One winter during college in New York, I took an 8 am history class to fulfill a requirement. It was 36 to get up for that class, but every morning I would 37 the cold winds and went to the lecture.
The professor for the class would step 38 into the room. He was terribly nervous about the class and always fixed his eyes on his book, never 39 us.
I felt that I needed to do something to 40 the boredom, so I tried to find something in his lecture to ask him, 41 me to pay attention rather than letting my eyes close. The first time 42 I raised my hand, he was surprised but was obviously 43 to have a question to answer. I continued to do this every day. The professor seemed to become a bit more 44 and some other students even joined in. In fact, his answers were always 45. In this way, I learned quite a lot and realized the professor was indeed a/an 46 in his field.
On the last day of class we 47 our books and headed out. The professor stepped directly in front of me, with obvious 48, putting out his hand. He said, “49 you for making my class so interesting,” shaking my hand and smiling. I was so 50. To me, it had been a pleasant way to 51 the time in his lesson. I had no idea that my 52 had any effect on him or the others at all.
That 53 has stayed with me for 30 years. I don’t 54 the fact I learned in his class, but I’ll never forget the professor who taught me a lesson about the 55 of acts of kindness, indeed or not.
A．impossible B．rough C．natural D．tough
A．slow B．brave C．lower D．warm
A．shyly B．eagerly C．proudly D．hurriedly
A．looking down at B．looking up at C．looking up to D．looking down upon
A．ignore B．delay C．stop D．understand
A．forcing B．allowing C．advising D．persuading
A．when B．in which C．* D．that
A．impatient B．sorry C．shocked D．pleased
A．relaxed B．annoyed C．tired D．determined
A．boring B．interesting C．puzzling D．worrying
A．permanent B．temporary C．expert D．fool
A．read B．copied C．ordered D．gathered
A．pity B．effort C．humor D．guilt
A．Thank B．Forgive C．Blame D．Praise
A．honest B．nervous C．surprised D．disappointed
A．save B．spend C．spare D．pass
A．stories B．questions C．appearance D．care
A．moment B．opinion C．suggestion D．wish
A．like B．know C．recall D．believe
A．concept B．reward C．price D．power
Have you ever monitored something about yourself? Perhaps you’ve tracked how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how many calories you’ve _______ in a day.
If so, you’ve ________ a movement called the “Quantified Self Movement.” Individuals gather information about their daily activities in this widespread movement, also called self-tracking. This may sound _____, but technology is making the process easier.
Perhaps you’ve wanted to _____ a bad habit and couldn’t. Self-tracking may be our answer. The idea is to take information about your everyday activities and analyze it to help get a _______ lifestyle.
Recently, tools such as smartphones, journals and apps, along with newly ________ wearable gadgets (工具), are making self-tracking extremely easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone UP, Google Glass or a smart watch to ________ personal data including hours slept, stress levels, heart rate and mood.
So why does a person self-track? Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep patterns. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to _______ what foods make him sleepy and modify his diet accordingly.
Monitoring daily activities isn’t a new concept. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes detailing nutrition, training and sleep patterns in order to achieve an athletic goal. ______, doctors have also helped patients to document parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight allergies (过敏反应), headaches and other health issues. ______, it wasn’t until 2007 that Wired magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly, who started tracking every move they made, coined the ________ “Quantified Self.”
Although self-tracking has many advantages, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says self-tracking has its ________. Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an addiction. Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.
While self-tracking doesn’t ________ that one’s quality of life will improve, it can highlight the importance of eating well and exercising daily. ______, the quantified Self Movements’ primary focus is _______ people to employ enough energy to make healthier choices.
A．gathered B．managed C．eaten D．counted
A．taken part in B．taken notice of C．known about D．carried out
A．strange B．interesting C．valuable D．difficult
A．change B．acquire C．learn D．reduce
A．happier B．healthier C．clearer D．simpler
A．discovered B．tracked C．released D．built
A．exchange B．search C．process D．record
A．identify B．increase C．decrease D．choose
A．Particularly B．Similarly C．Surprisingly D．Generally
A．Furthermore B．However C．Therefore D．Meanwhile
A．movement B．subject C．term D．equipment
A．characteristics B．functions C．reasons D．drawbacks
A．guarantee B．expect C．conclude D．prove
A．In general B．As a result C．After all D．At last
A．forcing B．applying C．persuading D．motivating
There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to______a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of______. So many artists______. The king looked at all the pictures.______there were only two he really liked, and he had to______between them. One picture was of a______lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a______sky with light white clouds. All who______this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had______, too. But these were not flat at all. Above was an______sky, from which rain fell heavily and in which lightning played______. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look______at all.
But when the king looked ______ , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush______in a crack（裂缝） in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had______her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was______her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its______ surroundings — in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think______the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?
“Because,” said the king. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no_____, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you______ keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
A．take B．offer C．send D．leave
A．peace B．silence C．beauty D．honesty
A．managed B．tried C．succeeded D．went
A．And B．Or C．For D．But
A．like B．choose C．give D．need
A．calm B．noisy C．beautiful D．dirty
A．black B．blue C．gray D．dark
A．saw B．liked C．painted D．had
A．sky B．mountains C．peace D．clouds
A．gentle B．angry C．calm D．sunny
A．wildly B．gently C．slowly D．happily
A．peaceful B．noisy C．happy D．beautiful
A．closely B．strictly C．quickly D．seriously
A．planting B．growing C．rising D．coming
A．bought B．built C．left D．lain
A．beating B．touching C．feeding D．speaking
A．silent B．beautiful C．noisy D．faraway
A．want B．lost C．won D．received
A．silence B．noise C．shock D．joy
A．still B．again C．even D．just
Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen, love basketball very much. On Allen’s birthday, Don _______ to drive him to Chicago, more than two hours’ distance, for the first game of the World Championships. They had no __________but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving, they _________ in the streets for two hours carrying a ________ which said, “ We need two tickets”. ______ the cheapest ticket was $175 and they could not ______ it. They were about to leave when a man ________ them. He pulled ________ two tickets and handed them to Don. “How much do you want?” _______! No money is needed!” said the man.
