You Are Going Places
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work．I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter．
I went to work feeling 31 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening．It' s the same thing over and over again． 32 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 33 is too big or too small．Little things like that tend to 34 a lot of us 35 but we manage to deal with it．
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows．It happened to be the very 36 near where I keep the dirty 37 in the boxes．Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 38 running all over the house, it was crazy． 39 these elderly women were watching 40 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers．
When they 41 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen．They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 42 I was in and what I planned to do in the future．
43 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 44 and gentle voice, "You are going places．And that was it．They left the 45 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 46 to believe in myself．They 47 my spirit from being down and gave me a 48 to keep on working hard．
People used to tell me that I could not have a career in 49 until I had a degree．I'm now a co-anchor （联合主持人）of a student-produced television 50 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school．
A．tired B．excited C．up D．down
A．Dealing B．Helping C．Talking D．Meeting
A．sat B．seated C．laid D．seating
A．attract B．avoid C．adjust D．annoy
A．employees B．customers C．boss D．employers
A．table B．box C．spot D．kitchen
A．dishes B．rooms C．clothes D．chairs
A．men B．women C．servers D．people
A．And B．Otherwise C．But D．So
A．what B．how C．where D．why
A．finished B．completed C．ordered D．got
A．place B．grade C．mark D．position
A．Before B．While C．As D．After
A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant
A．kitchen B．house C．restaurant D．table
A．ability B．courage C．imagination D．time
A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out
A．cause B．reason C．present D．permission
A．television B．government C．school D．restaurant
A．company B．station C．show D．advertisement
Strange things were happening in the 51in northeast Hebei Province. For three days the 52in the village wells rose and fell. Farmers noticed that the well walls had deep 53 in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. In the farmyards, the chickens and even the pigs were too nervous to eat. Mice ran out of the fields looking for places to hide. Fish jumped out of ponds. People saw bright lights in the sky. The sound of planes could be heard outside Tangshan even when no 54 were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought little of these events, went to bed 55 that night.
At 3:42 am everything began to 56 . It seemed that the world was at an end! Eleven kilometers directly below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century 57 . It was heard in Beijing, which is one hundred kilometers away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters 58 cut across houses, roads and canals. Steam burst from holes in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen 59 seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured during the 60 . Thousands of families were killed and many children were left without parents. The 61 of people who were killed or injured reached more than 400,000.
But how could the 62 believe it was natural? Everywhere they looked nearly everything was destroyed. All of the city’s hospitals, 75% of its factories and buildings and 90% of its homes were gone. Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves. No wind, however, could blow them away. Two dams fell and most of the bridges also fell or were not safe for 63 . The railway tracks were now useless pieces of 64 . Tens of thousands of cows would never give 65 again. Half a million pigs and millions of chickens had died. Sand now filled the wells instead of water. People were 66 . Then, later that afternoon, another big quake shook Tangshan. Some of the rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins. More buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were 67 to get. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last.
All hope was not lost. The army sent 150,000 68 to Tangshan to help the rescue workers. Hundreds of thousands of people were 69 . The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. To the north of the city, most of the 10.000 miners were rescued from the coalmines. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Fresh water was taken to the city by train, truck and plane. Slowly, the city began to 70 again.
A．city B．school C．bookstore D．countryside
A．fish B．water C．pigs D．chicken
A．cracks B．holes C．pictures D．colours
A．cars B．truck C．ship D．planes
A．as usual B．as follows C．as to D．as for
A．run B．fly C．shake D．stop
A．ended B．continued C．began D．went
A．high B．wide C．round D．away
A．terrible B．lovely C．happy D．ordinary
A．meeting B．class C．rain D．earthquake
A．number B．house C．money D．goods
A．workers B．teachers C．survivors D．death
A．playing B．digging C．sleeping D．traveling
A．wood B．plastics C．steel D．paper
A．milk B．water C．Cola D．birth
A．pleased B．shocked C．frightened D．interested
A．hard B．easy C．ready D．expensive
A．volunteers B．soldiers C．farmers D．students
A．helped B．killed C．injured D．trapped
A．shake B．die C．build D．breathe
It has been difficult to sit on the bench the majority of my high school basketball career,to watch my team from the sideline and 36 why I am not good enough to be on the floor. 37 endless hours of work and devotion, pushing myself through drill after drill, the 38 thing I want is to be a cheerleader. The feeling of being39 is sometimes too much and drives me to 40 on the spot. I often feel as though my efforts are wasted and my time is eaten away, devoted to 41 .
It is heartbreaking to be a spectator(旁观者) for the game I love,knowing that no one has enough 42 to give me the chance to 43 on the floor. Tears well up, but I hold them back. I shouldn’t be so 44 over something so silly.
Away from the game, it’s easier to put my thoughts together, 45 letting my emotions drive my reasoning. I consider 46 I am where I am. I have played football my whole life. I have a passion for the 47 and always have. There is nothing like the excitement of 48 : the swish of the net, the sweat rolling off my cheeks, even the bruises(青肿) are battle wounds worn 49 after every game.
Even if I don’t play much, I participate in every 50 . I am part of a team of girls who 51 together like a family. I am there for them, 52 they are for me.
Should I move on? Or should I stay with my team and pursue my passion just a little longer?
The decision isn’t difficult when I consider the 53 that being a part of a team brings me --- and not just any team, 54 my team. I love basketball and my teammates. When I think about that, my view from the bench really isn’t so bad 55 .
