．along D．down
A．From now on B．In the future C．In future D．From then on
A．had friends B．had friend C．made friends D．made friend
A．school B．hotel C．shop D．supermarket
A．given B．turned C．made D．carried
A．sleeping B．going C．living D．missing
A．forgot B．left C．ordered D．sent
A．there B．when C．where D．how
A．ran B．walked C．hurried D．drove
A．surprised B．frightened C．looked D．laughed
A．anger B．admiration C．sadness D．illness
A．as many B．as seldom C．so few D．as much
A．the hotel B．the meeting C．the trip D．the house
Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps36 is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest37 of all. The name “marathon” comesfromavillage in 38 .Afamousbattle was 39 there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier40 all the way 41 Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometers to 42 people the good 43 . When the modern Olympic Games44 in 1896, the organizers knew this45 . The marathon has been a race46 that time.
In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held47 four years of 1000 years. They were an important partoflife. Inthe48 Gameswetrytocopy their49 . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place 50 at least the finest “amateurs（业余爱好者 ） ” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn 51 money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is 52 that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of money like professional （职业的）sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students orteachers of a53 . They haveto54 a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, 55 they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.
A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
A．run B．race C．game D．match
A．Greece B．England C．America D．France
A．broken out B．fought C．happened D．taken place
A．went B．drove C．ran D．walked
A．in B．of C．with D．from
A．tell B．say C．talk D．show
A．story B．film C．result D．news
A．held B．broke out C．had D．started
A．news B．soldier C．story D．race
A．at B．from C．after D．since
A．in B．each C．every D．after
A．modern B．exciting C．interesting D．important
A．plans B．diaries C．ideas D．programs
A．and B．but C．where D．or
A．some B．any C．a little D．much
A．true B．false C．a lie D．interesting
A．country B．lesson C．game D．sport
A．use B．take C．spend D．cost
A．as B．because C．since D．if