Pass Your Love On
Waiting for the airplane to take off, I was happy to get a seat by myself. Just then, an air hostess approached me and asked, “Would you mind 36 your seat? A couple would like to sit together.” The only 37 seat was next to a girl with her arms in casts (石膏绷带)，a black-and-blue face, and a sad expression. “ 38 am I going to sit there,” I thought immediately. But a soft voice spoke, “She needs help.” Finally, I 39 _ to move to that seat.
The girl was named Kathy. She 40 in a car accident and now was on her way for_ 41 .
When the snack and juice arrived, it did not take me long to 42 that Kathy would not be able to 43 herself. I considered 44 to feed her but hesitated, as it seemed too 45 to offer a service to a 46___. But then I realized that Kathy’s need was more 47 than my discomfort. I offered to help her eat, and 48 she was uncomfortable to accept, she 49 as I expected. We became closer and closer in a short period of time. By the end of the five-hour trip, my heart 50 , and the 51 was really better spent than if I had just sat by myself.
I was very glad I had reached 52 my comfort zone(地带) to sit next to Kathy and feed her. Love 53 flows beyond human borders（边界） and removes the fears that keep us 54 . When we 55 to serve another, we grow to live in a larger and more rewarding world.
A．losing B．changing C．taking D．bringing
A．comfortable B．suitable C．available D．favorite
A．No problem B．No way C．Nowhere D．No doubt
A．decided B．wanted C．regretted D．refused
A．was B．would be C．used to be D．had been
A．treatment B．travel C．pleasure D．business
A．see B．say C．realize D．recognize
A．eat B．feed C．choose D．support
A．offering B．needing C．stopping D．trying
A．impolite B．far C．good D．fast
A．interpreter B．neighbor C．passenger D．stranger
A．unusual B．direct C．important D．shameful
A．when B．although C．since D．as
A．refused B．wondered C．cried D．did
A．had warmed B．had jumped C．had broken D．hadcheered
A．life B．money C．time D．energy
A．below B．through C．across D．beyond
A．seldom B．never C．hardly D．sometimes
A．separate B．independent C．silent D．upset
A．happen B．offer C．wait D．continue
This story happened after the First World War. A French soldier named Frank returned to his hometown after the war.___41___he had been disabled in the war, he could hardly do anything. So before long he became very___42___.
Every year the former___43___ in the town would hold a party.Once the party was held in Bill’s house.Since he had become a rich man,he___44___the other soldiers with a lot of good wine and tasty food. At the party,Bill was so glad that he took out a big gold ___45___he had collected to___46___them. The coin was passed around.They talked and laughed.___47___,most of them got drunk and the gold coin was soon___48___. When Bill remembered the gold coin,he found it was___49___.Everybody helped to___50___the coin in the room,but they___51___.At that time,someone___52___that everyone in the room be searched.Everyone else___53___except Frank.”I’m not a___54___,why should I be searched?” Then he went out of Bill’s house.Since then people believed that it was Frank___55___had stolen the gold coin.Frank was looked down upon from then on.All the people in the town___56___from him.
Several years later,when Bill repaired his house,he___57___to find the gold coin in a crack of the floor.He hurried to Frank’s house to tell him about it and he___58___to Frank.Then he asked Frank,”But why didn’t you___59___to be searched at the time?”Hearing this Frank’s face turned red.”Because… my ___60___was full of bread and chicken that I had taken from your table and would carry home for my hungry wife and children.”
A．But B．And C．Because D．Or
A．rich B．strong C．stupid D．poor
A．soldiers B．farmers C．businessmen D．workers
A．gave B．brought C．offered D．provided
A．pen B．watch C．coin D．bowl
A．give B．show C．enjoy D．interest
A．Late B．Lately C．Later D．Latest
A．found B．kept C．forgotten D．seen
A．missing B．broken C．wrong D．false
A．look at B．look after C．look for D．look out
A．won B．defeated C．failed D．succeeded
A．said B．thought C．held D．suggested
A．spoke B．agreed C．refused D．wondered
A．thief B．soldier C．woman D．guest
A．whom B．which C．that D．he
A．kept away B．kept out C．kept up D．kept on
A．hoped B．seemed C．wanted D．happened
A．spoke B．liked C．apologized D．went
A．need B．allow C．stop D．refuse
A．hand B．pocket C．car D．mouth
I believe the best heroes are often the ones who haven’t been publicly recognized. They’re someone’s hero just by living their life as 36, not necessarily struggling for anything particular outside of survival. They’re everyday ordinary people.