A．consider B．wonder C．think D．hesitate
A．Since B．During C．After D．Before
A．other B．next C．first D．last
A．worthless B．hopeless C．helpless D．careless
A．fight B．quit C．transform D．retire
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything
A．sympathy B．encouragement C．permission D．faith
A．respond B．perform C．promote D．practice
A．scared B．nervous C．upset D．amazed
A．less than B．more than C．other than D．rather than
A．why B．how C．whether D．what
A．bench B．sport C．drill D．battle
A．waiting B．watching C．leaning D．playing
A．proudly B．bravely C．unfortunately D．painfully
A．decision B．plan C．game D．project
A．compete B．stick C．live D．represent
A．because B．if C．as D．though
A．joy B．patience C．challenge D．position
A．so B．as C．but D．like
A．above all B．after all C．and all D．all in all
I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that’s a terrible thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to 16 it.
The 17 started when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I 18 took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and 19 to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and 20 her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t hear and get hurt.
After that happened, I 21 there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing.
Once she took my brother Jill and me out to Burger King. 22 ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, “They’ll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. ” Jill burst out laughing, but I almost 23 .
After a while, I started wishing I could 24 Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel 25in our home.
Then last Wednesday, something happened that 26 everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and _ 27 them about their lives for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.
“Volunteer（举荐）your grandmother,” she whispered. “She’s 28 and rich in experience.”
That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on 29 today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly. All my friends and teachers were listening to her as if she was a great heroine. I was proud of my grandma and hoped she would 30 _ know that I had been ashamed of her.
A．admit B．receive C．refuse D．show
A．quarrel B．accident C．trouble D．adventure
A．already B．always C．simply D．hardly
A．enjoying B．pretending C．imagining D．continuing
A．warn B．demand C．advise D．beg
A．expected B．declared C．realized D．doubted
A．Because of B．Except for C．Such as D．Instead of
A．died B．cheered C．disappeared D．suffered
A．meet B．avoid C．arrange D．hide
A．independent B．inconvenient C．unwelcome D．unfamiliar
A．changed B．finished C．stopped D．prepared
A．interview B．report C．tell D．write
A．free B．popular C．interesting D．embarrassing
A．show B．stage C．duty D．time
A．never B．even C．still D．once
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a white gardenia(栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. __16__ to the flower shop were always useless---it was a cash __17__. After a while I stopped trying to __18__ who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flower. But I never __19__ imagining who the sender might be.
My mother asked me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)__20__ kindness who might be showing __21__. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was __22__ a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man __23__ the street whose mail I helped to get during the __24__ so he wouldn’t have to venture down his icy steps. As a teenager, __25__, I had more fun guessing that it might be a __26__ who had noticed me __27__ I didn’t know him.
One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. I was completely __28__ in my upcoming graduation and the dance. I forgot the dance and the dress for it. The next day before the dance, I found a dress on the sofa. I didn’t __29__ if I had a new dress or not, but my mother did.
She wanted her children to feel loved and be lovable, imaginative, believing that there was a magic in the world and beauty in the face of hard times. Actually my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia---lovable, __30__ and perfect. The gardenia stopped coming when my mother died.
A．Calls B．Quarrels C．Messages D．Letters
A．service B．deal C．bargain D．offer
A．recognize B．imagine C．wonder D．discover
A．failed B．stopped C．succeeded D．enjoyed
A．special B．common C．valuable D．important
A．concern B．attitude C．interest D．appreciation
A．repairing B．washing C．unloading D．starting
A．across B．through C．from D．onto
A．spring B．summer C．autumn D．winter
A．though B．anyway C．therefore D．indeed
A．friend B．superman C．teacher D．boy
A．as if B．even though C．in case D．so that
A．disappointed B．uninterested C．discouraged D．concentrated
A．wonder B．believe C．care D．know
A．strong B．beautiful C．smelly D．lucky
Having written a book on rock music and a book on jazz music, and now writing a book __31__ the classical music of the 20th century, I felt the __32__ to put somewhere the music that does not quite fit __33__ of these kinds of music. I also felt that I needed to research the beginning of the popular music in Western Europe and the USA in order to __34__ understand the change of the jazz and rock music. I also felt that ethnic music has become so __35__ that one should research the development from Western European and USA music. This book aims at __36__ all these gaps (差异). I did my best to give it a systematic feeling, although it is clear that musicians from such different parts of the world had very __37__ in common. Only after the joining together of the 1907s can we __38__ of a worldwide history of popular music. This book is about the __39__ of that formation (形成).
It was not very difficult to decide how to __40__ jazz music from pop music. It was much more __41__ to decide how to separate rock music __42__ the rest of popular music, because rock music has taken in just about everything. Pieces of this book were firstly written for my 2003 books on rock music. __43__ that happened after the 1960s will be in the book on rock music. The __44__ is that you should read this book first, then the __45__ of jazz music and the history of rock music.
A．in B．on C．to D．for
A．need B．change C．music D．book
A．neither B．both C．either D．all
A．good B．well C．worse D．better
A．good B．bad C．popular D．nice
A．filling B．breaking C．forming D．making
A．few B．little C．large D．much
A．talk B．find C．tell D．say
A．reason B．middle C．ending D．beginning
A．separate B．divide C．cut D．take
A．difficult B．wonderful C．important D．necessary
A．between B．from C．to D．into
A．Thing B．Nothing C．Anything D．Something
A．situation B．question C．problem D．idea
A．story B．history C．beginning D．difference