As a mother, I have been blessed. I have a nice, smart, good-looking son named Alan. About a month ago, there was an assembly (集会) about seat belt safety 36 at Alan’s high school. One of the presenters in this program, Kathy Hezlep, had 37 her son in a horrible car crash the year before.
When Kathy was 38 asked to speak at this assembly, she was reluctant (不情愿的). Her son’s 39 had been extremely hard on her. She often felt helpless and discouraged, and she wasn’t sure how she could 40 a difference by speaking to this group.
But at last she 41 to talk to the students in the school. Kathy spoke about how 42 it had been since the loss of her son. She spoke 43 from her heart and 44 son took her words straight into his heart.
One day, the worst nightmare came. The 45 told me my son had been driving down a curving road and lost 46 of the car. When I was taken to the scene of the 47 and saw the broken car, I felt physically 48 . I couldn’t 49 three kids had walked away from that car 50 .
When I got to the hospital, I talked to Alan about the accident. He told me that 51 of the kids had been 52 their seat belts when he started the car. But Kathy’s words about her terrible loss had 53 him so deeply that he 54 that everyone put on their shoulder and lap belts before he would leave. That is 55 had saved their lives.
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A．spoken B．introduced C．presented D．talked
A．lost B．hurt C．saved D．seen
A．again B．first C．then D．even
A．wound B．smile C．life D．death
A．give B．take C．feel D．make
A．allowed B．agreed C．refused D．asked
A．hard B．easy C．pleasant D．poor
A．wildly B．highly C．directly D．safely
A．the B．his C．her D．my
A．parents B．police C．presenter D．kid
A．control B．power C．direction D．sense
B．hospital C．road D．accident
A．sick B．depressed C．angry D．ashamed
A．express B．predict C．believe D．describe
A．alive B．dead C．wakened D．relaxed
A．neither B．one C．none D．either
A．dressing B．wearing C．putting D．having
A．remembered B．moved C．punished D．impressed
A．hoped B．promised C．insisted D．informed
A．it B．what C．that D．who
Sometimes things happen beyond expectation. A 10-year-old boy decided to study Judo（柔道） __1__ he had lost his left arm in a car accident. He began his __2_ with an old Japanese Judo teacher. He was doing well, but he could not __3__ why the teacher had taught him only one move for quite a long time.
“Sir,” the boy finally said, “I think I should __4__ more moves.”
“But this is the __5__ move you will ever need to know,” the master replied.
Not quite understanding, the boy kept __6__. Several months later, the teacher __7__ the boy to his first tournament（锦标赛）. __8__ himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more __9__. However, after some time, the opponent（对手） became impatient. The boy used his one move to __10__ the match. Now the boy was in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and more __11__. Concerned that the boy might get __12__, the referee(裁判) wanted to stop the match.
“No,” the teacher __13__, “let him continue.”
Soon his opponent made a mistake. __14__ the boy used his move to attack him. The boy won the match and became the champion.
On the way home, the boy and the teacher __15__ every move in every match. Then the boy asked __16__was really on his mind. “How did I win the tournament __17__ only one move?”
“You won for two reasons,” the teacher answered. “First, you’ve __18__ one of the most difficult moves in Judo. And second, the only known __19__ for that move is to grasp your left arm. But you’ve lost it.” The boy’s biggest __20__ had become his biggest strength.
A．because B．and C．although D．while
A．lessons B．games C．talks D．stories
A．discover B．understand C．examine D．forget
A．learn B．notice C．advise D．change
A．easiest B．only C．best D．first
A．improving B．following C．checking D．training
A．took B．left C．paid D．lost
A．Disappointing B．Frightening C．Surprising D．Worrying
A．serious B．careful C．powerful D．difficult
A．win B．play C．miss D．watch
A．developed B．terrified C．advanced D．experienced
A．bored B．hurt C．changed D．broken
A．insisted B．announced C．reported D．repeated
A．Especially B．Probably C．Actually D．Immediately
A．reviewed B．designed C．suggested D．continued
A．who B．what C．which D．how
A．for B．in C．with D．from
A．ordered B．mastered C．managed D．supposed
A．condition B．influence C．defense D．process
A．kindness B．happiness C．weakness D．sadness
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is one of life’s __1__ questions and people have been debating about it for thousands of years. Now scientists believe they have solved this _2__. Researchers from Sheffield and Warwick Universities in England discovered the answer __3__. They used a super computer to observe the shell-making process while a new shell was __4__. Then they found one protein called OC17 that is __5__ for forming eggshell. This is only found inside a chicken’s body, which is proof that the _6__ came first. The team was __7__ looking at how animals and birds make eggshells but suddenly made their surprising __8__. The big question now is where chickens came from. The _9__ is from dinosaurs.
The research team said eggshells are one of nature’s most __10__ creations. Professor John Harding from the team told reporters: “Understanding how chickens make eggshells is fascinating in itself, but it can also be __11__ in designing new materials.” Eggshells are very lightweight but incredibly strong. Even the most up-to-date materials __12__ by the world’s top engineers can not produce anything as __13__ as an eggshell. Professor Harding added that __14__ eggshells could help to cure bone diseases and design materials for the construction industry.“Nature has found wonderful ways that __15__ for all kinds of problems in materials science and technology — we can learn a lot from them.” he said.