37, my greatest hero without doubt isn’t a famous person or someone who has a rags-to-riches (白手起家的) story. In fact, this person isn’t a 38 at all, but a heroine: my mother, who has been my greatest source of inspiration（鼓舞）.
A brief glance (一瞥) into this 39 woman’s life makes it clear. My mother was married to a man who drank like a fish almost every day. As Mother 40 to us later in life, she simply didn’t want us to be 41 by my father. So, one day she packed her seven kids into an old wagon (马车), and headed back down south to Montgomery, Alabama.
At five foot three, she was a black lady with a small figure, with no college education. She did whatever she had to do to 42 as a single(单身的) parent and to successfully 43 all her children to adulthood.
By high school I had started to 44 my mother had achieved something 45 as a single parent. Then, when I was seventeen years old, I signed up(报名) for the Marine Corps. The day I 46 for basic training, my mother told me, a very thin and nervous black kid, four 47 words: “Just do your best.” That 48 may be a cliché (套话), but coming from her , it has given me a lifetime of powerful inspiration.
I’ve had my 49 of ups and downs in my life. Whenever meeting with any difficulty, I would 50 to myself, “If Mother overcame her challenges, I have no 51 not to do the same.” 52 I grew, I admired her for what she had achieved.
I graduated from community college with highest 53, and now I’m a student at Columbia University. Every step of the 54, I’ve been encouraged by the inspiration of my mother — my heroine. I’ve never 55. I’ve tried to do my best.
A．much B．usual C．well D．active
A．Indeed B．Otherwise C．Therefore D．Altogether
A．hero B．model C．heroine D．example
A．educated B．famous C．generous D．unusual
A．explained B．replied C．devoted D．responded
A．employed B．fooled C．influenced D．missed
A．escape B．survive C．hide D．recover
A．raise B．add C．enrich D．attract
A．believe B．imagine C．determine D．realize
A．exciting B．interesting C．tiring D．amazing
A．waited B．returned C．left D．came
A．honest B．simple C．useless D．extra
A．answer B．praise C．expression D．encouragement
A．movement B．experiences C．origin D．advantage
A．think B．lie C．react D．object
A．demand B．ability C．cause D．excuse
A．As B．Though C．Unless D．Before
A．honors B．flame C．pressure D．purpose
A．escape B．danger C．way D．hope
A．appeared B．stopped C．knocked D．glanced
The Hand
Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class fun work to draw a picture of36 for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be37 to be economically(经济上) poor, but still many would38 a big holiday dinner with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the 39 of most of her students’ art. And they really were.
But Douglas made a 40 kind of picture, for Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of pity and love,41 and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt42 those sad eyes.
Yes, his picture was different. When he was 43 to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a44 ---nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His picture brought out the heated 45 of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer because farmers46 turkeys. Another suggested a police officer’s because the police protect and47 people. And so the discussion went --- until the teacher 48 forgot the young artist.
49 the children had gone on to do other work, she50 Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and said in a very low voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the51 when she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there and how52 she had said, “Take your hand, Douglas, and we’ll go outside.” or “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” or “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most 53 for his teacher’s hand.
Brushing aside tears, she went on with her work.
In fact, people54 not always say “Thanks”. But they would remember the hand that55 .
A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything
A．suggested B．imagined C．encouraged D．thought
A．have B．share C．prefer D．ask
A．homework B．subjects C．classes D．thoughts
A．good B．encouraging C．different D．exciting
A．merry B．naughty C．weak D．lively
A．behind B．beside C．before D．around
A．ordered B．told C．forced D．spoken
A．gift B．person C．hand D．wonder
A．thought B．laughter C．eyes D．discussion
A．keep B．need C．buy D．sell
A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off
A．always B．almost C．usually D．therefore
A．Before B．Because C．Since D．When
A．looked at B．pointed at C．turned to D．looked to
A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times
A．seldom B．often C．soon D．much
A．thankful B．calm C．pleased D．comfortable
A．could B．must C．should D．might
A．moved on B．went out C．helped out D．reached out
Our three-year-old daughter Becky wanted a dog. But we were too busy to buy one. One day, Becky ran in, shouting, “Mom! Come to see my dog!” Her face was red with 36 .