When asked, the man ______ ,”I am working for Joe, who hasn’t _________ a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only _________ he set is to give the tickets to people I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and ________ them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very _______ and you make me __________ my Dad and myself when I was a child. I ________ wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the __________...”
How important and ________ the game was to Don and his son! Here is ______ Don said, “It’s the most worth ________thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game. I can’t forget that night.”
A．refused B．decided C．ordered D．happened
A．tickets B．cards C．passes D．money
A．rode B．ran C．walked D．cried
A．book B．photo C．magazine D．sign
A．But B．And C．Or D．So
A．offer B．afford C．keep D．hold
A．invited B．asked C．stopped D．beat
A．out B．in C．through D．over
A．Cheap B．Expensive C．Terrible D．Free
A．agreed B．explained C．examined D．appeared
A．delayed B．won C．lost D．missed
A．record B．time C．rule D．point
A．lend B．sell C．tear D．make
A．boring B．interesting C．smart D．anxious
A．think of B．care for C．give up D．belong to
A．really B．very C．well D．nearly
A．ability B．right C．chance D．dream
A．unpleasant B．funny C．disappointing D．unforgettable
A．which B．what C．that D．how
A．hating B．discussing C．remembering D．playing
“Billy! It is February 25, 2099, seven o’clock. Time to ____ and go to school.” said the clock-robot _____ a mental voice. Then the kitchen-robot gave him toast and eggs. Billy was _____. While he was eating, the whole wall ____ a TV screen and Billy thought that it was great having robots to do ____ for him. Billy ate his meal watching a TV _____. When he finished eating, the ____ gave him his clothes very fast and ____ him. Then Billy went off to school.
When Billy went outside, he saw a car with no ____ waiting for him. The car said, “Hello, I will be _____ you to school every day. Now would you please _____ your school ID card?” said the car. So Billy showed the car his school ID card and got in. The ______ began to talk to Billy about his school and his schoolwork. After that the car said, “I will ____ your homework today _____ you will have a very, very important lesson to _____ in school today. Please put your homework on the blackboard.” Billy did so.
The car checked Billy’s homework and then said, “You are a(n) _____ student. All of your homework is _____.”When they _____ the school, Billy said to the car, “Goodbye. See you later.” The car said to Billy, “Good luck in your school.” Billy got into the classroom and _____ his seat at the front of the room. Then his teacher came in and said, “Welcome, children! Today we will have a hard but _____ lesson — ‘How do robots help a human being?’...”
A．get up B．show up C．take up D．dress up
A．in B．on C．with D．by
A．angry B．amazed C．worried D．quick
A．changed for B．became of C．looked like D．turned into
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．show B．screen C．set D．box
A．driver-robot B．clock-robot C．kitchen-robot D．clothes-robot
A．dressed B．cleaned C．pushed D．pleased
A．teacher B．student C．robot D．driver
A．driving B．accommodating C．loading D．holding
A．give B．show C．send D．lend
A．teacher B．driver C．robot D．car
A．check B．prepare C．inspect D．do
A．if B．when C．but D．because
A．miss B．learn C．study D．check
A．energetic B．optimistic C．great D．handsome
A．easy B．difficult C．correct D．wrong
A．rushed in B．got to C．turned to D．left off
A．took B．found C．made D．kept
A．easy B．important C．boring D．Influential
I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from and danger of a big city, and where teenagers like me leaving to find something bigger and better.
All that one summer night. My friend Lisa, Kim and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. As they kept alcohol to me, I was pretty drunk. I asked Tyler to take me home. With some , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. Kim, my friend we were five years old, was killed in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Kim, who was more drunk than me, got into her car and towards the highway to go home. She was driving on the wrong side of the road and never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see her to avoid the car. They hit head on. Kim died immediately, and the driver was thrown the truck windshield (挡风玻璃) and died a week later.
Whenever I back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my to drink so much that night, otherwise things would be different. I know Kim the choice to drink and drive that night , but a part of me will always feel for what happened.
I may not change the with my story, but I do hope that I can make people the responsibility that they have to themselves and others by it. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours . Every choice is like a stone dropped into water—each ripple (波纹) represents someone who your choice . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?
A．death B．fashion C．crime D．challenge
A．succeeded in B．dreamed of C．applied for D．approved of
A．happened B．continued C．changed D．remained
A．sending B．delivering C．taking D．handing
A．pleasure B．difficulty C．hope D．method
A．before B．until C．when D．since
A．constantly B．frequently C．clearly D．equally
A．headed B．walked C．pushed D．fled
A．in trouble B．in time C．in danger D．in place
A．above B．below C．into D．through
A．look B．hold C．keep D．get
A．desire B．fault C．right D．chance
A．faced B．avoided C．regretted D．made
A．responsible B．disappointed C．embarrassed D．sensitive
A．town B．party C．world D．environment
A．explain B．escape C．limit D．realize
A．remembering B．sharing C．declaring D．stopping
A．alone B．finally C．apart D．perhaps
A．clean B．deep C．still D．fresh
A．affects B．inspires C．attracts D．benefits