A．strangest B．best C．oldest D．longest
A．puzzle B．story C．history D．idea
A．on purpose B．by chance C．without hesitation D．at work
A．breaking B．changing C．disappearing D．forming
A．necessary B．easy C．kind D．impossible
A．egg B．eggshell C．chicken D．dinosaur
A．obviously B．originally C．thoughtfully D．surprisingly
A．invention B．mistake C．statement D．discovery
A．answer B．research C．key D．egg
A．strange B．ridiculous C．funny D．amazing
A．hopeful B．helpful C．respectful D．colorful
A．bought B．cut C．designed D．carried
A．brilliant B．ordinary C．1ight D．strong
A．finding B．watching C．studying D．making
A．happen B．work C．wait D．look
When I was a law professor, a student reported that I made an error in grading his exam by giving him too many points. He was 36 , and after thanking him for his honesty, I changed the grade in my 37 . His beaming (欢笑的) face turned to shock. “You’re 38 my grade?” he said angrily. “I would never have come in 39 ……”
He didn’t finish the 40 , but it was obvious that his display of honesty was 41 . He thought he’d have it all—praise and the higher grade.
Several colleagues thought I should have let the higher grade 42 because all I’d accomplished was to discourage him from being 43 in the future. And every time I tell this story some people agree with this 44 .
But I can’t see how I could give good reason for worsening my 45 in grading by undermining (损害) the honesty of all my grades by failing to 46 an error. The grade itself would be a dishonest 47 of his knowledge and it would have been 48 to other students. How could I 49 give a student a gift of an unearned grade?
I know 50 reporting an error in one’s favor is unusual, but, like 51 too much change, it’s clearly the right thing to do. People of character, those with real honesty, hate to give up 52_ as much as anyone else. The difference is that for them a good conscience and reputation is _53 enough to give reason for the cost of doing the right thing.
Perhaps lowering the student’s grade did 54 him from being honest in the future, but bribing (贿赂) him to be honest so that he does the right thing when it’s cost-free would have _55
him even more. The duty to be honest is about right and wrong, not risks and rewards.
A．wise B．right C．grateful D．upset
A．files B．books C．records D．notes
A．lowering B．correcting C．changing D．making
A．though B．why C．where D．if
A．sentence B．work C．exam D．lesson
A．good B．false C．special D．impressive
A．remove B．change C．stand D．add
A．brave B．adventurous C．successful D．honest
A．remark B．complaint C．praise D．achievement
A．crime B．mistake C．doubt D．guilty
A．make B．find C．correct D．avoid
A．reaction B．sense C．sign D．reflection
A．unfair B．cruel C．tough D．funny
A．reluctantly B．responsibly C．impossibly D．impatiently
A．actively B．secretly C．voluntarily D．curiously
A．receiving B．paying C．earning D．returning
A．benefits B．honors C．awards D．gifts
A．pleasure B．reward C．content D．honor
A．protect B．influence C．discourage D．separate
A．improved B．encouraged C．blamed D．ruined
I’ve spent most of my career as a traveling salesman, and so I know that 1 is an occupational disease. But one year, my 2 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 3 about five inches tall. Attached to its left wing 4 a little sign with the hand-painted declaration “ I Love My Dad!”. I immediately5 the penguin on my table.
On my next trip, I put the 6 in my suitcase. That night when I called home, my daughter Jeanine was 7 because the penguin had disappeared. “Honey, he’s here with me,” I explained, “ I brought him 8 ”.
9 , the penguin came with me --- as necessary as my briefcase. And we 10 along the way. In Albuquerque, I checked into a 11 , dropped my bag and ran to a meeting. When I returned, the maid had 12 the bed and stood the penguin on the pillow.
One night, I discovered the penguin 13 , and after a mad phone call, I learned I’d 14 it in my previous hotel room, 15 it had been rescued by a maid. I 16 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 17 at the reunion of my penguin and me --- I think with a touch of 18 .
Jeanine is in college now, and I don’t travel 19 . The penguin sits on my table, a reminder that love is a wonderful traveling companion. All those years on 20 , it was the one thing I never left home without.
A．cold B．hunger C．loneliness D．fever
A．boy 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．gave D．placed
A．bear B．penguin C．dog D．rabbit
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．forget 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．envy C．sadness D．illness
A．as many B．as seldom C．so little D．as much
A．the hotel B．the meeting C．the road D．the house
One afternoon, my son A dam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I'll explain, 36_ you can just wait until we make a quick 37_ at th grocery store. I have something 38 to show you. ”
At the grocery store, we 39 some apples — red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to 40_ your question.” I put one apple of each 41__on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a 42 look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all 43_colors, shapes and sizes. On the 44,some of the apples
may not 45 look as the others. ” As I was talking, Adam was 46 each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled (削皮）them, 47 them back on the table, but 48_ a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which”
He said, “I 49_ tell. They all look same now. ” Take a bite of 50_. See if that helps you 51_ which one is which"
He took a 52 . and then a huge smile came across his face.. ’’People are 53_ likeapples!They arealldifferent, but once you 54_ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside. ”
He totally 55_ it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
A．although B．so C．because D．if
A．stop B．start C．turn D．stay
A．expressive B．encouraging C．informative D．interesting
A．bought B．counted C．saw D．collected
A．check B．mention C．answer D．improve
A．size B．type C．shape D．class
A．worried B．satisfied C．proud D．curious
A．ordinary B．normal C．different D．regular
A．outside B．whole C．table D．inside
A．still B．even C．only D．ever
A．examining B．measuring C．drawing D．packing
A．keeping B．placing C．pulling D．giving
A．on B．toward C．for D．in
A．mustn’t B．can’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t
A．each one B．each other C．the other D．one another
A．admit B．consider C．decide D．believe
A．big bite B．deep breath C．firm hold D．close look
A．just B．always C．merely D．seldom
A．put away B．get down C．hand out D．take off
A．made B．took C．got D．did