I followed her to the bush and found a 37 ! He was hurt. Seeing me, he stood up 38 ! I could see his teeth! God! My mouth felt dry. “Don’t be afraid. That’s Mom. She 39 you, too.” Becky said. Then he became friendly. It was40 !
I 41 to find my husband and told him about the wolf. We should have42 the wolf, but Becky loved him. Besides, he was gentle(温柔的) to Becky. So we called the vet finally.
Becky named the wolf (狼) Ralph , 43 she carried food to him every day. Later, Ralph got well. They played together in the daytime. At night, Ralph would return to the mountains. Sometimes he 44 but came back several days later.
On Becky’s first day of school, we could see Ralph’s 45 . After the school bus left, Ralph lay by the side of the road and 46 . When Becky returned, he got happy again. This 47 throughout Becky’s school years.
Twelve 48 passed.
One day we heard that a she-wolf was killed. The other wolf was hurt and ran away. We were 49 about Ralph. That night, Ralph returned with a wound (伤). Fifteen-year-old Becky held his head and 50 him. We hope he could come through. However, he 51 .
Becky cried. I noticed something strange in the bush — two little yellow eyes! Ralph’s 52 ! Before he died, Ralph 53 his child to us! He knew he would be54 here, as he had been. Ralph, Ralph... I was 55 .
“Don’t be afraid, little ... Ralphie. That’s Mom. She loves you, too.”
A．encouragement B．entertainment C．agreement D．excitement
A．dog B．fox C．wolf D．tiger
A．lovely B．finally C．suddenly D．patiently
A．hurts B．loves C．kills D．hates
A．wonderful B．unhappy C．unbelievable D．normal
A．prepared B．rushed C．pretended D．wanted
A．loved B．found C．damaged D．killed
A．and B．but C．so D．or
A．disappeared B．turned C．passed D．came
A．sadness B．dream C．understanding D．anger
A．slept B．left C．sang D．waited
A．stopped B．joined C．lived D．continued
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．surprised B．puzzled C．worried D．careful
A．comforted B．beat C．washed D．amused
A．succeeded B．died C．cried D．woke
A．mother B．father C．wife D．child
A．posted B．brought C．sold D．threw
A．safe B．happy C．warm D．friendly
A．confused B．disappointed C．moved D．frightened
Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3,000 US adolescents (少年) will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults.During their lifetime, it can be __1__ that of these 3,000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic __2__， and nearly 750 will be killed by a smokingrelated disease.The number of deaths __3__ by cigarette smoking outweigh all other factors, whether __4__ or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors __5__ 30%, smoking rates among __6__ have declined.While the decline is impressive, several important issues must be __7__.First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have __8__ very little.Second, in the late 1970s, smoking among __9__ high school seniors exceeded(超过) that among female by nearly 10%.The statistic is reversing.Third, several recent studies have __10__ that high school dropouts(辍学者)have excessively __11__ smoking rate, as much as 75%.Finally, though significant declines in adolescent smoking have __12__ in the past decade, no definite __13__ for the decline to exist.Within this context, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began its current __14__ to take the most effective measures to __15__ smoking level among youth.
A．inferred B．believed C．expected D．hoped
A．peaks B．accidents C．problems D．jams
A．damaged B．caused C．led D．made
A．happy B．healthy C．voluntary D．crazy
A．had B．totaled C．got D．reached
A．youth B．students C．girls D．boys
A．raised B．lifted C．asked D．questioned
A．grown B．changed C．risen D．declined
A．old B．male C．young D．female
A．insisted B．indicated C．denied D．wondered
A．large B．small C．high D．low
A．sunk B．set C．produced D．occurred
A．reasons B．causes C．ways D．results
A．survey B．study C．figure D．effort
A．stop B．reduce C．forbid D．limit